Spectacular World

The Wet Bandits

"-you can see him standing next to the hero known as Cinder! We've identified him as the hero, Battery. As you can see from his power, he likely has a connection to the Victorian! His age is unknown, but we assume he is likely the number one hero's son, as the Victorian used to be married to Max Lightning, and rumors said they had a kid!"

"Yeah, but it was a daughter." Nick said, letting out a soft snort as he stared at the TV. It was on a hero conspiracy channel run by an old hero known as Golden Weaver, who used to be on the Enforcers back in the day when Full Monarch was the leader.

The screen showed off an old studio room, which Golden Weaver was in. The ex-Enforcer member wore a skintight white and gold outfit that covered every inch of the man's body. The symbol of a spider rested in the center of the man's outfit, and a golden thread came out of the man's hands, which connected to the roof. Golden Weaver rested upside down and faced the camera as he spoke about the hero Battery.

"Decide for yourself, dear audience. Could this new Battery person be the Lord of the Sun and Cosmos we have been waiting for?" Golden Weaver asked. "After all, just look at this footage some drones caught!" The image changed, showing a clip taken during the battle with Zoo and the Bad Timers. In it, the hero Battery created a large blue hand made of energy and tossed the heroes Cinder and Paragon into the air. The image zoomed in on Battery, who had a blue aura around him, and a second picture of Full Monarch appeared next to it. The previous number one hero was bathed in skin-tight blue flames. "They look awfully similar, don't they?" Golden Weaver said, letting out a hum. "Either way, up next. Should the hero Fisherman be tried for his crimes of catfishing men on the internet? Stay tuned."

Nick watched as the show went to commercial and began to show off various action figures kids could buy. A new Pantheon set was being created that had the heroes Myth and Snowdawn. The hero Cinder was also an option, though she was sold in a box with Paragon for some reason. Finally, the Ferros toy company was also repackaging their Vitorian toys and Max Lightning figures, including them in a box set alongside Battery.

All because of Golden Weaver's theory.

"Ooh, Jack is going to be annoyed when he sees that."

"See what?" Nick jumped a bit when he felt the apartment shake, and a second later, Battery phased through the wall. The hero dropped down to his knee and wiped some sweat off of his mouth, slowly standing back up. After his conversation with Ocean Empress, he had run all the way back here and vibrated himself through the wall of his apartment since he was too lazy to take the front door.

Nick's eyes lit up as he stared at his roommate. "No way, is this your new costume?"

"I guess." Battery glanced down at himself and flexed his fingers. His golden energy coursed through it. "Boy Genius made it."

"It looks good." Nick grinned. "Think you could get him to make me one?"

"You don't have powers." Battery said flatly.

Nick shrugged. "So?"

"You'd die instantly when someone like Green Wolf decides to look at you." Battery snorted. The man walked over to his fridge and was about to grab something to eat. He hadn't had any food since the death of Old Dog, which was still three days ago. He stopped though when he noticed the TV. "Seriously? You're watching this?"

It was back on the Golden Weaver show. The hero was slowly climbing up his thread and reached the top of the roof, where his golden web was. "Tell me, believers! Do you believe in destiny? Because I do! I think things are fated to happen-"

The TV flickered and switched when Battery grabbed the remote. The channel changed to a different station, showing off Alice Ward. The famous news lady for Oleander, who was always reporting on nearly any hero-related case.