King Of My Kingdom

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Genevieve and Charlotte were in the man cave experimenting with superpowers. To be more precise Genevieve was the one with the superpowers and she was testing her powers with  Ray. From the last battle after getting hit by the radioactive lightning bolt, she had gained a new ability. Ray,  being a father figure to her, was worried about her and wanted to see how much her powers could handle with the new gadget that Schwoz built. Genevieve's powers are mostly related to electricity and technocrat.

With electricity, she has the ability to harness and manipulate electricity because her cells generate pure electrons. With her ability, she can shoot electricity, control objects, and create electric lassos. She can also generate an electric field that resembles a firestorm. Her lightning can use is photokinesis or light manipulation. This dazzling attack allows her to throw balls of light at enemies to hurt or temporarily blind them. She can also create shields, absorb electricity, and throw objects or people with whip-like tendrils of electricity.

"Wow, Gen your lightning bolts are equivalent to Zeus' thunder," Ray said in disbelief and a worried tone. Ten weeks ago, Gen unleashed a terrible display of her new abilities due to being triggered by an augment, although it was an accident the man cave is still recovering from the damage. Ray was beyond worried for her it wasn't because she had destroyed the man cave, it was because she became a daughter to him and he couldn't bear the fact that she was having trouble adjusting to her new abilities. It seems like each time he and Schwoz figured out a way to help her adjust to her new ability another one pops up taking her by surprise. Each time harder than the last harder and harder to control.

After she developed technocrats she felt more connected to technology than ever. She often spends more time talking to various systems instead of actual humans except for her close friends. This eventually took a toll on her when she collapsed from overusing her powers. She can speak to them and understand them as though she was speaking to humans.

Genevien's pov

"Now can I please go back to sleep, I'm exhausted. " I said yawning while unhooking all the gadgets for my body and walking back to my spot. My body ached the last fight did a lot on me and now I just wanna lie on my best friend, before his girlfriend gets here, and snatches him away from me. I mean she could ever take him away from me because we have been friends since forever and he knows better hopefully. I'm not jealous or anything I don't care if she hangs out with him I just want some me and Jace time. I wanna spend time with my best friend I haven't had time to talk to him in a while I miss him. It's either we're too busy on missions, school work or he's on a date with her. It's technically my fault for giving him my blessing to go out with her. When I said yes I didn't know they were going to be boyfriend and girlfriend.

When I returned he was gone and was talking on the phone. I signed shook my head and sat down I didn't have to guess I knew it was her. The last thing I remember was I was sleeping and then Jace woke me up informing me that Schwoz needed to run more tests on me.

Flashback to 1hr ago

"Hey Schwoz, are you sure this gonna work?" I asked him nervously. " I don't doubt you it's just every time we try to neutralize or take away my powers, I just end up gaining new abilities- painfully," I said complaining to him while he was hooking me up with wires. I wasn't sure how much my body could take even though I am a metahuman now, I was still unsure. But that doesn't mean that I'm power-hungry.

I never actually wanted superpowers it was an accident. I just want to be normal again, learning how to be a metahuman was hard on its own, but for me when I first got my powers it was impossible for me. I didn't want to I was constantly fighting with my body physically, mentally, and emotionally, it was draining. But in doing so I lacked the ability to properly control my electrical powers. This resulted in the shorting out of any electronic device that I touched, for example firing my phone, the microwave, and the TV. I felt alienated and freakish among my peers who had access to cell phones, televisions, the internet, and other conveniences of the modern world.

The hardest part was with my little sister. I love her and I don't want her to think otherwise because I've been busy. I remember not being able to come in contact with anybody for a few days if I did I would accidentally zap them. Leaving them in critical condition, I just hope she understands that I'm doing this for her, I bulldoze so she doesn't have to. I have to get rid of my powers if not for anything, for her. She's always been the superhero nerd in our family, she always wanted powers, I've just been getting a vibe that I've been stealing her spotlight, straining my relationship with her over superpowers. So, I asked if you can help me get rid of my powers maybe give it to her but it's impossible.

This would be my 15th try to get rid of anyone of my powers. I knew this would be hard on Ray he objected from the beginning, but I wanted to make everybody know that it was my choice and I just didn't want to hurt anybody. And I would give my powers to my sister somehow. It was extremely painful each time worse than the last but if it meant getting any closer to figuring out a way to give my sister my powers just so we can be as close as we were once I'd it in a heartbeat.

"Genevieve? Can you hear me?" Ray asked while standing outside the tube I was in. "Yes, I can ok which method are we going to try today painful but it'll be worth it," I said closing my eyes trying to mentally prepare myself for this. "Actually, we're not doing that anymore," Ray said slowly turning away from me.
"Ray come on we had this conversation before, I can see it in her eyes that she wants this, I'm getting better but she would excel, we don't have that much time, the gift of incredible power to someone who's incredible and that's just not me, I'm not the one she is," I commented at him closing my eyes.

"No, Gen we can't do this anymore we took a vote alright and we think it's painful to watch. And don't get me started on the way Jace feels about what you're doing okay, he'll talk to you later. Do you think I enjoy watching you scream in pain? Watching you go through all that just to get rid of something that, by the way doesn't want to leave! Huh? I think of you as my daughter and I would never want you to put yourself or anyone through unnecessary pain. I know it's hard but you're growing and no matter how hard you try to hide it you're loving your, powers, you've become attached to them.
Please try to remember it chose you and I know you see it as being at the wrong place at the wrong time, but I beg a differ. Each time you go on missions you're learning faster, responding faster, just doing much better. Don't put your self through all that unnecessary pain just to please somebody else." He spoke looking at me like he was about to cry in all the times I've worked with him I've never seen him this vulnerable.

It really got me thinking was me obsessing over losing my powers to please my sister hurting everybody else?