The Reluctantly Heroic

HARPER is innovative and artistic. She doesn't allow boundaries or fears to hold her back. There is only one fear that she can't seem to get over: her fear of heights.

MICAH is your typical popular jock. He is used to having all eyes on him and being in the spotlight. He can't imagine not being the center of attention.

WINTER sleeps without a blanket at night and doesn't wear a coat during the cold months. She hates fireworks and would never go near a bonfire.

DIEGO is a shut in. His social circle consists of his mother, therapist, and talking parrot. He has serious social anxiety issues and is the "weird kid".

ADVIKA is driven and focused. She is a straight A student and in the top 10% of her class. The only thing that distracts her are those terrifying creepy crawlies that seem attracted to her.

OWEN somehow manages to fail P.E. every year. He hates anything that has to do with exercising the body. He passes his free time by playing video games.

It all started with an explosion...

30 years worth of radioactive material had been sitting idle in an empty lot. When these 6 teenagers come into contact with it, they gain new superpowers. These powers contradict their personalities and behaviors drastically. Through pain and mutual understandings, these six teens form a bond as they all deal with the similar experience of stepping outside their comfort zones and into existences that go completely against who they are and all they have ever known. However, they aren't the only ones to have come into contact with the radioactive waste...