Inhumanly Human: Everything has a Beginning

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"The origin of super-powers: On Earth, the first organism that had the ability to think emotionally had a significant mutation: it could use what we consider superpowers to express their personalities if they were exposed to formerly undiscovered radiation, called "Omega Radiation". Two-million years later, humanity emerges with this same gene, creating the first super-humans, or power-ups, as we call them. They were revered as Gods, but people obviously became fearful. So, the heroes had to conceal themselves for years, hiding who they were from the "Powerless" ones. Today, during the year 2102, this gene has not escaped us. Anyone can have power; anyone can be a Power-Up. The Power-Ups are greatly prejudiced and are still not accepted as humans. Many embrace this and try to assert dominance; others try to fight to show that they are not inhuman, but are still held back due to having powers, and many people's stubbornness. However, we must always remember that we are ALL human, and the Power-Ups' powers are part of everyone."
-part of Theodore Smith's high school essay for his history project back in 2102. He is more commonly known as "The Guardian", today, and the main superhero in New York and now the superintendent of the "Power-Up Training Program", based in Ontario, Canada, in the year 2134.
((Author's Note: This story will not be especially serious, but it won't be happy-go-lucky. This story is meant to straddle the line of comedy and tragedy, like Romeo and Juliet, but with less romance and emotion-based decisions that end in death.))