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And in local news, police report finding

three men literally stuck to the ceiling

of a warehouse they were trying to rob.

But the adhesive wasn't glue or paste. It

was static electricity. According to the

frightened thieves, they were caught by a

young masked man who had mutant

electromagnetic powers and called himself

static. Mutant. That's degrading.

You got a better word?Well, I kind of

like. Metahuman. Catchy.

For a related story, we go live to Shelly

Sandoval. Thanks, Jim. Victims are still

arriving here at County General following

the gas explosion that's come to be known

as the Big Bang. Here is just the latest

arrival.

According to doctors, this young man's

road to recovery could be rather long.

Police say there may be hundreds more of

these unfortunate young people still on

the streets. Hundreds. Yo, V,

did you hear the... Verge?

Verge?Not now, Rich. I'm vibing.

HuhI'm a human CD player. Even got

surround sound. Hey.

Verge, civilian at 12:00.

Why the look, Frieda?They all out of

Brittany?There's this kid over in the

corner. It's like he's sick or something.

That explains where the Britney CDs went.

Virgil.

It's a bang, baby!

Virgil, the tough guy. Bad

timing, Francis. What's the rush?That!

That's what the rush is.

See?A bang baby. Don't tell me you're

scared of a baby. Me?No, I'm just running

for the exercise, but you might want to

show a little concern here. Stay

put. You still got business with me.

With what's left of you, you mean?He's

certifiable. We knew that back in second

grade.

You're You're a bang baby, too. Fresh

born and ready to play. Even got a new

name. Hot streak.

One char bro geek kabob coming up.

You know, Frida, you've always been real

cold to me. How about we change all that?

Step off, Francis.

Getting warm out of here, isn't it?So

what about it, Frida?

That wasn't nice. Neither is this.

Yes! Tell me that doesn't give chest pain

a new meaning. Are you all right?Yeah,but

look out! AhNewton's

laws are catching up with you, hot

streak, or should I start calling you

burnout?

See, gravity's my friend now. Woo-hoo!

If you think this is a standoff, you're

wrong.

I don't even know your name, but in about

a minute, it's not going to matter.

ohh

What happened, Verge?You had him down for

the count, man. I... I choked.

Verge...

Everywhere you look, there's another bang

baby. Setting fires, wrecking buildings,

scaring everybody, and no one's doing

anything about it. Well, what about that

kid they were talking about on the news?

What's his name?Static. He's doing

something, isn't he?Didn't you hear what

happened today?He got beat. Bad.

Besides, he's probably a bang baby, too.

If he is, he's one of the few good ones.

For now. What's that mean?Nobody knows

anything about these metahumans. Now,

what if Static keeps changing?What if he

turns into some kind of monster?Nobody

knows. Not even Static himself.

What if I turn into some kind of BLOB?

You're not gonna turn into a BLOB. Now,

primordial oosh, that's another story.

Okay, Mr. Def Comedy Jam. Just give me

the slide with your blood.

Looks the same as mine. Make you feel any

better?Not really.

You're looking pretty healthy, Virgil. So

why are you here?Can't be too careful,

you knowThat's true, but what are you

trying to be so careful about?Well, I've

been going through these changes.

That's normal for a boy your age. This

isn't normal. Believe me. Virgil, these

changes you're talking about, do they

involve another person?A lot of

them. Does your father know what you've

been doing?No, and he can't. Hold up.

Doc, we're talking about two different

things here. That's a relief. Except now

I'm back to having no idea what you're so

worried about. Can't I just have the

test, please?All right, Virgil, if it'll

give you some peace of mind.

You won't tell my pops, will you?We'll

discuss that later if we need to. Now

hold out your arm. Ow. You

ever heard of painless needles, Doc?

Madam Mayor, my name is Robert Hawkins. I

came here to ask what the city's doing

about these bang babies. Mr. Hawkins, the

subject of today's meeting is budget

appropriations. But there will be a

general meeting next month, and... This

can't wait a month. Mr. Hawkins, please.

You're our leader. We put our faith and

trust in you when we elected you. But you

seem to be forgetting that you serve us.

We don't serve you. That's right.

Wow. Sounds like your pops took some

public speaking classes. No, he just gets

lots of practice talking to me that way.

All right, all right

We all know the police have what's left

of the tanks the gas was in. So why

haven't they been able to trace the owner?

That's a good question, Mr. Hawkins, and

I assure you the investigation is going

ahead at full speed. The minute I have a

definitive answer, it'll be reported in

the media. Now, if there are any

questions about the budget, I smell a

cover up. If they're going to investigate

something, it ought to be her.

How'd the meeting go?You're keeping the

pressure on, but I'm not pointing my

finger at anyone. Not until I have all

the facts. I appreciate your caution.

This is so cool. Yo, you think you can

pick up pay-per-view?This is better. You

know who that guy is?Edwin Alva. Edwin

Alva. Dude's got big bank. Makes Bill

Gates look like he's homeless. What's he

doing out here with the mayor?Not a date,

that's for sure. My company would welcome

an investigation. Really?We'll see about

that.

V, what are you doing?Time to get back to

bit-ness.

York, the mayor's going to cave. Go to

the lab and erase everything on the hard

drives about our mutagen formulas and the

shipping records. But don't forget, when

all this blows over, I'll be starting up

again. So say. Everything on disk.

Bet a lot of people would like to see

what's on this disc. You. You're that

freak. You say freak, I say unique.

The name's static. I put a shock to your

system. Oh, yeah?Well, so do I.

You think you can keep me in here?Uh,

scratch that. What

else can go wrong?

I had to ask.

Nothing.

Ow. Air pressure's going up in here.

Just what I needed. The gas doesn't kill

me, the pressure will.

But what if I added to it?

Roll it on, Bird. Roll it

on.

Yeah, that's it.

Where's the guy get a recharge aroundhere?

Hey! Excuse me, gentlemen, but I'm out.

ohh Time for your pills, Francis.

Buzz off.

Take your medicine.

It's all right here, Rich. Everything the

cops need to put Alva on lockdown. Too

bad there's no reward. Ohh Yes, there is.

Once the doctors see this thing, they'll

know exactly what was in that gas I

sniffed, and I can stop worrying. Or

start, as the case may be. Thanks, glass

half-empty man. Oh, what

now?Came from the square. Verge the

bus. We'll get the next one. Come on!

Hot streak.

Hey, boys and girls, come and get

'em.

That's why they call them hot dogs.

You know, next bus should be here in a

couple of minutes, but get the bus.

Are you crazy after what he did to you

last time?Got to.

At least wait for the fireman then.

Can't.

Yo, Virgil, don't let your history with

him get in the way. You're not just

Virgil anymore. You're static. Remember

that. I'll keep it in mind.

How come nobody's eating?Afraid of

heartburn?Maybe it's your

lousy cooking.

Ah

No! Lose

something?

Hot streak.

Got you where I want you in your

dreams. No, I've been watching you.

Your power only works on metal. And look

where we are. No metal, no

power. But mine's working

just fine. Fool. I brought you here on

purpose. I didn't want anyone else to get

hurt, right?Sure. This

is a city. There's metal everywhere. Even

if you can't always see it. Oh.

Hey!

You did it! Yeah. Lucky that water main

was there. Uh, Verge, that wasn't a water

main. It was a sewer line.

I think Static's work here is done. You

ever hear of King Pierce?He must

have missed history that day. He fought

the Romans. Beat 'em bad. But so many of

his own men died, he might as well have

lost. They call that a Pyrrhic victory.

Ah, Virge, don't go thinking that way.

You stopped out of a cold, but all the

evidence got burned up, and he's still

walking around free.

Hello?Virgil, Dr. Harris. Dr. Harris,

did you... Is everything... I got your

blood tests back, and everything's fine.

Whew. Except for one

thing. What?Your electrolytes. They're a

little high. My... My electrolytes?

You know about electrolytes?Uh, no, no

Why would I know anything about

electricity?Electrolytes. They get

high when you eat too much salty food.

Fries, pizza. Fries?

Pizza?You cut down on that stuff and

you'll be perfectly normal. Thank you,

Doctor. Thank you. Did you hear that?

I'm okay. I'm normal!

Woo-hoo!Perfectly

normal. Yeah, right.