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Out of the fire of earth attraction, beyond the limits of the world, where

and machine and spirit unite.

Born by the power of lightning, into the 21st century.

It is the end of the beginning. It is the time of super force.

Here, take a look at this.

Wait a minute, this is it?

The platinum diametrics fusion amp.

Look. What, this is the thing that almost killed me, this tiny little

Wow, our lives are so fragile.

Just like you said, it was wired to fail.

Yeah, just like I said.

Guys, something's happening.

Oh, you mean besides another one of those devious attempts on your life?

How did I know that the malfunction of this helmet was intentional?

My guess, you have a professional paranoid instinct about these things.

Not instincts, FX.

I have new feelings, suddenly.

Not feelings.

Perceptions. I think FX and I discovered something this evening that could

explain that, Zack.

The Neuralink.

What Neuralink?

A Neuralink to Hungerford.

When you were dying, Mr. H kept you alive by using part of his mind to

your central nervous system.

And this evening, I had the distinct impression that you were still with me.

Could some of you still be with me?

No, wait. We weren't even physically linked, though, were we?

No. But maybe after electrical contact was broken, part of your nervous system

and part of Mr. H's bio -optic stayed in phase.

Sort of like a sympathetic communication, huh?

It's possible.

And how come I can see the heat of a car's engine through a wall?

You saw what?

Zack, I don't pretend to understand it yet.

We need to test this thing and see what we've got here.

Yeah, we'd better. Let's do it later, all right? FX, right now, we gotta check

out whoever sold you these components.

Zack, it's after midnight. They're closed now. Fine!

I'll do it myself, all right? Tell me the name of the corporation.

Aerostar Technologies.

What's wrong with you, man?

I don't know. I'm sorry.

I'm just not back to normal yet.

I can't help feeling that the murder attempt is just the tip of the iceberg.

You know, that there's a bigger picture here.

Well, check it out first thing in the morning, okay?

You sure this is it?

Yeah.

Aerostar Technologies.

1101 Traction Boulevard.

No sign.

They must want to keep a low profile.

Looks like the heat of fusion welded a loose piece of platinum across the leak.

Looks like sabotage to me.

Even if it were, this component's been in the dark since the late 90s, just

sitting on their shelves.

Predates your work at Hungerford Industries, Mr. Spinner.

The original owners of this place are dead.

I don't think I got a technician on the staff who'd understand how to sabotage

that thing.

You mean to say that nobody at Aerostar Technologies understands this?

That is a very unique component.

Never were but a few who could make sense of a thing like that.

They're all gone now.

Except maybe E .B. Hungerford. He wouldn't sabotage his own work, would

No. Hey, what are you guys working on over at Hungerford Industries these days

anyway? It's classified.

I think you're looking for a ghost.

Shouldn't have wasted this cop's time.

That's what I'm paid for.

Besides, I'm vitally interested in this case.

Thanks a lot. Thanks for your time.

You know what I think?

What? He said it himself.

This is a unique component.

Somebody knew what they were doing.

He was sabotaged.

I had a feeling he was hiding something.

Don't know what, though.

Doesn't really matter anymore.

Somebody's trying to kill you, Zach.

And one minute you act like it's part of this great conspiracy, and the next

minute you don't give a flying frog.

What's with you?

Something's burning you up from the inside out.

Now, I don't know what it is, and I don't know what I can do about it.

But I do know... I'm here for you, man.

And I love you, Zach.

That's incredible!

2 .8 seconds! How did you do that, Zach?

I don't know. If I think about it, I can't do it.

Fascinating. The NeuroLink is completely non -cognitive. It works on the level

of instinct rather than conscious thought.

Let's check your strength.

Wait a minute.

Let's see what you got.

It's unbelievable!

Zack, you're as strong as ten men!

Well, actually, FX...

Zack is as strong as 4 .2 men. 4 .2 average men, that is, but remarkable

nonetheless.

Find the piece. Oh, no, not that thermal vision thing again, man. Zack, come on.

Look, how many more times you gotta prove that I can see heat graduation?

One more time.

All right, round and round it goes. Where'd it stop?

Nobody knows.

There, right?

Except for one thing.

This wasn't hot, Zack.

You weren't seeing any heat.

What do you mean? What do you say?

That is an ionized bearing.

Zack, ionization energy is at the opposite end of the spectrum from

It's beyond ultraviolet. Your eyes are sensitive to the entire electromagnetic

spectrum. But how can that be?

My eyes are the thing. Just normal human eyes.

Well, maybe not.

Let's see.

No, no, look, I've had enough, okay? I feel like a damn guinea pig.

Remember me, guy?

Zach Stone.

I'm a little confused and a little depressed, but I'm still me.

Zach, we didn't mean anything by it. I've got to get out of here. Come on,

I'll see you.

It's my guardian angel.

Hi. Hi.

Apex and Hungerford sent me. Oh, great.

They're just worried about you, Zach. You know that.

Yeah, I know. I'm sorry.

I guess I shouldn't have stormed out of there like that.

I just... Talk to me, Zach.

You can talk to me.

I've been inside you. I know you.

You're strong and you're a good person and whatever is bothering you can't be

overcome.

I want to help.

You can't trust your own savior. You can't trust her.

Oh, Xander.

You've been about as close to death as anyone.

Now that I'm back, I still see those two forests very clearly.

And I often see this grand design, you know, nothing is random.

Then what happened to you was good.

Because now your eyes are open.

You don't understand.

Everything that's happened in my life, both good and bad, has been for a

purpose.

To leave me here, and I see that now.

It's going to continue for the rest of my life.

I'll be fighting.

Good, and there's evil. I got the job sorted out.

And it's not ever going to end.

It's not ever going to end.

Grace?

Yo, Mr. Grace!

It's me, FX Spinner.

I know who you are.

Don't do that.

Well, you called me.

Here I am.

You said you had evidence someone had sabotaged the Fusion Am.

You said you knew who did it.

You've been through a lot.

You've been hit by a lightning bolt. You've got to give it time.

You think my feelings are temporary?

Maybe the result of the shock?

Or that my brain chemicals are out of balance?

That's not what I said.

These are very real physical changes in me, Xander. The way I saw that car

coming was with this new heightened perception that I have.

I mean, sometimes I can see beyond the visible spectrum.

How do you explain that?

I have an instantaneous grasp of complex mathematical problems.

Why?

Give up?

Okay, how about this?

I've been doing this all afternoon.

Once I've seen where the target is, I don't have to look.

And you know, ever since you brought me back, I haven't slept.

I'm not even tired.

Did you come alone?

Yeah, what's going on? Do you know who sabotaged this component or not?

I did.

In fact, I designed the original platinum fusion amp back in 98.

You told me I should have come on.

You want to see another one of my creations?

No, not really.

I want to show you some more of my other inventions.

Maybe some other time.

Please.

How often does one genius get a chance to show off to another?

What are you talking about?

You and me.

It's show and tell time.

Wait. I'm picking up impressions.

It's from FX.

Something's wrong.

He's in pain.

DB, where's FX?

He's not here, Zack.

Oh, no.

What's wrong?

I've been picking up impressions from him. He's in danger.

He'd received a call from Aerostar Technologies and told me he was going

there to get information about the sabotaged Fusion app.

Who called?

Craze?

Craze? Not Beagle Craze?

Yeah. Yeah, that's him.

Oh, no. I wish you two would have talked to me.

Beagle Craze used to work for me. He was one of my most brilliant technicians,

but I was forced to dismiss him when his genius turned.

He became obsessed with designing implements of war and using technology

inflict pain.

I knew there was something wrong there, man. I had a bad feeling about that guy.

Zack. So far as we can determine, your powers are non -cognitive.

You can't be expected to read someone's mind.

I have to learn to pay more attention to my instincts.

But right now, Vex is in trouble.

They handle things the old -fashioned way.

to torment you the way you tormented me.

Of course, my torment was over a period of years of having to concentrate all of

that torment into a tiny amount of time for you.

What are you talking about?

What have I ever done to you?

You stole my job, and you stole my friend.

Who? E .B. Hungerford.

I was his right -hand man.

I designed the biomatrix circuits for space survival.

I was working on the logic circuit of the gravitonic shield that Hungerford

talking about. I... I did everything.

But he fired me.

And he hired you.

An uneducated ghetto rat!

To be his protege.

Then it was me you were trying to hurt all along.

An excellent deduction.

What are all these devices you're using on me?

They're for torture, not for research. Just new applications for existing

technology. Like this, for instance.

An ion field stabilizer.

Tops electrons from interacting between atoms.

Great for molding metal or rock.

But it's absolutely fatal to the living cell.

Please stop!

What are you doing?

It's like exploding slowly.

Very slowly from the inside out. It's going to be quite painful. I would like

record your scream for scientific curiosity, okay?

The way you stepped through that.

The field.

Is that suit gravitonic?

Well, you could say that.

Well, I got just the thing for that.

Get me out of here!

That suit.

Those weapons.

Are you E .B. Hungerford?

No, I'm his friend.

So am I.

Not anymore.

I think he was trying to give me a pedicure.

Yeah, well, if I were you, I wouldn't leave it to him.

Hello, Xander.

Hey, Xander, what brings you here?

Hi, guys. I don't know.

Zach called and said he wanted to talk to me. I wanted to talk to all of you.

I wanted you together.

Uh -oh.

No, relax. I'm fine.

I just wanted to apologize for the way that I've been acting.

Oh, come on, Zack. We understand.

No.

Look, it's like I told Xander before.

I'm different now.

I see things I've never seen before.

I see battles ahead of me.

Big, important, frightening battles.

But I'm physically changed, too.

I'm more alert. I'm stronger. I'm faster.

I've enhanced perception.

Whoever or whatever gave me the vision to see this war coming also made me

better equipped to handle it. That's pretty deep, Zack.

I only need one other thing.

What's that?

My friends.

Well, you've got us indeed, Zack.

That's right.

We're with you, brother.

And don't you forget that.

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