9:45 AM, 23rd April, 1989.
Location: Hotel Room.
I woke up to my alarm clock, followed by a brisk knock at my door.
"Just a minute..." I grumbled, throwing on some clothes. They knocked again. "I'm coming."
I unbolted the door and opened it as I walked toward it, to see the two SHADE agents again.
"Oh. It's you guys. If you're here to sell girl scout cookies I'm not buying." I joked, turning and closing the door. One put his foot in the open door and started swearing as I began to add some pressure to the push I was giving the door.
"Get your foot out of my door or you'll lose toes." I shrugged. "It is just a suggestion, feel free to ignore me."
"Open up!" They bellowed.
I sighed. "Fine." I opened the door again. "Say what you have to say and get lost."
"You killed Victor Zsasz!" The loudmouth, Agent Phil stated.
"Eh? Whatever do you mean?" I smiled. "So Zsasz is dead? How strange, what was the cause of death?"
"Do you think we are idiots? You used wires to restrain us and you used them to kill Zsasz!" Phil hissed.
"Oh, that's everything? Where is your evidence? That's just heresay." I replied casually, buffing my nails against my dressing gown.
"Look, we know it's you!" He began to bluster.
"Are you recording this? You aren't illegally recording me, are you?" I asked calmly. "Because I already erased your tapes. Oops. Silly me. On a positive note, I hear white noise is soothing."
"Murderer!" Phil growled.
"On what basis do you slander me? I've been very generous, since the pair of you are on thin ice. You've been breaking the law by breaking and entering and listening to a girl's phone calls… without a warrant." I smiled. "Now, if you have no pertinent evidence, I'll be taking a shower and then having breakfast. Good day."
I had a wonderful breakfast at this tiny place called Lorenzo's. I lost the pest inspector van somewhere shortly after I flew away. Trying to tail a person capable of intercontinental flight, laughable.
Rather than find Flash, he found me. I didn't notice until I found him waiting on a rooftop in my flight path.
"Hey Flash, good morning to you!" I announced, floating closer.
"It is a lovely day. How is your holiday progressing?" He asked.
"So far, so good. Say, I happened to run across someone with powers I suspect have a slight connection to yours. A woman with the power to vibrate anything she touches to the point it disintegrates. Vibration is simply a form of high speed movement, so it must be possible for you as well." I pointed out.
"Hmm. Interesting point. I'll have to check." And for a moment he blurs in place. Footsteps digging into the rooftop. He stopped, looking at me curiously. "That was interesting, I could almost feel myself begin to slide through the floor."
"Ah, you were phasing through. I'm hoping you can teach her that, she doesn't know how to do more than simply drill through solid objects. Or how to use her powers effectively. I've offered her a paying job if she needs it, but I'm hoping you could show her the ropes."
"I'd be delighted!" Flash announced.
"Just don't startle her or touch her without her okay, the last guy lost some fingers." I warned.
"No problemo!" Flash said, eagerly saluting. "So when do I get to meet this mystery miss?"
"I have her phone number, so if you want to set any particular time or place she can meet you." I held it out.
Some twenty minutes later we met in a park.
"Magnus! Oh… and this must be Flash?" She asked. "I like your costume."
"Someone with taste!" Flash smiled brightly. "And you called it garish." He added elbowing me in the ribs gently.
Goldie chuckled.
"So I understand that your power is vibrations? That's very interesting. How much practice do you have with it?" Flash asked.
"Very little, I never even realised it had the ability to scale, so I thought I just had the power to wash dishes really well." She pointed my way. "Until Magnus suggested I try and as a result I learned, it's dangerous."
Flash nodded. "It is like any weapon or tool, used responsibly it can save lives and improve things for you and others. Used irresponsibly and you can kill people and destroy lives."
She nodded.
"First, I'd like to see you use it." He handed her a twig.
"Okay… this is the lowest power. You can see the bark is just falling off in flakes." She pointed out. She turned it up a notch and the branch was denuded to the wooden core. Then it simply became sawdust, flying into the wind.
He handed her a larger stick. "Now I want you to go to the peak output you can reach."
The branch shattered, exploding into splinters.
"Are you okay? Magnus, Lady?" Flash asked.
"I'm alright, it can't touch me." Goldie replied.
I coughed and brushed off some debris. "Fine here, too."
"So… we know not to spike high output like that, now don't we?" Flash offered, sheepishly.