Have No Fear! The Wastelander is Here!

[The Wastelander]

Night had just fallen over Epcot City and a long eared figure was watching over it from the top of a tall clock tower. As he watched over the city, he saw an explosion near the bank. "This looks like a job for The Wastelander," he exclaimed. The Wastelander used his acrobatic jumping skills to hop right into the bank and in the bank robbers path to the vault. "Halt in the name of good!!!" The Wastelander yelled. He pulled out a vial of blue liquid and drank it. Suddenly, his eyes gave a blue glow and The Wastelander created a huge hammer with his mind. He spun around and around, hitting the bad guys repeatedly until they were out cold.

[Mechnician]

Funny how people so often found themselves in the right place at the right time. Take tonight, for instance.

Gadget wasn't looking for crime or criminals this night. In fact, the only reason she was out in costume was because flying was so convenient, and she couldn't let anybody see her flying around in her secret identity.

But, there she was, flying past the bank when suddenly--BOOM! An explosion rocked th entire block.

"Somebody's robbing the bank!" she shouted involuntarily, changing direction instantly. The little mouse reached out with her mind as she approached, the better to find some machine to use against the bad guys when she found them.

Rounding a corner of the building, Mechnician would've screeched to a halt if her feet had been touching the ground. For there was a masked stranger, and he'd apparently just knocked the crooks silly.

"Oh...um..." was all she managed to say.

[The Wastelander]

The Wastelander turned around and saw a fellow superhero, looking a bit confused. "My apologies," he said, "Perhaps I should have left some for any other heroes that might have dropped by. Ah, but where are my manners? I am The Wastelander. It is a pleasure to meet a fellow heroine, Miss....."

[Mechnician]

Gadget studied the mismatched costume for a brief instant before replying, "You can call me Mechnician. It's like 'technician,' but with an 'm.' "

"Glad to meet you, Wastelander."

At least he was polite.

"Looks like you have this situation under control," she continued, indicating the unconscious thieves lying at the hero's feet. "Mind if I ask what your powers are?"

[The Wastelander]

The Wastelander took out two vials, one with a blue liquid inside and one with a green liquid.

"Other than my martial arts skills," he explained, "These two are my power sources, "This blue stuff is Paint. It allows me to create things with my mind to help me against enemies. This green stuff is Thinner. It can give me massive destructive powers which I use to take down huge enemies with my bare hands."

[Mechnician]

"You use paint and thiner to give you super powers?" Gadget couldn't keep the skepticism from her voice. After all, she'd use both chemicals many times, and all she'd ever gotten from them was a headache.

"No offense, but how does that work, exactly? I mean, how can thinner give you powers? Do you pour it on your head or something?"

[The Wastelander]

"Actually," The Wastelander said, "I made these formulas myself. I just call them Paint and Thinner based on what powers they give me. I made the formula so that I'd be able to drink these chemicals in order to activate my powers. They have a bitter taste, but you get used to it."

[Mechnician]

Mechnician considered the other's explanation before replying, "You must be a really good chemist."

"I never thought of creating super powers chemically. Got mine by accident."

One of the kay-oed crooks stirred a little, prompting the rodent hero to comment, "Maybe we'd better get these guys safely to jail before they wake up."