<strong>Jack</strong><br/><br/>"All right," Rachel said, seeming relieved to get out of there. "The house is just down the road, maybe a half-hour walk. I'll call Eric." She pulled out her cell phone and began to dial.<br/><br/>She didn't finish the call, though, thanks to the area exploding in blue brilliance. Rachel sceamed as she fell back, Jack surrounded by the light from a blue column. The beam was centered right on Jack, the man barely visible inside of it.<br/><br/>Jack himself hardly knew what was going on, thanks to the intense pain washing through him. He stood in the middle of the road screaming as it felt like his body was being turned inside out. It only lasted about ten seconds, but it was ten seconds of agony.<br/><br/>The beam disappeared just as suddenly as it came, Jack standing trembling. Rachel and Stephanie stared at him with wide, frightened eyes.<br/><br/>Jack was suddenly seized by a muscle spasm that rippled through his entire body. He shook from head to toe, then fell back against the ruined car in the road. He clenched at the car with his fingers, and the metal tore like paper. Shaking violently, his arm flung out, striking the car hard enough to make it slide across the road.<br/><br/>Suddenly the spasm ended and he felt exhausted, sinking to one knee and breathing hard.<br/><br/>[Yes, you have gained super strength, Jack! Don't assume the level of strength just yet. If you try to use it, post what you are doing and I'll let you know what happens.]