Just holding Superfan's bat felt like the love of the game.  The Spoiler could practically see the homers fly away, hear the roar of the crowd, and taste the Meta Dogs that were served with hot sauce and way too goddamn much relish.<br/><br/><em>Superfan's Bat:</em><strong>Device 2</strong>(easy to lose; Power Feat: Unbreakable)<br/><strong>Blast 3</strong>(Power Feats: Improved Range, Mighty 5; Drawback: Requires a baseball, -1)<br/>AP:<strong>Strike 3</strong>(Power Feat: Mighty)<br/><strong>Enhanced Feats 1</strong>[Ultimate Effort (batting)]<br/><br/>---<br/><br/>THIEF OR KIDNAPPER? read the Empire Herald's front-page headline, and the morning news was all abuzz with talk of the Spoiler's antics.  "A student was kidnapped late yesterday afternoon from the campus of Empire University by the strange costumed villain who calls himself 'the Spoiler.'"  An image of the Spoiler's grinning face was shown from his theft of the Jewel.  "The victim was recovered shortly afterward; police have declined comment, but other students on the scene have identified the victim as one Emily Wallace, and claimed that the Spoiler demonstrated previously unknown levels of speed..."<br/><br/>"The Spoiler apparently escaped the scene of the crime unseen.  Local hero Arachnerd was seen leaving the scene, not half an hour after he had an altercation with the Empire City Metas' very own Superfan."  An image of Superfan webbed to the side of the stadium was shown, but Superfan's popularity had weathered worse humiliations than this.  "Witnesses indicate that Arachnerd appeared to be badly injured, suggesting that he may have barely escaped with his life after attempting to rescue the victim..."<br/><br/>"Little is known about the mysterious Spoiler, but Channel 6 News was approached by a local hero who claimed to have information on the villain..."<br/><br/>A worried-looking Whiplash appeared on camera, with a reporter holding a microphone in his face intently.  "This thing's on?  Okay...look, I tangled with this Spoiler guy a few days ago.  Dude was, uh...well, he was pretty tough, okay?"  He didn't seem to want to admit that he'd had his ass handed to him.  "But I mean, he just had Arachnerd's powers then, the webs and the strength and all that.  Now he's running around with my speed!  He's gotten be one of those guys like Mock-Up, you know, who copy people's powers."<br/><br/>The camera cut back to the studio.  "Anyone who knows more about this dangerous man is encouraged to come forward as soon as possible.  We'll keep you updated as more information comes in on this disturbing story..."