According to her landlord, Heather Cross is a quiet tenant; always
pays her rent on time, performs her
own maintenance, and doesn’t cause
any problems. But when asked about Ms. Cross’ history, her landlord is
clueless. So is her boss. So are her neighbors.As far as any of
them know, she has no real past beyond the end of last September.
Until then, she simply did not exist.
Of course, she did exist. She was even named Heather. Well... she
was called Heather. It was far more pleasant and personal than the
identity she had actually been assigned: Human Experiment -
Alternatively Trained Human Emergency Response. It was also more
normal and acceptable than the codename she had acquired within the
program: Shockwave.
When a small group of biotechnicians left U.S.H.E.R. for what they
cited as "creative differences," their bioengineered hero program was
already in its infancy. Once The Program was safely hidden from
U.S.H.E.R.’s prying eyes, their work began in earnest, and
H.E.A.T.H.E.R. along with several other projects, moved from the
drawing board into reality.
Eighteen years later, armed with a shining record that showed no
criminal activity whatsoever and glowing educational accomplishments,
all of which lead back to doctors associated with the program, she
leased an apartment, found a job, and began her life.
Of course, her loyalty still belonged to Dr. Cross and The Program,
but her orders were simple.
Protect the innocent. Bring the guilty to justice.
Be a hero.
