Origin

Origin is the first chapter of six for the first season of Voltage.

Synopsis
Tess Withers was a mild carefree cheerleader,that is until a mysterious surge of lightning struck her and gave her the abilities to summon lightning at her will. She is now Skyvolt!

Plot
The chapter starts off with Tess and her best friend Sheila talking about an upcoming game. Friday rolls around and Tess comes to school late, which is a usual thing she does. Miles, her boyfriend greets her and asks where she was and she replies with she slept in late. Miles then convinces her to come and she wounds up getting caught by the principal. He later scolds her for wasting her time doing bad things and tells her that she can't cheer in the upcoming game anymore. Angered with the principal's decision, Tess decides to cheer from the bleachers instead. it's finally time for the game Tess meets her friend Shiela who asks Tess did she bring an umbrella to the game since its supposed to rain (foreshadowing a big event). Mr.Doyle (one of Tess's teachers) calls Tess over to him so that they could talk revealing that Tess's grandmother died recently. They hug to cheer her up, but that's when a bolt of lightning strikes the both of them. Feeling crowded and dazed, Tess slowly gets up and wanders to the city's abandoned clocktower where she discovers her powers of electricity. She began to float in air but was knocked out when she hit a ceiling pipe.

Appearances

 * Liv Rooney as Tess Withers
 * Josh Wilcox as Garrison Avery
 * Kat Dennings as Sheila
 * Thomas Doherty as Maxwell Chimes
 * Aaron Hendry as Zaydock.

Trivia

 * This chapter took two weeks to write.
 * The book takes place in the same unverse as Lab Rats and Thundermans
 * This is sort of the Pilot or first episode of the series.