THE POWER COMPANY #1#2#3#4#5 - DC COMICS (2002) 514848

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In a hidden chamber beneath the streets of San Francisco, Dr. Cyber
monitors criminal acts around the world before she contacts the leader
of the Strike Force team, Number One, whom she hired to assault the St.
Claire Museum of Antiquities. He reports target sighted and that an
outside security firm has been added but should prove no problem to
them. In St. Louis, criminal group the Cadre have been stealing from
technology companies. This time, however, they are met by Skyrocket,
Celia Forrestal in her parents-designed Argo Harness, which gives her
powers of flight and energy absorption and retaliation. She attacks both
Starshrike and Fastball of the Cadre and mostly gets the best of them
until Fastball just manages to hit a weak spot on the Harness and she
goes down, allowing them to get away. Later, she bemoans the cost of
repairing the suit as her savings are dwindling and she can't get ahead
at her job at a burger joint. As she's about to go to work, she's met by
Josiah Power and Manhunter of the Power Company. At the Power Company
headquarters in San Francisco, thugs armed with high-powered rifles hold
people hostage but are attacked by Witchfire, Bork and Striker Z of the
Company. Meanwhile, in the air heading back to the City, Josiah makes
his pitch for Skyrocket joining his company. He explains that after the
metagene explosion, his, for now, unnamed powers manifested during a
trial which ended his lawyer career. He decided to form a super-hero for
hire business, with Manhunter as his first member. Manhunter, with an
obvious superior and somewhat malevolent attitude, explains he's a clone
of the original Manhunter, the last one left. Josiah continues, telling
her all her costs will be taken care of, and she can continue with some
pro bono cases. He tells her they need not only the respectability a
bonafide hero can give the company, but her leadership skills as well,
since most of her teammates are more-or-less untested. Back at
headquarters, Bork takes out a number of the attackers but Striker Z and
Witchfire end up pulling on two ends of a baby hostage, each claiming
it. Suddenly the training scenario ends as Josiah enters and orders them
into the conference room. Josiah introduces Skyrocket to Witchfire,
Bork and Striker Z and they each tell her a little about themselves.
Josiah tells them they have room for one more associate but hasn't found
the right one yet. Last night, in San Diego, a young girl hides in
railroad cars, running from the police. In San Francisco, Dr. Cyber
tells her associate, Ariadne, that she is after the Godstone, an
impossibly old artifact found in the Aleutian Trench, and no matter what
it provides, she wants possession of it to study it for its eventual
use. She confirms that Strike Force is about to make entry at the
museum. At Power Company, Skyrocket is reluctant to join the team, even
as Chief of Operations, but agrees to go on their first mission as an
alarm warns that the museum is being attacked. At the museum, Strike
Force advances on its target, what looks like a large ruby gem set in a
stone arch reminiscent of a portal. They don't advance far as the Power
Company team attacks. At first the team makes progress against Strike
Force but their advanced equipment and efficient teamwork start giving
them the advantage until an errant shot hits the stone and energizes it.
A huge flash comes from the portal and a fierce warrior astride a
dragon emerges from

it.