Troy Hickenbottom was imprisoned in Greenville Federal Correctional Facility on July 22, 1994. Troy’s cellmate Leo taught himself to focus energy, and accidentally gave Troy superpowers instead of himself. For some unknown reason it gave him the looks and powers of his comic book idol Superion. With his new found powers he escaped prison and looked up Wendi who was with another guy. While Troy was on his way, Wendi was infused with the same type of energy as Troy, giving her the superpowers and looks of the comic book character Afterglow.
When he found Wendi, he killed her new boyfriend and wanted to stay with her. In the following days they tried to adjust to their new powers, but instead ended getting on each other’s nerves and start fighting. After a short while Troy became too violent and dangerous and had to be stopped which Wendi did by breaking both his legs and handed him over to the police.