“Throughout history, people all over the world have had something in common: a birth defect. But not like autism or Downs Syndrome. Nearly undetectable, this defect causes the child in which it lives to manifest incredible abilities, far beyond the limit of ordinary humans. These abilities come in a very wide spectrum of forms, ranging from something as simple as, say, breathing underwater to something as potentially dangerous as the ability to manipulate time. Men and women with such powers as these have often inserted themselves into many positions of influence: political figures, celebrities, world leaders, and so on. They have gone by many names over the course of time. The ancient civilizations called them gods. Your children call them superheroes. People today call them freaks, because they are afraid and don’t understand them. I call them Anomalies. Many Anomalies can hide their powers well, making it that much easier for them to blend in with culture and society. Because of this, they can be anyone, anywhere. The old lady down the street. The girl sitting next to you on the school bus. The man a few cubicles down the hall from you at the office. Or even…right in front of your eyes. My name is Dr. Wesley Archer, and I am an Anomaly.”
