Present Day
"On this day, we remember all those who were lost. We will never forget them. They will always remain in the heart of Veridian City" announced Mayor Briggs as he stood behind his lectern with the medias eyes on him. Today is the anniversary of the attack on the City. Crowds of people gather to the streets to remember. Its now been 5 years since and The Crusaders are no more. The city has been lacking authority since they have gone. Poverty has hit the city in certain areas and crime within these areas are at an all time high. The Veridian Police department are pumping tons of resources into these areas to try an rebuild what was lost and gain some form of control again. The work the Crusaders did in their time in the city was phenomenal and it seen the city grow into the great Metropolis it was always deemed to be. Now that is all undone and it is now Mayor Briggs who was voted in as mayor of the city to bring it back to its glory days.
As the crowd applauded the mayor and stood remembering the fallen, the Mayor motioned for the applause to quiet down as he had one more thing to say.
" I would also like to take this time to also remember those few individuals that we owe our lives to. Without these people we would not have a city left worth saving. So I ask you to join me in a minutes silence as we remember The Crusaders who gave their lives for this city and paid the ultimate price in doing so."
The mayor clasped his hands down by his waist and bowed his head as he remembered the cities heroes. The gathered audience followed his lead and bowed their heads also. Silence flooded across the street. It brought back the eary sensation that was there on that night after the last building fell and the dust cloud settled.
The silence was killing him. He couldn't take it no longer. People look too sad.
"Time to make my big entrance." said Streak as a huge grin ran across his model like face.
Streak ran as fast as he could down the towering sky scraper that stood over the mayor and his followers leaving a blue stripe following behind him. He was seen as a distant blur before skidding to a halt next to the Mayor.
The Mayor turned to look as his jaw dropped in disbelief at what his eyes was seeing. There he was, stood in full costume with his hands on his hips in a typical superhero pose.
" TA DA!!" Streak shouted to break the silence.
" It is I, The Mighty Streak. Returning from my very long vacation to come and sort out this mess."
The medias cameras immediately turned to him and zoomed their lenses in to show the rest of the world who had returned to save the city. The crowd look on in shock. A murmur of voices began to spread across the crowd and get louder and louder before finally a cheer erupted amongst the sea of people.
" Bu...but you are dead. We all watched you die." claimed the mayor who still had a great look of disbelief on his face.
" I will fill you in on the details later boss. But I'm alive and well and faster than ever! Now smile for the cameras and lets give back these people some hope." replied Streak as he put his arm around the mayors shoulders and flashing a thumbs up to the cameras.
These astonishing images were broadcast live across the nation as one of the worlds most famous super heroes had returned from the dead and had come back to save his city. Although his identity still remained a secret from the public, at this time nobody cared who the Speedster really was, all they wanted to know was what he was going to do to sort the city out once and for all.