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THE ORIGIN OF VELOCITY GIRL BEFORE SHE MET SMERD Mary was a fairly typical teenager, concerned about her weight & intellectual enough to only fit in w/ science geeks. After a strange fainting spell, her whole world changed, including herself. Awakening in the hospital w/ a new, thinner body, she returns to school & begins life anew. As her body develops superhuman abilities, she finds herself drawn into a web of intrigue & dangerous secrets from the past. Some of these secrets not only involve her, but also her best friend from school & her mysterious new mentor, a man with a dark past known as Xuan Hu. Xuan Hu trains her to become Velocity Girl. Her double life begins. Adventuring as Velocity Girl, she struggles against evil masterminds & super-powered alien psychopaths. She also meets otheres like herself who choose to use their gifts and abilities to make a difference. As Mary Woods, she has to deal with a stepfather who tries too hard, hiding her abilities, &, worst of all, attention from boys