Your News at 11 Episode 15: Prof. Peculiar Shifts the Poles 20Oct25

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[P.N.N. – YOUR NEWS AT 11, ATLAS PLAZA STUDIOS]

 

TRISH TAKANAWA (in studio, tone grave):
“Good evening. I’m Trish Takanawa, Senior Meta-Human Affairs Correspondent for Paragon News Network. Tonight, Paragon City reels from one of the most divisive incidents in recent memory — the arrest of the former heroine Polar Shift following her bombing of a Longbow command outpost in Brickstown.

 

Authorities say the strike caused extensive structural damage, though miraculously, there were no civilian casualties. But the story grows murkier with each passing hour, as recordings have surfaced allegedly capturing Officer Jameson of said Longbow command outpost issuing a ‘kill command’ on Polar Shift — just days before the attack.

 

To help us understand the circumstances of her arrest, I’m joined now by Professor Peculiar — the mystically inclined demonologist hero who led the task force that brought Polar Shift into custody.”

 

[Cut to split screen: Trish on the left, Professor Peculiar seated calmly in a bright, orderly lab. Strange brass instruments hum in the background.]

 

TRISH TAKANAWA:
“Professor, thank you for speaking with us. Many in the hero community are calling this a tragedy — a hero turned fugitive. Can you describe what happened during the arrest?”

PROFESSOR PECULIAR (measured, articulate):
‘Trish, it was not an easy operation. Polar Shift is one of the most gifted cryokinetics alive. When we found her, she was… distraught, convinced she was doing the right thing. She believed the corruption within that Longbow outpost justified her actions. We had to act quickly to subdue her without further loss of life. I used containment wards to nullify her powers — but even then, she fought like someone betrayed.’

TRISH TAKANAWA:
“There are rumors she targeted that particular HQ because of internal misconduct — and the alleged audio recording of Officer Jameson ordering her death seems to support that claim. How does that affect the perception of this case?”

PROFESSOR PECULIAR (sighs):
‘It complicates everything. If Jameson truly acted outside the law, then Polar Shift wasn’t wrong to feel endangered. But taking the law into her own hands — bombing a facility — crosses a line heroes can’t afford to cross. I’ve turned her over to proper custody because justice must be seen, not seized. I was also obliged to take Officer Jameson into custody after he and his contingent attacked me during my investigation.’

TRISH TAKANAWA (somber nod):
“Some in the hero community argue this shows systemic flaws in how Longbow handles metahuman oversight. Others say Polar Shift’s actions invite chaos. Where do you stand?”

PROFESSOR PECULIAR:
‘Both can be true, Ms. Takanawa. Corruption must be confronted. But if every hero becomes judge and executioner, we stop being heroes. We become storms without purpose.’

 

[Cut back to Trish in studio.]

“Tonight, Polar Shift remains in secure containment under Vanguard supervision, while an inquiry into Officer Jamesons' actions is underway. For some, she is a fallen heroine; for others, a whistleblower driven too far. Either way, her story has shaken Paragon’s faith in its protectors — and in its institutions.

For Paragon News Network, I’m Trish Takanawa. This is Your News at 11.”

Edited October 21 by david665
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