| Baran Flinders grew up in Australia with his sister Selinda. Both of them possessed superhuman powers that set them apart from their schoolmates, who teased them mercilessly for being different. When the frustrated siblings used their powers against the local children, enraged and fearful adults tried to drive Selinda and Baran's entire family out of town. As a compromise, the children's father brought his two children to the renowned Markovian scientist Dr. Helga Jace. Jace helped the siblings understand and expand their powers, while' trying to instil a sense of morality in the two teenagers. Nevertheless, Selinda and Baran turned to crime and established criminal records as Shimmer and Mammoth. |
