Character History (Volume Zero: Origins)

(I've decided to put all of Chris' character history into volumes, like from Heroes. The history will be updated as my RP storylines. Also note that I've put the years in which the history takes place in.)

1980-2006

Pre-Season 1: Chris Steele was born on July 11, 1980 in Mesa, Arizona. His father, Benjamin Franklin Steele, was a colonel in the United States Army. An only child, Chris moved around a lot when he was growing up, living on various Air Force bases around the world, but was mostly stationed on the West Coast of the United States, in New York, and in Tokyo, Japan. Chris was about 8 years old when he first met the Petrellis, who were friends of his father. After meeting them several times, Chris became friends with Peter, the Petrellis' youngest son. Every time their parents got together, Peter and Chris would always play together, with Peter's older brother Nathan, coming along to make sure the two were safe and stayed out of trouble.

Chris was 15 when his powers manifested. He first noticed he reflectively moved a lawn chair a few feet. Not knowing how his parents would take his story, Chris kept it to himself. Even though he tried to do it again, Chris found out that whatever ability he had, was only reflective and that he couldn't willing control it. Then, on July 14, 1996, Chris decided to attempt to tell his parents that he might have an ability. They didn't buy it and after Chris left the room; his father levitated a spoon off the table, revealing that at least his father has an ability as well. When Chris first started high school, he met a girl by the name Elle Bishop. Chris had instantly fallen in love with Elle, but was afraid to show his love, not knowing if she loved him or not. It wasn't until his second semester in the 10^th grade when he finally told Elle about his feelings towards her. Chris was surprised that Elle had feelings for him as well. Soon, the two started dating and they quickly became boyfriend and girlfriend. The two dated until near the end of their senior year in high school, when they broke up for unknown reasons.

Shortly before Chris graduated from high school, his family took one last vacation to Japan, where Chris met Kaito Nakamura (Hiro's father), who turned out to be another one of his father's close friends. Having spent a portion of his childhood in Japan, Chris had mastered Japanese and enjoyed the country before returning back to the United States.

Six Months Ago: By his 27^th birthday, Chris had already moved out on his own, where he was living in an apartment with his friend, Jack Miller, for a few months. Fueled by curiosity on his own, unknown ability, Chris had decided to do some research on people with abilities. It was there that he came across the name Chandra Suresh. Thinking that he had an ability, Chris tried to contact Chandra, only to learn that he was recently killed. A short time later, Chris found information on a Dr. Thomas Oliver, who believed that the human race is evolving and that there may be people with abilities already out there. Intrigued by Dr. Oliver, Chris contacted him and the two met. Dr. Oliver ran tests on Chris and told him that he has the ability to manipulate magnetic fields and with training can also generate magnetic fields. During their training, they make another discovery about Chris. They discover that Chris is more resilient to physical injury and can take quite a beating before succumbing to his injuries. While this is happening, Chris met Ethan James and discovered that he can bend metal using his ability. Chris trained with Dr. Oliver for six months before saying goodbye and traveling to New York to tell Peter and Nathan about his new abilities. As a farewell gift, Tommy gave Chris a metal disc that works with Chris' ability, which could come in handy on his journey.