Arclight is a new superheroine who's powers are are on par with her famous predecessor of the same name. Unfortunately she's considered a rookie and before she can be a government sanctioned superheroine she has to go through a series of tests to test not just her power but her ability to use her power and handle extreme situations.

She's in her first test using a high tech virtual trainer developed by Malador, a "reformed" super-villain/evil genius. Since he's the only one that really understands his inventions, and developed the test scenarios, he is administering the test.