Jenni Rocket
Jennifer Alexander
Franklin D. Roosevelt High School history teacher Jennifer Alexander intended to say a quick goodbye to a colleague in the science lab and then go home after another trying but rewarding school day. When she arrived, her colleague was supervising a problem student’s after-school detention. Said problem student was busy trying to earn his rep, disregarding the instructions of his make-up chemistry assignment in favor of randomly mixing whatever chemicals he could sneakily get his hands on.
When the combined substances reacted violently, Jenni just happened to be in the precise spot to absorb the brunt of the reaction. The fumes quickly overcame the problem kid and her friend, but Jenni was strangely unharmed by the chemical bath. She recovered her wits and moved to get the two unconscious people to safety. Jenni was so focused on this task she didn’t immediately notice that the job got done at near-supersonic speed.
By the time she did notice, the normally levelheaded Jenni panicked. She was headed into the Wharton State Forest at Mach 3 and unsure of how to stop when Johnny Rocket finally caught up to her. Thus did his mentoring of her, and their strong friendship, begin.
Mild-mannered Jenni is uncertain at this point if she wants to be a costumed crime fighter. As far she’s concerned, all Johnny is teaching her is how to control her abilities safely. Johnny, on the other hand, senses the young teacher’s dedication and desire to make a positive difference. He is gently nudging her in the direction of costumed superheroics. To that end, he presented her with a costume (ostensibly just to protect her identity) and his blessing to use “Rocket” in her code name (should she, you know, ever need one...).
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