She joined the team, and eventually convinced most of the now-wavering former villains to become heroes. She went on the run with the team. before Hawkeye joined. At first she resented Hawkeye because he created civilian identities for Charcoal and Jolt and made them return to school but she later admitted that she respected him for having been where the Thunderbolts were and giving them that same chance to redeem themselves that he had been given. Later she would be "killed" by Scourge. Revived by Techno, she could now become a being of pure electricity, but the damage from the time she spent "dead" left her crippled in her human form, although after much therapy, she fully recovered.