HC: Mentoring was common at the NSA, meaning senior or higher-ranking supers would educate and take responsibility for junior or underage supers.
DOUBLE HC: Plasmabolt was Stratogale's mentor.
(Everything that follows from this occurred to me to me last night at 4 AM and it's pure HC, so proceed with caution)
Okay, first I'm going to explain a little about the origin of this headcanon for me, and as it sounds logical knowing that I'm an obsessive simp, This started with my interpretation that Mr. Incredible was Gamma Jack's mentor when he arrived at the NSA. (Because, well, if Macroburst was Everseer's sidekick and apprentice, who's to say other superheroes didn't have similar dynamics?). Regarding Jack and Bob, I feel that the teacher-student dynamic lasted relatively little time and wasn't very formal, but it was very meaningful for both of them.
Anyway, let's get back to what's relevant in this matter: Plasmabolt and Stratogale. I I feel that the NSA promoted these kinds of relationships because it allowed for greater control over the supers and ensured harmony among them. Because of this, the NSA, faced with the arrival of a super teenager with as much potential as Stratogale, a bird lover and a little distracted, they felt that the best option was to have Plasmabolt, a powerful, agile, kind and nature-loving super, guide her.
I feel like this relationship could have been very important to both of them. They give me cool aunt-niece vibes.
I imagine Plasmabolt teaching her things or taking care of her even outside of their identities as superheroes. Plasmabolt has always given me vibes of being someone very reserved but perfectly willing to interact or make friends. Or perhaps she saw herself reflected in Gale, feeling just as free as she did, empathizing with that mischievous but well-intentioned rebellion of adolescence.
Bolt taught Gale to be stronger, more skillful, and bolder. She planned to equip Gale with all the skills she might need and wanted to compensate for the girl's naiveté with strategy. She didn't want anyone to hurt her, so she helped her overcome her limits.
Thanks to her teacher's instruction, Gale managed to balance her supersonic flight, and reached heights that no normal person could have even dreamed of. A bright future lay ahead for the young prodigy. She was loved by her co-workers, she did well in school, her parents were excellent, and her teacher was like a second mother.
All this until she became careless, used all the confidence her teacher taught her, and fell because of her own abilities.
Plasmabolt, at home, when she found out due to a call from Dicker, with trembling hands, the landline phone slipped from her grasp.
