Pre-Zero Hour

Light as a Feather

Heart on Her Sleeve

Ayla regained her lightning powers in a battle with Lightning Lord, this occurred after Ayla had left the Legion for a time, disillusioned with her Legion career and having just broken up a lengthy romance with fellow Legionnaire Timber Wolf. She broke up with him following a misunderstanding when she saw Timber Wolf embracing her sister-in-law Saturn Girl when both were stranded on a frozen asteroid. Later Ayla entered into a romantic relationship with Shrinking Violet.

Post-Zero Hour

Ayla gained her powers in much the same way her pre-Zero Hour counterpart did. This time, however, she joined the Legion as a replacement for her brother, Garth. because of his illegal activities in search of their brother, Mekt, Garth was wanted by the police, and not the type of person Winath wanted representing them in the Legion. So, Garth was out and Ayla was in. This caused understandable friction between the two, but once R.J. Brande assumed the presidency, he lifted the restriction that limited membership to one member per planet.

Like a Lightning Rod

Ayla was part of the group that was sent back to the 20th century after a battle with the Emerald Eye and their teammate, Shrinking Violet. Ayla seemed to enjoy the 20th Century, but during her stay she traveled into the Source - the mysterious energy field that lies at the center of the universe. Her contact with the Source changed her powers - she was now able to nullify gravity, a change that she disliked greatly.

When she returned to the 30th century, she started having serious psychosomatic problems, which were diagnosed as a reaction to having powers different than her twin. Desperate, they went back to Korbal to try to re-imbue her with her original powers, but they were unsuccessful and she died. She was, however, revived by her brother, who took advantage of the supercharged atmosphere of Korbal to channel a massive blast of electricity into her. She awoke unharmed, and with her old powers returned to her.

After the death of her brother, she tried to take his name - Live Wire - to honor him, but the change was not the right one. She kept her old name, and was overjoyed to find that, though changed, her brother still lived.

Current Continuity

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