Antony Melville is a Speedster like his mother, able to run a mile in 5.3 microseconds, and also shares her love for inventing. Or so he's told. Not long after he was born, his mother died under mysterious circumstances, and his father is locked in a lifelong battle to enact revenge on the man he believes to be responsible. He turns to his inventor son to make his plots come to life in the forms of weapons - which Antony makes sure to sabotage so no one will actually be hurt. Antony, you see, comes from a line of villains, but he wants to be good.

Terrell Goode is a hero with the ability to create fire in the palm of his hand - and the son of the man Antony's father suspects for his wife's murder. Terrell wants to help his do-good parents make their city a better place to live, but his father refuses, not wanting a target on his son's back, as well.

Once the two boys start dating, Antony's father's machinations don't take long to come to light, putting a strain on their relationship. Even so, Terrell vows to help Antony get to the truth of things - while Anthony continues to do whatever he can to stop his father from making a life-altering mistake. But what Terrell and Antony discover along the way about the killer's true identity, nobody is prepared for.