Ah ha! I have found the key!

[lar_laughs]

I love it when I start a fic and discover, usually completely by chance, that my idea can actually work out without me having to finagle some long-winded new storyline. This morning I went looking for something on the Heroes Wiki and discovered a plot idea. It's there! Now all I have to do is sell it!

But, alas, I must now get ready for work. *overly dramatic sigh*