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homas "Tommy" Shepherd is presumably the only son of Frank and Mary Shepherd, who are divorced. He was born and raised in Springfield, New Jersey.

Wiccan and the other Young Avengers recently located him as another teenager with ties to the Avengers using the same program devised by the Vision that Iron Lad used to locate most of the current Young Avengers, their intent being to recruit more super-powered teens who could help them rescue their abducted teammate, Hulkling.^{[volume & issue needed]}

The Young Avengers find Tommy in a high-powered facility in Springfield that Kate Bishopinitially describes as "just juvie" (juvenile hall), though the facility and its staff are equipped with advanced offensive and defensive technology such as robotic suits and power dampening containment cells.^{[volume & issue needed]}

Vision states that Tommy is being held at the facility, presumably under court order, because he "accidentally" vaporized his school. When they release him from his cell, it was immediately noted that Tommy, a white-haired speedster, bore a striking resemblance to Billy ("twin-like") and Quicksilver, sharing the latter's hair color and similar abilities.^{[volume & issue needed]}