What had I done? It didn’t matter that I’d lost control, that I was Brainwave’s slave and completely under her power: I was the one who’d blasted the captain so that not even ashes remained. Whatever blame they cared to lay on me I was more than willing to accept. A good man had paid [...]
Sitting outside the principal’s office I waited for the final word. It should have never come to this, but there we were with me kicking my heels impatiently for my fate to be sealed. While I wished it could have ended some other way I also knew it was inevitable. This was a long time [...]
Two weeks ago: Betty Bruiser sat. That was all she could ever do anymore as she awaited her death sentence to be carried out. Her shoulders, spanning the width of the carriage, and arms stretching to the floor had been bolted to the wall: a precaution in case the collar she’d been fitted with or [...]
Funny the way things turn out sometimes. One minute you’re dreading a long, boring day of one class after the other, the next you’re encased within an impenetrable carbon shell on the verge of being buried alive. I cursed: how did I get myself into this!? Of course I already knew the answer to that. [...]
It seems nowadays like every city in America has its own hometown hero. True, some are bigger than others, but nobody gets into this for the fame. Well, maybe a few, but not me. If you’ve ever been to or heard of Milestone City you might have heard of my exploits. I’m kind of hard [...]