Category: Copycats

It was nearly midnight. The streets were silent, apart from the distant rumble of thunder and the pitter-patter of rain drumming against the pavement. Beneath an abandoned overpass, a black luxury car sat idle. The windows were illegally tinted, and the headlights dimmed low. The soft hum of the engine was swallowed by the downpour, […]

Once at the construction site, Michael and David crouched down behind a stack of pallets. Their eyes scanned the site for any sign of Gerald or his associates. But all was silent. A few machines and construction vehicles were scattered about. “It just looks empty,” David whispered. “Yeah, well, let’s not drop our guard just […]

Warning: Resonance unstable. Calibration incomplete. Host rejection detected. Gerald lunged at Michael. “I’ll finally teach you respect, boy,” he roared, claws slashing furiously towards him. “You’re all going to help me calibrate my new frame.” Michael pushed David aside and backed away as the first slash came down between them. The claws flew past them, […]

All five kids gathered around the screen, unable to tear their eyes away from the sixth blinking dot. Meanwhile, Asante was darting between devices with his tablet in one hand and his other furiously typing away at the keyboard. Various files and programs popped up over the projected map as though he were looking to […]

The basement lab buzzed with the faint mechanical hums, quiet whirs, and soft beeps from various machines. Miles of wires coiled and snaked across the floor like a maze, connecting to multiple monitors, a computer, Asante’s tablet, and a mysterious mass draped under a massive red cloth in the center of the room. Asante scrambled […]

The father took a few steps closer to their little group, his shoes clicking against the concrete floor. His gaze immediately landed on David, and a smile spread across his face. “David, my boy! Is that really you?” he yelled, waving towards the group. His loud voice echoed through the garage. Though his tone was […]

“Alright, we’ve got the micro-welder. We’re just missing the laser cutter,” Asante said. “Impossible,” LaNiya interjected, “Unless we run into some funding, there’s no chance we’ll be able to afford one.” “We could–” Michael started to say. “We’re not stealing anything!” Zuriya shouted. “Why do you always assume the worst with me?” Michael asked, “ […]

The father took a few steps closer to their little group, his shoes clicking against the concrete floor. His gaze immediately landed on David, and a smile spread across his face. “David, my boy! Is that really you?” he yelled, waving towards the group. His loud voice echoed through the garage. AlthoughEven though his tone […]

The receptionist behind the counter wasn’t paying attention. She; she was a young teenage girl, her feet propped up on the counter, and preoccupied with an and preoccupied with some AstroGirl magazine. Michael noticed she had an earbud tucked in and hidden behind her hair. “Excuse me,” LaNiya asked, stepping up to the counter. No […]