Perfect Energies: Episode 2

Episode 2: Hazel vs. Meltdown

That was not supposed to happen.

The basement is wrecked. The air is cloudy and tastes of cement. The pristine curtains are now riddled with laser holes and globs of Anamanian blood. The Duster’s headless body lies near its chair, green blood pooling from the stump. There’s a crater from where the… whatever it was landed. Two large footprints sit at the bottom.

How did everything get so out of hand?

I regain my composure quickly and grab Joan around his waist. “Hold on!” I say as I leap into the air. Instead of falling back to the floor, we rise higher and higher until I’m flying through the hole. Joan’s bigger than me, but I carry him easily. Perks of being superhuman.

I land us in the parking garage above. The two guards from before are lying dead in front of the elevator. The…