Pitch Madness #S-9 YA Science Fiction: ONE

#S-9  YA Science Fiction: ONE


Sixteen-year-old Merrin Grey thinks having half a superpower makes her broken – until she and the boy whose power makes her whole are targeted for biological experiments that may destroy their powers completely.


Most nights at dusk and some mornings before sunrise, I sneak to the back of the shed and I practice. I push myself off the ground, telling my body to go weightless, and hover. An inch, two, six, then a foot. I stay there for seconds, then minutes.

I can’t generate enough tension between my body and the air to take a step - can’t even make myself drift. I’d give anything to be able to float along like a freaking ghost.

It’s the same for all of us. Most Ones start with an ability everyone thinks will turn into a superpower. A really fast runner might have muscles that can’t take the strain after a few seconds. Or a kid who can stretch an arm out really far will have to wait days for it to pull back into place. They put up with getting teased at Superhero High, waiting for their Second – in those cases, enhanced muscle power or elasticity - to show up.