Powers by Lucas Flint

Author:Lucas Flint [Flint, Lucas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Secret Identity Books
Published: 2017-04-14T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

Shell sat down on the left side of the table, while Sarah sat down opposite him on the right side. But Shell wasn’t looking at Sarah; instead, he was looking at the man who called himself Zanni, one of the Venetians. With his brightly-colored costume, strange mask, and funny hat, Zanni looked less like a dangerous supervillain and more like a silly clown, but Shell knew better than to underestimate this man; at least, he knew better than to underestimate the Venetians, despite not having met this particular Venetian before.

The Venetians were a team of supervillains financed by the billionaire John Mann, with each member of the team wearing a mask from Venice’s Carnival of Masks. Their true identities and goals were unknown, but Shell knew that they were not good people; they had kidnapped White, for one, and nearly killed Bolt more than once. It had been over two weeks since the Young Neos last clashed with the Venetians, but that didn’t mean that Shell had forgotten about them. He had not known about Zanni; however, the full lineup of the Venetians was still unknown even to the NHA, so it didn’t surprise him that there were more members than he knew about.

Zanni, thankfully, did not seem to notice or recognize Shell. Zanni leaned back in his chair, folding one leg over the other, his hands on his knee as if he was simply sitting down for a nice lunch with an old friend. Shell didn’t know what Zanni’s powers were, but he figured that they had to be very strong, given how powerful the other Venetians were. Even if Zanni’s powers were not very powerful, the fact was that the Venetians were quite the professional team. Shell wondered if Zanni was alone or if there were other Venetians somewhere in Phoenix; either way, Shell wished that Eli had allowed him to leave before Zanni arrived, if only so he could get back to the house safely and tell the others about the Venetians’ presence in Phoenix.

Keep your cool, Shell, Shell told himself, keeping his hands resting on his legs in what he hoped would make him look casual. Don’t do anything to attract Zanni’s attention. If he asks you more questions about who you are, just tell him you’re a kid interested in the Unwanted or something like that. If you’re lucky, you’ll go through this whole meeting without having to even speak to him.

Shell looked at Eli. Unlike him, Eli looked perfectly at ease, holding a small box about the size of a smartphone in his hands under the table. Zanni’s attention appeared to be on Eli and Eli alone, which was good, because Shell thought that Zanni might somehow figure out who he was if he looked at him too closely, despite the fact that Shell’s shell was hidden underneath his t-shirt and backpack. Keep your cool … keep your cool … keep your cool …

“Now, Zanni,” Eli said finally, “I assume you have the money?”

“Indeed I have,” said Zanni.

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