Rebel Undercover (The Forgotten Five, Book 3) by Lisa McMann

Author:Lisa McMann [McMann, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2023-06-06T00:00:00+00:00

Is Presidential Candidate Magdalia Palacio a Super, Too?

Breaking News

Listen up, everybody!” Sabine said at the palace training center. She blew a whistle to get everyone’s attention, but they kept talking, arguing, or performing their abilities, sometimes to the annoyance of others. Sabine pounded on a lunch table, then shouted, “The news we’ve been waiting for has arrived!”

Lada went over to the tables near Sabine with some of the crew. She sat down at a table with Troy and E-kat. Flying magnetic blue-haired guy sat down at their table, too, and Lada narrowed her eyes, ready to shush the holy expletive out of him if he started talking.

“Do you know what the news is?” Lada asked Troy quietly.

Troy whirled around, appearing offended. “Of course I do. What do you take me for? Why does everybody treat me like I’m four years old around here? I’m getting really sick of it.”

Lada stared. His solid black eyes told her nothing to help her understand the outburst. She replayed the conversation in her mind and realized what he’d thought she’d said. She suppressed a smile and started again. “I’m so sorry, Troy. I think you’re really smart. What I meant was, do you know what this particular piece of news happens to be?”

“Oh!” Troy said. His brown skin took on a reddish tinge. His thick brows almost met when he frowned, which reminded Lada of Tenner for an instant. Troy’s sudden fit of offense melted away. “I . . . misunderstood. I don’t know what this news is. I’ve been offline.”

“Same,” Lada said, keeping it light. “Training hard.”

Troy looked away for a moment, then turned back to Lada. “I’m sorry,” he said stiffly, as if he was using those words for the first time. “I get treated kind of badly around here sometimes. I jumped down your throat, and I shouldn’t have.”

“No problem,” Lada said. She eyed him, wondering if there was an opportunity here to try to get more information, but unfortunately Sabine was still quieting everyone down and trying to get them to take their seats. Frustrated, Sabine used her psi-blast power to send an energy ball exploding at the ceiling. Shards of plaster rained down. Sabine folded her arms over her chest.

Everyone went silent. Cami Leone rapidly switched personas multiple times due to the shock of the blast. Unfunny Caliro stopped speaking mid-insult, and Matterson left a treadmill in liquid form to spill all over the carpet in the workout area as he hurried to his chair. Lada picked paint chips out of her hair, and E-kat brushed some off her bulging muscular shoulders.

“Don’t disrespect me, please,” Sabine said icily. “You’re getting a paycheck because of me.” She shook plaster dust off the newspaper in her hand. “As you all know, my father has been trying to get Estero City News to spend more than five seconds researching Magdalia Palacio’s background and reporting on her supernatural status. It seems they finally did their jobs. Here’s the article.” She read it aloud:

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