Villainous Aspirations

By Stefon Mears

Tough to grow up the child of two superheroes. Tougher still to do it half-broke.

 

His parents save the world on a nightly basis. But they eat breakfast at a tiny table, surrounded by chipped counters and faded paint. His college plans look like pipe dreams, unless he earns a scholarship.

 

But today, he comes into his powers. Today he can carve a new path for himself…

 

As a supervillain.

 

"Villainous Aspirations" a superhero short story, with attitude, flair, and a fun twist on classic themes. Fans of The Boys and Invincible, don't miss this one! From Stefon Mears, author of the Spells for Hire series and the Jumpstart Duchy series.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thousand Faces Publishing
• Release date: Jun 25, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223723509

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Villainous Aspirations

VILLAINOUS ASPIRATIONS

STEFON MEARS

Thousand Faces Publishing

VILLAINOUS ASPIRATIONS

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Sorry about that first entry. Mrs. Jacobsen — she’s the Psych. Teacher making us all write these journals — she said that she didn’t care what we wrote, as long as we could show her at least three new full pages every morning.

She even said we could fill three pages with swear words, as long as we had the commitment to do it longhand. I had to test that theory.

Plus, it pretty much guaranteed she’d never read any of this. And it’s not like I can talk to anyone else about it. Heck, when the semester’s over I’ll probably burn the whole notebook, just to make sure it doesn’t fall into the hands of one of Mom and Dad’s enemies.

In fact, with them in mind, I’m keeping identifying information out of this. No real names. No dates. Mom and Dad work hard to maintain their secret identities, and even with my soon-to-be new identity as a budding villain I can’t bring myself to just out them.

I guess I should back up a step.

Mom and Dad, well, everyone knows who they are. Seen them on the news beating up the bad guys and saving the day. Or seen them in person at some rally for decency or the homeless or some other cause, or just streaking through the sky at speeds that should be causing sonic booms, but somehow never do.

Yadda yadda yadda.

Didn’t even know they were married, did you? See, that’s how good they are at the secret identity game. When everyone’s looking, all they see are co-workers for justice and the American Way.

They’re not aliens,