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    Ch05En: Episode 4
    Ch05En: Episode 4
    Ch05En: Episode 4
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    Ch05En: Episode 4

    By William Dickstein

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    Sabrina is a Fast One, a Cape with the ability to move herself at the speed of sound. She's failed her latest mission and finds herself wallowing in self pity, holed up with her best friend, Lantern. When Cape headquarters finally tracks her down, she'll have to use every skill available if she wants to stay alive. On this latest mission: Failure is not an option.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilliam Dickstein
    Release dateMay 3, 2014
    Ch05En: Episode 4

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      Ch05En - William Dickstein

      Ch05en: Episode 4

      By

      William Robert Dickstein

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      PUBLISHED BY:

      William Robert Dickstein

      Ch05en: Episode 4

      Copyright © 2014 by William Robert Dickstein

      Thank you for downloading this ebook. It remains the copyrighted property of the author and may not be reproduced, scanned, or distributed for any commercial or non-commercial use without permission from the author. Quotes used in reviews are the exception. No alteration of content is allowed. If you enjoyed this book, then encourage your friends to download their own copy.

      Your support and respect for the property of this author is appreciated.

      This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons, living or dead, or places, events or locales is purely coincidental. The characters are productions of the author’s imagination and used fictitiously.

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      Many thanks to Daio Lamers, and Charlie Dickstein who helped me edit and revise this story. Extra thanks to Daio, who provided all of the beautiful artwork.

      Stay tuned for Episode 5 of Ch05en available in 2014. And don't miss issue #0 of Ch05en: Adventures of Brass Man, a comic book available Fall of 2014.

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      Ch05en: Episode 4

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      Open – Reason

      It’s ten in the morning. I woke up at six to a liter of soda and a whole bag of tater tots, microwaveable. After my shower I had four apples and two large cucumbers. Six mid-size Roma tomatoes. I fixed my hair and put on my makeup. A whole can of almonds, handfuls every time I changed products. Found my clothes, I prefer to wear a one-piece. Three king-size candy bars in the pockets left over from the day before. Read my emails with a gallon of milk while the pizza baked. I like my pizza with ranch. Family size bottle to cover the circumference of my large pie, which I finished as I did my paperwork for the day.

      By the time I was ready to leave my house, I’d eaten approximately twelve thousand, three hundred and fifty one calories.

      I spend the bulk of my days the same way anybody else probably does, working. My day job usually has me running around all day. Such is the life of a Fast One.

      From ten to ten-fifteen I managed to cover thirteen blocks. That includes having a peek inside almost every building. You’ll mostly find elderly that early in the morning. I’ve made a habit to look out for them, anyway. The last retiree I found was on the floor for sixteen hours after they’d fallen. She said the pain stopped ages ago, but she couldn’t bring herself to move for fear it’d come back. Her voice had gone hoarse after calling for someone all day. More people fall every day than you think. I prefer to find them early now. I can cover more ground than those thirteen blocks, of course. But the whole thing is pointless if I’m moving faster than the sound waves can reach me.

      Plus, I don’t want to burn off my breakfast too fast. The thirteen blocks already cost me about a thousand calories. Twice as fast means twice the burn.

      My first emergency comes between ten forty five and eleven, about a mile and half away from home. I hear a man yelling. Words stop coming through clearly as the wind begins pounding your eardrums. Downside to being so fast. This man is angry.

      I follow the noise to a locked door. I’m back outside in an instant. The window is three stories up, but it’s open wide enough that I can easily angle myself inside as I scale the building’s surface. I’m greeted by the sound of a slap; a scream, right behind it. The angry man is standing over his husband. In my first year, I could never get the airflow right. Entering a room for me can easily mean a whirlwind of papers if I’m not careful. But I’m good at it now. As I assess the situation, the men have no idea I’m in their kitchen. This is more to do with my ability to track your peripherals, and less with how fast I can be. The man on the floor is bruised. He’s laying like a rib is broken. Both men look

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