Super Villain Grandpa (Cape High Series Book 15) Read Online Free PDF

shuddering breath as the memories race back. Her hand tightens into a fist and she wipes the tears away before they can fall. There has to be some way… isn’t almost thirty-eight years long enough? Isn’t it?
     
    ***
     
    *Kansas City*
     
    “Here’s the list of escaped capes,” Nico says, standing in front of the small group of heroes. They’re in the Central Hall’s meeting room. There’s a half circle table in front of him, with either the Hall Leaders themselves or a holo-screen so they can watch. “You all know that already, of course, but none of you were stuck in the same prison as they were. In order of most dangerous to least, we’ll start with Deathblow.” He glances over to Rocco and Shadowman, who are sitting in the chairs behind the Hall Leaders. “You two, especially, need to pay attention,” he says.
    “Got it,” Rocco says. Shadowman just waves, motioning for him to get on with it.
    “Deathblow is a cape killer. Justin’s dad died during his capture, but Deathblow took down five solid B-class capes before that. He enjoys killing his own kind—he brags about it. He is NOT someone I’ll be sending you after, Rocco,” he says. “Shadowman, he’s all yours. Start by finding him. He’s traditionally a West Coast cape, and there’s a good chance he’ll head back that way. He won’t be hiding. Our goal is to find him and take him down as quickly as possible. If he resists, I suggest we take him out. Now that we have Star Born’s power stripping serum, that’s a definite option.”
    “How are the Cape Cells coming, son?” Century asks.
    “I’ve got the crew that built Cape High working on it,” Nico says. “We should have it back up and running by the end of next week.”
    “I would like to add some information about Deathblow,” Negatia says from one of the holo-screens. “He has no family that we know of, he was an orphan. He came into his powers unexpectedly, and the norms raising him didn’t know how to handle it. He has also had a sadistic nature since childhood—tormenting small animals, bullying weaker kids. Things rapidly spiraled out of control, resulting in him killing several norms before fighting and killing his first cape. Apparently that became a sick obsession. I really doubt he’ll wait to get to my branch before starting up again.”
    “Very likely,” Nico admits. “Mastermental?”
    “My best are on it,” Mastermental says. “Our S-class capes are on patrol twenty-four-seven.”
    “Can he take down an S-class?” Marigold asks.
    “Not likely,” Nico says. “Next on the list is Mimic—”
    “I disagree,” Mastermental says. “Next would be Bombastic. Truthfully, if it weren’t for Deathblow’s personality, Bombastic would be first. He’s a very high A-class.”
    “No, I would be,” Nico says. “Let’s all be honest, here. If we’re talking purely power, I should have never been let out. Boombastic isn’t a threat—he’s just a man that made a… huge mistake in the past.”
    “I thought his name was Bombastic,” Isotonic says.
    “It’s an inside joke, sorry,” Nico says. “Look, if it was up to me, we’d let the guy go.”
    The Hall Leaders stare at him, as if he’s suddenly going rogue. Century and Mastermental glance at each other before Century speaks. “Son, he took out two government buildings. It resulted in the death of a two norms and the hospitalization of five. Not to mention he’s a jail-breaker—that in itself is something that doesn’t lend to letting him off the hook.”
    “Then…” Nico says, his mind rushing, “give him to me.”
    They start to laugh at the idea, only to stop as he just stares at them grimly. “Don’t you think you have enough on your plate, Technico?” Isotonic says finally. “With the school and the sister schools being built soon—”
    “I’ll make him a teacher,” Nico says.
    “ABSOLUTELY NOT,” the Hall Leaders shout. Even Mastermental says it, although not as loudly as