Shortlisted for the Open Novella Contest 2019 • Being a Supervillain is tough. Between managing a secret lair and making sure your mom doesn't stop loving you because you keep telling everyone she's dead, it's a really hard business to be good at? Add to that, the fact that somehow you got arrested because your cat sitter didn't take the day off and then you go around expressing your unconditional love for pancakes in a Super holding cell because technically they can't put you in a proper prison and you don't really have a choice because lawyers are expensive? And then, you realise your best friend is plotting go take over your spot as the greatest villain there ever was? Okay, maybe not the greatest, but you do come pretty close to it! To top it off, there's that one Superhero who's just so completely gorgeous, you couldn't imagine any harm coming to them? Because they're just that precious? I guess that makes me a Supervillain with minor time travel superpowers and a huge crush on a not so powerful Superhero? And all you have to do is protect yourself and everyone you love from your ex best friend/sidekick --because let's face it that's the highest level of praise for a wretched traitor here--and you also have to get out of Super Holding somehow? What could go wrong? Right?

My whole life just changed in one day. I was kidnapped by a scientist gone rogue. Experimented on with nanotechnology that could change the world as we know it. Not everyone survived these experiments. My system rejected the nano treatment, and whenever this happened, the patient died. Somehow I survived. Now I have to find a way to save my friend and several others that were taken with me. Things change when a new organization with intentions of taking all the power arises. I find that I have to work together with someone I thought was the enemy to save everybody. I learn the hard way that you can't save them all. My name is Shaun McGee and this is my story. Best ranking so far #21 in Science Fiction Credits to the owner of the picture from which I made a cover from ***Open for any critiques and ideas***

I am not your typical 16 year-old girl going around obsessing over boy bands and clothes, I can't obsess over those things on a daily when everyday I'm in fear that the government will take me in. I have superpowers. Not the superpowers like fake magic, real superpowers. Everyone would do absolutely anything to be me. But, I would trade my life with yours cause' I hate having this fear everyday. People fear me though. They're afraid that I'll hurt them, but would never hurt a soul. I believe that everyone is important in this world and can make a big difference unlike me. Telling somebody their a "nobody", "nothing" or "worthless" is something I would never do. I am different than anyone off the street. I have now been put in a spot that I have to fix by myself or the whole country could be in danger. But if I do this then I'll be the one taken in by the government. I am Nicole Patterson and I am in danger. START DATE: 12/29/16 COMPLETE DATE: 09/09/17

~COMPLETED~ Grab a live wire with your bare hands and you get electrocuted. Drop a toaster in water that you're in and you get electrocuted. So. What happens when you get struck with lightning? Usually you die. But. I didn't. I lived. And got powers. This world was always cruel to me. So now. It's time to repay the world for all it's "kindness". *** "How could you keep this secret from me!?" "We knew you would freak out." "WHY WOULD YOU TWO HIDE THIS FROM ME!? I'M YOUR DAUGHTER!" "WHO IS A DISGRACE TO THIS FAMILY! THAT'S WHY WE RAISED YOU THIS WAY AND NOT LIKE YOUR SISTER!" Pressure builds up in my palms and I ball my hands into fist. My eyes widen. "I HAVE A SISTER?! YOU KEPT THAT HUGE SECRET FROM ME FOR 18 YEARS!? FUCK YOU TWO!"

Wren died at 14 years old, the prime of his youth. Struggling to be understood and understand others, he's reincarnated into a world of superpowers, superheroes, and super villains. Gifted a power he changes the dynamic of how he interacts with others, he has only one goal in mind...to be the most powerful. (This is a rewrite of one of my older unfinished stories on Quotev, I've lacked motivation to write new stories so I decide to rewrite one with some minor and major changes. Hope you like it.) (Also I'm not autistic, and I'm trying to write a higher-functioning autistic boy. Also I'm a straight woman, not a gay man, in my original write of the story I randomly decided to add gay romance and I'm continuing in order to push myself out of comfort zones and for people into that. So sorry if that may be semi-inaccurate :P)

I used to be normal. I was a 17 year old girl, with one more year left of high school. And everything used to be fine. But then they showed up. That's when my life got turned upside down. I started to lose my memory. But I also started to remember too. Loves of my past lives resurface as do my powers. And my Father shows up after 14 years, asking me to do unthinkable things. It's a risky life of mine now as I fight to keep a hold of my humanity, And as I fight to keep my life. But who will I choose when it comes down to the wire? {*¥*} "What are you Braythwell boys doing to me?"

It's no secret that some people use their unique gifts to do good, and some use them to do evil. Your classic heroes and villains, if you will. But what about the middle people? The people born with powers, not the kinds that let you fly, or crush cars with your mind, or turn your enemies into puddles of goo before you, the ones that are not quite considered "super". What are they supposed to do? Their powers aren't strong enough to categorize them as hero or villain. Imagine Knife Man or Spoon Girl with the power to control cutlery, do you honestly think they would hold up in a fight against anyone else? Being a superhero without powers is hard enough, being a superhero with a useless super power is damn impossible. Andrew, Carter, and Heather knew that their unique abilities would be worthless if they made themselves full time heroes or villains. Instead, they use their "uselessness" to their advantage. The trio makes their living in their own respected fields, but they come together as the best band of thieves in the world. Nobody would ever suspect three seemingly innocent young adults of 45 high profile theft cases. There is nothing extraordinary about them after all, no crazy hair colors, no fire blasting out of their mouths. It's the perfect cover. When the group steals a valuable, but at the same time worthless, artifact from a museum in Tokyo, they find themselves caught in the crossfire between the National Superhero League and a new super villain on the rise. And since the heroes can't seem to be doing their one job right, the group steps out of the shadows and takes matters into their own hands.

Metas existed. It wasn't a secret. Few people were okay with metas living among them. Most people tried to keep metas and humans separated. Humans got a lot more privilege, no matter what metas tried. Protests? Ignored. Hiding your powers? They always found out. It had been going on for decades now, since the first ever meta sighting was recording, and it was common knowledge that metas deserved less. One college student had the brilliant idea to stand up for his fellow metas. For the first time in history, a meta accomplished something and wasn't struck down for it. When another college student comes around with a less than ideal past with a potential villain, will his connection tip the scales of justice or will his efforts be for naught? (Finished writing July 8, 2021, 3:14 PM)

In a town called Taylorsville, 5 friends become super heroes over night. One with laser eyes, one with super speed, one with invisibility, one with flight, and one with flexibility. How will this all play out? Read the book to find out. This is book one of a five book series, book names below 1. Heroes: Extreme Five 2. Heroes: Marvelous Four 3. Heroes: Golden Three 4. Heroes: Termination Two 5. Heroes: Final Stand ATTENTION!!: This book will be under construction, I'll be fixing things like, punctuation or spelling, to make this book better and so it will make sense. Certain chapters will be down, so keep that in mind when is doesn't make sense. Thank you for reading. Please enjoy.