Flying illegally and small acts of vigilantism are child's play—you're not going to let anything, especially not the broken legal system, stand in the way of your heroic rise.
After the trial, your parents' considerable fortune was transferred to Miss Artillery's estate and you were assigned to live with your only living relative—your grandma. However, moving in with her wasn't so simple….
Over the course of their careers, your parents had amassed a deadly collection of enemies—each of whom would be thrilled to seek revenge on The Sound and The Fury's now-defenseless family. So the court enrolled you and Grandma in the Powered Family Protection Program (PFPP).
You and Grandma were given brand new identities: the Sterling name was assigned to you, though you at least got to keep your first name. Grandma suddenly found herself forced to live on a pitiful PFPP stipend and had to move you into a small apartment in the Eastern Fringes. She also had to pull you out of your fancy, Powered-only private school and enroll you in the local public school.
In the course of a few short months, your life became entirely unrecognizable to you…and it has never been the same since. That's why, every day, you remind yourself of who you really are.
Your real family name is:
So Francesca Pt was no more, giving way instead to Francesca Sterling. And you found that the Sterling version of yourself was vastly different, forced to grow up way faster than anyone ever should….
Back in the kitchen, you look across the table at Grandma. She's the only other person in the world who understands how you feel—after all, she was forced to abandon the life she had built for over seventy years to enter the PFPP with you. Despite this, Grandma has still managed to start over and find a way to be happy once again.
And without her, you'd have had no shot at becoming a hero.
"Thank you, Gran," you repeat, fighting against the lump forming in your throat.
"Oh, hush up," Grandma says, wiping at her cheeks. "What are you waiting for? You've got a career to start!"
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