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Jake had been in enough superfights to recognize the great force that must have hit him. But the only person around was the weedy Professor kid he always picked on, who was sprinting away from the scene. Jake shook his head. Obviously Professor had witnessed something he wasn’t supposed to see. The kid just wouldn’t be able to understand the world of superpowers.
    But that did leave an alarming conclusion—there was a Super loose in the school. Could it be Chameleon again?
    He headed back to the basement to gather the laptop and cell phone. He didn’t want to lose his only link to Villain.net. The Web site was the only thing that could feed his power addiction and keep him alive. The placebo Chameleon had pumped through him at Diablo Island was no substitute either. He was sure that would have eventually killed him too.
    â€œMr. Hunter,” said a voice in the shadows.
    Jake whirled around in a battle stance, but didn’t fire any powers. Not until he could see his target.
    Mr. Grimm stepped from the shadows, offering a thin smile. He clasped his hands together and regarded Jake with curiosity.
    â€œWho wants to know?”
    â€œA safer answer would have been no. Your answer was a confirmation.”
    Mr. Grimm took another step forward, and Jake tutted. “Better not move again unless you want to be toast. I asked you a question.”
    â€œMy name is Mr. Grimm. I have a message for you, from your benefactor. An arrangement to meet and discuss business.”
    Jake frowned. He felt uncomfortable with Grimm’s superior tones. “And just who is my benefactor?”
    â€œI’m afraid I cannot tell you that. Suffice to say, they thought a meeting arranged by a middleman such as myself would be safer for you both. The details will be sent to your phone, which, incidentally, is how I located you. Until this evening, sir. Good afternoon.”
    Mr. Grimm took a step back into the shadows.
    â€œWait!” Jake ran forward, but Grimm had vanished. Jake threw over a table with a loud clatter, as if expecting the man to be hiding under it, but there was nobody there.
    If Grimm had been sent by the Hero Foundation, he would have run in, guns blazing. Likewise, he would have thought the same for the Council of Evil. Basilisk and Chameleon had warned him that both parties wanted him as a superweapon, a fact that just added to Jake’s goal to eliminate
both sides
. Each was as crooked as the other.
    His thoughts were disturbed by a female voice. “Hello?”
    Jake’s head snapped around, and he raised his hands to fight. Then he hesitated. Lorna Wilkinson was staring at him with wide eyes. Jake blushed and lowered his hands, guessing that he must look like a complete idiot.
    â€œHello, Lorna. Great to see you.” And he meant it. Lorna was the first person he’d met in a while who didn’t judge him. She’d asked him out on a date weeks ago, but he hadn’t been able to make it as events with Basilisk had gotten out of control and he’d turned into an international fugitive, nearly died, and then been imprisoned. It had been a bad few weeks.
    â€œWhat are you doing here?” she asked, looking around to see if they were alone. She spotted the laptop and frowned.
    Jake moved so that he blocked the view of Villain.net on-screen.
    â€œI … er … I’m hiding.” He thought honesty was the best policy when dealing with Lorna.
    â€œEverybody’s been talking about you. You’re a hero at school.”
    Jake blinked in surprise. “What?”
    â€œYeah. Whatever you did to the woodwork wing has meant we’re off school for the next two days while they knock it down.”
    â€œCool.”
    â€œWhat’s happened? You’ve been missing for ages since I asked … er … mentioned … you know … hanging out.”
    â€œIt wasn’t you, I just … got kicked out of my home.” Jake rolled his