Alter Ego

By Brett P. S.

Walter Axel knew how to handle a super villain. As Side Winder, a resonator who could turn almost any object on its side, Walter tipped over whatever it took to catch the caped cretins that threatened his city. However, when an old villain claimed to have learned his weakness, Walter soon found himself with a choice to make. Catch the villain for good or reveal his identity.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brett P. S.
• Release date: Aug 10, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310444234

Brett P. S.

Brett Sawyer (1986), born in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, is an indie author who writes short stories & novellas, from science fiction to heroes. He graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 2015 with a Bachelor’s in education and currently teaches game design at Lake Land College.Short Change arrived at retailers in November of 2014, the start of a hero series where ordinary people gained powers over oddly specific domains, following the story of a shorter than average hero who can telekinetically manipulate small units of currency.Short Change is free on “smashwords.com/profile/view/BrettPS” and Barnes & Noble along with other samples and short fiction.Brett’s popular releases in science fiction include “Dark Station” and “Tales from the Colony: An Interstellar Saga.” Dark Station is a deep space thriller set aboard an abandoned orbital science station where Ben Gebbley and his crew secretly investigate the disappearance of the original staff before others come to claim the lost assets.

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Table of Contents

Chapter I – Side Winder

Chapter II – Breaking News

Chapter III – League Business

Chapter IV - Unmasked

Chapter I

Side Winder

Walter Axel. Age 19. On certain errands, like this one, however, he went by another name. Side Winder, a resonator with the power to turn almost anything on its side. Not the most impressive of powers on display at the heart of the league, but he had his moments.

Walter flew across rooftops in the suburbs of Davenport by utilizing one of his signature skills. It was easy to travel at terminal velocity once he turned gravity on its side. Small, localized clusters though. He never changed too much, for fear some house might tip over. The pull of the earth gradually drew universal forces back into place. Physical objects, however, remained in their new placement.

Walter stopped at the roof of a two story flat apartment. His hair was laced with perspiration from the work he’d done earlier in the evening. He took a moment