The Monster Pack

By Stacy Cox

A group of young misfits band together and form The Monster Pack, a group of vigilantes who unwittingly become neighborhood watchmen and fight crime.

In 'The Wasteland', the Pack faces off against the ruthless drug lord, Mr. X., and his henchmen, and the legendary Grotesque and his minions in the Town of Serafin Falls.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Dec 18, 2020
• ISBN: 9781716327797

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StaceMeister0 Productions presents…

The Monster Pack

The Wasteland

Stacy Cox

The Monster Pack: The Wasteland. Copyright © 2018 Stacy Cox. StaceMeister0 Productions.

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ISBN: 978-1-716-32007-1 (Paperback)

ISBN: 978-1-716-32779-7 (Ebook)

ISBN: 978-1-716-32008-8 (Hardcover)

Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Names, characters, and places are products of the author’s imagination.

Front cover image by Stacy Cox.

Book design by Stacy Cox.

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First printing edition 2018.

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The Monster Pack: The Wasteland contains mature content that is not suitable for minors. Content includes vulgar language, nudity, erotica, drug use, and violence.

Table of Contents

Copyright

Dedication

Mature Content

Table of Contents

Introduction

Welcome to The Pack: An Introduction Into The Monster Pack Universe

Character Guides

Meet the Kids

Meet the Superheroes

Meet the Villains

The Monster Pack: The Wasteland

PART I

The Fear, And the Darkness That Surrounds It

The Vanishing Act

For Now, I Stand in Temporary Victory

We Must Survive the Shadow

Daddy Is A Monster

Abandoned and Alone

Victim of Stolen Innocence

Born Into the Wasteland

PART II

Unfortunate Run-In With the Crusade

Meet the Royal Bitches

Don’t Give Into the Shadow

We Are All Connected

The Abduction

Let the Battle Begin

You May Have Won the Battle…But Now, Here’s the War

SNEAK PEEK: The Monster Pack: Soulle Island

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Introduction

Deep in the shadows of manipulation and deceit, monsters dwell. I’m not speaking of the grotesque monsters that we see on horror movies and creature-features. I’m speaking of human monsters. Yes, they exist. They are the predators of society, and they linger, menacingly, in the underbelly of society. I highlight such monsters in The Monster Pack: The Wasteland, which is Book One of The Monster Pack series. In this chapter, I chronicle the personal demons of the kids that make up the Pack. I describe their unfortunate circumstances (dealing with neglect, abuse, deceit, and rebellion). This is to inform the reader of such real-life nightmares.

The kids form a Pack. This is their way of taking a stand against these monsters – for themselves – as well as for other hopeless victims. For them, this is the call to action. The monsters are the criminals, such as Mr. X., who is a ruthless Drug Lord, and Grotesque, a monstrous entity that commits unspeakable crimes in the Dream World. The loyal henchmen, bodyguards, and mind-controlled minions add to such crimes. These monsters come in many forms, one of which is Human Traffickers. You will meet this prominent monster in The Monster Pack: Soulle Island (Book Two of the series). Criminal Mastermind, SinTao is paying a visit to the town of Cleveland, OH. His business is anything, but pleasure, and the Pack will be thrust into the biggest battle of their lives. In the Town of Serafin Falls, The Soul Drawer has returned, and is more lethal than before. It’s up to the Pack to save the town before it becomes the island of lost souls. 

Of course, human trafficking is no mystery. Yet, the inhumane and unethical crime of humans being forced into labor and slavery continue to rise. The International Labor Organization reported an estimate of 40.3 million human trafficking victims globally, it a $150 billion industry worldwide (PolarisProject.org). The fight to end human trafficking continues as more people join the battle to end this nightmare and help victims find the courage to step out of the shadows and free themselves, as well as be the voice for other victims. Diane Coates of Cleveland Rise! is one such advocate, who strives to be the helping hand and voice for those victims who are rendered speechless and hopeless.

In my works, I tend to travel the horror-fantasy realm. I like to experiment with crossbreeds, merging human beings with other lifeforms, whether it be extraterrestrial, spiritual and demonic entities, or other creatures and monsters of various sorts. When I think of monsters, I think of humans because of the atrocious acts we hear about in the news with the hard criminals that roam about. Mrs. Coates approached me with an interesting concept for a story tackling human trafficking, and she inspired and encouraged me to write and be the voice of the victims, as well as, shining a light on these crimes. The journey to The Monster Pack: Soulle Island was paved.

The Monster Pack will spawn across numerous series, introducing new characters, protagonists and antagonists in each installment.

Welcome to The Pack

An Introduction Into The Monster Pack Universe

The Monster Pack takes place in the present day but interweaves between the present day and the past. In The Wasteland, the year is 2016, and it travels backward to chronicle different events that are relevant to the foundation of the story and the structure of the characters. 

In the Real World (Cleveland, OH.), we meet the young teenagers that would later make up the Pack. These kids are all going through personal struggles in their lives (neglect, ridicule, abuse of all forms, depression, and rebellion). In order to escape their harsh realities, they drift away into a Dream World – which is supposed to serve as a haven – but has also become riddled with monsters of its own.

The Real World also introduces secondhand characters, such as the kids’ parents and other characters that aid in the story buildup and the shaping of their characters and paths. The Dream World (the Town of Serafin Falls) becomes its own town when the kids transition over. In the Dream World, the kids become enhanced versions of themselves. They become superheroes, acquiring special abilities that aid them in battling the monsters that inhabit the town. The Town of Serafin Falls was once a live and vibrant town until it was hit with a rash of child abductions that threw the town into darkness and despair. The residents of the town placed blame on a select few societal rejects, and banished them into the Dark Forest, where they become rogue and feral, and turn into monstrous beings that then begin to torment the town. 

In the Real World, the kids are at odds with human monsters; their neglectful and abusive parents and guardians, their peers who are gangsters and violent bullies, and the criminals that roam the streets. In the Dream World, they battle the monsters that linger in the shadows of the Town of Serafin Falls.  In The Wasteland, in the Real World, Jacqueline Ingram is abducted by the ruthless drug lord’s, Mr. X’s, henchmen, and she is held captive and tormented in his secret warehouse. The kids must race against time to find her and save her. In the Town of Serafin Falls, JackyBOMB is abducted by Grotesque and held captive in his lair, where she is tortured by him. The Pack must race against time to find her, save her, and escape the Wasteland before they become trapped there forever.

Character Guide

Meet the Kids

NICHOLAS NICK HOLLAND

Age 16. His mother left him and his father for a wealthy real-estate broker due to his father’s jealous, abusive and violent behavior, the aftermath of an unhealthy addiction to alcohol and drugs.

AUBREY BREE AND AUDREY DEE AMBROSE

Age 15. Bree and Dee are conjoined twins. They are frequently abused and prostituted off by their mother to her clients in exchange for drugs. 

JAYSON JAY STANLEY

Age 17. Jay was abandoned by his biological mother at age 5 and forced to live in the foster care system. By age 8, he had run away from his foster family and had taken to the streets for shelter and refuge.

JACQUELINE JACKY INGRAM

Age 16. Jacky lost her mother to a fatal car crash shortly following her 5th birthday. Her father becomes enraged and falls into a state of darkness and depression, turning into drunk and abusive monster. 

GABRIELLE GABI ROMANO

Age 16. Gabi lost her mother to a violent gang rape. She has been placed in the legal custody of the only family she has in town, her Aunt Rosalyn, and her family, who has never fancied her due to her Japanese culture from her mother’s side. Gabi becomes victim to verbal, emotional, and physical abuse from her Aunt. 

COLIN BARROW

Age 16. Colin is the son of the powerful and ruthless drug lord, Mr. X., who uses him to spy on kids around the neighborhood. 

Character Guide

Meet the Superheroes

In order to escape the harsh reality of their miserable lives, the kids mentally escape into the Dream World, an

imaginary, apocalyptic town. It becomes the Town of Serafin Falls. Here, the kids transform into their superhero alter-egos.

NickSMASH, The Human Boulder

Height: 7ft. Weight: 300lbs. 

Abilities: Superhuman strength 

Weapons: Rigged metal bat, street combat, deadly martial arts 

RAVAGE+SAVAGE, The Twins of Death

Height: 6ft, 2in. Weight: 280lbs. 

Weapons: an assortment of grenades, pistols, rifles, shotguns, and sharpshooters.

JaySPARROW, The Ninja

Height: 6ft, 5in. Weight: 200lbs. 

Weapons: An assortment of swords, pocketknives, smoke bombs, street combat, and deadly martial arts. 

JackyBOMB, The Human Bomb

Height: 5ft, 10in. Weight: 150lbs. 

Weapons: an assortment of explosives; handmade bombs, smoke bombs, and grenades.

GabiAMBUSH, The Vigilante

Height: 5ft, 9in. Weight: 150lbs. 

Weapons: an assortment of pocketknives, handguns, street combat, and deadly martial arts.

ColinDUST, The Super-Soaker

Height: 5ft, 5in. Weight: 150lbs 

Weapon: Super-soaker filled with a homemade concoction of lethal chemicals that becomes fatal to anything it touches.

Character Guide

Meet the Villains

The Towne of Serafin Falls has