Drop the Needle: REVELATION #43

TITLE: I'm Here to Save Your Day
GENRE: MG Adventure/Fantasy

Bo Wolf has come to a new school and discovered the playground's been overrun by an abnormally huge bully. He discovers a playground gang that's been beaten off the jungle gym by the bully, and are now hiding out in the trees. He has an idea of recruiting them.

A bit further back, in a worn down, high backed teacher's chair, sat a boy. His eyes were fixed on me. Other kids surrounded him, like they were his bodyguards or something. He had dark hair and looked like he could be pretty dangerous, but why was he sitting in a teacher's chair outside in the cold? We stopped, and Reagan went and stood by him.

"I saw you sword fighting with those...nerds," said the kid in the chair. "You were pretty good. Where did you learn that stuff?"

"I take fencing class," I said. "Where'd you get the chair?"

"This is my gang, so I get a cool chair. Is that a problem?" I shrugged.

"You're here by my permission. Don't forget that," said the kid. "Your name's Bo, right?"

I couldn't let this dummy think he was better than me just because he had some playground gang and a cool chair.

"Maybe. Maybe not," I said.

"Just answer my question, or else I'll break your puny arms." He chuckled. "They look like flexi-straws." Everyone laughed but me. And then all the stuff Eddie had said yesterday came together for me. This gang, hiding out in the trees...of course!

"You're Harry, aren't you?" I stepped closer. "This is your gang! This is your new hideout since Grendul brought the smackdown on you and your boys?" I laughed. "It sounds to me like you ladies got kicked off your home turf by just an ugly kid."

Harry's face burned red.