A.L. Riddle

Sean King

Josh Hansen

Benjamin Chandler

English

Ginger and Tyler rocketed down the sidewalk, zigzagging through the few pedestrians crazy enough to be walking around in the middle of the craziest race of the year. Both girls had one, single thing on their mind: This year, that prize is MINE.

Ginger was wearing top of the line running shoes, obviously. Tyler, less obviously, was wearing shoes with springs on the soles and wingsuit. Ginger was making better time on the pavement, but Tyler was sure to become airborne at any moment.

Ginger was incredible! Racing the rooftops with the POWER OF CAFFEINE BEBE! She slammed into a pigeon and slid down a window slowly. Tyler FLEW past in a wingsuit, soaring with the pigeons and sharing espresso shots with them. They became obsessed with him.

Tyler made a home in the old bell tower in city hall. The pigeons flocked to him, cooed at him, nibbled the crumbs from his tunafish sandwiches. It was the most family Tyler had ever had. Unbeknownst to them, in the spire at St. Luke's, Nicolette was assembling her cadre of owls.

The Java Sprint was on! The rules were simple. 10 coffee shops, each 2-4 blocks apart. Drink one hot drink prepared at each shop. No bottled drinks or pre-orders. The first to finish the 10th drink wins a 10 year supply of coffee beans.

Battle of the Beans Ch. 1: The Beanginning: Part II

This story is a sequel