Midknight’s powers working from a distance

THE FLOODLIGHTS AT North Gower flickered once and went dead.
A cry went out but Zzzap had already brightened. His light spread across the street. “No reason to worry, he told them. We’re all grown-ups. Nobody’s scared of the dark, right? Well, except Bee.”
“**** you,” she said with a tight smile.
“You wouldn’t survive it, beautiful.”
They all chuckled, and Cerberus gave him a nod. It was a clear night. Even without Zzzap, the waxing moon and the brilliant flares in the sky still made it easy to see. The pikes stabbed in again and dropped another handful of exes.
The pounding on the truck got louder.
Lynne looked up at the battlesuit. “Can you feel that?”
“What?”
The teenager looked around and rolled down her sleeves. “It’s getting chilly.”
Lady Bee nodded. “Temperature’s dropping,” she agreed.

Excerpt From Ex-Heroes, pg 408-409
Peter Clines
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