By Buffy Bolivar
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“We are working on a solution right now,” said the
Muskrat in a written statement. “We will
do whatever is necessary to slow down the nanites before they reach the
school’s property line. Professor
Stratosphere is working with ATOM Labs and Dr. Amazing around the clock to
alleviate this situation. In the
meantime, both the faculty and students are working diligently to destroy any
new buildings in hopes of forcing the nanites to rebuild them and stay on
campus.”
Indeed, residents of Carterson can hear the explosions
from the Quinton School for Young Superheroes.
“Every few minutes you can just hear a large thud or kapow,” said Randy
Scobel. “I was just reading the paper
this morning when I started hearing the explosions, and I spilled my coffee all
over the place. I could even feel my
house shake on one of the really big ones.”
Carterson mayor, Laura McKinley, has expressed deep
concerns over the explosions and the nanites.
She said she objected to the nanites when Professor Stratosphere first
told her about them, but since the school is outside the city limits, there
wasn’t much she could do.
“I told him these weren’t a good idea,” said
McKinley. “Obviously, I’m not a
scientist, but there’s just something off about little machines. I asked what would happen if they went rogue,
and he assured me that everything would be fine. I tried to look him straight in the face to
get a reassurance, but his globe helmet makes it difficult to do that.”
For now Mayor McKinley is urging residents to remain
vigilant and ready to evacuate if they start to see gargoyle statues suddenly
appear on their houses.
