The Fantastic Five Novels & Stories

With the help of the lightning flashes, I hit record, zoomed in, and captured the license plate. On the screen, I saw the man toss Dorothy into the back like a piece of luggage. My heart jerked violently, pain stabbing with every beat. Then, I shifted the camera and caught another scene. Chester's assistant stood by the van, handing the leader a thick envelope. The moment the recording ended, it felt like my insides were burning. "Hang in there, Dottie… Mommy will save you. Just wait a few more hours, okay?" I watched the van disappear into the rain. I didn't chase it and throw my life away. I knew, for a fact, that I needed power—someone who could crush Chester and make that van stop.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧-𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐱

"I think you're about to find out how wrong you were." The man's eyes flashed red again, fury replacing his earlier composure entirely, and he lunged toward her just as the wall behind him exploded inward, stone and dust flying in every direction as something massive and silver-eyed forced its way into the room, followed immediately by five familiar, furious voices calling her name.

"There are... five of them." ***

The crowd erupted into applause again. “Is it time yet?” I moaned loudly. “I’m getting hungry.” “I think she’s ready, are you all ready?” Tremaine asked the crowd. They responded with more frantic cheering. He called to “bring in the boys” and in they came. Five of the biggest, blackest cocks I’d ever laid eyes on swung onto the set, all attached to five of the most muscular men I’d ever drooled over in my wildest, wettest dreams.

Coach Clive has a lukewarm reaction as well. "Lucas," Coach Clive whispered, staring directly at his eyes. "Little did you know, the expellees have their group: the 5ᵗʰ Gen! A group of Five Supremes!" He heard an emphasis when he said supremes. It felt familiar. Was it something that he heard from before? And what he said? Five Supremes? So they weren't only three? If those three possesed vast amount of powers already, how can they defeat the other two that they haven't seen already?

I jumped down from the flowerbed and walked away without looking back. Somehow, someone had recorded everything and uploaded it online, including the evidence I had posted in the group chat. The Christmas holidays was prime time for drama, and within an hour, it went viral. The internet exploded with comments. “Oh my god, what kind of family is this? That’s terrifying.” “So it’s true what they say. once there’s a stepmother, there’s a stepfather problem too.” “The scariest part is the sister. She’s hated her for years over this? That’s insane.”

A massive emerald, ringed by a halo of diamonds, sparkled in the candlelight. I shivered when his fingertips grazed my neck. “Perfect,” he whispered in my ear. “Like it was made for you.” I raised my champagne glass, trying to hide my racing heart. Orion sat across from me, his gray eyes burning into mine, threatening to melt me. It had been five years since I was reborn. Five years I’d spent by his side. I was his secret. His only woman. I knew he didn’t do marriage. But the way he looked at me, the way he made love to me… it made me hope. It made me dream that he would ask me to be his wife.

He was handsome and a notorious playboy who loved parties yet somehow always escaped scandal. ​Finally, there was the youngest, Kageo Limantara. The fifth master was a mystery who was whispered to be paralyzed and rarely seen outside the mansion. Rumors claimed he suffered from a rare illness yet his social media was a sensation filled with the hauntingly beautiful melodies of his violin and saxophone. ​"If you're accepted, you’ll be working under their roof every single day. You’ll be part of their world," Reva added with a voice laced with worry.

The bed alone was larger than anything I had ever owned, and the entire room was easily twice the size of mine back home. I walked toward the window and looked out at the massive grounds. Five months. Five strangers. And their strict father. I let out a slow breath. I guess my life had been decided for me once again.