How Eric Got His Powers

How Eric Got His Powers

It was my last day being eighteen at collage. I was in my freshmen year at Stanford in California. I chose this school because it has one of the best fencing programs in the country. I've been training to go to Stanford ever since I was nine years old when my fencing coach, Coach Frank Van Dyke told me he went there and fenced.

My two best friends TyJae Wilson and Elijah Steel also decided to go there. TyJae wanted to be a professional singer and go to Julliard collage, but when they did the drawing for new students she was not picked. Elijah wanted to go to Florida State to show off his extreme skills in basketball. He was not picked in the drawing at Florida State either. They both decided to submit papers to Stanford. After a few weeks they received congratulations from Stanford saying that they had gotten free rides for academics. I had also gotten a free ride from Stanford but for fencing.

So, I was at home over Christmas break and it was Christmas day, my birthday. Our whole family was there and having a grand old time. We were all telling stories and talking loudly. I went upstairs to my room to grab the presents I had for everyone.

My room was awfully cold, though I thought nothing of it until I was walking out the door and turned to switch off the light. At first I thought the window was open and went to close it. As I got closer I saw that it was shattered. I looked wildly around the room for someone who might be there. When I was looking someone snuck up behind me and smashed me on the head with the butt of his gun.

When I woke up I had no memory of anything. I went downstairs to see if anyone was there. All I found was a letter saying:

Dear The Unconscious Boy Upstairs,

We have kidnapped your whole family and taken them to sea with us. So sorry Mate.

Yours truly,

Colonel Mendoza and Baron Ramono

P.S. Our ship is blue with crossed swords on the side of it. We dare you to come after us.