B_Sylvester

While playing in his backyard, eight-year-old Tim is approached by an alien ambassador from another planet. The alien says "Take me to your leader." Tim says, "I'm the leader, what do you want?" Tim finds himself wielding unimaginable power. But ruling the world is harder than it looks, especially when you're facing down drug cartels, navigating galactic politics, and trying to explain it all to your mom. Get ready for a wild ride where advanced technology meets childhood precociousness, and the fate of humanity rests on the shoulders of a very young, very overwhelmed king.
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King of All I Survey

Maribel and Luis were on the ground about fifteen feet away from where Rafael had fallen in the point-blank exchange between his and the rifleman. She struggled to stand and run forward, but Luis held her down to make her an impossible target for another gunman. She looked toward the two fallen bodies. Rafael moved!

He raised his head and looked toward the spot where the other shots had come from. He quickly rose to his feet, another shot ringing out as he did so. Maribel saw the little flash as a bullet struck him in the chest. Rafael started running toward the remaining gunman.

It's the bullet-proof vest, it saved him! Maribel thought as she watched sprinting directly toward the gunfire. All the gunman has to do is aim higher at his head or at his lower body! Rafael could still be killed. "He's fearless!" Maria whispered aloud.

Maribel Goes Off-Script and Changes the Plan