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Eventually the time came for Alexander the Great Perkins, son of Betty & Jackson Perkins, to move.

There were two ways to transfer to this island. One was by boat, the other was by plane.

In the end, most people chose planes in fear of people shooting the boat because they assumed it was a trafficking operation when it was not.

And so Alexander chose by plane, and by playing he went to the settlement of Tailson.

When Alexander the Great Perkins landed in the settlement, he saw a whole bunch of children, men, and women with Tails whereas most of the people in his hometown didn't have tails and so he felt kind of at home and wanted to explore what he could do here because they had a lot of accommodation for the tails; trying to make it useful because they saw it as a vestigial organ and thought…

Believe it or Not:

The Greatest American Heroine

Chapter 1 | Part 1 \ Holly Hathaway

The year is 1983.

When Ralph pulled on the strange, skin-tight uniform, the world stopped obeying its old rules.

Gravity loosened its grip first. One moment his feet were planted on the pavement, the next he was lifting—awkwardly, instinctively—into the air, the city shrinking beneath him as if it had suddenly remembered he was allowed to leave it behind. Strength followed. Not the gym-earned kind, but something terrifying and absolute: doors tore free in his hands, steel bent like warm wax, and blows that should have shattered bone barely registered as taps against his skin.

I am an awkward 14-year-old girl who has dusty blue eyes, a pale olive complexion, and straight light gray hair worn loose about the shoulders.  I am tall, a bit pudgy, and can't be bothered with fashion.  I have a great sense of humor and am studying to be an architect.

I am not human.

This playful 45-year-old man named Quix has blue eyes, a fair complexion, and curly ice blue hair cut short.  He is tall, of average weight, and dresses very modestly.  He is a really picky eater and has a morbid sense of humor.

That woman on the right is his fraternal twin sister, Arbaux.