OverDrive — BURNOUT, Page 17
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In a rehearsal room, a blond man in an orange-and-black jacket stands in the foreground while three bandmates sit among their instruments. Bandmate: There he is. Bandmate: Practice started at twelve, bro. Bandmate: Took you long enough. Blond man: Looks like you guys started without me. Dark-haired bandmate: Dude, where the hell have you been? Blond man: Out. Dark-haired bandmate: You've been “out” since last night. Blond man: Then I had a productive evening. Dark-haired bandmate: Some of us actually take this seriously, Ash. Ash: You wanna say that again? Dark-haired bandmate: I said— Ash: No, I heard you. Ash: I'm asking if you wanna say it again. Dark-haired bandmate: Jesus Christ. Can we just rehearse? Ash: That's what I came here for. Dark-haired bandmate: We have a sold-out show Saturday. Dark-haired bandmate: Try showing up to that one on time. Ash: Relax. Ash: They didn't sell those tickets to see you. Dark-haired bandmate: There he is.
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A blond man in an orange-and-black jacket arrives at a rehearsal room where three bandmates sit among drums and guitars, and they talk with him.
About this chapter
Matthew Banks never asked to be Redline—and after learning that saving people can make him a target just as easily as a hero, he’s beginning to wonder why he should keep trying at all. But when a chance encounter brings an unexpected new friend into his life and a string of mysterious fires leads him to the dangerously unpredictable Ash, Matt is forced to confront what walking away from his powers can cost. As Westhaven burns around them, Redline and Ash collide in a brutal battle neither man may survive. And when the smoke finally clears, Matt must decide what being Redline truly means to him. Unfortunately, Ash walks away with an answer of his own: He knows who’s underneath the mask.