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138 words — Sparky starts middle school dealing with her crazy friends, patchwork family, and a kleptomaniac.
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2620 words — The kids find a nuke in the basement of an abandoned house. The Ministry of State Security gets involved. So begins a tug-of-war over the ownership of the nuke.
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1309 words — Mishap in Sparky's home during the new year leads to shocking discoveries.
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278 words — The friends send a kidnapped girl home, all the way across the continent. When the journey ends, everything stays the same, and yet no one is the same anymore.
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47 words — The two families go on a vacation.
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139 words — Elegance gets kidnapped. Sparky refuses to leave her side and also gets kidnapped.
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496 words — Paperweight's backstory.
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149 words — Paperweight retires. His apprentice Goose drives him to the Fantoni border. Paperweight opens his tightly-sealed box of memories. This is an unfinished case that Goose has to complete.
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22 words — Bramble talks about his family.
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8 words — Goose exerts her authority.
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380 words — Goose's backstory.
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371 words — Qibli's backstory.
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441 words — An MSS officer searches Sparky's apartment.