Hidden Heroes

Twelve-year-old Johnny Valentine is a fugitive, hiding in plain sight as 'Billy Chase' in the dusty town of Palm Valley, California. He and his grandmother, Stella Valentine, are on the run after committing audacious armed robberies to steal life-saving medication for Stella's cancer. But their quiet life is a cage, and Stella is fading fast, her fighting spirit dimmed by the need to hide. When a mysterious online figure contacts Johnny, claiming to know his true identity and promising eternal life for his grandmother, Johnny faces an impossible choice: maintain their cover and watch Stella die, or embrace his heroic impulses and risk everything?

The Santa Cruz Mountains estate of billionaire Calvin Montebello glistened under the sun, a testament to his remarkable success and solitary nature. From a balcony overlooking the ocean, Calvin spoke to his new head of security, former CIA agent Tim Schlesinger.

"I hired you because I was told you could track down anyone," Calvin stated, his gaze fixed on the horizon. "Then I need you to find Johnny and Stella Valentine."

Schlesinger frowned. "Do you realize the consequences? A lot of powerful people would prefer they remain out of sight and out of mind."

Calvin smiled. "No one ever changed the world without taking a big risk. And when I find the fugitive grandma and the boy I will change the world."

Meanwhile, miles away in the dusty town of Palm Valley, twelve-year-old Johnny Valentine lay awake, the sound of his grandmother's coughing echoing in the dark. Under his bed sheets, the screen of his iPad glowed as he logged into Comic Club, the only place he could truly be himself.

Hidden Heroes

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