Walden
Mark Walden
Gavin Walker
Kay Ward
Juliana Watson
Rosalind Weinstock
Kristine Weiskopf
Amanda Wheeler
William Stephen White
Sarah Whiting
Sandy Wild
Kat Williams
Steven Wilson
Vicki Wingrove
John Wofford
Susan Wolfe
Ana Maria Young
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The Underdogs of Spitfire’s Rise as of May 16th, Year One
| First name | Last name | Age | Notes |
| Kate | Arrowsmith | 16 | Secondary student, Oakenfold Special School, Harpenden. Diagnoses: Autism, Severe Anxiety. |
| Charlie | Coleman | 15 | Secondary student, Oakenfold Special School, Harpenden. Diagnosis: ADHD. |
| Gracie | Freeman | 15 | Secondary student, Oakenfold Special School, Harpenden. Diagnosis: Global Development Delay. |
| Alex | Ginelli | 22 | Deputy store manager, Fixit hardware store, Bancroft Road, Brighton. |
| Mark | Gunnarsson | 18 | Post-16 student, Oakenfold Special School, Harpenden. Diagnosis: unclear. |
| Jack | Hopper | 17 | Post-16 student, Oakenfold Special School, Harpenden. Diagnosis: Asperger Syndrome. |
| Joseph | McCormick | 64 | Lecturer in Mathematical Sciences, Greenwich University. |
| First name | Last name | Age | Notes |
| Thomas | Foster | 9 | Year 4 pupil, St David’s Primary School, St Alban’s. |
| Lorraine | Shepherd | 52 | Nurse, Queen’s Hospital stroke unit, Luton. |
| Raj | Singh | 15 | Secondary student, Oakenfold Special School, Harpenden. Diagnosis: Dyslexia. |
| Ewan | West | 16 | Secondary student, Oakenfold Special School, Harpenden. Diagnosis: Autism (PDA profile). |
| Simon | Young | 14 | Secondary student, Oakenfold Special School, Harpenden. Diagnosis: Down’s Syndrome. |
| Shannon | Grant | 17 | Daughter of Great Britain’s autocratic dictator, Nicholas Grant. |
And the highest-ranking staff of New London Citadel:
| First name | Last name | Age | Notes |
| Nicholas | Grant | 55 | Undisputed ruler of Great Britain. |
| Iain | Marshall | 43 | Head of Military Division. |
| Nathaniel | Pearce | 42 | Chief of Scientific Research. |
| Oliver | Roth | 14 | Primary assassin. |
Prologue
Oliver Roth never felt like words on a screen did him justice. He sat at his workstation, browsing the clone factory incident report, and wished it had been written with a little more flair – with him being recognised as more heroic. He had earned it.
He grabbed his last slice of pizza and ate it in two mouthfuls. Life in New London’s upper floors, with literally only three people in the country who outranked him, came with its fair share of luxuries. Among them was the opportunity for pizza on demand, even for breakfast. Yes, as a growing boy and a professional assassin, healthy eating was important. But only when his bosses were looking.
Besides, they’d forced a fourteen-year-old out of his bed at half six in the morning. So him eating pizza for breakfast was their fault, really.
Executive Summary Report: New London Clone Factory Destruction
Roth huffed. Nicholas Grant, dictator and master of Great Britain, had chosen such a stale and wooden title for such an exciting few days.
Updates in progress: May 16th, Year One On April 23rd, Shannon Grant fled New London with her associate, Lt Anthony Lambourne (deceased). They hid in a disused NHS health centre with a small group of Takeover Day escapees. There they were found and killed by Keith Tylor (deceased) within twenty-four hours, with the exception of Shannon. As commanded by Nicholas Grant, Shannon was transported by Tylor back towards New London. However, she was able to kill him and escape.
Wow Nick, could you have made this sound any more boring? This is your estranged daughter you’re writing about !
But Roth smiled. That was the great thing about being asked to proofread. He could make whatever edits he wanted.
She was able to stab Tylor more than fifty times and leave him dead in
