After a few months of going back and forth on editing this short story, it's finally done! Mere and I have completed the first part of 2 one-shots which center around our favorite gang of Lightning, Francesco, Chick, Maria, Sally, and Emily. Here's a preview:
It was Maria Carrera's birthday. Her boyfriend, Chick Hicks, had asked her time and time again what she wanted to do today. She had refused options like a party, a dinner date, even a chance to hop into Chick's racecar and do a few laps around the track. What she truly wanted today was to adopt a dog: something that she and her twin sister, Sally Carrera, were never able to have as kids