The Last Kids on Earth: Thrilling Tales from the Treehouse - extract

This is bad. It appears we are trapped.

No, we are not trapped. Because I am BRAVE. I will fight the beast. Alone.

Nope. Sorry, Skaelka. Can’t let you have all the glory. I’m gonna pummel this dude Savage-style. As in— no help needed.

No way! I called facing the beast alone first . . .

This is rash, but I AM eager to test out my new Monster-B-Gone cannon.

ON MY OWN! LIKE A WORTHY SOLO HERO DUDE!

So . . . I will face the monster!

Then whoever is most WORTHY shall battle the monster. And that is me! My axe has felled many beasts!

Guys . . . HELLO! We can’t ALL battle the monster solo. The whole point of solo is that it’s done—y’know— solo.