Alex Cross realizes she is different after being jumped in the bathroom at school. Shortly after, she is introduced to a whole new world.
Alex Cross is a normal sixteen year old, minus her purple streaked bangs, and the new kid at school. When Alex is bullied in the bathroom by a trio of girls on her first day, she isn't going down without a fight. What she discovers within herself will ultimately change her life, but maybe not for the better.
The novel begins in the Bolting World in 1919 a place where people have the ability to produce lightning bolts from their bodies. Knave Jackson and his followers, known as Knavies, have taken control of the Kingdom of Thales...but he's not finished there. An ancient royal secret is uncovered leading Peter Pepper to port to the world we know, parallel to the Bolting World. He begins a life long quest to find The Natural One, a human born with bolting powers, and the only hope in defeating Knave. Will Peter fulfill his duty? Is the ancient royal secret even real? What role does Alex play between the two worlds?