Underclassed

About the Story

When I woke up on the alien planet of Neerg, I knew high school was going to be a whole new ballgame. Why? Because I’m the only human in a school full of aliens, each with special abilities and powers.

So where do I fit in?

Imagine having friends who can levitate books, shoot fire from their eyes or charm you into their control. Now, meet me, Thane, the fourteen-year-old human who can do none of those things.

I thought being an ordinary student wouldn’t draw attention to me and I could live a normal high-school life. Then, I met a purple alien girl named Eris who thought differently and so began her grand experiments. But she got us into detention and in the path of the hottest and angriest girl in school.

Now Eris needs my help to stop her rage before she destroys everything. Mom, Dad, I don’t know if I will survive this first day of high school. All I have is me and I’m totally underclassed for this.

Key Themes

• Ordinary in an Extraordinary World: The social and academic struggles of a normal human teenager surviving in an alien school of superpowered beings.
• Risk and Experimentation: Facing unpredictable scientific and social experiments orchestrated by curious alien classmates.
• Survival through Adaptability: Relying on human wits, humor, and sheer determination to de-escalate high-stakes school conflicts.

Excerpt:

I groaned as my alarm clock went off with a buzz. I dragged myself and stumbled into the bathroom, wincing as the cold tile floor bit into my bare feet... All those times I tried to fly like that when I was younger on Earth. Then you get to this planet, this city, and see this. It’s not fair. I can’t fly like them... I’m just Thane Phillips, a normal fourteen-year-old human living on Planet Neerg. I had no superpowers. I was nothing special.