Jack Vranes

Jack Vranes with the Electroclan

"*Jack never gives up and he never complains. He conquers. He's a warrior.*"

-Wade writing about Jack in his secret vlog.

**Jack Vranes** is a member of the Chasqui.

## Background Information

Jack Vranes is very strong, and spends most of his time working out in a gym. He also is very talented at hot-wiring cars. Originally one of Michael’s bullies, Jack joined the Electroclan after being bribed by Michael to go rescue his mother. At the end of The Final Spark, Jack is hired for the position as the assistant head of Veytric security. He is currently a member of the Chasqui after being captured by them in *The Parasite.*nj

## Personality

Jack is very valiant, brave, and bold. He is immensely strong and loyal to his friends. Jack is 6’5, and has dark hair and tan skin. He also has big muscles, and likes to dress in army jackets and bandannas. His eye color is ocean blue, and his dream is to someday be in the Marines. His current age is twenty years old.

## Family and Friends

Jack has a father, sister, and brother. His father is an alcoholic, and his sister owns a tanning salon called Bronze Idaho Tanning Salon, which Jack and the Electroclan hid in while the Elgen were chasing them at one point. This is also where the Electroclan first comes into contact with the Voice (Dr. Coonradt). Jack's brother is in the military and is currently srving overseas in Iraq. Jack is currently in an unsteady relationship with his girlfriend, Abigail. He was best friends with Wade West (deceased), and visits Wade’s grave every year to put flowers on it. It is unknown if Jack is still friends with the other member of his former posse, Mitchell.

## Prisoner of Cell 25

In the beginning of Cell 25, Jack is first mentioned when Michael is in the principal's office for getting shoved into his own locker. Later, as Michael is walking home from school, Jack and his posse beat up Michael, mistakenly thinking that Michael had told on them while he was in Mr. Dallstrom's office. Then, as Jack orders Mitchell and Wade to pants Michael, he shocks Mitchell and Wade, making both of them fall to the ground. Jack and his friends, then, per Michael's request, turn themselves in to Mr. Dallstrom and share Michael's detention time. Jack is not mentioned again until Michael bribes him and Wade to go to California with him on a mission to rescue his mother. Jack and Wade get captured as G.Ps, but only for a short time, as Michael and the Electroclan escape, freeing both Jack and Wade.

## Rise of the Elgen

After Michael and the Electroclan escape from the Elgen Academy, Jack and Wade drive them back in two separate vans. Jack driving one, while Wade is driving the other. Once the Electroclan figure out they are being watched, Jack drives them back to his house so they can hide out. However, once they get to Jack's house, they figure out it was burned down by the Elgen. Scared for his father's life, Jack and the Electroclan then drive to Jack's sister's tanning salon for word on Jack's father. They hid out there, and first come into contact with the Voice, who brings them to a safe house, where the Electrclan gets captured by the Elgen yet again. After escaping, the Electroclan hides out in Mitchell's pool house and gets rid of the G.P trackers implanted in Wade and Jack's bodies. They then all fly to Peru to rescue Michael's mother, and infiltrate the Starxource plant, rescuing Michael's mother.

## Battle of the *Ampere*

After escaping the Starxource plant, Jack and the rest of the Electroclan, with the exception of Michael, get captured by the Peruvian army. They are held captive in separate jail cells, and are transported to their trials. However, during this transportation time, an Elgen guard captures Jack and forces him to carry Taylor on his back. Jack and Taylor stall as much time as they can until Michael and the Eletcroclan arrive, being able to track Jack and Taylor through Ian's vision. During the scuffle between the Elgen guards and the Electroclan, Wade is killed, and this grieves Jack immensely. They then get into contact with the Voice, who tells the Electroclan to sink the *Ampere*, the Elgen's super yacht. The night the Electroclan prepare to sink the yacht, Jack wakes up Michael, and convinces him to go on a solo mission with him. However, their plan is foiled by Taylor, who reboots Jaime and Dodds through the window. The rest of the Electroclan then wakes up, and the team goes together to sink the yacht. Once their, Michael uses his magnetic powers to board the boat, and they then successfully plant the bomb, only to be caught by Dr. Hatch, and the Elgen guards. Zeus and Tessa save the day, however, causing a major scuffle on board the Elgen's battle cruiser, and Jack and the Electroclan plant the bomb successfully, and get out of the ship safely.

## Hunt for Jade Dragon

In *Hunt for Jade Dragon*, the Electroclan get informed by the Voice that a young prodigy has been kidnapped by the Elgen for her information on solving the MEI. The Electroclan prepare a rescue mission, and, under the Council's advice, pick up Nichelle to help with the Glows. Jack doesn't really like the idea of picking up Nichelle, similarly to the rest of the Electroclan, but he wisely said to Michael, "I think it's a crazy plan. But sometimes, those are the plans that work." The Electroclan then infiltrate the Taiwan Starxource plant, where Michael is tricked into giving up vital information Voice. The Electroclan then prepare to rescue Jade Dragon as she is being transported to the Elgen science boat, the Volta. When the rescue mission is a go, Michael sends Jack and a few other Electroclan members down to rescue Jade. Jack overpowers the guards on board the fishing boat, and Jade Dragon is saved. However, the celebration is heavily muted when Gervaso tells the Electroclan what happened to Timepiece Ranch. Michael, heavily angered and heartbroken, demands to Gervaso that they see the ranch, and Gervaso hesitantly agrees.

## Storm of Lightning

In the *Storm of Lightning,* Michael and his friends go visit the ranch, and find that it has truly been destroyed. However, the Electroclan find hope, as they find a lost Elgen guard who said that he hadn't seen any sign of people or civilization at the ranch. The Electroclan, filled with hope, confront the Voice, who admitted that everybody was still alive. Jack and the Electroclan then save Taylor's mother from imprisonment, as well as tell Taylor's father what was going on. Hatch also loses control of his Glows and imprisons them all in this book, as they helped Hatch's former Chief E.G.G Welch escape.

## Fall of Hades

In the *Fall of Hades* Jack and the Electrcolan plan to rescue the nation of Tuvalu from Hatch's grasp. They fight a hard battle in the main Elgen prison on the Tuvaluan island remained Hades, and Jack and Enele Saluni lead the solders against the Elgen guards. Michael eventually wins the battle for the Eletcroclan by climbing up a tower and being struck by lightning, going supernova on the Elgen forces, and completely destroying them.

## The Final Spark

Believing Michael is dead, Ostin and Jack join the Tuvalu rebellion, led by Enele Saluni. Jack and Ostin both become tactical leaders in the rebellion ranks, and help the Tuvaluan earn some massive victories. However, their luck does not last. The Elgen trap the rebels in a secure vault, and start opening fire, almost killing Jack and Ostin, if Michael hadn't intervened. Once saved, Michael goes to rescue the rest of the Electroclan, and kills Dr. Hatch, ending the Elgen. In the Epilogue of the book, we see that Welch has hired Jack the job of being the assistant head of security.