Boys vs. Girls: The Coming Darkness

## Boys vs. Girls: The Coming Darkness

### **Rating**

Rated PG for mild language and sequences of action and peril.

### **Followed by**

*Boys vs. Girls: The Rise of the Serpent*

*"The point is, we are at war, and certain measures must be taken."
"At war? Don't you think that's a little bit of an overstatement?"
"Afraid not. The Techno Drones are forcing our hand. We need to be ready."*
―Vincent Organa and Josh Hogan**[src]**
***Boys vs. Girls: The Coming Darkness*** is the first part of the *Boys vs. Girls* trilogy. It is the eighth installment of the D.I.T. Literary Universe and the third book of Part Two: The Downfall of Evil.

## Summary

"Everyone knows that boys are smarter than girls and have better social skills." That's the thought that started the entire chain of events. When Emily Watson successfully proves this (unfairly) at a science fair, the boys decide to avenge them. The revenge chain goes on and on until the School War begins! Read to see what revenge can do, not to mention thrills, chills, and nonstop action!

## Plot

Within the manor of the Watsons, Thunder Quarters, a thrall of the enigmatic Orc Devil sends a sign to the nomadic League of Wretched Worms. One year later, sixth-grader Steven Thompson transfers to Tower Placement School, a forty-story facility which educates all twelve grades. When he was two years old, he destroyed the evil Thunder Queen, an act which made him famous. He is soon to learn the school includes two clandestine groups, the Armies of Organa and the Girl-Team, which divides students by gender. He befriends high school junior Josh Hogan and meets eighth-grader Summer Petersen, who the two boys initially dislike. He also runs afoul of sophomore Helen McKeen, who leads the Girl-Team, and her friend, fifth-grader Ludwig Beethoven II. Another student, a seventh-grader named Emily Watson, is led by her militantly misandrist ideals to accept the advice of Beethoven II, the one boy she genuinely appreciates, to come before the Girl-Team and propose the conception of a Boy Trap to prove the male gender is extremely moronic at a secret meeting in the basement of the school. The Girl-Team is enraptured by the idea and makes Watson their new leader. Mr. Ruth takes over for the science teacher and teaches the students how to make electronic drill ingots, yet during a fire drill, a group of wicked agents deduce the contraption will compensate for an inordinately expensive laser for an enigmatic superweapon Watson has invested in. During the assembly and science fair, they present their project before the entire school, proving to many through using the young and boisterous Andrew Hendersen that women are superior. The crowd is in an uproar and the boys become determined to formulate a plan of their own. Their leader Vincent Organa passes to Steven his mantle, and Micheal Watson, ashamed of both his father and sister, suggests they take revenge on the girls and ruin their lives in turn, using nonviolent means. After catching Petersen lurking nearby, Thompson defends her and allows her to join the Boy-Team, which he plans on making some important changes to.

The boys execute their plan with livid efficiency, leaving Emily Watson for last. Watson corrupts the increasingly desperate girls, believing that if the Boy Trap could not stop them, then only murder would. A reluctantly convinced Helen pulls some strings with a highly mysterious monarchy to ensure their success. Emily openly attacks Steven with her flamethrower, so he grimly realizes what this means for everyone and rallies all the boys to arms, warning that Watson has been long preparing a real war, and leads an attempt to prepare and defend themselves as he gives ranks to various allies swelling the ranks of the Armies of Organa and the weapon forges are all relit.

However, Steven and two of his new friends are unexpectedly captured, and brought to GT-1 Base to reckon and eventually be sentenced to death to gouge the reactions of Emily's future followers. However, they are saved by nearly one hundred Boy-Team members led by the Organa twins. As a great battle rages around them, Steven and Summer intercept Emily, and the three engage in combat. Unfortunately, they are no match for her and she incapacitates them both, only for Vincent Organa to intercept and defend them at the last second, dueling Watson to a stalemate. Outmatched, Watson flees with McKeen, who returns the plans of her superweapon. As the Boy-Team acknowledges the inevitability of the opening School War, Steven attends a meeting in which Vincent announces the successful rescue of the High Generals, and that the fight may now be taken to Emily Watson herself. In the meantime, the Orc Devil awakens beneath Thunder Quarters.

## Reception

The novel has mostly garnered praise from readers for delivering a colorful, fun adventure that fits snugly in the sprawling DLU without getting bogged down in franchise-building. Chris said it was the kind of book people leave and are in an excellent mood and still would be days later. Melissa Vaine called the novel unique and refreshing, praising its state of slowly mounting stakes and gratuitous focus on the characters' school lives, highlighting its focus on making Steven Thompson a realistically youthful and grounded character. A user named "MaleficentFan2017" found the novel to be occasionally exciting but often frustrating, suggesting it might have worked better if less focus had been put on integrating the novel with the DLU. He did praise the character development, however, calling Summer Petersen a scene-stealer.

## Rating

This book is rated PG (parental guidance suggested) for foul language and sequences of action and peril.

## Appearances

### Events

* Hunt for Spiddie T. Spider
* Attack in the cafeteria
* School War
	+ Battle of Draper
* Russian Revolution (mentioned)

### Locations

* Earth
	+ Germany (mentioned)
	+ United States of America
		- Alliance, Nebraska (mentioned)
		- Provo, Utah
			* Thunder Quarters
			* Tower Placement School
			* Red Battlements
		- Salt Lake City, Utah
			* Cara Mota's Mansion (mentioned)
			* The Sanctum
			* Utah State Capitol
			* Warehouse
		- Vernal, Utah
	+ India
* Saturn (mentioned)

### Objects

* Baseball card
* Football
* Flame thrower
* French fries
* Laser sword
* Template:Ball (association football)

### Organizations

* Armies of Organa
* BuzzFeed
* Girl-Team
* Interpol (mentioned)
* League of Wretched Worms
* Orem Police Department
* Target Corporation
* TikTok
* United States Department of Defense (mentioned)

### Species

* Bees (mentioned)
* Cats (mentioned)
* Demons (mentioned)
* Dogs
* Humans
* Maggots (mentioned)
* Spiders

### Vehicles

* Bow-Tie (blueprints)
* Dropships
* Ford Explorer
* Humvee

### New characters

* Cera Lewis
* Danny
* Dyer
* Emily Watson
* Fisher
* Helen McKeen
* Jamie Thompson
* Jay Organa
* Josh Hogan
* Longfellow
* Ludwig Beethoven II
* Pitcher
* Romilda Harvard
* Spiddie T. Spider
* Summer Petersen
* Steven Thompson
* Tanesha Thompson
* Tyrone Thompson
* Ursula Blackham
* Vincent Organa
* Zamb Organa Junior
* Zamb Organa Senior

### Mentioned

* Alliance, Nebraska
* Bees
* Cats
* Cherokee
* Demons
* Germany
* India
* Interpol
* Joe Biden
* Langston Hughes
* Saturn
* Shirley Chisholm
* Stuart Adams
* *The Star-Spangled Banner*
* United States Department of Defense

## Music

 This is War | Thirty Seconds to Mars | * End credits.

## External links

* Boys vs. Girls - Part 1

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