Otto Malpense and his friends believed their first year at COVA (Center for Applied Villainy Orientation) would be the most adventurous and exciting of their lives, and that they would never find anything like it at another school. After all, a school that selects only the best, fastest, and brightest students in society, with the most qualified teachers and the best-equipped facilities, is enough to make any private school envious... But they couldn't be more wrong. When Otto and Wing are released from campus (temporarily!) to attend Wing's father's funeral, they never imagined a trap awaiting them. It's all part of a lethal plan orchestrated by a new supervillain, more ruthless than anyone has ever known, who intends to use COVA's star, Otto, to retrieve something known as the Sovereign Protocol—nothing important, just a device that can help him conquer the world. But things don't always go as planned. After witnessing Cypher murder a friend, Otto vows to go to the ends of the earth for revenge. For his plan to succeed, Otto must ally himself with an old enemy, Dr. Nero, and perhaps stand a chance against the greatest villain of all time. Will they? The second volume of the COVA series, The Sovereign Protocol continues the adventures of Otto, Wing, Shelby, and Laura at the Center for Applied Villainy.
