Titan: The Midnight Hour, The Original Manuscript pt 1.

In the original drafts of Titan: The Midnight Hour there were many differences in the whole thing compared to what finally got published. The first chapter changed surprisingly little, but the second chapter changed a great deal. The character of Ned, who escapes the van from the botched museum heist, that we meet in Chapter 4 had a much bigger role. In chapter 2 we start by joining med and his partners as they commence in robbing the museum. We see them take position and fan out and begin to steal the precious artifact and gems. It is Ned who is first captivated by the power ring and takes it even though it was not one of the items he was to take. He clutches it as the van chases through Delta City trying in vain to evade the police. What I tries to convey with the original scene was that the ring was pulling itself to Michael as he was the one chosen to become Titan and harness its power. Ned was only a vehicle in which the ring could get itself to him. We were to follow Ned from the heist to the point where he escapes the van. In the end my editors felt we didn't need that scene. I did have a hard time cutting it and reshaping the whole thing, but I do agree that in the end it made the book tighter and stronger.