Thirteen-year-old Penny Scribs just wanted to escape — from school, from her bullies, from reality itself. In her notebook, she created SMILE, a superhero who fights evil with the power of rock, paper, and scissors. It was childish. It was her safe space.

But after a brutal bullying incident knocks her out, Penny awakens not in the nurse’s office — but in a world where she is SMILE. Super strength? Check. A stylish hero suit straight from her sketches? Check. Villains to punch into orbit? Also... check.

At first, it feels like a dream come true — until it starts bleeding into real life.

When her worst bully is found dead — crushed exactly like the villain Penny fought in her “dream” — Penny realizes this isn’t just fantasy anymore. But if she’s not dreaming... then who, or what, is SMILE? And why is she starting to feel less like Penny Scribs, and more like someone — or something — else?