Cozlin?looked?at?all?the?cameras.?"Cool!?I'm?going?to?be?on?TV!"

?????The?show's?host,?Tark?Zeldo,?walked?over.?"Kid?Comet!?I'm?glad?you're?here.?We'll?have?a?wonderful?interview."

?????Cozlin?and?Tark?sat?down.

?????Tark?looked?at?a?camera.?"Good?morning,?Delkor!?Kid?Comet?is?with?me?to?talk?about?her?life?as?a?superhero.?So,?Kid?Comet,?what's?it?like?being?so?powerful?"

?????Cozlin?shrugged.?"It's?not?a?big?deal—to?me,?at?least.?I've?been?powerful?for?my?entire?life!"

?????"You?have?a?pretty?big?job,?keeping?us?safe?all?by?yourself,"?Tark?said.?"Do?you?ever?wish?Delkor?had?more?superheroes?"

?????Cozlin?snorted.?"I?don't?need?help."

?????Tark's?device?beeped.?"Oh!?I'm?getting?some?breaking?news?.?.?.?A?big?robot's?invading?our?city!"

?????Cozlin?waved?a?hand.?"I'll?be?right?back,?Tark!"

?????Zoom!?Cozlin?was?gone?in?a?flash.?Downtown,?she?saw?Delkorians?running?all?over.?Smoke?rose?from?an?intersection,?and?a?big?robot?crushed?a?bus.?Crunch!

?????Zap!?Lasers?shot?from?Cozlin's?hand,?destroying?the?robot.?Ka-boom!

?????Cozlin?laughed.?"What?a?junky—"?Another?robot?threw?a?car?at?her.

?????Zap!?Cozlin?blasted?that?robot.?But?then?another?robot?appeared?and?smashed?a?police?car.

?????"Kid?Comet!"?a?voice?cried.?It?was?Detective?Borzon.?He?was?hiding?behind?a?tree?with?several?other?Delkorians.

?????Cozlin?hurried?over.?"Is?that?your?car,?Detective??It?looks?great!?I?like?all?the?dents."

?????The?detective?frowned.?"Ha-ha.?This?is?serious,?Kid?Comet."

?????Cozlin?shrugged.?"I?know?it?seems?serious,?Detective.?But?I?can?handle?it."?She?scratched?her?head.?"I'm?confused?though.?Tark?Zeldo?said?there?was?one?robot.?I've?seen?three."

?????"At?first?there?was?one,"?someone?said.?"But—"

?????"Look!"?Detective?Borzon?pointed.

?????Cozlin?spun?around.?One?of?the?robots?ate?a?car.?Strange?sounds?came?from?inside?the?robot.?Then?a?hatch?popped?open?on?the?back?of?the?robot.?A?new?robot?popped?out!?Down?the?street?she?saw?another?robot?eat?a?car?and?make?a?new?robot.

?????Cozlin?flew?high?into?the?air.?She?looked?down?and?gasped.?Robots?were?everywhere!

***

?????"I'm?mad!"?Roxy?said.

?????Roxy?and?her?friends?were?walking?home?from?school,?talking?about?their?day.?During?recess?an?older?kid?had?made?fun?of?Terrell?for?wearing?glasses.

?????"I?was?mad?too,"?Mara?said.?"But?at?least?he?apologized."

?????"He?seemed?pretty?sorry,"?Jack?said.

?????Roxy?frowned.?"He?only?apologized?because?he?got?in?trouble.?A?teacher?had?to?talk?to?him?first."

?????Terrell?shrugged.?"It's?not?a?big?deal,?Roxy."

?????Jack?and?Mara?turned?left?to?go?to?their?homes.?Roxy?and?Terrell?walked?together.

?????"I?don't?think?you?should?forgive?the?kid,?Terrell,"?Roxy?said.?"When?people?are?bad,?they're?always?bad."

?????"That?sounds?kind?of?harsh,"?Terrell?said.

?????"Remember?Dr.?Odd,?the?robot?maker?"

?????Terrell?nodded.

?????"He?was?just?released?from?prison?for?good?behavior,"?Roxy?said.?"But?there's?no?way?he's?a?good?guy?now."

?????"Maybe?he?changed,"?Terrell?said.

?????"No?way,"?Roxy?repeated.?"It's?only?a?matter?of?time?before?he?commits?more?crimes."

?????Just?then?Roxy's?watch?beeped.?"Mayor?Bloom!?What's?wrong?"

?????The?mayor?looked?scared.?"We?need?help,?Rocket?Girl!?There's?a?huge?monster?in?downtown?Metro?City!"