You have to be joking,” I said. I looked from Nightbolt to Lady Thunder and back again. “Right?”
“I knew that Lady Thunder was one of Nightbolt’s students before me, but I didn’t know she was his granddaughter as well,” said Rubberman. He shook his head. “I’m as surprised as you are.”
“Don’t worry,” said Nightbolt. “Most people don’t know about our relation. Alice here has always tried to hide it.”
“Why?” I said. I looked at Lady Thunder curiously. “I’d be proud if my grandfather was one of the first superheroes.”
“It has nothing to do with pride,” said Lady Thunder. “I simply did not want to ride on my grandfather’s coattails. I wanted to build my own career and reputation independent of his. I wanted a business that I built with my hands, not one that I built on my grandfather’s wor
