CHAPTER NINE
As the day went on, I couldn’t forget about the Rubber Ball, despite Nightbolt’s insistence that it was nothing important or worth worrying about. I became more and more certain that the Rubber Ball had, in fact, moved, that it might even have been alive. I was even more sure that it was related to Rubberman in some way. Rubberman had told me that he got his powers six years ago, which was also around the same time he started his superhero career. ‘REMEMBER DENNIS!’ could refer to no one other than my boss, yet I did not know the exact way in which the Rubber Ball was connected to Rubberman.
Of course, I didn’t mention this to Nightbolt. He spent most of the day either napping in bed, checking on Spike to make sure he wasn’t in any unnecessary pain, and generally showing lit
