'Eel' Kellerman had always had a funny way of looking at things. She even tried to make her bike into an antelope. She didn't care if everyone called her weird, or that only one person wanted to be her friend. She enjoyed being unusual. But then another eccentric girl moved into the neighborhood. Would she be friend or foe? Illustrations by the author.

It shouldn't have been this complicated. Find the cave, get a power stone, return home. That was the mission Deniar himself had chosen for his choma--the journey he had to make, now that he'd reached the age of manhood. He'd known it wouldn't be easy: there were mountains, wild animals, and other obstacles. But he had a special broadsword. He had his strange powers, which allowed him to harness the energies of Kabora's magenta sun. He had Marnu, his leopard-like pet. But there was an army of enemies who also wanted the power stones. But Deniar had allies. Allies he really didn't want. But he...

The Heroics have to fight a new team of enemies, and find the situation getting more complicated as they take one home with them. Puppy seems to be more of a victim than a villain, but how can they be sure?

The threat of villains seems to be out of the way for the present at least, so Aimee and her super hero family are off on a well-earned vacation. Heroic identities are set aside as the group gets ready for rest, recreation, and a few surprises. But Nika doesn't like surprises.