Loneliness made her sink like a stone in a tub of toxic waste I wouldn’t be lonely if I had a sidekick Ellie muttered Then it hit her Wait a super second She glanced at her watch All was not lost It was three o’clock which meant that Hannah Ellie’s better-than-a sidekick best friend would be done with dance class Ellie knew she was powerless to beat loneliness all by her lonesome But if she teamed up with Hannah she could sock that feeling with a one-two punch Crossing her fingers Ellie dialed Hannah’s number Hopefully Hannah could help save the day Hello Hannah answered Hi Ellie squealed Do you want to come over I can teach you how to play Guess That Super-Villain It’s the best game ever
Hannah sighed loudly Uh-oh It sounded like Super Bestie was in trouble I wish I could she replied but I’m stuck helping my mom It’s for Cece Now it was Ellie’s turn to sigh Cece was Hannah’s little sister Sometimes Hannah had to do things for her like carry her backpack or tie her shoes What do you have to do Ellie asked Her birthday party is tomorrow It’s at our house so my mom wants help setting everything up Ellie’s heart sank Hannah’s mom had unleashed the terrible forces of Choredom Even Ellie was powerless to stop them That stinks she said I know Hannah agreed It’s a princess party so my mom’s going crown-cuckoo She’s turning our backyard into Tiara Land We’ll have games fancy finger
sandwiches and even a bouncy castle I have to glue gems on the crown party favors Hannah sighed again louder this time Hey if you’re not fighting super-villains why don’t you come to the party You can help with the dragon piñata Ellie was a super fan of princesses especially Princess Power the comic book superhero of Sparkle Kingdom But she would rather face Princess Power’s archenemy the Troll King than pint-sized candy fiends Um I’ll have to wait and see she said You never know when a super-villain might strike Okay Hannah replied Well I better get started on those crowns Hope to see you tomorrow Bye Bye Ellie hung up the phone She felt a little sorry for Hannah Loneliness you could fight But chores Never With Hannah unable to play all hope seemed lost It
reminded Ellie of the time she’d been caught by Bubble Trouble That villain had used his Gum Ray with extra chewy power to snag her Luckily she’d had a trick up her cape peanut butter After unsticking her curls Ellie had nabbed him instead She’d had her parents to thank for getting her out of that sticky situation Maybe they could lift her lonely spirits Ellie raced downstairs to the underground lab Mom and Dad had been there since early that morning working on a big project They were super-genius-scientists for B R A I N a super-villain-fighting group That meant they spent a lot of time working on big projects Whoa Ellie exclaimed She skidded to a stop at the doorway Looking up her eyes grew huge She was standing inside a huge shadow Mom and Dad’s new project wasn’t just big it was GIANT A robot towered overhead It had a large round tummy
