CHAPTER ONE Matt loved Monster Zap cards Matt also loved the Monster Zap tv show and playing the Monster Zap video game after school He had Monster Zap toys and Monster Zap graphic novels and he slept in Monster Zap pajamas He even had Monster Zap underwear Matt had over fifty Monster Zap cards They had pictures of monsters on 1
the front with facts about their skills and powers on the back You used the cards to play a game with your friends that challenged their Monster Zap cards You pulled cards from your deck to see if your skill points could beat the skill points on somebody else’s monster cards If someone else had better skill points they took your points away Whoever had the most points after a round of play won That meant you traded your good cards away to the winner The cards came in packs of five and cost three dollars each Some cards turned up in packs more than others Matt already had five Blobazoids and three Duck Slimes Other cards were harder to find They only turned up in packages once in a while Matt had one card that was super special 2
It was printed on gold-colored foil paper It was a Blue-Fanged Gobbler When Matt played Monster Zap with his friends he kept his Blue-Fanged Gobbler close by It could take the most points away from any other card if he pulled it out of the deck during a game 3
