Ouch He yelps as a tiny electric shock runs through his hands He hurls the ball back at Emilio who also lets out a yip of pain as he catches the ball Cool right Emilio beams Cool Now tell me again why I’d want a football that hurts me 6
Fab smiles Emilio’s love of bizarre inventions never fails to amuse him To make the game more exciting obviously Emilio says Because being tackled to the ground isn’t exciting enough Fab says That was the lowest setting That wasn’t even a big shock Check this out Emilio turns the dial all the way up and tosses the ball to Zee The ball almost hits Zee squarely in the face but at the last second Zee reaches up and grabs it Fab actually 7
sees tiny sparks spray off of Zee’s gloves But Zee has no reaction Dude Emilio shouts Didn’t that sting Zee sits expressionless No I no feel it Must be eh malfunction Oh man really Emilio says But I had it working perfectly earlier 8
Fab studies Zee carefully He’s pretty sure Zee is staring right back at him though he can’t be sure because of his sunglasses She’s back Emilio suddenly shouts and they look up Their friend Lola coasts toward the garage on her bike The streetlights cast an eerie glow on her green hair She looks like a little alien floating toward them Well Fab asks The three boys make their way out of the garage and into the darkness outside 9
