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possible.”
    “Couple of reasons,” said Dad, holding up two fingers. “One, you need to go back to school and get your education. I don't want you dropping out, at least not yet. And two, I need to get something for you and it will take a few days to arrive, so we won't be able to begin right away.”
    “What is the thing you need to order?” I said.
    Dad smiled. “You'll see.”
    I hated it whenever Dad acted that way, but before I could interrogate him further about the thing that he needed to order for me, Mom rushed into the living room. At first, I thought she was going to shout at Dad again, but then she said, “Ted, turn on the TV. You have to see what's on the news.”
    I had never heard Mom speak in that tone before. She sounded terrified, like she had just seen a ghost, or something much scarier than a ghost.
    Dad, however, didn't even ask her what she was so worried about. He tapped the touch screen on his gauntlet and our flat screen TV suddenly turned on to the news. It showed a pretty news anchorwoman, with the headline 'BREAKING NEWS: INFAMOUS CRIMINAL ESCAPES FROM ULTIMATE MAX PRISON' directly beneath her.
    “...authorities have confirmed that Bernard Candle, also known as the infamous Master Chaos, escaped Ultimate Max prison yesterday,” the anchorwoman was saying. “Master Chaos's current whereabouts are unknown, but a note was found in his cell with a message on it. The police have released pictures of the note and its contents, which police analysts are still trying to decipher.”
    The anchorwoman's image on the screen was replaced by a yellow sticky note, which had a single sentence on it:
    I'M COMING TO AVENGE MY SON.

Chapter Four
     
    T he image of the note on the screen faded and was replaced by the anchorwoman again, but then Dad turned the TV off with another tap of his gauntlet and the screen went blank.
    But Mom and Dad certainly didn't have blank expressions. Mom covered her mouth with both hands, tears starting to appear in her eyes, while Dad looked like his worst nightmare had just come true. I didn't really understand it. Sure, Master Chaos was a well-known supervillain who had caused a lot of trouble over the years, but the way they acted, you'd think he was going to come after them personally.
    “What do we do, Ted?” said Mom. She wiped away her tears. I hated seeing Mom look so scared. “Should we call the NHA?”
    Dad shook his head. “No. As far as I know, Master Chaos doesn't know where we are. He never learned my secret identity, so we should be safe.”
    “Um, hello?” I said, causing Mom and Dad to look at me. “I'm feeling a bit out of the loop here. Why would Master Chaos come after us?”
    Dad stroked his chin, a look of deep unease on his features. “Because I was the one who put Master Chaos behind bars sixteen-years-ago. He swore he'd come after me as soon as he got out.”
    “But you said he doesn't know your secret identity,” I said. “That means he can't track you down. What's the problem?”
    “The problem is that message he left,” said Dad, folding his arms across his chest. “Did you see it?”
    I nodded. “Yeah. 'I'm coming to avenge my son.' What does it mean? Is it a code?”
    “That's probably what the mainstream media and police are thinking,” said Dad with a sigh. “But they're giving Master Chaos too much credit. He can be clever when he wants to be, but this time, he's being straight and to the point.”
    “So something happened to his son?” I said. “I didn't even know he had a son.”
    “Not too many people do,” said Dad.
    “So what happened to his son?” I said. “Did someone kill him?”
    Dad pointed at me. “ You happened to him.”
    “Huh?” I said, blinking in confusion. “I don't understand. I've never even met his son.”
    “Actually, you have,” said Dad. “His name is Robert Candle and you punched him through the wall of your school's cafeteria.”
    “What?” I said. “No way. That doesn't make any