"Our new house looks amazing!" a woman said.
Her husband nodded. "I can't wait to go inside."
A big man in overalls and a hard hat stood nearby.
"Go in," he said. "You're going to love it."
The couple went in.
The wife gasped. "Everything is crooked!"
The husband scratched his head. "The builder did a terrible job!"
As he turned to go back outside, the floor opened up.
The couple screamed and tumbled into darkness.
"Ugh! I'm so tired of this dreary rain!" Mara said.
Roxy and her friends were on their way to school.
The sky was filled with gray clouds, and rain was falling lightly.
"Me too," Roxy said.
"It feels like it's been raining for weeks. I miss the sun."
"I like the rain." Jack looked up and held his mouth open.
He caught some raindrops on his tongue.
Terrell wiped raindrops off his glasses.
"Well, I hate when it rains all day long," he said. "It means—"
"Indoor recess!" Mara said with a groan.
"Indoor recess stinks," Jack said.
He stomped in a puddle.
Water splashed everywhere. "It's so boring!"
Rain fell harder now. The friends walked more quickly.
Heavy raindrops drummed against their umbrellas.
"At least it will be quiet in school today," Mara said.
"The construction work is finally done."
Workers had been at school every day for the past three weeks.
Principal Penn had said the building was old and needed some repairs.
Terrell shot a quick look at Roxy.
"I hope Rocket Girl doesn't have to do anything today."
Mara looked over. "Why?"
Terrell shrugged. "It's raining.
It must be hard to fight villains in the rain."
Jack laughed. "No way!
Rocket Girl is super tough.
Rain doesn't bother her."
Roxy shot a quick look at Terrell and smiled.
"I agree with Terrell.
Rocket Girl probably doesn't want to get soaked while fighting villains."
When they reached the school, Roxy's watch beeped.
She sneaked away from her friends and stood close to the building.
"Mayor Bloom," she said. "What's wrong?"
The mayor had a worried look on his face.
"I'm not sure if anything is wrong, Rocket Girl.
But I tried to call Detective Smith, and he didn't answer his phone.
I can't reach any other police officers either.
I'm worried that something happened to them."
"Don't worry, Mayor," Roxy said.
"I'll find out what's going on."