Free The Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Boy, Book One: The Hero Revealed by William Boniface

just shrugged his shoulders innocently and burped.
    “There are hundreds of packs to look through, though,” Tadpole added hopefully.
    “To be honest, I don’t think there’s any point in even checking,” I said, and then I told them what we had learned at Indestructo Industries. “Our only chance is the clue that the Tycoon gave us,” I said. “What could he have meant by three types of rock?”
    “How are we going to find three cards scattered all across Superopolis?” Tadpole exclaimed in frustration.
    “Our only chance is the clue that the Tycoon gave us,” I said. “What could he have meant by three types of rock?”
    “Maybe he meant rock music!” Plasma Girl blurted out hopefully. “Let’s see, what are the different types?”
    “There’s Heavy Metal,” Tadpole suggested.
    “Right,” Plasma Girl agreed. “And there’s Punk Rock.”
    “What about Rap?” Hal added helpfully. “Is that a type of rock?”
    “I’m not sure that even counts as music,” Stench said.
    I was only half listening. I drifted over to the railing where I glanced down at the scale model of Superopolis. My eyes focused on an enormous chocolate mountain in the center of the model. That was all it took for me to realize we were completely on the wrong track.
    “He wasn’t talking about rock music,” I said, interrupting a discussion about the difference between Light Rock and Soft Rock. “He was talking about rocks !”
    “What do you mean?” Plasma Girl asked.
    “I mean regular, ordinary, old everyday rocks. The kind you find on the ground.”
    “That doesn’t make any sense,” Tadpole said. “There are millions of different rocks.”
    “No,” I corrected him, “there are only three. Don’t you remember in science class when we learned the three types?”
    They all looked at me blankly, indicating how little they had absorbed of Miss Marble’s recent lessons on geology.
    “I sort of remember a little about it,” Plasma Girl offered. “Just not very much.”
    “Okay, fine,” I said. “Let me refresh your memories. Rocks are divided into three types—igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.”
    The blank looks remained in place.
    “Let’s start with igneous,” I said. “Igneous rocks are crystal or glassy types of rocks that are created by molten lava when it cools.”
    As they stood there silently, I realized I wasn’t getting through to them. So I jumped ahead.
    “What it means,” I said triumphantly, “is that I know exactly where one of the cards is located.”

CHAPTER ELEVEN
    Lava’s Labors Lost
     
    In the heart of downtown Superopolis is Lava Park. It’s called that because there is a live volcano smack in the middle of it. The volcano, Mount Reliable, erupts every day at exactly five o’clock. And without fail, one of Superopolis’s many heroes arrives on the scene and prevents it from doing any damage.
    “The best example of igneous rock in all Superopolis is in Lava Park,” I informed my teammates. “Igneous rock comes from lava that has hardened. It makes perfect sense.”
    “But how do we find a card that’s hidden in a live volcano?” Halogen Boy asked, glowing dimly.
    “It’s not in the volcano,” I responded. “Can you think of a place that normally sells this sort of thing and also happens to be located right near the volcano?”

    LAVA PARK
     
After early attempts to sell the land around Mount Reliable as housing lots failed, the city leaders gave up and declared the area a municipal park. At over two hundred acres, the park now provides a needed oasis of green (and bubbling red) in the heart of the Superopolis business district. The numerous thermal vents throughout the park make it particularly popular for barbecues.
    “Inkblot’s Newsstand!” Plasma Girl cried.
    “Exactly!” I said.
    The Inkblot has had his newsstand on a corner of Lava Park for over fifty years. In that time he’s watched lots of major historical events pass by on the front pages of the