"We have to get out of here!" Roxy shouted.
She, Cozlin, and Wukong pounded on the thick door. A lifeless Bippo clung to her shoulder.
Roxy clicked on her communication device, but all she heard was static. "Terrell? Dr. Odd?" She groaned. "We can't communicate with anyone from in here!"
"This is awful!" Cozlin said. "We should have escaped through the door before Meltron closed it."
Roxy frowned. "Well, why didn't you?"
"Huh?" Cozlin said.
"You have super speed," Roxy said. "You could have flown out before Meltron closed the door."
"I was saving Wukong!" Cozlin said. "Why didn't you escape?"
"I was trying to fire my eye laser beams!" Roxy said.
"Stop arguing!" Wukong said. "I'm not even supposed to be in this world. I'd much rather be in my own world, fighting dumb demons!" He sighed. "I thought this would be exciting. I miss being bored!"
"Poor you," Roxy said. "I never get to be bored! I'm always flying around, fighting villains and saving Metro City. And now I'm millions of light-years from home, trapped in a room full of lava!"
Cozlin rolled her eyes. "This is why I like to work alone—I don't have to listen to anyone complaining!"
For a moment nobody said anything. Then Roxy and Wukong laughed. Cozlin smiled and then burst into laughter too.
"What are we going to do?" she asked. "There must be a way out of here."
"Let's try to get the door open," Wukong said. "Maybe if we all work together, we can—"
Boomf! A huge metal fist popped through the door. Boomf! Another fist popped through. Roxy gasped as the two hands began to pull the door apart.
Creak! Soon there was a large opening and a robot stepped through.
"It's Dr. Odd's robot!" Cozlin cried. Its head popped open.
Roxy gasped. "Terrell!"
Terrell grinned. "Call me Danger Dude!"
Everyone laughed.
"Okay, Danger Dude," Cozlin said. "We have to get out of here."
"This whole place is going to self-destruct!" Wukong said.
Once they were outside of the room, everyone's powers were back.
"Awake, me!" Bippo said.
"Hurry!" Roxy said.
She and Cozlin flew up the tunnel. Wukong jumped onto his cloud. Terrell ran fast, making the robot's heavy feet pound the floor. They went past dozens of broken and lifeless robots.
Lava bubbled up and filled the tunnel behind them. Everyone felt the terrible heat of it.
"I see the exit!" Cozlin said. "Hurry!"
The four heroes emerged onto the surface of Groon. They escaped fast as flames shot from the exit. Then a huge blast of lava shot high in the air. It showered back down on everyone.
"Ack!" Roxy said as lava burned her cape.
"Ouch!" Wukong said.
Cozlin moved fast to avoid getting hit.
Roxy inhaled deeply. Then she blew her freeze breath. Whoosh! The raining lava instantly cooled. But Groon was shaking violently now.
"Quick!" Roxy said. "We have to get into Dr. Odd's moon!"
"Where is it?" Cozlin asked, looking around.
Roxy looked at the spot where the moon had been. She felt a lump form in her gut. Dr. Odd had left them behind!
"Bad, him," Bippo said.