Everyone at the TV station was busy.
A woman turned on a camera.
A man carried a microphone.
They were getting ready to film an episode of Mighty Man.
"Where's Mighty Man?" asked someone.
"Here I am," said an actor in a superhero costume.
Suddenly—poof! A man appeared in a puff of smoke.
He had a tall hat and a thin moustache.
He wore a tuxedo.
A monkey sat on his shoulder.
The man had an evil grin.
"There's going to be a new show today!"
"Hurry up!" said Jack.
"Mighty Man is on in ten minutes!"
Roxy and her friends were on their way to Jack's house.
They were going to watch Mighty Man, a TV show about a superhero.
"I wonder what Mighty Man will do today," said Mara.
"Last week an asteroid was about to crash into Earth," said Jack.
"So today Mighty Man is going to stop it!"
"Mighty Man is so cool," said Mara.
"He's okay," said Terrell.
"But he's not that great."
Jack and Mara were stunned.
"What do you mean?" asked Jack.
Terrell shrugged.
"Mighty Man isn't real.
He's just a character on a show."
"We know that," said Jack.
"But if he was real, he'd be the best superhero ever."
"No way!" said Terrell.
"Rocket Girl is much cooler than Mighty Man! Right, Roxy?"
Everyone looked at Roxy.
"Well?" said Mara. "What do you think, Roxy?"
Roxy thought for a moment.
"I agree with Terrell," she said.
"Rocket Girl is definitely cooler than Mighty Man.
Mighty Man is kind of . . . silly."
The four friends got to Jack's house and went inside.
Jack grabbed some snacks, and everyone flopped onto the sofa.
Jack turned on the TV.
But Mighty Man wasn't on.
Instead a strange man was on the set of the TV show.
He had a tall hat and a thin moustache.
"Hello, everybody," said the man.
"Mighty Man has been canceled.
I have a new show for you.
It's a magic show, and I'm the star!
I'm going to be famous!"
"Who is that guy?" asked Terrell.
Roxy couldn't tell her friends, but she knew who the man was.
"That's the evil magician Mr. Presto!" she thought.
Roxy's watch beeped.
She rushed into Jack's kitchen and pressed a button on the watch.
"Rocket Girl!" said Mayor Bloom.
"Mr. Presto took over the TV station!"
"I know," Roxy whispered.
"Don't worry. I'll stop him!"