Katana at Super Hero High by Lisa Yee

Author:Lisa Yee
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2017-07-04T04:00:00+00:00

rabs?” Bumblebee said, looking tickled as she lifted one of the leaves that was milling about. “They’re so cute!”

“They look sort of angry,” Poison Ivy noted, peering down at them and waving hello. The little creatures remained camouflaged under their leaves, but she got the sense that they acknowledged her.

Katana stared at the small crabs staring back up at her. They were only slightly bigger than her fist. She had heard about these. Onna had told her about Ghost Crabs, “Always present, seldom seen,” but Katana had always thought they were just another one of her grandmother’s stories. Onna had told her so many stories: of dragons that flew, of crabs that talked, of battles, of victories, of defeats.

When Katana was researching her Legacy project, Liberty Belle had suggested that she look into Japanese myths and legends. Katana learned that there were feuds that lasted generations, but things like warring families turning to stone were just stories. She learned that the legendary Invincible Sword—also called the Muteki Sword—had never been found. And she learned that the legend of the Ghost Crabs dated back to the days of the Samurai and had mythical implications. But thinking they weren’t real, Katana had eventually stopped her research to focus on her grandmother’s real-life exploits as a Samurai super hero.

She bent down and spoke to the shimmering crab that appeared to be the most forward and fearless of them. “Are you here to meet me?”

The crab discarded its leaf and gave her a slight nod with its whole body.

“We won’t hurt you,” Poison Ivy promised.

“Look!” Bumblebee said. There was awe in her voice.

All around them, plants began to rustle. One by one, more and more Ghost Crabs appeared. Each was different, with the face of what looked like a warrior on its shell. They stood at attention, all lined up in ten rows, ten abreast.

“I think they’re trying to tell you something,” Poison Ivy said. “But what?”

Katana shook her head. She wished Miss Martian were here. Maybe she could help. Katana knelt down and was about to talk to them when the alarms sounded.

“SAVE THE DAY DRILL! SAVE THE DAY DRILL! SAVE THE DAY DRILL!” blared over the public address system.

“I gotta go help get the word out,” Bumblebee said, instantly flying away and calling out, “Save the Day drill!”

Katana watched her leave, then turned back to the Ghost Crabs. But they had disappeared!

If Poison Ivy and Bumblebee had not seen them, too, Katana would have thought it was just her overactive imagination after so much research into Japanese history and lore. As much as she wanted to, there was no time to look for the crabs while the Save the Day alarm was still ringing.

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