As the superheroes continue their adventure, we start to see some unravelling in the ranks. Lorna and Pete feel that their efforts are being under-appreciated and that they should receive recognition (and compensation) for all that they are doing for the world (and Pete thinks matching superhero costumes are an absolute necessity!). Toby believes that they are doing the right thing and all that matters is fighting for the heroes against the villains and Emily tends to side with him but is very much a peace-maker. They are starting to doubt each other. Yet when they mention the desire for recognition, they are reminded that, "Being a hero is a state of mind, not simply a power you download from the Internet. Even a criminal has that ability." (p65 Virus Attack)
As they are online, there is a power surge and then they discover that hero.com is off-line. They can no longer download new powers but also find that some powers have downloaded at the time of the surge - but they don't know what they have or when they will fire off! They discover that they are the "last heroes". Many Primes have switched to Villains as it is more lucrative so there are not many who can fight this wave of violence.
As they are the only ones who were online they are needed to help with the onslaught of villainous activity. New villains emerge - Worm (who has emerged after being cryogenically frozen since WWII and struggles to understand all the new technology), Viral and Trojan who are responsible along with Basilisk for infecting the hero.com website with the virus that has caused the system to crash.
The battle between good and evil is becoming more blurred. Who are the villains and who are the heroes and will some of them switch sides? We are left at the end of the book with the sentence, "Toby didn't yet know that Lorna had just led them all into a world of trouble - one that would alter their lives for ever." (p265)
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