

Luckily, Zero hears their cries and flies to the rescue, which finally earns him hero status with his friends. It isn’t long before the other numbers value (and miss) the important place he holds…even more so when they are captured by a cadre of Roman numerals. Questioning the qualities of a hero who multiplies “his friends into nothingness,” Zero rolls away. But the heretofore-unflappable Zero meets his match in multiplication. Left out and teased, he still stays positive, even though he is virtually useless at adding and subtracting, and goodness knows, division by zero is pointless. But looking and feeling like a hero do not help him when it comes to fitting in with one through nine.

The counting numbers get their comeuppance in the havoc that breaks out after they fail to believe in Zero’s heroic powers.īrimming with self-confidence, Zero sports a red cape and black mask.
