I don't own The Thundermans. Also, am I the only one crying because this show is ending? I wrote this cause I feel like Cherry kind of gets ignored in the fandom. She needs some love. Also, one shot#GiveCherryHugs~Superavenger212Her best friend was a superhero, one who was on the way to being world-saving famous. Phoebe even got her cape and was just recently enrolled into the Z-Force running with her twin brother.
Cherry remembers a time when that used to be her. The saving people, that rush Phoebe always tells her about, the feeling of I did something and knowing you made a difference in someone else's life despite the fact she was always a technician, never in the field. That was Cherry. "You know," Max said from behind her. He leapt over the park bench and sat next to her. "I'm not stupid, and I know you're not stupid." Cherry smiled, playing the dumb blonde was easy. She could do that.
"What are you talking about Max? None of my grades are above a C right now." Thunder Boy sighed then narrowed his eyes.
"I know you pretend to be a dumb blonde who doesn't even know the difference between a rock and the sun, but trust me. I know better." Cherry's smile fell.
"I don't have any clue what you're talking about." Max sighed,
"you're really playing this the hard way aren't you?" When the blonde didn't respond he continued, "I used to pretend as well." She looked up surprised, he kept talking, "I would think some days, back when I wanted to become a villain, I would just sit on my bed and just think... What if everything was different? What if we weren't superheroes and were actually normal? What if I was actually good?" Cherry spoke up,
"I think the day you turn one-hundred percent good is the day Billy actually pays attention to the same thing for longer than thirty seconds." Max chuckled, then his expression turned serious.
"I don't know why you're pretending Cherry, in all honesty I don't really want to know. Just know if there's ever a time when you need to get out, take off the mask you put up for yourself... my basement window is always unlocked." Cherry nodded,
"thanks for the advice." Then she sighed, "I guess... You have to promise you won't tell anyone. Not even Phoebe." Max made a zipping motion moving his hand across his mouth. Cherry began to explain... "I didn't remember at first, I came to Hiddenvile a year before you guys moved in, but I couldn't remember why I moved in the first place. When I would ask my mom she just said it was a job transfer, at the time that seemed to be the most logical explanation so I just went along with it. School started, we arrived during the summer so I would have a fresh start. I was struggling with my classes because I couldn't seem to comprehend a single thing in Algebra. Everyone just assumed I wasn't school smart, even I did, but then one night I had to do a load of laundry so I went to the basement." She paused to take a breath, then continued. "That's when I saw a shoebox labeled with one word written in all caps. REMEMBER!! So I grabbed it after loading the washing machine and went upstairs. When I made it to my room I locked my bedroom door so my mom couldn't barge in and inturrupt what I was doing. The lid was duct taped shut so I used scissors to cut the lid off." She paused again, this time Max asked a question,
"what was in the shoebox?" Cherry took a deep breath,
"there were a lot of old report card envelopes, the yellow ones that look all official? As well as basic white envelopes with dates labeling them, and some sort of security clearance card with my name on it. I opened the white envelopes first. The first one had three pictures on it, all with people I didn't remember at first, but as I continued to go through the other white envelopes it started to slowly come back to me. I worked as a technician for some big company. In the pictures there were always rows of computers behind me. The report cards told the same story, I had all As on every single subject until I moved to Hiddenvile. My brain began to connect the dots, then suddenly the memories came flooding back like a dam had re-opened. I used to work alongside superheroes." She stopped to watch Max's reaction. His face was a mix of understanding and complete surprise. "I was brain-wipped by Super President Kickbutt herself after accidentally leaking undercover supes locations and identities." Max frowned,
"no one else knows about this?" Cherry nodded.
"I can't tell anyone, even telling you is a risk. If Super President Kickbutt finds out I remember everything, especially some highly classified stuff - " Max finished for her,
" - She would have you terminated." Cherry nodded. The duo sat in silence for a few minutes then Max said, "well, now that I know at least you're not alone in this. Who knows? Maybe once Phoebe becomes a full supe you can tell her then." Cherry nodded, then Max suddebly wrapped his arms around her body.
"uh.. what are you doing?" Max squeezed her tighter,
"it's called a hug." Cherry rolled her eyes,
"I know that. I mean, why are you hugging me?" Max chuckled then said,
"you deserve it." He released his hold on her. "I need to get going, dinner's going to be ready at my house soon." Cherry nodded in response, "you going to be okay?" Cherry responded,
"Yeah, I will." As she watches Max disappear in the dark she realizes she's going to actually be okay for once. Now that she had Max by her side, this changes everything.