A/N: Hey guys! Thanks so much for all your positive feedback last chapter. I loved reading all the reviews and seeing the emails for the favorites and follows as they rolled in. It really means a lot. And I forgot to mention it last time, but for anyone who didn't catch on, the scene in the Man Cave last chapter was inspired by The Flash.

I now present part two. We finally get to all the action and drama. I think you guys will all really enjoy this part. Everything I do is for you guys.

Disclaimer~ I don't own Henry Danger.


"Honestly, there's a line between media and entertainment," Mary said.

Lilah had brought a whole list of questions and topics, while Emmy was holding up a recorder to Mary Gaperman. After the initial shock had run out, the woman had gathered them at a coffee table just off the set, and as the were talking, the girls found themselves hanging onto her every word. Meanwhile, her co-anchor, Trent Overunder, was getting his make-up done on the other side or the broadcasting room. Occasionally, he and Mary would throw each other really nasty glares. It was funny at first, but after a bit, Charlotte became worried that they might actually have to help someone hide a body.

"You might have noticed that I'm often the butt of many jokes on the Daily News," Mary continued, eyes flashing. "Am I really stupid and annoying? Maybe, but that has no place on the news. And if I was stupid, I wouldn't be Trent's superior, now would I? But they need views, so they make a bunch of jokes about the female anchor because she can be the dumb blonde, an easy target. Most of my own lines are scripted, too, it's almost all teleprompter."

"Can I please beat up your execs for you?" Lilah decidedly said.

"I wouldn't worry about that, dear," Mary replied with a wink. "I'm quitting in a couple weeks and might just bring them a lawsuit unless I am offered proper compensation. After all, I am a political scientist, I know what to do. I can file for libel and slander or misstating the terms on the contract or something. I just have to figure out the specifics."

"Go aunt Mary!" Emmy cheered.

Charlotte couldn't help but really admire Mary. She definitely was smarter than she had given the lady credit for while watching TV. And it wasn't fair how her executives and producers treated. Maybe, she could get a certain superhero to validate Mary's legitimacy on a live interview...hm, but Evelyn Hall would get upset, wouldn't she? Bad publicity from her wouldn't bode well.

Just then, there was a number of loud shouts in the other side of the room. Charlotte frowned. Where was that whooshing sound coming from? Her feet suddenly felt cold. Looking down, she gasped to see the floor was covered in a thin layer of water. And judging by the sound, the room was still being filled. Someone was trying to flood them.

"The hell…" Georgie said.

"Aww, these converse were new!" Lilah complained. She took off her shoes, only to realize her socks had soaked through as well. "And now I have wet socks! Thanks a lot, God!"

"What the heck is going on?!" Emmy shouted over the chorus of voices ringing out similar sentiments.

Charlotte looked around. There was nothing around that would be allowing a flood. Even the sprinklers weren't on. She jumped up despite the protests of her group and ran behind the only place they couldn't see past- the screen that was set up as the background for the news. Almost instantly, she was nearly knocked over by the force of a jet of water. Quickly moving back, she saw an industrial window on the ceiling was open with a massive pipe coming through, streaming water at a high velocity. Looking out, the pipe was draped over the roofs of neighboring buildings. If she had to take a guess, it was probably connected to the water tower half a mile away.

Quickly, Charlotte ran back to the group, who were all now standing on the couch and armchair they had been sitting on. She realized with growing dread that the water was above her knees. Georgie, who was crouched on the coffee table, held out her hand.

"Charlotte!" she called.

Charlotte gratefully grabbed it and got on the table, too.

"Has anyone tried the elevator or stairs?!" Lilah yelled.

"The door to the stairs are jammed, and the elevator has been turned off for some reason!" a voice yelled out.

"Did anyone call Captain Man and Kid Danger?!" Charlotte shouted.

"There's no connection here!" Mary yelled back. "Phones receiving and sending out transmissions would mess with our broadcasting equipment!"

"Well, then we need to broadcast this and hope they see!" Georgie said before Charlotte could.

"Okay, but what if all of it's wet and ruined? And how can we get to the broadcasting equipment? The water's gotta be six feet by now!" Emmy cried.

She was right. The water was rapidly rising. They'd be at the ceiling in no time. And there were no windows (other than the one with the pipe and a few other high industrial windows scattered around the floor) in order to control lighting for the camera, so they couldn't even open those to drain out the water.

Suddenly, the whir of an engine emanated the room. A janitorial closet door flew open, and a man on a sleek, gray jetski with some attachments in the front shot out. Charlotte hated to admit it, but he was somewhat handsome. With his broad shoulders, blonde whooshy hair, slight stubble, strong jawline, and ocean green eyes, he could even give Ray a run for his money as Swellview's Most Attractive Man. He was wearing what appeared to be a lifeguard's uniform with red shorts and a white tank top. On his head was a red cap. Around his neck was a whistle, but more noticeable than that, was the disturbing amount of shark teeth.

"Don't you worry about the equipment," he shouted over the mass panic. "I got it all right here so the broadcast can begin!" He pulled out a walkie-talkie and spoke into it. "Yo, dude, I'm in, turn off the water for now."

Almost instantly, the whooshing of the water faded away. After a few seconds, Charlotte was sure the water had stopped rising. Looking at the walls and ceiling, if she had to guess, the water was probably eight to ten feet high. It was a good thing the ceiling was much higher.

If the dude on the jetski didn't have everyone's attention before, he did now.

"Hello, newspeoples!" he shouted. "Nice day for swimming, isn't it?"

"Who are you and what are you doing?!" Mary shouted.

"Like, why so serious? Just chill. You should smile a bit more, doll," the man replied. "The name's Broseidon, Lord of the Brocean. My assistant, Sharkira, unfortunately, can't join us right now, but he sends his regards."

All of a sudden, Broseidon's walkie-talkie crackled with static. He groaned and picked it up. "What, dude?!"

"I am not your, assistant," a voice hissed back. "I am your partner-in-crime."

"Yeah, yeah, okay," Broseidon said, rolling his eyes. He thrust the walkie talkie back in the holster on his waist.

Charlotte watched them carefully. So there was a guy on the outside, huh? She'd have to keep that in mind.

"Sorry about that, dudes," Broseidon looked back up, flashing a charming smile. "As I was saying, I hope you're all camera-ready, because we're about to begin!"

"Begin what?" one of the cameramen called.

"Begin my broadcast as Swellview's new big and bad."


The water hadn't risen in the past half hour. After Broseidon had started up the camera and equipment on the front of his jetski, he had leaned back and given a five minute speech about how he had some local personalities and other civilians in his clutches. He had even panned the camera halfway for good measure, gloating throughout the entire thing. He had demanded an appropriate ransom be brought to him in the next two hours or everyone on the floor would drown.

Now, everyone was standing or sitting solemnly on random pieces of furniture as they floated around the room. There was occasional muttering, but Broseidon didn't seem too worried. He was sprawled over his seat with sunglasses covering his eyes. For all they knew, he was asleep. Judging by the light trail of drool escaping his mouth, he probably was.

If Charlotte had to guess, the video had been broadcasted on the channel that the Daily News usually came on. Which meant everyone in Swellview had seen it. She could only hope Ray, Henry, Jasper, or Schwoz had seen.

"Hey, Charlotte, I'm kind of really scared right now," Georgie whispered. The redhead hadn't let go of Charlotte once since the self-proclaimed Lord of the Brocean had made his appearance.

"I could tell by the vice grip you've had on my arm in the past half hour." Charlotte said, uncomfortably shifting her arm. She could swear there would be nail marks if she were to check.

"Sorry," Georgie replied, loosening her grip only slightly. "But I don't know how to swim. I'm really scared of falling off. Can we just stay really still so we don't fall?"

Charlotte nodded.

There were a few more moments of quiet. Charlotte wondered if Henry and Ray would ever show up. If not, was City Hall at least attempting to arrange a rescue or for their ransom to be paid?

Suddenly, as if some higher power had been listening and decided pay her back for all her good deeds in the world, there were a loud series of knocks. Broseidon jumped up with a yelp, falling into the water in the process. He sputtered and flailed, but no one gave him a second glance.

Charlotte looked behind her to see shadows outside the opaque glass of the industrial windows. With a smirk, she realized that the large shadow was a helicopter - and if she was making the colors out right, it was the Mancopter. Then those knocks had probably been Captain Man checking to see how thick the glass was.

Which meant he and Kid Danger were about to crash in.

"DUCK!" she shouted to everyone nearby, and covered her head, pulling Georgie down and urging the others to do the same. Most people looked confused, but did as told.

CRASH.

Glass scattered everywhere, and there was a thud. After a few seconds, Charlotte looked up, shaking the shards off her as much as possible without rocking the coffee table she had been crouched on.

"It's Captain Man!" Trent called.

"And more importantly, Kid Danger!" Evelyn retorted. That's funny, Charlotte didn't even remember her being in the building.

The statements, however, were enough to make everyone cheer and applaud for their heroes. Captain Man and Kid Danger were there, having swung in through the window, and were now standing on the desk Mary and Trent used for news broadcasts.

"Kid Danger!" Georgie squealed next to her. "Oh my god, maybe I can get an interview after this!"

"Can we focus on living through this first?" Charlotte begged. The last thing Captain Man and Kid Danger needed was a fangirl on their heels. It had been fine when it was just stupid planetary rocks at stake, but this was her life on the line.

At that moment, Kid Danger looked their way out of curiosity, recognizing the voices. Almost immediately, Charlotte wished she had ducked her head. His eyes nearly popped out of his head when he saw her, and he let out a strangled choke.

"Keep calm, everyone." Captain Man said, waving a hand at the people in the room. Just then, he noticed his sidekick's twisted face. "Uh, kid, are you okay there?"

He looked up, following Kid Danger's line of sight until his eyes landed on Charlotte. Despite having been a superhero much longer, his reaction was no better. He dramatically inhaled, bringing his fist up to his mouth.

Charlotte personally couldn't help but roll her eyes. It's not like she hadn't been at a scene before to see them fight. Granted, she had rarely been in a situation where she was in danger as well, but that was no reason for them to start being unprofessional and only look out for her.

"Aren't you going to do anything to stop Broseidon, Captain Man?" Charlotte prompted loudly, hoping to draw the two's attention to the matter.

"Right! Thanks...random citizen," Captain Man said. "Uh, where'd he go?"

Indeed, Broseidon had disappeared into the water. While a part of her believed he might have drowned, Charlotte wasn't so cruel as to wish it. As Captain Man and Kid Danger frantically argued among themselves (with a few looks thrown her way) and moved into action to scan the area, Georgie tugged her into a crouch.

"What was that all about?" Georgie whispered to Charlotte.

"What was what all about?" Charlotte quickly said.

"The whole staring thing!" Georgie hissed. "I know I didn't hallucinate it! Why were they staring at you like they saw a ghost or something?!"

"They probably weren't staring at me," Charlotte shrugged, hoping to play it off. "They might have just recognized you."

"Oh my god, you really think he remembers me?" Georgie said, before starting to ramble about how cute Kid Danger had looked while looking their way.

Real cute, Charlotte thought. Especially when his jaw almost fell off. Maybe I should just jump into the water and let myself drown.

"Hey, what's all the whispering about?" Emmy called from a few feet away on the couch. She and Lilah were casually sitting, as if they were getting ready to watch a good movie. Mary was actually standing up on the armchair, grumbling every so often and looking around the room.

"Hey, ladies, not to be a buzzkill, but can we just turn it down a notch so I can SAVE YOU?" Captain Man said through clenched teeth, getting more agitated with each word. He was currently lying belly down on the anchor's table, attempting to peer underwater and obviously becoming frustrated with his lack of success.

They immediately hushed up to Charlotte's relief. The last thing she wanted was for Georgie to loudly proclaim all of Kid Danger's finest attributes (and Charlotte had to admit, the view from the coffee table was pretty good) while he was right there. Lord knew the boy had a bit of an ego problem already.

Kid Danger, for his part, was using a harpoon to a pipe on the ceiling to swing around to different vantage points, trying to catch a glimpse of their villain. However, he was also constantly glancing back at her. Charlotte pretended not to notice, but internally, she was screaming at Henry to get a grip. She was fine! He could see that she was very much fine!

Idiot, she affectionately thought to herself as she looked back at him. They made eye contact for a brief moment. She raised her eyebrows at him, sassing him the best that she could from across the room. He responded with a reassuring smirk of his own, having calmed down a bit from the initial alarm of her presence. But at the same time, she knew by the slight furrow of his brow that he was still distressed.

"Excuse me?" Georgie said, sounding deeply offended.

Charlotte snapped her head back so fast she was sure she heard a crack. With a bit of dread, she realized that she had spoken aloud.

"How is Kid Danger an idiot? He's trying to save us right now!" Georgie hissed, leaning close to Charlotte's face.

"That's not what I meant," Charlotte replied. And things had been going along so well between them. Was a little slip of the tongue really going to be the end-all, be-all for their finally budding friendship?

"Honestly, Charlotte, do you just not like him?" Georgie frowned at her. "I thought you were trying to help me by getting me a meeting, but you weren't going to do it at all, were you? You don't want to have anything to do with him, do you?"

"Uh, guys, you should be quiet so Captain Man and Kid Danger can do their thing," Emmy tried to interject.

"Georgie, he's a superhero's sidekick who's saved the people of the city so many times, who's trying to save us right now!" Charlotte exclaimed. "What reason do I have to not like him?"

"No, I got it then. You meant me, didn't you? It all makes sense now." Georgie looked heartbroken for a second, and Charlotte could see some of her own insecurities in the older girl. "You think I'm a fool for even considering a guy like him liking such a normal person like myself. Is that it? Or do you just not like me? Since I've been such a total bitch."

"Listen, a heart-to-heart is nice and would help with all this underlying tension, but I'd personally prefer if we could do this at a time when we didn't have to live in fear of dying if that dude-bro gets back and Captain Man can't stop him because he was too busy mediating this," Lilah said, talking quickly to get her point across.

Charlotte reached forward with the intent of putting her hand on Georgie's shoulder. "Just listen to me! You're getting it all-"

Unfortunately, at that moment, Georgie flinched back, pushing Charlotte away with her free hand. What happened next was pretty hard to follow, despite all the eyes in the room being drawn in their direction at that point due to the increasing volume of their argument - the table, which was already wobbly on the water, flipped over. While Georgie had hooked her arm on the coffee table's leg and managed to climb back on, Charlotte had not been so lucky. With a large splash, Charlotte found herself dunked in the water.

In the darkness underneath the surface, Charlotte choked as she attempted to swim up. But as she did, a flash of red caught her eye near the ground.

All of a sudden, something wrapped around her waist and she was pulled up and out of the water. Charlotte came up, gasping for air. Kid Danger was right there in the water with her, wading to stay afloat while grabbing her arms to support her, muttering that he had her and she was okay. Faintly, she could hear the others asking if she was okay, and Lilah was definitely berating Georgie. But all Charlotte could do was keep a tight hold of the boy in front of her, filling her lungs with air. When she was sure she was fine, she loosened her grip on him, squirming until he did the same.

"Sorry, but I need to check something," she said before she dived down again.

"WHAT THE HECK?!" she faintly heard him shout from under the water.

There, walking on the ground, was a figure in a scuba suit, and next to him was Broseidon. Both had an oxygen tank strapped to their back, which explained why they were able to stay down there to hide for so long. But what was more worrying than that was four cyborg sharks next to them, which both figures in the water were swimming back and forth between. The red glint was the red transmitter ball on their fins. With a gasp (which naturally caused some air bubbles to leave her mouth), Charlotte realized what they were about to do.

It had barely been two seconds, but before she could get a better look, she was pulled up out of the water.

She inhaled and opened her eyes to find herself staring into a pair of doe eyes covered in silver makeup - which was running - and a mask. A part of her had to commend the adhesive on the mask, as it wasn't even peeling off. Most of her was worried about the current situation.

"What were you thinking?! Why are you in the water in the first place?!" he demanded, before taking a mocking tone. "What part of you went 'Oh hey, I'll just go for a little swim while my life is on the line and a sociopathic dude-bro is on the loose!'"

She groped Kid Danger's shoulders, shivering a bit from the cold air hitting her face. "We need to get out of the water. Now."

"Too little, too late," Broseidon shouted, making a reappearance. He climbed out of the water and onto his jetski, taking off scuba equipment and shaking water out of his hair. "Captain Man and Kid Danger. It seems you've fallen right into my trap."

"What trap?" Captain Man demanded, standing his full height and getting ready to fight. "The one where you use the most cliched lines possible?"

Broseidon made a face.

"No, bruh! The trap where you're cornered and I can raise the ransom while getting the sweet reward of humiliating you," he said. He picked up his walkie-talkie from the side of the jetski. "Alright, Sharkira, release the cyborg-sharks!"

"Oh shit," Kid Danger said.


Charlotte had to give Henry credit. He was getting pretty good at this superhero business.

When he heard Broseidon voice his attack, he instantly moved into action. Before Charlotte even knew what had happened, he had flipped her onto his back and was kicking his feet at about a tenth of sonic speed (she knew for sure, she had run the tests and concluded he'd get faster in time) in the water to get them out.

But she didn't have to go along with it.

"Hey!" he gasped, stopping his pace to claw at her arms around her neck with his right arm. "Loosen your hold, are you trying to kill the guy who's trying to save you?!"

"I can swim on my own!" she protested, trying to slide off his back. However, he kept his grip on her thigh firm with his free hand.

"Not against a cyborg-shark, you don't!" he insisted, before continuing to swim farther away from the group and Captain Man until he reached a piece of high, dry, furniture a little ways off from Evelyn Hall. Kid Danger boosted Charlotte on top of the filing cabinet, and as she wrung out her hair and clothes, he climbed on as well.

"What is going on? How'd you fall off?" he demanded.

Charlotte immediately pushed his face away and threw a furtive glance Georgie's way. Sure enough, the redhead was staring their way, a haughty scowl back on her face. Too bad, Charlotte was actually enjoying the other Georgie. On the other hand, Emmy and Lilah appeared to be attempting to console her, but seemed concerned with her, too, occasionally looking up at her. Nobody looked particularly pleased by Kid Danger being so close to her. Georgie for obvious reasons, and Emmy and Lilah for how it was tearing their group apart.

"Georgie pushed me," Charlotte dismissively replied.

"What?!"

"By accident, of course," Charlotte added as an afterthought.

Yeah, it was petty revenge, but necessary. She could hold a grudge. Especially for ruining her hair. She pushed back her limp, wet curls which were falling in her eyes. It would take hours to dry. Looking up again, she saw Georgie still staring at her, but her look had softened. She actually seemed...guilty?

"Kid! Get back here, she'll be fine!" Captain Man called from across the room where he was with the other girls.

Kid Danger was ready to dive back into the water, but Charlotte grabbed his arm. "Wait! The sharks!"

The water was filled with at least eight of them. When Charlotte and Kid Danger had been in the water, the sharks had been released one by one, and it was easy to avoid them and get out. But now, with more than eight cyborg-sharks on the loose, it seemed unlikely that Kid Danger could swim back to Captain Man without getting surrounded. Especially with two sharks swimming in circles around the filing cabinet they were on top of.

"Swing back with your harpoon," Charlotte advised.

"Right," Kid Danger nodded, groping his utility belt. Suddenly, he groaned and put his face in his hands, before pointing across the room. "Aghhh, I left it all the way there from when I was doing a survey of the room earlier."

"What! Is! Wrong! With! You?!" She emphasized each word with a slap on his bicep, and he recoiled. "How could you make such a rookie mistake?!"

"Hey, hey, stop! You're making me look bad in front of the entire media!" he hissed.

Charlotte froze and slowly turned her head to the side.

"Hey, Kid Danger, make sure when you say that you'll text her, you actually do!" Evelyn called out, only half kidding.

"LET IT GO, EVELYN!" Captain Man shouted. "Kid, can you get here or not?!"

"Can't!" Kid Danger called back.

"Will you all shut up?! I'm in charge!" Broseidon snapped, trying to gain control of the situation once more. Once again, no one was paying him any heed.

"You have to find a way to disable the sharks," Charlotte said, yelping and grabbing his arm to balance herself as one of the cyborg-sharks bumped its tail into the cabinet, making it wildly rock.

Kid Danger's reflexes kicked in and he shifted and put his foot down, calming the rocking, while simultaneously grabbing her by the waist to steady her. "Okay, yeah, let me just jump into the water and fight eight sharks at once!"

"I'm not saying you have to!" Charlotte rolled her eyes. How was this boy missing the obvious? "Make Ra-Captain Man fight the sharks and use your speed to catch Broseidon and make him stop the sharks!"

Kid Danger paused, his face lighting up in realization, and he lightly squeezed her side. Turning his head, he whispered into her hair, "This is why you're amazing."

Shocked, she tensed for a brief second, but before she could further react, he had let go so quickly that his lingering heat was the only thing that convinced her that she hadn't imagined the entire thing.

But of course he had to let go of her. After all, they had appearances to maintain. Charlotte was the innocent civilian who got caught up in a hostage situation, and Kid Danger was the teenage superhero sidekick trying to save them. There was no way they knew each other out of this situation. That small hug? Yeah, he totally did that with every girl he was saving.

From her peripheral, she could see Georgie blankly staring out at them, and she turned away.

"Yeah, yeah, now go do your job, Kid Danger," she said, a twinkle in her eye.


Kid Danger had pulled out his communicator and had whispered the plan to the holograph of Captain Man, while the real him listened intently from his side of the room. While he could have yelled it across the studio, that would very obviously alert their foes. So he had gone with his communicator, which was surprisingly still working, considering that he had been drenched from when he had jumped into the water to save Charlotte.

"No way!" Captain Man protested. "Why can't you be the shark fodder while I fight?!"

"Because, you're indestructible! Now shut up and jump in," Charlotte hissed from the side of her mouth, while she looked up, pretending she wasn't completely aware of the situation.

"But it's still gonna hurt," Captain Man whined in resignation.

Charlotte watched as Captain Man shut off his communicator at his side of the room, looked up, nodded at his sidekick, and jumped into the water with a grimace. She wished she had a camera (or that her phone still worked and wasn't flooded), so that she could have taken a picture of his twisted expression.

The second he jumped in, almost all the cyborg sharks started swarming towards him, circling around. One had entered the ring they had formed and was currently wrestling with Captain Man, who was attempting to rip off the red transmitter ball on the fin as per Charlotte's instructions. So far, it looked like the shark was winning.

"Broseidon's distracted, I'm gonna go," Kid Danger said softly. "And for my sake, please try not to fall in again."

"I'll be fine," she whispered back. "Worry about yourself. You may be fast, but you can still get hurt."

He smiled reassuringly as he quietly slipped into the water, winked at Charlotte, and dove underwater before jetting off to the jetski at the center of the room.

Broseidon had turned on the camera and broadcasting equipment again and was currently recording Captain Man while taunting him (and Swellview).

"Like, you're totally about to lose your savior, dudes!" He laughed. "So are you gonna pay up or should we wait until after he's been torn into shreds?"

"That's! Not! Possible!" Captain Man shouted as he shook a shark off his leg in the water. He smashed in the fin, effectively breaking the transmitter and letting the metal body sink into the water.

By this point, Kid Danger had gotten on top of the jetski and was standing behind Broseidon. It was a miracle how he managed to get on without seriously rocking the vehicle and alerting the villain of his presence, but he had nearly slipped and fallen over at first, leading to a comical balancing act. When he finally gained stability, he crept forward, and in a flash, had Broseidon's arms twisted behind his back and head pinned against the handlebars as he handcuffed the man. In a final move, he grabbed the tiny black remote from Broseidon's and pressed a button after a second of scrutiny. As he did, the sharks in the water froze and sunk to the floor and Captain Man whooped loudly and swam to a floating desk to climb on.

"Looks like you're fin-ished," Kid Danger said, looking entirely too smug at the pun.

Charlotte groaned at the quip while most people cheered. Nevertheless, she fondly nodded at him in approval when he turned to her with a smile. However, his cheerful expression immediately dropped and turned into one of panic.

"Charlotte!" Kid Danger called out.

Just then, someone grabbed her from behind and pulled her back until she hit something hard. An arm encircled her shoulders and she gasped as a stun gun was pointed at her neck.


A/N: I really had fun writing this, and hope you guys enjoyed reading it, too. Unfortunately I kind of suck at action scenes, so feel free to let me know if anything isn't clear. You all know what to do - review!