At school the next day, Henry couldn't stop thinking about what he saw at Shelby and Cyd's house last night. Granted, he probably should've just went to the front door and knocked on it like a normal person instead of climbing up to the window, but… okay he honestly had no good excuses for that. He climbs into his house through his own window sometimes, like when both doors are locked and he forgets his key, or when he had to sneak out in the middle of the night to go do his job as Kid Danger and help Captain Man with whatever was happening that time. His sister caught him sneaking back in once and his parents grounded for it, but this was before they knew he was the superhero's sidekick. They also grounded Piper after Henry ratted on her for watching a movie she wasn't supposed to watch, but that's not the point. The point is that he now knew that the girls had a secret, but so did he.
"Hey everyone! Turn on the Swellview news!" Oliver exclaimed, snapping Henry out of his thoughts. All the students in the hallways immediately took out their phones, tablets, or laptops and turned on KLVY 7 News.
"And now for our next story, last night two unidentified thugs tried to rob a local shoe store. As of right now it is uncertain whether the thieves actually got a hold of anything from the store, but if they did, the money and/or items will be returned back to the store. Thanks to Captain Man and Kid Danger, the thugs were arrested and put behind bars within minutes. We were unable to get an interview with them, but the superhero duo showed up and apprehended the thugs before they could do any real damage." The reporter informed. Everyone started to murmur.
"Please forgive me for asking, but we did just move here, so who are Captain Man and Kid Danger?" Daisy wondered.
"Oh, we could go on and on about them, but since we only have a few minutes before the bell rings, here's the basics of what you need to know about them. Captain Man is a famous superhero here in Swellview. He's known for being indestructible. And Kid Danger is his sidekick. He's around our age and has hyper motility, aka super fast reflexes." Charlotte explained without giving away any secrets.
"Really?! They sound awesome!" Cyd exclaimed
"They are! They're amazing!" Jasper replied.
"Yeah, but as a scientist, I find the whole 'indestructible' and 'super fast reflexes' thing unbelievable." Barry stated. Shelby took out her phone again and sent him a text message that read: Says the guy who's invention gave us the ability to time travel. He read it, then looked at her with a look on his face that said true.
"Well, you also know that science can do amazing things. That there's still many things out there that are still undiscovered." Naldo pointed out. They all looked at him. After all, he was right. There were many different things out there that humans have not discovered yet.
"Well, Captain Man's father was a scientist too. He unintentionally gave Captain Man his power of indestructibility when he was a kid. And Kid Danger also got his power by using science." Henry explained. Charlotte and Jasper's eyes widened, while the others just looked at him in confusion.
"At least that's what I heard." Henry quickly added, to cover his slip-up. Then the bell rang, but as they were going to class, Henry pulled Shelby and Cyd to the side.
"Hey, is it okay if I talk to both of you after class? It's important." He asked.
"Yeah, sure." Shelby replied.
"Great! Please meet me after class in the science lab. It'll be lunch time, so nobody else should be in there then." Henry instructed. The girls nodded and the trio went to history class, stopping only to pick up their books from their lockers.
As soon as they heard the bell, Shelby and Cyd ran around looking for the science lab. Henry was already there waiting when they found it.
"Okay, we're here. What did you want to talk to us about?" Shelby wondered.
"I saw what happened last night." Henry admitted, getting straight to the point.
"What do you mean?" Cyd asked.
"I mean I saw the two of you break a vase, and high five. Then there was a bright flash of light, and the vase suddenly looked as if nothing had happened to it!" Henry explained. Shelby and Cyd's eyes widened.
"How?!" Shelby asked.
"I saw it through the window. Your light was on so I thought I'd come say hi, so I climbed up the tree next to the window, which I also do at Charlotte's and Jasper's houses too. And even my own house sometimes." Henry explained.
"Okay, first of all, the next time you want to come over, just come to the front door or let at least one of us know your coming, like a normal person." Shelby told him. Henry shrugged and nodded in response.
"And second, just come with us after school. We will explain everything at our house where there's no risk of then wrong person overhearing." Cyd added. They agreed to meet after school. When the time came, the girls and Henry went to their house along with the rest of the group. They separated at the foot of Henry's driveway. Himself, Shelby, and Cyd walked across the street to their house. Neither one of their younger siblings were home yet due to some kind of after school event, and Cyd's older brother Max was 2 hours away at college in Portland. He will come home every weekend if he can. Their parents were home though.
"Hi mom. Hi dad." Shelby greeted her parents, and Cyd did the same.
"Hi girls. How was your day?" Astrid asked.
"Our day was good." Cyd replied. Then they noticed Henry standing awkwardly by the front door and Shelby remembered that they hadn't met him yet.
"Right. This is Henry. We met him at school. He is one of the ones we told you about yesterday." Shelby introduced as Henry walked up beside her and shook hands with her parents, then with Cyd's.
"Hello, I'm Henry Hart." He introduced himself, again.
"Hello Henry. I'm Norm and this is Astrid, and that's Ed and Amy." Shelby's father replied.
"Is it okay if he stays for a bit?" Shelby asked.
"I don't see why not. Henry would you like to stay for dinner?" Amy asked him.
"Oh, I wouldn't want to intrude." Henry replied.
"It really is no problem." Shelby responded, and he thought for a second.
"Then you know what? I'd love to stay for dinner. I'll text my parents and let them know." Henry decided. So as they started to prepare dinner, Shelby and Cyd dragged him up the stairs.
"Okay, so about what you saw. Yes, it really happened. And before you ask, no, it wasn't magic, Trust me, we've had someone ask us that question before." Cyd started off.
"Okay, so what was it? Henry asked, taking a sip of water from the bottle he had in his backpack.
"Time travel." The girls simultaneously replied. He did a spit take.
"What?!" Henry exclaimed.
"We know it sounds absurd, but Cyd and I have the power to time travel." Shelby informed.
"How?" Henry wondered.
"We were messing around in Barry's lab a couple years ago, and we accidentally activated one of his experiments, which went through a beaker of homemade hair gel and a bunch of other things before zapping us." Cyd explained.
"Yeah, so now Cyd and I can jump to any point in time just by hugging or high fiving while thinking of a time and we go there." Shelby finished.
"Wow. So who else knows about this?" Henry asked.
"Barry, Naldo, and Daisy, who is actually a princess from the fifteen hundreds, which is a whole other story. Our families know too, and now you, but please don't tell anyone unless we say so." Shelby informed.
'Really? A princess from 500 years ago? Wow. Can I at least tell Jasper, and Charlotte?" Henry asked.
"Yes, but not yet. And long story short Daisy was actually a prisoner in her time so she is way better off here. We unintentionally brought her here through a time rift when we fought a supervillain and won." Cyd added. That last statement gave Henry an idea, but before he could say anything else, he heard the all too familiar beeping sound. Yeah, Ray was calling him.
"Um, please excuse me for a minute." Henry said as he ran into the bathroom and shut the door. Ray hologram appears as Henry answers the call.
"Hey kid, where are you?" Ray asked.
"At Shelby and Cyd's house They invited me over. And guess what?" Henry replied.
"What?" Ray wondered.
"They just told me something amazing! Something rare and one in a million!Only them, Barry, Naldo, Daisy, their families, and now me of course, know. Ray I really think they would make an amazing addition to our team! And they can probably keep the secret. So can I please tell them my secret?" Henry pleaded. Ray was thinking for so long that Henry thought his watch froze.
"Hello! Earth to Ray!" He waved his hand in front of the hologram until Ray snapped back to attention.
"So? Can I please tell them my secret identity?" Henry asked.
"Not yet." Ray replied, and Henry's face fell.
"Well when?" He wondered.
"Just bring them to Junk N' Stuff after school tomorrow first. Barry, Daisy, and Naldo too." Ray instructed.
"Okay!" Henry quietly but happily agreed. They may have a few new members of the Danger Squad after tomorrow. The Danger Squad is what they like to call people who know Captain Man and Kid Danger's true identities. Needless to say, Henry couldn't wait for the next day. He was so excited!
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