Kihonne: Hey guys! I hope you're having a good weekend. I'm back with So You Think You Can Be a Sidekick? I think it's an interesting chapter if I do say so myself. Oh, and about the subtle hint from the last chapter. I think I made it a little TOO subtle, so sorry if you didn't notice it or not. I figured most people wouldn't, but I thought those who were accustomed to my writing style might notice it if they were paying close attention.

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AlienGhostWizard14: No problem. If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to send them in. I'll answer as many as I can without spoiling the future. Both were good guesses, and the Clone Master one was close, but no.

LabGirl2001: You're somewhat on the right track, but not quite there. It does have something to do with Alivia being suspicious of the exterminator. I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter.

TheatreChristianManiac: I'm a little confused as to what you meant in your review. I mean, I think you meant Alivia (who's Irish, not Australia), but I'm not sure who/what Hem is? Did you mean Geminus? Either way, I guess you're going to have to wait and see.

Aliqueen16: I'm glad you enjoyed it. I hope you like this one just as much.

Algernon: I'm glad you liked it. That's one of the reasons I like the show too – they really promote that message. You made a good guess about Clone Master and/or Geminus having something to do with the subplot. As for their relationship, you'll get your answers in this chapter. I'm glad you like Dani's softer side – it's sweet to write. Anyway, enjoy!

Dream lighting: Well, Kaz and Dani do seem to be heading in that way. As for whether Oliver will end up with Skylar or an OC, right now I'm aiming more towards the Skylar side, but things could change. As for whether or not Dani will receive powers, she will eventually get her own abilities, though I don't want to say what they are.

Avaoreo1112: You're right – writing each chapter would make it seem even slower. Thanks for thinking it was impressive – I actually got the impression from his initial behavior in the first episode. He was so desperate to catch Riker and Roman, and you could HEAR his voice shake with fear when he said 'None of us are safe with those two on the loose!' (bravo Bradley Steven Perry - that was incredible acting). I like looking for little things like that in a character – the more I understand a character's perspective on things, as well as his/her emotions, the easier it is for me to write them in character. As for me, the gymnastics events are my favorites too, though archery is a close second. It would be AMAZING if either of them showed up, because you're right about them being the biggest comic reliefs. Leo was always my favorite – he had so many hilarious one-liners and Tyrel saying them with a straight face made them even funnier – though Adam will always have a special place in my heart. The school year did seem to go by quickly – it feels as if just yesterday I was showing my kid brother around the school for his first year there. As for the subtle hint, you're so close it hurts. It did have something to do with Alivia. Don't worry about not getting it – I may have made it too subtle. If you wanted to go back and check, here's a hint: it has to do a bit with how I usually write the perspective of characters. I explain later (in the other author's note) though. Dani getting a kitten was just so she could have a pet, and Oliver said the line about being in a bad place in the show, though I'm still not sure why the writers felt the need to include it. By the way, Kieran says thanks for the birthday wishes. Yeah, Kieran from The Lab Assistant was named after him. Kieran really wanted a character in the story, though he wanted to be a bad guy, so I compromised with having him be one of Krane's soldiers. Anyway, enjoy the chapter.

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Kihonne: Anyway, on with the chapter!

Oliver: Kihonne doesn't own Mighty Med. She only owns Dani, Alivia, Geminus, and anything else you don't recognize.

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Dani's POV

I looked over Tecton's chart one more time before looking up at the blonde man in the hospital gown. "All done. Go ahead and change." I let him know. He sighed, closing the curtains for a brief moment, then opening them again, revealing that he had switched into his orange and blue super suit. "Okay, so you seem perfectly healthy to me, so I don't see why you felt the need to come in."

"If all my tests are perfectly normal, why am I getting all these headaches?" Tecton questioned. I thought about it for a long moment, considering the possibilities.

"Anything stressful happening in your life?" I asked. He sighed.

"Only the crap with Jenn, and Megahertz escaping from Mighty Max Prison." He muttered.

"Sounds like you've got a lot on your tectonic plate." He looked at me, not getting the pun. "Never mind. So, what's going on with Jenn? I thought you broke up with her, like, two weeks ago."

"I did. Then she insisted we grab coffee and that she needed to tell me something important." He sighed, sitting down on a hospital bed for a moment. "You won't believe what she said."

"That she wants to get back together?" I guessed. He chuckled.

"Not exactly." He replied. "She's pregnant."

"Damn." I had not been expecting that. "Baby Tecton. Actually, that sounds adorable, and possibly very dangerous."

"I don't want a kid." He insisted. Kaz walked by as he said that.

"Wait, who's having a kid?" He questioned, looking at me.

"Tecton, apparently." I replied. Kaz gave him a sympathetic look.

"Ah. Good luck with that." He mentioned. Tecton sighed.

"Well, how am I supposed to deal with that, and my superhero duties? Especially now that Megahertz is on the loose again."

"You know what you need?" Kaz interrupted before I could give him some advice.

"A 'me' day?" Tecton guessed.

"No, a sidekick." Kaz insisted before grinning. "A sidekick could support you and be there at your beck and call."

To my surprise, Tecton considered it. "Sounds interesting." He admitted. "But I'd have to find the right person for the job. But who?"

Kaz smirked. "Someone loyal, someone brave…" He listed, obviously wanting to get chosen. He drew his arm back, accidently hitting a superhero's blaster. The blast ricocheted off the walls, bouncing everywhere, but Kaz was oblivious to the danger. "…someone acutely aware of their surroundings."

Suddenly, Ollie raced forward, pushing Kaz to the ground. I watched as the blast crashed into a metal cart, mere inches away from where Kaz was standing.

"Someone like him!" Tecton decided when he saw Ollie save Kaz' life. Both boys looked up at Tecton in confusion.

"How would you like to be my sidekick?" Tecton questioned, offering Ollie a hand up. Ollie accepted it and Tecton pulled him up, my brother literally being pulled off his feet by Tecton's strength before the hero set him down.

Ollie beamed at the idea. "Yes!" He exclaimed, completely ignoring me trying to silently tell him that it was a bad idea. "Totally!"

"Here we go." I muttered, shaking my head. Kaz looked at Tecton in despair.

"What? He gets to be your sidekick just because he saved me on time?" He demanded.

Suddenly, the ricocheting blast bounced back our way. I ducked out of harm's way, while Ollie tackled Kaz to the ground again. "Two times." Kaz corrected himself.

Tecton and Ollie merely smiled. I sighed, knowing that this wasn't going to go well.

Oliver's POV

"So you're really going to be Tecton's sidekick?" My sister questioned skeptically as she walked past me, right over to where Mr. Marvel was being treated for an axe in the back.

"Yeah, why?" I replied, glancing at her before looking back at the clipboard in my hands. "You don't think it's a good idea?"

"Not really. I mean, it's hard enough to keep Mom from figuring out what we do afterschool, and this is a whole new set of responsibilities." She reasoned. "You sure you're good with that?"

"How hard can it be?" I replied. She shrugged one shoulder, agreeing with me.

"Alright, but is it really worth starting a fight with Kaz?" She added.

"Why would Kaz care if I was Tecton's sidekick?" I questioned, confused. She looked at me like I have three heads, then sighed.

"And they say I'm the dumb one." She muttered.

"You're not dumb." I said automatically. Dani chuckled at that.

"No, but compared to you? You're the straight A student, Ollie. Which is why I don't get how you can be so completely oblivious sometimes." She laughed lightly, amused. I was about to question what she meant by oblivious when Kaz walked in.

"Oh, it's Oliver, the sidekick!" He exclaimed in fake amusement. "Can somebody help me? I've been stabbed in the back!"

I rolled my eyes at his theatrics. "They should probably finish helping him first." I replied, gesturing at the hero on the gurney. The nurses helped him roll over, showing Kaz the giant axe stuck in the man's back.

"Yeah, well…my wound is deeper because it came from a friend." My best friend stated grumpily. He glared at me. "I can't believe you're going to be Tecton's sidekick. You know that's always been my lifelong dream."

"No, it's not." I retorted. Dani raised an eyebrow at me.

"Uh, yeah it is." She replied as Skylar walked into the room.

"Hey Oliver, I hear you're going to be Tecton's sidekick." She smiled at me before giving Kaz a sympathetic look. "You okay, Kaz? I know that's always been your lifelong dream."

Seriously? I looked at her, but she didn't seem to be trying to mess with me. "Why'd he even pick you? You don't even have any powers?"

"Neither do you, so that doesn't exactly help your case." Dani pointed out.

"And obviously, Tecton saw something in me." I insisted. "And I'm sorry, but I can't pass up with opportunity."

"Fine." Kaz raised his head up high. "Then I'm going to take the one thing that means the most to you."

He wrapped his arms around Skylar, but instead of trying to pull her away, he grabbed the two bottles of hand sanitizer that were sitting on the counter behind her. He walked away with them in his hands, heading for the door.

"Uh…Dee?" I watched him go. Dani sighed and pulled a bottle of hand sanitizer out of her bag. She tossed it to me.

"You are such a germ-a-phobe." She accused lightly before shouldering the bag. "You sure you want to do this whole sidekick thing?" I nodded without hesitation. "Alright. I'm gonna try and convince him to pick another lifelong goal."

"Thank Dani." I called after her as she walked out. I turned on my heel and headed towards Tecton, who was standing near another counter. "Hey Tecton, it's your sidekick, reporting for duty."

"Excellent." He nodded. "But first, you must be sworn in with the traditional oath of heroes, set forth by the elders of Galtrax. Repeat after me."

Wanting to prove how enthusiastic I was, I began reciting the oath, placing my fist over my heart. "I swear by the elders of Galtrax that I pledge my unending allegiance to aid and serve until evil and injustice have been eradicated from the universe." As I finished the oath, I turned to Tecton, suddenly getting an idea. "Should I say it in original Galtraxian? Afar bifen defar-"

"I'm good, thanks." Tecton stopped me.

"Zook graff." I replied. "So, what's my first assignment? Rescue a Normo in distress? Prevent the London bridge from falling down, falling down, falling down?"

"I need you to hand wash my uniforms." I really hadn't expected that reply. "Then go to my house and water my plants, then take my invisible dog to the invisible dog park."

"What? But those are just chores!" I protested. Tecton nodded.

"Yeah, what'd you think you were going to be doing?" He chuckled. "Battle super villains?"

Well, maybe not on the first day… "If you wanted someone to do your errands, why would you need someone brave?"

"You'll need to be brave to water my plants." He insisted. "They're man-eating plants. Also, feed my plants." He gave me a thumbs up as he walked out. I sighed, a little disheartened. Well, this wasn't how I expected today to go.

Dani's POV

"I don't see why your lifelong dream can't be to become a superhero's sidekick." I sighed in exasperation as Kaz and I walked back into Mighty Med through the storage closet entrance. "I mean, why does it have to be Tecton?"

"Because Tecton's the coolest!" He insisted. My phone suddenly beeped. "Who texted you?"

"Liv. Wants to know what we're doing." I replied before sending a quick response.

To: Liv

From: Dani

K + O = arguing, trying to settle things.

She responded rather quickly.

To: Dani

From: Liv

Want an excuse to bail?

I smiled at the thought of getting out of here, but quickly responded in the negative. After all, I was needed here.

"She says hi." I mentioned to Kaz as Ollie walked into the room carrying a large garbage bag over his shoulder.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't the thief of dreams." Kaz mused. "What's in the bag? A six-year old's wish to one day become an astronaut?"

Ollie gave him an annoyed and tired look. "It's Tecton's uniforms." He told us, clearly frustrated. "This job is horrible! All I do is his chores! This morning, I had to make his bed."

"Oh boo hoo." Kaz mocked, clearly not believing that it was a terrible task. Ollie raised an eyebrow.

"It's on the ceiling." He added. Kaz rolled his eyes.

"Don't like to make me less mad at you." He said. "There's no way that being Tecton's sidekick isn't the coolest thing ever."

"Oliver, Tecton's looking for you." Skylar announced, walking over to us. "He wants you to empty his waste basket. Oh, and be careful; it's radioactive waste."

"Wait, seriously?" I questioned. Skylar nodded.

"Wow. Being Tecton's sidekick really is horrible, and dangerous." Kaz realized. He grinned. "I feel so much better now."

"What am I going to do?" Ollie demanded. "Tecton's a great superhero, but he's ruining my life!"

"Well, technically, he should be ruining my life." Kaz reminded him. I sighed and looked at my brother.

"Look, if it's too much for you, you should quit." I advised. Kaz nodded in agreement.

"That's what I always do when I'm faced with adversity." He replied.

"What about perseverance?" Ollie asked, frowning. We both stared at him.

"Dude, who do you think we are?" "How long have you known me?" Kaz and I both questioned. Ollie shrugged partially.

"Besides, I can't quit." He insisted. "I took the Galtraxian Oath of Heroes. I am totally izelflarped."

I looked at him, aghast. "Language!" I snapped. Skylar sighed.

"I don't know why Tecton even wants a sidekick. They're the first thing a villain goes after to lure you into a trap." She told us. "I mean, it works out really well when you're trying to train future superheroes, but in general, it's more stress than it's worth."

"Wait, that's it." Kaz looked at Ollie. "The Oath of Heroes prevents you from quitting, but it doesn't prevent him from firing."

"Also known as the Loophole of Heroes." I added brightly.

"So, what's the plan?" Ollie questioned.

"All we have to do is make it look like you've been captured by a villain." Kaz decided. Skylar nodded.

"Then he'll see that having you work for him makes him vulnerable, and he'll fire you." She added.

"Or, you know, you could just pretend to be really bad at the job so he won't want to keep you around." I suggested. They all looked at me. "Never mind, that doesn't sound as fun or potential chaotic."

"Okay." Ollie nodded thoughtfully. "I hope this works, because I can't do his dirty work anymore. Yesterday, he made me clean his shower."

"Big deal?" I questioned skeptically.

"It's a meteor shower." My brother informed me. "It really hurts, even when you set the showerhead to gentle."

Oliver's POV

"Hurry up, Ollie. I gotta go." Dani reminded me, adjusting her grip on her backpack. Skylar was still at Mighty Med, getting things ready for later, but since my sister had soccer practice and I needed to be out of Mighty Med and away from Tecton for a bit, Kaz and I figured we'd walk with her to The Domain.

"I just want to go over the plan with you one more time." I replied, double checking to make sure the store was indeed empty. It wasn't for Dani's sake that I wanted to go over it again – she had come up with most of the details, so I didn't doubt that she knew what she was doing – but things often sounded easier when it was said aloud.

"Kaz, Skylar, and I will tell Tecton that Megahertz captured you." Dani began. I nodded.

"Tecton will feel obligated to rescue me, but before he leaves-" I continued.

"You'll run in and say that you barely escaped." Kaz finished. "Then he'll see that you're a liability and get rid of you."

"Am I missing anything?" I asked, trying to think. Dani thought about it.

"Well, we have to remember to bring this back to Mighty Med with us later." Dani gestured at the Skylar Storm cardboard cutout. I looked at her and she sighed. "Skylar's been asking me if she can keep it ever since she saw it at our party. Says that she looks awesome."

"She does." I agreed. Dani chuckled lightly at that, amused.

"Look, Skylar and I were talking earlier, and she brought up a good point. Just telling Tecton won't be enough to convince him." Kaz told me.

"So, what do you want to do?" Dani asked. Kaz hesitated.

"Well, Skylar had an idea about mailing him Oliver's severed head, but I don't think that's going to work out all that well." He said. I looked at him, horrified. Why did Skylar want to cut off my head? "Long story short, she wasn't aware that they didn't grow back."

"What about…a news report? Like the ones on SNN?" Dani suggested. I nodded, smiling.

"That's a great idea." I agreed. Kaz considered it.

"I have an app on my phone that will help me piece together clips from past news reports, so I can make a fake one." He suggested before chuckling and pulling out his phone. "I was testing the app earlier this week. Check it out."

He then showed us a series of video clips put together. They didn't have the best transition between them, but the message was clear: 'I am Oliver and I like to smell dogs' butts.'

"What do you think?" Kaz grinned proudly.

"Could have been worse." Dani decided. Kaz smiled, pleased with her response.

"Okay, let's do that." I agreed. Dani nodded.

"Okay, you lay low for a while so that Tecton will notice that you're missing. We'll go find him as soon as my game is over." She told me. She started heading for the door, Kaz following behind her while laughing at his phone.

"Good luck!" I called after her. I hung around the Domain for a while, browsing through the comic books. It wasn't long before someone I actually knew walked in.

"Hello Oliver." Alivia's cheerful, Irish accent drew me away from the stack of comic books I was looking at. "Where are Kaz and Dani?"

"Soccer game." I replied. She nodded. "So, getting another Clone Master comic book?"

"I was actually looking for your sister." The red head replied sheepishly. I nodded. "I didn't mean that I don't like hanging out with you or anything – I do, actually – but I just needed her advice on something."

"Oh, anything I can help with?" I asked, trying to be helpful. She hesitated.

"It's uh…girl talk." She admitted. I raised an eyebrow.

"And you wanted to talk to my sister about it?" I questioned skeptically.

"I don't know any other girls aside from Connie, and God knows where she is." She shrugged. "I'm just…it's long distance relationship issue stuff. Jamie's upset that we can't see each other as much, and is being really clingy as a result and…" She sighed. "Relationships are hard, Oliver."

"Tell me about it." I chuckled, grabbing my phone. "Wanna go talk about it? I could do with a hot chocolate or something."

"Maybe hot dogs?" Alivia suggested, smiling hopefully. "I love hot dogs, but Dani always makes me feel guilty for eating meat in front of her."

"Hot dogs it is." I agreed, heading out of The Domain with her. We started walking down through the alley way, talking a bit. Then, a man in a black trench coat stepped out of the shadows, his big black hat failing to hide the cybernetics covering a portion of his face.

I recognized him as Megahertz immediately, and I backed up, startled. "Megahertz?" I hissed, shocked.

"You know another half-cyborg who can throw electricity?" Megahertz demanded.

"Who are you?" Alivia questioned. I looked at her, distraught. I'd completely forgotten than she was there. "What do you want?"

"I hear you're working for Tecton now." Megahertz snarled. Suddenly, a look of recognition crossed his face. "Hey, aren't you the kid who threw a bedpan at my head?"

"He threw a bedpan at your head?" Alivia looked surprised. "Is that why your face is all jacked?"

Wow, I couldn't think of a time that Alivia was ever mean or insulting to anyone, especially since she had no way of knowing that Megahertz was a supervillain.

"You're coming with me, kid." Megahertz told me, smiling cockily as he advanced on me.

"No one's going anywhere." Alivia retorted, her face hardening. "Certainly not with you."

"Liv, run." I hissed. I didn't want her to get involved in this, but she shook her head, standing her ground.

"No." She retorted. Megahertz rolled his eyes.

"I'm not going to waste my time on you." He declared before firing a ball of red electricity at her. Alivia raised her arms to defend herself, but couldn't stop the complete force of the electricity. It knocked her clean off her feet, throwing her into a nearby brick wall. She hit the ground with a thud, and didn't move to get up.

"Alivia!" I shouted, but she didn't respond in the slightest. I turned to Megahertz, my heart beating wildly in my chest. "What are the chances of you accepting my apology and letting us go?"

He smiled cruelly, and I knew I had my answer.

Dani's POV

"Why do we have to do all the work?" Kaz complained as he walked past Skylar and I, pushing a cart with a TV on it.

"We're not doing all the work. You are." I corrected teasingly. Skylar nodded.

"We agree." She added, briefly glancing at the cardboard cutout of herself that Kaz and I had brought from The Domain. "Man, I love this thing. Is it weird that she's my best friend?"

I shrugged before glancing at my phone. "What's wrong?" Kaz questioned as he pushed the TV into position. "Oliver not answering your texts or something."

"No…well, he isn't, but he tends to forget to check his messages, so I'm not worried. It's Liv. She left me a message earlier, something about wanting to chat, but every time I tried to call her back, I keep getting her voicemail."

"Her phone's probably dead or something." He replied, shrugging. "Or maybe she's hanging with Oliver. I mean, he's probably got his feet up somewhere, just hanging around."

Oliver's POV

"Let me go!" I cried, struggling. Once we had gotten to his secret lair (a dirty looking, old power station overlooking the city) Megahertz had locked me up with my feet hanging from electric chains coming from the ceiling. Not only was I unable to touch the ground, but hanging upside down like this had to be one of the most uncomfortable positions ever. "The blood is rushing to my head!"

"Fine! Just stop whining! I'm supposed to be torturing you!" Megahertz finally agreed, pressing a button on his arm brace. The chains disappeared and I suddenly found myself falling to the ground. I hit the ground roughly, landing on my shoulder blade.

"Thank you." I grimaced, lying on my back.

Dani's POV

It was a while before Tecton finally showed, but eventually, I caught sight of him walking through the halls towards us.

"Tecton!" I called the superhero over. "Have you heard the news?"

"Yeah, that annoying weird kid is dating a supermodel." He replied, vaguely gesturing in Alan's direction. I raised an eyebrow, not believing that for a second, but chose not to comment on it.

"No, this news is even more disturbing." Skylar told him. "Megahertz has abducted Oliver."

"We should check for updates on the all-too-real news." Kaz insisted. He turned on the TV, playing the news footage he'd put together.

"Later in the broadcast, superhero summer wear – cape or no cape." The news lady announced. "But first, details on Tecton's sidekick Oliver, who was abducted today."

The footage quickly changed to the video Kaz had showed me earlier, the one of Oliver saying that he loved smelling dogs' butts.

"I wonder why they're showing that." Kaz chuckled nervously. "It's true, but hardly newsworthy."

"Please, you really expect me to believe this?" Tecton scoffed.

"We were hoping." I replied.

"I know what you're doing. You're trying to get Oliver fired because you're jealous that he gets to sweep my house…for landmines." Tecton told us before walking away. We all looked at each other.

"Well, that went well." Kaz commented dryly.

"I'll let Ollie know." I offered, sending my brother a quick text.

Oliver's POV

"Sit." Megahertz ordered, pushing me towards the stairs near where I'd been hanging. I complied just as my phone, currently sitting on a nearby table, buzzed.

"It's Dani." Megahertz read the text. "According to this, your plan is off."

"Please let me go." I pleaded with him.

"Oh, I'll let you go." Megahertz assured me. "Once Tecton comes to rescue you and I destroy him by filling this room with his mortal weakness, Gargulon gas."

He hit a few buttons on my phone, then held it up to his ear, waiting. Eventually, someone on the other line must have picked up. "Tecton, it's Megahertz. I've abducted your sidekick."

He paused, listening. Whatever Tecton said, he didn't like very much. "This is Megahertz! And I suggest you show up at the old industrial power station at 9:00 tonight, if you want to see Oliver alive again."

He waited again, then let out a frustrated shout as he pulled the phone away from his ear. "He thinks I'm someone named Kaz! Who's named Kaz anyway? Seriously?"

"Well, your real name is Leslie." I pointed out.

"Zip it!" He shouted, shutting me up. I gulped nervously, thinking hard. If Tecton believed that the call was from Kaz, that meant that he didn't believe that I was in trouble. Which meant that no one was coming to save me. "Eventually, Tecton will realize you're missing and come looking for you. Then he'll step right into my trap."

Suddenly, Tecton's gauntlet began beeping consistently, the lights on it beginning to dim. "Uh, looks like your power level is low." I pointed out, thinking quickly. "I have an idea. How about you go plug yourself in and recharge, and I'll go get Tecton and tell him that you're looking for him."

I got up and tried to leave the room, hoping he's go for it, but no luck. The second I got near the middle of the room, a cage of red electricity appeared around me, sizzling and sparking. "Or, I could stay here in this cage of electricity."

He left me there and headed over to the side of the room, plugging into a device so that he could recharge his batteries. I waited a bit, wanting to make sure he was really asleep, then desperately tried to think of a way out of this.

Luckily, the place was a mess, and there were some old clothes hangers sitting on the ground nearby. It took a little work, but eventually I managed to pull them into the cage with me without getting electrocuted. "Man, for a guy with a limited wardrobe, he sure has a lot of coat hangers." I commented, glancing at the pile of clothes hangers.

Tying them together the best I could, I formed a long stick out of the hangers. Being extra careful not to touch the cage (the hangers were metal and if they touched the electric bars at all, then I would be toast), I slid the stick through the bars, extending it so that I could reach Megahertz. My phone was still in his hand, but if I could get to it, I could call for help.

After a few nerve-racking attempts, I managed to hook the end of the clothes hanger onto the case, and I pulled it towards me. I hit the first speed dial button I could, and waited for an answer.

"Hey Ollie. What's up?" My sister, thank goodness.

"Dani, I've been captured by Megahertz. He's holding me prisoner." I hissed, trying not to wake the supervillain. To my surprise, my sister laughed.

"Tecton didn't for it. Let it go, Ollie." She told me. She paused before speaking to someone else on her end. "We are not sending him his head!"

"I'm serious. Megahertz trapped me in an electrical cage." I insisted. "I'll show you."

I changed the call to a video chat and held the camera up to show them the cage and Megahertz.

"You're not kidding." My sister realized.

"You need to hurry. Megahertz is almost done recharging his power source." I told her.

"Ollie…cutting…barely hear…" The video started filling with static, the concerned faces of my friends becoming harder to see.

"The power grids must be interfering with my phone." I told them.

"Power…course! The accident…Megahertz…cyborg…abandoned power station." Kaz said. I didn't catch some of it, but I caught the important stuff.

"Yes, that's where I am!" I encouraged.

"We'll call Tecton." Skylar promised.

"No, wait! It's a trap!" I tried to warn them, but it was too late; my phone cut off midsentence. "No! Now my phone dies, really? But when Grandma's babbling on about how she picked out the perfect cantaloupe, full charge."

I just hoped that they could get here soon, and that they got the last part of my sentence.

Dani's POV

"Ollie!" I smiled in relief after catching sight of my brother in the middle of the power station. Despite the fact that he was trapped in a really confining electric cage, he didn't appear to be harmed. "Guys, in here!"

I ran into the room, immediately slowing down when I saw that Megahertz was resting near the back of the room. "Thank goodness you're alright."

Ollie nodded at me, then looked at us. "What took you guys so long?"

"Are you kidding?" Kaz questioned. "We just sprinted six miles."

"Dani and I sprinted. You rode on my back." Skylar corrected.

"Tell me you guys didn't call Tecton." Ollie pleaded with us. For some reason, he didn't seem to have wanted us to do that.

"Don't worry; I left him a message, explaining that you were actually captured, and I told him to bring a tarp." Kaz assured him. My brother stared at him.

"Trap. Not tarp, trap." He exclaimed. "I said to tell him it was a trap."

"Oh." In hindsight, we should have realized that.

"I told you tarp didn't make any sense!" Skylar hissed at Kaz and I.

"In our defense, tarps can be very helpful." I defended the two of us. "Ask any wet baseball field."

Ollie sighed in defeat. "We've got to figure out a way to deactivate this cage." Skylar decided.

"You know what would come in handy right now?" Kaz questioned, looking at Ollie. "A tarp."

"Wait." My brother stopped him. "In the Tecton Trilogy, Tecton escaped from the Parasite's force field by rerouting its powers through a metal object."

"Like this rack." I had noticed a metal rack near the entrance, but had paid it no mind until now. I ran over to it and rolled it back. I looked at my brother. "Ready?"

He nodded and I pushed the rack into the electrical cage, making sure to step back before it made contact. The electricity flowed over the rack and Ollie climbed out from under it. Almost as soon as he was free, the cage itself disappeared, its energy having been drained.

"C'mom, let's get out of here before Megahertz powers back up." Skylar ordered, ushering us all towards the door. We had almost made it when we heard Megahertz' voice.

"Too late! Don't move!" The supervillain shouted, a ball of electricity appearing in his hands. "Where is Tecton?"

"Don't worry; he'll be here." Kaz assured him.

"Well, to make sure, I'll just have to send him another message." Megahertz tossed the ball between his hands. "This one written on your lifeless bodies."

"Not going to happen." A distinctively familiar voice announced. We all turned to see a tall, red-headed superhero walk into the room. She was lean, with pale skin, though it could have been the dark color of her outfit making it seem more white. She wore a pair of dark green pants and a sleeveless dark green shirt that only went down to just above her belly button, her outfit accented by a pair of lighter green boots and gloves, along with a matching superhero mask. But the mask did nothing to hide her identity from us.

"Alivia?" I demanded, staring at her. Her lips twitched upwards in a smile, but then she focused back on Megahertz.

"Megahertz, good to see you again." She mused. The cyborg rolled his eyes.

"Little Geminus. Didn't I kick your ass hard enough last time to get you to stay away?" He questioned. She laughed lightly.

"Nope." She replied, crossing her arms. Suddenly, her body appeared to change, twisting and splitting apart until there were three of her standing in front of us. "Bring it."

She didn't wait for Megahertz to reply, instead letting the duplicate on the right charge forward. Megahertz shot a blast of electricity at her. The redheaded hero ducked to avoid it, but didn't manage to avoid Megahertz punch to the face. She staggered back, but it seemed to be part of the plan, as the other two duplicates raced forward then, barreling right into Megahertz. They knocked the supervillain off his balance and through the window right next to him. He fell through, falling to the ground far below.

"Well, that was easy." The duplicate in the middle declared, smiling to herself proudly. We all just stared at her, stunned, not looking away even when Tecton flew in from outside. He looked around, obviously expecting a fight, but nodded appreciatively at Alivia/Geminus when he realized that she must have handled it.

"I came as soon as I got your message." He told us. "But it doesn't look like you need me or this tarp."

He handed the folded up tarp to Kaz, then walked up to the window to stand next to Geminus. He looked down and grimaced at what he saw. "That looks like it mega-hurts." He joked.

He turned to Alivia. "Nice work." He complimented her. "You showed true bravery. I'll make sure to mention this to Clone Master the next time I see him."

"Thank you." Alivia smiled proudly. He turned to my brother.

"Oliver, I know I asked you to be my sidekick, but I realize now that I don't need the help, so long as there are other superheroes in the world to help." He told me. "So I'm afraid that-"

"I'm fired?" Ollie guessed. Tecton nodded.

"I want to thank you, Oliver. Even though it seems like you were just doing busy work, you actually freed me up to prevent an asteroid from destroying the sun, so, in a way, by making my ceiling bed, you helped save humanity. Anyway, I now release you from the oath of heroes." He told me before flying out the window, presumably to deal with Megahertz.

"So…" I cleared my throat, turning to Alivia. "You got something you wanna tell us?"

Oliver's POV

"So, basically, you've been Geminus this whole time and you never told us?" I questioned, taking a seat. Alivia had insisted on waiting until we got back to Mighty Med for her to tell us the truth, so we were now all relaxing in the rec room. Skylar And I took up the two seats in front of the TV, while Kaz and Dani were on the couch together, looking up at the Irish sidekick.

"Yes." She nodded. She sighed. "When you guys started working here at Mighty Med, the League of Heroes was concerned that a villain could capture one of you to learn the secrets of Mighty Med, and you wouldn't have powers to protect yourself. So, they decided that they would need someone to keep an eye on your guys."

"And they chose you." Dani commented. Geminus nodded.

"Yes. I'm the right age to fit in at your school, and with my abilities, I can watch all of you at once by being in more than one place at one time." She replied. "My job was to protect you guys."

"Since we've met you, we've been attacked by Brain Matter in his monster form, Crimson Demon, and Megahertz." Kaz pointed out.

"I said protecting you was my job, I didn't say I was good at it." The redhead insisted. "Anyway, that's why I came to Logan High in the first place."

"And why you became friends with us." Skylar added.

"No, I actually don't hate you. That's why I'm friend with you." Geminus replied, taking a seat net to Dani. My sister looked at her, then bumped her shoulder into her friend's, smiling to let her know that they were cool. "You guys mad?"

"Nah." "I actually think it's cool." Kaz and I replied. Skylar frowned.

"Wait." She stopped her. "Did you know that I was…"

"Skylar Storm?" Geminus nodded. "Yeah, but I couldn't give away my cover."

"Fair enough." Skylar nodded.

"Thanks for coming to save us." I told her. "Or, in original Galtraxian, kurbok fass. Kurbok fass to all of you, actually, for having my back."

"Zu karv." They all replied.

"Look, Oliver, I never should have gotten jealous of you becoming Tecton's sidekick." Kaz apologized to me. I looked at him, not having expected that. "It should have been me who he chose, so technically it should have been you that was jealous, so I forgive you, Oliver."

I sighed, shaking my head. "We don't need a superhero's sidekick. We're each other's sidekicks."

"Besides, the three of us are better off saving the people who save people rather than saving people." Dani added.

"Trademark that." Kaz told her, seriously. "Before someone beats you to it."

"Too late – I saw Horace walking around with that on a shirt earlier." Skylar pointed out.

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Kihonne: So, what did you guys think? Good, bad? What about those little reveals, especially the one about Geminus. Oh, and by the way, the hint from the last chapter was this: even in her head, Alivia was referring to Skylar by her real name. If she didn't already know who she was, she would have referred to her as Connie. Like I said, it was really subtle, and you only would have noticed it if you A, knew my writing style (I've done similar things with Leo and Dani's POV) and B, if you were looking for it. By the way, I have to commend IAMAGUEST and Algernon for predicting that Alivia was Geminus.

Anyway, let me know what you guys thought. Seriously, I want more reviews! Here's the schedule for the next few weeks:

June 5th – The Friend of My Friend is My Enemy

June 12th - Atomic Blast from The Past

June 19th – Growing Pains

Kihonne: Oh, and before anyone asks, because I know someone will, the 'Jamie' that Alivia mentioned is not an OC. It's the real name (well, the real name I came up with) of one of the superheroes that has been on the show at some point in the series. Since I think that Jamie's superhero identity will really catch you all off guard, I'm having a little contest. Anyone who can guess who Jamie is (maximum of three guesses a reviewer), I'll send you a special reward through a PM – another sneak peek at The Power of Seven. A little hint – look at the words I chose to use when discussing Jamie, and look at which types of words I avoided. It might give you a hint. Just a little incentive to try and get more reviews. Anyway, I'll see you all on Sunday.