Well, I'm back! I bet you all know that when you're a writer you're in control of the plot of your story. What I bet you don't know, is when you don't update for a long period of time, the characters in your story get mad at you. Then they hold you hostage until you update, fun stuff I tell you!

Charlotte: We wouldn't have to do this if you weren't so lazy at times.

William: Why do tomorrow what you can do today?

...Is it possible to murder one's own creations? Regardless, I want to thank all of my awesome reviewers who helped me get my spirits up! Now, last times quotes: We're all mad here- Cheshire Cat, Memo to me, maim you after my meeting-Hades(From Hercules. No one knew that one...), Cut that out- Cosgrove(Shame on you if you didn't know that one!)

Disclaimer: I'm not doing it this time. You two can. William: Why us?

Because I own you.

Charlotte: Entity does not own Freakazoid. Happy?

Very much so.

.:I'm not much of a problem solver. Three decades and I've only completed two sides:.

"What should I sing?" I wondered helplessly as I sat crouched on the edge of a building, toying with my steel staff. I froze as a thought occurred to me. "Didn't both Dexter and Freakazoid say they would come see me sing?" I became nervous when I thought of them for some reason. Then confusion hit me. "Why am I nervous about performing in front of them? I can understand being a little nervous about what Dexter thinks, but Freakazoid?" I narrowed my eyes at the ground as I wracked my brain for an answer.

"HELLOOOO LADY!" an obnoxious voice yelled from behind me, causing me to let out a shout of surprise and lose my balance.

Luckily, the obnoxious idiot caught my hand and kept me from falling to my doom. I glared up at the offender only to see the familiar goofy grin of Freakazoid. I continued glaring as he pulled me up.

"You scared the crap out of me!" I shouted at him.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you." he said with an apologetic smile.

"Uh-huh." was my reply. I was still pissed off about almost falling to my death.

"What are you doing up here anyway?" he asked, clearly trying to change the subject.

"Patrol. It's easier to keep an eye on things from up high."

"Do you like ice cream?"

I raised a questioning eyebrow at him, "Where the hell did that come from?"

He only shrugged, "Just wondering. So, do you?"

"Yeah."

"Wanna get some ice cream with me?"

I stared at him, thinking he was insane, and for all I knew, he probably was. "You are not all there."

"I'm not all where?" he asked in confusion, looking at his body. "Did I turn invisible?"

I knew I shouldn't have, but I couldn't help but laugh. His idiocy was just too funny!

"What? What did I miss?"

I looked at him with a grin on my face. "You are such a dork!"

Anybody who knew me well enough knew that when I call someone a dork, it's a term of endearment. Since I was Darkness and Freakazoid didn't know me that well, he pouted at me.

"Heeeey!" he whined childishly, causing me to chuckle.

"Tell you what," I began with a smirk, "Since you made me laugh, I suppose that I could take a break and get some ice cream with you." I knew I shouldn't encourage him, it would only make him bother me more in the future. "And yet, I agreed anyway. How odd..."

Freakazoid grinned and, in his excitement, lifted me into his arms before speeding off.

.:OFF WITH HER HEAD:.

Upon arriving at the empty ice cream parlor, "The Green Cow", I glanced up at Freakazoid.

"We're heeere!"

It was then that he decided to look down at me, noticing my unamused expression. He immediately set me down, smiling sheepishly. "Sorry."

I shook my head at him, unable to stay mad. "Let's get our food, you big goof."

So, there we were. Sitting on a park bench eating ice cream. Mine chocolate and his vanilla. We ate in a comfortable silence, something I didn't think Freakazoid was capable of.

"So," he began casually, "How about you become my sidekick?"

I let out a snort of amusement as I finished my ice cream. "Me? His sidekick? Please!" I turned to him, a coy smile tugging at my lips, "Now, why on earth would I want to be covered in your smelly boy sweat?"

"But what about that Hatter guy you were with?"

I rolled my eyes, "He's my brother. We're equals." I stood from the bench and stretched. "I'm not the slightest bit interested in playing second best to anyone. Least of all you, no offense."

"Partners?"

"Yeah, I don't believe in sidekicks. On a team, no one is more important than anyone else. Each person has skills that, on a mission, are vital." I explained.

"I...never thought of it that way before." he admitted.

I smiled, my playfulness getting the better of me, "Of course not. It's because you're a boy and boys are stuuupid!"

Freakazoid frowned, pouting half-heartedly, "Heeeeey! That's mean!"

"Don't whine. It's unbecoming for a superhero."

"I am not whining."

"Yes, you are."

"Nuh-uh!"

"Yuh-huh!"

"Am not!"

"Are to!"

"R-2 D-2? What does he have to do with this?"

I laughed, " Nothing you dork! You brought it up!"

"I didn't!"

"You totally did!"

"HEEELP!"

Both of us froze upon hearing the plea.

"That's my cue." I told him as I started to take off in the direction of the yell.

His hand shot out and grabbed my wrist. "Wait. Let's go together."

"What?"

"Let's do this together. If things go well, maybe we could be partners." he proposed.

I hesitated, I didn't really get along well with others, with the exception of my brother. It wasn't that I didn't like people...okay that was part of it, but the main reason was I had a hard time trusting others. Growing up, trust was, and still is, a very big thing for me. I don't open myself up to very many people. Years of being in a gang did that to a girl.

Finally, I sighed, defeated, "Fine. Just don't get in my way."

He grinned with glee and, much to my embarrassment, picked me up again before he went charging off.

.:Glasshole:.

The cause of the disturbance was an old friend of mine. Standing near the broken window of the woman's department store, stuffing purses, shoes, and jewelery into a bag, was Cobra Queen.

I grinned in anticipation. After all, payback's a bitch.

"A snake woman stealing snake skin purses, I don't think I've ever heard anything more ironic." I commented, causing said snake woman to freeze.

She turned, glaring at us. "Ah, if it isn't Freakazoid. Who's your new sidekick?"

"Tch, I am not his sidekick, lady."

She looked puzzled for a moment, then spoke again. "So...You're his new girlfriend?"

Freakazoid and I both sputtered, cheeks turning red. We glanced at each other, then back at Cobra Queen.

"We aren't dating!"

I wonder why it was that when she asked butterflies fluttered in my stomach and my heart sped, if only for a short time.

"Then who are you exactly?"

Forgetting my previous embarrassment, I smirked, twirling my pole in one hand, "My name is Darkness. You best remember that."

"Oh, and why is that?" she asked with narrowed eyes.

"Because I'm the one who's going to send your scaly ass to jail." The smugness in my voice was unmistakable and it only served to enrage Cobra Queen.

Freakazoid looked between the two of us. "Um, did I become invisible?"

"No, you just don't matter much right now." I replied.

Then, without warning, I charged at Cobra Queen.

"Now, come to me my pets!"

I stumbled as the ground began to tremble.

"What the hell?"

I fell backwards as two giant snakes burst out of the floor. I sighed as the hissed down at me.

"Son of a bitch."

The snakes lunged at Fraekazoid and I as Cobra Queen made her escape. They wrapped their tails around us and proceeded to squeeze the life out of us.

"D-damnit! She's getting away!"

"We have to get rid of the snakes first!"

I wriggled around, attempting to get at least one arm free. With great effort, I managed to do just that. Luckily for us, the arm I got free was also the one with my pole.

The snake's eyes widened in fear while I grinned in malicious glee, my violent intentions probably shining in my eyes.

I swiftly swung my blunt weapon across its face, effectively stunning it. I quickly pushed myself out of its grasp and ran towards Freakazoid, who looked like he was suffocating. (It was hard to tell because he was already blue.)

I struck the snake that was holding him from behind and, thankfully, it dropped him. The snake lowered its head to glare and hiss at me, allowing Freakazoid to catch his breath.

I rolled my eyes in response, "Oh, shut the hell up!" I swung my pole down on its head, making it whimper in pain. A hiss sounded from behind me, but when I turned to deal with it, I saw that Freakazoid had beat me to it. He punched it in the head, stunning it. He then dragged it over to the other snake and did the cliché thing of tying their tails together. The snakes shook their heads, getting their bearings again. They got closer to us again, hissing angrily in our faces.

"Didn't I tell you to shut the hell up?" I sneered, ready to swing my pole again to silence them.

I was beaten to the punch, though. Freakazoid stepped in and knocked their heads together, knocking them out.

I nodded in satisfaction, a smirk on my face, and turned to Freakazoid. "You're not bad, you know?"

"You did pretty good, too." he said, grinning. He then frowned, glancing at Cobra Queen's snakes. "Nut bunnies! Cobra Queen got away."

"I wouldn't be so sure."

We whipped around to see none other than my brother, in costume, with Cobra Queen tied in wire in the doorway, the bag of items she stole next to her.

"How...?" I could only stare in disbelief. I had thought that William had work tonight.

"Well, I had seen the reports earlier of a robbery near this area. At first I didn't think much of it. Later, I was walking around, minding my own business, when I spotted this woman skulking around with an oversized bag in her hands. When I confronted her about it I must have given her a fright because she dropped the bag, revealing all that she had stolen. After that, it was only a matter of apprehending her." he explained with a smirk.

I crossed my arms over my chest, pouting. Childish, yes, but I had wanted to beat the crap out of the reptile woman, badly.

"Don't pout, sister. It's very unbecoming."

"Shut up!"

"At any rate, the authorities will be arriving shortly. I suggest we take our leave."

"Wait a minute!" Freakazoid interrupted, reminding us of his presence. "Why don't you ever stay and take credit for what you guys did?"

"It's unnecessary." my brother replied.

"We don't need fame or acknowledgment for our deeds." I added.

"You should never need a reason to help people." we told him in unison.

He looked at me, then at Will, and back at me again. "Don't do that. That was not normal."

"And you are?"

"In case you haven't noticed by now, sir, my sister and I are anything but normal."

"And we wouldn't have it any other way. Later!" I gave a short wave before William and I headed for the exit. I paused in the doorway, turning to look back at the blue boy.

"I look forward to working with you again, partner." I couldn't help but smile when that goofy grin appeared on his face.

"I guess he's starting to grow on me."

.:I'm going ghost:.

"Come on, Dexter!" a young Charlotte said.

She and Dexter were sitting in a colorful patch of flowers. Charlotte was making a crown of blue flowers, about to offer it to Dexter.

A crown of red flowers sat atop her head with a necklace of red flowers around her neck. More red flowers were around her wrists and ankles.

Dexter smiled as she placed the crown on his head. The girl sat back and giggled, bringing her hands together with a soft clap.

"You look great!"

They sat in silence for awhile, staring at the sky.

"Do you think we'll always be together?" Dexter asked abruptly.

"Probably not." she replied, "We'll grow up and move apart. It happens to all adults."

"Isn't there a way we can stay together?"

Charlotte leaned back on her hands, lower lip sticking out as she thought. Then she grinned brightly.

"I have an idea!" she exclaimed. "Dexter, when we grow up, let's get married!"

"Huh?"

"If we get married we'll stay together forever and ever!"

Dexter blinked a few times before he grinned too,"Yeah, let's do it!"

She held out her pinky, "Promise?"

He took her pinky with his, "Promise!"

.:All is brick:.

Finally! It's done! My back is killing me!

Charlotte: Stop hunching over, then!

I can't help it... Anyway, tell me what you think. Review and guess the quotes if you can. Some of the quotes are more obvious than others, but I do that on purpose. Good luck!