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Inside their HQ, Luna Girl stared in amazement. This place was so much better than her hideout! Maybe being a PJ Masks wouldn't be so bad after all. Then Catboy passed her and she remembered him trying to blame the others for his plan failing. She tried to contain the anger that rose in her.

She followed her new teammates to the middle of the room, and it startled her when a hologram suddenly surrounded her. Slowly, she walked closer to the pictures on the screen and realized these were the controls to the HQ. She was tempted to press a button, but she didn't want to seem like just some kid. As a superhero, she needed to be professional.

"Welcome to the PJ Masks HQ," Gekko said to Luna Girl. "How do you like it?"

Luna Girl pretended like this headquarters wasn't the coolest thing she's ever seen. "It's okay," she answered.

"Come on, guys," Catboy said eagerly. "Let's discuss practice plans."

Owlette stepped forward. "I think Luna Girl should practice with each of us one on one. First, she can practice with me; then Gekko; and then Catboy."

"Hey, why do I have to go last?" Catboy demanded. "It was my idea to practice so we can be ready for Night Ninja."

The owl girl shrugged. "Okay. You can go first, if you really want."

"Let's do this!" Catboy pressed a button and the hologram vanished. Luna Girl groaned inwardly. She wasn't looking forward to this.

Catboy ran to the other side of the room, getting ready. Meanwhile, Gekko and Owlette passed Luna Girl on their way to the elevator. They smiled at her, and she smiled back. "Okay, Luna Girl," said Catboy when the others were gone. "We need to figure out how to make both of our powers work together."

Luna Girl nodded. "Yup."

The first few minutes, it was going okay, and they came up with a move where both of them jumped at the same time, but Luna Girl missed slightly and fell. Catboy was much too quick to criticize and she was getting pretty aggravated with his attitude. The rest of the training session pretty much went the same way: Luna Girl messing up the move just slightly and Catboy criticizing her.

After a while, she couldn't take it any longer, and she was about to go off on him, when he ended the session. In a flash, she was in the elevator before he could say anything to her, and then she found herself in a green room. Gekko was climbing the wall with his Super Lizard Grip, but when he noticed her, he let go and landed in front of her.

"How did your training session go with Catboy?" he asked.

Luna Girl groaned. "I don't want to talk about it."

Gekko seemed confused, but didn't try pushing the subject. Instead, he suggested they start training. This session was ten times better than training with Catboy. Gekko didn't criticize her when she messed up, which was only once or twice. She felt at ease with him and they seemed to work well together, coming up with a couple of good moves that could stop Night Ninja.

When the session came to an end, she found herself wishing they could continue, but not wanting to sound needy, she said goodbye to Gekko and went up to see Owlette. The owl girl was flying around the red room, skillfully pulling up when she got too close to a wall. Luna Girl watched in amazement.

"Wow, that was awesome!" Luna Girl said as Owlette landed.

"Thanks," Owlette panted. "I've been practicing. How long did it take you to get used to flying on your board?"

Luna Girl whistled and her moths appeared, carrying her Luna Board. She hopped on it and flew around the room; Owlette followed her. "It took a long time to get this good," she admitted as she went in a different direction to avoid hitting the wall. "But right away, I felt comfortable on it, like I was meant to have it." She stopped near the roof.

Owlette pulled up beside her. "That's exactly how I feel about flying," she confessed.

Luna Girl and Owlette smiled at each other; then they flew around the room, spinning and doing other cool tricks. It was fun to show off to someone. During the night, it was just Luna Girl and her moths. She forgot what it was like to have others around.

After training, they all met up with Catboy in his room. "Okay, good practice, everyone," he said, and Luna Girl tried so hard not to roll her eyes. She had fun with Gekko and Owlette, but not so much with Catboy. He was way too bossy and critical.

"Let's practice again in the same order," Catboy suggested. "This time, we need to be better. Remember we have to be good enough to stop Night Ninja. Luna Girl," he said as he turned to her, but he didn't finish his sentence.

"What?" Luna Girl demanded.

Catboy avoided eye contact. "N-Nothing," he stammered.

"No, what?" she pressed.

"Well…" Catboy hesiated, then said," Well, our practice didn't really go that great…"

"And you blame me?" Luna stared at him, offended.

"No, not necessarily." Catboy paused. "I just thought it could have gone better."

Luna Girl opened her mouth to give a sharp retort, but decided he wasn't worth it. She turned around and marched to the elevator. Leaving the HQ, Luna Girl stormed toward the park entrance.

Meanwhile, Catboy looked shocked that she walked out. "Wha—" Then he crossed his arms. "Fine. Go. I don't care. We don't need you anyways." He sat down on the floor.

Gekko and Owlette shared a look. "You go after Luna Girl," Owlette said to Gekko. "I'll stay here with Catboy."

"Okay." Gekko followed Luna Girl out of the HQ.

Walking over to him, Owlette sat down beside Catboy. "Are you okay?" she asked.

At first, he didn't answer. Then he sighed. "I messed up, didn't I?"

"Yes," Owlette replied. "Yes, you did. She was doing her best, and she's amazing when nobody pushes her."

Catboy stood up. "I should go apologize. It's time to be a hero," he declared.

Owlette nodded, and the two of them followed Gekko and Luna Girl out of the HQ.

Outside, Gekko caught up to Luna Girl before she left the park. She flew down on her Luna Board as he came to a halt to catch his breath.

"Wait," he panted, exhausted from the run over to her. "Don't-Don't go. Catboy didn't mean what he said."

Luna Girl crossed her arms. "I'm sure he did," she huffed. She sighed and looked down at Gekko. "I was having a lot of fun with you and Owlette," she admitted, then hesitated and went on," But Catboy… he just kept getting mad at me when we couldn't get our timing right. Like somehow I'm the only possible reason it could have gone wrong," she said quietly. "He's just…" She paused for a moment, then confessed," He talks like my dad always did…" As soon as those words came out, she immediately regretted saying them. She froze in horror, terrified that she had said too much and made herself seem weak or emotional. But then Gekko said something that surprised her.

"My dad was like that, too. To me and my mom," he confided in her. "Then, one day, my mom decided that she was tired of it and we moved here." He stopped for a moment, and Luna Girl looked back at him. His face looked like he was in another world. When he spoke again, it seemed like he was talking to himself.

"I was scared to come here," he said. "I've always been considered… a little different because I skipped a grade last year and everyone acted like it was a bad thing. I felt like an outcast… until I came to this school, and Catboy and Owlette were really nice to me…" He trailed off, and Luna Girl hopped off her Luna Board. She landed in front of him, offering him a smile.

"And you and Owlette… and Catboy," she hesitantly added," have been really nice to me, too. I don't have many friends here, but I'd like to think I've made three tonight."

"You bet!" Gekko outreached his arms, and Luna Girl hugged him. She felt close to him, and it was good to feel like that.

"Guys!" Catboy appeared beside them, having used his Super Cat Speed, and Owlette was just catching up. Catboy turned to Luna Girl. "Look, Luna Girl, I'm sorry I said what I said, I didn't mean any of it. You're doing great. We all are."

"We three still have a lot of practice to do before we're as good as you," Owlette said to Luna Girl.

Luna Girl agreed. "And I'm not used to working with a team. It'll take some time, but I'll get used to it."

Catboy smiled. "And together, we'll stop Night Ninja."

Looking up at the sky, Luna Girl observed the moon starting to set. "But not tonight," she regretfully said. "We have to get him another night."

"And we will!" Catboy declared. After saying goodbye to Luna Girl, the PJ Masks headed for home. Gekko paused to watch Luna Girl fly into the night. It felt good telling her all his problems, and he wondered if she enjoyed expressing hers. With one last look in her direction, Gekko hurried after his friends to get back home before the sun made its first appearance of the new day.

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