So... "Operation Dad" aired a few days ago. All I can say is that words do that episode no justice. I laughed, felt feels, and even found myself asking a few questtions! But right now, I'm here because of that ending.

That ending should be addressed here somewhere. I'm still working on my Febuary projects and have other things going on in my life. BUUUUUUUTTTT... I think I have time for a quickie.

Though, I must give a spoiler warning for those who haven't seen that episode yet.

This is your ONLY warning!

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okay. Warning has been given. Let's go.


Mini-sode 1: Catching up.

"There, that's the last of it." Arturo stated as he unpacked the last of his belongings. He dusted off his hands, satisfied with what he accomplished. He then turned towards the doorway and began to leave the little apartment. "I should probably go see how my son is doing. I've been so focused on Ronnie Anne this whole time, and Bobby always wanted to show me how he's been doing with The Mercado." He recalled as started to walk down the hall. However, he was stopped when he heard a voice call out from behind him.

"Arturo." Turning behind him, Arturo saw Maria and her mother, Rosa. Both looking at him with serious expressions.

"Maria." Was all he could manage with the awkward confrontation of his ex-wife and mother in law. Arturo rubbed the back of his head and cleared his throat before speaking again. "I can understand your skepticism of me staying here for a while."

"That's not what this is about." Maria stated bluntly. "We want to tell you something important. We figured you would find out eventually, but we wanted to wait until we could do it in person. So that you wouldn't be as stressed. And now that you're here, it would be best to just get to the point." She explained. Seeing they had Arturo's full attention, Maria inhaled deeply for a solid three seconds before she spoke quickly. "Our children are super heroes." She confessed in a quick blurt. Arturo simply stood in silence, trying to comprehend what Maria said.

"Super heroes? Like what you'd see in a comic book?" He asked in confusion. Rosa nodded in confirmation.

"It's not just them. Carlota and Carl have become heroes too. Even C.J. has been involved as their support. They've been going out stopping super villains and saving lives on a regular basis." She explained. Arturo was silent as he tried to make sense of everything. His face lit up as started to come to a conclusion.

"Oh, I get it. This is a game the kids are all playing with C.J.." Arturo reasoned in dismissal.

"No, it's all real. They all have super powers and costumes and everything." Rosa insisted. "I know it sounds absurd, but it's the truth." Arturo couldn't help but chuckle.

"Alright, I'll play along. Where are they? Maybe I can play as a hostage for a super villain." He suggested. Maria and Rosa glanced at each other and hesitated on what to say.

"Ronnie Anne is with C.J. in his room." Maria answered as the group started to walk to C.J.'s door. "But now is not the best time." She added as they reached C.J.'s bedroom door. Arturo gave a puzzled look as he gripped the doorknob and turned it.

"What do you mean by that?" He asked as he opened the door. Arturo's facial expression could only be convey pure shock as he saw C.J. frantically type away at a keyboard while Ronnie Anne, dressed as Relay, paced behind him nervously. Both looked incredibly tense as C.J. was working.

"Please tell me that virus is almost done, C.J.. If those turrets are still up when I appear, I'm going to get blasted when I try and help the others." Relay reminded her younger cousin.

"It's almost done." C.J. proclaimed as he typed a few more lines of code. Arturo could only watch in silence as his nephew typed away at frightening speeds. "It's done! Hurry, the others need you!" C.J. stated. With a quick nod, Relay then vanished without a trace, leaving her father with an open mouth stare. C.J. turned around and saw the adults standing in the doorway. A bright and proud smile crossed the boy's face. "Oh, hi everybody. I just hacked into a lot of death robots!"

Shortly after hearing what C.J. said, Arturo fell backward and lost consciousness. C.J. looked confused as Maria let out a sigh, reached into her pocket, and pulled out a pack of smelling salts. "Is Tio Arturo okay?" The child asked. Rosa sighed before responding.

"He'll be fine. He just needs time to adjust to the changes you and your famillia have gone through." Rosa reassured. Arturo opened his eyes as the smelling salts brought him back to conciousness.

"Do you think you can find Carlos?" He asked weakly while holding his head. "I want to know if there is a word that describes a mixture of both fear and pride."


Well, I hope you enjoyed this.

As for me... It's back to work! See ya, soon. ;)