"That wasn't funny, Catrina," Knightbrace muttered grimly as he and the cat-borne villain strolled down the street after the meeting had ended. He still felt embarrassed that she was getting warm about his slight fondness for the female dentist from work.
"Oh, I know it's not funny, Candy," Cat Lady tried to stifle her giggle. "But don't you look cute being all shy and nervous over whoever this woman is!" She let out a chuckle. She eyed him carefully. "So...what's her name?"
Knightbrace rolled his eyes, his cheeks heating up a little. "Her name's Destiny...she's a dentist."
"Oh, a female dentist!" Cat Lady cooed. "Perfect match for you!" She gave him a once-over of his villain attire. "Does she...?"
"I met her with this costume right after I knocked out some punk who stole her purse..." He sighed. "Yeah, she's seen Knightbrace."
"Oh, good," Cat Lady nodded. "So maybe sometime, if this date works out, you could introduce her to us."
Knightbrace's eyes widened at the suggestion. "Oh, ho, ho, ho, no! She's a bit freaked out and surprised by all this stuff!"
"And she's from where?"
"Quahog."
Cat Lady hissed as soon as she heard the word of that disgraceful town. "Is she like...?"
"Griffin's the reason she moved here in the first place," he explained. "You'd think I'd want to hang out with a woman who's as messed up as his wife?"
"Point taken," Cat Lady rolled her eyes. Then the biggest of smiles spread across her face. "So...are you going to dinner with her or what?"
"I, uh..." He gazed at the ground. "I'm still thinking about it..."
"Oh, what is holding you back, Candy?" Cat Lady exclaimed in exasperation.
"Normality," he responded. "Look, we go to work together, we spend some time together, I don't want this friendly relationship to go down the tubes because I might mess up on this first date I've had in years!"
Cat Lady raised an eyebrow at him. "When was your last date?"
"Dental School."
Cat Lady whistled in obvious surprise. Then she gave him an assuring smile. "Then don't worry, Candy Jelly," she laughed. "Catrina is here to help!"
Knightbrace winced. "That's what I'm afraid of..."
_
Destiny smiled as she gazed at her cell phone with excitement. "He said yes!" She exclaimed happily but rather quietly, raising her arms up in triumph. She was in her room in her nightgown, having called Knightbrace earlier about going out to dinner. He said he would think about it...
Then an hour later he called back. He said yes.
This got Destiny's heart racing. This would be the first date she's had in years. Men in Quahog were such bastards, especially that Quagmire guy. True, this Knightbrace or Candy Jelly or whatever was not what she expected...he seemed more than what she expected.
"I got a date..." Destiny's told herself quietly, smiling to herself. Suddenly, her eyes shot open in realization. "Oh, I got a date!"
She leaped from her bed and ran over to her closet. Opening its doors, Destiny gazed at her clothes. Some she had only worn for special occasions and nothing else.
What to wear for a date, she had recently forgotten.
_
Last night went by quicker than expected, and then the afternoon wore on, and soon, it was nighttime.
"What do you mean I can't go out as Knightbrace?" Candy exclaimed frantically as he stood with his arms spread apart.
"You really want to blow this?" Cat Lady asked him with a raised eyebrow as she fixed his cuffs. "I mean, I barely see you without the costume."
"That's because it makes me feel strong, brave, and awesome," he replied hotly. "Plus, people are more intimidated by my mustache than by my evil dental skills..."
"I'm sure that Numbuh 3 was just being stupider than usual..." Cat Lady rolled her eyes as she adjusted his tie. She stood back and smiled at her work. "There we go."
Slowly, Candy turned and gazed at himself in the mirror. He looked so...sophisticated.
"I look like Lou when he's working at Evil Adult Co.," he muttered under his breath.
"No..." Cat Lady corrected, giving him a friendly pat on the back. "You look very handsome." She placed an arm around him and led him toward her door. "Now go out there and meet up with your future wife!"
Candy wheeled toward her in bewilderment. "Future wife?"
Cat Lady tried her best not to giggle. "You're getting old, you know that?"
"You should talk..." Candy muttered under his breath, hoping his feline and much older friend didn't hear.
_
Destiny peeked out her window, wondering if Candy reconsidered...
She sighed as she turned away from the window, rubbing her bare shoulders. She finally found an old but lovely dress in her closet that was perfect for tonight. She wore a blue strapless dress and her short hair was tied back in a small ponytail.
Fortunately for her, her parents were out. And Molly was at some friend's house; some kid named Tommy. Fortunately for Destiny, none of her family knew she was on a date. If she told her parents, they would get a little protective, especially her dad. Even though the shotgun had been meant for Quagmire, he would go so far to make sure his daughter was safe.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang. And Destiny ran as fast as her heels could take her as before she quickly opened the door.
"Hey," she greeted, almost a bit shyly.
Candy smiled at her, his mustache twitching a bit in anxiety. "Hey yourself."
"What, no jumpsuit this time?" She teased, gazing at his formal suit. "But seriously, you look great."
"Yeah..." His eyes scanned her nearly revealing dress. "You, too..."
Soon, they were both in the car and Candy drove down the street. They had been in silence for a few moments until Destiny began a conversation.
"So where are you taking me?"
"Oh, just some nice restaurant that my organization knows so well..." Knightbrace said quietly.
"Meaning?" Destiny asked carefully.
"There's this villain called the Cheese Shogun, and he used to terrorize this place until some KND operatives took him down..."
Destiny's eyes widened. "Oh," was all she could say.
"Yeah, I know, it's weird..." He sighed. "But that was a long time ago and the Shogun has left the place in piece with the liberty of all the cheese they can serve."
"Yeah, cheese is great..." Destiny said suddenly. "I especially love cheese on my ham sandwiches. Though I'm such a meat person, cheese is delicious." She was rambling on, she knew, but anything to try and avoid all this strange adult villain information.
"Here we are," Candy announced as he parked his car on the side. He quickly got out of his seat and went around the vehicle. He opened Destiny's door and motioned politely for her to step out.
Such a gentleman...Destiny thought as she smiled at Candy before stepping out of the car. Her cheeks were a bit red, but Candy didn't notice because of the dark. Side-by-side, they both walked up the steps of the restaurant.
"You're going to love this place," Candy told her excitedly. "If we're lucky, the dining set might even be made of cheese!"
Destiny raised an eyebrow, but she was laughing, nevertheless. "That sounds pretty cool."
They were about to get into the lobby when a waiter ran past them, hands in the air in fright.
"Run for your lives!" He cried. "Giant cheese monster on the loose!"
Soon, the other people were running out screaming past Candy and Destiny.
"What the heck is going on?" Candy demanded to one of the people.
"There was a mishap in the kitchen!" One of the waiters cried. "And now there's a cheese monster on the loose!"
A ear-piercing, jurassic screech was heard and both Candy and Destiny turned to see the horror before them.
A yellow blob was moving slowly through the dining room, taking any cheese available in its path. He growled and let out an even louder shriek before consuming a few cheese wheels on a nearby cart.
"Okay..." Candy said quietly, eyes wide and never tearing away from the scary sight. He quickly grabbed Destiny's arm and they both followed the other people out the door. "Forget cheese!"
_
Molly gazed at her first ever piece of KND 2x4 technology; it was a handgun built out of a tiny gum machine and water gun. Rocky had taught her how to use it but it still seemed hard to make it work in her hands.
"You ready?" Molly turned to see Tommy smile at her as he held out a KND pack to her.
She smiled back at him, her face slightly red, before accepting her pack. "Yeah, I guess I am..."
"Oh, you're nervous!" Numbuh 13 said. "Well, don't worry, as long as Rocky's got your back, there's nothing to worry about!"
"Alright, people..." Everyone turned toward the doorway and there stood Rocky in a red sweater, a brown skirt, and dark brown boots. Her hair was down and she was wearing shades.
"Wow..." Molly turned to see Numbuh 13 gaze at Rocky with admirable eyes, his cheeks a bit red. She hid her smirk, knowing what was obvious.
"Global Command said a cheese monster had recently been created by some whacked-out cheese chef..." Rocky began as she marched past everyone. She lowered her shades a bit, her brown eyes flashing toward her team and Molly. "We got to bring that monster down with a piece of bread."
"We're really using bread?" Numbuh 13 asked curiously.
"She doesn't mean it," Tommy told him.
"Molls..." She smiled at Molly. "Are you up for this?"
Despite the butterflies in her stomach, Molly smiled. "Won't Fanny get mad when she finds out you took me, a person who's not yet an operative, on this KND mission?" She had taken the time to know Numbuh 86 more, and how much of a brat she was. She liked Numbuh 362 and Rocky better.
"Trust me, I've broken the rules before," Rocky chuckled. "How else would have I gotten here?"
Tommy casted another smile at Molly and nodded to her. Molly nodded to him back, knowing exactly what he was saying mentally.
"Well, I'm ready," Molly said bravely. She looked over at her handgun. "I guess..."
"Good," Rocky said as she flashed a charming smile at her friends before flipping her hair. "Let's rock."
_
"And then he accidentally flushed himself down the toilet!" Candy concluded with a guffaw.
Destiny laughed, trying not to choke on her fries. Changing their dinner plans after the unfortunate cheese monster situation back at the restaurant, Candy and Destiny ordered some fast-food and laid against the grass of some hill at the park under the stars. It seemed much better than sitting at some table where the atmosphere was probably humid and not much to see but cheese artifacts. The stars were beautiful tonight...
"Wow, your adult villain life sounds pretty cool..." Destiny laughed after swallowing her food.
"Well, everyday it gets more extreme..." He shifted his head and glanced at Destiny. "But not this time...this time, things are pretty much calm right now tonight."
Destiny shifted her head and gave him a teasing smile. "Is that a compliment or a negative remark? I can't tell..."
"What do you think?" He challenged playfully.
"You're quite the talker..." She laughed.
They laid there in silence for a quite some time, gazing up at the stars in amazement.
"So..." Candy began quietly. "How's your family?"
"They're well," Destiny responded. "Mom and dad are great, my little sister's hanging out with her new friends..."
"Nice to hear," he said.
Destiny glanced over at him once again, almost curiously. "You know, I've told you a bit about my family..." She began quietly. "But I don't think you've ever told me about yours..."
Candy held his breath for a few moments, then he gave a deep sigh.
"Honestly, I don't have a family..."
Destiny's eyes widened a little. "Y-you don't?"
"Both my parents are dead..." He sighed like it was no big deal. "Boy, if they were alive today, they would shocked to see what's become of their non-dentist son..."
Destiny continued gazing at him. "I'm so sorry to hear that..."
He turned from the sky and smiled assuringly at her. "Aw, don't worry about it..." He chuckled. "I remember when I was a kid, I'd play dentist with my dog. Dad, the candymaker, would say I'm a genius for knowing so much about teeth. Mom, a baker, would tell me to leave the dog alone and eat my sweets."
Destiny chuckled. "Boy, you must have had great parents."
"I did..." Candy said quietly. "They died as soon as I started college. I wanted to make them proud..." He averted his gaze from the sky. "Then my pride took over and you know the rest..."
"I'm sure they would understand if they were still here today..." Destiny assured him softly.
"Yeah, but I bet they must be rolling in their graves on account of I gave away the family candystore because of my adult villain pride..." He said.
"You worked in a candystore?" Destiny asked.
"Used to," he replied. "Then the KND came into my life, and boom, I couldn't take the stupid candy job anymore and sold it to some moron..."
"That's so sad..." Destiny murmured with pity in her voice.
"Actually, it's fine by me," Candy muttered. "I got an assistant job with Sigmund, anyway. And though I have no family, I still got my villain buddies..."
"I'm glad to know you're happy..." Destiny said softly.
"Yeah, thanks, Destiny..." He said. He checked his watch. "Oh, boy, I better take you home." He got unto his feet and offered his hand toward her.
Destiny smiled and accepted it, pulled up to her feet as well.
_
Molly screamed before she fired frantically, not caring that she wasn't completely on target.
She and Sector E-Z had arrived at the restaurant as soon as it was cleared out of its scared patrons and Molly had found herself face-to-face with a giant blob made of cheese. As intimidated as it made her, it also made her rather hungry...
"Somebody stop this crazy thing!" She cried as she continued shooting rapidly.
She tripped and fell flat on her face. She turned her head and screamed as the monster closed in on her.
"I got you!" Rocky shouted before she leaped in front of Molly protectively and began firing at the beast, giving off her familiar battle cry.
"Molly!" Tommy cried as he rushed to the little blonde's aid and got her to her feet before dragging her from behind one of the toppled over dinner tables.
"That was freaky!" Molly exclaimed as both her and Tommy watched Rocky battle the monster. "She is good..."
"Yeah, you should've seen the way she took out Father," Tommy laughed. "More cheese than you could imagine!" He smiled to himself. "And she looked even more pretty doing it..."
Molly casted an envious glance at him. "You seem to admire her a lot..."
"Well, she's a pretty girl..." He shrugged. "And she's one of the best and it is an honor that she's my leader. And you already know the other reason..."
"Yeah..." Molly rolled her eyes.
"But it's normal to think someone's pretty," he told her. "I mean, has any guy ever thought you were pretty?"
Molly looked at him carefully. "I'm not sure. I keep wondering if that guy-"
"Rocky!"
Both young kids turned to see Rocky grasped into one of the gooey hands of the beast. Their leader struggled, however, she was in tight grasp.
"Hang on, I'll save you!" Numbuh 13 cried as she ran forward.
He suddenly tripped over his own shoe laces. Having been holding a gun in his hand, as soon as he slammed his stomach over it on the floor, it switched it on to full blast, firing straight at the beast's stomach.
The monster howled with pain and it flung Rocky away. Rocky screamed as she flew forward, and crashed right into Numbuh 13.
"Oh, uh..." Numbuh 13 felt his face become as red as Rocky's sweater as he found himself laying on the floor and Rocky leaning above him. "Hi..."
"Yo," Rocky laughed. She quickly got off him and helped him up. They both turned to see that the monster was howling with pain as it's cheesy body began boiling from the heat of Numbuh 13's gun.
"Excellent work, Numbuh 13," she told him before slapping him on the back. Then she gave him her usual charming smile. "And thanks for saving me..."
Numbuh 13 gave a goofy smile, rubbing the back of his neck.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the entire room was covered in melted cheese, even the operatives.
"Well, mission accomplished..." Rocky chuckled as cheese dripped from her shades and hair. "Let's celebrate."
"Way ahead of you," Molly said before reached over to a nearby table and grabbed a bread basket.
She dipped a piece of bread into some cheese that was dripping from her shirt and bit into it hungrily.
_
Candy parked his car in front of the house as Destiny looked out her window to make sure none of her family was home yet. They weren't. Good. She smiled as Candy opened her door for her once again.
"Sorry dinner didn't turn out like you expected..." Candy told her sheepishly as he walked her to her doorway.
"Oh, trust me..." She told him softly. "It was better than I expected."
She smirked as she saw him blush from the corner of her eye.
Now they stood at the doorway, smiling at each other.
Candy tensed a bit, he took a deep breath.
And extended his hand to her.
Destiny looked at it in confusion, wondering what one Earth he was doing.
"Thanks for joining me this evening," he told her.
Oh, yeah...Destiny gave him a nervous smile before she extended her hand and shook his. Dissatisfied as she was, it was better than nothing. Candy smiled, glad she had accepted his handshake. If only he could kiss her...
"Has anyone ever told you..." He began. "That you have a smile so white it could brighten a room?"
Destiny chuckled. "I guess there's a reason for brushing your teeth five times a day, huh?"
Candy chuckled as he broke his hand away from hers.
Before he knew it, she leaned up and planted a soft kiss on his cheek. Destiny lay back on her heels and smiled up at his shocked face, which was red as a stoplight.
"Well, uh..." He rubbed his cheek shyly. "Good night..." And he quickly walked away.
Destiny sighed, but still smiling, as she watched him go. "Goodnight..."
She turned to her doorway, working the keyhole-
Suddenly, she was spun around and her lips were covered in a full-on kiss.
Destiny's eyes widened as she saw Candy's face pressing against hers. Eyes closed, he put his heart into their kiss. Destiny soon relaxed and moaned into the kiss.
Finally, he broke away, breathing a bit as he smiled nervously at her. Destiny smiled back, trying to keep her breathing under control.
"Um..." Candy played with his fingers. "Well, goodnight!" And he dashed off toward his car.
Destiny smiled as she watched him jump into his car. "Goodnight...Knightbrace."