The next day...

3:30 PM

This starts with Henry's POV:

Henry's POV:

Since my boss, Ray, gave Jasper a job at Junk N' Stuff, everyday, after school, Jasper's going to be coming with me to work.

When I got down to the store, I saw Ray, Jasper, and Charlotte ranting about something and I then decided to come in.

"Hey, Henry." Jasper said.

"Hi, Jasper." I said.

Ray then pulled me into the back.

"Ray, what's going on?" I asked, a little concerned.

"My arch nemesis is back." Ray explained to me.

I then began to think of the villains that Ray and I have fought before and one seemed to come in mind, a lot more than usual.

"The freak with the diaper?" I asked, now reminiscing the Toddler.

"Yes." Ray said.

"Where is he?" I asked as I saw something in Ray's eyes that caught my attention. Guilt.

"I'll show you. I just don't want Charlotte or Jasper to know that I am taking care of him." Ray said, with concern in his voice, as we were getting into the elevator, secretly and quietly.

Once we were in the elevator, Ray pressed the down button and we were now beginning to ride down the elevator to the bottom.

When we got down to the bottom of the elevator, the ride stopped, the door opened, and we walked into the Man Cave.

When Ray and I walked into the Man Cave, I saw a playpen that was big enough to fit 5 or 10 babies in it.

Ray and I then walked over there to it.

When we got over there to it, Ray and I then bent over to see what was in the playpen and when I realized that that was the Toddler, I then backed away from the playpen.

"Ray, why didn't you tell me?" I asked, with concern in my voice.

"I was afraid to, Henry." Ray said as they were both sitting down on the couch.

"Why are you taking care of him, Ray?" I asked Ray.

"Because I felt sorry for him, Henry, he was really beaten and I felt guilty. After all of the battles that I have done fought, the 2 of them that I have fought with the Toddler really meant something to me. I really want to help him. I really want to let him know how much I love him (even though I kind of don't) but, I don't know how." Ray said as tears were coming out of his eyes.

I then placed my hand around his shoulder.

"You have to be there... For him." I said as I was now hugging Ray, comforting him.

Just as I was comforting Ray, Ray began to calm down.

Right after Ray calmed down, the sprocket door opened and Schwoz came in.

"Hi, Ray, are you okay?" Schwoz asked as he saw that Ray's eyes were red from crying.

"I'm okay, Schwoz, I just feel so..." Ray started saying.

"Close?" Schwoz said.

"I feel like there is another personal relationship going on between me and the Toddler." Ray said.

"I know how you feel. Had the same thing going on with Gerda." Schwoz said.

Then, the elevator door opened and Charlotte came in with Jasper.

"Oh my goodness... Is that who I think it is?" Jasper said as he was in the Man Cave and was super excited to be there.

"Charlotte, I thought I told you not to let Jasper down here." I said, complaining to Charlotte as Jasper went over to the playpen.

"He wouldn't quit asking me!" Charlotte said as Jasper picked the Toddler up out of the playpen and held him.

As Jasper was holding the Toddler, his sweaty hands and the Toddler's weight made him lose his grip of the Toddler and the Toddler fell to the floor.

Ray's POV:

When I saw the Toddler falling to the floor, I instantly knew what was going to happen next.

When the Toddler fell to the floor, the Toddler opened his eyes and started crying.

I then knew that Captain Man was going to have to save the Toddler.

I got up from where I was sitting at and then went behind the Auto Snacks machine to change into Captain Man.

Right after I changed into Captain Man, I then went back into the Man Cave living room where Henry, Charlotte, and Jasper were arguing.

"Hold it right there, Jasper." I said, in my Captain Man voice.

Jasper then came over to me.

"Oh my gosh! You're Captain Man! I can't believe I'm here in your lair!" Jasper said, loud enough that it almost blasted my eardrums.

I then sighed.

"So, Captain Man, what are you doing here?" Henry asked.

"I heard someone crying and I am here to save their day." I said.

I then walked over to where the Toddler was, crying on the floor, and I knelt down and picked the Toddler up off of the ground and I started holding him.

Jasper then came over to me.

"I'm Jasper. Remember me? We met like a bunch of times." Jasper said.

"Yes, Jasper, I remember you. Hey. Hi." I said, pretending like I was interested.

Then, the Toddler cried louder.

"Toddler, it's okay. It's okay." I said as I cradled the Toddler in my arms, rocking him back and forth gently.

"It's best if you go, Jasper." Henry said as Charlotte and Jasper were being escorted to the elevator.

"But, I want to help, Henry." Jasper said, begging me to let him stay. I had to say No.

"I know you want to help, Jasper, but, you will help. Soon. Captain Man's just handling another situation right now." Henry said.

"Okay. I understand. I guess I'll just have to come back here tomorrow." Jasper said as he sighed and went into the elevator with Charlotte.

"I'm really sorry, Jasper." Henry said.

"It's okay, Henry." Jasper said.

Then, the elevator door closed.

"So, they're gone." Henry said.

(Okay. So, Jasper's first day at work was today. He was being such a nuisance to Captain Man that Henry had to escort him out. I wouldn't blame him. What will happen next? Well, you'll find out in the next chapter so, stay tuned. Continue to review. Thanks😊