"Come on Schwoz, there's nothing that you can use to find her location?" Henry asked as he stood over the older man's shoulder. Schwoz was sitting at the computer trying to locate Charlotte's location after she had been kidnapped from the school dance by Jeff and Shelby. She had been gone for over 2 hours.

"I'm doing all I can Henry. If she had her phone it would have been easier, so it might take me a bit longer." They had tracked her phone to just outside of the school. Jeff must have taken it from her and chucked it, knowing that they would use it to track her. Schwoz was currently trying to tap into all of the security cameras he could to see a path of the car Jeff drove away in. So far he had only made it a few miles. "Besides, it's not like we microchipped her or something and can just easily look up her location at any second."

Henry sighed. "Yeah well when we get her back, maybe we should think about doing just that."

"Henry! You're overreacting a bit. Just calm down man." Jasper tried to reason with his friend. "We'll find her okay, you just need to relax."

"I can't relax! This is the second time that someone has taken Charlotte because of me."

Ray stood up from his position on the couch. "How did Shelby even know who you are?"

"I'm not sure. I can assure you I didn't tell her anything that could give it away."

"I trust that Henry. It's not your fault. Let's just focus on getting her back."

"Wait!" Jasper interrupted. "It's going on 11pm, her parents are going to be expecting her home soon."

Henry sighed. "Well I'm not proud of it, but I used Charlotte's phone and the voice modifier and called her mom. I told her that you and Charlotte were coming over to my house after the dance, and asked if it was okay if she stayed over for the night? Her mom said it was okay. Thank goodness she likes me and you enough to trust us with her."

"She might not once she finds out you have feelings for her daughter." Jasper chuckled.

"So let me get this straight." Ray said. "You used Charlotte's phone and her voice, and told her mother she was staying at your house tonight?"

"Yeah. I figure let's not involve her parents unless it gets more serious. No need to worry them."

"Probably for the best because we are getting her back soon." Ray clapped his hand on Henry's shoulder. "I promise."

Jasper took a seat on the couch in front of the two. "So while Schwoz is tracking her down, tell us how it happened."

Henry shrugged. "What do you mean?"

"I mean, you said you told Charlotte you had feelings for her at the dance. Tell us about it!"

"Yeah Henry." Ray agreed. "Tell us, tell us, tell us!"

Henry looked at his boss. "Dude. I'm gonna need you to settle down about this if I'm going to tell you."

"I'm calm."

"Okay." Henry started. "I don't really know what possessed me but I asked her to the dance the other day. She shot me down, because apparently she and Jasper were going together. Then during the dance I heard one of her favorite songs come on and I just looked at her and the words came out of my mouth to ask her to dance. And while we were dancing I may have said some nice things about her, and told her that I had feelings for her for awhile now. But then someone called me in the middle of the dance and I had to leave her inside to get kidnapped..." He glared at the older man. "So thanks Ray."

"I'm sorry, okay! I didn't know!" Ray apologized. "Did she say anything to you? You know, about her feelings?"

"There wasn't really any time before the phone call, but I told her not to say anything anyway. At least not at the moment. I just wanted her to know I suppose. I didn't want her to feel pressured to say something she thought I wanted to hear."

"I'm proud of you Henry."

"Thanks Ray. But let's just forget about it for now. All I want to focus on is getting her back."

"Guys, guys!" Schwoz screamed from the chair in front of the computer. "I think I found something." All three of the guys ran to stand right behind him while he pulled something up onto the screen. "Look here, I was able to follow the car through a series of security cameras around town. It got onto the freeway, here." Schwoz pointed to the screen.

"Okay, but after getting on the freeway we're back to square one. There's no way to know where they exit or where they end up." Henry slammed his hand on the table.

"Schwoz take an image of that car." Ray demanded. "Okay, you remember that place that Drex used to own in Baytown?"

"I think so. That one warehouse on 7th st?" Schwoz asked.

"That's the one. You would take that freeway to get there. There's a bank across the street. See if you can access the cameras facing the street." They waited a few moments for Schwoz to access the camera. "There! Is that the car?"

"It's a match!" Schwoz agreed.

Henry stepped closer. "Is this live?"

"Yeah, it's live." Schwoz confirmed. "The car is parked there at this very moment."

"Well, what if the car is there, but they took Charlotte somewhere else?" Jasper asked.

Ray shook his head. "Nah, I called Henry just over 2 hours ago at the dance which is when we can assume the kidnapping happened. It takes just about 2 hours to get to Baytown, they wouldn't have had time to stop somewhere to drop her. And if they did take her somewhere else, what's the point of going to Baytown anyway, since we know they took the car there? I think this is our best chance."

"Okay then." Henry said as he pulled out his gum. "Let's get going."

Ray stopped him. "Are you sure you can handle this kid? I can go by myself."

"Why wouldn't I go? It's Charlotte, I have to help her."

"I just don't want your emotions to impair your judgement. You know Drex, we may have to make some tough calls here."

"I can handle it. I need to go, for Charlotte. She does so much for us, and in return I can't even protect her. I owe her. I'm going." Henry looked Ray in the eyes and could see his boss was thinking.

"Okay. Alright. But you follow my lead. What I say goes, you understand me? I want to protect Charlotte too, but we need to keep our heads." Ray placed his hands on Henry's shoulders. "Understood, Kid Danger?"

"Yes, sir."

"Okay then." Ray turned towards his friend sitting at the computer. "Schwoz, we'll talk to you and Jasper when we get within range of the warehouse. Keep us posted if things change."


"Schwoz, Jasper. Kid Danger and I are outside of the warehouse. Can you see us?" Captain Man asked.

"Yes. I can see you on the monitor from the bank." Schwoz answered.

"Okay. We don't see anything weird outside. Nothing in the car out front. So we're going in around the back. Keep listening."

"Will do."

Ray turned to Henry. "Okay Kid Danger. Let's go around back. There's a fire escape that we can climb. Should allow us to see into the windows, maybe see where they have Charlotte."

Henry nodded. "Okay, sounds like a plan."

Ray pulled Henry close. "Kid. I just want to prepare you. You know Drex isn't like most criminals we deal with. He's really evil, and he doesn't care about hurting her. We need to keep a level head here and deal with anything else after we have her safe."

Henry nodded. "Let's go get her."

As they climbed the fire escape they would check all of the windows. Finally after reaching the 5th floor they heard it. Drex was talking, his voice was raised, but they couldn't hear what he was saying. They looked up, and realized that the noise was probably coming from the next floor up. Carefully, they made their way to the 6th floor. They didn't want anyone to see them, not even Charlotte yet as she could accidentally give them away. Peering through the side window they saw an unfortunate scene in front of them.

"You will tell me where Captain Man and Kid Danger are located, or I will make you tell me." Drex told Charlotte as he hovered over her. She was kneeling on the floor, still in her dress from the dance, and still in her heels. Henry remembered Charlotte saying earlier in the evening that those shoes were hurting her feet. Being dragged all over the place in those heels tonight, her feet must be in serious pain. Her hands and feet were bound, just like Jaspers. Henry figured that must have been the doing of Jeff as well. Although Charlotte had no duck tape across her mouth, so she could still talk.

Ray put his finger to his mouth to remind Henry to keep quiet.

"So Charlotte, I'll ask you again. Where do Captain Man and Kid Danger have their headquarters?"

Charlotte looked at the floor and refused to answer him. Charlotte was loyal to her team. She would never give them up. No matter what Drex did to her, she would keep their secret.

"Refusing to answer me will only make it worse for you, and for Captain Man and Kid Danger when I find them.

"Do what you want, Drex. I'm not telling you a thing." Charlotte stared him down.

"Then you leave me no choice." Drex said as he pulled something out of his pocket. "I'm going to force it out of you."

Henry and Ray watched as he pulled a gun-like object out of his pocket.

"Ray, is that what I think it is?"

"Yeah. It seems to be a truth ray gun. He's going to use it on her, then ask her questions about us. Not only can we not let her give up our location, having that used on you can have some really serious side effects."

Henry sighed angrily. "I'm going in there."

"Hold on. Let me go first." Ray held the younger boy back.

Drex walked closer to Charlotte and grabbed her arms forcefully. "I'm giving you one more chance." He pulled her up off of the floor.

Charlotte looked Drex in the eyes. "I'm not going to tell you."

Drex yelled and threw Charlotte to the ground. "Tell me where Captain Man and Kid Danger are located." He pointed the truth ray at her. Charlotte would have shielded her eyes but her hands were tied together, so she just closed them and looked away.

"They're right here, Drex!" Ray had opened the window and entered the room with Henry behind him.

"Captain Man. Kid Danger. I knew there was a good chance you'd come." Drex acknowledged them.

Ray stepped forward. "Just let her go Drex. It's us you want. You don't need her now."

"I think I do. She's what brought you both all of the way here. Obviously she's very valuable to you."

Henry walked out from behind Ray. "We can make a trade. You let her go, and you can have me."

"Kid!" Ray warned.

Drex scoffed. "I'm not taking that deal. I'd rather have the information from her, and then I'll have the both of you eliminated."

Ray pushed Henry back. "She's not a part of this Drex, neither is the Kid. It's me that you have beef with, and if you want to settle it we can settle it. The two of us, not them."

Drex walked closer to Ray and got right up in his face. Henry was able to sidestep out of Drex's vision. Ray never moved a muscle and kept his face stern while looking Drex in the eyes. "Captain Man. The two of us will never settle a thing. Ever. So if you don't mind, I'll be getting back to what I was doing.

As Drex turned around, he wasn't prepared for Charlotte, still on the ground and hands still bound but in front of her, holding up the stun gun. "No you won't." Charlotte pulled the trigger and allowed the stun gun to hit Drex, knocking him to the ground unconscious.

"Charlotte!" Ray said shocked. "How'd you do that?"

"Henry tossed me his stun gun when Drex got all up in your face."

Henry shrugged. "I figured he would expect it from her the least, and I figured after everything she's been through tonight she deserved to do that to him." He went to Charlotte to start removing the binds from her hands and feet. Ray made sure Drex was unconscious.

"I guess I had better wipe his memory before we go." Ray suggested.

Henry chuckled. "That might be a good idea." Removing the binds from Charlottes hands, he looked into her eyes. Placing his hand on her shoulder he asked, "Are you okay?"

Charlotte sighed. "I've been better, but I'm okay."

He pulled his best friend into a hug and she winced. "I don't believe that you are okay. Don't lie to me, Char."

"Okay. I'm not in the best shape right now, but I'm okay. I promise I will be fine." Charlotte reassured him.

"I'll take a tally of your injuries on the way home."

"I'm more than ready to get out of here." Charlotte turned to the older man in the room. "You ready to go Ray?"

"Yeah I think so." Ray finished up with Drex. "I was able to reset his memory and I deactivated a lot of his gear and tools so he can't use them. My work here is done. At least for a while." He hugged the girl lightly. "I'm sorry Charlotte."

"It's okay, Ray. I'll be alright."

"Let's get going back home. It's really late and I'm getting tired." Henry yawned.

"Oh my gosh. It's so late, my parents are going to kill me!" Charlotte placed her hands on her face.

"Actually, your parents think you are sleeping at my place. I'll fill you in on the way home."

Charlotte removed her hands. "We have a lot of things to talk about on the way home."

"Well, it's a long way home." Henry shrugged. He knew she not only meant her injuries and her sleeping arraignments, but also what was left unsaid at the dance that evening.

Charlotte proceeded to remove her shoes and place them in the trash can in the corner. "I don't care how dangerous it is, or what kind of gross stuff is on the ground outside, I am no longer wearing these shoes tonight, or ever again."

"I would pick you up and carry you, but I need my hands to get down the fire escape." Henry thought to himself for a moment. "I'll just piggyback you out of here."

"Henry, that's going to be kind of hard in this dress. It's a bit snug on my legs."

"Just hike it up a bit."

"Henry!"

"Oh come on, Charlotte. I'll have Ray go out before us, and you'll be on my back. It's not like I'm going to see anything. And it's the middle of the night, it's pitch black and there is no one out there."

Charlotte sighed. "Fine. But this is so unladylike. Turn around." She hiked up her dress as far as she needed to jump on Henry's back and wrap her legs around his waist. Ray had already exited the building.

Henry turned his head to talk to her. "Okay hold on. I'm not going to be able to hold onto you because I'm using both hands on the ladders, so don't let go."

"Trust me, Henry." She said as she wrapped her hands further around his neck. "I don't ever want to let go."


Sorry about the long wait on this one guys. Let me know what you think of this chapter!