Charlotte X
Summary: Charlotte and her boys get ready for Amelia's arrival and their upcoming battle against Frankini.
Charlotte had not missed fighting Frankini. The eccentric internet star's attempts at 'evil' always caused a huge headache for Team Captain Man as they tried stop him. Plus there was typically a lot of glitter and she was constantly finding it in weird places for weeks after the fights. But of all the different "conflicts" with Frankini she could remember, his singing curse was the one she recalled most clearly, probably since it was the most extreme and done for no reason other than the fact that he had been 'bored'.
"Alright our superhero friend agreed to come song battle Frankini with us" announced Henry to Ray and Schwoz.
"How do you have a superhero friend?" asked Ray
"I have other superhero friends than just you" answered Henry. "We met her during a fight a couple years ago".
"Who's we?"
"Char, Jasp and I. She did ask that we not reveal her identity. So we'll just be calling her Madame Mask while she is here".
"And why should I let some random super into my mancave?" argued a pouting Ray.
"Because she is helping us." snapped Charlotte, "Don't you want to stop singing? I know I do!".
"Well said babe!" cheered Jasper from his place at the table.
She blew him a kiss in response and turned back to the computer trying to pinpoint which of his many hideouts Frankini was holed up in this week.
*A New Hero - A New Hero - A New Hero*
Once the trio had finally left Junk and Stuff in the early hours of the morning Charlotte started to grill Henry on the details of their plan that they couldn't talk about in the Man Cave. "How will Amelia disguise herself Hen? We don't have our normal costumes. A large part of why we sent her to Hiddenville was so that Ray wouldn't find out about her!".
"First of all, please don't call them costumes, we wear uniforms while fighting crime".
"Fine uniforms. But without a uniform what's to stop Ray from ordering Schwoz to figure out her identity and then her connection to us. They already realize that something is different about us, but that can also just be the fact that I'm dating Jasper".
"What I was going to say, before you cut me off, is that I told her to stop at a wig store and pick up one of the rainbow ones she likes so much. We aren't able to buy her a whole collection yet, but one should be enough for now since this should be her only fight until we are established as Team Danger 2.0. Luckily, we are fighting Frankini so she doesn't need any particularly protective clothing for her uniform tomorrow, so I told her to just wear whatever she has that is closest to her old uniform".
"What about a mask?" Charlotte sang, knowing that she was probably worrying over nothing, but she wanted to make sure her friend was going to be as safe as possible.
"Mia can borrow one of mine" Henry sang back, reaching forward to squeeze her shoulder trying to provide some reassurance.
"Where is she planning to meet up with us?" asked Jasper as he parked the car in their driveway.
"I told her to meet up at the house tomorrow around lunchtime so that we can touch base before meeting up with Ray to go fight".
Heading into the house, the trip dropped their coats and bags in the front closet before moving upstairs to get ready for bed, hoping to get a little sleep before having to wake up with school.
*A New Hero - A New Hero - A New Hero*
Waking up a few hours later, even though she knew it wasn't true, Charlotte couldn't help but hope that the musical curse had been broken while they slept. Jasper's huskily sung good morning dashed any dreams she might have had of a peaceful day. Dropping a kiss on his head she slipped out from between her boys and hurried to the bathroom.
Fridays were her day to make breakfast for their little family. After quickly moving through her morning routine, she headed downstairs to start cooking, stopping briefly to wake Piper and make sure her little sister was getting ready for school. In the kitchen she got out the egg carton cooking up enough for the 4 teenagers. Mr. and Mrs. Hart, who had returned the previous afternoon from their vacation, would have to scrounge something together themselves whenever they awoke from their alcohol induced sleep.
As she was plating the eggs and toast the remaining members of her family stumbled down the stairs sleepily. Charlotte passed Jasper a steaming cup of coffee laughing softly as she heard the love song he was singing to the cup. Knowing that she wouldn't get anything coherent from her boyfriend till he had finished his first cup of coffee, she turned her focus to the Hart siblings. "What are you up to after school today Piper?".
"I have a Man Fans club meeting after school. We're thinking up ways to tank Frankini's social media following as payback for this singing curse".
"Well if anyone can do that, it would be you Piper. I swear you're a wizard when it comes to being an influencer" encouraged Jasper.
"Just remember Mrs. Tetrazzini is going to pick you and Jana up after the meeting since we have to work late at Junk and Stuff today" reminded Henry.
"Yeah, yeah. You know this could all be avoided if you just gave me my license back. I'm capable of looking after myself.
"Not a chance Pipes" deadpanned Henry. "Besides, wouldn't you prefer to hang out with someone your own age rather than mom and dad?".
"I guess…" she grumbled into her breakfast.
"We've got to finish up and get going soon!" announced Jasper checking the clock, putting a stop to conversation as the group finished their breakfast and headed out the door for another day full of sung education.
*A New Hero - A New Hero - A New Hero*
After an eventful morning of teachers singing off key about their various subjects, Charlotte was more than ready to ditch the rest of the day. When she had originally gone through high school Charlotte would never have dreamed of cutting class. Now, being surrounded by her "peers" who were all significantly younger than her mentally, she was always excited for the school day to end. The trick today would be in trying to hide the trio as they snuck out under the watchful eyes of the Swellview High School staff.
Charlotte couldn't remember the staff being so attentive or caring about the trio last time around. Henry wouldn't have been able to get away with skipping a year-and-half of school if even one teacher had cared the way the apparently did now. Mrs. Shapen in particular was watching Charlotte like a hawk, the trio could only assume it was the significant changes in their personalities and general dynamic that had attracted the adult's attention.
After many twists and turns, and eventually sneaking out a classroom window, Charlotte was able to ditch the teacher and meet up with her boys in the parking lot. Hopping in the car she yelled for Jasper to "drive, drive, drive"!
*A New Hero - A New Hero - A New Hero*
Pulling into the driveway of the Hart's house the trio could see a familiar girl with white blonde hair and purple streaks sitting on the house's front steps with a backpack at her feet scrolling through her phone.
"Amelia!" screamed Charlotte rushing to hug the girl. "I've missed you so much!".
"I've only been gone two weeks Char" laughed Mia, but she hugged her back just as tightly.
"Well we've definitely missed you M" laughed Henry unlocking the house.
"Henry, Jasper, Charlotte, strange girl! What are you doing here?" sang a very hungover Mr. Hart from his place on the couch.
"Half-day Dad," lied Henry easily, "shouldn't you be at work?"
"Your mother and I are taking a mental health day" drawled the man.
Rolling her eyes Charlotte led the group upstairs while Henry dealt with his father.
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