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License To Fly (season 3, episode 13, part 3)

Ray finally was letting Henry try flying the helicopter. But not the Man Copter first. Just one he rented out just in case. Juniper was happy Ray was finally giving Henry a chance. She knew he was ready. They've been practicing nonstop after school, and Juniper made sure to study with him and give him some last minute tips. Henry was nervous but excited. He was ready for this. He felt ready, at least.

"So, are you ready?" Juniper asked, giving him a reassuring smile.

"I think so. Are you going to come with us?" He asked, hoping she would. He would be lying if he said he didn't feel better having her around. She knew a lot about flying and would definitely keep him calm and focused.

Juniper hesitates, glancing at Ray who was already in the helicopter. "I don't know, Henry. Maybe this is something you and Ray need to do on your own. I don't want to intrude. I don't wanna feel like I'm babysitting again either." She adds, glancing back at him and sighing at seeing the puppy dog eye look he's giving her. "Dang it," She whines, booing him for giving her that look since he knew she usually caved in at it. "Don't give me the puppy eyes. That's not fair." She pouted, crossing her arms over her chest.

Henry let out a mock groan, dramatically dropping his head to the side. "But, Junebug, you're my good luck charm. How am I supposed to be a pro pilot without you there?" His tone was playful, but there was a glint of genuine hope in his eyes.

Her heart flutters and she ignores her face heating up at his words. "I'm your good luck charm?" She asked, raising an eyebrow but unable to keep the soft smile from her lips.

"Of course," Henry said without hesitation, stepping closer to her. "You're my Junebug. You've been there for every step of this—practicing, studying, cheering me on. You're the reason I feel ready."

There goes her heart skipping a beat again. Juniper rolls her eyes playfully, though her cheeks flushed. "You're giving me way too much credit. You've put in the work. I just...Gave a nudge here and there."

"And that nudge made all the difference," Henry counters, his tone sincere. "So, please? I really want you there. For support and to keep Ray from driving me insane."

"Hey! I heard that!" Ray called from the helicopter, earning a laugh from Juniper.

She gives him a thoughtful look, considering his request. As much as she didn't want to interrupt his training time with Ray, she could tell that Henry really wanted her there. And, truth be told, she didn't want to miss out on the experience. She took a deep breath and nodded.

"Alright. I'll go. But only if you promise me one thing." She held up a finger, her expression serious.

He perks up, a smile breaking out on his face. "Anything."

"We better get ice cream or smoothies or something after this." She demanded, her tone playful but firm.

Henry laughs, his shoulders relaxing with relief. "Deal. Ice cream, smoothies, whatever you want, Junebug."

Ignoring butterflies in her stomach, she smirked, satisfied, and climbed into the helicopter, buckling herself in the back seat. Henry followed, settling into the co-pilot's seat with Ray, frowning though when Ray pushed him out of the way to the seat next to it.

"Dude!" Henry complained.

"Beautiful morning, eh?" Ray smirked as he buckled up.

"You're supposed to let me fly." Henry reminded him.

"Well, I assume you know the first rule of flying a helicopter." Ray shrugged.

"What?" Henry asked.

"Shuttin' up." Ray replied sassily, earning a heavy sigh and an eye roll from Juniper. She had a feeling this would be a long flight. "Now, flying a helicopter isn't for babies."

"Clearly, 'cause babies can't even talk or walk yet." Juniper quipped, gaining a chuckle from Henry and an annoyed huff from Ray.

"What's your point?" Henry questioned, glancing at Ray.

"That you should read this manual, cover to cover." Ray held up the manual to the helicopter.

Juniper exchanges a look with Henry before they both look back at Ray with raised eyebrows. "Alright, I'll read that manual if you swear on your life that you read that manual before you flew a helicopter." Henry shot back.

Ray grew quiet, glancing at the manual before he tosses it aside. "'Kay, you don't have to read the manual."

"Are you freaking kidding me?" Juniper scoffs. "Okay, maybe I should fly. How do you know what to do without the manual?"

Ray chuckles, clearly unfazed. "Relax, June. You don't need to read the manual when you've got experience. And I've got plenty of it."

Juniper crosses her arms, narrowing her eyes. "Experience doesn't count if you don't follow the basics, Ray. Like safety."

"Psh. Safety schmafety." Ray dismisses her worries, waving his hand. "We're fine."

Before Juniper could argue, a loud yelp is heard after a loud thud. Then an angry Charlotte storms over with the manual. "Who threw this manual?"

"Uh, so-so....Some guy." Ray stammered, subtly pointing at Henry, who sent him a look while Juniper rolled her eyes.

"It was Ray." Juniper revealed, gaining a glare from the man in question.

"Ray!" Charlotte scolded, smacking him with the manual. Juniper chuckled while Henry tried to hold back his laughter.

"Charlotte, will you please finish up the diagnostic test so we can get this thing up in the air? Thank you." Henry asked hopefully and urgently, ready to start flying.

"Oh, sure, I'm sorry." Charlotte sarcastically replies. "I didn't mean to waste your guys' time while I was pulling this manual out of my eye!"

"Apology accepted." Ray nodded.

"It's okay." Henry assured her.

Juniper shakes her head at them and glances at Charlotte in concern. "Char, are you hurt?"

"No, thanks for asking." Charlotte smiles. "At least someone's looking out for me." She shot a pointed look at Ray. "Here's your manual." She dropped the manual on his crotch before walking away. Ray let out a yelp and Juniper snickered.

"You deserved that." She commented, smirking in amusement.

"Hey, why are we taking this helicopter?" Henry asks after realizing it wasn't the Man Copter. "I thought we were gonna take the Man Copter."

"Because before you get to fly my super cool Man Copter...Which does exist...You first need to learn on this rental helicopter." Ray explained.

Henry sighs. "Okay, fine, whatever, let's just start this thing, okay, I just wanna fly."

"Hey, hey, hey. It's not that easy." Ray told him.

Henry raises his eyebrows at him. "Oh, it's not?"

"No, it's not." Ray argues. "I mean, for example...Starting a helicopter....Nothing at all like starting a car."

"Obviously." Juniper remarked, rolling her eyes as Henry hummed in response, already looking at the control panel, remembering when he studied with Juniper which one turned it on.

Ray ignores her comment and continues. "As you can see there are literally dozens buttons, levers, and lights all over the dashboard and it takes time and experiance..." His voice trailed off while he realized Henry turned the correct lever on to start the helicopter.

"Studying helps too." Henry smirks, glancing over his shoulder at Juniper, who grins back at him. "Thanks, Junebug." Juniper nodded, saluting him. Henry turned back to Ray smugly, who looked at him slightly impressed and a bit annoyed.

Suddenly another yelp is heard, followed by Charlotte calling out, "Turn it off!"

Ray immediately turns it off. "Don't do that."

"But it started." Henry pointed out as Juniper looked out to check on Charlotte in concern.

Ray shakes his head. "I know, but don't do that."

"Okay." Henry shrugged.

"Thank you." Ray replied.

"But it started." Henry mumbled under his breath, looking away.

Ray glances at him with raised eyebrows. "What?"

Henry pretends to be confused too. "Mhm? What?"

Once again an angry Charlotte storms over, this time her hair a mess and the boys jump, startled and now nervous because of angry Charlotte. Juniper grimaces at the sight. "Who started the helicopter?!" Charlotte demanded.

"Henry did." Ray was quick to snitch while Henry grew even more nervous and sheepish.

"Well, we're not really sure-"

"We're very sure it was Henry." Ray interrupted the nervous blonde.

"Well..."

"Heny, did you start the helicopter?" Charlotte interjected Henry's nervous sentence this time, glaring at him.

Henry avoids eye contact nervously. "Uh, maybe! I think so! I'm pretty sure, yeah. Why does it matter? I didn't mean too! I'm sorry!" He rambled out apologetically.

"Well, the next time you wanna start a helicopter, I'd appreciate it if you'd please tell me, so I can move my head away from the large spinning blades!" Charlotte exclaimed angrily.

"Dude, she's mad, so just take off." Henry muttered to Ray.

"Ready to lift off." Ray agreed.

"Just hit the thing and lift off." Henry added.

"Sorry, Char," Juniper apologizes to Charlotte as the helicopter is started again. "I'll be sure to scold 'em once we're in the air." She reassured the angry girl admist the boys urgently muttering to each other to lift off quickly.

"Wait, I was in the middle of expressing my thoughts!" Charlotte angrily shouted, her words ignored as the boys started the helicopter. "Don't you lift off!"

"Ohh, can't hear you!" Henry calls back. "Because of the blades!"

"Oh, it's really loud!" Ray adds. "Like, wow, really loud!"

"Don't go without me, come back!" Charlotte yelled.

"We can't come back!" Henry responded.

"We don't know how it works!" Ray added.

Juniper rolls her eyes at the boys and glances down at Charlotte apologetically. "Sorry, Char, we'll be back soon!" She felt bad for leaving the girl behind but at the same time, she wanted to watch the boys try and fly this helicopter.

"You do too know how it works!" Charlotte grumbled.

"Back in a few!" Henry called out.

"Now, as you can see, one of the most important things about flying a helicopter is keeping the helicopter high off the ground, or, in more technical terms-"

"Dude! Dude! You said I could fly!" Henry interrupted Ray a few minutes later.

"Well, yeah, but first I gotta teach you!" Ray pointed out.

"Then teach me while I'm flying!" Henry suggested.

Ray sighs and shrugs. "Alright, you think you're ready to fly this thing?"

"Yeah, I really do! Juni taught me a lot, and I know I'm ready!" Henry replied eagerly, growing more excited. Juniper smiled at him, glad he felt confident enough. She knew he could do it.

"Alright, let's switch places." Ray decided, starting to unbuckle which caused Juniper and Henry to share a look.

"Wait, in the air?" Juniper gasps. "Are you serious, Ray?" She exclaims, gripping the seat tightly. "You can't just swap seats mid-air! That's beyond reckless!"

"Relax, June, everything will be fine." Ray assures her, though his tone was less than assuring. "It'll be quick."

Juniper chewed on her lower lip as she leaned back in her seat, watching as the boys switched places. Wasn't the best idea to do so while flying the helicopter. But, she kept her mouth shut. She knew there was no convincing them to not do it.

Henry grinned at the control panel in excitement, his hands gripping the handles. This was finally happening. He was about to fly a helicopter. And the fact Juniper was here was even better. As he and Ray switched paces, it was more chaotic and difficult than he thought it would be. Plus he lost his banana he had been eating after he and Ray lost grip of driving for a few seconds and the helicopter tilted. Juniper was relieved she stayed buckled and was holding on tight.

"Aww, gosh, there goes my banana!" He complained.

"It's just a stupid banana!" Juniper snaps. "Sit down, please, you guys are freaking me out."

Henry pouts, glancing down at the half eaten banana falling. "It's not just a banana, it's my banana." He muttered, trying to steady the helicopter as he fumbled with the controls.

Juniper shot him a glare, her grip tightening on her seat as she leaned forward slightly. "Forget the banana, Henry! Focus!" She shouted over the whir of the blades.

Henry got control of the helicopter, his excitement growing. "Yeah, whoo! This isn't so hard!" He excitedly said.

Juniper relaxed in her seat, releasing a sigh of relief. She wasn't completely at ease, but at least the helicopter had stabilized, and Henry seemed to be getting the hang of it. Her grip on the seat loosened a bit, though her heart was still beating faster than usual. "Yeah, just be careful." Ray speaks up.

"Yeah, no prob-" Henry pauses when he saw Ray holding his soda. "Hey, that's my soda!"

"Yeah, well, I'm drinkin' it." Ray shrugged.

"No, no, you better not!" Henry frowned

"Don't tell me what I can and cannot drink, Henry-" Henry makes the helicopter tilt to the side, causing Ray to lose his grp on the bottle and for it to fall out into the sky. Juniper grips onto the seat tighter at the sudden tilting of the helicopter, letting out a frustrated yell. "No, dang it!"

Henry laughs, looking at him with amusement. "Juni, you see that?" He glances over his shoulder, frowning when he noticed she was gripping the seat even tighter, her knuckles white. "Oh, come on, I didn't mean to make it that dramatic!" Henry said with a sheepish laugh, trying to steady the helicopter.

Juniper shot him a look, her voice laced with frustration. "You can't just mess around like that, Henry! We're in the air!"

Henry grimaced, giving her an apologetic smile. "I know, I know, I'm sorry, Junebug." He turned his attention back to the control panel, focusing on keeping the helicopter steady since he didn't want to scare her anymore. Juniper took a deep breath, releasing it slowly as she leaned back in her seat again. She had to admit, despite her nerves and her worry, the view was amazing. It was cool seeing all of Swellview from the air. She was almost relaxed. Key word, almost.

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Henry was having the time of his life flying the helicopter. Everything he learned from studying with Juniper came back to mind and made it so much easier. He was doing better than Ray expected and Juniper was proud of him. She was more relaxed now, her nerves calming down, but she kept a close eye on Henry and the control panel. The last thing they needed was to crash.

"Helicopters are heli-fun, yknow what I'm sayin'?" Henry grinned.

"Yeah." Ray was busy holding onto the side tightly and Juniper couldn't help but snicker as they go back and forth with bickering again.

"What, Ray, you afraid of his flying?" Juniper teased, her eyes lighting up with amusement.

"What? No." Ray scoffed, though the tight grip on the side spoke otherwise.

"Hey, look, we're not that far from Junk-N-Stuff!" Henry pointed out.

Ray shrugs. "Yeah, so?"

"So, c'mon, let's fly over the shop so Charlotte, Schwoz, and Jasper can see us!" Henry suggested.

Juniper smiles, nodding as she perks up. "That would be awesome!"

Ray wasn't a fan of the idea. "Uh, no, no, no, no. The answer is no."

Juniper pouts. "Boo." She booed him, gaining a look from him.

"Ah, yeah...Of course the answer is no." Henry sighed.

Ray furrows his eyebrows. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"That you're against fun." Henry replied.

Ray's eyes widen. "What?!"

"You hate fun. You're a fun killer." Henry told him.

Ray looks offended as he shakes his head. "No, i'm not. I love fun."

"Then let's fly over Junk-N-Stuff." Henry suggested again.

"No, 'cause I think we should fly over Junk-N-Stuff." Ray replied, gaining confused looks from the teens.

"What? Yeah, that's what we wanted to do." Henry muttered.

"Yeah," Ray awkwardly laughs. "After I wanted to."

"What?" Henry glanced at him in confusion.

"J-Just-Just be quiet and fly over Junk-N-Stuff so we can have some fun! Alright. I'm just tying to have some fun, okay? I mean, unless you're against fun." Ray stammered.

"Nah, I'm pro fun." Henry replied.

"Oh! Oh yeah....Yeah, sure, sure." Ray mumbles. "'Cause I'm...'Cause I'm pro fun."

"What?" Henry asked in confusion.

"Nothing." Ray mutters, looking away. "Just fly."

Juniper chuckles, watching the exchange with amusement. "You two are ridiculous." She said with a shake of her head, but she couldn't hide the smile on her face.

"Ridiculously fun." Henry grins back at her. "This is officially the most fun I've ever had."

"Just keep flying over to Junk-N-Stuff, I'm trying to make a list for the supermarket." Ray informed him. Juniper chucked and rolled her eyes as she leaned back against the seat. She had to admit, this wasn't bad at all. It was nice up here, the air was fresh and it was a great view. Now that Henry had better control over the helicopter, it was relaxing.

"I need meat..." Ray mumbles, looking down at his Ipad while typing in on his notes app. "I need peanut butter...Crunchy!"

Juniper looks at him with surprise. "You like crunchy peanut butter and not creamy?" she asked, raising an eyebrow in disbelief.

Ray glances up from his iPad, a little defensive. "Yeah, crunchy. What's wrong with that?"

Juniper shakes her head in mock disbelief. "I don't know, I just always thought creamy was the way to go. Crunchy seems...Unnecessary."

Ray crosses his arms, a grin playing on his face. "You clearly don't appreciate the superior texture of crunchy peanut butter." He teases, raising an eyebrow at her. "It's got character."

Juniper looks at him in amusement. "Character? It's just peanut butter with chunks."

"And the best kind!" Ray argues playfully. "Okay, back to my list." He shoots Juniper a glare, who just chuckled and roll her eyes again. "Assorted crackers..."

Ray was in the middle of arguing about crackers when he suddenly paused, looking at Henry with a raised eyebrow. "Wait a second, I don't know why you're so obsessed with crunchy peanut butter. I mean, creamy is just—"

"Ugh, here we go again," Henry groans, rolling his eyes. "Are we really doing this? It's just peanut butter, Ray. There's no need to make a huge debate out of it. Why don't you just—"

"Why don't I what?" Ray snapped, crossing his arms defensively. He leaned forward a bit too far, aiming to make a dramatic point. "Why don't you just admit that—"

Before he could finish, the helicopter swerved slightly, thrown off balance by Ray's movement. Henry immediately steadied it, but Ray's sudden lunge toward the control panel made him lose his grip on the side of the helicopter. He tumbled sideways, falling out of the helicopter with a shout. Juniper gasped, her heart pounding in her chest, reaching out to try to grab him, but was too late.

"Ray!"

Both teens watch in shock and disbelief when the man fell out of the helicopter, his screams echoing. Juniper felt her heart leap in her throat, her stomach twisting in knots, her mouth running dry. She couldn't believe what just happened. "Ray just fell out of the freaking helicopter."

"It's okay, it's okay. He's indestructible...So it's not a problem...That he flew out of the helicopter." Henry nervously rambled, his mind racing a mile a minute, not believing that he had just witnessed Ray fall out of a helicopter. He tried to push the worry aside. Ray was indestructible. He couldn't get hurt. He'd be fine.

"Ray, are you okay?!" Juniper calls out, her heart racing as she glances out the side, but there was no sign of him. She leans toward Henry, her voice shaky. "We have to go back down and get him!"

Henry, momentarily panicked, quickly reassures her. "Don't worry, he's indestructible, remember?"

Juniper let out a small sigh of relief, though the worry was still evident on her face. She couldn't just ignore what had happened, but she knew Ray would somehow be fine. Henry turns the helicopter back to the helipad. "But still, that was...A bit much."

"Tell me about it," Juniper mutters under her breath, her grip tightening again. "Maybe we should just land and—"

"Smoothies," Henry interrupts, a grin creeping back onto his face. "We should go get smoothies after we land."

Juniper glances at him with raised eyebrows. "Smoothies? Seriously? I mean, I'm all for it, but Ray just—"

"Fell out of the helicopter," Henry finishes for her with a nervous chuckle. "But hey, smoothies are a great way to calm down after...You know, that."

Juniper shakes her head, but despite the lingering shock, she can't help but smile at Henry's attempt to lighten the mood. "Okay, you have a point." She concedes, leaning back in her seat. "Let's get smoothies."

As they make their way back toward the helipad, Juniper's mind still races with what just happened. Ray, always the wildcard, never failed to make things interesting. She could feel her pulse slowing down, but the image of him falling out of the helicopter would stay with her for a while. At least Henry had managed to steady the chopper quickly—though she wasn't sure how much comfort that provided in the moment.

Henry brings the helicopter down with more caution this time, landing as smoothly as he can. He lets out a breath of relief, his hands still trembling slightly from the adrenaline. "That was intense," He says, glancing over at Juniper. "And fun."

Juniper manages a laugh, unbuckling her seatbelt. "Most of the time," She jokes, shaking her head. "But now I think I'm done with helicopters for awhile. So, smoothies?" She asked as she began to get out of the helicopter.

Henry jumps out after unbuckling, reaching a hand to help Juniper, even though she didn't need it. She takes his hand anyway, smiling gratefully as she climbs out of the helicopter. "Thanks." She murmured, shaking her head as she steadied herself on the ground. The adrenaline is still coursing through her, but she's glad the craziness is over for now.

Henry nods, smiling at her. "No problem. Ready?"

"Mhm, let's use my super speed to get there faster." Juniper suggests, wrapping an around his waist to hold onto him tightly, her other arm reaching up to hold his shoulder. "Hold on tight."

Before Henry could respond, she speeds off, causing him to let out a yelp and his grip on her tightens. He will never get used to doing this with her. She always impresses him with her super speed. The first time they tried this he kept his head buried in her neck the whole time, afraid to look. But now, after getting used to the feeling, he didn't mind it. It was pretty cool to be going so fast, with the wind rushing past them and the ground blurring beneath their feet. As they zipped through the streets, Henry's heart raced not just from the speed, but from the thrill of the moment. Juniper's grip on him was firm and reassuring, and her excitement was contagious. He couldn't help but grin as the world whirled by around them.

"We're here." Juniper spoke up, her voice slightly strained as she slowed down. Henry stumbled slightly as they came to a stop, but she kept a strong grip on him, preventing him from falling over.

"Woah," He mumbles, leaning on her slightly. "I keep forgetting how dizzy that makes me."

Juniper laughs, patting his shoulder as she releases him. "Well, I'm here to keep you steady. Always." She says, grinning up at him.

Henry can't help but grin back, his eyes shining with amusement. "My hero." He joked, his tone teasing.

"My sidekick." She retorted, smirking as she nudged his side.

Henry chuckles, nudging her back. "Let's get our smoothies."

The pair enters the smoothie shop and orders their smoothies before finding a table in the corner. The atmosphere is comfortable, the air filled with chatter and the faint music playing. The place was a bit crowded, but not so crowded that they couldn't find a place to sit. Henry sits down at the table, a little relieved to be sitting again. His mind was still racing from the events of the helicopter ride, but the calm atmosphere of the smoothie shop was starting to help him relax. He took a deep breath, allowing the noise and warmth around him to settle his nerves.

Juniper slid into the seat across from him, her smile still lingering from their little adventure. She reached for her smoothie, taking a sip before meeting his eyes. "You okay?" She asked, her tone soft, though her usual playful edge was still there.

Henry nods, still grinning, but . "Yeah, just...Catching up with my heart rate." He chuckles, rubbing the back of his neck. "That was intense."

Juniper's expression softened, her gaze full of concern. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have suggested it. I forget people are effected differently when I take them with me super speeding." She murmurs, her eyes flickering away from his, a small frown forming. "I didn't mean to make you feel overwhelmed."

Henry quickly shakes his head, a reassuring smile on his face. "No, no, don't worry about it. I knew what I was getting into." He reaches across the table, gently placing his hand over hers. "Honestly, it was kind of amazing. Just...Takes a minute to get my bearings."

Juniper looks up at him, her frown softening as she meets his eyes. "I don't want you to feel bad, though. I get carried away sometimes."

Henry chuckles, giving her hand a small squeeze. "Hey, June, seriously. Don't worry about it. It was fun, and a little scary, but definitely worth it. Trust me."

Juniper searches his gaze for a moment, to make sure he was telling the truth. He looked back at her, his expression genuine. She slowly smiles, relaxing a little. "Okay," She says, turning her hand over to squeeze his hand. "As long as you're okay."

"More than okay." Henry assures her, squeezing her hand back.

The two fell into a comfortable silence, drinking their smoothies and enjoying the peace and quiet. After they chatted and joked a bit, they decided to leave the smoothie shop and go back home. They decided to hang out at her place and were now cuddled up on her bed, watching a movie.

"I'm proud of what you did today, Henry." Juniper mumbles, smiling softly at him as she rests her head on his shoulder. "Looks like studying paid off, huh?"

"Yeah, I guess it did," Henry chuckles, wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her closer to him. "But honestly, you're a good teacher."

"Pretty sure the kisses helped, too." Juniper teased, earning a blush from the boy.

"Yeah, those did help." He replied, his eyes sparkling with amusement.

"They should've," She says, laughing as she presses a kiss to his cheek. "But seriously, I'm proud of you. You handled that situation well."

Henry's heart warms at the praise, a grin tugging at his lips. "Thank you. That means a lot, especially coming from you."

"Of course." Juniper mumbled, snuggling closer to him. Her head was rested on his chest, her arms wrapped around his waist. She was relaxed, her eyes trained on the movie. Henry watched her for a moment, his chest swelling with affection. He leaned down and kissed the top of her head, a content sigh escaping him.

He had his right arm around her waist, that hand had snuck under her shirt to rub her side and back gently, making her relax against him even more. Her right leg.was slightly bended on him, so he just reached down with his left hand to her thigh to wrap her leg over his hips, letting his hand stay on her thigh. She scooted closer eagerly, pressing her body against his so there's no space between them, making him smirk and press a kiss on the top of her head.

They both enjoyed the closeness, the warmth and comfort it provided. There was no rush, no pressure, no expectations. Just them, enjoying each other's presence. Juniper could feel herself getting sleepy, her eyelids heavy as she leaned into Henry's touch. He was always so gentle, so caring, so loving. It was hard not to fall asleep when he was holding her like this, his fingers tracing soothing patterns along her skin. She was drifting off to sleep, the movie and Henry's heartbeat lulling her.

"Are you tired?" He murmured, glancing down at her with a soft smile.

"Mhm." She hummed, nuzzling her face into the crook of his neck. "It's been a long day dealing with you two idiots."

Henry chuckles, knowing she was talking about himself and Ray. "Yeah, I can imagine. It's okay, just sleep."

Juniper closes her eyes, letting out a soft sigh. "Don't go anywhere." She mumbled, her voice low and slightly raspy from exhaustion.

"I won't," He reassures her, stroking her hair gently. "I'll stay right here."

Juniper felt herself slipping into unconsciousness, her mind becoming foggy as sleep washed over her. The last thing she felt before falling asleep was Henry's lips brushing against her forehead, and his arms holding her close. She sighed contently, a small smile on her face.

Henry smiled when he saw that Juniper had fallen asleep, her breathing even and her face peaceful. He pulled the blanket over them, careful not to wake her. She stirred slightly, mumbling something he couldn't quite make out. He just shushed her gently, stroking her hair until she settled down.

He made sure they were both laying down and comfortable before he turned off the TV, letting her room go dark. His eyes adjusted to the darkness quickly, and he gazed at her for a moment, his heart full. She looked so peaceful, so relaxed. He was glad she was able to get some rest, she had seemed exhausted when they first arrived.

"Sweet dreams, Juni." He whispered, kissing the top of her head once more before closing his eyes and letting himself drift off to sleep.

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Family Time (Original chapter set in season 3)

J

uniper loved to travel. As a superhero, her life was a whirlwind of responsibilities, leaving little time for rest or relaxation. It felt like every time she tried to take a break, another villain or natural disaster called her away. That's why her upcoming trip to New York meant so much. It wasn't just about sightseeing or indulging in her love for bustling city streets; it was about family. 

Her uncle, Micah, lived in the heart of Manhattan and had been begging her to visit for years. Micah wasn't just family; he was her rock during tough times. Whenever Juniper felt overwhelmed by the weight of her double life, a quick call to Micah always reminded her of who she was beneath the cape: just a small-town girl with big dreams.

Juniper could hardly contain her excitement as the plane landed. She didn't mind plane rides honestly. She always loved looking out the window to see the clouds and the landscape below. And with her headphones and some good music, it wasn't so bad. The only thing that could've made it better would've been Henry being there, too. She was going to miss him while she was away.

She looks over when she felt a gentle hand on her arm, finding her mom looking at her with a smile. "You excited?" Brynlee asked her daughter.

"Very," Juniper nods, returning her smile. "This is gonna be great. I haven't seen Uncle Micah in so long. Now I get to meet Alina too!" Micah and his wife recently had a baby girl. Alina was now a couple months old and was adorable as ever. With all the photos she seen of her, Juniper was excited to meet her new cousin in person.

Juniper's heart fluttered with excitement when the plane landed. She and her mom gathered their carry-on, and she followed her mom off the plane, slinging her backpack over her shoulder as her mom did the same. The thought of seeing Uncle Micah and meeting baby Alina filled her with warmth. She could already imagine Micah's bear hug, the smell of fresh bagels from the bakery near his apartment, and the adorable tiny coos of her new cousin. As they disembarked, Juniper glanced out at the towering skyline in the distance. New York's energy always managed to amaze her, despite having been there many times before. There was something about the city that made her heart race and her eyes sparkle with wonder.

As the pair approached the baggage claim, Juniper spotted a familiar figure waving at them. Her eyes lit up, and she hurried toward her uncle, unable to contain her excitement. Micah pulled her into a hug, his signature bear hug that always made her feel safe and loved. She grinned, hugging him tightly and closing her eyes, inhaling his scent, something she'd always associate him with.

"Hey, Juju," Micah greets her, using the nickname he gave her when she was a kid. She was used to it and even found it sweet that he still called her that. He released her and smiled warmly at her, ruffling her hair. "Look at you, all grown up. It's so good to see you."

"You too," Juniper smiles back at him, her eyes shining with happiness. "I've missed you."

"We both have." Brynlee spoke up, coming over and pulling him in for a hug. "It's good to see you, Micah."

Micah grins and hugs her back, always happy to see his older sister. "And it's good to see you, Bryn. How was the flight?"

"Good, thank you," She replies, smiling at him. "Just this girl couldn't stop talking about how excited she was to meet Alina." Brynlee said with a playful grin, nodding toward Juniper.

Micah laughed warmly, reaching out to ruffle Juniper's hair again. "Well, you're in for a treat. Alina is already the star of the show at home. Naomi says she's got me wrapped around her little finger, and honestly? She's right."

Juniper beams, her heart melting at the thought of finally meeting her tiny cousin. "I can't wait! I've seen so many pictures, but I bet she's even cuter in person."

Micah chuckles and nods, guiding his family to the exit. "Naomi's back at the house with her. You'll meet her soon."

The trio made their way through the bustling airport, chatting excitedly about their plans for the visit. Juniper clutched her backpack, her thoughts racing ahead to meeting baby Alina. Her uncle's warm laughter and her mom's playful teasing filled her with a sense of home, even amidst the busy New York crowd.

As they stepped outside, the cool city air greeted them, along with the cacophony of honking horns and distant street performers. Juniper smiled as she took in the lively atmosphere, her gaze darting to the iconic yellow cabs zipping by. Micah led them to his car, a practical but stylish SUV, and helped load their bags into the trunk. Juniper hopped into the back seat, her excitement bubbling over. She pulled her phone out when she got a message, smiling at seeing one from Henry asking if she got to NYC yet.

"Let me guess, by that smile, it's Henry?" Micah teased, starting the car. He hadn't seen the boy in awhile, but he's heard enough about him to know he was important to Juniper.

"Of course, who else?" She chuckled, quickly typing a response, letting him know that she had made it safely to New York and was heading to her uncle's apartment. She felt a little flutter of warmth at the thought of him checking in, but she pushed the feeling aside, eager to focus on the new memories she was about to make with her family.

As they cruised through the streets, the energy of New York seemed to wrap around them like a blanket. Juniper couldn't help but feel a buzz in her chest every time she saw the towering buildings, the billboards flashing with vibrant colors, and the mix of voices blending together in the air. She'd always loved the city's unique charm, and seeing her uncle driving through the streets brought back so many memories of the visits she made throughout her childhood.

The drive to her uncle's house in the outskirts of the city didn't take long, and as they neared his neighborhood, Juniper's heart pounded with anticipation. She could barely contain her excitement, fidgeting with the necklace she wore (one that Henry happened to give her for a birthday) and bouncing her leg. When the car finally pulled into the driveway, she was out of the car in an instant, practically vibrating with excitement.

"I take it she's excited to meet her?" Micah chuckled, glancing at his sister with amusement.

"Mhm, she's been waiting for this since you announced the news." Brynlee nods, smiling fondly. "She's really wanted to meet her."

"Well, let's not keep her waiting," Micah replies, getting out of the car and joining his niece. "Let's head in before Juju explodes from excitement."

Juniper rolled her eyes but couldn't hide her smile. She grabbed her bag and rushed toward the front door, not even bothering to wait for her uncle. She bounced impatiently, waiting for the door to open. The sound of keys jingling reached her ears, and the door swung open. Juniper's heart soared when she saw her aunt, Naomi, standing in the doorway.

"There's my favorite niece!" Naomi greeted, her voice full of warmth. She opened her arms, and Juniper immediately rushed into them.

"'M your only niece." She mumbled, but the smile never left her face. She hugged her aunt tightly, relishing the comfort of her familiar embrace.

"Doesn't mean you're not my favorite," Naomi replies, her tone teasing. "And look at you, all grown up. My gosh, you're practically a grown woman now. How did this happen?"

Juniper laughs, stepping back as she looks amused but smiles. "I'm not yet, but time flies, doesn't it? I feel like I was just here yesterday, visiting as a kid."

Naomi chuckles, her eyes soft with affection. "You've always had such a big heart, Juju. It's so good to have you back."

Juniper nods in agreement, smiling fondly, feeling the warmth of her aunt's words. "I've missed you so much, Naomi. I can't wait to finally meet Alina!"

Naomi's face lit up with pride. "She's been keeping us busy, that's for sure. But she's absolutely perfect." She stepped aside, gesturing for Juniper to come in. "Come on, she's right here. Let me introduce you to your little cousin."

Juniper practically skipped into the house, her eyes wide as she took in the familiar surroundings—this had always been her second home. The living room was cozy, filled with soft lighting and family photos, but what caught her attention immediately was the soft cooing sound coming from the nearby nursery. Naomi led her to the room, and Juniper's heart skipped a beat when she saw her. Alina was sitting in a soft pink crib, playing with a stuffed bunny. Her tiny fingers grasped the bunny's floppy ears, and as she noticed Juniper entering, her eyes lit up with curiosity. A soft giggle escaped her lips as she reached out toward Juniper, her chubby hands stretching toward her.

Juniper's heart melts at the sight. "Oh my gosh," Juniper whispers, kneeling down to get closer. "She's even cuter than I imagined."

Naomi smiles, standing next to her. "Told you. She's got that effect on everyone."

Micah joins them, chuckling as he nods. "We call it the Alina Charm. Can't resist it."

"Can't say I disagree," Juniper murmurs, watching her little cousin in awe. "She's just so precious. Oh, I'm gonna spoil her so much." She reaches out, grinning when one of Alina's little fingers wrap around her own. "You're so adorable. I'm so happy to finally meet you." She cooed, her heart swelling with love. The one year old stared back at her, her expression curious and innocent. A few minutes pass, and it's obvious Alina had grown a liking to her. She babbles happily, a toothless grin forming as she reached out for Juniper.

"Can I hold her?" She asked hopefully, glancing up at her aunt and uncle.

Naomi smiles warmly. "Of course you can, Juju. Let's take her to the living room, though. We have a lot to catch up on." She walked over to pick up her baby girl carefully, making sure she's snug and warm in her blanket.

Juniper follows her eagerly, and the four of them settle down on the couches. Alina rests in her lap, her little eyes fixed on Juniper. Juniper coos at her, smiling fondly. "You're gonna have to get used to this face, kiddo. We're gonna be besties." Alina babbled softly, reaching up with her hand to try and grab at Juniper's necklace.

"Ooo, looks like someone likes that pretty necklace," Naomi comments, a fond and curious expression on her face. "Where'd you get it, Juju?"

"Henry gave it to me for my birthday." She replied, her smile softening as she glanced down at the delicate lavender pendant.

"Henry? As in, the boy you've been crushing on?" Naomi teased earning a playful eye roll from Juniper.

"Pft, no," Juniper scoffs, her cheeks warming. "That's totally not why I wear it all the time. He's my best friend, you guys know this." She carefully made sure Alina still wasn't holding onto the necklace so she doesn't accidentally pull on it, smiling as the baby held her finger in a gentle grip. "I just...Like the necklace. It's special, that's all."

Naomi raises an eyebrow but smiled knowingly, clearly amused by her niece's flustered response. "Mhm, sure, Juju. Whatever you say." She teased lightly.

Juniper playfully stuck her tongue out at her, turning her attention back to her little cousin. Alina was watching her intently, her eyes wide with curiosity. She was fascinated by Juniper's necklace, her tiny fingers reaching for it whenever she had the chance. "Can I hold her now?" Juniper asked, looking up at her aunt.

"Of course, honey," Naomi replies, smiling softly. "Just be careful with her head. Support it while holding her." She instructed, helping her position the baby properly in her arms. She helped the sixteen year old make sure the little girl was secure, then sat back and watched the pair with a fond expression. Alina gazed up at her, a smile forming as she cooed happily. Juniper carefully cradled her cousin, her heart melting as the baby looked up at her with innocent eyes. She adjusted her hold, supporting Alina's tiny head with one hand, feeling a gentle warmth spread through her chest.

"You're so little, but so perfect." Juniper whispered, rocking gently back and forth.

Naomi, watching from the couch, couldn't help but smile at the sight. "You look like a natural with her."

Juniper glances up, her face soft with affection. "I can't wait to spend more time with her. I already feel like we're going to be best friends."

"I have no doubt," Naomi said, her voice full of pride. "She's lucky to have you as her big cousin."

Juniper smiles at the compliment, her attention returning to Alina. "Hey, little one, I'm going to spoil you so much, just wait." She chuckled softly, feeling an overwhelming sense of love and responsibility for the tiny person in her arms.

As they sat in the cozy living room, catching up on everything from old memories to current life updates, Juniper felt an undeniable sense of belonging. The familiar comfort of her aunt and uncle, mixed with the joy of meeting Alina, filled her heart in a way that was both calming and exhilarating. This trip to New York was already shaping up to be unforgettable. She glanced back down at Alina, who was now gently tugging at Juniper's finger, a tiny giggle escaping her as her eyes sparkled with curiosity. She had already charmed her cousin, and Juniper couldn't wait to make more memories with her over the next few days. 

A/N a-lee-na is how you pronounce alina's name! wanted to do a chapter of juniper with her family since i havent really done that yet so then this helped you guys know more about her family!

[ejsandfarkleslovebot]

License To Fly (season 3: episode 13, part 2)

The soft hum of Juniper's computer filled the air as Henry sat on her floor, his back against the bed, the faint glow of the monitor casting a pale light on his focused face. On the desk, several flight manuals lay scattered across an open notebook, filled with Henry's scribbled notes. Juniper sat on her bed, her legs crossed beneath a blanket, looking over his work. The room felt like a quiet cocoon, the kind of place where Henry could escape the outside world and focus entirely on the complex world of aviation that Juniper had drawn him into and got him more curiuos about.

Juniper was laying on her stomach on her bed near where Henry sat on the floor, leaning against her bed with her head resting on her forearms. She watched as Henry flipped through a flight manual, his brows furrowed in concentration. A small smile tugged at her lips, watching him so intensely focused. He was always so determined when it came to learning new things, and it was something she admired about him.

"How's it going?" She asked, tilting her head slightly to catch a glimpse of his notebook.

"Good. I think I'm starting to understand the basics of aviation." He replied, flipping to another page in the manual.

"I know you just wanna jump into the fun stuff like flying the Man Copter, but there's a lot more to it than just that. And I think that's part of why Ray won't let you fly the Man Copter, or teach you." She said, looking over the pages in his notebook. "It's a lot of responsibility. There's a lot to memorize and understand. But once you do, it's like riding a bike. You never forget how."

Henry nodded, closing the manual and looking up at her. "Yeah, I guess you're right." He said with a sigh, leaning back against the bed and staring up at the ceiling. "How do you easily memorize all of this, anyway?"

Juniper shrugs. "I dunno, I just find it interesting. Maybe because it's so different from the superhero world. It's nice to have a break and just focus on something else. Plus I've been around machines and stuff like that my whole life. Helps to have a dad who's an inventor. So this kind of thing just comes naturally to me."

"Lucky." Henry mutters, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath. "I wish I could have an easier time memorizing this stuff. It's a lot harder than fighting super villains."

Juniper laughs, nudging him lightly. "It's not that bad. You just need to find the right motivation. Like, for example…Maybe for every question you get right, I'll kiss you?" She offers, her cheeks warming at the suggestion.

Henry's eyes snap open, his gaze landing on her with surprise. "W-what?"

"Well, you know…L-Like a kiss on the cheek, or forehead." Juniper clarified, her cheeks growing warmer. She wasn't sure where the sudden boldness had come from, but she hoped it wouldn't scare Henry off.

"Oh. Oh yeah." Henry breathes out, feeling his own cheeks grow warm. He gave a small nod, clearing his throat. "Um, sure. That, uh, that could work." He said, trying to sound casual, even though his heart was pounding in his chest. Henry could feel the heat rising to his ears, and he avoided Juniper's gaze by pretending to focus on his notebook.

Juniper smiles softly, feeling a mix of nervousness and amusement at his reaction. "Alright then, let's test your knowledge," She suggests, reaching over to grab one of the flight manuals. She flips through the pages before stopping at a section. "Okay, first question. What does V-speed stand for, and can you name one example?"

Henry hesitates, his brow furrowing in thought. "Uh, V-speed…It refers to specific airspeeds important for flight operations. And, uh…V1? That's the speed at which a decision to abort or continue takeoff is made?"

Juniper grins, impressed. "Correct!" Without hesitation, she leaned over and placed a quick kiss on his cheek.

Henry froze for a moment, his mind going completely blank. He didn't expect that at all, his face flushing as a sheepish smile crept across his lips. "Well, maybe this studying thing isn't so bad after all." He said, trying to play it cool despite the fact butterflies were wild in his stomach.

Juniper laughs softly, her own cheeks flushes as she looks back down shyly. "A little motivation goes a long way. Then let's keep going. Next question…"

As the evening went on, the atmosphere in the room grew lighter, filled with laughter, teasing, and moments of quiet connection. For Henry, it wasn't just about learning aviation anymore—it was about being with Juniper, who somehow made even the most challenging things feel a little easier, a little brighter.

Henry leaned back in his chair, stretching his arms above his head as he glanced at the clock. The hands had crept past nine, and the stack of notes on the desk now lay scattered, the product of their combined efforts. He was tired and done with studying for the night, but the thought of spending the rest of the evening with Juniper made him feel a sense of excitement that he couldn't ignore. He glanced down when he felt Juniper lean her head against his shoulder, her eyes closed and a small smile on her face. His heart skipped a beat, butterflies filling his stomach.

"Hey, Junebug?" He asks softly, earning a hum in response. "Do you wanna watch a movie or something? I don't really want to call it a night yet. But I've had enough of studying for today." After school they had headed over to his place so Juniper could help him study more and get ready to fly with Ray the next day.

Juniper lifted her head from his shoulder, her smile growing as she met his gaze. "A movie sounds perfect. What do you have?"

Henry's lips quirks into a grin while he reluctnatly got up from the bed. He didn't want to move since he was comfy with her curled up next to him, but he had an idea of what movie to watch. He went over to where his movies were, kneeling down to pick the one he thought of. "Your favorite Disney movie." He revealed dramatically, holding up the dvd case of her favorite Disney movie, 'Brave.'

"Ooh, perfect!" Juniper cheers, grinning at him. She was a big fan of animated Disney movies, especially Brave. "You know me so well."

"I know." Henry couldn't help but reply smugly, a chuckle escaping him when she playfully rolled her eyes. He put the movie in and got back on the bed, settling in beside her as the movie started.

She settled back against the pillows, resting her head against his chest. He wrapped his arm around her, holding her close. It was a familiar position for them, one that they had shared many times before. It felt natural, like the perfect way to end the day. As the opening scenes of "Brave" began to play, Juniper's excitement was palpable. She softly hummed along to the familiar music, her head nestled against Henry's chest. He could feel her warmth and the gentle rhythm of her breathing, and it made his heart swell.

"Merida reminds me of you." Henry said softly, his voice barely above a whisper.

Juniper tilts head up to look at him, her brows raised in curiosity. "Oh? How so?"

Henry shrugs, his free hand absentmindedly playing with some strands of her hair after his arm wrapped around her shoulders. "She's brave, stubborn, and knows what she wants. She doesn't let anyone tell her who she's supposed to be." He pauses, a small smile tugging at his lips. "Kind of like someone I know."

Juniper's cheeks flushes, and she gave him a playful nudge. "Are you trying to butter me up, Henry? Because it's working."

He chuckles, leaning his head against hers. "I'm just telling the truth, Junebug."

"Whatever, dork." She muttered, though she didn't try to hide the smile on her face. Butterflies swarmed her stomach, her heart racing. She tried her best to focus on the movie, but she couldn't stop thinking about what Henry had said. Merida reminded him of her. That single comment replayed in her mind like a song stuck on repeat, filling her chest with warmth.

He rested his cheek against the top of her head, letting his eyes fall shut as the movie played. In this moment, he was content. There was nowhere else he would rather be than here, with Juniper in his arms. The steady rise and fall of her chest soothed him, and he felt himself relax, a soft smile playing on his lips. She was the one person who could always make him feel at ease, no matter what was going on. Her presence was like a safe haven, a place where he could escape the chaos of being a sidekick.

"I think my favorite scene from the movie is the will o' the wisp scene." Juniper's soft voice interrupted his thoughts, bringing his attention back to the movie. He hadn't realized it, but the scene was already playing on the screen. He was too busy focusing on the feeling of her warm body pressed against his.

"Why's that?" He asked, keeping his voice soft. He didn't want to disturb the peace, nor did he want to stop her from continuing.

"It's just…So magical, ya know? Like, everything changes when she finds the wisp and follows the path it leads her down. It's magical and mysterious. She doesn't know where it will lead her, but she's willing to take the risk. And I guess…I just really relate to that. Sometimes you just have to follow your gut, even if you don't know where it will lead you. Because if you never take the leap, you'll never know what could have been." She mumbled. She could feel the exhaustion seeping into her bones, making her eyelids heavy. She fought off the urge to yawn, not wanting to fall asleep.

Henry loved how passionate she was about this, her words laced with excitement. He couldn't help but think that the scene did remind him a lot of her. He could picture her following a trail of magical blue will o' the wisps through the forest, a spark of excitement in her eyes.

"I love the way the wisp scene is animated, too. It's so detailed, and so pretty." She rambled on sleepily, her eyes drooping shut. Henry noticed her fighting off a yawn and he chuckled softly.

"Tired?"

"Mmm…No, no." Juniper protested, even though it was obvious she was ready to drift off to sleep.

"You should go to bed. You can stay the night, if you want. My parents won't mind. You're practically family." He said, running his fingers through her hair in an attempt to lull her into sleep. He knew it often worked to help her relax and calm her nerves.

"Okay…" She yawned, finally giving in and letting her eyes flutter shut. She relaxed against his chest, her breathing growing slow and steady. Henry smiled, continuing to run his fingers through her hair. "'M sorry, the movies not over yet."

"It's okay, we can finish it later." He assured her. "Goodnight, Junebug."

"Night, Hen." Juniper mumbled, sleep slowly claiming her.

Henry waited until he was sure she had fallen asleep, the sound of her soft breathing filling the room. He shifted them so they're laying down under the covers, making sure not to wake her. He pressed a soft kiss against her temple, his lips brushing the skin there as he whispered, "Sweet dreams."

He laid back and pulled the covers over them, settling in comfortably beside her. He grabbed the remote to turn off the TV, the room going dark. The only light came from the moon that shone through the window, casting a silvery glow across the room.

He wrapped an arm around her waist and snuggled closer, the scent of her perfume filling his nose. He loved the way it smelled. It was sweet, but not overpowering. It was unique and suited her perfectly. He nuzzled into the crook of her neck, breathing in the comforting smell and letting his eyes drift shut. He listened to the sound of her soft breathing, his heart beating steadily as sleep overtook him.

This was the best way to end a day.

The first rays of sunlight filtered through the curtains, painting the room in hues of soft gold and amber. Henry stirred awake, his eyelids fluttering as the warmth of the morning settled over him. For a moment, he stayed still, letting the peaceful quiet of the morning sink in. His gaze shifted to Juniper, still nestled against his chest, her hair a cascade of soft waves spread across his arm. She looked so serene, her lips slightly parted as she breathed in steady rhythms. He couldn't help but smile, brushing a stray strand of hair from her face. The sunlight highlighted her features, giving her an almost ethereal glow. He didn't want to wake her, not yet. Moments like these felt rare, and he cherished every second.

The scent of her perfume still lingered faintly, mixing with the fresh morning air. He presses a gentle kiss to her forehead, murmuring a quiet, "Good morning, Junebug."

Juniper stirs slightly, her nose scrunching up in the cutest way. "Mmm…Morning already?" She mumbled sleepily, her voice thick with drowsiness.

"Afraid so." Henry chuckles softly, tightening his arm around her. "But no rush. We've got time."

"Good." She said, nuzzling closer. "I'm not ready to move yet."

Henry chuckled again, brushing his lips against the top of her head. "Take your time. I'm not going anywhere."

The world outside could wait; for now, it was just the two of them, wrapped in warmth and the kind of comfort only they could share. He buried his face back into the crook of her neck, his eyes falling shut once more. His arm draped over her waist, his fingertips gently tracing circles along her hip.

The sun rose higher, casting the room in a golden glow. Juniper shifted, her arms wrapping around his torso. She let out a sleepy sigh, her nose burying into his shoulder. She was trying to shield her eyes from the light, not quite ready to fully wake up. Henry hummed contently, a smile tugging at his lips. His fingers continued to trail along her side, his touch feather-light. His hand snuck up under her shirt, but he didn't have to do much since part of her shirt had already rode up her waist, exposing the smooth, soft skin of her stomach. His touch sent goosebumps across her skin, her muscles tightening beneath his fingertips. A small shiver ran down her spine, and she shifted slightly, trying to get closer. Her fingers gripped the fabric of his shirt, pulling him closer. She let out a sleepy groan, burying her face into his neck.

"You're so warm," She mumbles, her voice muffled by his skin. "And comfy."

Henry let out a soft laugh, his hand slipping from beneath her shirt and sliding up her back, his fingers ghosting over the skin there. "And you're adorable when you're sleepy."

"'M always adorable." She protested, though her words were half-hearted. She didn't want him to stop. The sensation of his fingertips dancing across her skin sent a tingling sensation up her spine, her body warming at his touch. She couldn't help the soft smile that played on her lips, even as her eyes remained closed. Her protests were weak at best, and Henry knew it. He chuckled quietly, his breath warm against her neck.

"You've got me there," He admits, his voice a low murmur in the quiet of the morning. "Always adorable. Especially like this."

Juniper hummed softly, her grip on his shirt tightening as she pulled him even closer. She felt safe, wrapped up in his arms, and she wasn't ready to let go of the moment. The way his fingers trailed lazily along her back was soothing, almost hypnotic, and she felt herself drifting in and out of a peaceful haze.

"Stay like this forever?" She mumbled, her words slurring slightly with the weight of sleep still tugging at her.

"Forever sounds perfect," Henry replies, his tone serious despite the small smile on his face. He pressed another kiss to her temple, his lips lingering for a moment. "I'm not going anywhere, Junebug."

Juniper let out a soft sigh, contentment radiating from her. The sunlight continued to filter into the room, casting everything in a warm glow. Outside, the world began to stir, but inside, time seemed to stand still for the two of them. Henry closed his eyes again, letting himself relax fully against her. The steady rhythm of her breathing, the warmth of her body pressed against his, and the quiet intimacy of the moment were all he needed. For now, the rest of the world could wait.

A/N henry & juniper <3 btws i know nothing about flying a helicopter so blame chatgpt if i got anything wrong about that lol cause i had chatgpt for help

[ejsandfarkleslovebot]

License To Fly (season 3: episode 13, part 1)

It was your typical night as a superhero. Juniper had been tracking down the latest super villains, teaming up with Ray and Henry, who were currently bickering. She rolled her eyes, still in defense and alert mode as she checked the alleyway they were in. The boys were bickering about how Henry wanted to learn to fly the Man Copter, a helicopter Ray had. But Ray kept telling him no. This arguing went on for awhile, with how Henry thought he was ready and wanted to learn, but Ray told him he wasn't old enough and didn't have enough experience. Henry shot back that he was old enough to fight villains alongside him not and had been doing so for years, so why couldn't he learn to fly?

Juniper couldn't help but smirk at the boys' antics. They were like brothers, bickering and bantering with each other. Sometimes it was annoying and she wished they would stop, but sometimes it was entertaining to watch. This time, she wasn't entertained. They were on a mission and she would rather not have them bickering while there were potentially dangerous villains nearby. Having enough of their arguing, she flicked the back of their heads, startling them out of their argument.

"Guys, can you two shut up for just one minute? We have a mission to focus on here!"

Ray rubs the back of his head, shooting Juniper a mock glare. "Ow! What was that for?"

"Yeah, what's your problem?" Henry added, feigning indignation.

Juniper crosses her arms, shooting them both a pointed look. "My problem is that while you two are busy arguing about flying lessons, we might miss the chance to catch the villains before they make their move. Remember? The whole reason we came out here tonight?" She glares at the two. "Not only are you guys acting like children, but you're putting yourself, me, and the entire city in danger by not focusing. Now, if you're done with your little spat, can we please get back to the task at hand?"

Ray and Henry were surprised by her sudden outburst, she didn't normally snap like this. It took a lot to get her angry, and right now, she was pissed. Juniper hardly ever lost her cool, but when she did, the boys knew they better be careful. And right now, she was definitely losing her cool. The boys stared at her with wide eyes, both looking scared and sheepish.

"Sorry." They both apologized, not wanting to make her any angrier.

"We'll focus, I promise." Henry added quickly, glancing over at Ray, who gave a curt nod. The two exchanged a brief, silent agreement to drop the argument for now, both clearly understanding that they had pushed Juniper's patience to its limit.

Juniper sighs, rolling her eyes at their sudden cooperation. "Good. Now let's get back to the mission, yeah?" She gave them each a firm nod, then took the lead as they moved further down the alley, scanning the area for any sign of the villains they were tracking.

As they walked, the familiar banter returned, but this time, it was lighter and less distracting. Henry occasionally sneaked glances at Juniper, he couldn't help it. He had to admit, it was kind of attractive to see her so assertive, taking control of the situation with such confidence. Juniper always seemed so composed, even when she was annoyed. Henry admired that about her—it was as if nothing fazed her, and she could handle anything thrown her way. It was a quality he found both comforting and, if he was being honest with himself, incredibly attractive.

Ray nudges him, bringing him out of his thoughts. "Kid, focus. Remember what we're here for." He teased, elbowing Henry playfully.

Henry snaps back to attention, shaking his head to clear his thoughts. He hoped it was dark enough to hide the blush he felt creeping up his cheeks. "Yeah, right. Just keeping an eye on our surroundings." He replied, trying to sound nonchalant, but he could feel his heart racing at the thought of being so close to Juniper.

Ray smirks. "Sure you were." He said with a chuckle. "But seriously, focus. We're almost there, so stay alert."

Henry nodded, trying to shake off the embarrassment and refocus on the mission at hand. The trio moved deeper into the shadows of the alley, the city's dim lights flickering above them. They were looking for the two villains the Ballerino Brothers, who weren't even brothers, but they were two male villains and yes they did ballet moves while they fought. Juniper they were facing off against villains who performed ballet. It seemed almost ridiculous, yet she had learned not to underestimate anyone based on their appearance or talents. They had proven time and again that they were dangerous, despite their graceful movements.

Juniper rolled her eyes when she heard the boys arguing yet again after Charlotte had called Ray to affirm the villains they're after are the Ballerino Brothers and that they were getting close to where they had been seen lately. Henry and Ray were bickering about Henry learning to fly the Man Copter again, with Ray insisting he wasn't ready and Henry claiming that he was. Juniper sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose. They were wasting precious time with their pointless squabble, and it was getting on her nerves.

She grew more alert when she heard faint movement and saw from the corner of her eye that the Ballerino Brothers were trying to sneak by, no doubt intending to cause some kind of trouble. "Okay, while you guys are arguing, I'm gonna go deal with the Ballerino Brothers." She announced, not even waiting for them to respond before she was off to catch up to the villains.

Ray and Henry stopped their arguing, watching as Juniper started to fight against the Ballerino Brothers, her movements quick and precise as she dodged their attacks and counterattacked. Henry was mesmerized by her fighting skills, he knew she was a skilled fighter, but he couldn't help but marvel at the way she moved, her body seeming to flow gracefully yet powerfully as she sparred against the two villains. Her super speed helped her easily dodge their attacks and counterattack. Henry felt his heart rate increase as he watched her fight, a sense of admiration and awe filling him.

"Kid," Ray's voice interrupts his thoughts, drawing his attention back to the task at hand. "Quit staring at her."

"You quit staring at her." He lamely retorted, feeling his face heat up when Ray smirked.

"I'm not the one who can't keep their eyes off her," Ray quips, crossing his arms with a knowing look. "You got a crush, don't ya?"

"Shut up." Henry mumbled, embarrassed. He knew Ray was just teasing him, but he couldn't help the way his cheeks heated up at his words.

"I'll shut up if you shut up about trying to get me to teach you how to fly the Man Copter." Ray said with a smirk, earning an eye roll and a groan from Henry.

"But how could you say I'm too young?" Henry couldn't help but ask. He knew he should just drop it, but he couldn't.

"You're not ready!" Ray raises his voice out of annoyance and frustration. "You're just a sidekick."

Henry takes a step back, trying his best to mask the hurt that he felt at those words. He knew that Ray didn't mean them, but the way he said them—the way his tone was full of anger and annoyance—made him feel a twinge of pain in his chest. "Oh. Oh, really?"

"Oh!" Ray mocks him as he nods. "Oh, really." Juniper sighed heavily in the middle of her fight at hearing them continue to bicker back and forth.

"Oh. Oh-oh yeah?"

"Oh. Oh-oh yeah."

"Then let's make a deal." Henry suggested firmly.

"Aw, what kinda 'deal'?" Ray groaned.

"If I help Dash knock out both these Ballerinos-" Henry started, pausing whenever they both suddenly heard loud thuds behind them. The two Ballerino Brothers were knocked out in the dumpster, an annoyed Juniper standing over them with her hands on her hips, clearly unimpressed.

"Really, guys? You couldn't even handle two ballet thugs?" She remarks. "Maybe they were right, you need a couples therapist." She jokes, remembering one retort one of the Ballerino Brothers made because of the boys bickering. "Anyway, they're knocked out and I already called the cops. They're on their way. And look, I don't see any harm in you teaching him how to fly the Man Copter." She admits, glancing between Ray and Henry. "You've taught me how to fly the Man Copter, so why not him? He has a point, he helps us fight crime, but you won't teach him a few simple flying lessons?"

"See, even she gets it." Henry points at her with a grin, pausing and looking back at her with surprise when he realized something. "Wait, you know how to fly the Man Copter?" He turns to Ray with offense. "You taught her how to fly the Man Copter, but not me?"

"Yeah, because she can handle it," Ray replies, rolling his eyes. "She's proven she can keep her focus during a mission, unlike someone else I know."

"Hey!" Henry protests, crossing his arms defiantly. "I can focus! I just—"

"And was that focusing earlier while I defeated the Ballerinos Brothers on my own?" Juniper couldn't help but interject, grimacing at the look Henry sent her. She shrugs. "Sorry, but it's true. You were distracted. Which is fine, everyone has off days. Though I do think he has proven himself many times before that he's ready to learn how to fly the Man Copter." She added, glancing over at Ray with a challenging look. "I mean, if you really think about it, he's more than just a sidekick. He helps take down villains, protects the citizens, and even saves us sometimes. Why not give him the benefit of the doubt and teach him to fly the Man Copter? He wants to learn and you know he's capable of handling it. He's proven himself time and time again. Just like I did when you first taught me to fly the Man Copter."

Ray was quiet for a moment, mulling over her words. Finally, he let out a sigh and turned to Henry with a resigned look. "Fine. If it will shut you up about it, I'll teach you how to fly the Man Copter," He says, holding a finger up to make Henry be quiet when the blonde perked up and grew excited. "But there are rules, and you need to take this seriously. It's not just about the flying; it's about understanding the responsibilities that come with it."

Henry nods vigorously, his excitement bubbling over. "I promise! I'll take it seriously. Thanks, Ray! You won't regret this, I swear."

Ray lets out a heavy sigh, rubbing his temples. He can already tell that he's going to regret this. Still, he can't help but smile when he sees how happy and excited Henry is. Juniper couldn't fight the smile on her lips at seeing Henry so excited and happy. He looked like a kid in a candy store, his eyes shining with joy. It was cute. She stumbled back though, not expecting when Henry practically tackled her in a hug. She giggled, wrapping her arms around him.

"Thanks, Junebug, you're the best." Henry mumbled into her shoulder.

Juniper's heart flutters, her cheeks heating up at the nickname. She smiles and hugs him back, enjoying the warmth of his embrace. "No problem, Hen." 

Ray watched the two teens embrace, smiling fondly. He could tell that there was clearly something more going on between them whether they knew it or not. He chuckled to himself, shaking his head at their innocent display of affection. It was nice to see Henry so genuinely happy, and Juniper's presence seemed to bring out the best in him.

"Alright, you lovebirds," Ray calls out, trying to break the moment while keeping the mood light. "As much as I love this scene from a rom-com, let's get back to the Man Cave." He jokingly suggested, laughing when the two teens immediately pull apart, both their faces red and flustered.

"Shut up, Ray." They both muttered, embarrassed. They avoided eye contact as they headed back to the Man Cave, with Ray following behind them. He smirked to himself, amused by their synchronized reactions. There was no denying the chemistry between them, even if they were too shy or clueless to acknowledge it yet. As they walked, Juniper tried to focus on anything but the warmth still lingering from Henry's hug. She stole a glance at him, noticing how he kept sneaking looks at her but quickly looking away when their eyes met. Her heart raced, and she bit her lip to suppress a smile.

Henry, on the other hand, was mentally kicking himself for getting so carried away. But he couldn't help it. Juniper always had this way of making him feel at ease, like everything was just...Better when she was around. He stuffed his hands in his pockets, determined to act normal, even though he was sure his cheeks were still burning. Ray watched the pair from behind, shaking his head with a grin. They're so obvious they like each other romantically, he thought to himself. But he decided to let them figure it out in their own time. For now, he was just glad Henry had someone like Juniper in his life—a light in the darkness that seemed to always be present in their crazy lives.

A/N juniper being the responsible one in the room plus a bada**, i love her

[ejsandfarkleslovebot]

Gas Or Fail (season 3: episode 11, part 2)

Juniper was busy taking the test when she felt her phone buzz in her pocket. She sneakily checked her phone, seeing that Schwoz had texted her, Charlotte, and Jasper in a group chat. Henry hadn't come back yet. That must've meant he managed to escape, probably with Schwoz's help so he can go help Ray. Juniper wondered if they would need her help with this gas leak, but she doubted it. They probably had everything under control.

Charlotte turns her mask off and takes it off before she looks at the teacher, raising her hand. "Uh, Miss Shapen?"

"Yeah, what?" Miss Shapen questioned, looking up from her book with an annoyed look before looking back at her book.

"It's time for our three minute break." Charlotte answered.

This got Miss Shapen's attention. "Huh?" Confusion etched on her face as she sat up straighter, closing her book. Charlotte glanced at Juniper and Jasper, silently telling them to go along with it.

"Uh, yeah, it's a state law." Jasper lies. "Uh, whenever kids take an achievement test, you have to give 'em a three minute break every two hours."

"Oh? And what if I don't?" Miss Shapen sassily asked.

Juniper quickly thought of something that would get her worried and make them take a break. "Oh, you didn't know you could get fined if you don't do that? It would cost you a lot of money. I mean, just think of your precious cats, you prbably won't be able to spoil them as much as you do if you get fined for breaking a law like that. It would put a huge dent in your budget." She delivered the last part with a hint of urgency, hoping to strike a chord with Miss Shapen.

It seemed to work, as the teacher was now looking worried. She stands up. "Three minute break!" She announces and everyone immeidiately had gotten up to leave. "But ya better be back here in three minutes!" She calls out. She then reaches a hand back under her shirt, grimacing as she turns to leave the room. "I gotta go pop something…."

Juniper exchanges a look with Charlotte, the two weirded out by their teacher as they walk over to the window with Jasper. Once they were sure everyone was gone, Charlotte opened the window and helped Juniper bring Schwoz inside.

"Okay, what is goin' on?" Charlotte inquired.

"Does Ray and Henry need my help?" Juniper chimed in.

"I don't think so, it should be an easy fix-"

"Even though Henry had gone to help Ray." Juniper interrupted him, furrowing her eyebrows as concern filled her gaze.

"What?" Jasper gasped, eyes widening.

"Henry can't leave!" Charlotte worriedly said.

"I know this. Where was Henry sitting?" Schwoz asked. After Jasper pointed out where, Schwoz sat some odd device on the chair, pulling out another one from his pocket and aiming it at the chair. Juniper gasped when a hologram of Henry siting and taking his test is shown.

"Wow." Juniper murmurs, her eyes wide with disbelief and shock. "That's incredible! It's clearly a hologram, but it looks so lifeless."

"That's insane!" Charlotte commented, staring at the hologram in awe.

Jasper nods in agreement. "Schwoz, you're a genius."

When the door suddenly opened, that made the four worried. "Ooh, they're coming back!" Charlotte warned and Schwoz was quick to run over to the window.

"Mahalo!" He called out quietly before he climbed out the window, groaning at the rough impact he had when he landed. Juniper cringed, feeling bad for him. But the door was closing and she knew Schwoz had no choice but to go out the window. Though he didn't really need to jump out it the way he did. It would've saved him some pain. Jasper closed the window while the girls sat back down along with everyone else. No one suspected a thing wiht Henry not being there. Until Miss Shapen got back and ordered Henry to go lock the door after the break was over.

Juniper tried not to show her nerves as she glanced at Charlotte and Jasper, who also looked worried. Jasper quickly stood and offered to lock the door, sitting back down immediately when Miss Shapen told him 'no'.

"I asked Henry to do it." Miss Shapen was getting frustrated with not getting a response despite raising her voice. "Now, Henry Hart, I asked you-"

"I think that Henry's just really focused on doing a great job on his test." Charlotte quickly interrupts with a nervous chuckle. She stands, walking over to the hologram. "Right, Henry?" She acts like Henry had whispered something to her and nods, sitting back down and smiling at Miss Shapen. "He says right." She sat back down, putting the mask back on while Miss Shapen stared back at Henry skeptically. Charlotte shares a worried look with Juniper, the two girls worried that their teacher would find out Henry wasn't there. "Ah, geez…"

"That's right, test booklets right here. Hurry up, I gotta get home and powder my cat." Miss Shapen instructed later that day when everyone was done with their tests. Finally. Juniper was so relieved she was done so she could go home and relax. She wanted to go check on Henry and see how the gas leak problem was handled. But, first, she had to finish things up here.

But as she realized what her teacher said, confusion filled her and she shared a look with her friends. "Powder your cat?" Jasper repeated, furrowing his eyebrows at her. They were all equally confused by Miss Shapen's odd remark. It was such a strange way to put it, and it only added to the series of bizarre events of the day.

"Get out of here! All a'you go!" Miss Shapen ignored their confusion, shooing them toward the door. Juniper couldn't help but feel a little relieved to be free of the testing room, even if it meant she still had to figure out what was going on with Henry and Ray. Henry still hadn't got back yet and she hadn't heard anything from him. She assumed things were okay, but she had that little voice in the back of her head telling her something could have gone wrong. She was trying to push her worries down, though, because she knew that Henry and Ray were more than capable of handling themselves.

"Hey," Jasper whispers to the girls. "What are we gonna do with Henry?"

"I don't know." Charlotte replied quietly.

"We can't just leave him here!" Jasper argued.

"He's a hologram. What are we gonna do?" Charlotte shot back. After a few moments of thinking, they came up with nothing and left quickly. But Juniper didn't leave. She lingered in the hall, texting Henry and Ray on what was going on and that Henry needed to hurry back. She sighed in relief when she noticed Henry rushing over to her.

"Finally, what happened? Are you okay?" Juniper asked in concern.

"Yeah, I'm good, don't worry. Everything's fine, just had a bit of trouble getting Ray out since he got trapped but we're both good. He's gonna help me get out of here." Henry replied as Ray walked over to them in his Captain Man suit. Juniper raised her eyebrows. Part of her was curious as to what the plan was, but part of her didn't really want to know. So she left, saying her goodbyes, and headed home, ready to get into comfy clothes and relax for the night before bed.

That night Juniper was curled up in bed, watching one of her favorite shows, Drake and Josh, when suddenly there was a knock on her window, followed by her phone buzzing. She picked her phone up, smiling at the notification from Henry. It was a text letting her know he was at her window and asking if he could come in. She texted him back it was fine and put her phone on the nightstand before she got up and went over to unlock and open her window to let him in.

"Hey, Hen. What's up?" She asked curiously, closing her window after he was in and taking his shoes off.

"Just wanted to come over and hang out." Henry answered, plopping down on her bed with a smile. Juniper smiled back at him, sitting back on her bed by him where she was before, leaning against the headboard against some pillows.

"Okay, cool." She murmured, chuckling when he scooted closer and moved so he laid his head on her lap. He reached over to grab the remote to play the paused show, his lips curving upwards when he felt her hand begin to run through his blonde hair. Often when they hung out while watching shows or movies, they both liked it when one of them would run their fingers through the other's hair. It was relaxing for the both of them and it was a habit the two had gotten used to and didn't mind at all.

As they watched the show, the two occasionally shared some laughter at the funny parts. They enjoyed this time spent together and it was the perfect way to end the day after the stressful, nerve-wracking events that took place earlier. Comfortable silence filled the room despite the noise from the tv and the ocassional laughter or comment from the two teenagers. The atmosphere was relaxed and the two felt at ease as they laid there. Juniper loved running her hand through Henry's hair. His blonde hair was soft and light, and she loved the way it felt as her fingers glided through it. It was moments like these that made her forget about the worries of the day. Just being with Henry made everything feel a little brighter.

As the episode transitioned to a commercial break, Henry shifted slightly, looking up at her with a playful grin. "You know, if I had a nickel for every time you ran your fingers through my hair, I'd be rich by now."

Juniper laughs softly. "Well, can you blame me? It's like petting a really cute puppy. You're just so…Adorable." She teased, giggling when Henry rolled his eyes.

"Please, I am not adorable. I am very manly." Henry stated dramatically.

Juniper giggles, her laughter echoing softly in the room. "Right, very manly," She replies, raising an eyebrow with a teasing smile. "The epitome of masculinity, lying here with your head in my lap while watching a sitcom."

Henry smirks, looking up at her with a mock serious expression. "Well, the epitome of masculinity needs some TLC too." He quipped, earning a small laugh from Juniper.

"Of course, how could I forget?" She chuckled, leaning down to place a gentle kiss on his forehead, her smile growing when he grinned.

"You could never." Henry replied.

"Mm, so, are you okay? I was worried earlier when the gas leak happened and I didn't hear from you or Ray for awhile." Juniper admitted, continuing to run her hand through his hair.

"Yeah, sorry about that. I would've texted, but I had trouble getting Ray out. He had it all fixed by the time I was there. Though he had gotten trapped and I had to drill a hole to pull him out and he's heavy." Henry explained, one of his arms bended under his chin while his other was on her legs, fidgeting with the bottom hem of her shorts.

Juniper chuckles. "No kidding. I'm impressed you got him out on your own. You really are as manly as you say." She teasingly remarked, laughing when Henry playfully pinched her leg.

"You're lucky I love you." Henry retorted, pretending to be annoyed but the small smile on his face said otherwise.

She chuckles and gently pokes his nose. "I love you too, Hen."

He smiled fondly at her and the two teens settled down as the show resumed, their gazes focused on the screen. Despite being beat friends, the two teens always said the l word to each other. Of course it was platonic. But if they were honest, both of them had felt some kind of romantic feelings towards each other and have for awhile now. However, neither of them were brave enough to admit how they felt, and they both were unsure of what the other would think if they did. It was a scary thought, knowing there was a possibility the other would not share those same feelings. So the two decided to stay quiet, not wanting to risk their friendship. They figured their platonic love for each other was good enough. At least for now.

Henry smiled as Juniper ran her hand through his hair once again. His hand that had been messing with the bottom hem of her shorts moved slightly and was now resting on her leg. His fingers rubbed soothing circles on her skin and he glanced up at her, noticing she was now asleep. A small, warm smile formed on his lips as he turned his head and placed a gentle kiss on her leg.

"Goodnight, June. Sweet dreams." He murmured. After carefully moving and getting up without waking her, he pulled back the covers and helped hee get under them. He tucked her in and then moved to leave when suddenly he heard a soft, sleepy voice calling his name.

"Hen? Are you leaving?" She whispered, her tired, half lidded gaze on him with a pout.

"Yeah, but I'll see you tomorrow." Henry replied, placing a hand on her head and running his fingers through her hair.

Juniper hums softly and closed her eyes. "Can't you stay, please? I don't want you to go. Can't you spend the night?" She requested quietly, her eyelids heavy and fighting the urge to close them and sleep.

Henry pauses for a moment, a thoughtful expression on his face before he gave her a smile. "Sure. Why not?" He shrugged.

He moved to lock the window and turn the TV off. He grabbed some pjs he had left here before the last time he stayed over and went to go change in the bathroom attached to her room before he climbed into bed with her, pulling the covers over himself. He turned to lay on his side, facing her, and reaching over to pull her closer. She snuggled into him without hesitation, resting her head against his chest. Henry wrapped his arm around her, giving her a gentle squeeze. It was moments like these that made all the crazy, chaotic parts of his life feel worth it. Here, he didn't have to be Kid Danger; he could just be Henry, a teenager enjoying the comfort of having his best friend (and secretly the love of his life) in his arms.

"Thanks for staying, Hen." She murmurs, barely awake. She could feel the warmth of his body next to her, along with his steady heartbeat. She felt safe and warm, and his touch was so comforting. "G'night." She sleepily mumbled, her voice trailing off as sleep overtook her.

"No problem. Goodnight, June." Henry whispered softly, his voice barely above a breath as he brushed a gentle kiss against the top of her head. He felt his heart swell, his own eyelids growing heavy as he relaxed, surrounded by the warmth and calm that only Juniper's presence could give him. As he drifted off to sleep, he couldn't help but think that he would give up all the adventures, the superpowers, and the glory of being Kid Danger in an instant if it meant he could spend every night like this, by her side.

In the quiet, dim light of Juniper's room, everything else faded away. The responsibilities, the secrets, the battles—none of it mattered here. Being with her, feeling her breath softly rise and fall against him, he felt more at peace than he ever did fighting villains or saving the day. Here, with her tucked securely in his arms, he could let his guard down. He was just himself. A tired, contented smile played on Henry's lips as his eyelids finally fluttered shut. For tonight, everything was perfect.

A/N juniper & henry ugh they're so precious

[ejsandfarkleslovebot]

Gas Or Fail (season 3: episode 11, part 1)

When Henry got to the Man Cave that day, he was confused when he saw Juniper dodging something that Schwoz shot at her. Thanks to her super speed she also had fast reflexes. And currently they were testing them out and seeing how fast she can dodge something. So far she had been doing well.

"Come on, Schwoz, give me something more challenging!" Juniper taunted. She was having a blast testing her super speed, narrowly dodging each projectile Schwoz sent her way.

Schwoz grins, clearly enjoying the challenge. "Oh, you want a challenge, do you?" He called out, turning up the speed. He activated a new setting on his device, sending a flurry of projectiles in Juniper's direction. The objects moved faster and with more erratic trajectories, making it even more challenging for her to dodge.

Juniper's reflexes were on high alert as she zipped around the room, narrowly avoiding each projectile with grace. Her movements were so swift and fluid that it was almost like she was dancing between the shots. Henry watched, impressed and in awe, as she effortlessly dodged every shot. Her speed was incredible, and her reflexes were even better. He couldn't help the awestruck look that was on his face. He had always known that she was fast, but seeing her in action like this was something else entirely.

The speed and precision with which Juniper moved was unlike anything Henry had ever seen before. Her agility and grace were breathtaking, and the ease with which she wove through the flurry of projectiles was nothing short of mesmerizing. She made it look effortless, as if she were floating through the air. Juniper's cheeks grew red when she noticed Henry watching her. She had been so caught up in the moment, so focused on the challenge, that she hadn't even noticed him enter the Man Cave. Knowing he was watching her, with that look on his face, only made her blush deeper and caught her off guard. She lost focus for a moment and would've gotten it if it wasn't for Henry. He was quick to head over to her, not hesitating to pull her out of the way when a shot almost hit her. She stumbled a bit, her hands gripping his biceps to keep herself steady as she caught her breath. Schwoz had stopped the device after seeing this, looking at her with concern. When he asked if she was okay and if she got hurt, she reassured she was okay.

She looks over at Henry, her cheeks still flushed from the combination of exertion and embarrassment. "Thanks, Hen." She said, her voice a mix of relief and gratitude. "That was close."

"Yeah, no problem. You were amazing out there. I've never seen anyone move like that." Henry spoke softly.

Juniper's blush deepens, and she smiles shyly. "Thanks, Henry. I was just trying to keep up with Schwoz's challenge."

Schwoz, who had been watching with a grin, nods in approval. "Impressive reflexes, Juniper. I'll have to adjust the settings again to keep up with you."

Henry chuckles and gave Juniper a reassuring squeeze on the shoulder. "I'm sure you'll handle it just fine. You were incredible, June."

The use of the nickname and his warm smile sent her heart racing, and she felt a warmth spread through her. She couldn't help the smile that spread across her lips as she gazed into his hazel eyes.

"Thanks, Hen. That means a lot." She whispered, her cheeks burning. Henry was caught off guard by the look on her face. Her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes were shining. The look on her face made his heart skip a beat, and his breath caught in his throat. For a moment, he felt like the whole world had faded away, and it was just the two of them. Moments like this made it so hard for him to try to act like he didn't have feelings for her, that he wasn't falling for her.

"Well, it's true. You were amazing." He replied softly, his heart pounding in his chest.

Henry grins, his own cheeks a bit pink from the adrenaline rush and maybe something else when he realized how close they were. They were inches apart, and her hands were still on his arms, his hands were on her hips. She was warm and felt good pressed against him like this. She was close enough for him to smell her sweet scent, a mixture of her coconut shampoo and something distinctly Juniper. The heat of her body seeped into his own, making his heart pound even faster than it already was. She looked up at him with those stunning eyes of hers, and Henry was momentarily speechless. The only thing he could think of was how beautiful she looked in that moment.

He made her feel something…Different. Something that caused butterflies to flutter in his stomach and his heart to race a bit. It was something he had noticed lately whenever he was with her. He had a crush on her, he always had tried his best to keep his feelings hidden, but it was almost always so hard. Especially when she was this close to him. She had to know, right? There was no way she couldn't have noticed. Right? He hoped she didn't notice the blush that he felt creeping across his cheeks.

Juniper was in the same situation. She couldn't seem to tear her gaze away from his, those brown eyes of his were captivating, and the way he was looking at her made her heart skip a beat. She could feel the warmth of his body, and her own feelings were stirred by the closeness. Juniper's cheeks were flushed, not just from the physical exertion but also from the intensity of the moment. It was clear that Henry's presence was affecting her as much as she was affecting him.

She caught a glimpse of his slightly pink cheeks and the way his gaze softened when he looked at her, and she wondered if perhaps he was feeling the same way. Her heart raced as she searched his eyes for any sign of what he might be thinking. There was something unspoken between them, a connection that was both exciting and a little intimidating. The room seemed to shrink around them, the sounds of Schwoz's equipment fading into the background. All that mattered was the shared space between them, the electric charge of the moment, and the feeling that something significant was about to shift. The tension was broken by Ray's voice, the two of them quickly stepping back and awkwardly avoiding eye contact, their cheeks red.

"That was one way to test out Henry's new super power, his hypermotility." Ray commented, walking over to the group. He had noticed Henry puling Juniper out of the way just in time, but didn't say anything. It looked like Henry didn't even think about it, he was just acting on instinct, but Ray could see the subtle tension between the two. He decided to keep his comments to himself for now, sensing that the moment was more personal than he initially thought. Henry and Juniper both looked flustered, quickly returning to their previous positions and trying to regain their composure. The awkwardness lingered for a moment before Henry glanced at Ray when he remembered something.

"Hey, also I didn't get lunch at school, so could we order some Chinese food?" Henry asked hopefully.

"What?" Ray asked, glancing over at him.

"I want some of those, uh…Oh, what do you call 'em? They're like, uh…Chinese dumplings?" Henry tried explaining what he wanted, but he couldn't remember the name.

"Oh…You mean wom-pons." Schwoz said in realization. Juniper cringed and shook her head at the wrong protonation at the name.

"Yeah." Henry smiles, then frowns realizing Schwoz pronounced it wrong. "No."

"Won-tons." Ray corrects Schwoz. "He means won-tons, not 'wom-pons'." He spkoe in the same accent Schwoz had.

"I did my best to say it right." Schwoz muttered and both Juniper and Henry sent sympathetic looks to him and Henry even patted his shoulder to comfort him.

"Whatever, can we order some?" Henry questioned in a hopeful tone.

"Not now. It's time for my biyearly physical densitization test." Ray answered.

Henry stares at him with confusion. "I understood the word 'test'." Juniper giggled at that and moved to sit on the couch to rest. Henry's lips curved upwards at hearing her giggle. He had grown to love the sound of it and her laugh was just as sweet. He looked back at Ray with confusion.

"It's a test to make sure I'm totally indescribable." Ray sighd.

Henry hums as he nods in realization. "Can we order some won-tons?"

"No. You see that machine over there? The one Schwoz used on Juniper earlier? Well, it's going to shoot baseballs at you." Ray told him.

Henry grew worried at that. "What? Why me?"

"Because! Because of your new super power." Ray smiled.

"Yeah, your hyper mutilatiew…" Schwoz tried pronouncing it, but had problems. Juniper giggled again, watching him with amusement.

"Okay, it's called hyper motility." Henry corrected Schwoz, his heart skipping a beat again at hearing Juniper's giggle.

"Hypermutebeul-"

"Okay, can we move on?! Can we move on?" Frustration laced Henry's voice as he cut Schwoz off, getting annoyed that he was saying the wrong pronunciation.

"Scwoz, show 'em your bat."

Henry exchanges a confused glance with Juniper at this. "His…His what?" Henry stammered, looking back at Ray, who was now stretching.

"You see…When you see the balls a-comin', you use this a-base-a-ball bat to swing-svat the balls." Schwoz explained, walking over with a silver bat. Juniper furrowed her eyebrows. It looked like a normal bat, but knowing Schwoz it probably wasn't.

"Yep, then Schwoz is going to measure the speed of the base-a-balls and then after I get hit, I tell him when my pain stops and I feel okay." Ray grinned and snapped his fingers.

"And then I use a mathematical equation to determine how indestructible Ray is." Schwoz added.

Henry nods and glances at Ray. "I just want, like, five won-tons."

"Ooh, I want some too!" Juniper chimes in with a grin. "They're so good." She loved them, they tasted like heaven.

"You guys can have some won-tons after we do this!" Ray exclaimed in frustration. Juniper chuckled, shaking her head. Henry sighed and turned around to prepare. Ray then moved to stand in front of the elevator while Schwoz got the device ready. Juniper leaned back against the couch she sat on, relaxing as she watched the group prepare. She grew confused along with the others when Schwoz suddenly put a strange box on his head.

"What's that for?" Henry called out.

"To protect a-my fact from stray balls." Schwoz replies, his voice muffled. He didn't have the box on when he was doing the test with Juniper since she didn't use a bat, but he wanted to be careful with this. He walks over to Henry with the bat he picked up. "Okay, Henry," He presses a button on the bat and it lights up, causing Juniper to perk up and smile. Of course it wasn't a normal bat. "Take this base-a-ball bat…"

"Woah, what kind of baseball bat is this?" Henry asked curiously, grinning as he twirled the bat around.

"It's a thermal fusion bat I made myself." Schwoz answered in a proud tone.

"Great job, Schwoz! It looks so cool." Juniper commented, smiling at Schwoz, who returned the smile.

"Can you make thermal fusion won-tons?" Henry inquired, glancing at Schwoz with raised eyebrows.

Juniper chuckles and shakes her head. "Hen, Ray said we could get some after. Focus." She reminded him, though her amused expression was still present. Henry sent her a playful pout, which she stuck her tongue out at. Henry chuckled and rolled his eyes playfully as he got ready. Once he and Ray were ready, Schwoz pressed the button on the device. The first hit Henry did, Ray dodged and it hit through the elevator.

Ray laughs. "Missed me, missed me, now ya gotta ki…" His taunting voice trailed off as he realized what came next and he grimaced while turning away.

"Now I gotta what?" Henry taunted, looking amused.

"Nothin', forget it." Ray mumbled, but Henry kept teasing him.

"No, no, no, now I gotta what?"

"No, I changed my mind, okay? You don't gotta do anything! C'mon Schwoz, if we're gonna do this, let's do it!" Ray spoke with frustration. Juniper watched with a mixture of amusement and concern as Henry and Ray continued their playful banter. It was clear that the atmosphere was light-hearted despite the unusual situation. As Schwoz prepared to fire the baseballs, Henry took his position, gripping the high-tech bat with determination. Juniper couldn't help but notice how handsome Henry looked, his stance strong and confident, and his expression serious. It was a good look on him, she thought to herself, her cheeks heating up as her gaze lingered a bit longer than she intended. She quickly turned her gaze to the floor and mentally scolded herself when she realized what she just thought. She needed to get these feelings for him under control before they got too far, because the more time she spent around him, the more difficult it was.

"Oh, June, did you tell Ray about tomorrow?" Henry asked her, his voice distracting her from her thoughts.

"Tomorrow?" Ray glanced over at her with a questioning look.

"Oh, no I forgot." Juniper admitted, sheepishly smiling at Henry.

Before Henry could explain to Ray, Schwoz shot at Henry. His quick reflexes kicked in and he swung the bat, hitting the ball, causing it to hit Ray's shoulder and sending him to the ground. Schwoz recorded the speed while Ray got back up.

"I'm okay. So what did you guys need to tell me?" Ray asked the two teens.

"We can't make it to work tomorrow." Henry replied, earning a confused look from Ray.

"What do you mean you can't work tomorr-" Ray's question is cut off by another hit to his shoulder, making him fall over. But he got back up with no problem. "Still okay." He smiled.

"Uh, tomorrow's 'Achievement Test Day' at school." Henry explained.

"Uh, Juniper, you're a hero, and Henry you're my sidekick, that means tha-" Ray's comment is cut off as he falls to the ground with a hit to his knee. "You guessed it: okay." He grinned.

"No one guessed it." Juniper chuckles, shaking her head. "But seriously, Ray, we have to take this test. We have no say in it."

"Exactly." Henry nods in agreement. "If we leave school for any reason, we could get into huge trouble."

"Okay, fine, you babies. Take the day off, but it's comin' out of your vacation time." Ray told them.

"We get vacation time?" Juniper questioned, furrowing her eyebrows. She didn't remember anything about that. Henry was confused too, and sent her a questioning look before he looked back at Ray.

"Uh, we didn't know we get vacation time."

Ray suddenly looks nevous. "Uh…Ah, you…You, uh, you don't." He stammers. "I mean, there's no state law that says you do. So, y'know, don't even check."

"Wait a second, are you saying-"

"Schpitz!" Ray interrupted Henry's question with the word Schwoz had been saying as he pressed the button to shoot the balls.

"Wait, no, do-"

Juniper gasps, eyes widening when the ball Henry hits goes through the box Schwoz wore and hitting him, making him fall to the ground. "Oh, no." She mutters worriedly. "He's still alive, right?" She got up and headed over to Schwoz, who was now passed out on the floor.

"He's probably alright." Ray nodded, smiling nervously.

"Yeah…" Henry hesitantly agreed.

Juniper kneels down by Schwoz, checking for his pulse and sighs with relief. "Yeah, he's still alive. But I think he'll be out for a bit."

"Get some won-tons?" Henry suggested.

"Yeah, let's go." Ray nodded and started to follow Henry.

"Wait, we can't just leave him on the floor." Juniper protested, frowning at the boys.

"Juni, he'll be fine. He'll probably wake up soon. And even if he doesn't, he'll be alright. Schwoz has dealt with worse." Ray reassures her, though he felt a bit bad for leaving him like this. But there wasn't really anything they could do but wait. "Come on, let's get some won-tons." He offered a hand to help her up, which she took, letting him pull her up.

"Fine. But I'm gonna leave a note so he doesn't get too confused if he wakes up when we're gone." She went over to the counter, grabbed a sticky note, and wrote a quick note before sticking it on Schwoz's forehead. She then turned to the boys, who were already waiting by the door. "Alright, let's go."

With that, the trio headed out of the room, leaving Schwoz laying on the ground. Juniper hoped that he would be okay, she figured would be, but it didn't hurt to be cautious.

Juniper was relieved to find out Schwoz was okay and back to his normal self like he didn't even pass out. It was now the next day at school and Juniper sat in class in the middle row. Her teacher was finishing up with taking roll call. "Now, does everyone have their test booklets?" Miss Shapen asks, showing the test booklet to the class. When they all reply with 'yes', she smiles. "Good. Now, you all know why this test is so important, right?" She groans when they all admit they don't. "Henry, Jasper, stand up and explain it to the class while I rub this pimple cream on my back." She ordered the two teens as she walked back to her desk, laying the booklet back down and picking up some cream.

Juniper looks at her teacher weirdly and cringes slightly when she starts rubbing it on her back. "Uh…Every Christmas the principal gives all the teacher bonuses." Henry started as he stood.

"And the higher we all score on this test, the more money Miss Shapen gets." Jasper added.

"Or as I like to say it: the better your grades, the more I gets paids!" Miss Shapen remarked, grinning. She was the only one who found her comment amusing.

"Yeah, we're gonna sit down now." Henry muttered while he and Jasper sat back down.

"Charlotte?" Miss Shapen called out after she was done rubbing the scream on her back.

"Yes, ma'am?" Charlotte responded.

"Switch places with Von Trapp." Miss Shapen told her.

Maria, who sat up front near Henry, furrows her eyebrows. "Why? I don't wanna switch places."

"Well, doe-ray-me don't care, now be a good female deer and move!" Miss Shapen tells her. Maria frowns, but she gets up and gathers her thing to move to Charlotte's seat in the back. Miss Shapen smiles. "There. Now, I'm putting Charlotte in the front 'cause she's much smarter than the rest of you. So is Juniper," She adds while the other students look offended. "Now, I realize that it's gonna be tempting to copy off of Charlotte's test paper?" She hums. "But if I catch anyone cheating, you know what's gonna happen?"

"No…What?" Jasper asked, shaking his head.

"Nothing." Miss Shapen and popped her mouth a few times, gaining weird looks from her students.

"Uh…What are you doin' with your mouth?" Henry inquired.

"Winking. I have weak eyelid muscles, so I'm a mouth winker." Miss Shapen replies and resumed mouth winking. Everyone then quickly began pleading for her to stop. "Alright." She sighed.

"But cheating is-is wrong." Jasper pointed out and Juniper, along with the rest of the class, agreed with him.

"Not when an underpaid adult tells you to do it!" Miss Shapen exclaims, startling the class. After checking her watch she wore, she then adds, "Now everyone, pick up your pencils." She walks behind her desk, grabbing an hourglass to tip it over. "And begin!"

Everyone began taking their tests, not so subtly leaning over to check Charlotte's and Juniper's test. Juniper realized all the most smart people in the class were sat in a row now for it to be easier access for the other students to cheat. Juniper couldn't believe Miss Shapen was encouraging cheating by seating all the top students in a row. It was both frustrating and absurd. Juniper glanced at Charlotte, the two girls sharing a confused and exasperated look. Then they glance at Miss Shapen, who smirked and mouth winked at them in resposne.

Juniper sat up straighter when suddenly a lodu alarm went off, getting everyone's attention. "Uh, what's that sound?" Henry asked nervously.

"That's just the Swellview Emergency Warning Siren-Just keep taking your tests." Miss Shapen replied calmly.

Juniper stares at her with disbelief. "You're not worried about it?"

"Yeah, shouldn't we findout what the emergency is?" Charlotte asked.

"Ah, fine!" Miss Shapen sighs heavily and grabs a remote to pull up the internet on the board. "See, it's just a rerun of Toilet Wars, everything's fine." She pointed out with a smile when the show was on. "If it was a real emergency, they'd interrupt this for-"

"We interrupt Toilet Wars for this breaking news, it seems-" Mary, one of the news anchor reporter's voice is heard when channel seven news interrupted the show.

"Attention. Attention." Trent, Mary's co-host, interrupts her, earning an annoyed look from Mary. "Breaking news. An underground gas pipe has burst, deep in the Earth, underneath Swellview's nuclear gas company. But according to experts, the gas is not harmful to humans unless it escapes from the ground. Which it has. It's escaping from the ground right now. So, if you're in Swellview, or the surrounding areas we advise you to evacuate Swellview…And the surrounding areas."

"Captain Man, Dash, Kid Danger, where are you?!" Mary cried out before Miss Shapen turned off the screen. Juniper locked eyes with Henry, the two sharing a concerned and worried look and she knew they were thinking the same thing. How were they going to get out of school to help Ray save the town and the surrounding areas?

Despite this being an emergency, Miss Shapen still dismisses. "See? Everything's fine, so keep taking your tests." She then quickly locked both doors lading to the hallways.

"But the news guy said we should evacuate." Jasper spoke up, gaining words of agreements from his classmates.

"No!" Miss Shapen shouts. "Nobody leaves until everyone finishes their tests and gets a great score so I can get my big fat cash money bonus!"

"Hey, Miss Shapen? Can I use the restroom?" Henry questioned, raising his hand, hoping this will let him leave so he can go help Ray. Juniper had a feeling that Miss Shapen wouldn't let any of them go for anything. Especially since she was locking them despite there currently being an emergency.

"To do what?" Miss Shapen questioned.

"Well, to go to the…To use the…I'll just stay here…" Henry stammered, reluctantly deciding to stay there and focused back on his test. Juniper locked eyes with him and sent him a sympathetic look. She understood his frustration and felt it too. The urgency of the situation and Miss Shapen's stubbornness were incredibly frustrating. She knew he was trying to come up with a way to escape the classroom and help out, but Miss Shapen's strict rules and her peculiar obsession with the test scores made it seem nearly impossible.

Juniper tapped her pencil on her desk anxiously. If she were honest, she was scared, because this was a dangerous situation. The threat of a toxic gas leak wasn't something to take lightly, and she knew Henry was concerned too. Everyone was, but there was nothing any of them could do about it. Not while they were stuck here. The rest of the class was equally unsettled, and some students were quietly discussing the evacuation notice. As time went on, Juniper started feeling like a prisoner in her own school, which was an unsettling thought. Juniper's gaze moved to Miss Shapen. She was sitting at her desk, watching the class carefully, as if making sure none of them tried to leave. She was obviously not going to allow anyone to leave, no matter what. Juniper sighed. She knew this was going to be tough.

Miss Shapen had left to go get something, but she then came back and closed and locked the door behind her. "Now…Just in case the poisonous gas reaches this school…I brought Charlotte and Juniper a gas mask. Girls, put this on your face." Miss Shapen handed Charlotte and Juniper both a gas mask.

"Uh, okay." Charlotte hesitantly took it from her and put it on her face. Juniper sent Miss Shapen a look, her eyebrows furrowed together, but she took it and put it on. She felt ridiculous with it on her face and she didn't like the dirty looks some students were giving her and Charlotte now.

"Well, what about the rest of us?" Jasper spoke up in concern.

"Yeah, why don't we get gas masks?" Henry added.

"Because none of you are as smart as these two." Miss Shapen replied.

Juniper's eyes widen, grimacing at the looks she and Charlotte received. "Please don't look at us." Charlotte mumbled, her voice now deep because of the gas mask, as she slid back in her chair and tried to sink further down. Juniper nodded in agreement and leaned back, slouching slightly. She understood Charlotte's discomfort and shared it. The gas masks, though intended to protect them, made them stand out and added an extra layer of anxiety to the already tense situation.

"Now that they're safe, they can continue taking their tests." Miss Shapen smiles. "And remember the rest of you better not copy their answers." She mouth winked a few times.

"Okay, will you please stop winking with your mouth?" Henry pleaded. He had enough of it, it weirded him out and it was the same for the other students too. They all had a look of discomfort and confusion. Miss Shapen frowned, but stopped and sat back down at her desk. Henry went back to work on his test like the others and glanced at his watch when it suddenly beeped. He knew what it meant, he was trying to get contacted by Ray or Schwoz. He glanced at Juniper when her watch she wore had beeped three times as well. They both exchanged a nervous look, the two trying to cover their watches.

"Hey! I heard a smart phone!" Miss Shapen called out angrily.

"Uh, s-sorry….That was just my, uh…My pacemaker." Jasper quickly chimed in.

"Pacemaker?" Charlotte glanced at him with confusion.

"Well, turn it off!" Miss Shapen told Jasper. Juniper shook her head at Miss Shapen. Miss Shapen clearly had no compassion or sympathy for the students, even for one who could have a health issue.

"Yes, ma'am." Jasper replied and pretended to turn it off.

Miss Shapen returned to the book she was reading which Juniper noticed the title was 'Cats Are Enough'. Miss Shapen was a big cat lover. She had cat stickers all over her computer and constantly talked about her cats she had. Henry tried asking Miss Shapen if he could go to the restroom, even though that excuse didn't work for him an hour ago. Surprisingly, it worked and Miss Shapen let him leave, but she told him he had to be back here in two minutes. She even added that he shouldn't bother washing his hands. Juniper shot her teacher another weird look, but she was relieved Henry could finally get out, even if just for a short time. She figured it must be really bad for Ray to beep both her and Henry even though they told him they couldn't leave the school today for the test. She hoped everything was alright.

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Space Invaders (season 3: episode 10, part 2)

Juniper isn't sure how long they had been up in space but it seemed like hours. They were all getting bored of just sitting around and doing nothing. Though Juniper was still fine with looking out the window and admiring the view. She glances over at Ray when he groaned. "I'm sick of just sitting here."

"Yeah, well, Schwoz said that we should be at the space station pretty soon-"

"I wonder what these buttons do." Ray interrupted and started pressing random buttons.

Juniper sighs heavily. "I swear, you're a man child sometimes." She mumbled as she watched him.

"Wait, no, dude, what are you doing?" Henry panics. "Don't just start pressing random-" Suddenly the chair started to vibrate when Ray pressed one of the buttons.

"Schwoz has a massage chair installed?" Juniper questioned, surprised when she felt the chair start to vibrate.

"Awe, no fair!" Ray complains. "I wanna vibrate!" He went back to pressing random buttons to try to find the one that made the chair vibrate.

"It's nice." Henry admitted, dragging out the word 'nice'.

Ray finally finds the right button and grins when his chair started to vibrate. "Feels good." Henry grinned, dragging out the word 'good'. As he talked his voice had shook because the chair was vibrating. Juniper couldn't help but laugh.

"Hey, my voice sounds weird! Listen." Ray then started saying 'ah' and Henry joined him, both amused with their voices.

Juniper's laughter turns into giggles. "You're both ridiculous." She teases, shaking her head. "I swear I'm surrounded by children."

Suddenly when the rocket ship started to crash onto something, they all yelp with surprise and hold onto the seats and what they could grab onto while Ray had turned off the massaging chair. "Oh, my gosh! What's happening?!" Juniper panicked, gripping onto the arm rests. Though she instinctively reached for Henry as well, her face turning red and heart skipping a beat when she felt him do the same. Juniper's heart raced as panic flooded her senses, her grip tightening on anything within reach. In the chaos, she felt Henry's hand reaching out for hers, and her heart skipped a beat as their fingers intertwined. Heat rushed to her cheeks, but in that moment of uncertainty and fear, she found comfort in his touch.

When the crashing stopped, they were all relieved they were okay. "What happened?" Juniper heard Charlotte ask through the head set.

"They just docked with the space station." Schwoz responded.

"Hey, Schwoz." Ray calls out, glancing out the window with the others. Outside the windows of the rocket ship was the space station they were traveling to. "I think we just docked with the space station." Juniper shared an annoyed look with Henry.

"Oh, really? My goodness, thanks for the information." Schwoz sarcastically replied.

"Okay, you have a solid pressure lock, so you are good to enter the space station." Charlotte informed them.

"Ten four good Charlotte." Ray responded.

"We ten-ten on the side." Henry added, taking his head set off along with Ray and Juniper. That was when they realized they were still holding hands. They pulled their hands apart and awkwardly laugh. "So…Uh…Ready to go?" Henry questioned.

"Let's get this over with." Juniper smiled nervously, trying to ignore her racing heart. She stood next to them as they grabbed the guns they had brought with them. She didn't grab one since she planned on using her powers if needed.

"Alright, guys. We're about to leave the Love Shuttle and enter the space station." Ray voiced.

"Yep, we're both up to speed on the story." Henry nodded.

"I know, I'm just sayin'…We have no idea who or what hijacked that space station, and we won't know until we go in there and look inside." Ray dramatically said.

"I'm tired of this dramatic nonsense, I'm going in." Juniper grumbles, walking past them to the door that went into the space station. "Come on." She pressed the button that opened the door and left without them, not even bothering to wait for them.

"We should probably go after her." Henry commented.

"Yep." Ray agrees and the two of them head into the space station. He and Henry got to the space station, seeing Juniper was looking around the place curiously. "See anything suspicious yet, Dash?" Ray asked her.

"Not yet." Juniper replied.

"Okay, guys, stay cool…" Ray warned. Suddenly he felt something metal dropped on his head, causing him to let out a yell and fell to the ground. Henry then started randomly shooting his gun everywhere as he yelled.

"Children." Juniper mutters. "I'm definitely surrounded by children." She sighed heavily, walking over to help Ray up.

"What was that?" Henry drops and rolls on the ground, laying on his stomach and keeps shooting. "What's happening?"

"You're overreacting, that's what's happening." Juniper grumbled.

Henry shoots her a playful glare before he gets up, walking back over to them and glancing around cautiously. "Well, I think I got whatever it was that attacked-" He yelped when something metal hit him that caused him to fall and drop his gun like what happened with Ray.

"You were saying?" Juniper teased him, grinning and walking over to help him up.

"I didn't get it." Henry mumbled with a defeated look.

"Clearly." Juniper offers a hand to help him up, which he gladly took and got up with her help. "Seriously, how do you guys survive without me?"

Before Henry could reply, the lights suddenly turned on, Juniper pulls away from Henry and stood in a defensive stance, glancing around the room for the intruder. She gasps when her gaze landed on a young girl holding the gun Ray dropped and she was aiming it at them. "Well, this is definitely unexcepted." She remarked, standing her ground and eyeing the girl with caution. She didn't plan on seeing a young girl up here, aiming some weapon at them.

"Dash?" She asks, her eyes widening and then glancing at the others. "Captain Man?"

"Uh, I'm here too." Henry mumbles, rubbing the back of his head where he got hit. "Kid Danger. Also relevant."

The young girl continues to aim the gun at them, causing the trio to share a look as they hold their hands up in defense.

"Okay, little girl-who are you?" Ray asked.

"I'm-"

"What are you doing here?" Ray continued.

"I'm-"

"How old are you?" Ray questioned.

"I'm-"

"Why'd you hit both of us on the head? But not Dash?" Ray added, earning an eye roll from Juniper.

"Dude, let her speak." Juniper nudged him.

"Well, I have a lot of questions." Ray replied defensively.

"Captain man! Dash! Kid Danger!"

The trio's attention is brought to the two astronauts who are locked in the sleeping pod. They were both yelling at them for help and they looked worried.

"Be quiet, dad!" The little girl shouted, glaring at one of them.

Juniper's eyes widen with a surprise gasp. "Dad?" Ray inquired, sharing a surprised and confused look with her and Henry.

"Hey! Don't you talk to me that way! I'm an astronaut!" The little girl's dad told her.

"You're gonna get it, you little brat!" The other astronaut yelled.

"Yeah? Who's got the piece?" The little girl sneers, holding up the gun. She then turns to the heroes and side kick, aiming the gun back at them.

"Okay, what is the deal here?" Henry questioned.

"I'll tell ya the deal." The little girl's dad says. "That's my daughter, Kelsey!"

"And she's not supposed to be here!" The other astronaut added.

"Well, how'd you get on board?" Ray asked Kelsey.

Kelsey sighs. "I used my dad's I.D."

"And then?" Ray questioned.

"And then I sneaked on the supply rocket, hid in a storage container, and here I am." Kelsey sassily explained.

"And then she locked us in here where we sleep!" The other astronaut added.

"Yeah, and you're gonna stay in there." Kelsey replied.

"I'll tell you what, young lady. When we get back to Earth, on the ground, you're gonna be so…So grounded." Kelsey's dad told her angrily and Kelsey just rolled her eyes in response.

"Okay, I don't know what the butt is goin' on here, but, uh, Kid, you let those astronauts out of their sleep…Things." Ray ordered.

Henry nods, picking up the gun he held. "'Kay."

"You just freeze!" Kelsey demanded, blocking his path.

Henry chuckles. "Yeah, I don't freeze. I thaw." Juniper giggled a bit, amused by how proud he looked with coming up with that. Plus she found it a bit cute.

Ray, who was leaning against the wall, stares at Henry with confusion. "Wait…You saw what?"

Henry glances over his shoulder at him with furrowed eyebrows. "Huh?"

"You said you saw something." Ray pointed out.

"Wha…No, I said 'I thaw'." Henry told him.

Ray didn't seem to understand what he said yet and walks over to him. "You thaw what? What'd you thee?"

"Dude, what are you doing?" Henry inquired, looking at him with annoyance.

"I dunno man, the air's pretty weird in here." Ray mumbled, walking to the other side of the room and leaned over a bit, catching his breath.

Juniper rolls her eyes at him. "Dude, stop being dramatic. You're not getting sick." She then turns her attention to Kelsey with a sigh. "Look, we don't wanna fight you. Just give me the gun and we can all talk this out." She held her hand out for the gun. She quickly dodges the sudden blast Kelsey aimed at her, causing her eyes to widen. "Well, that was rude." She muttered.

"Alright, I'm gonna let you guys out." Henry told the two astronauts as he walked forward, but Kelsey stepped in the way.

"You move, I blast you." She threatened.

Henry steps back, raising his eyebrows as he sets his device down. "Good luck." He dodged each blast thanks to his super reflexes he now had .

"Woah! How did you do that?" Kelsey gasped.

"With my hyper-motiliy." Henry replied.

"What does that mean?" Kelsey asked.

"That I'm good." Henry smirked.

Juniper chuckles along with Ray and rolls her eyes. "It means that he has super fast reflexes like I do."

Ray steps forward to take care of Kelsey, but she started blasting him until he grabbed the device from her. "Alright, little girl. We're taking you back to Earth." He pauses as he turns off the device. "You are from Earth, right?"

"Yes, but I'm not going back!" Kelsey tells him. "You guys don't understand! Those astronauts are evil! Look!" She walked across the room to a keypad on the wall and after pressing some buttons, a hatch fell down from the wall, opening up. Small cages full of bunnies appear, causing Juniper to gasp.

"Oh, my gosh. They're so freakin' cute." She gushed.

"No way, bunnies!" Henry said excitedly. Juniper didn't hesitate to follow Henry and Ray over to the bunnies as they gushed over how cute they were. When the boys started to argue which one they should take out to play with, Kelsey interrupted them.

"Hey, shut up! Don't you guys get why they brought those bunnies up here into space?"

Juniper furrows her eyebrows, staring at her with confusion. But while she is clearly confused, the boys pretend to act like they know, but then try to act like they're just asking out of curiosity. Juniper rolls her eyes at them and crosses her arms. "Well, I actually have no idea, so why don't you tell us."

"They're taking 'em to the moon! To do experiments on them!" Kelsey explained. Juniper's eyes widened with horror and gasped. She and the boys look over at the astronauts with a glare.

"It's for science!" One of the astronauts defended himself.

"What do you mean 'science'?" Ray demanded.

"Y'know, science! The study of how things work and why!" Kelsey's dad replied.

Juniper sighs heavily. "He meant the experiments." She glared at the two.

"We gotta take those bunnies to the moon!" One of the astronauts spoke.

"Why?" Henry questioned.

"To see how high they can hop!" Kelsey's dad replied.

Juniper stares at them with disbelief. "Bunnies can't survive on the moon!"

"Yeah, that's insane!" Ray agreed.

"Yeah, we already know that the moon has less gravity than Earth." Henry chimed in.

"So that means we know exactly how high bunnies can hop on the moon, and that answer is…" Ray's voice trailed off as he realized he didn't have an answer. He looked at Juniper and Henry for help.

"Very." Henry quickly said.

"Very high." Ray nodded.

"But we won't know that for sure unless we test them!" Kelsey's dad spoke.

"On the moon!" The other astronaut added.

"Oh, and did those bunnies agree to let you put 'em on the moon?" Ray inquires. "No, they did not agree to that!"

"Oh yes they did!" Kelsey's dad argued.

"Every one of those bunnies signed a contract!" The other astronaut explained.

"How would that even be possible?" Juniper murmured, rolling her eyes.

"What contract?" Henry scoffed.

"They're right over there on the clipboard." Kelsey's dad pointed out on the wall near the cages the bunnies were in.

"Just see about this clipboard." Ray grumbled, walking over to look at the contract.

"I'm also going to go see about this clipboard." Henry admitted as he followed Ray.

"Yeah, same." Juniper added, following behind him. The two boys start reading the contract and Juniper looked over their shoulders.

"Bunnies can't read." Juniper sighed heavily, shaking her head and looking over the papers.

"Well, still I bet they just dipped the bunnies paws in ink, and then pushed 'em onto the bottom of this paper." Ray voiced.

"See? Now do you guys get why I had to sneak on board?" Kelsey asks hopefully. "I had to save the bunnies."

"Oh, we get it." Ray nodded.

"Yeah, you did the right thing." Henry agreed.

"Don't worry, we'll help you save these bunnies and bring them back to Earth." Juniper assured Kelsey, ignoring the astronaut's protests.

"Wait, what?"

"Oh, come on!"

"You guys are seriously are on her side?" Kelsey's dad questioned.

"We're on the side of the bunnies!" Ray exclaimed.

"Astrojerks!" Henry told the astronauts.

Juniper chuckles when she saw he looked proud of himself for coming up with that. "Nice."

"Yeah, I know. Thanks." Henry grinned at her. He was pleased he managed to impress her. He loved seeing the sparkle in her eyes when she laughed or smiled.

"Kelsey, honey…Start loading these bunnies onto our shuttle of love. Okay?" Ray suggested, picking one up carefully and handing it to Kelsey. Her face brightened and after double checking with him she turned to carry the bunny inside the Love Shuttle.

"Yeah, we're gonna take them and you back home." Henry called out after Kelsey, causing the astronauts to groan in protest.

Henry then quickly went over to the bunnies where Ray was at, setting the clipboard down and grin. "First, will one of you get a picture of me holding this bunny?"

Juniper chuckles and rolls her eyes. "Really? Right now?"

"Uh, yeah." Henry grins at her. "I'll get one of you and a bunny if you want." He knew she had a weakness for cute animals and hoped it would get her to say yes.

"We don't have time for that!" Ray hissed.

"Come on!" Henry tries to coax him. "I wanna picture of me holding a bunny in outer space!" He picked up a bunny carefully.

"Why?" Ray sighed.

"For my social media, dude!" Henry responded in a defensive tone.

"Dang it." Ray mutters and pulls his phone out to take a picture of Henry. "Yeah, this will get a lot of likes." He added after taking some pictures of Henry and the bunny once he did some different poses.

"Yeah…." Kelsey agreed with a nod.

"Totally." Juniper chimes in, agreeing with the others. "Okay, my turn." She grinned, taking the bunny Henry handed her. He took some pictures for her as well, grinning happily as she did different poses. When he was done, he handed her phone back to her.

"Thanks." She grinned at him and she then put the bunny back in the cage carefully. He smiled at her and then went back into the Love Shuttle to give Charlotte and the others an update of what was happening while she, Kelsey and Ray loaded the bunnies on the Love Shuttle.

They almost had them all in safely, but one had gotten away and now they couldn't find it. Ray claimed that it tricked him and that's how he lost it. The bunny had to be somewhere in the space shuttle. Juniper didn't think it would be this hard to find it, but they spent a few minutes searching for the bunny. Henry eventually came back and helped them look for the bunny, finding it in a corner, chewing on an orange wire. Henry and Ray were talking about how it probably was chewing on it because it might think it's a carrot since the wire was orange like a carrot. But Juniper was looking around nervously when the lights suddenly flickered.

"That's not good." She said worriedly after a female automated voice says 'power failure, switching to battery backup'.

"Hey, why is the space station losing power?" Henry questioned, standing up with furrowed eyebrows.

"'Cause the bunny chewed through those wires." Kelsey replied in a duh tone.

"Or 'cause the bunny chewed through the wires." Henry sassily responded, causing Juniper to chuckle and roll her eyes at him. Kelsey looked at him with annoyance and looked away from him while Ray picked up the bunny.

"Alright, little girl…Take this bunny go put him on the Love Shuttle. Dash, go with her and watch her and the bunnies, we'll be right behind you guys." Ray assured them and Juniper nodded, giving him a two finger salute before following Kelsey to the Love Shuttle and checking in on the bunnies. She helped Kelsey put the bunny in the cage with the others, making sure everything was secure and locked up.

She waited for a few seconds, thinking Henry and Ray were going to follow them inside, but when they didn't she grew worried and told Kelsey she was going to go back in to check on them. "Wait, Dash, don't! Zero gravity is-" Henry tried to warn her as she entered the space shuttle, but was too late.

"Oof." She gasps, feeling the air get knocked out of her lungs as she floated up to the ceiling. "Stupid zero gravity." She mutters. She was surprised to see that the astronauts had somehow gotten out of the sleeping pods and Ray was locked in a closet. He, Henry, and her were all in the air, but the two astronauts were not. "Why aren't you guys in the air?"

"That's 'cause we have magnetic boots. These keep us attached to the floor." One of the astronauts explained.

"You astronauts! I demand you open this door!" Ray shouts and Juniper raised her eyebrows as she noticed he floated near the window that's on the door. She had to admit it looked a little funny to see him passing by the window. "You space cowards!"

"Okay, okay, you guys win round one." Henry's voice brought her attention back to him. The two astronauts had been spinning him around and messing with him. "Now, before we continue, I'd really like a pair of magnetic boots."

"Sure. Take mine." One of the astronauts offered, causing Henry and Juniper to share a surprised look.

"Really?" Henry asked.

"Yeah. Come and get 'em." The astronaut responded and Juniper sighed. It would be much harder to try to get it with the zero gravity on. She wondered if she could somehow float over to lever to turn the gravity back on. Maybe she could use something to hold on to. But she had no idea what. Suddenly she's knocked back into the wall when Henry is tossed at her. They both groaned in pain as they hit the wall. And it happened to be one of the walls with a power panel. The impact of them hitting the wall hit some buttons and caused an alarm to go off and made the lights flicker on and off.

"Ah, great! You two ruptured the ionic oxidizer!" Kelsey's dad scolded.

"What?? We did!? He threw me and knocked me into Dash!" Henry defended them, pointing to the astronauts.

"Turn the gravity back on." Kelsey's dad told the other astronaut.

Juniper and Henry exchanges a panicked look at that. They both know it will hurt when they hit the floor. "Wait…" Henry started, looking back at the two astronauts, but one had already pressed the button before he could continue. Both of them let out a surprised yelp when they're dropped onto the floor and hit the ground hard. Juniper had landed slightly on Henry, her upper half was on his back and her legs were sprawled out next to him. They both groan and she carefully lifted herself up, rolling off of him. She sent him an apologetic look as she reached hand down t help him up.

"Sorry about that."

"It's fine." He gave her a weak smile, letting her pull him up. "Are you okay?" He asked with a worried expression.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just have a pounding headache from hitting the ceiling now." She chuckled and rubbed her forehead.

"Yeah, I get it." He muttered, rubbing the side of his head that hit the wall.

"Oxygen pressure dropping." A female voice alerted them and they exchanged a panicked look.

"What's happening?" Henry asked worriedly.

"Hey Kid, Dash, will you two let me out of here?" Ray called out from inside the closet. Juniper super sped over to it and unlocked it, pulling the door open and letting Ray out before moving back to stand by Henry.

"What's goin' on?" Ray questioned, wincing at the loud alarm going off.

"Your stupid sidekick and that stupid girl broke our space station!" Kelsey's dad responded, glaring at the two teens.

"We were pushed!" Henry replied defensively, his voice cracking slightly as he outstretched his arms out.

"By you!" Juniper added, glaring at the astronaut who pushed Henry.

"We're losing oxygen!" The astronaut told Kelsey's dad as they tried to fix things.

"What?" Henry gasps, sharing a worried look with Juniper and they walk over to Ray. "Dude, I need oxygen, y'know, for, like, breathing!" He worriedly said, grabbing Ray's arm.

Juniper sighs heavily, feeling panic rise up. This wasn't good. They needed to get back on the Love Shuttle and fast. "Right. Come on, we better get out of here!" Ray suggested and the three started to head to the Love Shuttle, but the two astronauts stopped them. They pointed out that they couldn't leave them there without oxygen and after Ray's convincing and making them realize they shouldn't leave them behind they brought them along, even though they could be rude and annoying. When the two astronauts got on the Love Shuttle, one of them pushed Henry to the ground, despite his protests.

"Rude!" Juniper called out to them and went over to help him up.

"Yeah, thanks." He sighed, standing up.

"Don't mention it." She assured him, smiling softly at him.

"Go on you two. Get in there!" Ray ushered them.

Henry pauses, confusing Juniper and Ray. "Dude, what are you doing?" Juniper questioned in disbelief, wondering what was so important to stop.

Henry looks around for a second before snatching a ECM Launcher off the wall. "I'm taking this." He grumbled.

"What for?" Juniper chuckles. "Why would you ever need that?"

"You never know." He shrugged. Juniper chuckled and followed him into the Love Shuttle. Ray lingered behind though, taking a quick selfie. She snickered when she caught sight of that. She had a feeling he was going to eventually take a picture there. It was hard to resist taking a picture up in space.

Eventually everyone loaded up in the Love Shuttle but it was a tight fit. Henry had been informed by Schwoz that only two people were supposed to be on the Love Shuttle. They managed it alright with Henry, Ray, and Juniper, but now with six bunnies, a little girl and two men it was going to be difficult. Juniper was sharing a seat with Henry again, not that she minded, and was holding a bunny on her lap as she and Henry pet it. Kelsey sat on the other chair, holding a bunny on her lap while her dad and the other astronaut held a bunny and stood near the entrance. Ray was trying to get in, but there was no room for him. Juniper felt bad for him, but there was no way to squeeze another person in. She already felt squished. She was sat between Henry and the wall, their sides pressed against each other.

"Kid, Dash!" Ray called out for help.

"Uh…" Henry's voice trails off after he looked around the Love Shuttle. "There's no more room."

"You can't just leave me here in space." Ray chuckled nervously.

"Right, well, the good news is there's a handle on the outside of the shuttle." Henry told him with a smile.

"A handle?" Ray asked incredulously.

"Uh huh. A good, strong handle." Henry assured him.

"What are you saying?" Ray nervously questioned.

"You know, that we could ride home on the inside…" Henry started.

"Yeah…" Ray chimed in, looking at him with annoyance.

"And you…" Henry continued.

"Yeah?" Ray sent him a glare.

"You ride on the outside of the shuttle." Henry finishes. "Holding onto the good, strong handle."

Juniper sends Ray an apologetic look, but didn't say anything. "But-But how will I breathe? I'll suffocate!" Ray exclaimed.

"No, you're indestructible." Henry reminded him.

"Well, yeah, but when we enter the Earth's atmosphere, I'll burn up!" Ray nervously said.

"Mmm, indestructible." Henry shrugged.

"You're the only one who would survive out there, Cap." Juniper cut in, smiling apologetically. "So it just makes more sense that you're the one who holds on to the good, strong handle. You'll be fine."

"Yeah, hurry up!" Kelsey agreed.

"We gotta go!" One of the astronauts urged.

"But…" Ray tried to say, but Kelsey interrupted him.

"I got dance class tonight!"

Ray looked at them nervously and kept trying to stall, but he ended up on the outside of the Love Shuttle anyway.

On the way back to Earth, Ray is seen through the window hanging onto the handle that was above the window. Juniper did still feel bad for him, but knew they couldn't leave him behind and they also couldn't fit another person inside

"He's gonna be fine, right?" Juniper chewed her lower lip, looking over at Henry, who was sat next to her.

"Oh yeah, he's indestructible." He reassures her, sending her a smile and patting her shoulder. "He'll be okay."

"I…Hate….This!" Ray shouted, hitting the window each time he yelled a word. Juniper was confused with how they could hear him, his voice was muffled but still.

"He sure screams loud." Kelsey remarked while she pet the bunny on her lap.

"Yeah," Henry agrees, pausing when confusion hit him as he realized something. He looks over at the two astronauts. "But wait, I thought we weren't supposed to hear sound in space?"

"Were not." One of the astronauts answered.

"And also in space, his hair shouldn't be blowing like that." Kelsey's dad added, causing the others to look over at Ray to see that his hair was indeed blowing as if there was wind. When the Love Shuttle entered the Earth's atmosphere, Juniper tensed again, still not used to how fast it went. Her hand gripped Henry's arm tightly and she leaned her head against him as she shut her eyes tightly. His arm wrapped around her waist to hold her securely as she tried to relax. He reassured her that it would be over soon and that helped her relax.

"Ooh, fire!" Kelsey suddenly shouted, gaining Juniper's attention. She opened one eye, opening both as she gasped with surprise when she saw Ray was on fire outside. They were entering Earth's atmosphere so she should've been less surprised, but she didn't expect to see that.

"He's literally on fire." She gasps. "Good thing he's indestructible."

"Now see, that makes sense." Henry nodded, looking over at Ray as he kept screaming and the two astronauts agreed with Henry.

"Yes, absolutely."

"It sure does."

A/N these two episodes were really funny in my opinion . but anyway i love henry & juniper so much, they're so cute

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Space Invaders (season 3: episode 9, part 1)

Juniper was at the Man Cave one day, watching as Ray walked down the steps from the back room with a device in his hand. Schwoz was hiding up on the ceiling, how did he did up there and how was he staying there? She had no idea. But she, Ray, and Henry needed the key to his rocket to go save some astronauts that were being held captive and Schwoz wasn't letting them use his rocket. So Ray had been trying to get Schwoz down. Juniper thought there was surely a better way to get him down than this, but she didn't mention it after Ray had said that he got this.

"Schwoz...I can see you."

"Go away!" Schwoz shouted. In response, Ray aimed his device at him, trying to zap him, but he missed and part of the ceiling fell down. Schwoz laughs. "You missed me!"

"How did he get up there?" Charlotte inquired.

"I have no idea." Juniper admits. "It's honestly a little impressive."

"Come on, Schwoz, you're gonna have to come down from there eventually." Ray said, trying to coax Schwoz to come down.

"Leave me alone!" Schwoz exclaimed.

Ray chuckles and then he looks at Schwoz with a glare and demands, "Come on, Schwoz, I need it!" He aimed at Schwoz again and once again part of the ceiling fell.

"No, I'm saving it for marriage!" Schwoz defended himself.

Juniper's attention is brought over to the tubes when she saw Henry arriving and she smiles a little, her smile widening when he locked eyes with her and smiles back at her. "Hey." Henry greeted, looking around the place with furrowed eyebrows, confused at seeing why it looked like a mess.

"Hi, Henry!" Schwoz replied.

"Woah, what th-" Henry's eyes widen as he looks up at Schwoz. "Why is Schwoz-" Henry cut his own sentence off when Ray shot at Schwoz again. Henry quickly stepped back when some of the ceiling fell in front of him.

"Ha! Missed me, missed me! You are very stupid!" Schwoz taunted.

"Those are not the lyrics!" Ray angrily said and shot at Schwoz again.

"Ow, my shoe!" Schowz cried out and Juniper's eyes widened as his shoe fell down.

"Okay, what is going on?" Henry questioned, walking further into the room with confusion.

"Schwoz won't give Ray the launch key to his little rocket ship." Charlotte explained with a sigh.

"Well, why won't he-Schwoz has a rocket ship?" Henry interrupted himself as he realized what Charlotte said, looking surprised. He had no idea Schwoz had a rocket ship. Juniper didn't blame him for being surprised, that's how she felt when she first found out.

"It's called the Love Shuttle!" Schwoz revealed.

"Why did Schwoz build a Love Shuttle?" Henry questioned.

"For his honeymoon." Ray shrugged.

"Yeah, he says that when he gets married, he wants to have his honeymoon on the actual moon." Charlotte clarified and Henry shook his head, rolling his eyes.

"Don't be ridiculous, Schwoz! You're never getting married!" Ray spoke, shooting at Schwoz again and some parts of the ceiling fell near the elevator.

"It could happen! There's women out there who'll take anybody!" Schwoz replied defensively.

Ray groans with frustration and glares at Schwoz. "Gimme that key!" He yelled as he repeatedly shot at Schwoz. Juniper quickly backed away with Charlotte and Henry. Henry had even moved to stand by Juniper quickly, wrapping his arm around her and shielding her body with his own so she wouldn't get hit with the crumbling ceiling. Juniper's heart skipped a beat when he did this and she mentally cursed herself. Why did he have to do such nice and cute things for her?

Ray fell back on the couch, breathing heavily as he glares up at Schwoz. Henry pulls away from Juniper, glancing at her with concern. Juniper sends him a small smile in response, reassuring him that she was okay. He nods and smiles a little before going over to Ray, who was now standing. He puts his hand on Ray's shoulder. "I think you might be overreacting."

"May I?" Charlotte asked, walking over to Ray. She took the device from Ray and aimed it at Schwoz.

"No, no, wait, Charlotte don't-" Schwoz's own scream interrupted his sentence as Charlotte shot at him and he fell down from the ceiling. Charlotte smiled proudly and nodded. Juniper chuckled a little at seeing her proud of herself and smiled. She had to admit that was a really good shot.

"Ha!" Henry couldn't help but laugh, pointing at Schwoz as he looks at Charlotte. "You...You shot his butt." Charlotte rolled her eyes, but she had a small smile on her face as she handed the device back to Ray.

"Hey, did you guys hear?" Jasper questions, rushing into the room after he arrived in the elevator. "There's a hostage situation up in space!" The four others all nod and voice their responses, telling Jasper they had already heard about it. "Well...Did you know that one of the astronauts is from Swellview?" Once again the others all nod and tell them they knew. "Oh...Well, did you know I was born with eleven toes, but only nine on my feet?"

Juniper furrows his eyebrows, staring at him with confusion. "Wait, what?"

"Eleven?" Charlotte asked with surprise.

"What?" Henry inquired, looking confused.

"What'd he say?" Ray questioned, tilting his head to the side with narrowed eyes.

"Yeah, who's got news now?" Jasper said smugly. When Schwoz groaned in pain, Henry had knelt down by him to check on him. Juniper turned her attention to the monitors when an alarm went off.

"I'll check that." Charlotte offered, walking over to the super computer.

"Thanks, Char." Juniper glanced over at her with a smile and Charlotte nodded, smiling back at her. Juniper then knelt down by Schwoz to check on him along with Henry.

"Hey, shouldn't you be up at Junk-N-Stuff, watching the store?" Ray asked Jasper.

"Well, I have to use the bathroom, but the one upstairs is broken." Jasper replied.

"That's why we told you to use the bathroom across the street at the gas station." Henry told him, taking Schwoz's hand off his arm when Schwoz grabbed him.

"I'm no longer welcome at that gas station." Jasper admitted sheepishly. Juniper rolled her eyes and chuckled lightly. She turned her attention to Charlotte when she spoke up and sounded worried.

"Uh oh, you guys...The space station's gonna be orbiting over Swellview in one hour."

"So?" Henry asked as he stood, slapping Schwoz's hand away when Schwoz reached up to touch his face. Juniper leaned over to hit Henry's ankle as a way to scold him. Henry glanced down and gave her a sheepish smile, mouthing an apology. She just rolled her eyes in response but she had a small smile on her lips as she looked back down at Schwoz with concern.

"What does that mean?" Ray inquired, walking over to Charlotte along with Henry.

"Schwoz, you gonna be alright, buddy?" Juniper inquired, placing a gentle hand on his arm.

"No, I'm dying." He dramatically replied.

Juniper chuckles and shakes her head, patting his shoulder. "You're gonna be fine, Schwoz." She then stood and walked over to where Ray , Henry, and Charlotte were.

"That if you guys don't head up there soon, you'll have to wait another twenty-four hours. And by then it may be too late!" Charlotte explained.

Henry sighs. "Come on, we have to help those astronauts...At least the one from Swellview." Henry winces when Juniper elbowed him roughly in the side. "Okay, both of them!" He corrected himself, rubbing his side.

"We have to save them both," Juniper tells him. "Not just the one from Swellview. They both have families that are probably really worried."

"C'mon, Schwoz." Ray said, walking back over to Schwoz, who had just gotten up from the floor. "Give us the key to your Love Shuttle."

"Wait," Jasper chimes in. "Why doesn't NASA just send someone up there to help the astronauts?"

"Yeah." Schwoz pouts. "Call NASA."

"No no no no no no, NASA just sent a supply rocket to the space station two days ago. It'll take 'em six months to get another one ready to send up." Charlotte clarified.

Henry groans. "Well, can't we borrow a rocket from China?"

"No!" Ray exclaims, startling Juniper. She jumps at his sudden angry yell, not expecting that to be his response. He points at Henry with a glare. "No! No! I am not getting inside a Chinese rocket ever again!"

Juniper shakes her head and crosses her arms. "I don't even wanna ask." She was curious, but she learned a while ago not to ask about some things Ray said and did.

"Hey, c'mon Schwoz." Henry says, walking over to Schwoz as he tried to persuade him. "Let us use your Love Shuttle."

"Yeah. You're never gonna need it." Ray adds, letting out an 'ow' when Juniper hit the back of his head. "What was that for?!" He complained, rubbing the back of his head.

"For not being nice." Juniper replied.

"See?" Schwoz said, pointing at Juniper. "She agrees that I will get married. I will need it for when I get married!"

"Oh, to what, Schwoz?" Ray inquires, his voice laced with annoyance. "What's gonna marry you?" Seeing Juniper getting ready to hit him out of the corner of his eye, he grabs her wrist. "Oh, no you don't!" Juniper huffed and pulled her arm back to cross her arms.

"Even that robot girlfriend you built for yourself, Gerta, even she left you." Henry spoke up. He was right, but Juniper still thought they were being a bit rude to Schwoz.

"No, we-we're just taking a break." Schwoz voiced in a defensive tone.

"Oh, come on!" Ray groaned.

"She turned herself into a bird, Schwoz!" Charlotte cut in. "Then she flew away!" Ray nodded and then made a bird flying away with his hands.

"When did that happen?" Jasper questioned, looking confused.

"Last season." Henry responded.

Jasper looks even more confused as he asks, "So you mean Winter?"

"Yeah, that's what I meant." Henry shrugged.

"Look, buddy..." Ray walked over to Schwoz with his hands outstretched.

"D'ah-don't choke me." Schwoz interrupted Ray which caused him to back up with his hands up in defense.

"Are you planning to marry someone in the next...Ten hours?" Ray inquired, putting his hands on Schwoz's shoulders.

"Well, I don't plan to, no." Schwoz admitted.

"Okay, so, just lend us your Love Shuttle and we'll bring it right back." Ray suggested, glancing back at the others with a hopeful look as Schwoz thought about it.

"You promise to be careful with it?" Schwoz asked him.

"Yeah, of course, Schwoz." Juniper reassures him with a smile. "We'll make sure it's completely unharmed."

"Now give us the launch key!" Ray demanded.

"Okay." Schwoz replies, dragging out the word. "Hold out your hand." Ray held out his hand and Juniper's eyes widen when Schwoz started gagging. Charlotte looked disgusted and looked away as she covered her face with her hand.

"I can't watch this..." Henry confesses, but he still didn't look away. "But I can't look away." He whispered the last part.

"I can." Juniper muttered, glancing away from the scene as her face scrunched up in disgust.

Ray stares at Schwoz with disbelief when he started doing the Heimlich on himself. "What are you doing?" He grimaced when the key landed on his hand. Juniper commented along with the others about how gross that was.

"That's so gross and weird you swallowed it." Juniper told him with a grossed out expression.

"That's the launch key." Schwoz pointed at the key in Ray's hand.

"Alright Jasper. Looks like Captain Man needs your help." Ray spoke.

Jasper immediately runs over to him eagerly, pushing his friends to the side. Juniper stumbles backwards, not expecting that to happen, and she tried to ignore the way her heart fluttered when Henry's arm goes around her waist to help steady her. "Sure! Anything! What do you need?" Jasper excitedly inquired. Ray grabbed his shirt and wiped his hand and the key off on it.

"You're a good boy." Ray commented.

Jasper grinned, glancing back at his friends and doesn't seem to be upset with what was going on. Juniper chuckled and rolled her eyes at him. Then she realized Henry still had his arm around her waist. Her heart beat a bit faster as she looked up at him, seeing he was looking down at her already. His eyes locked with hers and her cheeks heated up, feeling her heart skip a beat as they gazed into each other's eyes. But she quickly snapped out of her daze and reluctantly pulled away. She had to focus, now was not the time for this.

A/N juniper & henry >>>> 

[ejsandfarkleslovebot]

Dodging Danger (season 3: episode 7)

Juniper just got back to the Man Cave with Henry and Ray after fighting crime, surprised and confused at seeing Jasper jumping on a trampoline and dodging dodge balls that Charlotte and Schwoz threw at him.

"I assume we missed a lot while we were gone." Juniper remarked.

"Hey, you guys won't believe what just hap-" Ray's sentence was cut off by his own groaning when a dodge ball got thrown at him and hit him in the nose.

"Who threw that ball?" Henry asked with surprise, glancing at the others.

Juniper glances at the others as well with raised eyebrows, figuring it was Schwoz by how nervous he looked. "I mean, I'm okay!" Ray adds. Then he looks angry. "But who?"

"Charlotte did it!" Schwoz pointed at Charlotte, who looked at him with a glare.

"I didn't throw that ball!" Charlotte shouted.

"You did too! She did!" Schwoz blames her and Juniper rolls her eyes. "Jasper, you saw! Wasn't it Charlotte who-"

Charlotte grabs a dodge ball and throws it at him. Then she smiles proudly when it hit Schwoz in the face. "That was me." Juniper chuckled as she walked over to the group with Henry and Ray. She high fived Charlotte when she walked by her, high fiving her for that awesome throw she did.

"Nice." Juniper commented.

"Thanks." Charlotte smiled.

"Ahh, look it! My nose is bleeding." Schwoz cries out after pulling his hands away from his nose and seeing blood. "From both holes!"

"Don't fret, Schwoz. Captain Man knows how to fix a nose bleed." Ray pulls him over to the Auto Snacker and presses his hand on it. "Two hot dogs, plain."

"Hot dogs?" Schwoz looked at him with confusion and Juniper had to admit she was confused as well. How were hot dogs going to help?

"Shh." Ray shushed Schwoz and soon two hot dogs appear in the Auto Snacker.

"Hey, Hen, Juni, guess what I'm training for." Jasper spoke up excitedly.

The two exchange a look before glancing at Jasper, who was bouncing on a small trapoline. "Uh...Does it involve bouncing?" Henry asked.

"And dodge balls?" Juniper added, noticing the dodge balls scattered on the floor in the room.

"Kinda." Jasper replied. Juniper turned her attention back to Ray and Schwoz, her eyes widening slightly when Ray stuck the hot dogs up Schwoz's nose. That's one way to stop the bleeding. "Let me give you a hint."

"He's training for a three-on-three Dodge-A-Leen tournament." Charlotte explained and went to sit down at the couch.

"Awe, your hint revealed too much!" Jasper complained. He then got off the trampoline to get his water bottle off the table.

"Hey...I've heard of Dodge-A-Leen." Ray admits. "Isn't that basically just dodgeball on trampolines?"

"Pretty much." Charlotte nodded.

"Yeah, I thought so." Ray shrugged.

"W-Wait, so, wo are the other two players on your team?" Henry inquired.

"Well, one is Piper." Jasper started, sitting on the back of the couch.

Henry furrows his eyebrows, staring at him with disbelief. "Wh-My little sister Piper?"

"That's a little weird, Jas." Juniper quipped.

Jasper shrugs. "She's small, so it makes her hard to hit. And she's naturally vicious."

"That is true." Henry agreed and Juniper nodded in agreement.

"Tell him who you want the third member of your Dodge-A-Leen team to be." Charlotte told Jasper.

"Well," Jasper drags out the word, getting off the couch and putting his hand above Henry's head. "He's about this tall..."

"Alright, I get it." Henry laughed, turning to walk away.

"He's handsome." Jasper added.

"Oh God, stop. I can't take this anymore." Charlotte groaned in annoyance and Juniper chuckled at her reaction.

"So will you be on my team?" Jasper asked hopefully as Henry turned back to face him.

"Yeah, sure, man. Sounds fun." Henry smiled.

Jasper grins, shaking his hand. "I know! 'Cause with your new superpower...your, uh...Hydro-mo-diddly."

"Not right at all." Juniper chuckled, sitting on the couch across from Charlotte as Henry sat on the back of the couch, reaching over to grab some grapes from the bowl on the table.

"Hyper motility." Charlotte corrected Jasper.

"Yeah yeah." Jasper shrugs. "With your insane hand-speed and footspeed, the other teams won't be able to lay a ball on you!"

"Wouldn't that be cheating?" Juniper asked and Charlotte nodded in agreement.

"Maybe a little bit." Jasper agrees. "But it'll be fine."

"I have to agree with Juniper." Charlotte chimed in.

"Let me guess," Henry sighs. "You have a reason that this is wrong or bad or dangerous or too much fun." Juniper agreed with each of those things. If he used his powers in public he could get caught, it could be very dangerous if someone else figured out about his powers.

"Uh, I have a reason..." Ray speaks up. "Henry's superpower is for fighting crime. Not for bouncing and dodging balls."

"Yeah, he can't use his superpower to win competitions." Charlotte agreed.

"You're a fun squasher." Jasper pouted.

"Yeah." Henry agreed.

"Okay, you better take that back." Charlotte glared at Jasper, crossing her arms.

"No." Jasper shook his head.

"Or wen you ask me to be on your team, I'm gonna say no." Charlotte replied.

"I take it back." Jasper immediately said.

Charlotte smiles at him. "Good."

"Will you be on my team?" Jasper questioned, smiling at her.

"No." Charlotte shook her head.

Jasper sighs, throwing his arms up out of frustration. "She tricked me."

"Sorry, kid." Ray apologized to Henry. "Alright, Schwoz, I want you to keep those hot dogs up your nose for another-" He turns to face Schwoz, who didn't have the hot dogs anymore. Juniper raises her eyebrows when he burped. Ray walks over to him, his eyes widening slightly. "Did you eat those bloody nose hot dogs?"

"I'll never tell." Schwoz responded. Everyone grimaced and Juniper made a noise of disgust, her face scrunching up.

"Ugh, that's so gross." Juniper commented.

****

Juniper stood in the lobby of the House of Tramps where the Dodge-A-Leen tournament was being held. She stood at one of the tables by Henry and Charlotte and had a drink in hand. She had agreed to come here and watch the game to cheer her friends on. "Okay, comin' up next, we got…The Jumpin' Jaspers who'll be goin' up against the Bilsky Bouncers."

"Yeah, that's right!" Mitch speaks up with a grin. "I'm Mitch and I am back! The Mitch is back!"

"No one cares." Juniper rolled her eyes and took a sip of her drink.

"Back from what?" Henry questioned.

"Back from…" Mitch is quiet for a moment, trying to figure out what to say next before he decides to glare at Henry. "Shut up, Hart." He then took some popcorn from a kid near him, throwing the popcorn at him before walking away.

"Poor kid." Juniper mumbled.

"Good one." Henry commented, shaking his head at Mitch.

"Hey, I'm gonna go to the bathroom real quick." Charlotte spoke up, turning to walk to the bathroom.

"Why?" Henry asked, continuing to lick his ice cream cone.

Charlotte stares at him with annoyance. "To take a tennis lesson."

Juniper laughs at her sarcastic remark and shakes her head. Henry, on the other hand, looks offended. "Uh…Okay. Well, since you were just very sarcastic to me now you can't have a lick of my ice crema cone."

Charlotte didn't seem to care about that and in fact she reached over, grabbing the ice cream off the cone and walks away. Juniper chuckles, watching her friend walk away. Henry looks offended again and his eyes widen. "She took my ice cream." He pouted.

"At least you still have the cone." Juniper pointed out and Henry frowned.

"That's not the same." Henry shook his head and looked down at the cone.

"Want me to get you another one?" Juniper chuckled lightly, smiling a little.

"Nah, I'll live." Henry sighed dramatically, his lips curling up when he heard her giggle. He smiled a bit, feeling his heart flutter slightly. The two teens attention went to Jasper and his team when suddenly Oliver got hit with a dodge ball. Her eyes widened and she glanced around the room with confusion. Her gaze landed on Mitch, who was acting as if he didn't do anything and she rolled her eyes, knowing he was probably the one who threw the ball.

Suddenly a loud whistle is blown and a guy walks out. "Okay! Both teams ready?"

"Uh…" Jasper went over to Oliver, who was now choking. He had been eating a candy bar when he had gotten hit with the dodge ball. "Come on, are you okay?" He asked in concern, patting him on the back.

Juniper shares a concerned look with Henry and they walk over to the group. "Hey, hey, what's wrong?" Henry asked.

"He won't stop choking." Piper pointed out. Juniper's eyes widened when the boy suddenly fell. That's not good.

"Oliver!" Jasper shouted worriedly.

"Dude, wake up." Piper rolled her eyes and Mitch laughed, pointing at Oliver.

"Dude, come on! You guys got three players ready to go or not?" The referee asked.

"Um, one sec!" Jasper tells him, heading over to Henry and Jasper, putting his hands on Jasper's arms. "Henry, you have to join our team!"

"Dude, I totally would but Ray said I can't use my superpower for stuff like this." Henry reminded him and Jasper took his hands off his arms.

"Ray's not here!" Jasper pointed out.

"Charlotte is! And Juniper!" Henry added, gesturing to Juniper.

"So?" Jasper shrugged.

"So if I join your team you know they're gonna give me that look. And she will scold me for doing this." Henry adds, nudging Juniper, who nods in agreement and crosses her arms, narrowing her eyes at Henry. "See? She's already doing it."

"Come on, please!" Jasper begged.

"Henry, don't." Juniper warned him.

"Juniper, you're not helping." Jasper whined.

"Guys, this could go really badly if you do this." Juniper added.

"Um, are we gonna play Dodge-A-Leen?" Mitch asks, walking over to them with his team. "Or are you just gonna talk our ears off?" He then grins at Juniper. "Juniper, nice of you to show up to cheer me on."

"As if." Juniper scoffs, rolling her eyes. "I'm here to cheer on my friends, not you."

"Oh, whatever." Mitch shrugged and walked away. Henry had been watching that interaction with narrowed eyes and when Juniper looked at him, he quickly changed his expression to a smile.

"Alright," Henry looks at Jasper with determination. "Let's dodge some balls."

"Yeah!" Jasper cheers, high fiving Henry. "It's go time."

"Henry." Juniper sighed, shaking her head at him. She was worried that something bad was going to happen.

"Everything will be fine, June." Henry reassured her, putting a hand on her shoulder and squeezing it gently. She sighed again and he let go of her shoulder, walking over to head to the trampoline room for the tournament with the rest of the team. Juniper went back to the table, nervously biting her lower lip as she watched the tv that showed the tournament.

Henry was now wearing a matching shirt, standing by his sister and Jasper on a big trampoline. Mitch and his team members stood across from them on a tramboline as well and two refrees were near the teams. "If you get hit with a ball, you're out! If you throw a ball and your opponent catches it, you're out! When all three team members are out, you lose! When I say 'dodge' - you dodge!"

Charlotte eventually came back to the table, looking confused at not seeing Henry. "Hey, where did Henry g-" Her eyes widen when she saw Henry on the tv with Jasper and Piper. "Juniper!" She looks at the other teen girl with disbelief. "You let him go out there?"

"I tried to stop him! You know how stubborn he is." Juniper defended herself.

"I can't believe this." Charlotte muttered and stood by her as they watched the game. So far only Jasper had gotten out and then Piper. Thanks to Henry's super fast reflexes, he didn't get hit by a ball at all even when Mitch and his teammates nonstop threw the dodge balls at him. He even caught two of the dodge balls his teammates threw at him, causing them both to get out. Juniper's eyes widen at seeing that. She had to admit she was impressed with his skill.

"And now it's down to one against one!" The referee announced. Juniper watched with surprise as Henry kicked the ball at Mitch, the ball hitting Mitch right in the face.

"Game!" The referee shouted after blowing the whistle. Everyone in the lobby cheered for Henry.

"And the Jumpin' Jaspers advance to the next round!" The announcer spoke.

"Charlotte, wait, where are you going?" Juniper asked with concern as she noticed Charlotte heading to the back doors that led to the trampoline room. She grimaced at seeing her mad look. She knew this was not going to be good. She quickly followed her, wanting to try and help calm her down. She stood behind her when Charlotte stopped. She put her hand on her hip, glaring at Henry and shaking her head.

Henry grimaces, gesturing to Jasper. "There's the look."

"No, no, no-the best part was the look on their faces when you dodged those balls." Jasper excitedly said as they all got back to the Man Cave later that day. "Like…" He then pretended to dodge some dodge balls in slow motion.

"Yeah, the best part was when I kicked the ball right into Mitch's face and he was all…Ahh." Henry pretended to get hit with a dodge ball in slow motion and laughed along with Jasper.

Juniper chuckles and rolls her eyes, standing by Charlotte and leaning against the couch. Juniper glances over her shoulder when she heard footsteps and saw Ray entering the room. "Hey, guys." Ray greets, sitting on the back of the couch, smiling at the boys who immediately stopped talking when they saw him. "What are you guys laughin' about?"

Juniper rolls her eyes as the two boys began to talk over themselves, coming up with a lame excuse. "So, how's it going?" Jasper then finally asked.

"So how you doing?" Henry added

"Okay, I feel like there's somethin' goin' on here, and you guys don't wanna tell me what it is." Ray noticed.

"Nah, nothing's goin' on." Henry shook his head, putting his hands on his hips.

"No, nothing at all." Jasper agreed.

Ray ten suddenly narrows his eyes at Jasper, making him cave. "I didn't mean to do anything bad!"

Henry's eyes widen. "What-Jasper, don't-"

"Oliver choked on a food bar and passed out!" Jasper continued.

"Stop talking!" Henry told him.

"So I had to either forfeit or ask Henry to play!" Jasper explained.

Henry grimaces. "Ah, nice job."

"I know Henry wasn't supposed to use his hyper motility to play Dodge-A-Leen, but he said he would play and we won, but now I'm scared of the consequences!" Jasper admitted, sitting down on the couch with a scared look.

With a cringed look, Henry puts his hand on Jasper's shoulder. "You've killed us." Jasper groaned and leaned back against the couch.

"Henry." Ray stands, glaring at Henry. "Did you seriously use your superpower to win a game of dodgeball played on trampolines?"

"Yeah. Yeah, I did, okay." Henry replied.

"Wha-I-Ah!" Ray exclaims, eyes widening. Then he glares at Juniper and Charlotte. "Girls, how could you allow this to happen?"

Juniper shares a surprised look with Charlotte and they glance back at Ray with wide eyes. "Hold on, this isn't our fault!" Juniper defends them. "We both tried to talk him out of it, but you know how stubborn he can be."

"Well, you guys are the responsible ones." Ray pointed out.

"I was in the bathroom!" Charlotte explained.

"And I tried to talk him out of it, didn't work out clearly." Juniper grumbled.

"Really? He normally listens to you." Ray said, sounding surprised. "And why were you in the bathroom?" Ray furrowed his eyebrows, glancing at Charlotte.

"W-Why?" Charlotte stares at him with annoyance, shaking her head. "Because I drink liquids."

Ray sighs and turns to face Henry, who had moved to sit down on the couch. "Okay, you promise to never do it again?"

"No, I'm doin' it again tomorrow." Henry replied.

"What…Tomorrow?!" Ray raised his voice, his eyes widening.

Henry stands and walks over to him. "With all dude respect, you're not the boss of me when I'm not working, so…"

Juniper's eyes widen slightly at hearing that. Okay, maybe that wasn't the best thing to say to him at this moment. She walks over to the couch to lean against it as Charlotte sat down. "Oh…" Ray nods. "Okay, I see. Okay, well you just keep on playin' then."

"Really?" Henry asks with surprise. "I mean, you're cool with it?"

"No…But you just keep on playin'." Ray replied, beginning to walk backwards towards the tubes.

"What does that mean?" Henry stared at him with confusion, furrowing his eyebrows.

"Nothin'." Ray shook his head.

"But it kinda sounded like…"

"Nothing, okay?" Ray interrupted Henry, continuing to walk backwards.

"Okay." Henry nodded.

"'Kay." Ray replied. Henry then made a 'k' sound and Ray repeated it, but more so mockingly as he walked backwards to the back room around the corner.

"Did that creep out anyone else or just me?" Juniper questioned, watching with a raised eyebrow as Ray left the room. Ray then suddenly peeked his head back in only to make the 'k' sound again before leaving again. She rolled her eyes, shaking her head.

Juniper follows Ray and Schwoz into the House of Tramps the next day. They were dressed to look younger, but they didn't. Ray had blonde hair now and Schwoz's hair was pulled up into a bun. Juniper had to cover her mouth to stifle a laugh when Charlotte walked in. She wore a head band and had two buns. She didn't look happy at all.

"How did my life become this?" Charlotte wondered.

"Look, we need to teach Henry a lesson so he'll never misused..." Ray then notices one of the workers with a clip board nearby and walks over to her. "Yo, miss dude."

"Yes?" She asked.

"Uh, we wanna enter the Dodge-A-Lean tournament." Ray explained, speaking in a different voice.

"Yeah, baby." Schwoz agrees, speaking in a different voice as well. "We are excited to throw some balls at other peoples."

"Well, sorry, but if you wanted to be in the tournament you had to sign up by last Friday." The girl said and walked away.

"Uh...Like, we get that, but-"

"Hey, hey, hey." Schwoz interrupts Ray. "So...Maybe you will let us play in the tournament if we bribe you with this money." He said, holding up some money."

"Oh good Lord." Charlotte rolled her eyes and Juniper patted her on the shoulder.

"Alright, c'mere." The woman caved in, gesturing them over to the side. "So, um, why don't I take this and here are some passes...Now go sign i and you can play." The woman explained, handing Schwoz three passes.

"Thanks, but first..." Schwoz pulls out a device from his pocket, aiming at the woman. A laser shoots out and she fell backwards, going unconscious. "Ha!"

"Schwoz!" Ray scolded. He, Charlotte and Juniper glance around with wide eyes to make sure no one saw this happening and thankfully no one did.

"Look! Now we got the passes and we get our money back!" Schwoz grinned, holding the money again.

"Then what was the point of the bribe?" Ray asked him.

"What you mean?" Schwoz questioned, looking confused as he put the money in his pocket.

"IF you were gonna zap her, you could've just done that in the first place and then taken the passes." Ray pointed out.

"So your bribe was just a waste of time." Charlotte added.

"Eh, next time." Schwoz shrugged. Juniper shook her head. Sometimes she really didn't understand him.

****

Juniper sat at the counter next to Ray, Schwoz, and Charlotte. When they heard Henry's voice, they all turned around to face him. "Woah, check out the competition." Ray said, still speaking in a different voice.

"Yeah, look who it is! That guy!" Schwoz added.

"I'd rather be anywhere but here." Charlotte admitted.

"I'm just here for moral support." Juniper confessed with a shrug.

"Okay, what are you guys doin', will you get out of here?" Henry questioned, looking at Ray and Schwoz.

"Woah, no can do, broseph." Ray replied.

"Yeah, you bettter chcek your privilege." Schwoz agreed.

Henry sighs, looking annoyed. "Why are you guys here?"

Ray stands, walking over to him. "To make sure you don't win this competition by misusing your superpower."

Henry scoffs. "oh really? And how are ya gonna do that?"

"Well, if you don't quit and drop out, we're gonna have to beat you." Ray replied, leaning back against the counter.

"Oh really?" Henry chuckles. "Well, my reflexes are about a hundred times faster than yours so how are you gonna do that?"

"Easy." Ray smirks, putting on a black fingerless glove. "With this." He then showed the glove to Henry after pressing a button on it, making the light come on.

"You're gonna beat me by wiggling your fingers?" Henry inquired, furrowing his eyebrows.

"No!" Ray shakes is head. "By using this special glove that Schwoz made."

"I didn't get a special glove." Charlotte pouted and Juniper sent her a sympathetic smile.

"What makes that glove so special?" Henry questioned.

"Well, let's just say it makes person throw balls a little faster than normal. Observe." Ray picked up a ball off the counter and threw it to the door. Oliver, who had been walking in, got hit by the ball and fell. Then the ball hit the woman who was just standing up from being zapped and she fell too. Juniper grimaced and turned around in her chair to face forward.

"Impressive." Henry comments. "But, uh, my hyper motility still makes me a little bit faster than you."

"You're not that fast." Ray scoffed.

"Well, then how did I pull Schwoz's pants down without anyone of you but Juniper noticing?" Henry asked. Juniper had noticed just seconds ago when she turned her head.

Ray scoffs, shaking his head. "You didn't pull Schwoz's pants do-" He turns to look at Schwoz, surprised to see his pants were pulled down.

"See you guys on the tramps." Henry smirked, patting Ray's face as he walked by. Ray glared at him, slapping his hand away.

"I don't wanna see this." Charlotte mumbled, walking towards the room where the trampolines are.

"Me neither." Juniper agreed, sitting back down at the counter and turning around to order herself a drink.

"Come on." Ray hisses at Schwoz, walking to the back door. "Would you pull your pants up?" He added, glaring at Schwoz, who hadn't pulled his pants up yet. Juniper rolled her eyes when Schwoz didn't pull his pants up as he followed Ray past the doors.

****

"Okay, we're down to just six teams for this Dodge-A-Leen tournament. First up, we got the Jumpin' Jaspers playing against the Dodger Dolls."

With this round, Henry, of course, used his super fast reflexes to dodge all the balls and do some pretty cool moves as well. Towards the end, he Piper, and Jasper ended up with all the dodge balls and got the other team out. Next up was the Smack Masters against Charlotte's, Ray's, and Schwoz's team. Ray used the glove Schwoz had made and it helped them win the round. As the tournament continued, soon it got to the Jumpin' Jaspers against the Bro Force One.

"Alright people this is it!" The announcer said. "The Dodge-A-Leen finals!" Everyone cheers loudly in response. "On the North tramp, we're gonna have....Bro Force One!"

"Bro Force One! Takign names, dodgin' balls." Ray cheers. "Yeah, man! Dodge-A-Leen!"

"What it is!" Schwoz grinned.

Everyone is quiet as Charlotte glances at the two with annoyance. Then she waves at everyone else with a small smile. "Hi, everyone."

"And on the South tramp, we're gonna have the Jumpin' Jaspers!" The announcer reveals and everyone cheers for them. "Okay, teams. It's tramp time!"

****

"Alright, both teams, I want a good clean match. No spittin', no ball slapping, no nose picking-Hey!" The referee shouts, gaining Ray's and Henry's attention. "No glaring!"

"Uh, sorry..." Henry apologized, raising his hands in defense.

"I didn't know." Ray shrugged.

"Ready?" Then a whistle blew. "Dodge!"

As the round started, Henry kept easily dodging all the balls that Ray threw at him. Charlotte speaks up at one point. "Oh, no. Don't throw a ball at my foot." She said, pretending to sound worried when she didn't' care at all. Jasper threw a ball at her foot and the referee called she was out. "Darn it." She mumbled and walked out of the room. Juniper chuckled as she watched this, knowing she didn't want to be there in the first place. Suddenly Piper had been flown away by how much Henry and Jasper were jumping on the trampoline, causing Jasper to shout, "Uh, Piper flew away!"

"Jasper, look!" Schwoz shouted, tossing a ball up in the air.

"What the-" Jasper looked up, not realizing Schwoz was tossing one at him. It hit his stomach and he fell back on the trampoline.

"You're out!" The referee shouted as Ray and Schwoz high fived each other. Then Henry kicked one of the balls, hitting Schwoz in the face. The referee yelled that he was out while he fell back. When he stood back up, he stumbled a little and walked off, leaving just Henry and Ray. No matter how many dodge balls Ray threw at Henry, he missed them all. But then suddenly, Henry tripped on one of the dodge balls and fell back. Ray laughed and was about to throw a ball at him, but suddenly a ball hit him in the face which caused him to fall back.

"You're out!"

"What the-?!" Ray exclaimed, glancing around with confusion.

"Piper, you got him!" Henry smiled, looking over to the side where is sister stood with Jasper. Piper chuckled and grinned.

"No way, dude! She was already out!" Ray pointed out.

"No, she wasn't!" Henry argued as he stood.

"The girl was never hit by a ball, I did not call her out-So you lost!" The referee told Ray and everyone cheered in the lobby while Henry cheered with Jasper and Piper. Ray, however, was upset and argued with the referee. It ended with the referee blowing the whistle in Ray's face and ushering him out of the room.

****

Later that night, Juniper was in her room, curled up on her bed and watching TV when there was a knock on the window. she smiled at the familiar knock and sat up, opening the window to reveal Henry. She steps aside to let him in. "Hey, stranger." She smiled softly, closing the window.

"Hey, June." He greeted, grinning as he leaned over to kiss her forehead. Her face softened and her heart warmed at the affectionate gesture. She loved it when he kissed her forehead, he did it often and it was one of the things that reminded her how much he cared about her.

"What brings you by?" Juniper wondered, sitting back down on her bed. He sat down next to her, leaning his back against the wall.

"Just wanted to see you." Henry admits with a small smile, scooting closer to her. Their shoulders brushed up against each other and he glances at the TV. "Not surprised to see you watching Friends. You love that show."

"It's one of my favorites." She nodded, smiling at him.

"Yeah, you have like three posters and two t-shirts of the show. And a few sweatshirts." Henry chuckled, noticing the sweatshirt she wore right now was one of the Friends ones.

"So I like the show, sue me." Juniper rolled her eyes playfully.

"Nah, I won't." Henry teased, poking her nose.

She scrunched her nose, smiling a little. They fell into a comfortable silence as they look at the TV. She leaned her head on his shoulder, causing him to smile softly. He moved his hand, taking hers and intertwining their fingers. She glanced down, seeing his thumb rub the back of her hand and her heart skipped a beat. They were usually affectionate with each other, holding hands and hugging and all that. It wasn't weird because they were best friends and they liked to comfort each other. And sometimes they even slept on the same bed.

Sometimes their gestures did make her heart race and her cheeks turn a little red, especially the forehead kisses and him taking her hand and stuff. But she tried not to think too much into it, knowing she would probably end up hurting her feelings. His arm wrapped around her waist and she smiled a little. Her eyes fluttered close when his fingertips started gently tracing patterns on her back. He rested his cheek on her head, his own eyes closing. She smiled, leaning into his touch. This is how it was with them, just simple and sweet moments like this.

"Hey, Junebug." Henry speaks up, his voice gentle. Juniper's heart warmed at the nickname. She knew that only Henry called her that, no one else. It was special and he was the only one who could use it. She opened her eyes, tilting her head back to look up at him with a small smile. "Can I stay the night?"

"Sure." Juniper grins, her eyes lighting up. She loved it when he spent the night. She didn't want to sound clingy or anything, but she really loved having him over and hanging out. "Want to watch a movie?"

"Sounds great." Henry smiled softly and nodded.

He took off his jacket and placed it on the chair in the corner before they both crawled under the covers. She grabbed her remote and they began searching for a movie. Juniper was glad he wanted to stay the night, she always enjoyed their sleepovers. They were like a mini vacation from all the crazy stuff going on. She had fun with him, no matter what they were doing. It was the same for Henry, he liked spending time with her and loved how well they got along and were so close. They both loved sleepovers, not just because it was an excuse to spend more time together, but because they got to relax and not have any worries or troubles. And they got to hang out with each other and they loved that.

A/N i love henry & juniper so much

[ejsandfarkleslovebot]

Hour Of Power (season 3: episode 5, part 2)

Juniper did managed to kick Drex's butt a few times, but he somehow got the upper hand and managed to sprain her wrist. And then Drex embarrassed Henry by spanking his butt. Juniper now wore a brace on her wrist and she was back in her normal clothes. She was in the Man Cave with Charlotte, Jasper, and Henry, watching the news which was showing the viral video of Drex spanking Henry. Henry was also back in his normal clothes and he was sitting on a bucket of ice with a towel over his lap. watching the video with annoyance.

"Can you turn that off?" Henry questioned and Charlotte pressed a button, turning off the news.

"Come on, Schwoz!" Ray yells. "Get me out of here!" Schwoz stood by Ray, using a laser deice to try to break the box on Ray's head.

"So, how's your bottom?" Jasper asked Henry.

"Spanked. It still hurts." Henry replied.

"Isn't the ice helping?" Charlotte raised her eyebrows.

"No. This ice is just giving me numb butt." Henry admits. He glances over at Juniper, his annoyed expression turning soft. "How's your wrist?"

"It still hurts." Juniper sighs. She smiles and shrugs. "But at least I have enhanced healing. So it should be completely healed soon."

"Lucky." Henry muttered and Juniper sympathetically smiled at him.

"I can't cut through it." Schwoz sighed, pulling the laser device away from the box when he had no luck.

"Dang it, why not?" Ray inquired.

"Because this helmet is made of neutronium, and it has three different thermo-magnatomic locks." Schwoz explains. "The only way to open it is with a special electronic key." He smiles, pointing at Ray. "Did Drex give you a special electronic key?"

"Oh, yeah, sure." Ray pretends that he did. "It's right here in my pocket, let me just-No, he didn't give me a special electronic key!" He shouts the last part, causing Schwoz to flinch. Ray stands up. "Look, if you can't cut this helmet off, at least get this freakish Nut Cluster trap off my hands!"

"Oh, I can get it off!" Jasper announced, opening a drawer of a nearby moveable cabinet.

"What's he doing?" Ray questioned as Jasper walked over to him. Everyone panicked and tried to stop him when they noticed Jasper had a blaster. Jasper aimed the blaster at the box and because of the explosion, Ray fell backwards. Everyone looked at Jasper with shock after seeing the box was gone and Jasper smirked.

Ray stands up, facing the wrong direction. "Jasper, did you-did you just fire a blaster at me? Son, I asked you a question!" Charlotte walks over to him, turning him so he was facing the right direction. "Uh, wait, what are you-Oh."

"Now try that again." Charlotte suggested.

"Did you just fire that blaster at me?" Ray inquired.

"Well, yeah, because you're indestructible, and-and look, I got your hands free." Jasper smiled.

"That's right." Ray realizes. "So now I can gesture like this!" He turns to a different direction, pointing upstairs. "Go upstairs!"

Jasper frowns. "Yes, sir." He handed the blaster to Schwoz and walked over to the elevator.

"Uh, maybe you should go take a nap." Charlotte said to Ray.

Juniper nods in agreement. "I think that's a great idea."

"A nap?! Drex is on the loose!" Ray yells. "I gotta get this stupid thing off my head. Until then, I'm useless."

"Oh…Then I guess Henry and Juniper gotta stop Drex." Charlotte voiced, turning to face Henry and Juniper.

Juniper and Henry exchange a glance before looking at everyone with disbelief. "Are you serious?" Henry scoffed.

"You guys think we can take on Drex?" Juniper raised her eyebrows. "We can't."

Schwoz walks over to her and Henry with furrowed eyebrows. "Why not you can't?"

"'Cause we both tried to fight that guy and he stuffed me in cake batter and then he spanked me." Henry responded.

"And he locked me in handcuffs and then sprained my wrist." Juniper added.

Henry stands up, tying the towel around his waist. "Where are you going?" Charlotte looked at him with confusion as he began to walk away.

"Home." Henry replied, earning surprised looks from everyone (well, besides Ray).

"Home?!" Schwoz exclaimed in surprise.

"Oh, c'mon, Henry, you can't just go home, not when this town needs you and Juniper the most." Ray chimed in, trying to convince Henry to stay.

"This town needs a superhero." Henry said, glancing at Juniper with sad eyes. "And that's what you are. I'm not a superhero, June. Or even a decent sidekick with skills or who has anything. I'm nothing." He took his watch off, throwing it on a nearby chair.

Juniper's heart aches as she frowns at him. She hates that this was how he thought of himself. He was so much more than what he thought of himself and she just wished he could see him the way she did. Henry glances down at himself. "I'm not even wearing pants." He walks over to stand beneath his tube, grabbing the gum tube out of his hoodie pocket. "Here." He threw it to Charlotte and she caught it.

"Henry, I can't do this without you." Juniper told Henry in a shaky voice with tears brimming her eyes.

"I'm sorry, Juniper." Henry apologizes, looking at her with regret, looking away as he felt tears brimming his eyes. He looks up. "Up the tube."

Juniper wipes the tear that fell down her cheek after he was gone. "What-What just happened?" Ray inquired.

"I think Henry just quit his job." Charlotte responded in a sad tone.

"Ah, man." Ray sadly said.

Charlotte sits on the couch beside Juniper. "Well, you can't blame Henry, I mean, everyone expects him to act like a superhero, and he doesn't even have one super power."

"Yeah…Well, maybe we need to fix that." Ray suggested.

Juniper looks at him curiously. "Schwoz, I think it's time." Ray said to Schwoz.

"For me to get my colonoscopy?" Schwoz smiled.

"What? No! Gross!" Ray exclaimed in disgust.

Schwoz frowns. "But my colon!"

"I want you to call Schwabbit and Kooschtello!" Ray told him.

Juniper shares a confused look with Charlotte. "Schwa-whoo?" Charlotte asked as she and Juniper look at Ray and Schwoz with confusion.

"Yeah," Juniper agrees. "Who are they?"

"Two very powerful people from my homeland." Schwoz explained. He then rushed over to the super computer as Ray walked over to the couch.

"Ah, man, I am exhuasted." Ray admitted, stretching his arms. Juniper quickly moved away when she noticed him moving to sit down on the down since she didn't want him to accidentally sit on her. She grimaced when Ray ended up sitting on Charlotte.

"Ray, no, wait, wait, wait!" Charlotte screamed when Ray sat on her.

Schwoz turns around with wide eyes. "Why's this couch so lumpy?" Ray questioned.

"Maybe 'cause you're sitting on Charlotte?" Juniper chuckled.

"How's that feel, huh? Not so fun when someone sits on you is it?" Charlotte asked Ray. Ray was now laying on the couch and Charlotte sat on him.

"Actually this feels pretty good." Ray admitted.

Charlotte groans in annoyance and stands up. "Wait! Come do more!" Ray called her over.

"No!" Charlotte argued and she sat at the super computer.

Juniper looks up from her phone she was on when she heard Schwoz yelling. The back door opens and Schwoz runs in. "They're here! They're coming! Get ready!" As Ray got off the couch, Juniper furrowed her eyebrows when Schwoz climbed off the platform instead of walking down the steps. Schwoz then continued to run towards the tubes.

"They're here!" Schwoz exclaimed.

Juniper gets up and walks over to stand by Schwoz as Charlotte joins them. Juniper raises her eyebrows with surprise when Schwoz pressed a button on a remote he had grabbed off a nearby table and the lights changed in the Man Cave and music started playing. Juniper shared a confused look with Charlotte and then looked at Schwoz weirdly when they saw he had kneeled, raising his arms in different directions.

Then two people arrive at the Man Cave, using the tubes to get there. The man and woman both wore odd clothes, the man had the same hairstyle as Schwoz, they both wore makeup, and the woman had wild hair. Schwoz then said something in his language as a greeting. The man and woman said something in their language in response and both bowed.

Schwoz stands and turns off the music and changes the lights back to normal. "Captain Man, Charlotte, Juniper, I'd like you to meet Schwahbbit and Kooschtello." Schwoz introduced the two powerful people from his homeland.

"It's an honor to meet you." Ray said, putting his hands on his hips. "I'm sure you've heard much about me."

"Um…I love your hair." Charlotte said to Kooschtello with a smile.

Kooschtello smiles. "Thank you." She reveals that her hair is a wig and that she had the same hairstyle as Schwahbitt and Schwoz. "Would you like it?"

Juniper's eyes widen with surprise. "Oh!" Charlotte gasps and she wave her arms in a 'no' gesture. "No, no, no, please…" She chuckles nervously. "You put that right back on your head." She jumped along wtih Juniper when Kooschtello hissed at Charlottes.

"Schwoz, Charlotte, Juniper, go to Henry's house and bring him here, whether he wants to come or not." Ray ordered as Kooschtello put her wig back on.

"Got it." Juniper nodded, walking over to her tube.

"'Kay." Charlotte voiced.

"Aye." Schwoz said and then turns to face Schwahbitt and Kooschtello. "Schwahbitt, Kooschtello, Captain Man will look after you until I return." He stood in front of them and leaned forward. Schwahbitt and Kooschtello put their hands on his head for a few seconds, causing Juniper and Charlotte to look at them weirdly. Then they removed their hands and Schwoz ran over to the tube to leave with Juniper and Charlotte.

Juniper walks into Henry's house along with Charlotte and Schwoz despite Henry telling them not to come in. "Hi, Hen." Juniper smiled.

Charlotte waves. "Hey, Henry."

"Hello, Henry." Schwoz said as he closed the door.

Henry looks at them with disbelief. "What'd I just said?"

"You told us to not come in, but we chose not to listen." Juniper shrugged.

"You gotta come back with us to the Man Cave." Charlotte told him.

"No." Henry sighs, closing his laptop that rested on a pillow that's on his lap. "I'm not going back, no matter what you guys say." He put his laptop on the coffee table and set the pillow off to the side before he stood.

Juniper and Charlotte glances at Schwoz, signaling for him to do the next part of the plan. "Then we won't say anything." Schwoz spoke. Schwoz bent his head until the eye on the odd hat he wore lined up with Henry's forehead and a green beam shot out from the eye, aiming at Henry's forehead.

"Hey…" Henry stumbles slightly, staring at them with confusion. "What up with the beam? Why? Why…." He then fell on the couch, knocked unconscious.

"There." Schwoz smiles an stops using the hat. "Now you guys grab Henry and we take him back to the Man Cave."

Charlotte's eyes widen. "Us?" She turns to face Schwoz, who was already heading towards the door. "Scwhoz, get back here! Wait, are you seri-" She stopped her own sentence wtih a groan of annoyance when Schwoz walked out the door and closed it behind him.

"Don't worry, Char. I got him."

Charlotte turns back to Juniper with surprise to see she already had picked up Henry and was holding him bridal style. Charlotte sighs with relief. "Juni, it's times like this where I'm glad you have super strength."

Juniper nods in agreement. "Yeah, 'cause otherwise we would be in trouble."

"We're back!" Charlotte announced.

Juniper had held on to Henry's arms, keeping him standing in front of her. She cringes when she lost grip of Henry and he fell down the stairs. "Well, good thing he's not awake 'cause that would've hurt." She glanced over at the elevator when she heard Ray grunting in pain and saw he stood between the elevator door and the door kept hitting the box on his head.

Schwoz points at Henry. "We have Henry!"

Juniper walks down the steps to pick up Henry, her eyes widening when she looked around and realized the Man Cave looked different. "Woah." Schwahbitt and Kooschtello had set up the Man Cave so they were able to help Henry get a super power. There were some candles throughout the Man Cave and there were some beakers on a table that had some chemicals in it along with wires hooked up to tubes. There was also some kind of chair sat on a rug in the middle of the Man Cave.

"What is all this stuff?" Charlotte asked Schwoz.

"It's for to give Henry the power." Schwoz smiled.

"Ow! Dang it!" Ray exclaims in frustration. "Dag-blast-it!"

"Ray" Juniper puts her hands on her hips, narrowing her eyes at him. "What the heck are you doing?"

"Trying to get this stupid box off with the elevator door." Ray sighs. "But it's not working."

"He's been doing that for half an hour." Schwahbitt commented with an annoyed look on his face.

About this time Henry woke up, looking around with confusion. "W-Where am I? What happened?"

"You died." Schwoz replied.

Henry stares at him with surprise. "What?!"

"Schwoz!" Juniper scolded. Why would Schwoz say something like that?

"Just kidding!" Schwoz laughs. "We brought you here against your will." Henry stared at him and the girls with disbelief.

"Hey," Juniper raises her hands in defense. "In our defense, it's your fault for not going with us willingly."

"How did you guys even get me here?" Henry asked.

"Schwoz knocked you out because of a beam that came from the eye of a weird hat he had." Juniper replies acting as if that was normal while Henry stares at her with shock. "And then I carried you here."

"Wait, you carried me here?" Henry's eyes widen, not expecting her to be able to carry him and he had to admit he was impressed.

"Thanks to my super strength." Juniper grinned and Henry nodded in realization.

Everyone's attention was brought to the super computer when an alarm rang. "Hey!" Schwoz pointed and he along with the girls and Henry ran over to the super computer.

"Emergency." Henry noticed.

Schwoz sits down at the super computer and turns on the security screens that showed Junk 'N Stuff.

"We have a situation upstairs at Junk 'N Stuff." Charlotte noticed.

"Well, what is it-ah!"

Juniper looked over her shoulder with wide eyes when she heard a thud, shaking her head and sighing when she saw Ray fell over some pillows that Schwahbitt and Kooschtello set out. Ray scrambles to get up. "I'm okay!"

Juniper turns her attention back to the super computer, surprised and worried to see that Drex was in Junk 'N Stuff and had ahold of Jasper. "Look doof, I know that Ray Manchester owns this place so where's Captain Man?" Drex questioned in a demanding tone.

"What's goin' on?" Ray worriedly asks only to cause everyone else to shush him. He raises his hands in defense. "Okay!"

"Where's the Man Cave?" Drex demanded.

"Uh," Jasper looks nervous at first, but then he nods. "I'll tell ya where it is!" He then punches Drex in the face, not leaving a dent. He only just made Drex more angry. Jasper folds his hands in front of him, looking nervous. "So you say you're looking for the Man Cave."

"Don't tell him!" Charlotte pleaded.

Ray throws his arms up out of frustration. "He's gonna tell him! You know he's gonna tell him."

"Just…Where's the Man Cave?"

"Uh, it's, uh, in…Swellview Park." Jasper stammered out a response to Drex's question.

Everyone cheers for Jasper not revealing the secret location. "Yay, Jasper!" Charlotte smiled.

"Good job, Jas." Juniper grinned.

"Yes!" Schwoz cheered.

"That a boy, Jasp." Henry comments. "Sometimes I shorten his name…To Jasp."

"Really?" Juniper raises her eyebrows at him. "I shorten his name to Jas."

"Where am I?" Ray wondered, but no one pays attention to him.

"Where in Swellview Park?" Drex inquired.

"Uh…Uh…At the….Playground! Under the…Twirly-Whirly!" Jasper responded nervously and everyone smiled proudly and nodded.

"Twirly-Whirly?" Ray asked in disbelief.

"Alright. You're comin' with me." Drex informed him, pulling Jasper around the counter.

"Why?" Jasper asked him.

"To show me the Twirly-Whirly." Drex answered. He then picked Jasper up and carried him out of the store.

"Wait, my Doodle Cake!" Jasper cries out. "No!"

"Turn it off." Henry shook his head and Schwoz turned off the super computer.

"This is not good." Ray stated in a worried tone.

Charlotte looks at Juniper and Henry and speaks urgently, "Guys, you gotta stop Drex!"

"I can't." Henry told her.

"You can." Schwoz argues. "If you have the power."

Henry stares at him with disbelief. "What power?"

Schwoz grins. "Ehh…"

The three teens look over at Schwahbitt and Kooschtello weirdly when they both said "Ehh…" and saw they were grinning at them.

"Woah, woah, woah, woah." Henry said worriedly, stopping Schwoz from pushing him to lay down on the bed. He looks at all the equipment with furrowed eyebrows. "What's all this stuff?"

Schwahbitt stands in front of a tube that held a lizard. "This is a South African Bush Lizard."

Kooschtello stands in front of a tube beside the one with the lizard, but this one she stood in front of held a spider. "This is a Black Shag Spider."

Juniper yelps, moving closer to Charlotte as she looks at the spider with fear. 'Why does it have to be a spider?" She mumbled. She was scared of spiders so she hoped that spider couldn't get out.

"A Black Shag Spider? No way! I always wanted to see one of those." Ray excitedly said, facing the wrong direction of everyone else. "What's it look like?"

Charlotte presses her lips together in a firm line upon seeing he looked the other way and she turns him around to face the right direction. "Uh…It's black…And shaggy."

"And creepy." Juniper added in a scared tone.

"Thank you." Ray said in an annoyed tone.

"So for me to get a super power I have to get bitten by some crazy, foreign lizard and a Bush spider?" Henry questions in disbelief. He couldn't believe this was actually happening. Schwoz laughs along with Schwahbitt while Koostello hisses at him. Henry looks at them with confusion. "What?"

"Uh, no, no, no…You seee, when you combine their venoms, and you heat the mixture, it turns into a vapor and then you breathe it in." Schwoz smiled.

Henry raises his eyebrows. "I have to breathe in venom vapor?"

"Yeah!" Schwoz nods. "It will accelerate your reflexes and sharpen your hand-eye and your foot-eye coordination like what Juniper has."

"Oh, so he'll have fast reflexes like me?" Juniper smiled.

"Yeah, if you want to say it like a dummy." Schwoz rolled his eyes and Juniper glared at him.

"You guys, this seems really weird and kinda dangerous." Henry said nervously.

"Yeah, it is both of those." Schwoz pushes Henry back down and Charlotte helps him. "Now lean back."

Henry's eyes widen with fear. "Wait, what?"

"You'll be fine." Juniper reassured him.

"No, we had a-" Henry tried to sit up, but Schwoz pushed him back down.

Juniper and the others look at Ray weirdly when he bang his head against the metal chair like bed covered in a blanket and a pillow. Ray throws his arms up. "You'd think I'd give up."

"Yeah, I thought that after I found out you had hit your head with the elevator door for an hour." Juniper snickered.

Henry was now unconscious again as he breathed in the venom vapor that was put through an oxygen mask. Schwahbitt and Kooschtello repeated some words while holding a bouquet of flowers and ringing a shaker.

"Remove the mask." Schwabhitt told Schwoz once he and Kooschtello were done.

Schwoz removes the masks. "The lights." Kooschtello ordered and Schwoz grabbed a remote, pressing a button to make the lights brighter.

"Well?" Ray inquires. "Did it work?"

"Yeah, does Henry have accelerated speed?" Schwoz asked in a hopeful tone.

"We will not know until the boy awakens." Schwahbitt replied and Kooschtello nodded in agreement.

"Well, how do we awaken him?" Charlotte questioned.

"This way." Schwahbitt answers and turns to face Henry. He shakes Henry roughly and yells loudly, "Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!"

Juniper grimaces at the loud screaming and covers her ears along wtih Charlotte. Henry wakes up in the middle of the screaming, his eyes wide with fear and he screams when he suddenly saw Schwahbitt leaned over him. "I'm up! I'm up!" He shouted as he sat up.

"Wake up! Wake up!" Schwahbitt yelled.

"I'm up!" Henry yelled back at him, getting off the chair like bed, glaring at Schwahbitt. Henry shuddered and ran his hands down his face

"Hello?" Ray calls out. "Am I in the bathroom?"

"No, Ray." Juniper rolls her eyes. "You haven't left the Man Cave." She looks over at Schwahbitt and Kooschtello with a curious expression. "So, did it work? Does Henry have superpowers now?"

"We will test it out now. Henry, go over there and look closely at the elevator button." Schwoz ordered.

"Uh, okay." Henry looked at him weirdly, but he walked over to the elevator and looks at the elevator button.

Ray groans in annoyance. "Where's the toilet?"

"Dude, I told you you're in the Man Cave!" Juniper sighed with frustration. She furrowed her eyebrows, growing concerned when Schwoz dragged out some kind of device that was covered by a blue sheet.

"What are you gonna do?" Charlotte asked Schwoz as Schwoz pulled off the blue sheet.

"This." Schowz revealed that small rockets were on display on the device. Juniper and Charlotte took a step back, staring at the device with wide eyes.

"Okay, I'm lookin' at the elevator button, but I'm not sure why." Henry spoke with confusion.

"Henry!" Schwoz called out, pressing a button on a remote he had grabbed and that button turned on the machine.

As Henry goes to turn around, Schwoz shot one of the small rockets at Henry. Henry managed to duck just in time before he got hit. He stood, looking at the rocket with wide eyes and looked at Schwoz with disbelief. Juniper gasped, eyes widening with surprise and awe. It worked, Henry had superpowers now.

"Wow!" Charlotte smiled.

"See how fast he moves?" Schwoz asked excitedly.

"It worked!" Juniper excitedly commented with a bright smile on her face. She was happy and relieved that the experiment worked.

Henry didn't seem to understand what he just and continues to look at Schwoz with disbelief. "Schwoz, why did you just-" Henry dodged each rocket Schwoz shot at him in a blink of an eye. One was shot to the right, then the left, one at his leg, and then right at his face. His eyes were wide as he stared at the rocket he caught.

"I'm so glad it worked." Juniper said with relief. Because of what Schwoz just did Henry would've gotten seriously hurt and probably even died if he didn't have fast reflexes now.

An excited smile tugs on Henry's lips as he looks at the others. "Wow!" He laughed in disbelief.

"Yay!" Charlotte cheered.

"How'd I-"

"It's your new power." Charlotte excitedly replied to Henry.

"This is great," Juniper grins. "Now we both have super fast reflexes."

Henry looks at her with shock and he turns around, looking at the small rockets he dodged that were now in the elevator door. He turns back to the others with a grin. "This is amazing!"

"Yes." Koostchelo nods with a smile. "And also…You owe us two hundred and fifty dollars."

"Wait." Henry drops the rocket he held and glances at Charlotte and Juniper. "Where's Drex and Jasper?"

"Uh…" Charlotte quickly pulls up Jasper's location on the tablet she held since she was able to track Jasper's phone. "Still at Swellview Park. On or near the playground."

"'Kay." Henry reaches out to her. "Give it to me."

Charlotte smiles, handing him the tube of gum. Juniper smiles with relief since this meant that Henry was back as Kid Danger. "Hen, you want me to go with you?"

"No, stay here." Henry tells her, looking at her with concern. "You're wrist isn't healed yet and I don't want you to get hurt worse. Besides," He sighs and a look of determination forms on his face. "I need to do this on my own."

Juniper nods in understanding and smiles. "Okay, Hen. Go kick Drex's butt." She grins. "And while you're at it, you might as well embarrass him like he embarrassed you."

"You know I will." Henry smirks and he gets out a gumball from the tube before popping it on his mouth. "Stand back." He ordered everyone and they all did as he said.

"Seriously," Kooschtello turns to face Schwoz with curiosity. "When do we our two hundred and fifty dollars?" Schwoz nodded and held up a hand to reassure her.

Henry blew a bubble and then his suit formed. "Alright, Schwoz, you fly me in the Man Copter. Let's go."

"Aye." Schwoz nodded as Henry walked over to the tubes.

"Wait!" Juniper calls out, super speeding over to Henry. She does a bold move and kisses him on the cheek, pulling away with a colored cheeks and a shy smile. "Good luck."

He looks at her with surprise, but a wide smile was tugging on his lips and he was blushing. "Thanks."

"Thank you, Schwahbitt and Kooschtello." Schwoz smiles at them. "Have a safe trip home." He leaned forward and they place their hands on his head. He stood and ran over to the tubes. Once he was there, Henry pressed the button on the belt which made the tubes come down.

"Up the tube." Henry said.

"Wait, Schwoz, when-"

"I'll send you the money!" Schwoz interrupted Schwahbitt as he and Henry was sent upwards. Schwahbitt and Kooschtello let out an upset yell.

"Henry," Ray said, pointing at what he thought was Henry but he was pointing at nothing. "Good luck."

Juniper sat on the couch later that day in the Man Cave, relieved that her wrist was now fully healed. She had accelerated healing but for her it took a few hours for it to work. She was just glad she was as good as new now and wasn't in any pain. Charlotte sat beside her on her left side while Henry sat beside her on her right side with his arm on the back of the couch behind Juniper.

Jasper sat on the top of the couch, one foot on the couch while Ray sat on the other end of the couch as Schwoz worked on getting the box off Ray's head. Schwoz was standing behind the couch, putting a magnetic circle on top of the box that turned green when it connected with the box.

"Come on." Ray mumbles in an urgent tone. "Hurry!" As Schwoz pulls off the box, Ray smiles widely. "I'm okay-Wow, it's bright in here." He grimaced, covering his eyes because of the bright lights in the room. While Schwoz moved to stand behind the couch near the teens, leaning against the couch, everyone smiled and cheered, happy that Ray was finally free of the box

"Wow." Ray smiles at everyone. "I never thought I'd be so happy to see you people." While everyone awed, Juniper was the only one who realized something that was odd about his comment.

"Wow, it's a compliment and in insult all in one." Juniper pretended to sound happy about it and then looked at him with a glare.

When Juniper said that, that caused everyone else to realize she was right and they look at Ray with offense and they all commented either that was a rude thing to say or why Ray would say something like that.

"Wait…" Ray said in realization and he glances at everyone with confusion. "What happened with Drex?"

"Oh, Henry brought him here." Charlotte answered, pointing behind Ray where Drex was kept.

Ray's eyes widen in disbelief. "Drex is here?" He stood and turned around. He screamed, backing away, surprised to see Drex.

Juniper chuckles. "Don't worry, Ray. He can't get any of us."

Ray slowly walks towards Drex, who was held against some kind of wall and was frozen. "Is he, uh…"

"He's totally fine." Charlotte reassured him.

"He just can't move." Jasper explained.

"Or talk." Henry adds, standing up. "Or think." He walks over to stand by Ray. "Or kick or punch or pee. I hope."

"Well, how did you, uh…"

As Juniper joins Henry and Ray along with Charlotte and Jasper, Schwoz walks over with a device. "I used this. You blast a person with a beam from this, and it's like pressing pause on his brain."

"Yeah, but he's totally fine, he just can't do anything." Charlotte added.

"Oh!" Schwoz said in realization. "Like the Kardashians." Everyone nodded in agreement.

"This just in…Captain Man's sidekick, Kid Danger…"

"Hey, look! Henry's on the news!" Jasper noticed, pointing at the screen that was playing the news. He walked over to the super computer with everyone following him.

"And thanks to Kid Danger's new and unexplained lightning sped, he was able to completely frustrate and enrage Drex, who we all hate." Trent speaks. Then a clip of Henry super punching Drex was shown before Trent was shown again. He smiles. "Man, that's fun to watch."

"It sure is." Mary agrees and uses air quotations around 'greatest hits'. "Now let's take a look at some of Kid Danger's 'greatest hits'." A clip of Henry spanking Drex at the park, singing 'spank your butt all night, spank your butt all day, spank your butt 'til its red and sore, wow I hate your face' was shown on the screen.

Everyone began singing, getting in a conga line as they walk over to Drex. "Spanky, spanky, spank your butt, do dah, do dah. Spanky, spanky, spank your butt, all the do dah day." Then they separated from the conga line and were just daning around frozen Drex as they grin at him. "Spank your butt all night, spank your butt all day! Spank your butt 'till it's red and sore, wow, I hate your face!"

A/N i just wanna know what the box on ray's head was even supposed to do in the first place ! cause drex never explained it & im so curious as to why he wanted ray to have it

[ejsandfarkleslovebot]

Hour Of Power (season 3: episode 5, part 1)

Charlotte, Jasper, and Juniper were in the Man Cave watching the news. Charlotte sat at the super computer and Jasper and Juniper stood behind her. "And according to city officials, this mistake at Swellview Prison is the biggest mistake in the history of prison mistakes." Mary on the news explained.

"Wow. So disturbing." Trent comments. "And now we go live to Swellview Prison with reporter Barney Villaraigosa." 

"You want some soup?" Jasper asked Charlotte and Juniper, referring to the bowl of soup he held. Charlotte and Juniper looked at him weirdly. 

"You don't share soup." Charlotte replied.

"Yeah, that's weird." Juniper agreed.

"I share soup with my mom." Jasper shrugged.

"Once again, weird." Juniper remarked. 

Charlotte glances back at him with raised eyebrows. "Do we look like your mom?"  

"I wish." Jasper responded and the girls looked at him weirdly.

The trio turns their attention back to the screen that showed the news when the reporter Barney was speaking. "I'm here outside Swellview Prison with Mark Landry from the prison parole board. Mr. Landry-"

Mark takes the microphone from him. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

"How could you have accidentally released one of the F.B.I's most dangerous criminals by mistake?" Barney questioned.

"Yeah, um, see, today is bring your daughter to work day," The screen zooms out, revealing Mark's little girl was standing in front of him. "And my daughter Molly was playing with my computer, and somehow she released Drex from...heh, prison, heh. Again, I'm so sorry."

Barney kneels down beside Molly. "Molly, why would you release Drex, knowing how dangerous he is?"

"I'm five." Molly replied, holding up her hand to show how old she is.

Barney laughs and stands. "Ah, kids sure do say the stupidest things."

"Uh, Barney...Any news on the current location of this criminal named Drex?" Trent inquired.

Juniper's eyes widen when she spot Drex sneak up behind the guard standing by the gate in the back and knocked the guard out. Drex takes a weapon from the guard before running away. "Not at this time." Barney responds. "But investigators are using all available resources to conduct a complete search of literally everywhere."

Charlotte turns off the news as Ray walks into the room from being in the back room. "Charlotte," Juniper glances over at him, noticing he had his suit on which made her wonder if she needed to get changed into hers. "I need you to log into the Man Cave's computer guidance system."

After Ray had pressed a button, a secret wall from the floor rises where Ray keeps a wall of weapons. "Ooh, you're taking the Man Copter?" Jasper excitedly asked.

Ray waves a dismissive hand, walking over to the wall of weapons. "I don't have time for questions."

"Where are you going?" Charlotte questioned.

Juniper raises her eyebrows. "Do I need to go with you?"

"I'm going to catch Drex," Ray answers and he points at Juniper. "And yes, Juni, I might need your help." 

"Got it." Juniper nodded and she got her gum tube out of her pocket. She threw a piece of gum in her mouth and blew a bubble as Ray got some weapons.

Jasper looks at Ray with hurt. "You answered their questions."

"What?"

Jasper sets his bowl on the table and walks over to Ray. "You said, you don't have time for questions, but I guess that only applies to my questions."

"Hey," Ray smiles. "Thanks for understanding." 

Juniper stands by Jasper, smiling sympathetically at her friend and pats his shoulder to comfort him. "Sorry, buddy." She commented as he frowned. She chuckled quietly when he stole a grenade from the wall of weapons and walked away. 

"Okay, I'm logged into the Man Copter's computer." Charlotte announced.

"Good." Ray gets a remote out of his pocket which is what he used to make the wall of weapons show. He presses a button on it, making the wall of weapons go back to its hiding place in the floor. "Set all weapons to ready position, locked and loaded." 

"Locking...And loading." 

"Alright," Ray gestures to Juniper to head over to the tubes and she nods, following him over there. "We're out of here."

"Hang on!"  Jasper called out.

Ray and Juniper stop before turning to face the others. "What?" Ray asks, outstretching his arms and speaks in an urgent tone. "We gotta go!" 

Charlotte looks at him with confusion. "But don't you wanna wait for Henry?"

"Yeah, Henry's not here." Jasper stated.

"Do you want me to text him and find out how far he is?" Charlotte offered, walking over to Ray and Juniper along with Jasper.

"Uh...No! No...no-no."  Juniper looked at Ray weirdly, wondering why he was panicked.

Charlotte crosses her arms. "Why not?"

"'Cause I already contacted Henry, yeah, and he said he's gonna meet us there, so." Ray shrugged.

Juniper narrows her eyes at him, staring at him suspiciously. "You really called Henry?"

"Of course." Ray smiled.

Charlotte and Jasper exchange a glance before they both look back at Ray. "Are you sure?" Charlotte questioned.

"Hey, look!" Ray picks up his phone. "That's Henry calling me right now. Hi, Henry."

"I didn't hear your phone ring." Jasper said.

"Me neither." Charlotte shook her head.

"Same." Juniper chimed in.

"It's set to silent!" Ray exclaims out of frustration. "Uh, sorry, Henry, Jasper was bothering me. What's up?"

Juniper raises her eyebrows when the elevator opens and Henry walks out, holding an ice cream cone. Juniper shares a look of confusion with Charlotte and Jasper. "What's that? Oh, you do? So you're going to meet me and Juniper there? Great..."

"Uh, so you're on the phone, talking with Henry, right now?"

"Yeah, obvi." Ray replied to Charlotte in a obvious tone.

Henry furrows his eyebrows, looking at Ray with confusion. "Sorry Henry, I'm back...Great, so, we'll meet ya there." Ray said, continuing to pretend he was talking with Henry despite the fact Henry was standing behind him. 

"You guys are gonna meet me where?" 

Ray screams, turning around to face Henry with wide eyes. "Uh...I gotta go," He nervously said. "Henry...Winkler. Ey." Ray dragged out the word 'ey' and pretended to end the call.

"Oh please." Juniper scoffs. "You don't know a Henry Winkler."

"You don't know who I know!" Ray defensively spoke, looking at her with a glare.

Henry looks at Ray and Juniper with confusion. "Why are you guys in uniform?"

"Uniform?" Ray questioned.

"Yeah." Henry nodded.

"Uh..."

"And why do you have all those extra weapons?" Henry noticed.

"Uh, 'cause uh..." Ray picks up his phone, pretending he got a call. "Hello? Oh, hey Schwoz."

"Ray, your phone didn't ring." Henry told him.

Jasper nods, pointing at Ray. "It's on silent." Juniper rolled her eyes. 

"Ah." Henry slowly nodded, not believing Jasper.

"Ah, what's that ya say, Schwoz? Oh, Juni and I should leave the Man Cave right now? And Henry, Charlotte, and Jasper should stay here and not ask us any questions? Good! Good idea!"

"Here! I got it! Here it is!" Schwoz announced, entering the room from the secret door that was the wall of the snack machine.

"Alright." Ray grimaced when he saw Schwoz. 

"Right here!" Schwoz smiled, standing by Ray and held up a device.

"I gotta go, Schwoz...Winkler. Blegh." Ray dragged out the word as he pretended to end the call and then he put his phone in his pocket. 

"Hey, I thought you said you and Juniper were going to leave before Henry got here." Schwoz said with confusion.

"Oh," Ray glares at him, snatching the device from Schwoz and hooks it onto his utility belt. "Can you just be quiet...Ever?!" 

Charlotte stares at Ray suspiciously. "Ray, what's goin' on here?"

"Yeah." Henry agreed.

"Uh..."

"Dude, if there's somethin' goin' on tell me - I'm your sidekick." Henry reminded a nervous Ray.

"Wait, I'm confused." Schwoz chimes in. "I thought your plan was for you and Juniper to go fight that guy, Drex," Ray brings his finger up to his lips, shushing Schwoz, but Schwoz continues to speak. "But not tell Henry so that Henry would never know about it."

"If that was his plan, and I'm guessing by how Ray is shushing you that it was, everyone knows about it now 'cause of you." Juniper chuckled.

"Oh! And that's it. C'mere." Ray dragged Schwoz over to the other side of the room by the super computer and Schwoz screamed. Ray got Schwoz in a head lock and grabbed a pineapple that was in a bowl of fruit on the computer table. 

"Until you learn to hold still!" Ray shouted.

"Oh, no, no, no, Ray!" Henry's eyes widen. "Not the pineapple." 

"Not the pineapple!" Charlotte tried to get Ray to stop, but he wouldn't. 

"Is the pineapple necessary?" Juniper worriedly asked.

"Quiet!" Ray yelled, letting go of Schwoz and he turned around revealing he now had the pineapple in his mouth.

"Okay. You kids have fun." Ray smiles, gesturing for Juniper to follow him. Juniper does and the two walks over to the tubes. "Juni and I should be back around dinner."

"Hey, hey, hey!" Henry calls out, grabbing Ray's arm and turned him around. Juniper stops walking, standing by Ray as she glanced at Henry. Henry lets go of Ray's arm and looks at him with a pleading expression. "Talk to me." 

"Look, kid..." Ray sighs. "I gotta go fight a really bad guy, Drex. And I gotta fight him alone."

"Oh, so I just got dressed for nothing?" Juniper asked in disbelief, throwing her arms up dramatically. 

"Well, why?" Henry asked Ray, looking at him with confusion.

"'Cause I know Drex." Ray admits. "He's extremely dangerous. He's...He's bad on a whole other level." He glances at Juniper. "And that's why I decided at the last second for you not to go with me, Juni. I don't want you or Henry to get hurt."

"Well, how do you know him?" Henry questioned.

"I'm sorry, what?" Ray pretended not to hear him.

"Ray, how do you know Drex?" Juniper inquired, glancing at Schwoz with raised eyebrows when she noticed he was trying to pull out the pineapple out of his mouth.

"Oh, ah, uh, just from...You know...From stuff." Ray stammered. Juniper and Henry exchanged a look, neither one not believing Ray at all. 

"From stuff?" Henry looked back at at Ray with raised eyebrows and nodded.

"Mmhm." Ray hummed in response.

"That's very specific." Juniper sarcastically commented.

Everyone glances over at Schwoz when he had finally pulled out the pineapple from his mouth. "Why don't you just tell Henry that Drex used to be your sidekick?"

Henry looks over at Ray with disbelief.  Juniper's eyes widen in disbelief as she stares at Ray. "Wait, what?"  

Ray glares at Schwoz. "Schwoz!"

Juniper glances at Henry when the ice cream fell out of the ice cream cone he held as he looked at Henry with disbelief. "You had a sidekick...Before me?"

Ray panics. "Uh..." He picks up his phone. "Hello-"He turns it around when he realized he had it backwards which made Juniper roll her eyes. "Oh, hey..."

****

Charlotte grabs a towel to wipe off the ice cream off the floor as Henry paces. "I..I can't believe this. I cannot believe this."

"Oh, you say that every week." Ray waved a dismissive hand. 

Henry rubs the back of his neck, looking at Ray with a frown. "I don't know. I just...I always thought that I was your first sidekick."

"Well..." Ray started.

"You really had a sidekick before me?" Henry asks, putting his hands in the pocket of his blue hoodie he wore. "You never told me?"

"Or any of us." Juniper chimed in.

"Well, no-But only 'cause I didn't want you to know." Ray explained.

Juniper raises her eyebrows. "How does that make it better?"

"Hey, hey, something's happening upstairs in Junk 'N Stuff." Schwoz called out. Everyone walked over to the super computer Schwoz now sat at, looking at the screen that showed the store.

There was an old woman standing at the counter, holding a statue as she calls out for someone. "Hello? Hello? Where you go? I need my change!"

"Jasper, why aren't you up there?" Charlotte asked Jasper.

"What-I was, but I came down here to get change for a twenty and then I just got distracted." Jasper replied.

Charlotte's eyes widen. "That was forty-five minutes ago!" Everyone exclaimed words of frustration as Henry pushed Jasper towards the elevator.

"What the..." 

"Dang it, Jasper!" 

"Jasper, you have one job!" Juniper scolded.

"Go do your job!"

"Get up there!" 

"Fine." Jasper said in a whiny tone.

"Son," Ray calls out to Jasper, causing the curly-haired boy to stop at the elevator and turn to face him. Ray gestures for him to give him something. "Gimme the proton grenade."

Jasper frowns, taking it out of his pocket. "But it's so cool!"

"Son!" Ray scolded.

"Fine." Jasper sighed, throwing the grenade at Ray. Everyone panicked, raising their arms up to cover their faces in case an explosion happened. Everyone was relieved when Ray caught the grenade. Jasper went up stairs while Ray put the grenade away.

"So," Henry speaks up. "This bad guy, Drex...He was your sidekick?"

Ray nods. "Yes, for a little while." Henry rubs his forehead, looking at him with disbelief. Ray sighs. "Look, I hired Drex nine years ago. It was before I even had this Man Cave."

"Why'd you hire such a bad guy to be your sidekick?" Charlotte inquired.

"Because he seemed perfect at the time." Ray responded.

"Well," Henry scoffs, putting his hands on his hips. "Why? I mean, what...What made him so perfect?"

Juniper raises her eyebrows and smiles at him with amusement. She knew that he was jealous. It was obvious. "Drex had it all." Ray answers and Henry crosses his arms with an upset look on his face. "Bravery, extreme fighting skills. Hot mom."

"Ray!" Henry scolded.

"Well, not as hot as yours." Ray commented and Juniper rolled her eyes.

Henry glares at him. "Ray!"

"So, why wasn't Drex the perfect sidekick?" Charlotte asked.

"Yeah," Juniper agrees. "What made you decide you didn't want him as your sidekick anymore?"

"Uh, well, I found that Drex...He has a dark side." Ray answered.

Henry furrows his eyebrows. "Dark how?"

"Evil, mean...Tardy...Chewed with his mouth open, never flushed...And he was violent, cruel, and dangerous." Ray lists out the reasons how Drex was dark. "And one day, Drex and I..." He sighs. "We just had it out."

Charlotte's eyes widen with surprise. "You guys fought?"

"Oh yeah." Ray nodded.

"Wow." Juniper said with surprise.

"It was horrible." Schwoz cut in. 

"But, I mean, you won...Right?" Henry asked, raising his eyebrows at Ray.

"Barely." Ray replied in a sad tone.

"Barely?" Charlotte questioned with surprise.

"I don't like the sound of that." Juniper mutters. She stares at Ray with disbelief. "How did Drex beat you? He has no powers. You're indestructible."

Charlotte nods in agreement. "You're the best fighter in the whole world." 

"Oh, no." Ray drags out the word 'no', shaking his head. "Not better than Drex. If I wasn't indestructible, believe me, I'd have been, you know...Destructed." 

Henry throws his arms up dramatically. "I just can't believe I'm not your first sidekick."

"Hey, you're my first sidekick that I really care about." Ry admitted, putting his hand on Henry's shoulder.

"Oh! Sure." Henry shrugs Ray's hand off. "Did you tell Drex that too?"

"No." Ray drags out the word in response. He tilts his head to the side. "Well, maybe." Henry scoffs and turns around. "Look, Drex and I were only together for a few months." Ray continues. "We never even...We never even fought crime together."

Henry raises his eyebrows as he looks upset. "Did you think about it?"

"Henry..."

"Oh really?" Henry cried out and turned around as Ray turned to the others with an 'are you serious' look, outstretching his arms. 

"Dude, just say 'no'." Schwoz suggested.

"Uh, you guys..." Charlotte speaks up, glancing at the tablet she held. "There's breaking news..."

Everyone walks over to Charlotte to look at the news she had pulled up on the tablet. "It says that 'Mistakenly released criminal known only as Drex has been spotted in North Swellview, travelling south on East Avenue.'" 

Anger overtakes Ray's features. "I know where he's going. The bakery district." He runs over to the tubes. "And when he gets there, he's going to have to deal with me."

Henry and Juniper exchange a look, having a silent conversation. They both nod and walk over to Ray. "No." Henry calls out to Ray, causing him to turn around to face the two teens. "He's gonna have to deal with us."

Ray points at them. "No chance."

"We're going." Henry firmly said.

"Forget it! You can't." Ray argued.

"Why not?" Juniper inquires. "You basically just said you can't defeat him alone. You need help."

"Exactly!" Henry points at her in a sign of agreement. "Give us one reason why we can't go. Give us one reason!"

"Because...He used to be my sidekick and now you're my sidekick, and if we're all together, I dunno, man, it's just gonna be all weird." Ray explained.

"Hey...If you're going to see your old sidekick, then I'm going." Henry pointed at him.

"I'm going too." Juniper chimed in and Henry nodded in agreement.

"Henry, I-"

"Just let them go!" Charlotte interjected.

"Yeah, c'mo, na." Schwoz chimed in.

"Fine." Ray grumbles. "If you're coming with me," He picks up some kind of device off his utility belt and hands it to Henry. "You better put this on. "

"Woah...What's this?" Henry questioned, glancing at it curiously.

"It's a glove that shoots tranquilizing darts." Schwoz explains. "You can use it to take down Drex."

"'Kay." Henry nods. "How's it work?"

"Just aim it at Ray's neck and pull the trigger." Schwoz instructed.

Henry pulls the trigger and Ray flinches when he got hit with the tranquilizer dart, but since he was indestructible nothing happened. "Now, if I wasn't indestructible, that would have stuck in my neck and delivered enough hippo-grade tranquilizer to knock me out cold." Ray explained.

"Where'd the dart go?" Henry asked as they all began looking around.

Juniper's eyes widen when she saw the dart on Charlotte's forehead. "It's right here." Charlotte sighed and took the dart off her forehead.

"Charlotte, that's dangerous. Give it back to Schwoz." Ray ordered.

Charlotte hands the dart back to Schwoz, furrowing her eyebrows as she glances around. "Hey..." Juniper looks at her with concern when she started to stumble. "Has the Man Cave always been...Covered in glitter?"

Juniper super sped over to Charlotte to catch her before she fell to the floor. "Charlotte seems tired." Henry commented.

"Hm, I wonder why." Juniper sarcastically remarked, dragging Charlotte over to the couch. 

"Whatever." Ray points at Henry as he stands underneath his tube. "If you're comin' with me, you better pop a gum ball in your mouth and fast."

Once Juniper had got Charlotte on the couch where she wouldn't fall off, Juniper super sped over to her tube. "Oh, yeah." Henry said and did as Ray told him to do. 

"How will you find Drex in the bakery district?" Schwoz questioned.

"There's only one place he'd go." Ray answers. "And I know that place."

"Okay," Henry speaks after he blew a bubble and his suit formed. "Let's go meet your first sidekick that you used to love."

Juniper snickers. "You're so jealous."

"I'm not jealous!" Henry exclaimed.

"Ah geez." Ray sighs, shaking his head. He presses the button on his belt which makes the tube comes down. He glances over at Henry, expecting him to say 'up the tube', rolling his eyes when Henry looked away from him and had his arms crossed. "You wanna say it?"

Henry shakes his head. "Nope. I probably won't say it as good as Drex would." 

"Yep," Juniper nods, smiling with amusement as she did her best to hold back her laughter. "You're totally jealous." Juniper laughed.

Ray shakes his head. "Up the tube."

"I wanted to say it." Henry muttered. 

****

Ray walks into the bakery first and then Juniper and Henry follows him in with Henry closing the door. The bakery was empty besides the employee behind the counter. "You see anything?" Ray questioned.

"Yes." Henry nods, glancing at a shelf besides him that had some different pastries on display. "I see some cakes...Some breads...Various pies."

"You know what I meant!" Ray exclaimed out of frustration.

"Okay, there's nobody here." Henry said, outstretching his arms. "Alright?" He points at the employee behind the counter, who was facing away from the heroes and sidekick. "Except for that dude behind the counter, talkin' on his phone."

"Hey..." Ray walks over to Juniper and Henry, looking at Henry with a small glare. "That dude happened to be Mr. Schneider, the owner of this bakery."

"Oh big wiff." Henry rolled his eyes.

"It is a big wiff!" Ray glared at him.

Juniper exhales sharply and pinches the bridge of her nose out of annoyance. "I'm surrounded by kids." 

"Why are we here?" Henry inquired.

"Look, I know Drex is coming here. He loves this bakery as much as I do." Ray answered

"Uh..." Henry puts his hands on his hips, looking upset. "How-How do you know he loves it?"

"Here we go again." Juniper mumbled, referring to Henry being jealous of Drex.

"'Cause Drex and I used to...Mmm." Ray started to answer Henry, but stopped himself in the middle of his sentence.

Henry raises his eyebrows. "What?"

"Eh?" Ray said. 

"Huh, eh?" Henry spoke.

Juniper rolls her eyes when they both went back and forth with saying 'eh'. "Did, uh, Did you and Drex used to come here?" Henry asks. "Together?"

"Yeah, okay, yes, we came here a couple of times." Ray confessed.

Henry tilts his head to the side. "So just like...Twice?"

"Yeah." Ray nodded.

"'Kay." Henry shrugged.

"Twice." Ray confirmed.

"Alright." Henry spoke.

"Twice a week." Ray quietly added, earning a surprised and offended look from Henry. 

"What?!"

"Look, I'm not talkin' about this anymore." Ray told him.

"Well, good." Henry sassily said.

"Good." Ray walked past him to the other side of the bakery.

"Good." Henry dragged out the word, walking over to stand by Juniper who stood at the other side of the bakery. Juniper scoffed and shook her head, causing Henry to look at her.

"What?" Henry asked her.

"You two are acting like kids and it's both amusing and annoying." Juniper responded. 

"We're acting like kids?" Ray scoffed.

"You two are literally standing at opposites ends of the bakery with your arms crossed like toddlers would when they're upset with each other!" Juniper pointed at them both and they both glanced at each other, knowing that Juniper was right. 

But then something caught Ray's eyes. "Woah. Oh, wow." He noticed a box he stood by on a table that had a sign on it which read 'free nut clusters just reach in hole'. 

Henry furrows his eyebrows. "What?"

Ray smiles, pointing at the box. "Nut Clusters."

"I'm...I'm sorry?" Henry said, staring at him with confusion.

"It says 'Free Nut Clusters Just Reach In Hole'." Ray read off what the sign said. 

"What's a Nut Cluster?" Henry asked, glancing at Juniper.

"Don't look at me." Juniper shakes her head. "I don't know what it is."

"Oh, man! Imagine if a cookie and a brownie got married, fell into a swimming pool full of caramel, and then just rolled around in a big old sack of nuts." Ray grinned.

"Big old sack of?" Henry said with confusion, but then he rushes forward with wide eyes when Ray went to reach inside the box. "Wait, wait, wait!" 

Ray stops and frowns. "I don't want to wait."

"Did Drex know how much you love Nut Clusters?" Henry asked him.

"Aw, Kid, you gotta stop bein' so jealous." Ray voiced.

Juniper laughs and grins at Henry. "I knew you were jealous." 

Henry rolls his eyes. "No, I'm asking 'cause...What's if that's a trap?"

Ray steps back from the box, his eyes widening in realization. "Oh. Okay." He then sneezed suddenly.

Henry looks at him weirdly. "Don't sneeze!"

"Well, I'm allergic to nuts!" Ray exclaimed.

"Then why do you eat Nut Clusters?" Juniper chuckled.

"Because they're so good." Ray smiled and started to reach towards the hole of the box.

"Wait! No, no, no!" Henry shouts, stopping Ray from reaching inside the box. "What if it's a trap?"

"Oh. Okay." Ray steps back from the box again. "We'll each just get one Nut Cluster."

"No, Ray!" Juniper scolded as Ray reached towards the box.

"No, don't put your hand in the-" Henry stopped talking when something locked inside the box once Ray's hand was inside and then Ray had trouble pulling his hand out.

"And it's a trap." Juniper sighed.

"Okay. What just happened?" Henry asked with annoyance.

"I don't know. I can't pull my hand out..." Ray chuckles nervously. "That's weird."

"We told you it could be a trap!" Henry reminded him. 

"It's probably just broken." Ray suggests. "You know, defective."

"Oh, please." Juniper rolls her eyes, putting her hands on her hips. "Ray, it's not broken. We all heard a click of a lock. It's obviously a trap."

"No, maybe not." Ray argues. "Here, let's try a peanut butter one." 

"Ray!" Juniper's eyes widened.

"No, don't put your other hand-" Henry looked at Ray with annoyance when Ray got his other hand stuck in the box.

"Oh my gosh." Juniper groans. "You think you he would learn the first time, but no."  She dragged out the word 'no' as she crossed her arms.

"Man. Both these holes are defective." Ray commented.

"Are you that stupid?" Juniper questioned, her voce laced wtih annoyance.

"It's a trap!" Henry shouted.

"A trap for who?" Ray inquired.

"A trap for us, dummy." Juniper answered.

"Just go tell Mr. Schneider to call a handyman." Ray ordered.

"'Kay." Henry sighs, walking over to the counter as Ray keeps trying to get his hands out of the box. Henry puts his hand on Mr. Schneider's shoulders and shakes him gently to get his attention. "Hey...Mr. Schneider coudl you call a handyman 'cause my friend really doesn't..."

Juniper yelps, jumping since she was startled when Mr. Schneider's head suddenly fell off. Henry screams when he saw the head fell off, stepping backwards with wide eyes before he quickly ran over to hide behind Juniper. "His head just fell out of his body!" 

"Yeah, I saw that, blondie!" Juniper exclaimed, her eyes wide with fear.

"Calm down!" Ray yelled. 

"I didn't do anything, he-"

"Calm down, obviously that's probably not the real Mr. Schneider." Ray interrupted a panicked Henry.

"Well, then what's goin' on?" Henry inquired while Juniper looked over at the door when she heard the bell above it chime which meant someone walked in. She gasped upon seeing Drex walking into the bakery.

"Uh, guys..." Juniper nervously said, hitting Henry's shoulder to get his attention. 

"Who would've just rigged that-" Henry stopped in the middle of his sentence, glancing over in the direction Juniper looked at when she hit his shoulder. He moved to stand beside Juniper so he wasn't standing behind her anymore as he looked over at the door. Ray looked over at the door after he heard it close, his eyes widening along wtih Henry when they both saw Drex. Drex cracked his knuckles and stood in a fighting stance.  

Ray glares at Drex. "It's you."

Drex nods. "You."

"Who?" Henry asked with confusion.

Drex points at himself. "Drex."  Henry's eyes widen and he instinctively moves to stand slightly in front of Juniper. "Aw, poor Ray." Drex laughs at Ray struggling to get his hands free. Walking over to Ray, he pretends to look at him with sympathy. "Did you want a Nut Cluster?"

"You know I did. Tease." Ray angrily replied.

"Okay. That's it, jerk!" Henry raises the glove device Schwoz had made and aims it at Drex. He turns it on. "On the ground." Drex doesn't listens and he grabs a pie from a nearby shelf. "Right now."

"Mmm. What a nice pie. Share a slice with me?" Drex inquired.

"Uh, how about no." Juniper sassily answered.

"Maybe I want my own slice." Henry responded in a defensive tone.

"Kids, stay away from him." Ray warned.

"Why? We gotta take this guy in." Henry voiced.

"Alright, this is a robbery!" 

Everyone glances at the door when two guys walk in. One held a bat and the other held a bag. "Now I want everybody to-" He pauses and looks defeated when he saw the two heroes and sidekick in the bakery. "Ah geez." He dropped the bat immediately. 

"It's Captain Man, Kid Danger, and Dash." His friend said in a nervous tone.

Henry aims the tranquiller dart at the two robbers. "Both of you on the ground."

"You just love the ground, don't you?" Drex asks in amusement. Henry glares at him as he walks past Henry and Juniper, standing in front of the robbers. "Hello, idiots. Would either of you morons like to share my pie?" 

"He called us morons." The robber with long hair said with a hurt look on his face.

"Yeah, I heard 'em." His friend nods, glaring at Drex. "And I don't like your attitude."

"Well then..." Drex smiles evilly. "Do something."

The robber in front of him punches him in the face. Drex is quiet for a moment before he grins and kicks the robber backwards. He then kicks the other robber in the side before kicking him him in the face which makes him fall backwards. The other robber get back up to fight Drex, but Drex sidekicks him in the stomach and he fell back down. 

"Wow." Juniper said with shock. "He really is a great fighter."

Drex looks back at the others, pretending to look shock. "Scary. I almost dropped my pie." Anger overtakes his features. "Now, where were we? Oh, yes. We were about to fight."

"Good." Henry said nervously. "I just need to use the restroom first."

"So, Captain Man..." Drex speaks in disgust. "Before I spank your boyish sidekick and trap this wannabe hero, some pie?" Juniper and Henry looked at him with offense and then they both glared at him.

"Nobody wants your filthy pie." Ray grumbled.

"You're done, Drex." Henry voiced.

"Yeah, we're taking you down once and for all." Juniper spoke confidentially.

"Careful, kids." Ray called out.

"Why?" Henry questions. "I'm the one with the cool thing on my wrist. So why should I-"

Before Henry finishes his question, Drex snatches the device out of his hand. Ray looks at Henry with annoyance. "That's why."

"Hey!" Henry raised his voice, glaring at Drex, who opened the door. 

"Fetch, boy!" Drex then threw the device outside.

Henry looks at him angrily and he was hesitant but he runs outside to get the device. "I don't need some kind of gimmick to take you down." Juniper glared at Drex as she got into a fighting stance.

"No, but you do need your powers." Drex nodded, walking over to her and Juniper watched him curiously as he walked behind the counter to pick something he had put there. 

"Handcuffs?" Juniper laughs when she saw what he had. "I can easily get out of those thanks to my super strength." 

"Not these kinds." Drex shook his head and before Juniper could super speed away, Drex grabbed her arm and locked the handcuffs on her wrists. 

Juniper tries to use her super strength to break the handcuffs, furrowing her eyebrows when nothing happens. "Why isn't this working?"

"These will stop you from using your powers." Drex smirked.

Juniper tries to super speed, frowning when she couldn't do it. It was like the handcuffs were blocking her from using her powers. "Well, that sucks." She mutters. She glares at him, struggling to get her hands out of the handcuffs. "You're going to pay for this!"

"We'll see about that, sweetheart." Drex taunts her. "You're pretty cute." Drex adds, not so subtly eying her up and down. "It's a shame that you're on his side," He looks over at Ray with disgust before looking back at Juniper. "We could be a good team. You and I," He grins. "We could take over the world."

"Don't do it, Dash!" Ray yelled worriedly.

Juniper's face scrunches up in disgust at Drex's words. His words and the look he gave her sent an uneasy feeling through her and made her feel a little uncomfortable. "Ugh, gross." She mutters, making a noise of disgust. "That's sick. Aren't you, like, an old man? Don't even look at me."

Drex's smirk fades into a scowl at Juniper's insult. "Age is just a number, sweetheart." He steps closer, his voice dripping with menace. "But power? That's what really matters."

Ray struggles more intensely with the box on his hands, his frustration building. "Get away from her, Drex!"

Drex ignores him, stepping closer to Juniper and grabbing her arm roughly. "With you and me together, we could be unstoppable."

Juniper's face contorted with disgust. "I'd rather be dead."

"Come on, don't tell me you never thought about having more power. To be free from the rules and restrictions that hold you back." Drex's grip tightened on Juniper's arm, and she winced slightly but maintained her defiant glare. "You wouldn't have to live under Captain Man's shadow anymore. You could finally get the recognition you deserve."

Juniper's eyes narrows. "What are you talking about?" She demands. "Captain Man has been a mentor and friend to me, he's helped me out a lot and I'm not living under his shadow. Let me go, jerk."

Drex scoffs, shaking his head. "You're kidding yourself if you think Captain Man cares about you. All he cares about is himself. He never even thanked you for saving his life time. And when was the last time you were the hero and not acting like another sidekick, huh?" He knew he was starting to get to her when Juniper's face faltered and a frown crossed her lips. "You're not a sidekick, Dash. You have potential to be a true leader. To be someone the world fears and respects. But you won't achieve that while playing second fiddle to Captain Man."

Juniper's resolve wavered for a moment, Drex's words hitting a nerve. She had sometimes felt overshadowed, despite knowing Ray valued her. She wanted to prove herself, not just as a hero but as a leader. Drex's offer was tempting. The opportunity to become the leader she's always dreamed of, to show the world her true potential. Sometimes she did feel like a sidekick. She missed being a hero. She missed getting the recognition and admiration she had earned. If she joined Drex, she could have that and more, but only at the cost of hurting people she cared about. 

As the conflicting thoughts whirled around her mind, Drex smirks, knowing he has her where he wants her. He lets go of her arm and Juniper feels him put his arm around her, causing her face to scrunch up with disgust. "We can rule the world together, Dash. You're stronger and smarter than they give you credit for," Drex continues, his voice dripping with manipulation. "Imagine the world bowing at your feet, instead of just being a footnote in Captain Man's story."

Juniper's heart raced as she tried to pull away from him. But she paused as she thought over his words. It would be nice to have the world recognize her as a hero and not just as a sidekick or a wannabe hero. She wanted to prove she was more than that. She was worth more than that.

"Dash, no!" Ray yells, trying to reason with her. "Don't listen to him, he's trying to trick you!"

Drex glares at him, his voice raising as his patience grew thin. "Shut up, you pathetic old man!"

"Hey, I'm not that old! And he's just trying to use you!" Ray shouts desperately, pleading with her. "Please, Dash, you're better than this! Don't let him manipulate you, he's just trying to get in your head. I know you're better than that."

Drex tightens his grip on her, his eyes narrowing as he turns his attention back to her. "Are you going to let him talk to you like that, sweetheart? He's trying to control you. He's holding you back. Come on, we could do so much together."

"He's wrong, Dash." Ray said. "I'm not trying to control you. I believe in you, and I trust you. I never mean to try to hold you back from your potential."

Juniper's eyes flickered between Ray and Drex, her mind racing. Drex's offer was tempting, but Ray's words resonated with her more. She had always wanted to prove herself, but not like this. Not by hurting those she cared about. "Let me make this simple for you," Drex said, his tone now menacing. "Join me or watch your friends suffer." His patience was wearing thin and he wasn't going to wait any longer for an answer.

Juniper's eyes widen and her gaze snapped towards Drex, her mouth hanging open in disbelief. Her heart rate quickened and her palms started to sweat. She wasn't sure what to do. She knew Drex could easily manipulate people, she figured this is what he was doing with her, but wow was it tempting. That is until he threatened to hurt her friends. "You know what, Drex?" She said, her voice cold and steady. "You're right. I am smarter and stronger than people think." For a moment, Drex thinks she's changed her mind, his smirk returning. "That's why I know you're full of it." With a sudden, fierce movement, she kneed Drex in the groin, making him double over in pain and stumble back. That caused him to let go of her. "And you can take your stupid offer and shove it up your butt."

Ray laughs, his heart filling with pride and admiration. "Atta girl, Dash. Good job." He said in a praising tone. "I knew you wouldn't fall for his manipulation."

"Yeah, you're right. I wouldn't fall for that." Juniper says, giving Drex a cocky smirk. "I have way more dignity than that."

Drex growls, his face twisted in anger. It took him a few moments to regain his composure after the kick to his groin. He stands up, his breathing heavy and his fists clenched. "You're going to regret that, Dash." He spat, his voice dripping with malice. "That was the wrong choice. When I'm done with you, you're going to wish you had taken my offer."

Juniper shrugs, her expression unphased. "Yeah, whatever, loser." She taunts him. "You're all talk and no action. Now, are you gonna keep threatening me or are you actually gonna fight me?"

"Whatever," He growls. "It's your loss." He turns his attention to Ray with a fake smile. "Now, old friend." He walks over to Ray, picking up something that was on the floor by Ray. "I have a gift for you."

Juniper's eyes widen when Drex held up some kind of odd box. "What is that? Some kind of crazy box with a wide-hose bottom?" Ray questioned.

"That's exactly what it is." Juniper rolled her eyes.

"Why don't I show you?" Drex put the box on Ray's head, despite Ray's and Juniper's protests.

Henry finally got back to the bakery, holding up the device he got with anger on his face. "I got it!" His eyes widened and he grew worried when he saw Drex had Juniper trapped and was putting some kind of box on Ray's head. He goes to open the door, shocked to find that it was locked.

Henry bangs on the door to get Drex's attention. "Hey! Hey! Let me in! Leave him alone! Let Dash go!"

Drex presses a button on the remote he held and the box on Ray's head turned glowed a bright blue. "Uh, Drex? What just happened, Drex?"

"Let me in, Drex!" Henry banged on the door again, but Drex wasn't paying attention to him.

"Hold on, we have a customer!" Drex voiced sarcastically, running over to unlock and open the door. Henry ran in, rushing over to Juniper with a worried look on his face. He stood in front of her, placing his hands on her shoulders and looking her up and down with concern.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt? Did he hurt you?"

"I'm fine, calm down. I'm not hurt." She reassures him, ignoring the way her heart fluttered because of the fact Henry went to her first. "Just now I'm trapped with these stupid handcuffs that stop my powers." She grumbles. "And I'm worried about Ray." She added, glancing over at him. 

"Dash, are you okay? Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine." Juniper reassures him, ignoring the way her heart fluttered because of the fact Henry went to her first. She glances at Ray worriedly. "But I don't know about Ray."

Henry nods and quickly rushes over to Ray with worry in his eyes. "Captain Man! Captain Man! What is this? Are you okay?"

"No, I can't see! Help me get this thing off my head!" Ray yelled and Henry tried pulling the box off, but it wouldn't budge. Watching the scene, Drex smirked and crossed his arms as he walked forward. Noticing him walking closer, Henry stepped away from Ray. He glared at Drex, turning on the device he had and Juniper watched the scene with a worried look on her face.

"Kid? Dash? Guys, what's happening?"

"Something bad is about to happen." Juniper responded.

Henry shoots a tranquilizer dart at Drex, but he picks up a pie and holds it so the pan is facing Henry. The dart bounces off the pan and hits the wall behind Henry and Ray. Henry shot at Drex again, but the dart bounces off the pan and hits the wall across the bakery. Henry goes to shoot him again, his eyes widening when no darts came out. "So?" Ray drags out the word. "Are things going well?" 

"I'm trapped in handcuffs that block my powers, you're hands and head are trapped and Henry just ran out of tranquiller darts. What do you think?" Juniper questioned, her voice laced with frustration.

"Not good." Ray replies. "Guys, you got to get out of here!" 

"Agreed!" Henry nodded, backing away as Drex started walking towards him.

"Don't worry about me!" Ray shouted.

"I won't." Henry said.

"Just get out of here!" Ray exclaimed.

"Okay!" Henry agreed. 

"That's an order!" Ray added.

"I'm completely on board." Henry responded in agreement, continuing to walk backwards from Drex with a nervous look on his face. 

"Hey!" Juniper looks over at the door with surprise when she saw a group of kids and some adults had gathered outside the bakery and two cops were with them. "Hey, what's goin' on in there?" One of the cops asked.

Henry laughs. "Whoo!" He puts his hands on his hips, smirking at Drex. "Hey, Drex...Looks like you're going back to jail."

Drex looks over at the cops with a harsh glare, scaring the two cops. "Oh, man, it's Drex!" One of the cops shouted worriedly and they both ran off.

"Thanks a lot, cops." Juniper mutters sarcastically. "That's why we have to do your job."

Drex turns back to Henry, who looks at him nervously. "Uh, I think you're supposed to follow those cops."

"Get him, Kid Danger!" A boy encouraged and the other kids cheered. Drex turned around, noticing the group of people recording them.

"You heard 'em." Drex said. He gestures for Henry to go at him, challenging him to fight. "Get me."

"Kid, be careful." Juniper warned, watching worriedly as Henry threw the device on the floor after turning it off.

"I'll be fine, Dash." Henry reassured her and walked towards Drex. Every hit he threw at Drex, Drex blocked each one. Juniper gasped when Drex then grabbed Henry and swung him around, throwing him into a big bucket of cake batter. 

Juniper grimaces. "That gotta hurt."

"Kid!" Ray worriedly said.

"Woah!" A girl shouts with surprise. "That man just threw Kid Danger into a big thing filled with cake batter."

Ray yells as he manages to pull the box off of its stand, but his hands were still trapped in the box. "Kid! Where are you Kid?" Henry shouted in response, but it sounded muffled since he was stuck in the cake batter upside down.

Drex smiles with amusement. "I'm afraid he's a little battered and bruised right now."

"What does that mean?" Ray swings his arms around, causing Juniper's eyes to widen and for her to quickly step out of the way to avoid getting hit accidentally. "Are you being literal or is that word play?"

"He's being literal, Cap." Juniper told him.

"Oh." Ray said. "Dash, where are you? Where's Drex?" He swung his arms, breaking a nearby table. 

"That's a table, Cap." Juniper sighed.

"Well, you certainly showed that table." Drex remarked.

"Kid Danger?!" Ray calls out, looking all around. "Kid? Kid? Kid Danger?"

"Kid Danger ran out the door." Drex lied, unlocking the door and opened it and Juniper rolled her eyes at him. Drex was making her even more annoyed with each second. 

"Hang on, Kid! I'm comin'!" Ray shouted and ran towards the direction of the door, knocking into some table and chairs on the way there.

By this point, Henry finally got out of the cake batter. Drex closes the door, looking at Henry with a glare. "Hello?" Henry calls out, wiping the cake batter off his eyes. He grimaces. "I'm so sticky. I need some paper towels!" Drex grabbed onto his arm, looking at him with an intimidating stare. 

Juniper had been quiet this whole time, thinking over a plan. "Okay, Drex," Juniper calls out, gaining his attention. "I'll join you." 

Drex raises his eyebrows, looking surprised yet intrigued. "Oh, really?"

"Yes." Juniper nods. "I'll stop being a hero and work with you, just let us go." 

"Dash, don't do it!" Henry said worriedly, his eyes wide in disbelief. He couldn't believe Juniper was actually considering working with Drex.

"I knew you'd make the right choice, sweetheart." Drex smiles but it was one of those evil smiles that made her feel even more uneasy. He takes a key out of his pocket, unlocking the cuffs. Juniper rubbed her wrists once the cuffs were off, her wrists were sore. They had a red mark from the handcuffs, but she wasn't paying attention to that. Drex puts his arm around her and she tried to suppress a grimace. She wasn't going to be doing this long, just enough to get him to let his guard down and made sure he was distracted. "You know, you really surprised me, Dash." Drex continues. "I didn't think you had it in you. But I should've known, you're a smart girl." He complimented her and she forced a smirk.

"Thanks." She said, her tone feigning agreement. Juniper knew she had to play along for now, biding her time until she could find an opportunity to turn the tables on Drex. hoping it sounded convincing. "So, what's the first order of business as partners?"

"Partners?" Drex repeats, laughing. "Oh, no, no, no, sweetheart. You're the sidekick. I'm the boss."

"Even though I'm the one with the superpowers?" She clicks her tongue, shaking her head and looking disappointed. "You said you were gonna give me power, that I wasn't a sidekick yet, here you are telling me I'm the sidekick. That's not very nice. I think you'd better reconsider that, Drex. You're underestimating my potential." Juniper replies, her voice now laced with determination. She moves quickly, surprising Drex by elbowing him in the stomach and then performing a swift roundhouse kick that knocked him off balance. "You seriously thought I would join you?" She laughs. "Never gonna happen, dude." 

A/N ray was so funny in this episode ! well tbh he's funny in every episode, i love him

[ejsandfarkleslovebot]

Mouth Candy (season 3: episode 4, part 2)

Arguing ensues at the candy store called Mouth Candy. Juniper was there with Ray and Henry, arguing with the owner, Jasper, and Mitch. 

"One at a time!" Ray shouted over everyone.

"Alright, alright." Henry exclaimed, getting everyone to stop talking. 

"Woof." Mitch said and everyone looked at him weirdly.

"ow, you two wait here while Kid Danger, Dash, and I go interrogate the...Suspect." Ray spoke.

"Yeah, whatever his name is." Henry added and Juniper nodded.

"They call him the Hot Broth Burglar." Mitch explained.

Jasper picks up a box of candy and began throwing it at him angrily. "No they don't!"

"Dude, calm down!" Juniper's eyes widen and she grabbed his arm, pulling him back as Ray and Henry stopped him from going any farther.

"You see that? You see that? Do you see his violent nature?!" 

With a glare in his eyes, Jasper runs at him again. Juniper quickly grabs his arm and this time Henry and Ray join in on pushing him back away from him. "Hey-hey, put down the jellybeans." Henry told him.

Jasper points at him. "But he-"

"Hey!" Henry said in a stern voice. "Put the jelly beans down."

With an upset expression, Jasper puts down the jelly beans. Juniper, Henry, and Ray bring Jasper off to the side, no one noticing Mitch sneaking some candy into his pocket. "Alright, did you really try to steal that candy boot?" Henry asked Jasper.

"'Course I didn't!" Jasper whispers-yells. He points at Mitch and glares at him. "Mitch framed me!"

"Ah okay. Crime solved-Now can we go do our podcast?"

"Nope." Juniper said the same time Henry said, "Wait." Henry grabbed Ray's arm, stopping him from leaving.

"What am I gonna do?"  Jasper inquires. "Mr. Sugarman wants to put me in jail!"

"Okay, relax-you're not goin' to jail." Henry reassured him.

"We'll just make him think you are." Ray explained.

Ray grabs Jasper's arm as the four of them walked back over to the owner and Mitch. "Alright, sir. Kid Danger, Dash, and I are gonna take this rotten curly-haired misfit to jail."

"Yep." Juniper nodded, crossing her arms as she stood by Henry.

"That's right." Henry said.

"Ha!" Mitch laughed.

Mr. Sugarman nods. "Good."

Just as the four of them turn around to head out the door, two police officers walk into the store. "Hey, Captain Man." The male police officer greeted.

"kid Danger. Dash." The female police officer added, smiling at the three of them.

Juniper's eyes widen slightly, not expecting police officers to be there. "Uh, hello." Ray nervously said.

"Officers." Henry smiled nervously.

"We were just walkin' by and we saw you guys in here." The male police office explained. 

"Need our help?" The female police officer asked.

"Thank you," Juniper smiles politely. "But we got it from here."

Before the four of them could walk away, the male police officer speaks up. "Wait a minute...I've seen this kid before."

The female police officer's eyes widen in realization. "Oh yeah-Didn't he get arrested last year at Swellview Park?"

"Right." The male police officer nods. "For Usin' the ladies' bathroom." He shakes his head. "That's messed up, man."

"No, it was only 'cause my friend's little sister-"

"Hey, and didn't you also get arrested last Christmas in City Hall for wearin' more than one hat simultaneously?" The female police officer asked, interrupting Jasper who was trying to defend himself. 

Out of the corner of her eye, Juniper noticed movement. Her eyes widen when she caught Mitch putting in some candy in his pocket. She had a feeling Jasper was telling the truth that Mitch framed him, and now she knows for sure he was telling the truth. 

"Well-"

"And today, he tried to steal this!" Mr. Sugarman walked over to where his candy boot was displaced and pointed at it. 

"That's right, he did!" Mitch chimed in, causing Juniper to roll her eyes.

"No, I-I didn't!" Jasper stutters. "I was just holding it!"

"Well, you know what they say." The male police officer spoke.

The female police officer nods. "He who holds it, stolds it."

Mr. Sugarman and Mitch outstretch their arms, looking at Jasper with an 'who cares' expression. 

"Okay, somebody get me a dictionary and show me the word 'stolds'!" Jasper yelled angrily. 

"Just calm down, alright?" Juniper spoke softly, pulling Jasper back since he had walked forward. Him being angry didn't help his case. 

"Okay, okay, look, officers, no worries." Henry tries to reassures the officers they got this handled. "We got this. We're gonna take him to jail."

Juniper nods along with Ray. "Yeah." Ray said. 

"You three do so much to help this city." The male police officer smiled.

"No, it's not a problem." Juniper shook her head.

"Yeah, it's fine." Henry agrees. "It's honestly fine, officers."

"Let us get this one for ya." The female police officer suggested, taking Jasper out of Henry's and Ray's grasp, causing them to panic.

"No, no, it's on the way!" Henry exclaimed.

Juniper watches with wide eyes as the police officers began handcuffing Jasper. "Captain Man, Kid Danger, Dash! They're cuffing me!" Jasper shouted worriedly. Juniper quickly followed them outside with Ray and Henry, trying to convince the police officers that she, Henry, and Ray could take Jasper as Henry and Ray tried to stop them as well. But it was too late and the police officers left with Jasper.

The three of them looked at each other worriedly and then looked at Mr. Sugarman and Mitch, who quickly stood up, putting his hand on his hip with an awkward smile on his face. Juniper narrowed her eyes at him, staring at him suspiciously. Mitch gave Mr. Sugarman a thumbs up and Mr. Sugarman smiled and pointed at him. 

****

Juniper was now at Henry's house along with Charlotte as they tried to figure out how to get Jasper back. Henry was currently on the phone with Jasper's mom. "Hey, Mrs. Dunlop. Jasper's going to be spending the night at my place tonight. Oh, you don't care?" A weird expression was oon his face as he looked at his phone when the call ended. He shook his head, glancing at his friends.

"Okay, how are we gonna get Jasper out of jail?" He inquired.

"I don't know." Charlotte shook her head.

"Well, it's his third strike." Henry reminds his friends worriedly as he puts his phone in his pocket. "And if they convict him he could get twenty years!" 

"Then we better figure out a way to prove that Mitch is the one who tried to steal that stupid candy boot." Charlotte said.

"I know he did." Juniper speaks up. "I saw some steal some candy." She sighs, sunning her hand through her brunette hair. "But without any proof, no one will believe us." She glanced at her watch the same time Henry glanced at his when their watches beeped.

"Ah, it's Ray." Henry noticed.

With her hands on her hips, Charlotte looked at him like she didn't care. "Yeah, okay."

Juniper chuckles and she glances at Henry. "You answer yours and I'll just join you." 

"Okay." Henry nodded and as Juniper stood behind henry, he flipped open his watch and a small hologram of Ray appeared.

Ray smiles at Henry and Juniper. "Guys, I got some good news."

"You figured out a way to get Jasper out of jail?" Juniper smiled.

"Better." Ray points at them. "Got some new ideas for our podcast."

Juniper's smile falls and she shakes her head. "Ray, we don't care about the podcast right now."

Henry pinches the bridge of his noies. "Okay, Ray, it's the middle of then night, we got school in the morning, and one of my best friends is lookin' at a possible twenty years in jail."

"Y'know, I'm startin' to feel like I care way more about this podcast than you guys do." Ray commented.

Henry rolls his eyes. "Oh, really? It's probably because you do." He then ended the call by flipping the top of his watch back over. He glances at Charlotte with annoyance. "You hear that? All he cares about is recording his dumb podcast."

"Well, I think I got somethin' better for you to record." Charlotte smiled.

Henry crosses his arms, raising his eyebrows. "What?"

"Mitch." Charlotte replied.

Henry furrows his eyebrows. "You want us to do a podcast with Mitch?"

Juniper rolls her eyes, hitting the back of his head. "No, dummy." He mutters the word 'ow' and winces, rubbing the back of his head. "She wants us to record Mitch admitting he stole candy."

"Exactly." Charlotte points at Juniper with a smile. "One of you wear a wire and then at school you casually start a conversation with Mitch, get him to admit that he's the one who really tried to steal the candy boot. Then we take the recording to the cops and boom, Jasper's out."

"Great plan." Juniper smiled.

"Thanks." Charlotte grinned.

"But h-how am I gonna get Mitch to admit it?" Henry asked.

"Dude," Charlotte smiles. "You're like a million times smarter than he is." 

Henry smiles at her. "You really think so?"

Charlotte glances at him, her smile faltering as she looks at him. "Yeah." She dragged out the word and her response didn't sound very believable. 

Henry's smile falls and he furrowed his eyebrows. He looks at Juniper. "You think I'm smarter than Mitch?"

Juniper shrugs. "Eh." A hurt look forms on Henry's face and Juniper giggles a bit, playfully nudging him. "I'm kidding. You're totally smarter than he." Henry smiles brightly at her. "Although sometimes you can kinda be dumb." 

"Very true." Charlotte agreed.

****

(juniper's outfit for this part of the chapter)

While Henry was at school the next day, Juniper and Charlotte hid in Ray's van along with Ray nearby. "Hey...Can you guys hear me okay?" Henry spoke into the earpiece.

"Yeah, Kid, we hear you." Ray replied.

"We're in a van across the street." Charlotte explained.

"Okay cool." Henry commented.

"Just get as close to Mitch as you can, and try to get him to admit that he's the one that stole hte fried foot." Ray spoke. 

After sharing a weird look, Charlotte and Juniper looks at Ray weirdly. "The candy boot." Charlotte corrected.

Ray rolls his eyes. "Oh, it matters?"

"Okay, here I go." Henry said.

"So, this is your van?" Charlotte questioned, glancing round.

Juniper looks around the van. It looked like a normal van, expect it looked pretty old. The table had duct tape on it, most likely keeping it together, and there were different equipement in the van "It looks old."

"It's my old van. I have  way better one." Ray smiles widely. "The Man Van."

"Of course you named it that." Juniper chuckled.

"Well, where is the Man Van?" Charlotte asked Ray.

"Oh, Schwoz took it go see Charlie Puth." Ray shrugged.

Juniper's eyes widen and she gasps. "He went to go see Charlie Puth and he didn't invite me?"

"Really?" Charlotte looks at Ray with surprise. "Schwoz is a Puther?" She looks at Juniper, raising her eyebrows. "You're a Puther too?"

"Of course." Juniper grins. "I love his songs."

"Oh yeah, big Puther." Ray responded to Charlotte.

As the three of them conversed, they didn't even realize Henry had gotten Mitch to admit he tried stealing the candy boot. "You guys, I did it! I did it! Did you hear?" Henry questioned.

"I just think that Schwoz would be ore into music like Coldplay or some band like that." Charlotte admitted.

"Oh, nah, he's been into Puth for like way before it was cool-"

"Look, guys, did you hear him admit it?" Henry inquired, interrupting Ray's sentence. "Hello? Can you guys hear me?"

"Wait, what?" Juniper takes off her headphones back on along with Charlotte and Ray since they all had taken their headphones off.  She raises her eyebrows. "You said he admit it?'

"Yeah, did you guys record it?" Henry asked her.

Juniper grimaces. "No, sorry. We were talking about Schwoz's music taste."

"The girls forgot to hit record." Ray chimes in, earning a glare from Charlotte and Juniper and Juniper even hit his shoulder which made him wince. "Sorry." He apologizes to Henry. "Just go get him to say it again."

"Okay, fine, but you press record, you press it right now." Henry demanded. 

Ray presses the record button. "Recording."

"Thank you." Henry spoke.

While Ray gets some water from his canteen, Charlotte picks up something she found by her. Juniper grimaces when she looked at it. "Uh, what is this?" Charlotte asked Ray.

Ray glances at it. "Uh...That was either a banana or a hot dog." 

"Gross." Juniper muttered.

"Ew!" Charlotte said, throwing it away. She then got some hand sanitizer from her purse and put some on her hands. 

Mitch was about to confess he tried stealing the boot when suddenly a loud high-pitch screamed was heard, causing Charlotte, Juniper, and Ray to quickly take off their headphones since it was blaring in their ears. The three of them fell off their chairs, startled because of the sudden yell. The trio got back up, fixing their headphones that were half way on their head. 

"Henry? What's happening?" Charlotte inquired.

"Yeah, this isn't gonna work, that's what happening!" Henry replied, raising his voice since he was frustrated.

"Hey, Kid." Ray chimes in. "You know what'll make you feel a lot better?"

"What?" Henry questioned.

Ray smiles. "Doin' a podcast."

Juniper groans in annoyance while Charlotte rolls her eyes. "Okay, listen Ray! I'm not doin' a podcast with you or anyone else until Mitch confesses and my friend, Jasper, is out of jail!" Henry shouted angrily.

"Please?" Ray said.

"No!" Henry exclaimed.

"Alright, fine!" Ray raised his voice, setting his headphones on the table angrily.

Juniper smiles. "Hey, you didn't throw them this time! That's progress."

Ray rolls his eyes and gets his gum. "Keep recording."

"What are you gonna do?" Charlotte asked him, furrowing her eyebrows.

Juniper looks at Ray with confusion, wondering why he was going to go in as Captain Man. "Do you need me to go with you?'

"No, I got it." Ray reassures her and she nods in response. Ray puts a piece of gum in his mouth. "I'm gonna do what I should've done a long time ago."

"You mean clean this van?" Charlotte gestured to the dirty van. 

Juniper glances around the van and nods in agreement. "Yeah, it could use some cleaning."

Ray looked back at her and Charlotte with a glare before he left.

****

"Charlotte, Juniper, you guys get that?" Henry asked after Ray got Mitch to admit what he did on recording.

"Yeah." Juniper smiled.

"Yep," Charlotte nods. "We got it!"  She and Juniper then shared a smile and fist bumped.

"Now...I've got a podcast to do." Ray speaks. "And everything I need for that podcast better be there in the next ten minutes." 

A/N i honestly love juniper's & charlotte's friendship 

[ejsandfarkleslovebot]

Mouth Candy (season 3: episode 4, part 1)

Juniper, Henry, and Ray were setting up their radio show in the Man Cave. Why they were making a radio show? Juniper wasn't really for sure, but she just went along with it. She sat between the boys, putting on headphones as the boys connected the wires with the sound system. 

When they were done, Henry puts his headphones on. Ray leans on the table and speaks into the microphone, testing out the microphone to make sure it works. "Test. Test one. Puh. Puh puh. Potato pants..."Juniper glances at him weirdly and chuckle as the man continues. "Pretty Polly wore purple potato pants to her Purim party in Pittsburgh."

"Did you come up with that or?" Juniper questioned, her voice trailing off with an amused smile on her face.

Ray looks back at her with annoyance. "You, shush."

Juniper giggles slightly, glancing at Henry and shares an amused look with him. Ray glances at Henry. "Henry, how does that sound?"

"Not gonna ask me?" Juniper asked and playfully pouted.

Ray points at her. "No, you made fun of me." 

She just stuck her tongue out at him, playfully defiant. "How could I not though?" 

Ray glared at her, crossing his arms. "You're enjoying this way too much."

She nods, smirking. "Of course."

Ray rolls her eyes, glancing over to Henry to ask again how did it sound. Henry chuckles and leans over to press the button to speak into his microphone. "Painful. Please p'stop." He said, adding a 'p' when he said stop. 

"'Kay," Ray drags out the word and nods. "Let's start the podcast!" 

Henry grins. "Alright, let's cast our pod."

Ray claps his hands excitedly. "Yeah!" He began counting down as he got ready to record them. "In five, four, three, two..." He presses the button to record them and drags out the word 'hello' and 'too' when he spoke. "Hello! And welcome to..." 

Together, the three of them sing together, "Deep in the Man Cave!" Ray then pressed a button on his laptop which played some heavy metal music. After a few seconds, he turned off the music and spoke into his microphone again.

"Yesiree, this is the very first podcast starring your very own Captain Man," Ray paused, glancing at Henry and Juniper, signaling them to speak. 

"Kid Dang-" Before Henry could finish, his phone dings, notifying him he got a message. "Hold up, I got a text." He picks his phone up. "Sorry." 

Juniper looks at Ray, raising her eyebrows at seeing how annoyed he looked. "Dang it!" Ray yelled, unplugging his headphones from the sound system and throwing them across the room. Henry and Juniper jumped, startled by Ray's sudden tantrum. Ray stood and turned to face Henry with annoyance, throwing his arms up out of frustration.

"Look, this isn't live, we can just start again." Henry suggested.

"Okay, uh, why don't we just start World War Two again?" Ray asked, his voice laced with annoyance.

"Yeah, how about no." Juniper remarked.

"Why don't we call Leonardo da Vinci, and say, uh," Ray pretends to be calling someone. "'Hey Leon, could you just build the Eiffel Tower again?'"

Juniper exchanges a confused look with Henry since they both were confused why Ray was so upset about this. "Okay." Henry drags out the word, looking back at Ray along with Juniper. He gestures for Ray to sit down. "Take two."

With an upset expression on his face, Ray joins the teens at the table. Henry grabs another pair of headphones from the box by him and hands them to Ray. Ray puts them on and Henry plugs them in to the sound system. Ray counts down, but this time he didn't sound as excited or happy as the first time. "In five, four, three, two..." He presses the button to record. "Hello!" He greets in a more cheery voice. "And welcome to..."

Once again the three of them sing, "Deep in the Man Cave." Then Ray pressed the button to play the heavy metal music for a few seconds. "Yesiree, this is the very first podcast starring your very own Captain Man..." He looked at Henry and Juniper, signaling for them to chime in.

Henry leans over to his microphone, pressing the button to speak into it. "Kid Danger."

"And Dash." Juniper chimed in after she pressed the button to speak into her microphone.

Ray smiles widely. "That's right. So, Henry, Juniper," Juniper's eyes widen and she looks at Henry with panic. He looks at her with wide eyes as Ray continues. Juniper figured he must've not realized he just exposed their real names. "A couple months ago, the three of us got into a little scuffle with the stupidest criminal in Swellview, a guy named Jeff. Remember that guy? What a character he was, huh?"

"No, dude, dude." Henry covers his microphone, signaling for Ray to stop talking. He takes his headphones off. "You called us by our real names."

"Can't hear what you're saying." Ray shook his head.

Juniper rolls her eyes, reaching over to take Ray's headphones off. "Ray, you called us by our names. Can't do that."

Henry nods. "You gotta call us Kid Danger and Dash."

Juniper leans away, her eyes widening slightly when Ray angrily threw his headphones off. She and Henry watches with surprise as Ray let out a yell, throwing the headphones onto the floor, and then got up. "Okay, that one wasn't my fault." Henry commented and Juniper pointed at him in a sign of agreement.

Ray faces the teen with an upset expression. "Can we just do the ding-dang podcast?" 

"Sure." Juniper nods, gesturing to his empty chair. "We're waiting for you to join us." 

Ray had a pout on his face as he sat down and he outstretched his hand, signaling for Henry to give him another pair of headphones. Henry did and he plugged them in to the sound system while Ray put them on. "In five, four, three, two..."  Ray presses the button and then speaks in a cheerful tone. "Hello! And welcome too..." As the three of them sang, "Deep in the Man Cave." the backdoor opened and Charlotte walked in, calling out to them.

"You guys!" 

"Aw, come on!" Ray shouted, taking off his headphones.

"Ray-" Juniper started with a grimaced expression.

"Please don't..." Henry pleaded, looking at Ray with annoyance. He gently grabbed Juniper's arm, pulling her away when Ray angrily stood, causing his chair to be pushed back. Ray threw the headphones on the ground and kicked them, sending them across the room.

Charlotte's eyes widen and she steps to the side, looking at Ray with surprise. Ray outstretches his arms, glaring at Charlotte. Henry lets go of Juniper's arms, turning to look in the box of headphones to find out the box was now empty. "Okay, that's it," He said, picking up the box and flipping it over to prove his point as he looks at the others. "We're out of headphones, so..."

"No podcast." Juniper sighs. "If Ray didn't keep having those tantrums we probably would've gotten through one recording." Ray turns to look at her with a harsh glare that caused her to flinch and scoot her chair closer to Henry. Henry puts a hand on her her hand that rested on the table to comfort her, rolling his eyes at Ray as the man yells, "Shut up!"

"We have an emergency!" Charlotte exclaimed.

"What, what is it?" Henry asked with his voice laced in annoyance.

"It's Jasper!" Charlotte replied and her friends groaned. As Henry groaned, he took off his headphones with his other hand. 

"What did he do now?" Juniper sighed. Despite the fact she didn't want to move her hand away from Henry's, she did and took off her headphones.

"He says that some crazy man is at school, setting a bucnha snakes loose in the hallways!" Charlotte explained.

Juniper's eyes widen. "Snakes?" She whimpers, shaking her head as she looks scared. "Yeah, I'm not going."

"I'm sure it's nothing." Henry reassured her, sending her a reassuring smile when she looked at him with fear in her eyes. Juniper nodded, hoping that Henry was right. Juniper was afraid of snakes. She didn't have a bad experience with them, she just was afraid of them and hated them. They just creeped her out. 

"I guarantee you that's not happening." Ray pointed at Charlotte.

"But Jasper sent me a-"

"Oh, who cares?" Ray interrupts Charlotte. He uses air quotations when he said 'emergency'. "Last week Jasper called in an 'emergency'  'cause he saw a cloud shaped like a dinosaur."

"Yeah, remember Fourth of July." Henry speaks up and stands, walking over to where Charlotte and Ray stood. And as he speaks, Juniper joins them. "When he got all freaked out by the fireworks 'cause he thought America was being attacked by Canada?"

"Yeah." Ray scoffs. He puts his hands on his hips, shaking his head. "I'd like to see Canada try to attack us.

Charlotte rolls her eyes. "Well before you guys ignore this, you better watch this video Jasper just texted." She showed them the video Jasper sent. The video was of Jasper in the school's hallway and snakes were everywhere in the hallway. The video ended with him saying he needed backup.

Henry sighs. "C'mon. We gotta go check this out."

"Are you sure?" Juniper nervously asks. "I'm sure he'll be fine."

"Yeah." Ray agrees. "Why do we need to ruin our afternoon to go help Jasper?" He asked angrily. 

"Ooh, somebody's got his 'manties' in a bunch today." Charlotte commented.

Ray looks at her with a small glare and defensively says,  "Uh, Idon't wear 'manties' thank you." 

"Ray..." Henry scolded him.

"I wear boys undewear." Ray added.

Rolling her eyes, Juniper gets the gum out of her pocket and puts one in her mouth. She blew a bubble the same time the boys did, each of their suits appearing as they blew a bubble. She followed the boys over to where the tubes were at and she went to hers that was in the middle. Yes, she finally has her own! After countless times of asking for one, Ray finally caved in and got her one. The three of them pressed the button on their belts which signaled for their tubes to come down.

"Up the tube!" Henry spoke.

"Stupid Jasper, I swear that kid-" Ray angrily said, his sentence being cut off as the three of them shot up.

****

When Juniper arrives at the school with Henry and Ray, Henry opens the double doors, walking in along with Juniper with Ray trailing behind them. "Hey, we're here." Henry called out. 

"Finally! What took you so long?" Japer asked, walking over to his friends.

Henry points at Ray. "He made us get shaved ice." 

"I like the watermelon." Ray said with a mouth full of shaved ice.

Covering his face wiht his hands, Henry repeats what Ray said. "He likes the watermelon." Juniper sympathetically smiled at him, patting Henry's shoulder. She could tell that Henry was annoyed with Ray and she didn't blame him because she was kind of annoyed with him too. Plus the fact he didn't offer to get her or Henry any made her a bit upset with him. 

Henry takes his hands off his face, sending a small smile to Juniper before he looks at Jasper. "Hey, what's up with these snakes?" 

"I don't know." Jasper said, his eyes widening when he noticed something behind Henry, Juniper, and Ray. "Look, there's one right over there." 

Juniper yelps, moving closer to stand by Henry and holding onto his arm when she saw a snake by the trash can that's near the door. Henry held onto her hand with his right hand, moving back slightly as well with wide eyes. Ray looked at Jasper and rolled his eyes.

"Oh, you mean this fake snake over here?"

"It looks real to me." Juniper mumbled.

"How do you know it's fake?" Henry asked Ray.

"I don't think it's fake!" Jasper shook his head.

"Yeah." Henry agreed.

"Oh, c'mon..." Ray threw his cup of shaved ice in the trash can and Juniper watches with wide eyes as he picks up the snake. "They sell these things for five bucks a pop at the Swellview county fair."

Henry, Jasper, and Juniper start to speak, trying to tell Ray that's a real snake. "You seriously thought this thing was real-" Ray interrupted his own sentence with a scream when the snake hissed at him. He threw the snake across the room, screaming 'it's real'. He ran over to the others and Juniper stepped to the side, watching with an amused expression when Ray jumped into Henry's arms.

"Will you quit bein' such a baby?" Henry inquired and set Ray down.

"Oh, look," Jasper notices some more snakes on the stairs and points them out. "There's more snakes over there!"

After seeing the snakes, Henry lets out a high-pitched scream and jumps into Juniper's arms. She chuckles, looking at him with an amused glint in her eyes ."Whos being a baby now?"  She ignored the fact she felt her face heat up because of the fact Henry jumped into her arms. She was a bit more surprised though that she caught him. 

Blushing faintly out of embarrassment, Henry quickly gets out of her arms. "Sorry." He muttered.

"It's okay." Juniper reassured him, sending him a small smile.

Henry clears his throat, speaking in his normal voice. "W-Well how'd-how'd they get here?"

Jasper points at a guy by the stairs he tied up. "That freak brought 'em! I saw him pulling some snakes out of a sack so I hit him with that fire extinguisher, and tied him up with those extension cords!" Juniper raised her eyebrows, glancing at the tied up guy and nodded. She had to admit if this was a bad guy, Jasper did a great job at tying him up. She followed Henry and Ray over to the tied up guy and Henry took off the helmet that covered the guy's head, revealing Jed the Janitor.

Jed breathes heavily, looking at Jasper with a glare. "You!"

Jasper's eyes widen with surprise. "Jed the janitor?!"

"I swear I hate you more than I hate myself." Jed told him in an angry tone. 

"Okay, will someone tell us what's goin' on here." Henry spoke.

"Well, I-I saw-"

"I'll tell ya what happened!" Jed interjects, stopping Jasper from continuing. "This school has rats! So, I rented this protective suit and helmet, and bought twenty-five snakes so they'd eat the rats!"

Juniper nods. "Makes sense." She whimpers when one of the snakes near them hissed and she steps closer to Henry. "I still hate snakes though."

"See? No emergency." Ray said, shakig his head with an annoyed look on his face. He steps over Jed. "I knew it...I knew it, I knew it, I knew it! Way to go, Jasper!"

Jasper starts to defend himself, but Ray interrupts him. "But I-I-I-"

"I'm gonna be talkin' about this on my podcast," Ray angrily points at him. "You can count on that."

"Uh, could I please be untied?" Jed asked. 

"Right, sorry." Juniper apologized and she and Henry went to start to untie him, but stopped when they heard someone yell out in pain. They walked over to where Jasper and Ray were closer to the front of the school, surprised to see their teacher Miss Shapen on the floor. 

"A snake...A snake bit my elbow." Miss Shapen explained.

"Uh, that's our teacher, Miss Shapen." Jasper told Ray.

"Oh yeah." Ray nods. "Uh..." He glances at Henry. "Kid, go handle that."

Henry looks at him with wide eyes. "Wha-I don't know how to handle a snake bite!"

"Just go over there, put her elbow in your mouth, and suck out the poision." Ray explained.

"Why don't you do it?" Juniper raised her eyebrows at him.

"I don't want to. That's gross." Ray responded.

"Exactly." Henry nodded, crossing his arms. 

"It's the only way to save her life, now get over there and suck out that poison!" Despite Henry protesting, Ray shoved him over to Miss Shapen.

As Henry reassures Miss Shapen everything was going to be alright, Jasper looks back at Ray and Juniper with a smile despite the fact Ray looked at him with a glare. "Hiya." Jasper smiled nervously, punching him in the chest.

"Okay." Jasper's smile fell as Ray continues to speak. "For the next two months, I don't wanna hear about anymore 'crimes' from you. We clear?"

"What if I see a burglary in progress?" Jasper asked and Juniper rolled her eyes as Jasper and Ray went back and forth while Miss Shapen groaned in pain in the background. 

"You shut up." Ray nodded.

"What if I witness road rage?" Jasper inquired.

Ray points at him. "You shut up."

Jasper asks another question. "What if I hear a ticking bomb?"

Ray puts his hands on both of Jasper's shoulders and smiles. "Just chill. Oh, and," He takes his hands off Jasper's shoulders and points at him. "Shut up."

Jasper rolls his eyes, shakig his head. "Go untie that self-loathing jaitor." Ray demanded, pointing at the janitor who was still laying on the ground tied up.

As Jasper walks away to go untie the janitor, Juniper puts her hands on her hips, looking at Ray with a disappointed expression. Ray raises his eyebrows at her. "What?" 

"Don't you think you were a little harsh with Jasper?" Juniper questioned.

"Nope." Ray shakes is head and walks towards the door. "C'mon, Kid Danger and Dash. We've got a podcast to do." 

Juniper turns her attention back to Henry when she heard Miss Shapen say, "Don't spit it into my purse!" She grimaced, looking at Henry with a sympathetic smile.

"You good, Hen?" Juniper asked softly, walking over to him with concern in her eyes.

"Never doing that again." Henry muttered.

Juniper chuckles, throwing her arm around his shoulders. "Come on, let's get back to do the podcast before Captain Man has another tantrum."  Henry chuckled, wrapping his arm around her waist with a smile and the two best friends walked out the school together.

****

Soon the trio were at the Man Cave in their regular clothes and sat back at the table after they got more headphones from the back. "Captain Man, Kid Danger, and Dash-first podcast, take four" Ray announced, glancing at Henry and Juniper with a smile. They both smiled back at him. 

"Hello and welcome to..." 

The trio then sing in unsion, "Deep in the Man Cave." After heavy metal music played for a few seconds, Ray then repeated what he has said four times.

"Yesiree, this is the very first podcast of Captain Man-"

An alarm blares, alerting the trio that there was an emergency in Swellview which interrupted Ray. "Ah, fudge and kumquats!" Ray exclaimed as Henry and Juniper took their headphones off and walked over to the computer. Juniper rolled her eyes when she heard a thud, knowing that Ray threw his headphones on the ground again. When she heard another thud, she looked behind her, her eyes widening when she saw Ray had kicked his chair. 

"You good?" Juniper asked him, tilting her head to the side and smiling slightly with amusement.

Ray pouts. "No."

"Guys, pop a gum ball, there's somethin' goin' down at that store, Mouth Candy." Henry explained.

Ray puts his hand on the auto snacker. "Gimme a roasted chicken."

"Roasted chicken." A computer voice repeated. 

Juniper shares a confused look with Henry before she looks at Ray with confusion. "What's the roasted chicken for?"

"Dude, you don't have time to eat a chicken!" Henry pointed out, walking over to the tubes along with Juniper.

"I'm not gonna eat it." Ray said, taking out the tray the chicken is on when it was done. Juniper's eyes widen and she yelped when Ray threw the chicken in the direction she and Henry stood. She had quickly stepped to the side, grabbing Henry's arm and pulling her with her so they both would avoid getting hit. The teens looked at Ray with offense.

"Dude!" Juniper yells, letting go of Henry's arm and threw her arms up out of frustration. "You almost hit us with a roasted chicken!"

"And that chicken did nothing to you." Henry added.

A/N juniper & henry >>>> pls they're so cute, i love them

[ejsandfarkleslovebot]

Scream Machine (season 3: episode 3, part 2)

The next day Juniper, Henry, Ray, and Schwoz quickly ran into the building where The Gizmo Show was being held with the machine Schwoz created.

Ray and Juniper threw open the doors while Henry and Schwoz pushes in the machine with a sheet covering it. "Comin' through!" Ray shouted, pushing past the people near the door.

"Get out of the way, people!" Juniper exclaimed, trying to get people to move so they all could get past.

At her area with Jasper, Charlotte smiles excitedly and hits Jasper's chest repeatedly. "Ooh, here they are! Here they come! Here they come!"

"Hey!" Jasper whines, grabbing her hand to pull it away from him. "I'm tender here." Charlotte rolled her eyes and anxiously watched her friends bring over the machine Schwoz made.

When they reach Charlotte, they're all out of breath from running inside. "Where have you guys been?!" Charlotte inquired.

"We got here as fast we could." Henry answered.

"Yeah, sorry we're late." Juniper apologized, leaning on the machine to try to catch her breath and get her heart rate to slow down.

"We wanted to stop and get ice creams." Schwoz spoke in a upset tone.

"But Henry and Juniper wouldn't let us." Ray mockingly said, rolling his eyes.

Juniper and Henry share an annoyed expression. "'Cause we had to be here at a specific time and if we got ice creams we would be even more late than we are." Juniper spoke, looking at the two men with annoyance.

"But okay, we'll get ice creams later!" Henry said, raising his arms out of frustration. "Jeez."

"Oh, man, here come the judges." Charlotte notices. She looks at her friends, gesturing them to move the table. "Quick, move that table out of the way so we can put my Scream Machine here!"

Henry, Jasper, and Schwoz moves the table off to the side as Juniper and Ray pushes the machine in place of where the table used to be. Ray threw the sheet off the machine and the sheet landed on Schwoz, causing him to stumble a bit.

Charlotte looks at the machine with furrowed eyebrows. "Where is my project?" She points at the machine. "What is that?!"

Henry wraps his arm around her shoulders. "Okay, listen, listen, listen. I gotta tell you something. We lost the plans for your Scream Machine."

"You lost them?!" Charlotte raises her voice, looking at her friends with a glare. Henry, Ray, and Schwoz shushed her when some heads were turned their way because of Charlotte's outburst. Henry gets his arm off of her as she points at them, demanding, "Okay, never tell a woman to shhhhh!"

"Okay." Henry raised his hands in defense.

"We're sorry." Ray apologized.

Schwoz sighs, putting a hand on his hip. "So many rules."

"Look, Schwoz tried to recreate your Scream Machine-"

"But without the plans he couldn't get it to work in time." Ray finished Henry's sentence.

"And honestly it was kinda Ray's fault 'cause what he did made the wind blow the plans away!" Juniper spoke, sending a small glare to Ray.

Ray threw his arms up out of frustration. "I was hot so I opened the top of my car!"

"When people get hot in the car people normally turn the cool air on and not open up the roof of the car!" Juniper snapped at him and the two of them glared at each other as they started to bicker.

Henry rolls his eyes and looks at them both. "Alright, both of you just calm down!" Ray and Juniper grew quiet, looking away from each other with annoyed expressions and crossed arms.

"Well, what the jack is that thing?!" Charlotte questioned, pointing at the machine with furrowed eyebrows.

"It's a little project that I've been working on," Schwoz smiles. "So I finished it for you!"

"Well, I can't pretend I made this!" Charlotte pointed out.

"Yeah, sure you can." Henry assures her. He points at the little disco ball on the bottom of the laser. "See, it's got your little disco ball from the other one, remember this one?" Juniper glanced at Ray when she saw movement out of the corner of her eye and chuckled quietly at seeing him dancing. Ray was truly a dork.

Charlotte grabs the disco ball and threw it to the other side of the room, causing Ray to gasp dramatically. "This isn't even my work!" Charlotte sighs. "I don't even know what it does!"

Henry tried to explain what it does, but then realized he doesn't even know what it does. Schwoz was going to explain it, but then the judges started walking over to them.

"Okay, next."

Juniper stood by Henry and across from Ray as the judges walk over to the group. "Ah, yes." One of the judges who had a microphone was speaking and she stood next to Charlotte. "Here we have a young lady who's no stranger to second-place ribbons."

The smile fell off of Charlotte's face. The woman turns to face Charlotte with a smile. "How are you, Charlotte?" She put the microphone in front of Charlotte for her to speak into.

"Oh, y'know..." Charlotte nervously chuckles. "Good...Little nauseous."

"Great. You wanna tell us about your project?" The woman asked.

Charlotte glances at the machine then back at the woman. "I'd rather not."

"Okay. Well then, would you like to demonstrate your gizmo?" The woman questioned.

"Yeah, okay." Charlotte shrugged.

Ray steps forward. "Yeah, 'cause like, what else would she do? Not demonstrate it?" He laughed and his laughter died down when he noticed no one else was laughing or even looked amused.

"Good one." Henry said just for Ray's sake and Ray went to stand by Henry, Juniper, and Schwoz.

Charlotte looks at the woman judge nervously. "Uh, well, I should probably start by, uh..." Henry subtly points at the remote. "Turning it on." Charlotte picks up the yellow device that was connected to the machine by a chord. "And to do that I just...I, uh...I push this..." Her friends started fake coughing, shaking their heads and saying 'no' between their fake coughs. "I mean, I pull this..." Her friends did the same thing again. "Actually, I turn this knob..."

She smiles with relief when her friends nod and say 'yes' between their fake coughs. She turns the knob and the machine lights up blue. "And next, I, uh..."

Her friends all say 'tap' through their fake coughs next. "I tap the screen." Charlotte said, tapping the screen, causing the machine to work.

A laser beam shoots out of the laser, hitting Jasper who had been on his phone this whole time. Jasper disappears and then reappears on the other side of the room thanks to the machine. A shocked expression formed on Juniper's face as she watched. She had no idea what this machine did, but she was shocked and impressed that this machine Schwoz made could teleport people.

Everyone was watching with shocked expressions, not believing what they saw. Jasper turns around with furrowed eyebrows. He points at the spot he stood seconds ago. "Wasn't I just over there?"

"Good lord! Did your device just transport that boy from there to there?" The woman judge spoke into the mic with disbelief.

"Y-Yeah," Charlotte stutters. "Seems so."

"Should we just stop this competition now? Because Charlotte's device isn't just the best gizmo at this show..." The woman judge walks over to point at the machine. "This is mankind's most impressive invention of all time!"

Schwoz smiles proudly as his friends smile at him. Everyone claps and cheers for Charlotte. "No, no, no, no, it's not so great!" Charlotte quickly said while the applause and cheers died down. She points at a pancake flipper. "Look at that pancake flipper! I wish I'd thought of that!"

"Are you kidding? You've created instant teleportation. This technology could end the need for cars, airplanes, shipping. It could help preserve the Earth's entire ecosystem." The woman judge smiles at Charlotte. "Charlotte, you're going to be the most famous person on this planet."

"Someone call the government!" A man suggested.

"Call Fox News!" A woman chimed in.

"She's gonna win the Nobel Prize!" A man said.

Juniper looks at Charlotte with concern upon seeing how nervous and worried she looked. She then watched as Charlotte went to go hide underneath a table. She felt bad for Charlotte. This machine wasn't her work and now she might be becoming famous for something she didn't do.

"Yeah!" Ray cheers. "Take that, China!"

"Well, Charlotte, you must be very proud that-" The woman judge looks confused upon seeing Charlotte wasn't standing by her anymore. She looks all around. "Where'd she go?"

Everyone (besides Juniper since she knew where she was) start looking all around the room for Charlotte. "Oh, there she is!" Jasper exclaims, pointing at Carlotte hiding under the table. "Hiding under the table!"

Charlotte was pulled out from under the table and put on someone's shoulders while everyone started chanting her name.

"Okay, thank you! Thank you, I need to get down now." Charlotte said and the man put her down. The chanting stopped and everyone went back to what they were doing before, some even went over to the machine Schwoz made to check it out. Charlotte gestured for her friends to follow her and they do.

"Hey, kid, what's this thing you built?" Charlotte asked a boy standing by his invention that looked like some kind of booth.

"It's a soundproof booth." The boy responded.

"Cool." Charlotte turns to her friends. "In here." She opens the door, walking in first and her friends follow her despite the boy's attempts of trying to stop them.

The boy then tried to get them out of the booth, banging on the door. Henry opens the door, zapping him with his watch which causes the boy to fall unconscious. "Yeah, that's my gizmo." Henry commented before closing the door.

Juniper leans against the wall between Henry and Jasper. "Alright, I need you guys to listen!" Charlotte spoke.

"I know what you're going to say, so...You're welcome." Schwoz smiled.

Charlotte stares at him with annoyance. "I'm not welcome! Everyone out there thinks I'm some kind of scientific genius who just created the most important invention in the history of the world!"

"Once again, your'e welcome." Schwoz commented and then Charlotte flicked his forehead.

"Owie!" Schwoz winced.

"People are calling the government, and Fox News!"

"So?" Schwoz said.

"They're fair." Ray spoke.

"And balanced." Henry added.

"Oh, and what happens when they wanna know everything about me?" Charlotte asks, glancing at her friends worriedly. "People are gonna find out that I work at JunkNStuff...And then reporters are gonna come poking around, wantin' to talk to me, and then how long before they figure out that's where Captain Man, Kid Danger, and Dash work?"

"Yeah, that's a very good point." Juniper nods. She glances at Henry and Ray worriedly. "We can't let that happen."

Ray nods in agreement. "This is a problem. We need to make it go away."

"How?" Henry questions. "I mean, everyone out there just saw her device work."

"Then we need to get rid of it." Ray spoke.

Schwoz looks disappointed. "My machine?!"

"Yes, 'your machine'." Ray told him, speaking in the same kind of accent Schwoz but did it mockingly.

"Okay, dude, there's like a billion people out there." Henry reminds him. "How are we going to get rid of it?"

"Easy. All we need is a plan."

Everyone looks at Ray, waiting for him to tell them his plan. "Well?" Juniper speaks up, getting annoyed that he was waiting so long to say anything because they don't have much time to waste. "Do you have a plan or not?"

Ray inhales, looking at her with annoyance. "I don't know, Juniper, isn't it enough that I've pointed out that a plan is what we need?"

"Obviously no." Juniper sassily replied.

"I have an idea!" Charlotte announced and Juniper was relieved because one, Charlotte had a plan, and two Charlotte saying something stopped Juniper and Ray from arguing. 

Ray leans over to her. "Is it a plan?"

"Yes." Charlotte nodded.

Ray snaps his fingers, smirking at Juniper. "Ha!" Juniper rolled her eyes and crossed her arms.

"All we need is Captain Man, Kid Danger, Dash," Charlotte points at Jasper. "And a criminal."

Furrowing his eyebrows, Jasper points at himself. "You want me to be a criminal?"

Juniper raises her eyebrows at him, putting a hand on her hip. "Why would she point at you when she said that if she didn't want you to be a criminal?"

Charlotte nods in agreement. "Yeah, will you?"

"Do I have to whack someone?" Jasper questioned.

"No." Charlotte shook her head.

Jasper grins. "I'll do it anyway!"

****

While Charlotte was bombarded with questions by everyone, Henry, Ray, and Juniper had transformed into their superhero suit. The three of them were currently hiding behind the welcome table, waiting for their cue to get out of their hiding spot. Juniper rolled her eyes when she spot Ray combing his hair as he looked in a hand mirror he had.

"Can you not look at yourself right now?" Juniper asks Ray. "We have more important things to do."

Ray stops combing his hair, looking at her with offense. "Okay, fine." He sassily replies, glaring at Juniper when she mocks him. "I stopped looking at myself." He looked back at his mirror and continues to comb his hair.

"For, like, one second." Juniper scoffed.

Henry watches Juniper's and Ray's interaction with an amused smile on his face before he calls Jasper, peeking out behind the table to look for him. "Jasper, where are you?"

"I'm right outside." Jasper answers. "I found a great disguise in the dumpster!"

"Okay, just get in here and follow the plan." Henry said.

"Can I whack someone?" Jasper inquired excitedly.

"No, you can't whack anyone." Henry told him before he hung up the phone. 

"There's Schwoz." Juniper noticed, pointing at Schwoz, who had made his way to the open area near the circle of people surrounding Charlotte. Ray and Henry looked at Schwoz just as Schwoz gives them the signal and Ray returned the signal.

The back doors open suddenly and Jasper runs in wearing a cardboard mask and the disguise he got from the dumpster. He yells, running towards the group of people which caused them to scream and back away from Charlotte. 

"Quick! They're after me! I need a place to hide!" Jasper exclaimed.

"Ahhh!" Schwoz pretends to act scared, raising his hands up in defense. "It's that bad guy! Somebody do something!" That was when Henry, Ray, and Juniper got out of their hiding places, standing in front of everyone. They stood next to each other in a fighting stance.

"I'll do something." Ray announced, pointing forward awkwardly.

"And I'll do something, also." Henry added, pointing forward just like Ray.

Henry and Ray glances at Juniper, the two expecting her to say what they did. Juniper glances at them with furrowed eyebrows. "What?" She nods in realization and shrugs. "Oh. And I'll do something too, I guess."

"Dad, look!" Piper excitedly said. "It's Captain Man, Kid Danger, and Dash!"

Everyone cheers for the two heroes and sidekick. "Hey, what do I do now?" Jasper whispered to Schwoz.

"Run to Charlotte's table." Schwoz replied back to him in a whisper.

"Right." Jasper nods in realization. He looks around at everyone. "Ha! This man can't stop me!" He then punched Schwoz and everyone gasped as Schwoz fell. 

Henry and Juniper exchanged a surprised expression since they all told Jasper he wasn't allowed to hit anyone, but he did the exact opposite they all told him. They all should've expected he was going to do that though. 

"Uh," Ray points at Jasper. "Hold it right there!"

"No! I'm not holding it anywhere!" Jasper commented. He yelled, running towards Charlotte's device and Henry, Ray, and Juniper followed him. The three of them try to catch the 'bad guy', ending up running around the device along with Jasper in circles. 

When they all stop at the same time, Henry points at Jasper. "Um, sir, I urge you to give up!"

"Eat feet!" Jasper demanded.

Henry pretends to look offended by what he said while Juniper, Ray, and Charlotte pretended to look shocked as everyone else gasped. "Okay, that does it." Henry spoke.

Ray looks at Juniper and Henry with determination. "Let's get him!"

"Yeah!" Juniper chimed. 

She then yelled along with Henry and Ray as they all ran at Jasper. Jasper had moved out of the way quickly as the three of them landed on Charlotte's device. "Charlotte's gizmo!" One of the judges exclaimed in disbelief with a frown on her face.

 After getting up, the heroes and sidekick began kicking and stomping on the device. They mock yelled as they pulled Jasper around. Juniper had even kicked Jasper's leg lightly a few times to make it seem like it was a real fight. Meanwhile, Schwoz finally gets up, stumbling a bit as he did so. "Why'd he hit me so hard?" He mumbled.

Everyone watching the heroes and sidekick with shock and confusion as the weird fight continues. "It's such an odd fight." The female judge commented.

The guy beside her nods in agreement. "Isn't it?"

By the time the fake fight was over, Charlotte's device was in little pieces. "Alright, punk." Ray and Henry held Jasper's arms as Juniper stood beside them with her hands on her hips and an intimidated look on her face. 

"Guess what?" Juniper questions. "The next stop for you..."

"Jail." Henry finished her sentence and Juniper nodded.

"No, I hate jail!" Jasper whined. Then Henry, Ray, and Juniper guided Jasper out of the room.

****

"Over your shoulder, you know that I told you, I'll always be pickin' you up when you're down. So just turn around." Everyone sang along in Ray's car as they drove on the road. The group had went and got ice cream like Schwoz wanted earlier that day. While Charlotte, Jasper, and Schwoz were in the back, Henry, Ray, and Juniper were in the front. Schwoz sang the last part of the song, but he was very much off key which caused Juniper to cringe. 

"Juniper, will you hold this for a second?" Ray asked Juniper, handing his ice cream cone to her.

Glancing at him with confusion, she still takes it. "Yeah, but why-" Her eyes widen and panic fills her when Ray suddenly opens the door and jumps out of the moving car. "Ray! What the heck?!" She quickly leaned her the best she could to close the wide open door which was hard to do with no free hands and as she did that she moved her foot on the break peddle to make the car stop speeding down the road out of control.

"No, what are you doing?!" Henry yelled at Ray with panic clear in his voice, leaning over quickly to grab on the wheel to help steer the car. 

Everyone started freaking out about what just happened and trying to make sure they don't hit anyone or crash. Juniper mutters to herself, "Well, this is useless." She threw Ray's ice cream cone out the window which now she was able to unbuckle and move to the drivers seat to be able to get better control of the car. 

She put her free hand on the wheel (she was still holding onto her ice cream cone) and se glanced at Henry and nodded, reassuring him she was able to drive now that she was fully in front of the wheel. Henry looked more relaxed now and he nodded, taking his hands off the wheel. Thanks to Juniper the group were now weren't freaking out about possibly hitting a car or crashing. Juniper was just glad she had her permit and hoped that they didn't get pulled over since she hasn't been driving that much. She sighed and shook her head. This day had definitely been interesting.

A/N no but what was the reason for ray jumping out of a moving car? that part was lowkey funny tho. i bet it was bc of schwoz's bad singing lol. 

[ejsandfarkleslovebot]

Scream Machine (season 3: episode 3, part one)

Charlotte had called everyone to the Man Cave which was why Juniper was sitting on the steps nearby the machine that was covered by a grey sheet, scrolling through Instagram feed on her phone. Charlotte was under the sheet, working on the finishing touch on her machine she made for the Gizmo Show that was in a few days. 

The Gizmo Show was when kids all over Swellview would make their own inventions and present them to everyone and then they would win a prize. It was pretty important. Charlotte got second place each year and so she was determined to get first place this year.

"Okay, I'm here." Juniper glances over to her left to see Ray and Schwoz walking into the Mancave. "What's up?"

"Uh, Charlotte wants to show us the new project she made for The Gizmo Show." Henry answered from his place at the super computer, pointing over his shoulder at the machine under the sheet. 

Ray tilts his head to the side, looking at the blonde-haired boy with confusion. "The Gizmo Show."

"What's a Gizmo Show?" Schwoz questioned.

"Oh, it's this huge competition they have every year," Henry stands up and walks over to Ray and Schwoz. "Where kids bring all kinds of cool machines and inventions they've made-"

Schwoz yawns towards the end of Henry's sentence. "And they show to the-" Henry stops in the middle of his sentence as Schwoz stops yawning. The blonde looks at Schwoz with a bit of offense. "I'm sorry, was I boring you?"

"Yeah, little bit." Schwoz nodded.

Henry presses his lips together, trying to not look hurt. "Okay."

A small giggle left Juniper's lips, causing Henry to roll his eyes even though he had a small smile on his lips. He couldn't stay annoyed with her especially when she had a cute giggle. 

"No," Ray drags out the word, looking at Schwoz. "He's tired 'cause he hasn't slept in two days."

Raising her eyebrows, Juniper gets up from the steps to join Henry, Ray, and Schwoz. "You seriously haven't slept in two days?" She asked Schwoz, standing beside Henry. She was surprised Schwoz hasn't slept in two days and wondered why.

"Yeah," Schwoz replies to Juniper. He shrugs. "But Henry was also being boring."

Ray looks up from his phone he held and nods. "True."

Henry looks at them both with offense and Juniper smiles with amusement, patting his arm to comfort him. Schwoz yawns again and walks across the room as Juniper puts her phone in her pocket and crosses her arms. "Okay, why hasn't Schwoz slept in two days?" Henry inquired, glancing at Ray with furrowed eyebrows.

"Ah," Ray rolls his eyes. "'Cause he was bingewatching that mini series about OJ."

"Mmmm," Henry hums in response, raising his eyebrows. "The one about that big trial from the nineties?"

"No." Schwoz shook his head.

Juniper glances at Henry with surprise. "You know about that?"

"You know about that?" Henry asked her while looking at her, equally as surprise as she is. 

"No," Juniper chuckles. "Just wondering if you actually knew about it." 

"I've heard about it." Henry admits. "Don't know much about it though."

"Got it." Juniper nodded in realization. It made sense now. Sure, Henry was smart, but stuff like trials from the nineties weren't something he was interested in so that's why she was surprised that he might know it. 

"Schwoz watched the one about orange juice." Ray explained, causing Juniper and Henry to exchange a look of confusion before they both looked at Schwoz.

"Yeah, it's called 'OJ: From Farm To Glass'." Schwoz smiled.

"Hey," Ray said to Schwoz, putting his phone in his pocket. "You see the episode yet about how they remove the pulp-"

Schwoz's eyes widens and he covers his ears. "Shhh, no spoilers!"

Juniper chuckles lightly, turning her attention to Charlotte's machine when she heard a noise like she was working on something. She grew slightly worried when she heard Charlotte let out a yelp and then heard a crash right after that. 

"Char? You alright?" Juniper hesitantly asked.

"Yeah, I'm good." Charlotte replied, ceasing Juniper's worries. 

Juniper glances at the elevator with raised eyebrows upon hearing Jasper's scream. The elevator dings and the door opens, revealing Jasper standing up. "Is it time to see Charlotte's thing?" Jasper inquired, walking into the Mancave and the elevator closed once he was out of the elevator.

Juniper's eyes widens when she realized no one was up in the store. Ray looks at Jasper with annoyance, outstretching his arms while Henry looks at Jasper with furrowed eyebrows. "Jasper!" Henry scolded.

"You're supposed to be upstairs in JunkNStuff, working." Ray pointed at Jasper.

"Yeah, dude, what if a customer walks in?" Henry asked.

"Oh, it's okay I left a sign saying: 'be right back'." Jasper smiled.

Juniper cringes, thinking that probably wasn't the best idea. He probably should've just locked the store and got the closed sign out while he went to the Mancave. "Yeah, okay. Let's hope nothing bad happens in the store while you're gone."

"And hello!" Charlotte exclaimed as she got out from under the sheet with a grin on her face.

Everyone turns to face her. "As some of you know, for the past three years at The Gizmo Show, my projects have won the second place prize." Charlotte explained.

Juniper and the boys chimed in with their commentary to show their excitement and that they're interested. When in reality it seemed like only Juniper and Jasper were the only ones actually interested about Charlotte's machine. Jasper didn't say anything, but he nodded and smiled as he crossed his arms.

"Okay." Ray said.

"So interesting." Schwoz spoke while yawning.

"Alright." Henry nodded.

"I'm sure you'll get first place this year, Char." Juniper reassured Charlotte.

"Me too." Charlotte agrees with Juniper. "Because this is the year that Charlotte goes number one."

Ray bursts out laughing, covering his mouth to stifle his laugh. He stops laughing and crosses his arms, trying to keep a straight face. "So you're gonna pee?"

Everyone bursts out laughing with Ray at his joke, but the only ones who weren't laughing were the girls. Juniper rolls her eyes, mumbling, "Boys will be boys." while Charlotte looked at the boys with annoyance.

The boys finally stop laughing after noticing Charlotte's annoyance. "I call my project..." Charlotte walks over to her machine, pulling off the grey sheet. She gestures to the machine dramatically and grins. "The Scream Machine."

Juniper smiles, but her smile falters and she tilts her head to the side, furrowing her eyebrows as she couldn't figure out what the machine even looked like or what it did. She wasn't exactly for sure what it was. Glancing at the boys, it seemed like they were just as confused as she was. 

Charlotte lowers her arms and said, "Please clap."

Juniper claps along with the boys for Charlotte. When they were done, Charlotte smiles. "Now, as we all know, the future of our planet depends on finding new ways to create clean, renewable energy. But where will our energy come from?"

"The sun?" Juniper questioned.

Charlotte smiles slightly, pointing at her. "That's a good guess, but that's not it."

Henry raises his hand and Charlotte nods at him for him to say his guess. Henry lowers his hand as he guesses, "France."

Juniper turns to look at him in disbelief. She couldn't believe he just said that. He was either guessing that because he didn't care or he was genuinely guessing that. "Seriously?"

"No." Charlotte told Henry.

Henry glances at Juniper and shrugs. "Energy could come from France." He defended himself.

"Energy balls." Ray guessed.

"Wrong." Charlotte said with a look of annoyance on her face. It was obvious she was growing more annoyed by the second.

"Orange juice." Schwoz smiled.

"Dang it." Charlotte frowned.

"Double-A batteries!" Jasper exclaimed, raising his arms.

Juniper facepalms. "I swear, Charlotte and I are surrounded by idiots."

"Hey!" The boys exclaimed, looking at her with offense.

"Shut up!" Charlotte shouted.

"As you're about to see, my Scream Machine creates energy from sound." Charlotte explained.

"Ohh, sound." Ray nods in realization. "That's interesting."

Juniper smiles. "That's really cool."

"Sound energy." Henry nodded.

"What she mean sound?" Schwoz questioned.

"I like batteries." Jasper commented.

Charlotte looks at him weirdly and shakes her head. She gestures for him to go over to her. "Jasper, come here please."

"Ooh." "Busted." Ray and Henry tease Jasper as if he got in trouble with the principal, causing Juniper to roll her eyes although there was a small smile on her lips because she found it a bit amusing. While the two boys teased Jasper, Schwoz yawned again. 

"Put that mask over your mouth." Charlotte instructed, gesturing to a mask on the table.

Jasper smiles, grabbing the mask that was connected to the machine by a tube. "Ooh, a mask!" He strapped the mask over his head, putting it on his mouth.

"Now, watch as I take the Shock Rod that Schwoz made..." Charlotte picks up the Shock Rod off a nearby table. "And do this." She touched Jasper's arm with the Shock Rod and Jasper screamed, but the scream was muffled because of the mask.

Juniper and the boys look at each other with surprise when the hula dancer on part of the machine started spinning and Hawaiian music started playing. Charlotte pulled the Shock Rod away and Jasper stopped screaming, bending over in pain as he held his arm that now hurt.

"Woah," Henry smiles, walking over to stand by the machine. "What made it work like that?"

Juniper follows him, chuckling as she flicks his head. "Obviously sound, dummy."

"Ow," Henry rubs the spot on his head where she flicked. "No need to be violent, Juni."

"Sorry, Hen." Juniper apologized, sheepishly smiling at him.

"It's okay." Henry reassured her.

"Juniper's right. It was sound." Charlotte smiles. "See, when Jasper screamed," She points at two magnetic modules on the machine. "These magnetic modules converted the sound vibrations into energy which this kinetic transformer turned into electricity which made the hula girl dance!"

Schwoz looks at her with an impressed expression. "Oopa!"

"Wow." Henry commented.

"That's fantastic." Ray smiled.

"You're right." Henry agreed with him.

Juniper grins. "Charlotte, this will defintely get you into first place!"

Charlotte grins back at her. "I hope so!"

"But why'd you have to Rod Shock me?" Jasper frowned. He now stood, but he was still holding on to his arm.

Charlotte smiles at him and rubs his back. "For science."

"W-W-Wait, so when someone makes a sound into this thing, how much electricity can it create?" Henry inquired.

"It depends on how loud the sound is, and how long the sound lasts." Charlotte answered and Henry nodded.

"Ooh, I want to try something!" Schwoz grinned and went to grab something.

Charlotte panics and tries to stop him. "Oh, no, no, you don't need to try-" Her voice trailed off as Schwoz pushed her to the side when he got in front of the machine.

"Schwoz, maybe you shouldn't do anything." Juniper chimed in, biting her lower lip worriedly. She didn't want anything bad to happen to Charlotte's machine and she had a feeling that's what was going to happen.

"That's probably not a good idea." Henry spoke. 

"Schwoz, what are you gonna do with that air horn?" Charlotte asked Schwoz when he grabbed an air horn. 

Now everyone was talking over each other, trying to get Schwoz to stop whatever he was doing, but Schwoz didn't listen. He grabbed the mask, putting the airhorn to it. He then pressed the button on the airhorn. Juniper grimaced and covered her ears when a loud air horn is sounded, followed by the Hawaiian music. She looked at the machine to see that the Hula girl was dancing as well, but the Hula girl was spinning very fast.

"Yeah!" Ray grins and fist bumps the air. "Hula!" He then starts swinging his hips around and dances with his hands on his head. "Hula! Hula! Hula! Hula! Hula!"

Juniper couldn't help the small chuckle that left her lips while looking at Ray. "Ray, you're ridiculous!" 

"Schwoz!" Charlotte yelled.

"Schwoz, stop!" Henry demanded.

"Stop why?! Look how the hula girl is-" Schwoz's sentence was cut off by Charlotte's machine exploding, sending everyone flying to the ground because of the impact. 

Juniper groaned in pain when she hit the floor. She did not like that one bit. If only Schwoz listened to everyone then everyone wouldn't have gotten thrown to the ground by an explosion. Debris of the machine fell throughout the Mancave and smoke was surrounding the ruined machine now. When the sparks flickered again and then made another small explosion everyone turned away and covered their face. 

Juniper leans on her side, looking at the damaged machine and sighs. "I knew something was going to go wrong." She muttered.

Henry and Ray immediately stood up, saying 'huh' repeatedly as they went to grab fire extinguishers. They both blew out the smoke with the fire extinguishers and Juniper stood up along with the others. When the two modules went off once, the table fell and the rest of the machine that was still intact fell apart. 

Juniper grimaced. She felt really bad for Charlotte. She knew how hard Charlotte worked on this and how badly she wanted first place. And now because of Schwoz Charlotte's machine was destroyed.

Henry and Ray then used the fire extinguishers one more time on the destroyed machine. Juniper glanced at Charlotte, wincing when she saw how mad Charlotte looked. A mad Charlotte was never good.

Schwoz puts his hand on Charlotte's shoulder. "Don't blame yourselfs."

"Yeah, I think she blames you 'cause you're the one who ruined her machine." Juniper remarked.

****

Juniper stood by Henry near the supercomputer while Ray sat on the chair. Juniper leaned back with her hands on the table while Henry rested his elbow on her shoulder. The three of them had been watching Charlotte attack Schwoz for the past few minutes.

Schwoz was on the floor on his stomach and Charlotte was sitting on his leg, twisting his leg back. "Four months!" Charlotte shouts. "I worked on that project for four months!"

"You guys should probably get her." Juniper suggested, glancing at Henry and Ray.

"Yeah, she's right." Henry said, looking at Ray, who nodded.

"Yeah, alright." Ray spoke.

Henry and Ray went over to Charlotte, picking her off of Schwoz by grabbing her arms despite Charlotte struggling to get out of their grasp. Juniper then walked over to help Schwoz up. Henry and Ray put Charlotte down and let go of her, but a few seconds later Charlotte goes to attack Schwoz. Juniper's eyes widen. "Wait, Char, calm down." She commented and she stood in front of Schwoz, outstretching her arms to protect Schwoz more. Ray grabs Charlotte again to stop her. "Woah, woah." Henry stood between her and Schwoz, standing beside Juniper with his hand outstretched. 

Ray let Charlotte go when she was calm enough. "I was finally gonna win first place at The Gizmo Show!" Charlotte exclaims, walking to the other side of the room as she speaks. She turns to face the others with anger in her eyes. "Finally! But Schwoz had to go wreck my Scream Machine and ruin my chances!"

Henry stands in front of her with an outstretched hand. "Look, just calm down."

Juniper cringes. "Yeah, never tell a woman to calm down."

Henry glances at her with confusion. "Why?"

Charlotte turns to face Henry with a glare. "Hey!" Henry looks at her nervously, lowering his arm. Ray grimaces while Schwoz watches with furrowed eyebrows. Charlotte nods in agreement with Juniper, pointing at Henry. "Never tell a woman to calm down." 

"Uh, I'm sorry, I was just tryin' to-"

"Never tell a woman to calm down." Charlotte interrupted Henry, standing in front of him.

Henry nods. "Okay."

"Say it with me." Charlotte demanded, cupping his chin and made him say the words with her.

"Never tell a woman to calm down." 

Charlotte then throws her arms up out of frustration. "Ya get it?"

"Yes, I promise." Henry immediately replied.

Charlotte rolls her eyes, putting her hands on her hips. "Charlotte, this really isn't the disaster you think it is." Ray spoke up, trying to cheer up Charlotte.

"But," Charlotte walks to the other side of the room near where her ruined machine is. "The Gizmo Show is on Monday," She gestures to her machine. "And look what Schwoz did to my project!"

"Yeah, that is a disaster." Juniper grimaced.

"Okay," Ray nods. "But Schwoz is a scientific genius and he has all weekend to rebuild your Scream Machine which he will."

Schwoz frowns. "No!" He drags out the word, looking at Ray with an upset expression. "This weekend I'm supposed to get my colonoscopy!" Charlotte and Juniper looked at him weirdly.

"Reschedule it!" Ray demanded.

Schwoz sighs and bitterly says, "I'll just reschedule it." 

"But the rules say that every kid without help from a parent or any other adult." Charlotte explains. She points at herself. "It has to be my work."

"It is your work." Ray smiled.

"Uh, yeah, see, look, Schwoz is just gonna recreate the project you made." Henry reassures Charlotte, crossing his arms. "Okay?"

"Okay?" Henry and Ray spoke in unison, dragging out the word.

Charlotte groans. "I guess so."

"Alright, then we're all good." Ray said. "Schwoz, now it's up to you to make sure you get-" 

"Ray," Juniper speaks up and he stops talking, glancing at her with raised eyebrows. "Yeah," She points at a sleeping Schwoz.  "He's asleep." Ray looked at Schwoz and groaned.

"Alright, I got this." Henry grabbed the air horn and blew it right in Schwoz's ear.

That wakes Schwoz up and he gasps as he fell forward. Henry stops the air horn and sets it down while Schwoz stands up. "Who did that?" Schwoz questioned.

"None a your business!" Charlotte replied harshly.

Schwoz bends down, raising his hands in defense with a nervous expression on his face. "Okay, good, good for you. Ha ha. Don't calm down." Charlotte nodded and smiled. 

****

That night Juniper offered to go help the boys with finding parts that Schwoz will need to make Charlotte's machine so that's why she was in the back seat of Ray's red colored car. Ray and Henry were up front while Juniper and Schwoz were in the back. 

"Hey..." Schwoz speaks up. "Can we stop and get ice creams?"

Juniper chuckles lightly. "No, Schwoz." 

Henry nods in agreement. "No ice creams 'till later. Right now, we gotta get to the hardware store."

Ray sighs. "I hate goin' to hardware store."

"Well, I need extra parts if you want me to create Charlotte's stupid Scream Machine." Schwoz looked at the blueprints of Charlotte's machine he held.  

Juniper looks at Ray weirdly. "Why do you hate going to hardware stores?"

"'Cause I just do!" Ray defends himself, glancing at her with a small glare.  "Do I need a reason to hate something?"

Juniper smiles at him with amusement and raises her hands in defense. "Nope. Sorry I asked."

"Apology accepted." Ray mumbled.

"Well, Schwoz, you wouldn't have to recreate Charlotte's Scream Machine if you hadn't airhorned that hula dancer to death." Henry told Schwoz.

Schwoz frowns at him. "Stop making me feel bad."

"You should feel bad!" Ray exclaims. "Now just keep studying Charlotte's drawings and make sure you know everything you need to get."

"I'm looking at Charlotte's plans right now!" Schwoz commented.

"Oh, look at charlotte's plans right now!" Ray mocks him. A few moments of silence goes by until Ray started messing with his jacket. "I'm hot. Is it hot in here?" 

Juniper looks at him weirdly when he started having trouble taking off his jacket. In her opinion, he was making it harder than it needed to be. Her eyes widen, her heartbeat increasing when Ray let go of the wheel to get his jacket completely off. "Hen, the wheel!"

"Yeah, got it." Henry responded, quickly reaching over to grab the wheel to make sure the car would stay on the road. Ray was now frustrated with having trouble taking his jacket off and it was clear he was frustrated as he dramatically threw his jacket in the back seat. 

Juniper winces when she was hit with the jacket. "Rude." She muttered, throwing the jacket to the other side of the back seat. 

Once Ray had his hand on the wheel, Henry let go. "It's a little hot I guess." Henry agreed with Ray, looking at him weirdly.

"Didn't have to be so dramatic about it, Ray." Juniper commented.

"You know what? It's my car, I'm gonna put the top down." Ray announced, pressing the button that puts the top down.

"Yeah, okay." Juniper chuckled. She was glad that she had her hair up in a messy bun because of the wind. She tried her best to help Schwoz keep ahold of the blueprint that he was having trouble with since the wind was blowing it. "Oh, no." Juniper grimaced and "Ah!" Schwoz said as the blueprint flew out of her and Schwoz's grasp.

"Da plans! Da plans!" Schwoz exclaimed, looking at Henry and Ray worriedly while pointing up.

Ray and Henry look at each other with shock. Henry looks at Schwoz with a glare, scolding him, "Schwoz! Where'd the plans go?!" Schwoz nervously smiled.

"Guys," Juniper flicks both Henry's and Ray's heads to get their attention, causing them to wince and look back at her with a small glare. "It's not Schwoz's fault! The plans just flew away 'cause of the wind!" She points at Ray." If anything, blame Ray for putting the top down."

"How about we don't blame Ray." Ray chimed in.

A/N  tbh i thought this episode was pretty funny! in this chapter you kinda get to see more of juniper's & ray's friendship & i love their friendship so much its the best & plus got some cute moments with henry & juniper !

[ejsandfarkleslovebot]

Love Muffin (season 3: episode 2, part 2)

The gang came up with a plan to get Ray back to normal on their way back to the Man Cave. They got to the Man Cave before Ray and Gwen did and hid in different places. After Gwen went to the backroom, Henry is the first to get out of his hiding place.

"So..." Henry drags out the word, walking away from his hiding place and Ray turns to look at him with raised eyebrows. "Charlotte," Henry continued.

Charlotte stands up from her hiding place. "Yeah, Henry?"

"Who do you think should win 'Most Attractive Guy in Swellview'?" Henry asked her.

Charlotte crosses her arms, pretending to look confused. "'Most Attractive Guy in Swellview'?"

Henry nods. "Yeah."

Charlotte tilts her head to the side and pretends to think. "Uh..."

Juniper stands up from behind her hiding place which had been by one of the tubes. "Defintely not Ray." Ray glanced at her with offense. As she walked over to stand by Charlotte and Henry, she just smiled at Ray and shrugged.

"Hey," Jasper gets up from behind the right side of the couch, and since Ray sat on the left side of the couch, he looks over at Jasper with confusion. "What about your dad?"

"Yeah," Schwoz chimes in, standing up from behind the super computer desk. "Your dad is hot."

Jasper walks over to stand by his friends. "Well, yeah."

"That is true." Charlotte said.

"That's an interesting way of looking at it." Henry commented.

"Yeah, sure, why not." Juniper shrugged.

Ray chuckles and he sits up straighter because he had been leaning back on the back of the couch. "Wait, wait, wait a second you guys." He stands up. "Just a friendly reminder," He smiles proudly, pointing at himself. "I've won the 'Most Attractive Guy in Swellview' for the past twelve years, so..." He shrugs. "It's kinda in the bag."

"Well, yeah," Henry walks over to him. "But...You're kinda old now."

The smile falls off of Ray's face when Henry said that. He chuckles in disbelief. "I'm old?"

"Yeah, what are you, like, over fifty?" Henry asked.

"Fi-" Ray looks at him with disbelief, pointing at the blonde-haired boy. "Did you just use the 'f' word?"

"Hey, look, I'm just saying that you-"

"I'm thirty-five, Henry," Ray interrupts Henry, putting his hands on Henry's shoulders with a smile on his face. "You know that." He took his hands off Henry, glancing at Schwoz and chuckled, pointing at Henry, as if he was saying he couldn't believe what Henry said.

Henry glances at his friends for help since Ray wasn't getting mad enough. Juniper, Charlotte, and Jasper points at their hair, signaling him to talk about Ray's hair. Henry nods, looking back at Ray. "Uh, well," He starts to list out some things, counting them on his hand. "You're starting to loose your hair a little bit-"

Ray looks at him with anger in his eyes. "What did you just say to me?"

Henry changes the subject as he walks over to stand in front of the super computer. "Hey, where's Gwen?"

"Gwen happens to be getting ready to go rob a bank." Ray responded.

Henry nods and shrugs. "Or maybe she's not going to rob a bank." He sits down at the super computer, still facing Ray. "Maybe she's goin' to meet some other guy."

"She's going to rob a bank." Ray argued.

Henry tilts his head to the side. "Or she's goin' to meet some guy named Rob...Banks."

Ray furrows his eyebrows, pointing at Henry. "That's stupid! That's not a guy's name."

Henry nods. "Yeah, it is." He stands up as Ray looks down with an angered expression. "Just face it, Ray. Gwen doesn't want you." He walks over to stand behind Ray, who was facing away from him. "She wants Robert. J. Banks. Y'know why? I bet he's way better lookin' than you."

Ray turns to face him with a glare. "Not possible."

Henry nods and walks away. "Yep." He glances back at Ray. "He's probably in his early thirties."

Ray angrily points at him. "That's enough!"

Henry faces Ray with smirk. "Yeah, I bet he's gonna kiss her so good." He then begins to mock Ray and acting how Robert would act with Gwen. "Oh, Gwen, you kiss like a princess. Mmm, your lips feel like hot pie."

Ray yells angrily, running at Henry. Henry's eyes widen and he screams when Ray grabbed him and threw him across the room. Thankfully, Juniper, Charlotte, and Jasper moved to stand near the couch just in time so they wouldn't be in the crossfire.

Henry stands up. "It's not my fault she likes younger guys!" Ray walks over to him, picking him up by grabbing the collar of his shirt. Henry pushes his hands off him and messes with Ray's hair. "Oh, is that some grey hair? Is that some grey hair?" 

Ray does his best to get Henry off of him. "Get off of me!" He yelled, grabbing Henry's arm and throwing him to the floor.

Henry grunts in pain when he landed on the floor roughly. Charlotte kneels in front of him. "Keep going. You gotta make him madder."

"Yeah," Henry glances at her with an annoyed expression. "I'm workin' on tha-" His sentence was interrupted by his scream as Ray pulled him away by grabbing his legs and pulling.

Charlotte stood, standing by Juniper and Jasper. Schwoz was by them now, sitting on the couch as they all watched the fight. Ray then threw Henry across the room and the blonde-haired boy landed on the floor by the super computer.

Henry breaths heavily, out of breath from the fight, and uses the desk near him to help him stand up. He faces Ray and challenges him. "Come on, you ain't so bad." Ray yells, running at him. "You ain't so bad!" Henry taunted him, ducking away from Ray just in time. He goes to grab Ray's arm, but Ray pushed him back, causing him to stumble backwards and Henry ended up stumbling into the couch.

Juniper used her super speed to get to him first with a concerned look on her face, helping him stand up. He sent her a thankful smile and she smiles slightly at him. She knew that him fighting Ray was the only way to get Ray back to normal but she didn't like it at all because it was hurting Henry.

Jasper sits on the couch in front of where Henry stood with a grin on his face. "This is so cool to watch!" Juniper rolled her eyes and hit his shoulder as a way of scolding him.

With a blank expression on his face, Henry responds with, "I'm glad you're having a good time."

"Go!" Jasper encouraged, pushing Henry towards Ray. Ray grabbed Henry's shoulder, swinging him around before he threw him over to the side of the room where the door to the backroom was. Ray screamed and ran at Henry again, but Henry kicked him away.

Henry uses the steps to the platform he's nearby to help him stand up and he tiredly gets on the platform. "She..." It was clear that he was tired and weak from the fight, he was even having trouble standing, but he stood strong since he didn't want to give up. "Probably makes muffin for lots of guys."

"She only makes muffins for me!" Ray angrily exclaimed, running at Henry. Henry's eyes widened while Ray grabbed his arms and flipped him over and onto the floor.

Juniper couldn't help the gasp that left her lips, her eyes widening as she watched the scene play out in front of her. Everyone rushes over to help Henry up. Once again she was the first to get to Henry, immediately helping him up to his feet and the others helped once they got there. She had an arm wrapped around his waist and he had her arm wrapped around her waist, leaning into her slightly for support.

No one noticed Ray getting out a weapon. Everyone looks at Ray with wide eyes when they see him pointing the weapon at Henry. "No, Ray!" Juniper shouted, her voice laced with panic.

"Ray, don't!" Charlotte yelled.

Ray suddenly starts stumbling backwards like Henry did when the love spell was broken for him. Juniper lets out a sigh of relief, relieved Ray didn't use the weapon and that the fight had worked. "I think you did it!" Charlotte smiles. "It's working!"

While Juniper stays with Henry, their arms still wrapped around each other, the others go over to Ray after he fell to the floor. Yes, Juniper was concerned about Ray, but Henry was her main priority right now. Juniper and Henry walk over to the others who are now helping Ray up and onto the chair at the super computer, the three of them talking to him to see if he was okay.

Ray shakes his head, furrowing his eyebrows. "What happened? I was in love...With a woman, uh," He snaps his fingers, trying to remember the name. "Gwen!"

"She gave you a love muffin." Schwoz told him and Ray looked at him with confusion.

"Yeah," Henry nods. "And then I had to make you really mad so your feelings of rage and anger would overpower your muffin-induced feelings of love."

Ray tilts his head to the side and nods. "That makes sense." Everyone turns their attention to the back door that was opening. Ray's eyes widen. "Oh, guys, quick, go hide!"

After Henry assured Juniper he was fine on his own, Juniper lets go of him (even though she honestly didn't want to and to be honest he already missed her touch) and he lets go of her. Everyone hides quickly just before Gwen walked out in her villain outfit. 

"Okay, Ray, I'm about to leave...It should take me about, hmm...Twenty minutes to rob the bank." Gwen explained, smiling at Ray when he walked by him.

Ray stands up and smiles. "Awe, that sounds great."

"Oh hey," Gwen stops and turns to face Ray with a smirk, pointing at her high ponytail. "How do you like my ponytail?"

"Oh," Ray walks over to her with a dreamy smile, pretending that he was still on the love spell. "I love it." Gwen smiles at him. "I mean, it's really cute and just so..." Ray's voice trailed off as he reached forward to put his hand on the back of her head and yanked down, pulling off the hair extension Gwen had. 

"Ow!" Gwen exclaims in pain. She glares at him. "You just ripped my ponytail off my head!" Ray glares at her in response. A shocked expression forms on Gwen's face. "You're..." She starts to back away, raising a hand in front of her for defense. "You're not in love with me anymore." Ray nodded, throwing the hair extension on the couch.

Henry, Juniper, and Jasper stand up from hiding behind the couch. "Yeah." Henry speaks up. "He's not."

Charlotte and Schwoz get out from their hiding places. Charlotte crosses her arms, smirking at Gwen. "Sorry, Gwen."

"How ya like dem muffins?" Jasper questioned dramatically, causing his friends to look at him weirdly. 

"And now, Gwen, I'd be honored to escort you to prison." Ray said to Gwen. Gwen quickly pulled out her phone out of her purse she had and everyone got into defense mode.

"Look out!" Charlotte exclaimed.

Jasper points at Gwen. "She's got a phone!"

Ray rolls his eyes and shrugs. "So?"

"Who cares?" Henry asked Jasper as everyone who had raised their arms in defense put them down.

"Yeah," Juniper speaks, furrowing her eyebrows as she lowers her arms that she had put up in front of her in a fighting position. "Why are we freaking out about a phone?"

"Because if I tap right here," Gwen points at a blue button below a picture of Juniper, Henry, and Ray dressed up as their superhero identities. She begins to back up towards where the tubes are at, her finger right above the blue button. "It's gonna send a post out telling the whole world that Ray Manchester is Captain Man, Henry Hart is Kid Danger, and Juniper McCarthy is Dash."

Juniper, Henry, and Ray look at her with glares. Jasper raises his hand. "Anything about me?"

Everyone glances at him with an 'are you serious' expression. They turn their attention back to Gwen when she said, "You let me go, and I'll keep your secret. Deal?" 

Juniper, Henry, and Ray face each other with worried expressions, whispering to each other about what they should do. "Do we have a deal or don't we?" Gwen raised her voice, gaining the heroes' attention. 

"Yeah, we got a deal." Ray sighs. "For now." Gwen smirked.

"But someday you're going to jail." Henry informed her.

Juniper smirks. "Like today." She super sped over to Gwen, grabbing the phone from Gwen's hand and speeds back over to Henry and Ray. She looks at Gwen with a smirk as she throws the phone on the ground and steps on it, breaking it into pieces. "Oops." She pretended to sound apologetic even though she wasn't apologetic about it. 

"Dang it!" Gwen shouted angrily when she saw that she had cuffs on her hands. 

Ray glances at Juniper with confusion. "When did you put the cuffs on her?"

"While I was running." Juniper grins. She shrugs. "I knew we had handcuffs here and figured it wouldn't hurt to handcuff her just in case so she couldn't try anything else. So I grabbed those cuffs and cuffed her while I was running. Since I run so fast you guys couldn't see it."

Ray looks impressed and smiles. "Good job, Juni." Juniper smiles proudly in response. He looks at Gwen with a glare. "Now I guess it's time for me to escort you to prison." After he blew a bubble and got changed to Captain Man he took Gwen to prison. 

"Wow." Charlotte scoffs, shaking her head. "This whole thing was insane."

"Yeah, no kidding." Henry agreed.

"Well, at least we all learned something valuable." Schwoz chimed in.

Juniper exchange a confused look with her friends before they all look back at him. "What'd we learn?" Jasper questioned.

Juniper raises her eyebrows. "Never marry someone you only known for three hours?" 

Schwoz nods. "That and we all learned that no matter how strong love is..." He smiles. "Anger is stronger." Everyone chimed in with their words of agreement.

"That's a good point." Henry nodded.

"Okay," Juniper slowly nods as she thinks about that. "That's kinda true...I guess."

"Yeah." Charlotte said and Jasper pointed at Schwoz in a sign of agreement.

A/N since juniper has super speed i changed up the ending where gwen actually goes to prison since juniper was fast enough to hand cuff her & get the phone from her in time & i kind of liked how i made it ended :) 

[ejsandfarkleslovebot]

Love Muffin (season 3: episode 2, part one)

Juniper was currently pacing in the Man Cave along with Charlotte and Henry. It was past midnight and they had been called by Ray for an emergency. What was the emergency? They didn't know because Ray didn't tell them. But it must be important enough for them having to be at the Man Cave so late.

Juniper had been woken up from her sleep and so she didn't bother to put on makeup or fix her hair that was in a messy bun. Not only that she also wore sweats and a blue hoodie over her white tank top, and the sweater was an off shoulder sweater. For her shoes she wore slippers. Yes, she drove to Junk 'N Stuff like this because she was way too lazy to look presentable like what Henry did. Henry was the only one wearing real clothes while Juniper and Charlotte wore their pajamas.

"Okay, why would Ray call us this late?" Juniper questions nervously as she paces with crossed arms. "I-I mean, maybe it's not that big of a deal. Maybe he, like, butt dialed us or something."

"Maybe. I don't know." Charlotte shakes her head. She stops pacing, pointing at Juniper and Henry. "But if it's because he had a bad dream again, I am not singing him a lullaby again."

"That's fair." Juniper nods. She stops pacing and a pout forms on her lips. "But it better be important enough to wake me up this late." She turned her attention to the elevator when she heard Jasper's scream. A few seconds later the door opened, revealing Jasper wearing curlers and an American themed onesie.

"I'm here!" Jasper announced, walking further into the Man Cave as his best friends stare at him with shock.

Henry looks at the girls with a wide-eyed look, pointing at Jasper. "That's an emergency." Juniper nodded in agreement.

Charlotte walks over to Jasper, furrowing her eyebrows. "Are you...Why would..." She stumbles over her words, having trouble saying what she wanted to say because she was in shock. "Curlers?!" She exclaimed.

"What," Jasper looks at her with furrowed eyebrows. "You thought my hair was naturally curly?"

Juniper shrugs. "I didn't 'cause you asked me to ask Piper if I could borrow her curling iron and then wanted me to give them to you to use 'cause you didn't have one."

Jasper looks at her with a glare. "You didn't have to say that out loud!"

Juniper just shrugs again and smiles sheepishly at him. "Hey, speaking of curling iron," She points at Jasper. "Piper told me she wanted it back by tomorrow. So technically, today."

Jasper nods. "Got it."

An alarm beeps a few seconds later, signaling the four best friends someone was coming down the tube. The four best friends now stood lined up next to each other and whether they meant to stand like it or not they stood next to each other from shortest to tallest. With Charlotte being in front and Jasper being in the back. Ray arrived and smiled at the four teens when the tube went up.

"Hey." He drags out the word as he walks over to them. He outstretches his arms. "Hello friends." He puts a hand on Charlotte's shoulder and then takes his hand off. "Welcome. Welcome."

Everyone responded with less enthusiasm and looked at him weirdly.

"Yeah."

"Yeah, hey."

"Uh, sure."

"Why are we here?" Juniper got right to the point, wanting to know why she was woken up from her sleep this late.

Ray points at her. "I was getting to that, Juni." He smiles at the four teens. "I wanna introduce you guys to someone very special."

An alarm beeps again, letting everyone know someone else is coming down the tube which confused Juniper. Juniper exchanged a confused look with her friends, all of them wondering who was coming down the tube. Juniper's eyes widened when an unfamiliar woman showed up. In her opinion, the woman looked like a villain with the dark leather outfit she wore and the dark styled makeup she wore.

Charlotte leans over to her friends, whispering to them, "Who's that?"

"I dunno." Henry replied in a whisper tone.

Ray walks over to the dark-haired woman with a dreamy smile, taking ahold of her hand, and the woman smiles back at him. "It looks like a woman." Henry noticed.

Jasper nods in agreement. "Yeah."

Juniper rolls her eyes, sharing an 'is he serious' expression with Charlotte. She glances at Henry, sarcastically commenting, "Thanks for stating the obvious, Hen."

Ray and the woman kiss before they walk over to the four teens. "Everyone..." Ray smiles at the four teens. "This is Gwen."

They wrap their arms around each other as Gwen looks at the four teens with a smile. "Hi guys."

Once again, everyone responded in a less enthusiastic tone, but this time they looked confused instead of looking at Ray weirdly.

"Uh, hey."

"What's up, Gwen?"

"Hey, Gwen."

Juniper crosses her arms and grumbles, "Yeah, hi." Yeah, she's still upset about waking up late just to meet a girl Ray was apparently dating.

Henry elbows Juniper to get her attention and the two best friends exchange a look. She nods in understanding. They both knew they needed to talk to Ray about having this woman (who they never seen before and know nothing about) in the mancave. "Hey, Ray, can we talk to you for a second?" Henry asked Ray, walking over to the brunette-haired man along with Juniper.

"Hold on, I'd rather really-"

"Yeah, I'd rather really be sleeping right now but here we are." Juniper interrupted Ray, pulling him away from Gwen along with Henry.

"Isn't she pretty?" Ray points at Gwen and smiles. "So pretty-"

"I'm so sorry," Henry apologizes to Gwen. Once he and Juniper successfully pull Ray over to the side of the room away from everyone, Henry grabs ahold of the collar of Ray's shirt. He looks at Ray with a glare, asking loudly, "Are you crazy?!"

"What?" Ray inquired.

Juniper huffs with annoyance. "Ray, out of all people you should know no strangers are allowed down here!"

"Oh," Ray shakes his head. He smiles over at Gwen, who was talking with Charlotte and Jasper. "Gwen's not a stranger."

"Well, how long have you known her?!" Henry asked Ray urgently.

"Almost three hours." Ray answered, leaning forward to lean on Henry.

Juniper's eyes widen. "Are you serious?!"

"Three hours?! What?!" Henry exclaimed, pushing Ray to stand back up on his feet.

"Ooh, that reminds me!" Ray outstretches his arms, smiling at Henry and Juniper. He puts a hand on Henry's shoulder and his other hand on Juniper's shoulder. "I gotta tell her that you're Kid Danger and you're Dash."

A panicked expression forms on Juniper's face and she feels her heartbeat increase. "No, no, no, no! You can't do that!"

Henry stares at Ray with panic when Ray started walking over to Gwen. "Wha-No, no, you can't tell-" Henry and Juniper shared a panicked expression and turned to face Ray when he called out to Gwen.

"Hey, honey!" Ray called out to Gwen.

Gwen turns to face him with a smile. "Yes?"

Ray stands between Henry and Juniper with his arms wrapped around their shoulders. "I bet you'll never guess who these loveable knuckleheads really are." The four teens chimed in their voice of disagreements, talking over each other.

Charlotte shakes her head, looking at Ray nervously. "Not a good idea."

"We're nobody." Henry nervously chuckled.

"Yeah, we're unimportant." Juniper agreed with Henry, having a nervous smile on her face.

Jasper points at Ray, looking at him with wide eyes. "Ray, don't!"

"Kid Danger and Dash!" Ray shouted despite the teen's protest.

"Ray," Juniper glares at Ray and she scolds him. "You had one job!"

Henry glares at Ray. "Dude!"

"It's okay!" Ray assures everyone. "Gwen even knows that I'm Captain Man." The four teens stared at him with shock and voiced their complaints, talking over each other once again. The only one (besides Ray) who seemed happy about this was Gwen.

Henry stares at him with wide eyes. "What?!"

"Ray," Juniper groans. "You are literally so stupid." She couldn't believe that Ray would tell this woman he met three hours ago that he's Capitan Man and then go on to tell her her and Henry's superhero identity. 

"Ray!" Charlotte scolded.

"What are you doing?!" Jasper yelled.

Ray takes his arms off of Henry's and Juniper's shoulders, walking over to Gwen and takes ahold of her hand. He and Gwen smile at each other. "And guess what else." Ray said. The teens stare at him nervously as he pulls Gwen close to him. "Gwen and I...We're getting married."

The four teens stare at him in disbelief. How could he possibly marry someone he met three hours ago? "Okay, but why does this remind me of Anna and Hans from Frozen?" Juniper mumbled.

Juniper glances across the room when she heard the secret door by the super computer open and saw Schwoz walk in. "Hey." Schwoz greets, looking at the iPad he held. "What's the..." He looks up, furrowing his eyebrows when he noticed Ray with an unfamiliar woman. "Happening?"

"Ray's getting married to a woman he met three hours ago!" Henry replied.

Schwoz looks at Ray with wide eyes, dragging out the word he says and putting emphasis on the word. "What?!"

Juniper bites her lower lip nervously. "And Ray told her that Henry and I are Kid Danger and Dash."

Schwoz glances at her with shock, saying 'what' the same way he did seconds ago. "What?! And-" He glances at Jasper beside him, furrowing his eyebrows when he saw the curlers on Jasper's head. "Why does Jasper have those things on his head?"

"Because his hair's not naturally curly." Charlotte responded.

Schwoz looks at her with a wide-eyed expression and then glances at Jasper with that same expression. "What?!"

Juniper was getting sick of Ray talking all lovey-dovey with Gwen on the phone. He's been like that for the past few minutes, moving all over the couch and not staying still with a dreamy look on his face.

"Alright, he's about to make me puke." Charlotte said and Juniper nods in agreement. Charlotte looks at Schwoz with furrowed eyebrows when he picked up a device that looked like a gun. "What's that?"

"We can use this to find out why Ray fell in love with that woman so quickly." Schwoz explained.

Charlotte and Juniper share a confused look and they both look back at Schwoz. "But how can-"

"Shhh-shoosh!" Schwoz shushes and walks further into the open area of the room with Charlotte and Juniper in tow. He looks at Ray, who now sat at the super computer, still on the phone with Gwen. "Ray! Come quick to me!"

"Yeah, I'll see ya in a few minutes. I love you. Muah." Ray ends the phone call and gets up from the chair he sat on. He puts his phone in his pocket, walking over to the others. "Okay, Schwoz, what is that you wanted me to-" His sentence was interrupted by his scream because Schwoz used the device on Ray and blue energy blasted out of the device. Ray stopped screaming when Schwoz stopped using it. Schwoz got out of the way as Ray started stumbling.

Juniper quickly gets out of the way so Ray wouldn't happen to fall on her. "Charlotte, catch him!" Schwoz told the dark-skinned girl.

Charlotte glances at Schwoz with wide eyes. "Me? Ah!" She yelped because she fell because of Ray falling on top of her. Juniper cringed, watching what happened.

Schwoz smiles, setting down the device on a moveable computer desk nearby. "Good job!" He walks over to the couch, gesturing with his hand for Charlotte to follow. "Now bring him over here to the sofa."

Charlotte grumbles, trying her best to push Ray off of him. "I got you, Char." Juniper quickly goes over to Charlotte, grabbing onto Ray's hand to pull him off of Charlotte. "Thanks, Juni." Charlotte smiled at her thankfully. 

Juniper groans, using all her strength to get Ray off Charlotte. "Ray, why you gotta be so heavy?" She whined. Yes, she's strong but Ray is much stronger and weighs more than she does. It was times like this she wished she had super strength.

Juniper manages to pull Ray off Charlotte enough where Charlotte can help her push Ray off the rest of the way. Once Charlotte was up, together the two girls pull Ray over and onto the couch which was a lot of work. Juniper sat down on the couch with a huff, leaning back against the back of the couch.

"What are you doing?" Charlotte asked Schwoz, sitting on the couch next to Juniper. Schwoz was putting on some kind of helmet device on Ray.

"I am connecting this device to Ray's brain, and converting his cerebral memory impulses into audio and video images, so we can see his memories when he first met the lah-day." Schwoz explained, speaking in a disgusted tone when he said 'lah-day'.

"When he first met the lah-day." Charlotte spoke in a mocking tone, standing up to walk over to the moveable computer desk nearby. Juniper chuckles lightly and she shared an amused smile with Charlotte. Juniper got up and stood beside Charlotte and Schwoz to check out the video.

Schwoz pulls the lever and a video pulls up on the screen. It was a video of Ray as Captain Man, stopping Gwen from stealing. Then Gwen offered some kind of muffins that made him fall in love with Gwen after he ate the muffin. Schwoz had covered both Charlotte's and Juniper's eyes when the video showed Gwen kissing Ray. The two girls rolled their eyes and swatted Schwoz's hand away. But the point is because of whatever was in the muffin made Ray fall in love with Gwen and stopped him from stopping her from being a criminal.

Schwoz turns off the video after it was done. "The muffin!" Charlotte shouted in realization, walking into the open area of the mancave.

"Yes!" Schwoz follows her, shouting as well. He stands beside her, looking at her with confusion. "What?"

"Wait," Juniper moves to stand by Charlotte and Schwoz, looking at Charlotte with wide eyes in realization. "That makes sense. Some kind of chemical must be in those muffins to make people fall in love with Gwen."

Charlotte nods, pointing at her in a sign of agreement. "Exactly!"

A beep noise is heard and the secret door opens. Jasper walks in, jamming and singing along to Celine Dion songs he was listening to with his headphones. "Jasper?" Charlotte walked over to him to stand in front of Jasper, looking at him with furrowed eyebrows.

"Huh?" Jasper takes out his headphones, turning off his music on his phone. Smiling, he looks at Charlotte. "Hey, what's up?"

Juniper stands beside Charlotte with Schwoz. "Weren't you upstairs with Henry?" Juniper asked him.

"Oh, I was," Jasper glances at her as he nods, putting his phone and headphones in the pocket of his jacket. "But Henry wanted to talk to Gwen so I went to the-"

"Gwen?!" Charlotte interrupted Jasper, staring at him with wide eyes.

"Oh, no. This-this is not good." Juniper panicked.

Schwoz looks at Charlotte and Juniper worriedly. "Ah geez!"

The three of them share a worried look. "Come on!" Charlotte gestured for them to go to the elevator and the three of them ran over to the elevator.

"Wait! I'm running too!" Jasper yelled, running after Charlotte, Juniper, and Schwoz.

****

Charlotte and Juniper were the first to Junk 'N Stuff, Jasper and Schwoz close behind them. "Henry, stop!" Juniper yelled when she got upstairs with the others and saw Henry eating one of the muffins Gwen made.

"Henry, don't swallow that muffin!" Charlotte shouted.

Henry looks at them with confusion, growing more confused as Charlotte reaches forward to and tries to take the muffin out of his mouth. "Henry, it's dangerous."

Schwoz hands Juniper a vacuum. "Use the suck duster!"

Juniper looks confused for a few seconds, but she nods and turns it on as Charlotte backs away to give her room. "Yeah, okay."

Henry's eyes widen and speaks with his mouth full of food, "What?!"

"It's a bad muffin from an evil lady!" Juniper explained, using the vacuum to get rid of the rest of the muffin and missing the glare that Gwen sent her way.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Gwen shouts, grabbing onto Henry's right arm and pulls him away from Juniper. "Let him eat the muffin!"

Juniper glares at her, grabbing onto Henry's left arm to pull him back to her. "Not happening evil lady!" It becomes a tug a war between Gwen and Juniper with Henry and it resulted in Henry stumbling backwards and a metal statue fell on his head. He fell to the ground, growing unconscious.

A worried look forms on Juniper's face. "Oh no."

"Wait, Juni!" Jasper points at Juniper. "You know mouth-to-mouth resuscitation right?"

Juniper glances at him with confusion. "Well, yeah, but how is that gonna help? He's knocked out, not drowning."

"Wait." She points at her friends when she remembered something. "I do have healing powers though."

"That'll take too long!" Jasper said in a whiney voice. "Just do the mouth-to-mouth resuscitation!"

Juniper glances at him weirdly since she knew for a fact that he knew her healing powers didn't take long to work, but she doesn't say anything about it and she knelt beside Henry. She went to begin to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation when Gwen grabbed her arm and started pulling her away.

"I need to kiss him!" Gwen yelled.

A disgusted expression forms on Juniper's face as she glances at the dark-haired woman. "You really are a villain if you wanna kiss a minor."

Gwen glares at her, continuing to pull the teen away from Henry despite Juniper's protests. "Dude, I'm his best friend so back off!" Juniper yelled out of frustration and anger. 

Thanks to Charlotte walking over and pulling Gwen off of Juniper, Gwen let go of Juniper which allowed the brunette-haired girl to preform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Out of the corner of her eye, Juniper saw Gwen regain her balance which made her frown slightly. She was hoping that Gwen would've fallen so she was a bit disappointed when the woman didn't. She turned back to Henry and preformed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. 

A few seconds later she saw Henry move and that was enough for her to stop. "Hen." Juniper sighed with relief, taking hold of his hand to help him stand and Schwoz had come over to help her get Henry back to his feet. 

Juniper was glad that the mouth-to-mouth resuscitation worked on bringing him out of unconsciousness. She wasn't exactly sure how that helped, but she wasn't complaining or questioning it anymore. "Are you okay?" She asked, looking at him with concern and then she furrowed her eyebrows. She could've sworn she saw his eyes turn a bright blue color before they returned back to his normal eye color.

"Y-Yeah," Henry stutters, looking at her with a dreamy expression. "I love you."

Juniper's eyes widen out of surprise (she didn't expect him to say that and look at her that way), ignoring the butterflies she felt swarming in her stomach. She had to remind herself that this was the love spell talking and not him, only part of her wondered if it was the real Henry talking since she knew he has feelings for her. She looks at Charlotte, Schwoz, and Jasper with a worried look. Now Henry was under a love spell just like Ray.

****

Okay, as much as Juniper loves being around Henry she doesn't want to be glued to his side twenty-four seven. But Henry wouldn't stop trying to hug her or be close to her in some way.

"Hen, just-" Juniper continues to do her best to try to get away from Henry trying to hug her. "Would you stop?" 

She huffed with annoyance when Henry was successful of wrapping his arms tightly around her waist and he didn't show of any signs of letting her go. It was times like this she wished she didn't have feelings for him because it was hard to act annoyed with a cute boy you like who was giving you a lot of attention. Actually...Now that she thought about it, it didn't sound that bad.

"Awe, you have such pretty hair." Henry complimented, petting Juniper's head.

Juniper looks at him with a small smile. "Thank you, but just-stop please." She swatted his hand away, causing him to just go back to wrapping his arm around her waist again so now she was trapped. 

"Henry!" Charlotte scolded.

"Great!" Gwen exclaims angrily, glaring at Charlotte. She gestures to Henry and Juniper as Henry laid his head on Juniper's shoulder. "See what you did?!"

Charlotte looks at her with offense. "What I did?"

"Yeah!" Gwen nodded, continuing to glare at Charlotte.

Charlotte points at herself and glares right back Gwen. "I'm not the one who's been boppin' around here with a big box of mystical muffins!"

"Wait," Jasper speaks up, glancing at everyone with confusion. "I'm confused."

"Gwen!" Juniper glanced over towards the back door when she heard Ray. She rolled her eyes when she saw Gwen acting all nice when Ray was around. 

Gwen opens her arms, signaling for Ray to come over to her as she smiles at him. "You know, I was just dreaming about the first time we met." Ray explained, taking ahold of both Gwen's hands with his. 

Gwen chuckles and smiles softly at him. "Hello, my sweet man."

"Ray," Charlotte tries getting Ray's attention. "No!"

"Okay, can't believe I'm saying this," Juniper manages to get Henry's off of her and quickly steps away from him. She had to admit although it was nice being close to him it was starting to get annoying...Again. "But quit it, Hen."

Henry follows her and smiles dreamingly at her. "Awe, I can't quit you."

Juniper mentally scolds herself when she felt her heart flutter when he said that and her face heat up. While she was distracted, Henry wraps his arms around her laid, trapping her arms underneath his and lays his head on her shoulder. Juniper glances at him and grumbles, "Hen, you're making it really hard for me to be annoyed with you."

"Ray!" Charlotte puts a hand on Ray's shoulder, turning him to look at her. "You don't really love her!"

Gwen shushes her, putting a finger on Ray's chin to make him look back at her. "Ray," Schwoz gets between Gwen and Ray. "She gave you a bad muffin that-" His voice gets muffled when Ray leaned forward. Ray wrapped his arms around Gwen, trapping Schwoz between them. Juniper would've cringed and felt bad for him but she had her own problem.

"She tricked you!" Charlotte yelled.

Schwoz finally manages to get away from Gwen and Ray. "Yeah!" He points at Henry. "And she tried to do it to Henry too!" 

"Except Henry fell in love with Juniper by mistake!" Charlotte adds, pointing at Henry, who lifts his head off Juniper's shoulder to smile at Charlotte and the others and waved at them before he laid his head back on Juniper's shoulder. Charlotte tilts her head to the side and chuckles when she remembered something. "Actually, he was already in love with her, but now he's, like, annoyingly clingy."

Despite the redness on Juniper's face after what Charlotte said about Henry already being in love with her, she glances at everyone and points at Charlotte in agreement. "Yeah, I agree with Char."

"Awe," Ray smiles at Gwen. "My baby's so smart." Gwen smiled at him and put her hands on his shoulders.

"More like your baby is so evil." Juniper muttered. 

Gwen runs her hands down Ray's arms as she asks, "Could you make all these people leave so we can be alone?"

Ray turns to face everyone. "Alright, everybody out!"

Everyone (besides Henry since he currently didn't care what was going on with being under the love spell) voices their words of disagreement, trying to convince Ray to get them to stay and that Gwen was evil, but nothing worked and they were kicked out.  

****

Juniper, Jasper, and Charlotte decided to go to Henry's house to come up with why Gwen wanted to use those love muffins and how to get Ray and Henry back to normal. Juniper managed to get Henry off of her on the walk to his house. He did walk right beside her and held onto her hand, but it was a step up from him hugging onto her the whole time. 

When they got to Henry's house, Jasper opens the door and walks in first, leaving it open for his friends. "No, nope," Juniper pushes Henry's arms away from her when he tried to wrap his arms around her as they walk inside. "Stop."

"I love you." Henry said, frowning when Juniper ran into the house after she got away from him and he went after her.

"No, no, no," Charlotte stops Schwoz from coming inside. "You can't come in."

Schwoz furrows his eyebrows, pointing inside the house. "Why can't I go in there?"

 "'Cause what if Henry's parents are home?" Charlotte replied. 

"Bu-" Schwoz glances around him and looks at Charlotte with panic. "I can't stay out here by myself!"

Charlotte shrugs. "Sure you can."

"No!" Schwoz protests. "What if someone tries to take me?"

Charlotte glances at him with confusion. "Who would want you?" Schwoz looked at her with offense while Charlotte closed the door. Charlotte walked into the living room where Juniper sat on far end of the couch and Jasper sat the other end. 

"Okay, tell me why Gwen would use tainted muffins to get Ray to fall in love with her." Jasper said, looking at Charlotte and Juniper with confusion.

"'Cause think about it. If Captain Man and Kid Danger are so in love that they can't fight crime, then they can't stop Gwen from doing whatever evil things she wants to do." Charlotte explained while Henry walked over to sit on the back of the couch behind Juniper.

Juniper furrows her eyebrows. "That makes sense, but why would she not make eat a muffin as well?"

"Yeah," A confused look forms on Charlotte's face and her shoulders drop in defeat. "I don't know." She perks up when she thought of an idea, pointing at Juniper. "Maybe she did actually want Henry to act like he is now with you so you would be too distracted to fight her."

Juniper nods as she thinks that idea through. "Yeah, that could be it. But if that was the case then why did she act like she didn't want that to hap-" Her voice trails off when she suddenly felt hands massaging her shoulders. "Okay, but that actually feels good." She admitted, not expecting Henry to give good messages. She didn't have to look up to know it was Henry.

Charlotte rolls her eyes and puts her hands on her hips. Juniper shakes her head, trying to get back on track. "I need to focus, yeah." She glances at Charlotte and Jasper, doing her best to ignore the message she was getting although it was hard because she was starting to forget what they were talking about. "So I think we just need to figure out-" She was confused and a little weirded out at first when Henry began messaging her face until she got used to this. She couldn't help but lean her head back on the back of the couch. "Even though this is weird it kinda feels good."

After a few moments of silence goes by, it was interrupted by the angry yell of Henry's little sister, Piper. "Juniper!" Piper shouted, dragging out Juniper's name she as she ran down the stairs. 

Juniper sits up abruptly, causing Henry to stop messaging her. Juniper was startled by the sudden yell of her name and she was confused as to why Piper sounded mad at her. She looks at Piper with furrowed eyebrows. "What's the matter, Piper?"

Piper stands in front of her, looking at her with a glare. "Where is my curling iron?!"

Juniper grimaces when she remembered she forgot it at her house. Earlier that morning Jasper had dropped off the curling iron at her house when he was done with it and with everything going on she forgot to bring it with her. "I'm sorry, Piper. I forgot to bring it with me." She smiles apologetically at Piper. "I promise I'll bring it back tomorrow."

"You said you would bring it back to me today and guess what," Piper outstretches her arms out of frustration. "It's today!"

Henry stands up, glaring at his sister. "Hey! Don't you yell at my Juniper." Juniper's face turned a bright pink color when he said that and butterflies swarmed in her stomach.

Piper frowns, gesturing to Juniper. "She forgot my girly curly!" She reached forward, pulling out some of Juniper's eyelashes, causing the teen to pull away and yelp with pain.

Juniper huffs with annoyance, standing up and looks at Piper with a glare. "Piper, I don't think it was necessary pulling out some of my eyelashes!"

"Piper!" Henry shouts angrily. "You just hurt someone I love!"

"Yeah, well who cares?" Piper scoffs and reaches forward to grab Juniper's shoulders. She starts shaking Juniper, ignoring her brother telling her to stop, and she glares at Juniper. "Next time remember to give me my curling iron on time!" She then did something no one saw coming. She threw Juniper over the couch. 

Juniper screams as she was thrown over the couch, not missing the fact that Henry screamed 'no'. She groans in pain once she landed on the ground. "You are freakishly strong." Piper then ran up the stairs while Jasper went over to help Juniper up. 

"You okay?" Jasper asked her, looking at her with concern.

"Yeah," Juniper sends a thankful smile to Jasper for helping her up. "Just can't believe I got thrown over a couch by an eleven year old."  She rubs her right arm that she landed on and frowns. Since she landed on her right side her whole right side hurt. "And my right side is gonna be sore." Jasper sympathetically smiled at her and patted her left shoulder for comfort.

Juniper turns her attention to Henry after seeing him stumbling backwards out of the corner of her eye. She shares a worried look with Jasper when Henry fell to the ground. The two of them along with Charlotte, quickly went over to Henry. "Henry, are you okay?" Charlotte asked worriedly and helped Henry up to his feet.

"Oh, yeah." Henry nods. "Yeah, I think so." He glances at Juniper. "Oh, June-"

Juniper raises her hands in front of her. "As much as I love your hugs, please no more hugging."

Henry furrows his eyebrows with confusion. "What?" 

"What do you mean, 'what'?" Charlotte ask with confusion laced in her voice, turning Henry to face her. "Wait, aren't you in love with Juniper?"

Henry's face turns pink and he stumbles over his words. "W-Well, I...I mean, yeah, but, like-"

Juniper ignores the blush covering her own her face and glances at Henry, interrupting him, "She means do you wanna be glued to me, basically like annoyingly clingy?"

"Oh," Henry speaks in realization. He shakes his head. "Then in that case, no."

"Okay." Charlotte nods and she smiles. "Okay, this is awesome!"

"I'm still confused." Jasper chimes in, glancing at his friends with a confused expression. "What is awesome?"

"I think 'cause when Piper was harassing Juniper it made Henry feel really angry." Charlotte responded.

Henry shrugs. "So?"

"So...When you feel strong emotions, your body releases chemicals into your brain." Charlotte explained.

"Wait," Juniper's eyes widen in realization. "You're onto something here."

Jasper must've realized it too because he then said, "Oh, okay, so like, when Henry felt anger it drove out his feelings of love?"

 Charlotte nods. "Yeah, I think that's what happened."

"And now we just gotta get Ray mad enough that his love for Gwen will go away." Juniper concluded.

"Well, but, how are you gonna get him mad enough?" Charlotte asked.

"You could pick a fight with him!" Jasper suggested.

"But I just got thrown over a couch by an eleven year old!" Juniper whines. She pouts and crosses her arms. "How am I gonna fight a thirty-five year old indestructible man?"

"I think he was talking to me." Henry assures her. He looks at Jasper with a smile, pointing at him. "And I'm onboard with that idea." He looks back at Juniper with wide eyes when he realized what Juniper said. "Wait, did my sister really throw you over the couch?"

"Yeah," Juniper waves a dismissive hand. "But it's fine, I guess." Henry didn't agree with her, but he didn't say anything and made a mental note to talk with his sister later. His sister better have a logical reason to throw his best friend over a couch.

"Juni, you could definitely take on Ray in a fight." Charlotte reassured Juniper, earning a smile from the brunette-haired girl. Charlotte smiles back at her before she turns to face the boys with a look of annoyance. "And oh, come on! Ray could kill you in a fight. You can't pick a fight with Ray."

Henry shrugs. "Well, one of us is gonna have to do it."

"Not it." The two girls and Jasper spoke at the same time, raising their hands. When the four best friends get outside on the porch, Juniper was surprised to see some boys trying to take Schwoz.

"I'm not something you can just take!" Schwoz yelled, struggling to get out of the boy's grip. The four teens all scared off the group of kids.

Charlotte and Jasper yell out, "Hey!"

"Hey, hey, hey," Henry calls out to the boys, ushering the group of boys to go away. "Get out of here!"

"You guys must have a boring life if it brought you guys to stealing a man off a porch!" Juniper exclaimed at the group of boys who let go of Schwoz.

"Come on." Charlotte gestured for the boys to leave.

"Pick on someone your own size!" Henry added as the group of boys started to run away.

"Delinquents!" Jasper shouted at the group of boys.

Schwoz stands up, glaring at he group of boys running away. "Jerks!" 

Henry pats his shoulder for comfort. "C'mon," He glances at everyone. "Let's get to the Man Cave."

"June." 

Juniper stops walking, turning to face Henry with a small smile when she heard him say the nickname he only used. "Yeah?"

Henry walks over to stand by her, apologetically smiling at her. "Just wanted to apologize if I made you uncomfortable. I never want you to feel uncomfortable because of me." 

"It's okay. And I don't think you could never make me uncomfortable." Juniper assured him, her smile widening. She thought it was sweet Henry apologized even though he didn't need to.

Henry smiles brightly at her. "Good."

A/N ugh I literally love junry so much. It was fun writing this one & the next one tbh