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        A large island, Sea Port, sat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, surrounded by nothing but water.  Four small cities bordered the outside of Sea Port Island. On the top was Goodlawndy, the smallest city. It was protected by the hero Slime Man, a hero who turns his body into goo and can get into the smallest places. On the left of Sea Port's border was Campbergy, a city protected by the hero Rose, a hero able to control plants with her mind. Next, on the left, was Brushwindy, protected by Tidalwave, the water hero. Last, on the bottom of Sea Port was Willistina, the biggest of the four cities. Willistina was protected by the hero Meow Meow, a hero able to shapeshift. However, these four cities surrounded and protected the biggest city of them all. Hamburgy. Hamburgy was the control center of every city. The Mayor of all cities lived there and the most powerful hero, Volt The Lightning Hero, protected it.

Volt was a young twenty-two-year-old girl who stood at five feet 3 inches. She wore a dark purple long-sleeved shirt with a V on the front. She also wore a dark purple cloak and dark purple pants with small ounces of green marks. A green mask covered her eyes and two black and purple fingerless gloves sat on her hands. Her left eye, which was originally blue, is now white and has a large scar from a lightning strike when she was younger. Her hair was blonde and long with the tips being purple.

Now in Hamburgy, Volt stood on the ledge of the highest building. Crossing her arms over her chest, she stared down at the business of the city. It was a nice sunny day in Hamburgy and the citizens were going about their days happily. No trouble was in sight. It was normal. Suddenly, she was pulled out of her thoughts when a familiar voice sounded behind her.

"Hey, Boss, look what I made!"

Volt turned her head to find Jay, a young boy who really thought he was her sidekick. Jay was nineteen years old and stood at six feet. Usually, he wore a yellow jacket and pants that were usually covered by stains. He also wore black gloves, boots, and goggles that sat over his head. His hair was dark brown and curly and his eyes were brown-green. He was a kind boy and loved to make inventions that could help Volt in her missions. Just one thing. He thought he was her sidekick. He wasn't. Now, Jay stared at Volt with big eyes, holding a strange piece of machinery in his hands.

"I told you. You're not my sidekick and I'm not your boss. I don't make people work for me. I'm a hero." Volt's voice was filled with slight annoyance.

Jay nodded his head cheerfully. "Whatever you say, Boss! But still, look at this!" He ran forward and basically shoved the invention into Volt's face. She pulled her head back, glaring at the younger boy.

"What is it?" She asked. Jay's eyes lit up.

"I call it the Boom Boom Maker! It can reverse explosions!" Volt barely listened as he went on about his invention. Someone suddenly felt off to her. Then, out of nowhere, the city's lights went out. The only light was the sun in the sky. The city sirens exploded, making the citizens begin to scream and Volt could hear the honking of scared and confused drivers. Before she could do anything a strange cackle was heard throughout the streets of Hamburgy. Every TV screen in Hamburgy then turned on. Volt stared at the large screen in front of her. She could only see the left side of a man's face as he stared at the camera. The man looked about her age and he had dark brown messy hair. Large goggles covered his hazel eyes and Volt could just barely see his smile and lab coat.

"Do you think they can see me?" The man said, his voice ringing out throughout Hamburgy.

"Yes, I'm pretty sure they can see you." Another voice came from the screen but Volt could not see who said it. The man then moves back, allowing Volt to see his whole face.

"Greetings, disease-ridden individuals! As you can see the power has been shut down and this change shall be permanent. If you want to get your precious energy back you will soon call me your Overlord. But my friends call me Dr. W, a name you will learn to fear with the entirety of your being." Dr. W shook his fist violently, letting out a laugh. "You’ll rue the day you tripped me in the hallway in elementary school! For I will rule all and no one can stop me! Anyways, Toodle loo." All the screens turn off and the citizen's screams could be heard again. Volt glared at the black screen in front of her. Whoever this Dr. W was, she was going to stop him.

Flying up, Volt stared past several buildings, finding the Power Plant sitting alone only a mile away. "I know exactly where you are." The Power Plant is the only way anyone can shut down the power. Using a boost of speed, Volt flies to the Power Plant and lands silently on the ground. Everything seemed normal. "Come out! I know you're here!" She called out. Only silence followed her words. Suddenly, a thought crossed her mind and Volt looked at the ground. Pulling back her arms, she began using her super punches to slam into the ground. "Come on!" Irritation filled Volt's mind and she went faster and before she knew it she fell through the ground.

She landed on solid concrete ground. Getting up, Volt dusted herself. She looked around, confused to find herself in a lab. There were several tunnels leading outside of the lab but it was too dark for Volt to see where they led. The room was silent, she could probably hear a pin drop. Volt didn't realize that a man was creeping up behind her. Dr. W glared at the back of Volt's head and pulled out a gun, pointing it at her.

"Freeze!" Dr. W yelled out, making Volt's eyes widen as her hands went up instantly. She was unsure of what he had in his hands. "I figured you people would try to retaliate. You’re all the same. I didn’t think you would be able to get through the ground so easily but it’s okay, I have reinforcements." Dr. W then pulled a bottle of acid from his lab coat pocket with his other hand.

Volt slowly turned around. She was surprised to find the new villain pointing a gun at her. The acid in his hand was unfamiliar to her and she wondered what it was. Was it dangerous?

Dr. W raised an eyebrow when he saw her face. "I don't recognize you. Come here often?" He asked. Volt had to stop herself from face-planting. How did this guy not know who she was?

"Uh, no? I've lived here my whole life. I'm surprised you haven't heard of me." Volt admitted, her hands still in the air. She stared at the gun nervously. Although she was a hero, she wasn't indestructible.

"Nah, I don't really keep up with up there." Dr. W said, shrugging. "The only friends I need are carbon monoxide and oxygen. And Res I think, I don’t think she’s really my friend though…" Volt didn't know who this Res was but by the way this guy talked and dressed, she knew he was some type of evil villain scientist. Not one a good one at that.

"You're not really a good villain...I hate to admit it. To me, you just seem like a depressed twenty-year-old who still lives in the basement..." Volt almost laughed at the reaction she got from her words. Dr. W looked sincerely offended.

"Well, you, look like a kid from Walmart who looked for the first Superman costume they could find. Get lost."

"Well, uh, I can't really get lost if you're still a danger to the city...it's my job, unfortunately..."

"I will shoot you in the face."

"Okay, do it. At least I'll go out trying, right?"

"I don't really know you, dude...I don't really wanna shoot you but if you don't leave then I'm gonna have to..."

"Then do it."

Dr. W stared at Volt. Before she knew it he threw the bottle of acid at her foot. Thinking quickly, Volt dodged most of the spray of acid by using her lightning to launch to the side. However, a spec of acid reached her boot and for several seconds nothing happened. Then her boot started smoking and Volt suddenly felt pain in her foot. Letting out a yowl of pain, she grabbed her foot and hobbled around on her other.

"Piece of crap doctor!" She spat through gritted teeth. Dr. W took that chance to run out of the tunnels to the real ground by the Power Plant. "Get back here, jerk!" Volt yelled, flying up and after him. The pain in her foot burned but she ignored it. She could hear Dr. W laugh from ahead of her. As they reach real ground, Volt gets angry and makes a finger gun, sending a spark of lightning at Dr. W's leg.

Dr. W gasped from the shock and turned around, staring at Volt in pure confusion. "Woah. What the hell was that?" He asked. Volt stopped, confused as well.

"What, this?" She made another finger gun and sent a spark toward the ground. Dr. W's face lit up with amazement as he jumped back from surprise.

"I need to study you...you freak of nature..." Volt heard him whisper. Has this guy never seen a hero before?

"What did you just call me?"

"That may have been a little extra, I apologize...but how did you do that?"

"Um, I'm not telling you, you little lab rat."

"I'll inject you with chloroform."

"What is...that?"

"Oh...don't worry about it. It's just a sleepy drug. All I want to do is cut open your veins."

Volt stared at the taller man as though he was crazy. "Uh, no thank you."

Dr. W frowns. "Shoot. That never works." He whispers.

"So...I need you to get the power back on and come with me to the police station. It's just a ten-minute walk."

"Can we get some ice cream on the way, maybe some McDonald's?" Volt rolled her eyes at the childish look in Dr. W's eyes. What kind of villain was this guy?

"Um, no, but you can get some delicious nutritious jail food back at your new home."

"Nah, man..." Dr. W sighed, disappointed before his face lit up with a smirk. "I'd rather get the taste of revenge!" Volt stepped back as he pulled his gun back out.

"You've GOTTA be kidding me..." Volt put her hands back up. She was getting really tired of this guy. "Look, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. You're not doing very well on choices right now."

Dr. W let out a laugh. To Volt it sounded like a squirrel that got excited over a nut. "I've only got one choice. The hard way!" Still pointing his gun at her, he slowly moved back toward the Power Plant controls.

"They always choose the hard way." Volt sighed, rolling her eyes as Dr. W kept backing up. Slowly, she followed step by step. However, an unfamiliar came into view as she ran around one of the Power Plant's buildings. Dr. W's face became more relieved at the sight of her. She was tall but shorter than the doctor. She had long brown hair and gray eyes, with a blue doctor's mask covering her nose and mouth. She wore a blue shirt with a darker blue jacket and camo pants. When she saw Volt, her eyes widened. She snapped her head over toward Dr. W.

"What the hell are you doing? Are you really so stupid you let a hero get this far?" She asked. Volt looked between the two. Were they partners?

"I didn't know she was a hero. You could've told me if you were here quicker, Res." Dr. W admitted, shrugging. Res. So Res was her name. Res face palmed with disbelief before gesturing to the very confused Volt.

"Idiot! That's Volt, the lightning hero! I'm surprised she hasn't brought the whole police station here already!" Res snapped, glaring at Dr. W.

Dr. W stared at her. "Who?"

"Oh my god, you're hopeless."

"I don't care who she is! We'll show her who the real overlords are!"

Volt sighed and took another step forward but froze when Dr. W tightened his grip just a little on his gun. "You are aware I could knock you out with one zap, right?" She asked. She doubted he even knew what she was really capable of.

"Of course!" Dr. W laughed. "But if you do that then your power would be gone forever. See this button?" He pulled out a switch from his lab coat pocket. One small blue button sat in the middle. Dr. W put his finger over it. "If I press this, you'll never get your precious power back."

And Volt was right. This guy didn't know what she was capable of. She didn't even think this guy could make his own dinner.

"Are...you serious? Are you really that stupid?" Volt couldn't believe her ears.

"I've never been more serious in my life." Dr. W smiled.

Volt shrugged. "Fine, press the button then."

Dr. W frowned. "You know what? I will! But not before I show your precious city what I've brought you down to!" He gestured toward Res and she turned on a camera that she pulled from her jacket. Still pointing the gun at Volt, Dr. W smiled evilly toward the camera.

"You say that like you've been trying to defeat me your entire life."

"No one asked you!"

"...Fair enough."

Dr. W glared at Volt and brought his gaze back toward the screen. "Greetings, again! Have you guys missed me yet? If you said no, you’re the first to go! Anyway, it seems to me that some of you don’t have any regard for personal space. Like our young-what was her name again?" He looked at Res.

"Volt..." Res stared at her boss like he was crazy.

"Ah, yes, Volt! Who apparently is important to you guys or something? I will use her as a demonstration to show what happens when you break the rules!" Quickly, Dr. W slammed his finger down on the button and all of the power went completely out. It was officially gone. Dr. W turned to Volt with a smirk.

"Are you done now?" Volt asked, crossing her arms over her chest.

"No, but you're done. Forever!"

"Really?"

"This city will never see light again!" The taller man let out a mocking laugh.

Volt stared at the new villain for several seconds. Sighing, she put her hands out in front of her and sparks began to fly between her fingers. Closing her eyes, her body was flashing with several streaks of lightning and electricity. With one big electric charge, she sent her electricity throughout the city. Dr. W stared dumbfounded as the city lit up again.

"You...were saying?" Volt smirked.

Dr. W's face lit up with rage and began jumping up and down in anger. "That's not fair!"

"To be fair, I saw that a mile away, Boss." Res pointed out. Dr. W sent her a glare.

"I just found out about her existence!" He complained.

"You need to get out more." Res sighed, scratching the back of her neck.

"Frick you!"

Volt didn't want to watch the two of them go on arguing so she decided to but in. "If you two don't mind, can I take you to jail now?" She had no idea why she was asking permission.

Dr. W turned on her. "Shut up! You don't have a say in this!" Beginning to pull out bottles of chemicals, he threw them on the ground in an angry fit. He then rips a button off his lab coat and throws it on the ground before stomping on it. Volt couldn't believe her eyes.

"God, talk about being a baby."

"That's it! I'm done with this!" Before Volt could do anything, Dr. W grabbed a grappling hook out of nowhere and shot it somewhere randomly. "Stupid dumb idiot! You'll regret this!" Volt watched silently as he miraculously floated away with Res chasing after him.

There was a long silence when Dr. W disappeared. Volt looked around at her surroundings. What just happened? She slid a hand through her hair.

"Did I really come here for nothing?" 

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               In Hamburgy, there lives the mayor of all of Sea Port. Honored and respected by all. He sits right in the middle of the city in a large mansion built for him many years ago. Now, he sat inside on a cold, stormy day eating dinner with a special guest. Outside of his mansion sat an unfamiliar car. Who was inside but the all-familiar Dr. W.

Dr. W slammed down a poorly drawn piece of paper with the words Master Plan on it in front of Res. His face showed that he was proud of it but Res could barely read his horrible handwriting. Before she could ask anything he began talking.

"Okay, so here is what we are going to do. First, you are going to run in and cause a distraction, sell him something, or whatever I don't care. While you're doing that I'll scale the building and climb in through the window, I have been stalking here for months so I know every room. He is having dinner right now and after he eats he takes a nap. I'll then chloroform him and take him back to the lab! Once I force him to give me full control of the city, next will be the world!!!" Dr. W put his hand in a fist and held it up, a smirk plastered on his face. Res stared at him as though he was an idiot.

"It's never gonna work but sure," Res mumbled, shrugging.

"But it will this time!" Dr. W argued. "I haven't seen a sight of Volt anywhere and have planned this day for weeks!! Nothing could go wrong this time!! Now hurry up and let's go!" Jumping out of the car, Dr. W ran to the back of the mayor's mansion. Res let out a sigh and walked up to the front door. Good thing she was disguised. Res was wearing a dealership suit (Definitely wasn't stolen) and her hair was done when it normally would be up. She also was not wearing her mask or gloves.

The mansion had four floors and thirteen bedrooms and seven bathrooms. All for one person. The mansion was also a beautiful pearl white and the windows were made from blue stained glass while the doors were pure black. Res understood half of the reason why Dr. W wanted to be the ruler of this place. He could have something as great as this. At the same time, however, Res hated the Mayor for having something like this.

Res stopped in front of the door and looked around for a doorbell. She found nothing. For someone with a huge mansion for one person, she would think he would have a doorbell. Sighing, Res knocked three times and waited. Silence surrounded her for several seconds. Finally, she heard footsteps coming toward the door. Putting on a fake smile, she was ready for the face of the mayor to be by the door. However, she was not ready to see the all too familiar face of Volt. Res's eyes widened and she struggled to not show her fear at seeing the hero. How could this be possible? Dr. W said she hadn't been seen for several days!

Volt stared down at Res. "Yes?" Res felt herself let out a sigh of relief that Volt didn't recognize her.

"Oh, h-hello!" Thinking fast, Res had to come up with something good. "I am here to ask if the mayor would be interested in our many brands of cheese. They are the best in the world!" Out of everything she could've thought of and she thought of cheese.

Volt stared at Res. Res could feel the sweat sliding down her face. Slowly, Volt narrowed her eyes. "Um...he might..." She turned her head and called for the mayor. "Mayor Hendargy!" Yes, the island of Sea Port had a mayor named Hendargy. Unfortunate, really.

Res waited. She had never seen the mayor in person before, only seen his face on the big screens in the city. She was ready to see a large man come to the door. However, she was surprised to find a short plump man with blonde slick back hair walk over to Volt. He was even smaller than Volt! His eyes were large and green and when he smiled, his two front teeth were larger than the rest. Res thought he looked like an overgrown rabbit.

"Yes, Volt?" He said, smiling up at the hero. His voice sounded deep compared to the rest of the body. He then looked over, spotting Res. "Oh! Are you here about the cheese? I would be DELIGHTED to have EVERY brand you have!" Res had to squint when his face lit up in a smile. It was one of the brightest smiles she had ever seen. And was he actually expecting someone with the cheese?

"Perfect!! May I just step inside so I can show you our collection? We have many different kinds. I'm sure you will love every single one!" Res said quickly, thinking fast.

"Of course! Come in! Come in!" The mayor stepped out of the way, gesturing for Res to come inside. Res gladly obliged and walked in quickly. She tried to ignore Volt's eyes following her as she did so. Whilst Res walked into the mansion, Dr. W saw her head disappear and took to action. Throwing a rope to the second-story window, Dr. W climbed up the wall of the mansion. He opened the window and jumped inside, finding himself in the mayor's bedroom. Quickly, he rolled under the bed.

"This way!" Mayor Hendargy exclaimed, leading Res to his kitchen. Res's jaw dropped to find the largest kitchen she had seen. It was surrounded by slick white walls and black cabinets made of gems. As Res opened her mouth to say something, she froze as she found the mayor looking at her with hopeful eyes. He was waiting for her to show him her cheese list. She didn't have a cheese list. What was she supposed to do? Suddenly, an idea came to her head.

Res walked over to a very nice white vase sitting on the counter. "What a nice kitchen, would be a shame if someone were to drop something. Oops!" Pushing it nonchalantly with her arm, Res knocked the vase to the ground, shattering it. The flowers scattered all over the ground. "Oh no! Looks like I knocked something over! I'm sorry!" Volt stared at the broken vase.

"Oh my! No worries!" Mayor Hendargy reached for the broken glass. Volt's eyes widened and she reached out her hand to grab the mayor.

"Wait, no! I'll do it!" Before Volt could grab Hendargy, he grabbed a piece of glass only to wince and drop it, making it break into several more pieces. Blood began dripping from the new cut on his finger.

"Oh geez! Seems I've hurt myself!" He quickly covered his finger in a cloth. "I have bandages upstairs in my room. Volt, dear, stay with our guest! I'll be right back!" The mayor went for his stairs and disappeared from Volt's view. Res stared after him with a smile and when she looked over at Volt, she stepped back when she saw the hero glaring at her with deep hatred.

Thinking fast, Res came up with an excuse to get out of the house. "Oh! I almost forgot! I left the cheese list in my car! I'll be right back!" Before Volt could protest, Res ran out of the kitchen and out of the house.

"Something isn't right..." Volt whispered as she watched Res leave.

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Mayor Hendargy walked into his room and walked over to his dresser, spotting his box of bandages. He grabbed the box and opened it, grabbing a bandage. Humming to himself, he pulled it out and carefully placed it on the cut on his finger. However, as the mayor was distracted Dr. W slid out from under the bed. Carefully, he stood up and tiptoed over to the mayor. With one swift move, Dr. W smacked a rag over the mayor's mouth. Hendargy's eyes widened and he struggled in Dr. W's grip before going unconscious.

Dr. W's face lit up with excitement and he did a quick, silent celebration before dragging the small plump man to the window. He could see Res by the car and waved his hand to signal for her to come. Res wasted no time in driving over, right under the window. As quick as he could, Dr. W lowered the mayor's body toward the car and dropped him, listening to the thump of his body landing on the car. Next, he climbed onto the windowsill and called down to Res "I'm coming down!"

Just as Dr. W was about to jump, Volt walked into the room. "Hey, Mayor Hendargy-" Her eyes widened when she saw her arch nemesis, Dr. W. He turned his head and his eyes widened when he saw her.

"This is...not what you think..." Dr. W muttered. Volt felt herself snap with rage.

"W..." Volt launched forward. "Dr. W!!" She reached for Dr. W but let out a shout as he threw a chemical bottle at her before jumping down by the car. She stumbled backward, grabbing her foot and hopping around on one foot. When the pain subsided, she ran to the window and found Dr. W and Res already driving away.

"I'll find you, you piece of shit!" Volt yelled with rage. Dr. W let out a loud laugh and it was soon lost in an echo as they drove away.

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It didn't take Res long to find one of their secret underground passages. When she did, she wasted no time driving in. She quickly parked the car and helped Dr. W drag the mayor over to a chair in a room down the hall. With only a little bit of trouble, Dr. W tied the mayor's hands and legs to the chair.

"There, perfect! See, I told you it would work, Res." Dr. W exclaimed, looking at Res with an 'I told you so' face.

Res sighed and rolled her eyes. "Don't celebrate yet, we aren't done." She reminded him sourly. Suddenly, the mayor began to move and she backed away so his head wouldn't hit her. Dr. W stared at the mayor as his eyes fluttered open.

"Mmm?" Mayor Hendargy looked around. "W-Where am I?" His eyes landed on Dr. W who stood in front of him and his face lit up with fear. "OH MY LORD! Y-YOU'RE DR. W!!

Dr. W smiled. "In the flesh! Want an autograph?!?" Res rolled her eyes once more.

"HELP! HELP! HELP!" The mayor shrieked, struggling in the rope tied around him. Dr. W was surprised he wasn't falling over. "VOLT! SAVE ME! VOLT!" Annoyance filled Dr. W at the sound of Volt's name.

"No one can hear you down here! Ooooh Volt! Save me! Save me! She can't save you now!"

"I just wanted cheese!" Tears fell from the mayors eyes.

"There was never any cheese!!" Res spat. The mayor stared at her in horror.

"What? THERE NEVER WAS ANY CHEESE!?" Before any of them could stop him, the mayor broke out into horrible sobs. Dr. W and Res couldn't believe how much of a baby this mayor really was.

"THAT'S RIGHT! NONE WHATSOEVER!" Dr. W laughed. "Now, if you want to live, you will give up your title as mayor, and give it to ME! If you resist I have some new experiments I could try!"

The mayor stared at Dr. W, calming down for some odd reason. "You just want my title?"

"AND your mansion AND everything you have!"

Next thing they both knew, the mayor was laughing. Dr. W stared at him, his mouth hanging open in shock. Res raised an eyebrow, looking at the mayor and then back at Dr. W.

"Oh my, sir! You're funny!" Mayor Hendargy managed to get out through his laughing fit.

"I wasn't trying to be?" There was confusion in Dr. W's words. He didn't understand why this guy was laughing so much.

"Pardon my disrespect, Dr. W!" The mayor kept laughing. "I just thought a great and powerful villain like you would go for something more. Why try to be mayor of Hamburgy? When you could go for the president of the United States of America! You would do wonders for the country! Such spectacular things!"

"YOU KNOW NOTHING OF ME, OLD MAN! Though I am great and spectacular, you don't know MY MASTER PLAN!!!! WHAT A FOOL YOU ARE!"

"I suppose you want to take my place as mayor so you can then be closer to taking an even bigger title?"

"....Well...that's only one part!"

"You also want to take over the world and destroy Hamburgy, right? Oh and...hmmm...I don’t know….maybe own every cat in the world."

"....." Dr. W turned toward Res. "How does he know about that?!? Damnit, did you tell him!?!"

Mayor Hendargy smiled and then looked toward the ceiling. "Well...this has been a nice chat...but it seems you've got other company on the way" What was he talking about?

"ENOUGH!" Dr. W yelled, pointing to the mayor. "Res, cover his mouth or something, he's giving me a headache!" Before Res could even break the tape, the ceiling exploded. Dr. W jumped back and his eyes widened when he found a very angry Volt flying in.

"AAA!" Dr. W grabbed his gun that sat on his belt and pointed it at her. "HOW DID YOU EVEN FIND ME!?"

Volt smiled, rolling her eyes. She landed on the ground and pointed at the mayor. "Tracker, duh." She said as though Dr. W was the biggest idiot in the world. (I mean she isn't incorrect)

"SHIT!"

"HELP ME, VOLT!" The mayor cried. Volt looked toward him, ready to jump to his rescue. However, before she could, Res grabbed the back of the chair and ran for the door.

"I got him!" Res ran right out of the room. Volt could hear the mayor's cry getting quieter the farther Res went. Sighing, Volt turned back toward Dr. W.

"You think that’s gonna do anything? You really thought you could get away with something as stupid as this? Jesus Christ. I thought you would think of a smarter way to do it, really? While I was there for dinner and put on watch over the mayor while his security guards were away? How stupid could one villain be?" Volt's voice was filled with annoyance.

"WELL- WELL I GOT HIM DIDN'T I! I was able to get him out of the building!! If it wasn't for that STUPID TRACKER!! I would have gutted him but NOOO you have to come flying in!! Do you know how many times I have had to fix this ceiling!!" Dr. W complained, pointing at the new hole in the ceiling. Volt rolled her eyes.

"You would have never gutted him even if there was no tracker, you big idiot. As you just said I’ve been through that ceiling thousands of times, meaning I know where you do things. I thought you would get a little smarter, ya know?"

"YOU KNOW WHAT!? I’M SICK OF THIS BULLYING AND MISTREATMENT OF ME!!" Dr. W grabbed a button and slammed his hand down on it. Before Volt knew it every escape route around her closed and locked itself. "BOOM!! Now you're trapped!!!"

"…..You trapped me….with you….you’re also trapped….with something with electricity powers…do you think that was a good idea?" Volt stared at him.

Dr. W laughed. "Obviously not! BUT, after you get done beating the crap out of me out of your system I couldn’t think of a worse fate for you!! Besides, by the time you get out, your sweet little cheese-obsessed mayor will be DEAD!"

Volt thought for a moment then pointed to the ceiling. "How hard is that ceiling?" She asked.

Dr. W smiled. "This is my emergency lockdown! You could say it would take awhile to break it!" Volt sighed and sat down criss-cross applesauce and rested an elbow on her knee.

"Okay, I guess we just starve here...all alone...with each other."

"Cannibalism?"

"Okay, there's only one of me, and…unfortunately I would taste disgusting. Soo, I mean you could try but I would probably kill you before you could."

"Won't need to happen, you see, I'm not THAT dumb. If I press the button again it will go back to normal! I just need Res’ signal."

"Really?" Volt smiled, her voice is sarcastically excited. "That's so cool! Can I see the button?"

"Oh sure- wait... I know what you're doing!" Dr. W glared at her.

"What am I doing?" Volt gave the most innocent face she could muster.

"You're using my ego against me!" Dr. W spat. "It won't work!"

Volt gasped dramatically, offended. "I am not! How could you think such a thing?" She puts her face in her hands, starting to cry.

"You're a liar! I can't make you cry!"

Actual tears were running down Volt's face. She looked up at Dr. W and shook her head in disappointment. "I just wanted to look."

"Wow, you're dramatic, geez." Dr. W rolled his eyes to the sky. "I didn't think I was that offensive, my god...I don't know what to do in this situation." His grip on the button loosened. Volt looked over and smirked when she saw the opening she needed. Using her electricity for her own gain, she sped across the room and grabbed the button right from underneath Dr. W's nose.

"HAH!" Volt cackled. "BEAT THAT, YOU FUCKER!"

Dr. W seemed to take a moment to register what just happened. "What-" He looked down at his now empty hand then up at Volt's hand. "HEY! GIVE THAT BACK!"

Volt smirked. "Nope." She pressed the button and instantly flew out the door once it opened.

"GET BACK HERE, YOU LYING LITTLE SHIT!" Dr. W ran around frantically trying to grab some chemicals and guns before running after the lightning hero. He couldn't believe he got tricked so easily.

Volt flies through the halls, bursting down every day, looking for the mayor. Every door, it's something different but the mayor was nowhere to be found. For a moment, she thought Res took him out of their headquarters but then she heard the cry of the mayor. Quickly, she burst open the last door at the end of the hall. The mayor was untied, sitting on the floor, his face in his hands, sobbing. Res stood over him, a smirk on her face.

Res turned her head when Volt burst in. "It's too late. I've already ruined his life forever."

"What did you do?!?" Volt snapped.

"I made him..." Res paused. "LACTOSE INTOLERANT!!" Volt stared at her.

"OH, THE HORROR! THE HORROR!" Mayor Hendargy cried, shaking his hands above his head in a tantrum. Volt couldn't believe her ears.

"WHAT!? HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE!?"

"I was able to make something quick enough to make his body not be able to digest it, considering his weird obsession with cheese I thought it would be funny."

The mayor looked at Volt with horrible sadness in his eyes. "Volt, please! Help me! Help me! Get rid of her, Volt! She's horrible! (Dr. Horrible ;))"

"You heard the mayor." Volt glared at Res and formed a purple electrical ball in her hand, aiming right for Dr. W's sidekick. "Looks like I gotta get rid of you, Mayor's orders."

Suddenly, before Volt could fire her electricity, something hit her in the back. She fell forward but was able to catch herself so she didn't hit her head.

"HAH! BEAT THAT, FUCKER!" Dr. W spat. "Res, come on, let's go!"

Volt got back up quickly and turned to glare at Dr. W. "YOU PIECE OF SHIT, I'LL KILL YOU!"

"NO, YOU WON'T!" Dr. W smirked before throwing a burning chemical at her foot. Quickly, as Volt was distracted Dr. W and Res ran for it.

"DAMNIT!" Volt jumped around on one foot, groaning in pain and waving her arms around. "JGLHDSLKHGLSJGLHS!" She could hear Dr. W laugh from down the hall. The crying of the mayor and the laughing of Dr. W gave Volt a headache.

"DAMN YOU, W!" She yelled through her frustration. Another day passed by and Dr. W was still on the loose.

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        It was a sunny day in Hamburgy and the birds sat singing on their tree branches. There didn't seem to be anything wrong with the city. In Volt's headquarters at the edge of the city, two individuals sat staring at a computer screen. They had just got done putting cameras throughout the city to make sure they can catch any bad behavior.

Volt stared at the screen, leaning on the table. She narrowed her eyes. "Today has been...quiet...too quiet." She whispered. Jay looked at her as he tapped his chin. He thought for a few moments.

"I don't know. We did just fight him yesterday. Maybe he's scheming again?" Jay suggested. Volt stared at him. He could be right but something in her gut told her he was wrong.

"Mm...maybe...I don't know." Volt glimpsed back at the camera and her eyes widened when a familiar figure ran toward the camera.

Dr. W.

However, the doctor didn't stop and he hit the camera full-on, breaking it. The screen went black. Volt stared at the screen of the computer. Their headquarters was silent. You could hear a pin drop. Then, out of fury, Volt picked up Jay's coffee cup and threw it across the room. Jay watched helplessly as his coffee splashed all over the ground. Meanwhile, Volt was pacing back and forth.

"Are you kidding me? How clumsy can he be?" She spat. "I JUST GOT THOSE CAMERAS! DOES HE EVEN KNOW HOW EXPENSIVE THEY ARE?! HE'S GONNA PAY ME BACK FOR THAT!" Volt let out a loud angry groan before turning toward Jay who was still staring sadly at his broken cup. "Come on, let's go. I'll get you more coffee later."

Jay's eyes lit up. "Coming, Boss!" He called, running after her as Volt walked out of their headquarters. He ran to his yellow jeep that sat right outside the building. Quickly getting in, Jay followed the now-flying Volt to the location of the broken camera. He parked close by before getting out and running over to the shattered camera that sat on the ground. Volt was already there, looking around for any sign of Dr. W.

"Ugh. Are you kidding me?" Volt sighed and picked up the camera, looking at how much it was actually broken. Then she noticed a trail of several things on the ground. Pencils, coins, paper, and...a dollar bill. How dumb was this guy? Did he have a big hole in his pocket or something? Jesus, he needs to get himself together.

Volt stared at the trail before facepalming. "Even I'm that embarrassing." She muttered.

"At least you could use this dollar for your new camera," Jay said, picking the dollar up with a smile. Volt blinked at him.

"That...isn't gonna do crap but thanks, Jay." Volt took the dollar from his hand and shoved it into her pocket. It wasn't technically stealing, right?

He was a villain after all.

"Okay! Let's follow him and see what he's up to today! Maybe I can use one of my new inventions!" Jay was grinning from ear to ear. Volt couldn't help but smile back but she quickly shook away her thoughts, dropping her smile. She turned toward the trail and gestured her hand for Jay to follow. Quickly, they followed the trail, picking up anything they thought was interesting or valuable. Finally, the trail ended by the side of a store that was known to sell many useful clocks. Volt found Dr. W on the side of the building, scribbling things into his notepad. Volt watched him for a few moments.

"What are you doing?" She asked suddenly.

Dr. W's eyes widened and he fumbled with his notepad for several seconds before finally catching it. "JESUS!" He turned to Volt. "Oh my god, it's you again!" Quickly, he hid his notepad behind his back. Volt raised an eyebrow suspiciously. What was he hiding?

"Yup, it's me again. The hero you see almost every week." Volt leaned her head to the side, trying to look at the notepad behind Dr. W's back. "What do you have? And you still haven't told me about what exactly you're doing." She reminded him.

"I'm doing nothing!" Dr. W glared at her. "It's none of YOUR business what I do, but if you must know, I'm running errands. And I'm on a very tight schedule, I wouldn't want to be running late." He let out a small laugh, making Volt narrow her eyes.

"First of all, I'm a hero and you're a villain, it is my business what you do. What errands are you doing exactly?" Volt eyed Dr. W's notepad suspiciously. "I wouldn't trust you to do normal errands."

Dr. W quickly hid the notepad in his lab coat. "I do normal errands! Laundry, grocery shopping, scaring children, you know, the typical stuff. So back off, I'm very busy!" He took that moment to turn and run. Volt stared after him before exploding.

"Back...off? Back off? BACK OFF?!" Volt lifted off the ground. "NO ONE tells me to back off, you piece of shit!" She snapped before flying after the doctor.

"Wait, Boss, come back!" Jay almost tripped over his own feet running after her.

"DR. W, GET YOUR ASS BACK HERE!" Volt cried, picking up her speed.

"YOU COULDN'T HANDLE MY ASS!" Dr. W called back, letting out a laugh.

"FUCKIN BET!" Volt formed an electric ball in each of her hands before throwing them at Dr. W. "I KNOW YOU'RE UP TO SOMETHING! YOU WOULDN'T BE RUNNING AWAY IF YOU WEREN'T!"

"OW!!! HEY, THAT'S NOT FAIR! YOU'RE NOT EVEN GIVING ME TO FINISH WHAT I'M DOING!"

"THAT'S THE POINT, DUMBASS!"

"COME ONNNNN!! I WORKED SO HARD ON IT TOO!! GIVE ME SOME TIME AT LEAST!" Dr. W runs around a corner and throws the first chemical he can find behind him. Volt flew around the corner, only to fall backward, just barely missing the chemical.

"JGLAHGLKJAGJHJGLHSLKJGKJHGLKJAL!" Volt fell to the ground, letting out several swears. Jay quickly ran up to her, panting. Volt looked over at him. "Jay, this would be a good time for one of your inventions!"

Jay's eyes light up. "You're right!" He pulled a bag out of nowhere. I mean, seriously, where'd he even keep that? For several moments, he stared into the mysterious depths of the bag. Then finally, he pulled out a strange gun-shaped thing. "THE CUBATRON!"

"What's that supposed to do?" Volt eyed the Cubatron warily.

"It turns anything into cubes for thirty seconds! And I can choose if it's the human or whatever they have on them!" Jay began to laugh. "Dr. W can't do anything if I cube his shoes or lab coat! Or I can embarrass him by-"

(Woah, Jay, not in front of the kids!)

"O-KAY!" Volt said, stopping Jay from saying any more. "We are just going to cube him, okay? Yeah...yep...nothing else..." Volt stared at the building wall, basically short-circuiting.

(What are you thinking there exactly, Volt? Hmmm?)

Jay stared at his boss in confusion. "...I don't understand the problem?" He said innocently. The poor kid doesn't understand. Volt sighed as she stared at the ground, regretting all her life choices.

Dr. W looked behind him to find Volt and Jay nowhere in sight. Hesitantly he slowed his running and took out his phone, jamming in Res's number. "Res? Come on, come on! Pick up! PICK UP!"

"Yo." Res's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"RES! I NEED YOU TO COME PICK ME UP RIGHT NOW! VOLT FOUND ME, HURRY UP!!"

"Ughhhh, but you told me not to do anything until I finish downtown-"

"I'M IN DANGER, RES!!"

"I'm coming, I'm coming, don't lose your head, god." Res then hung up, rolling her eyes at how dramatic he was.

Volt finally shook herself out of her trance. "Okay, whatever, just use it!" She told Jay.

"Okey, dokey, Boss!" Jay exclaimed.

"And make sure you cube him and not his clothes!" She reminded him.

Jay frowned. "But I don't see the problem-"

"JAY!"

"Okay, okay!" He started to run in the direction where Dr. W went, mumbling to himself. "She's such a fun killer."

Dr. W shoved his phone in his pocket and started to run faster again until he heard footsteps behind him. He turned around, finding Jay with a strange gun in his hands. "What is that?" He asked, pointing at the invention.

"It's my Cubatron, bitch!" Jay cried before pushing the trigger, pointing it right at Dr. W's lab coat and shirt...he forgot to switch the controls away from Clothes.

Gosh, darn it, Jay.

Suddenly, Dr. W's lab coat and shirt disappear and turn into two small cubes that fall on the ground. Dr. W froze before he exploded with shock and anger. "....JAY, WHAT THE HELL!?" Dr. W quickly tried covering himself with his measly stick arms like a high school girl.

Volt finally ran around the building, finding the two boys staring at each other. Her eyes stopped on the shirtless body of Dr. W and she froze. "JAY, WHAT THE FUCK DID I TELL YOU!?" She turned around quicker than her own lightning and let out a scream, her whole face red.

"AH!" Jay fumbled with the Cubatron in his hands. "I'M SORRY! I FORGOT TO HIT THE OTHER BUTTON!"

"JESUS CHRIST!"

Dr. W picked up his cubed clothes, looking at them with shock. "WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO TO MY CLOTHES!? WHY IS THAT EVEN AN OPTION ON YOUR WEIRD MACHINE THING!?"

"What? It's not that bad..." Jay let out a nervous laugh. "It's not like there's anything to see, right?"

Dr. W gasped, offended. "IT COULD'VE BEEN WORSE, FOR STARTERS, AND WHAT DO YOU MEAN?! I have the body of a god, I'll have you know! I'm so hot, Volt won't even look at me!" He burst out laughing.

"WHAT?!" Volt's face got redder if that was possible, and she whipped around, shocking Dr. W. "FUCK YOU!!"

"OW! HEY!! I'M RIGHT THOUGH!!"

"LIKE HELL YOU ARE!"

The cubes then let out a bright light and turned back into Dr. W's clothes. Dr. W instantly grabbed them, sliding them back on.

"Oh thank god." Dr. W whispered. "If you guys wanted to see me shirtless so badly, you could've asked."

"Shut up!" Volt snapped before grabbing Dr. W by his lab coat and lifting him up. "Tell me what you're up to!" Taking that moment, Jay tried to fix the Cubatron. Then suddenly, there was the sound of tires screeching on the road and Res's car came driving toward them.

"FINALLY!" Dr. W cried, grabbing a chemical and throwing it in Volt's eyes. Volt let out a yell of pain and let him go.

"AH!" She rubbed at her eyes. "BASTARD!" Jay's eyes widened.

"Boss!" Jay ran toward her. "You'll pay for that!!" He pointed the Cubatron at Dr. W's face.

Dr. W laughed as he started getting into Res's car. "OH NO! Whatever will I do? Are you gonna take my socks this time?" He smirked. "Listen, I would love to stay and play dress up but time is money!"

Jay glared at him. "That's what you think!" Just as Dr. W was about to close Res's car door, Jay pulled the trigger of the Cubatron. The beam hit Dr. W's body and everyone watched as Dr. W turned into a blue cube, falling onto Res's seat like a dice.

Volt couldn't help but burst out laughing. "HAHAHAHAHA! Love your new look, it's way better to tolerate than your last look!" Res stared down at the cube and picked it up, confused.

"Oh my god. You cubed him??... Honestly, I tolerate him better this way, is it reversible?" Res asked, looking at Jay. Jay smiled, happy to explain his invention.

"Unfortunately, he turns back in thirty seconds buttt..." Jay began to blab on about his invention, not realizing that Res was starting to drive away. Res listened to the younger boy as she threw the cube back on the seat and drove away. Jay was too much in the conversation that he was oblivious to it.

"JAY!" Volt screamed, flying after the car.

"Wha-" Jay's eyes widened. "Oh, crap, sorry!" He ran after them.

Res started to speed away when Dr. W turned back into himself. "AGH! Oh god, that was a weird feeling! YOU THREW ME!" Dr. W glared at Res as though she did something unbelievable.

"Oh oops." Res shrugged. "I didn't know you were aware as a cube."

"JUST DRIVE!" Dr. W yelled as he saw Volt in the rearview mirror.

"DR. W, GET BACK HERE!" Volt used her lightning to give her a burst of speed.

"DRIVE! DRIVE FASTER, OH MY GOD!" Dr. W almost shrieked before rummaging through the back and pulling out a gun. He stuck it out the window, shooting at things so they fell in Volt's way.

"SHIT!" Volt fell backward just as a street light fell on top of her. She groaned in pain as it landed on her legs, trapping her. "GODDAMNIT!" Jay panicked and ran to her, trying to get the light off of her as Dr. W and Res drive away. "No, Jay, don't help me! Go after them!" The younger boy didn't listen. Volt sighed angrily and stared at the back of Res's car. Dr. W stuck his head out the window, laughing evilly as he stuck up his middle finger.

"Very mature, W." Res muttered.

Dr. W turned to her. "What?? I had to!" He complained.

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Dr. W stood outside of the mayor's office, a button in his hand and a smile on his face. "Alright. Everything is going perfectly! You've got access to mostly everyone's phones, right?" He asked Res who stood beside him.

"It wasn't easy but I got 3/4ths of the town's clocks ready to change," Res replied.

"Wonderful!!! Alright, as soon as the time hits 4:20 P.M, hit that button. Then they will go all the way back to 12:00 P.M.!!! THEN EVERYONE'S SCHEDULES WILL BE COMPLETELY MESSED UP!! SOME WILL BE RIGHT AND OTHERS WRONG!! THE CHAOS THAT WILL ENSUE!!"

"Alright then, you don't have to shout it. It's almost time."

Dr. W watched the clock intently and when it hit 4:20 P.M., he hit the button. "YES, IN YOUR FACE, VOLT!"

"Alright, let's get out of here, I think that guard is eyeing us."

"I can't wait for tomorrow! It will be the best time of my life!" The guard watched as Res and Dr. W ran out. He stared after them silently and then shrugged and went back to watching out the window.

---

The next day, no one noticed the horrible time change that ensued them. Even Volt had no idea what her arch-nemesis had done as she got ready for a meeting with the mayor. She was brushing back her hair and fixing her mask when she looked at the time.

"Mm, I still have thirty minutes left. I guess I could patrol the city while I'm waiting. After Dr. W's stunt yesterday I need to find out what he did." Volt muttered to herself.

Jay popped his head into the bathroom. "I haven't seen anything wrong, I don't think." He has his goggles over his eyes and grease on his hands, showing Volt that he had been working on one of his inventions.

"Just keep a lookout. I'll be back soon." Volt said before flying out of HQ. She took her last thirty minutes to patrol the city, looking for any signs of Dr. W. After a little while of no success, Volt decided to head to the mayor's mansion. It didn't take long to reach it and when she did, she landed in front of his office door and knocked.

To Volt's surprise, the mayor's office door swung open to show a very angry mayor. "Volt! Where have you been?" He grabbed her arm and dragged her inside his office.

"What do you mean?" Volt raised an eyebrow and then gasped as the mayor shoved her into a chair before sitting in his own chair by his desk. "I'm right on time?" She looked at the clock on her wrist.

"Wrong!" Mayor Hendargy cried and pointed to the clock on his wall. "You're exactly four hours and twenty minutes late!"

"WHAT!?" Volt stared at him in utter horror. What was he talking about?

Then there was a knock on the door.

The mayor put his finger up. "We'll talk about this as soon as I see who that is!" He got up and walked over to the door, opening it. One of the many civilians from Hamburgy was standing there, crying her eyes out.

"MAYOR!" She sobbed. "I’VE BEEN FIRED BECAUSE I WAS LATE TO WORK! B-BUT I WASN’T LATE! MY CLOCK TOLD ME I WAS ON TIME!" She showed him her phone. Mayor Hendargy stared at it and his eyes widened.

"How late?" He asked hesitantly.

"FOUR HOURS AND TWENTY MINUTES LATE!" The citizen cried before she fell to her knees and cried more. Then another civilian ran in behind her, shoving her aside.

"MAYOR HENDARGY! MY TIME IS WRONG! SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED!" They screamed, angry.

"You too?!" Mayor Hendargy's jaw dropped. Volt stared at them when realization hit her. Everything clicked. Suddenly her walkie-talkie went off.

"Boss!" It was Jay. "We have a problem! We have a problem! Dr. W-"

"Dr. W has changed the damn time, I know, that fuckin piece of aghlakghiajgljahglkjsgh!" It didn't take her another second to fly out of the mayor's office, flying toward one of the many street alleys. "When I get my hands on him! Jay?"

"Yes, Boss?" Jay responded.

"I trust you to fix this time problem."

"You got it, Boss! You can count on me!"

"Good!" Volt shoved her walkie-talkie back into her belt and dropped down to the alley floor. She narrowed her eyes and using her super punches, she made a large enough hole in the ground to get through. She growled when she found a tunnel. "I knew it." She didn't waste any time to fly through the tunnel, destroying several of the walls with her lightning. She stopped at a familiar door and used her lightning to break it apart. "W!"

Dr. W looked up from what he was doing and a smile slid across his face. "Hello, Volt! I've been expecting you!" He looked at his wristwatch. "Unfortunately, you're four hours and twenty minutes late. It's about time you showed up!" He cackled.

Rage swept through Volt. "Damn you!" She flew forward, grabbing his shirt and slamming him against the wall, his feet hovering above the ground. "You made me late for a meeting with the mayor! Tell me why I shouldn't rip your head off right now!"

"Hey, relax!" Dr. W put his hands up in front of him. "We've got plenty of time to talk about this. You sure do love grabbing me by my shirt, huh? Slamming me against the wall I see." He smirked.

"Shut up!" Volt slammed a fist beside his head, making a hole in the wall. "How about you be mature for one time in your entire miserable damn life?"

"OooooOOOoooo, feisty! I like that in girls, though, I'm making you fix that wall. Don't do the crime if you don't do the time."

Blush spread across Volt's face and without thinking, she slapped him. "Fuck you!" She spat.

"OW!" Dr. W stared at her in shock, holding his cheek. "YOU HIT ME!"

"You deserved it." Volt turned her head at Res's voice to find her recording. "I don't know how much more of that I could watch."

"RES, STOP RECORDING AND HELP ME!" Dr. W panicked.

"Nah." Res shrugged, yawning.

Volt laughed. "Hah! Your own sidekick won't even help your immature ass!" She grabbed his hand and began hitting himself with it. "Stop hitting yourself!"

"OW! STOP IT! FUCKING-" Dr. W cried and glared at Res. "RES!! HELP ME OR YOU'RE FIRED!"

Res sighed. "Fineee." She walked over and tried pulling them apart. "Come on guys, you're both acting like kindergartners."

Volt glared at her. "Like hell! I'll let him go once you guys change back the time!" She growled.

"NEVER!!" Dr. W snapped. "YOU CAN KISS MY ASS SINCE YOU LIKE TALKING ABOUT IT SO MUCH!!"

"KISS YOUR OWN ASS!" Volt almost snarled before throwing him across the room.

"LKGHLHGLKS!" Dr. W landed on a table, breaking it. "OH GODDAMNIT! THAT WAS MY FAVORITE TABLE!!"

Getting tired of this, Res pulled out one of Dr. W's guns and pointed it at Volt. "Alright, guys! QUIT IT! You are BREAKING MY SHIT! We are not turning back the time, it took way too long!"

Volt glared at her. "YOU ARE going to turn back the time, damnit!" She formed a ball of electricity in each hand, stepping toward Res.

The tension in the room was strong. Res and Volt glared at each other, Dr. W getting ready to help Res, and Volt's powers were sending power throughout the entire room. Res tightened her grip on the gun.

"YOU'RE going to have to find a way to do it YOURSELF! It's not HAPPENING!" Res snapped.

"LIKE HELL it's not happening-"

Suddenly, Jay came running in. "W-WAIT, DON'T FIGHT!" He stopped, putting his hands on his knees, panting. In his hand was a new invention. He took a dramatic gasp for air as Dr. W turned her gaze toward him.

"Where have you been???" Dr. W asked, looking around the room confused. It didn't cross his mind that Jay hadn't been there.

Res stared at the curly-haired boy. "...What is that?" The invention in his hand made her uneasy.

Jay quickly stood up straight, holding out his invention as though he wasn't just dying of breath loss. "Well, since you asked! My boss here entrusted me to fix the problem you caused! This here is the Tampering Time Machine!" Jay let a grin spread across his face. "It can connect to every digital and non-digital clock in a thousand-yard radius! One press of this button" He pointed to a red button on the side of the machine. "and EVERY clock is back to normal! With the power of the TAMPERING TIME MACHINE, I WILL SAVE THE CITY!"

Volt smirked, wiping away some dirt on her shirt. "Great job, kid, I'm proud of you." She grinned.

"Really?" Jay stared at his boss with peer happiness, his eyes wide. "Thank you, Boss!"

"WHA-HOW?!" Dr. W gasped. "HOW DID YOU MAKE IT SO FAST!? YOU-WHO ARE YOU?!"

Jay narrowed his eyes and smirked. "I'm. Volts. Fucking. Sidekick." He slammed his hand on the button.

"NOOOOOOO!" Dr. W fell to the ground dramatically, throwing a fit. "I CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT YOU SPECIFICALLY MESSING IT UP!" Volt rolled her eyes.

"Welp, I'm getting a sandwich," Res muttered as she was about to leave the room. "Nice invention thingie, Jay"

"Thanks, Ressi!" Jay smiled.

Res stopped. "Don't ever call me that again."

"Whatever you say, Ressi!"

"Whatever, Mechanic Man."

Jay stared at Res, processing what she said before his eyes lit up, laughing. "I like that! Thanks! I've never had a nickname before!"

Volt walked over to her sidekick and wrapped an arm around his shoulders. "Okay, Jay, let's get out of here. Great job today." She smirked at Dr. W. "Toodle loo, Fucker."

Dr. W sprang up. "NO!! NO!! YOU GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW!! THAT WAS TOO EASY! FUCK YOU!!"

Volt laughs and grabs Jay by his shirt, flying up and flicking off Dr. W. "See you sooner or later." Smiles and flies off.

Yup, another loss for Dr. W. Dr. W-0, Volt-3.

"I hope it's later than sooner!" Dr. W spat. He could hear Volt let out a laugh before he let out a sigh and stuck out his tongue at her. "...RES!! Do we have any peanut butter?"

Res walked out of the room, munching on a sandwich. "Nope, just used it all."

"I can't have anything!" The doctor kicked at the broken table before yelping in pain and holding his foot. Res just took another bite of her sandwich and laughed. 

Chapter Text

      It was snowing in Hamburgy this very morning, oddly enough, it never snowed there. Children were taking their chances to play in the white clouds of cold all they could before their city's true weather would take it away. Unfortunately, for some people, this odd cold weather caused much sickness throughout the city...and maybe even throughout some well-known underground tunnels.

Speaking of those well-known underground tunnels, right now, Dr. W lay in his bed, sick as a sewer rat. Res sat next to him in a chair, cringing at the snot running down his nose. His eyes were red and puffy, he kept sniffling, he was hot to the touch, and Dr. W was definitely sick.

"Ughh, this is awful!" Dr. W complained, his voice different from his clogged nose and throat. Suddenly, he started another hacking fit.

"Well, maybe if you would take a cough drop and stop complaining..." Res suggested with a shrug. Dr. W snapped his head toward her, annoyed.

"NO! I am NOT taking a cough drop!! Cough drops are a conspiracy by pharmaceutical companies!! And you got the gross kind…" Dr. W mumbled the words at the end. It was true. Res hadn't gotten the best cherry kind from the store and he was left with the worst kind someone could get. He refused to eat them.

"Stop being a baby, oh my god." Res rolled her eyes. Dr. W gasped dramatically, causing him to get into another coughing fit. When he was finally done coughing he rolled so his back was toward her and stuck up his middle finger. Res sighed, rubbing at her forehead. "I'm going to the store, you need anything?"

Dr. W was quiet for several moments before he slowly reached over to his bedside table and held up a list for Res to take. "I made this while you were getting me tea, do everything on the list. Don't miss a single step, and if you see Volt, tell her that she smells bad today."

"Uh...okay." Res took the list and read over it. On it were several grocery items, doodles of different things (including Volt), and a plan to capture all the pet shop animals. She flipped over the page just as Dr. W gagged and almost threw up. On the back of the list was a note telling her to look through the garbage on the way home. She sighed again.

"Please, at the very least, get good-tasting cough drops?"

"I'll try, but they were out last time I checked. The cherry ones, right?"

"Yep...thank you..."

"Yeah, yeah, don't die while I'm gone."

"Don't tell me what to do!" Dr. W yelled as Res left the room. He laughed before exploding in another coughing fit.

---

Res looked through several of the aisles, looking for things on the list, specifically cough medicine (A kid's brand) and cherry cough drops. She didn't even notice when people ran away and walked quickly to another part of the store when they saw her. It didn't even cross her mind. Honestly, Res probably didn't even care.

"Maybe he'll drink this one..." Res muttered as she looked at the cough medicine she found.

While she was paying attention to her list, she didn't notice a familiar curly-haired boy walk into the store. Jay's face lit up when he saw Res. "Ressi!" He cried and ran over to her. He stopped when he noticed Dr. W wasn't with her. "Is it just you today? I don't have to report you to Volt, do I?" He teased.

Res laughed. "Nah, W is being a baby, he's sick. You don't have to use the bat signal or anything."

"Man, that's why the city is so peaceful. Volt was wondering why Dr. W wasn't out today, especially since it's snowing, and it never snows in Hamburgy." Jay said, laughing.

"Heh, yeah the city may be peaceful, but the lab sure isn't. He is the neediest person, Jesus Christ. I should tell him Volt was thinking about him. " Res joked, smirking. Jay let out a chuckle, grinning.

"You definitely should, I would love to-" Jay was interrupted when the door to the grocery store slammed open. Res and Jay looked over, finding a very annoyed and grumpy Volt standing there. "Ah, crap..."

Volt had her hands shoved into her costume pockets and her hood was more tightened around her face. She was shivering as she walked up to the two idiots in the aisle. "Jay, I told you to hurry up, how long does it take to grab milk?" When she was closer, Res could see the eyebags under her eyes and the annoyance that filled her eyes.

"Ah, there you are. Geez, you look annoyed." Res pointed out.

"Annoyed?" Volt grumbled to herself. "What in the world could give you that idea, I wonder?"

Jay sighed and leaned over to Res. "She hates snow. I think it has to do with the fact that it's like water so it kinda has an effect on her powers a little bit." He explained.

"Ohhh, that's why. Hey, hey, don't take your anger out on me, I'm just getting medicine." Res gestured to the medicine in her hand.

"Medicine? For the doc?" Volt questioned, raising an eyebrow.

"Yep, he is a mess, throwing up everywhere and dying. I know you're worried, but it's okay. He is fine. By the way, he said you smell really bad today."

Volt rolled her eyes. "That fuckin' dweeb. I could’ve used a distraction today but noOoOoOo, his weak ass immune system had to act up and now we’re both stuck being bored as hell." She moved her hands in a Jaz-like form to make it more dramatic.

"Well if you’re that bored why don't you be the one to force cough medicine down his throat? He could use the company since you two love each other so much." Res admitted. Volt's eyebrow twitched right before she exploded with anger.

"The hell did you say? LIKE HELL I LOVE THAT DAMNED PIECE OF SHIT!" Volt spat. She started to pace back and forth in the aisle, grumbling and shouting in anger. Several customers quickly ran away in fear. Jay sighed and chuckled nervously as he looked away.

Suddenly, an employee from the store hesitantly walked up to Volt. "Volt...m-ma'am...you're scaring the customers." She whispered. Volt stopped and turned around, staring at her. The employee gulped and took a step backward.

Volt sighed softly. "Sorry." Quickly, she grabbed Jay by the arm and began pulling him out of the store. "We have to shove medicine down a sewer rat's throat."

Jay struggled in her grip. "But I wasn't done talking yet!" He complained before giving up and waving goodbye to Res, a grin on his face. "Bye, Ressi!"

"If she's planning something, so help me..." Volt muttered as they left the store.

That whole time, Res had been laughing so hard she was surprised she didn't die. Quickly, she waved back at Jay. "Seeya, Blue Jay!" She got herself together. "Alright, what else do we need? Grapes? Why do we need grapes?"

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Volt slammed open the door to one of Dr. W's many underground rooms. "W!" She yelled out, a grocery bag holding cough medicine in it in her hand.

"Boss, I don't think Ressi was serious when she said-" Jay began but was interrupted by Volt sighing.

"I don't care, this guy has to get his ass up before I bore myself to death." She muttered. Volt looked around the room. "Now, where is that lab rat?"

That "lab rat" was now in the kitchen, a blanket over his shoulders as he was getting a cup of water. Coughing, he heard someone's voice. "Hellooo?" He called. Unfortunately, he didn't have his goggles on, which would be a very big mistake on his part.

Volt perked up when she heard his voice but only because it sounded weird. Quickly, she stomped around the corner of the kitchen. "Evening, ya bitch. I'm your new doctor." She said.

Dr. W gasped and fumbled around with his blanket as he covered his face. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?! DOCTOR?? WHAT???" He cried.

"I said I'm your new doctor," Volt said again before stopping and staring at him. "Why are you covering yourself? You even uglier when you're sick and you don't want me to see?"

"Wha-NO!" Dr. W then started coughing again. "I don't have my goggles, asshole! Besides, I bet I look hotter! If that even is possible! Now get away, shoo!"

There was silence for several moments.

"Did...you just admit to a hero that you don't have your disguise on?"

"...That probably wasn't very smart, was it?"

"Nope..." Sighing, Volt turned around. "Well, I'm not going away, so you might as well go put them on. You're lucky I'm a nice asshole today." She muttered.

Jay turned around with her, staring at Volt. "You sure, Boss?"

"Yeah, I'm sure," Volt grumbled. "Now, move your ass, W."

Dr. W stared at the back of Volt's head. "Really...? Awwww, thanks, Sparky, you're a real sweetheart." Quickly, he ran back to his room, put his goggles back on, and slid a gun into his lab coat, just in case. Then, he comes back, while having another coughing fit.

Volt turned around when she heard him come back and she eyed him up and down. "You look like shit."

"I could say the same about you. At least I'm hot shit. What's wrong with you?"

"Snowing, cold as hell out there, I hate it. I have a right to look like shit. Tell your weak ass immune system to suck it up and get better."

"Why? Do you missss meeee?" Dr. W made an "aw" face before gagging and almost throwing up.

Volt's expression turned to disgust as she held up the bag. "Yeah, I definitely missed you. Now, how about you take this medicine and we can go back to the regular old fights, hm?"  An evil smirk spread across her face.

"I'm not taking it unless it's cherry flavor, and it's not from the pharmacy down the street. I don't trust the people who own it."

"I know you too well, dumbass." Volt rolled her eyes and pulled out the medicine. It was in a pink bottle and wrapped around it was a cherry logo. However, it was a fake cherry logo, it's actually bubble gum. It was the only way Volt could get Dr. W to drink it. Also, she really wanted to entertain herself by pranking him.

"Ewwww, it's the liquid version. Whatever. It's still better than nothing. I’ll take it to get better but don't expect me to be able to do anything for a week at least. Besides, I have my own ways of still causing mayhem for you."

"Yeah, and how's that exactly? How can you do anything with your ass in bed all week?"

"Oh, you'll see." The doctor tries to evilly laugh but just ends up having a hacking fit. Quickly, he took the bottle from her and opened it. "...How did you know I like cherry? I've never mentioned it before."

Volt crossed her arms. "I have my ways."

"Ressi told her," Jay admitted. Volt hit his shoulder lightly.

"Jay, don't rat out your own boss!"

"Sorry, Boss..." Jay apologized.

Dr. W perked up. "You two saw Res? Where exactly? Was she getting me stuff? It wasn’t at the pet shop, was it?" He asked.

"She was grocery shopping," Volt explained, raising an eyebrow. "Why would she be at a pet shop? Why in the world would you need something there?"

"We...have a hamster. We need hamster food, yeah."

Suddenly, Jay let out a gasp of excitement. "YOU HAVE A HAMSTER?!" He began to jump up and down like a toddler. "CAN I SEE? CAN I SEE? PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE?"

"Yeah, Doc," Volt smiled. "How about let's see this "Hamster"."

Dr. W's eyes got wide. "YOU CAN'T!" He had to think of something quick or Volt would catch on and ruin everything. "Because he has...uh...RABIES! HE HAS RABIES! He hates people!" Perfect idea!

Volt stared at the doctor as though he was an idiot. "You’re…getting food...for a Hamster…that has rabies? Don’t you think you should be getting it…oh, I don’t know…MEDICINE?!"

"Aw, it won't hate me!" Jay butted in. "I've had my shots!"

"No no, see, he has a really bad case of rabies, and uh, well she's also getting medicine for it, yeah. Listen, you just can't see the Hamster, okay!!!!" Dr. W cried.

Jay's grin turned into a pout. "That's not fair!"

Volt sighed and began to pat Jay's head. "It’s fine, Jay, I don’t want you getting sick anyway from this so-called “Hamster”. Are you sure there’s nothing else about the pet shop?" She asked Dr. W suspiciously.

"No, why would there be? I don't appreciate all these questions while I’m sick, now if you'll excuse me." Quickly, Dr. W chugged down the bottle of medicine and it wasn't until he was halfway through that he realized that it wasn't cherry. He dropped the bottle almost instantly and slammed his hands on his face, gagging. "AAAA, JESUS CHRIST!!!! V O L T!! THIS. IS. NOT. CHERRY. YOU JERK!"

Volt began to laugh as she picked up the medicine bottle, taking off the fake sticker. "I know. They didn’t have any cherry and I knew if they didn’t you would refuse to take any medicine and there’s no way in hell I was gonna let you kill yourself because they didn’t have any damn cherry." She explained through her laughter.

"I TRUSTED YOU!!!! BLEH, OH MY GOD!! I WOULD HAVE BEEN FINEEEE!! YOU DIDN'T NEED TO KILL ME ABOUT IT!"

"Oh, stop being dramatic, big baby. Now go lay down and stop complaining, Jesus."

"Why do you even want me to get better!! Wouldn't it be great if the villain of your city died of the flu or something!? Unless there was poison in the medicine too!" Dr. W stared at her in horror.

Volt groaned in annoyance. "You know how boring my life would be if I killed you?! There’s no other villain in this damned city because one, it’s the biggest city, and two, everyone is scared of me. Also, heroes don't kill people, you big idiot!"

"I don't know if I should be offended or not. Are you saying I’m super brave and awesome at being the best villain around?" Dr. W let out a large cough before smiling.

"That’s not at all what I’m saying. I’m saying you’re too much of a dumbass to run away."

"…but you haven't caught me yet, have you? Maybe there is some other reason? Aww, you do care about meeee!" He put his hands on the sides of his face.

"Ew, like I could." Volt grumbled and quickly zapped him before turning away.

"Ah!" Jay cried. "Boss, he's sick! That's gonna make it worse!" He laughed nervously. "I'm so sorry, W."

"OW!" Dr. W stepped back and fell to the ground dramatically, putting his hands on his chest. "Oh no!!! I have fallen!!! I have been defeated by the great Volt!! Even though I'm sick!!! Boo hoo!!!" That wasn't his best decision in life to say.

Volt's head snapped to the side, glaring at him. "You piece of shit!" She started for him.

Quickly, Jay grabbed her and held her back. "Wait, Boss!"

"He's basically mocking me, that prick!" Volt spat, glaring at Dr. W. "The nerve! The absolute FUCKING nerve! And right after I helped him! Bastard!"

Dr. W couldn't help but laugh hysterically. "Aw man, now I don't want to get up! Thanks for the help! I feel so great now!" He teased. Suddenly, a huge crash can be heard on top of the roof above them along with a bunch of animal noises. Volt stopped struggling in Jay's grip to stop and listen. "Oh, look, she's right on time." Volt looked over at Dr. W as he spoke.

"What the hell is that? What do you mean she's right on time?" Volt growled.

"It's Santa Claus! Duh!" Dr. W shrugged.

Zapping him, Volt pulled herself from Jay's grip. "I'll see for myself." She burst through the ceiling. "WHAT'S GOING ON UP HERE?" She stopped midair as she found herself face to face with a giant semi-truck and hundreds of pet shop animals.

"Oh, hey, Volt, what's up?" Res looked up from what she was doing and waved at Volt.

"WHAT IS THIS?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH ALL THESE ANIMALS?!"

"Well, technically this isn't all the animals, most of them are in the city, but uh actually they are supposed to attack you or something since Dr. W gave me this liquid to inject in them?"

"...What?"

Suddenly, Dr. W appeared in a coughing fit before outstretching his arms to show off all his animals. "THAT'S RIGHT, VOLT!! GOOD WORK, RES!! All these animals are now under MY control and do whatever I want them to! The ones in the city are tearing it apart as we speak!! The best thing about this plan is seeing if you are willing to beat up the poor, sweet, innocent little animals!!!" He snapped his finger and a small orange hamster ran to his feet. "Meet my hamster! I told you I had one!"

Volt stared at him and for several moments all anyone could hear were the noises of the animals. Then suddenly, Volt burst out laughing, unable to control herself. At that moment, Jay dragged himself out of the hole in the ground and when he saw the animals his eyes widened with excitement. "AHHHHHHHHHHHH! OH MY GOD!!! SO SO SO SO SO CUTE! I WANT TO HOLD THEM ALL!"

"Dude, no! I know they are cute, but they will literally tear your face off!" Res warned him.

Dr. W put his hand out for her to calm down before snapping his fingers. "BILLY, SUSAN, AND MARY GO CONFORT JAY!!" A cat, dog, and hamster burst out of the crowd of animals and tackle Jay with cuddles and kisses. Dr. W turned to Volt with a glare. "WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING, VOLT!?"

Holding her stomach from laughing too hard, Volt wiped away fake tears. "Pet shop animals, really? You can't defeat me so you find a bunch of house pets to do it for you? What are they gonna do, bite my fingers off?" She laughs again.

Dr. W gasped and quickly covered a kitten's ears. "Don't listen to her, Jorge!" He glared at her. "I'll have you know I have snakes and-and BIG dogs that will bite your face off! Besides, I have rats that are eating away at power cords around the city! Birds who are giving people bird flu! You can cause damage with these little guys!" He argued.

Volt stops laughing and stares at him, smiling. "Really? And they only listen to you? Does the injection work forever? Does it have a time limit?" She asked, seeming interested.

"HA!! Like I'm falling for that again!! Wouldn't you like to know, so you can stop me!! Well, it won't work this time. EVERYONE!!" Dr. W called before snapping his fingers and pointing at Volt. "ATTACK HER! Almost instantly, all the animals turn toward her and begin to run at her in a horde of fur, feathers, and scales.

Growling to herself, Volt flew up, away from their reach. "Shit. Fuck you, Doc. JAY! WOULD YOU HELP ME HERE?!" She looked over to Jay to find him too distracted by the three animals with him. "Oh for fucks sake, who am I kidding?"

"What's the matter? Are the pet shop animals too much for you to handle?" Dr. W mocked while he laughed.

Volt grew furious at his words while she dodged the attacks of the birds flying at her. "HOW ABOUT YOU SEND THESE THINGS AWAY AND FIGHT ME YOURSELF, DAMN COWARD!" She spat.

"Pet shop animals shouldn't be a problem anyway! Why don't you come and get me if they are so easy to defeat!!"

Volt felt her last straw snap. "YOU ASKED FOR IT, JACKASS!" Quickly, she slapped away a bird in her path and flew toward Dr. W, knocking him down. Then, before any of the land animals could get to her, she super-punched a large circle around them, sending them falling through the ground a few feet. When Volt was finished, she landed right in front of the doctor. "You were saying?"

Dr. W gagged, coughing. "OW!! Jesus- you punched a bird!!??? Uh…listen...listen, how about we make a compromise okay?? It wouldn't be a fair fight, me being so weak and sick." He laughed nervously and did a fake cough for emphasis.

Volt smiled darkly, sending chills down Dr. W's arms. "What happened to all the tough talk, Doc?" She kneeled down and grabbed his shirt, pulling him forward. "You sure look good enough to fight."

"That's a matter of an opinion, I feel like I need to puke right now actually!" Dr. W looked at something behind Volt's head. "Woah, what's that?" He pointed to something, his eyes wide. Volt raised an eyebrow and turned to look.

Yup, she fell for it.

Quickly, Dr. W pulled out his gun and pointed it at her. "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU FELL FOR THAT, OH MY GOD!!" He couldn't stop laughing.

Volt turned around to look at him and instantly let go of him, backed away, and put her hands up. "Shut up." She mumbled. "It's not my fault I trusted you."

"...I'M NOT FALLING FOR THAT ONE EITHER, ASSHOLE!! Now get us out of this hole YOU created or I will shoot you!!"

Volt glared at him before a thought crossed her mind. "Okay." She grabbed him and flew up until Res and all the animals looked like tiny dots on the ground. "Is this out of the hole enough for you?" She mocked.

Dr. W froze, his face turning to pure terror. Quickly, he shoves his face into her shoulder and shuts his eyes tightly. "Put. Me. Down." He breathed.

Volt was surprised at the tone of voice he was giving her, but she pushed it aside. She was still very angry. "Right here? It's quite a long fall, don't you think?" Dr. W began to tremble, tightening his grip on Volt.

"P...Please." He begged, tears starting to appear in his eyes. Volt's heart sank at the crack in his voice. She went silent and something seemed to click in her mind and slowly, she flew them down to the ground until their feet hit the ground softly.

"Uh...I'm...uh....sorry, Dr. W," Volt whispered.

"Can...Can I open my eyes now?" Dr. W asked, his voice still shaking.

Volt patted his back. "Yeah, W, you can open them now."

Dr. W opens his eyes and lets go of her. "Thanks...I guess."

"Y-Yeah, no problem."

"God, that was embarrassing..."

Res watched from farther away and sighed, shaking her head. "Geez...those two." Suddenly, a bunny hopped out of the crowd of animals watching and sank its teeth into Volt's leg. Volt didn't seem to process it at first but when she did, she screamed in pain and started to hop on one leg, trying to rip the bunny off of her.

"FUCK, FUCK, FUCK! GET OFF OF ME! OW OW OW OW OW OW!"

Dr. W began to laugh. "Get her, Fluffy! Avenge me!" He cried.

"DR. W, YOU PIECE OF SHIT!" Suddenly, Volt found herself falling down the hole she had made. She hit the ground with a thud but paid it no attention as she still tried to rip the bunny off her leg. "DAMNIT!"

Jay finally seemed to snap out of his trance with the animals. "AH, BOSS!" Quickly, he ran to the hole and look down. "BOSS!?" Volt was rolling around, screaming and cursing. The bunny refused to let go. Dr. W fell to the ground, laughing and holding his stomach when a snowball hit his back.

"Wha-HEY!" Dr. W looked around for his attack when he found Res throwing a snowball at Jay and Volt.

"THE HELL!?" Volt screamed, unable to process everything happening at once.

"Hey!" Jay shouted, beginning to laugh. Quickly, he made a snowball of his own and threw it back at Res.

"GODDAMNIT, I'M SORRY, FLUFFY!" Volt shocked Fluffy, making the bunny let go and run away, crying out. Quickly, Volt got to her feet but cried out when the pain in her leg sprung up her whole body. She began to fly, taking the pressure off her leg.  Flying out of the hole, she made a snowball, throwing it at Res before making another larger one and throwing it at Dr. W's face.

Dr. W puts his arm out to block himself but the snowball still pushes him to the ground again. "AAA!! HEY VOLT!! NEED SOME HELP WITH THAT WOUND!!" He laughed and made another snowball. "YOU SHOULD PUT SOME ICE ON IT!" Throws it at her face.

Getting hit, Volt fell to the ground. "WHEN DID YOU GET SO COLD, W?!" Sitting up, she began to super punch the snow, sending a wave of snow toward everyone.

"DUCK AND COVER!" Jay screamed.

Res raised an eyebrow and turned around, looking at a pair of ducks still in the semi-truck. "Yeah? What about them-" Her sentence was cut off as she was hit in the back of her head by the wave of snow and taken down.

"NOOOOO, RES!!" Dr. W cried before getting hit himself.

"OH GOD SH-" Jay was the last to go, getting covered in a pile of snow. Volt exploded in laughter and put her hands up.

"I WIN, MEATHEADS!" 

Chapter Text

The clouds were dark and gray, sending shadows over the city of Hamburgy. A light breeze swept through the grass and trees, sending children and their parents back inside. Though, in one small lab under the cement grounds of the city sat Dr. W. Now, he looked intently at a strange invention on his table as Res watched from the side, ready to help him.

"Almost done...hand me that wire." Dr. W ordered, holding out his hand. Res threw a chip in her mouth from the bag of chips she held before handing him the wire he asked for. He connected it to his invention before his face lit up. "…..DONE!! FINALLY! My greatest invention yet!!" Quickly, Dr. W held up a strange-looking device. "THAT WILL SHOW JAY WHO IS THE MASTER INVENTOR!!"

Res rolled her eyes. "You're still mad about that? Let it go, dude...what is that even supposed to be?" She asked, raising an eyebrow at the trashy invention in his hands. To her, it looked like he through a metal bowl in the microwave and melted it.

"SILENCE!! I'll have you know that this is PEAK engineering!! What it’s supposed to do is control minds!! With this, I can make Volt incapable of stopping me!!" Dr. W cried, letting out a rather horrible evil laugh at the end of his sentence

"Are you sure that's gonna work and not blow up in your face like all your other plans?" Res asked, heaving out a small sigh.

"You’re pessimism never ceases, I have a foolproof backup plan!! If the machine breaks or doesn’t work anymore for some reason, the user will forget everything, so she won't even know I put the machine on her and I can run away!!"

"What if it doesn't work at all?"

"We'll test that right now!" Quickly, Dr. W jumped out of his chair, cackling. He ran out of the lab, Res following much slower, regretting all her previous decisions in becoming his sidekick.

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Volt walked down one of the many sidewalks of the city of Hamburgy. She nodded her head at the people who passed her and every now and then looked back to see if Jay was keeping up with her to make sure he wasn't left behind because of someone's dog. Suddenly, she looked back ahead of her to find a young child running up to her, a large smile on their face.

"Volt!" The child cried.

Volt quickly kneeled down so she didn't make him have to look up at her. "Hey, Kid." She said.

"I'm your biggest fan!" He cried, ripping open his jacket to show her his shirt. Her hero logo was printed on the shirt and her name was written under it.

"Nice shirt. It's pretty cool."

"Can I have your autograph?"

"Of course, you can." Volt put her hand back, grabbing a pen she kept in her belt. "Where do you want me to sign?"

The young boy pointed to the v on his shirt. "Right here, please!"

Volt couldn't help the smile that came to her face and gently, she tried her best to write on it while he jumped in place. "Nice spot." Once she was done she put out a fist. "Make sure to tell your friends you're my favorite."

"Really?" The boy gasped, giving her a fist bump. "Thank you! Thank you so much!" Quickly, he hugged her before running off to his parents, pulling out his shirt to show them. Volt couldn't help but frown as the parents smiled and congratulated their son. It brought back painful memories.

"Someone's got a soft spot!" Jay's head popped up beside her as Volt stood up, breaking her from her thoughts. Jumping, Volt shocked him out of habit.

"Shut up!" She grumbled, shoving her hands into her pockets.

"Sorry!" Jay laughed. Volt sighed, getting ready to keep walking. However, she stopped in her tracks as she found Dr. W running up to her, his hands behind his back. A large grin was spread across his face.

"Volt! Volt can I have your autograph? I'm a wayyyy bigger fan than that kid!" The evil scientist protested.

Volt took a step backward, surprised to see him. She shared a quick confused glance with Jay before looking back at Dr. W. "The hell? W? What are you doing here?" She asked, almost growling the question. She could hear the crowd around them starting to scream and run away at the sight of him.

"Oh, I was just walking by! Why? Just because I walk around in costume doesn’t mean I'm up to anything, very rude of you to assume things about me because of what I wear." Dr. W frowned, scrunching up his eyebrows, offended. Though, he didn't miss the chance to trip a civilian running right behind him. Jay's eyes widened and he quickly caught them before they fell and allowed them to keep running.

Volt narrowed her eyes. "I wasn’t even paying attention to your clothes and I didn’t accuse you of being up to something." She looked after the civilian he tripped, sighing. "But now since you said that, and did that, I doubt you aren’t up to anything."

Slowly, the taller man took a step forward. "You should be paying attention to what I wear, I look great today, I got my hair to look right. That person probably deserved to be tripped anyway."

Volt looked him up and down. "Yeah, you look great."

He takes a larger step. "I know right, hey, what's that behind you?"

Volt's face instantly dropped, unable to believe what he said. He couldn't really be trying that again, could he? How dumb does he think she is?

"What? You're not gonna look?"

"You really think I'm gonna fall for it again? You just did that last episode."

"I don't know, you were stupid enough to fall for it last time." Dr. W smiled. Volt had to keep herself from punching him right then and there. While the two rivals fought, however, Jay was watching them, a soft smile on his face.

"It's like watching an old married couple." He whispered a little too loud. Almost instantly, Volt snapped her gaze over to him, her eyes wide in horror.

"What?"

Dr. W turned his head toward Jay, his expression full of disgust. "NO! Jay, what the hell?" He snapped.

Jay let out a small chuckle, shrugging. "I'm just saying." He grinned.

"Oh my god, you know what, whatever. I'm going back to what I was doing, which was nothing suspicious in the slightest." Dr. W grumbled, turning away from Jay. He couldn't help but feel the butterflies in his stomach about the sidekick's statement. He wanted to push it away, hating the new feeling.

"You’re really bad at this, you know. Who says they aren’t suspicious? That means you are suspicious." Volt pointed out. She couldn't believe he just called her stupid and now he was saying something as stupid as this.

"Says you, I bet if you asked one of these kids running away they would say otherwise."

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

"I am just standing here, minding my business and you are interrogating me. My costume is less scary than yours too."

What? Was this idiot really a villain?

"Okay, first of all, you came to me and started talking to me. So your “minding my business” talk can go shove it up your ass. Second of all, your costume is creepy, mine is awesome. People love it."

"I'm a doctor! People love doctors! They help people! Unless you count horror movies, I guess…"

Volt rolled her eyes, trying to keep her temper in check. "They don't love VILLAIN DOCTORS!!"

Dr. W let out a fake offended gasp. "They will once I rule this city! They will have to at that point!"

"Hah, you'll never rule this city," Volt growled, a smile spreading across her face.

"Oh, I will, and it will be much better than what it's like now."

"Yeah, you can dream, asshole." Volt sighed. "Anyway, I don't have time for this. What did you want coming over here?"

"Just to say hi!" The doctor smiled and walked past them before quickly slapping his device on the back of Volt's neck. As quickly as he could, he started to run.

"Did you just..." Volt froze, turning around slowly. "Slap me?" Dr. W kept running, letting out a loud laugh. Volt snapped and flew after him. "Get your ass back here!"

Jay laughed, holding up his phone. Strangely enough, he had been recording that whole time. "Wait! Slow down! I need to video this for Ressi!" He cried, running after them.

Although he was laughing on the outside, Dr. W was terrified that his device wouldn't work. As fast as he could, he ran around a corner of a building, got out the control device, and started to press the button on it several times. "C'mon! C'mon! Work!" He pleaded. Behind him, Volt flew around the camera only to suddenly freeze in midair and fall to the ground, face first. She lay still for several moments, not making a sound. Dr. W hesitantly poked her with his shoe and when nothing happened his face lit up. "YES! IT WORKED!"

Volt suddenly made a noise and pushed herself to her feet, wiping away the dirt on her shirt. Her eyes were blank as she stared ahead of her and her one blue eye was now white as well, matching her blind eye due to the mind control device. Dr. W stared at her, a smile spreading across his face.

"ALRIGHT! Volt, when Jay comes around the corner, smack him!!" Dr. W ordered. He felt powerful. He had the strongest hero in his grasp. He could finally take over Hamburgy! Volt turned her head over to him and nodded slowly.

"Boss-" Jay appeared around the corner only to find Volt turning toward him and slapping him. He fell backward, dropping his camera, and helplessly watched as it fell to the ground and shattered. "NO! MY CAMERA! I JUST INSTALLED NEW UPGRADES!!" He looked at Volt, hurt. "BOSS, WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT!?" Volt didn't answer, only stared at him blankly. Jay then noticed the change in her eyes. "...Boss?"

"I'm afraid that's no longer your boss, Jay, she was blinded by how cool I was and is now a completely different person." Dr. W grinned, letting out a laugh.

Jay stared at him when his mind clicked and he gasped. "MIND CONTROL!! You fiend!" He spat. How could Dr. W do such a thing? Jay never did like him...

Dr. W's face dropped and panic came to his eyes. "NO! Uh, it's, um...VOLT!! Flick Jay off!" Volt held up her arm and very slowly, strangely slowly, she put up her middle finger. Jay gasped, unable to believe what he was seeing and hearing.

"IT IS MIND CONTROL!!" Jay glared at him. "Turn it off! Or I will!"

"You can't do shit! Volt!! We are leaving, go to the mayor's office!"

Volt almost instantly began walking in the direction of the mayor's office only for Jay to run in front of her, putting his hands out. "No! Don't do it! Remember who you are, Boss!"

Dr. W rolled his eyes. "Ignore Jay!! Fly to the mayor's office, and don't do anything until I get there!" Volt nodded and flew right over Jay, leaving him behind. Jay watched after her helplessly.

"No, wait!" Jay cried.

Dr. W let out an evil laugh. "See you later, "Blue Jay"!" Quickly, he ran off and disappeared around another corner.

"Screw you! I'll save her!" Jay ignored Dr. W and headed toward the mayor's office.

Res's car was only a few blocks away as Dr. W ran toward it. As soon as he got to, he jumped in, finding Res in the driver's seat like usual. "It worked! Res, I told you it would work! Get to the mayor's office, quickly!!" He exclaimed.

"Wait, really? That thing worked?" Res asked, her face confused and almost shocked. She had no hope for that invention.

"Go, now!" Dr. W ignored the shock in her voice and just pointed ahead of them, yelling out orders.

"Okay!! Okay!! I'm going!!" Res shouted, starting the car. She pushed down on the gas, driving as fast as she could to the mayor's office.

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Flying in through one of the many mansion windows, Volt landed in front of the mayor's office doors. As soon as she landed she stood there, not saying a word as she waited. She could hear the mayor humming in his office, hearing some words along the line of cheese. Suddenly, the noise stopped and his door opened. The mayor's face appeared, his eyebrows shooting up as he saw Volt.

"Volt? Volt! Come in, come in!" He invited, a smile on his face. Volt said nothing, only looked down at him. "Volt? I said come innnnn!" Still, Volt said nothing. "...." The mayor stared at her, confused when Dr. W ran into the hall and quickly hid behind a plant by the wall. Thinking quickly, Dr. W grabbed a can from a nearby garbage can and threw it right at the mayor's face. It hit him hard and the mayor let out a cry of pain. "NARGH!" Before he fell to the ground, unconscious.

As soon as the mayor was down, Dr. W took a second to realize what just happened. "...that worked better than I expected..." He whispered before shaking his head. "Volt!! Come over here!" He called. Volt turned to find his position and began toward him. "Alright, you know I'm starting to like the mind-controlled version of you better. Except minus the personality…What you need to do is make a public announcement that you will resign from your hero duties because I was just too powerful as a villain, and you could never beat me, even if you tried for a million years! Then you will hold the mayor captive and give me full control of the city!!! Think you can handle that?"

Volt stared at him for several seconds before nodding. "Of course, I can." She said before turning around and walking into the mayor's office. She got to the camera, turning it on. Her face then suddenly appeared on every screen in the city. "Citizens of Hamburgy..." She began

Somewhere in the city, Jay was still running and his eyes widened when he saw Volt appear on a large screen on the side of one of the many buildings. "No, no, no! It's almost too late!" He cried as he started to run faster.

As he did so Volt continued. "I have tried long and hard to capture and defeat Dr. W. My attacks weren’t good enough. He was too powerful and I can never, and never will, defeat him. I have chosen to resign from my hero duties-" She was suddenly cut off as something slammed into her side and she flew toward the wall, hitting it hard and falling to the ground. Volt groaned as she struggled to her feet and when she looked up, she found a large drone floating a few feet away from her. A small J was on the side of it, letting her know it was one of Jay's many inventions.

"What the hell?!" Dr. W spat out the popcorn that somehow appeared in his hands. "WHAT IS THAT?!" He ran in, his eyes widening when Jay appeared on the screen that was attached to the drone.

"It’s my amazing, one-of-a-kind, Dronattackinizer! It’s gonna keep you from doing anything else with Volt! Have fun!" Jay explained, grinning as the screen turned off. The drone slowly turned toward Dr. W as a robotic hand came out from its side, a gun in its grasp.

"THAT CONNIVING BITCH!" Dr. W spat before running back out of the room and using the door as a shield. "VOLT, STOP THAT THING!!"

Volt then formed a ball of electricity in each of her hands, aiming them at the drone. However, before she could throw them, the drone flashed forward, slamming into her stomach. Volt once again slammed into the wall behind her. She then got back up as though nothing happened and grabbed the drone's arm, starting to swing it around in circles before letting it go. The drone was forcefully thrown at the mayor's door. Instead of going back for Volt, the Dronattackinizer turned toward the door, bringing out another arm. Dropping the gun that was once in its robotic hand, it used both its arms to rip the door off its hinges. Dr. W stared at the drone in shock for several moments before backing away and starting to shoot at it. The bullets didn't even dent the drone, allowing him to realize it was bulletproof.

"VOLT, HELP ME!!" Dr. W screamed. Some could even say he screamed like a little girl. Volt ran up behind the drone, grabbing it and pulling it backward away from Dr. W. Thinking fast, she sent a wave of electricity through it. The drone started to short circuit, pulling away from Volt. Volt had to step back as the robot started to fly around the room, banging into the walls and objects in the room. Volt watched it before holding up her hand for one final strike.

"Hahahahaha! I've made it!" Jay appeared behind Dr. W and without thinking, he pushed the doctor, making him fall fast first to the ground.

"AHGLHSALKGAL!" Dr. W yelled out in confusion as his face hit the floor. Jay ran into the room, right on top of Dr. W. As soon as he ran into the room, Volt forgot about the drone and turned toward him, a glare on her face. However, before she had turned, Jay had glimpsed the device that stuck to the back of her neck.

"AHAH! THERE IT IS!" Jay shouted. Though, his excitement didn't last as Volt through a ball of electricity at him. Jay's eyes widened but just in time, the drone flew in front of him, getting struck instead. Using that moment, Jay ran forward and tackled Volt to the ground and before she could fight him, he reached behind her neck and yanked out the device.

Volt froze, her eye turning back to blue. "Huh?" She mumbled before passing out.

Jay got to his feet, turned around, and waved the device in front of him for Dr. W to see. "The back of her neck, really? You couldn't have made an injection or some kind of sonic wave device?" He asked, his tone mocking.

"I'M NOT TAKING ADVICE FROM YOU!! GIVE THAT BACK!" Dr. W scrambled to his feet, trying to yank away the device from Jay.

Jay smiled and held up the device, away from Dr. W's reach. "Nope." He was much taller than Dr. W. In fact, he was exactly 6'0 while Dr. W was only 5'8.

Dr. W's face lit up in a glare and he began to jump up and down, grabbing for the device like a child. "FUCK YOU, THAT'S NOT FAIR!! YOU'RE FREAKISHLY TALL!!" He spat.

"I make sure to drink my milk every day, Volt always says it's healthy."

Then suddenly, Volt sat up, rubbing at her head. "Ugh, ow, what the hell?" She grumbled.

"..." Dr. W looked over at her, a nervous smile on his face. "Uh, heyyyyy, do you remember anything?" He asked hesitantly.

"Volt, you're back!" Jay exclaimed. He looked as happy as a child would on Christmas morning.

Volt looked over to them, raising an eyebrow at the sight. "Uh, what are you two doing?" She questioned.

"Oh, nothing much, just Jay being a JACKASS!!" Dr. W jumped for the device again. "YOU SAY ONE WORD, JAY, AND I'LL MURDER YOU!!"

"Sorry," Jay said softly. "I don't take orders from you." Volt struggled to her feet, giving them a confused look.

"Oh, you little bitch, you little fucking asshole, I swear to god I’ll make your bones into a CHAIR!!!! I SHOULD HAVE PUT THE DEVICE ON YOU ASDFGHJKL!!!" Dr. W complained.

Volt looked between them. "Device?" She looked around at their surroundings, noticing the damage, the drone, the door off its hinges, and the camera that was still recording. "Wait a second..." Her gaze snapped over to Dr. W. "WHAT DID YOU DO?!" She reached forward, grabbing the back of his lab coat and yanking him backward as she held him in place. "Jay. Explain. NOW."

"In short words, he took over your mind. But no worries, Boss, I saved you!" Jay explained.

"WHAT?!"

Dr. W's eyes widened and he glared daggers at Jay. "NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!! SHUT THE FUCK UP, JAY!! That never happened! He's a liar! I would never!" He argued. Volt let go of the back of his lab coat only to grab him by the shirt, holding him toward her face, making him sweat profusely. "...Um, no hard feelings?"

Volt instantly exploded with anger. "W!!" She threw him into a wall. "YOU ASSHOLE!" Stalking up to him, she put her hands in fists. "What. Did. You. Make. Me. Do?" She almost growled.

Dr. W looks up at her, both terrified and angry. "I WOULD have been able to do more if Jay hadn't fucked everything up!!!! Relax. You trust me don't you, dear?"

"YOU PIECE OF SHIT!!" Volt had to keep herself from short-circuiting due to her getting flustered so she started to zap him.

As the two fought in the back, mostly Volt yelling and Dr. W whining, Jay backed up toward the camera. "Anywho, everyone, Volt will not be resigning, no worries. Thanks for Reading!" 

Chapter Text

A light wind blew the branches of the trees in Hamburgy Park. The only sounds in the city were the footsteps of the citizens and the honking of car horns. Volt sat on the edge of a building, her legs dangling over the side. Jay stood beside her, his big hazel eyes watching the screen of the small device in his hands. It had been a week since they had seen Dr. W and Volt couldn't escape the suspicious feeling running through her.

"You got anything yet, Jay?" Volt asked, glancing at her sidekick.

"No nothing," Jay replied. His face dropped to a frown as he shook his invention. "It doesn't make sense! The Dr. W Tracker should be the best in the world! We should be able to find him anywhere!" Bringing his hand up, he ran his hands through his brown curly hair, frustrated.

"Well, it's not working!" Volt accidentally raised her voice. She let out a soft sigh and exhaled softly. "Look, are you sure you actually got him in our last battle? Are you sure you didn't miss your shot?"

Jay gasped, pulling out a strange metal slingshot. "What?! Miss?! Never! With my Slingidy Slingshot, I could never miss!"

"Well, something isn't working!"

Suddenly, the building they were on began to shake violently. Before either of them knew it, the ground below them exploded, and a large metal robot burst through the ground. It was larger than most of the buildings and in the middle of its chest, there was a large glass window, allowing Volt to see Dr. W staring at her and laughing.

"GOOD MORNING, VOLT! DID YOU MISS ME?" His voice came over a microphone in the robot. Volt stared at him in shock, regretting her life choices. Where did he even get the materials to make this?

"Are you...KIDDING ME?!" Volt shouted. The smirk on Dr. W's face lit up more as he saw the expression on Volt's face.

"NOT EVEN YOU CAN STOP ME NOW! GO AHEAD!! TRY AND BEAT ME!!" Dr. W challenged, starting to make the robot walk towards her.

Volt felt herself become irritated. "There's nothing you can do that I can't beat!" Flying forward, she landed on the shoulder of the robot and put her hands on the metal, sending a wave of electricity down her arms and through the robot. Electricity could be seen going throughout the robot, making a bright purple light that lit up the city. However, when it disappeared, the robot was still standing strong, smoke rising off its metal skin.

Volt could hear Dr. W begin to laugh more. "YOU FOOL! IT'S ELECTRICITY-PROOF!! I MADE IT ESPECIALLY FOR YOU, VOLT!"

"WHAT THE HELL?!" Glaring at the robot, Volt began to try and punch her way through the metal but it didn't make a dent. How could this be possible? "HOW DID YOU MAKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS?!"

"Aw, man, do you not like it? TOO BAD!" Dr. W mocked as moved the controls for the robot, making it shake itself off, throwing Volt off of it.

Volt quickly stopped herself from falling and flew a few feet away from the glass chest piece, glaring at Dr. W. "Where did you get the materials for something like this? It shouldn’t be possible. Did you steal even more things again? Jesus Christ, I can’t take my eyes off you for a moment." She growled. A nagging feeling in the back of her head made her fear where exactly he would steal something like this from. Who would have these types of materials with them?

"You can't take your eyes off me anyway! I can tell!" Dr. W teased, smirking at her through the glass. Before Volt could react the robot's hand was pulled back before swatting her away as though she was some measly bug. "Now, if you'll excuse me," Dr. W exclaimed. "I have a city to destroy!"

Volt let out a groan of pain as she slammed into the side of a building, crashing right through the wall, and breaking the table she landed on. She coughed as she sat up, waving away the dust away from her before looking out the large hole she created, finding Dr. W's robot walking away. Volt's eyes widened as she struggled to her feet.

"Crap...Shit.!" She muttered, bringing herself to the edge of the building, and getting ready to fly after him. Though, before she could, her eyes caught sight of a blue blur and not long after, she saw a large wave following it. Watching in shock, the wave crashed into Dr. W's robot, making it trip and fall backward onto a building.

"AAAA! HEY!! WHO DID THAT?!?" Volt heard Dr. W yell as he tried to get the robot back to his feet.

Before he could, Volt watched as the blue blur came back. "Me!!" It yelled, sending another wave of water crashing through the glass, starting to rip the robot apart by water. Dr. W shouted in shock and let out strangled, drowning noises as he was carried out by the water and slammed into the ground.

"Your reign of terror is over, you foul fiend!" Volt could finally see him fully as he landed on the ground in front of Dr. W. He was slightly tall, taller than Dr. W, but still average height and he had short, black, curly hair. His eyes were a light blue, almost hypnotizing as Volt stared at him. He had short, black stubble around his mouth and his chiseled jaw and Volt could see under his blue and gray Stinger swimsuit that he had muscle. On both his arms and legs there were strange rubber fins and on the chest part of his suit was a T, his logo. He also wore black rain boots and a blue mask that went around his eyes and stopped right above his nose with sharp edges. Water dripped from his hair and Stinger suit and the droplets glowed in the sun as it shined on him. Volt had to admit, he was quite handsome.

Something about him seemed familiar to her.

Dr. W looked at the stranger with confusion and shock. "What the...Who the hell are you?!" He spat. Volt took that moment to fly down, landing right by the doctor. She stared at the stranger with a certain emotion in her gaze that she couldn't keep herself from having.

"Yes...who are you?" She asked softly.

The man turned his head to look at her and he smiled, making Volt's heart skip a beat. "My name is Tidal Wave. I’m the hero of Brushwindy, and just so happened to see this! Luckily I was there to help take down this basement dweller. I'm surprised we haven't met already, I suspect you are the lightning hero of this city?" His voice was both deep and calm. Finally, it clicked. That's why he looked so familiar. She had seen Tidal Wave in magazines about Brushwindy. She had to admit, it was strange that hadn't met yet.

"Yes, I'm Volt, the lightning hero of Hamburgy. I appreciate your help." Volt smiled softly and put her hand out. "Thank you." She missed the disgusted and shocked look Dr. W gave her.

"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, Volt." Tidal Wave said kindly, taking her hand and shaking it. Strangely, their hands were together for longer than they should've been. "And might I say, I saw you out there and I thought you were doing lovely! I think this man might be the same one who snuck into my city last night and stole from my headquarters." Without taking his eyes away from Volt, he stepped on Dr. W's arm. "Isn't that right?"

Dr. W winced in pain. "Ow! Hey, I'm not a basement dweller!!!! And I stole those parts fair and square!! If you're so great how come I could steal them so easily?" He mocked, sticking out his tongue.

"Sorry about him." Volt sighed, sending a glare Dr. W's way. "Thank you again. You were also...great out there. I'm sorry about your stolen materials, I'll see if the city can replace them."

"Oh, it's no need, those were just scraps anyway, not necessarily strong enough for what we were making. So no real harm!" Tidal Wave reassured.

"That's great! I'm glad it's all well now."

Dr. W's gaze snapped back and forth between them. "Hey, hey, HEY! If you two would MIND, maybe stop staring at each and stop stepping on my arm, you aqua man wannabe!" What was that emotion in his eyes? Was it jealousy?

Tidal Wave ignored his insult, kicking him. "YOU, should be in jail where you belong!" He spat.

Nodding, Volt grabbed Dr. W's arm and pulled him up. "Exactly. I'm surprised Res isn't here to save your ass. Looks like someone is going to jail for a change." She growled, glaring at him, absolutely pissed.

"Aww c'mon! Don't let this new guy boss you around, shouldn’t I get a headstart? You always let me have at least, like, 4 minutes!! He broke my robot!!" Dr. W complained, staring at her as though she was being unfair. Volt shot a quick glance at Tidal Wave, her heart racing. Why did he have to say that out loud? What if Tidal Wave thinks she isn't a real hero? What would he say? What would he think of her?

Calming herself, Volt brought out a pair of handcuffs" No. And stop whining about it, I would’ve found out how to destroy your robot somehow if he didn’t come along…but I’m glad he did…Just remain silent." Volt was fully aware of her thoughts racing as she tightened the handcuffs on Dr. W's wrists. She ignored the look he was giving her.

"What the, hey, are these handcuffs new? I've never seen you use them, heh, so you're for real, for real?" Dr. W asked, staring at her.

"Yes. You..." Volt glanced at Tidal Wave. "need to be put where all the other villains are...where you belong."

Tidal Wave's face lit up. "That's right! It's where justice is served! Volt here knows that, so stop complaining!" He ordered, hitting the back of the doctor's head. Dr. W shot him a glare.

"Ow! Stop hitting me!! Volt, he's hitting me while I'm in handcuffs! Isn't that like abuse or something? You should arrest him too and his stupid face." Dr. W whined.

Volt ignored him, looking at Tidal Wave. "After I take him to prison...how about I show you around the city?" She asked.

"I would love that! You have such a beautiful city! Afterward, I'll get you coffee, my treat!" Tidal Wave exclaimed.

Volt's face lit up. "That sounds great!" Almost immediately Dr. W's face dropped, staring at Volt with disbelief. Slowly, he closed his mouth and hung his head, almost looking defeated. How could she say that? How could he be so stupid to think she wouldn't want that? He was only a mere villain. She was a hero.

"You wait here, I'll take him to prison," Volt suggested. Suddenly, there was a loud screeching sound echoing down the alleyway and the next thing they knew, Res's car came into view, drifting around the corner. She screeched to a stop, shoving open the passenger door seat.

"Sorry, I was late-" Res didn't get to finish her sentence as Dr. W shoved Volt away and ran for the car, jumping in.

"STEP ON IT!" Dr. W shouted. Res wasted no time in stepping on the gas and speeding away.

"W!" Volt spat, watching furiously. She glanced at Tidal Wave, trying to catch his reaction to her failing to keep him away. Part of her was relieved Dr. W got away but the thought of it made her stomach turn. What would Tidal Wave think of all of this? He wouldn't think she was a real hero. No one would.

"Oh shit! Who the hell was that? Where did he go? We have to go after them!" Tidal Wave questioned, his gaze snapping over to Volt.

"Right! Follow me!" Quickly, Volt flew up and after Dr. W and Res. Tidal Wave followed her, using his water abilities to fly after her. Volt watched as Res's car turned a corner and when she flew around the same corner, the vehicle was nowhere to be found. "Damnit!" Her hands trembled as Tidal Wave came into view. How could she lose them in front of him? What kind of hero was she?

"Shit! We lost them, damn!" Tidal Wave sighed. "Well that's okay, not everyone can track villains as well as me, and this is a big city. He can't hide forever!" He assured. Volt stared at him, trying not to show his words offended her.

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Res drove the car through one of the many passageways heading toward their lab. She glanced at Dr. W, finding him hiding his face as he stared out the window. She heard him sniffle. "...Who was that guy? Are you crying...?"

Dr. W's eyes got wide. "N-NO!!" He rubbed under his goggles, wiping away his tears. "I'm completely stable! He was nobody, don't worry about it!" Res stared at him for several seconds before turning away.

"...Well, okay, whatever you say..."

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"Where do you think they went?" Volt asked quietly. She knew exactly where Dr. W and Res were but the thoughts in her head were fighting with her. Should she tell him or should she keep it a secret? What kind of hero was she if she kept it a secret? Why was she keeping it a secret?

"I don't have the slightest clue, it's like they just disappeared." Tidal Wave sighed, ruffling the back of his hair. Volt stared at him. For several minutes her thoughts raced. What was she doing? Why was she doing this?

"Well..." Volt began before pausing. She took a small breath of air before pulling back her arms and using her fast punch ability to break through the ground. The ground in front of them broke into several pieces, allowing them to find a tunnel leading farther into the ground.

"A secret passage! Woah, that's quick thinking, Volt!" Tidal Wave exclaimed, his expression filled with surprise.

Volt felt her chest tighten and she smiled. "T-Thanks!"

"Well, you found it, lead the way!"

Volt nodded and dropped down into the tunnel, instantly forming a ball of electricity in her hand to give them light in the tunnel. Tidal Wave looked at her thankfully, smiling as he patted her back. "This goes so deep underground...good thing you have lightning powers or we would be so lost!"

Volt felt her cheeks warm up. "Thank you!" She smiled, letting out a small chuckle.

They keep walking through the tunnel while Tidal Wave left his hand on her shoulder. "So, is this guy the only villain you have here?" He asked.

"Yes, well besides his sidekick Res. There are some shoplifters or robbers here and there but Dr. W…is the only real villain…" Volt's voice trailed away as she imagined Dr. W's face in her head. Something in her regretted leading Tidal Wave to his lab. But why?

"Really? Huh, he's honestly laughable as a villain, I mean look at his outfit! I'm surprised no one else has tried to be one."

"Well…he has had some pretty good plans…I mean the robot today…if you weren’t here I don’t know what I would’ve done…and his outfit…" She paused. Was she really trying to defend him right now? "I mean...it's okay..."

"Are you honestly defending this criminal? It’s a good thing I was here, that would have been embarrassing if he took over the city like that."

Volt stared at Tidal Wave, her confidence faltering. What had she done? Tidal Wave, a true hero, doesn't even think she's a true hero.

Tidal Wave continued when she didn't reply. "As soon as I get my hands on this asshole oh boy he's going to jail for a LONG time, maybe a few bruises here or there but so it goes, that's just the sacrifice heroes make to protect their city. You know that right?" His eyes glanced toward Volt.

Volt took in an inhale and her gaze lowered to the ground. "Y-Yeah...I know that..."

"Of course you do! Otherwise, you're not really PROTECTING the city, right?"

"...Yeah..."

Suddenly, Tidal Wave spotted a large garage door left open. "Oh, I think this is the entrance! Come on, we won't let them get away this time!" Quickly, he ran up to it, Volt following slowly behind.

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In one of the main parts of the lab, Dr. W paced in front of the couch, his arms waving around as he complained to Res who was sitting at the end of the couch. Res wasn't listening that much, she was mostly just dozing off. What was he complaining about this time?

"And THEN he said “I WoUlD LoVe ThAt, MayBe wE cAn Get SoMe CofFee LaTEr” or whatever and she was head over heels!!!! GAH!! IT'S SO STUPID, HE'S NOT EVEN HOT!! You should have SEEN the way she looked at him!!!!" Dr. W groaned as he fell back on the couch, his pride hurt.

Res yawned and rolled her eyes. "Uh...Okay? You sound reeeaaalllll jealous, Dude." She was so used to him complaining about Volt that she just gave up at this point.

"OF COURSE I'M JEALOUS! I'M THE PERSON SHE'S SUPPOSED TO LOOK AT LIKE THAT!!" Dr. W spat, putting his face in his hands. Suddenly, the door to the main lab burst open.

"FREEZE VILLAINS!" Tidal Wave ran in, glaring at Dr. W and Res. Volt could be seen running in more slowly before stopping and staring at Dr. W dully.

Dr. W almost fell off the couch in surprise before getting to his feet. "AHH!! HOW DID YOU FIND ME, YOU WEIRDO!! Wait…did you...Lead him here, Volt!?.." He stared at the lightning hero in horror and shock. He felt hurt, but something in him told him to suspect it. He was a villain. She was a hero. Volt said nothing, only dropping her gaze from his. The doctor felt himself get angry. "What the hell, Volt!?"

"She led us here so we could put an end to your destruction of this city!" Tidal Wave but in before Volt could reply.

Dr. W's eyes snapped over to Tidal Wave, angry. "ohhh my gooooddddd, do you ever shut up!? You are SO annoying, stop butting in all the time!" He complained.

"Come on, let's take down this man-child!" Tidal Wave shouted, ignoring Dr. W as he lunged forward. He grabbed his lab coat only for Dr. W to throw a bottle of acid at him. Tidal Wave yelled out in pain and backed away, trying to find another opening. Dr. W glared at him and shot forward, grabbing Tidal Wave's wrists. The two men faced each other, pushing each other back and forth. Res tried her best to shoot the hero with her laser gun but Tidal Wave kept her back with his water ability.

"Volt, help me out here!" Tidal Wave cried, struggling in his fight with Dr. W.

Volt's eyes widened as she looked between the two men. "I..." Why was she hesitating? What was wrong with her? Her thoughts were swarming her head as she stared at them. If she chose to help Dr. W, she would never be a true hero. She wouldn't have the right to be called even a hero. If she helped Tidal Wave, she could lose Dr. W's trust forever. She could lose him forever. Why did that bother her so much?

Tidal Wave stared at her, realization finally hitting him. "Why aren't you helping!... Oh, wait, I know..." Quickly and swiftly, he grabbed Dr. W by his shirt and threw him to the ground. "Do you feel sympathy for this thing?"

Volt felt herself freeze. Her whole body was tense. What was she doing? MOVE! SAY SOMETHING!

"Huh….I thought you would be a better hero than that. I know it's hard to see that these kinds of people are nothing more than diseases, and need to be taken care of. They don’t have sympathy, if this scumbag is getting in the way of you seeing that, then I have a way I can help." Tidal Wave shook his head, his expression disappointed and disgusted with her. Volt didn't know what to do. She was crushed by his words.

Dr. W quickly sat up. "Hey!! You can't say that to her! Who do you think you are?!" He spat.

"And you!! You are the most pathetic excuse of a villain I've ever seen, caring for a superhero. Let me show you what a real man can do." Tidal Wave wrapped his hands around Dr. W's neck before he could stop him and started to hit his head against the wall.

Volt's eyes widen and something in her changed. Her anger overtook her. "Dr. W! Hey!" She lunged forward and grabbed Tidal Wave, yanking him away. "Get off him! Only I can do that!" She sent electricity through his shoulder.

Tidal Wave yelled out in pain as he was shocked before stopping, surprised. "...Fine, if that's how you want to be." He made a small gesture with his hand, splashing her with water. "I'm assuming it won't work in water, right? Stay out of my way."

Volt backed away. "Shit." She stared at her water-soaked hands. Water was one substance that could keep her from using her powers. She could still use her ability if she chose to but in doing so, she would shock herself, injuring herself.

Before Tidal Wave could turn back to Dr. W, Res ran up behind him and kicked him straight in the crotch. Tidal Wave's face dropped, his expression turning into pure pain as he dropped to his knees, holding his groin in pain.

"Looks like I'm not the only one who can't do much anymore, huh?" Volt mocked, trying to keep herself from laughing.

Tidal Wave's face lit up with rage and he glared at her. "YOU BITCH!! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE A HERO!! NOW YOU'RE AS UGLY AS THAT SCAR ON YOUR FACE!!" He snarled. Volt went silent, her heart breaking. She stepped backward, dropping her head and putting her hand on her face, covering her scar.

"HEY!! I think we heard enough out of YOU!" Dr. W ran over and kicked Tidal Wave in the crotch again before punching him in the face. "You want a scar to match, you little shit!" Volt watched him, shocked at his reaction. Res, as fast as she could, tied Tidal Wave up as he groaned in pain.

"There, should we toss him off a bridge or something?" Res asked, glancing at Dr. W.

"Maybe, it would serve him right for strangling me, oh wait! I should cut him up into little pieces and inject him with slow and painful poisons!" Dr. W smirked, letting out a laugh.

"Oooo, new test subject." Res's eyes lit up slightly.

Dr. W then brought his gaze back to Volt. "Hey, uh...you okay?"

"Yeah...I'm fine..." Volt muttered.

"You don't look fine, want me to torture this guy? He is the absolute worst man ever, I think you can even get behind a little torture?" The villain's eyebrows were scrunched up with worry.

Volt paused, glancing down at Tidal Wave before sighing and shaking herself out of it, her usual expression on her face. "No. I’ll pretend I didn’t see or hear anything of this. Do what you want, just don’t kill him. You’re not a killer." Without another word, she turned around and began toward the exit.

"...Fineeee, I won't kill him." Dr. W stared after her. "Hey, before you go! Don't listen to scumbags like this, okay? Your scar is cool and stuff!! Makes you look like a badass." He grinned.

"Yeah..." Volt stopped, smiling slightly before turning her head slightly to smirk at him. "It sure as hell makes me look badass, more badass than you'll ever be...you dumbass." She then began walking again and disappeared in the darkness of the tunnels.

Dr. W smiled before crouching down in front of Tidal Wave. "Alright...thank god that's over. It's too bad I can't kill you."

Tidal Wave's eyes darkened. "You'll never be able to love her, you know that right?" He growled.

"...What?"

"God you two are so oblivious, you by far are the most oblivious though, you can't take your eyes off her. It's a shame really, that it turned out that if you ever got together, one of your lives would be ruined." Tidal Wave laughed.

"Stop talking about her! You don't know anything about me! You are only making the torture more fun for me." Dr. W spat, kicking him.

Res tried to intervene. "Hey, W-"

Tidal Wave interrupted her. "I know enough, I know she liked me from the very moment she saw me. How long did it take you? I don't think she even looks at YOU that way. You would never be able to take her out on a date because you are a wanted criminal, nothing more."

"...You...um..."

Quickly, Res taped Tidal Wave's mouth shut. "That's enough out of you. W, don't listen to him, he is a jackass!"

Dr. W looked down. "He's right though."

"He is not! C'mon, let's go." Res urged, trying to find a way to make him get back to his usual self.

"Yeah...sure..."

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As Volt got out in the open of the city, she landed on the ground a little way away from the broken robot. She watched silently as people cleaned up the destroyed parts and reporters surrounded the debris, trying to ask questions. That's when a reporter suddenly noticed Volt and ran over, a smile on her face.

"Volt! Volt!" The reporter almost basically smashed the microphone in her face. "Where did you go? I saw Tidal Wave with you! Did Dr. W escape again?!" She pestered.

"Yes, that was Tidal Wave, the hero of the Brushwindy district. Me and him…found…" Volt paused "…Found nothing, we couldn’t find Dr. W, unfortunately. Tidal Wave went back to his home city and will keep trying to help in the ways that he can."

The reporter kept pushing the microphone in her face eagerly. "So, you're saying once again Dr. W escaped from your grasp?!"

Volt hesitated. "...Unfortunately, yes…but don’t you worry..." She looked into the camera. "One day, I will catch him for good...And there's no way he can escape me." After her last word, before the reporter could keep pestering her, Volt flew up to the top of the building she left Jay on. Surprisingly enough, he was still there.

"Boss, you're back!" Jay ran forward as Volt landed. "Did you get him? Did ya? Was Ressi there?"

Volt finally met his eyes and her eyes began to fill with tears. "No..." She wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face in his shoulder, beginning to cry. How could she let this happen? What kind of hero was she? She didn't understand.

"Boss...?" Jay whispered, confused and shocked. "....Volt?" 

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It was a dark and chilly night on this...spooky day of Hamburgy. It was the day that children went around in odd costumes and stole candy from houses. It was the night that the scary stories and frights appeared. It was Halloween!

Halloween in Hamburgy was no different than it was anywhere else! Kids all over the city went from door to door getting candy and having fun. Halloween was even fun for some...very familiar friends. Especially a familiar adult child with goggles who likes to cause trouble.

Dr. W and Res had chosen to come out into the dark alleyways and streets of Hamburgy this fateful night. What would they want out of it? Of course, Dr. W wanted to rip the candy from the children's hands and see the expressions on their faces as they screamed and cried. He got a whole bunch of candy out of it too. He wore fake vampire teeth in his mouth and a plain black t-shirt that said "This is my Halloween Costume". He obviously thought he had the best costume. Res, however, followed behind him, a disinterested expression on her face as she let out a tired sigh.

"This feels very unnecessary." Res finally said. Why had she become his assistant again? She could barely remember.

Dr. W scoffed. "You're very unnecessary! I'm having a blast right now!" He laughs to himself as he runs up to a young girl who is dressed in a Volt costume, ripping the candy bag right from her hands. He ran off cackling before she could even cry or protest.

"Yeah, okay. What are you? A thirteen-year-old? Just buy your own candy." Res sighed, her shoulders slumped. She just wanted to go home.

"Stolen candy tastes better!" Dr. W complained. "AND I'm saving these kids from diabetes." He grinned, raising his eyebrows with a shrug. Res just let out another sigh as she rolled her eyes. Slowly, she backed away, hoping people didn't associate her with him.

Farther away from them, a group of young kids were walking down the street. Each of them was dressed as the five heroes of Seaport. Christy, the leader of the friend group was dressed as Volt. Emily dressed up as Rose. Dylan as Tidal Wave. Riley as Meow Meow. Lastly, Terry dressed as Slime Man. They thought they were the best kids around.

"Guys, look at all this candy I got!" Christy grinned, holding up her bag that bulged with candy. Her friend's eyes went wide at the sight of it.

Emily nodded, laughing. "I know right? When you're cute enough like us, they give you more candy!"

"Pffft! You two have so little, check out how much I have!" Dylan's face lit up with a smug expression as he opened his bag, allowing them to see a large pile of candy.

Riley's face dropped. "Aw, no fair! Someone gave me fruit!" Terry only mumbled something as he shoved a Twix bar in his mouth.

Christy scoffed in annoyance as she glared at Dylan. However, her eyes slowly drifted away as she noticed a boy their age across the street. He was dressed in a Dr. W costume, homemade by the looks of it. A smirk slipped across Christy's face. Did this kid actually think he was safe going out into public like that?

"Hey, guys." She said as she nudged Dylan, pointing toward the young kid across the street. "Look, we have a loser on the loose."

Dylan looked away from his candy and when he saw the boy, his eyebrows raised. "Oh my god," He let out a laugh. "We should go and say hi."

"Someone actually dressed up as Dr. W? That's hilarious! What a dweeb." Riley couldn't help but laugh.

Terry started toward the boy. "I can't believe he would be such an idiot." The others followed in pursuit.

"This is gonna be fun." Emily smiled. "He should know better."

As the group got closer, the young boy dressed as Dr. W became more visible. He had messy red hair with green eyes and was quite tall for a fourteen-year-old. His costume was homemade and he was holding a large bag of candy in a large white pillowcase. He was known as Zach Thatcher. (Warning: Remember this name)

Christy got closer, a large smirk on her face. "Hey, kid! Nice costume!"

Zach stopped in his tracks, turning to look at the group. "...Um, thanks?" He didn't like the feeling in his stomach and he quickly starts walking away again.

Christy's smirk grew and she gestured her hand to her friends as she walked up behind him. Terry quickly ran in front of Zach, blocking his way forward just as the others circled him as well, blocking every other escape. Christy walks even closer, wrapping her arm around his shoulders.

"No problem." She whispered as she tightened her grip.

"H-Hey! Let go of me!" Zach said fearfully, trying to push her away. He didn't know what to do.

Dylan suddenly ran up behind him and pushed him hard. "But we just want to get to know you, buddy!! Having such a cool costume and all!"

Emily couldn't help but laugh. "Yeah! I've never seen such a great costume!" She reached for his tie, yanking on it hard, ripping it. "It just needs to be fixed up a bit!"

Soon enough, Riley joined in as they grabbed Zach's goggles. "Yeah, these have to go! They don't match!" He throws them on the ground before stepping on it and cracking it.

Zach frantically watched them, trying to get them away, tears threatening to spill from his eyes. "Stop it! Go away!" He cried.

"What's wrong, Dr. W?" Terry teased as he pushed Zach backward. Zach stumbled, almost tripping to the ground as he became overwhelmed by the laughs surrounding him. He falls to the ground, tears finally spilling as he tries to cover his face.

Dylan burst out laughing as he grabbed Zach's bag of candy. "Aw! Look at him! He's starting to cry!"

"Who do you think you are walking around here as a freak like him?" Emily spat as she stomped her foot into a puddle beside him, spraying dirty water onto Zach's white lab coat.

Just at that moment, the real Dr. W ran around a corner down the street, looking for more targets. However, he skidded to a halt when he saw the scene in front of him. His eyebrows furrowed in anger as he began forward, pulling a homemade smoke bomb from his pocket and chucking it at them. The bomb exploded, smoke surrounding them.

Christy instantly began to cough. "What the?" She looked down frantically, trying to find the source of the bomb. She swiped at the smoke with her hand, trying to get it away from her face.

Dylan also began coughing, his eyes going into slits. "The hell?"

Dr. W suddenly appears behind Christy, putting a hand on her shoulder and grinning. "Oh, hi, Volt! It's a pleasure seeing you again!"

Christy's head snapped around and a shriek spilled from her mouth as she fell backward at the sight of a real villain behind her. "Y-Y-You're Dr. W!!" She screamed.

"Oh, you've heard of me!! Guess I'm still hip with the kids these days. Except…for someone who is dressed up as Volt, I have never seen someone so cowardly!!!" Stepping forward, Dr. W leaned down to meet Christy's eyes. "Did I scare ya? It is Halloween after all!" His grin grew bigger, his eyes filled with menace.

Christy shakes her head, crawling away. "G-Go away!" She began to cry.

"Y-Yeah! Get away from us!" Riley stood on the side, trembling.

Dr. W's eyes drift over to him, stepping toward him instead. "Awww, so you guys don't wanna be my new test subjects?? Children are the easiest to use, especially children all by themselves, easy to kidnap I would say…" He chuckles to himself.

Hesitantly, Dylan takes a shaky step forward. "Y-You don't scare us!" He spat with little confidence.

"Oh, but I should. Especially you, Tidal Wave. You have always been my least favorite, so you would be first on the chopping block." Dr. W grinned, raising his eyebrows at Dylan.

Thinking fast, Christy looked around for something and quickly, she grabbed a rock and chucked it at Dr. W. "L-Leave us alone! V-Volt’s gonna come and beat you up if you don’t s-stop it!!"

"Ohhhh, I see, you're banking on the fact that Volt will come and rescue you! Well, I have bad news, Volt is a hero, she helps good people. Not villains. What were you all saying about me again? Called me a "freak" is what I think I overheard? You guys aren't worthy enough to be saved. All you have is me. Leave the kid alone, or I will literally gut all of you, and I won't hesitate either. I hate kids."

"You're mean!" Christy burst out crying before scrambling to her feet. "RUN!" Terry, Riley, and Emily quickly followed.

Dylan followed in pursuit, glaring at Dr. W. "Jerk!!!"

Silence filled the streets around them as the group of kids disappeared. Dr. W stared after them, a blank expression on his face. Slowly, he chuckled and turned to Zach who was still on the ground staring at him in absolute shock. Dr. W smiled bigger and raised his eyebrows.

"…Nice costume. Looks just like mine. Although…the tie is ripped." Dr. W furrowed his eyebrows before pulling off his own tie and handing it to Zach. "Here, us villains gotta stick together. P.S. I lied about the hating kid's thing."

For several moments, Zach only stared at the tie being given to him before shaking himself out of it and taking it nervously. "U-Um..."

"Oh! That little shit took your candy!! Here, you can have some of mine. Which I definitely did not steal." Dr. W interrupted Zach before he could finish as he placed every bag of candy he had definitely stolen in front of him.

"...Thank you..." Zach's face lit up in a nervous smile as he got to his feet slowly, dusting himself off.

"Don't mention it, Kid. Did they hurt you badly anywhere?"

"N-no I'm fine...you wouldn't really gut them, you're not that kind of scientist, right?"

"What?.. Well yeah, I don't hurt kids, but it's spookier if I don't tell you if I would or would not have."

"Well…I should go before they come back. I won't tell the police about me seeing you."

"Aw gee, thanks! You don't owe me anything by the way. Just try not to die out there, k?"

"Okay, bye I guess, thank you again." Zach gave him a small smile before walking away in the other direction after picking up the bags of candy. Dr. W watched him leave, a small grin on his face as he pulled out a piece of candy and ate it.

Five minutes earlier

Christy and the group had been running down the sidewalk, still crying. In fact, she had just gotten off the phone with the mayor, asking for help from Volt. Slowly, she skidded to a stop. "He'll pay for that! Volt is gonna kick his butt!"

Dylan sniffles as he comforts a crying Riley. "Y-Yeah! I want Volt to catch him already!"

At his words, they suddenly hear a noise above them. Christy's eyes snapped toward the sky, her jaw dropping when she found Volt slowly landing on the sidewalk in front of the, a walkie-talkie in her hand. She looked about ready to break everything around her at the slightest touch.

"I found 'em, Jay. Thanks." Volt said into the walkie-talkie before putting it on her belt and looking down at the kids. Surprisingly, they were actually smaller than her. "Alright, what’s this all about? Why’d you make the mayor call me this late at night on Halloween?"

Christy couldn't help but gasp. "Volt! It's really you!" She runs forward to hug her before remembering why she called and she burst out crying again. "It was horrible!

Volt scrunched up her eyebrows in confusion, mentally cringing at her crying face. "What was?" She looked around at the other kids, finally noticing their costumes and she cringed again at the Tidal Wave costume.

Emily instantly grabbed Volt's arm, crying hard. "I-It was Dr. W!" She sobbed.

Terry nodded in agreement. "H-He attacked us!" Snot was running down his face as tears rolled down his cheeks.

Volt's eyes widened in surprise. "What? Are you sure it wasn't some kid dressed in a scientist costume-" She began but was interrupted by Dylan.

"No! It was really him! He was terrible!" The young boy said.

"I-I was so scared..." Riley sniffled.

"H-He said he was gonna gut us and k-kidnap us! A-And he said y-you wouldn’t save us!" Christy hiccupped. "And there was this boy with him who w-was really m-mean to us!!"

Volt's gaze seemed to go every which way as she tried to listen to them all at once. "Okay, okay, calm down!" She finally said as she kneeled down in front of them. "So you’re absolutely sure it was Dr. W? And you’re not lying about any of this?"

"N-No!" Christy cried, shaking her head.

Volt sighs as she stands back up. "Alright. You two." She pointed to Christy and Dylan. " Show me where you saw them. You other three, go home, I think you’ve had enough for one night."

"T-Thank you, Volt!" Riley hugged her leg before walking home.

"Yeah! Thank you!" Emily smiled at her before taking Terry's hand and dragging him away.

Volt sighs again and mumbles. "Come, let's get this over with, show the way."

Five minutes later, exactly when Zach is walking away

Christy, leading Volt and Dylan, turned the corner right in Zach's way. "There you are!" She cried when she saw him.

Zach gasped, his eyes widening and he quickly took a step back. "Y-You came back!!! Don't hurt me! I didn't mean for him to come, I didn't know!!"

Dr. W's gaze snapped over to them, overhearing and he grits his teeth as he stalks over. "Oh, it's you again!? Did you come back for round two? I won't play nice this time-"

Volt instantly walks around the corner behind Christy at the sound of his voice, crossing her arms with a glare on her face. "Sorry, I didn’t catch that. What were you saying, W?"

Dr. W's eyes almost bulged out of his head at the sight of her and he froze, mid-sentence before straightening himself out, laughing nervously. "...uh, heyyyy, Volt! I was saying that I won't go easy on her in our game of tag! Yeahhhh."

"Really?" Volt stared at him like he was an idiot before bringing her gaze toward Zach, disapprovingly. "Are you really bringing kids into your schemes now?"

Before Dr. W could answer Christy pointed at them, now hiding behind Volt. "Y-Yeah! B-Both of them attacked us! They are horrible! Horrible!"

"WHAT?? No!! Oh, you lying little bit-" Dr. W began, angry.

"Schemes? N-no I didn't attack anybody?" Zach tried to plead as he backed up, accidentally bumping into Dr. W.

"Liar!" Christy spat, glaring at him. "Look, you’re even trying to make Dr. W protect you because you’re on the same side!"

Volt quickly put her hand in front of Christy's face. "I got this, Kid, stay out of it." She looks at Zach, her eyebrow raising at the fear in his expression. "Alright…let’s just let the truth out and this can all be over with. I can beat Dr. W’s as-ahem." She let out a cough, stopping herself. "I can take Dr. W somewhere he can’t cause any more trouble and I’ll deal with this kid after." She couldn't help but mumble after. "Can’t believe you're causing trouble with kids now…"

"Oooo, you're gonna take me somewhere after this? Not in front of the kid's Volt you're gonna make me blush! BUT, for real, leave this kid out of this." Dr. W said, putting a hand on Zach's shoulder. "Look at his face! Does this look like a face that would attack a spoiled rotten child?"

"HEY-" Christy tried to protest.

Volt was holding back every curse word you can even imagine as her cheeks turned pink. "You….I’m gonna….ugh god da-OH MY GOD!!" She scratches her head, irritated as she mumbles. "I hate kids..." Sighing softly, she turned to Dylan and Christy. "You two sure you're telling the truth?"

"Y-Yeah! He attacked us!" Christy cried, pointing to Dr. W.

"And the boy?" Volt asked. "Did you also attack you?"

"Y-Yes!" Christy tried to shrink away from Volt's intent gaze. "W-Well...maybe he didn't really attack us..." She whispered.

"Kid." Volt turned to Zach. "What happened exactly?"

"U-Um, well I was just walking home, and then they..." Zach began hesitantly, pointing to Dylan and Christy. "and their friends came and surrounded me. They pushed me to the ground and started ripping my costume…and they took my candy…"

"Oh, pfft, you're over-exaggerating it!" Dylan whined.

Dr. W's eyes lit up. "Oh, hey, didn't see you there!" He grins. "Volt, that one is my favorite!" Dylan let out a squeak of fear and hid behind Volt.

Volt puts her hand in front of Dylan, sighing and rubbing her face with her other hand. "Doc, do me a favor and shut up.  Okay, so let me get this straight. You were walking home," She points to Zach. "and they jumped you," She then points at Christy and Dylan. "and ripped at your costume and took your candy until this idiot," Lastly, she points to Dr. W. "I’m guessing “swooped in” and took care of it by scaring away the kids? Am I right?"

"Uh yeah, that's how it went. He…actually helped me…which is a little surprising, but I'm thankful for it." Zach said nervously.

"Hm..." Volt's gaze slowly drifted over to Christy and Dylan. "Alright you two, you’ve caused enough trouble as it is, not to mention you lied to me."

"W-We're sorry, Volt!" Christy cried. "B-But he did attack us! Aren't you gonna do anything about it?!"

"Look, kid, you’re making it worse for yourself, I’ll take care of him, just go home and stop causing so much trouble. You’re lucky I’m not going to escort you home and tell your parents." Volt ordered sternly.

"But thats not fair! He threatened us!" Dylan argued.

"And I'll do it again, pipsqueak!" Dr. W warned as he stuck his tongue out at him.

Volt scowled and made a finger gun, zapping him. "Doc, shut up." She looked back at the kids. "Now go home."

"F-FINE!" Christy snapped before ripping her costume's hood off of her and throwing it to the ground. "Y-You're not my favorite hero anymore! T-This is a stupid costume! Let's go, Dylan!" Grabbing Dylan's hand, she dragged him away angrily.

Volt sighed and rolled her eyes. "Damn kids..." She looked at Dr. W with a glare, forgetting Zach was there. "You dumbass."

"Hey! You're yelling at me for protecting someone for once!" Dr. W complained.

"Your way of protecting someone for once was attacking kids. There were so many different ways you could have approached that." Volt said, a straight expression on her face.

"Oh yeah sure, I should have just walked up to those kids and been like “Oh, pretty please can you stop! Pweaseeee, it’s hurting his feewings!!”"

"Or there were two other options. Go up to the kids and the sight of you would probably scare them enough to run off. Two, you could’ve just put down a non-lethal smoke bomb, grabbed the kid, and ran off. Fuckin’ dumbass." Volt wanted to strangle him and it was taking everything in her not to.

"Welllll excuseeeeee meeeeeee! I did put down a smoke bomb! I just thought for all the trouble they went through to bully the kid, I should have some fun with it! Also," Dr. W covers Zach's ears with a frown. "You are a potty mouth."

Volt's eyes widened and she looked down at Zach. "Oh shi-crap, I forgot you were here..."

Zach rolled his eyes and pushed Dr. W's hands off his ears. "Guys calm down, I have heard swear words before. At Least some of them. Like H-E-double hockey sticks. I can't say them though."

"I'm so proud! What other ones do you know?" Dr. W asked, excited. Volt couldn't believe her ears. This dumbass.

Volt punched his shoulder without thinking. "Shut up, Dumbass!" She growled.

Dr. W yelped in pain. "Ow! Sorry, sorry. Don't repeat anything you heard today to your mother."

Volt suddenly realized that this kid was out in the middle of nowhere with no guardians late at night. Not to mention that he was with one of the most wanted villains in Seaport. She couldn't believe she didn't act on this sooner.

"Speaking of your mother. Do you need an escort home?" She asked Zach.

"Uh, no I’m okay thank you. I’ll be fine. My house is close by." Zach reassured her. Volt sighed softly. This kid had it more under control than she did. What kind of hero was she?

"If you say so..." Volt said softly when she finally noticed his costume for the first time that night. "Nice costume."

"I know right? He's like a mini-me!" Dr. W cheered, a huge grin on his face.

"Thanks, I don't think I'll wear it again, though..." Zach rubbed the back of his neck, looking away nervously.

Volt's expression saddened and she patted his shoulder. "That's your choice, but don't let others change who you are. Trust me." She said when her walkie-talkie suddenly went off.

"Boss! We have another call from the mayor!" Jay's voice came from the walkie-talkie.

Volt couldn't hold back the groan that came from her throat. "I'll be there in a second." She sighs, looking at Dr. W. "I'm gonna let you off this time. Make sure the kid gets home. I mean it." Giving him one more look, Volt flew up before flying away.

Dr. W laughed softly, watching her go with soft eyes as he saluted her. "You got it, ma’am! Alright, you sure you don't need someone to walk you home?" He asked Zach.

"Yeah, I’m sure. I can’t wait to tell my friends I saw both Volt AND Dr. W!! Bye!" Zach exclaimed as he ran off with his bags of candy, waving at him.

Dr. W watched him go, waving back at him before he suddenly looked around and noticed that Res wasn't with him anymore. "...She went home, didn't she?...Of course." Sighing, he frowned and dragged himself back toward the lab.

The End

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Hey, everyone! I KNOW! It's been so long since we've posted! I'm so very sorry! It's gonna be normal posts now! Summer is four days away and these episodes really do take a very long time, trust us! Hope you like this little filler episode! If you enjoy Electro Chemistry, go ahead and follow us on Instagram on @ElectroChemistryOfficial! 

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It's a nice day in Hamburgy, not even a villain in sight. Not even our dear Dr. W. Or is he?

A tall young man made his way to a coffee shop on the streets of the city. He has oddly familiar brown short messy hair with two strands of lighter brown in the front. He wears jeans and a sweater with a long trench coat. Stains cover his clothes and he looks as though he hasn't slept in days.

The young man walks into a very neat and small coffee shop named "Marge's Café". It's empty having been a very small shop that wasn't very well known. It is also quite small, with only four tables and a small counter and backspace to make the coffee. A young lady stood behind the counter, a smile lighting up her face when she hears the bell on the door ring.

"Heyyyy, Margaret!" The young man greets her with a grin.

"Hey! You're earlier than normal today? Any reason?" Margaret asks, a sweet smile still on her face.

Margaret is a small black girl with fluffy dark brown hair and large dark brown eyes. She’s slightly on the bigger side of weight and she has Vitiligo, causing her to have several pretty white splotches on her black skin. She usually wears a knee-length light brown skirt with buttons on the front and a short-sleeved yellow shirt with daisies on it, along with white sneakers. Margaret also has one yellow hoop earring on her right ear and a gold engagement ring on her hand. She is a very smart, sweet, and happy young girl who has owned her own coffee shop for six years since she married her husband Seth.

"I am? Oops heh, my sense of time has been messed up lately, besides I couldn't help but see my favorite barista!" The man said, chuckling while giving her a smirk.

Margaret chuckled softly. "Aw, you're such a flirt. But," She holds up her hand. "I am still married. Are you getting the usual?" She asked before turning around to start making it, knowing full well that he will.

"Ah, what a shame, yeah I'll take the usual! This weekend has been terrible. I need a pick-me-up."

"You got it. It'll be out in a moment!"

At that moment, a young girl walked into the café. She was quite short with short blonde hair put up into a ponytail and she wore a black hoodie and sweatpants, along with black gloves. She looks as though she's wearing a lot of foundation but it can't really be seen. She walked up behind the young man and sighed.

"This is gonna take a while..." She mumbled under her breath.

The young man turned his head to look behind him, butting in. "With Margaret working? Nah, it'll be super fast, just wait." He promised with a grin.

The young girl raised her eyebrow at him. "Uh, if you say so," She quickly turned her head away, putting her hands in her pockets. At that moment, Margaret put the man's coffee on the counter. The girl looked back, her eyebrows raising in surprise. "Damn, you were right."

The man grinned bigger. "Wow, thanks, Marg! New record!" He grabs the coffee and walks over to an empty table by the large window of the shop, getting out his laptop. The young girl watches him, narrowing her eyes before bringing her gaze back to Margaret. She tells her the order she wants, not making much conversation due to them not knowing each other. Margaret doesn't take long getting the coffee ready before setting it on the counter.

"Thanks." She says before turning around, trying to decide whether to stay or leave the shop. She pulls out her phone for a moment, looking at the time and she then chooses to stay. She had time.

The man looked up from his laptop and thought for a moment. "Hey, You! Come sit over here!" He called out to her.

The girl looked back over toward him, furrowing her eyebrows. "Uh, okay..." She said before walking over and sitting across from him. "Thanks." She looked him over, trying to figure out if he was a good or bad guy...Maybe he could be both?

Who exactly was he...really?

"No problemo. No one really ever comes in here so you're a surprise. What's your name?" The man asked, moving his laptop a little out of the way.

"Vera," The girl paused. "And yours?" She asked.

A grin spread across the man's face. "Wright. Spelled with a W because I'm always right." He gave Vera a wink before taking a sip of his coffee.

"Oh my god." Vera instantly replied. She was a bit caught off guard by his response. This guy was a total idiot...but, she could try to like him. He was a bit strange too. She could do strange.

Wright laughed. "Sorry, sorry, that's how I introduce myself to everyone." He explained.

"It's fine. Keep it up, it's strange...I like strange." Vera chuckles, taking a drink of her black coffee.

"Oooo a bit of a flirt I see? Can't win me over that easily. I have a dark and mysterious past oOoOOoo."

Vera kicked him from under the table, rolling her eyes and chuckling. "Like hell. I have my own dark past too...Well, kinda." She smiles small.

Wright stares at her for a moment before raising his coffee. "Cheers to our traumas then!"

"Cheers!"

Vera raised her cup as well, smiling bigger. This guy wasn't all too strange. He had something special going on. Wright grinned at her before lowering his gaze and looking at his laptop, letting out a small grunt as a reply to her earlier words. Vera watched him, narrowing her eyes. She leaned back in her chair, her hands resting on the armrests.

"If I can ask...What are you typing?"

"Uhhhh....Things."

Vera raised her eyebrows, noticing his demeanor change. He shoulders grew tense and she could see his face start sweating. He was nervous, she could tell. But...what about? What was he typing?

"...What kind of things?" She asked.

Wright paused. "For my...uh, job. It's not all that interesting."

His job? If it was his job then why was he so nervous from her question? Did she pry too much or was he just hiding something from her? He had the right, they only met five minutes ago. Though, something about him seemed off. It seemed familiar. She couldn't put her tongue on it.

"Really?" Vera watched his fingers hit the keys one by one. "Not interesting...at all?"

"Nope, nothing." He suddenly shuts his laptop quickly, grinning at her as he leans on his hand. "Since you're so nosy, I'll ask you a question. What do you do for your job?"

Vera froze just for a moment before shrugging, keeping herself calm. "Nothing that interesting...I'm just a...electrician."

Wright tilted his head, his eyebrows raising. Vera seemed nervous now. He could see it, but he decided not to question it.

Smiling, he leaned back in his chair, his arms swung over the back of it. "Really? I might have to call you up if I need electrical help, I suck at that stuff. I constantly get shocked by it." Wright chuckled to himself.

"Oh, yeah, I'd be happy to help...Anyway, I've never seen you around the city before, have you always been here?"

"I have, I just don’t go out much. The police don't have a really great relationship with me."

That caught Vera's attention. "Are you a criminal?" She paused before putting on a smile. "Oh great, do you have to kill me now since I saw you?"

"No, no, don't worry, I’d blackmail you first. I'm not exactly a criminal, I’m just misunderstood." Wright lowered his voice. "Though, I have been accused of stealing..."

Vera, surprisingly, found herself relaxing. She let out a laugh as she took another drink from her coffee. "Accused of stealing, huh? If it's an interesting story, you could put it in the newspaper," She paused before raising her hands and making a rainbow motion. "The boy who was framed for stealing Unicorn stuffed animals. Sounds interesting enough." She smirked.

Wright couldn't stop himself from laughing. "It was much worse than that, trust me!! I WISH!!! I would keep that newspaper forever! I could credit you for helping me to come out about my tragic story. I would never steal any Unicorn stuffed animals."

"Aw, thanks for giving me credit on your hypothetical story."

"Of course! You have to give credit where credit is due. I would have never told anyone…it was a tragic night…thank you for helping me." He raised his finger and wiped away a fake tear.

"You’re a pretty fun guy. And no, I’m not flirting with you. But, do you have anything planned after this?" Vera found herself asking. She couldn't believe herself. Was that some kind of flirting?

"Hmmm I don't know, that kinda sounds like flirting to me. Good thing it isn’t though, sorry, Honey, I’ve got my eye on someone already." Wright's voice become less enthusiastic. "Anyway, I don't think I have anything going on, why?"

Vera quickly defended herself. "I was thinking we could just hang out," She smiles. "So you got a sweetheart, huh? How sweet."

"Eh, more like a sour heart. Unrequited love is a bitch. But we can hang out, as long as I'm not taking you away from any sweetheart of yours?"

"Funnily enough, I’m in the same boat you are. Unrequited. It’s the worst. Sorry about your situation though, maybe they will come to their senses. Who wouldn’t want to have someone who looks like a hedgehog?"

"A hedgehog?? I don't look like a hedgehog! Hopefully whoever you're after won't mind you calling them an animal they clearly aren't. If anything I would be a majestic unicorn, to match the plushies I would steal."

"Oh my god!....I bet…you definitely have a chance with the person you want even if you don’t think so."

"Thanks, still sounds like you’re flirting with me... Who knows, if this person I like right now doesn’t work out you’re next on my list."

Vera chuckled, blushing just slightly but she shrugged it away. "Smooth, Wright. It sounds like you’re still flirting with me." She teased.

"Maybe I am. I get all the ladies. Soooo many ladies you have no idea." Wright wiggled his eyebrows with a smirk.

"Yeah, sure, I bet," Vera said, rolling her eyes before finishing her coffee. She looked toward the trashcan and threw it, making it straight in the can. "Yes! New high score!" She exclaimed, pumping her fist in the air.

"Is the high score you making it or how fast you drank it?" Wright asked, raising an eyebrow.

"It’s how many times I make it in the trash can without ever missing it. That’s the 15th cup I made in a trashcan without missing, making it my new high score." Vera smirks. "I know, I’m pretty great."

"Wowww, I’m impressed. Real renaissance women huh? Gotta put that on the resume."

Vera let out a laugh as she nodded. Glancing down, she noticed a splotch of coffee she got on her gloves and she sighed, frustrated. Grabbing a napkin, she dabbed at the wet spot the best she could. "Where do you want to go after this?"

"You mean on our date? What do you have in mind? I wouldn't mind the park or there's this fun place down the street from here." Wright asked, watching her dab at her glove. He thought for a moment, staring at them. It was rather chilly outside, but not cold enough for gloves. It didn't make sense. "Hey, can I ask you something...Why the gloves?"

Vera paused, staring at the gloves before swallowing. "Oh, uh...I have, uh...Scars on my hands and I would prefer not to show them...yeah." She explained rather slowly, almost as though it was a lie. Wright stared at her for a moment before shrugging it off. It wasn't any of his business.

"Oh, okay! Sorry if that was a personal question." He apologized.

"No! It’s fine, really. I get that question a lot." She fidgeted with her hands for a split second. "So…what about this fun place down the street?"

"Oh, trust me, it’s great! It’s a bar and a roller rink rolled into one. I know it’s still early but you wanna go?"

"It’s never too early for alcohol, yeah, of course I want to go."

"Perfect!! I couldn’t agree more! Let's go then!"

"Hell yeah." Vera got up, walking toward the exit. Wright followed her after throwing his cup away. He paused at the door before opening it and grinning.

"Ladies first?" He gave her a sweet smile and Vera found herself laughing.

"How do you know I'm not a man in a wig?" She questioned.

Wright chuckled. "If you were it wouldn’t make any difference, except that I would say “pretty people first."

"What would your sweetheart think of you flirting with me?" Vera asked as she walked through. Wright followed behind her, frowning slightly.

"I don't know…In all honesty, probably “thank goodness.” She kinda hates me." He admitted, smiling awkwardly.

"Aw, I don’t think that’s true. My guy hates me too, no worries. Come on, some drinks will cheer us up." She patted his shoulder, smiling at him.

Wright couldn't hold back his smile as he nodded. "Thanks, I may or may not be half wasted already from last night but that just means less drinks needed this time. Hopefully our sweethearts will notice us." And together they walked down the street toward the bar.

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The outside of the building was smaller than most of the other buildings in the city. It was a bright red with black outlines of people drinking on one side and the other side had black outlines of people drinking. On top of the set of doors was a bright yellow sign saying "Open 24 hours, come see us now!!" and a red carpet led it's way into the building. When they walked inside, Vera had to squint from the bright lights. The other side of the room had a very large skating area where only a few people were already skating. A disco ball was in the middle of the floor and the walls were made of black space carpet. The other side of the building was a large bar where tables and benches were sat. Behind the counter was a large counter of drinks and the other side was filled with skates.

When Vera opened her eyes fully, she smiled and sighed. "Ah, the smell of single men and women." She glanced at Wright teasingly.

Wright laughed. "Hey! Who said you could smell me?!"

"I don't think I want to smell you." Vera mocked, nudging him with her elbow as they walked up to the counter.

"Woooowww listen, right now I smell like honey lavender, okay?? I shower even though it doesn’t necessarily look like I do!" He defended himself, his expression offended.

"Whatever you say. Come on, let’s find ourselves some drinks before we put on the skates."

"Alright! Making it extra safe for us! I know what I’m getting." Wright couldn't hide his large mischievous grin.

Vera got the attention of the bartender behind the counter. He was taller than both Wright and her and he had large set. His muscles shown under his shirt and his biceps bulged. He wore a black shirt, the words "Bar/Skate" written small on the corner. He also wore black cargo pants with black shoes. Stubble covered his chin and a scar ran across his nose. He stared at Vera, a rag thrown over his shoulder.

"Can I get a "Cherry Slush"?" Vera asked, leaning on the counter.

The bartender smirked, glancing behind him. "Extra wine or vodka?" He asked.

Vera paused before clearing her throat. "Both."

A laugh left the bartenders mouth, deep and rough. "A lady that can drink." He turned his gaze toward Wright. "And you?"

"I'll just have a Blood Mary, Hot Stuff." Wright said, grinning seductively. The bartender stared at him before nodding with a smirk.

"You got it." He said before turning and starting their drinks.

Vera couldn't hold back her laugh. "What? I told you I get all the ladies, AND the men!" Wright told her with a chuckle, a smirk spread across his face.

"You really are a one of kind guy. More so an idiot, though." Vera teased.

Wright let out an offended gasp. "I'll just pretend I didn't hear that last part." He smiled.

At that moment, the bartender turned and slid a red drink toward Vera. "One Cherry Slush for the lady and..." He slides a drink and a note toward Wright. "For the confident guy." He winked before turning around again and walking away.

Wright laughed as Vera's eyes widened at the note. "Thanks!" He called back to the bartender before taking a sip of his drink as he opened the note. Vera looked over his shoulder on her tippy toes, reading the note. She couldn't hold back her laugh as she read along the paper "You wish you could get an ass like mine."

His expression drops and he frowns. "Damnit, I thought it was gonna be a phone number. I knew his ass was too good for me." He complained.

Vera laughed more, patting his back. "It's fine. You have to leave yourself single anyway."

"I mean yeah! I never answer the numbers I get though, I just like seeing how many I can get from bartenders."

"Come on, let's get our skates." Vera reminded him through a chuckle. She turned back toward the counter as the bartender came back.

"Can you even skate?" Wright asked as he frowned at the bartender. "Size 10."

Vera started to chug her drink. "I'm drinking to dull the pain on my ass tonight...Did you say size 10? Damn, you got big feet." Her gaze turned toward the bartender. "Size 8."

As the bartender turned to grab their skates, Wright let out a laugh. "Talk about small feet, I have average feet!"

"Pfft, if you say so." Vera laughed as she took the skates from the bartender, chugging the rest of her drink, walking to the benches.

Wright quickly followed her after grabbing his skates and he sat down beside her. "...I actually used to come here a couple times a month in high school, sometimes with my siblings, other times by myself. That's how I learned to skate, but I haven't been here in a bit." He pulls on his skates.

As Vera ties her skates, she glances at him, surprised. "You have siblings?" She asked.

"Yeah, my sister and jackass of a brother. My sister is usually who I went with, but when I went with my brother it was one of the only good moments I had with him. Mostly because he sucked at it," Wright chuckles at the thought of it. "Do you have any siblings?"

"Nope, only child. My parents probably thought I was enough." Vera replied, chuckling. Her eyes saddened for a moment as a thought crossed her mind. Her parents had been killed when she was younger. The thought of them made her heart ache.

"Ha, I get that, kids are a handful. Your parents raised a good one though." He finishes tying his shoes and stands up easily. "You ready?"

Vera smiled, staring at the floor. "Yeah...they raised a good one," She whispered before snapping herself out of it and looking up at him. "Yeah, I'm ready," She stands and instantly starts to wobble. "Oh shit." Before she knew it, she was falling backwards.

Wright instantly burst out laughing. "Are you sure you're ready?" He asked, holding out a hand for you.

"Shut up, Idiot." Vera grunted, rolling her eyes. She took his hand and got back up slowly with his help.

"Alright! Follow my lead!" With their hands together, he takes them onto the rink. Vera held her breath, barely able to keep her balance even with his grip on her hand. The floor seemed to spin the more she stared at it.

"Fuck fuck fuck...That drink is definitely not helping me with this one." Vera said, her expression terrified as she wobbles.

Wright quickly turned and took her other hand. "Hey, hey it's okay don't freak out! Bend your knees a little, and make sure you don't look down or you will die." He grinned, teasing.

"W H A T?!" Vera almost died on the spot, staring at him with fear and hate, while also blush covered her cheeks.

"Just kidding!! Just kidding!! But don't stare at the ground because you might run into someone." He laughed while comforting her.

"I'll try not to...Thanks..." She keeps her gaze on him, swallowing.

He grinned. "You're not going to be saying thanks in a minute." Suddenly, Wright started skating backwards, his grip tightening on her hands. "Okay, just keep your eyes forward, knees bent, you'll get the hang of it once you start moving."

"OH MY GOD! What are you doing?!" Vera squeezed his hands tightly. "You’re talking about me bumping into someone, you’re going backwards! Impressive, but Jesus Christ!"

"Thanks!! Don't worry, if I run into someone, I'll blame it on you! Just keep steady!"

"The hell you mean blame it on me?" Vera's expression becomes frustrated, unbending her knees but she instantly almost falls so she bends them again. "Keeping steady....keeping steady..." Her lip quivered.

"Don't let me distract you too much! I'll only mostly blame it on you."

"Oh my god, I'm gonna kill you, Wright." She squeezes her eyes shut as he skates faster.

"You might kill yourself first before you get a chance! Don't worry, I won't let go without telling you."

"I swear if you’re lying and like one of those parents who tell their kids they won’t let go of the bike…" Slowly, Vera opened her eyes, blushing more.

"I won't, I won't!! Trust me, I'm a very trustworthy guy! I haven't let you die yet!" Wright promised.

"That’s where I’m pretty sure I’m dead already, this cannot be real."

"Hm? Why's that? Sucks you're stuck in the afterlife skating drunk with me. Even worse, you can't even skate dead?"

"Are you trying to piss me off? Of course I can skate…I’m just…pretending I can’t…" She grumbled, glaring at him as Wright's cheeks starting to show color as he blushed.

"Oh really? Then I guess you wouldn't mind if I let go then?" He grinned from ear to ear.

She couldn't let him see how scared she really was. This was terrifying. Why would anyone ever do something like this. Taking in a breath, she nodded. She had to show her confidence.

"Y-Yeah." Vera managed to get out.

"Alright, whatever you say, Ma'am." Wright slowly let go of her hands.

As soon as he lets go, she goes wobblily but managed to keep herself steady. She trembles, skating very slowly. "S-See...I'm fine..."

"Hm, getting better!" He admitted, skating faster as he watched her. "I told you, once you get going you'll get the hang of it!"

She starts to go a little faster to keep up with him before she smiles. "Hey, you're right! This is easy-" Before she can finish her sentence and gets her foot caught on her skate, falling forward. "SHIT!"

Wright's eyes widen and he instantly reaches out to catch her. She almost takes them both down but he catches himself on a wall, holding her in front of him. "HO-LY SHIT! Are you okay?"

Vera had to take a moment to breath. When she opened her eyes, she found her hands against his chest, her face by his neck and wall. She lets out a shaky breath, registering what's happening. "M-Maybe I wasn't ready..." Slowly, chuckling awkwardly, she pulls away with a blush spread across her face. Swallowing, she moves so she's leaning on the wall beside him.

Wright blushes, standing up straight. "Y-Yeah, heh...But you were doing better! So maybe you can skate a little bit, I apologize," He chuckles. "Are you hurt at all?"

"No, I'm fine. Just a bit shaky." She chuckles lightly. "Must be the alcohol...Thanks."

"You're welcome, you know? Maybe not the best idea to drink and then skate, mind blown." He teased, laughing softly.

She laughed softly alongside him. "Yeah, you're right," A smile slowly spreads across her face. "Still the best...regular time I've had in awhile." Suddenly, a thought crosses Vera's mind and she pauses. She imagines the guy who holds her heart. She imagines if he was here with her.

"Yeah, I haven't had a regular time in awhile either. I'm glad someone finally decided to go to that damn coffee shop...What are you thinking about? It looks like something is on your mind?" Wright narrowed his eyes, frowning at her.

She raised her gaze toward him. "Oh...uh, sorry." She rubs the bridge of her nose. "Just uh, thinking of what it would be like if that guy was here right now..." She lets out a halfheartedly laugh. "Stupid, right?"

His expression drops. "No, it's not stupid. Now that you mention it..." He chuckles a little. "Jeez if she was here right now, that would be amazing... The girl I told you about. So I guess we're both stupid then."

She smiled small and put a hand on his shoulder. "Just two idiots..."

"Hey, at least we are idiots together...hopefully the guy you're after opens his eyes and takes you out already. You clearly care about him a lot." Wright admits.

"Yeah, I hope that happens for you too." Vera smiles before a buzz brings her gaze down toward her pocket. Taking out her phone, she looks at the contact name and her expression falls. "Oh..." Quickly hiding the name, she looks at him. "I have to take this." She smiles awkwardly before skating a little away and putting the phone to her ear.

"Oh! Okay." He watches her skate away and he skates away as well, giving her phone privacy. He stares at the ground sadly, a frown across his face. He imagined the girl who caused him to blush and question himself. The girl whos face always made him smile. He missed her.

After a little while, Vera skates back, leaning on the wall. "Hey, um, unfortunately something has come up," She smiles. "But I had a very fun time, thank you. I would like to do this again, do you want to swap numbers?" She asked.

"O-Oh! Yes I would also like to do this again!! Can't get enough of me, huh? I get it, my number is (***) 333-7789. I had a really fun time too."

"Yeah, sure, let’s go with that." She lowers her gaze, typing it into her phone. "Thank you, I’ll shoot you a text sometime." She sends him a smile before starting to leave.

Wright smiled at her, watching her as she wobblily skated away against the wall. "I'll be looking forward to it! See you around, Vera! Don't fall on your way out!"

The End