Episode 9: Christmas Danger

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'Twas the season to be jolly. The entire city was decked with tinsel, Christmas trees and lights, including the City Hall. That morning, there was a charitable breakfast going on in one of the historic building's many function rooms and Captain Man and Kid Danger were heading the food distribution.

Ray had been doing it for a few years now, as a way of repaying the citizens that idolised him. Strolling out from the backroom, Henry smirked at the cheering crowd and took his place behind a microphone stand.

"Good morning." He smiled at the applauding people, well, everyone but a grouchy lady in the middle of the floor.

"Well, it's December twenty-fourth and that means, welcome to Captain Man's third annual Christmas Breakfast!" Henry announced, making the cheers grow even louder. Everyone loved that Captain Man did this.

"Thank you, that's nice. You know, it's really great to be he--" Henry's little speech was cut off by the grouchy lady shouting over him.

"Hey! Shut up and feed us!" She yelled and her peculiar dress sense made Henry think she was a man. Oh, no...

"Just a moment, sir." He said to her, thinking he was being polite and respectful.

"I'm a woman!" She snapped, frowning as Henry gulped.

"Sorry, ma'am. And now, I present your handsome host, the guy who paid for all this, Swellview's most important citizen, Captain Man!" Henry introduced his big-headed boss, who walked out to balloons falling from the ceiling. 'I bet (y/n) didn't help him with those crappy lines.' Henry rolled his eyes internally, already bored with Ray's self-indulgent attitude.

"All right, everybody get up here and taste the Christmas!" Henry told the crowd as he and Ray stood behind the food table with the other volunteers.

"Here, kid. Put this on." Ray gave Henry a hairnet as people started to queue for their food.

"Ew, I don't wanna wear a hairnet." Henry grimaced, thinking he was gonna look like a right idiot with one on.

"You have to wear one, you're serving food. It's city law." Ray told him and Henry took it begrudgingly and pulled it over his head.

"Hey, how come you're not wearing a hairnet?" Henry asked in confusion when he saw that the superhero was waiting to serve without something covering his hair.

"Lots of reasons. First, I'm Captain Man, second, I'm very handsome and I don't wear hairnets." Well, those were pathetic excuses. Henry had a sneaking suspicion that Ray would get his comeuppance at some point but chose to stay quiet as the first citizens came down the line.

"Hey, are these reindeer eggs locally sourced?" The angry woman from before asked.

"Uh, uh, I don't know." Captain Man stuttered. How was he supposed to know where the eggs came from?

"Well, I don't eat eggs unless they were locally sourced." She snapped in a Karen voice.

"Okay...good for you," Ray replied slowly and went to get some pancakes for her. This woman was a weirdo.

"Hey, why aren't you wearing a hairnet?" The woman asked another question and was starting to get on Ray's nerves. He gave up decorating the Man Cave's Christmas tree with (y/n) for this so he was annoyed that this woman was being so picky. He could have stayed home and danced around under the twinkling lights with his girl in fluffy socks, but no. He was giving back to Swellview's citizens from the kindness of his heart.

"Uh, lots of reasons. One--" He began to retell his list to her, but this grouchy lady had an agenda.

"Shut up!" She growled loudly, making Ray looked at her cynically. If she wanted an argument, he'd give her an argument.

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