A/N: Henry Danger is one of my guilty pleasures, even though I haven't watched as many episodes as I would like to have. I love Ray and Henry, the two are like Jay and Manny from Modern Family or a parody version of Mac and Jack from Macgyver 2016 reboot. After reading a few fanfics from the sections that I decided to work on my own version of Henry Danger. This one is more serious, about Henry having his hypermobility and severe training and has deliberately isolated himself from other people.

Disclaimer: Don't own Henry Danger or any characters. Enjoy!

What I've Been Looking For

Chapter 1. First Rescue

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All Charlotte Bolton had wanted was a beautiful day at the mall full of casual window shopping and people watching. It was sort of a routine thing for her on weekends when her mom was doing her job at the police station, and her dad was sleeping off his graveyard shift at the hospital. The girl would go out to the mall or library and glance at all the new things stationed there and the people that were shopping that day. Never really buying anything.

She wasn't being a cheap shank or anything. The girl had plenty of allowances saved up to spend should she ever want to. It was more that the trips she made to the shopping place were her way of being alone without actually being alone and it seemed purchasing useless things she didn't really need or want, despite how irrational and shocking it would sound to any other teen, ruined that.

The girl would have asked her best friend Jasper Dunlop to hang with her or even have gone to his house, but he tended to spend his weekends with his two favorite things: his mom and his buckets. Not that he was public about that now like he had been in middle school. It was their little secret, and the rest of their schoolmates saw what he portrayed himself to be. A pretty impressive kid who was more than a bit of easy on the eyes. Not that Charlotte had ever thought of him that way, but she wasn't deaf or blind. She heard what girls whispered to each other about her best friend, and she could see the transformation Jasper took from mega geek to one of the most crushed on boys. Like number seven on the top ten if there was a list.

Anyway, that particular day the mall had gained a one of a kind item that was set to be won through a raffle. It was called a Rodex, a revolutionary device meant to be your own personal AI that was rumored to have hacked into NSA. Charlotte doubted it was all that great considering it was basically being given away at the mall, but the rest of the City of Swellview naturally bought it if the increased number of people around was anything to go by.

She made it a personal mission in life not to get involved in things not really worth her time. So, of course, she took no part in the raffle and was somewhat astounded at the naivety of the citizens in town. The vast abundance of people was also not ideal, but still, she wasn't going to let the new large crowd of people ruin her day. She was determined to relax that day, no matter what.

So you could probably understand how pissed she became when the elevator she had been riding to the top was high jacked by a supervillain who had hacked into the mall's security system. Well, of course at the time she had been scared out of her life but later, when she had time to look back on the experience, she had been majorly irritated.

It had happened quite suddenly. One moment the brown-skinned girl had been riding the mall elevator with an elderly lady leaning heavily on a gold-encrusted tip can and a father with his wife and his two toddler sons, the next the elevator had jerked to a halt, nearly sending everyone inside to the floor. Charlotte hadn't been too worried at first, having figured there was some malfunction in the system or that the operator had stopped the shaft because he thought there was a problem. Then, the distinct opera music that had been playing had abruptly cut off and a disembodied, deep voice blasted eerily through the loudspeakers.

"All staff and visitors to this fine establishment, this is Hacker M speaking. That's 'THE HACKER M', yes, the one that to this day has still managed to evade and escape from Captain Man and Kid Danger. I have currently immobilized the main elevator, which is now basically on the fourth floor, the second highest level in the mall and housing six passengers. If you don't surrender the most recent addition to this place, the Rodex, to the masked man stationed in the security room, I will make it fall down to the first floor without any control, brutally killing the people inside. If you don't want their blood on your hands, the owner of the mall will comply and deliver the device to me personally. You have twenty minutes and if anyone makes a move to apprehend me before I get what I want, death will be absolute." After the mysterious person finished talking, the opera music came back, but it wasn't as soothing as before now that a death threat came with it.

Charlotte could distinctly hear sounds of panic from outside the elevator, people pushing and rushing out of the mall if the fact the sounds were gradually getting quietly was any indication. Inside, the husband was attempting to control his hysterics while crouching down and hugging his wife and children to him. The old woman was keeping a shaking hand over her chest and panting, seeming one scare away from a heart attack.

As for Charlotte, all she could do was stare at the elevator doors in what could only be numb shock. She didn't think her life would be over today of all days. Not that this day in particular was anything special or even a holiday. What it really came down to was the fact that it was a regular, normal day. It had started the way any of them did, her sleeping a little past her alarm, having soggy oatmeal for breakfast, her ignoring the familiar stab of loneliness as she left her quiet house to hang out at the mall.

She had no delusions that Hacker M wouldn't do away with them once he had gotten what he wanted. The fact that he was using innocent people in an elevator as leverage spoke largely of his character. They all weren't walking away today.

And there was so much she had never gotten to do. She was only sixteen and in the tenth grade for crying out loud! She would never graduate or see what college is like. She never made friends with a real girl that she could gossip or giggle with (not that she would ever do that, but the point still stood!) She never had a crush or even kissed a boy and now she never would.

Charlotte was so wrapped up in her thoughts, she almost didn't hear the humming coming from above them. Unsure if it was the Hacker was dropping them earlier than he had vowed, the occupants watched the ceiling with fear as they heard something happening inside. After a few moments, there was a clanking sound and then the top of the shaft opened to reveal the person rescuing them.

"Kid Danger!" Charlotte yelled, pure relief in her voice as she stared up at Captain Man's super powered sidekick. The people beside her began to clamor with gratitude and excitement.

Charlotte could feel the sureness that she would survive to see Sunday over take her. Kid Danger and Captain Man had never failed to save those in need, especially at their own expense. And since the day the blonde sidekick had gained super speed (or hyper mobility, as he told the reporter on TV news), he had been even better at fighting crime faster and doing what he did best: making sure those at the mercy of the villains' wrath turned out well .

They were even better than the police, which didn't sit well with her mom, but even she could appreciate how much then heroic twosome helped Swellview. Despite the occasional damage to properties and stores.

"Shhh," the kid said, promptly silencing anyone. "We don't have a lot of time. Captain Man is working to apprehend Hacker M, but in case that doesn't work, I'm getting you out before the elevator falls. It has to be one at a time though. And we all have to work fast and with me, okay?"

The first to go were the toddlers, as they were small enough not to weigh much and be easily carried to the next floor. Then it was the elderly woman, who was trying very hard to get her breathing in check. Next was the mom, who immediately reached for her sons as soon as Kid Danger set her down. Then the blond was back, reaching for Charlotte.

"Wait!" She spoke up quickly, gesturing to the father beside her. "I can go last, you should bring him up first. I don't want to split a family up longer than I have to." The sidekick blinked in surprise, seeming a little thrown off. Nonetheless, he grabbed the dad and moved him to the fifth floor as fast as he could (the man seemed to a little on the heavy side).

It was when Kid Danger was reaching down to rescue her that the elevator started lurching. The blond looked around, expression around his mask grim as he moved down towards her, hands out to grab her. "There isn't must time, come on!"

Charlotte only hesitated for a second before she dashed into the teen's strong arms and felt herself get lifted off the ground. And in the nick of time as well. The brunette gave a small scream as the elevator below them suddenly went smashing down, a sharp stab in her stomach as she heard the loud sound of the shaft hitting the first floor and crushing into itself. Hard.

She could only breathe heavily as she tried to contemplate the fact that, if Kid Danger hadn't moved as fast as he had, she would be dead. She would have been smashed completely. Then her parents would be upset, her best friend Jasper would have grieved for her and she would have never done all the things she wanted to do in life.

"Hey, miss. Hey!" Charlotte was startled out of her thoughts by a deep voice. She dazedly turned to see the steely amber-brown eyes of her blond hero. "Calm down, okay? What's your name?"

"Charlotte." She choked out while trying very hard to get her mind back in the right place. The teen holding her nodded, voice steady as he said, "Don't dwell too much on the 'what ifs', alright? You survived and that's all that matters. Focus on that, okay?" She nodded as she recognized the wisdom of the sidekick's words. Who better to advise on things like this then someone in the hero business, right?

She was startled once again by a loud beeping. Both she and Kid Danger looked down to see some device on his utility belt flashing. Grimacing, the boy held her tightly with one slightly muscled arm around her waist and grabbed the gadget with the other. With one tap, a miniature hologram of Captain Man appeared, looking grim but sporting a confident stance.

"Hey, kid. Looks like he got away again, but I managed to prevent him from getting the Rodex. How are things on your end?"

"Good. I saved everyone on the elevator. I'll meet up with you as soon as I'm sure all the victims are okay."

"Okay then. See you then." And then the hero was gone and Charlotte found the sidekick's attention back on her again. "I gotta go, so I'm going to have to drop you off with the others on the fifth floor. Are you going to be alright, uh, Charlotte?"

The girl nodded, still somewhat numb. She held tightly to the teen's shoulders as he pulled them both out, making sure her feet was on the ground first before he himself got out. After shooting a glance at the crushed elevator, he saluted the civilians he had just saved, "Don't worry, folks. We'll make sure nothing like this ever happens again. I promise." And then he took off, probably to find Captain Man.

Charlotte watched him go, unable to move for a few minutes. They were both on the elevator. Both of them could have been crushed, and yet the blonde was brushing it off and moving on to the next task his duties as a hero called for. How can he live like that? How can he, after all the dangerous things he goes through to save people and stop villains, still be rational and calm about it all?

It was a long while before Charlotte could move without feeling nauseous.

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"Whoa, you almost got crushed in an elevator?! And you're telling me over the phone?!" Charlotte held the phone away from her ear as Jasper screamed at her. Not that she probably didn't deserve it, but she was too tired to be lectured for the second time today.

"Well, would you rather hear it from the news or from me over the phone?" The girl could almost hear her friend vehemently shaking his head in frustration. "I would rather you go to my house and tell me your near death experiences to my face! That way I can hug you and see for myself you're okay! I mean, come on, Charlotte, you can't do that to me!"

"I'm sorry, Jasper, really. After I came back from the mall, my mom went all protective custody on me. She won't let me out of her sight until school on Monday. You know how she gets." The aggravated sigh she heard on the other line told her that he got what she meant.

Her parents were the ultimate team concerning safety. She was required to take a bath three times a day (before school, immediately after school and just before she went to bed) and to take self-defense classes. Whenever she got so much as a paper cut, she was put on lock down until both her mom and dad deemed her fit. Very annoying, but she loved her parents too much to reject their overprotectiveness. It was how they loved.

"Anyway, I'm fine. Kid Danger got us all out before the elevator fell and I'll be at your house bright and early to give you all the gory details. Promise."

"You'd better," There was a few moments of silence where Charlotte could just feel how much Jasper was trying to hold himself back. She sighed through her nose, knowing full well what was coming, "Go ahead and ask your questions, Jasper."

"So, how was Kid Danger? Is he really blond, like the news always shows? What does he smell like? How was he, distant and weird or overtly friendly? Did you see his hyper mobility in action? Did you get his autograph for me?!" Charlotte sighed as her friend raised inquiry after inquiry. Jasper was a die-hard Kid Danger fan. He followed any news concerning him religiously and always welcomed any information he could get on him.

"Okay, to answer, yes, not sure, uh, sorta distant but not really weird, he used it to open the elevator but I didn't actually get to see it and no, I was kinda still shocked from almost plummeting to my doom to ask for his signature on anything, you know?" She responded as normally as she could while her thoughts drifted back to her encounter with the boy in the mask. "He did give me some advice when I was panicking. He said, 'don't dwell too much on the 'what ifs'. I should be more focused on the fact I survived, you know? It really helped."

"Of course it did!" Jasper exclaimed, "Kid Danger helps everyone and is super smart. I bet he's saved everyone in town at least once."

The brunette shook her head with a smile as she listened to her friend shout the sidekick's praise. She didn't know if that was true, but she would agree that the blond had been a huge help in numerous situations that could have ended with many casualties and people in the hospital. Since he had been introduced three years ago, he and Captain Man had been an effective duo in stopping regular bad guys and super villains.

"Sooooo," Jasper's voice adopted a teasing tone, which set the alarms ringing in Charlotte's head, "what did you think of Kid Danger? Was he as handsome as about every girl he rescues says he is?"

The girl groaned to herself. She should have known it was coming. After all, why focus on the fact that she could have died today when you could focus on whether or not Swellview's famous sidekick is truly dateable or not.

But, as her best friend continued probing her, she couldn't help the laugh that left her lips. It was nice to be in a normal setting after what she went through. And she sent out a silent thank you to the blonde hero for allowing her to have this chance again.

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So, how was it? Would you like to see a second chapter or do you think it's a swing and a miss? Please let me know, I was a little worried about writing a story for this franchise and I want it to be worth it, seeing as I'll be spending some time updating my previous stories while trying to reign in my imagination. Please give me your honest reviews and feel free to follow or favorite.

Also, to those who say this is like Elevator Kiss (an episode my brother told me about AFTER I wrote all this!), this is an AU and any similarities to the episode are a coincidence.