Uptown Danger!

Chapter 1

Hello, readers! In light of the latest new episode of Henry Danger (and due to the lack of room in my notebook), I have developed a concept for a new fanfic! This is what I usually do when I develop writers' block...which is probably why I have so many unfinished stories in my notebook...Anyway, here is a brand-new story for all you Henry Danger fans out there. Hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I own nothing pertaining to Nickelodeon's Henry Danger, nor any of the characters within.

Henry, Ray. Charlotte, Jasper and Schwoz were all on vacation from Swellview. The kids' parents were under the impression that their children were at a junk convention out of town. In reality, they had all taken a trip uptown to Splendidville to see the new tiger monkey at the zoo. At 8:05 am, their train pulled into the station. While Ray and the kids gathered their bags, Schwoz jumped off onto the loading platform as giddy as a five-year old.

"Tiger monkey, tiger monkey!" he shouted, clapping his hands together and beaming from ear to ear.

"Schwoz!" said Ray, "I told you, we have to check in first!"

"Yeah, that and, uh, no one brought any snacks", said Henry.

"Don't be silly!" Schwoz scoffed. "I've brought my worms!"

He held up a plastic container full of the creepy-crawlies.

"Eww!" said Charlotte.

"That's really gross!" said Jasper.

Schwoz just shrugged and said, "More for me", and then opened the container. Henry covered his mouth with his hand and raced to the boys' room.

…

Emma Troswell smiled as she swiped her badge. Today, the zoo was releasing their newest exhibit, the tiger monkey, and it was her job to make sure the presentation ran smoothly.

"Nothing can go wrong today", she thought to herself, brushing off her skirt.

Emma checked her watch. It was almost 10 am. The presentation would start in 15 minutes.

"Hey, sweetheart."

Emma's mom, Susan Troswell, was the zoo's caretaker. Emma had grown up with the animals and named almost all of them.

"You okay?" said Susan, placing a hand on her daughter's back.

"Yeah", said Emma. "I'm just a little nervous about Ringo."

Ringo was one of the zoo's tigers.

"Don't worry, he'll be fine", said Susan. "Everyone gets jealous of a newcomer, especially our big boy. Besides, you and I both know that on the inside, he's as gentle as a kitten."

Emma smiled.

"You're right", she said. "Everything will be fine."

Susan's watch beeped.

"Ooh, it's almost time!" she said. "Better get ready."

Emma nodded and took her place on stage. Once she was set, she gave the order for them to open the gates.

…

Schwoz jumped up, trying to see over the large crowd that had gathered around the stage in front of the new exhibit.

"Will ya cut that out?" said Ray. "People are staring."

"But I want to see!" Schwoz whined. "Lift me up on your shoulders."

"What?!"

"I want to see the tiger monkey!"

"There is NO WAY that I am letting you-!"

As Henry, Charlotte and Jasper moved away as Ray and Schwoz continued their argument a girl stepped up to the microphone.

"Welcome, everyone", her voice boomed. "Splendidville National Zoo is proud to present our latest attraction...Ezra, the tiger monkey!"

As the crowd cheered, the girl pulled back a large red curtain to reveal a monkey with orange fur and black stripes all down its back and tail. It turned to the audience and screeched, revealing sharp fangs.

"Oh my God, this is so cool!" said Jasper.

"It really does look like a tiger!" said Charlotte.

"Aww, look at his little tail!" said Henry.

Ray and Schwoz, noticing the commotion, stopped fighting and raced over.

"Dang it, Schwoz!" said Ray, slapping his thigh. "We missed the big reveal!"

"I still cannot see!" said Schwoz.

Just then, something landed on the stage and started beeping. The girl by the microphone gasped.

"Everyone, get down!" she yelled, and dove to the right as the stage exploded. Henry, Ray, Charlotte, Jasper and Schwoz protected themselves from the debris. As the girl coughed and struggled to her feet, a figure appeared out of the smoke, wearing a wolf mask.

"Greetings, ladies and gentlemen!" he said. "Don't mind me or my team, we're just here to collect a rare specimen. Must be worth a lot of money."

He motioned to someone in the crowd, who pulled out a ray gun.

"Now, this is just a precaution, folks", he said. "No one has to get hurt. All we want is the tiger monkey."

"You're not taking Ezra", said the girl. "I won't let you!"

The man on the stage sighed.

"There's always someone trying to be a hero", he said, and pointed a weapon at her.

The girl gasped. Ray nodded to Henry, who nodded back, and they slipped away from the crowd. A second masked figure snuck up behind the girl and grabbed her.

"Let...me...go!" she demanded, struggling.

"You seem to love the animals", said the leader on the stage. "Why don't you get to know them better? Toss her in the tiger pit!"

The man holding the girl chuckled, and began to drag her backwards. As he hoisted her up to throw her over the wall, there was a flash of multi-colored lights and Captain Man and Kid Danger appeared.

"Release that girl!" said Captain Man.

The leader chuckled.

"Do what the costumed freak says", he said. "Release her."

With a malicious grin, the man holding the girl tossed her over the wall as she screamed.

"No!" Kid Danger cried.

"Don't just stand there, get them!" the leader demanded.

…

Emma braced herself as she landed in the soft grass below. She got up and brushed herself off. She soon heard a growl behind her, and turned to see three Bengal tigers with their teeth bared.

"Easy, there."

Emma held up a hand to steady them.

"Khan, Lucinda, Rocko, don't do this. It's me. You know me."

Above her, she heard pained shouts.

"Sounds like those guys need help, whoever they are", she said, and sighed. "On any other day, I'd be patient with you, but I'm afraid I'm gonna have to cut this short, guys."

She pocketed her glasses. As the tigers closed in, a wave of green energy washed over her. Frightened by the unexpected change, the tigers ran away. The wave dissipated, and Emma smiled. She was now dressed in green from head to toe, complete with mask and cape.

…

Ray struggled to hold back a fist aimed for his face as Henry dodged beams of energy from a ray gun with his hyper-motility.

"Uh, Captain Man?" he said. "I'm starting to think these guys are stronger than they look."

"Oh, gee!" said Ray, "ya think?!"

Suddenly, a stream of green light rose from the tiger pit and a figure dressed head to toe in green with a mask and a cape flew up and out.

"It's Gamma Girl!" said one of the thugs.

"Gamma Girl?" Ray and Henry said simultaneously.

"You want a rare specimen?" she said. "Go look in the mirror, 'cause I doubt anyone has ever seen a bigger idiot and jerk. That's quite the mixed breed."

The leader growled.

"You'll pay for that one, sweetheart!" he said, and fired.

Gamma Girl projected a force field, blocking the attack.

"Cute toy, sweetheart", she said. "You wanna see what real power looks like?"

She lit up her palms with green energy, her eyes glowing bright. Henry and Ray stood flabbergasted, and the leader gulped.

"No, thanks, I'm good!" he said, his voice cracking.

A thug behind Gamma Girl drew his weapon and aimed it at her.

"Hey, look out!" Ray yelled.

Gamma Girl spun around and shot off a blast, knocking the weapon out of his hands.

"Get them!" said the leader. "All of them!"

Gamma Girl flipped out of the way until she was standing back-to-back with the two superheroes.

"Alright", said Ray. "Here's what we're gonna do-"

"Great plan", said Gamma Girl. "I'll take out the guy with ray gun, you take down the leader, the kid can take on big, tall and ugly."

"Uh, I can hear you", said the guy.

"And I care!" said Gamma Girl.

"Wait a minute", said Ray, "how did you know what I was-"

The lightbulb went off in his head.

"You can read minds."

Gamma Girl nodded.

"By the way, you might wanna duck", she said, and then launched herself into the air.

Ray had a puzzled look on his face until Henry plowed into his side. BAM! A stream of red energy hit the fence behind them. Gamma Girl disappeared, reappearing in front of the guy with the ray gun. As he fired off another shot, she blocked it with a force field and then zapped it with her laser vision, burning his hand. She turned to see Ray and Henry finish off the last of the thugs. Soon, all three criminals were tied up in the center. They jumped as they heard the tigers growling.

"Relax", said Gamma Girl. "I've got a different cage for you animals."

Henry gasped.

"The girl!" he exclaimed, running over to the side.

"Don't worry, she's safe", said Gamma Girl. "I, uh, pulled her out before she could be eaten."

…

Soon, the police had hauled away the three criminals.

"Okay", said Gamma Girl, turning to Ray and Henry, "who are you guys? I've never known there was more than one superhero in Splendidville."

"Well, we didn't know Splendidville had a superhero", said Ray.

"We're from Swellview", said Henry.

"My name is Captain Man", said Ray.

"What's up?" said Henry. "I'm Kid Danger."

"Nice to meet you both", said Gamma Girl. "I'm Gamma Girl, and I protect Splendidville."

"Yeah, we kind of figured when those guys knew your name", said Henry.

"Right", said Gamma Girl. "So what brings you guys to our fair city?"

"We're on vacation, here to see the tiger monkey", said Ray.

"Hey, dude", said Henry, "maybe that girl will let us have a private tour, since we helped save this place."

Gamma Girl rolled her eyes when they weren't looking.

"Maybe you should go find her", she said. "I need to get back to patrolling."

She turned away and then looked back.

"Oh, and thanks for the assist."

With that, Gamma Girl flew away as reporters swarmed the area. Ray and Henry were suddenly overwhelmed by questions and cameras. They stuttered and froze as Charlotte, Jasper and Schwoz exchanged glances. Just then, a long, loud whistle sounded throughout the crowd.

"That's enough!" said Emma, fighting her way through the press. "Come on, give them some air. Now I'm sure we're all dying to know who Gamma Girl's new sidekicks are-"

"Sidekicks?!" Ray and Henry simultaneously protested, but Emma held a hand up to stop them.

"-but the time for questions will be later. All you need to know is that these two brave young men helped save not only my life, but the lives of the Splendidville animal kingdom."

Pictures were snapped left and right as the crowd oohed and ahhed and Emma extended a hand out to the two.

"Please", she said as they shook, "what are your names?"

Ray and Henry introduced themselves to the crowd.

"Thank you, Captain Man and Kid Danger. As a special reward, I'd like to offer you an exclusive look at Ezra, the tiger monkey!"

Ray and Henry fist-bumped as Emma led them to a heavily-reinforced door. She punched in a code and gestured for them to step inside. Ray and Henry awkwardly waved to the press and headed in.

"Thank you, no more questions!" Emma said sweetly.

She stepped in after them, smiling and waving as the door slammed shut. Instantly, she wiped off her cheery disposition and rolled her eyes.

"God, I hate the press", she said, and then turned to Ray and Henry. "This way, please."

Shrugging, Ray and Henry followed her down a brightly lit hallway.

"What do you think the others are up to?" Henry whispered to Ray.

"Don't worry about your friends", said Emma, almost as if on cue. "I've arranged for them to meet us at Ezra's habitat."

"Wow, it's like you read my mind!" said Henry.

Emma glanced sideways, trying to suppress a smile.

"Hey, thanks for gettin' us out of there", said Ray. "The media can be so-"

"Overwhelming? Tell me about it. I mean, I realize the need/want for people to be informed, but not when all they have for them is fake news and gossip. Ugh, I hate gossip."

Henry scoffed.

"Chyeah!" he said. "Gossip is the worst."

"And don't get me started on rumors", said Emma.

…

A few minutes later, they were still walking.

"Wow", said Ray, "this is a really long hallway."

"Almost there, boys", said Emma. "Not much further now."

Finally, they came upon a plain white door. Emma knocked out the rhythm to Monkeys Jumping on the Bed, and a little door slid open.

"Password?" said a voice.

"Vice", said Emma, sighing, and the door opened.

A girl with long, light brown hair and dark green eyes stood on the other side, beaming.

"Welcome back, sis."

"Don't push it", said Emma, swiping her badge to open another door. "Everyone knows you hate it here."

"You're so right", Emily said, sighing.

"That's your sister?" said Henry as they walked by her. "She's, uh, she's cute."

"She has a boyfriend."

"Dang it!"

Emma chuckled as they passed the animal pens and strode down the corridor to another locked, stainless steel door.

"Oh, goody", Ray said sarcastically, "more doors."

"Last one, I promise", said Emma.

She swiped her badge and the door opened to reveal Charlotte, Jasper and Schwoz on the other side.

"There you guys are!" said Charlotte.

"Where have you guys been?" said Jasper.

"Did you take the scenic route?" said Schwoz, his mouth full of worms.

"Thank you, Sebastian", said Emma, nodding to the security guard behind them. "I can take it from here."

Sebastian touched the brim of his hat and walked off.

"How did you get here so fast?" said Henry.

"We took the jeep", said Jasper. "That thing went so fast."

"Wait a second-we could have driven here?" said Ray.

"Hey, the scenic route wasn't all bad", said Henry. "I mean, there was this hot-"

"Boyfriend", Emma said dismissively.

"Right."

"Well?" said Schwoz. "What are we waiting for? Show us the tiger monkey!"

Everyone stared at him incredulously.

"Please excuse our weird, rude...foreign friend", said Ray, but Emma just laughed.

"No worries. I understand the excitement. Now, if you'll all follow me."

"Not more hallways", Ray groaned.

"Not quite."

Emma led them down a few paces, and then stopped in front of a mural on the wall.

"Wow", said Charlotte. "Uh...pretty?"

"I've always loved this old mural", said Emma, touching her fingertips to a giraffe. "It also has a few secrets."

She winked, and then pressed down on the giraffe's tail. The group gasped as a section of the wall slid open to reveal a jungle habitat.

"Whoa!" said Jasper.

"Dude, this is incredible!" said Henry.

"This is where we keep Ezra", said Emma. "I call it, Paradise Found."

"So, where is Ezra?" said Charlotte.

Emma smiled, and led them up to an observation deck. There, they saw an orange monkey with black stripes eating a banana while hanging from its tail in a tree.

"Tiger monkey!" Schwoz cried.

He ran over to the edge to get a better look. Emma gasped as he reached the bar.

"Wait, don't-!" she tried to say, but suddenly the bar snapped and Schwoz lost his balance.

"Schwoz!" the others cried.

Just then, Emma thrust her hand out, and the others gasped as they saw green energy pulsing from her palm. Schwoz was as stiff as a board as he was levitated back up to the observation deck in a force field. Once he was safe, Emma lowered her hand and sighed.

"Sorry about that", she said. "I told them to fix that railing."

She was suddenly aware of all eyes on her.

"Oops", she said. "I guess the cat's out of the bag, huh?"

End of Part 1! As opposed to my normal fanfics, I decided to write this in what I like to call "Episode" format, AKA Parts 1, 2 and 3. Who knows? There may be a Part 4. Sadly, there is no limit to writers' block, and this story is also unfinished. Of course, if it doesn't get a review, it's very possible that I may not continue, so...I guess we shall see! Bye for now!

-Imagigirl20