What You're Missing

Henry hastily stumbled out of the elevator into the Man Cave of Junk N' Stuff after running non-stop from school. It took the blond roughly ten minutes, since the distance between school and the shop was just a little over half a mile. He stood panting out of breath, his hands over his knees.

"Oh," Ray, his boss, spoke from the couch, his eyes not lifting from his phone. "Hey, kid."

"Oh, please, don't mind me," Henry let out unevenly. "I only just ran half a mile because you rang in the middle of school." He narrowed his eyes at the superhero when Ray finally got up.

"There's a serious gas leak in the Swellview Sewer System," Ray explained, pulling out his pack of gum-balls from his back pocket. "We have to seal it up before it spreads." Henry groaned.

"And you couldn't have done it yourself?" Henry asked annoyed, mimicking Ray and moving to stand by him.

"I need you there in case something happens."
"Like what?"
"Like," the brunet paused, failing to find an example. Henry raised his eyebrows.

"Whatever, you're already here!" Ray exclaimed. "Come on." The blond rolled his eyes but proceeded to blow a bubble alongside his boss anyway. After a few chews, Captain Man and Kid Danger were revealed. The pair stepped onto either platforms under the tubes.

"Up the tube!" they shouted in unison, and were swept up and out of the Man Cave.

After quickly reaching the main streets of Swellview, the pair stood above the entrance to the sewage pipes in the middle of the currently blocked road. They both stared at the entrance with reluctance before meeting each other's gaze.

"Not it!" the two spoke, bringing a finger to their noses. However, Henry had done so faster, leaving Ray to step into the sewer first. The blond laughed at his boss as he groaned, prying open the entrance.

"Whatever," Ray spat, throwing rope down the sewer. Henry securely tied an end to a fire hydrant nearby, and Ray began climbing down the rope into the sewer. His face distorted once reaching underground.

"God, it reeks down here," he said. Henry frowned once the stench reached him as well.

"Gross," he dragged, stepping into the tunnel after Ray. "I can't believe I left school for this."

"What are you even learning in school anyway?" Ray asked as the two went down the long rope. "It can't be that important." Henry narrowed his eyes.

"I wouldn't know," he answered. "Maybe if you stopped calling me to work during school I'd actually learn something."

"Ooh, sassy," Ray joked. "Don't worry, we'll get you back to school. Henry checked his watch.

"School's over in less than an hour," he stated obviously.

"Really? Man, you guys are really undereducated." The blond rolled his eyes. The two finally reached the end of the rope, Ray hopping off first with Henry following.

"Alright," Ray spoke while pulling out a map. "The leak is.... here." Henry looked over his shoulder at where he pointed. "Which is-" Ray looked up, "this way." He pointed to a path leading towards their left.

"No, I think it's the other way," Henry stated while looking at the map and pointing to the right.

"No, I'm pretty sure it's this way."
"Are you?"
"Yes."
"It literally goes to the right on the map, Ray."
"No, it doesn't. You're looking at it wrong."
"No, you are."
"It's going left, kid. Don't they teach you these things in school?"
"Yes- no, Ray, the leak is that way!"
"No it's not!"
"Yes it-"
"Oh, for crying out loud!" Ray yelled, stuffing the map back into his pocket. "Let's just go opposite ways. Whoever finds it can holler at the other."