It Couldnt Be Helped

So Flambae and Waterboy always hear stories "the grandchild of ..." and it takes a while, until they connected the dots. Little did they know, that they know embarassing stories of eachother now. They have an agreement to never talk about these to others (yes, even Prism).

Fun fact, Flambae was actually at Waterboy's home once, when he picked up grandma (WB was at work, like I said, that was before SDN).

Okay wait, this is hilarious considering one…key detail about Flambae and Waterboy’s history.

…

Flambae hit Waterboy with his Car.

He’s been an ASS to waterboy.

So like, this definitely makes things…complicated.

When Waterboy brings Flambae over one day and he’s like “This i-is my ho-house!” And Flambae is like “Oh FUCK.” Cause he knows this house. He KNOWS THIS FUCKING HOUSE.

And they go in and yep, there’s waterboy’s grandma. And she blinks and she grins, exclaiming “Chad? Is that you?” and Flambae has like, the guiltiest forced grin ever. And Waterboy looks confused. How..?

And he just greets her and smiles, gives her a hug and Waterboy wants to know HOW Flambae knows his grandma. And he’s..feeling awkward and he’s like “I-Ill go m-make us tea-“ and Flambae firmly grabs Waterboy’s shoulder and he says “I’ll help you! Like you said! Fire and Water are the best combo!”. And Waterboy is..now feeling weirded out, especially when Flambae’s eyes basically scream “GET ME OUT OF HERE”

So they go to the kitchen and Waterboy asks what the fuck that was and Flambae is like “MY grandparents are friends with YOUR grandma. I’ve been to your HOUSE before to pick her up for bingo!” And Waterboy’s like “YOUVE B-BEEN I-IN MY HOUSE??” But Flambae covers Waterboy’s mouth and scolds him for being so loud.

And as they make tea, Waterboy’s grandma realizes some things..

Waterboy said he was bringing a coworker named Flambae over. Flambae was a huge bully but..waterboy befriended him. And..Chad is here which means…

Chad is Flambae

So when they come back with tea, and the fakest “I’m so normal” grins they can. And Waterboy’s grandma smiles and thanks them. And afterwards she’s like “Chad, you’re such a sweet boy. Why were you so mean to my Hermy?”

And they both know their cover is blown.

Flambae sighs and he says he’s apologized for everything since then and they’re friends now.

Waterboy: Y-You haven’t a-apologized for e-everything Chad.

Flambae: I apologized for hitting you with my car!

Waterboy: W-Well you d-didn’t apologize about th-the noodles!

Flambae: you threw away my lu-

Granny:…you hit my grandson with your car?

Flambae:….

Waterboy:….

Flambae: you haven’t told her?!

Waterboy: No! Why wo-would I?!

Flambae: cause she’s your GRANDMOTHER and she loves and WORRIES about you?!

Waterboy: Well I didn’t wa-want to be a b-burden!!

Granny:….

Granny: I’m calling your grandparents Chad.

Flambae: Wait no-

And Flambae gets an earful from his grandparents in Pashto and he looks embarrassed.

Waterboy is just..awkwardly sitting there. Especially when Chad’s grandma is like “Apologize! Apologizes to sweet Herman right now!”

And Flambae has to apologize to Waterboy for hitting him with his car..in front of waterboy’s grandma and with his grandparents on speaker phone. And he just KNOWS his grandparents are gonna tell his parents, and his parents are gonna give him shit for it and then they’ll tell his sister, and then his sister is gonna give him shit for it…

Like he appears thin but he's actually kinda beefy. Like his upper arms and thighs be thick af.

Like his wrists are the same thickness of an average man's neck.

His muscles may be lean and his ass may be flat but he kinda THICK.

You cannot fit both hands around anything Herm. 👀

And his wrists

Yeah definitely got some girth

I personally might need some more convincing on his thighs tho

Ik this isn’t a fair comparison, but his thighs in relation to Prism’s are so funny me 😂

It’s like that meme

WITNESS.

T H I G H S

This post was meant to be like "Waterboy's limbs thick like branch not thick like Prism"

I guess Herm is like those trees that are thinner but super sturdy and tall

Ok I LOVE this idea!

Honestly I think the two that are the most obvious are Herm’s (wet, splashy, plap plap plap sounds and squeaky latex suit) and Golems (they’re LOUD). Herm feels a little bad but Robert reassures him that he’ll get better at it. And Golem isn’t even bothered. He’s like “Yep. It’s me.” And Robert is like “Honestly if you managed to sneak up on me it would scare the shit out of me Golem.”

Also he is keeping his eyes closed and he’s guessing the Z team members. And there’s a couple of rules. No power usage, meaning no flying and they have to walk NORMALLY so no “sneaking”.

Punch up has smaller, quicker and heavier sounding steps so he gets sussed out.

Malevola gets sussed out fast too since she wears heels. And he’s like “Malevola. The heels gave her away.” And Malevola is like “Prism wears heels too.” And Robert says that Stilettos and heeled boots sound different from each other.

Phenomaman is next and they’re the second loudest cause he’s the second heaviest and Robert’s like “Phen. Heavy footsteps.” Phenomaman is impressed and he asks if he should do it again while flying and Robeert’s like “No, cause I’ll already know it’s you.” (He doesn’t want to be jumpscared).

Sonar goes next and Robert’s like “You wear Oxfords at work and they have a heel to them, but they don’t sound like an actual heel” and Sonar is…kind of scared. He didn’t realize Robert knew what SHOES he wore. He’s like “Mal this is freaking me out”

Then Flambae goes and Robert’s immediately like “Flambae” and Flambae isn’t even close enough and he’s like “HOW?”. Robert’s like “You do a wannabe tough guy walk and it gives away your movement patterns. Next. ”

Prism goes and he also is immediately like “Prism. Like I said, boots sound different.” And she’s like “Shit. Stop listening to me walk Bobert it’s creeping me out!” And Robert’s like “You guys asked for this!”

Robert listens to the next footsteps and they’re light, quiet, but they aren’t actively trying to sneak. He says it’s Invisigal and he’s correct. Invisigal is like “Okay how the fuck do you know it’s me?” And Robert says she tries to make her steps light as possible unless she’s angry.

And the last one is obviously Coupé. He knows it’s gonna be Coupé cause she’s the only member left. After some waiting he’s like “Are you going to walk over here Coupé??” But then he hears a voice right behind him like “I’ve been here for the past minute Robert” and he jolts cause he WASN’T expecting her to be right behind him. He was expecting to hear SOMETHING.

Robert: *sighs* I told you guys no flying.

Coupé: I didn’t.

Robert:…

Waterparent: "get the DNA test, I really want to see if he's really part of the family after all."

The henchmen who are pretty much just looking at Waterboy and their boss back and forth, wondering why the hell they're talking about taking a DNA test considering Herman is quite literally a fucking carbon copy that looks like he was just cloned from his parent, just taller and constantly producing water that is.

Ps. A villain parent would however explain the weird ass glaring Waterboy does at SDN *COUGH* that stupid ass image of him in episode 7 when discussing cutting Visi and when we catch him picking his nose. It was inherited </3

While I don’t hc the whole “Waterboy’s parents/grandma were villains” thing, I think this mental image is hilarious.

Like this person just..looks EXACTLY like Herm and they’re like “hmmm are you REALLY my son?”. Also is it bad I imagine them to kinda be a goofy dorky villain? Like Bowler Hat guy or Doofenschmirtz but they’re also a SHOCKINGLY good parent? Like a surprisingly good parent.

Also it’s uh…terrifying when they get SERIOUS or straight faced/glare cause they’re just so GOOFY. And it’s not…exactly a mask either? They just have switch flip moments.

And what would be even more hilarious is if Herm is equally as oblivious to how this villain looks similar to him too. Like he’s rather perceptive over how people look (he figured out Robert is mecha man after all) and yet with his OWN FUCKING PARENT he’s like “W-Who are y-you???”

The DNA test shows they are related and the villain goes from scary to happy and overjoyed and is hugging Herm while he’s tied up and Herm is SO confused. And The villain is like “I’m your OTHER parent!!” And Herm is like “EH??”

And when the Z Team show up there’s an untied Herm looking like he’s questioning life and the villain is sliding over a plate of cookies and oat milk as they babble that they remember he can’t have regular milk too much. It makes him sick.

Robert now regularly receives twinkies from random civilians after this

Like he appears thin but he's actually kinda beefy. Like his upper arms and thighs be thick af.

Like his wrists are the same thickness of an average man's neck.

His muscles may be lean and his ass may be flat but he kinda THICK.

You cannot fit both hands around anything Herm. 👀

And his wrists

Yeah definitely got some girth

I personally might need some more convincing on his thighs tho

Ik this isn’t a fair comparison, but his thighs in relation to Prism’s are so funny me 😂

It’s like that meme

WITNESS.

T H I G H S

Like he appears thin but he's actually kinda beefy. Like his upper arms and thighs be thick af.

Like his wrists are the same thickness of an average man's neck.

His muscles may be lean and his ass may be flat but he kinda THICK.

You cannot fit both hands around anything Herm. 👀

And his wrists

Yeah definitely got some girth

I personally might need some more convincing on his thighs tho

Ik this isn’t a fair comparison, but his thighs in relation to Prism’s are so funny me 😂

It’s like that meme

Waterboy: *laughing hysterically and wheezing*

Waterboy: *HRK*

Waterboy: *gets up and rushes over to the sink*

Waterboy: *BLEEEH*

Z Team: D:

Waterboy: *comes back**giggles* s-sorry about th-that! It was..r-really funny!

Z Team: *concerned and disturbed*

Malevola:…are you okay?

But what if.. wb laughs/giggles whenever/before he cries..

It doesn't even have to be everytime he cries, it can just be after a really stressful shift

Like he's in the breakroom, shoulders shaking, and oh, is he crying?- oh nope, he's crying AND giggling.. someone get him beef and melon slices.

(pushing my problems onto my favorite character time!!)

So while I don’t personally hc this, the implications of this are absolutely heartbreaking.

Like imagine him so frustrated and overwhelmed and upset but he’s laughing. And like, maybe it’s a stressful day and everyone is having a horrible time. Absolutely everyone. And maybe they’re in the breakroom just..tired and dead inside.

And they hear a quiet huff, then a giggle, following a laugh. And..it’s from waterboy. His shoulders are shaking and he just..laughs and he’s hunched over. And someone asks why the fuck he’s laughing. And he just turns to them and…

There’s tears rolling down his face and they’re in his eyes. He’s smiling but he doesn’t look happy. He looks UPSET. And He giggles again and he says if he doesn’t laugh he’s going to fucking lose it. So the team feel a bit bad and they help support him so his Laughs turn into actual sobs and they Pat his back. And he talks about how SHIT he was today and how horrible he is. Some scold him while others listen.

After Herm is done crying he’s just..tired. Everyone is tired. Malevola suggests they all should go get a drink. Weekday be damned.

What is meant to be is meant to be I guess.

Guess I'll be sipping me down some Waterboy in the future.

This came full circle in a way I did not expect.

Insanely so.