A Lovely Shade of Blue

 

Synopsis:  In the original run of Freakazoid, we were initially promised a second season, but sadly, that never came to pass.   In this story, Stephanie/Freakazette gets her own origin, and, we get something we initially wanted to see between Dexter and Steph, a big wedding ceremony! 

 

 

Chapter 1—An Ordinary Late Night

                Stephanie Swanson found herself working diligently through the night to get her term paper proofread and perfect to enter Harvard or Yale.   She figured she’d pretty much be a shoo in given her perfect attendance, spectacular grades and hard work ethic.    She had gotten plenty of scholarships and had been elected as the valedictorian speaker for this year’s graduating class.   Being in front of others and giving speeches hadn’t been her favorite thing to do, but she was delighted that all of her hard work and dedication was going to be validated and she’d be sending out her graduating class in grand fashion.

                After downing another Mountain Dew, Steph got to pull together her speech for one final readthrough.   Just then, her power had gone out and the internet was down.  All she needed was one more reference to make her paper splendid.   Grumbling, she went out to her garage and saw that a fuse had to be replaced.   She used a flashlight she had taken from the kitchen and started looking for the box full of fuses and replaced it, only to get hit with a surge herself.  

                It had been enough of a jolt to knock her off her feet, but not knock her entirely out.   When she opened her eyes, it wasn’t Steph that looked back at her, but Freakazette.

                ‘Ooh, how very fetching.   This outfit is totes adorbs !’, she thought to herself.    With the paper nearly done, she added the finishing touches and felt the urge to surf the internet.   Perhaps, she mused, one Dexter Douglas would’ve freaked out and was surfing the web.    It just so happened that the two collided and started to get to know each other.  At this juncture in their relationship, nothing was off limits and they were open and honest.    After all, they had fallen in love with one another over a long period of time, so their alter egos meeting was dramatically new and different to them both.

                ‘Lemme guess, surge of electricity and now you find yourself in a new, lovely shade of blue.  Which I must admit, really captures those pretty eyes of yours.’, Freakazoid said, poetically.   Out of the code of the internet at a café unoriginally titled ‘café’, he prestidigitated a rose.    In the ‘Net, he could do anything he wished with the code because the code understood him, and he was basically made from the same stuff it was.  

                ‘Yep !  Being super though sure feels swell !   I can’t imagine a more freeing feeling !   I’d like to fight bad guys by your side.   I always had been in the shadows too long, the typical damsel in distress.’, Freakazette lamented slightly.     Freakazoid was still admiring her catsuit and her Goku-inspired super Saiyan hair, complete with lightning bolt highlight. 

                ‘You were anything but.  To be honest, two heads are better than one.   If we’re together, there’s nothing we can’t do.   I’m glad you weren’t frightened by your transformation.    I wasn’t either, but then again, if I were honest, I wanted to be super.’, Freakazoid confessed.    After the café, the two walked alongside the Champs de’lessiez and admired the lights.    Freakazette was starting to tire quite a bit.   

                ‘I must return home.  I already know the way to do so.   Oh, freak out !’, Freakazette said, before Freakazoid could ask her the most important question of his life.   He sighed and looked up at the phony moon hanging in the Parisian sky.

                ‘You had your chance, and you BLEW it, Douglas.’, he condemned himself.     ‘Freak out.’, he stated, sadly, returning to himself in his bedroom.

 

Chapter 2—Pomp and Circumstance

                The speech Steph gave was rousing, enthusiastic and motivational.   She easily got all scholarships she had ever wanted and had to look over her collegiate letters to see which University suited her focus the best.   She knew she would go far in life, but honestly, she wondered if she could balance academia with her love for Dexter and where their relationship would head in the next four years and beyond.  

                During the reception, Steph was looking positively gorgeous all dolled up for friends to gush over her new look and her spellbinding hairdo.   Getting her to herself had been a challenge, but Dexter managed to distract the ladies’ eyes on the jocks showing off with their athletic friends. 

                ‘So, I was just wondering…’, Dexter began.  

                ‘Yeah, what were you wondering in that big beautiful brain of yours, Dexter Douglas ?’, Steph asked. 

                ‘We’ve been a couple for so long, and you’re going off to Harvard.  I’m headed to Yale.  I hope that doesn’t sour things between us.’, Dexter retorted.    Steph laughed.

                ‘Rivalry will keep the spark even brighter between us.   There’s something more to this though, isn’t there ?’, Steph said, a deep, probing gaze into Dexter’s chocolate eyes said everything.   It had been this very look that made his legs feel like gelatin.   

                ‘Yes.   I know it’s a long time that we’ve been together, and I can think of no one else I’d want to grow old with.’, Dexter said.   Dexter didn’t have any money for an expensive diamond ring, but he did give her a promise ring he had set his eyes on.

                ‘You don’t have to answer me until after Yale and we both graduate Magna Cum Laude…’, he said holding her hands together close to his heart. 

                ‘You already know my answer.   We’ll plan on something after Harvard and Yale.  I promise.’, Steph said.    Just then, she pulled Dexter close for a hot smooch that left him nearly melted on the grass beneath him.   

 

Chapter 2—Together Forever  

                Just like a slingshot, Dexter found himself at the altar, palms sweaty, tongue sticking to the roof of his mouth.    Fortunately, Cosgrove had plenty of water available to keep him hydrated.

                ‘Dex, you feelin’ ok, son ?’, Cosgrove asked, genuinely concerned for the health of his young friend.

                ‘I’m just bugging out.   You see, Steph is just the coolest.   No diggity, no doubt.’, Dexter said, romantically.

                ‘Well, don’t overthink this.   You both made a promise to each other, and obviously, you saw to making your dreams reality.  Go after them.   I’m proud of you both.’, Cosgrove said, dabbing joyous tears away from his eyes. 

                Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring was played by the organist as Stephanie Swanson promenaded down the aisle.   There were audible gasps as she joined hands with Dexter.   Dexter’s sweatiness receded and he gazed, totally smitten, at his wife to be.    In her gossamer gown, she was ethereal, looking like she stepped straight out of Jim Henson’s Labyrinth.   As cheesy and catchy as that movie was, it was one of their favorites, but Steph was even more beautiful than Sarah had been in the spectacularly romantic and memorable waltz scene with Jareth.   

                The wedding was a veritable ‘who’s who’ of super hero greats.   Lord Bravery was there with his wife and children, Steph’s family had come to support her and Dexter’s family found themselves palling it up with Stephanie’s branch.     Everyone was having a splendid time, laughing, gnoshing delectable food and reminiscing of time gone by.  

                Dexter and Steph danced to their first slow song.   Steph’s head rested against Dexter’s heart.   She could hear the palpitations increase as she held him close.   By the end of the song, his courage overtook him and he kissed her, long, deep and passionately.    

                ‘There will be plenty of those in the days to come, my darling.’, Dexter promised.   He couldn’t keep his hands off of her and he felt his libido slowly rising. 

                ‘I know you’re feeling that urge to merge.   Don’t worry, there will be plenty of time for that too.’, Stephanie said, wriggling her eyebrows playfully.   Both of them agreed that their flight to the Caribbean and their hotel stay couldn’t come soon enough.   

 

Chapter 3—Tropical Rumble

                Everything in the Caribbean had been even more vibrant than the two could’ve imagined.   They had slept on the flight down to the islands, but once they had found their room, there was no dawdling.    

                Dexter voraciously kissed Stephanie’s neck from the tip of her jawline to her nape, causing her to sigh.

                                ‘Down, boy !  Slow and steady wins the race.’, she said, playfully.    She unbuttoned her stunning shimmering gown to reveal a lacy teddy underneath.

                ‘Hummna, hummna, humma, hummna…’, Dexter nearly drooled, feeling a bit of Freakazoid make a guest appearance.    They both knew their secret identities.   Whenever they wanted, they could switch over, but right now, in the throes of explosive passion, they wanted to be completely present.  

                Dexter’s fingers did the walking as he deftly pinned her against the wall.

                ‘Ooh, yeah…Take me Douglas !’, she begged.

                ‘Don’t mind if I do…we’ll send each other into orbit.’, he said as he unzipped her teddy and revealed her gorgeous naked body.   Of course, Dexter had seen naked women before in movies, but never one in reality.    He felt something primal kicking in, and his body knew exactly what to do next. 

                Throughout the night, the lovers tussled all over the hotel, making love in every room that they could.   They ended in the bed, both of them orgasming at different times.  Neither one felt guilty.   Those tender pleas of pleasure only turned them on more.    However, it was the middle of the night and the lovebirds were completely depleted.  

                ‘I truly do love you, Stephanie Anne.’, Dexter said, savoring the warmth of his newlywed wife’s frame against his.    Their hands fit so incredibly well one into the other that they kept them clasped together throughout the night until the sun came up.

 

Chapter 4—Little Freaks

                The getaway in the Caribbean had brought out Dexter’s inner pirate.   The two had visited historical grounds known for their use by privateers as well as those who resided down deep in the fathoms of Davy Jones’ locker.    They enjoyed shows, museums, snorkeling, jet skiing, surfing, flying over an active volcano and lounging on the beach as well as collecting sea shells.     The two had taken photos of everything meaningful they had shared during their vacation, but before they could blink, they had to return home and start navigating the adult world.

                Steph and Dex found themselves pregnant with twins, fraternal ones.   They named the boy Luke and the girl Leia.   It simply made sense and they hoped that Stephen Spielberg, their friend and producer, wouldn’t get sore that their babies weren’t named Elliot and Gertie.    Although Stephanie and Dexter’s love life was still pretty red hot, they found themselves taking upon parental duties and their priorities began to shift.    Of course, they still saved the world through their superhero guises and no one else knew their secret identities but themselves.    It was even funnier that Luke and Leia had their own abilities, but simply weren’t old enough to know how to use them.    Knowing that Cosgrove had access to all kinds of training equipment, he made it possible for the twins to train once they developed finer motor skills.    Someday they would become indomitable heroes, but for now, they were adorable little tykes that everyone simply loved dearly.

 

Epilogue

                Freakazoid did get a retooling, but it wasn’t a remake, it was a reboot that stuck to the source material.   It was so much better than what Teen Titans Go had tried to do with Freakazoid’s character.   Freakazette had always been a ‘one off’, but she was given a whole extra 8 seasons until the little ones were introduced as Frick and Frack.   Both were ethical hackers with their own set of skills and had learned well from their parents’ guidance.    The two precocious youths would definitely go far, but for the time being, they loved learning, travel and the recent resurgence of their cult classic show.   It had even been big enough to inspire a film, which only made them more popular.   After a while, the media turned to the next popular young star but the Freakazoid and Friends Show as well as the movie A Lovely Shade of Blue remained classics that were beloved by fans and connoisseurs alike.   

 

The End