Tommy Terror didn't necessarily have the best and most endearing memory of Superboy. The jerk had stolen his identity and basically made him a pariah in the villain community. Nobody but his sister and Icicle Jr. ever dared get close to him, and it was only because they felt some weird closeness to him he did not understand.
He could barely even rob a bank without an older villain coming and stealing all of his loot.
Some days, like today, Tommy felt like he should just quit being a villain and live like Joe Normal. You know, just hang up his figurative evil doing cape and try his best to start a new life in a small town that had never heard of the Terror Twins.
Usually Tuppence was there to stop him from having such gloomy thoughts, but she was much too busy on a date with Cameron to help her twin.
With a sigh, the blonde teen turned off the television he had previously been watching- which was showing yet another story of the Justice League triumphing over evil- and got up from his couch.
They had been staying at a motel room in Happy Harbor for the past week because it's not like they really anywhere to go. Home wasn't an option. And with the way Tommy was being shunned, not even Tuppence could get a job from their usual contractor.
Yet, even with how much he felt he was supposed to hate Superboy, there was always some nagging in the back of his mind that made him see just how awesome his fellow teen was.
Which sucked, because he had sworn he wouldn't ever get star struck any more.
But this time, it was even worse. Because from the way his stomach would drop whenever he heard something bad had happened to the superteen, he knew it was much more than a simple case of fanboying.
With a snort of annoyance, Tommy walked towards the bathroom. He was annoyed with himself right now, but maybe after a calming shower he could get back to focusing on only hating Superboy. And ignoring any other feelings that may or may not have been real.
"You sure you can get him to talk to you?" Tuppence asked softly as they snuck around the mountain, doing their best to keep as quiet as possible.
Cameron smiled broadly down at his girlfriend, "Won't you give me just a bit more trust, babe? I know what I'm doing. I've done this enough."
The blonde girl eyed him wearily, but decided that she could in fact trust her boyfriend in this matter. He may be a bit of an air head and not the most serious guy around, but he knew when to get serious. And she loved both sides to him.
The duo continued their quiet trek around the mountain until they arrived at a large opening, only to find Superboy standing with his arms crossed, flanked by a large wolf and a futuristic sphere.
"Conner, my boy!" Cameron cheered slightly when he saw his friend, who only gave him a small smile as he stepped forward to clasp hands with the villain.
"Hey, Cameron. How're things?" The clone asked, turning his attention on the blonde girl that had accompanied his friend.
Tuppence waved almost shyly at the clone, and Cameron's smile seemed to grow- as if that was even possible- as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
"Con, this is my girlfriend! You might remember her from the time you stole her and her brother's identity!" Cameron told him with an undertone of slight annoyance, but Conner could look past that.
"Sorry about that." He told the girl while scratching the back of his neck. "We needed to get to the bottom of-"
With a raise of her hand, Tuppence interrupted the boy, "I get it. A League thing… Ah'm not too bothered by it, seeing how we're on opposite sides o' the spectrum but that's actually one o' the reason we came here."
Conner quirked an eyebrow at her and pet Wolf's head as the animal sat down beside him. "Really? And here I thought you had come here to just visit me… I should have known Cameron would want something."
Cameron humorlessly chuckled at his words, but Tuppence spoke up before they could get into a war of jabs.
"Ever since it came out that Tommy Terror kissed Miss Martian, we've kind o' been ostracized from the villain community." Tuppence explained, trying to sound as nice as she could because she didn't want to get into any kind of fight with the boy in front of her. "An' I don't really care all that much," Now she shrugged, "If I want something, can't nobody tell me I can't have it. But Tommy's… Well, he's a bit more sensitive when it comes to things like that."
Conner nodded at this, even though he didn't fully understand why she was telling him. He was a superhero. It's not like he was a therapist for villains.
"I… Don't understand why you're telling me this. I mean, wouldn't it be easy for you guys to create a big heist and regain the respect of the other villains?"
Tuppence smiled at him and waved her head from side to side, "I mean… Yeah, it could… But I don't really want to continue running from the law every single day of my life. Ever since you crashed into our lives, my life's been so much easier."
Cameron now spoke up, "Yeah! Because we're barely doing anything now-a-days we can stay in a place for more than one day before running!"
Conner chuckled at the other boy's enthusiasm, "But where do I come in on this? I'm pretty sure I'm the last person on Tommy's list of people he would like to see."
Tuppence's smile was starting to worry him slightly, "Maybe. But… You see… My brother's never been the best at admitting his weaknesses. And one of them is… Well…" She now stuttered, unsure of how to say what even she couldn't believe.
But Cameron had no problem in finish up the sentence, "Dude, I think the guy's gay for you."
Tuppence immediately glared at her boyfriend and punched him hard on the shoulder, getting a yelp of pain as her prize. "Cameron!" She yelled, ready to punch him again.
Conner on the other hand, had his eyes wide and was completely surprised by what had just been said. Cameron snickered softly at the reaction he had garnered from both, then spoke up, all the while rubbing at his arm.
"Look, Conner, Tommy thinks he's the most Batman of the bunch, but he can't really keep his emotions so well hidden. And I know for a fact that you and the Martian didn't work out; so why not try batting for the other team?"
Tuppence went to punch her boyfriend once more, but he jumped away and wrapped an arm around Conner before he could. "Oh, come on, Tuppy! You were bound to have to accept your brother liking a hero! And it's better Superboy than… Oh… I don't know… Kid Flash, maybe!"
The glare that was sent his way let Cameron know Tuppence was not amused at all.
"You've got quite the nerve, Cameron. I came here to see if Conner could maybe apologize and give my brother a pep talk! Not promise to bone him!"
Now Conner threw his hands up, "I'm sorry about him, really! And I'm sorry for whatever he's made you think of me, but I'm not like that!"
Tuppence now sighed, deciding to not let her anger get the best of her just yet, and did her best to calm down.
"Look, Conner, I don't want to drag you into anything you're not comfortable with…"
Cameron glared at her, "Listen here, Superboy, you're a hero. You help people. Now you have to help fix the guy whose life you basically destroyed…" And now he whispered into his friend's ear. "And I'm sure him giving something up wouldn't be the worst kind of recompense…" He wiggled his eyebrows suggestively, and Conner's face lit up like a fire hydrant.
Tuppence's own was red as well- seeing how she could not get the image of Conner with her brother- and it was because of a mixture of anger and embarrassment. "Cameron! You're sleeping on the couch until I say you're not!"
The teen's joking mood left him and he seemed to deflate, and immediately he was on Tuppence's trail, trying to talk her out of punishing him.
And Conner stared after the two, flabbergasted with their nonchalantness. Sure, he and Miss M hadn't worked out, but… Did that really mean he should give Tommy a try? The guy was a criminal, first thing's first. And he couldn't forget the fact that he must want to punch him real hard in the face by the way his life had gone because of him.
"Yo, Supey! Why aren't you following us?" Cameron called, looking back at his friend.
Conner paled slightly, then gulped and turned to Wolf and Sphere.
He did kind of owe Tommy…
"If the League comes looking for me, stall them all you can. Like we've practiced before." He told them both, and they both made sounds of acknowledgement.
A few minutes later, Tuppence was driving down the streets of Happy Harbor with Conner in the passenger's seat and Cameron pouting in the back seat.
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