Timber Wolf walked through the halls of the new Legion cruiser as it flew through the emptiness of space. He and a few other members were out tracking loose Brainiac soldiers in an attempt to gather information from them before they're destroyed. They were far off from Earth now where others were keeping tabs on New Metropolis, leaving them without much aid if danger arrived. Another typical day for the Legion.

He soon came upon Brainiac 5's room. He heard something fizzing inside and, opening the door, found Brainy tinkering with one of his emotional stabilizer stickers, the other on his cheek. He walked in as Brainy finished it and placed it back on, where both blinked a bright purple twice before fading back to white.

"You never had those before, Brainiac 5."

"I never needed them before. I created them to keep my stronger emotions under control until I can perform tasks without….going insane."

"How long have you had them?"

"It's been a little while, but it's progressing."

"Have you seen a doctor about it?"

Brainy gave him a smirk. "That'd go over well. Doctor, can you help me with my transition into real boyhood and hormone charged feelings? By the way, do people who've nearly taken over the galaxy get medical discounts?"

"Good to see your sarcasm is still in tack."

"Attention, legionnaires," Cosmic Boy's voice came over the speakers, "come to the bridge. We've got a reading."

Brainiac 5 and Timber Wolf flew out of the room and made their way to the bridge, where Phantom Girl and Triplicate Girl were at the console, Cosmic Boy piloting from behind them. "Is it within the ship's radius?"

Supergirl flew in behind him as Phantom Girl nodded. "Tracking loose Brainiac soldiers may be our only chance to locate your ancestor, and finally after hours of searching we've found some."

"Great!" Supergirl looked out into space. "On that planet?"

Timber Wolf was silent, contemplating as Triplicate Girl turned back to them.

"A planet we know all too well, Supergirl – welcome to Rawl."

THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF

Cosmic Boy carefully landed the ship in an empty patch of dry ground between the never-ending forests as Supergirl took the view in. "You've been here before? It looks abandoned."

"It was always supposed to be abandoned," Timber Wolf explained, "until my father brought me here and began experimenting on the wildlife for his scientific advancements…including his own son."

"…You mean…you're not a real werewolf?!"

Triplicate Girl could hardly contain a chuckle. "No, Supergirl, he isn't a werewolf."

"Doctor Mar Londo is a criminal scientist that gave Timber Wolf his canine like appearance and abilities. This planet is out of intergalactic jurisdictions, and therefore its laws."

"A criminal planet. No wonder Brainiac placed some of his soldiers here. No one would look here."

"No one but the Legion of Superheroes," Cosmic Boy corrected her, "now let's get out there and gather some Intel."

The legionnaires left the ship and began flying over the forest, the moans of wild creatures echoing through the trees and dusty air. "This is super creepy," Supergirl rubbed her arms, "like we're in some kind of post-apocalyptic movie."

"It's been a few years, hasn't it?" Phantom Girl flew closer to Timber Wolf. "So…are you gonna be alright here?"

"I have no idea where my father is, or what he's doing as we speak," he replied as they neared his father's abandoned laboratory in the middle of the forest, "but I'm not going to let what he's done to me…to all of us stop me from finishing our mission. He doesn't control me."

"I know. You're a bit of a lone wolf, after all."

Supergirl flew over to his other side. "And a team player, correct?"

He focused his attention on the laboratory. "Most of the time."

They landed down by the front entrance where Cosmic Boy used his powers to force the metal to slide apart, allowing them in. "If Brainiac sent soldiers here then they must be trying to locate something inside Doctor Londo's old laboratory."

"Then we'd better find it first," Triplicate Girl cracked her knuckles, "let's get inside."

They flew inside to find it completely dark, not a light in sight. "I've upgraded our rings with help from Invisible Kid and Shrinking Violet." Brainiac 5 pressed down on his, sending out a bright light that reached a few feet in front of him. "We used to have flashlights included, but I had to take the light out to add other features. Now I've added extra space inside to…," he could see the others were losing interest quickly, "…we have flashlights back."

"Whoop!" Phantom Girl pumped her fist. "Okay, so there are three halls ahead. We'll split up into pairs and explore each of them at the same time to cover more ground. Supergirl, you're with me to the right. Brainiac 5, you and Timber Wolf take the middle, and Triplicate Girl, you take Cosmic Boy down the left. We'll keep in contact and meet up back here in exactly one hour, understand?"

Everyone nodded, and they took to their separate halls – unaware of the camera that moved, zooming in on them as they separated.

"They're coming in pairs."

Mar Londo stood, watching the screen, a Dark Circle assassin on either side of him as they viewed the legionnaires flying through the halls of the laboratory. "You know what you have to do, Doctor Londo."

"I have the tools given to me by your funding, but tell me," Londo glanced at one of them, "what is it I owe you in return?"

"We have a bounty for Brainiac 5 here," the assassin handed Londo a picture of Brainy followed by an enormous number below, "collect him for us, and we promise to give you and your precious son…a proper reunion."

Londo turned back to the screens, watching Brainiac 5 and Timber Wolf looking around the hall for clues.

"…I have it all now, Brin. Finally, after all these years of hiding, I will perfect you."

Yeah, baby, we're back on Rawl, and with Londo in the picture you know this reunion is going to be a wild one. One of my favourite episodes from the second season was "Cry Wolf", because of its noir-like style and detective format. It was a lot of fun travelling with Timber Wolf...well, mainly his inner monologue, but whatever. Now we're back, and it's time to have some...dark fun.

Until the next chapter!