"BUT DAD!" Apollo cried, "Why do I have to watch Iris?"

"Because you're the oldest child in the house, you're the most responsible, and your mother won't allow me to hire a baby sitter." Mr. West replied to his son. Apollo sighed and flopped onto the couch. His mother walked in.

"Hello Mr. West. Are you ready?" She asked, grabbing her car keys.

"As ever Mrs. West." Iris giggled as Apollo slumped to the floor. When his parents were finally out the door, Iris waddled up to him on her four-year old legs, and held something up to her older brother. It was a doll.

"Play?" she asked, her blonde pigtails that had hints of red swished back and forth as she started to bounce. "Play please?"

"I guess." Apollo turned on the T.V as his sister brought her dolls out.

"And in other news, the city was saved once again by Flash and Kid Flash. In Gotham, there was a mysterious reappearance of Artemis and her partner Bluebird. Does this mean that-" A mess of puffy blonde pigtails stood angrily in front of the T.V.

"PLAY." Iris said angrily. "I'm using my mommy stare!" Apollo chuckled as his sister tried to look like his mom.

"All right, all right. I'll play." And for the rest of the night, Apollo West played dolls, pirates, and space explorers with his little sister.

-Break-

It was hard to say if Zantana Zatara was proud of the men in her family or not. While her son Max had been learning magic at a young age, he had also been learning 'sneakiness' from both his father and his grandfather. This meant whenever her (rather childish) husband insisted on playing hide-and-seek, she would be searching for hours on end. Zantana's husband, Richard Grayson, was all about the ninja thing. He thought that he had a new Robin on his hands. However, the 13-year old son of a magician and an acrobat had other plans.

"I want to be like Grandpa!" He said aloud one day.

"Which one?" him mother asked, amused. "Grandpa Bruce I could see, but my father…" She trailed off.

"Both." She looked up at her son.

"What?"

"I want to be like Grandpa Bruce, but I also want to be like Grandpa Zatara!" His mother raised an eyebrow.

"Really…" After that both parents trained their son to the point that he was making rounds with his father. And the whole time, their son smiled.

-break-

In another family, there was also a second-generation child. The new Aqualad, however, had other powers. For example, at a young age Darrel had stolen his mother's Inertia Belt. She then let him use it when he was traveling with his father. Darrel became the very first flying Aqualad. At a young age, he became close friends with Kid Flash and the young Sparrow, who had chosen his name because he liked birds. Darrel enjoyed the opposite personalities of his friends. They never hid things from him. But he knew that he hid things from them. He could never tell them that his mother was slowly dying from an unknown disease. He could never tell them that his father was away so much, trying to cure her. No, those things would have to wait.

-break-

Dick walked back and forth, pacing. His old teammates had all gathered in Mt. Justice, with the exception of the second team, Superman, and Miss Martian.

"Rob, when can we start the meeting?" Wally West moaned.

"Is that all you know how to say?" His wife Artemis asked.

"Can we start the meeting please?"

"Yeah." Recognized: 25-Zantana, B-25 Sparrow. Dick sat down as his wife and son came in. "Okay, now we're all here. I called you all her because of our boys." He nodded to his son, who had run off to join Darrel and Apollo in the training room. "Soon, members of the League will retire."

"So? That's what Blue Beetle and Batgirl are for." Wally complained.

"Yeah, yeah. I know. But what happens when they're gone?" Artemis looked down.

"Are you implying that…" She trailed off.

"That we start a new Young Justice?" Dick finished her sentence. "Yes. Yes I am."

"While I agree with the idea what about…" Raquel started into a coughing fit. Her husband Kaldur held her close.

"What about my wife?" He asked. "We all know of her…ailment. Darrel helps care for her. How could he be on the team and help her at the same time?"

"Well, first, we'd move Raquel to Mt. Justice. Second, we'd gather more members so that Darrel won't be always away."

"But how would we find new members?" They all turned to see Max, who was listening in.

"You and your father…" Zantana muttered.

"I can help with that." Artemis stood up. "Three years ago, there was a group of young heroes called the Gotham sisters. One is still residing in Gotham, one is in Chicago, but the third is unknown." Max sat down next to his mother. At the mention of the sisters, he flashed back.

-Flashback-

He saw the girl, sitting out in the rain. She was about his age, 10 years old. He grabbed his coat, and the young Max ran out. He held his hand out to the girl. There was an unspoken connection. She grabbed his hand, and he led her inside. He grabbed a towel and gave it to her. She looked into his eyes, stark green met bright blue.

"Thank you." She said.

"You're welcome." He replied. When the rain cleared out, she smiled once again, got up, and left. This was the first and last time he saw the girl from the storm.

-Flashback-

Max tuned back in to the conversation.

"If Nightwing could look up the location of-"

"Michael Rose? The unknown member's father? He lives in Manhattan." Max hi-fived his father.

"Well, I know the girls." Artemis said. "I can talk to them."

"You do that." Zantana said. "Dick. Did you receive-"

Recognized: John Stewart-Green Lantern. B-28, Mira Stone. The Green Lantern and his partner walked in. The shy Brazilian waved to the adults. Her mentor whispered something to her, and then she flew off to the training room. Max followed.

"Yes Zee, I did get the message. Ladies and gentlemen, the first female Green Lantern and newest member of Young Justice, Mira Stone."