ARSENAL IS BORN YES. *fangirl squeal* Now we just need Red Hood (who more and less exists now). And I honestly thought Lex had his arm in that case. Like his real arm. So Graveyard scenes' gonna be a bit different since Derek has no parents and only children. Then, I reailze I'm repeating myself with the hospital scene, but I'ma go back and edit that chapter when I have the chance. Also, pissed about the sudden Hatius (sure most of you know this by now) but it gives me time to catch up on this since my muse suddenly died. And I've watched "Before the Dawn" already so I'ma post a chapter about that. Also for Batman readers, "Death of the Family" is gonna kill me. Soon as that's over, expect Derek + Andrew to be pulled into that arc.

March 21, 14:22 PDT
Star City

Andrew stared at the older version of himself, trying to wrap his head around the fact it wasn't Derek but a clone of himself. "Okay, let me get my head around this. While I was on ice you were found, went to live with Batman, joined the Justice League, adopted a thirteen year old girl, started dating Catlin Fairchild, which, by the way, I wanted to say kudos, you found Derek, discovered we had a niece and a nephew here in Star City, the sidekicks started their own team, my twin started dating a dude, then he was abducted, and aliens invaded the earth," he restated what he'd been told in the last hour or so.

"They choose not to be called sidekicks," his clone replied.

"What happened to me and how do I have a clone?" he asked John, who didn't look at him until he spoke.

The older Andrew sighed, "What was the last thing you remember before you woke up in Austanburg?"

The demigod squinted letting out a tense breath, "I've been trying to figure that out. I was doing a favor for Zatara in Yorkshire while you were exorcising a demon. Then I swore I saw Derek working with Lex Luthor and one of his goons jumped me. After that... nothing." He leaned back in his chair, feeling helpless.

John nodded, "They abducted you. What I never told you though was that... it's been eleven years since that happened." Andrew stared at his cousin in shock. "Luthor and The Light, the criminal gang he works with, aputated your arm, which you grew back. They needed an endless suply of DNA to prefect their human cloning process."

"They couldn't clone your demigod side though, including your shapeshifting powers," his clone cut in.

The raccoonshifter nodded, "It explains him and the second Roy. Can I have some time to wrap my head around this?" The two men nodded, walking away from him, roughly in the same direction that Oliver Queen and the Roy clone had walked in.

Andrew slipped into Roy's room as he was getting out of the hosptial bed. "Going after Luthor?"

"What do you think?" Arsenal shot back. He opened the large window and gestured towards it. "After you."

March 21, 17:38 EDT
Gotham

"Thanks for coming here with me Wally," Leslie told her step-father. "It's been hard on me, losing my dad again. Must be worse for you."

Wally nodded, guilt flooding over him in waves as he looked at Derek's headstone. He really hoped that the headstone wouldn't be truely needed anytime soon.

And you know what happens after that. Next chapter will be up sooner or later. Before the hatius is over.