Disclaimer: I don't own Young Justice.
Superman looked at Robin and Aqualad.
"He what?" the Kryptonian demanded.
"LOOK! For the ten thousandth time, some psycho chick took Annie and ran off with her. Conner ran after them, followed by Megan and Wally," Robin snapped.
Batman gave him the glare and he settled down and crossed his arms.
"You should have stayed put…" Black Canary started.
"YOU should LISTEN more," Robin spat, despite the fierce look he was getting. "Annemarie loves Conner and Megan. Conner loves Annemarie and so does Megan. We all like Annie…so why can't you just leave her alone! Con's been pretty laid-back since the squirt arrived, so why take her away!"
Kaldur nudged his team mate gently in the ribs, but the Boy Wonder was on a roll.
"All Conner wants is a family, and thanks to Superdork here, he feels he doesn't have one. Having Annemarie around…well it gives him a sense of family. She's an orphan…he's pretty much been orphaned…" he paused to glare at Superman. "So they fit together. I will be pleased to tell you Conner hasn't broken ONE THING since Annemarie arrived in the cave."
"He's been acting out of character?" Batman asked.
"Yes….strangely enough…"
"But I too have noticed changes. No one seems to get angry as often when she is around," Kaldur interjected. "What if she does have a super power…but what if it is one that effects emotions?"
"But what about Dev—"
"She was scared Robin. Most kids, especially younger ones, cannot concentrate when they are scared or under stress," Kaldur replied. "She watched that mad woman burn her aunt and infant brother to death and watched her parents get murdered. The poor kid has to be terrified out of her wits."
Robin nodded and said, "We should go after Devera."
"Not without me."
The group turned to face a man. He had the punk air about him. His hair was spikey and purple, his eyes a cold green. He stepped forward and said, "She's my goddaughter…and Devera is my problem."
"What do you mean?" Robin challenged him.
"Devera is my ex-girlfriend…the reason she went after Ella was she knew Ella had a son," the man started. "Like the one she lost. Her son…our son…was born prematurely. Something was wrong with his heart…the little thing died three weeks later. Devera was heartbroken. And then she heard that Ella had given birth to a healthy baby boy. I was the boy's godfather, just like with the other two. Ella and I were good friends in high school. She knew I'd sooner die than let something happen to her kids…."
He swallowed and looked at Robin.
"I lost both of my sons," he said. "And I just might lose the last one, along with my daughter."
"You were also…"
"Involved romantically with Bella? Yes."
"So you're Frank."
"Tiller's Boy?" the Flash asked.
The man nodded his head and hissed, "The Tillor's Boy."
