Author's Note: Hey my favorite people in the whole wide world. Seriously, I love you guys. Anyways, I'm sorry this came out late, or usual time. Whatever lol. My writing schedule differs, I guess. I had class until two and I took a little break before writing. Then, while writing, inspiration hit and I now have up to Episode 63 planned. I didn't really expect this story arc to be good but I think it's going to be awesome now. Inspiration hit hard lol. I can't wait until the next story arc as well. So, ten more chapters until the end of Season 3. It's going to be awesome and I hope you guys enjoy it. So... Today is a scary day for you readers and a bit of a happy one. Tyreese is back! Ethan makes some jokes and may have peed his pants. If you ask him, he'll deny it. Some familiar faces show up that sets up the story for Season 7. Yes, I have Season 7's plot plotted out lol. I can't wait! Hope you guys enjoy and tell me everything you think about this chapter. I expect long, tedious reviews lol. Just kidding. Long reviews are most definitely welcome.

Strike OOO, Speaking of long reviews, what the actual hell man? That's the shortest review you've ever given lol. And that wasn't even the shortest chapter I've given. What's up? No, I'm not mad at you. Just disappointed because I can always count on you for medium to long reviews. I LOVE MEDIUM TO LONG REVIEWS! lol. But it's okay, I guess. Why does everyone think Aiden would have gotten back into Beta? Do you guys remember what he did to them? Why would they let him join? Why would they even trust his deceiving ass? Yes, It's once a week now but don't worry. The stories will keep on coming as long as all of you do lol. Plus, I get some mondays off in the future so when that happens, you'll have two chapters a week. Plus, I said if I feel like writing on Sunday, I'll add a extra chapter for ya. But for now, It's just one chapter. Don't worry, Strike :) Really? Now you like the Suicide Squad?! *Drops mic* I'm done lol. Hey! There is a Star Wars reference in the chapter name. Return of the Five, Return of the Jedi. Huh? Huh? Get it? *Nudge* lol.

Lia, Well, they have to create conflict for heroes lol. Heroes can't always win. That's just boring lol. Sometimes, the bad guys have to win. Once again, why would he be a member of Beta? What makes you think that? I mean, sure, he kind of regrets what he has done to them but he wouldn't be allow back in the team. They wouldn't want him after everything he has done to them. He's better off as a villain or if he has a change of heart, a anti-hero or a lone wolf hero. Something along those lines. But yeah, Aiden would never be allowed in Beta lol. Unless I can think of a clever way to get him back in. But then again, I don't think it's possible. Heh, Lucy and Aiden. I wonder how that would work out. And I like how you said that because Aiden thought Lucy was kind of cute.

Overlord Susanno, Dude, he's like 16-17 years old. He can't master his powers so quickly. He just got them a few years ago. Plus, that's some pretty advanced stuff you're talking about. I don't think he's even tried it. But now you've put a idea in his head :) lol. Maybe after the timeskip he'll master his powers to the point where he can kill a dude by just looking at him. Not sure because I don't want to overpower him. But it's something I'll consider. It's okay, bro. Rant on. I like your feedback :)

Enjoy the show and remember to Read, Rate, and Review! :D


Mount Justice

September 18th, 2013 3:45 pm est

Beta impatiently awaited the arrival of one of their friends as they stood in front of the zeta tube. They were all lined up horizontally with smiles on their faces. Finally, their eyes widened and their smiles grew larger as the zeta tube roared and it's blinding light illuminated the area for a quick moment.

"Hey!" They all shouted but quickly withdrew from their hugs when they saw who had came through the transporter.

"Uh, hey?" Ethan replied as he looked at the Beta members in front of him. "What's up?"

Ethan watched as his team mates looked at him in disappointment, muttering discouraging words under their breaths. "Nice to see you guys, too." Ethan said sarcastically as he looked at his team mates in disappointment.

"Get down from there." Alex commanded.

"Why?" Ethan asked in confusion.

"You know who is coming." Lucy replied with a smile.

Ethan avoided looking at Lucy, still mad at her from two weeks ago. "I don't know who. Care to fill me-"

Ethan was interrupted by the roaring of the machines behind him as he turned around just to get blinded by the bright lights emanating from the zeta tubes.

"Hey guys. Miss me?" Tyreese asked as he stepped on to the platform Ethan currently stood on.

"See what you did, Ethan? You ruined a perfectly planned surprise." Madison scolded.

Ethan was taken back by the blame being placed on him. "But, I, what the- Aww, I give up." Ethan laid his head in defeat as his shoulders slouched.

Tyreese placed a hand on Ethan's shoulder. "It's alright, man. I don't blame you."

"Gee… Thanks, Tyreese." Ethan sadly replied. He gave Tyreese a lousy thumbs up. "You're the best."

Everybody pushed Ethan to the side as they surrounded Tyreese, asking him how College is and how was football. Ethan was kind of jealous that Tyreese was getting all of the attention. Nobody seemed to care about him like they did Tyreese. Sure, Tyreese was there longer and everybody knew him a lot more than they knew Ethan, but come on, Ethan did some pretty magnificent things in his time with Beta. He found Lucy, defeated Aiden -with Madison's help, of course.-, defeated Natasha -with Lucy's help, of course- and snapped Beta and more importantly, Madison, out of their funk. What did Tyreese ever do? Ethan asked himself as he looked at his team mates hanging on Tyreese's every word.

Ethan shook that thought out of his head. Tyreese has done many things. Things people don't usually appreciate. Tyreese was the one to never take credit for the hard work he puts into keeping Beta together. Tyreese has done things nobody even bothered to notice. Ethan thought that was a wonderful trait. To not want to be noticed. But years of loneliness makes Ethan crave for attention. He at least want others to appreciate him and the things he has done. He wants to be noticed. Not a invisible individual, like he was when he was depressed years ago.

"Sorry we were harsh on you," Alex said as he magically appeared beside Ethan. Ethan looked at Alex in shock, wondering how he just did that. He swore he saw Alex jump into the crowd that surrounded Tyreese. "It's just been a while since we saw him and we thought we can do something special for him. Y'know?"

Ethan nodded slowly. "Yeah. I know."

"If you want, we can set something up for you." Alex placed his hands in his pockets and smirked. "Though, I'm not sure you'll have the same reception."

"Gee, Alex. Thanks for making me happy." Ethan retorted blandly.

"Anytime."

Ethan watched as Emma and Tyreese hugged each other. It was the first time Beta or even Ethan had seen the two together in the same room since they became a couple.

"Geeze, that's the most awkward looking hug I've ever seen. I wonder if they ever kiss." Ethan stated as he turned his head to look at Alex.

"Want to know what's the difference between you and Tyreese?"

"Alex, I swear to god, if you say what I think you're going to say-"

"He has a girlfriend." He looked at Ethan with a mischievous smile. "And you don't."

Ethan lowered his head in defeat. "So cold, man."

Alex smiled, showing some of his small white teeth. "I know."

A few minutes later, the whole team occupied the living room area of the base. Tyreese, Emma and Madison sat on the couch while Alex leaned on a wall, trying to look cool from Ethan's perspective while Ethan occupied a chair that was next to Lucy's while the twins sat on the floor in front of the group of teens.

"Man, I heard about that whole Hero ban. That blows." Tyreese said as he looked at the group. He and Emma may have sat together but they didn't look like a couple.

They weren't holding hands or sitting extremely close to each other like couples usually do. Tyreese kind of expected things to be weird when they started this relationship but he didn't know it was going to be this weird. The two hadn't gone on a date since they started going out and they haven't kissed since that night Tyreese left the team. Things may be weird between them but Tyreese was definitely hopeful. Things will change as time pasts.

"You're telling us? I got shot because of that damn President!" Ethan exclaimed as everyone looked at him.

"Oh, please. It was just a small cut." Lucy said which made Ethan stare at her coldly.

"Still could have gotten shot." He muttered as he looked at something else in the room.

"What was up with that whole prison breakout I heard on the news?" Tyreese asked the group, more specifically, Alex.

Alex sighed. "The President is spewing a whole bunch of propaganda that we started the prison riot to release the prisoners from their cells. In reality, we went there after the riot started and found some things out."

"Like what?"

"That Aiden is still a douche bag." A grin appeared on Madison's face. "But we got him good."

"What do you mean?"

"I'll explain soon. For now, all you need to know is that Eve popped up again." Alex continued.

"Popped up again?"

"She has been looking around to see where we stashed the remaining members of the FIVE. To distract us, she started the riot by deactivating the prisoners collars. While we dealt with the prisoners, she was looking for information."

"Did she find what she needed? And how do you know about all of this?"

"We hacked into the cameras to see what she was up too. From what we saw, she didn't have anything. That or she is a really good actress."

"So how does Aiden fit into all of this?"

Madison folded her arms tightly around her chest. "That idiot honestly thought we was going to help him out of prison. Like we would ever help him."

"Yeah, what she said." Alex said as he pointed at Madison. "Basically, we found Aiden in front of Ice Sr's dead body-"

"Woah, woah, woah," Tyreese interrupted in shock. "Aiden actually killed a dude?"

Alex nodded slowly due to Tyreese's sudden outburst. "Yeah."

"That surprises you?" Madison coldly asked. "Do you remember what he did to us? What he did to Dante."

Tyreese nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I do. A little bit too vividly, but I didn't expect him to actually kill someone. I mean… I thought he still had some good in him."

"You honestly thought that asshole could be redeemed?" Hector asked his former team mate.

"Yeah. I don't see why not. Sure, what he did to us was dirty, but I always thought that Aiden would find his way back to us."

"We would never bring him back in. Are you crazy?!" Madison shouted in anger. Everyone stared at her, knowing she felt responsible for Dante's death because she talked to Aiden about Dante's personal life. Also, she dated the asshole.

Tyreese stared at Madison as the girl started to cool down. "I'm sorry."

Madison shook her head sadly. "No. I'm sorry. I should have never yelled at you."

"It's okay, Maddie. We all know how you feel." Alex replied with a smile. He looked at Ethan and Lucy, "Well, most of us do."

"Thanks for pointing that out, Boss." Ethan said sarcastically.

"Anyways," Alex said, ignoring Ethan's remark. "Aiden helped us gather all of the prisoners since we made a little deal. We help him escape and we never see his ugly face again."

"So what happened?" Tyreese asked, eagerly anticipating the answer.

"We brought him to the way we came in, since the guards were on high alert and was given a go ahead to shoot any heroes on sight. Once we got there, we might have forgotten to tell him that the door was electrocuted. He passed out and we put him back in his cell. Good thing Ice Jr isn't as violent without his powers. Who knows what he might have done to Aiden while Aiden was asleep. Who even knows Aiden is alive?"

"You guys have no idea how hard it is to carry that freak and phase through multiple walls to get him to his cell." Lucy spoke up, wanting some kind of reward for her hard work.

"We appreciate what you did, Lucy." Alex replied quickly.

"So what's going to happen to Aiden?" Tyreese inquired.

"We don't know. He's gone missing since we put him back in. The prisoners probably killed him because he helped us." Alex laughed lightly. "Or he got recruited into Waller's Suicide Squad."

"Waller? As in, Amanda Waller? I thought she was dead."

"It was all a ruse so she can plan her attack on the President."

"Woah! Nobody said anything about the Suicide Squad taking out the President."

"Another one of his bullshit schemes. I swear, he's got something against heroes. That, or he is working with the Light. The latter being the most logical reason."

"Who can't love us?" Ethan asked the group.

"Well, people love US." Alex said as he gestured toward all Beta members except Ethan. "I don't know about you."

Ethan touched his heart, knowing Alex was kidding. "Not cool, Boss."

Ethan would have expected Alex to be serious months ago, but since Alex passed his whole I hate Ethan phase, he's just been joking around. It's actually comforting. If Alex was serious, the two would butt heads again and would be at each others throats. Ethan didn't want that and he knew Alex didn't either.

"This actually makes sense now." Tyreese spoke up.

"What does?"

"The President's hate for heroes. Or at least, his fake hate for us. Since he is probably working for the Light. Ever since we allegedly killed the former President, he and his campaign has been gunning for us. The Light moves the FIVE into place to make heroes look bad. Then, our final battle with the FIVE caused so much damage and ruined so many lives that it's the perfect time for him to place all of the blame on us. People at my school have been pro Hero ban because of all of the damage heroes supposedly make when we try to 'deliver justice'. If you think about it, it's pretty well planned out on the Light's end."

"Hey man," Ethan spoke up. "I'm all for saving people's lives and delivering Justice but I'm not with that whole Cops shooting at us thing. I don't like to get shot."

"You're made out of rubber." Lucy pointed out.

"But I can still get hurt."

"I saw you get wrecked by a car."

"And that hurt."

"You should have died."

"BUT I GOT HURT!"

Lucy rolled her eyes. "Whatever. You big baby."

Ethan opened his mouth to say something to Lucy but Alex intervened. "Nonetheless, we have to continue what we're doing. We have to clear our name. We have to show the people that we won't give up just because that jerk says we should. Or he points guns at us. Heroes are not the bad guys. Villains and the President of the United States are the bad guys."

"Isn't that what he wants us to think?" Victor asked. "I mean, if we go after him physically, that would make us look bad."

"Then we won't." Alex replied.

"Then how in the world are we going to clear our name without making that douche bag tell the people the truth?" Hector questioned.

"Well, if we force that douche bag to say something, he would make it bite us in the ass. He'll tell the people of our country that we took him against his will and that would look even more worse for us. So, yeah, that's not a option."

"So you're saying we have to take it nice and slow. Like Tyreese and Emma's relationship." Ethan joked as he looked at the lovely couple. The two blushed but Emma quickly got rid of the blush and took up a more intimidating posture. "Sorry." Ethan quickly said. "It was just a joke."

"If I was you, I wouldn't be making more jokes." Tyreese suggested as he looked at the frightened teen.

"Or you'll suffer the Wrath of the Gods!" Emma yelled in a intimidating tone.

Ethan gulped and felt a little wet. "Yes, ma'am."

Lucy observed Ethan closely. "Did you just pee yourself?"

"No!"

"Ha! You totally did."

Ethan stood up to prove it by gesturing to his jeans. "No! See! No wet stains."

"Show us your underwear then."

"What?! No!"

"Ha! You did pee yourself." She nudged Ethan, hoping he would notice she was joking like they usually did. "Wimp." She whispered with a grin. But Ethan didn't react like he used too whenever she called him names or joked about him. He took it seriously. He almost looked offended. Lucy sadly watched as her best friend, or former best friend sat down on his chair muttering things to himself.

A alarm started ringing throughout the base, alerting each member of Beta, including Tyreese. The group quickly left the living room and made their way toward the super computer, where the source of the alarm was. Once there, Alex pressed a button to stop the alarm, and he looked at Tyreese.

"You in?" Alex questioned.

"For fighting bad guys? As much as I'd like too, I have to pass."

"You sure? It could be something minor. It would only take a few minutes."

Tyreese nodded with a frown. "Yeah, I'm sure. Coach would kill me if I missed the team meeting today. Got a big game on Saturday."

"Still getting us those tickets, right?" Ethan asked as he glanced at Tyreese.

"You bet. You guys better be there. I don't care if one of you get shot."

Alex laughed lightly. "Don't worry. We'll be there."

And with that, Tyreese smiled at his friends while Emma came up to him and gave him a longer, more passionate hug, with the team seeing her give him a kiss on the cheek. As Tyreese left the base, the team went to their individuals rooms and started putting on their costumes, wondering what villain was causing trouble.

Gotham City

4:30 pm est

A woman stood in the middle of a car graveyard as a cool wind sent chills down her spine. Everyone deserted their cars once they found out she had powers. Good! They should all bow to people with powers. What the President is doing with Heroes and people with superpowers is ridiculous. She knew the President was working for the Light. It's the reason why she is alive at this moment. To cause Mayhem to make Heroes look bad. Well, one of the many reasons why she was created and alive this day.

Eve patiently waited for her favorite group of teens, knowing the alarm she tripped purposely was going to bring them to her location. She couldn't wait to see the surprise looks on their faces when shit really starts to go down.

She got her wish as the group of teens all assembled in front of her, just like she wanted.

"Eve? What are you doing here?" Alex asked as he glared at the girl.

"Nothing good, I bet." Lucy stated as she clenched her fists. It was one thing to take on Natasha and win, it was another to do it again. She seriously hoped that Eve hadn't found where Beta had stored the remaining members of the FIVE.

"Nothing good, indeed." Eve replied with a smirk as she observed the group closely.

"Whatever it is, just know we are going to stop you." Alex declared confidently.

"And kick your ass!" Ethan added for no particular reason but his teammates seemed to agree with him.

She gestured them toward her. "Go ahead and try."

Eve quickly predicted as she glanced at the twins that they were going to run straight toward her. As they did as she predicted, she created two portals individually for them to go through. Once they went through the portals, two more portals appeared beside her where the twins continued their run but crashed into a wall at top speed, making the two go through it with ease. With the rest of the team shocked at what they had just witnessed, Eve opened her mouth with yellow energy forming inside of it and aimed it toward Emma as the Amazon levitated in the air. Emma saw from the corner of her eye the blast coming toward her and narrowly dodged it. Eve continued her assault with a few controlled bursts of yellow energy blasts. Emma danced in the air gracefully until Eve tricked her and eventually blasted the Amazon out of their current zip code.

While Eve was distracted with Emma, Alex took out his bow and arrows and shot one blunt arrow at Eve's shoulder, making the girl stumble backwards, holding her arm. As she looked at her arm to see if it was bruised, Ethan's elongated fist crashed into Eve's body launching the girl into the air and landed on top of a expensive car.

Using her powers to make her light as a feather, Lucy jumped up into the sky with a large leap that launched her several stories up into the sky. She shifted her density once again to be as heavy as a ton as she aimed her fist at Eve's chest. Lucy's fist landed on Eve's chest and the impact was enough to blow out any nearby windows and break the car in half with Eve in the middle of it. Lucy stood up and shifted her density back to it's original self as she looked at the unconscious girl laid out in front of her.

"Well, that was surprisingly easy." Lucy remarked as she turned to look at her teammates. She looked back at Eve and noticed she was gone. "Where the hell did she go?!"

"Guess who's back." A voice said from Lucy's right as a bone covered fist collided with her face. The man avoided Ethan's long arm stretching out toward him, "Back again." The man said as he grabbed Ethan's wrist and started burning it to the point that Ethan was crying out in pain. "Reno's back." Reno said as he held on to Ethan's arm as Ethan's arm snapped back to it's owner. Reno's fist crashed into Ethan's face at full speed thanks to the ride from Ethan's arm. "Tell a friend." Reno said as he quickly turned around to look at the surprised faces of Madison and Alex. With his hands closed and aimed toward the two, he had a wave go through his arms until it came out of his hands, bones the size of base ball bats shot out of his knuckles and toward the two, crashing into their chests, knocking them to the floor. "Yep, that's right. The FIVE is back!" Reno announced with a grin as his family members formed up behind him.

"Oh, boy is it good to be back!" Reno exclaimed in excitement as he started stretching.

"We weren't gone that long." Natasha pointed out.

Reno shrugged her comment off. "It doesn't matter. I've been meaning to stretch out my muscles for a long time. Having us put back in pods. How dare they!"

"Relax, Reno. We're free now."

Reno nodded. "Yes, we are."

"Did you really have to sing that Eminem Song?" Adam asked as he looked at Reno with a bored expression.

"Yes, I did. Got a problem with that song?"

"Not really. Just didn't think it was necessary."

"Nothing is ever necessary, Adam. You should know that. Our creation wasn't necessary for our creator but he was forced to do it."

"Can we just kill these pests?" Eve asked.

Reno looked at Drake. "You're quiet. Not enjoying our third chance of freedom?" Reno continued to stare at Drake, knowing he wasn't going to answer. "Whatever. Yes Eve, it's time to kill these rodents."

Just as he was about to walk toward Alex whom was getting off the ground, something moving at a speed to break the sound barrier flew toward him. Emma tackled Reno and the two finally landed three blocks away from Reno's previous location. The twins came out of the hole they created in the building next door and ran toward Adam, creating a fight they may or may not win while. Lucy ran toward Natasha but Natasha saw the girl coming and jumped backwards with a car protecting her from Lucy's attack.

"Leave Drake too me." Alex commanded Ethan and Madison.

"You sure about that, boss?" Ethan asked in fear that their fearsome leader might die.

"Yeah, I am."

"You do realize he's one of the strongest members of that little group of theirs, right?" Madison pointed out.

"Yes, I know. Thanks for pointing out the obvious." Alex retorted. "Now, go!" He shouted the command.

Ethan and Madison looked at each other for a brief moment but did as they were told. Alex watched as the two charged toward Eve, leaving him with Drake. Drake was in his normal form, meaning he could use electricity and heat blasts coming out of his eyes. Alex had to be careful. He could engage in close combat but if Drake got his hands on Alex, he would electrocute the poor boy to death. But if he stood far away from Drake, Drake has a whole repertoire of long range attacks. This was one of those many moments Alex had in which he wished he had superpowers.

"Drake, you don't have to do this." Alex tried talking to the silent FIVE member.

Drake's only response was glowing red eyes, aimed at Alex. The blast nearly caught Alex but only managed to burn a piece of clothing on his arm. Alex winced as a little bit of his arm got caught in the blast. Alex took out three crow-a-rangs and threw them at Drake. Drake raised his arms with his palms out and let out a electrical current that destroyed the tools Alex relied upon with ease. The attack continued however, making Alex having to dive away from the stream of electricity.

"Drake, listen too me. You're better than this." Alex rolled away as Drake's eyes turned red, indicating another attack. As Alex rolled away from the red beam of death that scarred the pavement he laid on, he couldn't help but fear for his life. Was everything Tyreese had told him about Drake false? Could Drake be turned or was it all a act for Tyreese? "Tyreese told me you was." That seemed to stop Drake's attack.

Drake allowed Alex the privilege to get back up to his feet. "H-he did?"

Alex nodded vigorously. "Yes, yes! He told me everything. How you felt about Reno and the FIVE. Believe me, you don't want to be stuck with those guys."

Drake's eyes turned red once again, releasing another blast toward Alex. "What other option do I have?"

Alex rolled away from the blast and quickly got back up to his feet. "Anything but what Reno says. Vladimir created you for a specific reason." Drake released a stream of electricity to stop Alex from saying his next words. Alex dodged it and now had his back against the wall, literally. Alex gulped as fear started to set in. Before Drake could release another current and finish Alex, Alex had to say his next few words. "That reason being the end of the FIVE!" Alex quickly said as he closed his eyes and braced himself for death.

Nothing happened. Which was strange for Alex because things usually happen to him. Sometimes fortunate and sometimes unfortunate. He guessed today was his lucky day. When he opened his eyes, he saw Drake's arms at his side and the look of contemplation on his face. It was getting to him. Meaning, Alex was getting to him.

"You're lying!" Drake said as his eyes turned red.

Alex put his hands up defensively. "I'm telling the truth and you know it. I know you do."

Drake's eyes turned back to it's regular brown color as he looked at his hands. "What's my purpose?"

"To be something better than the FIVE. You're the contingency plan set in place for the FIVE should they get out of control." Alex gestured to the battles raging on around them as Beta members fought FIVE members. "Don't you think this is all out of control? Your mission was to serve the Light but look at what Reno has turned you guys into. A bunch of power hungry savages, wanting to take over the world. I know you're not a savage. Tyreese told me himself that you can be redeemed. The thing is, it's if you want to be redeemed." Alex cautiously stepped toward Drake. "Do you want to be redeemed?"

Drake looked down, not even noticing Alex walking toward him. "I know what Reno is doing is not right. I want nothing to do with it."

"So why are you still with him." Alex stopped in place as Drake caught him moving toward him.

"Because a FIVE member cannot survive on it's own. If it leaves the Pack it dies. Without them, I die."

Alex shook his head. "No. If your creator created you to become the FIVE's demise, he would put something in place so you could live on your own. How else would you be able to destroy them? If you destroy them, you destroy yourself and that wouldn't make sense. Now would it?"

"I guess not." Drake agreed as he stared at Alex.

"Then help us, Drake. Together, we can get rid of the FIVE."

"You would allow me to join your team?"

Alex frowned. "Believe me, if I had it my way, I would let you join. You're highly recommended." That made Drake smile. He and Tyreese must have really made a connection. "But the powers at be wouldn't allow it. Because we work on different sides."

"Because I'm a villain."

"Exactly. But if you start to do good and actually help us. I'll be able to sway that certain someone to allow you to join. But it has to be something you're willing to do." He put his hand out in front of Drake. "Are you ready for your redemption?"

Drake stared at the hand and then at the fight going on around him. As he was about to shake Alex's hand, Reno landed behind Drake and threw Emma to the side as if she was a rag doll.

"What do you think you are doing?" Reno asked as he looked at the two in front of him. "You're one of us. Don't forget that, Drake."

"He's not one of you psychotic assholes. He never was. You know that! That's why you fear him more than anything. Because you know he'll be the end of your little family." Alex stated.

Drake looked at Reno. "Is that true?"

"Of course it is! Why do you think I killed that old bastard?! I didn't need him spewing nonsense into your ear like this idiot." He pointed at Alex. "You know the consequences of leaving the pack, Drake. You'll be weaker and you'll die all alone. Do you want that?" He put his hand out at the same time as Alex did, making Drake choose between the two as the conflicted man stood in between Redemption and Family.

"Don't listen to him, Drake. With me, you'll belong. With Beta, you'll have a different kind of family. Me and Tyreese can vouch for that." Alex said to sway Drake to his side.

Drake looked at the two hands on each side of him, trying to think which one to choose. Reno is right, if he leaves the FIVE, he'll be weaker. How would he be strong enough to take on the FIVE? But with Alex, he wouldn't be alone in that fight. He has seen how well Beta works together. Could he fit in with them? Would they even trust him. With time, perhaps. But redemption sounds a lot more better than sticking with Reno and his band of psychos.

Drake firmly grabbed Alex's hand and shook it with a surprisingly small smile on his face. "You dumbass! Do you realize what you have just done?!" Reno roared in anger, his body starting to grow. "I'll kill you. All of you! Nobody will stand in the way of the FIVE!"

Drake grew tired of Reno's mouth so he shut it with his fist before Reno could get any taller. Drake had rock protect his skin as Reno fell to the ground. Drake towered over the fallen FIVE member and started punching him in the face, releasing all the anger he had toward the loud mouth asshole. Drake grabbed Reno's head and threw him toward his other FIVE members.

Reno laid on the floor in shock, wiping the blood flowing down from his mouth. He got up and was reunited with his team members.

"I'll kill you!" Reno yelled as he stood up.

"Reno, let's go. We're no match for them like this." Natasha advised.

"We can take him. We'll kill them all." He said as he looked at her.

"Yes, we will. But not like this. If we go like this, we'll die." She leaned in close. "Believe me, I have a idea."

Reno growled as he glared at the Beta members plus Drake in front of him. "It better be a good one."

"Believe me. It is." She assured him.

"Fine." He finally gave in after a staring contest with Drake. He looked at Eve. "Get us out of here."
"Natasha looked at Alex as everyone entered the blue portal Eve created. "You may have won this battle but you definitely won't win the war." And with that, she disappeared into the blue portal.

Madison stood beside Alex and looked at Drake. "You sure this is a good move?"

Alex smiled. "Absolutely."

Alex's smile quickly left his face as a shot echoed throughout the neighborhood. Before Alex could react, his team members were moving toward him. What happened? He looked down to see a hole in his shoulder and a steady flow of blood escaping the hole. Alex felt himself fall backwards and blinked slowly, seeing Drake standing solemnly in front of him with his back towards Alex, trying to protect Alex from anymore gun shots. Beta members crowded Alex's vision with worried expressions and fear in their eyes. He couldn't hear anything they were saying but before his world turned dark, he only heard two words.

"Don't die!"


On the next episode of Young Justice: Beta...

Is Alex still alive? Or is he dead? Who was the shooter and how is he connected in all of this? Find out in the next episode of YJB