"hey! Platinum! Let me get another round!" the Rimborian alien yelled. The bartender sighed in annoyance. She loved her job and the patrons but this particular one annoyed her and it didn't help that she had a light headache.
Tonight, was a busy one, Drinks were being poured faster than she could count, food was being served and they were almost out of fries.
She looked up at the DJ booth and smiled. Her husband who was not only the owner, but part time DJ and bouncer was obviously enjoying the full house. Every Friday was some kind of theme, and tonight was 70's and 80's night.
So, couples and friends from all over flocked to the dance floor, ready to dance under the disco ball. This was what "the refuge" was about. This had been her husbands' vision. People of all species, Races, and genders being able to get along, even if it was for one night. The refuge was a safe space for heroes and villains. As long as they didn't bring in their mess. Another rule was that superhero and villain names were not allowed. In this place, they were just regular people looking for a good time.
Tuppence terror now known as platinum laughed as rick Astley "never gonna give you up "came on the speakers. Hoots and hollers were heard as the energy in the room picked up.
Tuppence would have never imagined her life this way. Not so long ago, she had been a monstrosity. Ruling under Queen bee's authority in Bialya with her new team onslaught. Helping them transport either kidnap or runaway teenagers to turn into meta humans. It was a sick thing to do and she regretted it. Regretted the wrap sheet that she had built alongside her brother.
A sad longing filled platinum's heart. While she loved her brother and she missed him, she could no longer associate with him. Crime was all he knew, and he didn't want out. It was why she disappeared the way she did. On one of their missions tuppence planned her death. She had been planning it for a long time. A way out. And most of the time, the only way out from the clutches of people like Queen bee was to die. If she had stayed alive, the hunt for her would never end and she knew tommy would be on the war path.
Her faked death was made to look like an accident. A simple Explosion in one fo their shipping warehouses. Simple. No body no mess. What She hadn't expected was to look into the Eyes of Conner also known as super boy. Well at that time, it had been year or two since he disappeared from the superhero world.
She had heard from icicle who heard it from his father who had overheard Lex Luthor talking about it. Super boy had simply disappeared, and no one knew where he was. He had given his team, his resignation after the Reach invasion and was simply gone. No one could find him. Not Lex Luthor, not superman. He legally changed his last name to Tuppence own original family name. Axson. Adeline and Conner Axson. It had been so long since someone called her that, she almost didn't recognize it. But it felt good to have a fresh start, they both needed it but she knew Conner needed more. His whole life had been a total lie. First being a clone of superman was hard enough but when Superman rejected him it hurt and then once the Kryptonian started to come around to the idea, he accepted Conner as his Little brother. Not his son. And for a while, Conner was ok with that but then…then Superman got married and along with that Came Superman's biological blood born son.
That had struck a chord with him. Jonathan was everything Conner wasn't and to make matters worse there was a new addition to the Kent family. Supergirl. Also known as Kara Kent. She was the last living full blood Kryptonian and Superman accepted her with open arms. No struggle, no rejection just welcome to the family.
Conner had felt betrayed…Rejected…not wanted and then the straw that broke the camels back was when his longtime girlfriend Miss Martian tried to wipe his mind. She wanted to erase the memory of their last fight so that he wouldn't stay angry at her.
Conner broke up with her after that. However, he stayed on the team a few more years because that's who he was. He was loyal but to a fault.
He stayed even as he watched Supergirl take his place. Everyone loved her and then Miss Martian started dating Some Atlantean.
So as soon as Conner knew the world was safe again even after they had lost a few comrades…he left. He handed night wing his resignation and flew into the night on his super cycle.
Super boy no longer existed