Urbana and the rest of the Addams family were pleasantly surprised that not only were the Fenton's home, but Hellboy, Liz, and Abe were present too.

While the Addams were greeting the Fenton's and Hellboy, Urbana went up to Abe and Liz.

"Hello, handsome," Urbana said, "Good to see you again," then to Liz she said, "and how's my favorite firefly?"

"We could be better," Liz said, "but it's good to see everyone again."

"Anything new happen to you, that's, you know, good," Abe asked.

"Yah," Urbana said, "But honestly, I'm excited to explain to you guys, my family tree on my mom's side of the family. Specifically, with my grandpa. It's like, crazy."

"Well, you'll have us for three days, so I hope it's not too long," Liz said, as she lightly punched Urbana in the shoulder.

"Awe, it's too bad you three can't stay longer," Urbana said.

"No, it's just Liz and I," Abe said, "Hellboy's going to be staying the whole month."

"Oh, perfect. He'll have more time to spend with Raven and Red," Urbana said.

"That's the plan," Liz said.

"So why aren't you guys staying long," Urbana asked.

"Work," Liz said.

"We got word that a lot of magical interference was going on in England," Abe said, "Our flight will take us there in three days' time."

"Well then I hope we can talk a lot before you go," Urbana said before leaving them be to talk to whoever.

Urbana then went to Danny and pulled him aside. Holding on to him only long enough to hide themselves behind his family's RV.

"I want to ask you something," Urbana said under her breath.

"Okay," Danny said, quietly, but not as quietly as Urbana, "What is it?"

"Well. I guess I'll inform you first then I'll ask," Urbana said.

"Okay?"

"So, um, I started to date someone," Urbana said.

"What!" Danny screeched.

Wednesday looked behind the RV and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I was telling Danny about how long I'll have to wait for the new season of the DarkLight anime, that I was watching, to come out," Urbana said, "He's just hamming up his reaction."

Wednesday then shrugged and went back to interacting with her family.

"How long have you been dating this person," Danny asked, with a whisper.

"A little over a month now," Urbana said, "But this is about my question."

"Oh. Yah. Go on," he said.

"Will Tucker be weird about the fact that I decided to date this person over him," Urbana asked.

Danny looked like he was going to answer her question confidently, but then he faltered, then he seriously considered what his answer should be.

"You know, he's my best friend, and I want to think positively about him, but considering how much of a ruckus you put up about losing him as a friend, I think he might be a little upset at the idea of you dating someone else," Danny said, "But I don't think he'll say anything or blame you in some way. The most I think he'll do is probably rant at Sam and I about the situation for an hour or so."

Urbana felt her stomach turn at the mental image, and she said, "He's allowed to vent however he needs to, but what if I don't tell him?"

"Well. I imagen that the longer you keep this away from him, the more it'll probably bother him," Danny said, "I suggest telling him as soon as you feel comfortable with it. Or you know, not at all. It isn't his business anyways."

Urbana whined pathetically.

"So," Danny said with a mischievous smile, "Who are they?"

"Eh, I don't think you'll like that answer," Urbana said, "They're a part of the B.P.R.D. and they work with Hellboy."

Danny gasped then asked, "Abe?"

"What? No! It's Scarlet," Urbana said as she pushed him back playfully.

"Who?"

"…Oh, that's right. Your sister's the one who knows Scarlet. Not you," Urbana said.

"I would love to hear about this Scarlet person from you," Danny said as he put his arm around her shoulders, then while they were walking to the mansion he said under his breath, "and don't sweat it with what Tucker will think, if you do tell him, I've got your back and Sam will set him straight if he gets too mean."

"Thanks," then Urbana said, "Grandmama made confetti cake for Red and Raven's birthday. We were about to dig in."

"Yes!" Danny fist pumped excitedly.

Everyone filed into the mansion to finish celebrating Raven and Red's birthday.

# # #

It was a warm May night out and Urbana was getting dressed for work, to be the Bouncer for the night at The Witching Hour. In the library, Abe and Blinky were catching up with each other. In the living room, Lydia and Wednesday, who was being her assistant, were taking family photos of Angela, Broadway, and their egg together. In the kitchen, Grandmama was getting dinner ready with Lurch and Liz helping her. Pugsley, Fester, and Gomez were wrestling with each other in the hallways. In the tearoom, Morticia and Cactus Steven were watching Thing and Gizmo play with each other. As Urbana walked outside to get to her car, Urbana found Hellboy sitting on the stoop smoking his cigars.

"Off to work," He asked as he exhaled his smoke.

"It'll be my first time being the Bouncer," Urbana said.

"You're a Bouncer now," Hellboy asked, unbelieving.

"A part time Bouncer and a full time Entertainer," she confirmed, "With all the training I've been getting from Gomez, Blinky, and Master Splinter, I thought I might as well use it for some money."

"Well, be careful," he said.

"I make no promises," Urbana said as she was making her way to her car. Urbana then paused then said, "Hey, um, have you been told that I went to Hell?"

"Yes. Mother told me," Hellboy said, then he asked softly, "Is something wrong?"

"No. It's nothing like that," Urbana said, then in a rush she said, "You have a half-sister named Charlie and she says hi and she wasn't you to know that she hopes you keep doing good and keep being happy with your family here on the mortal plane."

Hellboy's face was blank while he was processing the information.

"Alright, this Bouncer's got to bounce. Good night," Urbana said as she rushed to her car. Then she drove away.

It was four in the morning when Urbana got home from work, with a black eye she felt proud of because she got it while in the process of defending a woman from a creep. As she walked in, she saw that the kitchen lights were on and she decided to go say goodnight to Broadway and Angela before she went to bed. Instead, she found Hellboy.

"Please tell me you weren't up all night," Urbana asked him.

"I'm just up early," he said, then he saw her black eye and said, "I'll get an ice pack for you." Then he put his phone down and went to the fridge.

While Urbana was waiting for him to do that, she saw the game that he was playing on his phone fade out to show his lock screen photo to be a picture of everyone at the hospital when Morticia gave birth to the twins. Urbana smiled at the image.

"Here you go," Hellboy said as he gave her the ice pack and she immediately applied it to her face.

"Thanks," Urbana said.

"So, I have a blood related sister," he asked.

"Yep," she said, "Are you mad at me?"

"No," He said, sounding offended that she would think that of him, then softly he said, "I just worry. It's bad enough that I go through hellish situations, I hate to see people in my family go through it too."

"Awe," Urbana cooed.

They were silent for a moment, because Urbana could see that Hellboy had a question that he was hesitant to ask.

"You said her name was Charlie," Hellboy asked.

"That's right," she confirmed.

Hellboy sat back down in the kitchen chair then asked, "What is she like?"

"Well, she's a lot like you. Nice, sweet, caring, and she holds a lot of sadness in her heart," Urbana said.

"Hmm," He said.

"I'll tell you more later thought," Urbana said while talking through a yawn, "I've got some sleep to catch up on."

"No. Of course. Go get your sleep," Hellboy said, then added, "And don't sleep with that ice pack on your face."

While walking away she said, "I don't think I could even if I tried."

# # #

Urbana was laying on a beach towel in front of Steven's home in Beach City, soaking up the summer sun with Lapis and Amethyst laying on either side of her, doing the same. Abe was exploring the ocean shore with Stevonnie. While Urbana was suggesting to Lapis that they do an art project together, Stevonnie and Abe came out of the water. Stevonnie was holding a cool looking rock, and Abe was holding a sheet of metal that Urbana's never seen before.

"Cool find guys," Urbana called to them.

"Is that apart of Peridot's old ship," Amethyst asked.

"I think so," Stevonnie said.

"Does she want it back?" Abe asked.

"Naw, you can keep it," Lapis said, "I know she won't mind."

"That's good," he said, "I thought I'd use the metal to replace the old metal bits on my equipment."

The two of them sat down and got out some snacks from the cooler and passed them out. Only Lapis was the one who didn't get anything to eat or drink. While they were eating and talking about themselves and relaxing, a buff, orange gem with green horns walked up to them. Urbana's never seen her before and the mood, as she walked up to them, felt instantly dampened.

"Hello," She said her voice gruff sounding but soft.

"Hi, Jasper," Stevonnie said while Amethyst and Lapis avoided making eye contact with her.

Abe and Urbana gave each other worried looks. Urbana felt like she's heard that name before somewhere, but she can't remember where.

"Is something wrong?" Stevonnie asked.

"No. I, uh, um, came over to ask if I could, um, sit with you all," Jasper asked with such hesitation that it was like she knew the answer before she even asked.

Stevonnie took a breath, then said, "Not right now."

She then nodded, and without another word she started walking away.

Urbana felt compelled to go at least talk with her, so she got up and said, "I'm going to go get some fries. Abe, you'll love them. They are amazing." Then she ran off to catch up with Jasper.

"Hey. I'm going to go get food. What to help me out," Urbana asked her.

Jasper glared at her and her timid nature that she projected in front of her friends was gone.

"I'm getting fries from Beach Citywalk Fries," Urbana said ignoring her mood shift, "I'm going to be getting a lot and I'd like your help carrying them."

Jasper said nothing but she seemed fine with helping as she was walking in the same direction as Urbana was going.

As they were waiting in line for their fries, Urbana talked Jasper's ear off with the cartoons that she's been watching like the remake of The Moomins. Jasper made no attempt to interact with the conversation nor did she give any indication that she was listening to Urbana at all. She only stood there with a scowl on her face as she waited in line for the fries with her.

After getting their fries, Urbana then asked, "So, how do you know Steven and the Crystal Gems?"

"The leader of the Crystal Gems, Rose Quartz, shattered My Diamond, Pink Diamond, and it sent me on a five thousand yearlong rage to shatter and maim all Crystal Gems, and eventually, while we came to check on the Cluster, we found Steven, and what was left of the Crystal Gems, and we captured them to take them to Homeworld, but then our ship crashed on the planet and I tried to fuse with Lapis to become stronger to take them down, but instead we ended up hurting each other at the bottom of the ocean for a year or two," Jasper said.

Urbana blanked on that info dump she was exposed to, trying to digest what she was told. Then she said, "That's awful… You didn't have to tell me all that though. A lot of it seems painful to talk about."

"That is true. But I find that people get upset when people hide truths like those from others, and in the end, it seems easier to have it all out there, so that the person I'm talking to knows what they're getting into and won't bother me again if they so choose," Jasper said.

Urbana then said, "Well, you're a lot braver than me, then."

"That was a hint," Jasper said, roughly, "for you to be scared of me so you'll stop talking to me after this."

Urbana chuckled, then said, "I've kissed the physical embodiment of fear. You telling me your life story isn't going to do much."

They were about to walk off the boardwalk when Jasper and Urbana heard Ronaldo calling for Urbana. Urbana let out an involuntary groan.

She handed Jasper her fries that she was holding, then said, "Please hold this. I need both my hands for what I'm about to do."

Jasper took the little bags of fries wordlessly with an annoyed look on her face.

Ronaldo excitedly grabbed Urbana's arm and was about to go into a spiel about Snake People, when Urbana punched the older man in the face, sending him flying to the ground on his back.

"I told you that the next time you touched me I would punch you," Urbana told him with a growl while he was holding his face, "I'm not interested in your crazy conspiracy theories. Do I make myself clear?"

"Oh, come on, Urbana. Did you really have to hit me," Ronaldo asked, while he held his bleeding nose.

"I. Warned. You. If you won't take my warnings seriously, then don't talk to me at all," Urbana said, then added, "Now go clean yourself up and remember not to tilt your head back or you'll drown in your own blood."

Ronaldo got up and shuffled away. Then Urbana took the bags of fries away from Jasper, who had a surprised look on her face.

"Yah, sorry," Urbana said, "Since he's studying to be a reporter, we're in a lot of the same buildings and classes, because of my English Major. He's been driving me crazy with his conspiracy theories and he always tries to force me to stay and listen to him by holding on to me. I know he's relatively harmless, but he just makes me so uncomfortable."

Jasper said nothing while she still had that surprised look on her face.

Once everyone was within sight, they could see that Garnet had joined the group. Jasper kept her distance and Urbana stayed to grab the rest of the food from her.

"Hey, do you like to eat?" Urbana asked her.

"No," she said, not gruffly but not softly.

Urbana then shrugged and said, "Then I'll just give Garnet your bag of fries then."

"Which one's mine," Jasper asked.

With a smile, Urbana held it out then Jasper snatched it away and walked away. Urbana tried her best not to laugh at Jasper's actions. Then Urbana rejoined her group of friends.

"Are you okay," Garnet asked as soon as Urbana sat down to pass out the fries.

"I'm fine," she said, "but there was a fifty/fifty percent chance that you were going to get fries too, but I convinced Jasper to take her bag." Urbana then took a moment to ask if Lapis wanted her fries before giving Stevonnie two bags of fries. Lapis didn't want them.

With a small smile tugging at the corner of Garnet's lips, she asked, "Now, how did you manage to convince her of that?"

"She doesn't like a lot of Earth things, especially the food," Amethyst said before stuffing the entire bag of fries into her mouth and swallowing it whole.

Urbana then explained to them that she enacted the sibling rivalry gene in Jasper. It was just something that she's noticed happened between Raph and Leo, and Haley and Jake, and she was grasping for straws really.

"So yah," Urbana said, "It was a bit of reverse psychology with a play on her competitive nature. It's not often I get to do that sort of thing, so I thought it was kind of funny."

"Well, then I'm glad the future I saw didn't happen," Garnet said as she stood up.

"I'm sorry what," Abe asked, and Urbana echoed.

Before walking away, Garnet said, "I'll leave you guys back to your fun. Have a nice day."

"Did… Did Garnet predict a bad encounter for me with Jasper," Urbana asked once she was gone.

"Maybe," Stevonnie said.

Urbana got up and said, "I'm going to go for a swim now."

"I'll join you," Abe said.

The five of them then continued with the rest of their day, enjoying the summer sun and the cold ocean. With Abe and Urbana hanging out with each other the most as she told him about her family like she said she would.

# # #

Urbana and Liz were sitting on the living room floor with Raven and Red. The two adult women were watching the babies help stabilize each other on their feet when either one of them got too wobbly. In the background, the news was playing, saying something about how the Foot Clan had now become the most prominent street gang in New York since the downfall of their rivals, the Huntsclan. They were also talking about strange vigilantes helping the police do what they can against the Foot Clan while remaining unknown to the public.

Raven wobbled over to Urbana and Red wobbled over to Liz. Both women caught each individual baby then turned them around so they could happily walk towards each other and hug each other.

"You know, sometimes I can't help but think that all of this craziness is going to lead to the end of the world," Urbana said.

"Don't worry about it too much," Liz said, "We've survived several world ending incidences, before. Whatever these next few years will throw at us, I'm sure we'll survive that too."

"Wow, you sound so numb by your job," Urbana said, not at all comforted by her statement.

"You think so," she asked.

"Yah, have you thought about quitting the B.P.R.D.," Urbana asked.

Liz chuckled sadly, then said, "When have I not quit? Besides, where would I go? What would I do for a different job? What if I have an episode? No. It's safer for everyone if I stay in the B.P.R.D."

"You know," Urbana said carefully, "It's not good for you to think about yourself as an enemy. I think you have enough enemies as is, right?"

Liz sighed, then said, "Look. The fact of the matter is that I can't control my fiery abilities very well and being alive for twenty-six years hasn't exactly made me figure out how to control it any better than I did when I was a child. I'm essentially a walking health hazard. So, it's a little hard for me not to think of myself as my worst enemy."

"When do you think you'll start believing people when they tell you that it's not your fault that you were born the way that you are and when do you think you'll start believing that your episodes aren't your fault either," Urbana asked her.

Liz didn't say anything.

"I wish I could say something, that'd make you feel better about yourself and about the power that you hold inside you, but all I have is what I know from watching Avatar: The Last Airbender and how they represent how fire can be dangerous but also beautiful and capable of providing and sustaining life and stuff like that," Urbana said.

"I really should find time to watch that show," Liz said with a chuckle, "You have such high praise for it."

"It's so good," Urbana confirmed.

Red and Raven tumbled to their hands and knees and one of them started to smell. They checked which one needed their dipper changed and then took them to their room to change it.

# # #

Hellboy and Lurch were helping Urbana set up some extra chairs in the living room while Grandmama, Pugsley, and Wednesday were putting out trays of little sandwiches to be served with Morticia, Gomez, and Fester setting up the punch bowl and cups.

Urbana squealed excitedly, then said, "I'm so happy I'm finally doing this."

"What exactly is this thing that you're doing," Danny asked as he walked in with his friends and big sister.

"I've made a self-help circle group thing," Urbana said, "I know there's a specific word for it, but I can't remember it right now. Anyways, come, grab a bite, sit down. More people will be coming tonight."

"Awe, Urbana," Jazz said as she went to grab a drink, "I'm so proud of you. This will help so many people. I actually do this sort of thing back in Amity Park. Do you want some advice?"

"Nope. I'll ask if I want it though," Urbana told her.

"So what are we supposed to do," Sam asked as she sat on the couch with Danny sitting next to her.

"Well, it's a place so people can talk about their specific struggles, like being half human or dealing with things you can't normally talk about with the average person," Urbana said, "But it's also a place for people to talk about their success in things that they haven't been able to talk about with anyone because of the strange circumstances."

"Everything is set," Morticia said, then asked, "Do you kids know where my sister and Jack are?"

"They're hanging out by the lake," Sam answered.

"They're talking to George and Linda with Angela and Broadway," Tucker added.

"Then we'll leave you be," Gomez said. Then he grabbed his wife by her hip and said, "Does a late-night skinny dip sound fun to you, mi amor?"

"Oh, most certainly, mon cher," Morticia said with a flirty wink.

"I'll beat you two to the lake then," Fester challenged before running off, with Gomez and Morticia following him.

Jazz sat down then said, "You know. I was going to go out there too, but now I think I'll stay."

"Me too, Kid," Hellboy said.

Urbana couldn't help but laugh at their discomfort.

"Will you help me clean the kitchen, Hellboy," Grandmama asked her son.

"Yes, Mother," he said as he left.

As Hellboy was leaving, Urbana saw Pugsley and Wednesday leaving and she asked, "Where are you guys going? Don't you two want to join?"

"Naw, this seems boring," Pugsley said.

"And I don't feel like I have anything to say about myself," Wednesday said.

"Lydia will be joining us," Urbana told her.

That information made Wednesday freeze then she said as she turned back around, "Well, then I guess I'll stay a little, until I know if Lydia wants this to be a by-her-self-thing, or if she wants this to be a couple-thing for us to do together."

Wednesday found herself a seat while Pugsley went upstairs to play a board game with Lurch and Thing.

Pretty soon, people were showing up to the mansion. First it was Jim with Claire, Toby, and a blond jock looking kid named Steve Palchuk. Then Sabrina showed up in her best outfit that her Aunt Hilda made for her for the occasion; she was excited to be here since school and her after school activities keep her away from the mansion so much. Then Steven and Connie showed up, with Connie very excited to meet everyone since she's always away at her college. Then Lydia showed up and immediately sat down beside Wednesday to talk with her while they were waiting for more people to appear. Then Leo, Raph, Don, and Mikey showed up; Urbana was expecting Master Splinter to come, but they said he didn't feel like coming tonight. Then Jake, Rose, Spud, Trixie, and Melody showed up; Urbana was sad that Haley wasn't coming to this and Jake explained that his little sister was in the middle of a Spelling Bee competition and she'll be able to come over next time. Then Lily came in from the lake, slightly damp and looking a bit nervous. Finally, came Claw, the only member of the Mutant Clan that decided to come. The Manhattan Clan were the only people that didn't come; apparently Jake and the turtle boys are taking turns rotating between leaving New York and staying to protect it.

Once everyone had their drinks and had a snack and were at their seats, Urbana stood up and said, "Thank you all for coming. This will be our first meeting with each other, and I appreciate you all being here. This gathering's purpose is to be a support group for each other. Each of us are unique in our own ways, whether it be that we are half-human—"

—Danny, Steven, Jake, and Jim all waved a bit—

"— humans who have experienced the weirdness of the world—"

—Connie, Trixie, Melody, Rose, Spud, Claire, Toby, Steve, Sam, Tucker, and Jazz all waved—

"—people who aren't even human—"

—Leo, Don, Raph, Mikey, and Lily waved—"

"—and everyone else in between—"

—Claw, Sabrina, Lydia, and Wednesday waved—

"—Now. I'd like to add that Claw here is non-verbal, but he is capable of answering yes or no questions with a nod or shake of his head and Lily here doesn't leave her lake very often, so I want to remind you all to be courteous and considerate of their feelings especially. Okay?"

Everyone echoed Urbana's okay.

Urbana then sat down in her chair and asked, "So, who wants to go first?"

Melody raised her hand.

"Go head," Urbana said.

"Are there any ghosts present with us right now," Melody asked.

Lydia answered, saying, "No. Beetlejuice invited Adam, Barbara, Draal, and Angor Rot over to his house in the Neitherworld for card games and dice."

"Awe," she sighed, disappointedly.

"Anyone else," Urbana asked.

There was a moment's hesitation then Trixie raised her hand.

"Alright, go ahead Trixie," Urbana encouraged.

"What do I even say," Trixie asked.

"Whatever you want that you feel comfortable saying," Urbana said, "You can tell us how well you did on a test that you're proud of or how frustrating it was to be late to school because a magic plant monster decided to block the road or something of the like."

Trixie thought for a moment, then said, "My mom and I have been learning how to cook enchiladas from our new elderly neighbor. His food is amazing, and it's been fun hanging out with my mom when she's not doing her flight attendant job."

"Anyone want to want to say something nice about that, or do you all have any comments?" Urbana asked the group.

"Do you think I could get the recipe," Mikey asked.

"Sure," Trixie said.

It took a while, but eventually, everyone was sharing their victories and/or hardships when it was their turn to speak and the rest of the group would react and give advice or condolences or ask for more information for later. The only thing Urbana had to do was make sure the speaker wasn't taking too long so that other people could have their chance to talk as well.

Soon it was midnight, and it was time for everyone to head home and get some sleep. The only ones who were staying the night were Steven and Connie, Lydia, and Sabrina. They helped clean up with everyone else and in the end, Urbana felt happy and proud that she was able to bring together so many people to help each other out.

# # #

Urbana was in the kitchen with Grandmama, Hellboy, Gomez, and Morticia while looking over her savings account to see how much she has managed to save up for her final year in college. It wasn't looking pretty. Even though her new job is better paying and she's not paying for rent anymore and she doesn't eat out that much, Urbana's barely going to get enough money to pay off the first semester of her final year and that's without buying any books, and without thinking about gas and car repairs, and not worrying about the following semester. Urbana pushed her laptop out of the way so she could smoosh her face into the kitchen table and groan.

"That bad, huh," Hellboy asked before drinking some of his tea.

"Why don't you ask your Father and Aunt to help you with the money," Grandmama asked, "I'm sure they'll jump at the chance to do it."

Urbana sighed then said, "No. I can't do that. I told Aunt Jane that I'd look for a therapist, but I haven't exactly done that yet and when I do eventually do it, therapy is expensive. I don't want to ask for any more money than what she's already going to be giving me. And I absolutely cannot ask Dad for any financial assistance whatsoever. When I left, he was ranting and raving at me about how hard it is for young adults to pay off their college and he told me that if I didn't graduate using my own money that he'd make me work at the salon or disown me or something along those line. I don't remember all that well; I was walking away, and it's been three years."

Morticia and Gomez looked to each other. They wanted to offer their help, but they knew from experience that she wouldn't be willing to accept it.

"I just need a second job," Urbana said as she fully sat up and pulled her computer back towards her. "It'll be tricky, trying to write my comic, working at the bar, and having another job, and also worrying about school, but if I don't sleep for a whole year then I'm sure I can do it."

Everyone looked at her with concern.

"That last part was supposed to be a joke," Urbana said.

"Speaking of your comic, have you thought about publishing it," Gomez asked.

"I mean, I have, but I don't even know where to begin or where to get it published for physical copies, that is a writing class that I'm supposed to take during my final semester of college," Urbana said, "And I've also thought about making merch, since I've been getting a lot of payers recently. But making merch takes money that I'm not so sure people are willing to buy for and I've got to save money for college."

"Well, then, if you are willing to accept, we're willing to invest in your product," Morticia said.

"Are you sure that's such a good idea," Urbana asked her, "I don't want to waste your money."

"We invest in our local community all the time," Grandmama said, "That's why Westfield looks so much better than our neighboring towns. We help make sure that infrastructure is fixed in a timely manner. We help local businesses thrive if they're hitting a rough patch like in 2008 and 2019 and 2034. We fund our local schools so that they have the best staff and facilities to thrive in. We also help fund local awareness parties about Black Lives Matter and Women Rights and LGBTQ Awareness and so on. Helping people with our almost infinite amount of money is important to us."

"Besides," Hellboy chimed in, "It's not like helping you will make us lose all our money."

"Okay. Okay. I'm convinced. I'm going to go to my room and make some drafts for the merch and I'll gather all of my drawings so that I can put them in a portfolio for which ever publisher companies that we'll be going to," Urbana said as she closed her laptop and started to leave.

As Urbana was walking away Gomez and Morticia high-fived each other, excited to be a part of a new developing project. Peridot then called Urbana and asked if she wanted to see the strange energy fluctuation she discovered happening in Jasper, Nevada. Urbana told her that she was too busy and said that she heard about what happened in Jasper, Nevada. About how it was cleared out because of a meteor shower or something. Urbana wished her luck on her discoveries then hung up to work on her stuff.

# # #

Urbana walked out of Tina's Salon with a freshly shaved head, with her cousin Beech. Beech was telling Urbana about the importance of Life and Death and how both are required to help bring meaning to a meaningless world. As they were walking together to get some coffee for Urbana, Beech was telling her about how there is no real destiny for living people and how important it is for the living to just enjoy the little things that you can enjoy as a living person, when a strange looking red car, following a kid on a blue motorcycle passed them.

"That car is weird," Urbana said.

"That's because it's not a car," Beech said.

"Alright, let's follow it then," Urbana said as she was already running after the two vehicles.

The strange red car continued to follow the kid on the blue motorcycle and eventually they stopped at the Wheelbarrel, a little diner that serves cheap breakfast and dinner options. Once the kid parked and was inside the diner, Urbana went up to the strange red car.

It was a lovely shade of bright red and it had a hood ornament of a pair of silver horns, so Urbana assumed it was a car from Texas. The car was also emitting a kind of sickly purple haze that didn't look healthy.

"This is my first time seeing a ghost car," Urbana said, "but you said it's technically not a car?"

"Yah, only living things can be ghosts, and there aren't a lot of living metal type people in this universe, this may be a Techorian," Beech said.

When Beech said Techorian, it sounded like she was saying it in three different languages at the same time. Urbana assumed it was because she was only hearing what she was able to understand.

Urbana knocked on the hood of the car, "Excuse me. Can you understand me?"

The people passing by ignored her like she was a crazy person, but Urbana didn't notice them.

"By the AllSpark, you were talking about me," the red car said.

Then the car parts shifted and scrunched up and then unfolded to reveal a giant red robot with horns. Urbana had to take a step back.

"How many dead cars are there then," Urbana asked with a half-hearted chuckle.

"I've seen a few Vehicons who are wondering the Earth, not really caring about the war anymore now that they're dead. They just haven't joined the AllSpark yet," the red car said.

"That doesn't sound good," Beech said, "They may actually be lost souls. What do you call the planet you're from?"

"Cybertron," he said.

"Ah. Good. I'll head to HQ and tell the Cybertronian department about this," Beech said, "I'll see you around cousin."

"Bye Beech," Urbana said. Then the fishwoman was gone with a swirl of darkness.

"So, what's your name," Urbana asked him.

"I'm Cliffjumper. I have to say, it's nice to finally have someone to talk to. I haven't had a proper conversation with anyone in a long time," he said.

"It's nice to meet you Cliffjumper, I'm Urbana," she said.

The blue motorcycle's side mirror shifted so that Urbana was reflected into its tiny mirror.

"So why do you glow like that weird lady did? Sure, you're not shining as brightly as she did, but it's still there," Cliffjumper said.

Urbana explained to him about her powers and what she is and what she'll become and so on.

"Nice," he said.

"How did you die and what's with the purple haze, if you don't mind me asking," Urbana said.

Cliffjumper then explained how while on a routine hunt for Energon, he was overwhelmed and captured by the Decepticons and then a bot called Starscream killed him and then he told her about how the purple haze is Dark Energon that's infecting his dead body and it is messing with his spark which is why he doesn't look his best.

Then unprompted, he started telling Urbana about his partner Arcee, who he pointed out to her as the blue motorcycle that he was parked behind, and that she has a human friend that he's fond of called Jack and he's been keeping an eye on them and making sure nothing bad happens to Jack specifically, because he knows how heartbroken it would make his partner if he died somehow, especially after what happened to Tailgate and to himself.

Cliffjumper was then telling the story of how Jack managed to destroy a Decepticon's ship, owned by an ex-con called Airachnid, when Jack came out of the Wheelbarrel, looking full but not all that happy. His blue jeans and gray shirt looked dirty, his black hair was disheveled like he hasn't taken a shower in a while, and he overall looked really tired.

"Hey, Jack," Urbana greeted the kid.

Jack instantly looked like his heart flew up into his throat as he looked at Urbana apprehensively.

"Woah, easy," Urbana said, "I'm sorry I scared you. I'm Urbana."

"How—how do you know my name?" Jack asked.

"I've been listening to Cliffjumper here just yack, yack, yacking my ears off with his stories about what you and Arcee have been doing," Urbana told him.

Jack looked at Urbana suspiciously, "Cliffjumper's dead."

"I didn't say he wasn't," Urbana said.

Jack just glared at her.

"I wish they could see me. This would make things a little bit easier," Cliffjumper said.

"We can do that if you want," Urbana told him.

"Do what?" Jack asked.

"Really?" Cliffjumper asked.

"Yah, but it's creepy enough that I know this poor kid's name and his friend's name," Urbana said, "I doubt I'll be able to convince them to come with me to an abandoned park so that Arcee could talk with you for a few minutes."

"I'll do it," the blue motorcycle said.

"But Arcee," Jack said in a harsh whisper.

"Just follow her," She harshly whispered back, "We'll talk more when we're more alone."

Jack kicked up Arcee's bike stand then the three of them followed Urbana to the abandoned park where the entrance to New Trollmarket was. Once they were there, the blue motorcycle shifted and scrunched up and then unfolded into a giant blue robot. Her left hand then shifted into a giant gun and she had it trained on Urbana.

"She's really on edge," Urbana stated to Cliffjumper.

"It probably has something to do with the fact that our base is destroyed, and Optimus Prime is most likely dead," he said.

Urbana slapped his leg then said, "Why didn't you tell me that first of all things. That's horrible."

"I was getting there," he said.

"Okay, what do you know now," Jack asked, exasperated and suspicious at the same time.

"I've just been informed that you and your friends lost your base and that Optimus Prime maybe dead. I hope that's not the case," Urbana told him.

"By the AllSpark, I really don't like that you know all this," Arcee said, "Just show me Cliffjumper and if this is some Decepticon trap, know that I will aim for you first."

Urbana shrugged then said, "Okay. That's fair. Give me a couple of seconds."

Urbana then stood still and started doing her deep breathing and grounding motions, after a minute or two, Urbana managed to coax out a beach ball sized Spirit Ball from her chest.

Everyone was slack jawed and Arcee inadvertently lowered her gun hand.

"Is that your spark," they all asked at the same time.

"I didn't even know plain old humans could have one," Cliffjumper said, "I thought it was only Sari who is like that."

"Okay, Cliffjumper. Eat this," Urbana said as she raised it up for him to grab.

Cliffjumper took a step back and looked extremely sick, "I'm not a Sparkeater!"

"Oh, for heaven's sake, Cliffjumper. You're not eating a spark. It's just a bit of energy. Think of it like eating an energy bar or whatever you guys eat."

He still looked unsure.

"Alright, come on. Lay your hand down so you can pick me up," Urbana told him.

Jack and Arcee looked between Urbana and the empty space that she was talking to, waiting to see where this was going.

"I'm dead. I can't pick you up," he said.

"I promise, you can," she told him, "Now come on."

He laid his hand down and Urbana stepped up on it, making it look like to Jack and Arcee that she was just floating above the air a bit, then when Cliffjumper stood all the way up, she looked like she was flying in the air.

"Now, this thing will probably give you an energy boost of five minutes so that you can talk to your friend and her human friend. This isn't a spark and you're not going to turn into a monster or whatever you're worried about. It'll be fine," Urbana told him, "Now open up."

He opened his mouth with a hesitant awe-sound, and he swallowed it like a pill. Then a couple of seconds later, Cliffjumper appeared before Arcee and Jack's eyes. They were stunned.

"I don't think it worked," Cliffjumper said.

Arcee went up to Cliffjumper and tried to touch his horns, but she fazed right through him.

"You have your horn back," she said as she took her hand back.

"Yah. As a spirit, I never lost it," he said as he rubbed the back of his head.

The motion made Urbana lose her footing on his other hand.

"Hey! At least let me down first," Urbana told him.

"Oops. Sorry," He said as he immediately let her down.

Urbana went over to talk with Jack while Arcee and Cliffjumper were having their conversation.

"When's the last time you've had a proper sleep and shower," Urbana asked the teenager.

"A few days. We're trying to get back to Nevada," he said.

"That's a long ways away," Urbana told him, "You should stay at my house for the night. Get yourself a shower and some proper sleep. Or at least, enough sleep that you can get when your mind isn't worrying about the people you care about and whatever else is troubling your mind."

"I don't know. Arcee's been in her vehicle mode a lot, and I don't want her having to stay in that mode too much," Jack said.

"Relax. She won't have to hid herself like she does with other people. The family I live with is a lot like me," Urbana said.

"Able to bring back the dead," he asked.

"I didn't bring back the dead," Urbana clarified, "Cliffjumper is still very much dead. I just helped give him the energy to allow you guys to see him. Any minute now, he'll disappear from your sight, but he'll very much still be there in front of you. I mean, until he crosses over."

"So a ghost?" Jack said.

"Precisely."

"Oh, god. This means the afterlife is real," he said.

"Shh. Shh," Urbana soothed, "Don't think about it too much. You're not dead yet, so don't think about it."

While Jack was having that mental crisis, Cliffjumper finally faded from sight and Arcee asked, "Is he gone?"

"No. You just can't see him anymore," Urbana said, "He's more or less decided to be your guy's guardian, making sure you and especially Jack, stays safe… Considering your bad luck with partners."

She scoffed but she had a sad, melancholy smile on her face.

"She's offered us a place to live at for the night," Jack said, "She said they're use to all this. What do you think?"

"That's good. It'll give you a place to rest a bit, but we won't stay the night," Arcee said, "We need to find the New York Base and tell Rodimus Prime about what's happened to us. They already know we can't break radio silence, so Rodimus and his team must be itching to know what going on with us."

"Sounds reasonable," Urbana said, "Follow me you three."

Urbana led the three of them to the mansion and Urbana introduced them to the Addams family. Grandmama, Morticia, Gomez, and Fester all immediately started fawning over Jack. Giving him clothes to wear while Lurch threw his dirty clothes in the washing machine, showing him his room that he can take an hour or so long nap in, and Grandmama started making lunches for Jack to take on the road with him.

"They didn't even flinch at the sight of me," Arcee commented to Urbana.

Urbana shrugged, then said, "It's a strange world and they relish in that strangeness. What do you eat, by the way? Maybe we can get you something."

"I'm fine. I eat Energon, and I'm sure that you and this family don't have it or an Energon refinery," Arcee said.

"What even is Energon," Urbana asked.

Arcee made a hologram picture appear over her right wrist and it showed a blue crystal that Urbana had seen several times before.

"I know where a whole butt load of that stuff is," Urbana told her.

"You do!? That would be amazing if you could tell us where it is," Arcee said.

"Well, let me ask this first, do you guys, with all of your advanced technology, have mind reading tools or something of the like," Urbana asked her.

"We do," she said.

"Then until you guys have a safe spot, I can't in good conscious tell you anything about where I know the location of the Energon is," Urbana said.

Arcee nodded in agreement. Then she said, "If we manage to find the New York Base, I'll send someone over here so you can tell them instead."

"Sounds like a plan," Urbana said as she gave Arcee a thumbs up. Then she added, "Okay. Now it's time for me to finally help your other friend."

Urbana then walked up to Cliffjumper who was sitting next to the tree line of the family's front lawn.

"You're talking about Cliff, right. You already let me see him, what else are you going to do," Arcee asked as she watch Urbana walk up to an empty spot on the lawn.

"I'm going to cleanse him of his Dark Energon," Urbana said matter-a-fact-ly, "That gunk is damaging his spirit and he'll feel a lot more energized when it's out of him."

Arcee immediately picked Urbana up by grabbing her around her waist.

"Don't," Arcee said, "I've seen what is does to humans."

"Yah, it's not pretty," Cliffjumper agreed, "You don't need to help me anymore than what you already have."

"Listen, it's always better to get hard things out of the way as soon as possible," Urbana said as she was still being held in Arcee's metal hand, "I'm worried that if that stuff is still in him, he may not be able to join the AllSpark that you guys speak of. Now put me down so I can do my job."

Arcee did as she was told.

"Look, you both look apprehensive about this, and I understand, but this isn't my first rodeo," Urbana said.

What Urbana didn't mention was that this will be her second time doing a Spirit Cleansing.

"What's a rodeo," Cliffjumper asked.

"That's not a question I'm willing to answer right now," Urbana said, "Just hand me your hand so I can get you back into tiptop shape."

Cliffjumper extended his hand over to her, and she put both of her hands around his pointer finger, the digit was large enough that it would take four of Urbana's hands to span the width of his pointer finger. Using her energy, Urbana reached deep down inside of Cliffjumper and found the infected parts of him. She gathered those infected parts of him and stored them inside herself. As she was doing this, Arcee could see a golden outline of Cliffjumper and it made her miss him and Talegate even more.

Soon, Cliffjumper wasn't fuming a purple haze anymore and he felt like he could take on an armada if he wanted to. Then Urbana let go of him, having found every drop of Dark Energon that was hurting his ghosts, but as soon as she let go of him, she immediately felt sick. Urbana walked a few feet away from Arcee and Cliffjumper, then instantly threw up purple gunk into the ground.

When she finished throwing up, she said to Arcee, "Hey, I think I'm going to be doing this for a while, will you call someone over."

Urbana started throwing up purple gunk again, while Arcee went over to the mansion and knocked on the front doors vigorously. Grandmama opened the door, then she saw that Arcee was pointing at the throwing up Urbana, and at once ran back to the kitchen to grab a waste basket, gave it to Urbana, then guided her back inside.

"Thank you, I'll take it from here. You go relax," Grandmama told Arcee as they passed her.

About thirty minutes later, Hellboy, Wednesday, and Pugsley got back from the beach, and Urbana managed to stop throwing up the purple gunk. Sure, it felt like her diaphragm was continuously punching her in the abdomen, but she was done throwing up. Grandmama, made sure that she nibbled on some bread and drank warm salt water and Urbana was starting to feel better again if not a bit lightheaded.

"I may have bitten off more than I could chew," Urbana said.

"What did you do," Hellboy asked.

Urbana explained and once she was finished, Wednesday and Pugsley immediately went to the blue motorcycle that they saw outside so that they could introduce themselves to the cool robot lady.

Once Jack had showered and had managed to rest in bed for two hours, the Addams family, the Fenton family, and Urbana wished him luck on his journey. Urbana also made sure that before he left that he had her phone number to call her with when it was safe for him to be able to.