Disclaimer:HOW MANY TIMES TO I HAVE TO POUND IT INTO YOUR MISERABLE BRAINS? I DO NOT OWN BATMAN BEYOND!

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Author's Note:I know, I know, Terry is supposed ta be with Dana, (or Max, depends on who you are, or Melanie, for that matter) but it's my fic, so Terry is gonna be with Oyuka! **PPPPPPPft!**

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"Mr. Wayne!" I yelled, running into the Batcave. He turned. "We have a problem," I said. "Is it the yellow laptop flying behind you?" He inquired. I turned to see Pu behind me. Her screen flipped up to show a girl waving sheepishly. "Oh, no. This is-" "Haepu. Highly Advanced Emotional Processing Unit. I know." "Uh, Pu, this is Bruce Wayne." Ace growled slightly. "And Ace." I smiled, scratching him behind the ears. Just then, Terry came puffing down the stairs. "What part.......of 'Wait,dammit!'........don't you.......understand?" I just grinned. "What was the problem?" Wayne asked, breaking us up. "There's some sort of Ultimate Evil creature roaming Gotham." He raised an eyebrow. I gave him details. "When I was in Tokyo some kind of ancient evil posessed me. That's why I did all those stupid things. I built up a mental 'firewall' against it, but it fell when I saved Terry from Inque. The Evil retook me and took all the evil out of my body, making it stronger. Terry managed to stop it from getting him when he emerged, but now it's in Gotham and I think I know how to find it!" I took a deep breath. I can talk faaaast. Wayne gestured to the Batcomputer. "Be my guest." I sat in "The Chair" and began typing. "First, hospital records. Anyone admitted in the last hour for going completely blank. No emotions, no talking, no nuttin." I checked. "Like I said. Nuttin." I sighed and swiveled the chair to face the others. "It'll most go for people with power. Or powers." I sat straight up. "Powers!" "Yea, you said that," Terry mused. "No, twip! Derek Powers! If It gets into him, Gotham is toast! No pun intended." Terry ran for the suit. "Wait," said Wayne. "How are you going to find it?" I turned to Pu. "Haepu, run body funtion scan." Her screen became radar, showing my bloodstream, respiration, and brain activity. More brain activity than normal, but hey, whaddaya expect? I pulled her screen off (it's portable) and scanned Terry. "Everything's normal! Well, except for your brain activity...." He gave me a look. "What are you, 12?" I stuck my tounge out at him. Then I scanned Wayne. Breathing, norm. Heart, well, you know. Brain, dead. I narrowed my eyes. The Dark Knight should have more brain activity that a tiny red-and- yellow dot in the cranium. "Oh. My. God." "What is it?" Terry asked. "It's got Bruce!" I screamed, popping Pu's screen back on. I froze him in place. Wayne, not Terry. I needed Terry. "How do we get that thing outta him?" He asked. "We've got to prove that there are prople that love him!" He gave me a Look. I gave him one back. "Look," I said, straining. "I can't hold him much longer. Just say it. Tell Bruce." "Tell him what?" I growled. "You dreg! I'm a psychic, remember! I know how much Bruce means to you! The only way to save him is to let him know!" He looked at me. He knew what he had to do. That didn't mean he had to like it.

Terry P.O.V. I knew what I had to do. I didn't have to like it. I walked up to Bruce. "Wayne, if you can hear me through that freakin' black fog in your head, I need to tell you something." I heard Oyuka moan in pain. I needed to hurry. "Look, ever since my dad.....well, you took that empty space. You're my father figure. Even if you are a little rough on me, you are. And I love you." The cloud came out of Wayne's mouth. "You have defeated me!" It screamed. "You son-" It started to say more, but It disappeared, scattering in a million different pieces. "All the evil's going back where it belongs," said Oyuka, walking over and hugging me. "That couldn't have been easy," she murmured. "No," I said. Wayne laid unconsious on the floor. Haepu broke in. "Hey, I have been replaced with a man!" She whined. "Stuff it, Pu," said Oyuka. Then she kissed me. For a long time. I had trouble breathing. When she pulled away, I smiled. "Oyuka?" "Hai?" "I've made my choice." A grin slowly broke out on her face. "Oof," said Wayne, trying to stand. I stumbled over and helped him up. "I heard that," he said, smiling a little. My eyes widened. "Er, um, heh," I stammered. He clapped a hand over my shoulders, holding himself up. "My medicine...." he said, guesturing to the stairs. "I gottit!" Oyuka said, flying up. She was back in a minuite (a freaking akward minuite for me) with the pills and the water. Wayne took them, we made sure he was okay, then we left.

When we got back to the apartment, Oyuka smacked her face. "What?" I asked. "Dana," was her only answer. My good mood collasped. I had chosen Oyuka. I loved her. But I also loved Dana. Well, not so much. More like a friend, someone to hang out with. Max, er, not really. Not that much. Melanie, oh, God. Don't make me start. "I don't wanna hurt any of them," I said. Oyuka hugged me. "I know. But, it's your choice." She kissed me, then went inside. 'TERRENCE ANDREW MCGINNIS!" came an all-too-familiar voice from across the street. Oh. Shit. It was Dana.

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Hooble:Hee hee. Me like cliffhangers. DUN DUN DUN!