Vlad arrived into Jump National Airport in his private jet. He didn't tell anyone about his appearance so attention was minimal as he exited the airport terminal. He walked into the city and took a deep breath. "Ah, lovely isn't it?" he asked himself. A white limo pulled up to the front of the airport and Vlad got in. "To the Embassy Suites entrance at the Landon Hotel please," he said in the bossy voice used by those who were very wealthy.

The poor driver had met enough guys like him to know to keep his mouth shut and do what he was told. It was no use trying to make lively conversation with those people because as far as they were concerned, they had money and you didn't therefore you were the scum of the earth. Toting newly weds however what made the job worth while was, to be able to hear people go on about their futures was one of the few perks of the job because those people had hope, rich people had money, and he had a lot of patience. And that's the way the world ran.

Vlad noted the sigh from the driver as they drove to where he had specified. Not that it mattered; at least he wasn't trying to make any infernal small talk. He pulled out his cell phone and called his secretary. "Hello, Diana?" he asked.

"Yes sir?" she replied immediately pulling out a pen and paper out of sheer habit.

"Did you do as I asked?"

"Yes, your schedule is now free until Thursday. The board wasn't very happy about you skipping out…" she started.

"Yes, yes, yes," Vlad cut in. "Excellent, now will you please contact a Dr. Asimov Andrews and invite him to lunch for me?"

"May I ask where?" Diana replied.

"What is the most expensive restaurant in Jump?" Vlad asked.

Diana looked at the phone in disbelief, "Sir, I don't know. I live in Wisconsin."

"Well now…" Vlad started.

"The nicest restaurant in town is 'The Lilac'," the driver supplied.

Vlad put hand over his cell phone. "You're joking," he said, his voice dripping with sarcasm.

"No sir, the restaurant is run by a family whose surname is Lilac. It is one of the world's best restaurants."

Vlad gave the driver a disbelieving look and returned to his cell phone. "All right, invite him to lunch at the 'Lilac'," Vlad told his secretary.

Diana typed into her computer, "Sir, it's booked until December."

"Then pay them to give me a registration," Vlad said tightly. "It doesn't take much to get on those lists."

"Yes sir," Diana said.

"Very good, make it at, oh…." Vlad paused, "12:30?"

"Yes, sir," Diana said again.

"Very well, call me when you've set the time."

"Very well, sir," Diana replied and hung up the phone.

Vlad put his cell phone back in his pocket and smiled. This was certainly going to be an interesting week.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Danny and Beast Boy were currently on their third round on 'Turbo Racers' and Danny was loosing. "Ha! Beat that!" Beast Boy cheered.

Danny tried to maneuver around the car but Beast Boy just nudged his car into Danny's instead. "Hey," Danny protested.

"Better be careful," Beast Boy warned.

"Careful about what?" Danny asked.

All of a sudden Danny's car flipped over and blew up. "Ha!" Beast Boy said again. He drive his car across the finish line and thrust his arms into the air in a victory post. "Oh yeah, I'm the winner! I rule! Oh yeah!" he cheered.

"I had no idea you could do that," Danny said looking at his wreckage.

"Seriously?" Beast Boy asked.

"Yeah," Danny replied.

"Want me to teach you?"

"Sure!"

Beast Boy restarted the game and started to show Danny where to push the buttons to get the other person's car to flip over.

On the other side of the room, Cyborg was monitoring the airplane traffic coming into Jump city. "Any luck," Robin asked.

"Nah, all commercial stuff. And no 'Vlad Masters' on any of the passenger lists either," Cyborg said.

A new name came up on the screen.

Robin pointed at it, "What's that?"

"A private jet," Cyborg said. "Nice one too," he whistled.

"What's the 'Dalv' corperation?" Robin asked, reading the title of the private aircraft.

Danny glanced over. "Did you say Dalv?"

"Yeah, heard of them?" Robin asked.

Danny nodded darkly, "That's Vlad, he uses the 'Dalv' name as an offset for when he doesn't want people to know it's him. Dalv, Vlad, it's his name spelled backwards."

"Well isn't that clever," Cyborg muttered.

"Dude, watch the screen," Beast Boy warned.

"Huh?" Danny asked and looked back at the game just in time to see his car blow up again. "Darn it!"

"I told ya," Beast Boy laughed.

"Where's he going next?" Robin asked Cyborg.

"He's going to a hotel then I don't know where," Cyborg admitted.

"Can you guess?" Robin asked.

"No, but I can monitor where the limo goes since it's owned by the city," Cyborg said.

"Do that then, tell me if anything happens," Robin said.

Cyborg nodded and continued to type away on the keyboard.

"More waiting?" Danny asked.

Robin nodded, "More waiting."

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Asimov received a call on his phone at about 10:30 that morning. "Asimov!" a cold voice greeted him, he recognized it instantly.

"Vlad!" he replied in a cold voice just as fake. "So, what are you up to, old buddy?"

"I was touring the country and I decided to stop by Jump," Vlad said.

"I'm sure," Asimov replied.

Vlad ignored the obvious insult. "Well, since I'm here do you want to go have lunch somewhere?" Vlad asked cheekily.

"Oh, I would be honored. Are you sure you have time for a lowly ghost hunter like me?" Asimov asked.

"Oh, ghost hunting is something of a hobby of mine as well. I'd like to see some of the inventions you've created," Vlad said in fake interest.

'Oh, he's making this too easy!' Asimov told himself. "But of course, how about I show you a few prototypes and after lunch we can return to my lab and I can show you something very," he paused for a smile, "special I've been working on."

"Sounds wonderful, old chum," Vlad said.

"Wonderful, wonderful! So, where shall we meet?" Asimov asked.

"Say about, 12:30 at the Lilac?" Vlad asked innocently.

"Oh, you've outdone yourself, that restaurant is one of the best," Asimov said in fake shock.

"Only the best for the best," Vlad said cheekily.

"Of course," Asimov replied. The two laughed but it was very forced.

"Well, shall I see you at 12:30 then?" Vlad asked.

"I wouldn't miss it for the world," Asimov replied.

"See you then," Vlad said.

"See you then," Asimov confirmed.

The two men hung up their phones and glared at them. "Idiot," they said together.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Cyborg continued to type away on his keyboard trying to get at any angle he possibly could. "He's trying to stay hidden, this guy is good," Cyborg said.

"Have you had any of the luck?" Starfire asked.

"A little," Cyborg said, "He's going to use the limo again at noon, maybe we can pick up his trail from there."

"Know anything beyond that?" Raven asked.

Cyborg shook his head. "No, like I said, this guy is good."

"Well then, looks like we'll just have to wait for the limo to stop," Robin said.

"Looks like it," Cyborg agreed.

They all watched the red dot careen through the 2-D map of Jump. It stopped at a place labeled Lilac.

"Lilac?" Danny asked incredulously.

"Yeah, the nicest restaurant in town," Cyborg said.

"Why go there?" Beast Boy asked.

"Maybe…" Robin rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Maybe to meet up with someone?" he suggested.

"Like a Dr. Asimov Andrews someone?" Cyborg asked.

"Okay, should we let things settle out themselves or go and make sure nothing happens?" Robin asked.

"Maybe we should go just to make sure," Danny said.

"Reason?" Raven asked.

"Let's see, evil bad guy one is meeting with evil bad guy two at a nice restaurant in the middle of town," Danny said.

"Good enough for me," Cyborg said.

"Me too," Robin answered. "Titans, go!"

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I'm SOOOOOOOOOOO Sorry for ignoring my fics. You see I got Megaman Battle Network 5 Team of Colonel and the liberation missions take FOREVER and... I'll shut up now . ;

So addictive runs off to play more /o/