In the common room, Molly sat on the couch and stared in wonder. Cyborg was making breakfast, Beast Boy was playing the Gamestation, and Jinx was at the table setting it. When the birds came in and saw the meal, they took their places and began to eat. Molly looked a little left out.
"Dude…don't pull a Raven." BB's plate of food went all over him and Raven was smiling. Molly burst out laughing as did the rest of them.
"Seriously, join us, we have enough to go around." Nightwing motioned to a chair next to BB. Molly sat next to the green jester and helped get some of the food off of him and served herself. Raven noticed a very familiar glint in her soon-to-be-husband's eyes. 'Do you want me to peek into her mind?' 'Yes…I want to prevent another Terra…besides, did you see how they are getting along, almost like Terra, at least in the beginning if you catch my drift.' 'I will talk to her privately after breakfast…besides I have to contact a few higher demons to make our arrangements…to put it bluntly a wedding made in hell, literally. Both me and Jinx have to go through it…that's why the 'Circle of Merlin' is important to us…and to Jinx…' 'So which one did you think popped the question?' 'Jinx did…we're getting stared at again.' 'Let 'em stare, aren't we having a private conversation?' 'I guess so.' Raven burst out laughing and Nightwing chuckled, the others thought something was going on by the facial expressions of the past few minutes.
"Dude! I hate it when they do that!" Beast Boy had vein pop.
"Do what?" Molly looked confused.
"Talking to each other in there heads…" Beast Boy looked frustrated. Jinx chuckled and Cyborg laughed.
"So their both telepathic?" Molly asked, looking at both the birds.
"In a…special way." Raven smiled at Nightwing and he blushed.
"After breakfast Raven and me will give you a physical and a psychological exam to be sure that your alright." Nightwing finished his meal and washed his plate, on the way to the med lab he kissed Raven on the forehead. Raven followed out after him, a smile on her face.
"Since when did he get so obvious? I mean Hello, this is Mr. Paranoid here." BB looked at Cy.
"Since she can feel…I guess she always had feelings for him, now she is able to let him know." Cy looked thoughtful for a moment.
"If anything, that grandfather of mine is probably laughing it up…" Jinx sat in Cyborgs lap.
"And rightly so…this is funny." Drake popped into the chair that Nightwing was in previously.
"He looks familiar…" Molly pointed at Drake with a thoughtful expression.
"Uhhh… shouldn't you get to the med lab?" BB looked nervous. Molly got up and left for the med lab, confused.
"Why did you make her leave…just when the fun was about to begin…" Drake was staring at Beast boy when he said this.
"Uhh…dude, no offense, but you scare me…" Drake laughed at BB's nervousness. Jinx looked over at Drake annoyed.
"Why are you here?" Jinx looked at Drake with impatience.
"Actually I was going to give the rest of the info on the 'Circle of Merlin'…" Drake was about to speak when Jinx interrupted him.
"We already know all about it, Raven got the info from an old friend." Jinx smiled as Drake looked shocked.
"Who else knew about it?" Drake asked seriously.
"I dunno', Rae didn't say." Jinx lied flawlessly.
"Fine, I'll find out myself…this should be fun…" Drake faded out and the three Titans let out a collective sigh.
Molly turned into the kitchen and ran into BB. She accidentally dropped her cup and it broke. He automatically went to the floor and helped pick up the broken shards.
"Sorry…I'm so sorry!" She looked sheepishly around.
"Don't be…Raven brakes more things than the other four of us combined, and that's after she hooked up with Nightwing…so, wanna go out tonight?" He broke the question and blushed.
"I would like to see more of this world…" She smiled at him. He turned into a kitten and jumped into her lap as she laughed. He quickly turned back and grinned.
"Meet me here at…no I'll get you some time tonight!" He threw away what was left of the cup and ran to his room. She smiled to herself. 'He's a funny guy…if they only knew…' Raven walked in and raised an eyebrow.
"Lets get these tests done…it won't take long." Raven led the way to the med lab where Nightwing was waiting.
"Get up on the table…" He pulled out the normal physical examination equipment and went through the normal tests. When he was done he nodded to Raven and she started to float.
"Open your mind to me." Raven stated. Molly let down her barriers and in her minds eye she saw Raven appear. 'Show me everything…if you want to know why…that's for Beast Boy to tell you.' 'I have nothing to hide.' Molly showed every memory to Raven when her power spiked. 'If you have trouble controlling your powers…I can help with that.' Raven smiled and Molly looked around nervously. When Raven was looking through recent memories, she saw BB asking her on a date. She laughed and turned to Molly. 'He'll take you to a movie tonight…just be sure to keep the armrest down…' Raven giggled a little bit before vanishing from her mindscape.
"She's as sane as I am…" Raven smiled to Nightwing. He took Raven in his arms and nuzzled her cheek and she giggled some more.
"Am I excused?" Molly looked a little nervous.
"Yeah…" He got up and led Raven by the hand out of the med lab. BB ran in and grabbed her hand and left with her.
"We are going to get pizza! It's my turn anyway." When they got to the garage Cyborg was waiting for them in the T-car.
"Hop in!" Cyborg opened the passenger side and Jinx ran up and popped in the passenger seat. BB and Molly got in the back seat and the four left for the pizza parlor.
Nightwing sat on the couch with Raven laying with her head in his lap. 'Did you contact…' 'That I did, they want to do it as soon as possible, though I didn't tell them about 'The Circle of Merlin'…' 'That ought to get their attention.' 'Did you know that BB asked Molly out?' 'Interesting…could your great-uncle have anything to do with this?' 'I wouldn't put it past him…though he did help me find your soft side…' She smiled and he chuckled. 'I have a soft side? When did this happen?' 'Since when we first met…' She pulled him into a deep kiss. 'We ought to see a movie tonight…' 'I'm actually in the mood for a comedy…no, an anime…lets see…' 'How about Cowboy Bebop: The Movie?' 'That sounds good…in our room tonight though.' 'Deal.' That's when the red light started flashing. Reluctantly she got up and he went to the computer. His eyes grew to the size of saucers. 'It's the Joker…why did he move to this city?' He looked exasperated. 'How crazy is this guy?' She looked worriedly at him. 'He's given a new meaning to the term psychotic, his psychosis is so…twisted it makes Slade look normal.' She looked shocked and remembered what the maniac did at the party. 'We have to get the others!' 'I'll call them…tell them to get to the jewelry store.' He flipped open his comm. and Cyborg's serious face was on the screen.
"Who is it?" He asked noting Nightwings strained face.
"The Joker…do not attack till we get there! You have never dealt with someone like this guy before…" Nightwing flipped it shut and nodded to Raven and they both disappeared in a multicolored warp.
When they arrived they found a red suited vigilante with an anarchy symble on his chest and belt, his mask was gold and wielded a cane. He dodged a sucker punch from a clown with neon green hair and weighted juggling pins. Nightwing seen how out-numbered this guy was and started issuing orders.
"Cyborg, Jinx, and Beast Boy! Stop their get away car! Raven your with me!" He lept into action knocking out another clown with a cork-gun. Jinx hexed the car and the tires fell off while BB turned into a boa-constrictor and put the squeeze on the driver. Cyborg jumped at the purple suited man with the biggest grin. He pranced and dodged Cy's sonic blasts till he was close enough to hit him with a electrified hand-buzzer. Effectively shorting out every circuit, Cy hit the ground unconscious. Molly jumped at him but he dodged. Her eyes glowed green and he found himself surrounded in a green aura, he pointed at her and one of his clowns gassed her. She started laughing uncontrollable and he was released, falling all of three feet. Nightwing flipped over two of the clowns but was beaten there by the vigilante, he quickly took out a syringe and stuck Molly with it. Her laughing subsided and he pointed to the purple suited man.
"Don't let him get away!" He put the syringe in a pocket, but it was too late. The purple suited man got away.
"Why did you let him get away!" The vigilante pointed an accusing finger at Nightwing.
"I let him get away! I was worried for my team mates, they don't know how to handle the Joker! No one really does!" Nightwing looked exasperated.
"Who are you?" Raven stepped in-between and glaring at the vigilante.
"I am Anarky…I followed Joker here because I believe him to be involved with a Senator Kage…I don't know how though…" Anarky shook his head.
"How do you know about the Joker anti-toxin?" Nightwing had a thoughtful look on his face.
"I used to live in Gothem and I met up with Batman…" Anarky looked at Nightwing.
"Lets get back to the tower…we can get answers to questions there…" Raven teleported them all back to the tower.
Anarky looked a little surprised when he appeared in the common room with the others. With the police mopping up the crime scene, they could actually sit down and talk. Raven sat next to Nightwing, Jinx sat on Cyborg, and BB turned into a cat and slept on Molly. Anarky took a seat across from them.
"What is Senator Kage doing that's so wrong?" Nightwing relaxed and put an arm around Raven.
"He's been linked to several oversea drug deals, but the witnesses end up missing or dead with the Joker skipping town…I want to find out if it's a coincidence, or if Joker is working for him." Anarky stated honestly.
"So that's why the pushers have been on the rise…how much is Kage making off the deal?" Cyborg cocked his human eyebrow.
"Close to point five million…I hacked into his database." Anarky answered Jinx's questioning look.
"Is this per deal?" Nightwing looked serious.
"Yes, wouldn't you like to stop the pushers at the root? Stop the supply?" Anarky looked as serious.
"…Sounds like a good idea…" Nightwing looked like he was pushing the idea through his mind.
"I think we should…" Cy looked down and Jinx looked worriedly at him.
"We'll do it…is Jump one of the main cities that it comes through?" Nightwing asked.
"Yes…I'll patrol the docks tomorrow." Anarky got up to leave.
"You could stay here…we do have spare bedrooms." Jinx looked at Anarky.
"Not to seem rude, but I have a place to stay already…bye'." Anarky disappeared in a bright flash of light.
Cyborg looked just as shocked as the others did.
"Am I crazy, or does it seem like everyone has one and we don't?" Cyborg looked questioningly at Nightwing.
"Don't worry…I'll fix that little dilemma…" Nightwing glanced at Raven and smiled.
"How…" Raven looked confused.
"I seem to remember an old friend having one in Salem…" Nightwing smiled.
"Glad to see you using your head for once…" Drake appeared in the seat Anarky vacated.
"What do you want to say, or what is going to go wrong?" Nightwing had a sharp tone in his voice.
"Just dropping by to relax…that's all…seriously." Drake put his hands up in mock defeat.
"I have a question…what is Molly doing here?" Raven asked.
"I dunno'…But she'll be here for a long time, her home dimension was destroyed recently, just don't tell her that." Drake looked pleadingly at them.
"Why?" Jinx glared at Drake.
"When she is in the extremes of emotion…her powers spike and people tend to get hurt or killed, but she has no real control over who is the target…so it would be in your best interest." Drake leered at them.
"We'll tell her anyway…so she can move on with life, we have all lost something…that's what binds us as a family." Nightwing held Raven closer when he said this and she put her arms around his neck.
"How about a barbeque?" Drake snapped his fingers and they all appeared on the roof…including Anarky.
"How in the…" Anarky looked around in confusion.
"We're having a barbeque dear boy, eat drink and be merry…" Drake smiled and Anarky scowled.
"What did you do to my boom tube?" Anarky looked very annoyed.
"Oh that, I wanted you to stick around…ribs?" Drake offered a rack of baby-back ribs drowned in barbeque sauce to Anarky.
"Just say yes…you wouldn't want to hurt his feelings." Raven took a one of the racks there and Anarky did the same.
"Dude! There's no tofu!" Beast Boy had a vein pop.
"Are you sure?" Drake handed out the ribs and gave BB tofu dogs.
"Dude! You really scare me…" BB ate his tofu dogs happily.
"How go the wedding plans?" Drake ate with them.
"We should be ready in two weeks…they have a bunch of preparations to do." Raven smiled as did Nightwing.
"Good, good…Jinx?" Drake looked at Jinx innocently.
"It'll be a double…" Jinx blushed.
"In that case I need to get one more item…" Drake laughed.
"Which would be?" Jinx looked at him questioningly.
"I'm not telling…but it will come gift wrapped." Drake stated with a smile on his face.
"We should let Titans East know so that they can take over…" Raven saw how dark Nightwings face got.
"And what about Joker?" Nightwing was serious again.
"I'll handle him…and teach the Titans East how to handle him." Anarky looked just as serious.
"Don't worry about the wack-job…jus' concentrate on your plans…" Drake appeared behind Raven and Nightwing and hugged the both of them.
"Whatever you say…" Nightwing looked annoyed.
"Great…now I have a business arrangement to make." He disappeared leaving the confused hero's to wonder.
"Why do I get the feeling that he knows more than he is letting on?" Nightwing looked at Raven questioningly.
"Because he does…" Raven held him close as she teleported both of them to the common room. Anarky looked around and sighed.
"Looks like I'll be needing that spare bedroom…" Anarky had an air of defeat.
"I'll show 'em there…Jinx, see you later…" Cyborg got up to leave but Jinx grabbed his arm.
"I'll go with you…what has you hot and bothered about this drug ring?" Jinx looked into his face. As they walked Anarky listened intently.
"It's…my brother, he got hooked on drugs and it…turned him into a vegetable…I don't want that to happen to anybody else…" Cyborg stopped at a room with no name.
"I take it this is my room?" Anarky looked at Cyborg and he nodded.
"We'll stop this…" Jinx pulled Cyborg close and they hugged.
"It's also the fact that a senator is involved…man that is so wrong!" Cyborg punched the wall denting it.
"It just goes to show what some people would do for money…and I used to rob banks." Jinx led the way to the recreation room. Anarky walked out and headed for the kitchen, glad to be out of the sweaty mask. 'The last victim looked like he had a shocking surprise…third degree burns on his left hand and right foot…I could ask to borrow their crime lab…I'll ask tomorrow.'
Joker looked at the screen, the person calling silhouetted and voice changed.
"I told you to kill Anarky…why haven't you?" The person sounded angry.
"That genius of a lad had help…though the tin-man had a shock, it scared him stiff!" Joker laughed at his own joke.
"He better be dead in two weeks, another shipment is due to arrive…and you'll get your cut as promised…" The person said calmly.
"If the others get in the way…they'll die laughing, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!" Joker laughed evilly.
"Exactly my thoughts…" The screen went dead and Joker laughed.
"Uhh…boss? The kid disappeared…" The goon in question looked like he was going to bolt.
"Arrange for a shopping trip to the mall…with hand grenades!" Joker cackled manically.
Anarky hated waking up in a strange bed, Max was still out, which was even more annoying.
"Morning sunshine…" Max stated.
"Your back! Can you get me out of here?" Anarky had a pleading look in his face.
"No can do boss…for some strange reason I can't boom you out. But some good news…I hacked into a mysterious phone call between and unknown figure and Joker…and you were right, they are trying to kill you." Max had a defeated tone in its voice.
"And they'll get me if I'm stuck here…can you boom me my universal battle suit and the infiltration suit?" Anarky looked questioningly into nothing.
"Sure boss…what about the pooch?" Max sounded jovial.
"Boom him here to…and Max…thanks…" Anarky sounded relieved.
"No prob' boss." Max sounded surprised.
Nightwing and Raven were in kitchen, him with his cup of coffee and her with her tea. Anarky walked in and grabbed a cup of coffee and sat across from Nightwing and had a thoughtful look on his face.
"Could I use your crime lab?" Anarky came out with the question.
"Sure, anything I can help with?" Nightwing looked up from the paper.
"Nah, I got Max working with me…and there is another house guest while I'm here…meet Total Chaos…" Anarky motioned toward his dog.
"Wonderful…now Beast Boy won't be lonely…" As Nightwing said this BB walked in and quickly grabbed the stove and started to make breakfast for himself.
"Dudes…what is up with that Drake guy? Is he a type of alien that could fry our brains or somethin'?" BB sat down next to Anarky and began eating.
"He seems to be…extra-dimensional…" Raven had a thoughtful expression. 'Mother hasn't sent word yet…either she is still looking or that name isn't in the library…'
"What is 'extra-dimensional'?" BB looked confused.
"Normally demons, angels, and their ilk are extra-dimensional…with a few exceptions here and there. Remember, there is the exception to the rule always…and some elected officials think that they are the exception." Anarky explained.
"So…what your saying is that he might be the exception to the rule?" BB still looked confused.
"Basically…yeah." Anarky nodded.
"I think you confused him…he wastes his mind on the gamestation." Raven deadpanned.
"So that's why Max can barely get a blip from him." Anarky chuckled and BB frowned.
"Speaking of Max…where is he?" Nightwing looked intently at Anarky.
"Max is my inbuilt costume computer…normally I could use him to Boom anywhere in the world…whatever that Drake guy did, I can't anymore." Anarky smiled as he remembered putting him together.
"I've always wanted an inbuilt costume computer…how did you get past the magnetic problems?" Nightwing looked fascinated.
"By putting a lead coating on and dipping it in Kevlar plastic at least ten times." Anarky answered honestly.
"Let me guess, you get used to the weight?" Nightwing nodded knowingly.
"Boys and their toys…you owe me some time today Nightwing…tonight at seven." Raven stated as she hugged Nightwing from behind.
"Seven it is…Let me show you to the crime lab, I know I can help you with the layout of the city." Nightwing got up and hugged Raven.
"Don't you forget…" Raven cooed at him before letting him go.
"I won't…" Nightwing kissed her before leaving.
In the crime lab Max was going over the captured recorded feed. Anarky and Nightwing had a map of the city and going over possible hideouts, and they were using a beeker and a bunson burner to make coffee.
"What about here…" Anarky pointed out a abandoned fair ground.
"Too obvious…though mark it anyway, you just never know with the Joker…" Nightwing shook his head.
"You can say that again…sounds like you have history with him…" Anarky nodded.
"That is an understatement…I went by Robin a few months ago, I've had my share of run ins with that psychopath and his demented partner, Harley Quinn…" Nightwing shook his head.
"So he has a partner? This is new to me…" Anarky looked surprised.
"Yeah…how about the old psychiatric ward? In a way he would think that would be funny…" Nightwing nodded thoughtfully.
"That he would…" Anarky stuck a red pin in the map.
"Hey boys…I got something here, it is Senator Kage…I had to modify a voice modulator and test it against a news broadcast. But who will believe it? A lot of people believe he couldn't do something like this…what we need is proof, solid evidence of his involvement and we have him." Max almost sounded pleased.
"Great job Max, check out retailers of nano-tech…you'll be getting an upgrade." Anarky nodded pleased.
"Good idea…I could use the nano-tech and build my own inbuilt costume computer. It would be much lighter." Nightwing had a thoughtful look on his face.
"I think we'll both be shopping there then…" Anarky pointed at the old business district.
"Shopping for clowns?" Nightwing raised an eyebrow.
"You guessed it." Anarky placed another red pin there.
"I hate it when I'm right…" Nightwing smirked.
"In one respect your not like Batman…you smile." Anarky laughed.
"The old man has always been serious…not much in the humor department." Nightwing chuckled.
"Think we should get the others to help with the search?" Anarky cocked an eyebrow.
"Yeah…and in another week I'll be happily married…" Nightwing smiled to himself.
"As well as the other two…Jinx and Cy?" Anarky looked thoughtful.
"Yeah…I'd invite ya' but…demons like to torment humans, so the after party is going to be here. And yes the JLU is invited, you are to." Nightwing slammed back the last of his coffee and got up to tell the others.
"I'm still wanted by them." Anarky stated.
"I'll get them to remove your name…since you're here anyway." Nightwing nodded and left for the common room with Anarky following.
One week later…
Thankfully the ceremony was quick and Nightwing already feel the power rushing through him, even being as tired as he was. Once back at the tower he threw the circlet off his head. Raven walked in and glared at him. 'Richard…get some sleep…or you won't be in any shape to do anything tomorrow.' 'Fine…only if you come too…' He smirked as she smiled.
An old man found a dusty book in the corner of an obscure book shelf. He didn't know what language it was in, but the pictures it showed were grotesque. He thumbed through and found pages ripped out. He went back to looking for those pages and didn't seem to find them. He looked into the Denver Data Haven and found a post…
Shadowland BBS
Seal White will take any job if the price is right, if you need to contact him leave a post.
-Darkdragonmaster 3379 18:36:45/10-21-05
This man does have honor so He doesn"t take everything but will do most jobs.
-Dodger 21:21:39/10-30-05
THIS MANS GUN IS VERY VERY BIG AND HURTS! LOOKOUT IF HE COMES YOUR WAY!
-Renraku Red Samurai1597382 09:25:10/11-14-05
Shadowland BBS
When he read all the posts he posted a post himself.
Shadowland BBS
Seal White will take any job if the price is right, if you need to contact him leave a post.
-Darkdragonmaster 3379 18:36:45/10-21-05
This man does have honor so He doesn"t take everything but will do most jobs.
-Dodger 21:21:39/10-30-05
THIS MANS GUN IS VERY VERY BIG AND HURTS! LOOKOUT IF HE COMES YOUR WAY!
-Renraku Red Samurai1597382 09:25:10/11-14-05
I have a job for Seal White, to discuss the particulars we need a neutral place to meet.
-The Old Man 10:30:18/11-16-05
Shadowland BBS
Senator Kage was furious. 'How could that…KID! Have thwarted that deal? Now I'll have to make amends by letting a cartel boss go…' He paced in his office till the phone rang. He answered quickly and didn't look happy with what he heard.
"…he is with a bunch of other kids? Kill them all! They are now considered witnesses as well…they heard it from him and they BELIEVE HIM!...be sure you get on it." He slammed down the phone, breaking the receiver.
Anarky looked around and activated the stealth suit, he had been following these two flunkies around for a bit till they went to their contact. 'Definitely a agent…lets shoot out a bug…' Anarky shot out a black listening device. 'Good, I'm still concealed…now to make an exit…' He quietly left the scene and ensured he wasn't followed.
"Max…what is he saying?" Anarky whispered.
"Patching in…" Max said through the earpiece.
"…Yeah, we got the score…" One of the flunkies said confidently.
"…Great, here's your cut…" The Agent said in a neutral tone.
"…Thanks…" The two Flunkies left and the agent Pulled out a cell phone.
"…Got the cash…where's the drop off?...ok, I know where it's at…yeah, see you later." The agent got on his motorcycle and zipped off.
"Good thing I can track that bug boss…are you thinking of arresting the goons?" Max sounded serious.
"Yeah…send a recording of the conversation and pictures to the police, let them deal with it…I have bigger fish to fry." Anarky stayed stealthed till he got back to the tower, however his enterence wasn't unnoticed.
"Glad to see your back…" Cyborg had his arms crossed.
"Just patrolling…" Anarky said innocently.
"I could have gone with you…or did you have lead you were following?" Cy looked and cocked his human eyebrow.
"I was following a lead…we might just be able to get some tangible evidence on the good Senator." Anarky smiled.
"Traced the call to a throw-away-phone…this agent is good…" Max came over the suits pa system.
"…that's not right, I can't even trace phone calls…" Cy grumbled.
"Max…find a few sites with tech that is compatible with his systems…even a body upgrade, I think nano-tech will do…and e-mail it to him." Anarky headed toward his room.
"Uhh…thanks…I think…" Cy looked confused.
Raven had noticed how focused Nightwing had been recently, sometimes even forgetting to eat. She knew she couldn't cook so she got take out, and knocked on the door to his office.
"It's open…" A muffled response came from the door. She walked in and found him brooding over some new piece of evidence.
"So…long night again?" She rubbed his shoulders and he leaned into her and sighed.
"…I know I'm missing something…but what?" He looked at her held her hand.
"Take a break tonight…I know something that will get your mind off this, besides, isn't it sometimes good to sleep it off and attack the problem with a fresh mind?" She pulled him up and into an embrace.
"Sounds like a good idea…" He reluctantly left his office as his wife led him to their room.
The old man checked the post and found a reply.
Shadowland BBS
Seal White will take any job if the price is right, if you need to contact him leave a post.
-Darkdragonmaster 3379 18:36:45/10-21-05
This man does have honor so He doesn"t take everything but will do most jobs.
-Dodger 21:21:39/10-30-05
THIS MANS GUN IS VERY VERY BIG AND HURTS! LOOKOUT IF HE COMES YOUR WAY!
-Renraku Red Samurai1597382 09:25:10/11-14-05
I have a job for Seal White, to discuss the particulars we need a neutral place to meet.
-The Old Man 10:30:18/11-16-05
The Old Man If you want a meet come to Seattle to the Crusher 495 in the Redmond district and I will meet you there. Bring all data and a certified cred card of your payment. If I like the job I will take it. For questions call Nelson Roberts owner of the Crusher 495 he has a list of my standard answers and fees. He also takes messages for me.
-Seal White 23:45:13/11-20-05
Shadowland BBS
He smiled and began to pack his things. 'Finally…I'll get the answers I need…'
Drake looked through his TV and chuckled. 'Time to get things going…' He snapped his fingers and on the screen Beast Boy kissed Molly. 'That should lead to something…the other three have been taken care of… Now to renew my subscription…' He picked up the card a started to fill it out.
Molly didn't know why, but it felt good being kissed by BB. When the kiss was broken, the green animorph blushed and turned away.
"I-I'm sorry…I-I don't know what came over me…" He stuttered out.
"I…I liked it…come here…" She pulled him into a hug and started to kiss him deeply.
Cyborg and Jinx watched from the security camera and grinned.
"Well…the gals of Jump will be thankful to her…" She coyly smiled.
"Remember, he is green…not a big turn on if you ask any of the people out there." He pulled her close and she hugged him.
"I know…but in a way it's cute that he would just up and kiss her. Have you noticed the looks they've been giving each other?" She looked him thoughtfully.
"Not really, I've been going over some new tech specs…" He pulled up a web site that showed a new type of computer.
"The security for that system is bogus…Gizmo stole the proto-type." She had a knowing grin on her face.
"Aww man…I'll improve it then…after we go somewhere." He added the last part of the statement as she glared at him.
"It's a date…" She smiled at him and kissed him.
The old man sat at a darkened table in the Crusher 495. Another old man walked up and smiled warmly.
"Welcome to the Crusher 495, what would you like to drink?"
"…I'm looking for Seal White, he said that I could meet him here." The old man just looked around.
"I'll pass along a message to him if you like? I'm Nelson Roberts, forgive my manners." Nelson had an air of mirth about him.
"Then pass along the message that I need to talk to him soon…time is of the essence." The old man started to get up.
"Wait right here…I think that he is in…" Nelson left and ten minutes later a man in black walked out.
"You needed to see me?" He had a neutral tone in his voice.
"Yes…one million to listen, the other nine if you take the job." The old man had a seriousness about him.
"You just bought a set of ears." The man in black just sat down.
"A book of mine is missing some very important pages, pages I need to translate. I have translated some of it…it talks about the four horsemen…I need those pages if I am to stop them from coming back. What I need you to do is to get those pages…at any cost." The old man looked harder than a diamond and twice as sharp.
"Deal…it's guaranteed…now the payment…" Seal cocked an eyebrow. The old man took out five million in cash.
"Half now, half when completed." The old man pushed the money toward the mercenary.
Molly stared back at the green animorph in wonder. 'I think I'm going to like it here…' He looked like he was going to move closer when he tripped and fell on his face.
"Owww…" Beast Boy groaned in pain.
"Might be a good idea to watch where your going." She giggled as she helped him up. He turned a deep forest green in his cheeks.
"Uhh…thanks…" He stammered out still blushing.
"Lets go somewhere today…" Molly hinted as she still didn't let go of his hand.
"Yeah…sure…" He looked shocked as he followed her out.
Raven felt something inside her. 'What is that?' She looked into her mental landscape and found a small, but bright light. Happiness waltzed over giddy with joy. 'one and one equals three…' Intelligence put down the comic book and smiled. 'What do you mean by that?' She looked at the emotion confused. 'She meant your going to be a MOMMY!' Happiness whooped with joy. Raven had a look of shock on her face.
Jinx was feeling quite pleased with herself as she curled up with her husband. Cyborg looked at his normal hands, then transformed them back to the metal ones. She felt an urge to get a pizza with whipped cream and peanut butter. 'Where did that come from?'
"Vic…we need to get a test…" She looked serious.
"Uhh…what kind of test?" He looked confused.
"…A…pregnancy test…" She finished and looked expectantly into his eyes.
"We got some in the infirmary…lets go…" They got dressed and walked out the door.
Koriand'r started to turn from orange to light orange. A doctor walked in and smiled.
"You have given the king an heir, congratulations." The doctor walked out and X walked in.
"I heard the news…lets celebrate!" He pulled her into a deep embrace and deeply kissed her.
"I…am glad you are happy as well." She smiled warmly at him.
Drake looked into the TV and chuckled. 'I DID kind of cheat with Molly…but it's gonna be worth it…the four horseman of life will come from those four…women…as well as new family…now that makes…thirty…no…forty million, nine hundred and seventy-six thousand, eight hundred fifty two kids and grand kids…glad they don't live with me…' He smirked and changed the channel.
Two weeks later…
Changeling looked at the girl beside him and smiled. 'I wonder if Terra would have been this great…But she is someone I'll never let go of…I won't make that same mistake again!'
"What are you smiling about?" Molly looked up from his shoulder.
"How great it is waking up next to you…" He kissed her forehead and she giggled.
"We have to do this more often…" She got up and went to the bathroom, the sound of the shower started.
"Well come on…the waters warm." She smiled through the crack in the door as he ran into the bathroom with her. Little did she know of the life growing inside her.
Raven walked up to Nightwing with a small smile on her face. 'Why are you so happy?' He looked quizzically at her. 'I…I-I'm pregnant…' She looked real hard at his face to see his reaction. When he smiled warmly she knew he was as happy as she was. 'You know what this means…we're going to have to set up a nursery.' She smiled and hugged him. He kissed her passionately and she held him tighter.
Cyborg looked at the test that Jinx had. 'I-I'm gonna be a daddy…' He looked at her and smiled like a fool.
"So…" She looked worried at his expression.
"Good thing we have plenty o' guest rooms…one of them will be a nursery." He beamed and hugged her.