GOTHAM CITY

SEPTEMBER 14TH 2010 21: 37 EST

"Elizabeth! Slow down!" her mom called after her. The seven year old giggled and hugged the cookies to her chest, trying her hardest to dodge the arms her mother was shooting out. "No cookies until after dinner!"

Betty swerved, nearly hitting her head against the kitchen counter, but kept going anyway. A hand caught the collar of her shirt and pulled her back, which put her in a backwards hold of her mother. Her mother laughed as Betty groaned.

"Wait until after dinner for treats," Mom said, kissing the top of her head. Betty sighed and held up the cookies so her mother could take them. Mom rolled her eyes and spun Betty around so that she was facing her, and then kneeled down to her daughter's height. "But I think a 'treat' will be fine."

Betty gasped and smiled, hugging one of the close to her again. Her mother took the rest and returned them to the container of Chips-Ahoy sitting on the counter. Betty ate her cookie quickly before her mother could tell her that she had changed her mind. Not that she was going to.

"Aunt Melody is coming to stay with you after dinner," Mom said. "She'll be watching after you, I have some errands I have to run."

"Aw," Betty said. "I thought we were gonna watch The Princess Diaries tonight!"

"I know, I'm sorry Elizabeth," Mom said. Mom pulled her hair into a bun on top of her head and went over to the cabinet, grabbing out a box of pasta. "But Aunt Melody should be able to watch it with you."

Betty crossed her arms and stood firm in the middle of the kitchen; her face pulled into a pout. This was the third time this week Mom had some errand to run after dinner, and she was always back after bedtime, which meant anything that Betty wanted to do with her mom ended up being done with Aunt Melody.

And Aunt Melody was fine, but she wasn't Mom.

"But Mom!" Betty said. "It's Friday! We always watch Princess Diaries on Friday!"

"And you can still watch it," Mom said. "Just with Aunt Melody."

Betty sighed and went to turn back to her room.

"But it's not the same," Betty sighed. Something in the air shifted at her statement, and the room became a bit colder and darker.

"Then convince me to stay."

Betty blinked, and the little girl turned on her heel. "What?"

A pot of water was smoking on the counter, the only normal thing left about the moment. The light in the room felt more dimmed, and a soft, cold breeze chilled Betty to the bone. Mom was starting at her with an intense look, and it made Betty only shiver more.

"Convince me to stay, sweetheart," Mom said, a sickly-sweet tone to her voice. "Things will be so much easier if you convince me to stay."

Betty took a cautious step back, and in a flash, Mom was replaced with bloody, mangled form of Waspia. Blood matted her costume, the blonde ponytail sticking out of her cowl dotted with brown and red. Rips tore at her yellow and black costume, the insignia of a gold wasp on her belt completely tore off and sitting at her feet.

"Convince me to stay," another voice said, and Betty turned on her heel to see Jason before her. He was not bloody or injured, but his face betrayed pain and anger. "Why couldn't you convince me to stay? You left me alone!"

"No, no, I didn't!" Betty cried. She felt a bloody hand on her shoulder, and she looked up to see the bruised face of her mother staring down at her.

"Why didn't you convince me to stay?" Mom asked. "I would still be here if you did."

"No, it's not – I couldn't –"Betty started, but their was an evil laugh from somewhere far away. Of whom, she could not tell, but it only put her more on edge. What was happening? What was going on? How did – what –

"Why did you let us leave?" Jason said. "Why didn't you make us stay?"

"It wasn't up to me!" Betty cried. "Your mom – and Poison Ivy – they took you from me!"

The hand on her shoulder tightened and her stomach clenched with panic.

"Stop it. Stop it. Stop it!"

Betty's eyes popped open, and she stared up at the ceiling of the living room. The fan spun quickly, jingling the levers between the lightbulbs, and Betty's stomach turned in a similarly quick succession. She had just wanted a simple nap, not whatever the hell that was.

Nightmares had finally subsided a few months ago. It had been two months since she had one, at least one about Mom. Most certainly the first about Jason. Right after Mom died, they were every night. Every time she shut her eyes, she would see some ghoul there to scare her with something much worse than a boo. Sometimes it was reliving the night, sometimes it was like what she just saw. Either way, it was not a fun experience to have.

She sat up, rubbing at her eyes. On the chair opposite of her sat a resting Jason, curled in on himself and a haphazard orange blanket thrown over a body. Betty had finally managed to get Jason to stay over at her apartment for a few days, something Catherine very reluctantly agreed to after Jason guilt-tripped her about missing Betty. Jason was set to start school at North Gotham within a week, and Betty at Gotham Academy within two weeks, so really this was the only time Betty would be sure she would have time for him to be over.

The fears from her nightmares seeped in as she looked at her young friend. Did Jason blame her for that month with no contact? Was it her fault for not convincing Catherine to let her know where Jason was? She could have tried harder. Surely there was something more she could have done?

Betty shook her head. No. She got Batman on the case to find them. She looked for a month, asked and asked repeatedly. Betty did everything she could do. Right?

And Mom…

Mom. That was a whole other can of worms.

Betty stood, letting the blanket gathered loosely in her lap fall to the floor. Aunt Melody was just downstairs, getting the diner ready for opening day, making her just within arm's reach if she just wanted to talk about it. But Betty decided against it. What would talking about it do, really? What she wanted to do was punch somebody. Hard.

She gave Jason one final look and started counting down the minutes to patrol.

'Cause I Knew You Were Trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now
Flew me to places I'd never been
'Til you put me down, oh

GOTHAM CITY

SEPTEMBER 22ND 2010 7: 43 EST

Betty yawned as she shut her locker door. Her nightmare from the nap had decided to come back with full force the past few nights, which meant her first day at Gotham Academy was going to be spent in a tired daze. This was her first day at a school-school since before Honeybee came about, and any excitement about it was completely gone thanks to her exhaustion.

The hem of her pants was just an inch too long, since the boy she got the hand-me-downs from was a few inches taller than her, which meant they got stuck under the soul of her dress shoe. Her sweater vest sat just a little too snugly, and she wished that Gotham Academy had been like public schools of Gotham and let her wear whatever she wanted. She would have a better day if she could wear one of her dresses rather than this school uniform.

She yawned again and slung her bag over her shoulder. Her schedule had said she would have math first thing in the morning, so at least it would be a class that she enjoyed first thing on this first day of school. Betty actually found math to be a refreshing change of pace from most of her life. One problem, one easy solution with steps to get there. Not like her regular life, where there were more problems than she could count without an easy answer.

"Hi," a voice said at her shoulder, and Betty turned to see a girl with red hair and green eyes standing in front of her. Beside her stood an almost but not quite familiar looking raven-haired boy with blue eyes and slicked back hair.

"Oh, uh, hi," Betty said. The girl smiled and put her hands on her hips.

"I'm Barbara," she said. "I've been assigned as your student liaison, Elizabeth." Betty cringed and slung the other strap of her bag on her second shoulder.

"I actually prefer Betty," Betty said. Barbara nodded, intaking the information.

"Well Betty, I've been assigned to show you were your classes are, school procedures, and most importantly, where the bathrooms are located," Barbara said, and Betty laughed.

"Well thank you," Betty said. "Speak oh guru, and I shall listen."

Barbara smiled and looked over at her friend.

"Oh, I'm gonna like her," Barbara said. Barbara threw her hair over her shoulder and motioned to her friend. "This is Dick Grayson, professional thorn in my side."

"Funny Babs," Dick said. Betty furrowed her brow. She could have sworn she had heard that voice somewhere before. Betty shook her head. Probably just her exhaustion. Barbara rolled her eyes and waved for Betty to follow her.

"The front office went ahead and gave me a copy of your schedule, it said you had Mr. Reynolds for Advanced Geometry, right?" Barbara asked as they headed down the hallway.

"Yeah," Betty said. As they walked, Betty could not help but compare the hallway to the last way she had seen it. Several of the lockers had been slightly crushed due to Superboy being thrown into them, and some of trophy cases had been basically shattered from the fight with Amazzo. She could only imagine how different the gym was going to be during P.E.

"I have that class too," Dick said brightly. Betty held back her yawn and smiled at him, thinking it would be nice to have someone she knew in her first class of the day.

"I don't, but I have Mrs. Hansert's English class right across the hall," Barbara said. "So I'll meet you when your class is over, okay?"

"Okay," Betty said as they arrived at the classroom door. A customary bit of nerves of starting a new school was in her chest. "Oh, uh, thanks for walking me here. I appreciate it."

Barbara nodded her head and turned to go to her class, leaving Dick and Betty in front of their first period classroom.

"Ready for your first day at a new school?" Dick asked.

"No," Betty said. "But time to do it anyway."

Dick chuckled and followed Betty into the classroom. It was one of those classrooms that was exceptionally bright, with crisp white stone walls. A poster declaring "You be anything, so be kind!" sat by the window, and a tall, dark-skinned man stood at the front of the classroom. Betty assumed this was Mr. Thomas. A couple of the students were already here, having found seats in various places in the classroom.

"Take a seat anywhere you like," Mr. Thomas said. "We'll go over the syllabus in a moment." He handed them two blue sheets of paper listing the due dates for tests and major assignments, which both took with a quiet thank you.

Betty took a seat in the second row and Dick slipped into the seat next to her.

"How you liking Gotham Academy so far?" Dick asked. Betty shrugged.

"Seeing as I've been here for approximately five seconds," Betty said. "I'd say I like it alright."

Dick rolled his eyes. "Good point."

Betty decided she kinda liked Dick. There was something familiar about him, though she could not quite place it. That familiarity made it quite easy to talk with him, even if she had only known him for a few minutes.

"I was home-schooled before now," Betty said. "So, it's been a while since I've been in a school. Gotham Academy seems nice."

"Yeah, most people are really nice," Dick said. "Should make being the new girl easier. I know it was an adjustment for me."

Dick Grayson was the foster son of Bruce Wayne, Gotham's most famous son and owner of Wayne Enterprises. Wayne Enterprises had their hand in everything – they invested in businesses, came up with new technological and scientific advancements, and even housed a few charities auctions every once in a while. Bruce Wayne was a billionaire and well-known through Gotham for his playboy ways, and his foster son only made his notoriety in the city only grew with it. Dick was only adopted a few years ago after the very public death of his parents, so when he came to Gotham Academy it must have been even more of an adjustment than for her.

"You were homeschooled?" Dick continued. Betty nodded and ran a hand through her short hair.

"Yeah, my -uh- mom worked from home," Betty said. "And she had a hectic schedule. It was easier for her."

Never mind that work was being Waspia. It was technically the truth.

Betty had wanted to continue homeschooling, but Aunt Melody had only let her finish out last school year and then said she was going to normal school. Aunt Melody had said some nonsense about new friends after tragedy, but Betty just thought it was poppycock. She would much rather she just continued through her homeschool program.

"Man, I'm glad I'm not homeschooled," Dick said. "Alfred is great, but if he was my teacher too. Whoa."

"Alfred?" Betty asked.

"He's Bruce's butler," Dick said. "He's like really cool. And kind of scary, honestly."

"He sounds awesome," Betty said.

"He is," Dick said. "You should meet him sometime."

"Okay class," Mr. Thomas said, calling them to attention. "Welcome to your first day of freshmen year!"

Betty turned her attention back to the front of the room and smiled softly. Maybe it would be a good first day after all.

Once upon time, a few mistakes ago
I was in your sights, you got me alone
You found me, you found me, you found me,
I guess you didn't care and I guess I liked that
And when I fell hard, you took a step back
Without me, without me, without me,

GOTHAM CITY

SEPTEMBER 22ND 2010 18:41 EST

Honeybee landed in the alley for the Gotham Zeta port, her body tired and mind a little fried. God, going back to school and doing hero work was going to take an adjustment. Especially when she had to follow the regular school schedule of Gotham kids.

She found Artemis already walking towards the port, back to Honeybee, and Honeybee tilted her head to the side curiously. What was Artemis doing in Gotham? Wasn't her city Star City?

"Artemis?" Honeybee asked, rising to stand. Artemis stopped and turned wildly, her eyes open wide in shock. "What are you doing here?"

"Honeybee!" she said in surprise, but then cleared her throat. "How's it going?"

Honeybee tilted her head to the side curiously.

"What are you doing here in Gotham?" Honeybee asked. A black and red blur swished behind Artemis, and then there was the smirking form of Robin waiting for the archer.

"Yeah, I mean it's pretty crazy you're here," Robin said. Artemis jumped and turned to face Robin, one hand clutching hard to her bow. "Since your uncle, Green Arrow, lives in Star City." Robin had that sly smile that told Honeybee he knew something he probably shouldn't, and Honeybee shook her head with a sigh.

"I'm, uh, here to see my cousin," Artemis quickly explained. "Yeah, she was in the state spelling bee. Here….in…. Gotham City."

"C-O-O-L." Robin nodded, his smile getting bigger with every passing second. "Did she W-I-N?"

"N-O," Artemis said icily, putting a hand on her hip.

"D-R-A-G," Robin said. Honeybee walked up and crossed her arms, looking between the two of them. Something more was being said here, some kind of secret, and Honeybee felt a curious need to know.

"Are we going to continue with the mini spelling bee?" Honeybee said. "Or are we gonna go to the Cave?"

"Ladies first," Robin said, looking between the two of them. Honeybee rolled her eyes and stepped forward, opening the door to the Zeta port. Artemis remained rooted where she stood, giving Robin a scrutinizing look.

The flash of light came, and Honeybee scrunched her nose as the feeling beneath her feet disappeared.

"Recognized: Honeybee – B06."

Honeybee heard a boom, and then there was a bright ball of fire coming from her the center of the training room. Honeybee yelped and dodged out of the way, landing in a roll and pulling two stingers out of her belt.

Smoke clouded the room, making it hard for her to see and to breathe. She coughed and rose back to full standing, and ran to the edge of the smoke, trying to see through the hazy, gray air.

"Who's there?" Honeybee asked. Another ball of fire headed her way, and she threw herself down on the ground in front of her to miss it. On the floor, she could make out the beginnings of scarlet, metallic feet.

"Recognized, Robin – B01."

"Robin, get out of the way!" Honeybee nearly screeched, and the bird boy nearly missed being scorched with his own ball of fire. Honeybee rolled onto her back and jumped up, watching as the red and black blur thrust forward. He sends two birdarands into the smoke, and she did likewise with the stingers. Both clanged against something but failed to go odd.

"Recognized: Artemis –B08."

"Get down!" Honeybee called out to her, and she fell to the side, another fire ball failing to hit it's target. Honeybee jumped back to Artemis, throwing more stingers at the smoke. Robin flipped backwards and launched off a birdarang.

Artemis returned to her feet and knocked an arrow, sending out into the smoke to hit their unseen opponent. Another ball of fire headed their way and the blonde had to dodge out of the way. Honeybee watched as the ball hit the wall behind them, sending it up into flames.

"Any idea who we're fighting?" Artemis said.

"No idea," Robin said. "But we're sitting ducks here in front of the tubes. Get to the exit!"

The trio booked it to the hallway, a string of fire trailing behind them, aimed at them from wherever their opponent was. The hallway was flooded with water once they stepped in, sending waves of water crashing their way.

"Or not," Robin drawled.

The water slammed into them, sending them into the wall. Honeybee crashed into the stone with a crunch and a groan, and a mouthful of water forced it's way into her mouth. The water receded after a moment to where it was standing but not impossible to wade through. Honeybee coughed as she tried to regain her balance and some semblance of normal breath. That moment did not last nearly long enough, because sure enough another fire ball was sent that the trio of heroes had to dodge.

Artemis and Honeybee knocked an arrow and threw a stinger respectively, while Robin rushed ahead silently for a brief recon to make sure they could keep going. Three fireballs were sent in a flash, and the two of them had to turn back to the end of the hall. They rushed to meet up with the waiting Robin, who was motioning them forward with gritted teeth and a worried expression. A ball of fire hits next to them, and it began to swirl like a tornado.

Honeybee's eyes widened and then she turned away, following her friends into the weight room of the Cave. Robin slammed the door behind them and they began to run towards the showers in the back of the room.

"Robin to Team," Robin said into his comn. "Come in. Aqualad!"

Honeybee's legs burned from the sudden movement, and she found her breath still a little husky from the smoke. She shook her head to try and get rid of the water in her hair to make it more bearable, but her hair still dripped with water as she ran.

The door crashed open, dropping to the ground with a loud thud. The fire tornado sent fire and smoke into the room, making it hard to see and breath once again. The three of them fell to the ground from the sudden influx of air and force. Honeybee groaned, already tired of falling down, and Robin grabbed her arm, pulling her back to her feet with him and they kept going towards the showers. Artemis followed suit.

"Robin to Batcave. Override R-G-4," Robin said. They reached the showers, and the three of them set to work turning on all of the shower heads in an attempt to stop the fire from burning into the showers with them. "Cave calling Justice League: H-O-J slash Watchtower; B-01. Priority: Ray." Robin turned on the last shower head and growled, finally giving up on the comns. "Comns are down. Locked."

"At least the water's helping," Robin said, noticing that the smoke had dissipated somewhat.

Robin spoke too soon, because Honeybee watched in horror as the shower heads and nozzles began to pop off of the wall. Water poured out of them in spurts that began shoots of water, and Honeybee gulped.

"Or not," Robin whispered, mostly to himself.

Honeybee sucked in as much as air as she could as the room flooded, leaving them with no breathing room. Robin pulled a birdarang from his belt and swam to the far wall. He placed it on the wall and pressed it to detonate, and it exploded. Water flooded out, taking them with it, and they burst through onto the floor of the hallway. All three coughed as they hungrily breathed big gulps of air, trying to let themselves have just one stinking moment to regroup and figure out what was happening.

The one moment was over, and the three hurried to their feet. They rushed to the kitchen of the Cave, running as fast as their feet can carry them.

"We need to get lost," Robin said. Artemis pointed up at the vent over the stove.

"The air vent!" Artemis said.

"Good, go," Robin said. Honeybee and Artemis went to the air vent and pulled off the grate, but Artemis hesitated when she saw Robin run to a security monitor on the wall. Honeybee did not look back at him, already knowing what he was up to.

"What are you doing?" Artemis demanded in a vicious whisper.

"Downloading Cave blueprints," Robin said, pressing buttons rapidly on his hologlove. "Could come in –"

Metallic foot stomps could be heard coming their way, and Robin paled, dropping his glove.

"Go, go," Robin said. Honeybee climbed up into the vent, Artemis and then Robin following her.

"Go left," Robin said once they reached as high as they could go. Honeybee turned, Artemis following suit. A stream of fire went straight up into where they had been previously, and Robin cringed. "Too close." Robin looked at where his glove was once again pulled up and furrowed his brow. "Take the next right."

The three of them kept going, but Robin halted them with a "There should be a vent cover right in front of you."

Honeybee stopped, seeing a cover on the shaft floor beneath her. She frowned and pulled it off, seeing a circular tube of shaft. Honeybee jumped down it, figuring it was better than whatever was behind them, and found herself landing on the metal stairs of the boiler room. Artemis and Robin jumped down after her, both of them landing in a crouch like her.

The room was empty of fire and water, and Honeybee heaved a sigh of relief. At least they found a room they could at least regroup in.

"This way," Robin said, and the three turned on their heels towards the stairs, beginning to run down them. Their former hiding spot shot out a stream of fire, and Honeybee cringed at the increase of heat in the room. Artemis growled and kept going.

In the center of the fire was a strange, humanoid looking figure that seemed unaffected by the fire. The figure shot out it's hands, sending fire out in their direction. The three of them jumped off the stairs and between two pieces of the machinery, hoping to remain hidden between the machines at least for a few moments.

The one to their left began beeping, and Robin looked at it, worried, before taking off. They continued after him, the beeping turning into a pinched whine. Gas leaked out and Honeybee wondered what else could go wrong today as the machine began to send out sparks as well.

The fiery figure lowered into the machine area and they began shooting various beams of fire. Honeybee ducked with the others behind a large machine, Robin pulling up his hologlove.

"I know that another access tunnel is around here somewhere," Robin murmured. Artemis knocked on the piece of metal, opening the air vent behind them.

"You mean this?" Artemis asked. Robin put a birdarang on the machine they were hiding behind to leave it to detonate. Artemis slid in, and Robin followed her, and Honeybee followed him. Honeybee shut the vent behind them, and then crawled to catch up with them. From behind them, they heard the explosion, but they did not turn back to look at it.

"Hold on," Robin said. He opened a control panel hidden by the air vent, plugging in his glove. "Locking out the Cave's motion and heat sensors so that the enemy can't find us."

"Again, I ask, who is the enemy?" Artemis said.

"Let's find out," Robin said. "Downloading Cave security footage. There."

On the screen, the rest of the Team was crowded around a motorbike that Superboy was working on. Wally was helping him and held out his hand.

"Torque wrench," Wally said. M'gann levitated the desired item towards him, and Waly took it with a smile. "Thanks, Green Cheeks."

Superboy put a hand on his hip and furrowed his brow. Kaldur raised a curious brow.

"I have been meaning to ask, any trouble balancing school-work with your responsibilities here?" Kaldur asked.

"No," Conner said easily.

"Juggling is just one of my many talents," Wally bragged. He looked intently at the bike for a second and then turned back to M'gann. "Socket wrench." M'gann gave him the wrench telepathically.

"Daily cheerleading practice has presented a challenge," M'gann said. "Oh, but my first loyalty is always to the Team. The Team, not the Bumblebees."

"Artemis starts school today. Do you think she will have trouble maintaining her loyalties?" Kaldur asked.

Honeybee saw Artemis glare at the screen.

"Nah, she'll manage," Wally said. "I mean, how much more angry and hostile can sh-"

The camera cut out, and Honeybee furrowed her brow.

"Explosion took out the camera. I'll find another angle," Robin said, rapidly typing away at the hologlove. It switched to another camera, which showed it being overtaken by water. Another one switched, showing their four friends charging at something. The water overtakes them, swallowing them whole. A fourth turned to Kaldur and M'gann running up the stairs, the water fast behind them. A fire overtook this camera, and all that was left for the three of them was static.

"That's it. All four are dead," Robin said. Artemis looked at him, fearful and aghast. "The cameras! The cameras are dead! I'm sure the others are okay!" Honeybee could hear the slight waver in his voice, and she frowned and reached out to put a hand on top of his. It wasn't much, but it was something. Robin hesitated for just a moment then took his hand back, pulling up his glove and starting to look over the blueprints. "Let me find the fastest way to the hangar. Give me a sec."

"Yeah, I'm sure their fine," Artemis said to herself. "They've all got superpowers. They can handle anything."

Honeybee shut her eyes and tried to ignore the fear gnawing at her. They had found themselves in worse situations and found a way out. But this…they didn't even know what was going on. And they managed to take out their heavy hitters within minutes. How were they supposed to come up with a way out of this?

"We got this," Honeybee said. "We'll figure this out." Robin gave no reaction to what Honeybee said, instead peeking his head up and looking to the right.

"There should be a vent cover for the library in that direction," Robin said. Robin led them a few yards south to where a vent cover sat waiting for them. Honeybee peeked to see the library waiting below them, the books and room untouched by fire or water.

Honeybee removed the vent cover and slipped down onto the carpeted floor below them, Artemis and Robin landing next to her.

"There's a secret passage hidden behind one of these bookcases," Robin said. He jumped over the railing of the top floor of the library they had landed on, and Honeybee and Artemis shared confused looks before following him.

"Cliché much?" Artemis said, but began pulling books off the shelves regardless. Honeybee began pulling them too but found no passage.

"You should see the Batcave," Robin quipped.

"Artemis, Robin, Honeybee," a familiar robotic voice said. Artemis gasped excitedly, but Honeybee shrunk back, a bad feeling curling in her chest.

"Red Tornado!" Artemis cried. She ran out to meet him, but quickly frowned and panicked when she saw not Red Tornado, but a different red robot. Honeybee reached for her elbow and pulled her back just as the robot was about to grab onto her friend and pull her forward.

"Yes, on the Red. No, on the Tornado," Robin said. Robin grabbed them both and dived all three of them under a table in the library. The table above them smashed from the impact of the red robot hitting it, sending wood chips and splinters raining down on them, the shavings getting caught in Honeybee's hair.

Another robot appeared, this one shaped more akin to a woman's body, just as they stood. The three of them tried to make a mad dash for an escape, but the robot merely outstretched her hand and sent out bursts of flames. The carpet below them caught on fire and they jumped on top of the nearest bookshelf to get out of the way.

"What-who are they?" Artemis asked. Honeybee nor Robin answered. The sprinklers went off above them, set off by the fire, and Robin jumped back to the floor. Artemis and Honeybee remained where they stood, Artemis knocking an arrow and Honeybee sending a stinger flying. Neither had an effect on the robot, and Honeybee said a word under her breath she would scold Jason for.

"Artemis, HB!" Robin calls. The two of them jump down to see a bookshelf slid open, and Honeybee sighed an internal sigh of relief. The three of them slipped inside, the door clicking shut behind them.

As the door slides shut, Honeybee sees one of the androids out of the corner of the shutting door, and her sigh becomes a panicked gasp. Honeybee ran with the others and tried her hardest to ignore the exhaustion building in her and the fear growing stronger with every passing second.

And to think she was worried about school this morning.

'Til you put me down, oh
I Knew You Were Trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now
Flew me to places I'd never been
Now I'm lying on the cold hard ground

Chapter Bible Verse:
"He is not here. For he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay." - Matthew 28:6

Happy Easter to you and your family. May you have a blessed day on this, the holiest days, where we celebrate Our Savior's rise from the grave.

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Review Replies:

MsRosePetal: Betty and Jason made me cry, no lie. For me, I wanted to do it a chapter earlier but waited because I felt like we just needed a breather chapter. I know I did. And Betty is covering for her because Betty does not want to break Jason's heart in regards to his mom any more than it already is. Betty did come back, so she didn't leave him behind, and Betty made that choice to let Jason at least have only suspicions and not evidence, which can make a world of difference. Honey might make a reappearance later, I'm not sure yet. And we're gonna get more one-on-one moments soon as we get into the meat of the story. Season 1 is the season to establish and grow, so I want her to have some with more than just Robin. And Betty is def. a Supermartian shipper for right now, as Season 1 Supermartian is just so different from Season 2 and 3 Supermartian. And I love having some girl bonding time, as most of the time female friendships are boiled down to basics in these kinds of shows, so I want to give this friendship to be given a chance to shine. Aside from Rocket, whom she doesn't know, Honeybee was the only female sidekick floating around for a long time so I wanted her to have some female hero friends. I want them to be like a mirror for Kaldur, Robin, and Kid Flash as they kind of have their own little trio going. Thank you so much for leaving a review and have a blessed day!

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