MOUNT JUSTICE
DECEMBER 31ST 2010 07:15 EST
Honeybee felt newly refreshed as she walked alongside her team into the meeting area of the Cave, having just awoken from a brief slumber she had managed to find after the Santa Prisca battle. She yawned once, still a little tired, and rubbed at her eyes.
"Why exactly is Batman calling us here so early?" Honeybee asked. Aqualad turned to look over his shoulder and shook his head.
"I do not know," Aqualad admitted. "But I do know we have reason to feel proud of yesterday's victories, but one thing has not changed."
"Somehow, the bad guys are still getting inside information," Robin continued for him as they entered the meeting room. Kid Flash smiled happily and put his hands on his hips
"Yeah, but at least we know now that none of us is the mole," Kid Flash said. Honeybee stepped in the meeting room, and found that Batman was standing with Red Tornnado, the holocomputer already brought up and displaying a full-body picture of Red Arrow. Honeybee furrowed her brow as they got closer, confusion drawing up in her.
"That's correct," Batman informed. "The mole was Red Arrow."
Honeybee felt that same sucker punch from yesterday punch her in the gut. She could not believe the words she heard come out of Batman's mouth. Roy was the mole? How was that even possible? Roy could be temperamental and cold at times, but he was not a traitor.
"Roy?!" Robin asked.
"How is that possible?" Kid Flash demanded. Aqualad nodded in agreement, just as shocked and appalled by this news as the rest of them.
"He was Green Arrow's sidekick," Aqualad insisted. "We've known him for years!"
"Unfortunately, the Roy Harper we have known for the last three years is another Project Cadmus clone," Red Tornado informed. Red Tornado was as monotonous as ever, no emotion, and that almost made the news worse. Because it made it sound more like a fact, rather than a story that Honeybee could laugh off.
Conner's eyes widened at the bit of Roy being a Project Cadmus clone.
"We've learned that the real Speedy was abducted and replaced immedailty after becoming Green Arrow's sidekick," Batman continued matter-of-factly. "The clone was preprogramed with a drive to join the Justice League, which was why he was so angry to any delays over his admission. And why he refused to join the Team."
Batman brought up a picture of Speedy, back when he was younger, closer to the age that Honeybee was now, and Honeybee's heart ached at the sight. This boy was abducted. Her friend was abducted, and she hadn't known?
"This Roy Harper had no idea that he was a clone or a traitor. And his subconscious programming drove him to become League worthy. So he struck out on his own as Red Tornado," Batman said. "When he was finally admitted, his secondary programming kicked in, and he attempted to betray the League to Vandal Savage. Fortunately, I had already deduced he was a clone. We were prepared."
How could Batman possibly have known? And how had Honeybee not noticed, but he had?
"Savage was subdued," Red Tornado cut in robotically. "But Red Arrow escaped. He is now a fugitive, armed and dangerous."
Honeybee shut her eyes. Roy was a traitor. Roy was a fugitive. Her friend was a criminal. The same friend that had helped comfort her when her mother died, the same friend she had known since she was eleven years old. Had she ever really known him? Truly known him if she never noticed? Was this Roy even real?
"If you guys hadn't rescued me from Cadmus…" Superboy whispered, and Honeybee turned to him, opening her eyes. She took his hand in hers, squeezing it softly. Maybe it was to comfort him. Maybe it was to comfort her. Maybe it was both.
Superboy smiled down at her weakly, one which Honeybee was unable to return.
"What…what happened to the real Roy?" Robin ventured.
"We don't know," Batman honestly answered. "We have to face the possibility that the real Roy Harper is dead."
Honeybee sucked in a gasp, and she felt Superboy grip her hand even tighter. Not only was Roy a clone, the real one might be dead? All of this didn't feel real, it felt like a nightmare she couldn't wake from. This couldn't be real. She had to still be asleep in her bed, about to wake up and realize this all was a dream.
But she never woke up. Here she remained, blindsided and emotional.
"The Cloned Roy," Aqualad said suddenly. Honeybee turned to him, seeing an angry expression cross their leader's face. "The Team will find him."
"Negative," Batman rejected. "Red Arrow is a member of the Justice League now. Leave him to us."
Honeybee knew right away that was never going to happen. Red Arrow, clone or no, was one of them. He was a sidekick, a protégé, an apprentice that finally got their chance to be a solo hero. And with this revelation of him being a clone and a traitor, Honeybee wanted to be able to question him herself. To make sure what they said was true before letting loose the full fury of the Justice League.
Batman put a hand on his comn link and then squinted like he was listening to something, before dropping his hand and looking at them non-chalant.
"I'm needed at the Watchtower. Tornado, stay with the kids."
Batman turned away from them and walked into the Zeta tube.
"Recognized: Batman – 02."
Aqualad turned to face the Team the moment that Batman disappeared, his gaze hard and mouth set into a thin line.
"Clone or no clone," Aqualad thought into the mindlink, "Red Arrow was one of us. We will go after him."
Honeybee agreed. Red Arrow deserved to be given the benefit of the doubt. Red Arrow at least had earned the right for that over the years.
Red Tornado walked up behind Aqualad and acted as if he was going to raise his hand, before he completely shut off. His glowing eyes turned dull and dark, and he became silent and still with a soft creak of his joints. Honeybee pursed her lips and stepped closer to Red Tornado, letting go of Conner's hand.
"What's going on?" Kid Flash asked. Honeybee peeked over Robin's shoulder, who had pulled up their holocomputer on their glove, and was currently scanning Red Tornado. Honeybee tilted her head to the side curiously as she read the stats over his shoulder. Technically, their was nothing wrong with him.
"He's totally powered down," Robin informed. "Everything seems to be working just fine, but he just shut down. All functions are offline."
"Guys," Zatanna said, getting their attention. She had a hand to her head and eyes were locked in concentration. "I'm sensing a low-level mystic force. I don't if it caused his shutdown, but now that I think about it…. I was getting the same buzz off Batman."
Robin nodded in agreement and turned to face the young magician.
"He called us kids. He never does that."
Kid Flash stepped closer to inspect Red Tornado, eyes cutting across the robot critically. Kid Flash reached down to Red Tornado's hand, spotting something. He confiscated it and held it up for the rest to see, and Honeybee's eyes widened.
"Look," Kid Flash called to them, "One of those Bio-chips we confiscated off Cheshire."
Honeybee crossed her arms. "Something is definitely up."
"Agreed." Aqualad nodded and looked between his team, ready to split them and assign jobs. "Robin, Rocket, Kid, Bee, and Zatanna. See if you can get Tornado back online. The rest of you, with me to find Ro-Red Arrow."
Artemis, M'gann, and Conner nodded and followed Aqualad out, racing to the Bioship to go find Roy. Honeybee silently wished them luck – Red Arrow needed to be found before the Justice League found him. The League seemed like they weren't in the mood to ask questions, while they were.
"The problem's hardware, not software," Robin said. Honeybee stepped closer to Red Tornado and picked up his arm, then let it go, and it returned to hang limply at Red Tornado's side.
"Do any of you have any ideas?" Honeybee asked. Rocket shook her head no, but Zatanna nodded, eyes alit with an idea.
"I have an idea," Zatanna coyly stated. She looked up towards the sky, where Red Tornado's apartments were. "Red Tornado has a second android body hidden up there. He wants to use it to enter the human world. Maybe we can download his consciousness into another body."
"Kind of like a reboot," Honeybee surmised. Zatanna nodded, and she raised her hands towards the hatch above them.
"Gnirb Htims Nohj ot eht dnuorg!"
With a whirl of magical energy, on the floor appeared an android body. This was human looking, with soft pink-flesh artificial skin and a pair of dark red pants. Honeybee and the others managed to scrounge up two tables to lay Red Tornado and the android body on, and Robin connected a cord between the two to start the process of downloading their consciousness.
Rocket watched in slight confusion, hands on her hips.
"So… Red Tornado built this android to party?" Rocket wondered. Zatanna shrugged slightly.
"Not exactly how he put it, but yeah," Zatanna answered. "More or less."
"Recognized: Black Canary – 13."
Black Canary appeared in the Zeta tube, smiling softly and eyes sympathetic as she stepped out.
"Hey guys," she softly said, "Wanted to check in, see how you're handling the – What are you doing to Red?"
"It's not what it looks like!" Kid Flash instinctively blurted out, raising his hands.
"It looks like you're downloading his consciousness into a new body!"
As if in time to Black Canary's words, 'DOWNLOAD COMPLETE' appeared on the holoscreen. Honeybee shook her head. There was no getting out of this one.
"Okay, it's pretty much exactly how it looks," Kid Flash admitted. Honeybee gave her best impression of an innocent smile.
Red Toranado's android body shot up like a bullet, eyes popping open.
"Team, get out of the Cave, now!" he warned loudly. Black Canary wasted no time in reacting, calling out a Canary Cry. Honeybee covered her ears on instinct, the screeching sound louder than anything she had ever heard. Red Tornado's new body split in half and caused the artificial skin near one of his eyes to peel, and the top half hit Kid Flash and Honeybee dead on, knocking them back onto the ground.
Honeybee managed to shove the body off of her and Kid Flash, and she looked up to see Black Canary engulfed in smoke, most likely from one of Robin's smoke bombs. Rocket created a shield bubble around Black Canary, and Black Canary fell unconscious as the smoke disappeared in the bubble.
"Black Canary attacked us?" Zatanna said, returned to her feet. Honeybee stood back up and walked closer to where Black Canary was trapped. Why had Black Canary tried to attack them?
"Black Canary is the least of our problems," Red Tornado's top half said, voice actually worried. "We must abandon the Cave."
"But why?" Robin inquired, and Red Tornado shook his head.
"I will explain all in time, but right now we have to leave," Red Tornado assured. Kid Flash picked up the decapitated top half, and Robin and Honeybee descended on Black Canary, pulling rope from their utility belts to tie her up and place a gag in her mouth.
"Toalf Kcalb Yranac," Zatanna said, and Black Canary appeared to rise from the ground, and Zatanna kept her hand out and walked forward, guiding the unconscious heroine. Honeybee followed them as they hurried to the hangar to try and escape. The Bioship was gone, but luckily Conner had left behind Sphere which they could use as the Super Cycle.
Sphere unloaded into the Super Cycle, and they began to load into the vehicle just as Honeybee heard the compute ring out again.
"Recognized: Icon – 20. Recognized: Doctor Fate – 17. Recognized: Captain Marvel – 15."
Honeybee's senses prickled with panic, and she jumped into her seat on the Super Cycle, and it took off and out of the Cave before the members of the League could find them. The cold wind of New England hit her hard and she shivered a little in the wind, but tried her best to ignore it.
"Stay off your radios," Red Tornado ordered, arms slung over a bar to keep him upright. "Mask all signals. We cannot afford for the League to find us."
Robin set to work doing what Red Tornado ordered, while Kid Flash turned to him incredibly.
"Right. Just one question: Why is the Justice League after us?" Kid Flash demanded. Red Tornado shifted a little and then began to answer the question.
"The entire League is under the complete mental domination of Vandal Savage. Red Arrow seems to have been his means. His methods were something that Savage referred to as Starro-tech. An alien vile organism infused with nano-technology and magic. It shuts down the mind's autonomy, allowing Savage to reprogram the individual to suit his needs. Even my inorganic brain was not immune. But the process requires 0.16 nanoseconds to fully integrate with its hosts nervous system. The delay allowed me to create an internal sub-program, which would disconnect my power cells if I attempted to infect another person. Fortunately, the Starro-tech is body specific. As John Smith, I am now free of outside control."
Honeybee shook her head. This was unbelievable – all of this was utterly unbelievable. First Red Arrow was a clone and a traitor, now the Justice League was out to get them and under the control of Vandal Savage? Today felt like a fever dream wrapped in a fantasy sequence.
"This Starro-tech, it worked on super-powered humans, four flavors of alien, an android, even Doctor Fate?" Robin shook his head. "Defeating all of you without a fight?"
"Indeed, a remarkable achievement. One not easily countered," Red Tornado admitted. Super Cycle began to purr, and Honeybee looked to see the camoflogued Bioship near by.
"Miss Martian, are you in range?" Robin asked.
"Yes, creating a hatch for you now."
"Good, because we really need to compare notes."
THE WATCHTOWER
DECEMBER 31ST 2010 22:54 EST
Honeybee stood on the Bioship, feeling the weight of the world on her shoulders. And in a way, it was. They were about to try and save the Justice League using the Starro-tech cure that Queen Mera of Atlantis and Dr. Roquette had managed to come up with in incredible time, a mission which if they failed would leave them in the hands of the wicked Vandal Savage. And Lord only knew what he would do with the Justice League at his beck and call.
"Ready?" Conner asked, walking over to her. Honeybee turned to him, hands on her hips and faking as much confidence as she could muster.
"Born ready," Honeybee answered. Conner hesitated, clearly not believing her, but let it go, perhaps feeling the same as her. Not quite ready, afraid even. Yes. Honeybee was afraid, very, very afraid. Not of the League, but of what happened if they failed.
Honeybee frowned and turned to her friend and put a gentle hand on his shoulder.
"You realize you're the only one who stands a chance against Superman?" Honeybee inquired, and Conner sighed deeply.
"Yeah, I know," Conner said. It was the truth. They were vastly out-leagued by their opponents, and Superboy was the only one with enough strength to even begin to match Superman's level. If anyone was going to take him down, it was going to have to be his clone. The one person that Superman had ignored for months, the one person that perhaps could understand Superman better than anyone.
"Are you sure you're ready for that?" Conner shook his head and crossed his arms.
"No, I'm not," he admitted. "But really? What choice do we have?"
It was true, they had no other option. They were the last thing that stood between the world and the corrupted Justice League. There was no one else, no other person they could turn to. They were really, truly in over their heads and there was nothing they could do about it.
"None," Honeybee said.
Aqualad stood in front of the lot of them, and the group assembled around him. The expanse of space was outside the window shield of the Bioship, them having long since went into space to get into the Watchtower. They connected to the side and were waiting for the go to leave the Bioship and infiltrate the Watchtower.
"This mission is larger than any we have faced before," Aqualad intoned to them. "And if we fail, the consequences may be catastrophic."
"Awesome pep talk, Kaldur," Kid Flash interrupted, earning a small glare from the Atlantean but no reproach.
"Robin, you go first, get a lay-out of the schematics and shut down all security protocols that may inhibit us," Aqualad ordered. Robin nodded and disappeared into the Watchtower, and Honeybee waited until they go the go-ahead look from Aqualad before entering. Honeybee and the others huddled around Robin, getting a look at the schematics. She tried to memorize them quickly so that she didn't get lost and get trapped by members of the League.
"RT bypassed all wireless security protocols as soon as he arrived," Robin informed. Honeybee looked over his shoulder and squinted at the picture of the schematics. "Savage shouldn't know we're here."
"Move out!" Aqualad ordered. Honeybee set off towards the Zeta Bay, where she could see Plastic Man starting to unload some kind of crates. She frowned and crouched behind a column, looking out across the room to see him bending backwards. She watched as Artemis and Kid Flash raced across the room and off to the cargo bay, leaving Plastic Man to Honeybee
She pulled out three stingers, and quickly flipped the small switch on the side that moved it from EMP to explosive device. She gave a soft breath to steady herself and shut her eyes, leaning against the column. She was really doing this. Honeybee was about to try and take down a member of Justice League.
Honeybee gave another shuddering breath and then stood, stingers in hand. It was time to take the jump and really do this.
So, she jumped, moving from behind the column. She threw down the three stingers from behind, which hit Plastic Man in the back. This got him by surprise, and his elongated neck fell to the ground. She seized this opportunity for what it was and jumped down to him. She raced to his side and put the Starro-tech Cure on his neck, where it put him to sleep, and he did not fight her.
She raced past him and towards the gardens area, on the look out for any other members of the League. She found none, until she reached the garden, where she found Martian Manhunter, Superman, Batman, Hawkwoman, Wonder Woman, and one of the Green Laterns. Hawkwoman was taken down by Wolf, and Robin inserted the Cure in her neck, while Sphere took down Green Lantern, and Conner put the Cure in their neck.
Wonder Woman was locked in one of Rocket's bubbles, and Honeybee raced forward, swinging her lasso as she rushed past them. Batman and Robin were locked in battle amidst smoke, most likely from smoke bombs, and Honeybee launched her stingers out.
Batman avoided them with precision, and Honeybee stepped side-by-side with Robin.
Honeybee turned to him and nodded. Together?
Robin nodded back. Together.
Batman sent a kick forward toward Robin, which he avoided with a double backflip. Batman went after his protégé, and Honeybee unsheathed her lasso and swung it around his leg. It pulled Batman back just a little, but he turned on his heel and pulled on the lasso to bring Honeybee closer to him. He punched her in the face, and she was sent reeling back.
Honeybee managed to stay on her feet, and she adjusted her jaw. She growled with a fury as Batman turned away from her and back towards Robin, who leveled a kick that Batman promptly avoided. Honeybee lunged forward and sent a hit at his neck, which while it hit, did absolutely nothing to stop him. Batman reached for Robin, taking him by the leg and spinning him around so that he hit Honeybee. The two fell over the side of the garden landing and onto the landing below them.
Honeybee groaned in pain as Robin laid on top of her, and she pushed him off of her and onto the ground next to them. Robin and Honeybee managed to get themselves in a crouch at the same time that Superboy landed next to them with a loud thud.
Honeybee looked up to see Rocket still trapping Wonder Woman in the bubble, the teen hero floating above the Amazonian woman. Honeybee took off to help her, trusting Superboy and Robin to take care of Batman and Superman.
"Rocket!" Honeybee called out, swinging her lasso. Rocket turned to her, looking over her shoulder and widened her eyes at the approaching hero. "Let her go!"
Rocket did as Honeybee instructed, letting Wonder Woman out of her bubble. Wonder Woman took one step forward and raised her lasso to throw it, but Honeybee had hers prepared first. She hooked it around Wonder Woman's foot and pulled her forward, and she fell onto her back.
Honeybee rushed to Wonder Woman's side and tried to insert the cure but was sent flying back several feet by a punch. Rocket, however, seemed to have the drop on her, landing on her left and trapping her fists in smaller version of the kinetic bubbles that she had been trapped in moments before. Rocket crouched down and inserted the cure into her neck, and then just like that Wonder Woman was down to sleep.
Honeybee smiled at Rocket as she stood. Rocket smiled proudly and Honeybee raised her hand for a hi-five.
"Great job Rocket," Honeybee congratulated. "Not easy to get the drop on an Amazon."
Rocket hesitated for a moment, staring at the hi-five like it bite her, before hitting her palm against Honeybee's with a soft smile.
"Couldn't have done it without you, Honeybee," Rocket said. Honeybee went ahead and decided she liked Rocket. Rocket was fun and smart, and she knew what she was doing despite her lack of experience on a team.
Honeybee looked over her shoulder to see that Batman and Superman had finally been subdued, Superboy and Robin standing between the two unconscious heroes. Honeybee motioned for her and Rocket to go over to them to regroup.
"Let's head up to the center of the ship," Robin said, hands on his hips. "Regroup with the others."
The four of them hurried up there, and Honeybee noticed in the reflection of the glass that a bruise was starting to form on her jaw from where Batman had hit her. Honeybee internally sighed. It was going to be like hell explaining to Aunt Melody how exactly she got this bruise. Never mind her teachers at school, given she was to start the spring semester in just a few days.
They met with the others in the center room and discovered that all of the League members had been taken down. Honeybee gave a sigh of relief and leaned against the glass window, tired as all get out and happy that the mission was a success.
"Happy New Year, Justice League," the computer said throughout the Watchtower. The holoscreen popped up the date reading JANUARY 1ST 00:00 EST. Honeybee took a deep breath and relished in the cold feeling of the glass against her shoulder. She had completely forgotten that it was New Years.
"I should've done this a long time ago," Kid Flash said, sweeping Artemis off her feet bridal style.
"Took you long enough," Artemis snarked back, and the two kissed. Robin gave a cheer before Zatanna pulled him in for a kiss as well. Miss Martian and Superboy shared a soft kiss, while Rocket gave Aqualad a kiss at the corner of his mouth.
"Human customs still elude me," Red Tornado said, and Honeybee looked down at Red Tornado sitting without appendages on the floor. Honeybee laughed and leaned her head back against the glass.
"You and me both Red."
WATCHTOWER
JANUARY 1ST 00:42 EST
Honeybee awkwardly hung around the League meeting room, not quite sure what she was meant to do. Aqualad had disappeared with Batman for a mission briefing, and various members of the League had come and go, giving apologies that members of the Team had waved off. Miss Martian and Superboy had snuck off to watch the Earth from the gardens, while Rocket went off with her mentor. Artemis and Kid Flash were God's know where, most likely making-out.
But that left Honeybee alone. Honeybee was not sure what to do – should she leave? Should she go? Something told her to stay, in case someone had questions for her. But so far no one had really concerned themselves with her aside from when they first awoke from their slumber and realized what they done. She supposed that came with not having a mentor to be checked on by, or perhaps they were attempting to give her a wide berth after battle.
Regardless, here she remained. She leaned her head back in the chair she sat in, taking in the cool air around her. It would be all too easy to fall asleep here as the coolness of relaxation overtook her, and she sighed softly. Perhaps she should go ahead and return home – she was mighty tired, and it someone had questions for her they could always come find her.
Honeybee had almost decided to leave when a voice spoke behind her.
"Honeybee."
Honeybee jumped in her seat and stood, turning around. Before her stood Batman, who was looking at her with a hint of concern.
"You really need to make noise when you move," Honeybee said in lieu of greeting. Batman actually smiled – smiled – and scoffed under his breath.
"You wouldn't believe how many times J has told me that," Batman lowly stated. J. Jason. This caused Honeybee to smile. She could just about imagine it, little Jason telling giant Batman the how-for and to not be so quiet. Most likely with some colorful words thrown in for good measure.
"No, I can just about believe it." Honeybee rubbed the back of her neck. "Did you need me for something?"
"No," Batman said. "Just thought I'd check up on you." He eyed the bruise on her jaw. "Robin told me it was me who gave you that."
Honeybee reached for the bruise, and she rubbed it gently, as if to cover it from view.
"Yeah, but it's-it's fine," Honeybee assured. "Part of the gig, you know?"
Batman nodded but stepped towards her slowly. "Well, I'm sorry anyway."
"Thank you." Honeybee and Batman stood in a long stretch of silence, and an electric feeling came up her throat, ready to spit out words that she was unsure of it. Her heart knew, but her brain didn't. Something felt like it needed to be said, but she wasn't sure what it was. What her heart wanted to say to Batman, it was something important. She just didn't know what it was.
Finally, it came out.
"I'm sorry too," Honeybee eventually teetered out softly. Batman raised a masked brow beneath his cowl and kept coming closer to her.
"What are you sorry for?" Batman asked gently. "You didn't –"
"I'm sorry for blaming you," Honeybee interrupted. She wasn't sure where this was coming from, why she felt now was the time for this, but something about it felt right. New year, new beginnings. "My-my mom, she knew what she was getting into. She knew the risk, as did I. It wasn't your fault. It's Ivy's. It wasn't fair to you to blame you."
Batman was silent for a long moment, one where she felt like he was going to reject her apology. Call her out on how she had treated him. But he didn't do that, instead, he gave her a small smile and put a hand on her shoulder.
"You were angry, Honeybee," Batman told her. "You needed someone to blame. I never took it personally. You were in grief. I know what it's like to feel so helpless in grief you blame the world." He squeezed her shoulder.
"So, you're not angry with me?" Honeybee asked.
"No, Honeybee," Batman said. "I'm not."
Honeybee looked up at him, and felt a real, true grin slide onto her face. A bubble in her had popped, allowing peace to sweep over her. A peace she hadn't felt in a year, a feeling that the world was right. That things might actually be better, that things can get better.
Her world had fallen into pieces, and it's not like it was her life was the pristine way it was before. No. It was held together by glue and tape, but it was her life. And she wouldn't trade it. She wouldn't trade the Team, wouldn't trade Jason, wouldn't trade Conner. They were her family now, just like her mom had been.
She still missed her mom. But for the first time in a while, the love she felt now felt stronger.
"Thank you for looking out for me." Batman let go of her shoulder and stepped back.
"You're welcome," Batman said. "Now, we're having another briefing in a few minutes, if you would like to stay."
Honeybee grinned. "I'd like to."
"This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change."
― Taylor Swift
end of part 1
Chapter Bible Verse:
"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall their be any more pain: for the former things are passed away." – Revelations 21:4.
WE'RE DONE WITH SEASON ONE! YAY!
Next is the Time Skip, where we'll delve into important moments. You'll need to pay attention to the year tags in the time stamps as we'll be jumping between years pretty quickly.
I hope y'all liked this chapter, I'll be back soon!
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MsRosePetal: I considered having the Ivo plotline tie into the Mole plotline, but it didn't feel right. I want her revealing her secret to mean something rather than just be something she tells them because other people told theirs. She's just not ready yet, but she will be! And yes, Batman does know. Robin, however, doesn't. It's in the file that I mentioned at the beginning of the fic, which Robin hasn't looked in out of respect for Batman's request. But he will find out, as will everyone else. Thanks for leaving a review, and have a blessed day!
Raiden Kagutsuchi: I'm excited for Season 2 as well. Honeybee/Betty will be in a better place, and her storyline will be much more upbeat. I'm ready for Season 2, believe me. I hope you like what I come up with! Thanks for leaving a review and have a blessed day!
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-PrincessChess