With the most recent crisis averted they were able to talk to the Sheriff about their latest criminal, the Talon thief.

Kevin Grady was judged to be a regular person with no desire to hurt others he just wanted to live and stole to survive.

Unfortunately he pissed off the Sheriff and her deputies as he kept wiping their memories of him.

He would use their lapse of memory to try and bluff his way out of the cell, but the Sheriff was slightly more savvy than that and decided he had to be in there for a reason and that she would wait until one of the castle residents could help her.

It took a lot of alcohol bought by Loki and Dani to calm the Sheriff down. Eventually she agreed to release Kevin into their custody where he was stripped of his powers and any memories of having them. When Jean performed a scan on Kevin to determine how he acquired his powers, a new plan was put in motion to destroy Summerholt.

It seemed that they were illegally using Kryptonite in experiments and Kevin was one of their subjects. His father had taken him there as he claimed Kevin had trouble coping with accidentally killing his brother. Jean discovered the father was trying to get Kevin to take the blame. Kevin's ability was removed, the real memories restored and his father marched into the police station and confessed his crime.

The plan to destroy Summerholt involved Lex acting up his sleazy side and buying his way in before shutting it down.

Unfortunately the man who owned the Summerholt Institute, Dr. Lawrence Garner, was too stubborn and smart for that.

He was also an evil bastard that had caused problems for Harry, Clark and Ryan before… so they sent in the Cuckoos to give him a mental nudge. And make him need to spend his time working as a kindergarten teacher.

The Cuckoos could be as bad as Harry when it came to punishment.


It was Sheriff Adams that brought the latest crisis to them one evening along with Dr. Scanlan. They teleported straight to the medical wing of the castle where both of them had been keyed into the wards for emergencies.

Cradled in the Sheriff's arms was a tiny baby boy.

"Neville, thank goodness." Scanlan breathed in relief. "Sheriff Adams found this poor child in a crater in a field all alone. He registers as human but has a severe case of Kryptonite poisoning." He explained quickly as Neville took the child from Adams.

Neville ran a few scans of his own before he was joined by Jean teleporting in at his mental request.

"It's not actually a case of poisoning, Yaeger." Neville corrected. "He is a second generation meta-human."

"What does that mean, Doc?" Adams asked worriedly.

"Both his parents might have been infected and he has inherited it." Jean answered as she pulled over the machine built by Bruce Banner.

"Let's get a move on Jean." Jean jumped as Harry suddenly appeared next to.

"A little warning please?" She scowled at him. "And it's good to have you back." She added with a smile.

"We can catch up later. That little tyke is building up a lot of energy and we need to stop it before it does something destructive." Harry said seriously.

"Destructive?" Neville asked as he began removing the blankets and clothes the baby was wearing.

"There is enough energy in him to knock us all back and I do not want to find out what it will do to him." Harry elaborated as he stepped back and allowed Jean to setup the device.

Harry moved to stand with the Sheriff and Yaeger Scanlan.

"So, Nancy, you going to step up for the little guy?" Harry asked with a small smile, his eyes never leaving the baby.

"Are you suggesting what I think you're suggesting, Doc?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.

"You could use someone in your life. You're always welcome around here and we consider you a friend-"

"And that's the only reason I ain't decked ya." She muttered.

"-but the little guy needs someone. Sure, he could go to an orphanage to be adopted, but really he needs someone who can answer the hard questions when he gets older."

"That's what fathers are for and I don't happen to have one of those on hand for child." She retorted sarcastically.

"I was referring to questions like 'what happened to my birth parents?'" Harry explained.

"Kids need a mother and a father. That's what this kid deserves." Nancy said firmly.

"I had neither from the age of one to eleven." Harry said as he turned to face her. "I was placed with people who abused me and it wasn't until I went to school that Xander found and rescued me.

"That boy deserves to be loved, cherished and cared for. I think you have been storing a lot of what that little one needs and it's about time you shared it."

Jean began shutting the machine down having finished purging the Kryptonite energy from the baby's body. Neville started conjuring clothing for child and dressing him.

The Sheriff looked conflicted. "It don't matter what I want. Just like it won't matter what he wants. The courts and social services will have to make their decision."

"Let's see, four doctors, two lawyers and a whole town full of people grateful for all your work… I really can't see us having trouble getting you custody." Harry scoffed.

"I hate to add to Nancy's side of the argument (as I agree she would be a wonderful mother), but shouldn't we find the boys birth parents first?" Yaeger asked.

"I already know who the parents are. They were students at Smallville High and I can see their DNA in our little boy there. Laura and Lorna are already en route to talk to Tanner Sutherland. The boys mother, Karen Gallagher is unfortunately dead." Harry said sadly as the soul of the girl in question appeared before them accompanied by Luna Lovegood.

"Come along Sheriff, the three of us need to have a talk." Luna instructed firmly.

"Hey Luna." Neville smiled as he mimicked planting a kiss on Luna's incorporeal cheek. Only Harry and Clark could actually touch the souls.

"Hello Neville." She smiled sweetly before her expression became stern. "Now give the boy to the Sheriff and go gossip with our brother and the Doctor."

"We're men Luna." Neville scowled as he dutifully handed over the baby boy to a protesting Sheriff who was promptly ignored. "We don't 'gossip'."

"Of course… how silly of me." She said in an airheaded manner. "Why don't you go and discuss the goings on of the townsfolk over there."

Neville sighed in defeat before he headed over to Yaeger Scanlan and a smirking Harry Potter. "Stuff it Harry." Neville snapped.

"Doctors, if you don't need me I still have a shift to complete at the hospital." Scanlan reminded them.

"We can handle this Yaeger." Neville nodded.

Soon it was just Harry and Neville standing there watching the three women of varying ages and mortality cooing over the baby.

"So… how was your vacation?" Neville asked casually, still watching the women.

"Fun. Odin arranged for me to go through a series of war games." Harry said seriously. "I don't know why I became so reckless."

"That's easy." Neville said with a dismissive wave. "It's because of Clark. You've reached the point in your life where you will not only never be alone again, but you have found someone who has the potential to be your equal."

"That's not true." Harry frowned. "Clark will never be able to match my power or author-"

"No, no." Neville shook his head. "Not in those exact terms… but you see him as an equal. Its obvious from the way you give him more authority in your name.

"I'm not saying you are wrong to do so, far from it. But it let you relax. You were no longer alone in your role as the gateway between this realm and the next."

Harry just shrugged. "Must be a subconscious thing. I'll just take your word for it."

"Boys, everything has been sorted and agreed." Luna said as she walked up on her own as Karen said goodbye to her little boy. "Nancy has agreed to take care of Evan David Adams. Make sure there are no legal issues." She wagged a finger at them.

"Yes Luna." They both chorused obediently.

"Come along Karen, we've been here too long." Luna said firmly as she grabbed the girl's arm and gave a nod to Harry.

The pair slowly faded away.

"Evan David?" Neville asked.

"We found him in Evan's field." She explained. "David is the name of Karen's father. This way the little guy will always know where he came from." She said with a sad smile as she brushed his cheek.

"You can stay here tonight if you like, Nancy." Neville offered. "We've all got thousands of years experience raising babies if you need the help."

Nancy smiled appreciatively. "I'm grateful, I really am, but I'll be fine. I did raise my little sister by my lonesome- oh lordy!" She exclaimed suddenly. "How am I gonna explain my having a baby all of a sudden to my sister?"

"Cover the basics and if you think she is trustworthy then bring her here and tell her the truth about everything." Harry shrugged.

"Right, of course." She began to relax. "Charms and protections on the secrets." She adjusted her hold on little Evan. "If you will excuse me, gentlemen, I need to go see a farmer and his wife about being god parents for my… son." She finished proudly.

"What? Are we not good enough to be his god fathers?" Neville asked as put on an expression of hurt.

Nancy just scowled at them. "You two and your father will be a bad enough influence on my son as his honorary uncles… and there is no way I am giving Mr. Goofy-Pants over there any legal influence." She cocked her head Harry.

She spun on her heel and walked off. She had to show her new son off before she went to the Kents.

"Should I be insulted?" Harry asked Neville.

"I believe she was going for insulting." Neville nodded thoughtfully.

"Then I am insulted." Harry said calmly.

"I'll be sure to congratulate the Sheriff on her success."


Graduation day was just hours away. Around thirty-six according to the very nervous Chiho who had a countdown on her phone. It didn't help that Uzume was very excited and she had a tendency to drag Musubi and Kusano into her excitement.

Chiho had taken to hanging around with Lana and Chloe who were much more relaxed.

Unless Kyla was there in which case she fled to MBI and hid in Clark's office. Several times over the past week Clark had returned to his office to see a nervous Chiho either re-reading her college brochures or wiped out on his couch.

Yume had taken responsibility for the young girl and ensured she had whatever she needed. Occasionally she would take Chiho back to Izumo Inn which now served as a boarding home for Sekirei and Ashikabi between homes and jobs or who were too young to be out on their own. Yume would encourage Chiho to help her with benign and tedious jobs to try and keep her mind off her worries.

Chiho's mood had changed greatly when the school year books came out. She saw a picture of herself with Ryan with the caption: 'Most likely to marry their high school sweetheart.'

Kyla and Chloe had been a bit worried that this would scare the boy off, but he had this dopey grin on his face and whenever Chiho entered a room his eyes were fixated on her.

There were often smirks and smiles at the young couple as they walked through the halls of the school, completely absorbed in each other.

Nobody dared tried to hassle them. No one was going to pick on a girl under the protection of the Talon Crew and nobody was going to piss off Ryan's older brother: The Head of MBI.

At lunchtime the so-called Talon Crew began to panic as they couldn't find Ryan or Chiho. Even the Cuckoos couldn't reach them.

Chloe and Lana headed to Emma whilst Kyla teleported straight to the Sheriff.

She was surprised to find herself standing with the Sheriff, Evan, Jonathan and Martha in front of a crater in a field.

"Kyla? Are you cutting class?" Jonathan asked sternly.

"We lost Ryan and Chiho." She explained. "I came to get the Sheriff."

"Looks like you two are going to get your first opportunity to perform god parent duties." Nancy sighed as she reluctantly handed a sleeping Evan to Martha.

"We'll be fine." Martha assured her. "We'll be at the farm."

Nancy nodded before she turned to Kyla who put a hand on her shoulder and teleported them out.


"Ryan, I can't feel Uzume." Chiho said worriedly as she stayed close to her boyfriend.

"If she can't find us then Harry or Clark will." Ryan assured her as he put an arm around her shoulders. "Our job is to stay alive and safe until they do."

The pair had been walking down an empty corridor at the High School when they felt a horrible pull in their stomachs before landing in a heap in what was clearly a replica of the High School. They had been unable to teleport out or communicate with anyone. They couldn't even breach the walls.

Ryan, who had studied magic with the rest of Lorna and Cassandra's class at the castle, was able to identify magical wards. Unfortunately he wasn't able to break them.

"I have a plan." Ryan turned to Chiho. "We can't break through the wards, but we might be able to dig under them."

"Do not wards form a complete barrier?" She asked curiously.

"Some do, but most are just built in to the ground. They usually extend a few metres down. We just have to start digging."

"But our magic doesn't work in here."

"Then we find some tools and do it the hard way. I am the son of a farmer after all." He gave a grin.

*THUD*

"Son of a bitch!" The couple turned to see Kyla lying sprawled on the floor and trying to pick herself up.

"Kyla!" Chiho cried in relief. "You have come to rescue us?"

"Oh… hi guys." She said with a wince as she stood.

"You got captured as well, didn't you?" Ryan smirked.

"All I did was open my locker and I got pulled here. It was not a fun experience." She grumbled.

Ryan picked up a nearby chair. "Here, try and bend the legs."

Kyla looked at him curiously but easily bent the metal legs.

"Good, you still have your strength. Our magic doesn't work but it will make digging that much more easier."

"Can't I just break the windows or doors?"

"You can try, but we couldn't smash the glass."

"I'll go check."

Kyla returned after an unsuccessful attempt at breaking out to find both Lana and Chloe were also present.

"This is so embarrassing." Chloe groaned. "We're supposed to be highly trained warriors and we got caught up in simple trap."

"Simple? It was a magical trap Chloe. We have never been trained to look for those." Lana sighed.

"Safe to say those will be put on the agenda. I guess we know what we will be doing this summer." Kyla shrugged.

"Training on the island?" Chloe asked.

Kyla just nodded.

"Someone's here!" Ryan hissed as he began looking around.

The three Amazons took up defensive stances around Chiho and Ryan.

"I'm glad you could join me." A voice came over the speakers.

"Brendan? What the hell is going on?" Chloe demanded as she recognised the voice of the school photographer.

"We're going to spend the rest of our lives reliving the best times of our lives! I had this whole plan set up where you would need to be turned to wax, it's a little gift of mine. But since Potter gave us magic and all those books, I found a much better plan." The excitement was clear in Brendan's voice, even though they couldn't see him.

"Harry Potter has been tracking down all sorts of people for millions of years." Ryan called out. "Finding you will be fairly simple."

"Magic has rules. Even Potter has to abide by them." The voice argued.

"Harry is Magic. He makes the rules dumbass." Kyla sneered.

"Come on, let's start digging." Lana suggested as she headed towards the metal shop.

In the metal shop they were relieved to discover that the entire inventory was present. Everything from hammers to table saws.

"Choose what you want and then hand them to me." Ryan instructed. "We might not be able to use magic but we can still carve runes."

"But we can't power the runes or charge them." Chloe pointed out.

"Xander is going to be eating so much crow." Ryan smirked. "Lorna taught us how to tap into things like wards and shields just in case we ever exhausted our magical reserves. I can use the wards keeping us in to charge the runes and make your weapons indestructible."

"Could you not use runes to drain the wards?" Chiho asked.

Ryan raised an eyebrow thoughtfully. "I might be able to. It will be a bit of an experiment so I will fix the tools first and then Chiho and I can work on draining the wards."


Thirty minutes later Superman, Wonder Woman and Harry were floating above a warehouse.

"That's the place." Harry stated. "It has a whole bunch of wards up… not very good ones though."

"Then I shall bring them down personally!" Wonder Woman snarled as she sped down towards the warehouse.

"Wonder Woman! Wai-"

*CRASH*

"Huh… she shouldn't have been able to do that." Harry mused.

"Maybe they were really weak." Superman suggested.

"No, they would have kept out anything other than a god with brute force. It would take a ward breaker to do it properly, but they were shoddily put up."

"Wonder Woman is empowered by the gods."

"No, she doesn't have the spark of divinity like you do. Come on lets find out what happened."


In the warehouse, Kyla, Lana and Chloe watched in amazement as their princess crashed through the ceiling. Unfortunately she landed metres away from where Chiho and Ryan were working and the blast sent the two hurtling back.

"Where is the fiend who would dare harm my sisters?" Wonder Woman snarled angrily as she drew her sword.

"He's here." Harry announced as he appeared with Superman and Brendan. Brendan appeared to be made of wax. "He tried to do something to Superman with his powers but it backfired."

"Diana! In the future, pay attention to where you land!" The group turned to see Ryan and Chiho walking up. Ryan was not pleased.

"What happened?" Superman asked his little brother.

"She sent us into the wall when she landed and nearly killed us! If Chiho and I didn't know how to heal ourselves we would be dead. Chiho's lung was punctured by a rib."

"Goddess forgive me!" Wonder Woman exclaimed in horror. "Harry, please make sure they are ok." She begged her soul mate. "I am truly sorry. I had no idea you were there."

"It's not entirely her fault." Kyla said. "We do seem to be lacking a few magical skills. We will be asking Xander to include them in the next training sessions."

"What skills?" Superman asked.

"How to deal with wards for one thing." Chloe said, slightly disgusted at her ignorance. "We had no idea how to detect them or the traps that brought us here. Ryan knew how to observe them and he was using the wards to power runes before he used runes to drain the wards."

"You drained the wards Ryan?" Harry asked; he was clearly impressed.

"I was trying to. I think it was working, we were interrupted though." Ryan eyed Wonder Woman glibly, there was much less anger there though.

"That explains how Wonder Woman was able to break through the wards." Harry nodded. "Ryan and Chiho must have drained them as she hit them."

"Leaps and bounds little brother." Superman grinned proudly at Ryan. "Wait till Mom and Dad hear about this."

"Yeah, Clark's first adventure involved him being strung up like a scarecrow." Harry laughed.

"I'm not the one who got bitch slapped by Bug Boy." Superman countered.

"Sisters, I will leave you here to help Harry and Superman. I will go and speak with our Queen and Xander immediately regarding our training gaps." Wonder Woman stated as she ignored the bickering pair.


The group of high schoolers were headed into the Talon after a long and stressful day. They wanted an hour or so before they headed home to start panicking about the following days graduation ceremony.

"Miss Lang, I require a moment of your time." The group looked up to see Genevieve Teague standing there.

"What do you want?" Lana sighed tiredly from her coffee.

"Just a private conversation, my car is parked outside." She said sternly.

"Anything you want to say to me can be said in front of my friends. I have no reason to go anywhere with you."

"Didn't Coach Summers ban you from the Talon?" Chloe asked with narrowed eyes.

Genevieve ignored her. "I believe Jason would also like a word with you." She said pointedly as an evil smirk grew on her face. The woman thought she had Lana where she wanted.

Lana turned to look at the Cuckoos.

"Jason is in the car and she wants the Crystal of Air. She thinks you have it and she is prepared to kill the both of you for it." They told her.

"I'll go, keep track of me." Lana sent back. "Fine, lead the way." She scowled at the bi- woman.

"After you." Genevieve said pointedly as she stepped back.

Lana stepped out of the Talon to the waiting stretch limousine. She didn't wait as she opened the door, saw Jason and took a seat next to him. Genevieve followed quickly… Lana smirked as she watched the woman clumsily try to close the wide open door from seated inside. Clearly she wasn't used to doing this without her driver.

Lana tried to keep her expression neutral as she felt a large invisible form take a seat next to her. Her knee was then tapped three times. She relaxed as she realised she had backup and implicit permission to use magic… which was a good thing considering the gun Genevieve pulled from her purse.

"Mom! What the hell! You said you would leave Lana alone if I came with you." Jason exclaimed.

"Yes." She said mockingly. "It is such a shame how hormones can affect a young man's judgement."

"Can we get to the point Jen?" Lana requested snidely. "I doubt you brought me here at gun point just to ask me to stay away from Jason."

Genevieve bristled at the name Lana called her, but calmed herself. "I want the Crystal of Air. I know you have it. You are the heir of Countess of Margaret Isobel Thoreaux and you were marked by her. We managed to track down a copy of the map and I was not surprised to discover the Crystal had already been found.

"So you are going to take me to the Crystal." She smirked.

"There is no Crystal." Lana shrugged.

"Do not play me for a fool girl!" Genevieve snarled.

"It was destroyed. Along with the Crystals of Water and Fire. It was a fairly annoying event." Lana said calmly.

"You destroyed the Crystals?!" Genevieve asked in horror.

"Lana didn't. The Traveller did."

Lana was shocked when, instead of Clark or one of the other usual suspects became visible in the seat next to her, Virgil Swann did.

"Virgil! How did you get in here?" Genevieve demanded as she turned the gun on him.

"Through the wonderful gift of magic." He smiled enigmatically.

"Uncle Virgil, are we really giving my mother this information?" Jason asked nervously.

Virgil laughed. "Your mother has kidnapped and threatened an Amazon. You do recall what happened mere hours ago?"

Jason suddenly looked worried. "Do we need to exit the car quick?"

"Princess Diana is currently restraining herself… well, she is being distracted by Harry." He amended.

"What is going on here?" Genevieve demanded. "Virgil, why are you here? Are you searching for the stones too?"

"No Jen." Virgil smiled as he used the same backhanded insult as Lana. "I work for Potter. I regularly come to the Talon for a cup of tea and to enjoy the company of the locals. Wonderful people." He added as an aside. "I saw you approach my friend Lana and decided to tag along as I am well aware of the issues she and Jason have had with you.

"Incidentally, you have a wonderful son. I have no idea how you managed to raise him to be nothing like you."

Genevieve's dander once again rose.

She squashed it to remain focused on her goal. "Take me to the Crystal or I will kill Virgil. Then I will kill Jason. Then I will take my time torturing the information from you."

"Ok, now you should exit the car!" Came the panicked mental warning from the Cuckoos.

The three magicals teleported out just as a pair of slender booted feet slammed through the roof followed by the rest of a busty, ebony-haired woman. The roof tore like tinfoil.

Genevieve pulled the trigger on her gun only for nothing to happen. She quickly tried to exit the car but the doors were jammed shut.

She could only watch in terror as Wonder Woman literally ripped the limousine down the middle from bonnet to boot.

Wonder Woman was known as more of a warrior than a 'hero'. She didn't bother keeping the criminals she captured in one piece. She brought them in unconscious, missing limbs and even dead.

She had once been questioned by a reporter lurking at a police station about whether the dead criminal she had just brought in deserved a second chance or if he could have been innocent.

Diana had nearly gutted the reporter. The criminal had been in the act of raping a young girl. It had taken all of Harry's wives and her Amazon sisters to calm her down that evening.

Clark's Sekirei had been too busy trying to prevent Tsukiumi from going to do the job for the Princess.

"So you are the petty woman who would harm my sister." Diana snarled at the woman who was attempting to back up through the car. "You will pay for your insolence and your crimes."

"Diana, a suggestion if I might?"

Diana turned to see Xander calmly walking up.

"Sebastos." Diana said with an inclined head. 'Sebastos' was what the Amazons had taken to calling Xander, meaning 'Venerable One'. Xander had been a little miffed at first because he thought they were calling him old.

"Mrs Teague here fears a prophecy. One that claims the heir of Countess Margaret Isobel Thoreaux will kill her. I was never one for prophecy, but this sounds like something we should help come to pass." Xander explained as he circled the now shaking woman.

"Lana has never taken a life before." Diana frowned.

"She has killed to eat. She must learn to kill to protect." Xander stated. "Your youngest sisters have been lucky so far that they have avoided the kill. But times are looming where the Nation of Aphrodite's Daughters will need to stand firm and end certain threats with the sword." He lectured.

"I will not force her to do so. But I will offer her the chance." Diana nodded. She turned and beckoned the younger woman over.

"Princess, Sebastos." Lana bowed to the two.

"Sister, there is a prophecy stating that you will kill Genevieve Teague and gain revenge for your ancestor the Countess. Sebastos believes we should allow you to fulfil this prophecy." Diana explained.

Lana was clearly taken aback. "She is the mother of the man I love. I do not believe I could do that to him."

Diana looked to Xander who rubbed his neck sheepishly. "Yeah… I kinda forgot about that part." He chuckled nervously. "Still, ask him. The prophecy should be placed in your hands. The reason I was sent to Harry was because of a prophecy. He didn't have to fulfil it but it did help put him on the path to becoming the man he is today."

"Extremely insane?" Lana asked dryly.

"Lana!" Diana scolded lightly. "You may be right, but you should still show respect." She chided, but the laughter was there in her eyes.

"Of course my Princess." Lana gave a respectful bow. "Idiot." She muttered to Xander.

Diana had a temporary case of intermittent deafness.

"Diana, why don't you help Lana talk to Jason whilst Virg' and I keep an eye on the old bag here."

"Old bag?" Virgil asked with a grin as the ladies moved off.

"I have no idea why I still have an American accent. I spent a majority of my life in Britain raising British and French kids." Xander sighed. "I picked up most of the lingo too."

"Fairly accurate though." Virgil shrugged.

"I deserve a trial! Don't you believe in justice? Due process? We are Americans!" Genevieve cried out.

Virgil just scoffed. "I used to believe in truth, justice and the American way. Now I just believe in truth and justice… but I have high hopes America will give me reason to believe in it again."

"I know more than just the secrets of the Crystals Virgil. I can give you all sorts of power and riches." Genevieve said in a slight panic from the floor.

"Genevieve, I've been given back full control of my body and the chance to live for the next three millennia. I will serve the Traveller and his family for all of that time and I will enjoy every day as I get to watch my daughter live.

"There is absolutely nothing you can offer me." Virgil said sternly. "Now do yourself a favour and shut up."

In response Genevieve did what any individual facing a death sentence would do.

She ran.

She made it all of five metres before she ran into a solid wall that sent her sprawling back on the floor. Looking up she saw Virgil standing there calmly.

"Virgil, please. Have mercy!" Genevieve begged.

"Mercy?" Virgil mused thoughtfully. He looked towards Xander curiously. "It is only fair that we give her some measure of mercy. We are better than her after all."

"What did you have in mind?" Xander asked as he strolled up.

"I believe we should allow her the same level of mercy as she would have shown Lana." He said simply.

"Wonderful idea my good man!" Xander grinned as he grabbed the woman by the back of her designer jacket and pulled her to her feet. He then marched her back to where Diana, Lorna and Jason were discussing things within a protective circle of a bunch of Amazons freshly arrived from Themiscyra.

"Don't worry folks, they are just over protective." Xander assured the various townspeople. "Ladies, we seek an audience with your Princess and you your sister, Lana Lang."

"Of course Sebastos." The lead Amazon bowed respectfully.

"Shut up Kyla." Xander snapped in annoyance at the giggling Amazon in the back.

"Yes, Oh Venerable One." She grinned.

Xander just pouted causing the other Amazons to start giggling as well. They soon stopped as Lana, Jason and Diana approached.

Diana looked calm, Lana looked confused and Jason had face of stone.

"Problem?" Xander asked.

"Lana can't believe I have no problems with her killing my mother." Jason shrugged. "Lets face it, it's practically in the relationship hand-book for girlfriends and wives to hate mothers-in-law. Getting to kill her should be a red-letter day! Ow!"

Lana glared at Jason whilst he rubbed his chest. "This is not a time for jokes, Jason. This is your mother we are talking about."

Xander placed a calming hand on Lana's shoulder. "Lana, take it from someone who's been in Jason's shoes. For some of us it would have been better to grow up as orphans."

"Jason, I believe Lana is struggling because unlike you, she never got to grow up with her parents." Virgil offered. "She can't believe anyone would so easily throw away what she has wanted all her life."

Jason grimaced a little. "Lana, that woman just tried to kill not only me, but the woman I love. She didn't suddenly wake up this morning and think to herself 'how can I mess with my son today?' She has been building up to this day. I am nothing but a tool for her. She was never really a mother, just a woman with a fashionable accessory… like small dog in a handbag."

Lana sighed unhappily. "Your Highness, I am willing to kill, even to execute if it is ordered of me. But I beg you not make me perform this execution. I don't want Jason to have to associate me with the murder of his mother, no matter how he might feel about her now."

Diana looked to Xander for counsel.

Xander slightly moved Genevieve away from the women and shook his head.

"Very well. I will perform this execution for you my sister." She said calmly.

"Genevieve Teague, you-"

"A moment, Wonder Woman."

The assembled turned to see Superman standing there in full uniform.

"Given the nature of her crimes, and the fact that I am also one of her intended victims, I believe her fate should be left to me."

"She has attacked and tried to kill an Amazon!" Diana objected.

"One of my Amazons." He reminded her gently.

Diana bowed her head in acceptance and stepped back.

"I have never done anything to you!" Genevieve begged.

"You sought to control the Traveller and steal all that was his for yourself." Superman said stonily. "I am the Traveller."

Genevieve's face took on an expression of awe. "We were right."

"And now you are dead."

A bolt of green light shot from Superman's hand killing Genevieve Teague and ripping her soul from her body. He reached out and took hold of the soul but left it invisible.

"Listen to me, all of you!" He said loudly to the Amazons and watching townspeople. "This woman was prophesied to die at the hands of Lana Lang centuries ago. Let this be a lesson to you all that prophecies are not iron clad. There is always another way."

Superman turned to Jason. "I am sorry for your loss." He said respectfully.

Jason looked at him with a curious frown but a hint of eagerness. "You're holding her soul right now, aren't you?"

Superman sighed. Jason got on well with Harry and Xander for a reason after all. "Yes Jason, I am about to take her soul to Harry."

"Just curious." He shrugged. "If you'll excuse me, I think I need to go and console my girlfriend after that horrific kidnapping experience."

Superman looked at the now outraged Lana Lang over Jason's shoulder and shrugged. "Your funeral. Call me if you need a body dealt with." He called out to Lana before he teleported out.


Jason managed to survive the wrath of Lana Lang… but his wallet took a hit as she made him pay for it by taking her and her fellow graduates out for a celebratory meal. Lana was feeling vindictive enough to make him take them to the latest Wayne Hotel in Metropolis.

She didn't want him to find out that just the mention of their names got them special service and a free meal as friends and family of the owner so she had Kyla and Clark go in early and arrange things with the Maître d.

She would forever relish the look on his face as he was handed the bill.

Then Clark took pity on him and told him the meal was free.

Then Lana made him tip far too excessively.

She then left him with Clark as she went off with her friends for a final sleepover as high school girls.

Revenge was hers.

And it was good.