A/N: Just a little Justiceverse story out there for ya, my loyal watchers... I think you can tell of whose idea this was between me and my collab partners.

In town, there were many changes, especially considering certain events. Some changes were good and some weren't as good as Atticus was helping Kevin with his homework while Krypto and Patch were playing with Melanie.

"I hate Math." Kevin pouted.

"Yes, it can be annoying, but you have to do it, just be glad you're not doing MY math homework." Atticus joked to lighten the mood a little.

"Oh, come on. Your homework can't be that hard." Kevin smiled.

"Oh, trust me; as you get older and get to high school, it's going to get harder." Atticus smiled back.

"Oh, wow. So I guess I'm lucky, huh?" Kevin asked.

"Yep." Atticus smiled.

"Hm..." Kevin pouted. "I'd rather do Melanie's homework."

"She's only two and a half," Atticus smirked. "She doesn't have homework."

"Exactly." Kevin smirked back.

"Oh, brother." Atticus rolled his eyes with a smirk.

"This is so much fun." Patch smiled as played with Krypto.

"Yep, and it's been rather quiet." Krypto smiled back.

Melanie crawled over and hugged Patch a bit.

"Hello!" Patch chuckled and licked her face, making her giggle happily.

"So has much changed for you and your family?" Krypto asked.

"Mostly just trying to live our lives," Patch replied before stretching a bit. "Not to mention saving the day while going to school and meeting new teachers and friends along the way. My adventures with Lucky, Rolly, Cadpig, and Spot didn't seem this hectic though."

"I'm sure you four had your adventures had their own minor hectics." Krypto smiled.

"Yeah, that's true." Patch smiled.

Krypto's left ear soon stood up as he heard someone from far away call out for help thanks to his super-hearing.

"...Something's wrong." Patch said as he knew based on how Krypto was acting.

"Yeah, someone's in trouble," Krypto nodded. "I gotta get going."

Patch looked around before nodding to Krypto, giving the okay. Krypto soon began to chase his tail before whirling around until he had transformed into his superhero alter ego: Superdog.

"I'll be right back." Superdog told Patch. "Ruff ruff and away!" And with that, the Dog of Steel soon took off flying.

Atticus poked his head in as Melanie cooed and giggled on the floor. He then picked up the toddler girl and decided to bring her onto the couch as Kevin came to watch cartoons after some homework help. Everyone else did their own thing at home before Cherry, Lionel, Mo, and Thor looked over as Superdog whizzed by.

"What a one of a kind dog." Patch whispered to himself as he watched out the window as Krypto took off to save the day again.

Superdog flew off to where he heard the call for help which was coming from the west and it led him to a barn that was on fire. There was light whimpering and whining heard from inside the barn.

"There's someone still in there..." Superdog said to himself before he soon flew inside the barn and went to look for who was still stuck inside.

Inside was a Dalmatian puppy who looked much different from Patch, though he seemed to have a green sweatband on his head and was surrounded by flames.

Superdog soon flew inside and went to save the puppy first before putting out the fire. "I gotcha." he then said.

"Superdog?" The puppy gasped in surprise. "Whoa! I don't believe it!"

"Don't worry; I'm getting you out of here." Superdog assured the puppy. Once he was close enough, the Dog of Steel rescued the Dalmatian puppy and flew out before landing outside and gently placed the puppy on the ground before seeing the puppy clearly to see that he had only three legs.

The Dalmatian puppy groaned and coughed a bit.

"Can you breathe alright?" Superdog asked the puppy.

"Yeah... I think so... I could go for some water..." The Dalmatian puppy said softly.

"Of course... But first..." Superdog nodded calmly before he flew high in the sky and took a deep breath before breathing on the fire to put the flames out like someone blowing on a birthday cake candle. Once the fire was put out, Superdog flew off to get the Dalmatian puppy some water to drink. As soon as he got the water, Superdog brought it to the Dalmatian puppy to drink.

"Thanks, Superdog..." The puppy sighed in relief and began to drink up the water in relief, feeling better once he got enough to drink.

"You're very welcome," Superdog smiled before frowning softly. "I'm afraid I have some bad news though... I couldn't find your family."

"It's okay, they didn't really want me." The Dalmatian puppy said softly as he finished drinking the water.

"What do you mean?" Superdog asked.

"I was a misfit..." The Dalmatian puppy frowned softly. "The other puppies kinda made fun of me... I don't know if you noticed, but... I'm a little different."

"...I have noticed, but I didn't wanna say anything." Superdog nodded as he knew exactly why and how.

"I was just born this way, it's not my fault." The Dalmatian puppy frowned since he was born with three legs unlike the others who had four legs.

"No one ever said it was your fault." Superdog said softly.

"Anyway, thanks for saving me." The Dalmatian puppy replied softly before starting to make his way out of the farm.

"I think you need a new home," Superdog said softly. "If I can find one... I'd let you stay with me..."

"Really?" The Dalmatian puppy asked a bit hopefully.

"Uh... I'm not sure if you should stay with me, but... Maybe I should run this by the other Dog Stars I meet up with..." Superdog suggested as he had to protect his secret identity and all, but also wanted to help this lone puppy.

"Thank you, Superdog." The Dalmatian puppy smiled.

"No problem, uh..." Superdog said before drawing on.

"Oh, right. My name is Tripod." The Dalmatian puppy introduced himself.

"Tripod... That's an interesting name..." Superdog said softly.

"So... Are you taking me with you?" Tripod asked.

"Yes... I'll take you to the Dog Stars until I can decide what to do from there," Superdog replied. "You just have to promise not to tell anyone what you saw when you come in there with me."

"I promise." Tripod smiled.

"Good." Superdog smiled back.

And so, Superdog took Tripod, carried the puppy on his back, and went to fly him over to the other Dog Stars to decide what to do. They then made it into the HQ and luckily, Superdog was fast enough to get them inside even with a puppy on his back. Once he got there with Tripod, Superdog went to talk with the Dog Stars.

"Who's your little friend, Superdog?" Paw Pooch asked.

"Yeah... Who is this?" Mammoth Mutt added. "Is this allowed?"

"I know how you guys feel about outsiders hanging around here, but this is Tripod," Superdog replied. "He needs somewhere to stay, hes' the only survivor of a barn fire."

"Oh..." Mammoth Mutt frowned. "Bummer."

"I was thinking of maybe bringing him back home with me, but... I wanna see if that's a good idea or not." Superdog then explained.

"Good thinking there, mate." Bulldog said.

"Yes, that was good thinking, eh?" Tusky Husky nodded.

"So, do you think he could stay here for a little while?" Superdog asked the others.

"I think it's a good idea, but we can't know for sure unless we get... Special permission." Mammoth Mutt reminded.

"And I say... It's okay..." A female voice said as she soon approached the Dog Star Patrol, showing to be Brainy Barker. "For now, Superdog. I'll try to think of a way to help this poor child and I'm very proud at what you've done to help him in his time of need."

"Thanks, Brainy." Superdog smiled.

"So cool," Tripod smiled as he looks around. "You could fit a whole football stadium in here."

"That'd be interesting to see," Bull Dog smirked. "You look pretty strong for your size."

"Well, I kinda have to be strong since I live on a farm," Tripod replied before frowning softly. "I mean... I used to anyway."

"Well, while you stay here you can keep up that strength if you want." Hot Dog told the three-legged Dalmatian puppy.

"Thanks." Tripod smiled.

"What do we do until we think of what to do with him?" Superdog asked Brainy Barker.

"Return home for now," Brainy Barker replied. "Thank you for bringing him. We'll think of a solution and get back to you."

"I'm sorry I brought in an outsider, but he's just a puppy and I had to help him somehow." Superdog said to her.

"I understand," Brainy Barker smiled. "You did good for what you did though."

"Thanks, Brainy," Superdog smiled back before looking over to Tripod. "See ya around, Tripod."

"See ya around, Superdog." Tripod smiled back.

Superdog soon flew off back to where he was staying.

"Come on, let's get you settled, little buddy." Mammoth Mutt said to Tripod.

"Me? Little?" Tripod laughed. "I'm a bit bigger than you are."

"Oh, YEAH?" Mammoth Mutt grinned before she inflated into a very large size, towering over him. "How's THAT for little?!"

"Whoa! Okay, okay, I take it back!" Tripod yelped nervously. "Just don't squash me, please!"

"Well, okay, since ya said please" Mammoth Mutt smirked before going back to her small size.

The Dog Stars began to show Tripod around the HQ while getting him settled in.

Superdog soon came back home at the Whitney house before coming back as Krypto. Patch smiled as he was shown to be carrying Melanie on his back, giving her a ride before looking over.

"The family wasn't too much trouble for you, was it?" Krypto asked Patch.

"Nah, I got this," Patch chuckled. "So, uh, was the day saved?"

"Yes... For the most part..." Krypto nodded. "I saved a puppy who was without a family though and I'm just wondering what the Dog Stars will do with him until I see them again."

"I'm sure they'll look after him and make him feel comfortable," Patch said. "So what was the puppy that you saved?"

"A Dalmatian puppy with a green sweatband and he had only three legs." Krypto said.

"Did he have a name?" Patch asked.

"Called himself Tripod," Krypto replied. "He lost his family, but he didn't seem too sad about it."

"Why's that?" Patch asked.

"They apparently left him just because he was born defected." Krypto said.

"That's just cold." Patch replied as he kept giving Melanie a ride on his back.

Melanie cooed and giggled as she had no idea what was going on.

"Yeah," Krypto replied. "I've thought about bringing him back here, but there's that secret identity thing... Plus he's already with the Dog Stars... Though I'm sure Brainy Barker will think of a way to can let him be happy without anyone being in danger." he then said.

"That'd be nice," Patch smiled. "I know I like hanging around this house whenever I can."

"And we always love having you here." Krypto smiled back.

Patch soon lowered himself to let Melanie off his back as the ride was over.

"Aww..." Melanie pouted.

Patch then licked her face to make her smile and laugh again.

Melanie giggled as she hugged Patch by the nose. "Thatch." she then said.

"So close and yet so far." Patch remarked to himself.

Krypto smiled, happy to see that Melanie didn't cry when the ride stopped.

"Finally done." Kevin sighed with a smile.

"See? Now that wasn't so hard." Atticus smiled back.

Kevin just rolled his eyes as teachers always said that.

"Now we can have some fun before dinner..." Atticus suggested. "Unless I'm called away of course."

"Wahoo!" Kevin cheered.

"Let's go look for something to do." Atticus smiled as he walked out of the kitchen with Kevin.

"Okay." Kevin smiled back.

The two of them began to look for something to do before finding a video game. Krypto and Patch soon went to bond as Atticus and Kevin would do the same. Atticus checked his phone as he got a text and soon answered it.

"Emergency?" Kevin asked.

"Just the rest of the Toon Force wondering what I'm doing, but it seems quiet so far," Atticus smiled. "Let's check out this... Castlevania?" he then asked as he saw one of the games. "Looks pretty violent for a kid your age."

"I've been inside a video game where you have to defeat The Eggplant King and where it was a lot more exciting than it looked on a computer so I think I can handle Castlevania." Kevin said.

"You sure?" Atticus asked.

"I'm sure." Kevin nodded.

"Well, all right," Atticus shrugged before he decided to put on the game. "I just hope your mom doesn't blame me if you get nightmares."

"I promise." Kevin replied.

"Okay," Atticus smirked. "Let's do this thing then."

Patch rolled his eyes and shook his head. "I'll never understand humans and their video games." he said to himself.

"Wanna play some tug-of-war?" Krypto muffled to Patch while having a rope out.

"Sure." Patch smiled.

Overall, it was a fun day at the Whitney house.

Meanwhile...

"So, that's about everything in our secret place," Mammoth Mutt said to Tripod. "I hope you liked it."

"Nice tour," Tripod replied. "I wish I could live here, but I guess I can't."

"Probably not, but maybe for the night at least, as long as you don't tell anyone else about this." Mammoth Mutt advised.

"I promise." Tripod smiled.

"That's good." Mammoth Mutt smiled back.

"You seem like a mighty strong pup." Bull Dog said to Tripod.

"I do what I can," Tripod smirked. "I was always a great help during chores."

"Wanna train in the training room? I'll go easy on ya." Bull Dog said to Tripod.

"Really? I can train like one of you guys?" Tripod asked.

"Well, sure, if you'd like," Bull Dog smiled. "It might be a lot of fun."

"Well... Okay," Tripod smiled back. "I guess I could try it out for a little while."

Bull Dog and Tripod soon went to the training room to start a little training.

"This should be interesting." Hot Dog said.

"So, what kind of training do I do?" Tripod asked. "Push-ups? Sit-ups? Lifting?"

"We'll start with some push-ups while doing a handstand." Bull Dog told him.

"That might be a little tough." Tail Terrier said to the others.

"Hmm... I guess I could try it..." Tripod shrugged. "Just know that I might be a little rusty."

"I'm willing to see how well you do though." Bull Dog insisted.

"Well, okay." Tripod said once he got into position.

"Now give 10 push-up handstands." Bull Dog told him.

"Alright." Tripod said before starting to do the push-up handstands.

Bull Dog watched Tripod a bit as the puppy did the best he could while everyone else would watch. Brainy Barker was still thinking of what to do and soon decided to check on the other Dog Stars.

"Hey, Brainy Barker," Tusky Husky smiled at her. "Interesting day today, eh?"

"Indeed, Tusky; Husky it sure has been an interesting day." Brainy Barker said.

"Then after this will be some lifting." Bull Dog told Tripod.

"You got it." Tripod said while doing his push-up handstands.

"He's pretty amazing," Bull Dog beamed. "Almost reminds me of myself actually."

"He sure is strong; I don't think any Earth puppy has been able to do a handstand while doing push-ups." Mammoth Mutt said.

"Patch might since he is an impressive Dalmatian pup." Hot Dog said.

Tripod kept going until he reached 10. He was soon back on all three paws, looking ready to lift up any weight.

"Alright, let's see how you deal with this." Bull Dog said as he pressed a button, causing a haystack to end up in the room.

"I do this all the time on the farm." Tripod soon said.

"All right then," Bull Dog nodded. "Let's see how you fare with it then."

"Fair enough." Tripod shrugged as he soon came up toward the haystack and soon lifted it up and down with no problem.

"Impressive," Bull Dog nodded. "Alright, now how's about something a bit heavier?"

A dumbbell was soon seen dropped right next to Tripod with the amount of weight a bit heavier than a haystack.

"Hmm... I guess I could try that one... I'm no Superdog though." Tripod said.

"At least try," Bull Dog smiled. "You remind me of myself when I was around your age."

"Wow! That means a lot coming from a Dog Star!" Tripod beamed before he soon went over to the dumbbell and attempted to lift that up next. And where he was successful while he grunted while lifting it up and down.

"Whoa. He is strong." Paw Pooch said.

"Think he'll be able to stay with us?" Bull Dog asked hopefully.

"Hopefully," Mammoth Mutt smirked. "You could use a little playmate whenever Superdog's away at his homebase."

"Yeah, I'd love that." Bull Dog nodded.

"But the HQ isn't exactly a place for a puppy." Hot Dog said.

"He will stay for the night until we can rest up and think of a solution." Brainy Barker told them as she walked by.

"Yes, Brainy Barker." The others nodded patiently.

"Tripod is very different for an Earth puppy," Brainy Barker said as she watched Tripod in action. "I'd love for him to stay here, but I'm afraid it couldn't be permanent."

"After all, he is just a puppy one that looks like he needs a family after tonight." Mammoth Mutt said.

"We'll keep him company for tonight and after a good night's sleep, I'll make my decision on what to do with him," Brainy Barker informed. "Just as long as no one interferes or tries to change my mind once I officially decide."

"Yes, Brainy Barker." The other Dog Stars nodded loyally in agreement.

"Now... Let's see what we can do for Tripod and for his dinner for the night." Brainy Barker soon decided.

"How about Mac 'n Cheese?" Hot Dog asked.

"Mm... Sounds perfect." Mammoth Mutt smiled.

"We just hope you enjoy this temporary stay, Tripod." Brainy Barker said.

"Thank you, Brainy Barker," Tripod nodded. "And you can trust me to keep everything that happens here to be a secret."

"I do hope so." Brainy Barker nodded back.

"Especially with Brainy's crush on Superdog." Mammoth Mutt smirked playfully.

"M-Mammoth Mutt?" Brainy Barker blushed.

"What? Can't I talk about it?" Mammoth Mutt shrugged innocently. "Is it confidential?"

"Yes, that is strictly confidential." Brainy Barker replied sharply.

"Uh... Oops... Sorry, too late now." Mammoth Mutt chuckled nervously.

Brainy Barker rolled her eyes as she sharply hummed in response to that.

"Any cute pups in your life, kid?" Bull Dog soon asked Tripod.

"Uh, not that I've seen, at least not yet." Tripod shrugged bashfully.

"Aw." Mammoth Mutt smiled.

"Anyway, I better get started." Hot Dog said as he went into the kitchen.

"Wait, you can cook?" Tripod asked Hot Dog.

"Oh, did I forget to mention that?" Hot Dog smiled bashfully. "Well, yeah, I can."

"Cool, I can't wait to try it." Tripod smiled back.

"Time to get started." Hot Dog said before starting to cook Mac 'n Cheese.

And so, Tripod spent the night bonding with the Dog Stars.

"I wish someway I could've helped that puppy," Patch said as Atticus got ready for bed. "I'm proud of Krypto though."

Atticus soon spit in the sink after brushing his teeth. "I'm sure you'll get to do something special eventually," he then said with a smile. "All of us... We're in the Toon Force after all."

"Yeah, that's true." Patch smiled.

"I just don't understand why anyone would leave a puppy just because he only has three legs." Atticus said as he left the bathroom.

"Some people can be cruel, I guess," Patch pouted as he stared at the floor. "It's not his fault though... He was just born that way. Tripod is one of a kind."

"Yes, he is, one of a kind," Atticus smiled. "Just like you."

"Thanks, Atticus." Patch smiled back as he followed Atticus out of the bathroom.

"And wherever he stays I'm sure it'll be with a new family that will love him." Atticus smiled back.

"Yeah." Patch nodded.

"You're a good dog, Patch," Atticus said as he patted his Dalmatian on the head. "Now come on, it's a school night."

"Okay... Good night..." Patch said before yawning as Atticus climbed into bed to get some sleep.

"Good night." Atticus yawned as he pulled the covers over him.

Patch smiled as he got some sleep next to his owner. Overall, for everyone, it was a good night, though Krypto thought more about Tripod. He was glad to have helped him, but at the same time, he wanted to do more to make it up to Tripod for now being without a home or a family.