"Okay... They should be here any minute now," LJ said, checking his watch. "I said for them to meet us in front of the house at 12:20 PM."
"I hope so..." Zofia sighed as she fanned herself a bit. "I feel like I'm on fire or something."
"It's 90° Fahrenheit, and boy-oh-BOY, it's hot enough to cook an egg on the sidewalk!" called a manic-sounding voice. "In fact..."
Then, an irritated sigh. "Ugh... Ichabod, don't tell me you're actually gonna do it." replied another voice.
LJ smirked. "That's them, alright," he replied. "Yo, Ichabod! Sandra! Over here!" he shouted, waving his arms.
The two looked over and soon came that way.
"Thank goodness," Zofia said as she wiped her forehead. "It's probably hotter than The Wild West out here."
"You're tellin' me," Sandra groaned a bit. "I'd rather simmer than get scorched."
"Y'know, you two are lucky to be friends with someone who has magic powers," LJ replied, snapping his fingers.
Ichabod sniffed himself. "Funny... I don't feel sweaty... Or burny, either," he replied. "Et tu, Sandra?"
"Nope..." Sandra replied. "It's hot out, but I still feel like I'm room-temperature."
"Little trick I picked up from my namesake," LJ explained. "He cast the same one last night on the rest of the family."
"I could've used that from last night." Sandra smirked.
"Sorry about that," Zofia said. "At least we're all comfortable now."
"And that means my dads' things are safe!" LJ added. "...Whatever that means. Anyways, time to enact Operation: Find Felicity Friends!"
"The Triple F!" Ich proclaimed.
"Uh... Yeah..." Sandra shrugged from that. "Your sister doesn't have friends?"
"Not really," Zofia said. "Seems like she only gets attention is if Katie La More and that girl Audrey Rose see her, but they're the Queen Bees of her school."
"So in order to lift her spirits, we are gonna try and find kids her age, or at least close, to be friends with her!" LJ added. "Also so she'll have someone to stand up to those lousy jerks."
"You're so thoughtful," Sandra remarked. "Wish I had brothers and sisters like that."
"Well, we gotta think of someone around Felicity's age... Hmm..." Ich paused thoughtfully. "...How old is she again?"
The others groaned a bit from that as they began to look for teenagers who were around Felicity's age and grade so she would have a better of a chance to hang out with her possible new friends.
"...Would those people work?" suggested LJ, pointing to four teenagers hanging out near the steps of an apartment building.
The first one was a girl with green eyes and dark-purple hair; the next was another girl with dark-blue hair and a small tiara; third was a tan-skinned boy with a red ski cap and a vest; and fourth was a slightly shorter boy with black-and-white hair. The group looked over to see the quartet.
"Are they her age?" Sandra asked.
"Well... I dunno about that short boy, but the other three look the part," Zofia shrugged. "That one girl though looks like she's trying to be a princess."
"I've heard 'bout them," Ich said. "Some kids say they might be a bad influence, though that little guy looks like he couldn't scare the spots off of a Dalmatian."
"Well, it couldn't hurt to give them a try," LJ replied. "I say we go over and introduce them to one another. How about it, team?"
Ich hid behind Sandra like a coward.
"Oh, brother," Zofia rolled her eyes. "They're not gonna bite you!"
"Yeah, that's my job." Sandra smirked.
"C'mon then... Time's a-wastin'!" LJ declared as he headed off across the street to the four youths sitting on the steps.
Ich stepped back a bit.
"Aw, come on, ya big baby!" Sandra scoffed as she took his hand and pulled him over.
Zofia followed closely behind her brother, though she felt nervous herself as this crew looked rather rotten to the core.
"Hey, where's my handheld?" The youngest boy asked.
The older boy who looked a bit strong chuckled as he had it.
"Hey! Jay, give it back!" The youngest boy glared as he tried to reach for it, but was too short.
"Jump, Shorty, jump!" The other boy smirked as he held it over his head just out of his reach.
"Ugh... Knock it off," said the blue-haired girl. "Could you BE any more childish?"
LJ cleared his throat. "Excuse me... Don't mean to interrupt, but hi there. Glad to meet you. My name is LJ Schwartz and these are my sisters: Felicity and Zofia." he said.
Felicity went to turn away.
"No, no, no... You promised you'd stay to at least get to know them before you'd bail." Zofia told her older sister.
Felicity looked over before looking back at the other four. "...Hi..." she breathed softly.
"Hi," The shorter boy smiled. "Say, haven't I seen you in Mr. Deley's Science Class? You sit next to Chad."
"That dreamboat~" The blue-haired girl said with heart eyes while the purple-haired girl rolled her eyes from that.
"Uh, yeah," Felicity said to the boy. "He's a bit of an egoist though... I think a bucket of mud would be a better lab partner than him."
The purple-haired girl snickered at that. "Good one." she smirked.
"So far, so good." LJ said to himself.
Felicity looked a bit bashful from their attention.
"I'm Carlos," The short boy said as he shook hands with Felicity. "Say, I dunno about you, but I'm a science whiz. Maybe we could help you trade lab partners?"
"Are we allowed to do that?" Felicity asked.
"It doesn't hurt to ask," Carlos smiled with a small shrug. "I think we could get along great."
Felicity smiled a little. "Well... It is nice to meet you, Carlos," she replied. "And the rest of you are...?"
"Call me Mal," The purple-haired girl said as they shook hands before smirking a bit. "You're a little scrawny for your age, huh?"
"Hmph. My mother says I'm just right." Felicity retorted.
"Whatever you gotta tell yourself," Mal smirked. "I like your style though."
"I think she needs a new polish to bring out her eyes," The blue-haired girl said as she took a look at Felicity's hands. "Okay, no exceptions, Felicity. You and me are hitting the Mall right after school ASAP."
"Uh... Thanks... Um..." Felicity stammered as she didn't know this girl's name.
"My name is Evie and I will be your new fashion consultant." The girl smirked.
"Ooooookay...?" Felicity replied.
"Pushy, isn't she?" Ichabod remarked.
"Well, she definitely knows what she wants," LJ shrugged. "Gotta admire that sort of drive."
"Well, you always look so dainty at school," The taller boy said as he came to check over Felicity. "Honestly, I didn't even know you could talk."
"I'm a little shy for my age..." Felicity said bashfully.
"Someone's gotta protect you from the bullies and their shit," The boy said. "Jayden at your service, but everybody calls me Jay."
"Nice to meet you, Jay," Felicity replied, shaking his hand.
LJ sighed in relief. "Well... That went better than I expected." he said.
"Same here," Zofia replied. "Looks like it's working like a lucky charm."
Ich still hid behind Sandra.
"Speak for yourself." Sandra remarked.
"I think I've seen you in the gym a lot more with the other boys, even after class." Felicity said.
"What can I say?" Jay smirked a bit before he flexed his arm at her to show a strong deltoid. "Phys Ed is where I excel the best."
And so, Felicity and her new friends got off to a great start, talking and getting better acquainted with one another.
"I hope she'll do alright," Zofia said. "Mother said when Felicity was younger, she hated crowds, so she had to be home-schooled for a while."
"Well... She should be doing fine," replied LJ. "Besides, I think these five are gonna be great pals."
"I guess we can only hope." Zofia remarked.
"Okay, now that she's busy, what do we do?" Sandra asked as Ich finally came out of hiding from right behind her.
"Guess we could go visit cousin Terry with Mom, Dad, and Unc," LJ suggested. "Besides... It's time he knew the truth."
"All right," Zofia said before sighing sharply. "I just hope that Terry takes it alright."
"Here's hoping." LJ nodded as he and the others went off to find their parents.
"See?" Lionel told Cherry nervously. "I told you it worked! You're not even sweaty!"
"Hm..." Cherry paused.
"So we're good, right?" Thor added. "Please say we're good... I'm getting winter chills from your sardonic gaze."
"Well... All right..." Cherry soon told them. "We're good."
"Oh, thank you-thank you-thank you!" Lionel exclaimed as he got down on his knees and began kissing her shoes in gratitude.
Thor wiped his forehead off with a sigh of relief. "That... Was close." he remarked.
"You got pretty lucky," Cherry said. "Now enough about me... I guess we'll round up the kids to take care of, erm, The Terry Situation?"
"Right!" Lionel exclaimed, getting to his feet. "The time is nigh!"
"I'll be right there!" Thor added.
Cherry nodded to them as she came to the bathroom briefly.
"I need something with chicken... Or chocolate... Or both..." Thor said.
"You have a massive craving for that lately, are you feeling okay?" Lionel asked.
"I dunno, I just feel so hungry for sweets and meats together like that peanut butter, tuna fish, and marshmallow sandwich I had last night before bed." Thor shrugged.
"Sweets and meats?" Lionel pondered. "Unusual cravings? I wonder..."
"...You don't think I could? ...No! No way!" Thor replied. "I'm a dude!"
"Well, part of the time," Lionel replied. "Perhaps during the time you were female..."
"...NOOOO." Thor whispered loudly.
"Have you tried checking?" Lionel asked.
"I don't know if I could check with... Erm... This..." Thor said as he looked between his legs.
"As Electra, Thor!" Lionel told him sharply.
"Ohhh..." Thor said bashfully. "Uh... I'm a little embarrassed to."
"It's fine," said Lionel. "We can zap back home and THEN check. That way only we can see."
"I-I couldn't be, could I?" Thor smiled bashfully.
"Well... Felicity looks more like you than she does with me..." Lionel reminded.
"But she came out of Cherry." Thor slanted his eyes.
"Yes, but you're Felicity's father, so maybe you're about to become a mother." Lionel replied.
"...What would Uncle Drell say?" Thor mumbled a bit. "Dudes don't get preggers."
"Well, those dudes were never turned into females for a period of time," Lionel replied. "And besides... It couldn't hurt to check. Just in case, you know."
"Well... Uh... Okay..." Thor said bashfully. "I'll see what I can do."
Lionel gave a nod, and he and Thor were both teleported back to the house. Next, Lionel took a deep breath, cracked his knuckles, and snapped his fingers, engulfing Thor in a cloud of smoke. When said smoke cleared, Thor was now a buxom, long-haired woman with a rockin' bod. Her clothes were still the same, but they'd been altered to suit her.
"Alrighty then..." said Lionel. "And now... To check."
"Oh, all right..." "Electra" said with a bit of a husky female voice to match which sounded like a sexy smoker voice.
Lionel handed Electra test and she took it to use the bathroom with for a few moments.
Lionel read a magazine for a while before Electra let out a bit of a shrill gasp. "What's the verdict?" he then asked. "Yes or No?"
Electra held out the test for him to see for himself. Lionel flinched a bit as he took a brief look before his eyes widened as he saw a plus sign.
"That explains why I've been so hungry lately." Electra said bashfully.
"So... Guess LJ might get that little brother sooner than expected," Lionel replied. "Congratulations, Electra~"
Electra chuckled bashfully from that. "Aw, shucks!"
Lionel leaned over and kissed her on the lips.
"Okay, I think I'm good to go..." Electra said. "I'm just worried I might get a case of bad mood swings."
"Don't worry, I saw this eventuality and have prepared to counter it," Lionel replied as his finger began to glow. He tapped Electra gently; first on her head, and then on her stomach. "That spell should prevent any and all mood swings."
Electra sniffled and wiped her eyes.
"You okay though?" Lionel asked.
"Sorry, still a little emotional," Electra replied. "Like, telling Cherry and the kids."
"Well... We can handle this," replied Lionel. "Together."
"Yeah... When you're right, you're right," Electra replied. "Should I change back, do you think?"
"If you want to." replied Lionel.
"Meh..." Electra shrugged and used magic to change himself back into his male form. "Ah~..."
"Come on, we better get going." Lionel said.
"All right, right behind ya." Thor replied as he followed after Lionel.
And so, Lionel snapped his fingers and poofed the both of them back to their previous location, where Cherry exited the restroom shortly afterwards.
"Did you guys just go back into the house for a second?" Cherry asked, a bit confused.
"Maybe..." Thor blinked. "Are we in trouble for that?"
"No, I just thought maybe I saw you." Cherry replied.
"Well... We have another announcement for later," replied Lionel. "But it can wait. Time to find the kids."
And with a nod of his head, Lionel teleported the three of them to the current location of LJ, Zofia, Felicity, and their friends.
"Well, Felicity, you sure seem interesting." Mal said as they came to the park, sitting under a shady tree though.
"I guess that's the best thing anybody could call me." Felicity shrugged as that was better than anything negative.
"It's not much, but it's a start," replied Carlos. "Maybe... We could all hang out again sometime?"
"I heard some kids talkin' about a party," Jay suggested as he tossed up a baseball in the air back and forth by himself. "Maybe we could go to that?"
"A school party?" Evie asked. "Are we even invited?"
"I hear anyone can go as long as they're a student," Jay shrugged. "They're looking for a few chaperones though before Friday hits."
"Maybe our dad and uncle could chaperone?" suggested LJ. "They've done stuff like that before."
The four newbies looked over before shrugging.
"I dunno if I'll be able to go anyway," Carlos shrugged as he crossed his arms. "Pretty sure my mom's gonna want me to help scrape her bunions."
"My mom's probably gonna put so much make-up on me that I'll look like a clown." Evie spoke up.
"My mom's something else." Mal rolled her eyes.
"Your mom do stuff like that Jay?" Felicity asked as she attempted to make conversation.
"Oh, I don't have a mom." Jay shrugged.
"Hey, same," Ichabod replied. "I mean, I get to see my mom sometimes, but my dad has custody."
"Well, at least you see her." Jay shrugged.
"Oh, sorry, Jay, I didn't mean to offend you." Felicity said.
"Meh, it's okay," Jay replied. "I try not to let it bother me just for the sake of fishing for sympathy from others."
"I can respect that." Sandra replied.
"Hey, kids!" Lionel called out. "Time to visit cousin Terry!"
"Looks like this is the moment," said LJ. "Now or never... Or probably later."
"Ya guys remember to have fun, okay?" Ich replied.
"Sure, buddy," LJ said. "I just hope it goes well."
"Well, you don't know until you got there yourself." Sandra advised.
The adults waited in the car as the kids came over, though Thor appeared to be knitting as he was never shy to get in touch with his feminine side.
Lionel and the others drove to a neighborhood in Gotham, eventually coming to a small apartment.
Cherry checked the DNA tracker. "This is the place." she stated.
"Oh, good," Thor smiled. "I sure hope he's excited to see us."
"Give or take," Cherry smirked a bit. "Hopefully this is a decent visit regardless of emotion."
"Let's head on in." Lionel replied as he headed up to the door and knocked on it.
A redheaded woman came to the door.
"Hey, Mary." Cherry said.
"Mrs. McGinnis." The woman reminded her.
"Hey, we're all family here, I'll call you what I want," Cherry replied, a bit sassily. "So, hey, Mary. We'd like to come in."
"Certainly." Mary replied as she let them come inside.
"Is Terry home?" asked Lionel. "We need to talk."
"Yeah, he's in his room, I'll go get him." Mary replied as she walked off.
"Thank you, Mary." Thor smiled.
"Don't start that with me." Mary scolded.
"Apologies, Ms. McGinnis," replied Lionel. "I just want to say that we appreciate you taking young Terrence in... And we're sorry for your husband's untimely death."
Mary sighed. "Wasn't your fault... It was those lousy Mutant punks..." she said as she went to go and get Terry, leaving the group with her younger son, Matt, who was playing a video game.
Felicity decided to sit comfortably.
"Did you have fun today?" Thor smiled.
"A little bit," Felicity said with a small sigh. "I met four kids from school. They seemed to like me okay."
"You have friends?" Matt asked. "Aren't you an emo?"
"She is a goth," Lionel replied firmly. "And just because she is, doesn't mean she doesn't want friends."
"She takes after me, kiddo." Cherry added.
Matt looked sheepish now as Felicity sat with him as she waited.
"You're perfect just the way you are." Thor smiled at Felicity.
"Thank you." Felicity approved.
Terry soon came out after his mother brought him out to see the guests.
"Hi, cousin," LJ waved to Terry. "Nice to meet you."
"Terry... There's something we need to talk about." said Thor.
"Whatever happened, it wasn't me," Terry glared slightly. "You don't have proof."
"Nothing like that," Thor replied. "We promise."
"It's an important secret," Lionel added. "One concerning where you came from."
"What're you talking about?" Terry asked.
"Well... You were adopted by the McGinnis family 16 years ago." explained Cherry.
"Your real parents are Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle," added Lionel. "But they knew that if word got out about them having a child... Every criminal lowlife in town would be after you, trying to kidnap you for ransom."
"Wh-What...?" Terry asked. "No... That's not possible... My dad's dead."
"Your adoptive father," Cherry corrected. "But it's true... And I should know."
"After all... We were the ones who left you in the McGinnis family's care," Thor added. "Though we did watch over you, when we could."
"...You did...?" Terry asked. "I don't get it."
"I'm sure this is shocking, but I'm not one to lie," Cherry said. "We're family, Terry, as I am the niece of Selina Kyle."
"You're Selina's niece?" Terry asked.
"Yes... Her... Only living relative," Cherry replied softly. "You're destined for greatness, especially after what has become of Jason Todd."
Lionel nodded sadly. "Aye. Guess that makes us your aunt and uncles," he replied. "I know this must be... Bewildering, but we'll gladly answer any questions you might have about this turn of events."
"Well... You already told me why they gave me up..." Terry huffed a bit as he crossed his arms. "So, what does this mean? You're gonna make me leave this place I've called home my whole life and give up the life I have here?"
"Nobody said you had to give up anything," Lionel replied. "You may still live here if you like... Though when the time comes, we may need your help. Hopefully you're prepared to answer the call. And... Even though they never got to see you grow up, I know that Bruce and Selina are proud of you. They always have been."
"Oh, yeah?" Terry asked.
"Oh, sure," Thor smiled. "You can trust us."
"So, uh, are you... With these two?" Terry asked. "Like, are you these guys's father or what...?"
"I'm whatever the kids want me to be," Thor smiled. "Mom... Dad... Uncle... Whatever makes them happy."
"Yep," Lionel agreed. "Maybe you could get to spend some time with your parents? I think it'd really make their day, y'know? So, unless you have any more questions, we'll be going now."
"I just don't know how to feel about all of this," Terry replied. "It's a lot to take in, ya know?"
"Completely understandable," replied Cherry. "Most stuff like this usually is. We'll give you plenty of time to think about it."
"In the meantime, you all take care," said Lionel as he picked up a fedora and climbed onto Thor's shoulder. "I reckon we ought to be going."
"I suppose so." Terry shrugged.
"Give us a call though if ya wish." Cherry said as she slipped the teenage boy a calling card.
Terry took the card and slid it into one of his jacket pockets.
"See you around, Terry," Thor added as they exited. "Hopefully."
LJ, Felicity, and Zofia waved to him as they followed their parents out the door.
"Yeah, sure, see ya." Terry shrugged a bit.
"Well, that went a little better than I expected." Cherry said to the others on the way out.
"Terry... He just... He just felt like a dark and tormented soul... Like he needed someone to heal him..." Zofia said bashfully, even though she was technically related to Terry.
"Indeed," LJ nodded. "Under all that gruff and coarse personality is a genuinely nice person. I figure he just needs time to bring out that side of himself."
"Yeah, but the big thing is that we did it," Cherry said softly. "I hope Bruce and Selina appreciate what I did for them."
"What we did and I'm sure they do," Thor smiled sadly as he thought about the older days. "Still better than my parents some of the times."
Lionel gently patted him on the back as they headed home. "Hey... At least your little sister supported us." he stated.
"Heh... Yeah..." Thor chuckled lightly. "She was the cutest little flower girl. I'm happy though at least Mom came with Uncle Drell to the ceremony."
"I knew there was a reason I liked Moxie better than Zolten, even though neither of them visit anymore." Cherry crossed her arms.
"It's their loss, I guess," Thor said. "I'm just glad I get to be happy with my new life instead of being unhappy with the old."
"And if you're happy, then so are we." Lionel beamed as they came inside and closed the door.
"Heard it was gonna rain tonight." LJ noted as he and his sisters took off their shoes and put them away.
"That'll be a good time for you kids to sleep." Cherry said.
"Mother, why do you, Papa, and Uncle stay up late?" Felicity asked.
"You'll understand soon," Cherry smiled. "I've always been a creature of the night, and I don't just mean during my times at the theater for midnight showings of a movie I enjoy with your dad while your uncle stays home with the kids."
Thor smiled bashfully from that.
"Your uncle never understood that movie, but maybe you could come with us since you're older sometime." Cherry suggested to help make her elder daughter cheer up a little.
"I suppose that would be nice." Felicity replied.
"You could at least try it out," Cherry said. "Get some sleep though."
"Fair enough," Felicity smiled softly. "You just try not to stay up so late, Mother."
"Don't worry about me." Cherry replied.
"Alright..." Felicity smiled as she turned to her siblings. "Now to prep you two for beddy-bye."
LJ sighed. "But I'm not even tired!" he protested.
"I'm not tired either." Zofia added.
"What if Big Sister sang you a lullaby?" Felicity suggested.
"...I guess..." LJ replied, puffing his cheeks out.
Felicity came to help her brother and sister to bed while the adults stayed in the living room for a while longer.
Eventually, Thor's phone rang, and he picked it up. "Hello?"
"Thor... Are Cherry and Lionel there?" asked Bruce's voice.
"Yep," Thor replied.
"Good," said Bruce. "Put me on speaker, this is for all three of you."
"Sure, hold on." Thor said as he hit the speaker button.
"Who is it?" Cherry asked as she got a glass of water.
"Hurry, it's Bruce." Thor replied as he held out the phone so that they could all hear.
Cherry sat down and drank her water as Bruce spoke.
"Cherry... Lionel... Thor..." said Bruce. "It's time. Tonight... The Dark Knight Returns."
The three gasped a bit to each other from that.
"And... I can't do it alone," added Bruce. "So, I have to ask... Are you in?"
"Well, uh, um, I-I-I guess..." Thor said a bit nervously.
"Though we have new lives now," Cherry said softly. "We have a family."
"Then don't do it for ME," replied Bruce. "Do it for them... So they can walk the streets without fear of being attacked or harmed."
"Aw, gee... Whatya say, guys?" Thor asked.
"Well... I guess that would be okay..." Cherry said softly. "We better tell the kids though that we might be busy for a while."
"Solid idea," replied Lionel, as he teleported upstairs to the kids' bedrooms. "Felicity, Uncle Bruce needs our help with something important, so we're going to be out for the night. Until we return, I'm placing you in charge." he explained.
"Oh, uh, m-m-me?" Felicity asked nervously.
"Well, you are the oldest and you are very responsible." Lionel replied.
"I-I suppose I am," Felicity said. "Is everything okay though?"
"Yes, Felicity, everything's okay," Lionel explained. "You could say, in fact, we're taking part in a sort of clean-up project to help the city. Improve the standard of living and whatnot."
"Hmm... Well... Okay..." Felicity said. "Just promise me you'll be careful and get back home safely."
"Cross my heart," Lionel replied as he made an X shape over his chest with his fingers. He then hugged Felicity. "Cuz you're one of the reasons I have to come back."
Felicity hugged him back with tears in her eyes. "Okay," she said softly. "Be careful and come back soon. I'll do the best that I can."
"Atta girl," Lionel replied. "I believe in you." And in a flourish, he poofed quietly away, so not to disturb LJ and Zofia.
Felicity looked over to her little brother and sister with a soft sigh as she hoped that she would be a decent babysitter in the absence of the adults.
And so, Lionel popped back downstairs. "I think we might be due for a costume update," he said. "Wouldn't you two agree?"
"Well, I do suppose it would be a good time to let Thunder Boy grow up a little." Thor said.
"Yeah, Lady Gothika was sort of a name I made up on the spot," Cherry added with a shrug. "...I do have another costume though from Aunt Selina from the first time I met her back when we were school students."
"Alright then... Bring it out." Lionel advised as he set to making a new Bat-Mite suit.
"Hmm... Lionel, you're good with superhero names?" Thor began.
"Yeah?" Lionel replied.
"What do ya say to the name 'Voltage'?" Thor asked.
"It works," Lionel replied. "Considering that your powers were more geared towards electricity."
Thor beamed a bit from that as he worked on his new super-suit. Cherry soon brought out the costume that Selina got for her which seemed to be a bit cat-based with a dress with a cat-like mask with a cape and boots.
"Kinda... Catty, isn't it?" Thor remarked.
"Don't judge, Stormcloud." Cherry smirked from that.
Lionel gave an impressed whistle. "Ooh, nice~!" he exclaimed. "Still going by L.G., or you got a new name to go with your new threads?"
"Best I got is Catgirl." Cherry shrugged.
"I guess adopting Catwoman's moniker is out, then?" asked Lionel as he finished his suit.
"Meh," Cherry shrugged from that. "I do like cats though, of course, probably not as much as Aunt Selina."
"I don't think anybody likes cats as much as she does," Thor chuckled. "Whatever makes you happy though."
"So, what? I'd be Catwoman II?" Cherry replied.
"More or less, yes," Lionel replied. "I figured it'd be a nice little tribute to the original."
"Well, okay, that works." Cherry said.
"Plus, despite your amazing aging and still looking like a teenager at your age, I doubt Catgirl will work out." Thor smiled nervously.
"Fair enough, Thunder Boy." Cherry teased.
"Ah! It's Voltage now." Thor smirked.
"For the time being, I suppose I'll still be Bat-Mite," said Lionel, putting on his new outfit. "Because I don't really have any ideas for what to call myself now. Unless one of you has any ideas?"
"Bat-Mite's always suited you to me." Thor remarked.
"Yeah, me too," Cherry had to admit. "I can't really imagine you as anybody else."
"...I guess, even though the name feels kinda childish." Lionel replied as he put in his cowl.
"We'll decide on that in due time," Thor replied as he snapped on his gloves. "I love Bat-Mite either way."
Cherry slicked into her Junior Catwoman outfit before she stepped about a bit to admire her reflection a little from her new look. "Hmm... I kinda like this..." she said. "No complaints of course."
"Right," Bat-Mite replied. "And now... Let's roll."
Cherry and Thor nodded from that before they dashed out to get some work done for the night as they were called away by the phone call that represented justice.