No excuses for taking so long between updates, just dealing with personal stuff, moving back across the country, and life. I apologize for taking so long to get that last chapter up. Anyway, I own nothing, blah, blah, blah, blah. How about we just get back into it shall we?
Beast Boy was still trying to wrap his head around the fact that she was still alive. He was flying alongside his daughter, but still couldn't believe it.
Will you please stop doing that? He heard in his head.
Doing what?
The sad depressing thoughts are drifting to me; I thought mom would have taught you how to shield your thoughts. She thought at him with a sarcastic flare.
Really? You know how hard headed I am, besides what are you doing listening to all of my thoughts?
She stopped flying, hovering in mid-air giving him the look.
Great, now my own daughter gives me the same look. He thought to himself, as he started circling her, as it was easier than trying to hover as a hawk.
"Look down, we need to land, and I'm pretty sure Grandma won't be too happy to be kept waiting."
He looked down to see Rita standing on the roof of the house he grew up in, glaring up at them.
Stay here for a moment while I go down and explain who you are, and disarm the security measures. He thought to her.
No need. Mark and I tested the security system to see if it would see us as intruders or not. So we took our info out of the system, and it didn't even see us. We think it has to do with yours and mom's DNA in us. We put the info back in right after, cause Grandpa was not too happy we had messed with his security system.
Beast Boy could just imagine the look on Steve's face trying to scold them for doing something that Beast Boy himself wishes he would have thought of.
He dove for the roof just in case, and right before smashing into the roof he changed back to his normal form, noting the look on his adoptive mothers face.
"Before you yell at me, and I know I deserve it, I have someone with me I want you to meet." He said as he was rubbing the back of his neck not wanting to look Rita in the eyes.
"Alright, but you are not getting out of trouble as easily as introducing me to a new friend. Just let me lower the security field, and we can talk about this later." She said with a tone that he knew all to well that meant she was not about to forget about this.
Before Rita could actually do anything about the security though, Ella was standing right next to Beast Boy, with her cloak up. He knew what was about to happen, but couldn't do anything to stop her. What surprised him though was the fear he smelt coming from Ella. She smelled like prey hiding in a den from a predator, hoping they wouldn't notice her, if only she would stay still enough.
He looked to Rita, expecting her to be ready to attack, but she just stood there wide eyed, as if not believing what she was seeing. He looked back to Ella, wrapping his arm over her shoulder in what he hopped was a comforting side hug, and looked back at Rita.
"This is Arella or Ella for short. She is… well, your Granddaughter, my daughter." He said with a slight grimace, not knowing how she was going to react.
"Ella is it? Would you mind terribly if I could see your face?" she said in a flat tone that Beast Boy hated, it meant she was hiding her emotions, not wanting to let anything slip.
Ella looked up to him with a worried look. I don't know what to do; she is usually really warm and sweet to Mark and me. I've never seen her like this. She said in his mind.
It's ok. You are my daughter, and she is like a mother to me. She will accept you no matter what; she just isn't sure what's going on right now. I've caused a lot of problems recently, and I need to fix them. He thought back to her.
With shaking hands Ella reached up and lowered her hood exposing her green hair, emerald eyes, ashen skin, and chakra right in the middle of her forehead.
Rita leapt forward and wrapped the small teen in her arms, as both Beast Boy and Ella stood stock still unsure what to do.
"I had to be sure. You look just like your mother. Well except for the green you got from your father. I see you got your powers from her at least." Rita said, holding Ella at arms length, really looking at the girl.
"Thanks Grandma," Ella said with a slight chuckle. "But I got some of Dad's too. They are just a lot more difficult to manage, although Mark would say otherwise."
"Mark? Who is Mark?" Rita asked looking at Beast Boy.
"I told you there was a lot to tell. Mark is her twin brother, my son, though I haven't met him yet. Ella told me that they were sent back by future us, me and Raven anyway, to keep something from happening, but won't tell me what that is. Oh, and that I messed up big time, and I'm not allowed to fix it yet. Still can't figure that one out." As he was saying that last part, he half-heartedly glared at Ella, who just looked sheepishly at her feet.
"Well Steve will be happy to see you, along with giving you a talking to." Rita said looking over her shoulder as if he would pop up at anytime.
Ella's eyes went wide, grabbing Beast Boy's arm. "We have to go, and we have to go now. Sorry Grandma, I wish we could stay, there are so many things I want to see and to ask you, but mom is in trouble, and we may already be too late."
"Go, and I will see you again before you know it." Rita replied with a smile.
With that, Ella teleported Beast Boy and herself to the roof of the Titan Tower, where all the rest of the Titans were standing along with a young man he assumed was Mark, considering that he had green skin and black hair. Everybody was staring at the city where smoke could be seen curling into the sky from several buildings no where close to one another.
Sorry for the cliffhanger, I promise you guys that I won't take as long for the next update, because I mean things are just starting to get interesting. This is where the real fun starts, and is the beginning of the end. Thank you to all those who have stayed around this long, I promise to finish this series before the end of the decade. As before, I'm not afraid of a little fire, so flame on!