We landed the bio ship behind the trees, and I told Megan to wait there. If Daken was trying to trap me, it would be better for her to take off in the ship without me, get Logan. I tried to convince Conner to stay onboard to, wanna know how that went?

"Okay, Daken, you're going in first." I ordered as Megan landed the bio ship.

"You don't trust me?" He asked, pretending to me hurt.

I gave him and look, and he smirked, "Smart girl."

Megan spoke up, "You want me to set up a link with his mind?"

"No." I said quickly, "Don't try to read his mind Megan. There's something in there, it's a trap for telepaths."

Megan's eyes widened at Daken, who smirked at me, "You do your homework?"

"Every night after dinner and before bedtime." I said dismissively.

"You sound confident that you know me, that I can't keep anything form you." He challenged. "I don't think so."

I glared at him, and stood a little straighter, chin raised in defiance. "You think I'm overconfident and stupid? You think all I do is sit around sharpening my claws? I always check everything three times. The first time out of curiosity, the second time to assure myself, and the third time to plan for an action against it."

"You're trying to sound like you're some kind of unbeatable foe. Ten steps ahead of me, that's where you're trying to get me to think you are." He said, smirking. He was trying to push a button. Why not just go for the you're-Mother-is-dead button?

"No, I'm not." I said, walking towards him. "What I'm telling you is that I'm not the little girl who ran away from you in terror. I'm not a little girl anymore at all, and you can realize that, or you can be overconfident, and by doing that, you'll have dug your own grave."

Daken smirked down at me, "I'm not afraid of you, I'll never be afraid of you. You're trying to make me scared of you but it won't happen."

"I'm not." I insisted, "These aren't threats, they're promises, of what will happen."

"What else do you suppose will happen?" He said, slightly amused and bordering on the edge of intrigued.

"If you hurt one pigtail on Lovette's head, I will end you. If you try to hurt anyone close to me, I will end you. If you ever go back to my childhood home, I will end you. If you ever, and I mean ever think for one moment that you'll win this game you dragged me into, than you'll actually own me-"

"You'll end me?" He asked, mocking me.

"No." I said, as Megan lowered the ramp and he walked towards the building Lovette was in. "I'll prove you wrong."

He just kept walking, but I knew he was laughing, super hearing, sucked sometimes.

I looked at Conner, "Stay on the ship with Megan, I'll follow Daken and wait outside until he comes out with Lovette."

"I'm coming with you." He said firmly.

"No." I said looking him straight in the eye. "I don't need your protection Conner, I'm a big girl, I can take care of my self."

"I don't trust him." Conner debated.

I sighed, "Okay, fine."

"Really?" Conner asked.

"No." I said, quickly jumping onto one of the seats, then flying knee first at Conner's head, he was now out cold. I heard Daken laughing from right outside the facility.

I leaned on a tree outside the building, glaring at the two guards posted outside of the doors, who were getting increasingly nervous by the second. Pitiful, I wasn't even using my pheromones.

Eventually, Daken walked out of the building, holding Lovette by the hand tightly, so she wouldn't run.

Lovette looked petrified, she was afraid to do anything to make him notice her more so than he already did. Right now, his eyes were locked on me, and she would do anything to make sure he didn't look at her. She was completely terrified of him. What had that monster done to her?

Daken kept walking until he was three feet from me, and then released Lovette's hand. She immediately made a mad dash to me, clinging onto my upper thigh and started crying her eyes out. I didn't break eye contact with Daken, but I did rest my hand on the top of her head, stroking her hair gently. "I'll kill you for this."

He raised an eyebrow, "Now?"

I took a deep breath, "No. I'm letting you go this time, but I'm not letting this go. I don't forgive anyone easily, and I never forget."

He shook his head, chuckling, "You never learn do you? Why would I want you to forgive me, or even forget my actions against you? Why would I want to be forgotten, or for my actions to fade in your memory?"

"Anger is easy to manipulate." I pointed out, "That's why you do the things you do. However, there's a difference between anger and complete and utter rage."

"I know." He said, "I'll let you and Lovette go this time, but next time I see you, I'm not holding back."

"Neither will I." I promised.

I picked Lovette up, and took her through the woods and onto the bio ship, which immediately took off before I was even seated. Megan must really wanna get away from him. Conner was starting to come to from his place in the chair. Megan must have levitated him there after I left him on the floor unconscious.

I sat down in one chair, and Lovette wrapped her arms around my neck, crying her eyes out. "It's okay Lovette." I soothed, stroking her hair again. "You're safe now."

"I don't like him Mio." She sobbed.

I nodded, picking up my mask from the seat next to me and staring at it. He was going to be so mad when he found out.

I shivered at the thought, I loved Logan, he was my grandfather, and he loved me too. I know this because not only did he say so (granted not often, he's a man of actions not words he's actually only said it once, and he was awkward while saying it) but also with actions. Training me brutally was his way of protecting me and making sure I could protect myself. Being overprotective was annoying when he wouldn't let me do certain things, like he would never let me fight Romulus, and wouldn't have let me confront Daken if he had known, but from someone else's point of view, it might have been normal grandfatherly behavior, but to me, it wasn't. It was fatherly behavior. Logan was more than a grandfather to me, he was my father, the only one I had and the only one I needed.

I shook my head as we landed the bio ship and Conner came to, walking in with me and Lovette while Megan waved u ahead, probably wanted to cry her eyes out in peace. I'd make it up to her. I'm nothing if not extremely prone to guilt and constantly trying to make up for that.

"Are you sure you wanna face the team right now?" Conner asked as Lovette ran ahead of us, taking the stairs while we headed for the elevator. "With everything that happened today, I mean, you must be pretty angry."

"Oh please." I dismissed, "I'm not angry in the least."

"You… aren't?" He asked, a little shocked as I pushed the elevator button.

"No, I wasn't even mad at Daken for taking Lovette." I said, then shook my head as the elevator opened up, staring at the ground. "I was terrified, and disgusted at the same time. Not because of him but because it took me this long to realize I'm the worst big sister ever. Or considering the way Lovette views me the more appropriate term would be mother."

"You?" Conner asked as we stepped in to the elevator. "Oh come on, you're a very scary- I mean, uh, loving mother. You remember last week when you chewed out Artemis and Zatanna for not calling in to you for back up with that ghost girl thing? And do you remember that time you told Megan she wasn't the worst fighter in the world?"

"You mean two days ago?" I asked.

"You have no idea how much that meant to her. She was up all night jumping up and down on her bed because of that." Conner encouraged.

I shook my head, "I'm unsupportive, cold, cruel, and on occasion unreliable."

"Mio, you're always there when we need you." Conner said as the elevator opened and we walked out.

Roy and Artemis were arguing again in the middle of the room. Robin and Wally were watching form a few feet away, to timid to step in on the fight.

"You think I didn't know about dear old daddy?" Roy sneered, and I cast a glance at the two of them, who hadn't noticed us. Wally raised an eyebrow, not understanding.

Artemis looked completely horrified, and helpless "I never want to be his-"

"You're such a daddies girl! You are the spy, a sorry excuse for a hero, and constantly lying to your friends." Roy said, and Artemis bit her lip, crossing her arms at him and trying to stand her ground, but he was ruthless, while Artemis had morals about judging someone from their past, he didn't.

"Just leave!" She snapped, "You don't belong here just leave me alone!" She said, he voice shaking a little.

"I belong her a lot more than you, Crock!" He snapped, and she winced, blinking. "And why am I not leaving rather than waste time with you, because I really don't wanna miss you break out into tears!"

Artemis lowered her head a little, feelings coming up she couldn't control, blinking a little faster. "Here they come!" Roy urged, "Great big crocodile tears!"

Robin and Wally looked really shocked at Roy's actions, to shocked to step in, to appalled at his behavior.

"See?" Conner whispered to me, "If she was your daughter, you'd know exactly how to handle that."

I looked at Artemis, and then to Conner, "My God, you're right."

I walked behind Roy as Artemis nearly reached he breaking point, and cleared my throat, tapping on his shoulder. He turned around to look at me, and I quickly shoved my left claw into his gut, careful not to hit anything vital in him, and as he screamed and leaned forward as I yanked my claw out, I shoved my fist right into his face, sending him sprawling and knocking him out cold.

I turned to Artemis, "You're getting better every day Barbie. You make yourself, not your blood."

I stepped over Roy's unconscious form, and then smiled at Wally and Robin as Lovette ran into the room. I scooped her up quickly, beaming at the two of them, "You all have a good one." I smiled over at Artemis again, "I'm goin' home with my sister."

"… Thank you?" Artemis called after me.

I walked out of there, leaving them with Roy.

WITH THE TEAM:

They all stared at Roy, Megan who had entered some time during Roy screaming about Artemis crying was covering her mouth with her hands, shaking her head in disbelief.

Wally just stared at his bleeding form, mouth hanging open in shock. Robin was talking into his phone, "And then she punched him right in the mouth, Batman! He's bleeding like a sucker, and you should have seen this, we're gonna have to burn a couple copies of the security footage and send one to everybody!"

Conner just cocked his head to the side. This may become a problem for Mio…