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Selene felt an immense amount of irritation course through her system. Starfire had begged her to come to Jason and now he had been "kidnapped" by his father? Struggling to keep the anger out of her voice Selene said, "Starfire…Batman is not going to kidnap Jason. They probably just went for a drive or something."

"Yeah babe," Roy said. "Jason's not gonna let himself get kidnapped. He's not that out of it."

The Tamaranian woman let out a huff and crossed her arms. "He has not left his room in months," she insisted. "He would not go outside with his Father." she sighed and turned back to the window. "I should never have let them meet."

Rubbing her forehead Selene said wearily, "Well it's too late now; I'm sure he's fine."

The words had barely slipped out of her mouth when they heard the sound of the front door opening. Exchanging glances, they turned to face the entry way and watched as Jason ambled into the room. Selene's breath caught in her throat at the sight of him. His face was pale and it was clear he had gained several pounds, not that they looked bad on him. His hair was shaggy and a beard covered part of his face. His blue eyes caught hold of hers and widened in surprise.

Before Selene could say anything, Jason's eyes hardened and he snapped, "Who the hell brought her here?"

After a sleepless night beside his "lover" Electro Master sat in the living room sipping on a glass of water. J'onn may have been an all powerful Martian but he was strangely lacking in the things that were necessary to live. An inspection of the pantries showed that there was hardly any food, save for five packages of Choco cookies. Electro Master had tried one of the cookies and deemed it unsatisfactory. He required something more substantial. How could he concentrate his energies on raising Edan the way he wanted if he were forced to eat sugary treats? There was a deep frown on his face when a sleepy looking J'onn ambled out of the bedroom.

"Did you sleep well?" The Martian's deep voice grated on Electro Master's nerves and it was all he could do not to grab the alien by his throat and electrocute him.

Instead Electro Master smiled and said, "It was a passable night. Perhaps tonight I will rest better."

J'onn gave Electro Master a strange look but nodded. "Very well. Have you had a chance to prepare yourself something to eat?"

"All you have in your cupboards are cookies," Electro Master snapped. "Someone would think a twelve year old child resided here instead of an adult. I demand that you provide something more substantial immediately."

Once again J'onn gave Electro Master a close look and Electro Master frowned at him. "Do I have something on my face?"

The Martian shook his head and looked embarrassed. "No, it is nothing. It is just that…you do not seem yourself this morning. Perhaps once you have eaten you will feel better. I will go and purchase some items."

"NO!" Electro Master jumped to his feet and the water fell to the floor. Visions of carts of cookies filled his head. "You are no longer in charge of buying the pr…food for this house. I will take care of it." He forced a grin on his face and said teasingly, "You will probably bring back more of those Choco cookies."

"You're an idiot West. Nothing but a first class fool." Wally stared into the amber liquid in his glass before gulping it down. Miserably he pushed the empty glass away from him and motioned for the bartender to give him a refill. Once his glass was full again Wally raised it back to his lips. It was early to be in a bar drinking but when you had a high metabolism and couldn't get drunk there was no point in worrying about propriety.

Wally signed and stared bleakly at the air in front of him, eyes unseeing. Selene was gone. He had found her note this morning revealing that she had decided to go find Jason. Wally drank the burning liquid and sighed heavily. He should have never showed Selene how freaked out he had become during their last argument. Her powers were still relatively new; it wasn't her fault she was still learning to control them. And what the hell had possessed him to think he didn't love her anymore? His love was there alright, it had just been wrapped up in a protective layer of hurt and self denial.

Pulling out his wallet, Wally withdrew some bills and decided he'd give Selene a day to meet with Jason. The other guy deserved that much before the speedster went and retrieved his girl. Wally slammed the money down on the bar counter and stalked out of the building.

J'onn sat on the couch feeding Edan, a smile on his face as he watched his son eat. The little boy was a miracle. While half human, he was also half Martian and J'onn never thought he'd see another Martian child again. A brief pang of grief filled him as he thought of his daughter K'hym. She had always wanted a younger sibling. J'onn could almost picture the awed look she would have on her face as she saw Edan for the first time. The smile returned to J'onn's face and he made himself more comfortable.

He was blessed to once more have a chance at a family. His foot bumped against the glass that had been dropped earlier. Tegan had been acting peculiar. But when J'onn had tried to read her mind he had seen nothing but a swirling cloud that blocked further intrusion. Something had happened to her in those six months. But she was here now and J'onn would do everything in his power to ensure that she would be made whole again.

"I invited her," Starfire said firmly, crossing her arms. "I warned you that I would take matters into my own hands if you did not come to your senses."

Jason growled under his breath and snapped, "How I spend my time is none of your business or concern Starfire."

Starfire glared at him. "It is when you spend all your time viewing the videos of earth animals on the internet."

A flush rose up on Jason's cheeks. "It still doesn't mean you were right to bring her here."

Feeling angry Selene stepped forward and said, "Are you seriously going to talk about me when I'm standing right here?" Her mind reached out and she flinched at all the negative thoughts swirling through Jason's mind. The majority of them directed at her. The anger melted into hurt. "What did I do to you to make me hate you so much?"

Jason looked at Starfire and Roy. Reluctantly the two of them left the room with Starfire murmuring angrily in Tamaranian. When they were alone Jason sighed heavily. "I didn't ask you to come here."

"You didn't have to!" Selene replied. "I shouldn't have needed an invitation to come here. Do you know how worried I've been? Trying to find you?"

A bitter laugh slipped out of Jason's mouth. "You tried so hard you went straight to that Justice League hero." His lips pressed down into a hard line. "You showed me exactly how worried you were for me."

"Wally was almost dead!" Selene burst out angrily. "The three of you had disappeared but he was still there and he needed my help. I did what I could."

Jason's anger was palpable as he stalked towards her. Selene forced herself to stand her ground and not throw up her shield. "I was unconscious for days after that battle. Do you think I was out there enjoying a picnic?"

Tears filled Selene's eyes. "And when you woke up? Why didn't you reach out to me? I would have come."

"Does it matter?" Jason asked roughly. His eyes hardened and he said tauntingly, "Does West even know you're here? Or have you thrown him aside too?"

In that moment it felt as though Selene's eyes were opened and she could see clearly what she couldn't see before. She may have had feelings for two men but only one of them had feelings, real feelings for her. The tears went away and she said through gritted teeth, "Wally knows exactly where I am and unlike you he didn't have a caveman attitude about it!"

"Caveman attitude?" Jason snorted before sneering, "Listen here you…"

When he finished his statement, riddled with profanity and insults, Selene was seeing red. Without thinking she snapped, "Well you can go and screw yourself with the biggest stick you can find. You wo…" her voice trailed off as Jason's body tensed and he began to look around the room. "What the hell are you doing?"

Looking confused Jason said, "Looking for a stick…" he turned and his eyes landed on the coat stand in the corner.

Horrified Selene realized what was happening as he strode towards it with determination. "J-Jason! Stop, I didn't mean it! STOP!" she shrieked out the last word but the man ignored her and continued he was in front of the coat stand.

"JASON!" Selene threw up her arms and erected a shield in front of the coat stand. Jason growled and punched his fist against the barrier and it quivered. Damn it! Selene thought as she forced her concentration onto the barrier. She hadn't practiced in several days and it was showing. Selene gritted her teeth together and yelled, "Starfire, I need help in here!"

The Tamaranian woman burst into the room, eyes blazing but stopped in confusion as she took in the scene before her. An irate Jason punching what looked like thin air and Selene standing several feet behind him with her hands pointed at him, sweat dripping down her face. "I do not understand…is this an earth game?"

Selene's arms trembled and one of Jason's hands broke through, instantly latching onto the coat stand. "Starfire, you need to knock him out right now. Or he's going to do something really offensive to that coat stand!"

With only the slightest hesitation Starfire hit Jason hard behind the head. The man crumpled to the floor and Selene dropped her arms with a sigh of relief. "I'm so sorry Starfire…I…" her voice trailed off and tears filled her eyes. What the hell was wrong with her?

Electro Master stood in front of the hospital, a smirk on his face. He had left the house earlier wearing a large sweater and some folded over sweatpants. On his head was a beanie that kept his bald head warm. He had told J'onn he was going to go grocery shopping and had left the apartment with J'onn's card. He would go buy food once he had gotten rid of his unwanted guest. Tegan was still there tied up, unable to do anything but watch as Electro Master did what he pleased with her body.

Why….are we at a hospital? Tegan's voice was flat, but Electro Master could sense an underlying current of uneasiness. He smiled and walked into the emergency room. It wasn't too full that day, only a few imbeciles with various cuts and fevers. Electro Master surprised an eye roll and walked up to the nurses' station. An irritated looking nurse sat on the other side, her lips thinning as she saw Electro Master.

Pulling out a packet of paper she said in a bored tone, "If you don't have insurance then I need you to fill out this paperwork as much as you can."

As he reached for the papers Electro Master allowed his hand to brush the side of the computer monitor at the station and in less than a second he had removed himself from Tegan's body and was in the system.

With no one in control Tegan's body fell backwards and hit the ground hard.

Tegan struggled hard against her bonds as she realized that Electro Master was gone. Vaguely she was aware that there were hands picking up the body and the faint noise of people talking rapidly around her. She wanted to scream that she was here but unless she could get loose from her holds it was pointless.

Time passed and as she lay there helpless, Electro Master suddenly reappeared. He smirked down at her and Tegan snapped, "Where have you been? What are we doing here in the hospital?"

"I told you before; there's only room for one of us in this body. It's time for you to go." Electro Master said as he smoothly reintegrated himself with the functions of Tegan's body. "Shall we go?" he stood the body up and Tegan was aware that they were in a curtained area. After making sure that no nurses were looking, Electro Master moved the body towards an elevator. He ignored all of Tegan's questions and demands not speaking until they were standing a small hospital room.

There was a young man lying on the only bed, intubated and unconscious. His chest rose slowly and Tegan felt her mouth dry. "Why are we here?" she asked faintly. "Who is he?"

"This is James Novac. He was hit by a car several months ago and was finally declared brain dead last week. They'll be pulling the plug today in a just a few hours."

Horror filled Tegan as she realized what it was that Electro Master planned to do. "NO!" she cried out. Her struggles against the bonds increased and she yelled, "You can't do this to me! Please, let me go!"

"Sorry." Electro Master said in the most unapologetic tone Tegan had ever heard. "But there's only room for one of us here." Ignoring Tegan's screams he reached out and touched a hand to the young man's forehead.

After all of twenty minutes, Wally realized he couldn't give Jason a full day. Using his connections at the Watch Tower, it took Wally ten minutes to race to where the Red Hood and His Outlaws were residing. Banging his fist on the door he yelled, "Hey open up in there! I haven't got all day!"

The door opened and Wally fell forward, mid knock, against the impressive chest of Starfire. The Tamaranian woman easily pushed the speedster off of her and crossed her arms. "What is this racket you are causing?"

Turning slightly red, Wally scrambled to his feet and demanded, "Where's Selene? I need her."

Starfire's lips turned upwards into a smile. "She is in the bedroom. Perhaps you should return in several hours."

"What!" Before Starfire could react, Wally was zipping through the house yelling Selene's name. After going through what seemed like a million rooms, one containing a very naked Roy, Wally found her in a dark bedroom sitting in the chair beside the bed. Jason lay on the bed, his eyes closed and breathing deeply.

Selene looked at Wally startled. Standing up she asked, "Wally! What are you doing here?"

In a moment Wally was beside her, his hands grasping the sides of her face gently. "Don't go to him Selene. Stay with me."

"W-What?" a flush rose up on Selene's face and she took a step backwards.

Wally moved with her and dropped one of his arms to curve around her waist. He continued as if she hadn't spoken. "He doesn't love you like I do." As a frown spread across Selene's face Wally said quickly, "And all that mind stuff? I don't care. We'll figure it out together. So what do you say?"

Without giving the prostrate man on the bed a look Selene's eyes filled with tears and she nodded. Throwing her arms around Wally she said crying, "I'm so sorry for leaving you earlier with only a note. And I'm sorry for…doing that thing to you earlier too. Can you forgive me?"

Pressing a kiss against her forehead Wally murmured, "Just come back with me and we'll forget that this whole thing happened."

Selene smiled up at him but then hesitated. "Actually…." She briefly explained what had happened with Jason. As Wally started laughing she continued embarrassed, "So I need to stay until he wakes up again to make sure I didn't damage him permanently."

Looping his arm around Selene's shoulders, Wally said cheerfully, "As long as you leave with me we can stay for however long you want!"

"I'm back!" Electro Master's voice rang throughout the whole apartment as he struggled to bring in the bags of groceries. J'onn appeared after a moment and help bring in the purchases.

Once everything was inside J'onn said, "You were gone much time. Did you find everything you needed?"

Electro Master nodded and pulled up several colorful bags. "I had to get some clothes too; I can't wear your stuff forever." He paused, a look of disgust flashing in his eyes before a smile spread across his face. "No matter how good they look on me."

If J'onn noticed he said nothing. Instead he began putting the groceries away. "I will deal with these if you can go and change Edan's diaper. I was just about to do so."

With a nod Electro Master took the bags of clothing and deposited them in the bedroom. He then sauntered into the guest room where a fussy Edan lay in his crib. Picking the child up, Electro Master peered down into his face and whispered, "It's just you and me now. No more meddlesome mothers."

Edan's response was to open his mouth and yawn, a stream of smoke coming out. Chuckling, Electro Master put the child down on the changing table and proceeded to change the first of many diapers.

"Are you ready now Mrs. Novac?" The doctor's soothing voice did nothing to calm Beatrice's nerves.

Clutching a sodden Kleenex the middle aged woman shook her head. "Of course I'm not ready," she sobbed. "This is my only son and I'm about to kill him!"

The doctor exchanged looks with the nurse and gently placed a hand on the distraught woman's shoulder. "I'm sorry Mrs. Novac, but as we explained a week ago your son is brain dead. There's nothing more we can do for him. " He hesitated before continuing, "And the papers you signed upon his admittance clearly state that if there's no brain activity within three months that life sustaining measures were to be terminated."

Beatrice Novac trembled as she whispered, "I never thought that it would happen…but Gerard wouldn't want our son to suffer on machines…" She squared her shoulders and said bravely, "P…Please continue."

With a quick efficiency the doctor and the nurse removed James from all the life sustaining machines. His mother watched on, tears streaming down her face as the nurse gently pulled out the intubation tube. Beatrice began to sob again as James' frail chest moved twice before stopping. "Oh my poor, poor baby…." The heart monitor flat lined and Beatrice let out a wail. All thoughts of being brave and courageous fled as she fell onto of her son's form weeping.

As she cried there on top of his chest, she felt a slight flutter. At first Beatrice thought she was mistaken but suddenly the heart machine began to let out a rhythmic beep. Startled, Beatrice moved off of her son and saw that her son's chest was moving. Crying out in surprise she stepped backwards and stepped into the flabbergasted Doctor. "D-Doctor, what's going on?"

"It seems as though your son wasn't ready to leave just quite yet," the doctor said in surprise as he checked to see if the heart monitor was working properly. Turning back to Beatrice he said firmly, "Now Mrs. Novac, I don't want you to get your hopes up. This is most likely a temp…." the doctor's voice was cut off by a hoarse voice from behind him.

"J….J'onn….whe…where's J'onn?"

Beatrice shoved the Doctor aside and eagerly reached hands out to her son whose eyes fluttered open. "James! Oh James, darling you're awake!"

James Novak, blue eyes clouded with confusion, looked at her and whispered, "I don't know who James is but…" there was a pause as the young boy's tongue darted out to lick dry lips. "You had better tell me where J'onn and Edan are or I'm going kick your ass!"

Looks like Electro Master's latest scheme didn't quite go the way it was supposed to. And how is Selene going to learn to control this new ability that only seems to manifest itself when she's angry? And will anyone ever noticed that Tegan is gone? Leave a review!