Jericho was watching the mermaids swimming around in their new home. They had taken to it well. Than again Jericho figured it was because they had been used to the wide open sea so the large preforming pool was a welcome place to play, swim, eat and entertain people. For some reason Red Hood Ignored him completely during training but went along with the tricks when it was time to start the show.

Now they were swimming around looking at all the things they had been given. A tacky clam shell lay there at the bottom anchored down. Nightwing had swam into laying on the foam pillow when the top closed suddenly with Red Hood snickering as he held it shut. Jericho patted the water to get him to stop. Across the way was a skull that looked like a it was taken right out of a pirate movie.

No surprise that Red Hood liked it. He was contently half hanging out of one eye looking at Nightwing who had decided he wanted to say his lunch and was gathering fish into the clam before closing it and bring a fake rock over to keep it closed. The liked the new platform too. It went from no layer water and slowly it went to a foot of water. It was big enough to have them up there for the shows and room to give them food and snacks.

At the moment Jericho was in the middle of sitting in his wet suit fixing Nightwing's collar to it wouldn't be so tight. Early he had noticed the blue tailed tugged and rubbing at his neck. He had called over Nightiwng who swam over and seemed to know what he was going to do because he lifted up his neck. The damn thing was hard to loosen. It was a struggle.

Nightwing cried out in complaint.

"Sorry, buddy." Jericho sighed still trying to get the thing to budge. "Almost go it."

"Naaaahhhh!"

"Shit!" Jericho let go. "Did that hurt?!"

Nightiwng whined rubbing his neck but stayed there wanting it to stop hurting. Reaching back to it Jericho started to mess with again until it finally gave way half an inch. It was still to tight though. Another inch would do fine. Puling on it more he was making progress when he noticed that someone... or rather a certain mermaid was digging through his lunch. Rolling his eyes Jericho refused ot give Red Hood the satisfaction of his anger so he continued to loosen the thing on Nightwing's neck until it was comfortable.

Just as he was done and an apple was floating by both of them suddenly jolted up stirght looking up eyes wide going copletly still. Looking at the spot he saw his Father walking in with a sack on his back looking rather happy with himself. Standing up Jericho folded his arms wondering what his Father was up to now when he noticed that the sack was struggling desperately when Slade put it down and from the other side of the pool dumped something into it.

Nightwing and Red Hood both drove into the water swimming as fast as they could to the little green thing in the water. A head popped up gasping looking around before it was tackled by the older mermaids and soon happy/sad cooing filled the arena.

Frowing Jericho stood up making his way around the pool to stand next to his father. "So, you found him? Kind of small."

"Yes, but now I have all three. A fine collection and soon I will have enough money to gain even more mermaids."

"Isn't three enough?"

"Of course not. Why settle for three when I cna have more?"

Jericho didn't like it but he did smile as he watched Red Hood and Nightwing pretty much squeezing the poor little mermaid to death between them.