"So... Um... Here it says that you are a villain..." Superboy stuttered softly as he looked down at the paper in his hands while Star Sapphire smiled softly at him. "It says that you fight for love?"

She sat up at the question, even if she felt slightly uncomfortable in the slightly outdated chair. "Like the powers of the Green Lantern's come from their belief in will, my own comes from love."

The woman explained and Superboy nodded in a way that let the woman know he had no idea what she was talking about.

After his time with her was up, Star Sapphire's green checkmark was accompanied by a red x.


Next came Ice and Gardner together.

"So... Where would you guys take me for my second birthday?"

Guy's blue eyes widened in shock at this, "Second? But aren't you like sixteen?!" While Ice's filled with happiness, "A homemade party with all of your friends invited!"

Superboy looked at both heroes with slight surprise, but still found it slightly funny how they had both reacted. They were such opposites that they were practically perfect for each other.

Even if Guy was a jerk from time to time...

"And... what if we decided to pull another joke on you, Guy? What would you do to us if we came up with something even worse than all of the other times before?"

Guy pursed his lips in thought, then glared softly at the boy. "I would ground you if you had anything to do with the terrible prank, Kid. But if it was just Wally who did it this time around-" Now Guy leaned in to Superboy, eyeing his surroundings warily, "I may just force you to help me finally get some revenge on the runt."

Ice smiled at her boyfriend's words and shook her head. "You and your unachievable dreams, Guy... But, after you've finished hurting him, I would try and have some nice lunch ready for both my boys."

Superboy's smile was enough to let them know they had passed this round of questioning.


Afterwards went Deadpool- who had been put through as a joke from Greg- and Wonder Woman, only to be crossed off the list because Superboy doubted he would ever be able to actually understand the man's insanity... Or tolerate Wonder Woman's extremely righteous self.

Bane and Ivy came up afterwards.

"So... Are you two finally together?" Superboy asked the two villains he had known for a very long time who then smiled at him brightly.

"We have your Team to thank, Super-Muchacho." Bane told he boy, wrapping his strong arm around Ivy's waist to pull her towards him.

Superboy chuckled softly and looked down at the papers in his hands. "I've known you two for a very long time. But, while I can see you as my good friends, I need to know you can actually take care of me. So... What's my greatest weakness and the only thing you should never let me get close to?"

Bane and Ivy looked at one another now, then turned back to Conner with grim faces. "No kryptonite will ever touch you while I am around, boy." Ivy answered and Superboy's smile grew.

The next few minutes were spent just catching up on their time, all of them wondering just what the other had been up to. Then, when Kid Flash went to collect the villains and pick up their papers, he didn't miss the smile as Superboy handed them to him.

There was a very distinct green checkmark on the bottom of the page.


"Are you sure I can trust you with my life? Like... Forget you are a mercenary, forget you only care for money, and forget that you are a villain and I am a hero-" Superboy spoke seriously, eyes narrowed as he looked at Deathstroke.

The mercenary had his left leg crossed over his right, hands on his thighs as he looked back at the heroic teenager.

"I know it would be hard to trust me after all the things you heard of me. But I am not the monster your teachers call me." Deathstroke began, trying to be as honest as possible.

It was a time to be honest, not threatening.

"I came here looking for a son, Superboy. For I have lost my own."

Superboy's blue eyes widened in shock at the words, but allowed the man to continue. "He was a bright and bubbly boy, yet innocent to the world. He was taken from me when he was only two... That's about the age you are, correct?"

Superboy nodded mutely, unsure of what to say.

Much to the boy's surprise, though, what Deathstroke did next was really the most shocking thing of the whole encounter.

The man took off his orange and black mask, allowing someone to see his face for the first time in a very long time. He had a strong face, white with an eyepatch over his right eye. His hair was salt and pepper and he seemed like a man that had seen too much in his lifetime.

"I have done bad things, but it has only been for the money. I would all of it up if meant having a son to learn from me."

Kid Flash came in after these heartfelt words and was shocked by what he saw. Superboy was shocked and Deathstroke's face read of nothing but hope.

"I sincerely hope you take me into consideration, my boy."

And with that, Deathstroke pulled on his mask and stood up, only to follow Kid Flash after the room, leaving a wordless Conner inside.


Vigilante came in with a soft knock on the door, making Superboy look up with a hint of confusion.

"Greg? What are you doing here?"

The cowboy sat down with a soft sigh and looked up at the teen with a large smile.

"Ah know yuh don't see me as a could be father figure. Ah know Ah'm more of a partner in crime ta yuh kids than anythin' else. But Ah also know yuh respect me. And that yuh need a father in yer life... I would like to be that man."

Superboy smiled at his words, "Are you sure you could handle my craziness? I mean, I've been known to get rather wild when around my friends."

The smirk tugging at Vigilante's lips was rather soothing to the teen. "Well, Ah guess Ah'll just have ta get accustomed ta havin' yuh runts runnin' aroun' mah house then..."


By the end of the day, only Guy, Ice, Bane, Ivy, Deathstroke, Booster Gold, Blue Beetle, Shado, Vigilante and Vixen were the only ones to be chosen by Conner.

All of the people in the house were enjoying a homemade dinner by Zatanna and M'gann and there was an air of happiness all around. Even if Deathstroke, Arrowette, Shado, Booster, and Beetle were all somewhat new to their merry gathering, they all gelled nicely with the teens' eccentric ways and the ways the adults around them reacted.

And Kid Flash's smile was extremely wide when he noticed just how happy Superboy looked when Booster and Beetle praised him for managing to hit Red Hood on the middle of his back.

Okay, so here are the parenting couples:

Bane and Poison Ivy
Ice and Guy Gardner
Booster Gold and Blue Beetle

And I'm kind of between Deathstroke/Shado and Vigilante/Vixen, Deathstroke/Vixen and Vigilante/Shado, or Deathstroke/Vigilante and Shado/Vixen.

So please tell me what you guys think.

And, remember, just because they would become Conner's parents, it does not mean they are immediately a couple.

Three reviews and I update tomorrow.