The Team was having fun. And Red Hood and Red Arrow, even if trying to hide it, were also having quite a happy time.
That much was clear to Green Arrow and Greg as they stood at the very back of the room with beers in their hands.
At first they hadn't completely agreed with the whole Parent Search when Wally had initially brought it up. They could understand heroes and searching within that community, but interviewing villains, mercenaries, aliens, and the rest was just asking for trouble.
But after so many hours of interviewing and choosing the best for Superboy, both men couldn't help but be surprised with the wonderful group the kids had chosen.
Ice and Guy Gardner were by far the funniest couple to grace the Earth. The woman was so happy and bubbly all the time it was hilarious whenever she managed to make Guy blush. But she also had her more serious side. And seeing how Gardner was partially trained as a soldier with the Lantern Corps it was safe to assume Superboy would thrive under their care.
Then there was Bane and Ivy. The Gotham villains were the oddest couple Green Arrow had ever seen in his life, but they also happened to be the oddest villains. They actually cared for Young Justice. And they clearly knew how to discipline children if they had managed to stop one of Wally's pranks a few months ago.
And the fact that they were having the time of their lives playing Uno with the kids wasn't detrimental in any way.
Blue Beetle and Booster Gold were the odd couple here. They were goof balls that always wanted to have fun. But Greg had a hunch that both men could become pretty responsible parents if just given the chance.
But Shado worried the cowboy. He didn't know much from her apart from her using a bow, being a bit like an anti-hero, and that she was a woman. Those were all the details he knew. Yet, she didn't look so bad from the way she taught Zatanna how to braid M'gann's hair.
"They would all be good parents..." Green Arrow remarked to his best friend, getting a nod from the silent cowboy.
The blonde turned to the other man with a bright smile, blue eyes glinting slightly mischievously, "You wouldn't be half bad either, cowboy."
Greg smiled softly at his words and shook his head. "Yuh're an odd one, Arrow."
Green Arrow answered with a goofy smile then both men were quite once more to look at the people before them.
The Young Justice Team had spread out all around Greg's living room and the could-be-parents had somehow found their places among the teenagers.
Red Hood and Red Arrow were seated on the couch with Aqualad and Superboy and the boys were all watching Prometheus, and Deathstroke leaned on the side of the couch beside Superboy, talking every now and then to answer a harmless question that was sent his way.
This man, Greg had decided, was an even bigger enigma than Shado. Because, while he knew more about Deathstroke, he felt like he knew even less than he did on the woman. This man was the Terminator. He was a deadly mercenary that would do anything for the right price.
Yet here he was, making small talk with the four most quietest members of the Team and was actually managing to make them smile with his answers.
And from the way his mask was moving, Greg could only assume the man was smiling as well.
Seated at the kitchen table were Zatanna and M'gann and they were more than happy to be taught how to braid by Shado and Vixen.
Greg had to admit, Vixen was a very fine woman. He had known her for enough time to know that she would be a damn good mother. And the fact that she knew how to kick butt and keep villains in check was just another notch under her belt.
Artemis was talking by the entrance of the family room with Bane and Ivy, and every now and then Robin or Kid Flash would pop up to say their thoughts but they would always leave in a haste.
Ice and Guy Gardner were laughing at Rocket's flustered face, seeing how she had just done something embarrassing. Greg didn't know what it was, but it must have been pretty funny to make polite Ice laugh.
And then there were the two most dangerous members of the Team consulting with the two most dangerous members of the Justice League.
Robin, Kid Flash, Blue Beetle, and Booster Gold were all bent over a small table, bodies managing to cover whatever was on it, and their giggles allowed everyone else in the room to know they were up to no good.
Green Arrow pushed off from the wall he was resting on and stretched his arms, while rolling his shoulders.
"Okay, folks. It's getting rather late and tomorrow will be a rather important day." He announced, making everyone in the room stop what they were doing to turn to him.
"What do you mean, Archer?" Shado asked softly, head cocked slightly to the side.
Arrow smirked at her and motioned the whole room. "Tomorrow you will be tested. You will be put through different situations to see just who the best candidates for Superboy's parents are. And one of these tests will be the quite literal deciding factor here."
Kid Flash smirked from his place because he knew just what the blonde was talking about.
But the could-be-parents were slightly confused as to what they meant.
"You will be put through a stress test, wonderful adults." Kid Flash supplied for them, now standing beside Arrow. "Because Young Justice, along with the Red Hood and some of our other partners in crime, are known to prank and cause trouble to the League, we need to know just how you would react in a normal day with us."
The smile on his face was enough to let the adults know that tomorrow would not be very simple.
So here's your update! Today is my brother's senior graduation so I won't be able to update again, but three reviews and I will update tomorrow.
Remember to tell me who you'd like to see as Conner's parents. That will definitely affect the outcome of the whole story!
