Okay, just to be blatantly to the point:

This update is super short. I mean, SUPER short; possibly shorter than anything I've ever posted before.

Excuse at the (very near) end of the update.

Chapter 8

The Alternate Dimension…

Garfield Logan listened to his parents' soft snores – emanating from either side of him – contentedly as his mind wandered to wonder what it was like for people in the conquered countries. Were they scared? Did they care? What would mothers tell their children?

The news continued to follow the Brotherhood of Evil's hostile takeover; there was nothing else on television out of the entirety of all fifty-eight channels on his TV. Every station monotonously played over the scene at the White House and the attack on England and Spain. He yawned and groggily flipped the channel once more.

He suddenly shot up into a sitting position - causing the antique couch to groan in protest - his eyes glued to the screen. It was some footage of the U.S.A's famed heroes: the Teen Titans. The current broadcast was of a battle from last week; the last time that any of the residents had seen the heroes.

He paid little attention to the reporters' incessant babbling as his emerald eyes zeroed in on the enchanting sorceress who fiercely combated the obscure wannabe villain. He stared - entranced - at the screen until the scene switched to show the fiery alien princess.

He heard an amused chuckle from the recliner to his right, and his head snapped around to focus on the man who sat in the chair.

"Looks to me like you've taken a shine to that one."

Gar chuckled nervously and ran his fingers through his spiked hair,

"What makes you say that, Dad?"

His father chuckled again and folded up his newspaper, the noisy crackling of the crisp paper interrupting the peaceful monotony of the room.

"Well, son; every time she comes on TV you space out on us…"

Gar rolled his eyes,

"No I don't."

The older man shrugged,

"If you say so…"

Gar sighed irritably,

"Fine, you win. I think she's…interesting."

His father chortled again,

"So you're…interested?"

"Well no! Uh, maybe…I mean…yes."

Mark Logan rose from his comfortable chair, stretched, then clapped his son on the shoulder in a fatherly manner,

"Well, I'm going to go to bed now, but you're free to stay up and watch TV…I hear there are some pretty interesting things on right now."

He chuckled softly as he shuffled toward his bedroom and red tinged Gar's cheeks. Garfield glanced over at his mother, whose head rested softly on the armrest of the sofa, her soft peaceful snores the only sound besides the television's constant stream of chatter. He smiled as he reached for the blanket that lay over the arm of the reclining chair and draped it over his mother's sleeping figure.

He then resumed his place on the couch and picked up the remote upon noticing that commercials were on. The channel that he happened to turn to was running a special of some sort on the Teen Titans. Gar sat the remote on the small coffee table and settled down for a long couch session.

I'm actually quite embarrassed at the length of the update, but I figured that you guys would prefer shortness rather than an extra month to write the chapter. XD

My wimpy excuse: I haven't been able to find any time to type up what I've written so far; I just decided to go ahead and post what I had.

So I've decided that-since I can't find much time- I'll update more frequently with shorter chapters. If there are any complaints: feel free to leave them in a review or PM me; I deserve it.

So please review, that's partially why it took me so long to kick it into gear...It seems like there are so many people who are reading it, but only about one hundredth of you see fit to take the time to review. It's quite discouraging actually: makes me feel like nobody really cares enough about the story to give me feedback.

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