Chromedragozoid notes: I want to explain my writing style when regarding multi chapters. The story has various mini arcs like the Go-Kart race and The Stranded Arc. I may write a long epic arc by the end of the year, but let's see what it comes down too. I have finals coming up and can't get distracted.

Everyone who has reviewed thanx a lot! I really appreciate the support.

Part 41: A Breakfast Interlude

"Super modelling?" Shadowcobra asked as he was mixing a bowl of batter. It was his turn to make breakfast and today it was blackberry pancakes. Starfire was with him and helping him out.

"Yes!" Starfire exclaimed happily. In her hands was a fashion magazine. "I think I might have a chance to become a supermodel. I am an accomplished superhero, am I not?"

"Point." Shadowcobra poured the batter into the frying pan. "But why?"

"I wish to earn extra money. You see, Robin's birthday is coming up and I wish to buy him something special," she said shyly as she blushed.

"But don't we have Titan credit cards to do that?" Shadowcobra asked. He flipped the pancake over with a spatula.

"No, I do not wish to use the Justice League's money," she said, "I wish to buy him a gift I got him with my own efforts."

"I see." He placed the finished pancake into a plate before pouring in the batter into the pan again. "But are you sure you're up to it? I mean, being a model, especially a supermodel, can be very stressful. That and the fact you're a superhero as well, meaning you'll be on call 24/7."

"I will try. I must try, for Robin."

"I see." Shadowcobra smiled knowingly. During the time when the original team had gone to the space station, they had ended up stranded on an alien planet. It was at said planet that Robin and Starfire had confessed their feelings for each other. It was bound to happen…Shadowcobra then had an idea. "You should talk to Draco. I know that his mother is a fashion designer and looking for new models."

"Really?" Starfire hugged Shadowcobra. "Thank you friend!" she then skipped to Draco's room.

Shadowcobra sniffed and turned around. "I should have been paying attention," he muttered before throwing the burnt pancake into the garbage disposal and pouring in the batter.

Draco was in his room, alone with Jinx. He was lying on his bed and had a dazed look on his face and he had lipstick covering his whole face. They were both clothed, thank goodness.

"Woah," Draco said in a daze. "What a kisser." He grinned.

"I know," Jinx giggled as she lay on top of her Knight. "How's about we go all the way?"

"Jinx…" Draco said sternly, "Remember I said that we should wait."

"But I don't wanna!" she whined. She traced circles on his chest. "Pretty, pretty please…"

Suddenly a knock on the door caused them to jump off each other. Draco wiped the lipstick of his face with his scarf before taking it off and throwing it under his bed. Fixing his clothes and goggles he went to the door. Jinx was busy straightening out her clothes as well. He calmly opened the door after gathering his breath.

"What's up, Starfire?' Draco asked casullay.

"The ceiling?" Starfire tilted her head in confusion. Draco had forgotten that Starfire was still not used to Earth slang. Oh well.

"So, what is it you want?" Draco asked, Starfire then started sniffing him. "Star?"

"Why do you smell like friend Jinx?" she asked. Draco's face flushed as his heart stopped. "And why have you become red?"

"Ah…um…oh boy…" he stuttered.

"Well friend, Shadowcobra had told me that your mother was a designer of fashion."

"He told you huh?" Draco scratched his head. "I knew this day would come."

"So I wish to see her because I want to be a Supermodel!" Starfire beamed.

"You what?" Jinx burst out of the room from behind Draco, "Star, you wanna be a model?"

"Why were you in Draco's room?" Starfire asked. "Were you doing the making out?"

Jinx blushed but not as much as Draco. They both nodded nervously, almost automatically.

Starfire whispered into Jinx's ear, "Is he a good kisser?" she asked.

Jinx regained her composure and whispered back, "Girl, he's the best kisser I've ever met. Really good tongue control."

"I'm standing right here and I can hear you, y'know?" Draco said to get their attention. "Anyway, what's this about becoming a Supermodel?"

"You all know Robin's birthday will come up," Starfire started.

"In about 3 months!" Jinx said. "So you wanna give him a show?" Jinx smirked mischievously. "A lingerie show?"

Draco and Starfire blushed. Draco was having images of Jinx in lingerie, and then taking off said lingerie. He shook his head. He was going to have a long cold shower after this.

"So you wanna meet my mom?" Starfire nodded. He then noticed Starfire's fashion magazine and saw one of the article headlines. "Star, may I see that?"

"My magazine?" he nodded, "Sure."

"Hey, my mom's gonna have a show right in Jump City this weekend. That's cool!" Draco exclaimed, smiling.

"Really?" Starfire asked.

"Draco," Jinx began, "Who is your mom really?"

"Well…"

Outside the Tower

"WHAT?"

"Your mom's who?" Jinx exclaimed again.

"Emiko Narukawa Hasuma."

"Your mom is world famous Japanese fashion designer Emiko Narukawa Hasuma, President and CEO of Narukawa Fashions Inc? Daughter of Sonomi Narukawa, President and CEO of Narukawa Toys?"

"Yep, that's the one."

"YOU'RE RICH?" Jinx screeched.

"No, my mom's rich. I just lived with her," he answered flatly.

"I have always wondered about Draco's family," Starfire said.

"So did I," Jinx placed her hand to her hips. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Nobody asked," Draco shrugged. "Besides, I don't want anyone to treat me different for being rich or anything."

"Draco, your mom runs a fashion agency that's making almost as much money as Wayne Enterprises and Lex Corp. Your grandma makes almost the same amount of cash outta her own company!"

"I know. They also set up a trust fund I can access by the time I'm 18."

"You have a trust fund?"

"Who has a trust fund? Cyborg said as he walked in on the group.

"Turns out Draco's a rich boy," Jinx snorted.

"Oh, I know, Pluto told me and BB awhile back at the Monster Truck Rally."

Draco muttered, "No wonder he asked me to get him a moped."

"So…about this trust fund…" Jinx asked. "How much is it worth?"

"With or without tax?"

"Without."

"Up to now, if my calculations are right…"

Outside the Tower

"WHAAAAAAAATTTTTTT?"

Cyborg and Jinx had passed out.

"Like no one's ever heard of that much money before," Draco scratched his head.

"So, may I meet your mother?" Starfire asked.

"Let's run this idea by Robin first, kay?"

While Jinx and Cyborg are recovering, let's see what's going on with the other Titans, specifically, a snake Knight, a dog Knight, a blackbird and an emerald changeling.

"Well that should be enough," Shadowcobra mused as he set the table and placed the pancakes in the centre. There was also a jug of orange juice and another jug of milk. There was also a bottle of chocolate sauce and a bottle of maple syrup. Frowning, he immediately hid the chocolate sauce. "Chocolate sauce and Draco…not a good combination," he grimaced, shuddering, remembering a past incident involving Draco and a chocolate factory. It had been a big mess. He took out a jar of mustard. "I have no idea why Starfire likes mustard. I know it's a condiment, but she takes it as a drink too. Then again, I do drink blood." He sighed as he untied the apron he had been wearing. He was dressed in his usual uniform, minus the cloak and his gloves and boots were purple.

Suddenly he heard a loud boom outside the Tower. He immediately went to a nearby window and poked his head out. He looked down and saw Beast Boy and Pluto. There was also a very large and unrecognizable machine present with them. "What are those two idiots up to?" The Snake Knight grumbled and slowly made his way to the elevator.

"Okay, Beast Boy!" Pluto shouted, "The boom was good! Now let's really let her rip!"

"Gotcha!" Beast Boy grinned.

Both Beast Boy and Pluto were garbed in mad scientist clothes. They were wearing matching lab coats, black gloves and goggles. They rubbed their hands eagerly.

As Beast Boy's hand reached up to press the button again, he was stopped by a shout, "What in the world are you two idiots doing, and before breakfast, I might add?"

"Oh, hey Shadow," Pluto smiled at his friend. "Good morning to you too."

"And what is that?" Shadowcobra pointed to the strange contraption.

"It's a rocket engine!" Beast Boy said.

"Actually it is a rocket turbine accelerator, but yeah, that's what it is," Pluto said.

"It looks familiar…" Shadowcobra paused, "Wait a minute! This isn't what I think it is, is it?"

"Well, it could be," Pluto whistled. "What do you think it is?"

"This is the same thing that got you banned from the Science Fair for life!" Shadowcobra snapped. "And you decided to build another one?"

"More or less. The old one had kinks so I drew up some plans and decided to build another one," Pluto said.

"What could compel you to build this thing again? Are you insane?" Shadowcobra paused. "I just answered my own question."

"C'mon Shadow! Even Cy said it was a good idea!" Beast Boy said.

"Beast Boy…" Shadowcobra hissed, "By the way, where is Cyborg?"

"He went in to get some stuff," Pluto scratched his head, "Wonder what's taking him?"

"Sanity?" Shadowcobra said dryly. "Common sense?"

"Ha ha."

"Anyway, why couldn't you test it in the lab?" Shadowcobra asked.

Pluto shifted his feet nervously with his arms behind him, "We sorta did. It needs cleaning up."

"Dear god…" Shadowcobra rubbed his temples mumbling, "I need to meditate and some aspirin."

"Well, let's get the show on the road." Pluto rubbed his hands together and reached up to press the button, only to be stopped by Shadowcobra. "Shadow…" Pluto growled, "Get out of my way."

"I'd sooner kiss a dog. Why don't you go bury a bone or something?" Shadowcobra remarked, "There is no way you are activating this thing. Remember the giant vegetables?"

"Okay, maybe I shouldn't have used plutonium. This time nothing bad is gonna happen."

"That's what you said when you tested out your 'Reflecto Cape'!" Shadowcobra hissed. "Wasn't a total success as I recall, and nothing is going to happen because you won't have a chance to do anything."

"Cut me some slack!"

"I'd rather cut you into little pieces!"

"Wanna piece of me snake boy?" Pluto barked.

"Bring it on, mutt!" Shadowcobra hissed.

Beast Boy noticed a big shiny button. "Hey, what does this do?" he pressed it.

SELF DESTRUCT MECHANISM HAS BEEN ACTIVATED.

"WHAT?" Pluto and Shadowcobra turned away from their glaring contest.

"Oops, my bad…" Beast Boy said sheepishly.

"GET RID OF IT!" Shadowcobea exclaimed, loosing his calm and tact.

"HOW?" Pluto snapped, trying to override the self destruct sequence.

3 SECONDS TO DETONATION

"I LOVE YOU MAN!" Pluto hugged Beast Boy.

"IT WAS NICE KNOWING YOU BUDDY!" Beast Boy cried.

3…

2…

1…

0.

Shadowcobra covered himself with his arms and closed his eyes shut. When nothing happened, he slowly opened his eyes.

The machine hadn't exploded.

"What?" Shadowcobra asked.

"Oh, I forgot," Pluto said, "The thing doesn't blow when it self destructs, it just fries the stuff inside."

"Phew!" Beast Boy whistled as he wiped his brow "That's good."

"GOOD?" Shadowcobra hissed as he grabbed the 2 Titans by their lab coats. "YOU BLOODY IDIOTS ALMOST GAVE ME A BLOODY HEART ATTACK!" he shook them while he screamed.

"Dude! Chill!" Beast Boy said.

"Oh I will chill you! Do you want to end up in the North Pole? Because that can be arranged!" Shadowcobra snapped angrily.

Pluto reached into his coat and pulled out a syringe. "Sorry Shadow, this is for your own good, and ours." He stabbed the needle into Shadow's neck.

"What…do you…think…you're…d…" Shadowcobra immediately fell asleep.

"When handling crazy snake guys, always bring tranquilizers," Pluto told Beast Boy.

"Good to know," Beast Boy smiled.

Pluto sniffed, "Hey, there are pancakes for breakfast. Blackberry if I'm not mistaken."

"Cool!"

They walked into the Tower, leaving Shadowcobra sleeping on the ground outside.

"Z….Z…Z…Z…Z…Z…Z…Z…Z…"

Meanwhile, Starfire was running over her idea about being a Supermodel to Robin. At the same time, Terra was talking to Draco in the infirmary. Both Jinx and Cyborg were lying in beds to recover from shock.

"You mom's a fashion designer? And she's coming here?" Terra asked.

"Yeah, hard to believe." Draco rubbed the back of his head, "I haven't seen her, in like, 2 months."

"So you think that your mom can help Starfire?"

"Pretty much. My mom has never said no to anyone interested in modelling. She puts a lot of emphasis on personality than on beauty when she designs her clothes, but that doesn't mean they are any less beautiful," he told her.

"Does your mom know about you being a…" Terra began.

"A Zodiac Knight? Yeah. She even tried to design my costume." Draco said, remembering the various fitting sessions.

"She's a real Edna Mode, huh?" Terra said, giggling.

"Edna's got nothing on my mom."

"So you gonna go see her?" Terra asked.

"Course, she's my mom. I miss her," Draco answered.

"Let's all go, kay?" Terra smiled. Both she and Draco were the only Goggle-Heads on the team so they bonded well.

"Sure. Just don't tell her you guys are superheroes too. She might go on a designing frenzy again," Draco warned. He then said, "Shadow's making pancakes today."

Terra licked her lips. "Yum! Hard to believe that a guy like that can cook."

"You should see him whip up a lasagna. It's awesome!"

"Where is Shadow?" Raven asked as she walked into the living room. Both Pluto and Beast Boy were eagerly feasting on the pancakes Shadowcobra had left out.

"He's somewhere…" Pluto said as he cut a piece of his pancake and shoved it into his mouth. His pancakes had been smothered with maple syrup.

"What did you do?" she asked suspiciously as she took a plate and placed three pancakes on it before sitting down to eat. She tasted the pancakes. "These are nice," she complimented.

"Shadow made em," Beast Boy said. "For a guy whose grouchy a whole lot, he sure knows how to whip out a good pancake platter."

"If he made them, he should be here," she said. She stared at the two. "Where is he?"

"WHERE IS THAT STUPID DOG? I'LL KILL HIM! I'LL KILL HIM!" Shadowcobra's voice roared in the Tower.

"Does that answer your question?" Beast Boy said flatly.

"What did you do?" she narrowed her eyes at Pluto.

"Why do you think it's my fault?" Pluto said innocently.

"Because he only talks like that about you."

Shadowcobra trudged into the room with a look of anger on his face. He grabbed Pluto by the collar of his cape and asked in a dangerous tone, "You have 2 choices: Either die slow or die slower…" he hissed.

Pluto sweatdropped, "How about really, really slow, like of old age or something?" he gulped.

"What did the idiot do this time?" Raven asked.

"He did nothing but tranquilized me!" Shadowcobra hissed.

"Why did you tranquilize him?" Raven asked Pluto.

"Uh…"

"I'll answer that." Shadowcobra explained, "Remember when I told you about the giant vegetables? This genius was building another one of those contraptions."

"It was not going to make giant vegetables again. I decided not to use plutonium this time!"

"And to top it all off he nearly gave me a bloody heart attack!"

"You thought it was going to blow up!"

"Whenever you build anything it always blows up!"

"You're just assuming-"

"I assume nothing! It took a whole month to fix that hole in the roof of the auditorium!"

Raven and Beast Boy turned to each other and decided to ignore the arguing Knights and eat their breakfast.

Copycat stared at the picture of her mother in the fashion magazine. She then fished out a picture of her family from her pocket. She whispered, "Mama…"

To Be Continued…