Part 63: Sayonara
Animorph got out of the Mirror Dimension first and his armor disappeared revealing Ron Stoppable. His girlfriend wrapped her arms around him and began kissing him.
Kim and Ron have been made honorary Teen Titans. Ron was jumping up and down with his communicator while Kim just smiled bemusedly at her boyfriend while shaking her head.
"Thanks guys!" Ron shouted, "This is awesome!"
"Yeah, thanks," Kim agreed, looking at the black and yellow T-Com.
"It's the least we could do after you helped with that fight. You guys are really good," Robin told them.
"No big," Kim said modestly, "I mean, Ron and I have been fighting crime since like, forever, and Ron's used to fighting monsters since he became a Zodiac Knight."
"How did you become a Zodiac Knight?" Raven asked suspiciously.
"Long story," Ron said simply, "Really long story."
Rufus peaked out of the leg holster, "Uh huh!"
"Well, you two got cool suits!" Cyborg complimented. "Who's your tech guide?" he asked, as he gave the suits a closer inspection with his red robotic eye.
"Wade," Ron said.
"Our twelve year old super genius," Kim finished.
Cyborg's jaw dropped. A twelve year old? How could that be?
Starfire then swept Team Possible into a hug. "Oh, it is glorious to meet you new friends, Ron and Kim!" Rufus peaked out of Ron's holster and coughed, "And friend Rufus too," she pat him on the head.
"Good to meet you too, Starfire," Kim said, messaging her arms.
"I think I popped a joint or something, KP," Ron whined.
Beast Boy spoke, "You gotta forgive Star. She can be a little bit…affectionate."
"I found out a while back," Terra said, remembering Starfire's hugs from before.
Jinx was the most quiet and she looked at the windows with a look of worry. "Draco…" she said sadly, "Where are you?" she then felt a hand placed gently on her shoulder. She turned and saw that it was Draco's mother.
"You're worried, right?" Mrs. Hasuma asked. Jinx nodded. "You don't have to be, you know?" she added, "Ryuki can take care of himself," she finished.
"I know…but I can't help it," Jinx told her softly. "How do you do it?" she asked
"Do what?" Mrs. Hasuma inquired.
"How do you let your only son go into mirrors and stuff to fight monster and not worry?" Jinx asked, elaborating her question.
"Who says I'm not?" Mrs. Hasuma asked the girl back. "I worry all the time. Of course, there's nothing I can do about it. It's his destiny and he made his choice," she told her.
"Do you know why he became a Zodiac Knight?" Jinx asked.
"To protect people," was Mrs. Hasuma's simple answer. It wasn't as simple as that though, but Jinx knew, basically, that was Draco's reason for fighting.
"Like Shadow's" Raven said in deadpan as she walked up to the two. The pink haired girl and the fashion designer watched as she clasped her hands together and began to whisper a prayer.
"You're worried too, aren't you?" Mrs. Hasuma asked. "About Ichijyo?"
"You know about us, don't you?" Raven asked.
Mrs. Hasuma nodded, "I simply figured it out. Don't worry, I can keep it a secret."
Raven looked at her skeptically before speaking, "I…we trust you. We already have one person who knows our secret identities," Raven indicated to Sarah, "What's one more?"
Mrs. Hasuma smiled.
Oh, by the way, Bruce, Clark, Diana and Lois had left earlier after the attack.
"They're coming," Mrs. Hasuma said, looking at the windows.
"How do you…" Jinx saw 5 armored Zodiac Knights jump out of the window together, "Know?"
Draco, Pluto, Shadowcobra, Venus and Moon all took off their helmets and let out tired sighs.
"Hey Jinx," Draco grinned as he hugged his girlfriend, "Miss me?"
"Sure I did!" she kissed him and Mrs. Hasuma sighed happily. She whipped out her video camera to save the moment on film.
Raven was looking left and right between Moon and Shadowcobra. She then glared at her boyfriend.
"You never told me your sister was a Zodiac Knight," she said dangerously.
Shadowcobra shrugged, "Never came up and you never asked," he answered simply.
"How many secrets do you have?" Raven asked.
"A lot," Moon answered for her little brother before he had the chance too. "Like, did you know he was also half angel?"
Raven's eyes widened and her eyes stared at Shadowcobra with shock.
Shadowcobra chuckled nervously, "It's…It's true."
"You told me you were half vampire," Raven said.
"That's only half true…" Shadowcobra said nervously as Raven's hand began to form black energy around them. "I'm an angel and vampire half breed," he told her.
"In other words, a Vampangel," Moon clarified.
"You're not human?" Raven asked.
"Only a little part…" Shadowcobra answered.
"A very little part," His older sister added.
"Is that a problem?" he asked Raven.
Raven sighed and shook her head, "I'm the last person who should judge you for what you are, believe me."
"Thank you, Raven," he smiled at her and hugged her. Megami giggled and walked away from them to give them some privacy. Raven hugged him back and sighed contently in his embrace.
"So you two are Pluto and Shadow's sisters?" Robin asked Moon and Venus.
"Yeah…" Moon answered confidently.
"Yoshi-oniichan, why didn't you tell them?" Venus asked her brother.
"I told Cy," Pluto pointed to Cyborg, who was talking with Sarah.
"Anyway," Robin fished out two more T-Communicators from his belt, "Consider yourselves honorary Titans."
Venus and Moon took their communicators and looked at each other, grinning, right before Starfire grabbed the two into a powerful bear-hug!
Anyway, Draco was having a conversation with his mother. She looked both surprised and happy. They were both speaking Japanese.
"Kat decided to help?" she inquired.
"Only while you're here, Okaasan," he told her. "Until you leave, we have a truce."
"I see..."
"But, I think she will turn back in due time. I have this gut feeling, I do," he told her.
She lightly ruffled his hair, "Sure you do…Ryuki…sure you do."
The Titans, Draco's mom and their new honorary members had a farewell dinner before calling it a night.
Kim and Ron went back to Middleton the same night.
The next day…
The Titans were all in their civilian disguises and were ready to see Mrs. Hasuma, Megami and Eri off before they boarded her private (jumbo) jet back to Japan. She gave her son and all the girls each a big hug before bowing. Eri and Megami both hugged their brothers and bowed as well.
"Sayonara, Okaasan," Leo said as he wiped his tears away with his finger.
"Me too, Ryuki-kun," she told him.
"Tell mother and father that I am alright, right Megami-oneesan?" Ichijyo said to his sister.
"You got it, Ichi-chan," she winked.
"Take care of mom, okay Eri? I'll come back to visit," Takada said.
"You better," she threatened and then she walked to Leo and Jinx. She stared at the two before giving Leo a hug and then gave Jen a hug as well.
"Take care of him for me, please?" Eri asked Jen.
"That's a promise," Jen agreed, hugging her back.
Leo looked clueless. He was surprised the two girls were acting civil to one another. After all, Eri was his ex and Jen was his current girlfriend. Oh well, there was no need to brood over that. He let out a sigh and just smiled.
As Mrs. Hasuma turned to go into the departure gate with Eri and Megami, one of her bodyguards passed her a letter. She tore open the top of the envelope and took out the letter. She smiled upon reading it and whispered, "Neko…"
Suddenly, Takada shouted out, "Okay guys! Now!"
Garfield and Victor stretched out a large banner that said, "SAYONARA! SEE YOU AGAIN!" The three Japanese women clapped and smiled before laughing with great mirth. The three then entered the departure gate with all the bodyguards in tow.
As the plane took off, Kat was watching from very far away and sighed. "Sayonara…mama." She turned to look at her teammates and said, "Truce's over. Time to plot!" they all agreed and left the airport together.
A week later…
There were several large crates in front of Titans Tower one day that had been addressed to the Titans themselves, ten in total. Cyborg did a scan to make sure there was nothing harmful before he, Pluto and Beast Boy brought them in.
Draco noticed a letter came with the crates and read it. He let out a shudder.
These were sent by his mother.
The crates all had one of the Titans' names on each to avoid confusion. Raven effortlessly tore open the top of the crates and each teen peaked into his or her own crate.
There were clothes, not just any clothes, but new uniforms. All the Titans turned to stare at Draco who was laughing nervously as he dropped the letter.
The letter read:
Dear Ryuki,
Hope your friends like the new designs for their uniforms.
Love, your beloved Okaasan.
Draco laughed, "Did I forget to mention she knows who we are?"
Draco, Pluto and Shadowcobra were then chewed on and out by an irate Robin as the other Titans looked through their new uniforms.
Meanwhile, in the east coast, in Steel City, an identical, blue, T shaped tower stood outside the city. This was the headquarters of Titans East.
Speedy was reading a magazine while Aqualad was just sleeping on the couch, Bumblebee was at the computer, and Mas y Menos were nowhere to be seen.
The door bell rang and Speedy hopped off his chair. "I'll get it," he volunteered and walked towards the elevator.
"Wonder who it is?" questioned Aqualad.
The front door of Titans East Tower opened and Speedy asked, "Who is it?"
Two teenaged girls wearing almost identical uniforms stood before him. They were dressed in black long sleeved tunics and tight pants. One girl had chin length black hair while the other one had shoulder length green hair. The one with black hair had on white gloves with matching boots a mask and a white scarf that came down to her ankles. On her chest was a symbol that looked like a swan. The green haired girl had on gloves, boots a mask and scarf, but in pink. She had a pink crescent moon decorating the chest of her uniform.
"I'm Venus and this is Moon," the black haired girl introduced them.
"And we want to join Titans East," Moon added.
To Be Continued…
Well…How was that? Next will be just some funny one shots before we go into the next story arc. See you! And R and R!
