Part 11: Dinner Date

"You're back," Beast Boy observed as Shadowcobra and Draco leapt out of the window before their armors disappeared.

"It got away!" Shadow hissed as he punched his fist into his open palm.

"The monster?" Beast Boy inquired. Shadow nodded and hissed. "Touchy, ain't he, dude?"

Draco shrugged, "He's a perfectionist" He then changed the subject, "Alright," said Draco, "We've left them alone long enough. Can we spy on them again?" he pleaded, "Please?"

"Yeah dude! This is better than reality TV shows!" Beast Boy threw up his fists.

Shadow sighed. He thought, It's a good thing that Robin and Cyborg aren't here. Also, I'm worried about what Raven and Starfire may think of me spying on the mongrel and Blackfire. Don't know what Terra may think. However, I am bored. "Ok," he agreed. He concentrated and his eyes turned black while his birthmark began glowing red and acted as a projector, projecting the images seen through the eyes of his Shadow Snake spy. The view was no longer that of the drive-in but in front of a very posh French restaurant.

Beast Boy groaned, "We missed it…"

Draco told him, "Serves you right. We wasted two full hours cleaning up the mess you and Cyborg caused. What a waste of food."

"Cy started it!" Beast Boy pointed out.

"Even so, you shouldn't have gotten into a food fight in the first place!" Shadow hissed.

"It ain't my fault Star got into it too!" Beast Boy countered.

"She thought it was an Earth dinner custom and you know how much she wishes to learn about Earth culture," Shadow reminded. "Plus that monster alert did come at a bad time. An hour wasted looking for a monster."

"I know…" Draco rubbed his back and groaned in discomfort, "That thing got me in the back."

Beast Boy cut in, "Can we get on with it? We're missing the good stuff!"

"Too bad my Shadow Snake can't go in unnoticed." He smirked, "I know…" he raised his palm and conjured up a ball of shadow energy. The energy then reformed into the form of a small flying rodent. "One of my aerial Shadow Bat spies might be useful." He ordered the Bat, "Go." The small bat of shadows spread out its black wings and flapped, flying out of its master's palm and through the wall. Shadow rested his arms behind his head as the view shifted from the restaurant doors to that of the aerial view of Jump City at night.

"Amazing…" Draco admired, "The lights are all so pretty…"

"You see one light, you've seen em all…" Beast Boy said nonchalantly, "Can't you hurry up?"

Shadow narrowed his eyes at BB and hissed, "Be patient, Logan!" Beast Boy gulped and backed away.

The bat continued to fly through the air, taking in all the sights for its master. It found its target, the restaurant, and immediately phased through the wall unnoticed. It situated itself on a chandelier and clung to it, hanging upside down and folding in its wings. Its red eyes scanned the area and found what, or more specifically, whom it was looking for.

Shadow flashed a grin, "Got it."

Takada, like a gentleman, had pulled out a chair for Karmen and she sat down. The place was a formal place so the two went into bathrooms at the drive-in to get changed.

Takada now wore the blue tuxedo he had worn on his Dinner with Draco's Mom and Super Supermodel (They Really Put Super in Supermodel). Karmen was clad in a beautiful black cheongsam with a pearl necklace and matching ear rings. On her feet were high healed shoes. The Cheongsam had a golden fire design.

"Where did Blackfire get that dress?" Draco admired.

"She looks HOT!" Beast Boy whistled.

Shadow rolled his eyes, "She got it on her shopping trip with the girls. The jewelry escapes me though."

Takada leaned down so his lips were close to Karmen's ear. He whispered something and Karmen blushed before giggling. Takada took a seat across from her at the table they were sharing.

"Nice place," Karmen smiled as she gave Takada a sensuous look with lidded eyes as she rested her chin in her hands as her elbows rested on the table.

"Ichijyo told me about it. He has really good taste, believe it or not," Takada replied.

Both Draco and Beast Boy stared at Shadow. He only shrugged.

"Did he take Raven to dinner here?" Blackfire asked.

"Don't really know. He never talks to me about his private life," Takada answered.

Shadow frowned, "Which is a good thing, blabber mouth." He then noticed something, or someone, at the door. "Oh no."

"What?" Draco raised an eyebrow. The view shifted and zoomed at a familiar female couple walking in clad in fancy dresses. Draco recognized one as, "Kat…?"

"Hey, dude," Beast Boy munched on some popcorn, "Isn't that your sister?"

Takada apologized, "Sorry about what happened back at the drive in." he rubbed the back of his head nervously.

"It's okay. You were just doing your job." She placed a hand on his and the sensation sent chills up the Dog Knight's spine. If he had a tail, he would've been wagging it.

"What is Kat doing there?" Draco asked Shadow in Japanese.

"I sense no malicious intent coming from her, Hasuma-san. It seems that she only wishes to partake in…a date."

"A date?" Draco scratched his head, "But, Ichijyo-san, she is with a girl."

Shadow narrowed his eyes and then whispered something into Draco's ear.

"SHE'S WHAT?" Draco gasped.

"Dudes!" Beast Boy shouted, "Do you come with subtitles?"

The two Knights glared at the changeling.

"Nice and peaceful," Kat sighed as she looked at the menu.

"I agree," Rose admired, "Thanks for taking me here." She smiled at Kat. Kat felt her cheeks heat up and she hid her flushed face from behind the menu.

"You're…welcome," Kat said, blushing. Rose giggled at her friend's behavior.

"My sister…my sister…" Draco kept repeating, eyes wide open with shock

"Is he gonna be okay?" Beast Boy asked as he examined the catatonic dragon Knight, "It looks like you broke him."

"He'll be fine," Shadow shrugged. He's just in shock about his sister's sexual orientation.

I always thought she was different. But this? This takes the cake, Draco thought.

A waiter came to Takada and Karmen's table to take their order. At the same time, another waiter had come to take Kat and Rose's order.

The teens made their orders and the waiters left. This left some time for polite conversation.

Meanwhile, outside in space, a Centauri police ship was hovering in Earth's orbit. The same crab-like aliens, knows as Centauri police clicked his fingers and claws together.

"I will apprehend you, Blackfire, if it's the last thing I do," he turned to another Centauri police officer. "Release the drones." The officer saluted and released the pink, almost jellyfish/octopus looking, drones and sent them to Earth to track down Blackfire.

"You are mine, Tamaranian wench!" he growled.

To Be Continued…

MIGHTY VENT

Function: Increases power of weapons

Known holders: Draco, Shadowcobra, Pluto. Possibly, all Knights have one.

The Mighty Vent card is a very useful card used by the Knights in several occasions. It gives a powerful, but temporary, boost of power to the Knights' weapons. The glow around the weapon is the energy being drawn from the card. Each glow has its own unique color according to the Knight using the card. Example: Red for Draco, blue for Pluto and Purple for Shadowcobra.

It is unknown, currently, if the Mighty Vent card has any further function as yet to be seen

OVER SOUL

Definition: The ability for a Knight to change his/her monster(s) into spiritual energy and combine it with a medium, be it a weapon or him/herself. Draco and Shadowcobra have been seen to use this ability on two occasions. It gives a massive power increase to the medium and changes its form. When Over Soul is used to combine the monster with the user, instead, the user will exhibit abilities and traits similar to the monster, but with no physical alterations. This version of Over Soul is yet to be seen. Only Knights with psychic abilities can use Over Soul. Other Knights who can possibly use Over Soul in the future are Rose (ZK Aqua) and Joey (ZK Scissors) Wilson as they both possess special psychic abilities. Kat (ZK Copycat) may be able to use Over Soul as well since she is a telepath.