OK...so I'm reading your reviews, and no one has any idea about Ari's secret. And I just have to get something out of my system.

ARE YOU PEOPLE BLIND?!

hehehe........sorry....I just get a little frustrated when no one catches the hints, or just doesn't let me know they caught on. No offense to anyone.

TTNG: New Team

Chapter 33: Revelations

Percy came to in an empty room, strapped to a chair. He tried to burn his restraints, but they were fire resistant. Of course. He remembered what had happened when Lucky had pulled a book from the shelf. What a cliche. The fake bookcase.

They had gone down a flight of stairs, and were greeted by the robots, Roxy, and Slade himself. They could have won, but Slade cheated and got the knockout gas. It even worked on Sunny and Crow, who weren't even full human.........

"Why, hello Mr. Bauer. How nice to actually speak to you for a change, without Sunfire butting in." Slade purred. Percy glared at his surroundings. He could only hear Slade. Not see him.

"Leave her alone, Slade. You've done enough. There's a scar you've left her that will never fully heal because of you." he hissed. There was a chuckle.

"Much like the one the Joker left on you?"

Percy looked down. He was right, of course. That was one of the only things that he and Sunny had in common. They had both been directly hurt by crime. As he was thinking about this, a picture flashed up on screen. A picture of his mother.

"Your mother was very beautiful. A shame what the Clown Prince of Crime had to do."

"What do you mean 'had to'? She was an innocent civilian!" Percy snapped. Slade chuckled once again.

"Percy, you disappoint me. Do you honestly believe that that was why she was murdered?"

"What else should I believe?!" the seventeen-year-old yelled.

"I know it's been bothering you Percy. That bank was one of the poorest in the city. Why would he go there? And even so, why did he leave without a single penny?"

"Because he's an evil sociopath with a love of death."

As Percy was speaking, the photo of his mother changed. It got smaller, until it was on the corner of a personnel file. An FBI personnel file.

"Wrong. He was there on a mission. He wouldn't have cared if there was enough money in there to buy out an entire dynomite factory. Your mother, Selina Marquez, was one of the most important agents in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. She was there undercover. There was information being passed through that bank. She was getting too close. He was just a hit man."

"No! That's not true! She was never into..." but when he thought about it, things started falling into place. Things his mother had never fully explained to him.

"Oh but it is true, Mr. Bauer. Now that we're on the subject of parents, let us move on to William Bauer."

"My.....my father?" as he spoke, another photo showed up on screen. A man with blue eyes and sandy blond hair.

"Well, yes my boy. But you look angry. You shouldn't be. He's a good man." Slades creepy voice chuckled. Percy's face grew red.

"A good man?! He left my mom and I because he couldn't handle being a dad! Some man." he yelled. There was laughter.

"Oh, I see that there's a great deal your mother never told you. He was part of the FBI as well. I believe that's how they met. How romantic." Slade sneered.

Percy refused to let himself to get distracted.

"Now I believe William is a very nice addition to the CIA. That's how your parents separated. They never divorced, but your mother had to make it seem like he left. Very clever woman."

Percy tried to suppress a gasp. He only hoped that Lucky would initiate the plan soon. He wasn't sure how much of this news he could handle without blowing up.

Crow had never entirely fallen asleep.

His grandfather being a demon, he wasn't as affected by knockout gas as normal humans were. He winced at remembering his grandfather. Being the related to an evil tyrant from the underworld wasn't easy to cope with. No, he wasn't related to a politician. His grandfather was none other than Trigon the Terrible. Not that Crow would ever admit that.

"You're awake just in time. You Titans are such heavy sleepers. Of course, you weren't ever fully asleep, judging by your.....heritage."

Not this...Crow knew Slade would unearth something, but he never considered this.

"Are you angry? I shouldn't be surprised. Your grandfather had quite a temper on him."

Crow forced himself to calm down. He had an anger problem just like his mother. He had a bit more control, but it was there.

"From what Lucky has said, you never talk about it. I can't say I blame you. Even I wouldn't want to admit I was related to someone like that. Sure, I worked for him. But at least I don't share his bloodline."

It's what he wants....calm yourself. Remember what Mom said. 'Empty your mind, and breathe.'

"I'm quite impressed Crow. You have much better control than your mother. If she wasn't on constant guard, she could destroy the entire city."

Never, EVER, insult a guys mother. That's just crossing a line.

"I never understood how she managed to defeat him. Through love? The spawn of a demon isn't capable of such things."

Not only did he just cross a line, he drove over the line in a speeding bus with twenty cops on his tail. Crows eyes glowed black, but he stopped himself short. He could kill his friends if he lost control. And if he somehow hurt Sunny....it was enough to regain control. For now.

Meanwhile, Sunny was waiting for Slade's voice over. Knowing Sunny, you can easily guess that it didn't take long for her to get very, very irritated.

"Hello, my dear."

"Finally. What were you discussing with the others? High tax rates?!" she ranted.

"Charming, as usual. A wit like your fathers, and a temper to go with it. You two truly are two of a kind."

Sunny rolled her eyes, but inwardly wondered what he was getting at.

"A fact that I'm proud of." she hissed. Slade chuckled over the speaker.

"Maybe, maybe not. Remember he was also my apprentice once."

"BECAUSE YOU WERE GOING TO KILL HIS FRIENDS!"

"Touche'. But remember another thing you both have in common with your apprenticeships. You both enjoyed it."

Sunny watched as Slade pulled up two scans. One of her, one of her father as a teenager. She already knew about all this, but it still hurt to have it rubbed in her face. She enjoyed stealing for a change. She loved the thrill of not knowing if she would get caught. It could have been her teenage rebellion, but it still kept her bound to Slade for as long as she was. It was also the reason she couldn't trust herself.

"I'm not coming back to you! Neither will Lucky!" she snapped. Silence.

She hoped Lucky would come through. Sunny had placed her teams lives into the girls hands. She hoped she hadn't made a mistake. No, she knew she hadn't made a mistake.

"Hey Penny." Roxy said. Arachne groaned. Slade was truly for evil putting her in the same room with Fran Drescher's twin sister who breathed in helium.

(A/N: Kudos to those of you who know who Fran Drescher is!)

"Hello Rox. I heard they were looking for new voices for Alvin and the Chipmunks. Interested?" the brunette asked. Roxy's eyes flashed. In school, that usually meant that the poor girl who had made her angry would be sent to therapy.

"Very funny, Doll-Face. You made a great deal of those cracks during your skating career. Your very short live skating career. Oh don't look so sad. You weren't that great anyway." the Queen Bee smirked. Ari rolled her eyes.

"Tell that to Kristi Yamaguchi." she grinned. Roxy glared.

"Yeah yeah yeah! Your skating idol! Blah blah blah!! Kristi Yamaguchi always played by the rules! She was a wimp! You wanna know who MY skating idol is?!" she screeched.

"Tonya Harding?" Ari asked sarcastically. Roxy smiled as wide as the Cheshire Cat.

"Yeah. That's exactly right. She wasn't afraid to break the rules. She was my.....inspiration, if you will."

"What?"

"Oh honey, please tell me you didn't really fall for that. Two brothers who hate each other, deciding to attack us both at the same time. We were in the Junior League for crying out loud! You really thought there were psychotic fans in the Junior League?!" Roxy laughed.

"I.....I wasn't sure."

"Breaking my leg was just a sympathy thing. Imagine my shock when I realize that the only reason my plan to end your career had failed. And then in the hospital when the mask fell off. But ironically, I ended your career anyway. Speaking of which, how are your ankles?" the conniving little witch asked.

Ari winced. She never told her friends about this. Not even Percy. Only Lucky knew, and she had found out on her own.

"Arachne, where are you going?" the petite girl asked. Ari was walking down the hall at six AM, clad in sweat pants and a hoody, with her gym bad slung over her shoulder. Her hair was in a bun.

"Lucky, for the last time, call me Ari." she exclaimed. Lucky always insisted on calling everyone by their full names.

"Don't change the subject. Do you still skate?" she asked. Ari shifted uncomfortably.

"Yeah, so?"

"SO?! Your ankles were shattered! You were lucky you could WALK again!" she cried.

"I don't believe that." Ari muttered. Lucky's eyes were hard set.

"If you go, I'll tell the others about the injury. Apparently, they don't know."

Ari sighed. She was beaten by a girl six inches shorter than her.

Roxy's voice took her out of her daydream.

"So does Pete still blame himself?" she asked. Ari glared.

"It wasn't his fault! You made an iron bar collapse from the ceiling! It was heading right for him! I had to push him out of the way!" she cried.

"Yeah. And it landed right on your ankles. It looked like it really hurt. I heard the doctors said you would never skate again. That probably hurt even more."

Ari resisted the urge to cry. She wouldn't give her the satisfaction. She was just about to break down, when her chair suddenly released her.

"NOW!!!!!" came Lucky's voice over the intercom.

The signal. It was time to go.

All of you give a great big hug to the person you feel most sorry for! (can't choose) Uh...GROUP HUG! (hugs them all)

And I'll bet you're wondering why I left out Hex and LB. I want to keep LB more of a mystery to you guys, and Hex......well, you'll find out in the next chapter. Trust me. It's funny.