"It seems that you're just fine." Silas gave the final reports on the diagnostics of the components of his son. "Your heart rate is normal. Your body functions normally. I'm... very surprised. I'm surprised that the armor managed to merge in with your body rather easily."
"I'm a lot more surprised that you're able to recreate him." Damian said. "What is the type of the armor?"
"My armor is made out of hexacarbon." Victor said. "The armor was planned for bulletproof armors, but it was too solid. However, it is very effective. It is a thousand times stronger than titanium and a hundred times lighter."
"Kind of like graphene." Damian said. "Also carbon and also several degrees better than titanium."
"That's where you get your bulletproof suits." Victor said. "Mine was just an experimental product. Guess we see how that experiment went."
"It doesn't look bad in you." Garfield said. "You look like a Terminator in it."
"Very funny." Victor said.
"This kind of power that you have is just insane." Karen said. "You can literally finish the War on Terror with this. You're almost indestructible, bulletproof, and you don't even have to kill anyone. That sonic blaster you have in your hand has the option for a non-lethal blast."
"What does the sonic blaster do?" Damian asked.
"It sends in ultrasonic energy that is able to propel anything in front of it." Karen said. "The power ranges from moving a bus five feet away into sending it propelling five miles away."
"That's not exactly lethal."
"I said non-lethal only if you know how to use it." Karen said. " The only thing that's left is if you color yourself red white and blue. Then we have the American hero."
"Heh." Victor said. "You know, as much as I'd love to see this world in peace, I don't expect fighting aliens from outer space to become a part of my life."
"You're going to get used to it." Damian said.
"No offense Damian, but so far we have like three superheroes." Garfield said. "We're going to need a few more."
"You're right." Damian said. "And I think I know who to take."
##
"So you're going to find this wizard?" Mia asked. "You know, knowing that I only had a big ass Cyborg, a black girl who wears a bee suit that can shrink itself, and a girl who can only shoot bows and arrows, I guess I definitely going to need some help, especially from a guy who can turn into mosquitos."
"Can you turn into mosquitos?" Julia directed his sight to Garifeld.
"Uh... yeah I can." Garfield said. "And don't worry. I won't turn into mosquitos into a girl's bathroom."
"I'm going to make a tattoo for that." Mia said.
"Okay. I promise." Garfield said.
"So where is this girl located?" Damian said.
"The girl came from Keystone City in Missouri." Mia said. "Let's consider some possibilities. The girl went back into the museum to return the stone. She stayed there at least until 7:30 and then immediately quits. There's little known about this girl other than she works in a church."
"A religious person?" Damian said. "Why would a religious person steal an ancient stone?"
"Dude, you should see the Da Vinci Code." Garfield said. "Historically Inaccurate, but this is the kind of stuff that religious peoples get."
"They didn't steal ancient artifacts in Da Vinci Code, Gar. I watched it. It was crap." Julia said. "No. It's kind of like Indiana Jones."
"What kind of stone that she's taking anyway?" Garfield asked.
"That's a very good question." Mia took out her smartphone and opened the recording app. "Here's her own words."
"This 'Red Stone' is misclassified by some morons at the Central University as the 'ancient' remnants of the Pre-Columbian era." Rachel explained. "When in truth, it actually is a meteor from outer space falling down about two years ago."
"How did nobody noticed?" a mercenary said.
"Government has a bunch of peoples that can make things disappear."
"That sounds like a conspiracy theory."
"That's why I didn't share it with you." Rachel said. "I have a thing with ancient relics and stones. I know exactly what and how they looked and I can easily distinguish them with meteors. Sufficed to say that they got this one wrong, and intentionally so. I don't know why, but let's continue before we come into aliens as our conclusion."
"This is too much of a coincidence." Damian said. "This Red Stone is still on the museum right now and it's misclassified as a common stone. What does this red stone do towards these aliens? And why are the government trying to hide it out?"
"Because this stone is expensive." Mia said. "And that aliens are going to buy it in no matter what money that they can get."
"How are they going to get- Ah..." Damian interrupted his own words after remembering something. "Of course."
"What?" Mia asked.
"Remember the bank hacks between the five different cities?" Damian said. "One billion dollars in cash all stolen from five different banks. When did it all start?"
"That was... about a week ago." Julia said. "So you're saying that these aliens managed to crack through these banks?"
"Yup." Damian said. "Where did your investigation on these hackers lead?"
"Well, I'm still looking for it." Julia said. "But I think I'm going to need Barbara's help for this."
"Then go get it. I hope she's not busy." Damian said. "Do we have anything else to go with?"
"The stone has two fingerprints in them." Mia said. "One is Rachel's fingerprints, and the other one is completely unidentified."
"Unidentified?" Damian said. "How can it be unidentified?"
"Just scan it yourself." Mia said. "I got access to ARGUS-class identity files, and yet I cannot find a match to this fingerprint."
"How big is the fingerprint?" Garfield asked. "I mean if it's the fingerprints of a three year old, then it probably makes sense."
"It's the finger of an adult." Mia said.
"Is it possible for someone to have their fingerprints not identified?" Garfield asked.
"Nope." Mia said. "Unless if you're a professional fugitive trying to kill the CIA."
"Or a humanoid alien coming from outer space." Garfield said. "They don't have time to wait in line for the DMV, do they?"
"I..." Damian widened his eyes before scratching his chin. "I admit that is a possibility."
"Okay, so this girl who has magic finds this stone so that this alien from outer space can use it... for some reason." Mia said. "Why would the alien needs the girl? Why didn't the alien just, you know, take the stone?"
"Maybe because they didn't want to risk exposure." Damian said. "Or maybe because they need that stone for something that they're making, and they don't want us to find out what they're trying to make."
"Either way, we need to get prepared." Mia said. "We got her address. So I'd suggest to suit up at night."
"At night? Sneaking up to her house?" Garfield said. "Why not just go to the church? I mean she's right there."
"Then you should probably go there." Damian said. "I'm going to watch in the progress around here."
"Okay." Garfield said. "So... Rachel Roth, right? Where's this church?"
"Right here."
Damian showed the address on Star City using the GPS. Through the Wayne Satellites, he was able to render the landscape of the area of the target. After understanding the area, Garfield simply confirmed his understanding.
"I got it." Garfield said. "I'll be right back."
"And Mia," Damian said. "I'd be glad if you can find a replacement of the stone in the museum."
"Whoa, did you just ask me to steal it?"
"No. I ask you to replace it." Damian said. "If the aliens are looking for that stone, we need to find out why."
##
It was quite odd. There was quite a number of peoples inside the church in the middle of the day. And immediately, Garfield could get a glance on the girl. She was sitting in the front row and Garfield was sitting on the second row from the front. She was way across into the east side. He was in the west. Instead of wearing a typical nurse outfit, she was wearing a purple hoodie. And instead of praying, she glanced over her smartphone, probably reading something rather important.
Garfield approached her closely. Once Rachel got a sight on Garfield, she got her attention away from him and continued her reading, of what appeared to be a document of some sort.
"Hey." Garfield said.
"Hi." Rachel answered.
"Would... would you mind..."
"No."
"Okay."
Garfield took a seat right beside her. She kept on reading in whatever kind of thing she was reading. He couldn't help but to try to notice it for once. However, he couldn't make it out. The book was in German, and he couldn't translate it.
"Mind if I ask something?"
"Not interested."
Garfield glanced at her. "What?"
"I'm not interested for a lunch."
"I'm not offering a lunch." Garfield said. "I'm not too hungry anyway."
"So why are you here?" Rachel said. "Why are you interested for a conversation?"
"I'm a lot more interested in what you're reading."
Rachel stopped scrolling the book. "It's Mein Kampf."
"Mein Kampf?" Garfield said. "What, just because it's German, you said that it was Mein Kampf?"
"Clearly you are a lot more knowledgeable than you look." Rachel said. "Do you know what the book is about?"
"Yes." Garfield said. "Adolf Hitler. Socialism. His struggle. Prejudice towards the Jews. Published in 1925 with the second volume a year after."
"I'm surprised. Most peoples don't know about that." Rachel said.
"Well, I love History. So..."
"So you know what my ideology really is."
"Yes, but I don't recall Adolf Hitler describing how incredibly interesting ponies and fairies are."
Rachel glanced at Garfield, realizing that he just understood what he read.
"Who are you?" Rachel asked in German.
"I think we should speak this in private." Garfield said. "Any place you want. I prefer outside."
Rachel sharpened her eyes. Garfield was into something, but from her face, he knew that she wasn't quite sure about what.
"Follow me." Rachel said. "I know a good place."
##
Garfield was brought into the rooftops on the building right next into the church. After climbing in three stories up, they finally met in a not so private place. There were some peoples who prefer the joy of climbing on the top of the building like this, and there were so many just enjoying the view right near the beach of Star City.
"I wonder." Garfield said. "Why here? I mean it's the outside sure, but it's not really-"
Garfield's insticts knew that he was in danger. His animal insticts pointed out into a nearby needle, very small and tiny in place and observeable only to the most perceptive of eyes. Garfield caught the said needle in a quick motion. As he turned his head around, he saw Rachel, face about as surprised as when Damian found out he was still alive.
"Wow. I didn't expect that." Garfield said. "I heard of acupuncture. You put a needle in someone's most vital points and they could get healed, but not until you find out that you can put it in a specific spot to knock someone out. Or maybe in your case, since you clearly know a lot more than what you're doing, probably extract some truth."
"Who are you?"
"I'll tell about that later." Garfield said. "I'm just curious. Why did you throw a needle right near my vital point?"
"Because I don't trust you." Rachel said. "And I'm going to do everything to extract the truth out of you."
"That's... not so nice." Garfield said. "I mean what if it's just a guy wanting to have lunch with you?"
"Nobody wants to date me."
"Can't think why." Garfield said. "Especially when they know that you have some... special abilities?"
Rachel sharpened her eyes. "Oh... you knew."
"Yeah. So?"
"You know, I really thought you're smart."
Rachel used her telekinesis to force-grab Garfield at his neck. She lifted her up using a force pretty much just like a Jedi. Later, Rachel slowly lifted her up into the stairway's wall, essentially pinning him down there. Rachel went in closer and closer towards him before Garfield could finally feel her hand circling on his neck, choking him out.
"I..." Garfield struggled to speak.
"Who are you?"
"Okay! Okay! I'll tell you!" Garfield said. "Just... do me a favor."
"What?"
"Don't blink."
"What?"
Eventually, Rachel blinked out of reflex. The moment she blinked, she realized that Garfield was lost. Rachel widened her eyes. She wondered how something like this could happen. She felt something rather funny in her right hand before she flipped in and realized that a green praying mantis was roaming on her hand.
Rachel belched as she noticed the said mantis. She shook her hand to get the said thing away from her hand. The mantis wasn't too large however and immediately disappeared out of her sight. Speaking of disappear, the man with the blonde hair and witty remarks also disappeared, probably alongside that praying mantis. She wasn't quite sure how to describe that man, but he was quite clever on escaping that type of magic.
Knowing that he was completely out of business, Rachel opened the door that will lead into the staircase leading out of the apartment, but that is until the blonde man appeared just right on the other side of the door. That alone startled the sorceress. She froze right on place with eyes wide. She found it quite amazing that he was able to completely trick her out. That was quite the magic.
"What?" Garfield said. "Surprised to see me here?"
"H... How?"
"You're a sorceress and a magician." Garfield said. "I think you can figure it out."
"No, I can't." Rachel said. "How did you do that?"
"Okay first of all, it's been fun playing around." Garfield said. "But I'm not trying to hurt you. You can force-choke me again anytime you want and I won't escape this time, but just let me explain things. Deal?"
"I... okay." Rachel said. "Explain yourself."
"Alright." Garfield said. "My name is Garfield Logan. I guess you can call me Beast Boy."
"Beast... Boy?"
"Do you want me to show another magic?"
Garfield showed the skin on his right hand. The skin was normal at first, but slowly enough it turned green and furry. His other normal skin slowly turned every single part of his body to green. When it came into his face, his blonde hair turned dark green and his face had lots of green fur. It all connected all the way into his body and all the way into his left hand. Rachel could only stand there, watching.
"That's magic for you, or more accurately science I guess." Garfield said. "I can transform into any animals that you can think of. Thanks to this ATOM Storage Shrinker, after transforming into small animals and get back to my human form, I can get my clothes back."
"Okay." Rachel said. "What do you want?"
"I know what you did in that museum."
Rachel sharpened her eyes before sighing out on what he just said. "Oh, that."
"And I have a few friends here who are interested on why you're stealing that stone." Garfield said. "That stone has your fingerprints in it."
"Yeah, I know your friends." Rachel said. "But they won't bring me to the police. They'll just going to let me go. I returned the stone back. What else do you want?"
"Do you know the type of peoples that you were dealing with?"
"No, and I'm not interested." Rachel said.
"What if I say that this man is an alien from outer space threatening to blow up the world?" Garfield said. "And the only way for him to do that is if he reach that stone?"
"What... Aliens?" Rachel said before scoffing it out. "You can't be serious."
"Oh I am serious." Garfield said. "Judging from the two fingerprints that we've found on that stone, I assume that you have met this man, and you see how troublesome he got. The fingerprints are unidentifiable, which means that this man is an incredibly dangerous criminal who have removed all traces of identity and is apparently interested in a stone more common than a sheet of paper, or a humanoid alien from outer space that doesn't go into the DMV."
Rachel paused for a moment, considering his possibilities. "What do you want from me?"
"Eye-witness testimony and your telekinesis abilities." Garfield said. "You saw this alien up front. You're going to tell us about it. And we could also use your abilities."
"No."
"What?" Garfield snapped. Well, that was quite the answer.
"I said... no."
"What?" Garfield said. "Why not?"