The group walked through the East Tower, looking around.
"Alright, so just where are they?" Cyborg asked. Just as he asked that a crash sounded and there was yelling.
"My guess would be the main room," Raven answered. The six entered and stared in shock at the chaos and disorder. There was food and drinks on the ceiling and the couch was torn up. Books and CDs were destroyed and in all, it looked like a hurricane had passed through.
"It looked better when we were first setting up the tower," Roy muttered.
"Where is everyone?" Sunburst asked.
"That's what I want to know…" A voice from above them muttered. They looked up and saw Speedy hanging upside down, a rope wrapped around his ankle. His clothes were torn and also had some food stains on them. His hair was a mess and also had food sticking in it. "I look away for two seconds and everyone is gone. The next thing I know I'm up here!"
"I'll get him," Roy sighed, taking out an arrow. He quickly let go of the weapon and Speedy came falling to the ground. Raven caught him with her magic and gently set him down.
"I don't even know where the hell fish-stick is…" Speedy groaned, rubbing his head.
"Is the tower locked down?" Sunburst asked.
"Yeah, that was the first thing Aqualad and I did when we came back," Speedy nodded, standing up. He groaned and tried flicking off the food. "The only way out is if you have the encryption key. And unless you guys left the front door open, they're still inside."
"Nope, the door's closed," Chance told him. "I'll go search for them." The redhead took off, leaving them with young Speedy.
"Great…" Speedy muttered. "Ugh…I'm never having kids." Chance rushed into the room setting the twins down. He put them on opposite sides of the room and tied them up. The twins stared at each other in shock, stunned into silence.
"Well, that should keep those two at bay," Chance muttered. "Aqualad's chasing Mariana around the pool, and Bumblebee is somewhere in this tower. I'll be right back with her." The redhead zoomed off once more.
"While he takes care of that, is it alright if I take a shower real quick?" Speedy muttered, pulling on his hair in distaste.
"Please," Garth nodded. The younger redhead walked out of the room quickly, heading for the nearest shower.
"How do we get Mariana out of the pool?" Cyborg asked. Sunburst smirked and floated over to the computer. Garth rolled his eyes and walked over, pressing a few buttons, bringing up an image of the pool. Aqualad was leaning against the edge, trying to catch his breath, while Mariana was swimming laps quickly, just trying to stay away from him. Aqualad turned around and shot towards Mariana, who quickly dived under the water to avoid him. Garth pressed a button and a microphone rose out of the board.
"Marina Freccia," Garth called. The two bodies in the pool froze and surfaced, looking at the speakers in the corner of the room. "Roy and I are here, please come to the main room." They watched Mariana's face light up and she cheered, jumping out of the pool and running out of the room. Aqualad chased after her, no doubt to lead her in the right direction. A few minutes later Mariana burst into the main room, Aqualad following behind, out of breath.
"Daddy!" Mariana cheered, rushing towards the older men. She jumped into Garth's arms and gave him a big hug. Garth smiled and gave her a quick kiss, holding her close.
"Thank god you're here," Aqualad groaned, leaning against the wall. Speedy entered the room with a towel around his shoulders, and his hair clean. He also wore a clean uniform.
"Yeah, now you can turn them back to normal," the young archer agreed.
"I don't know," Roy muttered, taking the little girl in his arms. "Marina Freccia was always cute when she was six."
"Thank you papa!" Mariana smiled, giving Roy a large hug. The redhead smiled and gave her a hug back, kissing her forehead.
"Wait…what did she just say?" Aqualad asked in confusion.
"Found her!" Chance shouted, dragging Bumblebee into the room. The young girl was flapping her wings as hard as she could, trying to get away from him.
"Let go of me!" She shouted.
"Karen!" Mariana cheered. "Come meet my daddy and papa!"
"'Daddy and papa'?" Speedy asked in shock, looking at his male teammate in shock. Aqualad looked back at him in equal confusion.
"OW!" Chance shouted as Karen kicked his head. "Somebody make her stop flying!"
"Y vamos a ir!" the twins shouted.
"Oh no, you two are not going to be untied any time soon," Roy said sternly.
"¿Por qué no?" The two cried, bursting into tears.
"Shit! They're crying again!" Speedy shouted, backing up.
"They're just throwing a temper tantrum," Sunburst huffed, crossing her arms. "Cyborg, you should get started, the sooner we get Mariana back to normal then the sooner Roy and Garth can get back to the future so Mariana will actually have a family to go back to."
"Right, I'll get started on that right away," Cyborg nodded, exiting the room.
"What do we do to keep these kids entertained?" Raven asked.
"And what do we do to keep her from kicking me in the head!" Chance snapped as Karen attempted to kick him once more.
"Lock this room down, now!" Roy ordered. Aqualad rushed over to the security system and placed his hand on the panel before quickly punching in a key. The doors slid to a close, locking shut. "Chance, let her go."
"Thank you!" The speedster shouted, letting go and racing away from her. He ran into the kitchen area and took an ice pack out of the freezer, placing it against his head. "That girl can kick."
"Alright, can we get back to the 'daddy and papa' thing for a moment?" Speedy requested. Mariana struggled in Roy's arms and pushed herself away from him.
"Papa! Put me down!" She demanded. Roy smiled and placed her on the ground. The six year old marched over to Speedy. She glared at him but Speedy just blinked, unfazed by a girl with her hair in a side ponytail that was braided. The girl was also wearing a dark blue wetsuit that left her feet and hands bare. She had a matching skirt with black and white decorations. Needless to say, she looked more adorable than she did scary.
"My name is Marina Freccia Harper! And is it so wrong for me to have a daddy and a papa?" She shouted at them.
"You've incurred her wrath," Garth chuckled, leaning against Roy. "You sound homophobic and she doesn't like that." Mariana narrowed her eyes, and glanced around, spotting Raven's glass of water. She waved her arm and the water flew out of the glass and hit him in the head.
"Hey!" Speedy shouted. He huffed and tried to pat down his hair with his towel.
"Nice job," Aqualad smiled.
"Thank you," Mariana smiled back, giggling.
"Look, I wasn't saying anything was wrong with having two dads," Speedy huffed. "I was just wondering who exactly your dads were. I can't be homophobic, what kind of bisexual is homophobic?"
"You're bisexual?" Aqualad asked in surprise.
"Yeah, have been for a year," Speedy nodded.
"What's a bisexual?" Mariana asked, tipping her head in confusion. Karen looked up from her drink and nodded.
"Yeah, what is that?" the young girl nodded.
"Someone who loves both men and women," Garth answered.
"Oh, would I be bisexual then?" Mariana asked. "Because I love Matt and Aunty Bumblebee."
"Not quite," Roy answered.
"It's like the love Garth and Roy have," Chance answered.
"Oh…" Mariana nodded in understanding. "I don't love them like that."
"You better not," Roy huffed.
"She's gonna have a boyfriend sometime in her life," Garth chuckled, kissing his cheek.
"Not if I have anything to say about it," Roy muttered, crossing his arms.
"Honestly Roy," Garth laughed. "It's a good thing you're cute when you pout."
"That's what I thought," Speedy groaned.
"That's you, isn't it?" Aqualad asked his teammate.
"Yep," He nodded. "How the hell does that happen?"
"They won't be revealing any details," Sunburst declared. "I wish Cyborg could hurry up so I could have my teammate back."
"Vayamos!" the twins shouted.
"Will you behave?" Roy asked.
"We won't let you go until you promise to behave," Garth told them. "That means, no powers until we say so."
"¡Sí! Solo dame a mi hermano!" the twins cried.
"Let them go," Roy nodded. Chance zoomed over to Más, letting him go before rushing over to Menos and letting him go as well. The two twins raced towards each other, hugging.
"Daddy! Papa! I wanna play!" Mariana smiled, rushing towards her fathers. "Can we play, please?" The little girl was jumping up and down in excitement. Karen smiled and flew over next to her, joining in her hopping.
"Please!?" she asked.
"We didn't bring any games or anything, sorry," Garth apologized.
"Why not do your ice trick?" Chance asked.
"Ice trick? Daddy you have an ice trick?" Mariana asked in excitement. Garth glared at Chance before looking back at his daughter.
"I've been working on one, but haven't gotten anything yet, sorry," Garth apologized.
"Aw…" Mariana pouted.
"Hey, I could freeze some water if you want," Roy smiled, taking out an arrow.
"Yeah, just ask for the shape," Garth smiled.
"Dolphin, dolphin!" Mariana smiled.
"Oh! I want a bee!" Karen smiled. Más and Menos ran up to them and pointed at the symbols on their chests.
"We can not be using our powers for this," Aqualad muttered.
"It's keeping the kids happy," Sunburst shrugged.
"Yeah, and it's buying time for Cyborg," Raven nodded.
"We gotta keep them busy," Chance told them.
"Can you give us a moment to wrap our head around the fact that we have a daughter?" Speedy requested.
"Yes, the fact that we're together is weird, but the daughter thing needs a moment," Aqualad agreed.
"Sure thing," Sunburst nodded, floating over to them. Garth was forming some water shaped like a cute bumblebee. Roy took an arrow out and shot it at the water, freezing it. Bumblebee clapped her hands as she was given the ice sculpture.
"Keep them cold," Garth smiled, taking more water and forming a '+' and a '-' for Más and Menos.