Chapter 4: Clone Cat copy Cradle

Metropolis

07:38 | August 3

Pennsylvania

Superboy coasted through the skies; he was starting to feel cooped up in the Cave. So, at Tom's suggestion, here he was. Just him, the occasional bird, and he stopped midflight. He closed his eyes, focusing on his super hearing. Cars, alarms, and then he heard it, screaming children. Superboy shot through the skies, causing a boom, flying past Mach 1. He narrowed his eyes on one of the many suspension bridges connecting Metropolis. Superboy's eyes widened, and he sprung into action diving. Superboy flipped forward and slowed down, landing on the suspension bridge and sending a quake. Several cars were piled up, and one was tittering on the edge. Superboy rushed to it. He pulled it back onto the bridge and flew to the bus, catching it just before it tilted over.

"Grr!" Superboy gritted his teeth, pulling the bus back slowly, inching it back on solid ground. "Come on, just-huh?" Superboy felt the bus suddenly float up weightless. The bus went over his head, and he saw Superman holding it from beneath. The man of steel gently set the bus down next to Superboy. "I had that," Superboy walked up to Superman.

"I didn't want to take the chance, as your landing could have destabilized the bridge as it is." Superman shook his head.

"But it didn't." Superboy crossed his arms.

"But, it could have; we don't yet know the limits of your power." Superman insisted, looking Superboy in the eyes.

"Well, maybe you could help me figure that out." Superboy looked down and rubbed the back of his neck.

Superman looked away, unable to keep eye contact. "Batman has that covered."

"Yeah, I know," Superboy stepped up.

"Hold on, this is Superman." Superman turned halfway with a finger to his ear. "What? What's attacking? Arrow slowdown." Superman narrowed his eyes. "No, I'm definitely available; send me the coordinates." Superman turned back to Superboy, "Sorry, Superboy, uh, duty calls." Superman pushed off the bridge and flew off into the sky.

Superboy watched the man he was cloned after, the person he had wanted to meet the most since he could remember. His hands balled into fists, and he turned around, pushing off the bridge harder than he intended, leaving behind cracked pavement. He soared up until he was practically a speck in the sky. He stopped and floated in the sky, looking down as a conversation with Tom replayed in his mind.

Can't expect him not to be freaked out to find out he was cloned.

…

Hey, give him time, and if he still acts weird? Don't give him a choice. Make him acknowledge you. Whether he wants to or not, he needs to know you exist. You're your own person, and that's all you need from him. Maybe you'll be more down the line, but that should be enough for now.

Thanks…

You're welcome; we're both new to this world, so let's help each other.

Yeah…I guess you're right.

Superboy narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists. He turned around and used his enhanced vision. He picked up Superman's trail and took off after him.

Litchfield County

08:30 | August 3

Connecticut

Green Arrow was having a fantastic day, really, he was. So much so that he jumped from the cover of a truck he was ducked behind as a green blur slammed into it, warping it into scrap metal. He rolled into a crouch, drew an arrow, and fired at his attacker.

"Access, Martian Manhunter." An android with green bottoms, wristbands, and a bare torso became translucent. GA's arrow flew through harmlessly, exploding an adjacent car. The Android threw a punch, and his arm stretched towards Green Arrow.

Black Canary slid in front of Green Arrow and used her ultrasonic scream, deflecting the punch. The Android locked eyes with Black Canary, and his eyes glowed red. "Scanning, copying, complete."

"That's not good," GA said, knocking another Arrow in his bow.

"Accessing, Black Canary," the Android opened its mouth, sending a powerful sonic screech.

Green Arrow wrapped his arms around Black Canary and dove to the side. The two were barely caught in the aftershock, sending them crashing through a tree. They fell through the branches, and Green Arrow flipped them at the last second to land on the ground with Black Canary on top. "Ow," he gritted his teeth.

"Ollie!" Black Canary sat up and flinched slightly. She looked down to a fresh cut on her left upper arm.

"All that, and you still got hurt," Green Arrow said, rubbing his head. He stood back up, pulled a spare bow strapped to the bottom of his quiver, and tossed Black Canary some gauze from his utility belt.

"Now he has mine and J'onn's powers!" Black Canary sighed as she bandaged her arm.

"That's bad, we need heavy hitters, but…" Green Arrow trailed off. In the distance, Martian Manhunter traded blows with the Android.

"J'onn move!" Batman's voice came over the radio.

Martian Manhunter uppercutted the Android before density shifting and through the ground. The Android looked up as a shadow passed him. Two missiles struck right where he stood, exploding into a fiery ball. Green Arrow and Black Canary approached the strike zone as fires raged on. Martian Manhunter phased up next to them. Batman glided down with his cape from above, landing next to the Leaguers. The Dark Knight narrowed his eyes, and the Android stepped through the Flames using density shift. "He's absorbing the powers but not the weaknesses."

The Android sprinted toward the heroes, its eyes glowing red. Everyone dropped into combat stances until a red blur smacked the Android, staggering it. The Android stepped, and the blur hit him repeatedly, keeping him off balance. The Android finally stood its ground, density shifting, and the red blur passed through. "Whoa!" Flash lost his balance from his punch not connecting and rolled to a stop before the Leaguers. The Android's eyes fixated on a fallen Flash, but Batman immediately stepped between them. The Android's eyes returned to normal, then sprinted at them at its regular speed. "It needs a direct line of sight," Batman threw two batarangs at the Android. The Android deflected them with his wrists before Barry ran around punching the Robot, knocking it off balance.

"Flash, don't let him get a lock on you for a second," Batman turned to the Leaguers; "everyone else hit him with everything you got." GA fired an arrow, Black Canary used her supersonic screech, and J'onn flew after the attacks. The Android crossed its arms. GA's arrow exploded on impact, and the supersonic screech threw him back. Martian Manhunter flew down and threw a straight jab. The Android deflected the jab and delivered an uppercut to the Manhunter's gut, sending him flying. The Android stood up but was immediately set upon by Flash. The Android shifted, and Barry passed through. "Oh no!" Flash planted his feet on the ground and slid straight into a tree, stunning him. The Android's eyes glowed, staring at the fallen Flash. Two batarangs flew at its head, but it blocked them with its wrists. "Scanning, copying, complete." The Android turned to the Leaguers. "Accessing, Flash," The Android rushed the downed Manhunter.

Martian Manhunter raised himself with his elbows and opened his eyes to the Android's boot, stomping his head into the dirt. "Argh!" Manhunter grunted, stunned. An arrow flew at the Android, and its tip exploded into a net.

"Martian Manhunter," the Android shifted, and the net passed through. "Black Canary," it turned, screeching, catching a sneaking Batman, sending him flying into a street sign. "Flash," The Android caught a super speed punch from Flash. It grabbed Flash's arm and spun its torso, flinging Flash far into a nearby wheatfield.

Batman stood up, lips pursed into a thin line. "Captain Atom, you're up. Hit him hard, and put it down before copies your abilities."

"Acknowledged," Hiding in the clouds, Captain Atom flew down. He stopped several meters from the battlefield and fired an energy blast with both hands.

The Android was blasted off Manhunter and slid face-first through the ground.

"Manhunter!" Atom flew down to the fallen Martian.

"I will live," Manhunter slowly stood up, rubbing his face.

The Android stopped, backed up, and turned to face Captain Atom. Its eyes glowed, but it stopped crossing its arms as an energy blast dissipated against them.

"Lock him down, Atom!" Batman rushed up to them. He raised his arm up, and a holo terminal showed up. Batman typed away, scanning the Android. "I'll look for a backdoor to shut it down."

"Understood," Atom said as he threw blast after blast of energy at the Android. Batman linked up with the Bat Computer and managed to access the basic information of the Android. "Amazo," Batman muttered. "This type of nanotech resembles the work of Professor Ivo." Batman put the terminal away and put his finger to his ear. "The Android is called Amazo; its nanotech, Atom, is keeping it locked down. Everyone else surround it and put an end to this."

The Leaguers sprang into action, GA fired three explosive arrows, Batman threw explosive batarangs, Canary used the screech, and Atom put his hands together, throwing an immensely powerful blast. It all culminated in a massive explosion. "Did we do it?" Captain Atom landed fully on the ground, smoke coming from his hands.

"Access, Flash," A green blur sped out of the smoke and slammed into Captain Atom, dragging him far from the Leaguers.

"Flash!" Batman shouted.

"On it!" Flash sped towards the two.

Captain Atom grimaced; he was on his back with Amazo sitting on his torso. Amazo locked eyes with the Captain. "Scanning, copying, complete."

"Access Martian Manhunter," Amazo shifted density. Captain Atom threw a blast, and Flash, who tried to tackle Amazo with super speed, was blasted in the chest and sent rolling.

"Flash!" Atom shouted his comrade's name.

"Captain Atom," Amazo threw a right hook. Atom blocked it. Amazo opened his blocked hand and blasted energy, catching Atom across the face.

"Argh!" Atom became stunned. The Android stood up, grabbed the front of Atom's suit, and tossed him back, smashing him into Manhunter. The two landed in a heap; Batman ran past and threw two batarangs. Amazo deflected them with his wrists.

"Flash," Amazo rushed Batman, knocking into him like a battering ram, sending him rolling across the ground.

"Over here, Buckethead!" GA shouted from Amazo's right flank, firing arrows. Amazo deflected the arrows. Black Canary moved next to Green Arrow and used her screech.

"Martian Manhunter," Amazo shifted density, and arrows and sonic waves passed him harmlessly. "Captain Atom," Amazo turned and fired a blast. Batman somersaulted left and threw a bomb at Amazo. The bomb exploded into a smoke screen. Batman backflipped, and an energy blast scorched the ground where he once stood. Amazo stepped through the smoke, hand raised to Batman.

"We're out of options," Batman put his finger to his ear. "Superman, you're up. It's now or never."

High above, Superman put his finger to his ear, "roger that."

Superman raised his fist and was about to fly down. His super hearing caught a boom in the air, and he turned to see Superboy fly past him. "Superboy, wait!" Superman flew after him.

"Raaaah!" Superboy shouted, having caught the tail end of the fight with his enhanced vision. He flew down, fists extended.

"Martian Manhunter," Amazo density shifted, and Superboy passed through him, crashing into the ground into a vast crater. Amazo was sent sprawling from the shockwave.

"Raah!" Superboy instantly recovered and flew at Amazo with a straight jab.

"Captain Atom," Amazo blasted Superboy in the chest, sending him crashing into the dirt.

"Haah!" Superman flew down and cracked Amazo across the jaw, sending the Android flying.

"Superboy, get out of here this instant!" Superman ordered.

"Make me!" Superboy dislodged himself from the ground and threw himself at Amazo.

"Martian Manhunter," Amazo density shifted, and Superboy flew through him. The young hero, quick on the uptake, planted his feet on the ground and turned with a back fist.

"Captain Atom," Amazo returned to normal and was sent flying by the backhand.

"Superman, now!" Batman rushed to the edge of the crater.

Superman rushed Amazo and threw a straight jab.

"Martian Manhunter," the Android shifted, and Superman passed through him. "Flash," Amazo moved out of the way in a blur, and Superboy's follow-up kick cracked Superman in the chest, lodging him on the side of the crater. Superboy staggered, shocked.

"Captain Atom," Amazo raised his hand, firing an energy blast.

Superboy took the blast to the chest. He put his foot back, keeping himself upright. "Raah!" Superboy pushed off the ground, charging the Android. Amazo fired a second continuous blast. Superboy caught it with his hand, planted his boots on the ground, and resisted the blast. "analyzing, copying, complete." Amazo's eyes glowed red, taking Superboy's power.

"You want my power!" Superboy spat, anger flowing off him. "I'll give it to you straight at your head!" Superboy stepped forward, slowly closing the distance. Amazo raised his other hand and fired a powered-up blast that engulfed all of Superboy, sending him into the crater's far end with an explosion.

"Superboy!" Superman recovered and felt an unnatural anger. He flew at Amazo and threw his fist back.

"Access, Superboy," Amazo blocked the straight jab. The Android then threw a Superboy-powered gut punch. Superman tensed his muscles and took the blow. This is it! Superman followed up with a powerful uppercut, sending Aamzo flying. Superman flew up almost immediately above the Android and delivered a two-handed hammer strike, shooting Amazo back into the crater with such force that it expanded it another two meters in diameter. All Leaguers held their breath. Amazo, after a few seconds, raised itself to a knee. The Android looked up before the light left its eyes and fell deactivated face first.

"Dissasamble it now!" Batman and the remaining Leaguers rushed into the crater to secure the Android.

"Superboy!" Superman flew down and landed in a crash. Superboy was lodged into the crater wall, clothes burnt. Superman carefully extracted the clone and knelt down, holding him in his arms. He focused his hearing and heard a strong heartbeat from the boy. "He's okay, thank god," Superman flew up and laid Superboy on the grass outside the crater.

"Mmrr," Superboy grimaced and opened his eyes to see Superman's relieved face. He sat up and flinched, rubbing his head. "Did I get it?"

Superman opened his mouth, angry, but his anger evaporated as he looked at the boy who had just thrown everything he had against the monstrous Android. "Yeah, you got him," Superman sighed, smiling. "We," Superman sighed again, "we should talk."

Superboy raised his brow and then nodded silently.

"Superman," Batman approached them.

"Ah, right. I should help get the Android secured."

"No," Batman shook his head, "we can handle it." Batman looked at Superboy and narrowed his eyes. "We will have words later; for now, go with Superman."

"Are you sure?" Superman asked, and Batman stared. "Right, right," Superman smiled slightly. "Superboy, can you fly?"

"Yeah, I'm good!" Superboy stood back up, grimacing slightly.

"Alright, follow me. I know where we can talk." Superman flew up, and Superboy followed suit, feeling an odd sense of excitement.

After they flew some distance in silence, Superboy pulled up to Superman. "Where are we going?"

Superman looked at him and smiled slightly, "home."

Smallville

10:25 | August 3

Kansas

Superman flew down, landing just outside the Kent homestead. Superboy followed Superman's advice while flying and managed to land smoothly without causing a seismic event. But he found his feet about a few inches into the ground. Superboy clicked his tongue, annoyed, and stepped out of his prints. "Sorry," Superboy muttered.

"Ah, don't worry about it, Clark used to leave craters at your age." An older man walked up to them from a nearby barn. He walked up to the pair; his hair was grey around the edges, and he had kind brown eyes. "Hey, son, what brings you home?"

"Clark?" Superboy gasped.

"That's my name, Superboy," Superman shrugged slightly with a smile. "Clark Kent," he gestured to the kind man. "This is my father, Jonathan Kent."

"Nice to meet you, son," Jonathan extended his hand. Superboy nodded and shook the older man's hand.

"Nice to meet you, I'm," Superboy looked to Clark unsure.

Superman nodded, and Superboy smiled at the older Kent. "Superboy."

"Sure are by that landing," Jonathan smiled with mirth.

"Sorry," Superboy muttered.

"Don't you fret, son, now come on. Martha's already cooking, and you know your Ma." The older Kent led the two inside the homestead. Superboy was going through a mixture of emotions. He looked around and saw several pictures of the Kents and a young boy who was undoubtedly Clark. Superboy then fixed his eyes on a photo of Clark graduating from Smallville High. "Whoa," Superboy muttered as he was almost the spitting image of a teenage Clark.

"Oh, Clark, you just made it for lunch. Oh, who?" Martha exited the kitchen, stopped dead in her tracks, and stared at Superboy.

Superboy froze like a deer caught in the headlights. Then, he raised his hand, "Hello, I'm Superboy."

Martha approached the boy and narrowed her eyes, "oh my goodness." Then she turned to Clark and wagged her finger at him. "If you tell me you've been hiding a grandson from me for 16 years, we will have words, young man."

"O-oh!" Superboy felt his cheeks flushed, embarrassed.

"Ma, it's not like that," Clark, the man of steel, the most powerful man on earth, frantically waved his hands. Superboy could hardly believe they were one and the same.

"Is Lois your mother?" Martha turned to Superboy and took his hand in hers. Superboy would not deny it. Her hands were worn from working the fields, but her grip was firm, radiating a warmth that Superboy could not describe.

"Ma!" Clark, once again shocking Superboy, flushed with embarrassment.

"Honestly, if you hid him from me because you thought we would disapprove!" Martha looked him over. "Look at you in those tattered clothes. Oh, you definitely take after your father."

"Jonathan, watch the oven," Martha was suddenly a storm of movement.

"Martha," Jonathan finally managed to break her stride. "Let Clark explain. Would he have kept a son from us for sixteen years?"

"Superboy is a clone of me, Ma. He was found in a lab. I brought him over to talk." Clark finally explained and gave his father a grateful smile.

"Oh!" Martha exclaimed, then pointed her finger at Jonathan, "And you let me make a fool of myself for that long?"

"Me?" Jonathan put his hand against his chest. "You wouldn't let any of the boys talk."

"Oh, never mind, Superboy, is it? I'll draw you a bath, and you get yourself sorted. I'll bring you some of Clark's old clothes." Martha took his hand, and Superboy, for all his strength, meekly let himself be dragged by the Kent matriarch as she apologized and went on about his looks. Superboy spent the next hour being fussed over by Martha. She had patted his abs and said he was just like Clark at his age, not eating enough. She remedied that, and Superboy politely declined a third helping from the doddering Martha. Through all this, Superboy had what could only be considered everyday conversations with the Kents. Superman explained his day as a reporter and his day at the League. Superboy got to talk about his Team and friends.

"Oh, is that Megan girl your little girlfriend?" Martha's eyes shone at the prospect.

"Uh, no, we're just friends!" Superboy felt his cheeks heat up.

"Well, so was Lana, isn't that right, Clark?" Martha grinned at her son.

"Ma!" Clark choked on his lemonade and covered his mouth.

"Oh, stop poking your nose into the boy's love life Martha," Jonathan said.

"Oh, fine, well, you leave the dishes on the sink; I'll take care of them later." Martha stood up.

"I'll get them, Ma," Clark stood.

"None of that; you said you and Superboy needed to talk, right?" Martha smiled warmly at the young hero.

"Right," Clark smiled and looked at Superboy. "Come on, this way." Clark walked outside through the kitchen door with Superboy following. Clark took a seat on the veranda steps, and Superboy followed suit. The two were quiet for a second, still basking in the warmth of the visit.

"I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry."

Both looked at one another before chuckling. "Superboy," Clark recovered first. "I am sorry for treating you like I have. I never expected to be in this situation and haven't handled it well." Clark rested his elbows against his knees and looked at the fields. "I felt uncomfortable, violated even. Someone took my DNA without my consent and…" Clark pursed his lips before sighing. "But that's not your fault; you have nothing to do with Cadmus." Clark looked at Superboy and put his hand on his heart. "From the bottom of my heart, Superboy, I'm sorry."

"Clark, sorry, Superman."

"Clark, it's fine, Superboy." Clark smiled.

"I just wanted to be like you," Superboy raised his hands in defense. "Not replace you; I just wanted to be a hero too." Superboy looked far across the fields. "I wanted to be a hero next to Superman."

Clark flinched, hearing Superboy's voice crack a little. The emotion was raw, and Superman could only bludgeon himself mentally even more for his behavior. The fact that it took Superboy to take on a foe the League was having trouble fighting just made it all the worse. "Well, let's change that." Clark stood up and stretched out his hand to Superboy.

Superboy was hesitant at first and raised his hand slowly. He looked at Clark and could find no deceit in his eyes. Superboy took the hand and allowed himself to be pulled onto his feet. Clark shook the boy's hand firmly and raised his finger with his free hand. "Lesson number one, don't be Superboy every day."

Superboy raised his brow, confused, "I don't get it."

"you are Superboy, but when you're home, who do you want to be?" Clark let go of the young hero's hand and pocketed his.

"Oh," Superboy remembered M'gann's words in his mind. "I don't know, I don't have a…normal name."

"Well, if you don't mind a suggestion," Jonathan said from the doorway.

Superboy turned to the older Kent and shook his head. Jonathan smiled and waved the boys over. He took them over to the living room and picked up a picture from a shelf on the wall. Jonathan showed Superboy, and he took it from the older Kent. It was black and white; two young men with arms around each other smiled into the camera. They were clad in military fatigues in front of a helicopter. Each had M16s slung over their shoulders. Jonathan tapped his finger on the man on the right. "That right there was my best friend in the Marines. We served in Vietnam for three years. Saw some hard fighting, and he gave his life for mine."

Superboy's eyes widened, and he looked at Jonathan. "He sounded like a hero."

Jonathan smiled wide, his eyes watering slightly. "I wanted to name our son after him, but Martha and I found out we couldn't have any. I got exposed to some chemicals in the war and wasn't able to have children. When we found Clark, we named him after my father." Jonathan took the picture back and placed it on the shelf. "I'd be honored if you would take his name, and I know he'd be looking from above, proud to have a hero carry on that name."

"Are you sure you wouldn't mind?" Superboy felt his insecurities come up again. "I'm just," Superboy began.

"You're a good kid," Jonathan squeezed Superboy's shoulder. "My boy here wouldn't bring here anyone he didn't find to be a good person."

Superboy's lips pulled up and nodded. Just like Martha, Jonathan's touch had a warmth that made Superboy feel at home. Like he belonged, and being here with the Kents felt natural. "What was his name?"

Jonathan's smile became impossibly big, happy to hear Superboy ask. "Connor," Jonathan said with pride.

"Then, I want to be Connor when I'm not Superboy." Connor looked at the picture. Unlike Superman, he didn't feel he was trying to supplant him. Instead, he felt he was honoring someone who meant the world to Jonathan. That felt good; it felt like it was his own.

"Well, Connor, you're welcome here any time. Our home is your home, you hear?" Jonathan patted Connor's shoulder, and the young man nodded gratefully.

"That's a good first lesson learned," Clark grinned at Connor.

"Well, you boys do your thing; I need to check on the tractor." Jonathan walked past the boys, and Connor looked at Clark, ready for what was next.

"Superboy, we have a mission." Aqualad's voice crackled to life in Superboy's ear.

"I was gonna say flying lessons were next. But this is just as good a lesson as that." Clark grabbed Connor's shoulder. "the job comes first; we can pick this up later. How about the weekend?"

"Y-yeah," Connor nodded eagerly. "I guess I better move, then."

"Come on, I'll show you the Zeta tube in Smallville." Superman led them outside and took to the skies with Superboy.

Mount Justice

13:06 | August 03

Rhode Island

"Recognize Superboy B04."

Superboy materialized in the Cave and walked towards the center, where the Team was gathered with Black Canary, Martian Manhunter, and Batman on the holo screen. The Team turned and welcomed the young clone with back pats and jokes. "What I miss?" Superboy took his place next to Red X.

"Kid getting laid out after hitting on Black Canary." Red X smirked.

"Dude!" Kid Flash interjected.

"Superboy," Batman cut off further hijinks. "Are you uninjured?"

"Yeah," Superboy said, growing serious and nodding. The Team looked at one another, and Superboy guessed they hadn't told about his stunt yet.

"And Superman?" Batman's tone, as always, betrayed nothing.

"Good," Superboy said with a slight tilt of the lips.

Batman nodded, "good, let's get to the mission." Batman played footage from the Batwing, showing the League's fight with Amazo. "Green Arrow and Black Canary were attacked by an Android five hours ago." The Team grimaced as they watched Amazo smack around the Leaguer's heavy hitters like Captain Atom and Martian Manhunter. "The attacker had the ability to study and then duplicate the powers of his opponents. Green Arrow called for backup, and in the end, that almost proved disastrous. Our foe gained more power with each new opponent that confronted it."

"Whoa, one guy with the powers of the entire League?" Kid Flash shuddered at the thought.

"In the end, it took seven Leaguers and the…" Batman's eyes narrowed. "Lucky intervention of Superboy to take down the Android."

"Wait, what?" Robin's head whipped about to Superboy, who suddenly felt every eye on the room. Superboy, to his credit, remained focused on the briefing.

"The Android took the Powers of Superboy, and it allowed Superman a moment to overpower the Android." Batman finished showing the downed Amazo as the Leaguers rushed to disassemble the Android.

"Who made it? T.O. Morrow?" Robin stepped up.

"No, but good guess, Robin. Red Tornado doesn't seem to think so."

"The technology bears the signature of Professor Ivo," Manhunter provided.

"Ivo?" Aqualad gasped, "I thought he was dead?"

"So we all thought or hoped," Black Canary glanced back at Aqualad.

"To ensure this threat is permanently neutralized, we're sending the parts to two separate STAR lab locations, in Boston and New York, for immediate evaluation." Batman showed a map and the route the trucks would be taking. "Every precaution is being taken. We'll have four additional decoy trucks to cause confusion in case Ivo or anybody else tries to recover the remains." Batman returned to the screen. "This is where your team comes in; you will split into two separate teams to safeguard the real trucks. The League will go with the decoys to draw away any potential threats."

"Score! Roadtrip," Kid Flash fist pumped.

"Coordinates received; we're on our way," Aqualad produced a device that blipped at him. The team scrambled to the Zeta tubes, preparing themselves for what promised to be a quiet mission.

Whoa ho ho! Bet you didn't see that coming? Schooled is coming up next, and that will have its own little exciting takes. As for the question of shipping for Red X? Well, I have some interesting plans for him. So stay tuned for that.

Thank you once again for reviewing and all that good stuff. By the way, I will drop a reference for people who read fanfics here. It's a shoutout to a major inspiration for making my story here. See you all in Schooled.