" Black canary! We have a problem!" one of the staff members exclaimed as they burst into her group therapy session.

For the past two years she had been the leader of their psychology department alongside Miss Martian, the duo made a great pair.

" Meghan, can you take over while I handle this ?"

" of course!" Miss Martian responded as she drew the teens' attention to her.

With that settled black canary followed her staff as they rushed to the lobby of the building.

She immediately became defensive when three people dressed in all black and wearing masks appeared in her line of vision.

" They refused to leave or tell us what was going on until they met you." The director told her.

"Well, then you got what you wanted. Here I am, now what do you want?"

The man in the middle of the three put his hands up in surrender.

"We don't want any harm. We are simply here to deliver these children to you. We rescued them from a lab we assume was doing test on them. Some of the Justice League arrived as we were transporting them. So I'm sure you'll hear an earful from some of your teammates. The Dark Seven does not mean any harm or want any issues with the Justice League. However, it seems like we will be crossing paths often. Therefore we wanted to introduce ourselves."

With that said the man gestured to the girl next to him and out of thin air, twenty teenagers were levitated to the ground.

"We trust they will be in your safekeeping."

And in a flash of light, they were gone.

Black canary sighed.

The league was not going to like this.

…..

"How did the mission go?" Lionel asked from the screen.

They were currently on the ship heading back home yet there was tension in the air.

" well the delivery of the kids was safe and the league took them in as expected. I think the idea of Starfire applying for a Job there would be impactful that way we have eyes and ears in the building just in case the league does something dumb and some of the teens can relate to having someone not human around."

" ok yes, all that is good and dandy but let's get to the point. What are you not telling Waylon? Where is your brother? Is anyone hurt?"

Waylon sighed and scratched the back of his neck. His grandfather was a no-nonsense man and could see through lies without blinking.

"Well, I think he's in shock at the moment. We discovered the lab and he refuses to speak about it. He found a man and a woman in the lab and has been guarding them something fierce. He won't tell us who they are or what we are doing with them. He gave us orders on what to do with the meta teens but that was it."

Lionel let out something that sounded like a growl and said "Change course and come here. You all are staying at my house tonight. Lena will get the kids. That's an order."

With that said the transmission was cut off.

Waylon sighed rubbing a hand across his face and then turned to his siblings and wife.

"Well. Looks like we're going to Grandpa's. Cassie, where would you like for us to drop you off?" He asked looking at her.

" Uh.. Gotham is good, please. Will Conner be ok?" she asked

At once the family turned to the doorway that led into the sick bay.

On two beds were the two adults Conner had appeared within the ship. Conner however was sitting by the women's side, holding her hand tightly. His face held a look of pain, anger, and confusion. Yet his eyes held nothing but sadness.

Before Waylon could speak conner interjected. Surprising them all.

" I will be alright. Just shaken up. You go on home Cassie, and rest up. We will see you on Tuesday for your first shift at the refuge."

Assured that her team leader and now somewhat of a big brother were going to be ok, Cassie allowed herself to relax.

…

Cassie yawned as she got to her front door. Tupperware full of leftovers from Adeline in her hand. She was starving and ready to chow down but her mind couldn't help but think back to Conner.

I can't believe he gave me a Job at the refuge! My first job! I hope he'll be ok. I don't know who those people were but they seemed to have a hold on him.

As Cassie opened her door the smell of something burning and conversation reached her ears.

" Mom?" she called rushing to the kitchen.

Cassie stopped in her tracks when she encountered Wonder Woman, Troia and her mother sitting at the kitchen table. Burnt cookies in the middle of them.

"So it's good to see you home at 10 p.m." Her mother chided.

Not like you ever home so what would it matter? Cassie thought but she held her tongue.

" I was at work, Mom. I couldn't call because of my shift. Hello, Wonder Woman, Troia." Cassie greeted as she made her way to the microwave.

She was quick to pop her food in and turned back to the women at the table.

" so… what's up?" she asked.

It was rare to see her mother and wonderwomen in the same room. Her mother didn't particularly care for her mentor. It also didn't help that Wonder Woman and Cassie shared the same father which technically made her and Wonder Woman half-sisters. Therefore Wonder Woman felt like she had some kind of say in Cassie's life. But at the end of the day, it was Cassie's life she would make her own choices.

" well let's rewind to you getting a job. When did this happen? And how are you going to balance this and being on the team? We have a team training tomorrow and you already missed one." Wonder women scolded

"Now hold on, I think if Cassie wants to work I think it would be good for her! That way she does more than just put her life in danger.!" Her mother interjected.

" Cassie is an Amazon! The mission comes first." Wonder Woman argued.

" Oh, and you just expect her to live with me forever? She has to get out on her own and grow some independence! Being a superhero won't pay her bills."

Wonder Woman opened her mouth to argue but Cassie ended it there with a sharp whistle.

"Woah, woah, woah. Let's put this fire out now. I am an adult and I will make my own choices. I can work and be a superhero. My boss is a former supe himself and is very accommodating. So we can squash that debate. Now what's the real reason we are having this hostile gathering."

Her mother and wonderwomen looked at each other before nodding.

" as much as Wonderwomen and I disagree about certain matters, we do agree on your well-being and we think you're struggling. Therefore we think it's best that you … take a break from the team and move to thesmyrica for a while. That way you have someone keeping an eye on you at all times. Wonderwomen has been kind enough to compromise with me. You train on thesmeyrica with her and submit your resignation to the team. We only want what's best for you."

" moving? Thesmeyrica! Hold the phone! Why in the world would I resign from the team? As if we haven't already had enough losses! So I missed one team practice! I also did let you know ahead of time! Wonderwomen what's the deal here?"

Wonderwomen stood and placed a hand on her shoulder.

" I don't think you should resign from the team or hide yourself on thesmyrica. However, I do side with your mother on this one. Things are really tense at the moment and meta teens like yourself are disappearing left and right. We almost lost lagoon boy if Nightwing hadn't helped rescue him. Not to mention the dysfunction on the team and Justice League ever since Batman left. You would be much safer on the island. So I want you to pack your stuff. We leave tonight."

" I know this is hard for your Cassie but this is what's best. If you're concerned about your job, I'm sure your boss will understand! You can always get another one…" her mother tried to placate.

Cassie laughed a humorless laugh and shrugged Wonder Woman's hand off her shoulder.

She didn't say a word as she went to her room and began to pack her things.

…..

Terry looked at the lab results and shook his head.

He then looked over to his adoptive father who had his head buried in his hands.

He looked to Lionel who was looking just as surprised.

" soo, you're telling me that this woman is Dad's second biological donor? As in.. his mother..? Technically?"

" There is no Technically. She is his mother. Lex mixed Superman's DNA, this woman's DNA and Julian's along with some modifications, and created Conner. It's why Conner didn't come out like Waylon. When Waylon was created he had two donors Superman and Lex. Superman's genes overwhelmed Lex's genes causing Waylon to go insane. He realized they would need a third donor to stabilize. So he did the impossible and created a Kryptonian, a New god and human hybrid. It makes sense now actually. Sphere recognized that Conner was a new god hybrid and then added on conners friends from New Genesis, I think they recognized all along."

Terry was going to respond but stopped when he felt his phone buzz.

It was Cassie.

Have to go away for a while. I wanted to talk to you before I left. Can we meet asap?

Terry was taken aback by the message. It didn't sound like Cassie, something was wrong.

"Hey, I have to go on something Grandpa. I'll be back."

With that said, he got out of the mansion as fast as he could.