young_swimmer:

Cait decided to spend a day or two at the cottage before heading back to San Francisco. She needed a day or two to decompress after spending the past week in Atlantis. Dealing with Arthur was always stressful, this time being no different. Amnesty Bay was the perfect place to decompress and get some peace and quiet.

She walked out of the ocean and pulled the water out of her clothes and hair. She headed for the small cottage at the base of the lighthouse. She opened the door, stepped inside and never saw the blow. Pain spiked at the back of her neck and the world went dark.

"Bring her," a male voice said and a figure stepped out of the shadows. The man next to him picked up Cait's inert body and threw it over a shoulder. The two men left the small cottage.

whydowescream:

It had been a beautiful service, of course. It was every week, even though Ruth had always had trouble getting used to going alone. Team Morgenstern did every service together. Here... she couldn't even bring Jay.

She'd turned down joining a covenant group at the church -- again -- because "Oh, you know, between school and work and all, there just isn't enough time." Plus the covenant group met during the time she'd allotted for helping Jay study. Which sometimes seemed to be more than Jay had alotted for studying.

But it had been a beautiful service, of course. A classic sermon, too, the prodigal son story. Her dad had done that one, too. Including reminding the congregation of the fact that the prodigal son's mistakes aren't the point of the story at all. ...It's the older brother who can't get over them. It's the older brother who has to learn that it isn't about keeping score and who screwed up and who didn't and who got the fatted calf party and who never even got that goat he wanted. It's about how families should come together. Including the family of all life in its great interconnected web.

Which is a very important and beautiful message, that she's always tried to make a point of studying carefully. Because she knows herself, and knows its one of the hard ones for her. And so she's trying hard today ... because sometimes people fall. And when they fall, the job is to get them back up on their feet and throw a figurative fatted-calf party because it's so good to have them back up on their feet. Until they fall again. ...and why didn't the older brother ever get his own goat? He followed all the rules.

It had been a beautiful service, but Ruth finds herself scowling coldly as she gets back.

underthehood:

Donna Troy had arranged for all for all of this on an at least talk to him basis and his dad had agreed with her that he should do this. Though he thought that was mainly because he dad still had a think for her but still a valid point was made and he could at least give her a chance.

He arrived at Titans Tower when Donna had said he should. She had apparently talked to them though he didn’t really know anything more than that about what was going on.

dc_misc:

The security guard led the Titans into what looked like a conference room. When inside, he removed a cigarette and lit it up.

"First off, thanks for coming. Second, you're not going to like how little I can actually tell you. Before you fly off the handle it's because I literally don't know, not because of confidentiality crap."

semievilgenius:

 Max was on comm duty when the message came in. It was encoded, nothing he couldn't figure out, but it was odd that a call for help would be disguised.

"Titans, we may have a situation here," he calls over the comms.

dc_holiday:

Titans' Tower was decorated to the hilt. A large tree had been decorated and presents had been placed under it. Holly decorated the halls and mistletoe was placed in strategic places. It was the season of joy and togetherness and this year faces that had been missing last year had returned. It was a time to celebrate and a time to enjoy the company of friends and loved ones.

San Francisco wasn't known to get much snow, if any, but this year the grounds were blanketed in snow and ice statues and snowmen dotted the grounds. The trees were decorated with lights and there was a festive spirit in the air.

young_swimmer:

Cait sat in a lotus position on the beach with her eyes closed. The waves washed up on the shore and soaked her, but it didn't register in her mind. Not that she ever minded being wet. She did get strength from the water and today she needed all of her strength and more, physical and mental.

Ty was starting an interview at Star Labs for a position, something he had worked so hard for, and Cait was trying to help keep him centered enough to get through it. The bond that they usually shared was stronger than it had ever been and Cait was still struggling. They were linked so strongly that she could almost hear, smell, see and feel everything he was experiencing. She had never been so far into some other living being's mind before. She could almost imagine the headache that would come after this.

"You're doing fine." Her mental 'voice' was as soothing as she could make it and she exerted as much control as she could through the link. "We can do this."

semievilgenius:

 Max had to admit, the Titans had a really nice setup here. He was surprised by how quickly they trusted him. While at first he thought that perhaps it was a bit naive, but in truth he appreciated it. It was the kind of acceptance he'd been looking for all his life. He wasn't going to let them down.

"Helping superheroes fight crime. That ought to stick it to the old man," Max said with a smile.

He practically salivated at the opportunities, eyes practically caressing the the materials at hand. Oh yeah, this was going to be fun.

semievilgenius:

Helping the Titans defeat those robots at the college had been one thing, but actually being invited to the Tower itself? He had to admit he was geeking out a little.  Fortunately when they saw him with the EMP generator they concluded he had stopped the problem, not cause it. Of course after that there was the intial shock at the revelation of his last name. Suspicion, uneasiness, just like always. Strangely enough Mourning Dove had stuck up for him, vouching for his character. And here he was. He had to restrain the urge to run around studying everything inside.

dragonfist:

Vic had heard some strange rumors from some of the people he liked to talk into in Chinatown. Someone in eastern Asia was claiming to be Lady Shiva brought back to life following that rather weird turn of events with the Black Lanterns.

Whomever it really was it did not seem like the real Lady Shiva at least based on her actions as he had been told them. He had met her a few times and had even been trained by her a little and knew much of her from his father and Uncle Ben so he thought he had a good idea of who she was.

Plus there was that claim that the Black Lantern version of Lady Shiva had made. That she was his mother. He had not had a chance to talk to his father or Uncle Ben about it yet and he still was not sure what to make of it.

At any rate it was definitely in his opinion worth looking into and investigating.

He quietly packed up all of his things here. It wasn’t much and could all easily fit into a duffel bag which he was just fine with. He got the feeling that he could not be coming back here anytime soon and things would be very different if he ever did go back.

He then headed down to the kitchen with his bag to work on a short letter to leave behind to explain that he was leaving.

semievilgenius:

Today was starting like any other day for Maximillian Sivana. The walk from his apartment to class, the looks and mutterings of those who understood the significance of his last name, and the tedium of his classes. Some provided a bit of challenge or interest, but only for a time. As a result of his metahuman ability to retain information, it became obnoxiously simple to pass tests and explain things when called on. Add to that that Max was a prolific reader, he more often than not, knew the entire possible curriculum before the semester was even a quarter of a way through. Unfortunately most people assumed his boredom was due to arrogance. In truth, he knew nearly everything there was to know in his courses and rarely learned anything from the professors that he hadn't already read. The only real joy he got was on the rare occasion he got to debate what he knew with other learned individuals, like that girl he met in The History of Non-Violence. He believed her name was..Ruth? Yeah it was Ruth. Maybe he'd start a conversation, if for no other reason than to do something about the growing boredom he was experiencing.

animal_mind:

His memory was a little fuzzy, but Steve knew roughly what he had done.  For the most part, it was all good.  Trigon had kept his part of the bargain, thankfully.  But Steve wasn't sure why he was back in control.  He just was.  First thing he did was go see his parents.  His mother was more worried than his father was, of course.  She'd experienced being possessed by Trigon first-hand, and her experience led to death and reincarnation.  But Steve was not reincarnated.  He was simply...  Steve.  After he had settled things with his family, Steve went to the Tower to check in with his teammates.  He was still a part of the team, and he needed to make sure they were all alright.

It looked like the building had suffered some, but it had been repaired.  He approached it from the outside, a little hesitant on just walking in.

dc_holiday:

In the streets of San Francisco the people of the city went about their normal business just like they did on any other day. Cars moved in the streets along with the trolleys and people moved about on the sidewalks. Four individuals new to the city happily walked down the sidewalk. Each held a small bow and a quicker of arrows and all of them had smiles on their faces.

It was time for the people of San Francisco to feel the love.

They started shooting people with the arrows while not far away Boo and Bugsy watched with anticipation.

dragonfist:

Things had gotten pretty much back to normal at the titans tower in San Francisco. There were still repairs being done on the tower but at least there were no more gaping holes in the building now and it was structurally sound throughout the building.

Some parts of the building were still lacking modern conveniences that the others were used to but not having them didn’t bother Vic at all. He had grown up without them and some of the stuff still confused him but he was getting better with it.

Vic was working on some training exercises and had gone down to the pool to mix things up a little. He had gotten his first bathing suit a few weeks into his staying with the Titans. He hadn’t needed one before but it seemed like a practical buy and had been one of the few things he had bought while staying there that was not food.

Stripping down to his bathing suit he running and jumped into the deep end of the pool. He then swam to a part of the pool where standing flat on his feet only his head was sticking out of the water and started his work out.

maidofmight:

Jo Kent is pretty sure her Mom and Dad do not know where she is right now. She doesn't think they'd necessarily be mad at her, but they would ask her the reasoning behind her choice. Dad might even wonder why she was choosing to this instead of trying to join the YJLA on a reserve basis. The reasoning behind it was simply.

If she tried here and failed, then it was because the group didn't see a use for her. If she went to the YJLA, Jo would never be certain that she got in on her own merits and not the fact that her dad and brother led their respective teams.

She noticed how tall the building and wished, once again, that she could fly.

So it was that Supergirl appeared in a red-blue blur outside of Titans' Tower in San Francisco and waited for someone to notice her.

animal_mind:

The battle was over and few of the Titans were left hanging around.  They had loved ones to tend to, and that was perfectly alright with Trigon.  He didn't need them getting in his way while he worked on dominating this world yet again.  He walked away from the masses of misplaced people and remaining Teen Titans, ready to leave.  Perhaps there was a small bit of Steve somewhere that wanted to see all of his friends one last time before leaving.

daughteroftroy:

Lily looked at her neck in a mirror she had managed to find.

Mitzi had helped with the slowing of the wound where her "brother" had bitten her, but it was still growing...slowly. And it didn't exactly look pleasant. Her skin on her neck looked like it was rotting, and while it hurt a lot less than when she was first bitten, there was still a throbbing pain.

Not to mention that it itched like hell.

For now, the Titans were safe in the hangar in the hangar at Kord...but for how long?

Lily knew one thing, though. If she was going down, she wasn't going down without a fight.

dc_misc:

It started as any other morning in San Francisco. The sun came up in the East and people climbed from the beds to start their day.

The Titans in Titans Tower were starting their day. Their new sister team from the East were visiting for a meeting to discuss the current situation. While they were inside making plans, the waters of the Pacific started to churn. Waves kicked up and dark clouds blocked out the light of the sun.

The water quickly pulled back from the shore and things were calm for the briefest of moments. Then a huge tsunami crashed ashore and water flooded the lower half of the city.

animal_mind:

Steve was silent while he a read a note placed in his room.  He expected to hear from the guy at some point in his life, but not so soon.  Perhaps it had something to do with Jarrod's vision?  It was the most likely conclusion, after all.  Whatever the case, there was a promise to help save his team.  Steve folded the note and wrote one of his own.  All that the rest of the team needed to know was that he was going to be away for a little while.

He left his note in the kitchen before he left, so everyone would be able to see it and not worry about him.

catchmeifyoucan:

It had taken Iris a lot of thought. It had taken her a lot of standing in front of the mirror, asking herself if she was good enough to do it.

It had also taken some arguing with her parents on her not to hang things up "for her own good". She couldn't just quit. Cait wouldn't have quit. Cerdian wouldn't have quit. Jai wouldn't have quit.

Besides, technically she was giving it up. She was giving up the old and trading it in for the new.

Someone had to do it. Someone had to step up.

And that someone was her. At least, she sure hoped it was.

Iris stood in her room at Titans Tower, looking at herself in her new costume in the mirror for what seemed to be the hundredth time.

Impulse was gone. Kid Flash was back, again.

She just hoped she could do Jai proud.

dc_holiday:

The beginning of a New Year, a time for new hopes, new experiences to come. A time to reflect on times past, remembering fond memories happily and trying to put less pleasant thoughts and experiences in the past.

It is a time of renewal, a time of rebirth. And for much of the world, it is a time of celebration. This is no less true for the super hero set as anyone else. If anything, they just have that much bigger of things to look forward to.

dc_holiday:

There's a piece of paper and a pen attached to a bulletin board. Across the top is written:

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dc_holiday:

Invites had been sent to the YJLA, JSA, Teen Titans, Outsiders, Birds of Prey, Shadowpact, and anyone affiliated with the various teams.

Once again, the time had come for the annual Christmas party at the Justice League Watchtower. The entire Watchtower had been decorated for the holiday, and there was more food than anyone could ever hope to eat. Some heroes attended in costume, while some were out. A giant tree stood in the center of the room, having been decorated earlier that day. There was also mistletoe, hidden in several clever locations.

It was time for everyone to celebrate and be with friends, and forget about any worries for a little while.

partdemon:

Mike had talked to Sindella about what the girls had been up to so secretly and may have used telepathy to read her surface thoughts and found out about Rate the Hunk. Sindella had not been very happy about that and made him swear not to ask anything more about that and that he was going to have to do something big to make it up to her.

But he had been given the idea to host a rate the babe event for the guys because that sounded like a ton of fun to him. Since he was done with classes for the semester he drove to metropolis to set things up for the party at his dad’s penthouse there.

He sent out invites to all the teams he knew about that they could come and also made a special note to the teleports to not try directly teleporting inside with the wards his dad had set up

.He then set up the projector for the photos and got enough food and drinks to feed everyone one then some.

greengenes:

Mickey had roped off the living room in the JSA Brownstone for the afternoon. She had spent the entire morning getting the food ready and setting up. She had sent out invites to the JLA, Titans (both East and West Coast), Shadowpact, Outsiders, Birds of Prey, and of course, the JSA girls. She had also invited Cindy in case she wanted to come, and Angie, as she was basically a JSA brat herself. Mikey had built her a projection bot, and security bot that would alert her if any of the boys thought to try and see what the girls were up to.

Mickey finished setting up the projector. She had pictures of all the guys from the various teams that she had managed to get to her hands on. She made sure that there would be enough food and drinks for everyone, and waited for people to start arriving.

bronze_kneecap:

Masanori was having a grand ol' time pissing off the assassins in the League of Assassins.  Just the simple fact that Bronze Tiger was standing among them and mocking them for not being able to take him down or recruit him was enough to make him smile.  He figured it would be so much better when Morgaine arrived.  Yes, it was a good day to be Masanori.  At least, in his opinion.

dc_holiday:

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." JFK

In America today is a day for being thankful for the things in people's lives. Today was a day to celebrate family, friends, prosperity and health with food, family and friends. It is a time to reflect on what is important us and to recognize the gratitude we hold for having those things in our lives.

dc_parent:

It wasn't exactly the sort of thing Dolphin enjoyed doing, or ever wanted to do, but someone had to gather up Caitria's belongings and give them to Arthur. The Titans wouldn't keep her things forever and Dolphin didn't want to see them get thrown out. They were what was left of Princess Little Fish as Cerdian liked to call Cait.

Arthur was in no shape to do it. To say that Dolphin was worried about her long time friend, her king and the man who was once a lover, was an understatement. Arthur had lost his son, his wife and his daughter and looked like a man about to fall into the abyss. Dolphin knew that if given the chance Arthur would follow them into the grave.

Dolphin placed the last of the books in one of the three boxes. Cait hadn't been one to have many possessions and all of hers from her time on the surface had fit into three boxes. Her clothes had been bagged up and donated to Goodwill. The books and other small items would be stored until Arthur decided what to do with them. If he ever did.

Dolphin wasn't surprised to find that most of Cait's possessions were books. She was more like Arthur than the two of them cared to admit. Both loved to read and learn, which is why Dolphin understood Cait's desire to be on the surface. There was so much more to see, do and learn than in Atlantis. Arthur never understood and it caused so many problems between father and daughter.

Dolphin looked around. The room was bare and all clothes and possessions had been bagged and boxed up. Except for the one item Dolphin didn't know what to do with.

It was a statue of a dolphin playing on the waves. Dolphin had initially thought it had been made out of crystal, but when she took a closer look at it she discovered it had been made out of ice. Somehow it was not melting. The craftsmanship was exquisite and the details were amazing. It was so life like that she almost expected the thing to start moving. It was a very Cait item and Dolphin guessed it had been a gift.

Maybe one of the Titans had given it to her and would like it back to remember Cait by. Dolphin went to see who was around.

becauseshutup:

In a swirling of mystical energies Jarrod appeared in front of Titans Tower. He hadn’t been there in a while so he thought it would be polite to ring the door bell rather than just appearing inside. The Titans had been like home to him and he knew a lot of the people on the team since he was little.

He had gotten a feeling that it would be a good idea for him to help out with the Titans for a while which was why he had come there. Doing something like this wasn’t surprising especially for him. Jarrod always did seem to have a knack for knowing where he should be and when to be there.

dc_holiday:

All Hallow's Eve, or Halloween as it has been come to be called, is a popular holiday with children and adults alike. It is a holiday that had its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain or Summer's End. Samhain celebrated the end of the "lighter half" of the year and the beginning of the "darker half".

On this evening the barriers between this world and the Otherworld were believed to be thin and the spirits, good and bad, of the dead could pass through. The spirits of the family's ancestors were welcomed in while evil and bad spirits were warded off by the wearing of masks and costumes. The costumes and masks disguised one as a harmful spirit and avoided harm from others.

It was also a harvest celebration and time to take stock of food stores for the winter. Livestock were slaughtered and the meat prepared for storage. It was the final harvest of the year and the crops were then stored for the winter. Celebrations included bonfires and tales of the family's ancestors.

It was a celebration of the dead and of the harvest.

Today we dress up in scary and not so scary costumes and masks and go door to door for candy or attend costume parties. It is a night for revelry, pranks and fun.

dragonfist:

Vic was standing on top of Titan’s tower standing at the edge of the roof doing Tai Chi. He had been up there since sunrise like he was every morning. He felt it was a great way to get ready for the new day and he had been doing this since a far back as he could remember.

 He went through the motions of his current sequence of Tai Chi with such slowness that at times it was hard to tell he was moving.

With all that had happened it was nice to get back into some semblance of routine though nothing could ever be truly the same again. Not that any day was every possibly the same.

catchmeifyoucan:

The room lined with statues of Titans that given their lives to help others was something that Iris didn't set foot on a regular basis.

It wasn't that she had never been in it. It was just that she could never go in without feeling the urge to cry.

Today, that urge was especially strong.

Because the newest statue was one of her best friend.
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young_swimmer:

Cait had called Jon and a meeting had been set once all the avatars had been located. It seemed like every god and goddess had chosen an avatar to act in their stead during this crisis. They would all be needed along with the rest of the teams. Their opponents weren't just supervillains, but were gods.

Cait along with Ty, Ruth and Dinah headed for the JLA headquarters. Dinah was Hephaestus' avatar, Cait was Poseidon's, Ruth was Hera's and Ty was excellent at coordinating and knowing things. They would be the representatives for the Teen Titans.

They arrived and took seats at the table.

young_swimmer:

They had to spend a few days in Poseidonis before coming back to Titans' Tower due to Cait's wounds, but eventually she was well enough to make the trip. The physicians wanted her to wait longer, but Arthur needed to get back here and Cait didn't want to leave him around Ty for any longer than necessary. To be honest, she was surprised San Francisco was still standing after Arthur had already been there for a few days.

Once they reached Metropolis they called the Tower and Cait asked Ty to come and get them. Cait was in bad enough shape with two healing stab wounds, she didn't want to add any additional misery by flying.

Cait smiled after they appeared in the Tower. Teleporting wasn't her favorite method of travel, but it was still better than flying. The important thing was that she was home. Nothing felt better than coming home.

"Hello?" she called out.

young_swimmer:

Cerdian had given Cait the kick in the ass she needed to get things moving to rescue her father. No one else was going to rescue Arthur. The Atlantis stuff...well that was something she would deal with later. Getting Arthur back on the throne was the most important thing at the moment. Her issues with him could be worked on later. Maybe. It depended on Arthur.

She slipped into her uniform and called AJ, Cerdian and the Titans. They didn't have to go, but she would ask for their help.

dc_monsters:

The Nemean Lion once terrorized the countryside outside of Nemea devouring anyone that close to his lair. His golden fur was impervious to attack and its claws were sharper than mortal swords and could cut through any armor. It was slain by Hercules on his first labor.

The citizens of San Jose California were going about their daily lives not aware of the danger that awaited them. The Nemean Lion, a creature of myth and ferocity, ran through the streets of downtown San Jose. He roared and swiped at anyone who came close to him.

animal_mind:

Steve ventured into the kitchen to grab something to eat.  He always had some tofu in the kitchen to eat.  Point of note: Steve was, in fact a vegetarian.  It was among the few things his team actually knew about him, despite the fact that they should probably know more about him.  He was the type of guy who got on the team mostly because of his parents in addition to what he could do, and less because he was a sociable person and made great friends with everybody.  That was definitely something he had to work on.

dc_holiday:

The weather was absolutely perfect in San Francisco and it was perfect for holding a cookout.

Tables had been placed outside and the large grill fired up to get nice and hot. Burgers, hot dogs, sausage, ribs, corn on the cob, pasta salad, salad and fruit salad were just some of the food available to eat. Soda, water, fruit juice and other beverages were on ice.

The Titans worked as a team and as a family to prepare the food. When they were ready, they carried it all outside and started their celebration.

It was a day of rest and relaxations for those who put their lives on the line for others.

dc_monsters:

The Pacific Ocean just off the coast of San Francisco erupted in a spray of water and foam and a giant monster out of myth arose from the surf. The Kraken, a being of gigantic proportions, roared. He was free after so long. He turned and set his sights upon the city of San Francisco.

young_swimmer:

Despite all the stuff she had been going through, Cait didn't forget Ty's birthday. Cait knew he didn't want anything, he never did, but he was still going to get a gift and a party. Well, at least cake and a small celebration with the Titans.

Cait had been saving for his birthday gift since Christmas. She had something in mind, but like almost everything it would take some saving up to get it for him. Her job paid well enough, but they did have to eat and help contribute to the daily living expenses of the Titans. Mom's birthday gift to her had helped a lot and Cait knew she'd be able to get Ty the best laptop on the market.

When the day arrived, Cait made sure there was cake and candles and she made sure the Titans knew about the party. No decorations though. Cait knew low key was the way to go with Ty.

Cait went to go get the birthday boy and bring him to the party.

dc_misc:

Breaking News!  12 heavily armed men have held up the First National Bank in San Francisco. When the cops arrived before they could get away it has turned into a hostage situation. While none of the hostages have been hurt so far all attempts by the cops to negotiate with these men have failed. The police are currently looking into other options.

catchmeifyoucan:

Iris made her way back to Keystone from Titans Tower. She'd had fun with just the Titans girls and Pippi and Mizti. While she wasn't too sure about Mitzi just yet, Iris thought that Pippi was a good person, and once she'd spent some time with her and the rest of the Titans, she'd stop hanging out with the Raiderettes and robbing shopping malls. Maybe Mitzi would, too.

Iris was on her way home, running down Keystone's main street, when she noticed something...well, downright odd.

After all, it wasn't every day that you saw a stampede of giant wooly rhinos in a city where there wasn't much of a rhino population to begin with. Iris served to avoid being trampled.

People were running in every direction to avoid being trampled to death.

Iris pulled out her comm. She was going to need some backup. Again.

"Titans? It's Impulse. I've got a problem...."

in_a_snap:

(Timebendyed so anyone can be involved)

Jerry had heard that there was suppose to be an amazing meteor shower tonight and the best place to see it was in the Arches National Park in Utah. He had let dad knew he was going to spend the night there which his dad was totally fine with.

After teleporting in with some basic supplies he started looking for a good place to watch it from. Teleporting around the park he saw a mesa that looked like he could get a great view from. He snapped his fingers and appeared in a flash of green at the top of the mesa.

What he saw up there was something that he Jerry Carr had trouble believing. There was a organic looking machine with little robotic drones eating the rocks. And one charged right at him.

Quickly snapping both hands he teleported away and teleported a boulder right on top of the drone crushing it. Jerry let out a sigh of relief until he noticed that the drones were now eating the boulder and forming even more drones.

This was bad and Jerry knew he could not handle this by himself and felt that it would be smart to call in as much help as he could.

Teleporting back to his stuff away from the mesa he grabbed his cell phone and started calling all of the people he knew who were superheroes to get as much help as he could.

catchmeifyoucan:

Having left the others standing in the living room after arriving, Iris sped around the Tower, looking for Cerdian. She HAD to see if he wasn't angry with her. Because if he was? She would just DIE. She knew it.

"Cerdian," she opened a bedroom door, not even bothering to knock. No Cerdian. Darn. On to the next room.

catchmeifyoucan:

Iris laid on her stomach in her bedroom at home.

She was bored. Her homework was done, there was nothing good on t.v., and almost everyone was busy. If there was one thing that Iris hated, it was being bored. She twisted a strand of hair around her finger, looked out her window, and heaved a sigh.

Why was there never anything to do around here?

The radio, which had been playing an upbeat Taylor Swift song, suddenly cut off in the middle of the chorus.

"Word that the Rainbow Raiderettes have appeared in downtown Keystone City has reached us here at KX293 FM. The Raiderettes are currently making their way through the stores at the Golden Ridge Plaza...shoppers are in a panic...."

Iris didn't need to hear anymore. She hopped up, grinning. Finally, something to DO. Quickly changing into her Impulse costume, Iris zipped out of the house, and down to Golden Ridge Plaza. She didn't think to call Jai or her Dad.

She could take them with one hand behind her back.

She was, after all, the Fastest Girl Alive.

dc_misc:

There's a piece of paper and a pen attached to a bulletin board. Across the top is written:

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imperiousamazon:

Outside of the Titan's Tower lands yet another number to be added to the growing team. She isn't here willingly but the young Amazon sets her shoulders back with pride and scans the island with a critical gaze. She can not belive that she has been sent here still. Mother can not be serious about this!

True she had been getting mouthy but there were other ways to discipline someone than to send them to strangers. She did not care for Man's world. She may have heard stories of it's heroes and the many adventures that all the Amazons who had left the island at one point or another had but that did not mean Corinna wanted to join in on them.

She starts to walk towards the entrance to the tower and for a moment flashes back to a dream she had a few weeks ago. She knew she was going to come to a strange tower one day, didn't she? The idea rattled around in her mind until Corinna pushed it away as ridiculous right before she stopped and knocked on the front door.

No reason to be rude after all.

half_angel_eli:

Eli managed to find cigarettes from somewhere. He perched up in a tree smoking and staring up at the sky. It looked rather different. No patrol droids. He wondered if he could fill in the holes to his comic book collection. Maybe even get original DVDs of some of his favorite shows. Hell see some of his favorite shows on the television itself.

He tried not to think about going home. He didn't think he would be. They probably couldn't get him home, back to the future. That was a fun movie. He wanted a Delorian for a while. Until he found out that they really couldn't fly. Of course driving was a problem for him, with his wings and all.

For now, however, he pondered how he was going to survive. What he was going to do. And if he could even stop the invasion so far back.

Also, how was he going to get some pot.

young_swimmer:

Cait stood in the wrecked apartment and looked around. The place was a complete and utter disaster. There was water damage and a huge gaping hole in the one wall. So much for getting her security deposit back. The place was completely ruined and unlivable.

Which lead to the most pressing issue. Where were her and Ty going to live? She didn't have enough money to put a deposit down on another apartment, not that anyone in their right mind would rent to her, and she wasn't about to ask her father for money. Mom was an option, but it would still be asking one of her parents for help. She didn't want to ask for help if she could prevent it.

Cait sighed and started sifting through her personal belongings. The items that were not damaged and the ones that were salvageable were put into cardboard boxes. The ones that had been ruined were tossed into trash bags. Thankfully most of the books had survived and Cait wouldn't have to pay to replace the ones from the library.