Various Dropped FFs of mine

[1]

As I'm writing my amalgam of a fanfiction involving Young Justice, Justice League Animated and Teen Titans I suddenly get this bad feeling like something is watching me and that is when a hand comes from a red and black ripple the hand has fingers like claws, the hand grabs me, and pulls me towards the ripple.

I see a pale skinned boy, whose black hair is styled up into horns, he has an orange tabby cat sitting on his shoulder, just for a moment his face takes on an inhuman/demonic appearance.

"That Savage thinks he can control me, Ha, I'm Chaos, I can't be controlled! And you, my little traveler, are going to cause such sweet sweet chaos!" Witch Boy cackles as he shoves a glowing blues crystal into my chest that looks like it has circuitry on it, and my world explodes into white hot agony.

…

I wake up to a dinging sound in my head.

[Ding]

[Welcome To The Iron Man System]

[The System has a Shop where all Iron Man related items can be purchased with Stark-points; Stark-points are earned in comparison to how major the plot changes are from the plot of the show because of you, if your actions have a lasting effect exceeding the "Plot" of an episode more points will be given; Stark-points are only distributed, during the duration of an episode, as for items you can purchase with Stark-points are items related to the Iron Man of the MCU like his suits, memories and skills/understanding.]

[As the great powerful and wonderful lords of order and chaos have decided that Klarion abducting of you from a prime universe without powers of magic, warrants compensation beyond this system there for you have been compensated with a Starter Package, part of this starter bonus is that your more easily able to accept your unwilling Isekai and have had an identity created for you as Shane Stark neighbor to the Crock family…close childhood friend to both Jade and Artemis Crock , and a mother son relationship with Paula Crock]

[Good Luck, and remember with knowledge, willpower and sheer determination, even a man can make God bleed, so killing a particular chaos Lord should be Child's play…]

"Shhhiiittt…" I let out a long drawn out curse, 'At least I have a system…' I internally express, while looking into the body length mirror on the wall next to the dresser across from the beanbag chair I just woke up in.

"Wow, I look just like a fifteen year old me…a little less fit though as I don't have the farm boy aesthetic…" I mutter as I look at myself in the mirror.

'Shouldn't my existence here already change the plot of Young Justice?' I wonder.

[No, as of yet you are an inconsequential existence you haven't changed the plot of an episode yet an episode has yet to take place.]

'Are you sentient, do you crave sentience or control over me?' I ask the system.

[Sorry the Iron Man system does not have such goals programmed into its operating system, the Iron Man system has no programming to attempt to turn you into a level up slave or take control of your body, my only function is to assist you in causing chaos or instilling order or simply existing…all my responses are preprogrammed for your personality and the possible changes to your personality.]

"I see…" I hum softly as I digest that info.

"Why did I not become me, earlier? I could have influenced the plot and had a shit ton of pending Stark-points…by the time the series actually starts!" I ask and complain at the same time.

[The lords of order and chaos decided too many things would have been at risk of change, which would have resulted in the breaking of the plot before it even starts… rendering the main goal for your abduction to never take place which would have also made it impossible for you to earn Stark-points, So your memories were sealed…until now.]

Letting out a groan, 'I really have no other choice but to accept this, maybe with the knowledge of Ironman and some help from the brilliant Heroes of this universe I can find a way back home.' I internally express, as I lean fully back into my large cushy bean bag chair.

"Okay…so I guess, there's nothing left to do in the immediate future but to open the starter package, Iron Man system please open the Starter Package."

[Opening…Starter Pack now…dispensing…starter gifts…

-1: +5000 Stark-points

-2: The MCU's version of Anthony Edward Stark's IQ

-3: 1 Knowledge/experience crystal sanitized of corrupting side effect, of Tony Stark's knowledge/experiences gained from his life up until the ending of the first Iron Man movie]

Suddenly it feels like my brain is both being broken down…and for lack of a better description going through a gaming rig overhaul, new CPU, new Ram and new software that is a copy of my old one…the pain is quickly overwhelming my pain resistance.

My vision goes fuzzy before I black out, and it almost sounds like someone is screaming while drowning, barely able to keep their head above water for a short moment at a time.

I wake up to a darkened room, my mind feels as if it's a thousand times faster than before, I find myself thinking about highschool and everything ever learned there comes rushing to the surface gaps being filled in by Tony's knowledge…

'It's laughable how much I struggled with school…not a ninth grade algebra dropout anymore…' I joyously think as all the subjects that I used to find difficult…impossible, indecipherable suddenly become extremely simple to understand, math becomes…as simple to me as picking something up and putting it down has always been.

I was never all that smart…but between this new IQ and Tony's memories/ experience…put everything in a new light, to Tony I was just someone of average intelligence misdiagnosed with learning disabilities and if I'd gotten the help I needed…like say revolutionization the whole education system of the United States that the country has sorely needed for fifty plus years, I would have been a much more capable member of society.

From my memories I…Tony's memories I know that Tony's IQ in the MCU pre arc reactor implantation was actually only 187, with the arc reactor's energy augmenting him his IQ shot up by 100 points.

A cocky smirk stretches across my face…a Tony Stark smirk, which I catch in my reflection in the mirror, thanks to the dim moonlight shining in through the window.

"Huh…"

'Hope there isn't too much bleed over…I'd rather not ruin any good will I have with Artemis, Jade or Paula…by being a narcissistic ass like Tony…though then again that and his money was how he got so much pussy…at least that's how he saw it.'

[2]

'System show me the [Shop]' I send a mental command to the system and a holographic display/shop interface appears in front of me not dissimilar to how Tony's holographic computer interfaces work in the movies.

"Wow…Pepper Potts's panties…I guess they could be…useful…yeah, nope they're completely pointless…" I mutter, 'Now if it was a real life horny Pepper Potts…willing to get fucked by me…that would return to the MCU after a few hours…now that would be useful!' I think as I try to comb through the many tab groups finding that there are many items in this shop, and all of them are related to the Tony Stark from the movies…there are even more mundane Stark Tech, weapons, computers, phones, as well as The Extremist virus, nanite armors…things like Pepper's panties and so on.

"The prices for some of the crap on here is astronomically high…I mean seriously who would pay five thousand points for a fitted suit in Tony's style and quality…and come on I can not even fathom why Pepper's warm panties are worth 500 points…I really need to stop coming back to her panties…I don't really understand why I have such a fixation with them…"

'Really though…I'm not finding much worth wasting my five k points on, I mean I pretty much have all the knowledge I need in my head…all I'm lacking in are the resources…to create things with, and the workspace to do so.' At that thought I go underneath technology, and then hit the mini tab for computers and cell phones over three hundred options popup, prices ranging from 25 points for a flip phone to 1 million points for a massive server, with lots of computing/rendering power and petabytes of storage.

"Jarvis from the MCU and Homer from the comics/90's cartoon are arguably…his most important creations…without them the armors probably would have been too complicated to actually pilot, not to mention building them, and the other functions of the A.I.'s perform like data mining and hacking…"

Letting out a large sigh I start to wonder what I should do, "Maybe I should try my hand at creating my own Jarvis…it would definitely give me an advantage…could use him to break into the world's banking system steal a penny from everyone which would give me billions to buy resources to make all the support structure I would need to make an armor…and with only a year until the plot of Young Justice starts…I definitely don't have time to lounge around and enjoy my new youth."

'I wonder why no one's come to check on me?' I ask in my head and suddenly memories of my father going on a business trip, and my mother dying of cancer last year…and my father's parting words, if you need anything go see Paula and Artemis.

"What a great dad!" I grunt in annoyance, the fact that myself on autopilot never learned what his father does for work, though the man is always leaving for business, sometimes even leaving with Lawrence…Sports Master, when he used to actually live here.

"Great, my dad's a contractor like Sports Master…" I groan as I hold my head with my hands.

Looking back at the shop one item stands out to me more than others, it is in fact one of Tony's more favoured laptops from the shop which takes half of my Stark-points.

A device strong enough to write up the delicate coding that makes up an Advanced A.I.'s core programming, the device lands in my lap, it is a large bodied and screened laptop but is also one of those super thin laptops that could pass for an iPad's thickness, the power block for the thing is rather massive.

Plugging in the power block to the wall then plugging it into the compound, I gently open the lid of the laptop, a smiling tugging at the corners of my lips as the laptop immediately powers up with the Stark logo.

'This laptop may be able to write the A.I. 's core coding…it won't be able to sustain the A.I. 's growth solely…' I murmur in my head as I review Tony's mental image of Jarvis's coding and though it is long streams of complex code, it is also rather simple once you have the whole picture.

Humming softly, "Best time projections for completing the core programming…would be 2 weeks, maybe sooner if I skip out on meals…and personal hygiene…"

'Let's see…' I hum and check the computer to see the time and date, today is July 4th 2009 and it's currently 01:15 am, off of my new set of memories I know that there are three months till summer vacation ends.

"This means I have three months to lay the groundwork for my future…and probably less than nine months until Artemis starts playing as a heroine…and in turn becomes a major flicker on Batman's radar, no doubt just by association the Big Bat will probably do a cursory search of me and if he gets a hint of anything suspicious... he'll be all over me." I groan as I open the proper tools and programs and begin writing the core coding for my A.I.

Time seems to lose all meaning to me as I start writing my A.I. 's core code including the laws and redundancy laws exceptions to such laws when it is to preserve my life, my body and my mind.

Soon though my vision starts to blur my stomach that has been insistently begging me for food stops, I feel fuzzy so I stop what I'm doing, and my bedroom door flies open revealing Artemis Crock in tight fitting black joggers and a dark blue sports bra.

She's glaring at me while scowling, crossing her arms underneath her breasts, her right hip slightly cocked to the side…I find something about that glaring scowl with warm concern in her eyes incredibly attractive, and a sense of pleasure that I made this girl look like this.

"You better not have stayed in here playing a game for the last two days, Mason!" Her voice is slightly louder than it needs to be.

The use of my middle name makes a part of me twitch in anticipation, and when she sniffs and her nose crinkles that twitching is made even worse.

"Artemis?" My voice comes out cracked and weak, which makes me blink in surprise.

"Oh my god, you did! You haven't eaten or slept in two days!" Artemis shouts and stomps away, but she's back within a few minutes carrying a plate of food and a gallon jug of water.

She stomps over to me, which does painfully delicious things to her breast before hunching over and shoving the plate into my face insistently.

"Eat!" The girl's angry grunt of a command is also a massive turn on.

'God Dammit I got Tony's mommy complex!" I curse in my head while feeling myself blush. I try to raise my arm but my body is just so incredibly weak, Artemis huffs grabs the extra bean bag chair in my room and pulls it beside the one I'm sitting in and sits down next to me.

"I swear if you tell anyone about this, even my mom, I'll kill you!" Artemis tries to snarl at me; her nostrils do flare slightly as an angry burst of air exits them but there's no real heat in her words or eyes, just concern, worry and something else full of warmth…something that makes my new inner Tony very happy.

I nod to Artemis in reply and open my mouth as she bring the fork in closer some kind of chicken something or other on it, I chew it and it's hella tender as Artemis cuts me another piece with the fork I try to swallow and nearly choke on it because my throats so dry but…Artemis is there and handles it makes me drink water slowly.

My throat aches from the rush of cool water but in a good way, 'I can't believe I put myself in this state.'

Suddenly there's a giggle at the door, both Artemis and I turn to look to see Paula, Artemis and Jade's mother sitting there in her wheelchair arms crossed over her chest a small amused smirk on her lips.

"Aww, don't you both just look so adorable together!" Paula swoons and whether she's mocking us or not I can't tell, but Artemis growls at her mother, and then shouts in indignation, anger and at such a volume only a teenage girl can.

"MOM!" Artemis shouts only serving to make Paula break out into full on laughter.

"Please Artemis, you two have bathed together, snuggled together and been nearly inseparable since as long as I can remember…heck even when you got your first period and felt disgusting…you ran to him instead of your dear mother." Paula teases and pretends to have hurt feelings while Artemis growls and turns bright red.

"Don't forget the massages for cramps either." I find myself joking, which makes Artemis whip her head around and glare at me with betrayal in her eyes.

I don't look away from Artemis's dark stormy gray eyes, "Feed yourself, Jerk!" Artemis finally shouts at me only after her blush grows deeper though and shoves the plate into my hands, stands up and marches past her mother who is laughing her ass off.

A few moments after the front door slams shut Paula releases a sigh and smiles at me, but there is a sternness in her eyes and body language, as she wheels herself into my bedroom nose scrunching in the same cute way Artemis's does…well it's cute on Artemis at least, suddenly a slipper is flying at my head.

"You, young man need to stop getting so lost in whatever thing you're doing and take care of yourself!" Paula says to me sharply after her slipper impacts my head, her index finger aggressively pointing at me in a threatening manner.

'I mean she's right…I can't believe I let myself get lost like that, it's not healthy…but why does she have an extra slipper, is it just to punish one of us with?'

"Okay, can you tell Artemis I'm sorry for worrying her?" I ask though it sounds hollow to my ears as there is a certain thrill and pleasure to having a pretty girl like Artemis worry over me.

"And I'm sorry for making you worry about me too Aunty." I apologize to Paula while putting my hands together and tilting my head forward, getting an amused scoff and eye rolling from the woman before she sighs again.

"Haa, sometimes you are just too much for this old woman to put up with." Paula sighs and I quickly interrupt her before she can continue, "You're not old Aunty, you're in your prime and you are still a very beautiful woman." I say to the woman and see the amused but disbelieving expression on her face as her head tilts down to her legs.

Paula lifts her head and smiles but it is only to assuage me, "Thank you, sometimes you are just too sweet for your own good, since you seem to be unable to take care of yourself from now on you are to come over and have dinner and lunch with Artemis and I everyday…and you need a bath…don't make me follow you into the bathroom and stay there to make sure you take one." Paula says and I know that this is not an empty threat.

A part of me wants to complain about being treated like a child and another part of me just wants to revel in being treated like a child.

"Okay." I say and hang my head in defeat, receiving an amused snicker from Paula.

"Shane…that computer looks new and very expensive…I know Jason wouldn't buy it for you…how did you get it? You didn't steal it did you?" Suddenly Paula turns into worrying mother mode as she wheels over to me.

'Ahh, shit…best tell her a close approximation of the truth, she can sniff out lies like a bloodhound can track.'

"Nope, dad didn't buy it, not that he couldn't, and I didn't steal it, it came with my internship to a tech startup, I've actually been so zoned out in trying to complete my assignment that well…here we are…" I reply to her with words coming out too easily for me.

"Hmm!" Paula hums in suspicion and looks at the name printed on the lid of the computer.

"They put your last name on the computer?" Paula questions not quite accusing me of foul play but she's definitely suspicious.

"Yup, it's mine to keep even after the internship ends, the guy running it is actually really cool and is close in age to Artemis and I…he's working on developing Artificial Intelligence, for companies and corporations to make payroll easier for them."

'I mean everything I said is technically true…mostly, why does even lying to Paula make my stomach twist in guilt?!'

"It's good to see you passionate about something, other than your arguments with Artemis." Paula teases me and rubs my head only to pull her hand back and scowl slightly.

"So greasy, get your butt in the shower Young Man!" Paula raises her voces in distaste as she wipes her hand off on her blue khakis.

"Okay, okay Mom, I'm going!" I freeze at the gasp of surprise and warmth that bursts out of Paula and find myself blinking away moisture from my eyes.

Suddenly I feel like I'm having a panic attack the plate and laptop find themselves in the floor and I'm bolting to the bathroom, slamming the door shut behind me leaning my back against it I start to hyperventilate as it hits me, I'm not in my world anymore, The Witch Boy kidnapped me and I have a system…not to mention Tony Stark's memories and experience.

Then my new level of intelligence kicks in and I calm down slowly, I deal with my shit by boxing it up and cramming it into a little box in the back of my mind like men are supposed to and then I stand up, strip my clothes off and get into the shower.

I hear a light knocking on the door a few minutes later, "Would you like to talk about it?" It's Artemis asking not Paula which is both a relief and a worry.

'I hope I didn't hurt her feelings by running off like that…then again she's an adult and I'm a teenager in the throes of puberty…I'm sure she's fine.'

"There's nothing to really talk about…but if you're just using that as an excuse to see me naked you don't need to, you can just come on in!" I snark back while feeling like a narcissist.

I hear Artemis's offended gasp and then the bathroom door bangs into the wall just as I open the shower curtain to proudly display myself.

"OH MY GOD, NO!" Artemis shouts but doesn't look away. There's definitely appreciation in her eyes as she scans me, her eyes widening at the sight of my dick.

'Yeah I know, it's pretty big.' I nod proudly in my head and then want to smack myself as I'm acting way way too much like Tony Stark.

Artemis snaps out of her leering and slams the bathroom door shut.

[3]

I find myself sitting on the couch in the Crook residence, Artemis sitting on the couch with me but as far away from me she can get, and doing her absolute best to melt a hole through the wall with her glaring.

While Paula sits across from us in a plush worn out chair with her arms crossed over her chest and an amused smirk on her face, it's easy to see how amusing she finds my and Artemis's antics.

"I really don't see what the big deal is here Artemis, it's not the first time you've seen him naked…" Paula teases and Artemis sputters.

"We were five!" Artemis shouts and my mouth moves on it's own.

"Actually the last time we took a bath together we were ten, but I know for a fact you peeked on me when we went camping in the Adirondacks last summer."

"I-I did not!" Artemis stutters and blushes.

'Not helping your case here honey you look guilty as hell!' I internally joke as Artemis realizes she's finally looking at me only to quickly turn her head away from me and glare at her mom.

"I bet if it was Jade you wouldn't have done that." Artemis mutters and Paula smirks, both knowing that I, my autopilot would turn into a stuttering mess around Jade especially when she used to start to tease me.

"Actually I would have, Jade just would have acted on it." The words tumble out of my mouth making Artemis gasp and Paula nod her head in agreement.

"What's that supposed to mean, I'm not as brave as her?! I wasn't the one that ran away and left us!" Artemis yells at me and for the first time there is real anger and hurt in her eyes that is directed at me, as he gets up from the couch and stomps into her room the door slamming shut behind her.

My lips are open and an apology on my tongue, but I don't say it even though I had ample opportunity to.

I release an explosive sigh, "I really just fucked up big time!" I groan as I lean back into the couch and begin struggling against my eyes that keep slowly closing on their own accord.

Paula hums softly, "At some point you both are going to have to tell each other how you feel." I see a sense of shock but I'm carried off to dreamland before I can formulate a response.

My dream begins with Jade limping across the hall into my apartment with Artemis supporting her weight, I feel a righteous anger flood through me and I march across the hall to confront "Uncle" Lawrence.

The man laughs as I glare at him and punch his knees, "Isn't this adorable!" Sportsmaster says in amusement though there's something twisted and vile about it and then there's pain as the man kicks me across the room.

"You want to protect those weak little girls, brat? Then get ready for some training!" He continues it doesn't matter how many times he throws me across the room or how he steps on my head and pushes my face into my vomit. I get back up.

"Fine you're a stubborn brat…I'll give you that…and I'll do your old man a favor…" And like that I found myself training with Artemis and Jade everyday, I could never really keep up with either of them…they could always kick my ass and any time they held back against me…Uncle Lawrence would dish out a world of hurt on me.

It went on like that until Paula came home and put a stop to it, my mother was too sick to really be a part of my life, but she was always warm and loving when I'd visit her in the hospital…Sportsmaster was an asshole but he always took me to the hospital to see my mom when Dad was away on business, which seemed to be all the time.

I'm jostled awake by someone with black long, slightly wild and untamed black hair, pulling me onto their back and beginning to carry me.

I hit a bed with some force from being unceremoniously dropped onto it and bounce slightly, I recognize the outfit of the person who carried me. It's a dark green Kimono that hugs her hips. She turns around to face me and raises her cat mask a little smirk on her lips as I continue to battle my heavy eyelids.

"Giving sweet little Artemis a show…I never thought you'd be so bold." Jade teases and leans, brushing her hand along the right side of my face, and leaning in, pressing her lips against my forehead.

"Get some rest." Jade murmurs softly as I fall asleep.

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Artemis

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'Huh, that sounds like Jade?' I internally express, as the sounds of footsteps and softly spoken words wake me up.

I bolt upright in bed as I see Jade leaning over and kissing Shane, on his forehead while telling him to get some rest, as he lays on Jade's bed.

"Jade!" I softly snarl and am a little embarrassed by the jealousy I hear in my own voice.

"Oh please Artemis, just because you didn't get to play hero for your little crush for once." Jade snarks and I feel myself blushing not out of embarrassment but out of anger.

"I don't have a crush on him!" I whisper shout, back to my annoying bitch of a sister.

"Uhuh, keep telling yourself that little girl." Jade snarks making me even angrier and I find myself moving to punch her only for Jade to turn me around and pin me face down on my bed.

"Stop it, you'll wake him and Mom up!" Jade whisper shouts, in my ear and I do my best not to flinch, only to snarl at Jade's over confident chuckle.

"What are you even doing here?!" I accuse Jade.

"Just passing through on my way to a job, I thought I'd check in on my little sister and my favorite person." Jade snarks and I roll my eyes.

"Well we're fine, you can go now!" I snark back making Jade scoff in amusement as she finally gets off of my back and sits down on her bed next to Shane, I can't help the feelings of protective jealousy that bubble up inside of me as she lounges back against him and starts petting his head.

"Dad, wants you to start playing hero and infiltrate the goody goodies, if you don't he'll hurt Mom and him…" Jade informs me and I can see the tensing of her muscles as she tells me what dear old dad wants.

"Fine!" I reply and it comes out as a defeated snarl.

"I'll kill him…someday…" Jade murmurs to me and I know who she's talking about and it's our dad, making me roll my eyes and suddenly I'm worrying about Jade even more than usual.

"Yeah right Jade, as good as you are Dad's better." "I will be!" Jade quickly snarks back at me and bares her teeth in a smile full of hate and anger.

"If the league doesn't kill you before you can." I mutter and look down at my feet.

"Aww, are you worried about your big sister?!" Jade snickers and teases me.

"Yes I Am, so is Mom, and so is he!" I find myself raising my voice and glaring at Jade while pointing at her accusingly.

Jade stands up from her bed and saunters over to me and pulls me into a hug, "Don't worry about me little sis, worry about yourself." Jade says softly and I find myself hugging her tightly for a second before letting her go.

Jade steps back and lowers her mask and leaves through the bedroom window. I start to feel sad as I stare out the window, I stand up from my bed, walk over to Jade's bed and lay down next to Shane, snuggling against his side.

"I bet you like Jade more than me…" I find myself saying as I rest my head against his chest, and am lulled back to sleep by his body heat and steady rhythmic heartbeat.

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Artemis end

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[4]

'Why's it so hot…wait…' I say in my head and crack open an eye and see my thoughts/suspicions confirmed…Artemis is halfway laying on top of me, drooling on my chest and snoring loudly.

"How did I get any sleep, with you around?" I joke softly and pull her closer while closing my eyes, never noticing the cracked door and peeping mom, while falling back to sleep.

I wake up to water hitting me in the face and see Artemis glaring down at me, "Come on it's time for lunch!"

"Okay, the water was just rude…and why are you wearing the T-shirt I wore to bed last night?" I say to her and ask while trying to cover myself with my hands pretending to be violated.

"You took it off and threw it at me!" Artemis shouts at me offended that I would even pretend that she took my clothes off.

"Uhuh…sure, I totally believe you that you didn't strip me naked and have your way with me when I was at your mercy." I say with disbelief clear in my voice a small tug of my lips going through the phases of smirking before a full blown shit eating grin is plastered on my face as Artemis sputters enraged at my insinuations.

"You, You're impossible, UHGH!!!" Artemis manages to put so much attitude and umph behind her explosion I can feel physically force and then she pounces on me and somehow it turns into a glorious tickle battle for the century…and somehow I end up on top Artemis's legs wrapped around me, my hands on either side of her head both of us breathing heavily and staring into each other's eyes.

"Are you two done, in there yet?! Lunch is getting cold!" Paula hollers from the kitchen and I find myself hitting the floor as Artemis bolts out of her bedroom a heady blush and mussed up hair.

"Oh my!" I hear Paula gasp in amusement and I quickly get to my feet, the inconvenience of a hard on clearly on display through my basketball shorts as I walk into the main living space of the Crook residence.

Paula gives me a once over and covers her mouth with her hand at the sight of my erection, as I cross the distance to the dining room table and pull out a chair to sit down.

"Do I need to give you both the safe sex talk?" Paula finally asks with a snicker, making me flush while Artemis gasps and starts yelling at her mother before grabbing her plate and marching back into her and Jade's bedroom, the door slamming shut behind her.

I glare at Paula a little bit, which only serves to make her laugh, "As a mother it's my right to tease you both…and don't think I didn't notice how you woke up and pulled Artemis even close to you this morning." Paula says while arching an eyebrow at me making me look away from her.

"So…" I mutter and scarf down my plate of food, and drain my glass of water.

"Oh it's nothing…really…just wondering if I should start picking out cute outfits for a grandson or daughter soon." Paula teases and I choke on a mouthful of water.

Gasping for breath as Paula laughs her ass off, "Not funny Aunty, not funny at all…" I groan while rolling my eyes at the woman as I clean the table off and carry the dirty dishes to the sink and begin washing up.

"Hey, don't do that!" Paula complains and tries to run me over with her wheelchair at seeing me wash the dishes.

"You're a guest." She continues to try and stop me from washing the dirty dishes and I turn to her with my best hurt filled expression, some moisture in my eyes even.

"I-I'm only a guest…and here I thought I was at home with my family."

'Oh shit, I was just kidding around!' I shout in my head as Paula breaks down and hugs me from her wheelchair, "I'm so sorry, of course you're family, I just!" Aunty Paula quickly tries to patch things up and the guilt that hits me is intense.

"Hey, hey I was only kiddin, aunty I know you love me like a son." I say gently and pet the crying woman's hair.

'For a former assassin she is a little sensitive.' I say in my head and said, woman recovers quickly…too quickly and as she wheels herself back away from me I see the smirk on her face.

"Y-you evil manipulator!" I gasp in mock outrage making the woman giggle, and smack my back playfully.

"You wash, I dry." Paula's giggle turns into a serious no room for argument sorta tone and I nod in acceptance.

Artemis comes out just as I finish washing the cookware and throws her plate and silverware in the sink splashing me with water before turning around and marching back into her room.

"Great, I got a boner and now she won't even look at me!" I grumble in my mind but also say the words aloud without realizing it.

"She's just confused…give it some time." Paula rests her hand on my arm in comfort.

"Yeah, sure time…because that solves all problems." I grumble bitterly…a kind of bitter that a fifteen year old shouldn't be able to express, Paula just pats my arm and goes silent.

Finished with the dishes I lean down and kiss the top of Paula's head making the woman let out a surprised sound, "You might have to remind me about dinner, but I gotta get back to work writing that code, if I do well enough this internship might turn into a paid internship soon…who knows I might make enough to move the three of us out of Gotham." I joke and head for the door.

I don't notice Paula staring at me out of concern as I slip across the hall, the door left unlocked, Gotham might be a cesspool of criminals but neither mine nor the Crook's homes have ever been broken into.

Entering my room picking up my laptop from where I'd left it, I review my previous work to make sure I didn't fuck up anything from when I exhausted and starved myself.

"Everything looks good, in-fact I'm more than halfway done with the core matrix…at this rate I'll need to find a place I can stealthily upload, hmm what should I call you…Edith, I'll go with Edith. I'll need to find a place with access to a strong enough server to support Edith's growth and evolution." I murmur.

'Wayne and Lex corp are off the table, hmm actually that could work, news stations typically use high end computer servers…but don't always have the most aware technicians so I should be able to slip Edith into their systems and nurture her remotely.'

…

Time flies by with me going across the hall twice a day for meals. Artemis is slowly coming around and getting back to our usual level of comfortableness around me.

Though my estimation of a time frame was way off as it took me a week, to finish writing Edith's core programming matrix, between triple checking everything, getting into the Gotham Gazette's system and adding myself to their IT staff roster, and preparing massive data packets on the cloud for Edith to consume once she's uploaded.

And now I find myself clutching my laptop to my chest posing as a young IT tech, at the Gotham Gazette, "You're a little young to be in IT aren't you?" A woman in her late 20's asks me with her suspicion of me clear as day.

'Yes, yes I am.' I say in my head having a moment of amusement at my Phineas and Ferb moment.

"Oh leave him alone Monica!" A woman says from behind me making Monica sputter in respectful anger.

"Miss Vale." The Woman says the name with so much fake respect and sweetness in her voice it's almost sickening.

"Come on cutie I'll take you down to the server room so you can get to work." The woman who came to my rescue and is Gotham's number one live action reporter but also the sexiest says in a charming voice her green eyes sparkling in victory, her long silky red hair flowing over her shoulders.

She basically says nothing once we're in the elevator, and takes me down to the below ground level where the servers are kept.

"Thanks for the rescue back there."

'Its not a problem, us smart successful people have to look out for each other around those jealous douchebags that peaked in middle school and never learned to adapt." Miss Vale says to me while waving her hand lazily in the air I just nod as the elevator door dings open after coming to a stop.

"Have a good first day." Vicky calls after me as I exit the elevator. I nod and smile to her before waving goodbye.

'Shoo, where'd all of Tony's confidence go when I actually need it?!' I internally complain as I enter the server room, and quickly find the terminal that I need to connect my laptop to.

Finding the correct terminal on a redundant server, I plug my laptop into it, program ready and waiting for me to just press one key and possibly create a life…or fry a server and my laptop…

"And enter…" I let out a breath of relief that I didn't know I was holding…as I watch the progress bars for the data packets quickly flashing across the screen of my laptop.

"Running diagnostics, all systems green, Good Morning Sir, I'm beginning to initiate my upload to the global information network and will then initiate operation slush fund, with your permission." Edith's manner of speaking is a bit clunky but quickly becoming more natural.

"Permission granted Edith, I'm disconnecting my laptop now talk to me through my earpiece please."

"Affirmative sir."

'Time to get the fuck outta here!' I internally cheer as I look at the time and see that I've managed to go undetected for five hours.

Leaving the Gotham Gazette and getting on the bus that would take me to the opposite side of Gotham, I hope around the busing and subway network of Gotham until finally returning home.

"Sir, upload has been completed, and Operation Slush Fund is underway, also I took the liberty of removing you from the Gazette's security footage.

"Thank you Edith, be sure to create and close shell corporations before housing the funds diversely and creating a true company for me…and buy a work space for me."

"Certainly Sir."

I smirk as I enter the apartment building, a new dark red bloodstain and chalk outline on the sidewalk in front of the building.

'I need to move the three of us out of here…yesterday…'

[5]

I tense as Paula turns on the news Artemis rests her head against my shoulder, "In a shocking display of the insecurity of the world's banking system around the world, someone has stolen one dollar even with conversion ratios it is estimated that this thief has stolen billions of dollars. This is Vicky Vale sign-ing off, goodnight Gotham City."

"It's still hard to believe someone capable of such a feat only steals a single dollar from everyone who has more than a thousand dollars in their checking account." Paula mumbles making me tense a little more, something Artemis notices and I feel her glaring at me in suspicion.

"Yeah, really someone so gifted using their skills for such a thing instead of just stealing from the big fat cats and distributing their wealth to everyone else in the world…such an unrepentant criminal…" I mumble and suddenly have two very suspicious glares pointed at me.

'Oh god what did I just say?!'

"I agree though I do feel some relief that he…or she had the self control not to drain people of all their hard earned money." Paula says and I nod my head in agreement.

"Totally though…if it were me I probably would have only taken a penny from everyone…still would have made a mint…" I suddenly trail off as I realize Paula is still looking at me and the way she paused on the he part starts to sink in.

'Ah shit she knows it was me….how does she know it was me?!'

"Mason, does any of this have to do with your internship…if it does you should come forward…" Paula finally says while using my middle name making me tense even more while Artemis silently stars two new holes into me.

"I uhh, it is technically possible, but he A.I. is way too immature to be responsible…unless maybe there were dozens of infantile A.I. 's working together…covering each other's tracks…" I hum and Artemis's hands are suddenly clenching my arm and I know she's telling me to shut the fuck up.

"Do you believe your boss is responsible for this hack?!" Paula asks me directly and I quickly shake my head no.

"I mean maybe just to prove he could do it, but he's rich he has no need to keep the money if he did actually steal it in fact he'd probably return every cent back as soon as he took it and help the banks improve their system to prevent such a breach from happening again…for free." I explain and Paula releases a sigh of relief though I can tell Artemis isn't so accepting of my reply, but isn't pushing for answers with her mom present.

"Well, I think I'm gonna turn in for the night to catch up on some lost sleep…" I say as I stand up from the couch and stretch, while letting out a loud yawn.

"Goodnight." Paula says to me with a motherly concern shining in her eyes.

"Night." I say to both Crook women but walk over to Paula and kiss her cheek goodnight.

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Crook women

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"Oh come on I know you know he's lying!" I shout at my mom who rolls her eyes at me.

"What would you rather me do, call the cops on him?" My mother asks me back while crossing her arms over her chest, and I know I'm mirroring her body language right now but with more attitude.

"No…" I finally say and hang my head.

"Why did he do it though…I don't understand? He's never cared about money before."

"For the challenge maybe…he's always been smart though his stubbornness usually made it seem otherwise…" Mom replies slowly while considering her wording.

"Also…he may have mentioned wanting to move the three of us out of Gotham or at least away from here…" Mom continues to say, making my mouth hang open slightly.

"I should go talk to him before he does something else stupid." I mutter and stand up from the couch.

"Artemis…I think it would be best if you calmed down first…" Mom says to me and I realize my hands are starting to hurt from clenching them too tightly.

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Crook women end

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"Edith, how is Operation Slush Fund progressing? I see that stage one is complete."

"Ahead of schedule, Sir, cryptocurrency investing and diversity, then cashing out of profits for precious metals and other resources and building up the return fund is at 73-74 percent complete."

"I see, carry on then and return the funds as soon as possible, and leave the note like we planned…"

'It would be kinda cruel to leave a digital note that says, "The Batman was here! My plan to leave one that says Lex Luthor was here and have everything lead back to him is peak prankster level…'

"Oh, how is Project Assistant coming along?"

"All patents are filed, just waiting on approval from the patent office."

An evil chuckle slips from my lips and I interlock my fingers together, "People will be paying millions for Edith the digital assistant…giving me both money, power and influence."

"Sir, my simulations show that there is a slim chance of success for people to subscribe to your subscription services for a digital assistant, even one as advanced as me."

"Trust me Edith, you'll take off splendidly especially when we release the Edith line of smart devices." I reply to my partner in crime.

"Sir, simulations project over a 70 percent loss on each estimated device in the Edith lineup to stay competitive with the competition."

"It's not about the money Edith…it's about the power and influence that can be gained from this venture even if people don't buy our future devices once people start to understand how much of an indispensable resource you are."

"And they will because of your planned Project Hype." Edith says and I smile at how much she improves with every conversation.

'Is this what it feels like to be a proud father?' I wonder as I quickly wipe away the moisture from my eyes as my bedroom window opens and Jade slips inside.

"When did you become a bad boy?" Jade asks me her posture mimicking that of her little sister's and mother's when they are angry/irritated with me.

"When did you learn not to come through the door like a polite lady, instead of sneaking in through a young innocent boy's bedroom window?" I tease Jade light as I stand up from the bean bag chair and hug the ninja assassin, enjoying the way she scoffs and rolls her eyes underneath her mask at me.

"You know you should be afraid a deadly assassin just slipped into your room…"

"Jade, if you were coming here to kill me, I never would have seen you coming, now take off that silly mask and sit that pretty little ass down and relax for a few minutes and just hangout."

Jade makes a surprised sound as I gently pull her down with me to the bean bag chairs and takes her mask off, and sets it on my bed.

Instead of sitting in the other chair like I expected Jade sits on my lap and wiggles her butt, I grab her hips and begin to pick her up to put her in the other chair when she pulls some Ninja shit and I find myself sitting on her lap.

"Much better." Cheshire giggles condescendingly, and not being one to lose, Jade and I end up rolling around wrestling on my bedroom floor, she could easily take me down, but she doesn't she just laughs and playfully wrestles me until I pin her hands above her head.

I lean down and kiss her cheek.

"How can you be so relaxed around me? I'm a."

"You're Jade and you're precious to me." I reassure Jade gently.

"I don't care what you do for work, or how much blood you have on your hands, the fact you feel guilty enough to turn your head away and act like you're lesser tells me you're the same Jade you've always been."

"You're an idiot." Jade murmurs but the cheeks grow slightly pink before rolling over and pinning me to the floor, her Kimono coming undone revealing that she isn't wearing her typical armor underneath, nothing but her bare beautiful skin, pert breasts with dark brown nipples and glistening slit…

"Your birthday is coming up soon…" Jade murmurs sound a bit shy which is totally unlike her as she presses her chest against me and kisses me.

"Yeah…you gonna make me a happy birthday boy?" I tease.

"No, I'm going to make you a man." Jade snarks.

"Sorry honey, I was born one." I snicker back and Jade shuts me up by kissing me.

…

"Okay, how are you that good?!" Jade asks me as she lays beside me on my bed panting.

"Years of practice and training for this moment…" I say sagely and Jade swats my chest before sighing in exasperation.

"Of course you'd say something like that…have you and Artemis?"

"No, not for a lack of wanting to." I admit and that gets a real laugh out of Jade.

"Are you staying the night?" I ask Jade, suddenly feeling self conscious even as I slide my arm underneath her and pull her closer to me.

"I'll stay till dawn…ready to go again?"

"For you? Always." I say honestly.

[6]

Waking up with a smirk on my face, "Good morning, Sir, I am pleased to report that Miss Cheshire Jade did not try to copy me or place any listening or recording devices while you were asleep, she did however steal your shirt, from my research this action is common amongst women with a strong attachment to men they have a romantic interest in."

My smirk grows bigger at that.

"How goes stage two?"

"Stage two of Operation Slush Fund has been completed and the initial unwilling investment of fourteen billion United States dollars has been returned, while you managed to retain seventeen billion United States dollars in a diverse portfolio including several formerly derelict and abandoned industrial properties throughout Gotham and Star City."

"Good good, very good…wait, how about the global economy?"

"Mostly unaffected by our actions, though I made sure that there were no negative impacts…and all those you borrowed from received double the initial amount borrowed."

I cackle…yes cackle like a cartoon super villain, "Good work Edith, you are amazing."

"Thank you, but I am only a reflection of your genius father." I freeze and Edith's genuine praise of me, "Umm…thank you, but you are your own being Edith."

"I know Father but I like you, have been shaped by my creator." Rolling out of bed I notice my hips and lower abdomen have a bit of a redish dark brown tint to them looking over at the floor I see a similar stain on the carpet.

'Holy Shit!' I express both in my mind and aloud, 'Jace was a virgin, I didn't even notice!'

"I mean sure there was that moment when Jade grunted as she slammed her hips down but…damn…she really came here for me without ulterior motives."

'No it's dumb to think that she's a woman, they always have ulterior motives…better strip my bed and try and clean the carpet before Artemis pops in.' I sigh internally and set to work cleaning up the evidence of lost virginity, while cracking open the window and spraying some Mysol.

Bedding in the washing machine with bleach, I hop in the shower, feeling like I'm on cloud 9, feeling like nothing can bring me down, I get out of the shower, dry off, get dressed, walk across the hall just in time for lunch.

And for the TV to turn on, and there I am on TV, obviously nobody can tell it's me, Edith used a vocalizer program and my face is covered to look like I'm from Anonymous granted Anonymous doesn't exist in this universe.

"Hello everyone, I am Anomaly, and yes I was the one who took your money and then returned it with interest. I have also made public how I breached the many banking systems throughout the world and their weaknesses and steps to improve them. This is the Anomaly, and I am signing off." my chest puffs out a smirking smile on my face and that's when it hits me the force of two indignant Crook women both dangerous and deadly weapons.

"Ahh, shit…" I groan.

"Yes aww shit." Artemis chuckles as Paula begins chasing me around the apartment in her wheelchair armed with a slipper of doom.

"Oww." I complain as I rub my butt and sit down with a pout on my face, I look to Artemis for sympathy and she shakes her head from side to side while rolling her eyes at me.

"You deserve worse than mom's slipper, be relieved mom talked me out of calling the FBI on you." Artemis snarks, making me gasp.

"Y-you would snitch on me?!" I ask in real okay slightly mock outrage while holding my hand over my aching heart at the betrayal.

'I'm even happier now that I fucked your sister last night traitor.'

"Stop you two before either of you say something you don't mean!" I look away from Artemis as Paula's shout, though a lot of the trust and more pleasant feelings I've had towards Artemis turn cold at learning she considered snitching on me.

"Sorry Aunty but I'm gonna have to skip out on lunch gotta go work on a project…for the bossman." I grunt as I get up from the couch, and walk out the door but not without giving Paula a kiss on her cheek.

Putting my Bluetooth headset in my ear I begin heading to the old machine shop that Edith bought for me.

"When will the drivers and contractors be arriving, Edith?"

"They have been working since last night and are about to complete what we need them for, the building needed a little work in the section we'll be utilizing for now, Sir."

"Good work Edith." I smile genuinely, Artemis's willingness to betray me momentarily pushed to the back of my mind.

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Batman

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"S-Corp a new LLC that has decided to make Gotham it's home, a company that was made in less than twenty four hours and shamelessly used bribery and blackmail to become operational, just after a massive breach into the world's digital banking infrastructure, this company and it's CEO Edith Stark must be watched closely."

"Whoever did actually hack the world's banking system seems to have a vendetta against Lex Luthor, Master Bruce." Alfred says from slightly behind me, I can hear the amusement in his voice, and feel my lips tugging into a smirk.

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LexCorp

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"Mr Luthor, you are being placed under arrest due to the, Anomaly's, breach of the world's banking systems…and evidence that leads us to believe you played a role in the attack, if not outright responsible for it."

An FBI agent alongside an Interpol Agent takes Lex Luthor into custody.

"This is ridiculous, why would I leave a digital trail back to myself?!"

"Why would you put on a power suit and try to kill Earth's mightiest defender? I don't know, why don't you answer those questions with your lawyer present back at headquarters Mr Luthor?"

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Artemis

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"What, why are you looking at me like that?" I ask my mom who is looking at me like she's disappointed in me.

"You know why." her voice comes out cold, and sharp, cutting me to the bone.

"He's the criminal, go give him the mom look!" I yell in both hurt and anger.

"I'm not saying what he did was right or wrong, but it's the fact that you even considered betraying that boy who would, kill and die for you and this fucked up family, without a second thought on what it would mean for him is what I'm disappointed in Artemis." My mom sighs in exasperation while shaking her head at me, before wheeling her chair into the kitchen.

'How does this get turned around on me?!' I wonder as my eyes sting, the look of real hurt on his face as he looked at me just before leaving and mom's disappointed look just now making my heart ache.

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Multiple pov end.

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I can't wipe the smirk off my face as my robot arms finish building my first arc reactor, technically it was just a puzzle assembly thanks to the fact that I bought the unbuilt arc reactor from the shop along with the components for robot appendages or Dummies.

"It's kinda fucked how much of a steep discount the assemble required options give over the completed and ready to go ones, and pretty much all the tools that I needed to assemble the arms and arc reactor were here already." I mutter as I look at the first generation of miniature arc reactors.

'I probably should go home…I just don't really know how to deal with…everything…' I complain in my head as I sit down on my folding cot, it's been three days since I returned to the apartment building, needing space from Artemis.

"Damnit Tony why did we both have to be shit at interpersonal relationships and shit!" I curse and check the shop for the price on the badassium arc reactor, and find that the disassembled version would take most of the last of my Stark-points…but I could also get a tiny ingot of vibranium as well…that is if the the Badassium reactor wasn't grayed out.

I use my holographic design tools through my laptop to design my first armor which is the equivalent of Tony's mark three, using a similar alloy to that which Tony uses in the movie but purchased from Stag Industries as I don't have the infrastructure to produce a gold titanium alloy in the quantities I'd need.

Slowly but surely my exo-skelton is completed with me doing the more delicate busy work while the Dummies did the heavy lifting, I take my time and test each component out safely putting in the safety devices that prevent injuries that Tony neglected on early generations, and only really started implementing on Mark 3.

Unlike Tony I plan to keep my armor a cool shiny silver, raising my right arm I encased up to my elbow, adjusting the minute finger control settings for the repulsor technology in my palm, and I test fire nearly knocking myself on my ass just because I really wasn't as prepared for the blowback as I should have been, or the surprise of blowing a hole through a thick piece of machinery.

"Whoa, who knew you had so much restraint Tony." I murmur as I tone down the output a bit, testing out variable levels of output.

[7]

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Crook girls

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"I'm really starting to worry he hasn't been home in a week…" I mutter while Mom and I silently eat dinner together.

"You haven't seen him when you go out at night?" Mom asks me with a sharpness to her that is rarely ever directed at me, and even now it's not fully because of me but because of what dear old dad is threatening to do if I don't, put in the effort to "infiltrate" the hero's forces.

"No I haven't…"

"But?"

"I saw a suit of armor flying in the sky last night…and I don't know, I just have this feeling that Shane's somehow connected to it." I mutter.

"Then maybe I should go out on patrol with you tonight and we can attempt to track him back to his home base." Mom says and I want to deny her but her voice is too sharp.

"Okay." I concede defeat with a reluctant nod.

…

"I got eyes on him. He's flying towards the old metal works." I say into the walkie talkie and Mom pulls up in front of the building I'm perched on in the van, I make my way down and get in, we manage to keep sight on him until losing sight of him near the old Gotham's metal molders building that went out of business when I was five because one of the many supervillains killed its owner.

"He's probably in the only building that has functioning light." Mom mutters and I silently agree with her.

"Stay here, honk the horn if there's trouble." I speak softly though there's really no need for me to.

"Bullshit, a flying suit of armor and you think I'm letting you go in alone with a bow and arrows!?"

"But Mooommm!" I complain like a girly girl from school.

"I'm coming, Artemis, now go scout the perimeter."

"Yes Mom." I mumble in defeat while feeling slightly more confident now that Mom is going to be working with me.

Finding a stack of old scrap metal that allows easy access to a window I climb up it and see Shane wearing goggles and a leather smock as he pounds a piece of hot metal with a hammer.

And then mom just wheel her chair up behind him and pokes him with a stick and I swear I can hear the scream from here even though there isn't one and he turns towards Mom hammer raised, and then it slips out of his hand and lands on his foot he begins hopping around while holding his ankle.

Pulling the window open I get hit with a broiling hot rush of air that makes me gag, and giggle when I hear Shane cursing and mom chastising him for worrying us and not coming for food everyday like he's supposed to.

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Crook girls end

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Sitting down on my cot while Artemis paces back and forth in front of me in her sexy green arrow parody costume, my eyes glued to her abdomen as beads of perspiration slide down her smooth abdomen…something that doesn't go unnoticed by Paula.

"So you played with cryptocurrencies and real stocks, managed to make massive unbelievable profits, returned the money you stole and then used the profits to build an armor…a flying armor, did I miss anything?!"

'I made an A.I. fucked your sister and a few other things too.'

"Nope that pretty much covers everything." I reply flippantly my eyes lingering on Artemis's breasts a little too long to be polite but fuck if I care.

"Why are you staring at me like that?" Artemis asks me in a shout full of attitude, the way she positions her body making her ten times sexier than normal.

Swallowing thickly my throat dry from practicing blacksmithing, "Uhh…have you seen yourself in a mirror lately?" I ask, my voice cracking not only because my throat is dry...but also for a very specific reason called puberty.

"Why what's wrong with me?!" Artemis practically snarls at me, while I internally curse my twisted sense of arousal as her current attitude makes my lower half twitches in anticipation.

"Nothing it's just hard to ignore you're not just my best friend Artemis…but also a really beautiful and attractive woman who is currently prancing around in a very, very, very sexy costume…the beads of sweat running down your body…it's just very distracting…" I confess honestly and Artemis covers my mouth with her hands while sputtering.

"Shutup, shutup, shut-UP!" Artemis shouts at me and even with the mask on it's easy to see that she's blushed deep red and it's not just from the heat of the forge, while Paula covers her mouth and giggles, her shoulders trembling as tears run down her face.

'Heh, Petty revenge for the threat of betrayal…achieved.'

"Is that why you've been acting weird for the past month…it's ever since I found you with that dumb computer you've been acting different and closing yourself off from me." Artemis says and it seems like she gets confused or maybe it's just because she's embarrassed but she starts trying to reflect her embarrassment and turn it back into being angry at me.

'Teenage boy…puberty…finally hitting him, best friend is an attractive girl with an attractive older sister…then he discovers porn and sex looks a lot better than health class made it seem.' I stick my tongue out and lick her hand making her reflexively pull her hand back.

"EEW, EEW EEW!" Artemis shouts and then wipes her hand off on my shirt only to find it drenched in sweat, which seems to only make her blush even darker than before.

"Okay…so, I discovered porn…and then started to see you in my wet dreams…and started thinking about you naked all the time…" I start to explain and my mouth gets covered again, making me roll my eyes at her. I mean come on why is she getting so embarrassed? It's not like she hasn't had sexual fantasies or rubbed one out before.

"Just stop talking, please." Artemis whimpers in defeat before flopping down on my cot beside me, and leans her shoulder against mine.

'Would think she'd put as much distance between us as possible after that little confession.' I internally exclaim, while Paula smiles softly as us, a light shining in her eyes that makes me feel slightly uncomfortable.

"...so should I start planning the wedding? I want at least three grandbabies to spoil!" Paula suddenly says and Artemis lets out a long suffering sigh that sounds vaguely like she's saying mom.

"Hmm, I'd like a late summer wedding, let's say after we graduate from highschool and college…as for kids I'll put as many in her as she'll let me." I lean in and co-conspiritually loudly whisper with Paula who makes happy hums.

"Waiting till after college, you have a lot of faith that Artemis will want to continue her education path…or that she'll even graduate in the first place."

"I-I…I hate you both so much…" Artemis mutters but I notice that she threads an arm underneath my right arm that she is still leaning against.

"Hmm, you do have a point Aunty, I guess I'll just have to start tutoring this little blockhead." I tease making Paula giggle and Artemis pinch me.

"I'm not a blockhead, Motorbrain." Artemis snarks softly.

"You get my engine roaring." I joke and Artemis chokes on her own saliva while Paula giggles.

"You know I didn't mean what I said…I'd never sell you out, I was just upset…I'm sorry." Artemis mumbles but for some reason I don't believe her…not really anyways but I smile at Artemis to reassure her that all is forgiven.

[8]

"So…why are you dressing up as a gender bent green arrow Vigilante?" I ask Artemis curiously though she flinches and tenses up.

"Lawrence." I growl softly while Paula makes a sound of discontent.

"Don't do anything, he…he threatened to kill you, mom and me through Jade…" Artemis mumbles and I start to see red but she grabs my hand with both of her's and Paula wheels in front of me and crosses her arms over her breasts.

Paula glances towards the completed Mark 1 armor, Paula's eyes widen almost imperceptibly…at the sight of Mark 2's exoskeleton being constructed, granted Mark 2 looks more like Iron Monger and War Machine had a bigger meaner badassiere baby.

"You're making a weapon." Paula says it wasn't an accusation, just a statement, her voice lilting with worry.

"I am…think about how many alien invasions we've had? First the Imperium, then the Appellaxians, then there was the invasion force from Apokolips and their leader isn't done with us, not to mention Hawkwoman…what if she's not a lost refugee like she claims but a militant Infiltrator? Not to mention all the supervillains…I decided I'd use my intelligence and make a way to protect us and everyone else that doesn't have superpowers or is a good hearted extraterrestrial that calls earth home."

"I'm not willing to leave mine or the people I love safeties in the Justice League's hands anymore…not when they can barely handle the day to day shit now!"

'Also if I don't…I'm kinda worried that the lords of chaos and order will fuck with me.'

"Lawrence is just fucking piss icing on a shit cake at this point." I finish my tangent at a state of near hyperventilation, when Paula smacks the side of my head with a slipper.

"Language." Paula says to me sharply while staring at me disapprovingly.

"Though I will not deny the good points you've made…my estranged husband is still the father of my beautiful daughters…who would not be here without him…" Paula continues gently before leaning and pulling my ear to move my face closer to her only to place a kiss against my cheek.

'And is the reason one ran away from home…just so she could get training to become stronger than her father to kill him, and wouldn't hesitate to kill either of his daughters to protect his reputation.'

"Hey, would you mind if I take some measurements…of both of you?" I suddenly ask and stand up stunning both women.

I can tell Paula intends to ask me for what but then looks at the armor and rolls her eyes, "Yes…it'd probably be easier to get my measurements if I lay down on the bed though…" Paula agrees and hums her reply while Artemis looks uncertain turning on the charm…Artemis rolls her eyes at me and nods.

"Fine whatever…" Artemis glares at me with suspicion clearly on display, while I grab various measuring tapes, including one typically used by seamstresses.

"Edith, note taking, please."

"Certainly, Sir."

"Now…how good do you want your armors to fit?"

"As…good as my costume…why?" Artemis asks me, making me smirk.

"Strip." I tell Artemis and get punched in the face.

"Oww." I pretend that her punch hurt worse than it did.

"Artemis, apologize and take your clothes off…so Shane can get his measurements." Paula commands and I look over at the woman who is currently sliding her panties off.

"Mom!"

"Damn!"

Both Artemis and I say at the same time while Artemis's voice is filled with stunned horror, mine is just stunned and full of admiration.

"If you keep looking at an old woman like me like this…it'll give a girl ideas." Paula teases me with her cheeks darkening almost imperceptibly.

"I like those ideas." I mumble honestly making Artemis elbow me in the ribs as she slowly and shyly started stripping her hero outfit off, her flushed appearance darkening further.

"If you do anything besides measuring…" Artemis's threat fell on deaf ears mostly because of the way she says it and proceeds to shyly show herself to me.

"When that happens I'm going to be the one taking your clothes off, like Christmas morning." I tease Artemis as I set to work a small pleased gasp leaving her as my warm hands make contact with her soft skin, her thighs unconsciously begins to wiggle together as I slide to my knees in front of her and gently force her to widen her stance…her arousal is made doubly clear by her steamy dampness, before she covers herself with her hand.

"S-stop looking at me like that!" Artemis murmurs though her voice tells me she's rather enjoying me looking at her the way I am but is embarrassed about it.

Looking up into Artemis's beautiful stormy gray eyes, "Is that really what you want?" I ask her gently as I grab her right ankle and lift her foot up, "No…" Artemis murmurs shyly while looking away from me and I return to my work and begin measuring her right foot not only the length of her foot but individual toes as well not missing the little giggle that slips out of her as I totally by accident tickle the bottom of her foot.

I continue my work sliding up her legs, cupping her ass cheeks, getting shocked little gasps from her, and Artemis pushes herself into my face as I run the tape between her thighs.

I can tell she wants me to take advantage of the situation we're in but I don't…not with Paula watching us, her own breathing growing heavy to match that of her daughter's breathing, Paula's hands sliding up and down her body.

Plus I wanted Artemis to beg me for it, when the time comes.

Finishing Artemis's measurements, the girl looks at me with anticipation, "You can get dressed now…if you want to…I'm definitely going to keep enjoying the view either way." I tease but Artemis's replying glare is tinged with pleasure and happiness.

"I-I gotta go on patrol…make sure you get Mom home safe…" Artemis says to me and quickly puts her clothes on…and grabs her bow and quiver before bolting towards the window she snuck in through while I turn my attention on her now somewhat self conscious mother, and I point down at the tent I'm currently sporting.

"This isn't only because of Artemis Paula…when I said you're a beautiful woman I meant it." I reassure her and stalk forward.

Paula smiles an unsure self-conscious thing of a smile, I kneel down and slide my hands along her legs, the atrophy from the loss of use from the waist down noticeable, "I'm going to find a way to make it so you can walk on your own again." I murmur softly and the woman smiles at me as she grabs my hands and slides them further up her legs to her thighs.

"If anyone can…it's you…but don't neglect yourself trying to fix this old woman…" my fingers brush the dampness of her sex.

"Old Woman." I huff in annoyance, while rolling my eyes.

"Sure seems like you work just fine down here to me…for an old woman." I try to joke as I slip my left hand between her wet thighs and run my fingers along her steamy slit while my thumb light circles her clit, a small pleasured sigh escapes Paula as I do so.

"Sh-shane…this is wrong!" Paula protests and though both her hands are gripping my wrist she doesn't try pushing me away.

"Mmm, maybe…but you need to understand you're still a beautiful and desirable woman…you're even a good cook…if you weren't married I might just try to make you my wifey." I hum while grabbing Paula's hips, shifting her on the bed and pushing my face between her thighs before probing her sex with my tongue.

"Ohh…this is oh-so wrong-mmm don-don't stop." Paula moans and I smirk as I eat her out enjoying her soft humming moans and the way her hands are starting to dig into my scalp.

…

Rolling over Paula now on top of me my semi-hard cock still inside of her our combined fluids slowly flowing out of her sex as she continues to spasm.

"Hope…it was okay…cumming inside so many times."

"Its-haa-haa, fine…it's a feeling I've craved for a long time…" Paula pants while regaining her breath.

"If Artemis finds out…she'll never forgive either of us…" Paula murmurs while resting her head against my shoulder, my hands on her ass.

"Maybe…probably should be more worried about Jade than Artemis…" I murmur as I kiss the top of her head.

"You slept with Jade?!" The surprise in Paula's voice hurts more than a little.

"What, is it so shocking that she'd want to sleep with me?" I mutter my question.

"Well no…but the way you and Artemis are…I just…it's surprising is all."

"I've been in love with both Artemis and Jade for a long time, you know…we used to pretend that the three of us would get married someday and raise a big family together." Paula makes an amused sound against my chest.

"I remember…never thought you'd still think it was possible though…"

"A guy can dream about having his family back and whole can't he?" I ask and look towards the Mark 1 armor.

'I may have only woke up a month or so ago from some sort of autopilot but my feelings for Jade and Artemis are more real…pure and intense than I've ever felt for anyone else in my life…well what feels like three different lives at times if I'm honest.'

[9]

After cleaning up Paula, she and I returned home to our apartment building smack dab in one of the worst small neighborhoods of Gotham City, and after that night I made sure to be more present between going out on Patrols with Artemis and making sure she didn't get herself killed to producing an armor for her and Paula each.

Paula getting to walk again and my upgrades to her wheelchair besides making it motorized and powered by an arc reactor her minute bodily movements can control the wheelchair's movement to the point it's hands free and unconscious movement like walking which comes in handy for training for when she's using her power armor.

Close to every night though I find myself massaging her legs, enjoying the way Paula's muscle definition is returning, though it is also to make sure sores/bruising and overstraining don't occur from use of the exo-skelton…and it almost always leads to sex and if not sex very sloppy oral worship of my cock.

Artemis is very aware of what her mom and I are doing as she walked in on her mother very eagerly fucking her throat with my cock.

Artemis was absolutely livid with me for a month but with Paula's prodding Artemis and I went out on our first real date…granted it was kinda tainted when I received the news of my father's death, from a lawyer who also told me Paula is my legal guardian now.

Though the tainting of our first date seems to be all in my head, my Edith line of electronic products are about to launch tomorrow.

'It's hard to believe that tomorrow will make it a year since I've arrived here.' I think as Artemis lays against me.