bobblehead:

"Ok, Cait... I know I'm just supposed to be doing hair and dresses and things, but I had some great ideas to help give your wedding a little bit of theme. I was pondering talking to your dad about them so we could coordinate. Since he learned all of the lyrics last time I talked to him, I was thinking that maybe, instead of 'here comes the bride', everyone could do a big presentation of 'Under the Sea' for you coming down the aisle. I could probably even teach it to some harbor seals." Pippi explains, amidst picking out some swatches for possible bridesmaid colors.

dc_holiday:

Each year toward the end of December people come together with friends and family to celebrate and exchange gifts. The atmosphere is light, merry and there is plenty of cheer to go around. Holiday music fills the air while bright colorful lights light up the nights. Mistletoe is placed in strategic locations and people are willing caught under it.

It's a time of celebration, even for superheroes.

allwet:

Cerdian swam over the the Atlantian royal place to see if Cait could come out and play. He had heard about a pod of dolphins from far way were in the area and he knew that Cait would probably want to check it out too. Plus it wasn't one of the cool animals that he always wanted to check out like sharks and giant squids which would probably be easier to talk parents into letting them go do.

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.

young_swimmer:

Tom Curry's lighthouse cottage on Amnesty Bay offered peace, quiet and tranquility and it was the perfect place for Cait and Ty to retreat to after the events with Hammond. The Maine summer was mild and the small town a mile or two away didn't attract tourists. Cait had always found comfort in this place and she hoped Ty did as well. He needed the peace and quiet to recuperate from the trauma of what had happened.

Cait gave Ty space. She had even severed the link they shared since they were physically near each other. She was hesitant to reestablish it. Hammond had used it to take over Ty and she didn't want to be the cause of that happening again.

Cait spent her days down at the beach and had spent most of her nights down there as well. She surfed, swam and soaked up the sun on the warm sand. Mostly she just waited for Ty to want to talk about what happened.

madeofgoesfast:

Steven has been counting the days. The paperwork is filed, listing himself as the primary owner of Speedforce Productions, Ltd., with Annie, Jai, Iris, Tess and Cindy as partners. They have the space rented for each of the shoots - this one on a private beach. Everyone among the superheroine crowd that was willing to sign an NDA was invited with an RSVP request so they knew how many swimsuits to design.

Pippi has her own space to handle hair, wardrobe and makeup for the models, with Harry along to help coordinate getting everyone in to see her as adjustments were needed. Jai has the task of helping with setup, extra cameras, following Jo Kent around to shoot interviews while Steven handles the main coordination, and whatever else needs gophering. Jo is their reporter, there to conduct interviews with the models about their neighborhoods, causes important to them, and whatever else they want to discuss to help introduce themselves to the greater universe who often doesn't get to interact with super heroes.

Aside from the main area of beach, there,s a large bin full of beach balls. Tons and tons of beach balls, all of them two or three-colored in the colors of the various super heroines who confirmed they'd be here.

"Alright, when people are ready... I know we had one organizational meeting. But I thought I'd use this opportunity to thank everyone for coming. We're going to do the biggest and most complicated shoot first, and start working out details of the others. We have tentative volunteers, but some of the schedules are still open, and we're very open to shooting in pairs.

Other than the shoot here, consider this a day on the beach, courtesy of Speedforce Productions. After the shoot, we'll bring down food and drinks... there's plenty of water over by Pippi's station in the meanwhile."

young_swimmer:

Amnesty Bay wasn't big in terms of a bay, it would be more like a cove, but it had been home for a few years. Cait lived her with her grandfather for a bit and the place was like a touchstone. She had to return once in awhile to soak in the quiet and peace. It was Cait's place to retreat to when the world and life got too crazy.

She sat on the rocky shore and watched the sunrise. The waves lapped at her toes as the tide was slowly going out.

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.

young_swimmer:

"Pippi, is this really necessary?" Cait asked. She wasn't sure how she got talked into this one. Then again it was Pippi and Cait always wasn't sure exactly how Pippi talked her into things.

young_swimmer:

Cait ducked around a corner and put her back to the wall. Her enemy was nearby and Cait wasn't about to let herself get hit. She was breathing heavy and she could hear the blood pounding in her ears. Her gun was loaded and ready. Now she just had to wait for her enemy to come into range.

in_reserve:

dc_holiday:

"There is no remedy for love but to love more."
- Henry David Thoreau

bobblehead:

This is one of those problems when part of your rogue's gallery includes Atlantean villains. The transport is wrecked, the water isn't safe - but there's no threat as long as the girls stay on the island til reinforcements arrive. Unfortunately, that could be a while.

Pippi was wet and bedraggled when she managed to crawl up on shore. She's already working to get herself back into fashionable order.

"Ok, Cait." She says, very seriously. "We're stuck on an island, maybe for a long time. So there's some very important considerations we need to figure out. So, first things... I'm Maryanne, you're Ginger."

littleladylord:

Glossy, colorful invitations went out to, delivered to homes if she had personal addresses, team bases if she didn't.

It was an Event of the Season for the most concentratedly commercialized day of all: Super Bowl Sunday. An all-day bash centered in the main atrium of the New Guardians headquarters in Chicago.

"Come celebrate the triumph of capitalism!" The invitations proclaim. "-- and one football team or another, if you like. Transportation provided if necessary. Refreshments fabulous."

young_swimmer:

Cait left Poseidonis and swam a good distance away from it. She was furious and didn't want to be anywhere around the place and person who caused her so much frustration and anger. Arthur wouldn't budge. He didn't want her with Ty and insisted that she marry Cerdian or another Atlantean. Cait wasn't going to listen. She loved Ty and she would be with him even if it meant leaving Atlantis and Arthur forever.

The water around her swirled and churned in response to her turbulent emotions.

young_swimmer:

Despite growing up not celebrating Christmas it had become one of Cait's favorite surface holidays. It wasn't because of the presents, though it was nice getting things, but it was because of the special tradition she had with Ty. They spent the morning exchanging gifts with the Titans and then the afternoon was theirs.

Ty made it snow outside as always and Cait formed an ice dragon. It was time for her knight to save the princess from the ice dragon.

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.

young_swimmer:

Cait had a million and one things to do and many places where she could help, but there was one place she had to check on. She was tired and exhausted from helping with the storm cleanup, but she had to do this. The old cottage and lighthouse housed many memories, all good, for her and she had to make sure the storm didn't do too much damage.

The coast of Maine had been battered and Cait had worried about the structures. Now that she had a few free moments she could check on them. The damage wasn't too bad, but there was some. A few shutters had come off of the house and one of the glass panes in the lighthouse was shattered. A few tiles had come off each roof. It wasn't beyond repair, but Cait wished she could spend more time here and do better upkeep.

She had thought about renting the place out a few times and find someone to keep the light, but it was hard picturing anyone else here. This had been her grandfather's house and she had lived here for four years with him. Cait had loved the cozy little cottage and she had loved climbing all the steps with her grandfather. The nearby town was small, about a thousand residents, and Cait had come to know them. To them she was Cait, Tom's granddaughter, and not an Atlantean princess or anyone special. She was just Cait and they had accepted her as one of their own.

She picked up a broken shutter and carried it toward the cottage as gulls cried overhead.

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.

young_swimmer:

It was a rare day where Cait had the day off of the aquarium, things were the Titans were quiet and Ty wasn't in the lab. Ty was going through some old books, but Cait would allow him that. She didn't need every second of his attention. Just a good chunk of it. Cait was going to take advantage of it and make the best of every second.

Cait answered the door when the delivery boy knocked on the door. Pizza! Cait's favorite surface food was pizza and Cait had it every chance she got. She paid the delivery boy and brought the pizza to the table. "Lunch!" she called to Ty.

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."

madeofgoesfast:

With his recent conversation with Cindy Lord a few days past, the NDA's drawn up, and enough funding and paperwork together to begin the hiring process, Steven started making calls. He reserved the back room of a pizza place so they would have ample room for everyone, and privacy for the discussion. No one beyond Tess and Cindy have been told precisely what its for, just that its not an emergency of any sort, that they'll be receiving a business offer, and regardless how it goes, the food is on Steven... technically Cindy put up the money, but he's the host.

He's made, and called quite the list, along with making arrangements for transportation to New York for the non-residents. Thankfully, between the speedforce, JLA transporters, and people's powers, that's not hard to do. Each of the girls is handed an NDA as soon as they walk through the door. They're welcome to take or reject the proposal, of course - but the discussion itself has to stay under reasonable wraps. The entire menu - pizza, pasta, salads, sodas and breadsticks are made readily available to everyone for their attendance.

Steven himself has already gone through a couple of pizzas while waiting, and now has gone back to kind of pacing, waiting to greet the guests. His materials are all ready for presentation, once people arrive and sign the NDAs.

The guest list covers some of the most impressive women on the planet... together for... a pizza party.

Tess Holt, Cat Grant, Corrinna of Themysciria, Caitria Curry, Petra Gardener, Avia Free, Maria Grayson, Jess Byrd, Iris West,  Ash Curry, Barbie Queen and Alina Vasquez.

young_swimmer:

Cait couldn't put off any longer. It was time to grab the shark by the tail and tell her parents of her engagement to Ty. She had thought long and hard about how to do it and the best way seemed to be that she tell her mother first and then tell Arthur.

She fully expected Arthur to go ballistic and be banished from Atlantis again. Of course that was if Arthur didn't lock her up and keep her under lock and key. No matter how it went it wouldn't end well. For a few moments she had thought about taking Pippi with her, but that would feel too much like cheating and Cait knew she would feel guilty afterward for manipulating Arthur.

Taking Ty along with her was totally out of the question. On a good day Ty had tenuous control over his powers. Around Arthur that control was almost non-existent. Ty already brought Atlantis to the surface and almost destroyed it in the process. This time she was sure Atlantis wouldn't survive.

Cait entered Atlantis with the usual fanfare (she hated it) and went to find her mother. Divide and conquer. Or at least divide and have an ally to keep Arthur from killing her.

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.

all_powerfull:

When Cait gets home from work, Ty is all dressed to go out, not in his lab as usual.

<i>Happy Birthday, love. What do you think of going out for pizza to celebrate?</i> comes the telepathic question as she's heading up the walk. No huge deal, nothing fancy - but its always seemed to work fine for most of their occasions.

young_swimmer:

Cait sighed and followed Pippi into yet another store. Silently she wondered how many stores they were going to go into. Cait had a momentary lapse in sanity when she agreed to go shopping with Pippi and didn't know it was going to be an all day thing. She had honestly thought it was going to take an hour or two, not six...going on seven.

She opened her water bottle and took a long drink.

young_swimmer:

Cait left a small wrapped package on the kitchen table. There was a card with Dinah's name on it. Inside was a silver bracelet with the Serenity Prayer on it. Inside the card was a gift card to her favorite electronics store and both gifts were from Cait and Ty.

seasiren:

Ash had finished her studies for the day and had been working on fixing herself a meal. She was also adding things to the shopping list she saw they were running low on. With that done she turned back to cooking food. It was going to be tasty once it was done.

Still looked like she needed more than mushrooms, onions, and squash. "Maybe I need carrots."

Or she could just give up and eat what she has now. It's not that big of a deal.

bwa_ha_ha:

"Okay, seriously?" Dinah asked.  "We've been teammates for how long now, and this is the first time?"

She set the board in-between the two of them, laying out pieces. 

"Why the sudden urge to play chess?  And why me?  I always thought me and Ri kinda bugged ya."

young_swimmer:

Cait slipped her hand in Ty's as they exited the building where they lived. The San Francisco night air was cool and a blanket of fog had settled over the city. The streets were mostly empty despite the early hour. People were home with their friends and loved one as was typical on Christmas Eve.

Tonight was set aside for time with Ty. Tomorrow there would be time to spend with her family (not looking forward to Arthur and Ty being in close quarters) and the Titans. Tonight it was the time for a Christmas tradition. The Ice Princess had to be save from the Ice Dragon by her dashing Knight.

"I'm glad we get to do this," Cait said. Being dead last year made it a little difficult to do last year. Cait couldn't express in words how glad she was that they could do this and what it meant to her.

boosted_gold:

Riley stirred, laying on his side, face buried in his lover's hair. Something wasn't right though.. he felt hazy, and the hair smelled faintly of... salt? His eyes opened slowly, his field of vision filled with blue.

ms_miracle:

Warrior's Bar and Grill was officially closed for the evening, and with good reason.  Avia and Petra had taken it over for the annual "Rate the Hunks" party, though that was in truth, only a small part of the evening.  The various women of the teams getting to socialize and have fun and get to know each other was far more important that drooling over the sweet, sweet eyecandy that was...

Wait.  What was she thinking about?

But invitations had gone out to all the super-women in Avia's Rolodex, including the JSA, the YJLA, the Titans, and the New Guardians, and anyone else anyone else knew.  There was food, alcohol for those old enough,  background music.

"Looks like we're all set, Petra, m'groovy gal pal."

Now, folks just had to show.

dc_holiday:

"A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues." - Cicero

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_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.

young_swimmer:

Cait had been planning and had been working on this surprise for Ty for sometime. It had been hard with the link they shared, but Cait had done her best to try to keep it from him. Cait had been keeping up her end of the deal with Arthur and there were some benefits outside of getting along better with her father.

One of those benefits was a three bedroom apartment in San Francisco for Cait, Ash and Ty. There had been some objections to Ty being there, but Cait had done her best to assure her father and mother that Ty would have his own room and that the two of them were not having sex yet. It took some time, but eventually she did get through to Arthur and then came the apartment.

Now she just had to surprise her boyfriend. Cait headed to his lab.

nextgen_baddie:

Mongol had abducted the parents of young up and coming heroes and subjected the adults to a Black Mercy. Their children banded together and went to save their parents. The battle was taking place at Mongol's base and the kids were on their way to saving their parents.

During the middle of the battle a flash of light momentarily blinded everyone and Kang stepped out of the portal.

The tide of the battle started to shift and things that happened before started to change.

young_swimmer:

It was the first time Cait could buy a gift for someone and not have to watch every penny or feel guilty about digging into her savings. She was keeping up her end of the bargain with Arthur and he in turn was keeping up his in addition to being a little generous with funds. It was her first time being on the surface since her grandfather died that was officially sanctioned by Arthur and with it came access to more funds.

Having access to money didn't solve the problem of what to get Ty.

Cait made a phone call. The day would be spent with the Titans and then Cait and Ty would have dinner with Ty's mom. Cait also set up a shopping trip with his mom. It would give them some time to bond and maybe she had a few ideas that would help Cait narrow down a gift. After a day of shopping Cait and his mother had managed to get him new clothes, his favorite candy and Cait had gotten him parts for an upgrade to his laptop and a few hundred dollars on a gift card for books for his Kindle.

She made him breakfast on the day of his birthday and took it to him.

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."

bobblehead:

Pippi may have joined the East team to stick with Mitzi, but she still visits when she can. After all, Iris remains her new bestest friend, and she has to visit King Triton now and then. Besides, much as she adores Dinah and Mitzi (occasionally to Dinah's chagrin), Cait is a <i>real</i> princess, so Pippi has to visit to work on quietly picking up princess pointers, just in case she stumbles into a Disney plotline.

She bounces in through the door, waving a credit card. "Alright, shopping time!"

young_swimmer:

It had been the longest day in Cait's life. They had all been up at the crack of dawn today. Today was the day they were going to return Poseidonis to the ocean floor. They all had been up late at night making sure the last minute details were covered.

The city had been evacuated. The citizens had been taken to Cerdia and Tritonis during the week. It wasn't easy emptying a city. Ty and Cait arrived on Thursday and had helped with last minute repairs. It was easier to repair the city while it was on the surface and some structures also needed additional support for the trip down.

Arthur had even called in the JLA to help. She knew Ty could do it, she didn't have a doubt, but it was always wise to have contingency plans and she had agreed with Arthur on this decision. Thankfully the council had been sent to Tritonis and Arthur and Cait didn't have to deal with them during this.

When it was noon it was time to sink Poseidonis.

The Royal Family and Ty were in the water a little away from the city. Cait put all of her focus on the link she shared with Ty and her faith in him. The waters grew choppy and Poseidonis slowly started to sink. It took about two hours from start to finish before Poseidonis was once again on the ocean floor.

The job wasn't over though. They had to go through the city to see if anything had been damaged in the move. Compared to surface cities Poseidonis was small, but it still took them hours to go through it making sure everything was safe.

When they were done and had determined everything was structurally sound Cait and Ty went to Cerdia to inform the Atlanteans could return home. Garth went to Tritonis.

It would take awhile to get everyone back home, but Cait had made sure the first wave returned home safely. Tomorrow there would be more escorting the citizens home.

Cait was overtired but she couldn't sleep. She moved slowly through the gardens. The plants had all died during their stay on the surface and surface and they had been replaced by plants that could survive on the surface. Now they were all dying. They would have to be removed and new plant life would have to be planted. Such was the way of life in ever turbulent Poseidonis.

young_swimmer:

Cait and Ty returned to San Francisco after their stay in Atlantis and both in tact. Arthur had been true to his word and had been what could only be called nice (for him) to Ty. It had made Cait happy and it went a long way in helping to patch things up between father and daughter. Ty went straight to his workshop when they got back and Cait had an errand to run. She had some good news to deliver.

She sent a message to Ceridan to meet her at the aquarium in San Francisco.

Cait was playing and talking to the sea turtles as she waited. Despite what Iris and her Disney movies said, they did not talk like surfers.

young_swimmer:

Below or above the surface, Atlantis was Atlantis. Not much had changed in the city and with the people even though it was now an island on the surface of the water. There was still rebuilding to do, but the population of the city went about their daily lives and politics and government never took a break.

It was Cait's first weekend in Atlantis as part of the deal with her mother and Arthur. Ty was with her and so far Arthur had been on his best behavior. Ty was stressed and Cait was stressed, but they were able to handle it. For now.

Today was a council meeting and Cait was looking forward to it. She had an ace up her sleeve and with any luck, after the meeting she won't be betrothed to Cerdian.

She took a deep breath and walked into the council chambers.

young_swimmer:

Since being back in San Francisco Cait had spent most of her free time in the bay with Hope. She had her job back at the aquarium and life with the Titans was good. Cait was happy, but she would not deny that she had an empty spot in her heart. She could never return to Atlantis and that hole in her heart would be there for as long as she was exiled.

Cait knew she would see her parents. They still loved her and she loved them and they would be by to visit. Well her mother would be. Arthur was a different story and if he did show up, it would probably be to bring her back to Atlantis. Try to. Cait would not go willingly.

Today was a day off of work and Cait was down in the bay playing with Hope.

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.

young_swimmer:

The few days after the attack had been very busy for Cait. Atlantis didn't run itself and there was so much to do it wasn't even funny. Cait knew what her father did and what went into running a kingdom, but she never realized how tiring it was. Cait was exhausted at the end of each day. She collapsed on her bed in the evening and didn't move until sunrise.

The work was hard, but thankfully the council was supportive and so was Lord Garth. They got through the few days while Arthur was recuperating from his injuries. When the royal physician informed her that Arthur would be ready to resume his responsibilities, Cait readied herself to go home to San Francisco.

She was in her room gathering a few things to take back with her since she had very little there.

dc_atlantis:

Koryak stood near the new shoreline of Atlantis and looked out across the water. He was tired, they all were, but the rebuilding of Atlantis was coming along at a pace no one had expected. The Atlanteans were a resourceful people and rebuilding their homes and city wasn't just rebuilding the physical, it was rebuilding their sense of identity.

Koryak had watched his father and Queen Mera work as hard as every other citizen when it came to doing things, if not harder. Koryak was right there beside them working to do as much as he could. There were a few missing faces, most notably Cait and Cerdian's. Koryak didn't blame them. He thought it was unfair that Arthur was trying to force them to marry. He was proud his sister stood up to their father and she left to do her own thing.

Koryak turned back toward the city.

The water behind him erupted into spray and figures emerged and came up on the island.

Koryak turned to face the invaders. "Raise the alarm!" he yelled before he was attacked.

young_swimmer:

Cait couldn't wait to get down to the bay and see Hope from the moment they had returned to the Titans Tower. As soon as she felt settled in, she slipped on a bikini and headed down to the water. There was no sign of Hope and her pod, but Cait sent out a message. If they were anywhere in the area they would hear it and come.

Cait smiled and swam out to the mouth of the bay and waited.

It didn't take long for a pod of dolphins to appear and Cait immediately spotted Hope. She kind of stood out. Hope! As soon as the dolphin was close enough Cait wrapped her arms around the pink dolphin.

dc_holiday:

A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. ~Irish Proverb

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.

young_swimmer:

Being "kidnapped" by an ice dragon was fun when it was her and Ty, but getting abducted by a real one wasn't fun. Of course being stark naked on top of it really didn't make things any better. Today was definitely one of those days Cait should have stayed in bed.

Whatever the dragon was made of it wasn't just ice. It looked like ice, it felt cold like ice, but it wasn't pure ice. Ice was frozen water and Cait couldn't use her powers on it at all and she wasn't going to break free of its strong grasp anytime soon.

It took her back to its "castle", which really was nothing more than the top of Coit Tower on the top of Telegraph Hill. She did have to admit that the view of San Francisco was amazing, but she would rather not be there at the moment. She couldn't do anything but wait for Ty or the Titans, if Ty was still dealing with unruly facial hair, to come rescue her.