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.

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:

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.

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.

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 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.

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."

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_holiday:

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

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.

young_swimmer:

Cait was enjoying her time living at her grandfather's cottage with Ty. The two of them were left alone for the most part save for the occasional visit by one of the townspeople who knew her grandfather and were just checking on her. They said Arthur Sr. would want them to check on his granddaughter.

Life quickly settled into a routine and Cait was happy. There was peace, quiet, Ty and no sign of Arthur. Life was good, but there was one thing nagging at Cait. She had been reunited with her Atlantean family, but there was one family she had yet to be reunited with. They were three thousand miles away, but it wasn't far for Ty.

Cait came down out of the lighthouse and went looking for Ty.

dc_parent:

Arthur walked through the ruins of Poseidonis. The jewel of Atlantis lay mostly in ruins and was now floating on the surface of the ocean. Her sister city of Tritonis was in ruins on the ocean floor. Arthur's kingdom was in ruins, but the people were alive. They would rebuild and Atlantis would flourish again. Arthur would spend the rest of his life making sure of that.

He looked around at the ruins of the city and the people moving about. Arthur already had the council on his back for a meeting, but he told them it could wait. He had to make sure his people were provided for first. A good majority of the newly resurrected citizens had been evacuated to Cerdia, but even Cerdia couldn't hold all of the citizens of Poseidonis. Personnel essential to rebuilding were here now and ready to get started.

Arthur looked over at Mera and smiled. No matter what happened they'd get through it together. His gaze wandered and fell on Ash. Arthur had heard she had assumed the throne and with Garth's help led the surviving people of Atlantis to safety in a remote area away from the two ruined cities. When word that the dead had been restored to life, Garth and Ash led the people back to Poseidonis and they had just arrived.

Mera. Garth. Dolphin. Cerdian. Ash. Just one person was missing from his family. Cait. Thoughts of his daughter added some weight to his shoulders. He had to find her and see if she had been brought back. He couldn't imagine having to go through the rest of his life without her in it.

young_swimmer:

There was the sudden intake of breath and Cait gasped, expecting water not air. For a second it felt like she was suffocating, but then her body adjusted to breathing air. She coughed a few times and drew in deep breaths. She was alive again.

Cait opened her eyes and blinked a few times. She looked around. None of her surroundings were familiar. At all. It wasn't Atlantis or Titans Tower. Where in Hades was she?

What happened? She remembered Oceanus' attack and the darkness and cold settling over her when he killed her. Then...gods of the sea...the walking nightmare. Attacking Atlantis. Killing so many and watching her father die by having his heart ripped out by his wife.

Ty. Tears formed in her eyes and spilled out at the thought of him as the memories of the walking nightmare came rushing back. Cait had used his love for her against him. By Dis, did she really do all of that? Did she cause so much death and destruction?

Ty. Where was he? She sat up and looked around searching frantically for Ty. Shouldn't he be here? He didn't die. She knew he didn't. She had watched William Hand take over, but it didn't kill him. He had to be alive. Cait reached out to him with her mind.

Ty, my love. Where are you?

dc_misc:

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

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

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

dc_holiday:

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Anonymous entries accepted.

whydowescream:

Here's something you don't hear often in Titan's Tower: Ruth Morgenstern sounds angry.

"31 - 17 is just embarrassing! And for crying out loud, nine years in a row?"

The Mids have beaten the Knights, you see. Again. It's one of the only football games that matters to Ruth that doesn't involve Jay playing.

As her blood pressure rises, she eventually repeats a few verses of "A Little Kingdom I Possess" in her head, and soothes herself. Still. Vexing.

catchmeifyoucan:

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

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

Today, that urge was especially strong.

Because the newest statue was one of her best friend.
( Read more... )

all_powerfull:

Ty didn't spend much time in Atlantis. His wounds weren't physical, and Arthur quickly made it clear that Ty was somehow to blame for all of this, and wasn't welcome. Not near him, not in Atlantis, and not near the body of the Princess. And no, she was not coming to the surface for burial or anything else.

He's been in his workshop ever since. Now and then he tries for some semblance of order, trying to put the dust and scraps back together into pieces, and pieces into something vaguely recognizeable as machinery. Trying to reassemble his star charts, his blackboard full of equations, his notebooks full of warp theory calculations. It never goes far... either things just don't reassemble right, or frustration kicks in and he destroys it all over again.

After all, that's what he does. He destroys, he loses. All the power in the world, all the powers in the world... control over time, and he was too late. The might of a god, and everything slipped through his fingers. One of the greatest psychic wills in existence, and he still lost control. And worst of all, brilliant minds, use of 90 percent of his brain and total recall... letting him relive and replay every instant. Every minute detail. Every sound, every sight. Reviewing everything he should have done over and over.

They'd been so close. Vacation, normalcy, holidays with his mother now that, with Cait's help, he had achieved a semblance of control. His plans for Christmas... and now it was all gone.

dc_titansofmyth:

Oceanus and his wife Tethys approached the domed city of Poseidonis. The world's oceans were once under their rule and would be once again. The usurpers, Poseidon and his followers, would be driven out and Oceanus would once again claim what was rightfully his.

Tethys was next to her husband as they approached the domed city. Poseidon's rule over the oceans would end and his mortal worshipers would properly be worshiping Tethys and Oceanus. The Titans would once again take their rightful places.

The two walked confidently up to the gates of the city.

young_swimmer:

Cait returned to Titans Tower to make sure that someone would watch King Triton for her while she was gone. She didn't know how long she would be in Poseidonis so she wanted to make sure the cat was taken care of. There was also Ty. There was no way she would go anywhere without saying goodbye to him. She did make him a promise after all.

She knocked lightly on the door to his room.

young_swimmer:

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

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

They arrived and took seats at the table.

young_swimmer:

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

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

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

"Hello?" she called out.

young_swimmer:

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

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

young_swimmer:

Cait needed some quiet and lately the Titan's Tower was anything but quiet. Pippi and Iris could make a person feel like they had four cups of coffee just by being nearing them. Not to mention her mother was now staying there. Cait needed some time alone and that meant she went for a swim.

She headed south down the coast with Hope at her side.

young_swimmer:

Don't be nervous Cait told Ty (and herself) and reassuringly squeezed his hand as they entered the restaurant. Cait was a little nervous, but she had to push it back and be Ty's anchor. She reminded herself it wasn't as bad as court functions in Atlantis. Those were horrible and unbearable. She knew Ty's mom wasn't horrible and time with her wouldn't be unbearable.

It could always be worse, she told herself.

She put on a smile and walked in with Ty.

young_swimmer:

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

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

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

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

littleladylord:

Four different kinds of gourmet Macaroni and Cheese. Stacks upon stacks of different finger sandwiches, with the yards worth of crusts used to make a couple of heated trays of bread pudding. A pineapple-banana-pecan cake possibly bigger than the birthday girl herself. A small table of vegan stuff, just in case.

Cindy couldn't stop grinning at it. Had she found awesome caterers or what?

The band specialized in swing covers of hard rock songs, but could play just about anything. There was a dance floor. All her friends from school were there, dressed to the eights.

Of course, all Cindy's friends from school didn't really fill up the little reception hall. And she certainly didn't have a big family. But that was okay, more room for her soon-to-be-colleagues fellow super-brats.

And so she scurried, from arrival to arrival, for cheerful welcomes.

littleladylord:

'The pleasure of your company is cordially requested by Miss Lenore Cynthia Montgomery Lord at a celebration of her 16th birthday. at 6 pm on the 25th of July.'

Calligraphy. Cardstock paper with those little RSVP cards and everything.  That should make it clear that her birthday is going to be awesome, right?

Cindy Lord's powers don't work in print, so she feels there can be no confusion about what the fancy etiquette signifies beyond, in Cindy's mind, 'important'. 

Among the rather prissy-looking envelopes sent out are those addressed to Miss Traya Smith, Miss Petra Beatriz Gardener, Mr. Jonathan Kent, Her Royal Highness Caitria Curry, Mr. Jai Allen West, Miss Iris Lillian West, Miss Dinah Michelle Kord, Mr. Riley Edward Carter,


But she makes sure the little notes on the invitations include 'Dress flexible'. She doesn't want anybody not coming to her party because they didn't feel like wearing heels or a tie.

superpowerboy:

It had been a surprise for Tim. He'd been sunning himself when time and space itself seemed to bend before a strange little silver and green droid was dropped into his lap. The holographic message that it played was a bigger surprise.

They sent him a device to bring him home. Tim was thrilled. He packed up his room, suited up in uniform, and then set about searching. He wanted to say good bye to all the Titans and Jon before he went so he set about searching for them each...

in_a_snap:

(Timebendyed so anyone can be involved)

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

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

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

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

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

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

dc_holiday:

What Makes a Dad

God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle's flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so,

He called it ... Dad

young_swimmer:

Cait was exhausted. She had never used her powers so much as she had in the past few hours. It was her job and responsibility to help protect the world's oceans and aquatic life and she had come to the coast of Louisiana to help with the clean up. The oil was everywhere and Cait was doing all she could to help the workers clean it up.

Her powers came in very handy and were well suited to the task. She was helping to contain the oil by creating a solid barrier of water around the spill, but the area was huge and her powers had a limit. Exhaustion went as deep as her bones. She wanted to fall into the water and go to sleep for a long time, but she couldn't give up now. So much wildlife could be destroyed if the oil was allowed to reach the shore.

Cait called upon her reserves of willpower and kept the barrier up. The crews were working as fast as they could and she needed to give them more time to do their jobs.

catchmeifyoucan:

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

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

catchmeifyoucan:

Iris was a little disoriented from her and the Titans scuffle with the Raiderettes. It had to be one of the weirdest fights she'd ever had. She wasn't even sure if they'd won...or if they got their asses kicked in the process.

And where did that Jayhawk guy go, anyway?

But that didn't matter, right now, what matter was that Ceridan was lying on the floor, hurt! Iris raced over to him, her arms still full of cookies. He was her TRUE LOVE and his safety was ALL THAT MATTERED right now.

"Cerdian?" she asked, "Are you okay?"

superpowerboy:

It's raining in San Francisco this pleasant afternoon. And while there are not many people out, there's more than enough to point up and stare as clouds suddenly part. A swirling vortex of green light appears in the sky and just ripples there for a few moments. And then suddenly...

BOOM


There's an explosion from the vortex and something gets sent rocketing into the air from it. The vortex snaps shut with another BOOM as some rather large chunk of flaming metal flies into the city and smashes into the street. About two blocks of pavement and several cars are damaged before the mass of metal stops in the street.

This could be bad...

young_swimmer:

Cait sat on the shore and watched the sunset over the Pacific. Hope and her pod had left the protection of the bay for awhile. Otherwise Cait would have been in the water playing with them like she did every day. Coming down here to see the dolphins had become part of her daily routine. She missed them, but she knew they would be back in a few days.

Right now, she figured, Daddy was having a royal fit. Actually, Cait was surprised he wasn't here demanding she return with him to Atlantis. The royal summons came two weeks ago and demanded that she present herself to the throne in a fortnight. Obviously Cait was not going to follow orders. Not until he stopped ordering her about like one of his subjects.

Mother had also sent something along with Daddy's summons. She had sent a copy of the Royal Atlantean Chronicles. At first Cait had wondered why her mother had sent them because Cait had always been forbidden from reading them, but after reading them she understood. Her mother was sending her a message and Cait had heard it.

By Poseidon's beard her family was insane.

The Chronicles read like an absurd piece of fiction and Cait had really wished they were fiction, but they weren't. If she ever mentioned the things in them to anyone they'd accuse her of making it all up.

Daddy was definitely going to have a fit.

all_powerfull:

The entire world is reeling from the aftermath of the near disaster with an elder god's rise. Nowhere is more hurt than San Francisco, including Titan's Tower, and the ravaged bay. Normally, he tries to be very careful not to overuse his powers, tries not to leave the world too affected. But this is special - its both home, and its just before Cait's birthday. As such, all of his normal rules are off.

First there's the city. He isn't so bold as to try and fix the trauma and pain and all, but he can blanket the area with positive psychic impressions, and push people towards good dreams and limit the nightmares. Its a start. Then there's the damage done - using Calculator's memory of everything he's seen while above the city, he slows time until he's effectively moving at 99.999% of light speed, and begins transmuting everything back the way it was - but clean, lacking all the dirt and wear and tear, making the city as new as if everything had just been built. Even at his speed, it takes most of a day.

Then he turns his attention to the Bay - its been most ravaged of all. Death and decay fill it, lifeless fish and other creatures float on the water and litter the sea floor. Somewhere between ocean master's magic and bending time, he starts by accelerating the processes, the decayed things rot away, and become fertilizer in very little time. The spawn slime and acid is disintegrated so things can grow anew, and for good measure, he takes decades of pollution with it. With Poison Ivy's powers, he grows new plant life, then speeds its growth, rebuilding the shattered ecosphere.

Ocean Master's magic and telepathy helps him locate examples of the sea life that should live there, this time leaving out all the invasive species that had moved along the coast. He teleports a few breeding pairs of everything that should be there from elsewhere, restocking the bay. There's not near as much life there as before, but there's the bare bones for recovery.

He's given her not just San Francisco back, but renewed the city, and especially the Bay, and helped the people towards some kind of recovery, but there's one step left.
Reaching out into the ocean, he finds what he's looking for - and he returns a pod of Pacific White-Sided Dolphins to the Bay area, working just one bit of magic. One of the pregnant females undergoes just a little bit of magic, boosting her health and suitability as a mother, and the timescale is time-sped up just right.

When Cait wakes up tomorrow morning, amidst all of the astounded other headlines and reports of various signs of hope will be one that should stand out to her - just to make sure, he plants a suggestion in the lead editor's head, and makes sure there's a good photograph of the pod in the Bay, used as a sign of hope and renewal for the damaged region, making sure when she wakes, there'll be a newspaper nearby with a photo and large headline about the birth of a brand new baby pink dolphin in San Francisco Bay.

dc_eldritch:

Out of the temple doors in the bay comes an ancient evil creature. It is Cthulu himself. He roars loudly then snatches up several cultists and eats them. The frightened screams of the others fill the air. His gaze turns to the shore and then he begins to walk.

His march towards the shore begins and he doesn't notice anything else just yet.

dc_eldritch:

It happened one day. Bombs went off across the city and suddenly people got rounded up like cattle. One look at a Cthulu spawn and they were either screaming in utter insanity or on their knees in reverence. A couple of times men and women suddenly jumped each other coupling roughly on the roof of a car.

But they stopped and started to pick up all kinds of weapons. Most of them were improvised weapons.

The numerous Cthulu spawn who had been called up from the deep joined them. This city would be theirs by nightfall. They needed to finish it tonight.

Cthulu called to them.

dc_misc:

AS different groups gathered together to put a stop to what was going to happen others assembled to make sure it happened. It was not an easy thing to break into the Warden's office. But it was easy to have him suddenly slip into madness and find that he didn't mind the idea of letting everyone have fun. Shouldn't everyone feel this free?

He giggled. Then started releasing the most dangerous in mates of Arkham. They struck attacking and fighting. One guard got his stun gun taken from him and they started to beat him to death.

Other guards tried to step in. Others tried to call for the cops. But then the lines went dead. They couldn't carry their cell phones on them while on the floor so there was very little they could do as suddenly the whole place erupted into a tapestry of violence.

dc_eldritch:

The night sky was clear. The stars twinkle in the sky and the moon glows on the water of the San Fransisco bay. But something is not right. There are no fish in the water. All of the local aquatic life has fled. Even the sea gulls have left staying far away from the water.

Further off in the water something wicked is already here. The bay and city are rocked with a massive earth quake. Suddenly cars crash and a boat going across the bay is turned over as a temple begins to break the surface of the water. Across the country the cult members wake up and start to make plans. Tonight is not the night but within the week they will take the city. They must. Their God calls to them.

He lies sleeping but they will wake him up.

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dc_holiday:

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

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