Mischievous Vacation

The Shadow Team looked at their teammate, Kid Flash, asking the question on everyone's mind, and then Robin dumped the issue on him.

" Thanks, Wally, for volunteering. Have fun."

" Woah, woah, I did not volunteer for anything, Robin!"

Robin did not want to be the one to enter, so he kept on trying to pass the hot potato to his friend.

" You brought up, so you volunteer; I already have eyes on him with my hacking skills."

" Robin does have a point, Kid."

Aqua Lad agreed as he did not want to enter either unless he absolutely had to. Kid Flash came up with a quick counterargument.

" Yeah, but... I know nothing of Magic mumbo jumbo; I am a science guy, after all, and in fact, Kaldrur, since you know Magic, you should be the one to go!"

Aqua Lad went silent as he lacked a leg to stand on in this case, as he did not want to dump it on one of the girls instead. Kid Flash looked smug at getting out of entering the Adult Shop alone. Superboy then spoke up.

" I'll go; I have a lot of questions for the guy anyway."

The Clone did not feel a sense of embarrassment like the others as he was spoon-fed only the essentials through his psychic education at Cadmus. Robin then pointed out.

" That might be, but as Zatanna said, he might be using Magic to be in two places at once, and we need a Magic User to confirm whether or not he is there."

Raven sighed as she volunteered.

" I'll go with Superboy."

She volunteered partly because she also wanted to see how her mentor was doing as well despite the less-than-ideal location he is at. Surprisingly, Miss Martian also volunteers.

" I'll come along as well; I'm a bit curious since Mars does not have a shop like this."

" Very well then, Superboy, Raven, and Miss Martian will enter the shop to confirm whether or not the target is in the shop."

Aqua Lad agreed with the chosen team and gave the go-ahead.

***

Superboy, Raven, and Miss Martian stood in front with neon signs adorning the windows, which showed exactly what sort of shop it was, even if it did not have a name. The Clone entered the front door without a hint of embarrassment, and the girls soon followed. The girls immediately stopped as they saw the tight black bandage suits on display and even briefly imagined what they would look like wearing such an outfit.

Miss Martian and Raven both blushed, then shook their heads out of the gutters and saw that Superboy was directly heading to Silva's location, but before they could follow, they heard someone ask them.

" First time in this kind of place, ladies?"

They turned to see a well-endowed, tanned woman wearing a tight leather corset with a matching skirt and, leather gloves, and thigh-high heeled boots on. She wore an eye mask over her face and had her dark hair tied back in a neat ponytail. The woman was not embarrassed by her outfit and looked confident. Raven was the first to recover her wits.

" We are following our friend and-."

" Tall and broad shoulders over there?"

The woman asked as she pointed to Superboy, and the girls nodded in reply as they felt their throats were suddenly dry. The woman smiled as she added.

" Came in, looked around, and knew exactly what he wanted, my kind of guy. He looks fun and a bit stressed. I might help him get some release if he is interested."

The woman chuckled and then offered the two heroes in front of her.

" How about I show you around? It's not often I see some new customers in my humble store."

" Um, well, you, we are kind of in a hurry, so-."

" Don't worry, just a minute here and a minute there, and I can show you some Batman bondage gear.

The girls parroted as they could not believe their ears.

" Batman-?"

" Bondage gear?"

Miss Martian and Raven said, respectively, and with looks of confusion. The store owner smiled as she continued.

" You would be surprised how many people want Justice League or even Super Villian-themed adult toys. Let me give you a taste."

The store owner gently pushed the girls to down the aisle of her choice with a wide smile. They did not resist as they were still processing what they just heard. She then told the two heroes.

"Let's see if we can find something that will scratch that itch for you in ways you never knew."

***

Superboy was in the Adult literature area and saw Silva going through a book titled.

S&M, More than just saying I love you.

The contents of the book went over the Clone's head, and he found himself suddenly hesitating. Before him was a man who had a hand in his creation and could answer so many questions plaguing his mind. However, it brought up another important question in his mind.

" Would I even like the answers?"

Superboy suddenly felt anxious about what he might hear, but before he could overthink it, he heard someone unfamiliar call out to him.

" Since you are here, Superboy, you might as well ask then, ask not because what-ifs plague even the greatest minds in downward spirals."

Superboy looked to see the source of the voice, and it was Silva.

" You know?"

" More than you know and then some, so you might as well ask because you might not get another chance."

The towering figure said as he turned a page in his book and chuckled with a wry smile while not even glancing at the Clone. Superboy then asked one of the several questions plaguing his mind.

" Why do you have a hand in my creation?"

***

I smiled at the question and felt disappointed as it was not the best one to ask on my limited time and generosity. However, I answered anyway.

" The long and short of it is I was hired because the previous attempt made was botched, and the resulting Clone was a raging beast with little to no sentience that could not be controlled or handled without outright disposing of it."

" There is another!? Where!?"

Superboy really was not using his head very well, and I answered again while turning a page in my book.

" Probably still back at Cadmus, hidden behind the chamber where you originally were if they had not moved it."

" Are there any others!?"

I took a moment to think about that before answering.

" I am leaning toward no, but I could be wrong as it has been a while since I was involved with the Kr Project."

Superboy had a complicated expression as he processed the new information, and I ignored him as I went through my book. I found it funny as it over-romanticized S&M relationships a bit. It is an interesting read, nonetheless. The Clone then asked me.

" Why do I exist?"

" Are you being philosophical?"

I jokingly asked back, and he frowned before clarifying.

" Why was I made in the first place? My Cadmus programming said I was to replace Superman if he ever turned from the light, but that should not be all, should it? If whoever was involved got you to work for them?"

" No, your programming was self-explanatory. You were meant to be a weapon to fulfill that specific purpose. There is no deeper meaning."

I denied any higher purpose to his creation as he was truly only meant to be a weapon for the Light. Superboy cursed in frustration as he clenched his fists.

" Damn it!"

I cared little for his inner turmoil, as he was nothing but a project for me when Lex Luthor wanted my services. I then noticed the two girls who followed him into the store finally making their way to me, but Superboy turned and left as he had a lot on his mind. Miss Martian looked like she wanted to give chase but eyed me warily, but Raven assured her.

" Go, I can handle this, Megan."

" But-."

" Megan, it looks like Superboy needs you."

The Martian eyed her teammate, then nodded and left to check on the clone. I greeted my student after messing with the video feed Robin was using to spy on me.

" How have you been, Rachel?"

" Well enough, it could be better. It could be worse. And you, Teacher?"

" I am more at peace since I managed to return to my home."

I smiled from the heart as I sincerely felt that and then asked.

" How have your studies been going?"

" I am making steady progress, and you have given me more than enough time to deal with my father."

I nodded with approval and then asked seriously.

" Raven, no Rachel Roth!"

" Yes?"

She looked at me in surprise as I rarely called her by her full name. I then offered.

" Would you like a fresh start in my home world? No interdimensional daddy demon BS, just a fresh start and an open future for you to decide."

She looked at me in stunned silence for a good minute be answering.

" I-."