Summer Days Part 2 Slade & Rose

To say the families were ok with their children going as an understatement. Harleen and Claire even asked the parents if they wanted to come.

Which was a quick yes. So not only were Max's former classmates and friends going, but so were a parent each. Page Monroe even took a break from shooting a movie to make it. Her pops was happy to see Max.

It was... a lot of people. But a bit of a hiccup arrived in the form of Morgen. She used a spell to make her have the appearance of a teenager. Made it very clear she was coming with and staking her claim on Max.

Aphordite really caused an issue. As well as Pamela who told the woman what happened. Now Morgen saw Harleen in a new light. A dangerous one. Slade and his family took a leave to come as well. A week worth of vacation for the family all togethor.

Bruce politely declined when asked by Selina. Who was only going to be with Max and company for a while. Her mother would be waiting for her to arrive in Cuba after. Something about visiting a distant relative of theirs. The Spiritual Clone Mr.Vega going with to check the area.

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Over the Atlantic Ocean-

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So far not much arguing was going on. A few of the kids were so glued to the windows that they didn't much else. Some of the fathers were mingling and playing cards. Quite a few of them were sleeping like babies. Must comfortable flight they ever had really.

Oddly enough, none of the mothers were sleeping. Chatting away and looking at brochures. A free trip as really something to the hard-working folks. Not to mention heading to Max's country.

Not many have gone their yet since the border entry was closed without a special permit. To many projects were going on there currently. Only a small population of 50,000 that the public new of.

"So... we are getting closer to that time." Morgen leaned over to Max. Her black locks brushing against his face. Hand grabbing his leg. ".. gonna be a hell of a birthday."

"Yeah.. it will." Max gave a smile and a small kiss on the cheek. "But till not time."

"Yah know.. how do you do mate?" John asked from his right. "I mean.. she is a knockout.. the last was a knockout. I would go batty myself."

"Oh.. so you and Z already huh?"

"WHat no no no!" John put his hands up in an x to deny it. "Not saying that at all." He looked around as a few of the others snickered. Knowing that the man feared Zatanna's father to much to try anything really. Which amused Zatanna a good bit. "Now if..."

"DO not put your foot in your mouth John." Max decided to help the young man out. "Lot's relationship end from bragging or saying the wrong thing around the wrong people."

"Got that right." Big Harv walked over grabbing a bottle of juice from one of the fridges in the area. "Real hard to explain when they are crying to. Just ain't right."

"Stop making them cry then yah big lummox." Edward chimed in. A glare from Big Harv made him shudder a little. But he stuck by his words. "It is genetics for the macho type. Tears invoke empathy. Well.. in regular people anyway." His eyes looked over Max then Claire.

"Aww you made I make you cry?" Claire teased. Edward and herself had a really weird relationship. She wouldn't make them official until the young man was tougher. Which he was not good at. "Get away from the books every now and then you might fare better."

"I am here aren't I?" Edward frowned. He was just not there yet.

"Yeah. Just try not to stay inside the entire time." Claire smiled then looked back out the window. Daydreaming about the future. 'I wonder if we even get togethor at this rate?'

Max was looking at something on a laptop. A video of two kids he acquired awhile back. The Terror Twins were doing fine in their home. Max, well the A.I. Atlas sent updates on them every day. But this was the first time he laid eyes on them currently for awhile. To busy with the Academy and other things.

The twins were suppressed a little with their metagene. Allowing them to live a normal life for the most part. The nanny took care of them well. And a magical construct of the Watcher.

"You really are a bad person." Morgen looked at the screen with him. "They are adorable children. Why not .. adopt them?"

"I can not." Max shook his head a little. "This right now is dangerous enough. But I still will follow my agreement with their "parent" like I said. I did have someone I wanted to raise them, but that did not happen."

"What you running an orphanage or something?" William Hand, also known as the Black Hand in the future had come around awhile back. Opening up to Max oddly enough after Max going to the Academy for what he did. The Scenario with him was a problem all of its own. But it allowed Max to keep tabs on Blackest Night a little. "So much "clean work" you do, makes one wonder what the bad you are up to."

"Stick around and you will find out." Max looked up over to him. "I fund government projects for one as well as pay for prisons. So that is a thing. And people don't like either of those."

"And you have a country with money. Bad combination to certain parties that are looking at you." Raven walked over passing a flashdrive over. Work that mAx needed to look over personally. "A few diplomats want to visit and meet. Good chance to acquire some companies they have."

"Right..." Max frowned. No luck that she would handle it herself. Which meant it was really something he needed to look at. "I will review it once we land." Raven left yawning. She had had done a lot of work lately. Preparing for her father Trigon sending a small demonic host to look in on earth.

"Who did you want to adopt them?" Morgen got his attention.

"Oh, Karen Starr or my cousin Inza." Max answered. He closed the laptop leaning back. "But, not in the cards. I wonder when she is giving birth anyway?"

"So what can we do when we land anyway?" One of the other students came over an asked. Seeing Max finally not busy really. Name was Ken Hardings. Just a regular student as far as Max knew. But he liked fantasy rpgs. And that was enough for him and Max to get along. "Never been to another country."

"Same laws as the U.S.." Max said. A few of them frowned. "I am not going to provide illegal stuff for you to do. Not getting me in trouble." Hr grinned as they groaned. "But there are a few technological devices you can try. Like a jetpack and an antigravity chamber for one."

"Hell yeah!" Ken jumped up. "Call dibs on the jetpack!"

*Ding!* The fasten seatbelt sign came on. They were approaching descent soon. The flight attendant went around checking everyone over once. An actual demon in disguise.

Landing was easy. Keeping people togethor was not. So Max didn't event try. They flooded out with their parents trying to keep them in check. A chaperone, a demon went with each of them to help explain things.

A few of the Amazons, the Xebelians were also there. But in small numbers. Going back and forth between here and Khandaq. Teth-Adam did not mind since they were all allies. And he had his hands full with the increase of people in his country. Via birth for one.

It is like he forgot Max told him that the people would have increase fertility as long as they followed him with a good heart. With a bountiful land to support them, it was all going well for the growing country.

Morgen hung round Max just a bit longer before leaving. Wanting to see the area the same as the others. Only person to remain near him was Slade and little Rose.

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Because it is also my job as your friend-

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Max, Rose, and Slade moved into the capitol building. A fairly decent sized building. All contained a small embassy for the future. Only Khandaq, Bialya, and the unexposed Kryptonians had a place there.

They moved over to a back room. The area Max had set up for himself. None could enter without his approval. Rose was to impatient and blurt out what she wanted.

"I want the man who murdered my mother Max!" The young girl stood proud with her head hell high. Her cultivation bursting out. Behind an image of a snow woman appeared. "He took her from me! Ruined my life!"

"Oh, is your life that bad little one." Max leaned forward in his seat. He gestured for the two to sit down. They did not. It would be one of those instances it seemed. The closer he reached a certain state, the more the others received about themselves. "A mother, father, and two brothers that care and love you. Is that not enough?"

Slade wanted to know as well. A lot of courses in parenting suggested he try to ease his daughter from this type of .. pursuit. It was not working. Especially with him angry about the situation as well.

"Grr. It is not the same." Rose bristled. Mature but still a child in the end.

"Have you found out where he is?" Slade asked after some time. Max nodded. Slade and Rose's hands immediately tightened. "How long did you know the whereabouts!?"

"A day after confirmation." Max was unbothered by the outrage. "A contact found him. Then a few more tracked his people and what he was doing. Followed by myself going to him."

The room turned silent for just a moment. Ice permeating from little Rose. Slade just stared. Mind racing bit by bit. He thought the worst. That Max allowed the man to escape. Which would be worse. If he included him, that would not have happened.

*Doop!* A blood red mirror appeared next to Max. He reached in pulling someone out.

"Here you go." Max tossed a head over, then the body. "Go ahead and yell if you must."

Slade and Rose looked heated. The little girl more than Slade himself. Max took that from them. The kill. The revenge. The satisfaction of ending the life of that monster. Rose's eyes turned bloodshot. She lunged towards Max who was sitting still.

*Waaaaahhhhh!* The Yuki Onna behind her screaming in a disgusting howl. Its voice coming from the depths of the soul. Just a sick pain of resentment. The air fluxed for just a moment. Then stabilized.

*Schlick!* A silver sword formed from her hair. Piercing Max right in the heart. Fresh tears dripped down Rose's cheek. The color of blood as she pulled out and struck again and again in anger.

Slade lost at the sight now. Slowly he stepped forward. The remains of his half brother Jackal, crushed under his boot. Something about his daughter in this state made him feel a pain deep within.

Max sat there taking each strike openly. He understood what he did. And how much it would affect the child.

"Rose.. stop..." Slade's voice was low. Rose did not stop. She kept attacking and was actually building up in strength. "You have.. to stop.." But the girl continued. Slade built up his own spiritual energy. At first to strike but he held back. Pulling the girl away as she rage and screamed. "That is enough!"

"He took the kill! He took what was ours!" Deep veins bulged on her face. Her cultivation was higher than anyone Max came across at this age. Especially without a lot of resources. Rose trained every single day. Even as she slept. "Took what is mine! She was my mother!"

*Bloop!* A red bubble of energy appeared. *Bloop! Bloop! Bloop!* Three more after that. Concentrated Rage energy. The Red Entity in Max sucked it away from Rose.

"I hate you MAX!! I will never forgive you!" Rose howled till she was hoarse. She went slack fighting against Slade's arms. Her father was still stronger than her. "Ahhh!"

*Bllllooooooppp!!!* Another red bubble appeared. Redl lines turned to mist leaving Rose. Her facial features returned to normal. She looked the same as a little girl once more. Just stronger and more in control of herself in the future.

"What was that Max?" Slade cradled his exhausted daughter. Turning to the Yuki Onna and freezing up. THe image of the woman looking more human than ever before. Spitting image of Rose's mother. "How can that be?"

"I can not begin to tell you just yet." Max continued to sit as his wounds healed. "Lillian soul.. found a way. It is very weird. Rose has done the unthinkable. Pushed her cultivation Manual further than I thought possible. Her mother was dead, passed on. But the soul is here. Not fully, but here."

*Slick!* The last of Max's blood returned. Rose's spiritual energy ignored the magic he had on himself. The fact she hurt him was something to admire. Even though Max could have circled his blood energy to black everything, he didn't. Needed to figure some things out.

"The body.." Max turned to the remains. ".. gonna take it away?"

"Nope." Slade raised his hands burning the remains in spiritual flames. "You have the soul still dont' you?" Max grinned at him. "I thought as much. I will tell her later." Slade moved to the door with Rose in his arms. Stopping to say one last thing for now. "Thank you. I know there are more reasons why you did this."

"Of course. To sever the last ties to a bad outcome." Max floated a small ball over. It contained what would happen if Slade or Rose killed Jackal in there current state. "Friends do not let friends go certain ways. If it ends up with just Rose or yourself hating me, that is fine."

*Click!* The door closed as Slade left. Much to think about. And much to discuss with his family about looking at the small ball's information. Atlas passing over some info.

'Scenario Complete. Rose Wilson will become Ravager. Slade will continue as Deathstroke with the support of his family. Adeline Wilson will no longer die by the hands of Starfire. Destinies are free.' Atlas tone sounded a little happy. 'At least they are not going to die that way. What are you going to do about the other scenario unfolding?'