Days had gone by since Zero and Ratboy were taken to a hospital. Thankfully the closest ER had been one of the ones keen on protecting identities and such secret of Batman and his allies. With the HQ and Gym both in a wreck, Ted Grant had the remains of the team held up in a hotel just outside of city limits. A now completely composite teen, Leviathan, could no longer separate into Daniel and Robert. Nightlife did a lot of sleeping. Hephestus and El Sasquatcho seemed to sort of hit it off. Parasite was taken to the nearest STAR Labs in Metropolis, now completely encompassed in a cocoon type of bug construct. 

There was a door between the two rooms the team left open. Snack food wrappers and fast food bags were scattered everywhere, and it looked like Ted Grant hadn't shaved in days. One of the two tv's was on, sounded like a basketball game or something from the other room. Grant kinda stayed in the corner on a phone the last hour or so. He approached Levi and the others in this room and was kinda near the open door connecting the two rooms on the inside so the others could hear him. 

"Batman said Zero will be out of the hospital soon, Rats isn't looking to get back in the field and will probably be in recovery a few more days. Batman is bound to make this 'Titans' thing work, and recruited a couple more young heroes who should be arriving at any time..." Grant said in his grizzly voice, "Still nothing on Parasite though. The guys at STAR Labs don't want to crack the cocoon in case it's healing her or something but she's under observation. I know you kids are just starting your careers... but I think I'm gettin' a little too old for this sh.."

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!

Who was going to show up at the Titans' temporary door step? Was Zero already back? Maybe it was one of the new recruits? Levi started picking up trash and trying to make the place look more presentable. 

~KL~