chapter 16

A few hours passed and the entire party was done and everyone was ready to go back home.


"You dudes gonna go now?" Beast Boy frowned.


"We should," Mo said. "This has been a lot more than I anticipated."


"A lot more than any of us anticipated." Dot said.


"We must have the new friends over again in the future." Starfire suggested.


"Yeah, I like 'em!" Cyborg smiled.


"Well, Titans, let's have a vacation." Robin decided.


Beast Boy grinned eagerly. "Now, you're talkin'!"


The guests then went to their respective homes after their thrilling and exhausting adventure.


"Um, you girls want a walk home?" Patch asked Mo and Colette.


"Sure, we could use the company." Colette smiled.


Dot yawned as she felt very sleepy from this adventure and the travel to Tokyo and back.


"I'll take Dot home." Lucky told Patch and Atticus.


"Thanks, Lucky." Atticus and Patch smiled.


Lucky smiled to them, then stood close to Dot's side to take her back home. Atticus and Mo then left with Patch and Colette.


"Come, Cerise." Forte walked with Cherry. "I'll take you home."


"Goody..." Cherry mumbled.


"Come on, it'll be good for you to be back with your family." Forte said.


"Mm..." Cherry lowly hummed.


The Titans waved to their new friends and went back into their Tower.


Lady was pacing in the backyard as she seemed anxious for Colette to be right back home today and was distracted by her being out there on her own.


"Miss Lady, you relax yourself," Trusty soothed. "I'm sure little Collie is just fine."


They then heard a knocking at the front door. Lady's left ear went up slightly.


Elizabeth got the door as she held Junior in her arm. "Oh, Mo, you're home!" she smiled to her adoptive daughter.


"Hey, Mom..." Mo smiled to her as she kept her bags. "Mind if we come in?"


"Not at all." Elizabeth chuckled and opened the door more to let Mo and Colette come inside.


"Thanks for escorting us home, boys." Colette smiled.


"No problem." Patch smiled back.


"Yes, no trouble at all." Atticus added.


"Such gentlemen you two are." Elizabeth smiled admirably.


"We try our best." Patch smiled.


Lady came in from the backyard. "Colette?"


"Mom!" Colette smiled and ran to her mother, nuzzling against her.


"Oh, I've missed you so much..." Lady cooed. "Are you okay? Did anybody hurt you? What happened!"


"Mom, Mom, I'm fine," Colette laughed. "Besides, I had Patch to look after me."


"I know." Lady said, nuzzling her daughter.


Tramp came over. "Oh, Colette, thank Gabriel above you're okay!"


"Of course I am." Colette smiled to her father.


"Hey, Sis, how was Japan?" Scamp asked as soon as he entered the room.


"Amazing..." Colette sounded dreamy. "Giant monsters, evil spirits, child detectives..."


"Whoa, no way!" Danielle chuckled. "Did ya meet Godzilla?"


"I'm not sure..." Colette tried to think. "There was a giant monster, but I don't know if it was Godzilla or not."


"I don't know if it was Godzilla either." Mo said.


"Wait, how'd you know we were in Japan?" Colette then asked. "We were just gonna meet the Teen Titans?"


"Are ya kiddin'?" Angel giggled. "You guys are all over the media!"


"We are?" Mo and Colette asked.


"Yeah, even in the newspaper." Danielle said.


"You guys are huge!" Scamp praised.


"So it would seem." Colette smiled.


"Aw, come on," Danielle frowned. "Annette was a criminal mastermind, Scamp got to meet Angel, Colette's popular in Japan, when's somethin' gonna happen to me!?"


"I don't know, but I'm sure that when it happens; it will be amazing." Colette smiled.


"Hmph..." Danielle frowned.


Mo came back into her and Junior's bedroom and flopped down on her bed. "Guh... There's nothing like your own bed after a long way away from home..."


"You can say that again." Colette smiled.


Mo gently pet the cocker spaniel. "Hey, girl... You gonna be my buddy?"


"Uh-huh, Angel and Scamp are going to spend time together." Colette said.


"Well, okay, it can be just you and me then..." Mo smiled.


"I always kinda looked up to you," Colette smiled back. "You're not afraid to be yourself."


"Everyone should always be themselves and not be afraid of what others say about them." Mo smiled.


"I've always wanted to be like Annette since she was the oldest..." Colette pouted. "And Danielle was the tomboy who looked up to Scamp..."


"Middle child syndrome, it sounds like..." Mo diagnosed. "You should never be afraid to be yourself, it's apart of who you are and people will like you just the same."


"Thanks, Mo." Colette smiled.


"No problem, Collie..." Mo chuckled, ruffling the top of her head.


Lucky struggled, but he carried Dot on his back as she had fallen asleep on the way home and got them both through the door. Luckily for him, Dot's parents were up and helped him out by carrying her up stairs. Lucky smiled.


"Thanks, Lucky." Gretchen smiled as she held Dot in her arms.


"Good dog!" Howard then pet Lucky before they went to take Dot up to her bedroom.


"That girl can be a handful, but I love her just the same." Lucky smiled.


Gretchen then put Dot in her bed and tucked her in, removing the glasses, and kissed her daughter on the cheek. "Good night, dear... We love you..." she whispered before turning out the light switch, but kept the night light on to let Dot get some sleep after her exhausting adventure.


At Atticus's house, both him and Patch went into the house; ready to get to bed. The family welcomed them back, but allowed them to get some sleep.


"I just love it when he comes home safely..." Jessica smiled to her younger brother.


"I love it too." Darla smiled.


Jessica gently patted her little sister on the head. Atticus smiled in his sleep after he tucked himself in with Patch sleeping on the foot of his bed. This was all exhausting for them all.


The End

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