"So, we're taking in another girl?" Mike asked after his father and stepmother had explained Jennifer's situation to him.

"Her father's an old friend of mine and he asked us to take her in for the school year." Pat said.

"Okay, and does this have anything to do with what's going on downstairs?" Mike asked, since his dad had told him about the JSA and shown him the Citadel.

"Yes, she's Black Lightning's daughter and Courtney recruited her into the new JSA." Pat said.

"So you'll let a complete stranger join, but not your own son?" Mike asked, still annoyed that his dad wouldn't let him join the JSA.

"Jen has powers and she's already shown that she works well with Yolanda and Courtney. Mike, I get that you want to help, but you're too young to join and you don't exactly have anything to offer. Yet at least." Pat said.

"Well, if you'd teach me how to drive that robot you built, I would." Mike said.

"Not gonna happen." Pat said.

"Still, I can't help but feel incredibly outnumbered." Mike said.

"I know it's a lot of girls around here Mike, but you have to remember why we're taking them in." Pat said.

"I know, but still, it would be nice if we'd bring another guy in." Mike said.

"I'm sure that eventually we'll start recruiting some other boys, but even if we do, they won't be moving in. Barb and I have already agreed that Jen is the last one we're taking in." Pat said and Mike nodded.

"I still think I should be allowed to join the JSA." Mike asked.

"Talk to me again when you turn 15." Pat said, since while normally he'd make it 18, that didn't seem fair since Courtney was 15 right now.

"Fine." Mike complained, still very annoyed about that, right as one of the maids walked up.

"Excuse me, Mr. Dugan, but Ms. Pierce has arrived with her parents and you've been summoned to help get Ms. Pierce unpacked in the room she picked." the maid said.

"We'll be right there." Pat said.

"Actually, I'm gonna go take Buddy for a walk, since I think this can be considered JSA work and as you made it clear, I'm not a part of the JSA, so, bye." Mike said as he walked away, causing his father to roll his eyes at him before he went with the maid to the front door to find Jen and her parents bringing boxes into the house, with help from Courtney, Barb and Yolanda and some of the other house staff.

"Lynn. It's good to see you again." Pat said to Jefferson's ex-wife.

"You too. It's nice to know that Jefferson has a few old friends left." Lynn said as she put the box she was holding down to hug him.

"Yeah, speaking of Jeff, I hear that Black Lightning's been sighted in Freeland. I guess you lost that fight." Pat said, since he knew what Lynn felt about Jefferson's heroic alter ego.

"I'm willing to give Jeff a rare victory every now and again. Besides, after what happened last week, it's clear that Freeland needs Black Lightning more than I thought, since the 100 kidnapped our daughters. That's part of why I agreed to move Jen here." Lynn said and Pat nodded.

"Don't worry, I promise, I'll do everything I can to keep Jen safe." Pat said.

"Good. Because if you don't, well, Jeff won't be the parent you need to worry about. I'll make sure that you can't have any more kids." Lynn said and to her surprise, Pat just chuckled.

"That's nothing compared to what Barb has threatened me with if anything happens to Courtney or Yolanda for that matter." Pat asked.

"Fair enough." Lynn agreed.

"Anyways, what's the story with you and Jeff? Are you two still together?" Pat asked.

"It's complicated. I mean, the spark is still there, but I'm still having trouble accepting that there will always be three people in the relationship. Jeff, myself and Black Lightning, since honestly, sometimes it feels like he's a separate person." Lynn said.

"It must be weird. Though at least girls know. I'm just curious, does your older daughter have powers like Jen?" Pat asked.

"Let me get back to you on that." Lynn said as Jefferson walked up to him.

"Jeff." Pat said as they hugged.

"Hey Stripesy, make yourself useful and grab some boxes." Jefferson said as he placed a box in Pat's hands.

"Where are the girls?" Pat asked as Barbara joined them.

"Courtney and Yolanda are showing Jen the room we picked out for her." Barbara said.

"Yeah, Mike still isn't happy about having to live with 2 more teenage girls. He's feeling outnumbered. And it's already making him angrier about not letting him into the JSA." Pat said.

"At least you're able to keep one of your kids out of this life." Lynn said.

"I tried to keep Courtney out of it, but honestly, that was naive considering who her father and grandfather are. It's in her blood. Besides, I didn't do her any favors by lying to her about what happened to her dad." Barbara said.

"You did what you thought was best for her. You could've come up with a better excuse, but what's done is done. Now let's finish getting Jen's stuff unloaded into her room so she can unpack before school starts." Jefferson said.

"We also need to finish getting the forms filled out so that Pat and I can get her registered at school and be able to fill out parental forms for her." Barbara said and the other adults nodded as they got to work.

Meanwhile, Courtney, Yolanda and Jenn were taking a break from unpacking and were hanging out in Courtney's loft-like bedroom.

"I can't believe your mom let you turn your whole attic into your room." Jen said from where she sat in one of Courtney's super comfortable chairs while Courtney and Yolanda were stretched out on her bed.

"I thought it was a birthday present, but now that I think about it, I think it was really a don't ask about your dad present." Courtney said.

"Yeah, I still can't believe your mom lied to you about what happened to your dad. That's messed up." Jen said, since she knew what it was like to be lied to about something like this by family. Though she couldn't exactly tell Courtney anything about a reality that no longer existed or one that Jen was pretty sure Courtney hadn't existed in, since it seemed to be an unspoken rule not to tell anyone about the old world. Something Jen did agree with.

"Yeah, tell me about it. At least now I know why I'm gonna be loaded when I turn 18, since that's when I can inherit dad's fortune, since right now, mom still controls it." Courtney said.

"That's not stopping her from playing the guilt card though." Yolanda said with a smile and Jen couldn't help but note how obvious these two were crushing on each other.

"I'd be disappointed if she wasn't. But anyways, what's Blue Valley like?" Jen asked.

"Well, it's a small town, so not a whole lot happens, though from what I hear, it's better than Freeland, no offense." Courtney said.

"None taken. Trust me, I could not get out of that gang infested hell hole fast enough. I kinda wish my parents weren't making me go back there over the holidays." Jen said and Courtney smiled.

"We'll see how you feel about that in a month. After all, nothing exciting ever really happens here." Courtney said and Yolanda nodded in agreement.

"I don't know. I get the feeling that the staff wouldn't have chosen you while you're this young if it wasn't necessary." Jen said.

"I guess we'll see." Yolanda said, right as Barbara entered.

"Sorry to interrupt girls, but Jen, we were hoping you could help us set up your new room and you girls are helping." Barbara said.

"We're coming mom." Courtney said.

"Oh Yolanda, Jen's mom was wondering if she could take a sample of your blood." Barbara said and Yolanda immediately took a step back.

"Uh, why?" Yolanda asked, creeped out.

"Relax, my mom's a scientist who specializes in metahumans. She probably just wants a sample so she can figure out you got your powers." Jen explained, while making a note to tell her mom to not be so creepy and her explanation appeared to calm Yolanda down.

"Okay, sure, but Ms. Whitmore, couldn't you have phrased that better?" Yolanda asked.

"I'm sorry Yolanda, but anyways, come on." Barbara said as she led the girls back downstairs.