"Have you found him yet?" Jennie asked the Shade for like the tenth time as he attempted to use the shadows to find Todd.

"It would be easier if you didn't keep interrupting me. Wherever Todd is, he's being bombarded with enough light to block him. At least temporarily. I need time to find him." the Shade said, annoyed as Rachel and Courtney joined them.

"Jennie, if you're going to join us, you need to look the part. So Dick had a suit made for you." Courtney said as she handed Courtney a case.

"Costumes aren't really my thing. Despite the ring I'm wearing." Jennie said.

"You have to wear something to protect your identity and this suit can provide you with more protection. Even supervillains wear costumes for concealment and protection. Right Shade." Courtney said.

"She's right. I don't just wear this outfit because I look fetching in it, I wear it because it does offer an additional degree of anonymity and protection." Shade confirmed.

"Fine." Jennie said as she walked out of the room to put the costume on.

"Thank you for getting rid of her. Her constant pacing and pestering was not making it any easier for me to locate her brother." Shade said.

"You can't blame her for being impatient, since she wants her brother back and this is the first real lead she's got." Courtney said.

"I understand that, but her impatience is making it harder for me to focus." the Shade said.

"Maybe I can give you a power boost. Add my darkness to your's." Rachel said as Jennie rejoined them, now wearing a white and green suit and mask that kind of resembled the modern day Green Lantern's costumes.

"As long as you can keep your father under control." Shade said.

"Don't worry, I'm on top of that." Courtney said, since she was already dressed as Stargirl and had her staff in hand.

"Then do it." Shade said and Rachel nodded as she shifted to her Raven form before beginning to feed the Shade her dark power to fuel his search for Todd Rice, while Courtney used her hand to generate enough starforce power to keep Trigon contained.

"It's working. I'm starting to lock on to Todd's position." Shade said, right before a huge shadow swallowed all four of them.

"What happened, where are we?" Jennie asked as when the shadow faded and they found themselves in some kind of world without color.

"It looks like an unintended consequence of you feeding me your power was that it caused the Shadowlands to briefly open and consume us." Shade said.

"Can you get us out of here?" Courtney asked, since for some reason, she was starting to feel sick, but she tried to shake it off.

"Yes, but the connection to Todd is stronger here." Shade said.

"Then let's keep moving so we can find him and save him." Jennie said, right as Rachel noticed Courtney's condition.

"Courtney, are you okay?" Rachel asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just feeling a little off, but I'll be fine. Let's get this done." Courtney said.

"No, you're not okay." a new voice said and they were all shocked when they saw someone else walk up to them.

"It can't be." Shade said.

"Shade, is that really you." the man said.

"Yes. I can't believe you're still alive." Shade said.

"Who is this guy?" Jennie asked, but both Courtney and Rachel recognized the costume the guy was wearing.

"Jennie, meet Dr. Charles McNider, aka, Doctor Midnite of the Justice Society of America. Who we all thought was killed by the Shade the night the JSA died." Courtney said as she actually began leaning on her staff like a crutch.

"I was actually trying to save Charles, but lost him in the shadows due to the chaos of that night. I am sorry Charles." Shade said.

"I forgive you, since you were trying to save my life. But bringing this girl here, whoever she is, was a mistake." Doctor Midnite said.

"What do you mean?" Rachel asked.

"According to my goggles, this girl's body is saturated with an energy that is the exact opposite of this place." Doctor Midnite.

"The starforce." Rachel said.

"Yes, well that energy is making the shadowlands toxic to this girl. She can't survive here for long." Doctor Midnite said.

"Then we need to get Courtney out of here now." Rachel said, only to have Jennie hold up her ring to stop them.

"No, we're not leaving without my brother." Jennie said.

"Jennie, we'll save him, but we have to think about Courtney's health." Rachel said, but Jennie wouldn't be reasoned with.

"Can we just get this over with before I pass out, since I can tell that what Dr. McNider said is true and I'm not sure how much longer I can hold out and since Jennie is too desperate to listen, so let's get this over with so that we can get out of here before I pass out." Courtney said, trying to play peacemaker while Rachel moved to help support her.

"Fine. But Jennie, I swear, if she doesn't make it because of you, Trigon and Eclipso will be the least of your worries." Rachel said, her gem momentarily glowing red before fading.

Before Jennie could respond, Shade perked up.

"I've got him." Shade said as he proceeded to hold up his hand to the shadows to open a portal and a few minutes later, a teenage boy was pulled into it.

"Where am I? What's going on?" the boy asked and Jennie immediately knew who he was.

"Todd, it's me Jennie. You're safe." Jennie said to her brother.

"Get us out of here now." Rachel barked at the Shade, who nodded, right as Courtney's strength gave out and she collapsed.

"Opening the door now." Shade quickly said as he brought them back to the real world, including Doctor Midnite and into the meeting room of Titans Tower, where the other Titans were waiting.

"Whoa, what happened?" Dick asked.

"Later, we need to get Courtney to the medical bay now." Rachel shouted, since Courtney had begun spasming a bit, but she was starting to stabilize a bit.

"Kori, get her to the medical bay, Vic, call Ryan in and get him here. Gar, check Caldur's research, see if there's anything here that can help her." Dick said, the titans immediately jumping into action.

After getting Courtney settled into the medical bay, all of the Titans, plus Courtney's family, gathered at her bedside, with Pat and Sylvester having a quick reunion with Charles, since now wasn't the time for that since he and Ryan were busy running tests on Courtney.

"What's wrong with her?" Barbara asked.

"She spent too much time in the Shadowlands." Rachel said, glaring at Jennie, not believing she had the nerve to show her face here.

"She shouldn't have been there at all. The Shadowlands are toxic to her." Sylvester said as he and Barbara moved to their daughter's side, though Rachel was already there and holding Courtney's hand.

"We should've left the moment she started showing signs." Rachel said, glaring at Jennie.

"I had to find my brother." Jennie attempted to defend her actions.

"And you didn't care that Courtney could die because of that." Rachel said.

"Jennie, the only reason I'm not throwing you out is because we need your ring to help fight Eclipso since Courtney is incapacitated." Dick said, since he understood Rachel's anger and honestly felt it himself.

"Will Courtney recover?" Barbara asked.

"Eventually yes, but there's no way of knowing how long that'll take, but she'll be comatose until she's recovered." Ryan said.

"We give her all the time she needs to recover and we'll do guard shifts to protect her." Dick said as Jennie left the room, feeling she was not welcomed there, going to check on her brother before she realized how badly she screwed up, since her single-minded determination to find Todd had nearly gotten Courtney killed and there was a chance that it might get her kicked out of the first real home she'd ever known.

And it was that thought in mind, she pressed her back against the wall and let a few tears drop.

And now time for a break for the Wedding Chronicles Book 3: Barry x Iris.