Author's note: Hi, and welcome to my fantasy season four of Batman Beyond. I really hated that the show only went three seasons and one movie. They could have done so much more. I really don't count the JLU and Static Shock and Zeta episodes, though.

Most of my stories will be sort of like episodes. Each chapter will be like a separate scene, so there will be lots of short chapters.

I love reviews! Please try to leave one. I love constructive criticism, too. Tell me if something doesn't make sense or if I got the name of something wrong. I have seen all the episodes but I have a bad memory sometimes.

Also, let me know if you'd like to see something particular in an upcoming "episode." I sort of have the season sketched out, but I always love to hear other peoples ideas. A few things, though:

I really don't like Dana.

I love Terry/Max

I like Melanie Walker, but as a villain and not a love interest

I love Matt!

I love Bruce!

I love Barbara Gordon!

I love Willie Watt! :) (Yeah, I know, I'm warped)

I'm not really into writing hardcore sex or violence, but romance and implied violence is okay. I know people have died and gotten hurt badly on the show.

The way my arc is going, there will be Terry/Max. If you are not into that, please don't read and flame. I won't demonize Dana, but she's not going to be a big part of this series.

That's it! I hope you enjoy, and again, please review! :)

Terry McGinnis had just taken a bite of his hamburger when his girlfriend Dana Tan dropped the bombshell.

"Terry, would you ever date Max?"

He choked on a pickle, not believing his ears. Remembering to swallow before he spoke, he stared at her for a little while.

"Would I ever what?"

"Would. You. Ever. Date. Max?" Dana spoke as if Terry had been dropped on his head as a baby.

Terry sputtered a little and took a long drink of his milkshake. When his windpipe was clear he turned again to his raven-haired girlfriend.

"Would I ever – well, considering I'm dating you, I –"

Dana sighed in the same put-upon way she did whenever Terry had to cancel a date due to a sudden "emergency."

"Terry, I know that. Obviously I mean if we weren't dating. Would you?"

"Why are you asking me this?" asked Terry wonderingly. "Why now? This is weird."

She sighed again. "Jackie Wallace said she and Sheena Devereaux saw you, Max and your little brother at the Galleria last night."

"Yeah, it's my mom's birthday in a couple of weeks and Matt and I were buying her a gift. I asked if you could go," said Terry slightly accusingly. "You said you already had plans to shop with Chelsea at the Maxiplex."

"You could've gone with me there," Dana shot back. "There are plenty of shops where you could've gotten a gift."

"Look, Dana, I know I'm working for a billionaire and all, but I'm still making minimum wage." Terry rolled his eyes. "Maybe if I save up my pay for a decade, I can shop in one of those swanked-out stores in the Maxiplex."

"It doesn't really matter." Dana shrugged. "Anyway, Jackie and Sheena saw you three and they asked me what was going on and if we'd broken up."

Yeah, again. Terry thought to himself, taking another swig of his milkshake.

"When I told them no, they asked me if I didn't feel weird that you and Max were hanging out like that. I knew you guys were going to get a gift for your mom, but they said it was still strange that I didn't feel upset that you were going shopping with another girl. Then I started wondering why I wasn't upset, because I wasn't. And I guess it's because I don't know if you'd date Max or not. You know, if you were single."

"Which I'm not," he pointed out.

"Terry, this isn't a trick question. I'm just curious," said Dana. "I've never really thought about it before. Max is like the smartest girl in school, and she's pretty and funny. If she were more outgoing and less tied down to the computer lab, she'd probably have more dates than any girl in school."

The dark-haired teen paused for a minute to gather his thoughts. He knew he'd be lying to say he'd never noticed some of Maxine Gibson's attributes. When she'd been kidnapped by the "prince" of the Kobra Cult, Terry's first thought had been that he wasn't surprised. Zander had practically been drooling over Max when they'd met. Seeing her in that Kobra getup Zander's people had put her in, Terry could see why.

But still, it was tricky since Max was the only one other than Bruce and Commissioner Barbara Gordon who knew that he was Batman. He had come to see her less as a "girl" and more as a partner. He knew that Dana had no way of knowing that, but her line of questioning was making him way uncomfortable.

"Listen, Max is a good friend," said Terry. "Honestly, I don't think she'd go for me."

Dana frowned heavily. "Terry, that's not what I asked you!"

Terry felt the sweat starting to bead up on his neck and then thankfully, mercifully, his cell phone rang. He knew that Bruce Wayne was at an overdue doctor's appointment, so it was probably not him. Terry didn't care. It could be a telemarketer, and he'd be thankful. Anything to rescue him from that conversation.

He saw Dana's annoyed pout when he answered the phone. "Hello?"

Terry listened for a minute. "Oh, hey, Mom."

Instantly, Dana's expression changed to one of curiosity.

"Uh-huh … yeah … well, not until later. Okay. Sure, it's no problem. I will. Okay, love you, too. Bye."

"What was that all about?" Dana asked when he hung up the phone.

"My mom's stuck in some seminar for work. I have to pick up Matt from school."

Terry took his cred card out and ran it through the reader to pay for his meal and Dana's. "Sorry, but I have to get going. I'll call you later, okay?"

"Fine. Thanks for the snack."

Dana turned her head so that he kissed her cheek instead of her lips. Terry looked at her for a moment, not sure how to take that, but slung his backpack over his shoulder and walked toward the train station to pick up his brother.