Hai everybody! Just another little Jericho/Slade thing. You know, addressing the things that WOULD have happened in season six. FYI, this has no relation to Beauty Underneath. So one day, I was re-watching some of my favorite Jericho vids on YouTube (coughcoughFREAKcoughcough) and I noticed something. You know the part where he all possesses Control Freak, right? So right behind Control Freak/Jericho, is someone who looked mightily familiar. After rewinding and watching that specific one second of the vid multiple times, and even double-checking on more than one Teen Titans website, I confirmed my belief. Wintergreen was there with the BoE. But, I never saw him again after that, so I assumed that he got away right after that. With the H.I.V.E headmistress, as they were, literally, running away together. So, this little bit of info roamed in my head, and, well, THIS happened…

Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans. Not even a little. I am sad.

Slade's POV
They defeated the Brotherhood of Evil, but it's no surprise. They may call themselves the BROTHERHOOD of 'Evil', and they may have gathered up every super-villain the Titans ever fought, save me, but they were lead by a brain in a jar, carried around by a talking ape. Of course they lost. To be honest, I never thought they had any sort of chance, really. Then, why wasn't I there, to help them out? Didn't I want to see the Titans defeated? Yes, I did, and I could have joined them, I only didn't because everyone, villain, hero, and civilian alike, thought I was dead. I wanted to keep it that way, at least for a while. I was building up to a more dramatic re-entrance. And it really couldn't have worked out, if I made it among this sad group, and their sorry excuse for a plan to dominate the world or whatever. It was just a million times better to wait it out.

Still, I'd been curious about how it was all going on. I wanted to see how far they could get, before being defeated. They made it surprisingly far, which caused me a bit of disappointment. What's wrong with you, Robin? I know you can handle this. You took care of Trigon quickly enough, even if it was with my help. Surely this isn't too hard to handle?
I then noticed the problem-that Doom Patrol. They actually almost made me laugh sometimes, out of embarrassment for them. True, they were sometimes good at saving the day, and made a good team, being a family, but Mento could be too full of himself, and take himself too seriously sometimes, and that's coming from me.

I watched as, for weeks, the Titans prepared against the BoE, bringing in new recruits, one by one, but it wasn't fast enough. Eventually Robin had them split up, taking care of the last few, all at once, but that wasn't a great idea. The green child, Beast Boy, knew it, but orders were orders, so he obeyed. I watched it all fall apart, wondering if perhaps they would lose after all. Pity. They were all separated, and pretty much under the radar, for maybe a day. I stopped watching for a little while, and thought about how much this was like that time with Terra. We thought we'd beaten them, Terra and me, so our guards were down. I knew now that this had been a stupid mistake, the first of many to come at that time, but that was when I first started to realize the potential this team of misfits had. After defeating Trigon, I knew it. So since then I'd sat back and waited. But even before all that, I'd known there was something to them. If I couldn't wipe out an enemy in less than a week, they must be good at something.

I knew the saltshaker had already counted them out, just like Terra and I had, and I knew it was a mistake. This was the quiet before the storm, those BoE idiots were about to be beat, hard. True to form, the next morning I read about a small group of super-powered teens taking down Cinderblock. If I didn't know better, I would have ignored it. But I knew that before tomorrow, the BoE would be finished. I sent Wintergreen as a sort of spy, just for kicks. The next morning, I checked in on the computer, I didn't want to wake William THIS early, and found that I'd been right, and a smirk formed across my face. They'd been frozen, using the exact same equipment that they'd tried to use to freeze the Titans. I relished the irony. The teens were still celebrating; actually, all of them, even honoraries, were gathered at the West Tower. I quickly (meaning easily) hacked into the security cam system, maybe for the millionth time in my life, so that I could see these new recruits. There wasn't a whole lot to look at, only a few that actually had powers worth bragging about, but there was one that caught my eye.

A boy, at the edges of the celebration, still happy, it seemed, but not really participating, or talking to anyone. He just sat playing his guitar quietly, with his eyes closed, as if he preferred to stay on the sidelines. But it was his features that I really noticed. His blonde, curly hair, his small smile, the shape of his nose and even his jaw structure; all features that seemed eerily familiar to me. I began to shrug it off. No, it wasn't possible, he just looked the same. But it couldn't actually be...

Someone called his name, and it was Jericho, apparently. He opened his bright green eyes and looked up. Eyes I knew anywhere. I paused the footage, right there. No... How could it be possible?

"William," I called softly. He was the only one around, and the only one who could deny, or confirm, my suspicions. A little louder, "Wintergreen."

"Yes, sir?"

I nodded at the screen, trying not to betray my feelings to him. "Does that look like anyone to you?"

He looked, and his surprise reflected in his voice. "Why... That looks like young master Joseph..."

"Did you see him at all while you were there?"

"I don't think so, though I can't be sure. But it can't be him, can it?"

"I'm not sure..." I reply as I begin a search on the computer. I pulled up files on each of the honorary Titans, looking for the one that belonged to 'Jericho'.

"Let me know what you find," said Will, leaving the room, seeing that I was now in 'one of my moods'. But I barely heard him.

I found the file and read it, which took all of about thirty seconds. It basically stated his name, or at least his alias, and that he lived in the mountains of Tibet. Is that were Joey could have gone? Was he really capable of living there, alone, for all these years? The file was marked, 'not yet complete', so other than that, all there was a date, the day he'd been recruited, a short physical description, and a picture. I took a closer look at the boy. Those eyes... Just like Joseph.

I went to some footage of the actual battle, hoping to find something there. While it loaded, I went back to the article I had read, about the teens taking down Cinderblock. I needed all the information I could get right now. It said that they'd done it through 'one of the newcomers to the Titans' who had seemingly possessed Cinderblock. But it might not be him, someone else could have powers like that, or maybe they actually used mind control. It said that there were no witnesses, and hardly any footage. But was it really Joseph? Right now I couldn't even tell if I wanted it to be Joseph or not. What would I do if it was?

There was a small, quiet pinging sound, and a window popped up, telling me that the footage had loaded.

I stared at it, hand hovering over the mouse.

*click*

The first five minutes were just BoE guys freezing some Titans. Robin was last, forced to watch his team members become locked in ice. I almost felt sorry for him. Just before he was frozen himself, a whole mass of villains rushed in, ready for a show. By the looks of it, this was the end of the Titans. Then, there was an explosion. Five figures ran in, obscured by smoke. As it cleared I could see that Beast Boy was in the front of a mismatched band of survivors, with Jericho towards the back. Their fighting poses faltered when they saw all the villains they had to face. Nearly every bad guy that they'd ever fought before; even one's that they'd assumed were dead, gone forever. Beast Boy took a second to take this in, then gave a war cry, "Titans go!"

With that, it turned into a fight. It was a bit hard for me to keep an eye on this 'Jericho', but what I saw confirmed it. He knelt in front of Control Freak, made eye contact, and entered his body, right as Wintergreen ran by, right behind him (in Control Freak's body). He could possess people, just in the same way Joseph did. This was my son. A Titan. I shook my head to clear it. I would think about that later, but now that I knew who he was, now that I was absolutely sure, I would watch to see what he did. He was actually a really good fighter, for one who hated violence. And he seemed to be able to adapt well in another body, with a totally different structure than his. Like Control Freak, for example. Thinking of Joey's small frame, compared to Control Freak's...mass, well it was almost surprising that Joseph could control it so well. I always knew deep down that he could be a good fighter if he tried, but he never wanted to. At one point in the fight, he switched through bodies so fast I was impressed. But, I could see what he was doing. While it did cause the villains to attack one another, he was just running away. Then, he came out completely, in no other body but his own, and started to back away quickly. I could see Gizmo come up behind him, with a sack. Oh Joey, pay more attention! Gizmo leaps into the air and lands on Jericho's back, successfully putting the sack over his head, and rendering his power useless. The force is enough to knock him to his knees, and soon he's surrounded. Meanwhile, everyone else has been captured as well, and the BoE begins to celebrate. Then, lo and behold, the rest of the missing Titans show up.

I turn it off. I don't need to see; I know what'll happen. I already know they won, they're celebrating now. I switch back to the footage from inside the tower. Yes, there he is. He's a Titan. I sit back and try to think about what this means, what I'll do about it. I think of kidnapping him, taking him away from them and making him my son again. Then I look at his image on the screen. He's smiling. He's happy. Here are all these people, accepting him for once. I can see on the inside he's relieved. But he doesn't know about me, yet. He probably thinks I'm dead, if he even thinks of me at all. Will he tell them he's my son, when he realizes I'm his enemy now? Or will he hide it, afraid to be kicked off the team? I wonder if I should reveal it myself. This definitely complicates things, because I fully intend to keep doing what I'm doing. I still plan on defeating the Titans, but what about my son? I will no doubt encounter him, and I'm sure he'll recognize me. Will I treat him like his team members, to hide the fact that I know him? I know I would never be able to seriously injure him, let alone kill him. So do I just not fight him? But what would his friends think at that, if I refused to fight him? No, I'll have to fight him, but not too hard. I'll do just enough to make it look real.

I don't know what's going to happen, but I know this won't be easy. I'll cross each bridge as I get to it. But I won't run his life again; I'll let him tell his friends what he wants about me.

And I won't hurt my son.

Yes, the first few paragraphs dragged like no other, sorry. I just wanted to explain why Slade wasn't there helping the BoE (in my opinion, anyway), because he HAS to still be alive. I hope no one hated the way I wrote those paragraphs and then quit reading. I guess they were just fillers. Ah well, I post for myself, not others. So did anyone else see Wintergreen run by? It took me a few while to notice, cuz I'm busy watching Jericho (at least I admit I'm weird like that) but when I did, I was all, OMG! Then I found out I was RIGHT and had a mini freak-out session. I notice the weirdest things in that episode. And sorry if you love the Doom Patrol or whatever, I have just lost the ability to take them seriously. They do have cool powers, I can give them that. But I'm so glad Beast Boy left them. He's better on his own. Well, he's not on his own, but you know what I mean. Please review!