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What are the Super Friends to do if Robin the Girl Wonder submits herself for judgment by the Goddess of Exxor?

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Episode 10 ~ Round Robin

By Sasha Nexus

This fan fiction piece is based on the original works, “All New Super Friends Hour"; by Hannah Barbera, copyright 1977 and Extreme Justice #9 by DC Comics, Copyright 1995 All original characters and plot lines are the property of the owners, and any resemblance to individuals either living or dead is coincidental. This piece is for entertainment purposes only and is not intended as a copyright infringement.

With Windy and Mindy safely dismantling the remainder of the "Male Bombs" fabrication bunker, Metropolis was on the mend. The super heroines were celebrated as they brought an end to human suffering in the aftermath of all the violence. Wendy's cross circuit to 'B' feeding back thru all the bombs and then Mindy's cross circuit to A not only stopped things from getting worse but actually reverted the Men's minds back to the state before the devices had started working. The network held together just long enough and the overload killed a great many of them. The ones still remaining were harmless, but the Genius Twins and Wonder Twins would not rest till they were all completely dead.

Batwoman, Robin the Girl Wonder, Aqua Woman (who had her tail dried to the point that it became legs), Super Woman and Wonder Woman all entered the monitor room of the Hall of Justice together. Some had promises to be fulfilled while others were ready for things to get as back to normal as they could be under the circumstances. Sorceress declared, "So Mote It Be!" and Superman, Bat Man and Aqua man came back into existence.

Wonder woman came over and rubbed her shoulders. "Great Job, Daughter. We need you on call but with your talents that could be just as easily in your quarters as here. "Computer, Transfer Monitor Duty and all command functions to Wonder Woman. Authorization Wonder Woman 15 alpha." "Code accepted, transfer complete."

"The Girl Wonder was amazing on the battle field, Bat Woman adapted but Girl Wonder had the physical skills when they were challenged. Why didn't you turn her back when you did the others since she submitted just like they did?"

"Because when dealing with a difficult problem sometimes it helps to think "fourth dimensionally"

"I assume you mean to consider time which is difficult to do since we perceive time as linear."

"While I was on Monitor Duty I was able to plug in something called a DVD player to our systems, which is something that is coming out in 20 years to watch a set of movies which haven't been filmed yet. The Goddess thought it would be a good teaching aid to teach me about non linear time. taken as a whole instead of having to be seen sequentially. It cautioned not to make assumptions because the conditions may be different on the other side of the time interface ."

"The Goddess permitted me to step outside of time as she does when she makes a judgment I opened Pandora's box and I could see no way to 'make it right' dealing just with Dick Grayson's life. Looking at the future, Dick Grayson looks at being Robin as not being a person but a job description, that is Batman's apprentice. By having a male outlook and with an apprentice model that means that at a certain point that Robin resigns from the job and goes into business for himself. Dick Grayson will cease to be Robin and became Nightwing instead. The cycle repeats with other boys who did not do as well as Dick and ended badly . Finally an enigma, Stephanie Brown who would have been the first Girl Wonder lasting a mere 47days and was brutally murdered. Her preparation both physical and mental were not up to the task and from her compensation behavior. There has to be some major tampering with the timeline if Robin the Girl Wonder is to continue to exist in the here and now and allow Dick Grayson, the man, a chance to exist too"

"Were you able to come to any conclusions?"

I presented my premise to Robin on how the Goddess might sort things out and she has endorsed it. The Goddess and I and Girl Wonder present and Girl Wonder future will get together today to try to sort it out. My take on it is that Dick Grayson will exist as a male and go ahead and become Nightwing While a different Stephanie Brown who is the reincarnation of our Robin will discard the apprentice model and become Batman's companion. As a woman she could be Robin beyond her teen years as well. The longevity of her Girl Wonder would cancel the circumstances that brought about Stephanie Brown's premature Death. And another Universe, say Earth 123c where the Dick Grayson and Stephanie Brown exist in the timeline that occurred before judgment."

"What of your own future?"

"I looked but only because I realized that so many things effect our lives that no matter how perfect and extrapolation something is that changes are bound to happen to make any predicted future different from the actual one. In the projected future, Sorceress /Emissary become One of the premiere Super Friends, graduating to full status before becoming a legal adult. Joan is no slouch in schooling herself and graduates as a Medical Doctor, who between the science and her skills helps lots of people. Joan and Sam got engaged at the beginning of their senior year at High School. They were married and consummated their wedding shortly after both of them became of age. Sam was very successful as a professional Baseball Player and has broken so many records that the conventual's wisdom is that Sam is sure to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He retired from being an active player to a second career as a Baseball Manager and he is already being compared to one of the greatest Baseball Managers of All time Bobby Cox of the Atlanta Braves."

"So what about babies? I know that you and Sam were busy with career but no one is too busy to try for a family. Something worthwhile like that you make time."

After years of trying, Joan and Sam was still unable to have a child. However before starting with all the fertility specialists, Jayna asked to see Sam. Jayna told Sam that they had missed the boat by not doing it as Exxorean since Infertility was unknown in the royal family that Joan's counterpart Vylylia was from. All Sam had to do would be transformed to Exxorean and the 2 of them would be sure to have a child. She did not tell him that twins ran heavily in their family. Sam agreed and was transformed and the 2 Exxoreans did the deed and shortly thereafter Vylylia was pregnant with twins. Sam called them as he spoke to them inside Vylylia's tummy, 'Wonder Twins: The Next Generation", She said with a grin and a giggle

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Each of the heroines on temporary status had reported in and She had restored them to hero state. The last team out were the Genius Twins and the Wonder Twins. She teleported all of them home with a "So Mote It Be!". Mindy and Wendy completed their work. and Sorceress was happy to be seeing the end of hers come too after bringing both sets of twins home. Gleek and Wonder dog materialized male from the teleport.

Sorceress wanted to be very careful with her friend, Mindy and make sure everything was right before finishing up this time.

"Just a minute Mindy and I'll get you sorted." She looked over the auras carefully and set things back to the state Marvin had before she'd done anything.

"So Mote it be!" And Marvin was back none the worse for wear looking every much his very handsome self.

Sorceress collected hugs from both sets of twins and reminded the Wonder Twins that the judgment for Robin the Girl Wonder would be coming up soon and they all had a part to play in it. Sorceress suggested that the Wonder Triplets use a shape shift to wear the Exxorean costumes required to make changing afterward easier.

Joan breathed a sigh of relief that all of her gender changes were undone and the disaster had been averted. While it had taken a lot of energy, she rejoiced that she had been able to use her abilities and perform up to the standard that they expected from her when they make her a Super Friend. Now if only Robin the Girl Wonder was sorted, then all would be OK in her world.

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When it was time, those who were to take part were snatched from where we were and were deposited in what looked like an Exxorean Temple to the Goddess. The people who she brought seemed to be the only who existed. It was as though the rest who should be there were caught in an eddy of time. 'Glivney or Jayna was acting as a priestess of the temple and wore temple robes and stood by Robin the Girl Wonder. Tomu or Zayna was identically dressed in temple robes and was standing beside Stephanie Brown who was wearing a Exxorean gown since she had been taken out of her future time. Already seated to witness the judgment was Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Aquaman. "Vylylia" or Sorceress was dressed in her robes that denoted her as the Emissary. It soon became clear that meant that she was also the Goddess' Herald or Spokesperson as she announced, "All Rise and Give Respect to the Goddess of Exxor into whose court you all are called this day." Each man bowed and each woman curtseyed to give the goddess respect. When "Vylylia" observed the Goddess in the seat of judgment, She announced , "You may all be seated." She herself had taken up standing behind the throne on the Goddess's right side.

Those observing relaxed a bit after having to give reverence to the Goddess while those standing in the back anticipated being called into the Goddess Presence. Vylylia announced" The Woman declaring herself to be Robin, the Girl Wonder, formerly Dick Grayson is called before the presence of the Goddess. Glivney escorted Robin to a point 10 feet from the Goddess where both women curtseyed and Glivney let go Robin's hand and Robin went forward to a pillow set at the Goddess's feet and curtseyed again and prostrate herself before the Goddess. The Goddess made no indication to attend to Robin yet but indicated that Vylylia continue. "Stephanie Brown is called into the presence of the Goddess" This time Tomu escorted Stephanie down the aisle and the two of them also held and curtseyed at 10 foot out and then Stephanie herself came before the pillow and curtseyed and she too prostrate herself at the feet of the Goddess. The Goddess spoke something in a high royal dialect of Exxorean which Vylylia translated as the goddess lifted their faces up with her hand placed under their chins "Raise your head and prepare to be judged." Each eye glued on the Goddess to see what she might do next. The suspense was broken when she kissed each woman's forehead.

Then the excitement because every light in the temple went out as a bright light enveloped both women so that they could no longer bee seen. and then the universe blinked. As the after image faded It was clear that a change had occurred. There were no longer two women before the Goddess but instead a man and a woman. The man was in fact Dick Grayson in a new costume that looked more like a very mod Batman outfit and nothing like a Robin Costume. He had jumped 4 years to 21. By his side was a girl in the same Robin costume that the female Grayson had worn. While she physically looked like Stephanie Brown, The light in her eyes showed that this was none other than the soul and spirit of the female Grayson reincarnated into the body of Stephanie Brown. It would appeared that her body had lost some years and she looked to be 13. Vylylia observed "I have been given leave of the Goddess to reveal that the original time lines of both Dick Grayson and Stephanie Brown are preserved on Earth 123c.The judged may withdraw" The person Joan knew to be NIghtwing helped Robin to her feet and he bowed and she curtseyed. They backed out to 10 foot away and bowed and curtseyed again. Nightwind escorted Robin to the back of the temple while Glivney and Tomu followed in step behind them.

Vylylia announced" This concludes the court of the Exxor Goddess. All rise and give her due reverence." Each man or woman gave respect to the Goddess as she exited her temple. When the door closed behind the Goddess all gathered outside the main entrance around NightWing who explained where his costume started and Robin the Girl Wonder. Batman beamed with pride at his Robin since he now had a 8 year younger person to mold in his image but also that she had all of Dick Grayson's wealth of crime fighting experience.

Jayna remembered that they had done something smart to start the ceremony and that was to use their wonder triplet powers to get dressed in the Exxorean ceremonial clothing. She prompted her sisters to touch hands, "Wonder Triplet powers deactivate" Vylylia was wearing her own version of the Wonder Triplet costume only there was a V in the triangle between her bosom. Zayna declared, "I can't believe how simple that was when we asked the Goddess to take over and sort it out the way she would like." That whole bit in the beginning with Theodore was just one slapstick right after the other but here even the kiss was holy and chaste." Vylylia breathed a sigh of relief, "I am so glad to finally have that solved. I knew that Robin in both incarnations was larger than life. I did not have any way of knowing that there were 2 souls inhabiting that one body. It required thinking outside the box to realize that the body could not be awarded to either of them without disenfranchising the other since the second spirit had gained sentience. I got Marvin back into his body today, thank goodness and all of the draftees in their right bodies as well. And my boyfriend now is really a boy which means to me that he's finally gotten to feel the congruence that I feel. And I think we even have the whole Joan / Vylylia duality sorted out too. "

Zayna added sadly, "The only thing that we haven't gotten sorted out of the comedy of errors is Zan. I really feel like we have let him down that we were too careless and disrespectful to hold him here, dabbling in things we had no business trying until we had a complete understanding of it." Vylylia could see that Zayna needed a hug badly and was about to extend her arms for the hug but in expectantly Zayna dropped to the floor and prostrated herself at Vylylia's feet and crying out, "Oh your highness, beloved daughter of your mother our wise and beautiful Goddess..." Beloved Zayna, You must not say so because it is not my right to declare myself anything and you are near enough kin being of the royal family that we should never grovel one to another in private. You know I love our brother and I have interceded as the Emissary on behalf of our brother. The Goddess has a plan and it should come to pass soon. I don't know what the outcome will be but I imagine anything that brings him back into our universe will be much better than the status quo."

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Joan decided the time was well past when she needed to have her identity as Sorceress not the same as her identity as Joan. She decided that it was time to make and start using a costume every time that she started work as a super heroine. She also decided that it would protect herself and others if she could use some stealth abilities as well. No matter whether it was a secret mission or not, depending on luck not to put her loved ones in harms way was nothing to chance.

Joan reasoned that It was time finally to come up with a costume for her super heroine identity. Joan had come up with a wonderful idea. She reasoned that as the Goddess daughter that instead of being cute and revealing so as to be misjudged and yield an automatic advantage, she should use classical good taste which could be every much as sexy but not show as much skin. Her long classic Grecian gown was of native material a satin black which also showed the image of the stars above even if they were not visible and the image changed with her position and orientation. To complete the outfit was a classic black satin veil which cloaked her face making her unrecognizable while she had on the costume. To complete the outfit she had on black 4" stiletto heel boots. Of course with her fabricating ability she could convert any outfit she wore to the standardized costume easily so she didn't need any fabricated except for the first one and that one she created from the nothingness which took a great deal more power but was worthwhile in the way she could make the fit perfect as was the garment in every way. She was keeping this costume a secret, even from the Super Friends, to debut it for a special occasion.

Joan had discovered the ability to manipulate her aura so that she was cloaked from being discerned if she chose. It was this ability that allowed her to make her ports transformations and other magic seem instant when they took more time actually but hiding the process up to the point where the magic was ready to take over and work instantly. She became aware of other methods for hiding big and small things and she added those methods as well so that she might be able to handle anything she was likely to need in a typical situation.

Joan was not over confident but with these new additions, she was better prepared to work in clandestine situations for when she wanted to make sure she was not observed but also that no one was observed. The element of surprise was valuable and she planed to take advantage of it by using a bit of astral observation to place her ports unobserved so she could keep surprise on her side till she was ready to act.

It wasn't totally Super Heroine 101 that led her to work on her stealth and secret identity . She was very concerned about Jayna going back off the deep end and getting back at the Goddess for letting members of her family die by going off the deep end in usurping power and disrespect. Zayna, even though her views were more moderate, would help Jayna recover Zan, even if the attempt cost her own life. If neither of them would listen then all she could do without making things worse by interfering in the plan was to protect herself in the past who might be caught in the cross fire as an innocent bystander. Joan resolved that if she were stealthy enough that she could get herself to safety without the Wonder Twins being the wiser.

Joan ported herself out to the boardwalk by the hotdog stand where Sam was sitting on a bench nearby feeding his face. As Joan approached, she noted with glee that Sam had lowered his glance down to her neckline and she could see she was already having an effect on him. Joan preferred to dwell on what enjoyment she could have rather on a list of don'ts. Joan was in heaven just being hugged and kissed by the Man she loved. To have any more enjoyment than this would be inconceivable to her. Sometimes more is not better... it was just more. She didn't know how to judge it in this case so she would actually have to grow up more to be able to have a hope of answering the question. She would have to leap beyond logic to believe that anything better could exist. She would welcome the chance to try ... in a few years.

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