Sun and Shadow

Battle at the Bay

"I'm sorry but I caught the end of the argument and I hate to cause problems" he takes a deep breath as he looks at Lena and Stef "but I need help."

Stef looks stricken as she turns towards Lena, fear clear in her eyes, as she desperately tries to fight this.

"Mom" Jude says gently but she is already shaking her head.

"You are not supposed to have to do this yet Jude" she looks at him and Connor and they see her eyes shining. "You are too young!" she wails.

Jude doesn't pause but moves to embrace her and Lena in a momma sandwich that is less about reassuring him than reassuring both of them. "Mom...momma...I have Connor and Will here, they are super strong and crazy invulnerable" he tells her.

"You aren't though" Stef gasps. "That thing could kill you! You realize that don't you?" she pleads.

"Yes I do mom" Jude says sounding nervous for the first time. "Which is why I have no plans to try and fight it" he says with a slight smile. He tries not to laugh at the expression on both of his moms' faces as well as his siblings but he looks over at Connor who is smiling happily. "Mom...that thing is crazy big, my powers are not gonna stop it. I have no intention of even trying, I'm leaving that to Will and Connor."

Connor chuckles causing everyone to look at him in surprise. He rubs his hands together gleefully "This is going to be so much fun!" he says happily. "Not really Jude's thing" he adds.

"I don't understand" Lena asks looking between them. "You said you had to go help and you are wearing your uniform" she trails off as she looks at Jude.

"Connor and Will are like tanks and bombs, they can deal with the creature" Jude nods and then smirks "Dr. Genome however...he I can handle."

"Good plan" Will nods at them. "Actually what I was thinking as well. You should be able to bypass his force field Jude" he pauses as he looks at both of them. "Actually, I guess I should call you your code names...do you have them yet?"

Both boys look surprised. "Uh...not yet" Connor mumbles. "I mean we have been talking and we want names that show we are together, but not exactly sure."

"What have you thought of?" Mariana asked curiously.

"Well, we thought about Apollo and Hades, you know after the Greek myths, but felt it might be too grandiose" Jude tells her.

"Then we thought about Solar Flare and Sunspot, you know the bright and dark parts of the sun" Connor adds.

"Jacob and Alex suggested ShadowWalker and Star Lord" Jude added to Connor's groan.

"I am not doing that Jude!" he complained.

"What about Hyperion and Erebus?" Mariana suggested.

"Where did you get that?" Jude said surprised but sounding interested.

"Well, Hyperion was a Titan in Greek mythology, the Titan of Light and the east, associated with watching from above. Erebus was a primordial being in Greek mythology, he was the embodiment of night and darkness" she told him.

Everyone stared at Mariana and she blushed. "Fine, I got hooked on Greek myths when I read Percy Jackson, happy?" she admitted.

"Hyperion" Connor muttered trying it out. He smiled and looked at Jude. "Erebus?" he said with a smirk.

"Isn't that a bit egotistical Con?" Jude asked carefully. "Naming ourselves after super powerful gods? What about something simple like Eclipse and Solstice?"

"Not to rush you or anything but a giant monster is destroying San Diego" Will reminds them and snorted at how they both flushed with embarrassment.