In the morning, Nate went downstairs. Kevin and Gwendolyn were sitting down at the table.

Gwendolyn: Hey, Nate.

Kevin: Sup, kid, Happy Halloween.

Nate: Kevin, it's early in the morning, why are you wearing such a terrifying outfit.

Kevin: Alright, wise guy. You better be getting to school. Got your keys?

Nate: Yep.

Gwendolyn: Keys?... Kevin, you didn't.

Kevin: What? He's got his licence.

Gwendolyn: You didn't upgrade it did you?

Kevin: What?! Of course not. That would be highly irresponsible... Have a good day at school, Nate.

Nate: Bye, guys.

Nate walked out the door and approached his car.

———

At school, Yolanda and Nate were helping Courtney put the bag of the superhero gear in her locker.

Nate: Everything in this bag is irregularly shaped, and it's very unhelpful.

Yolanda: Why did you even bring all this stuff to school?

Courtney: My mom was going through my closet.

They try closing the locker door but it got stuck.

Courtney: I think the Green Lantern is stuck.

They push until the locker door closes. They then go through the halls.

Courtney: We have to ramp up our search, guys. We can't take on the entire Injustice Society ourselves.

Nate: 17 alien species that's all I'm saying.

Courtney: How many of them are actually useful?

Nate: Touché.

Courtney: Who can we ask?

Yolanda: What about Artemis Crock? She's the best athlete in the whole school.

Courtney: I thought about her, but she's too...

They look over to see her tackling a teammate.

Nate: -intense?

Courtney: "I was gonna say competitive. We need someone with skills and heroic traits."

Yolanda: Okay, question. If the ISA is a bunch of murdering freaks, shouldn't we be looking beyond Blue Valley High?

Courtney: We can't trust adults. Anyone in Blue Valley could be a member of the Injustice Society.

———

After school, Nate was driving through town when he saw Courtney walking by. He drove beside her and rolled his windows down.

Nate: I thought Pat was taking you home. He kick you out?

Courtney: No. I was just trying to recruit somebody.

Nate: Right. Need a ride?

Courtney: Sure.

She walks around to the passenger's side and gets in. She looked at the dashboard and moved her finger to the control panel.

Nate: Don't touch anything, you might blow something up.

Courtney: I-I wasn't planning on it.

Nate: I could see you already reaching for one of the buttons.

Nate started driving again.

Nate: So, who were you recruiting?

Courtney: Well... I was trying to recruit...

She mutters a name under her breath.

Nate: Who?

Courtney: Rick Harris.

Nate: Huh... are you insane? Rick is one of the most juvenile kids at school and you want to give him superpowers.

Courtney: The hourglass was acting weird when he showed up. I just thought that we needed more help and so it was showing me more help.

They arrived outside of Courtney's house. They both got out and Nate walked with her to the door.

Nate: You said it yourself, we need someone with heroic traits. Rick doesn't exactly fit that description.

She opened the door and Mike came out with a pumpkin with many knives stuck in it.

Mike: Sharp objects coming through. Say hello to the family.

He placed next to several other pumpkins.

Courtney: You are a disturbed little man.

Mike: I appreciate it. You having a party or something?

Courtney: No, why?

Mike: Another one of your friends is upstairs.

Nate and Courtney share confused looks. They both head upstairs to Courtney's room where they open the door to Beth Chapel wearing Dr. Mid-Nite's goggles.

Nate: Oh, no.

Courtney: What are you doing in my room?

Beth: Oh, Chuck, tell me about her.

The goggles show a green heads-up-display.

Beth: These things are like Wikipedia on rocket fuel. I wonder what else it could do.

Courtney: Take those off.

Beth: This is so bonkers.

Courtney: The goggles are just something my stepdad is working on.

Beth: False. These were invented by Dr. Charles McNider after he lost his sight fighting the mob. They helped a blind man see. He put on a mask and became Dr. Mid-Nite. Later joining the Justice Society of America.

Courtney: Give me those, right now.

Beth: And I know that you're a superhero too, and so are you Nate Green... or should I say, Nathaniel Maxwell Tennyson son of the world-famous superhero Benjamin Kirby Tennyson and archaeologist Kai Green.

Courtney: What?

Beth: I saw you two last night at the hospital. You were flying and he was an alien!

Nate: That's insane.

Beth: That "watch" on your wrist is a level 20 DNA alterer called the Omnitrix created by Azmuth, a member of an alien species called Galvans, and he's the smartest being in 3, arguably 5, galaxies. Hold on a second.

Beth started twisting the dial of the Omnitrix in a weird series.

Nate: Stop! That is very delicate technology!

She stopped and the Omnitrix activated.

Omnitrix: <Transformation sequence entered. Merlinisapien DNA unlocked>

Nate: Uh... wow, what a weird glitch. Japanese technology am I right?

Beth: Chuck dug that out of the archive.

Courtney: Okay, you shouldn't even be in my room right now, I don't even know you.

Beth: Um... Well... A, we eat lunch together every day, and B, last night at the hospital I heard you call Yolanda by her real name.

Nate: Dang it, Courtney.

Beth: Chuck says it's a common rookie superhero mistake. It got someone named the Red Bee killed.

Courtney: Beth, let's sit down.

They sat down at the windowsill seat and Nate sat down on the bed.

Courtney: Look, this is all top secret. You can't tell anybody. Nobody at school, not your parents-

Beth: I don't really keep secrets from my parents.

Nate: Well, you're gonna have to start if you don't want them to die.

Courtney: That's how you'll get your parents killed. Secret identities are superhero 101.

Nate: Gosh darn Jimmy Jones.

Courtney: What?

Nate: Never mind. Continue.

Courtney: Secret identities keep the people you love safe. Now, before I let you go, I need to know a little bit more about you...

Beth: What were you doing in West Farms?

Courtney: What?

Beth: The dirt on your shoes... they have... farm fertilizer in them.

Courtney: Ew! Don't change the subject.

Beth: Rick Harris is the only kid I know who lives way out in West Farms. I mean... that's what he calls himself.

Courtney: What do you mean?

Beth: It seems Rick and Nate have something in common. Rick Harris's real name is Rick Tyler. And Rick's dad's real name is Rex Tyler.

Courtney: What? Rex Tyler?

Nate: Court? Do you think it's that Rex Tyler?

Beth: What Rex Tyler?

Courtney: He was a superhero.

Beth: Rick's dad was a superhero?

Courtney: Rick's dad was Hourman.

Nate: Gonna be honest. Did not see that coming?

———

Beth, Nate, Courtney and Yolanda were walking through the streets on Halloween night. Beth was still wearing the goggles.

Beth: I cant believe how much Mr. Keegan owes on his house.

Yolanda: When you called and said that you'd found a new recruit I wasn't exactly expecting Beth Chapel. Why did you choose her to be the new Captain Midnight.

Courtney: Dr. Mid-Nite. I didn't choose her. She just found the goggles and got them working.

Yolanda: So? You lie.

Nate: She also started messing with the Omnitrix.

Courtney: She hasn't stopped talking ever since.

Yolanda: Oh, it's well known that talking is Beth Chapel's superpower.

Beth: It's true. Okay. So you wanna find Rick... Chuck tracked his phone... from his house to a liquor store on Highway 4 to Cindy Burman's house.

Nate: Dear Lord, it's the hellmouth.

Beth: There are 116 people at this location. 99.1% are minors. One adult. Number of underage drinking infractions: eighty.

Yolanda: Okay, narc. I'm going home this is a bad idea.

Courtney: Don't go, Yolanda. This is a huge deal. Rick's like me and Nate. His dad was a member of the JSA. He's a legacy! This is beyond exciting!

Yolanda: Okay. Well, I'm not going in there.

They look through the window to see Henry King inside.

Courtney: I'll go find Rick.

Beth: I'll help.

Nate: I would help... but I'm not allowed in after last year's party.

Yolanda: Oh, my god. I forgot about that.

Nate: I hoped everyone had.

Courtney: What happened last year?

Nate: It doesn't matter...

Beth: The events of Cindy Burman's Halloween party 2019-

Nate: No, please, no.

Beth: Nate tripped on an unknown hazard causing him to fall in to the snacks table, which knocked a lot of food and drink on the floor and other partygoers.

Nate screams into his hands.

Nate: You didn't have to do that, Beth. You chose to and I will forever remember that.

Courtney: Well... all you need is a costume.

Nate: I left it at home.

Courtney: You have 17 on your wrist right now.

Beth: 18. I unlocked one earlier.

Nate: No, that's not what the Omnitrix is for.

Courtney: You don't have to use your abilities on anyone, you just need to be an alien to sneak through this party.

Nate sighed and activated the Omnitrix. He then ducked behind a wall to prevent anyone noticing.

Nate: Someone humanoid. Preferably not dangerous... not Alien X either.

He hit down on the faceplate.

Water Hazard: Let's go.

They walk inside the house the a very crowded party.

Beth: So this is a party. Parties are loud!

Courtney: Let's split up.

Water Hazard: Great plan, because I don't look out of place at all.

Courtney: It's a Halloween party.

Water Hazard: A high school Halloween party. I look like a work of mechanical engineers from the year 3000.

Courtney: Just go.

They all walk in different direction through the party.

Water Hazard: Nice party. Good to see you.

He walks through for a while until he bumps into somebody.

Water Hazard:Sorry.

Cindy: Damn right, you're sorry. Who do you think you are?

Water Hazard: The person who accidentally walked into you... by mistake.

Cindy: Do I know you? That pathetic snark reminds me of someone.

Water Hazard: That's what you consider snark? Wow, talk about low tolerance.

Cindy: Excuse me?!

Water Hazard: Uh, look at the time. Gotta be moving on.

Nate quickly moved away from her. After a while, Courtney approached him.

Courtney: {I've found him.}

———

Beth, Courtney, Nate and Yolanda all gather up and go into the back yard of the house. Nate ducks in a bush and untransforms.

Rick: So, you think you're all superheroes, huh? So you're Stargirl. He's Omnis. You're...

Yolanda: Wildcat.

Rick: and she's...

Yolanda: Just borrowing those for the night.

Rick: Right. So, what can this "magic" hourglass do?

Beth: It's science. Your dad invented it. The hourglass gave your dad super strength. For one hour a day.

Rick: One hour? So the other 23 hours he was what, just some dude?

Beth: He was a brilliant chemist! Y'know that hourglass only worked for your dad. It was tied to his DNA.

Rick: How do you turn it on?

Beth: How do you use any hourglass? You turn it over.

Rick put the hourglass on and flipped it over. The sand inside started to glow. It sent a pulse of energy through his body.

Rick: So super strength, huh?

He picked up a metal barrel from next to him. He then crushed it in his hands.

Courtney: Hey, you... you really shouldn't test out your powers in public. Our identities...

Beth: Protecting them is Superhero 101. And you need a costume. Technically, we all do. Since, it's Halloween.

Rick: I'm not wearing a stupid costume. You guys, do whatever you want. I'm doing my own thing.

Courtney: "Hey! You can't just take the hourglass like...

Rick: Yes, I can! It was my dad's, right? Now it's mine. Later.

Nate: Hang on, you're not just gonna leave.

Rick: You want me to stay, you're gonna have to make me.

Nate: I don't think that's gonna be a problem.

Rick: Get out of my way, Green. Or I'll make you get out of the way.

Nate reluctantly stepped out the way and let Rick get past.

Rick: See ya.

He walked away.

Yolanda: Congrats. You just made the biggest delinquent in school an unstoppable beast.

Courtney: I'm not giving up yet. We can still get through to him.

Yolanda: Seems like he's done listening. And how do we make him?

Courtney: We can't when we're dressed like this.

Beth: Let's go suit up!

Courtney: Thanks, Beth, but we'll take it from here. Okay? Things could get really dangerous.

They start walking away.

Courtney: Nate, you got your keys?

Nate: Of course.

———

They arrived just inside the forest path.

Stargirl: I see him up ahead.

Omnis: You two catch up with him. I'll go stealth in case he tries anything.

Wildcat: Stealth?

Omnis: Turns out Beth unlocked something useful.

He activated the Omnitrix and turned the dial to the new alien. He pushed down on the faceplate.

Wildcat: Okay... I guess you can go fully invisible now.

Yolanda and Courtney approach Rick while Nate stays in the treeline.

Stargirl: Rick? We just want to talk.

Rick: Look, I'm not playing fairy princess tea time with you two.

Stargirl: I understand.

Rick: What do you understand? My parents hit a tree and they died. What grand plan of God's was that?

Wildcat: It wasn't God's plan, Rick. It was an accident.

Rick: Then who do I blame! Huh? Do you know what it's like to be so filled up with anger that you feel like you're poisoning yourself? Do you? I want to hit something, anything, all of the time. Every second. You think I like that? I hate feeling this way.

Stargirl: My dad was a member of the Justice Society too. He was Starman. And... even though I only met him a few times, I feel cheated. He was killed before I even got to know him. But now I get to keep his legacy alive. And you can too. You can be a hero like your dad. Hourman. It's your choice.

Rick: My choice?

He ran and hit a tree knocking it over. Nate comes back to visibility as he was on the tree and fell off.

Chamalien: Ow.

Rick: When have I ever had a choice? Be a hero like my dad? My dad's dead.

Wildcat: Hey, come on, let's go.

Stargirl: No. I can't let you keep that hourglass. Not when you're like this.

Rick: Yeah? Try and take it.

Beth: Rick, wait! It wasn't an accident."

Rick: What?

Beth: Your parents were murdered.

Rick: They crashed right here. They hit this tree and-

Beth: No. Dr. McNider says it wasn't the tree that killed them. He says he can... show us?

The goggles project a 3D video.

Beth: They were here. But so was someone else. Or something.

The video shows a giant beast.

Beth: Chuck calls it Solomon Grundy.

It shows Grundy knocking the car into the tree. The video ends and Beth falls to her knees.

Stargirl: Beth, are you okay?

Beth: Yeah, it's just so scary.

Stargirl: Your parents... I'm betting they were killed by the same people who killed my dad. And Nate's.

Chamalien: Speaking of Nate... I'm still under the tree.

Yolanda goes over and lifts it up enough to free him. He then hits the Omnitrix to untransform.

Rick: Who is it?

Courtney: I don't know yet. But whoever they are, they're in Blue Valley. They're the reason I'm putting together this new team. To get justice. For my dad. For Nate's. For yours. For all of the JSA.

Rick: I'll do it. But I don't want justice, Courtney. I want revenge.

EPISODE END