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Hey, kids, come on inside. We're gonna cut the cake soon.

Please, Mom, I want to go to the party.

No, Rebecca.

Why not?

You know why not.

You made a scene at the store today.

I just wanted that doll.

I spoil you too much as it is.

Daddy would let me go.

Well, your dad's out on call, so you're stuck with me.

[children shouting and laughing in distance]

-Hi. -Hi.

I'm Bruce. I just moved in. What's your name?

Rebecca.

Do you wanna go to the party, Rebecca?

-I can't. -Why not?

My mom said so.

Well, I don't see your mom.

Come on. It's right across the street.

It'll be fun.

Come on!

It's a donkey tail.

We're gonna play pin the tail on the donkey in a little bit.

When can we open presents?

We'll open presents after we have cake and ice cream.

All right, children. I think it's time for cake and ice cream.

You should take one.

Susie has so many presents.

And you didn't get anything today.

I bet there's a doll in there somewhere.

Go on. No one's looking.

I wonder what it is.

Hey.

You stole that.

Bad girl.

Rebecca?

That girl.

Well, I'm gonna raise a fuss I'm gonna raise a holler

About working all summer Just to try to earn a dollar

Sometimes I wonder what I'ma gonna do

'Cause there ain't no cure For the summertime blues

All clear!

She said "all clear," guys.

So, no super-villains.

Did you check inside the trash can?

Sarcasm. Duly noted.

So, I've got 27 minutes until curfew.

How about we do one more loop around the Sub Shack?

Beth, any sign of trouble?

Goggles, checking in. Again.

Anything out there?

- Searching... - Hello?

These things just aren't as much fun without Chuck.

-Searching. Scanning complete. -Yup. Nothing.

No trouble alerts.

No trace of The Gambler, or Cindy Burman,

or Solomon Grundy.

Hey, guys.

I beat Grundy. Okay?

And the Gambler's a wimp.

And Cindy Burman probably got crushed

-with Brainwave when the dish caved in. - I doubt it.

-And the others could-- - What others, Court?

Icicle was shattered into a thousand pieces.

Dragon King is dead. Tigress and Sportsmaster, they're locked up.

The ISA are done.

All of them.

I think we should call it a night, Court.

Me, too.

Yeah, come on.

We're the Justice Society of America.

-We can't quit. - We're not quitting.

We're still the JSA,

and if something happens, we'll suit up and we'll be there.

But right now, we're protecting a town

that doesn't really need it.

Okay. Maybe we can cut patrol back from seven nights a week to six.

Good night.

Later.

Well, I'm gonna do that last loop, so...

If anyone changes their mind, meet me at the Sub Shack in 10.

Okay. No problem. I got it.

See you tomorrow.

You'll never quit on me, will you?

Court?

It's 4:00 in the morning.

What are you doing down here?

Going through the JSA files.

Please, don't tell me you've been up all night.

We agreed to be honest with each other, so...

I have been up all night, yes.

But with good reason.

Okay. What about your History final?

I'll ace that.

What happened to Per Degaton?

Per Degaton?

Uh, the Flash banished him to an alternate timeline.

Whatever that means.

Uh... Okay. Um, Blackbriar Thorn.

Uh, Green Lantern destroyed him in '88.

Uh...

-Baron Blitzkrieg? -That's enough, Court. Okay.

It's not nearly enough, Pat.

I've got a responsibility as Stargirl to stay vigilant.

Okay, look.

You've got a responsibility as Courtney Whitmore

to focus on normal life instead of this stuff, okay?

This stuff is my destiny.

Your destiny isn't just about being Stargirl, okay?

It's about going to school, getting good grades,

working towards a career.

A career as Stargirl.

Pat, just...

The staff chose me when my own dad didn't...

for a reason that clearly goes beyond the Injustice Society.

I mean, look at the obvious.

We stopped the ISA, and the staff is still lighting up.

It's still working, so that means I have to be.

Okay, well, it's not that simple, Court.

Being a superhero doesn't mean that the rest of your life takes a back seat.

It's about finding a balance,

taking advantage of times like these.

The fact that things are quiet, that's a good thing.

We just think it's quiet.

Just because we don't see it doesn't mean it's not there.

If we want to find and stop the bad guys,

we're gonna have to turn over some rocks.

Well, I think you've turned over enough rocks for tonight.

So, time to hit the sack.

But what about Gentleman Ghost?

Go to bed.

Okay, Pat. Let's work it out here.

Right here.

-Oh, hey. -Hey.

Take a gander at this.

-What am I gandering at? -Our family trip,

because this, my friend, is exactly where

my dad took me the summer after I graduated from junior high.

That's Yellowstone National Park.

Is that camping? 'Cause I don't wanna do camping. Anything but camping.

Oh, it's even better,

'cause your old man cashed in his new gas grill fund

he's been saving up for the last seven months.

A very selfless act, I might add, for,

wait for it,

two weeks at a lake house, huh?

Not just any lake house. Dig these perks.

Speedboat, jet ski, outdoor kitchen,

where yours truly is gonna be grilling up hamburgers, hot dogs,

and the best damn barbecued chicken this side of the Atlantic.

And here's the kicker.

-Yeah... -Pets are welcome.

That's right. That's right.

Sounds semi-tolerable,

but let's just table that for a second,

'cause I was hoping we'd start off the summer

maybe you showing me the ropes.

-The ropes to what? -The family business.

I figured maybe I can go down to the garage

and learn how to fly the robot,

fire the giant fist. JSA stuff, you know?

I got a future to think about,

and this paper route thing, it ain't it.

It's all going digital, Pat.

Responsibility, commitment, that's what's important, okay?

And you're not gonna quit your job.

How am I gonna deliver papers at Jellystone Park?

I already talked to Mr. Williams about it.

Your buddy Jakeem, he's gonna take over

the paper route until we get back.

Back from where?

-You didn't tell her? -Not the details.

The details about what exactly?

Dad's summer vacation.

Two weeks of rest, relaxation, family fun.

No Cosmic staff, no S.T.R.I.P.E.