"There's my favorite world-saving couple!" the Bueno Nacho manager greeted Kim and Ron as they entered the automatic door to Go City's Mucho Grande Bueno Nacho.

Kim waved at him. "Thanks, He – I mean…Mr. Go?" She looked to Ron for help.

Ron thought for a moment. "You know, I don't think you ever actually told us your alter ego's name, dude."

Hego, in his mild-mannered fast food manager disguise, replied as we walked toward them, "Mr. Go is fine. It's great to see you both. Thanks for making the trek."

"No big," Kim smiled. "We had to meet the Teen Titans and Go City was the perfect in-between spot. Speaking of which, did you see them come in? Five teenagers wearing superhero uniforms?"

"Oh, I know what they look like," Hego replied. "We've met a couple times regarding Jump City's new Bueno Nacho location, and I've been keeping up with the latest news on Starfire. Did you see that video, by the way?"

"Multiple videos," Kim corrected him, "and yes. They've gone pretty viral."

"Oh believe me, I know," Hego said. "The twins are practically obsessed. Man, that girl can really punch a robot. Anyway, I'll show you where they are." He led Kim and Ron around the salsa parade and pointed to a door with a piñata painted onto it. "We have a room for private parties. You and the Titans deserve it after saving the planet like that. The rest are already inside, so go on in. Oh, and the food's on the house!"

Ron's jaw dropped.

"What?" Hego asked with a shrug. "Heroes help heroes, am I right? This place would be rubble by now if not for you kids. I mean, Team Go certainly did its part," he added, flexing his oversized muscles, "but you're the ones who ended…he's already ordering, isn't he?"

Kim, now standing alone with Hego, nodded, "You really didn't think this through, did you?"

Hego looked over to see Ron checking off every single option at the self-service menu kiosk. "Yeah…I'd better warn the kitchen." He ran back behind the counter to prepare for Ron's anticipated order.

Kim opened the fiesta-themed door and stepped into the private room. "Yo, KP!" Cyborg exclaimed from the nearest seat. "You made it!"

"Hey, Cy!" she greeted him with a fist bump. "Whoa…okay." His metal fist was stronger than she remembered, and she had to shake her hand out before moving on to the next Titan.

"Greetings, friend!" Starfire said, jumping up and squeezing the breath out of Kim before she could say a word. "It is most glorious to see you!"

Once the alien princess had let go, Kim took a couple deep breaths, then replied, "Hey, Star! It's good to see you too!"

Robin got up from his seat beside Starfire and gave Kim a high-five. "Glad you could make it," he said with a smile.

"Hi, Robin!" she said in reply. "You know I wouldn't miss it."

Scooting around to the other side of the table, Kim came next to Beast Boy. "Hey there, Beast Boy! What's up?"

Beast Boy simply shouted, "Bear hug!" and transformed into a large bear, wrapping his furry green arms around Kim before returning to his normal shape. "Where's Ron?" he asked.

"On his way," Kim explained. "Hego told him the food was on the house, so it'll be a while."

BB laughed approvingly. "Haha! Dude, Robin practically had to drag me and Cyborg from the machine."

"I think you mean he 'literally' had to drag you," Raven corrected. Although she had only stood up from her seat beside Beast Boy, her movement had been so silent that it seemed to Kim that she had materialized out of thin air. A very subtle smile broke across the cloaked Titan's face. "Kim, good to see you."

"You too," Kim replied. A little unsure of how to greet Raven, she hesitated for a second, then shrugged and gave her a quick, slightly awkward hug before finding her own seat.

"So," Cyborg said, elbowing Kim gently with is massive metal arm, "how does it feel to be a high school graduate?"

"Oh yes!" Starfire exclaimed, clasping her hands together. "Many congratulations!"

Kim laughed. "It doesn't feel too different yet, to be honest. But then again, I haven't started packing for college yet, or really doing anything. That whole alien invasion thing kept me pretty busy. How's Jump City holding up?"

"It's been in worse shape before," Robin answered. "Rebuilding is going pretty smoothly, and there wasn't a ton of damage once we all got out there."

"Oh yeah, I saw that video of Starfire!" KP remembered. "It looked like you really kicked some butt out there, Star. Have you seen it?"

Starfire blushed modestly. "Indeed I have, but the video only captured a small portion of the fighting. I only kicked some of the butt. Robin fought as my partner, Beast Boy and Raven rescued the civilians, Cyborg fixed the communication problems, not to even speak of the Honorary Titans network…"

Robin interrupted gently, "Starfire, you were awesome. It's okay to take a compliment. You deserve it."

"Dude! What about you guys?" Beast Boy burst into the conversation, waving his arms in the air excitedly. "How did you get yourself kidnapped onto a spaceship? And how did Ron end up teaming up with Shego? And how did you fight them all off? And what was going on with Ron's monkey power thingy? And why were there plants everywhere?" In his excitement, he accidentally transformed into a rooster, crowed loudly, then returned to his normal shape. "Seriously, dude, it all sounds insane."

"It was," Kim replied. "It's a long story, but basically, Drakken kind of tricked a Lorwardian named Warmonga into doing his bidding a while ago. She thought he was this legendary Lorwardian hero and he kind of let her believe it, but then we defeated her and she figured out Drakken was lying, so she apparently held a grudge. I guess when Lorwardians hold grudges, they act on them by taking over planets."

"It is the common reaction," Starfire confirmed.

"Yeah, so anyway, Warmonga and this other Lorwardian guy kidnapped me and Drakken out of revenge. There was this weird beam thingy from space and everything. Totally got me in the middle of my graduation speech too, so that was awkward."

"I'll bet," Cyborg commented, deeply invested in the story. "How did Shego and Ron come into picture?"

"Well, Ron went on the run with my dad," Kim continued. "The drones almost got them, but Ron says Shego showed up and saved them."

The Titans exchanged confused looks.

"Say what now?" asked Cyborg.

"I know, right? Crazy." KP had been similarly surprised when Shego had arrived with Ron to rescue her. "I don't think I told you guys this, but she actually had a moment of being good for, like, half a second earlier this semester. But it was because of this machine called an Attitudinator that also turned all her brothers evil, so I wouldn't give her a ton of credit. But anyway, she and Ron shot themselves into space to save me and Dr. Drakken. And the planet."

"Wonderful!" Starfire exclaimed, her bright eyes wide. "How did you escape?"

Kim continued the story. "The aliens had this laser cannon thingy guarding me and Drakken, but the funny thing is, Drakken had been trying to make this evil plant spray earlier and instead ended up spraying himself, so he had a tiny flower growing on him. It was actually kind of adorable. Turns out, the flower obeys orders from Drakken, so he told it to take out the cannon by crushing it…"

"A flower…crushed the laser cannon?" Cyborg repeated, not sure what to make of that sentence.

"It was a super strong flower," KP clarified, although this did not make it sound any more logical to Cyborg. "So that was about when Shego and Ron boarded the ship. They found us, and together we shut down the system so it crashed to Earth. Then we fought the aliens on the ground, and Drakken sprayed all the drones around us with his plant spray, which made all these plants sprout up and crush them. Honestly, at some point I got knocked out, so it's a little fuzzy, but right when things started looking hopeless, Ron really showed up…monkey style."

"Monkey style?" Beast Boy asked.

Raven raised both her eyebrows, suddenly much more engaged in the story. "He used his powers?"

"Exactly," Kim nodded. "I didn't see all of it – like I said, I was knocked out – but he totally destroyed the aliens and their ship. Then, we called you guys, finished graduating, and Shego and Drakken got a bunch of pardons for being heroes."

"Dang," said Cyborg. "That was a whirlwind."

"And where is Shego now?" Starfire asked.

Kim shrugged. "We don't know. She and Drakken went totally off the grid after the award ceremony. I wouldn't blame them if they just wanted some time out of the spotlight after everything that went down, but I can't shake the feeling that they're up to something. Hopefully they're not."

"Hopefully," Robin agreed.

Hego burst through the door, balancing in one hand a comically oversized tray that carried multiple plates of hot Bueno Nacho meals. "You kiddos ready for some grande sized specials?"

"Man, are you holding twenty plates in one hand?" Cyborg asked, raising an eyebrow.

Hego looked off into the middle distance dramatically. "There is no time or place too mundane for a superhero to lend a hand…"

Kim rolled her eyes. "Hego, everyone in this room except for me is also a superhero. You can chill."

Hego looked across the table to Robin. "What about him?"

"Huh?" Robin and Kim asked at once.

"Sorry," he clarified, shifting the giant tray to his other hand, "but you said you were the only non-superhero in the room. Unless I'm mistaken, neither you nor Robin have heightened abilities or senses typical of a superhero. No offense, of course, just stating the facts. Now, who ordered the vegetarian Mucho Grande Naco Platter with extra sauce?" he asked before Robin had a chance to argue.

"Ooh ooh!" Beast Boy exclaimed, waving his hand in the air as if waiting to be called on. "Me!"

Hego slid a plate to the green teenager. BB transformed into a bloodhound, sniffed the air, then returned to his normal shape, wiping off slobber with his sleeve. "You smell that, Raven? That smells like perfection."

Raven looked over at Beast Boy's mess of a plate, too confused to be disgusted. "Perfect…what exactly?"

"Three unique versions of nacos sitting on top of a plate of nachos, which itself sits on top of a giant tortilla. It's naco-ception, Rae."

Raven had to take a second to process what she'd just heard. "So…there are nachos…wrapped in a taco…sitting on nachos...in another naco?"

"Booyah!" Cyborg said, receiving his own, meat-filled version.

Raven sighed. "You know, I've actually started appreciating some of you guys' fast food choices. I'll even admit that nacos are pretty good. But this, this is just excessive."

"…and one with mustard," Hego said, sliding a yellow-coated Mucho Grande Naco Platter Starfire's direction.

Raven looked across the table at her fellow female Titan, her eyes full of betrayal. "You too? Really?"

Starfire offered a sheepish smile. "Nine stomachs are quite difficult to fill, and it looked like a most interesting concept."

Rae closed her eyes and muttered, "Robin, I swear if you got one too…"

"Don't worry, Raven," Robin assured her as Hego handed him his meal, "I got a completely normal plate of nacos."

After sliding a hablamos salad to Raven, Hego turned as if to leave, then appeared to change his mind to stop by Starfire's seat. "Starfire, isn't it? We met after the incident with my sister, I believe."

"Oh yes!" Starfire exclaimed, remembering the few interactions they'd had. "You are the friend of Kim that assisted us in bringing the Bueno Nacho to Jump City."

"Right," Hego said, straightening his glasses. "I just wanted to say, I saw that video of you saving the day during the invasion. You know, seeing you with your glowing green fists up there almost reminded me of the way my sister used to fight crime. Minus the flying, of course. Good to know she's back on the side of justice, right?"

Kim and Robin exchanged looks. "Well, she's kind of underground at the moment," Kim said. "Hopefully she's up to something good, but we really don't know."

"Hm, I understand," Hego nodded. "Hope is the best thing we've got, I suppose." He looked down at Starfire and bent down to her seated eye level. "You said you have the same powers as my sister, didn't you? Or, that you got them from the same source?"

"Yes, that is what we discovered," Star replied.

"Very interesting," Hego said, rubbing his chin thoughtfully. "This may be a strange question, but would you like to pay a visit to Go Tower sometime and show Team Go what you can do? After all, you do have the Go Team Glow."

"The what team what?" Beast Boy asked.

Hego repeated himself, "The Go Team Glow. The colored glow my siblings and I have. And apparently your friend here. Or at least she should, if her powers come from the same source as Shego's." He returned his attention to Starfire. "So, what do you say?"

Starfire hesitated. "That is a most kind offer, friend Hego, but you and your siblings are already the superheroes and have been for the long time. I doubt that there is anything I have the ability to show you."

"Well yes, we have," Hego conceded, "but don't think of it as a show. Just come and train with us for a day. It would be especially fun for my two youngest brothers. They've been watching all those videos and you're practically a rock star to them. It would honestly make their day if you stopped by, even just for a minute. How does that sound?"

Star looked from Hego, to Robin, to Raven, and back to Hego. "I…I am not certain. This may not be the good time."

"Of course, I understand," Hego replied. "We heroes always have plenty to do. But if you change your mind, let me know."

Before Hego could say anything more, Ron sauntered into the private room, suddenly wearing a sombrero. "Guys, guess what?" he announced excitedly. "If you break a record for most intense salsa combo, you get a free sombrero!"

"How do you even measure that? And also why?" Kim asked.

"No idea!" Ron pulled up a seat between his girlfriend and Cyborg and leaned back comfortably. "Oh, and Hego, can I order a round of horchatas for the table? Por favor?"

Hego sighed, rubbing his forehead with his thumb and index finger. Kim was right. He was going to regret this. "Coming right up, Stoppable." He left the room to fetch the horchatas.

"Ron, don't you think you should tone it down?" Kim asked him. "Hego's doing you a huge favor right now. We shouldn't take advantage of it."

Ron thought for a bit. "Yeah, we probably shouldn't. It's okay, I only got a double order. I thought about going triple, but was like, nah. At least, not until I finish the first two. Oh, and I also got you that salad you like, even though I still don't understand why. But KP, did you know they have the Mucho Grande Naco Platter here? It's literally naco-ception!"

"Yes, they are three smaller nacos on top of a giant naco," Kim replied.

Ron's eyes were as wide as saucers. "I thought they were still only theoretical, that the world wasn't ready for the science involved. But no! This is groundbreaking stuff. We are witnessing history here, people."

"Yeah, and it tastes even better," Cyborg said, his mouth full of naco.

"Booyah! That's what I'm talking about, Cy!" He gave the half-robot teen a slap on the back, then promptly pulled back his hand, wincing from the impact of the hard surface. "I really should have seen that coming," he said. "But dude, guess what? I said the first booyah in space! I think that about tops every other booyah in our little competition, right?" he added, chuckling as he found his seat.

Cyborg stopped eating and looked at Ron skeptically. "You sure about that?"

"Um, yeah. How many astronauts go around saying 'booyah'? I just made history."

"I'm not arguing about the astronauts," Cyborg clarified. "I'm just not sure if I've already said 'booyah' in space."

Ron sat up straight. "What…you've already been to space?"

"Dude, we've all been to space," Beast Boy answered. "It's been three times, right? Not counting Starfire, obviously, because that wouldn't be fair."

"Indeed, it would not," Starfire agreed.

"Well, let's see," Cy said, remembering the team's past adventures. "There was the time when Starfire went through her transformation and almost got eaten by a weird space spider, so that's one."

"Oh, also that time when Starfire almost married a slug on her home planet," Beast Boy reminded him.

"Right, so that makes two," Cyborg nodded, "and then the third time was when we all got separated on that strange planet where Beast Boy mixed up my parts, Raven got a massage from tiny egg people, and Robin and Star spent the whole time trying to figure out if they were a couple or not because Robin was ridiculously deep in denial."

"That's not exactly how I would have described it," Robin started to correct him. Noticing the look on Starfire's face, he backed down. "Or…maybe I do deserve that."

"I'm sorry," Kim interrupted, very confused and a bit concerned, "but did you say a weird space spider? And marrying a slug? And tiny egg people?"

"Yeah," Beast Boy nodded with no acknowledgement of the strangeness of the situations being listed. "So that makes three."

"Point is, I've probably said 'booyah' in space before," Cyborg summarized to Ron. "Sorry, man. You just have to find another milestone to beat me to."

Ron scratched his head. "You know, that would bug me a lot more if you hadn't just dropped the Starfire-almost-married-a-space-slug bombshell."

Cyborg thought about it for a second. "Understandable," he acknowledged.

"Moving on from that," Robin said, eager to transition the conversation away from his girlfriend's near-marriage to Glgrdsklechh the Sklerch, "what's next for you guys this summer?"

"Just chillin," Ron answered, leaning back in his chair to illustrate. "I mean, we've got to reward ourselves for graduating and saving the world all in one night, right?"

"But also," Kim added, "I'm starting to get packed for college, Ron's working at SmartyMart, and now that we've seen his Mystical Monkey Power at its strongest, we're also looking through Raven's books and trying to figure out how to work with it."

Raven looked up, suddenly much more interested. "Have you found anything that helps?"

"Kinda," Ron replied. "I'm not gonna lie, some of it's pretty weird stuff. No offense! But I did find some introspective exercises that seem to be helping me focus a lot better, so that's a win."

"Definitely," Raven agreed. "It took me years of studying with the monks of Azarath before I could get my powers under control, and I'd had them my whole life. You got yours a few years ago and only just figured out how to unlock their full power. You'll get the hang of it with some time." Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Beast Boy's stunned expression. "What?"

"Nothing," BB replied with an innocent smile. "That's just the most positive thing I've heard you say in, like, forever."

Raven felt a pain inside her head. It was like hot, angry energy rushing through her brain and into her face. She clenched her fists in an effort to force it back but it was too late. "What are you saying?" she shouted. "You think I'm too negative? Sorry I can't be sunshine and rainbows all the time like you!" The anger left her and she suddenly became aware of every other teen hero in the room's eyes staring at her. "I…I…" she struggled to return to her usual monotone as she came up with an excuse, "…that was…not…I didn't…I think I have a headache. I'm going to the bathroom." She got up and hurried out of the party room as fast as she could, leaving the door swinging behind her.