Several Supers stood around the Andrena-Beecher house. “Here are the architectural plans,” said Hawkgirl, unfurling the blueprints Ms. Andrena-Beecher had provided.
Batgirl leaned in to study them. “Got it!” she said.
The Supers huddled and then split up, each with an assignment.
Mr. and Ms. Andrena-Beecher stood by, linking arms with their daughter as they watched the house being rebuilt before their eyes.
“You’ve got some pretty great friends there,” her mother said appreciatively.
Bumblebee nodded. This she knew was true.
“Hey, I’m thinking of entering another vacation contest,” said her father.
“NO!” his wife and daughter yelled at the same time.
“Kidding,” he said. “No more contests for me!” Then he got serious. “Bumblebee, your mother and I couldn’t be more proud of you.”
Ms. Andrena-Beecher agreed. “We weren’t sure about this super-hero thing at first. But now, well, we know this is your destiny.”
Bumblebee hugged them. They watched in silence as Poison Ivy rejuvenated the Bee Tree, reversing the fall and fortifying it so that it stood tall and strong again.
“We’ll have your Bee Tree Lab up and running in no time!” Hawkgirl called out.
“Thanks!” Bumblebee yelled back. She turned to Batgirl, who was working on electrical wiring, and said, “Now we’ve got three labs we can work in—the Bat-Bunker, the corner of Mr. Fox’s lab that he said I could turn into my own personal tech space, and the Bee Tree Lab.” She turned to her parents. “You won’t mind if Batgirl joins me now and then when I come home?”
“Your friends are welcome here anytime,” her mom said as they watched the Supers adding the finishing touches to the new and improved Andrena-Beecher house and Bee Tree Lab.
The next day at school, Parasite was munching on another honey–butter cookie and leaning on his broom at the back of the auditorium. It was time for the monthly assembly, something everyone looked forward to.
Frost had frozen Hal Jordan’s Green Lantern ring hand again in a giant ball of ice, Beast Boy had turned into a snake to scare Raven, and Cheetah and Star Sapphire were whispering, but when Principal Waller stepped onstage, everyone snapped to attention.
“I’ll get right to it,” she said. “The Super Hero of the Month award goes to someone who has proven themselves far and beyond what we expect from a super hero. When she first came to this school, she worried she’d never be good enough to stand among our ranks. Well, I am here to tell you that this Super is one for you to watch and learn from. Whether using her powers or just being brave in the face of overwhelming odds, she is the definition of a true super hero. This girl is the real thing.
“Bumblebee, please join me onstage!”