Secret meets with Red Tornado and they discuss what it means to be a hero by examining the origins of several teenage superheroes. At the end of their talk, Secret is inspired to become a hero, and takes off to set up a rescue mission with the help of Young Justice.
While avoiding some bullies, Bart Allen and Carol Bucklen get stuck in a barrel of tar. While trying to free themselves, Bart tells Carol how he was born in the future and raised in a virtual reality to match his hyper-accelerated aging.
While Superboy trains, members of Project Cadmus discuss how he was cloned and is permanently stuck in the body of a 16-year-old.
Looking to get away from the pressures of his life, Tim Drake visits Dick Grayson and recounts to him how he deduced his secret identity and became the next Robin.
Stephanie Brown became the Spoiler to help take down her father, the Cluemaster. But Stephanie is now pregnant, and has to put her superhero career on hold.
Cassie Sandsmark spots a boy drawing superheroes in class, so she tells him the story of Wonder Girl, and how she was endowed with powers from Zeus thanks to her close association with Wonder Woman.
Cissie King-Jones tells a school counselor how her mother forced her into becoming a superhero. To the counselor's dismay, their talk only inspires Arrowette to strive harder to prove she can be a better hero in her mom's absence.
