I wasn't exactly nervous about meeting the team. I knew Dick would help me settle in, being my friend and all, but I wasn't so sure about the other team members. Most of them didn't really know me.
Wally, or Kid Flash as the rest of the world knew him, knew me from around the mansion. I knew him as the bright cheerful personality that made everyone smile, even when they didn't want to. I met him when I was ten, when Dick had introduced us during a movie night at the mansion. We'd both shook hands, and spent the rest of the night discussing cheesy special effects and the poor performance from the stunt doubles in the movie.
Artemis, from what Dick had told me, could easily be rubbed the wrong way. I decided that I needed to avoid any conversations about family, which I hadn't planned on doing anyway. I can only hope that Artemis didn't take my joining the team in any bad way.
Aqualad, whom I'd met before also, would most likely be pleased to see me. We'd both been learning the ropes of the hero business around the same time. I, being younger, needed more training then him, but he'd helped me anyway. He even gave me a swimming lesson, which came in handy when a Killer Croc taken down went south.
M'gann, whom I'd never met, seemed to be a pleasant character in the team. She'd move from Mars, or so I was told, and loved everything about Earth. Wally explained to me that M'gann loved to bake cookies, and that M'gann never burnt them anymore. I wasn't sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing yet, but I was about to find out either way.
Rocket seemed like a cool person. She was new to the hero business, so I couldn't find much about her personality, but she seemed like a great person.
Superboy seemed to be the only team mate I wasn't completely sure about. I'd been told that he'd just gotten over some anger issues, and that he was a bit more friendly, but there was no definite profile I could file in my mind. I wished I could hack into the batcomputer before we left, but Robin grabbed me the minute I'd entered the Batcave. Bruce didn't stop him either, which left me curious.
Now I stood in front of everybody, confident look covered my face, and nervous beyond belief. Even though I've fought crazed criminals for about half a year, I still felt extremely uncomfortable. I felt like the new kid in school all over again. I felt thankful for one thing, that Robin and Batman had taught me how to show a strong pokerface. Without that, I'd probably be laughing my nervousness away like I was high on Joker's laughing gas, and that wasn't exactly the best first impression.
"Team," Batman stated. "This Barbara Gorden, known as Batgirl to most of you. She'll be joining the team."
Wally raced over to me. "You're Batgirl? That's awesome, did you know I was Kid Flash all this time, or did Bats tell you?"
I stared at him and smiled. "Yes I knew, you weren't exactly covert about it. Besides, the way you always ate, you had to be a speedster. If you weren't then I'd be in total awe."
"Welcome to the team!" Wally laughed. "I'm guessing you've already met the rest of the team?"
"Not really," I muttered. "I've only met you, Robin, and Aqualad."
"Babs?" Dick, dressed as Robin of course, said stepping out. "Your finally here!"
I smiled, of course he would say something like that. "Dick! Great to see you again, even though your the one who dragged me here in the first place. And how am I, as you put it, 'finally here'? You only beat me by a few minutes, and only because you ran here."
I turned to a girl, who seemed to be glaring at me. "I'm Zatanna." she spoke. "Nice to meet you."
I smiled at her, no doubt she was curious about my connection to Robin. "I go by Batgirl," I said and then turned to the rest of the team. "I look forward to being apart of the team."
Batman caught every ones attention as he said. "Why don't you guys show Batgirl around the cave for a bit. She'll need to be familiarized with the landscape, and she'll need to set up a room here."
Dick grabbed my arm and dragged me, literally, away to the next room. "What do you think of the team so far? They're great, aren't they?"
"Well, you didn't exactly let me meet any of them, now did you? Zatanna seemed cool though. Is there anything you need to tell me about you two, or am I going to do things my way and ask her?" I said crossing my arms.
"We're dating, if that's what your wondering." Robin looked at me "Why do you ask?"
"It could have something to do with the glare I received from her back there. You did tell her I was coming today, didn't you?" I asked.
"No, why would I?"
"Boys can be so clueless sometimes." I muttered. "Think of it this way, a new girl is added to the team, and you already knew her. You're excited to see her, what is she suppose to think?"
"Oh," he said. "maybe that was a bad idea."
"And here I thought you were smart." I laughed. "I think you've been spending way too much time around Wally."
We both smiled and toured around the mountain. We talked about school work and compared random Gotham criminals as we walked around. Apparently I'd forgotten about a report that was due next week in history. We eventually made it to my room, where I placed a name tag on due to habits. By the time we reached back to the rest of the group, everybody was already suited up for a mission. I stood in the back and listened.
"Babs will be coming with us, right Batman?" Robin asked after the mission had been described.
"Of course," Batman stated."she is needed on this mission, since someone will need to guard Zatanna while she casts her spell."
I could see Zatanna flinch, as if someone pinched her. She obviously felt that she could take care of herself, but she couldn't see the obvious. If she was busy casting the spell, she couldn't protect herself.
We arrived at the location, and I follow Zattana as I was instructed to. We walked down winding hallways until we reached our destination. I was aware of the sounds of the battle the boys were fighting with Blockbuster. I don't feel jealous of them at all. M'gann and Rocket stayed behind in the bioship waiting for our signal.
"So, how long have you know Dick?" Zatanna suddenly asked me. "Where did you meet him?'
"Batman mentored me us both, so we became close friends." I told her. "It's been a while since then, and I needed more practice before going out into the field then he did, so I've only worked about half a year."
"I see" she muttered under her breath.
We found Vandal shortly after our little chat. I could tell she wasn't very comfortable about our arrangement, but I just shook it off as Robin's problem.
"Stay quiet." she told me, which kind of hurt. I'm Batgirl, I my middle name is covert. Besides, she's the one that started this whole talking situation.
She closed her eyes and began the spell. "Laever eht neddih..." But she stopped. Arms covered her mouth, making it impossible for her to speak.
"You!" I heard someone shout, but I couldn't tell who.
I leaped out and flipped over his back. "Don't worry, I'll distract him!" I punched him in the face quickly, and and stepped back. His attention was all mine now.
He sent a jab, which I blocked with my forearm. I swept my legs down, trying to knock him off balance. He grabbed me by the hair, and pulled me toward his face. I quickly took my arm and broke his grip. I stepped away as he advanced.
"Cast the spell already!" I snapped.
"Laever eht neddih nalp!" she said finishing the spell this time.
Vandal Savage suddenly spoke his plan, which was to clone Superboy and the kill him. I grabbed Zatanna and ran off toward the bioship. We gathered the information we needed, now we just needed to leave.
We sat in the bioship for a while waiting for the boys to finish their battle. The ship was hidden from sights, which felt interesting from the inside.
"So, mission is complete." I nodded toward M'gann and Rocket. "Zatanna found out what the light is up to."
She looked over at me and smiled. "We ran into a little trouble, but we handled it."
The look in her eyes made me think that there might be room for a friendship somewhere in the future. We just needed to discuss a few things before hand.