Be Careful What You Wish For
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Mt. Justice had been quieter than usual that day. Much quieter than usual, considering that six teenagers had occupied the hollowed out mountain for the entire day without supervision. All they knew was that the entire Justice League was on some sort of serious mission that had begun the night before. Red Tornado had been asked to join them and had left in an unusually quiet mood. Robin wasn't even sure if "mood" was the right word for the android, but everyone could tell something wasn't right. Artemis had been annoyed at first that the League had completely left them out of whatever was going on, but even she had to agree that something was...different. The team had passed the time sparring, watching movies, and speculating until finally one of the zeta-beam transporter tubes flashed to life.
"Recognized: Batman: zero-two. Recognized: Red Tornado: one-six." The android wordlessly strode across the room, on his way to the maintenance work he had been called away from. Batman looked somber, even for him. The Dark Knight turned to a console between two of the tubes and typed several commands.
"Access locked: Zatara: one-one. Authorization: Batman: zero-two."
"What? Access locked?" Kid Flash questioned, having never been one for patience. "Don't they reserve that for when someone...? Oh no." The reality of the situation sunk in for everyone. None of them had ever wanted to see a respected figure, friend, and mentor pass away, especially not a member of the Justice League, especially not after that traumatically disastrous training exercise the team had been through several weeks previously.
The computer, however, had not finished executing its commands. The monotone voice spoke up once more, "Access changed: Zatanna Zatara: A-zero-three. New designation: Zatanna: B-zero-eight. Authorization: Batman: zero-two. Recognized: Zatanna: B-zero-eight." The transporter beam lit up once more, and the young magician materialized. Her long black dress, black high heels, and sobbing explained the rest of the story.
Zatanna slowly raised her head, allowing her friends to see her bloodshot eyes. "Careful what you wish for, huh?" she said quietly before breaking down again. The team surrounded their friend and new teammate. Miss Martian immediately pulled her into a hug. Artemis had never been the hugging sort, but laid a hand on Zatanna's shoulder and murmured an expression of sympathy. The male members of the team stood nearby, not really sure what to do, especially Superboy. They all, however, had sympathetic expressions on their faces, and that was enough for Zatanna. They had all become fast friends when they first met, and she needed them now more than ever.
"Take as long as you need to, everyone," Batman whispered behind the group, before taking another zeta beam back to Gotham.
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What do you think? My first fanfiction in forever, and first YJ one period. Just a little drabble I thought up. Please R&R!
(Insert typical disclaimer here.)
(edit: Added a sentence to the computer's dialogue to make it fit better with how the commands have been shown to work on the show.)