I wrote this story when i was very tired and very bored. please tell me what you think. enjoy :D
L.L.A.P
~Laces
Prologue
Who's kid is this?
Flash sped through the watch tower, his blue eyes filled with energy, looking for something to do. He was about to find something very quick. As he ran past a cleaning supply closet, he heard a small giggle. He stopped in his tracks and stayed quiet to see if he heard right. He heard it again. A small giggle from the closet. Flash slowly opened it up, feeling like he was making a mistake that someone in a horror movie would do, but was shocked to see a small baby wrapped in a blanket, giggling and staring up at the man wearing crimson spandex. Flash carefully picked up the kid.
"Hey little fella." he smiled, and the baby giggled. Flash was perplexed. Why was there a baby in the watchtower? In a closet in the watch tower none the less? Flash carefully ran to the rest of his team mates.
"Okay." he stated, getting their attention. He then held up the baby. "Who's kid is this?" his six companions stared at him wide eyed.
"Flash, where did you find the baby?" Superman inquired.
"Ummm… in a cleaning supply closet here." he answered. Wonder Woman walked over to Flash, and lifted the baby out of his hands.
"Great Hera! She feels underweight." she pointed out.
"She? How do you know it's a girl?" Flash inquired.
"Just by looking into her eyes. She's clearly female." Wonder Woman pointed out. The baby giggled in her arms, and Superman stared at the blanket, using his X-ray vision, and stated,
"Yup it's a girl."
"More importantly, how did she get here." Batman stated in his serious voice. Wonder Woman looked at the child, then notices a piece of paper clipped to the blanket.
"There's a note." she pointed out, taking it out to read. "It says: Maybe you can handle her." she looked at the back, but there was no more writing. "That's it." she sighed.
"I don't know about you guys, but I don't think that the watch tower should be used as a drop off for unwanted children." Green Lantern said, crossing his arms.
"Whoever wrote the note said 'handle her.' maybe they need help." Hawk girl debated, looking at the cute baby.
"I still feel like someone just dropped their baby on our doorstep like we were some orphanage." grumbled Green Lantern.
"This girl appeared out of no where. We should try to figure out who she is." Batman stated.
"I'll take a blood sample." The Martian Manhunter said in his deep monotone voice. He was taking her out of wonder woman's hands when she started to cry. Her hands reached out to Wonder Woman, and her screams started to grow louder and louder, and before they knew it, the baby disappeared in a puff of smoke and reappeared in Wonder Woman's arms.
"Ummm… what just happened?" Flash inquired.
"She appeared to… teleport." Superman said baffled. The room grew silent, and the baby simply giggled, playing with Wonder Woman's hair.
"What should we do?" Hawk girl questioned.
"I say we put her in an orphanage. That's where she really belongs. A cute baby like her would be picked up in a heart beat." Green Lantern explained.
"Yes, but that would be unfair to the parents." Wonder Woman debated. "they would be expecting to raise a normal child. Not one who could teleport herself, and only the gods know what else." she concluded.
"Maybe she could stay with us." Flash proposed. The room grew quiet.
"Batman…" Superman started.
"No." he cut off. "I've had enough children."
"She couldn't stay with me. My apartment's too small, and I'd never be around." Superman stated.
"I'm not good with kids." was Green Lanterns short answer.
"I'd be too busy." sighed Hawk girl.
"Same goes for me." Wonder Woman said in a disappointed voice.
"I can stay here for days, and my home doesn't have much. I wouldn't be able to care for a child." explained the Martian.
"I could try to make time." smiled Flash.
"You're too irresponsible to raise a kid Wally." scolded Green Lantern, which was followed by Flash pouting.
"Then what will happen to her?" Wonder Woman inquired. There was a gasp from Flash.
"I got it! She could live up here! In the Watch tower." he smiled, but in return got blank stares from his team mates. "You see, there's always at least one person here. We have some spare living corridors. We can totally do it." Flash grinned, explaining himself.
"I don't think that's the best for a kid. Growing up in space." Hawk girl pointed out.
"Well is there any other choice?" Flash questioned. Nobody answered, because there wasn't.
"Then it's decided." Superman concluded. "She's staying with us up here." Batman looked hesitant about the decision, but for once, Flash had a point.
"What will her name be?" Wonder Woman inquired. Names were shot around the room. Finally they settled on one. Wonder Woman smiled.
"Welcome to you're new home…"
"Autumn! Autumn where are you!" Flash called throughout the watch tower. He then heard her.
"Fwash!" she smiled. She was perched up on a refrigerator.
"Autumn. How'd you get up there?"
"Poof." she answered. Flash sighed.
"Can you come down from there?" and in a blink of an eye, the four year old was sitting next to Wally's foot.
"That's dangerous. You have to be careful. What if you fell?" he questioned.
"Poof." she answered with a smile.
"You can't rely on 'poof' all the time." he sighed.
"Fwash, why can I poof?" she questioned.
"Ummm… well you see…" he thought for a moment, then replied, "That's a question for Wonder Woman." he answered with a smile. She closed her eyes to poof to Wonder Woman's room, when Flash stated,
"Hey! What did I say about Poof?"
"Don't do it aw the time." she sighed. Then bolted down the hall to see Wonder Woman. Flash smiled, shacking his head. She was growing up so fast.
Autumn had gotten used to the watch tower's confusing hallways. Since she grew up there, it wasn't hard to manage. She was familiar with all her "parents", and all of their friends. She also knew that her "Parents" saved the world, but she didn't mind. She was only four. Even though she was smart for her age, she didn't realize how dangerous the super hero job was.
Autumn stopped at the door and knocked. Wonder Woman opened the door, and smiled when she saw Autumn.
"Hello little one. Come in." she smiled. Autumn always liked Wonder Woman's room. It was filled with older looking art work and had swords and shields mounted on her walls. One of her favorite things to do was to listen to Wonder Woman tell stories about her gods, and foolish humans who would upset them.
"Wonder Woman?" she questioned.
"Yes?"
"Why can I poof?" she inquired. Wonder Woman didn't know exactly what to say.
"Well… you can poof, because that's who you are. Superman and I are both strong because that's who we are. And Flash is fast because that's who he is." she explained.
"What about Batman?" Autumn inquired.
"Batman's just really smart, because that's who he is. Do you understand?" Wonder Woman inquired.
"Yup." she answered, her emerald green eyes sparkled with delight. "Oh, and where do baby's come from?" she questioned. Wonder Woman let out a sigh of relief. She rehearsed the answer, well prepared for the question.
"You see, the goddess Hera picks a mother who she thinks is ready for a child, and then at night she plants a seed in the mother's stomach and the baby grows from the seed."
"oooooooh. I see. So who is my mother?" she questioned. Wonder Woman was at a loss for words. She wasn't expecting to hear that question.
"Well… Autumn… we don't know. She gave you to us to take care of." Wonder Woman explained.
"Was she pretty?" Autumn inquired, curiosity written on her face.
"Well we didn't see her, but she thought that you would be better in our hands instead of hers."
"Then why did Hera choose her to be ready for a child?"
"Because… even though Hera thought she was ready, your mother didn't believe so." Wonder Woman answered.
"Thanks Wonder Woman." Autumn smiled, giving her a hug, and then she ran out of the room, her brown curly hair bobbing up and down. Wonder Woman loved the girl like her own daughter, but she wasn't sure if living in the watch tower was the best choice for her. And she wasn't sure how long her answers would suffice the curious girl.