I don't own Young Justice because if I would. Chalant would totally be a thing and the third season would be out already

If it wasn't clear, I love Chalant so obviously I love Robin and Zatanna and have this idea for a long time. I wish they had more spot light during season 1. Anyway, hope you like it.

Chapter 1: A call for help

"Aaaachooo"

A blonde girl put her sight off her homework and look directly her best friend "Are you okay Zatanna?" asked Artemis

"I'm okay Arty, it's just a little cold" said the young magician while whipping her nose with a tissue.

"Are you sure? You'd been sneezing since we started studying" said the blonde Archer while putting a hand in the young magician forehead "Mmm…you might have a little fever"

"Artemis, you worry too much" said the magician in a playful tone

"Well I'm your best friend, it's my job to worry about you" said Artemis still in a serious tone "Specially, when you are home alone"

"Arty…In case you haven't notice, we are in a secret cave that no one knows about except for the members of the freaking Justice League"

"Don't be a smartass Zee" said Artemis in a slightly cheerful tone "and when you survive an invasion of two killer robots that could drown you or set you on fire…then we can talk about you being home alone"

"Very funny Ar…aa..achoo"

"Bless you" said Artemis handling another tissue to her friend

"Thanks" said Zatanna wiping her nose "How is your France essay coming along?"

Artemis just sights and give her essay to Zatanna "You might want to use it to wipe your nose, I don't think whatever I wrote make sense"

Zatanna eyed the paper for a few minutes, then she grabbed a red marker and started made a few marks "Actually your essay it's perfect, you just need correct a few words that were misspelled, add a few comas and you are done"

"Oh My God, really?" said Artemis in disbelief "Girl, you must be a God if you are able to teach me French"

"Actually, you weren't that lost, you just needed a little help with translation" said Zatanna while arranging some papers in order

While the girls where cleaning the table in the library, Artemis decided to check the time in her phone and almost froze "Oh Shit"

"What is it?"

"I should have been home 45 minutes ago" said Artemis packing all her books in a hurry

The girls finishing cleaning and started to walk to the zeta tubes "Hope your mom doesn't ground you even more…Aaaachooo"

Artemis gave her friend a worried look "Zatanna I can stay if you want, I don't think my mom would mind"

Zatanna just give her friend a kind smile "Artemis, really you don't have to worry"

"But.."

"Besides, the last time you stayed here, you didn't wake up until noon and lose a day of school"

"Not a bad thing if you asked me" said Artemis smirking

"It wouldn´t have been if it wasn't for the fact that the exact same day you accidentally played hooky, was the day to pick up mandatory extracurricular activities and your only options left were the glee club or France"

"Hey, it's not my fault all the members of the glee club were creeps"

"And you prefer end up stuck with French when you even could spell Bonjour" said Zatanna smirking

"Okay you win…jeez you spend too much time with Robin" said Artemis but suddenly she put and evil smile "buy then again…maybe he is the reason that you have a cold"

"What do you mean?" asked Zatanna confused

"I guess you are just lovesick!" said Artemis laughing and introducing the coordinated to Gotham

Zatanna blushed a little but she wouldn't let her friends have the last word "Yeah right Artemis and you don't have a crush on Wally"

"Gross, come on Zee, do you want me to have nightmares?"

At this point both girls where laughing "Well I'll see you tomorrow, keep yourself warm and try to take it easy"

Zatanna just smiled to her friend, Artemis was like a big sister to her "Okay I promise". Artemis just give her a smile a walk in the zeta tubes

Recognized Artemis B07

"Hope her mom doesn't ground her too much"

And now Zatanna was alone in Mount Justice. She checks the time in her phone. It was now 10:22. She decided to fix herself a snack. Fortunately, M'gann left her some cookies, she had noticed too that she wasn´t feeling well, she even wanted to stay in the cave and miss her first bumblebee slumber party, but she manages to convince her that she would be fine. Heck even Conner want it to stay, but he had planned to visit the Kent Farm. Superman has finally let Conner into his life, she wouldn't let him pass this opportunity to bond with not only Superman but with his parents as well. Beside it was only a small cold.

While Zatanna was placing the cookies on plate and fixing herself a cup of tea, she began reflecting in her life in the cave. She misses her father every day and want him to be by her side, but if she's honest with herself, she had found a home here in Mount Justice with everybody else. All the members of the team were like big brothers and sisters to her, she knows that she can count on them on missions but also, they are there for her in her daily life, also they annoy her to no end, but hey, that what brothers and sisters are for right?

But there was one person that she can bring herself to consider as a brother. That person was Robin. It was strange, the one who has tried the most to make her feel at home, help her in the tough times when she misses her dad or just hang out with her when she is bored and no one is around was not other the Boy Wonder himself.

He even helped her before her father incident. When the team kidnapped her and went to Belle Reve to question Professor Ivo, Robin said maybe she should wait outside of the interrogation room "you don't want a villain knowing your face, trust me" Zatanna understood his concern, she learned it from her father.

Her father was really serious when it comes to secret ID. The reason he was recognized only as a stage magician it was because he used a special glamour charm in his bowtie, making his face unrecognizable and different each time he met with an enemy, but he shows his real face to the Justice League and if he needs to make an appearance in the media he went by the name "illusionist". Everyone in the League thought that it was ironic that a famous stage magician was a real magician with magic powers, but Batman said and I quote 'hiding in plain sight, a pretty good trick'

But since Zatanna couldn't make a charm so strong. She chanted a spell and she was wearing a female version of her father smoking, but instead of pants she wore shorts, fishnets and high kneel boots but her face was still uncovered then Robin suggested that she use a mask and maybe change her hair. He even gave her his spare mask that he keeps in his utility belt "yeah, bat paranoia, it's grows into you" he said making her laugh. When they finished, she loved the new look, his suggestion was perfect to conceal his identity,besides she always wanted to dye her hair.

He even gives her a superhero name, Magic Mistress. That name was an instant keeper

She won't admit it to anyone "specially not Artemis…she never would let me live this down" but she had feelings for Robin, but she was too scared, she feared his rejection, that things would change, and she just didn't want to lose a good friend like him.

Zatanna train of thought was interrupted when the kettle stared to whistle. She carefully took the kettle and put the tea in a cup. She put everything in tray and decided to eat in front of the T.V. While surfing on the channels, she decided to set in Gotham News. What? Even if she is too scared to tell him how she really feels she could at least watch the news in Gotham to make sure he was ok, Robin was still her friend.

After a while of some news report, police speeches and a charity that Bruce Wayne has helped, the news showed the last in sports, by this point Zatanna has finished eating and was watching the dishes "Pretty uneventful for Gotham…but it's better this way than Batman and Robin chasing whatever psychopath has escaped from Arkham"

Zatanna check her phone again "11:58, time for bed" Zatanna was about to turn off the T.V. when she heard something that make her body froze "Yesterday a truck with prisoners transferring from Gotham Penitentiary to Belle Reve was ambush by the villain know as Bane,all prisoners that intended to escape has been apprehended by the police with the assistance of Batman with the only exception of the ex-mob boss Tony Zucco"

Zatanna recognized the man name, it was the man that took the life of people she once loved and forever hurt the first friend she ever had "Tony Zucco is the one responsible for the demise of the trapeze artists and married couple John and Mary Grayson during their act at Haly's Circus, leaving his only son Richard Grayson orphan at the age of eight who was adopted by billionaire Bruce Wayne not long after the incident. If you recognized this man call the authorities"

Zatanna turn off the T.V. She started to think about Richard, or Dick, he always preferred to be call Dick (despite the obvious puns he'll received one day). She only knew about his parents death six months later, she casually heard it when her father was talking to Haly, the ringmaster of the circus, on the phone. She didn't remember a lot of that day, she only remembers that she cried a lot. She begged her dad to visit Dick and make sure he was ok, but there were in Europe at the time, her father was finally recognized by his talents in stage magic and they couldn't afford to miss a single show.

Another six months past and they were back in America, she still was thinking about Dick a lot, she knew her dad has the time now to make a trip to Gotham city. She was grateful that Dick got adopted by one if his father friends. His name was Bruce Wayne and her dad reassure her that he was a good man and he'll make sure that Dick have a good life. But every time he wanted to ask her dad about it, her mind was full of doubts "What if he doesn't recognize me?" "What if I remind to much of the circus and gets sad?" "What if he gets mad at me because I still have my dad?" She really didn't want Dick to hate her, so she never approached her father with the topic again. Zatanna thought that it was better this way, but now she felt guilty for never been there for him, they only meet for a brief period of time, but they were so close…and she screw it up.

Suddenly she heard the zeta tubes activated 'Recognized Batman 02' Batman came in a mad dash. He didn't say anything, he went to the main computer in the cave and started typing furiously. Normally everyone who saw a furious Batman would just leave the room or the whole building and came back when he is gone, but well…Zatanna wasn't a normal person. When he was about to call his name, Batman gave a frustrated growl and punched the nearest wall. "Okay…a magician is really scared right now"

Despite her fear Zatanna decided to approach the Dark Night "Batman?"

In that moment Batman just turn around and saw the young magician "Zatanna, what are you doing here?"

"Okay now I know that something happened, because since when Batman makes really dumb questions?" "That's what I should be asking, It's everything alright?"

The Dark Night analyze if it was a good idea to tell the young magician his situation but at this point he was desperate. "Actually no, I have a problem and you might the only one who could help me at this point".

"What happened?"

"Yesterday a truck with prisoners was transferring from Gotham penitentiary to Belle Reve…"

"But the truck was ambushed by Bane, and all the prisoners escaped, but with help of the police you capture everyone except for the ex-mob boss Tony Zucco" finished Zatanna

Batman just arched an eyebrow that says, 'How did you know?'

"I say it in Gotham News a few minutes ago"

Batman just look at her and continue "What I need it's you to use a locator spell to find Zucco"

Zatanna new from stories of everyone in the team that you should expect the Justice League to hide some of the information, yeah sometime for our own protection and others because there where just dumbasses, and now Zatanna was thinking that Batman was being a dumbass, "no that I say that to his face, I like to breath and being alive Thank you", so she decided to take a gamble. "I could try, but finding a single person that I never met it's different from finding five powerful magicians with magic I can track…and also It wouldn't be easier to just tell me to find Robin?"

Batman was taken back by Zatanna statement, but years of training help him to hide his surprise "Why do you think I need to find Robin?"

"Well for starters, you ask me to find an ex-mob boss, no any psychopath villain, a prisoner from Gotham Penitentiary, that I know yes, it's a murderer, but not the worst that you or Robin have handled before. Speaking of him, why isn't he with you? even though he told me he had to patrol with you tonight, besides everyone in the team know that you always lost composure when something happens with Robin just like a few minutes ago" said Zatanna in the calmest voice he could master and also preparing herself for the bat-glare she was going to received

But for her surprise, Batman just stared at her and sighted "Fine, I admit it, Robin is missing and I'm sure he went after Zucco, Robin have…personal issues with him"

"That's all I need it to hear, do you have a P.D.A. or any device that shows a map of Gotham?" asked Zatanna

Barman reached a pocket from his utility belt, pressed a few buttons and give her a device that looked like a normal phone. "Dinf niboR, tcaxe noitacol"

After Zatanna said the spell, a red dot appeared in the map. "Thank you" said Batman and it was about to retrieve the device but Zatanna stop him

"Don't thank me yet, there is a problem with this spell" said Zatanna

"What is it?" asked Batman

"I only could use this spell because I know Robin and I saw him almost every day, that's the only reason I can track him with my magic, but for this spell to work properly, I need to keep touching the device I use to track him, but the problem is…" Zatanna showed him the screen with the dot.

"He is moving…quite fast"

"Yeah and If I just give you the map, the spell stops and only will show the last location the moment I give it to you, which only leave us with one solution… "Egnahc my sehtolc htiw ym mrofinu" I have to come with you." Said Zatanna changed now in her uniform, her hair was in a low pony tail with purple dyed strings and the mask Robin gave her.

"Out of the question, Gotham is way too dangerous for everyone in the team including you" said Batman with her monotone voice but with a hint of worry for the young magician

Zatanna looked at the Dark Knight with a look of determination "I know that in the team I'm the one with the less experience in the hero life" She knows that it's true, she only started to be a full time hero after her father became Dr. Fate, before that she practically had a normal life even thought she was a homo magi. Even Rocket who join the team the last had been a hero over a year. "but right now, we don't have another option. I promise I just help you find Robin and don't get in your way, but please let me help, Robin have helping me every time since the moment I moved to the cave"

Batman was debating with himself, Zatanna was the only key he has to find his son but he didn´t want to put the girl in danger, he promised Giovanni that he would take care of her. Giovanni was one of the few persons he considers as a friend (also he was the only one who didn´t annoy him).

But before Batman could give it more thought Zatanna spoke "Plus, you already told me about the situation and I going to go with or without you"

"Why every kid who wants to come with me to Gotham give that argument?" with another sigh Batman said "Stay close to me, follow my every command and if there is a fight you let me handle it"

Zatanna just give him a smile and said "Yes sir, and thanks"

A little cliffhanger. If you liked the first chapter, please review