THE WATCHTOWER

January 12

16:37 EST

"RECOGNIZED: BLACK CANARY ONE-THREE."

Miss Martian was the first of the Young Justice team to greet their trainer, floating over to the blonde woman with her usual friendly smile on her face.

"Hi, Canary!" The martian landed softly on her feet behind the woman who was tinkering with the controls for The Watchtower's zeta-tubes. "What're you doing?"

"Hello, M'gann." Canary sent the green skinned girl a smile, momentarily glancing up at her. "I want you all to meet some one. Gather the troops."

Miss Martian nodded slightly before flying away to get the other members of the Young Justice team. She returned after several minutes followed by Superboy, Aqualad, Robin, Blue Beetle, Kid Flash, Bumblebee, Guardian, Batgirl, Static, Beast Boy and Wolf.

"ACCESS GRANTED: MAXINE JIMÉNEZ-ÁLVAREZ A-ONE-FIFTEEN. AUTHORIZATION: BLACK CANARY ONE-THREE."

The zeta-tube flashed and a female figure appeared on the platform. The girl was of average height with wavy black hair pulled into a high ponytail. Her eyes, which were a bright hazel, flew to every member of the team before landing on Black Canary. She looked to be about 16 or 17 years of age, if the team were to guess. The girl wore a pair of black pants tucked into brown boots, paired off with a tan shirt under a burgundy cardigan.

"I'd like you all to me your new charge, Maxine Jiménez-Álvarez , meet the people who will be protecting you on a daily basis." Canary placed a hand on the girls shoulder, leading her closer to the group of well known hero's.

Aqualad, being the polite man he was, was the first to greet Maxine. He strode forward gracefully and offered the girl a hand, which she gladly took. "Hello Maxine, it is a pleasure to meet you."

"I-it's an honor to meet you! You can call me Max. You know, if you want to. Not saying you have to. Just a suggestion…" The girl rambled before letting her sentence trail off, letting out an awkward laugh. The whole situation was surreal to her, meeting actual superhero's.

"She's a bit shy, but once you get to know her you won't be able to get her to shut up." Black Canary commented, squeezing the girls shoulder in a comforting manner.

Aqualad smiled politely at the teen, understanding her hesitance when meeting the team. "We will just have to break her out of her shell. Right, Max?"

The black haired girl nodded wholeheartedly, her hair bouncing against her neck and upper back. "Yeah. Definitely. Yes, sir. Yup."

"So what exactly are we protecting her from?" Bumblebee asked before anyone else could introduce themselves, curiosity getting the better of her.

"That is, unfortunately, classified."

"How can that information be classified if we are the ones who will be protecting her?" Superboy asked, annoyed that even though they were working side-by-side with the League they were still kept in the dark.

"We will be sure to tell you all once we ID the men after her. These guys are extraordinarily elusive, meaning they are no amateurs. Batman is on the case as we speak." Canary answered calmly, which immediately made the team nod in understanding. If the League were having trouble ID-ing a perp then things must be serious.

'I still get the feeling we aren't getting the entire story.' Guardian's voice rang through the teams mind through the mind link provided by Miss Martian.

'That may be, but it is our duty to protect any and all civilians.' Aqualad responded, his voice the epitome of calm and collected as was his face.

'At least I get to hang out with a pretty girl~' Kid Flash commented, shifting from foot to foot from standing still for too long.

This caused Blue Beetle to punch the speedsters arm, earning a confused look from Maxine.

"Where are you from?" It was Static who spoke next, mostly out of curiosity. The girl looked distinctly Spanish yet had no accent that would mark her off as any nationality.

"León, Spain." Max answered in a friendly manner, happy that someone had taken an interest in finding out her background. "If you are wondering about my non-existent accent… Well my parents taught me both English and Spanish at a young age."

"Bien pensado por su parte." Blue Beetle commented in Spanish, crossing his arms casually behind his head.

"Voy a decir." Maxine retorted easily, happy that there was another Spanish speaker in the group of young hero's.

"Whoa, unless you're gonna translate for the rest of us speak English." Kid Flash butted in, waving his hands around frantically.

"I actually understood that perfectly." Beast Boy spoke up from his spot next to Miss Martian, earning a weak glare from the hyperactive speedster.

"Yeah, well I didn't."

"Noted."

"RECOGNIZED: FLASH ZERO-FOUR."

The zeta-tube lit up, catching everyone's attention, the Flash appeared on the platform holding several bags of luggage. "Really, Dinah? Did you really leave me behind to carry all this luggage?" The fastest man alive spoke in an annoyed tone as he visible struggled to hold the bags.

"I thought you were a gentleman." Canary responded, not sounding the least bit sorry or worried as she flicked her hair over her shoulder.

"Gentleman, yes. Pack mule, no."

"Lemme help!" The Spanish girl spoke up before moving towards the man and taking hold of three medium sized bags.

"What an angel you are."

"No digas cosas embarazosas como esa." The black haired girl mumbled in Spanish, catching the Flash by surprise.

"What was that?" The man asked, cocking an eyebrow beneath his mask.

"Nothing, nothing."

THE WATCHTOWER

January 12

18:52 EST

Max, having unpacked all of her belongings into her designated room, explored the common area of The Watchtower was what appeared to be a spacious living room, well equipped kitchen, and nicely furnished dining room. The team of young hero's got called out on a mission leaving the girl to be protected by an over sized wolf, who followed her around diligently.

The girl took a seat on the couch in the large living room area, folding her legs under her. She could tell that the older members of the team were wary of her, if their silence and suspicious glances were anything to go by. Not that she could blame them. It was their job to be suspicious of anyone and everyone.

"Espero que se calientan a mí pronto. Preferiría no vivo en un lugar donde todo el mundo es sospechoso de mí." The girl spoke in flawless Spanish, a soft sigh passing her lips as she fiddled with the end of her long black hair.

"RECOGNIZED: NIGHTWING B-ZERO-ONE."

The girl perked up when the sound of the robotic voice announced some one's arrival. She jumped off the couch to run in the direction of the zeta-tubes, followed by Wolf who easily kept up with her. She nearly collided with a tall figure, the person skillfully caught her by the shoulders seconds before she nearly tackled him.

"Nice catch." Maxine grinned up at the man who hid his eyes behind a pair of sunglasses.

"Maybe if you knew how to use your breaks I wouldn't have to catch you." Removing his hands from her shoulders, Nightwing straightened up. Since he was on leave from the team he more casual clothes instead of his black and blue uniform. "Hey, Wolf." The former boy wonder bent down to pet the over sized canine's head, earning a slobbery lick.

"What are you doing here?" The civilian spoke up, getting the man's attention. He stood up, wiping the saliva from his face with a noticeable grimace before throwing an arm over her shoulder.

"Batman sent me to babysit." He answered in a playful tone, leading her back to the common area where he knew the video games would occupy her time until the team got back.

"El infierno? ¿Me veo como una niña de diez años que necesita ser constantemente atendidos?" The girl grumbled, her face showing her distaste easily.

Peering down at the black haired teen, Nightwing couldn't help but to outright laugh at her distraught expression.


A/N: So the Spanish in this story is terrible since I used Google translate. I apologize to any Spanish speakers who have read the part and noticed that it is off.

Bien pensado por su parte - Good thinking on their part (Roughly)

Voy a decir - I'll say (Roughly)

No digas cosas embarazosas como esa - Don't say such embarrassing things (Roughly)

Espero que se calientan a mí pronto. Preferiría no vivo en un lugar donde todo el mundo es sospechoso de mí - I hope they warm up to me soon. I'd rather not live in a place where everyone is suspicious of me (Roughly)

El infierno? ¿Me veo como una niña de diez años que necesita ser constantemente atendidos? - The hell? Do I look like some ten year old girl who needs to be constantly looked after? (Roughly)

Once again, sorry for the horrible translation. c:

Thanks for taking the time out of your day to read~

-SomeRandomFemale