The first time it happens they're in the bio-ship on their way home from a mission.

color, 19!34The thought that reaches through their heads is an odd almost pixilated sounding thing, but most importantly it's not supposed to be there. M'gann rights the ship and they all cautiously investigate for intruders.

When they find none Kaldur contacts Batman. "Auqualad to Batman, we may have a problem."

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Nonsense has never sounded so creepy.

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It's the Martian Manhunter who ends up figuring out whats wrong.

"You have caught Captcha."

"Captcha?" asks Wally, "What is that, some sort of supervillain?"

"Captcha is an illness on Mars," he explains.

"Wait, so we've got some sort of martian mental illness? We're like, crazy now?" asks Robin with growing alarm.

"Oh, no!" says M'gann, "it's nothing like that. It's more like, like the flu I think? Or like Chicken Pox? I've never had it before and I didn't think I would be able to get it here on Earth."

wound symposium, declares the Captcha.

"How is such an illness treated,"asks Kaldur.

"It will clear up on its own. Though," he looks at Wally arguing with Robin over the meaning of the word 'syposium,' "the less response it is given the quicker it will dissipate."

Batman speaks for the first time, "Meanwhile you are all to be quarantined at Mt. Justice. The last thing we need is for this to spread."

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bad; countlss,Captcha says during training.

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Whernst Late,it chides when Kaldur is the last to show up to dinner.

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fessedu space,it intones as they're getting ready for bed.

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Subject ssookma, while they watch a movie.

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fue seckyou, it taunts.

"That is it!" Artemis screams. "I can't stand it anymore. I'm not just going to sit around here and listen to some stupid, speech impaired, brain sludge refuge spew garbage at me all day! I'm going to find some way to get this thing into some sort of body, and then I'm going to set it up in the training room, and spend the rest of the day using for target practice. And then I'm going to light it on fire!"

The room echo's with silence for a moment and then "Can I punch it before you light it on fire?" asks Conner.

"Sure."

ptful look,says Captcha.

"Aaarrrggg!"

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years, rtmTot, Captcha says.

It's another four days before the Captcha clears up.