Mount Justice - January 1, 18:18 EST

It was quieter than usual at the cave that afternoon. Delta squad, consisting of Miss Martian, Superboy, Robin, Beast Boy, Bumblebee and Blue Beetle, was currently on a mission in the sewers to detain Clayface. That only left four team members in the cave. La'gaan, aka Lagoon Boy, was currently fighting Nightwing in hand-to-hand combat, and Mal was running the com for delta squad. That left a young fifteen year old girl with long, sandy brown hair sitting on the floor relaxing with Wolf, watching the two older teens battle.

This young girl was Charlotte Fischer, aka Charlie, or according to her alias, Riptide. She had complete elemental control over water. She was able to move it and bend it, even freeze it however she saw fit, which was how she got her alias in the first place. But with her abilities also came great danger. If she got too worked up and wasn't careful, she could do a great deal of damage with her powers. She could even create a hurricane if her emotions weren't under control, which was why she spent a great deal of time with Black Canary, to make sure she kept herself in check.

Glancing at the two boys battling it out, La'gaan ended up on the ground, causing Charlie to smirk. "Neptune's beard! You did it to me again." The girl watched as Nightwing held a hand out to the Atlantean, which he took. As the older boy helped him up, he continued to speak. "I don't care how many years you trained as Robin and then Nightwing. One of these days, you're mine, chum." That caused Nightwing to grin.

"I don't doubt it Lagoon Boy." Charlie shook her head.

"I do," she muttered to herself. She glanced up as she heard an electronic female voice suddenly speak.

"Recognized: Superboy , B04. Miss Martian, B05. Bumblebee, B17. Beast Boy, B19. Robin, B20. Blue Beetle, B22." The sandy haired girl watched as delta squad entered the cave. Mal immediately greeted Bumblebee, and Charlie scowled as La'gaan walked over to Miss Martian.

"Welcome home Angelfish." Charlie watched the redhead thank him before they began making out, making the brown haired girl want to gag. Her hazel eyes landed on Superboy, who glanced their way briefly before scowling and walking right by them, saying he was hitting the showers. That caused Blue Beetle to comment saying that was a good idea for Beast Boy, who was currently covered in sludge from the sewers and was stinking up the place, before he armored down and walked away.

"I agree with Jaime, BB. You could use a good shower. Or ten," she teased with a smirk. The green skinned boy's response was to stick his tongue out at her, and she chuckled and shook her head. That was when an emergency alert came in from Captain Atom, informing them that United Nations headquarters was under attack. Nightwing ended up sending beta squad, aka Wondergirl and Batgirl, to handle that, so Charlie decided to go to her room for some alone time.

Mount Justice - January 4, 20:00 EST

A few days later, Nightwing called a team meeting, explaining to them an attack that Captain Atom had started to plan earlier. "It's all hands on deck. The League and the team will hit all fourteen Krolotean zeta locations simultaneously. Your priorities are to destroy all zeta tubes or platforms and search for any humans the aliens may have abducted. As always, Mal is ops. manager, coordinating comm. from here."

"Come on alpha squad." Charlie looked next to her at La'gaan, who was looking at Nightwing hopefully. She rolled her eyes and looked at the team leader, waiting for her assignment.

"Wondergirl, you and I are alpha." That caused the blonde girl to let out a happy yes, and La'gaan to let out an exasperated 'Neptune's beard!' while Nightwing continued, saying they would be stationed in Philadelphia.

"Okay, okay. Give me beta." Charlie shot La'gaan a look.

"Quiet." She returned her attention to Nightwing.

"Batgirl, Bumblebee. You two and Wolf are beta. Assignment, Vladivostok." That caused La'gaan to let out a groan, but the sandy haired girl and everyone else ignored him. "Robin, La'gaan, Beetle, Riptide, you're gamma. Prep the bioship. You're headed to New Orleans." Charlie nodded and turned, looking at La'gaan as he spoke again.

"Gamma always gets the soft gigs." She gave the Atlantean a good jab to the stomach with her elbow, earning a glare from him.

"Ow. What was that for?" Charlie glared back at him.

"Shut up La'gaan. Be happy you got any gig at all," she snapped. La'gaan mimicked her, doing his best girl voice, and she punched him in the shoulder before storming ahead. Blue Beetle waited until she was out of ear shot before speaking.

"Dude, you might not want to piss her off. You know how dangerous she can get when she's angry." La'gaan just crossed his arms defiantly, and Jaime sighed, shaking his head and walking away. "Something tells me this is gonna be more than just a soft gig."

New Orleans - January 4, 21:59 CST

Charlie arrived in New Orleans with Robin, Lagoon Boy and Blue Beetle via bioship a little while later. As soon as they arrived, La'gaan immediately opened his mouth.

"A tool shed? Barely enough room for one zeta tube in there. I knew we got the soft gig." Charlie rolled her eyes, glancing at Jaime as he spoke up.

"And yet, I'm strangely okay with that." She watched him slip his hands behind his head and lean back in his seat before he began having a little argument with what seemed to be himself, which the brown haired girl had learned to ignore. She heard Robin call the cave and inform Mal that they were in position, and he told the masked boy that the other teams were in place too. As soon as Mal said it was go time, La'gaan opened a hatch in the bioship, and the four teens jumped out and landed below. Once they landed, Jaime's armor equipped a sonic cannon, which he used to blast the tool shed. La'gaan then went to inspect it and kicked a small red toolbox lying on the ground.

"Congratulations Blue. You took out an actual tool shed." Robin was quick to call the cave and tell them there was no tube, but Mal informed them that there was still a trace of zeta radiation. Robin confirmed that fact, and told them the zeta radiation was coming from below the water line. He looked at Charlie and Lagoon Boy.

"You're up." The sandy haired girl watched the Atlantean teen immediately dive into the water, and she rolled her eyes. She drew some water towards her and made a bubble around her, trapping the air inside so she would be able to breathe underwater. Then, she jumped in too and swam after La'gaan. The two of them came upon an underwater hatch that was opening and closing, and La'gaan called the others to come down below. Robin gave him a signal, and he grinned before the tattoos on his arms began to glow, and his upper body swelled to a massive size. Charlie watched him hold the hatch open, and she, Robin and Blue Beetle swam inside before La'gaan let go, shrunk and followed them.

The four of them found a place to hide where they thought the Kroloteans wouldn't spot them, and Robin contacted Mal. "Gamma to cave. We hit the mother load. Huge base, alien tech, multiple zeta...uh...platforms, and more Kroloteans than I can count." Mal quickly responded.

"Acknowledged. We'll send backup. Until then, lay low." That was when Blue Beetle suddenly spoke up, before Mal and Robin had even ended the call.

"That might be a problema ese." He pointed to where the Kroloteans were, and the rest of the team looked to see a few giant screens with an image of themselves on them. They turned to look behind them, and caught sight of a camera. The four of them heard the Krolotean general speak, and they all turned to look at him. That was when a massive amount of Kroloteans came charging at them, and they all looked at each other. Jaime was the first one to speak, looking at La'gaan. "Soft gig huh?"

Blue Beetle, Lagoon Boy and Riptide all looked at Robin to tell them what to do, as he was team leader. After a few moments of hesitation, he spoke. "Form up. Blue, you have our six*."

"Si hermano." Charlie, La'gaan and Robin came out from their 'hiding place' and faced the oncoming mass of Kroloteans, while Jaime covered their backs.

"Stay liquid minnows." Charlie glanced at the Atlantean before the two of them and Robin charged at the Kroloteans. Robin started hitting them with his staff and throwing small explosives at them, while Lagoon Boy bulked up and began bashing away at them. Riptide got some water and brought it around her so it was covering her arms and shoulders. She then began lashing out at the small aliens, using the water around her arms like tentacles to whip the Kroloteans away.

Blue armored up his sonic cannon and began blasting away the Kroloteans that the three of them couldn't pay attention to, and the general started to shout something in their alien language. All of a sudden, the little aliens began retreating, and La'gaan's upper body shrunk. "They really don't like you. I'm a little jealous." Blue wasn't listening to a word the Atlantean was saying though, instead listening to the Krolotean general.

"He said what?!" That was when La'gaan spoke up again."

"I said I'm jealous! Don't rub it in!" Jaime waved him off.

"Not you! That heffin over there!" Blue shouted.

"Wait, you can understand the screeching? How?" Robin asked, batting away more Kroloteans.

"I-I-I don't know exactly, but I can. Heff is ordering all the Kroloteans to zeta off world. He's setting this base to self destruct in four minutes!" he shouted, voice panicky.

"Then we're getting out," Robin said. "Anything else I need to know?"

"No ze. He said something about...sacrificing the playthings below?" Blue replied. Robin thought for a moment.

"Playthings? Oh man, the abductees!" he said.

"Three minutes thirty ese. Then boom!" Blue told him.

"And Nightwing said no unnecessary risks to the squad...But this is necessary. Below! We have to get below!" La'gaan pointed out some tubes that some Kroloteans were coming out of, and Robin spoke up. "Beetle, on point. Go!"

"Going!" Charlie watched as Jaime's arms transformed, and they basically turned into one big battering ram that he used to get the Kroloteans out of the way. Robin, La'gaan and Charlie followed behind him. They ended up below, and Robin told him to grab a Krolotean they found. Suddenly, a male voice was heard, and Riptide and Robin ran towards it. Lagoon Boy and Blue Beetle followed. When the abductees saw her and Robin, they let out sighs of relief. At least, until they saw La'gaan and Blue. They thought they were more aliens, which Jaime was quick to point out that they weren't.

Riptide watched as La'gaan opened the cage they were in after his body enlarged, and one of the men tried to apologize to him for calling him an alien. "It's fine. I get that a lot, chum." Charlie rolled her eyes and smacked the back of his head. "Ow! What?"

"Now's not the time La'gaan. Let's get these people out of here." Robin told Blue to ask the Krolotean they captured he fastest way out.

"Dude, I don't speak the- wait, you can? Well, what are you waiting for?" While he spoke to the alien, Charlie, Robin and La'gaan all looked at each other.

"Blue's an...odd little fish, isn't he?" the Atlantean said. Eventually Blue got the Krolotean to tell him the fastest way out, and they all bolted in that direction. They all managed to get out before the base exploded, and everyone popped up to the surface. Well, everyone except for Lagoon Boy.

"Where's La'gaan?" After a few moments, he popped up to the surface, raising his arms in the air.

"That's right! Gamma squad ruuuules!" Everyone sighed in relief, and the Justice League, along with some of their team, showed up. They all looked up at them, and eventually Nightwing smiled at them, specifically Robin, and spoke.

"Dude, way to get your feet wet."

So that's the first chapter. What do you think? Comments are always appreciated, and constructive criticism is welcomed. Also, if anyone was wondering what Robin meant when he said "Blue, you have our six," what he meant was that Blue Beetle has their backs. Just in case you were wondering. :) Again, please review!