Author's Note: I do not own Young Justice! And please be on the lookout for C31ticM00n's Young Justice Shenanigans story!
Robin was bored, which was rare in the Cave. Normally, the resident speedster was the bored one, and would whine until someone (usually Robin) took him out of the Cave for a bit.
"Hey, Wally," said boy called, and the speedster glanced up from whatever he was doing.
"Yes?"
"What's your favorite Disney song?"
"Rob! We've been friends for several years! It's Go the Distance!"
"Right, right." The younger boy grinned, "Sorry."
He paused to write something down on a piece of paper, and left.
"Hey, Conner?" Robin's voice broke the clone out of his thoughts, and he asked, "What's up, Robin?"
"What's your favorite Disney song?"
"What?" the clone blinked, and Robin repeated his question.
"Um… I really liked One Last Hope. Is that what you wanted to know?"
"That works. Thanks!" the young acrobat chirped, and was gone.
"M'gann, what's your favorite Disney song?" Robin asked the Martian, who smiled, "I really like Love Will Find A Way. Why do you want to know?"
"I'm just curious," the little bird lied, and vanished before she could say another word.
He ran into Zatanna next.
"Hey, Zee," he greeted her, "What's your favorite-"
"I happen to like Friends on the Other Side," the magician said with a smirk, and watched as Robin wrote it down, then said, "Kaldur's in the gym."
"Thanks!"
"Kaldur, what's your favorite Disney song?"
"Really, my friend?" Kaldur sighed, and Robin nodded.
"On My Way," Kaldur said, and Robin wrote it down, and then asked, "Do you know where Artemis is?"
"Her room," the Atlantean said, and Robin left Kaldur alone.
Artemis, was indeed, in her room. She opened her door when Robin knocked, and asked, "What do you want, you little troll?"
"What's your favorite Disney song?"
"Um… I guess I Won't Say I'm in Love."
"Thanks." Robin was about to leave when Artemis asked, "What about you, Robin?"
"What?"
"You asked everyone else what their favorite Disney song is. What's yours?"
"Um… I've always liked God Help the Outcasts."
"Really?"
"Yeah…"
"So, why'd you ask us what our favorite Disney song is, Rob?" Wally asked, and Robin admitted, "I… well; I kinda wanted to sing my favorite one-"
"So, our usual shenanigans," Zatanna deadpanned, and Robin nodded.
"So," he asked, "who wants to go first?"
"Do what first?" the voice of Roy Harper asked, and Robin grinned, "Roy! You can go first!"
"What do I have to do?" the archer asked, and Robin chirped, "Sing your favorite Disney song."
"No way." The older archer growled, and Robin smirked, "Too scared, Roy?"
"No!" Roy snapped, and the little bird sing-songed, "You are!"
"No, I'm not!" the older redhead blustered, and Robin grinned, "Then prove it."
"No one laugh." The archer hissed as he glared at Robin, who smirked at him.
"Though I may speak some tongue of old
Or even spit out some holy word
I have no strength with which to speak
When you sit me down and see I'm weak" Artemis's eyes widened; she had never thought Roy would like this song. Actually, she hadn't pegged him for a Disney guy at all.
"We will run and scream
You will dance with me
We'll fulfill our dreams
And we'll be free"
"We will run and scream
You will dance with me
We'll fulfill our dreams
And we'll be free"
"We will be who we are
And they'll heal our scars
Sadness will be far away"
"So I have done wrong to put me right
My judgement burned in black of night
Then I give less than I take
It is my fault, my own mistake" Roy actually glanced down at the floor as he sang that part; he knew he messed up- his pride got in the way, and he didn't know how to make it up to his mentor.
"We will run and scream
You will dance with me
We'll fulfill our dreams
And we'll be free"
"We will be who we are
And they'll heal our scars
Sadness will be far away"
An awkward pause followed the last stanza, and then Robin got an evil glint in his eyes as he asked, "Whose next?"
Everyone glanced at each other, and then simultaneously moved away from the grinning bird.
"Well," he shrugged, "I guess I'm next… unless someone wants to volunteer…"
"Nope!" Wally called, and Robin grinned, "Great! You're going next!"
"I hate you. I hate you so much," Wally grumbled, but breathed in.
"I have often dreamed of a far off place
Where a great warm welcome will be waiting for me
Where the crowds will cheer when they see my face
And a voice keeps saying this is where I'm meant to be"
"I will find my way, I can go the distance
I'll be there someday if I can be strong
I know every mile will be worth my while
I would go most anywhere to feel like I belong"
"I am on my way - I can go the distance!
I don't care how far - Somehow I'll be strong
I know every mile will be worth my while
I would go most anywhere to find where I belong"
"Wow, Baywatch! You actually sounded pretty good!" Artemis said, and Wally smirked, "You're next."
Artemis growled; she knew she shouldn't have opened her mouth.
"Fine." She spat, and breathed in.
"If there's a prize for rotten judgement
I guess I've already won that
No man is worth the aggravation
That's ancient history, been there, done that!" she sang, her eyes daring anyone to say something.
"Who'd'ya think you're kiddin'
He's the earth and heaven to you
Try to keep it hidden
Honey, we can see right through you
Girl, ya can't conceal it
We know how ya feel and
Who you're thinking of" Zatanna sang, a smirk on her face.
"No chance, no way
I won't say it, no, no
You swoon, you sigh
Why deny it, uh-oh
It's too cliché
I won't say I'm in love" Artemis shot back, and Roy noticed she was deliberately not looking at Kaldur. But, he shook his head, thinking he was just imaging it.
"I thought my heart had learned its lesson
It feels so good when you start out
My head is screaming get a grip, girl
Unless you're dying to cry your heart out" Yep, he wasn't imaging things. Artemis was not looking at Kaldur. Maybe she secretly liked the Atlantean? Hmmm… maybe it was time he took up Dinah's unofficial job as matchmaker….
"You keep on denying
Who you are and how you're feeling
Baby, we're not buying
Hon, we saw ya hit the ceiling
Face it like a grown-up
When ya gonna own up
That ya got, got, got it bad" Zatanna retaliated, a spark in her eyes that told the blonde archer that things would not be going her way in the near future.
"No chance, no way
I won't say it, no, no
Give up, give in
Check the grin you're in love
This scene won't play
I won't say I'm in love
You're doin' flips read our lips
You're in love"
"You're way off base
I won't say it
Get off my case
I won't say it
Girl, don't be proud
It's O.K. you're in love
Oh, at least out loud
I won't say I'm in love" Artemis finished, and sat down, a smirk on her face.
"That was good, my friend," Kaldur praised, and Roy noted Artemis's face flush. Oh, yes, he was definitely playing matchmaker.
"My turn," Zatanna stated, and changed her outfit to a female version of Doctor Facilitier's.
"Don't you disrespect me, little man
Don't you derogate or deride
You're in my world now, not your world
And I got friends on the other side
(He's got friends on the other side)" Zatanna sang as she moved around the boys, Artemis joining in at the end.
"That's an echo, gentlemen
Just a little something we have here in Louisiana
A little parlor trick - don't worry" Zatanna stated as she moved around Robin, who gulped.
"Sit down at my table
Put your minds at ease
If you relax it will enable me to do anything I please
I can read your future
I can change it 'round some, too
I'll look deep into your heart and soul
(You do have a soul, don't you, Lawrence?)
Make your wildest dreams come true" the magician's smile seemed cold and wrong as she circled Roy, who glared at her.
"I got voodoo
I got hoodoo
I got things I ain't even tried
And I got friends on the other side
(He's got friends on the other side)"
"The cards, the cards, the cards will tell
The past, the present and the future as well
The cards, the cards, just take three
Take a little trip into your future with me" Zatanna grinned as she grabbed a deck of cards from inside her sleeves.
"Now you, young man, are from across the sea
You come from two long lines of royalty
(I'm a royal myself on my mother's side)
Your lifestyle's high
But your funds are low
You need to marry a little honey whose daddy got dough" she addressed Robin, who stared at her as she pulled a skull out of- no, he certainly did not want to know where she got it from.
"Mom and dad cut you off, huh playboy?
Now y'all gotta get hitched, but hitchin' ties you down
You just wanna be free, hop from place to place"
"But freedom takes green
It's the green, it's the green, it's the green you need
And when I looked into your future it's the green that I see"
"On you, little man, I don't want to waste much time
You been pushed 'round all your life
You been pushed 'round by your mother and your sister and your brother
And if you was married
You'd be pushed 'round by your wife
But in your future, the you I see is exactly the man you always wanted to be"
"Shake my hand
Come on boys, won't you shake a poor sinner's hand?" holding out her hand, Zatanna watched the two boys, her eyes shining with… something.
"Yes...
Are you ready?
(Are you ready?)
Are you ready?
Transformation central
(Transformation central)
Reformation central
(Reformation central)
Transmogrification central" Artemis joined in again.
"Can you feel it?
You're changin'
You're changin'
You're changin', all right
I hope you're satisfied"
"But if you ain't
Don't blame me
You can blame my friends on the other side"
"(You got what you wanted)
(But you lost what you had)" Artemis finished the song, and the two girls bowed. Robin was freed from the ropes Zatanna had conjured up, and he squeaked out, "Who's next?"
"I will go," Kaldur stated, and breathed in.
"Tell everybody I'm on my way
New friends and new places to see
With blue skies ahead
Yes, I'm on my way
And there's nowhere else
That I'd rather be"
"Tell everybody I'm on my way
And I'm loving every step I take
With the sun beating down
Yes, I'm on my way
And I can't keep this smile off my face"
"'Cause there's nothing like seeing
Each other again
No matter what the distance between
And the stories that we tell
Will make you smile
Oh, it really lifts my heart"
"So tell 'em all I'm on my way
New friends and new places to see
And to sleep under the stars
Who could ask for more?
With the moon keeping watch over me"
"Not the snow, not the rain
Can change my mind
The sun will come out, wait and see
And the feeling of the wind in your face
Can lift your heart
Oh, there's nowhere I would rather be"
"'Cause I'm on my way now
Well and truly
I'm on my way now
I'm on my way now
I'm on my way now
I'm on my way now"
"Tell everybody I'm on my way
And I just can't wait to be there
With blue skies ahead
Yes, I'm on my way
And nothing but good times to share"
"So tell everybody I'm on my way
And I just can't wait to be home
With the sun beating down
Yes, I'm on my way
And nothing but good times to show
I'm on my way"
"Yes, I'm on my way" When the Atlantean finished, M'gann chirped, "I'll go!"
"Sorry, M'gann," Dick yawned, "can you wait 'til tomorrow?"
"Oh. Sure."
Author's Note 2: Wow. This is the first time I've hit 2,000+ words in one chapter! Anyways, chapter two will be up soon. Maybe tomorrow, if I'm lucky.