"Alright." BalackCanary said, putting her hands on her hips, next to Zatara. "Today, we will doing something different. Something the Leauge did a long time ago." The eight teens (Including Roy and Zatanna.) grew intrusted, leaning forward in their sitting position on the floor. "You haven't been working well lately, and are fighting among yourselves." She turned to the two best friends, who had switched a cape for goggles. "Even KidFlash and Robin had have been having problems."
"Look," Kid said, straining the yellow and black cape. "We're best friends. We sometimes fight. But we love each other more than how far Artemis has her bow stuck up her ass." He finished with a smirk, earning a few chuckles from the group.
"Why you little-!" Kaldur held the archer back. "Let go of me you water freak!"
"Artemis calm yourself." The blond said strictly.
"I don't have to take orders from a you!" Artemis sneered. "Your not even human, you don't belong on land-"
"Shut up!" M'gann yelled. Zatanna grabbed the green girl's hand. Anger and vile dripping from her mouth in a growl ment to be hurd.
"Don't tell her to shut up, bitch-"
"Stop fighting!" Robin barred his head in his knees.
"Rob," KidFlash lifted his besty's head to find them stained with tears. The speedeter then turned to yell at Miss Martian and Zatanna for scaring Robin, only to be yelled at himself by SuperBoy. At the same time, Artemis and Roy were cussing each other out, over the blond Atlantean.
"Oh, dear," Zatara whispered to BlackCanary. "It seems we have are work cut out for us."
"Are you sure you will be fine.- Being Zatanna's father and all." The woman knit her eyebrows.
"If ol' Bats- the most overprotective father on the planet would let Robin reveal his identity today, than I can do this with out interfering." They nodded once, before BlackCanary let out a short sonic cry. Needless to say, that got their attention.
"Now, if you all are through fighting,-" She ws cut off by Artemis.
"No, actually were not."
"Fine then let me refraze that." She spat back. "Sit down, and shut up!"
"Children, back to what we were telling you,-" This time it was Roy's turn to interrupted Zatara.
"What the hell you talking about 'child'?"
The magician gritted his teeth. His snapped his fingers and all eight supers were bound by thick rope and gagged. "Do. Not. interrupted." He snarled with an anger shown to little.
"Anyway," He said, snapping again so they were free. "We will be doing a series of exercises to help yo-"
"What like trust falls?" Artemis scoffed. "Come on." Without a word the magician snapped his fingers again and a red 'X' slapped on her face. The archer scratched at it and trying to talk, but it only came out as a low moan.
"We will be doing a series of exercises," He repeated. "to help you understand each other more."
"And though you might hate it, all of your mentors have agreed, and are making you do it. Including you Robin. Batman has agreed to letting your identity slip."
The Boy Wonder gulped. "No!" Wally said, standing up. "You guys can't know his identity!"
"Oh, like its a scerate that you know, he told you a long time ago right?" Roy gritted his teeth. Wally didn't say anything, only stood their protectively in front of his friend, not moving. "That's what I thought."
"Why?" BlackCanary asked. Zatara took off the 'X' so Artemis would participate. "Why are you angry that Robin only told Kid?" Roy rolled his eyes, not answering. She pursed her lips. "Any one else?" Her expression was soft, carrying, loving, and it made Artemis sick.
"I'll tell you why!" She yelled. "Because were not fucking good enough! We all got problems 'sept these bastards. Their perfect! Not goddamed us!" Zatanna founded. She hated seeing Artemis mad. It wasn't fair. Not fare she was so angry. Or that she was so mean. Zatanna knew she was better than this. She loved Arty and it broke her heart. Yeah, she loved her, but she could never say that out loud.
Zatanna hesitated, pushing another thought to the back of her head, before agreeing with Artemis. "... she's right." The young magician faked a scowled. "Were not good enough for them."
"Zatanna, what were you going to say?" Asked the older woman.
"N-nothing..."
"Zatanna," BlackCanary said quietly. "Nothing you say will be held against you," The girl shook her head 'no'."... please?"
"She said NO!" Artemis yelled.
BlackCanary sighed. "Okay... who would like to be the first? Hum? Like it or not, we are looking at your memory. So every one can understand each other's past, and know each other's pain, and each other's joys. It will being up a lot of supressed sadness, but it will be worth it in the end... who would like to go first?"
Silene.
"Yeah, that's what I thought. Zatara?" He nodded at in a puff of pink smoke an empty glass bottle apared. He handed it to the blond. "Who ever it lands on goes first."
It wouldn't stop. The walls held their breath, as the hollow sound of the glass spinning filled them. Faster and faster it went... until, it stopped.
Zatara nodded. "Into Wally's mind we go," A flash of white light engulfed the room, as a high-pitched ringing did too. When the air stilled, and their eyes readjusted, they were in a lab. complete with test-tubes and toxic warnings.
"Were are we?" Robin f.
"In Uncle Barry's lab." Wally muttered. Then he turned to Zatara. "Why are we here?"
"When in a person's mind, their er, screen-saver, is of a place special to them. Someplace that makes them happy, or good."
"Why is this place special to you, Wally?" BlackCanary asked.
"It... its where I got my powers. Where I became a speedster and joined Uncle Barry and Grandpa Gordon... Where I became free..."
"Free?" Robin asked, taking his friend's hand. Only to be answered by Wally breaking the touch.
Zatara nodded. "In this place- mostly because its your own mind- Wally has power over most every thing. But I, have power over Wally." The man looked up. "Dal-ahm. Vex-o, mama-noo!" The door in the middle of the wall shuddered. He walked over and opened it. Where the next room should be was a white light. He nodded. "After you,"
(R&R plz & thx)
