Superman: Batman, are you online?

Batman:... I suppose.

Superman: I had an idea. I thought I could talk to you about it.

Batman: I wonder where you got that impression. Look. Flash is online. Go talk to HIM.

Flash: Somebody call?

Batman: Oh God.

Flash: I've just been channel surfing. I hate cable. You know what? The Watchtower has Satellite! I'll just go there.

Batman: Yes. Go. Leave.

Flash: Okay here I am. Ah! That's better.

Batman: Damn.

Superman: Okay, getting back to my idea...

Green Lantern: What are you all doing online?\

Flash: Not working. Duh.

Batman: Leaving.

Superman: But what about my idea?

Green Lantern: What idea?

Hawkgirl: You all are hogging the watchtower network.

Green Lantern: Sorry.

Hawkgirl: Flash, if you don't stop sending me E-Cards with little dancing humans and animals on them I am going to kill you.

Wonder Woman: Is there a meeting I don't know about going on?

Batman: No. We are all logging off.

Superman: I had an idea, Diana.

Wonder Woman: Oh really? What is it?

Superman: Well, we're all going to retire someday, right?

Flash: What? No way!

Green Lantern: Yes you will, Wally. We all will. Go on, Superman.

Hawkgirl: Enough with the stupid E-Cards!

Flash: Oh come on, that one was funny.

Batman: If this is a meeting, this banter has to stop.

Wonder Woman: Yes. Shayira, Wally, stop it.

Flash: She started it.

Batman: Now.

Flash: Okay! Geeze.

Green Lantern: Well Superman?

Superman: So we're all going to retire, and there won't be a Justice League after a while. It can't last forever unless we have some sort of plan.

Batman: I do not like where this is going.

Superman: We should take children with super abilities onto the watchtower and train them.

Batman: No. No kids.

Flash: That sounds totally awesome!

Batman: Of course it does. You have the mind of a twelve year old.

Flash: I do not! John! Batman keeps insulting me!

Green Lantern: Both of you, shut up. I'll have to talk to the Martian about this.

Batman: Please don't.

Superman: What's wrong? You don't like my idea?

Batman: I don't want children running around on the Watchtower, that's all.

Wonder Woman: I think it's a good idea.

Hawkgirl: I don't know if it will work, but it does sound reasonable.

Green Lantern: I'll go talk to J'onn about it now.

Batman: No.

GREEN LANTERN HAS LOGGED OFF.

Batman: No, don't log off.

Flash: I'm bored. Hey! Jerry Springer! J'onn LOVES this show!

FLASH HAS LOGGED OFF.

Batman: Someone has to listen to reason. Hawkgirl?

HAWGIRL HAS LOGGED OFF.

Batman: Diana, you have to see that this is a mistake. It can only lead to trouble.

Wonder Woman: Oh, calm down. It might be fun, you'll see.

WONDER WOMAN HAS LOGGED OFF.

Batman: Please call this off, Superman.

Superman: I can't. I think it's our responsibility to take care of young people with super powers. I can imagine what it would have been like if I had help growing up. I think I want to give that help to others.

Batman: But this is madness. Children on the Watchtower?

Superman: Like Diana said, it might be fun. Good Night.

SUPERMAN HAS LOGGED OFF.

Batman: I'm alone, aren't I?

Batman: Hello?

Batman: We're doomed.

...

"J'onn," Green Lantern said softly, knocking on his teammate's door. They all had rooms on the Watchtower, and J'onn Jones was always in his, almost never leaving for Earth anymore. "J'onn. We have to talk about something."

The door opened automatically and John saw that the Martian had been monitoring the Instant Message conversation all along, turning away from his computer after closing out of the internet browser. "Green Lantern."

"So you already know." John found a chair and sat down in it, looking slightly uncomfortable now that he knew J'onn had been watching. "What do you think? Is it a go?"

"I like the idea," The Martian said in his usual monotone voice. "I think Superman has a good point. If children have somewhere to go, someone to help them control their abilities, we may have less super villains to deal with in the future."

"And what about Batman?" Green Lantern watched as J'onn stood and walked to the window overlooking the Earth. It was a beautiful view, filled with stars and the lights of the cities below. John could almost make out Metropolis, and Gotham across the bay from it. "He has a serious problem with the idea. Do you think it's because of what happened to his second Robin? That Jason boy?"

"I'm almost certain it has something to do with Jason," the Martian replied, staring at the tiny night lights of Gotham on the planet below. "Perhaps once the plan is underway, he may change his opinion."

"So it's going to be done, this 'Junior Justice League' thing?"

"Young Justice is often times the best," the Martian said. "Let us begin."

NEXT: ORIENTATION

Well, there's my first chapter. Don't worry, it's not always going to be written in Instant Messages. As you can see, it was Superman's idea to start the whole Junior Division of the Justice League. Thank you so much for reading! See you in Chapter Two! - Nighty