November: Zatanna screamed, the air ripped out of her lungs as the ground grew closer and closer. The sound of her pulse that had pounded in her ears was torn away by the roar of her descent. Her mind raced and her limbs flailed instinctively as she fought to remember something to slow her fall or catch her altogether.
Another scream escaped from her throat when something slammed into her side. The pain was dull, her mind erasing all thoughts of agony and replacing them with fright. In a second of pure concentration, Zatanna opened her eyes and found herself staring at a giant red S. Calm spread through her mind: Superboy. He had caught her in the air and saved her from hitting the ground, landing roughly before bounding again.
Wait, where was he taking her? The battle was that way! She twisted in his grip futilely, trying to get a view of the ground. No! He was taking her back the way they came, back to the bioship! She struggled in his hold, "Superboy! Take me back! I can fight!" She fought his grasp but his strength remained unwavering. She growled, remembering his convenient super strength. "Superboy!" She tried again, and his time he glared down at her, landing with a giant boom and making a crater where he kneeled.
That was a bit overly dramatic, she thought dryly, forgetting their minds were connected. He pinned her with another glare and marched towards the camouflaged bioship with her still stuck in his arms. She felt his muscles tense as he held her in one arm, punching the invisible button on side of the ship roughly so the doors opened. She resisted the urge to growl and gritted her teeth as he carried her around like a child unfazed by her blows on his chest.
"Batman was right, you need more time. Stay here," he ordered, setting her down on her feet as she unwrapped her arms from his neck. Zatanna cursed Batman in her mind, ignoring the feelings from the team until she cut the link with them entirely. She crossed her arms over her chest and fell into a chair heavily, refusing to look at him.
Superboy stared at her for a moment before signaling the bioship to lock inside and out until the rest of the team returned and not let the young magician leave. He left her sitting there with a seething look on her face, but even he could see the alarm on her face. Falling to your death wasn't something humans recovered from easily, and he could still see it in the flush on her cheeks. Her breathing was unsteady as well, though she probably didn't notice.
Superboy turned, sprinting out of the bio-ship and listening it lock up behind him before leaping into the air towards the battle, sensing through his mental connection that Robin and KidFlash were having trouble.
A series of drabbles about the relationship between Superboy and Zatanna. Updates daily. Reviews welcome.