FudoTwin17: Hey, guys! Sorry I haven't updated in about forever.

Cat: Anyway, now that she has apologized, she will need to tell you something.

FudoTwin17: Yeah. Anyway, the group will consist of the original members and Barbara. Sorry if you wanted Zatanna or Raquel to show, but they would be too much. Anyway, here we go!

Dog # 1: She doesn't own Young Justice.

Chapter 1

"Are you seriously reading that for English?" Barbara asked, moving her fluffy, red hair behind her ear. She wore a loose undershirt and jeans. She stared at the blond across from her.

"Yeah." Replied Artemis, frowning. Casually, she leaned forward in her seat, letting the morning breeze more easily hit her through her white shirt and loose, green pants.

"Well, H.G. Wells is a good writer." Kaldur pointed out, leaning forward in his light shirt. His hand was on his blue jeans, and the tapping of his Nike shoes could be easily heard under the table.

"Yeah!" Agreed Megan happily from beside Conner. Her brown eyes showed with excitement as she said it. She had an easy seventies style as she wore her blue dress. "It's one of my favorite books of all time!"

Conner shrugged from beside her. "The movie's good." He wore a tight black shirt with jeans. His simple way of saying things left the table quiet.

At at that moment, the teens were all sitting at an outside table for a restaurant. Sure, they didn't have any food or anything, but that didn't mean they couldn't make use of the empty table. Besides, it was their meeting point where they would decide what to do that day. But there was a reason the teens were still there.

One of them was late.

Again.

It must have been ten minutes before they heard the slap of sneakers against the rough, broken up pavement. And when they looked up, it was Wally. He was running toward them, messy red hair barely presentable and his clothes looking as if he had just thrown them on. It was extremely noticeable that his shirt was inside out. As soon as he reached them, he leaned over and took deep breaths. Only halfway through his second gulp did he look up and smile. "Hey! Sorry . . . I'm late."

Artemis rolled her eyes, standing. "You're the fastest guy on the track team, yet you're always late."

"Always." Conner repeated for emphasis.

Wally just gave them a laughing smile. He always looked like he was laughing, whether or not he was smiling or sad or upset.

Megan stood, along with the rest of the teens, glancing at her watch. "Well, since Wally made us late for the movie, I guess we'll just have to catch the next one. We've got about two and a half hours to fill. What do you guys want to do?"

Barbara looked at the track star. "Thanks, Wally."

"Sorry?" He asked, standing up taller after catching his breath.

"Well, we could always-" Began Kaldur, but what he was about to say was to be unknown to the world. At that exact moment, their lives were turned upside-down and would never be the same again.

Winds shook the crime-infested city, shocking the teens. Megan almost fell over. She would have if it weren't for Conner. And at that very moment that the wild winds had been released-

"Woah!" Breathed Wally as his eyes shot upwards.

And woah was right. For above them, a ginormous ship had appeared, but it was no Earthen plane! It was at least triple the size of a shopping mall, maybe bigger, and hovered above them. It had dark gray walls and small "windows" of light. With the ship, the winds died down.

As crowds formed and the teens looked at one another, silence reigned.

Then it was complete noise. People were yelling, screaming, and talking. Even the teens.

"Is that what I think it is?" Wally asked, his voice abnormally serious.

"I-I think so." Stuttered Barbara.

"It's-" However, Megan was interrupted before she could finish.

The flat bottom of the ship glowed to life as a picture formed. It was of the face of a smiling woman. She was pretty with her black hair and dark blue eyes, but there was something else that made people look at her. Other than the fact that she was on the bottom of a spaceship. "Hello. My name is Queen Adriana Black. I am ruler of the Agapornis personata. At this moment, we have ships in every country in many cities. We come to you with grave news. Our planet is dying. And we would die with it if we did not leave it." She paused dramatically. "We found that the Earth is perfect for our habitat, but after we found that there were humans here, we changed our plans and searched for another planet. However, we have not succeeded. We could not survive much longer without a home, so we come to ask if our kind may remain here until we find a suitable planet. We are sorry to burden you, Earthlings, but we have had no other choice. I and my son, Prince Richard, will come down to speak with any person of importance to see if we may remain for some time. Please, help us. Thank you for listening." Her image slowly faded.

Then there was silence.

And chaos.

"What does she mean?" Exclaimed Megan. "That they will be staying here?"

Conner looked at her. "I don't know."

"We'll find out!" Barbara shouted over the steadily increasing volume. "The president was here in Gotham today speaking with the Governor about stuff!"

"Let's go!" Shouted Artemis, running into the streets.

"Artemis!" Shouted Wally as they all started running after the swift blond. It wasn't long before they reached an outdoors podium where the President and Governor stood, side by side, despite their public dislike for one another, waiting.

The crowd was silent. The teens all stared at one another, shock and wonder written on their faces. The truth of what was going on hadn't entirely hit them yet. Reality was hard to grasp, but when it did hit, it would hit hard.

Suddenly, the light sound of a hovercraft met the crowd's ears. Slowly, the advanced technology landed, a large door opening. Slowly, the woman exited. She was much more pretty in person. Her eyes were sharper, too. But that wasn't what made people gasp and stare

It was the angelic wings that had been placed on her strong, petite back. And, slowly, she exited, one had holding a smaller one.

It was only then that the group remembered that the Queen had her son with her. Slowly, he exited. His dark eyes flashed and the black hair was dark against the sun. He wore silver clothes that clung to his small, but sturdy frame. On his back were wings like that of a Robin.

Barbara let out a small sigh that only Conner seemed to notice.

When the woman reached the two government officials with her son's hand in hers, she smile politely, bowing in synchronization with her son. "Hello."

"Hello." Her son echoed, quietly and sweetly. Many people in the crowd, the teens included, felt a gentle tug at their hearts. There was something about him . . . .

"Hello." The president said, stepping forward. "We have heard of your . . . situation."

"Yes." Queen Adriana said sadly. "Please help us." She requested.

The president made another step forward, speaking with the Governor behind him. "Well-"

Suddenly, the crowd started cheering for the two royals. The woman wound her arms around her son's shoulders, eyes practically tearing up. Prince Richard let his mouth slightly part and eyes become dangerously close to begging. Barbara looked at her friends, realization dawning on her. "The kid is only up there to appeal to people."

Wally stared at her in shock. "What?"

Before anyone could answer, though, the crowd erupted into cheers. "Let them stay! Let them stay! Let them stay!"

The president never had a chance.

"You may stay in the United States with the rest of the ships that have landed in the country." He said.

She smiled. "Thank you so much!" She bounded over, son in hand, and hugged him. After a moment the president hugged back. Slowly and shyly, the prince stepped up and shook his hand.

"Thank you, sir, so much." He said just loud enough for the crowd as he peered up from under his eyelids with thick, glassy pools of blue. Barbara, along with the rest of the girls in their group, let out little "aw"s.

The president turned to the citizens of Gotham. "We have to go make arrangements for the country's guests. Please, be patient with news for this new . . . development. There will be more after we figure out just exactly what we are doing. Thank you." After that, the four of them exited the stage, barely warding off the crowds and some reporters who had just arrived.

The teens slowly made their way away from the crowd. Barbara stared at them. "There's something wrong here."

"What do you mean?" Megan asked.

Barbara paused. "I . . . I don't know. But we better just keep going on with our day. It's just paranoia." She rubbed her arm uncomfortably. She still felt like something was wrong.

If only she knew how right she was.

FudoTwin17: Yeah, I was going to give you more, but someone requested that I update Killing Sorrows, so . . . bye!

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