Pacific Ocean|

February 10th, 2016|

9:14 PM, EST|

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"Okay, recap. Superboy, what the hell happened?" Black Dragon asked, pulling his hair from a ponytail.

The two de-aged heroes had been carefully strapped into the Bio-ship. Zatanna had been knocked out as well and that left the other three to try and sort this mess between themselves. Connor eyed the two de-aged heroes. Their uniforms had shrunk to fit them, but not their gear. Aqualad's water pack was too big for him, as was Kid Flash's goggles. The two were adorable.

Completely bizarre, but adorable.

"I can't really be sure. One second I'm fighting off conjured up bug-beasts; the next, I'm in a crystal bubble — Thanks for that by the way."

Bloom nodded before he continued.

"The next thing I know, I'm looking at two of my teammates barely out of diapers."

Bloom Blaster eyed the two little ones.

"What could have possibly happened? Did he miss-spell or something?"

Black Dragon shook his head.

"We have no way of knowing. Let's just get back to Mount Justice and then see what happens."

Everyone nodded in agreement. With that, Superboy put his full focus back into flying the ship.

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Mount Justice|

February 10th, 2016|

10:05 PM, EST|

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Nightwing took one look at the toddlers in Bloom and Superboy's arms before a lens on his domino mask shifted.

"Start talking."

Superboy handled the mission report while Bloom took Kaldur and then Wally to the Med Bay. The two seemed alright; aside from the obvious they looked fine. ...But Bloom wasn't taking any chances.

Artemis might kill her if something happened to her boyfriend.

She'd just finished examining Wally when Black Dragon came in, carrying Zatanna princess style.

"Are they okay?" He asked, laying her on a gurney.

"Wally checks out. I'm gonna check Kaldur now." She said without looking up.

"You need to check Zatanna and a whole bunch of other things, according to Chicken-wing out there."

Bloom laughed at the nickname in spite of herself.

"Did Birdie have a conniption when he saw Zatanna'd clocked out?" Bloom asked, systematically analyzing Kaldur's body for injury.

"He did. He actually Bat-glared at me when I told him to calm down." Black Dragon said, eyeing the blue energy emitting from Bloom's hands.

"You know him and his marshmallow-y soft-spots for his exes." She said with a smirk. She glanced up and raised a brow. "Hair and eyes."

He picked up a lock of hair, brows furrowed, before changing his hair and eyes back to brown.

"Teeth." Bloom reminded.

He sheepishly morphed his teeth back to their normal human form and allowed the color to return to his face.

"Thanks." He said.

She finished Kaldur's checkup and then turned to Zatanna.

"You're really gonna check Zatanna?" He asked.

"If I don't, Birdie will worry himself to death. And frankly, I'm not gonna be the one to tell Batman why his kid's dead."

Chris snorted a laugh and headed out the door.

"I'm going to my room. Wake me up when Sister gets back." He said.

She shook her head amusedly. The DeMuërto twins loved their sleep.

"'Kay." She called back.

She made quick work of Zatanna's process. She was right, nothing more than exhaustion due to over-exertion. Sighing, she pulled off her mask and reached for her bracelet. Sometimes, she couldn't be thankful enough that her uniform was now nano-cloth. She deactivated the suit-mode and instantly her uniform rescinded into it. She was just reaching for her labcoat when Wally began to stir.

"Ugh... Wha' happened?" He asked groggily.

She glided over to him.

"Hey Wally," she spoke gently. "Do you remember me?"

Wally stared at her, unfazed for a moment. Then he blinked as realization came to him.

"Zirah!" He cried, hugging her.

Zemirah was surprised by the action, but returned the hug warmly.

"Do you remember what happened, Wally?" She asked as he let go.

"Umm... No."

Well that was disappointing.

"Wally, can you do me a really big favor?" She asked before pointing a clear path to a wall. "I need you to run to that wall and back as fast as you can. Can you do that?"

He nodded and before she even blinked he'd tapped the wall and stood in front of her.

"Done!"

Well, that answered one question.

"Well Wally guess what?"

The toddler stared at her eagerly.

"What?!"

"You're a speedster!"

The boy practically had stars in his eyes. The four-year-old was grinning madly.

"You mean... I coul' go a' fast a' the Flash?"

The absolute glee in his voice alone made her smile.

"Well... Yes."

His shouts of joy were what finally woke Kaldur.

"Zebi, Zebi," was the only word he seemed capable of.

She picked him up and cradled him in her arms. He buried his face in her chest and gripped her shirt tightly. He felt disoriented, confused, and a little bit scared.

"'S he okay?" Wally's tiny voice asked. The little boy clambered onto the bed next to them, eyeing his small counterpart worriedly.

"He's fine, just a little scared."

Wally tapped Kaldur's shoulder, gaining his attention. The little Atlantean turned to the speedster.

"What'sa wrong?" Wally asked.

The younger shook his head. He didn't seem to know what was wrong. It just felt wrong.

"Are you alright?" Zemirah asked in what little Atlantean she knew.

"I do not know." He murmured.

"Well, have to speak English now," she told him gently.

He simply remained quiet. The silence barely lasted a minute before...

"Zirah, I'm hungry," Wally whined.

Zemirah smirked and raised a brow.

"Of course you are," she said getting up. "Let's get you both something to eat."

She carried Kaldur on her hip and took Wally's hand. They ran into no one on the way to the kitchen. Gamma Squad was the first to return, and the Cave was largely empty. As soon as they reached the kitchen Wally jumped onto the couch in the adjacent rec area.

"Don't touch the lava!" He cried.

She looked around, imagining the lava he was seeing.

"I can fix that."

With that, she pulled water from the air and covered the floor in a sheet of ice. Kaldur and Wally stared at her in awe.

"Whoa! How'd you do that?"

"That's a secret," she said with a grin. "So, what do you want?"

The little speedster began rattling off everything his little heart desired faster than she could register. The Blue Streak lasted all of five seconds and she barely caught the word 'milkshake' before he stopped.

"How about grilled cheese?"

"Tha' works."

With that, she grabbed a pan, loaf of bread and began rummaging through the fridge. She found only the block of her favorite cheddar she'd bought earlier.

Wally so owed her when things got back to normal.

All-in-all, she'd made a total of six sandwiches. Wally ate four and a half while Kaldur barely managed half of one. Being a child again must not be sitting well with him.

"Alright. You've had your dinner. Bed."

Wally pouted.

"Aww! Zirah, can' we stay up a little longer. Please?"

She stared him down and raised a brow.

"Bed."

Grudgingly, the little speedster complied. He zoomed off to the room supplied for him. She quickly followed to the dormitory quarters and went into Kaldur's room. She found a soft shirt that was now far too big for him. He wasn't fussy as she helped him get dressed. However when she tucked him in he called out for her in the saddest voice she'd ever heard.

"Zebi..." he whimpered helplessly.

"What's wrong mon cher?" She asked softly.

Her only response was him clinging to her and not letting go.

"Do you want to stay with me then?"

He nodded and quietly they made their way to her room. She lay him down on her bed and fished her music box from her bedside table drawer. She wound it up and set it next down. The translucent ballerina began twirling on the magnetic base to a lamellophone version of "Cantarella". She lay down and before she even knew what happened, she was fast asleep.