Artemis winced at the sound of Klarion's voice, she really hated that guy, he had turned the team into cats more than once.
"Teekl and I are sick of you interfering with our fun, so we've sent you away on a forced vacation. In this cabin you will find bedding, clothes, wallets of various League and team members, and everything else you need to survive for two months! And don't even think of leaving, nothing can get through the barrier, and I mean nothing Batman."
Silence fell, total and complete. Sixteen brains were trying to process what Klarion had just said.
"Did he say two months? As in 60-62 days? As in my whole damn Summer!?"
"Language Wally." Ollie was glaring at Wally through slitted eyes.
"Oh, you're one to talk." Roy snickered.
Artemis sighed to herself. Obviously her mentor was still suffering from the crazy idea that he could cause her to break up with Wally by glaring at him. she opened her mouth to speak when the scroll cut her off.
"Oh, and I almost forgot, a parting gift for the dear old Justice League."
That didn't sound good. Neither did the snake-like ribbon of red light that the scroll turned into, which had surrounded every JL member in the room. Then, before even Wally could move it was gone, leaving a disturbingly Robin-like cackle in its wake. Something was definitely different about their mentors. They were shorter and . . . younger looking? Artemis wasn't sure what had happened until Batman's computer, seriously how many things could that thing do, announced "Scan complete. Scan results: unidentified mystical force caused biological de-aging by an average of 12.5 years. Calculated age is 18."
"Wait, if we were de-aged by 12.5 years than the team is . . . their normal ages?" Ollie then voiced what Artemis assumed the entire Justice League was thinking.
"KLARION!" Maybe it was the look on his face. Maybe it was the fact that their mentors were now frantically trying to find a mirror. Maybe it was just the hilarity of the situation. Either way, that comment was the last straw for the team. They all burst out laughing, clutching their sides and doubling over. Robin and Wally had actually fallen to the floor and were choking and gasping. The appalled looks on Superman's, Barry's and Ollie's faces probably weren't helping either. Then Barry disappeared, and reappeared in about 3 seconds.
"Making sure I've still got my speed. Did you know there's a pond here?"
Barry's comment was followed by fourteen what?s and two yes.s. (Guess who knew and who didn't. Hint: They like skulking)
"Why would Klarion de-age us, besides causing humiliation and confusion?" SUperman's question went unanswered for a few moments before Kaldur spoke up.
"Perhaps it is meant to interfere with the purchasing of alcoholic beverages."
Artemis wasn't sure she believed what she had just heard. Not the words, but the fact that Kaldur had been the one to bring it up.
"Why would his spell interfere with . . . oooh. DAMN IT!" The looks on Ollie's, Barry's, Dinah's, Roy's, Robin's and Wally's faces were priceless, though Dinah regained her composure almost immediately.
"Wait, why are they disappointed? They couldn't have alcohol in the first place." Superman's question referred to Roy, Robin and Wally. Batman then proceeded to walk over to the pile of wallets and purses belonging to various people, pull out the wallets belonging to the three aforementioned boys and begin going through them.
"Fake ID number 1. Fake Driver's license number 1. Fake ID number 2. Illegal club membership number 1. . . ." All the way through "Fake ID number 44". The other two wallets were pretty much the same. Superman had sat down about halfway through and was muttering about bad role models. Ollie had moved to get the rest of the team's, but upon seeing the looks on their faces', even Kaldur's, he thought better of it.
"Oh, now that was just too funny. Tsk, tsk, and you're supposed the goody-two shoes people look up to." At this, everyone, even the two Bats, whipped around to see Cheshire crouched on the railing of the sliding window doors. This action was followed by the shouting of the name Cheshire, with the exception of Roy and Artemis, who seemed more confused than surprised, and said "Jade?"
"Whoa, since when are you on first name terms with my sister?"
"She's your sister?" Roy turned to Cheshire. "Was this not considered relevant!?"
"No, I just think it's much more amusing for you to find out this way." Roy didn't seem to even register her comment. He turned back to Artemis.
"That means you're Sportmaster's daughter!" Artemis facepalmed.
"Does no one tell him anything!? Like I don't know, Superboy's other father is Lex Luthor, M'gann, no offense, really looks like a demon from a horror movie and my family has at the least a past of being criminals?"
"Superboy's other father is Lex Luthor?" At this point, you had to almost pity Roy.
"Uhhhhg." Artemis threw her arms up in the air. "You know what? I'm going for a walk." She stormed out of the room and disappeared up the dirt driveway. Roy turned to Cheshire.
"See what happens when you don't tell me things? Now I have to go play touchy-feely with my girlfriend's sister!" Roy ran out the door after Artemis and was halfway down the driveway before he realized what he'd said.
"Oh, shit."
Ollie was still standing in the middle of the room, trying to process what had just happened. Something about Luthor, which he really didn't want to think about, and something about Martian forms, which still gave him nightmares, and, oh, right, his adopted son was dating an assassin.
"ROY WILLIAM HARPER GET YOUR ASS BACK HERE RIGHT NOW!" Superman was about to tell Ollie to watch his mouth around Conner (The kid had been exposed to a Bat and Wally. He didn't need any more contamination.)and Megan when he realized that Ollie wasn't in the room anymore. Neither was Dinah. Or Robin. Or Wally. Kaldur voiced everyone's thoughts.
"Well, this is a great start."
A/N Sorry the chapters are so short. I'm trying to have them be longer, but it's either shorter chapters or longer update gaps. I am working on the third chapter of Symbiosi, I swear it to Batman. And yes, Roy's middle name really is William. Ah, so many ways to annoy Roy.
