Chapter Two
Vacation...
It had become a yearly tradition in way. Michelle would allow her cousins to bring a few friends with them for Thanksgiving. In return, she was able to meet some of their friends. She would never admit it, but the part she looked forward to the most was the first meeting of the dragons. But of the different people that were coming this year, there was one in particular she was looking forward to meeting. A low growl brought her out of her thoughts. She looked to her right and smiled as she saw her gold dragon sitting next to her. "They will be here soon, Alexander. Don't worry," she reassured him.
The dragon looked at her briefly before looking back towards the sky. She looked towards the direction he was looking to see the Javelin approaching. "Told you," she said before walking towards the landing area. As the landing area came into view, she watched as the Javelin land safely. "So who all have you brought with you this year, Lance?" she quietly asked as the rear hatch opened. As expected, Emma was the first one of the ship. "Merlin!" the young girl squealed before flying over and giving her cousin a hug, "I missed you." "I missed you too, Ari," Merlin said returning the hug, "So, who all did you bring with you this time?"
Emma turned and pointed at each person as they stepped off the ship saying, "A few you know: like Conner, M'gann, Zatanna, Robin, Cassie, and Wolf. The others are Raven, Kara, Gar, Dinah, Barbara, Wally, and Artemis." "I've meet Wally before, even though it was very briefly," Michelle said as Dinah walked over towards them, "Thank you watching over my family." Dinah smiled as she said, "It was our pleasure, and if anything we should be thanking you for inviting us here." "Tis the least I could do," Michelle said as Raven walked up. "Thought you might want to know, Robin is refusing to get off the ship," she said glancing towards the ship, "He keeps saying something about a dragon."
"Aiden," Emma and Michelle said with a sigh. "I'll deal with the looney toon," Emma said walking back towards the ship. "Aiden's a dragon?" Raven asked a little puzzled. "One of many," Michelle said as Alexander landed a few feet away and nudged Zatanna. "And no, they're not violent," Dinah said watching the magician give the golden dragon a hug. "They're just opinionated and a little weird," Michelle said before they heard someone yell. They looked over to see Emma dragging Robin off of the Javelin.
"Is there a reason she's doing that?" Dinah asked. "It's a long story," Michelle replied as Artemis walked over. "Sounds like one worth hearing," Dinah said as the boy wonder broke free and ran back inside the ship. "Depending on the story," Artemis said looking over to see a blue sphere in cased Robin being rolled of the ship by Howler.
"And it can wait till later," Michelle said smiling, "If you all will kindly follow, I will give a tour of the place before being shown to your rooms." "I like that idea," Howler muttered trying to stifle a yawn. "Troubles in Jump City I take it," Wally asked as they started towards Michelle's castle. "You have no idea," Howler replied as the sphere containing Robin followed him. "Will you let me out of this thing?" Robin yelled. "Run and I tell Aiden that you like pink tutus and prefer being called Princess Pink Pretty Pants," Howler said glaring at the teen.
"You wouldn't? Never mind, you would," Robin said as the sphere disappeared. "Besides, he only does that to make Emma smile," Howler said as they continued walking, "And if you want him to stop, then ask him." "Now you tell me," Robin muttered. "Who's Aiden?" Wally asked as they reached the front doors. "An over grown pain in my butt," Robin said before walking over towards his girlfriend. "Aiden is my Dragon," Howler said with a slight grimace. "You sure you're ok?" Wally asked a little worried.
"Like you said, troubles in Jump City," Howler replied trying to move his left shoulder slightly, "I'll tell you all after we get settled in." "You haven't told Emma yet, have you?" Wally asked. "She knows," Howler replied as they reached the main entrance of the castle. "I am not sure if anyone has explained how time works here, but let me assure you all you will not miss Thanksgiving with your families," Michelle said as the doors opened, "And with that being said, I bid you all welcome and hope you enjoy your stay." As they entered the castle, a large dark blue dragon started walking towards them. "You've got to be kidding me," Robin sighed, "Fine, let's get this over with."
The dragon walked right past the boy wonder and stopped in front of Howler. "Hey Aiden," the blue lantern said with a slight smile, "Good to see you." The dragon slowly lowered its head till it was eye level with its friend. Zatanna knelt next to Emma and quietly asked, "Is Lance ok?" "He quit," Emma said as she watched her brother hug his dragon, "Lance got fed up last night and punched out the mayor before resigning as the Cobalt Knight." "Why did he do that?" Zee asked stunned.
"The new mayor," Emma said looking at her friend, "He changed the previous ones 'arrest the Justice League on site' order to shoot to kill any member and all possible sidekicks." "No offense, Emma, but your town sucks," Cassie said as Howler walked over to where they were standing. "Which is why I'm moving everything," he said leaning on Aiden, "The plant, Avalon Pizza, and the grail." "Lance, why don't you go with Aiden on up to your room and get some rest?" Michelle asked sounding a little worried. "Sounds good to me," he said as he walked off with his dragon. "I'm gonna go with him to make sure he's ok," Zatanna said before walking after him.