Watchtower

August 14, 18:47 EDT

The Flash saw his chance, Fire and Ice were taking their seat across from Zatanna in the cafeteria. Though he was no longer pining after their affections they became great friends, with his mountain of food in hand he made his way to the girls. "Hey ladi-," he was abruptly cut off by some kind of portal appearing before him, with two costumed kids falling out landing on the table.

With one of them brandishing Flash's signature lightning bolt, the boy or teen immediately popped up at speeds mirroring his own. His head whipped around widely, his eyes seemingly searching for answers. He apparently found them when he finally noticed the other speedster in the room.

With now every superhero and civilian in the room eyes on him the teen uttered a single phrase, "I'm out of juice." The boy sped to the food station gobbling food in a disgustingly quick manner.

Everyone's confused gazes now turned to The Flash himself, with him being the only founding member in the cafeteria. Zatanna who recovered quicker than the speedster refocused the older red head's attention to a different problem. With a shook voice Zatanna said, "That girl looks like me...."

"Okay! I reckon' that these scalawags ain't good news," Vigilante announced a hand on his pistol.

The other heroes in the room did the same preparing for a possible fight.

With Wally the speedster equivalent to full, looked up from the bowls of food he emptied to find various weapons pointed at him. A puzzled KF looked to his uncle for answers, who was still next to an unconscious Zatanna. Kid Flash silently berated himself, 'Right injured teammates first hunger later'. "Uh? Bar-Flash what's going on?".

A brief moment of confusion appeared on The Flash face, before the same calculating look he held previously returned. "Look kid, if you just turn yourself in calmly we can get your friend here some help," his Uncle's imposter attempted a smile, which only succeeded in angering Wally further.

Zatanna suddenly sat up, to quick it seems since she wobbled and fell off the table. "Ugh," the magician stood grabbing her head.

"eveiler ehcadaeh," Zatanna muttered swiping at her forehead. Looking up she noticed her and KF's current predicament.

"Who are you-," a girl in a similar garb-well similar everything to Zatanna looked at her, "the both of you?".

Kid then zipped next to Zatanna, "We'll be the ones asking the questions here."

"What are you doing?", Zatanna whispered to Wally, since it was obvious who had the upper hand here. And it was definitely not the two teens who just magically appeared.

"Buying time," Wally stated simply.

"Quick question where are we?", Kid said not sure if the answer was obvious or not, but from the dumfounded looks he was receiving he decided it was probably a dumb question.

"Okay, new question," Zatanna stepped in, "where's the exit."

Superboy was, needless to say, mad. He did not appreciate having the vast majority of his team sucked off to nowhere, and now him, Rocket, and Aqualad being trapped in that exact same predicament.

Both Rocket and Conner turned instinctually to their leader for answers. Aqaulad, who is usually the teams ever calm ever stoic presence, was just as puzzled and angered as the rest.

Soon the trio was greeted by the Justice's Leagues resident boy scout, Superman. Bringing some ease to Conner's uneasiness. Though Superboy's and Superman's relationship got off to more than a rocky start, over the past 8 months Conner and as he has come to know him Clark have formed sort of a brotherly bond.

"Whoa their kids this is restricted area," came the aliens authoritative voice, "now I don't know who you are or how you got up here but you are in serious trouble."

Confusion swiftly turned into anger for Conner, because how could Clark not know who they are. Especially after all they worked to build.

Aqualad stepped forward, diplomatic as ever, "Superman, it's us. Aqualad, Rocket, and Superboy." Superman's eyes widened at the mention of Superboy.

He then reached up to his ear presumably calling in for more backup, not willing to let that happen Conner lunged at the Superman imposter. Sending them boy crashing through multiple metal walls.

Due to the commotion a woman dressed similar to Wonder Women appeared on Raquel's right and a Plastic Man impersonator came to Aqualad's left.

Kaldur merely sighed.

M'gann awoke in some kind of metal corridor, next to what she hoped to be a knocked out Artemis and a pacing Robin who was currently typing away on his wrist computer.

"Where are we," Ms. Martian asked unable to come up with an explanation herself, "and is Artemis okay?"

"I checked her vitals she should be waking up any moment now," Robin stated usual humor replaced with what Miss M detected as worry and confusion. Something the bird never seemed to feel.

Abruptly the clank of several footsteps could be heard, coming towards their direction.

'We have to go', The Boy Wonder reached out to her in the mental link.

'What about Artemis?'', MM inquired.

'Can you levitate her?', Robin asked right back.

The Martian searching her various options and the increasing sound of the footsteps and chatter opted to just mentally awaken Artemis instead. Deciding it would be better to have a conscious teammate if the owners of the sound prove to be deadly.

"Ahh!", that decision proved to be costly as seeing that Artemis' yelp of surprise only served to have the unknowns increase in pace.

Robin muttered a curse word grabbing multiple bird-a-rangs from his utility belt. M'gann slowly levitated eyes glowing green. Artemis picking up on the sudden tenseness of her friends and new surroundings readied an arrow.

Even though Artemis had an undisclosed pressure beating against her head she was prepared to fight whoever rounded that corner. Bits and pieces of what transpired at the forest returning to her.

The archer was glad to see it was only John Stewart, Black Canary, and her strangely dressed mentor. Ignoring the uneasiness in her stomach Artemis lowered her weapon as Ms. M lowered herself to the ground. The teens defenses lowering, except Robin, bat-a-rangs not wavering once.

The adults on the other hand eyes only narrowed in return.

"GA what's going on?", her left hand tightening on the bow.

The green lantern was the one to answer, "No unauthorized civilians on the watchtower, even fans."

'Did he just say watchtower?', Artemis wondered into the mind link, currently only connecting the three of them, they visited the watchtower enough times since New Year's Eve to know this is not the watchtower.

Okay something was seriously wrong. 'Guys, I just analyzed their memories they're imposters.'

At imposters Artemis let an arrow fly loose colliding with the Green Arrow wannabe's. Robin let loose a smoke bomb for the teens to make a quick escape, but they were quickly enveloped in a green bubble.

M'gann reach out for the GL impersonator's mind attempting to break his concentration. "Arrghh!", with a shriek the sphere disintegrated before them.

Black Canary, who decided it was best not to underestimate these kids, let out her signature canary cry. As robin fell to his knees he took out a device Batman created to mirror the canary cry. Though not as strong the original it served its intended purpose. Stopping the blonde's squeal.

With now both 'Canary' and 'GA' down they made their escape running through the corridors when Artemis said, "I'm almost certain if I were to look I'd find the secrets to the universe in your belt. Seriously what's in there?"

"Bats' secret," Robin maliciously grinned, bringing back the typical mischief in his voice.

Over the intercom an announcement was made making their escape just that much harder, "Be on alert for costumed teens, do not underestimate, take them down."

Huntress couldn't say she wasn't excited about coming back to the Justice League, though she did feign indifference and at some points plain distain, she had to admit she did miss the free food.

But when the intercom announced that the watchtower had been infiltrated by a bunch of hormone enhanced kids, she immediately missed the days when she could pick her hours and fights.

This became especially true when some girl with a Green Arrow fetish connected her foot to her face. All thoughts of tormenting Black Canary with that information gone.

But instead replaced with flashes of red hot vengeance.

Stepping over the purple clad heroine Artemis just knocked over, Robin told M'gann to search for their other teammates. Assuming the message over the intercom was not meant for them.

The others had to be here.

M'gann reached out searching, searching for her other friends picking up on the familiar red head and magician very close to them.

She lead the way to a set of automatic doors forcing them open with her telekinesis.

Artemis took in the vast space searching for her homo-magi friend and her Baywatch. Spotting them backed against a wall multiple costumed people surrounding them.

Zatanna, as much as she adored Wally, wished that she could have been stuck in whatever this place was with anyone else. Wally's plan of buying time only succeeded in infuriating every adult in the room, with snide remarks on their choice of clothing.

Though Zatanna did take part in some of the ridicule, because come on it was too easy. But now she was seriously regretting both their choices as they were backed against a wall, preparing to be impaled by various weapons.

Suddenly two blacked hair heroes flew through the wall of the mess hall, right over the heads of Zatanna and Wally, also over the heads of the annoyed adults.

Wally took the brief moment of distraction to zip him and Zatanna out of the grips of the posers. KF then decided to take a second to analyze his surroundings. To his right were his some of his friends in front of the destroyed entrance to the cafeteria. Directly in front of him was another imposter, this time posing as Superman, fighting Conner. 'That makes four out of six,' Wally thought, 'where's the other two.'

Right on cue a smaller hole was formed as Raquel in a force bubble, was forced through the wall as Wonder Woman 2.0 pummeled the sphere. Followed by Aqualad walking through the dismantled entrance with a tangled "Plastic Man" in his arms.

With everyone's inherent shock worn off, eyes narrowed and weapons of choice were prepared, everyone edging closer to the center.

When a fear inducing Bat appeared in the doorway, demanding attention with his calculating glare. His glare having the same effect as the real Batman's on the imposters, causing everyone to halt.

"What's going on here?"