"So, you like this camp, right, Mick?" Lisa asked yet again, leaning over the seat and giving the older boy a poke. "I know you're not sleeping!"

Leonard suppressed a smirk as Mick heaved a sigh. "Already told you, Kid. It's not bad. But I spend most of my time in the forge," he rumbled, keeping his eyes closed.

This was the first time the three of them were going to the same camp. Four years ago, a community center counselor had convinced them that getting out of the city would be good for them and, as none of them had any reason to turn down a vacation, they had agreed. Their first few summers, they had gone to separate camps, as Lisa was enamored of the geology program at STAR. Leonard wasn't thrilled with the idea of science camp, but he wasn't about to let his baby sister head off to camp alone, so…science camp it was.

The disaster at STAR had them all heading off to Mick's camp though…as long as they were away from dad for a few months, Leonard figured it'd be okay. Better than home at least.

"I heard all our programs are going to be kept intact, don't worry, Lisa," one of the other transfer campers, a pretty girl with red hair, said from her seat across the aisle. If Leonard recalled correctly, her name was Caitlin Snow…and given his affinity for cold related comments and puns, he was sure to remember that name.

She was seated next to Cisco Ramon, who he knew through Lisa…his sister had a bit of a fascination with the long haired boy. Leonard felt it his obligation as a big brother to maintain an air of distaste for Cisco…even though he seemed like a decent kid and if Lisa had to be interested in a boy he was not a bad choice.

Having to assess a whole new slew of campers was one thing about the blended camp that Leonard did not like at all. At STAR, he knew who he could trust around Lisa and who he had to routinely terrorize to keep in line. The final two transfers on the bus, Hartley and Julian, were rich, elitist assholes, but they didn't ping on his danger radar. If one of them ever dared try anything funny, he had every confidence in Lisa's ability to kick both their asses…even if they were to team up.

The new kids though…..

Leonard already didn't like Rip, the slightly older man who had introduced himself as head counselor. He seemed…condescending and clearly had a low opinion of Mick, which automatically knocked him onto Leonard's shit list. There was a big, grumpy looking guy who kept arguing with Rip (points for him) and a pretty girl who looked at the big guy with a mix of affection and annoyance that only came from dating. Their names were Carter and Kendra…a fact Leonard knew because of the amusing running commentary of Jax, the kid in the seat behind him. Clearly, the Rip/Carter conflict was an ongoing thing.

So far, the rest of the campers on the bus from Central City had failed to make an impression beyond the fact that they were excited. Some of them were louder than Leonard liked, but the woods were big and hopefully he wouldn't have to deal with them too often.

"I can't believe we're going to camp with Oliver Queen!"

Felicity followed Curtis's gaze over to where the tall blond boy was seated, listening to what his seatmate was saying with a stoic expression on his face. The two girls in the seat in front of them were facing them, clearly a part of the conversation, as were the boy and girl in the seat behind them.

"Didn't he spend like 2 years marooned on an island?" Ray asked, his stare far more obvious than Felicity's.

"3 years!" Nate said, then tipped his head to the side. "Also, on an objective note, he is really, really good looking."

No one disagreed with him, but Felicity cleared her throat and offered, "Maybe we shouldn't gawk at him. That's can't be fun for him, having people stare…."

"Fair point," Curtis agreed with a nod and tried to focus on his tablet…not entirely successfully.

"I wonder why someone who was lost in the wild would want to come to camp in the…OW!" Ray yelped, comment cut off as the girl in the seat behind Felicity darted forward and flicked Ray's forehead with her finger. "What was that for?!"

The small brunette and the boy next to her gave Ray a cool look and the girl said, "Stop talking about my brother."

Oh.

"You're Thea Queen!" Felicity said in surprise, blinking, then cringing. "Sorry, we'll try to be less nosy."

"That'd be appreciated," the boy muttered with a huff and Thea elbowed him playfully.

Curtis, bless his heart, broke the ice. "So…have you two been to Superflarrow before? We're all transfers from STAR."

Thea nodded. "Me and Roy have been coming for years. So have Ollie and the others – that's his friends Tommy, Laurel, Sara, Dig and Lyla. Course, there were a few years Ollie missed, but you guys know all about that, right?"

Something in her tone made it clear that it would not be a good idea to mess with Thea Queen. Felicity could respect that, even if the smaller girl was a little scary.

"I hear they built a really great lab for us to use," Winn said, offering Kata and Alex an excited grin. "Plus, this place has a theatre program. Sounds like we'll have a lot more options."

Alex smiled at his enthusiasm. "I just hope they have some interesting forensics specialists," she said, making Kara, an astronomy buff chuckle.

"I bet they will," a voice said from across the aisle and Alex looked over to see the pretty dark haired girl smiling at her. "Joe West's in law enforcement when he's not running the camp, so he might have some connections."

"Really?" Alex asked, impressed. Most of the people on the bus were new to her (she only recognized herself, Kara, Winn, Lena and Lex, who was older and one of the head counselors), so getting some info on the camp would be good. "That's pretty awesome…I'm Alex, by the way. That's Kara and Winn."

"Maggie," the girl offered with a bright smile. "This is Megan…and Amaya over there is the one with Mon-El in a headlock. What did he do now?"

"You don't want to know!" Amaya retorted, making the couple near her laugh. Hearing them, she looked at the girl. "As if you wouldn't do the same if James was a jerk, Lucy?"

The boy – James – shrugged. "I make it a point not to irritate badass ladies."

"I didn't mean anything by it!" Mon-El grumped, finally escaping Amaya's hold. "Sorry."

He did seem honestly abashed and Lucy snorted. "Good, cuz otherwise I would have had to tell Clark and Lois and then you would have gotten one of their patented 'I'm not mad, I'm disappointed and this is why' lectures from them. Honestly, I think they think they're already middle aged."

As one, the group looked over to the couple arguing with Lex about something. The bald head counselor rolled his eyes, then turned to the bus at large and said, "10 minutes till we get to camp!"

A cheer rose up and Alex grinned. Summer was here!

TBC...