"Mom! Why do we have to stay here?" A 12 year old Hannah groaned. A very pregnant M'gann rolled her eyes, handing a nine year Violet a bunny. Violet ran off squeeling.
"The Justice League is having a meeting to deal with the people from Apocolpse. Red Tornado has agreed to watch you guys and Jai, Nick, and Rissy." M'gann sighed.
Hannah rolled her eyes, as Jai and Lucas ran past her. Nick and Iris were close behind them. "Love you." M'gann said. "Love you and Leah and Daddy too." she said, referring to the Baby Girl growing inside of M'gann.
Artemis and M'gann said goodbye to their kids and RT, then took the Zeta Tubes to the Watch Tower.
The six children spent the next hour watching the large television plastered on the Cave wall. Red Tornado walked towards the children. "Are any of you hungry?" He asked. Hannah, Lucas, and Jai turned to answer, but gasped.
Two figures dressed in black cloaks stood behind the android. "RT look out!" Jai screamed. There was a zap, and Red Tornado fell to the floor.
"Run!" Hannah screamed, as they jumped off the couch and scrambled for safety.
Jai grabbed a seven year old Iris, threw her on his shoulder, and a nine year old Nick's hand and ran as fast as his 11 year old legs could. "Aah!" Violet cried, as one of the intruders grabbed her leg.
"Violet! No!" Lucas yelled, running for her.
He never got to her. The one that didn't have Lucas sent a shock of electricity, hitting him in the throat. Hannah and Violet screamed, Violet got dragged through a portal by her captor right as Hannah got to Lucas. "Jai! Jai help!" Hannah hollered.
She presse her hands against Lucas's throat, trying to stop the blood from trickling out, as Jai and helped her get her older and unconscious brother. They hid in the air vents, as the second intruder tried to catch them.
"Jai! Jai- I need you to keep your hand pressed on Luke's throat. You tell me if his chest stops rising. I'll be right back." Hannah said, grabbing her skillet and flying off.
"Hannah! Where are you going!" Jai hissed, doing as Hannah instructed.
"Violet is already gone! We need to call our parents before Lucas dies! Or worst- someone else gets taken! I just lost my little sister I'm not losing my brother! Now i want you to scream as loud as you can if you see anyone you don't recognize." Hannah snapped.
She continued on her quest to call her family. They were too far away to call telepathically, so she had to find away to call from the Cave.
She found the big red button about fifty yards away from where he friends and future team mates were.
She had to options. Get out of the vents and press it manually, and risk getting snatched. Or press it telepathically, but risk missing.
She settled for the latter.
The loud wailing rang through out the Cave. The intruder let out a hiss, before jumping into the portal. Hannah stayed there. Clutching her skillet, tears falling down her cheeks.
"No!" Hannah screamed, shooting up from her bed. She was in a cold sweat, panting and gasping for air. She relaxed when she realized it was only a nightmare. But it wasn't a nightmare- it was a memory.
It'd been over five years since it happened. It was the day they lost Violet. The day Leah was born nine weeks premature.
And the day Lucas lost his ability to speak.
Hannah glanced at her alarm clock. 3:18 a.m. Her coal black wolf, whom had been named Armanya, whined.
Armanya was just like Wolf. Except she was black and was a girl. Her mother was in Wolf's old pack in India, and was injected with the cobra venom during her pregnancy with Armanya. When Hannah was eight, Conner brought her home.
Hannah sighed, hot up, slipped her feet into her panda slippers, and walked to the bathroom that was connected to her and Lucas's bedrooms. They no longer shared a room. They stopped around 14 when puberty hit them.
At first it sucked, but the older they got the easier it became. It wasn't fair that the last thing that left his lips was him screaming his sisters name.
They never found Violet- dead or alive. There was absolutely no sign of her. They should know- the League spent the first three years trying to find her. Until M'gann and Conner told them to stop. It was hard to move on because of the search.
During those five years they had had two more children, bringing the total count to five.
Leah was an exact copy of M'gann- looks and personality. She was a complete Daddy's girl. She had Conner wrapped around her little finger.
Marshall was just barely one, and just starting to gain most of his powers. He looked just like Conner. He was in a biting stage, which was bad since what few teeth he had were very sharp.
Hannah splashed cold water on her face, waking up. She knew she wasn't going back to bed. Everytime she had the nightmare she was forced to stay awake- no matter how tired she was. She turned and was greeted by Lucas, who was standing in the doorway.
Everyone could agree, that besides the eyes, the only difference between Conner and Lucas was that Lucas was more lean then his Father ever was. Hannah smiled at her brother.
'You had nightmare again. Didn't you?' he signed.
"Yeah. Fourth time this year. I swear they're getting more detailed." She huffed. Lucas frowned.
'Besides that, how are you?'
"Good. Wanna know what I want for our 18th birthday?" She asked, looking up at her brother.
'What?'
"Violet."
Jai, Nick, and Rissy were awoken by the smell of chocolate chip pancakes. Artemis was staking them onto plates, while Wally sat at the table checking the news on his phone.
The past year had been the worst for them.
Not only did Wally have a heart attack at 34, but he lied to Artemis about the one of the few important things in their almost 14 year long marriage.
He liedabout getting his vasectomy.
Of course Artemis didn't find out right away. She didnt even know until about two months after Wally's doctor said that it was okay to have sex again after his heart attack
Wally's heart attack was six months ago, and Artemis was now currently four months into her pregnancy with baby number four. It was a girl and her name was going to Lilliana Rose West.
Ever since Artemis learned Wally had lied to her, she had barely spoken anything to him.
Their kids hatedevery second of it that they had to deal with.
"Mom? Dad? Why won't you two talk to eachother?" Nick sighed, sitting between his brother and sister at the table. "I think you both are wrong." Rissy spoke up.
"Dad shouldn't have lied. But Mom- he's apologized like a hundred times a day- everyday- ever since you found out that you were pregnant. Get over it!" She groaned.
Artemis said nothing, as she handed her children, and the husband he wasn't speaking to, their breakfast.
Hannah and Lucas entered the Cave with Wolf and Armanya after school. The cobra venom had added a good 13 years to Wolf's original life span, so that explained why he was still alive after almost 20 years.
"Hey guys!" Jai said, sparing with Rissy. Hannah and Lucas waved to their friends, and soon began sparing with eachother.
Ever since he lost his ability to speak, Lucas's other other senses had been enhanced. Though not well enough to win more fights with Hannah.
She easily knocked him down on the ground, landing gracefully on her feet a few yards infront of him, a smirk on her face.
"You're getting rusty big brother." She grinned, spinning her skillet in her hand. Lucas rolled his eyes, standing up.
"Nice Han!" Nick said, applauding. Hannah bowed, smiling at her friends. "Hey guys- telepathic conversation." Hannah said, setting up a link between the five of them.
'I've got a plan.' Hannah said.
'What?' Lucas groaned. He was able to have telepathic conversations with people. After all, they were just thoughts.
'Okay, 20 years ago, when RT ran off with his siblings, it took the League over a month to find him, and it only took our parents a few hours.' Hannah said.
'And your point is...?' Jai said, raising an eyebrow.
'How long do you think it'll take to find Violet?' Hannah asked. They all groaned loudly in their minds.
'No!' Rissy and Nick cried.
'I want my baby sister! That's all I want for my 18th birthday! It doesn't matter what you get me. I won't be happy unless I find Violet- dead or alive.' Hannah sighed.
'Please!' Hannah begged.
'Fine! We'll try!' They all chorused.
Hannah grinned happily at her teammates.
"C'mon Artemis! Please talk to me!" Wally begged his wife. "You lied to me Wally! You lied about the most important factor in our marriage!" She cried, climbing into bed. It was the first night in months that Artemis had allowed him to sleep in their bed, so Wally was thankful.
"Arty! Besides me lying about where Rob's bachelor party was when he married Zatanna three years ago, the fact I didn't get a vasectomy was the only other lie I told. Besides little white lies." He said.
"And when Rissy was little, you always used to complain how you wish you got a little blonde daughter. Who knows- maybe Lily will be blonde like you and Jai?" He pointed out.
"I am so sorry I didn't tell you I didn't go through with it." He sighed. "Why didn't you do it?" She asked. "I was going to- I really was. I had my pants off and everything!... Then the doctor explained everything he was going to do to me. In extreme detail." Wally groaned.
"Ooh! Ouch." She hissed. "Yeah. I ran home screaming." He said, clicking his tongue. She smiled lightly. "I'm gonna check on the kids and then go pee." She said, getting out of bed, and making her way to the hallway.
Wally smiled as his wife walked past him. Even after being together almost 17 years, she was still his Spitfire. She always would be.
"Wally!" Artemis yelled.
Wally raced towards his wife, stopping in the middle of the dimly lit upstairs hallway. "What? What's wrong?" He asked, stumbling over his words. "They're gone Wally! Jai, Nick, and Rissy are gone!"
Conner and M'gann were about to climb into bed, after a long day of work and dealing with a over energized Leah and Marshall, when all of a sudden there was loud knocking at their front door.
"God! Who the hell is here at one in the morning!" Conner growled, as him and M'gann got up. Conner was at the door in a few moments, and he opened it, a scowl on his face. He was expecting to see a stranger, or even a villain.
What he got was a distressed looking Artemis and Wally.
"Have you seen our kids? They're not home." Wally said, frazzled. "No. Sorry." Conner said. "Conner? Hannah and Lucas are gone too." M'gann said from the top of the stairs.
"This... Is a time portal." Nicky said, pointing a large stone arch in the large dense forest somewhere between Keystone and Central City. "I found it a few years ago, and have been working on it every chance I've gotten ever since. As of last week, it now works." He smirked.
He and his friends and family were standing there. Their school bags on their shoulders, and they contained clothes, food, money, and anything to keep them entertained. Armanya and Wolf were placed loyally beside Hannah and Lucas.
"And what does that have to do with finding Violet?" Rissy scoffed, placing her hands on her slender hips. "Because as of three days ago, the League discovered Vi's where-abouts to be about 20 years into the past." Hannah said.
"And they don't have a way to go back...?" Jai asked. "As of right now? Nope." Nick smirked. "So set it up dude!" Jai cried.
"Wait! What if something goes wrong?" Lucas asked his team telepathically. Hannah let out a groan, facing her brother. "The only way to know is to try it out! Now quit being such a baby and live a little!" She yelped.
Nick turned on the machine, and a bright, pale blue light appeared in the center of the arch. Jai and Rissy stepped through first, followed by Nick and Lucas. Hannah was about to go, when she heard Wolf let out a whine.
"Wolf. You're going to stay here, and watch over Leah and Marshall. Don't worry. We'll all be fine." Hannah said, petting the beasts head. "Go Wolf. That's an order." she said.
Wolf sat and watched, as Hannah and Armanya jumped through the portal, disappearing with the rest of the team.
