I have a poll on my profile page asking a question I really want to have answered. I'm trying to get as many answers as I can, and very few people visit my profile. I've gotten literally one answer in a week, and that's sad. Please answer, and be honest about it.

I ask that those enjoying this story be patient, as it's difficult for me to do any characterization during the chapters from the episodes. As soon as I reach a non-episode chapter she will become something more than Robin's shadow, but she IS very timid around the team.

I only own my OC's!

Key

"Dialogue"

"Telepathic Communication"

'My thoughts, Twin Telepathy'

'Dick's thoughts, Twin Telepathy'

Welcome to Happy Harbor

JULY 17th STAR CITY

It's 11:16 at night. Two men are unloading a crate full of green cases. Suddenly, an arrow strikes between the two under the crate. The two drop it, and it breaks open. Brick uses his foot to flip a gun up and catches it before aiming it to where Speedy is standing on a metal frame. "You again! I'm starting to get insulted Green Arrow's not messing up my operations personally." He then fires the gun.

Speedy squints before jumping to another girder. He then swings from the railing of a nearby catwalk before springing off it onto a lower girder, then onto another catwalk before running away, all the while dodging bullets. He flips over another shot before aiming an arrow at Brick's gun and hitting the target right in the center, blowing the gun and Brick's suit and shirt.

"Do you know what I pay for a suit in my size?" he turns to his gang. "Scorch the earth, boys."

Kid Flash then darts through them, slamming into one. The other two aim their guns at him.

Their guns are then hit by two bird-a-rangs. Robin and I laugh as we swing over the two and land on a stack of crates. "Good hit, Rob."

"Thanks, Jay."

Aqualad then lands in front of us and activates his water-bearers, forming a whip that he uses to slam the two thugs into the open crate. The two men then fall flat on their faces. Brick lifts a chunk of earth and flings it at Speedy, who barely manages to dodge it. Speedy then braces himself against a crate and prepares an arrow. He once again nails Brick, this time in the middle of the back with an exploding arrow. Brick chucks another rock. Speedy dodges it, but Aqualad steps over and slices it in half with his water-bearers formed into a sword. Speedy then steps back up and fires another exploding arrow.

Aqualad retracts the water as his tattoos fade back to black. "The cave is perfect. It has everything the team will need."

Robin and I flip in behind them. Speedy starts before turning to us. "For covert missions. You know, spy stuff."

I roll my eyes and smirk. "Nice to see you again, Speedy."

Kid Flash darts over. "Wait till you see Superboy and Miss Martian." He holds out a hand. "But I saw her first."

Brick picks up another boulder and chucks it at us.

Speedy takes off behind Aqualad.

Robin and I run the other way.

Kid Flash dives off the crates.

Aqualad prepares his water-bearers with dual maces. He smashes the boulder, then Speedy arms three more arrows and fires, all three hitting Brick's chest. He falls back as the arrows explode one at a time. Brick all but falls, bracing himself with one hand. He laughs evilly. "Tell Arrow he shouldn't send boys to do a man's job."

"Forget about me, Brickie boy?" I pull out three explosive bird-a-rangs and throw them at Brick, barely doing more that startling him even with the three being on-target.

Speedy pulls out another arrow and takes aim.

Brick holds out his arms. "Go ahead."

Speedy fires, hitting dead center. The arrow then releases a red foamy substance.

Kid Flash runs over and stops in a crouch. "High-density polyurethane foam." He gives Speedy a thumbs up. "Nice."

Speedy walks toward Aqualad, Robin, and I. "So, Speedy, you in?"

He stops and turns to Robin and I. "Pass. I'm done letting Arrow and the League tell me what to do. I don't need a babysitter or a clubhouse hang-out with the other kids. Your Junior Justice League is a joke." Aqualad stands from the crate he had been leaning against. "Something to keep you busy and in your place." He walks off.

"We're not a joke, and we have to prove ourselves—that's what this team is for—teen heroes to prove themselves."

He pushes past me. "Well, I don't want any part of it." He disappears into the shadows.

I look at my feet sadly. Robin steps up behind me and lays a hand on my shoulder. "I'm sure he didn't mean it that way, Jay."

I look back and smile at Robin. "I know, Rob."

JULY 18th MOUNT JUSTICE

Recognized: Robin, B-01. Blue Jay, B-02. Kid Flash, B-03.

Twelve hours later, Robin, Kid Flash, and I walk into the cave wearing civvies. Robin is wearing a green hoodie, dark blue tight jeans, and a black jacket with his black and white sneakers and dark sunglasses. Kid Flash is wearing a yellow long sleeved T-shirt and a red short sleeved collared shirt with blue-gray jeans and his sneakers, and I'm wearing a green T-shirt with a purple flower graphic, dark blue jeggings, a green hoodie with a purple floral print, white socks, and green tennis shoes, with my new green framed dark sunglasses.

Kid Flash, Robin, and I dart to where the other three members are gathered. We find the three staring at a map on the comm screens, a small image of Red Tornado over the ocean on the image. Aqualad is staring at the map.

Robin speaks up first. "Did you ask him?"

Kid Flash follows. "What did he say?"

I smile up at the Atlantian teen. "Do we have a mission yet?"

Aqualad turns to us. "He's arriving now."

Kid Flash turns and socks Robin on the shoulder. "Then what are we waiting for?" He then runs to greet Red Tornado. Robin and I share a look before running after him. Aqualad walks after us. Superboy and Miss Martian share a look, then Miss Martian flies while Superboy walks after us.

We run out the door. Red Tornado lands in front of us on a literal Red Tornado, his blue and gold cape upright behind him.

Kid Flash waves his hand above his head. "Red Tornado."

Red Tornado lands and looks at us. "Greetings. Is there a reason you intercept me outside the cave?"

Aqualad steps up. "We hoped you had a mission for us."

"Mission assignments are the Batman's responsibility."

Robin steps up. "It's been over a week and—"

I lay a hand on his shoulder before sighing. "Relax, Rob. What do you call last night?"

Red Tornado holds up a hand to silence Robin and I. "You will be tested soon enough." He lowers his hand. "For the time being, simply enjoy each other's company."

Aqualad looks up at our team's guardian. "This team is not a social club."

"No. But I am told social interaction is an important team-building exercise." He briefly points to us. "Perhaps you can keep busy by familiarizing yourself with the cave." He walks past us and into the cave.

Kid Flash punches Robin in the arm. ""Keep busy.""

Robin growls. "Does he think we're falling for this?"

Superboy glares at us.

Miss Martian, wearing a mauve skirt and shrug, and a white T-shirt, speaks up eagerly. "Oh, I'll find out." She focuses on Red Tornado.

A blue beam scans Red Tornado as he walks in. Recognized: Red Tornado, 16.

"I'm sorry. I forgot he's a machine. Inorganic. I cannot read his mind."

Kid Flash smiles slightly at her. "Nice try, though."

I sigh before laying one hand on Robin's shoulder and the other on Kid Flash. "It's not that he's trying to trick us, there's just nothing covert to do. We're out of work—free time. Trust me. I've been helping Batman with his cases for the last week, and he's been searching for a mission for us."

Kid Flash looks at Miss Martian. "So, uh, you know what I'm thinking right now?"

Robin scoffs. "We all know what you're thinking now." He elbows Kid Flash in the back.

"Ow."

Aqualad looks down. "And now we tour the clubhouse."

I look up at the Atlantian and cross my arms. "What's with the passive-aggression?"

Miss Martian looks at us. "Well. Superboy and I live here. We can play tour guides."

The five of us all turn to Superboy. "Don't look at me."

Kid Flash turns back around to where he's looking at Miss Martian. "We won't. A private tour sounds much more fun."

Robin scowls. "She never said private."

I giggle slightly. "Let Kid Flirt be."

Aqualad sighs. "Team building. We'll all go."

The six of us start back into the cave. Robin punches Kid Flash as he walks past.

If Miss Martian hears our conversation, she hugely ignores it. "So this would be our front door."

I lightly sock his arm before leaning in to whisper. "I said leave Kid Flirt alone, Circus Boy."

"And Batman said to keep that on the DL, Circus Girl."

I groan. "Don't call me that, Rob. You know how much I hate that."

"Then don't call me a circus boy."

"Will if I want to!" I reach over and tickle him.

"Stop it, Jay!" Robin says through his laughter.

"Make me." I dare.

"Twins, calm it down."

Robin and I look up at Aqualad. "Sorry." We say simultaneously.

'How did he know?'

'Batman probably told the league when he took us in.'

'Then Aquaman told Aqualad when they started working together.'

"You two are twins?"

We nod simultaneously. I smirk. "An asterous Dynamic Duo all on our own."

Robin nods. "Batman makes it a trio."

I smile at Robin before continuing. "Some of Gotham's rogues call us the Twin Wonders. Others insist on Boy Wonder and Girl Wonder."

Robin sighs. "The joker used to call us the Twin Blunders. Now it's the Wonder Twins."

"Makes me feel like we should be Wonder Woman's protégé's instead of Batman's." I sigh. "Not surprising that I'd rather be called the Girl Blunder than Wonder Girl."

Miss Martian nods. "I can see your point."

Miss Martian finishes the tour on a cliff. "And this would be the back. The cave is actually the entire mountain."

We head back inside. "It was hollowed out and reinforced by Superman and Green Lantern in the early days of the league.

Superboy asks the big question. "Then why abandon it for the Hall of Justice?"

Aqualad gives him the answer we're all waiting for. "The cave's secret location was compromised."

"So they traded it for a tourist trap? Yeah, that makes sense."

I scoff. "Tell me about it."

Miss Martian touches her fingers to her chin. "If villains know of the cave, we must be on constant alert."

Robin grabs her hand. "The bad guys know we know they know about the place."

I nod. "They'd never look here."

Miss Martian turns to us, confused.

Kid Flash lays a hand on Robin's. "He means we're hiding in plain sight."

"Ah, that's much clearer." She puts a hand to her forehead.

Superboy sniffs the air. "I smell smoke."

Miss Martian gasps. "My cookies." She flies off toward the kitchen and telekinetically takes a tray of burnt cookies out of the oven.

We all run in after her. Kid Flash eyes them curiously. "I was trying our Grammy Jones' recipe from episode seventeen of—uh, heh. Never mind."

Robin leans closer to her as I lay a hand on her arm. "I bet they'd have tasted great."

The three of us turn at a crunching sound. I smirk. "KF doesn't seem to mind."

Kid Flash gives us a sheepish look. "I have a serious metabolism."

I shrug. "I know."

"I'll make more?" She smiles sheepishly.

"It was sweet of you to make any."

"Thanks, Aqualad."

"We're off-duty. Call me Kaldur'Ahm." He lays a hand on his chest before lowering it. "Actually, my friends call me Kaldur."

Kid Flash lowers the burnt cookie he's eating. "I'm Wally." He leans on one elbow on the counter. "See—I already trust you with my secret ID…unlike Mr. and Ms. Dark Glasses over here." He leans forward on the counter as Robin and I glare at him. "Batman's forbidden the twin wonders from telling anyone their real names."

"Mine's no secret. It's M'gann M'orzz." She puts her hands on her hips before relaxing. "But you can call me Megan. It's an Earth name, and I'm on Earth now."

Superboy stands from where he's leaning of the counter behind us, then walks away.

"Don't worry, Superboy."

Superboy gasps and turns to glare at us all.

"We'll find you an Earth name too."

Superboy raises a hand to his head. "Get out of my head!" He throws the hand down violently.

"What's wrong? I don't understand." Everyone but Superboy grimaces in pain. Wally and Robin grab their heads in pain. "Everyone on Mars communicates telepathically." Kaldur reaches up and lays a hand on his head.

"M'gann, stop." Kaldur says forcefully. He softens his voice. "Things are different on Earth. Here, your powers are an extreme invasion of privacy."

"Besides, Cadmus' creepy little…" Wally raises his hand to cover his mouth, forgetting that Superboy has super hearing. "Psychic G-Gnomes left a bad taste in his brain."

"I didn't mean to—"

Superboy scowls. "Just stay out." He walks away.

"Hello, Megan. I know what we can do." She flies out of the room, over the counter. Robin shrugs, then the boys follow after her.

"M'gann?"

"Yes, Blue Jay?"

"Robin and I have our own special form of telepathy."

"Really?"

Robin nods. "All twins do."

"Then why did my telepathy hurt you?"

I sigh. "Different. It's not something we're used to."

"Martian telepathy isn't the same as twin telepathy, M'gann."

M'gann steps up to the doorway. "Superboy, please?"

"Don't talk to me."

M'gann looks at the floor. After a moment, he looks back and finds her still in the doorway. He then stands and walks over to her.

We take an elevator down to a large room. The only thing occupying the room is a large red oval. "It's my Martian bio-ship."

"Cute." Kid Flash motions to the oval. "Not aerodynamic, but cute."

M'gann motions to the oval behind her. "It's at rest, Silly." She holds up a hand. "I'll wake it."

The red oval shape-shifts into a large ship, then turns it to where the door is facing us.

"Cool."

She steps toward it before turning back to us. "Well, are you coming?"

Robin and I share a look, his confused and mine excited, then we all head inside. Chairs shape-shift out of the floor. "Whoa."

"Strap in for launch."

Robin and Wally grin to each other before they head for opposite ends of the room. I run after Robin, and giggle slightly at his reaction when the chair sucks him in and the belt forms around him. "Oh!"

"Cool."

I sit down and allow the bio-ship to buckle me in. "Welcome to Alien Technology 101." I giggle.

M'gann sits in the driver's seat. "Red Tornado, please open the bay doors."

The doors open. Two glowing orbs appear, and M'gann uses them to steer the ship out.

I squeal, more out of excitement then fear, as the bio-ship flips over and does a barrel roll.

Robin turns to us. "Incredible."

Wally sighs as he stares at M'gann. "She sure is." He suddenly realizes what he's saying when M'gann turns to him. "I-I mean, the ship, which, like all ships is a she."

I giggle. " Smooth, KF. Real smooth."

"Fast with his feet, not so much with his mouth."

M'gann turns to us.

"Dude!"

Kaldur turns to Superboy. "I may not have psychic powers, but I can tell what you're thinking. You overreacted and you don't know how to apologize. Just say sorry."

Superboy looks at him before turning away.

Robin and I notice that M'gann is watching Superboy. "He'll come around."

"He doesn't seem to like me much."

I smile gently. "M'gann, he's just shy. A lot of boys are."

Wally leans on one elbow. "You guys remember he has super hearing, right?"

We all turn to Superboy for a second, then Robin and I turn to M'gann. "Hey, how bout showing us a little Martian shape-shifting?"

M'gann stands and steps to the middle of the ship. She starts to change her color, first to a female version of Robin, then an older version of me, then a female version of Kid Flash.

"Is it wrong that I think I'm hot?"

I roll my eyes. Dick chooses the weirdest people for friends...probably part of the reason I don't have many of my own... "Uh, yes."

Robin claps his hands. "Impressive. But you know you're not exactly going to fool anyone with those."

"Mimicking boys is a lot harder." She walks over and sits back in the chair.

Kaldur turns to face her. "And your clothes…"

"They're organic, like the ship. They respond to my mental commands."

"As long as they're the only ones."

Wally turns to her. "Can you do that ghosting through walls thing that Manhunter does?"

She gives him a confused look. "Density-shifting? N-no. it's a very advanced technique."

Robin sits forward. "Flash can vibrate his molecules right through a wall." He laughs. "When he tries it, bloody nose."

"Dude!"

"Here's one thing I can do." She camouflages the bio-ship. "Camouflage mode."

"Red Tornado to Miss Martian."

Robin and I share a look.

"An emergency alert has been triggered at the Happy Harbor Power Plant. I suggest you investigate—covertly. I'm sending coordinates."

"Received. Adjusting course."

"Tornado's keeping us busy again."

"Well, a simple fire lead you to Superboy."

"Everyone believes the crazy ex-sidekick that wouldn't join us." I sigh. "Ever think that just maybe there's actually trouble somewhere, trouble that we can help with?" They all turn to look at me. I shrug back at them. "And M'gann is right. Don't listen to Speedy anymore."

M'gann and I share a look. "We should find out what caused the alert."

Superboy looks out the window. "I think I know the cause."

We all look over to see a tornado. I close my eyes and focus on my breathing, my two main fears still not allowing me to keep from panicking.

'Jay?'

'You know I'm scared of tornadoes.'

'Just try to stay whelmed.'

'I am whelmed, Rob, I am.' I take another deep breath. "Let's take care of this fiasco."

Camouflage shorts out as we get sucked into the tornado. Since I'm closest to Robin, he rests a hand on my shoulder. 'Try to stay traught. We're okay.'

'Staying traught.'

Robin nods. 'Good. Now, remember the drill.'

We all groan, feeling the stress of the tornado on the bio-ship. M'gann closes her eyes and sends a stronger pulse through the orbs, causing them to glow brighter, and we fly out of the tornado. M'gann lands the bio-ship and we all jump out the bottom.

THIRD POV

Screams come from the factory.

"Robin, Blue Jay, are tornadoes common in New England? Robin? Blue Jay?" Aqualad looks around for us.

They hear laughter from the factory.

"They were just here."

They look up to see the windows in the factory blowing out.

NORMAL POV

Inside, a robot in a scarf uses a tornado to slam Robin and I into the wall. We fall with a groan as our friends run in.

Superboy jumps and lands beside Robin. "Who's your new friend?"

I sit up and shrug. "Didn't catch his name."

Robin sits up. "But he plays kinda rough."

"You okay, Rob?"

"Fine, Jay."

"My apologies. You may address me as Mr. Twister." He fires two tornadoes toward Superboy, making it hard for him to run. He then catches Superboy into a twister and slams him into a wall.

M'gann turns to see him fall to the ground beside a metal railing, then turns to Kaldur and Wally. Wally pulls out a spare pair of goggles. Robin stands to his feet with a hand on his stomach, then reaches down to help me up. M'gann gives Kaldur a look, and he nods slightly. She nods in reply.

Wally starts running for the robot as M'gann starts flying for him.

I give Robin a look. 'Time for the Twin Wonders?'

'Why not?'

'Bruce and Alfred, for starters.'

Wally does a flip and kicks the robot in his face, but the robot sends him flying out the door. He then turns and sees Kaldur and M'gann coming for him, and sends them flying as well. Kaldur hits a pillar while M'gann hits the floor right behind me.

Robin scowls before pulling out two of his explosive bird-a-rangs behind his back. I reach under my hoodie and pull out two of my own explosive bird-a-rangs before hiding them behind my back as well.

"I was prepared to be challenged by a superhero. I was not, however, expecting children."

Robin and I strike together. "We're not children!" We each throw two explosive bird-a-rangs toward Mr. Twister. Mr. twister creates another tornado. The first two hit the tornado, causing it to blow up and fade away.

Our second explosive bird-a-rangs hits Mr. Twister's chest, and he flicks them off.

"Objectively, you are." The explosive bird-a-rangs blow up harmlessly away from the robot. "Have you no adult supervision? I find your presence here quite disturbing."

We all gather together, minus Wally, who is still face-first in the dirt outside.

"Well, we'd hate to see you disturbed. Let's see if you're more turbed once we kick your can!"

M'gann holds up her hands, then pulls them back forcefully, causing the metal contraption above Mr. Twister to open up and cascade dust and debris over him.

Mr. Twister roars and sends two tornadoes at us. Superboy, who was hanging onto a metal railing connected to a catwalk, is sent flying right as M'gann takes off, causing the two to crash into each other, then into a wall. Kaldur prepares an electrical attack, only for him, Robin, and I to be blown back when he slams his hands into the ground and creates two low twisters. While I manage to stick close to the Earth, Kaldur and Robin are slammed into each other.

I stand and dust myself off. 'Okay, I'll be the first to say this isn't working.'

'Then I guess I'm the second, because this is not working.'

"Indeed, that was quite turbing. Thank you." He rises into the air and flies off.

I look around and growl threateningly in his general direction, then turn to my friends. "Everyone okay?" They slowly look up at me.

Robin looks around before nodding. "We're all right, Jay. What about you?"

"Fine, Rob.

Outside, Wally is just coming around. He sees Mr. Twister leave the building, and runs over to where he's right in front of the robot. He does a couple sped-up rolls to dodge, then glares at the robot. "What have you done to my team?"

"Embarrassed them, largely."

He creates a tornado, sucking in the speedster. When it hits the building, it turns to a cloud of dust. M'gann catches him with telekinesis, and reveals Wally is floating, curled in a ball in preparation to meet the wall.

"I got you, Wally."

"Oh. Thanks." He stands back up as she releases him.

Mr. Twister turns to us. "I would have thought you had all learned you limitations by now."

Kaldur steps forward. "What do you want!"

Mr. Twister flies into the air. "Isn't it obvious? I'm waiting for a real hero."

I glare up at him. "Well, you got them." The others turn to me. "Raw, untrained power can be used in ways the trained guys can no longer access." I smirk. "And I plan to blow him away." I turn back to the robot. "Holding out for a hero, huh? Well, time to learn the true meaning of hero."

Kaldur turns to M'gann. "Read his mind, find a weakness."

"I thought I wasn't supposed to do that."

Robin snaps at her. "It's okay with the bad guys!"

M'gann touches her forehead and focuses. "Nothing. I'm getting nothing." She slaps her forehead. "Hello, Megan! Mr. Twister is Red Tornado in disguise! He's inorganic. An android. How many androids do you know that can generate tornadoes?"

Kaldur's eyes widen. "Red Tornado sent us here."

Robin scowls. "After saying we'd be tested soon enough. This is his test." He throws his arms out. "Something to keep us busy."

Wally looks down. "Speedy called it. We're a joke."

Kaldur slams a fist into his hand.

"This game, so over." The three boys storm toward Mr. Twister.

I look closer at the robot's appearance. "Black accents, not yellow. Blue tubes coming out of his back. The scarf…" I shake my head. "No. He's not Red Tornado."

Robin points a finger at Mr. Twister. "We know who you are, and what you want."

Kaldur spreads his arms. "So let's end this."

Mr. Twister glares down at the trio. "Consider it ended." He creates a huge storm by sending two twisters from his hands toward the sky. The tornadoes cross, and a third forms between them. I take a deep breath before looking up. 'Your friends are in danger. Fear has no place on the battlefield.'

Kaldur glares up at him. "An impressive show, but we will not indulge you. We will not engage."

An open eye forms, thunder crashes, and lightning strikes.

Wally gives us a nervous look. "Uh, can Red Tornado…do that?"

"You think I'm Tornado? Ironic." A lightning bolt rushes toward us and sends us flying backward.

Superboy rips off his shredded jacket and jumps for the robot, only to get hit by lightning. He falls to the Earth and carves a ditch from the fall, stopping beside all of us.

'It's not Tornado.' I shake off the shock of watching the robot take down my friends and look around.

M'gann wakes up and brushes her hair back. She then sits on her knees and looks toward the sky.

Mr. Twister floats down to us with lightning sizzling from his fingers and spreading through the sky. He suddenly floats back up. "Fine, then. I won't deny you children have power."

Wally comes around, and M'gann clamps a hand over his mouth.

"Playing hide-and-seek with you will not help me achieve my objectives. So stay concealed. If you confront me again, I will show no mercy." Mr. Twister flies away.

M'gann and I watch him fly away.

Wally sits up. "What happened?"

"I placed the bio-ship between us."

Superboy punches the dirt he's up to the waist in and shouts frustratedly. "That supposed to make it right? you tricked us into thinking Twister was Red Tornado."

The other boys surround her. I stand in front of her. "Superboy, stand down. He's not Tornado, which means we have to stop him."

Kaldur steps up behind us. "Blue Jay's right. M'gann didn't do it on purpose."

I lay a hand on M'gann's shoulder. "And M'gann saved our lives."

Robin steps up beside me. "It was a rookie mistake. We shouldn't have listened."

I step up toward Superboy. "We both made a mistake. I should have spoken up sooner. I should have told more than Robin..."

Wally shrugs at her. "You are pretty inexperienced. Hit the showers. We'll take it from here."

Superboy walks in front of the two. "Stay out of our way."

I kneel to M'gann. "You'll get there. You just need to train—we all need to train. We're a new team. We're all rookies." I stand and look after the boys as they all run after Mr. Twister. Superboy jumps while Wally starts running. "We'll get there." I run over to catch up with Robin.

"I was just trying to be part of the team." M'gann looks at the ground.

Kaldur rubs the back of his head. "To be honest, I'm not sure we really have a team." He starts to run after us.

Two tornadoes are terrorizing the city and harbor. People run and scream as boats crash onto the land. Soon, a third tornado takes out a house. "Certainly, this will get the required attention."

"You got ours, full and undivided." Wally runs up to Mr. Twister and kicks him in the face, causing him to slide back a couple feet.

"Immaterial and insufficient. You are a distraction I can no longer tolerate."

Superboy screams as he lands, barely missing Mr. Twister. The robot slides back several feet, then creates two tornadoes and sends them toward Superboy.

WITH MISS MARTIAN

M'gann contacts Red Tornado as she flies the bio-ship back to the cave. "The team really needs your help."

"If I intervened, it would not be to help. Still, it is an odd coincidence that this Twister shares my elemental abilities, and my immunity to telepathy."

M'gann hits her head suddenly. "Hello, Megan!"

WITH US

Robin, Kaldur, and I arrive on scene. We run up onto a vehicle before jumping off, Robin and I doing our famous quadruple flip as we do. Mr. Twister spins around, controlling a twister. Kaldur turns and barely avoids it, only to be picked up by another and flung. He hits the porch of a nearby beach house.

Wally runs over, only to get lifted by a tornado himself. Once he hits the ground, he rolls, gets back to his feet, and runs.

Robin and I activate some of our explosive bird-a-rangs and throw them into the tornado chasing us, causing it to go off course and disperse. Robin then throws three flash grenades at Mr. Twister. They destroy the tornado and distract Mr. Twister as they were made to do. The distraction is enough for Superboy to almost get a good hit from above. Mr. Twister creates another tornado and sends Superboy flying through the air. I pull out two of my own flash grenades and throw them belatedly at Mr. Twister.

Mr. Twister uses a small tornado to pick up a boat tied to the docks and fling it after him.

Kaldur comes to in a pile of debris from the two story beach house, right as Superboy starts to land. He gets out of the way right before Superboy lands, the boat getting too close for comfort. The house's last support is knocked loose when Superboy lands, and the house collapses seconds before the boat lands.

'Sure hope no one was inside…'

'I'm sure they're all out here…'

'Running for their lives, no doubt. I feel kind of sorry for them, Dick. They lost everything.'

'Not everything. Not their family.'

'You sound like Batman, Dick.'

Kaldur picks up the motor and flings it at Mr. Twister, causing him to fling it away with a tornado.

Robin is hiding behind a damaged, nose-in-the-ground boat. I join him seconds before Wally darts over.

Wally backs up against the boat and glances around the corner, then back at Robin, who is pulling his utility belt out of his pocket. "You brought your utility belt?"

""Never leave home without it." First thing Batman taught us." Robin clips his utility belt over one shoulder.

Wally laughs. "Yeah, right after, "Never go to the bathroom without it."

"Wally, don't pick on the guy. He's not the only one with backup weapons on him." I giggle softly as I clip my own utility belt over my own left shoulder.

"Listen to me, all of you." Wally, Robin, and I grab our heads as the telepathic message comes in from M'gann.

Kaldur lands beside Superboy as he throws the last of the rubble off him. "What did we tell you?"

"I know, and I know I messed up. But now I'm very clear on what we need to do. Please, trust me."

People around are running for their lives. A police officer attempts to manage the chaos. "Get back! Everyone clear the area!" More people run as someone looking like Red Tornado flies in. one man stops to look up.

"Hit the showers, boys."

I glare at the offending robot, knowing instantly that it's not all it seems. "I'm not a boy!" 'And Red Tornado doesn't fly like that.'

"I was hoping you could handle this. Clearly you cannot."

Robin throws out his hands. "But we've got a plan now."

I elbow him in the side. "Red Tornado doesn't fly like that, not as far as I know."

"The Subject is not up for debate."

The five of us walk away, with me sticking close to Robin, trying to explain things.

"I was beginning to believe you'd never show up."

"I'm here now."

'Tornado' creates a tornado behind him and sends it at Twister, who dodges and creates another one. He sends it toward 'Tornado', only for it to be dispersed.

"We are evenly matched, Twister."

He creates a tornado behind him and sends it toward Twister.

"No, Tornado, we are not."

Twister punches the ground, sending a blast of air up, then activates the electricity in his hands. He fires a bolt toward 'Tornado', who dodges, even as Twister follows him with the blast. Soon, a damaged boat is blown up, and 'Tornado' is hit. He flies back, electricity crackling.

"Remain still, android." Cables come out of his fingers and attach to Tornado's head. "The reprograming won't take long.

I glance nervously to Superboy.

'Tornado' reaches up and grabs the cables before turning his head to look at Twister. Within seconds, M'gann's face appears where Tornado's had been. "Longer than you might think." She holds tight to the cables.

"No."

Wally runs fast enough to create a tornado behind Twister, proving that the tornadoes had been him at the same time that he pushes Twister back. Superboy runs up behind Twister and punches him in the back, then in the chest several times, punching hard enough to seriously damage the robot. With one more punch, Twister is down. He bounces off the edge of the dock and falls into the water. There, Kaldur hits him in the chest with an anchor, then shocks him, causing an explosion and snapping off an arm. Twister splashes out of the water.

M'gann lifts him into the air with her telekinesis, then spreads her arms apart, snapping off his other arm and sending another shock through him. Robin and I then run over, each holding three explosive bird-a-rangs. We activate them before throwing them up to the robot. All six hit true to their target, and the damaged Twister hits the ground, smoke pouring from his wounds. He pushes himself up to his knees and looks at the five of us on the ground. Wally pulls his goggles up as M'gann lands.

The chest plating of the robot opens, revealing what appears to be a human, who promptly falls flat on his face. "Foul. I call foul."

M'gann and Kaldur step up. M'gann reaches an arm out and picks up a rock before moving to throw it on the man.

"Kaldur steps quickly, trying to stop her. "M'gann, no!"

She smashes the man with the rock. Robin and Wally look horrified and surprised respectively. Robin then glares at M'gann as Kaldur steps up behind her.

"Don't know how things are done on Mars, but on Earth we don't execute our captives."

I step over and rest a hand on Robin's shoulder. "But there's more to what you see than meets the eye."

"You said you'd trust me." M'gann smirks and lifts the rock off the supposed man, revealing him to be a robot as well. She points to the mess of metal. "That's why I couldn't read his mind."

Wally kneels to the ground and picks up an eye. "Cool. Souvenir." He flicks it into the air and catches it.

Kaldur rests a hand on M'gann's shoulder. "We should have had more faith in you."
M'gann smiles.

"Yeah. You rocked this mission. Get it? Rocked? Heh."

"Yeah, Wally, we get it." I laugh slightly in spite of myself.

"Ignore him." Robin steps over. "We're just all turbed you're on the team."

"Thanks. Me too."

Back in the cave, we meet with Tornado. Kaldur starts to explain what happened. "It was clearly created to sabotage or destroy you."

"Agreed."

M'gann looks up to Tornado. "Is that why you wouldn't help us?"

"No. this was your battle. I do not believe it is my role to solve your problems for you. Nor should you solve mine for me."

We all look up from where Robin and I are analyzing the remains of the smaller robot.

M'gann speaks up. "But if you're in danger—"

"We're not going to let you get killed."

"Consider this matter closed." Tornado turns to walk away.

Wally, Robin, and I step over. "Batman, Aquaman, and Flash, they'd have jumped right in to fix things."

"Guess if we're gonna have a babysitter, a heartless machine is exactly what we need."

I glare at Robin before socking him in the arm. "Offensive much?"

"Dude, harsh."

"And inaccurate. I have a heart. Carbon-steel alloy. I also have excellent hearing."

"Ha, right. sorry. I'll strive to be more accurate."

Kaldur steps over and lays a hand on his shoulder. "And more respectful."

I cross my arms before smirking. "And more polite."

Tornado heads off down the hall as M'gann and I stare after him.

I glance back down the hall before falling into step with the boys.

"Speedy was so wrong."

"This team thing?"

"Might just work out."

Superboy glances at M'gann. "Sorry." He then follows us down the hall.

M'gann smiles.

I knock on the door to the room I had seen the robot enter. "Tornado?" I hear a sound. "I know you don't want us to fight your battles for you, but you know what Rob and I have been through. I will protect those I love, even if it gets me killed. My life is a small price to pay for other's safety."