Sorry I haven't updated in a while, I've been really busy with schoolwork plus I've had writers block. I've also decided this story is now set (Spoiler alert!) after Red Arrow joins the team, just because he is my favourite character!
Ah well, here you go!
"I have a new mission for the team". This was announced by Batman only a short moment ago in his usual, unemotional voice and it was addressed to the team who were currently standing in front of him. They were all present and were dressed in civilian clothing, since most of them had only just arrived. Aqualad and Robin were standing in the middle of the group, listening quietly. Superboy was listening as well, but wasn't really caring about what was said; Miss Martian stuck close by to him. Red Arrow was stood just next to Aqualad with his usual serious expression whilst Artemis was stood as far away from him as possible (with Kid Flash hanging about next to her), shooting him dirty looks every now and again. Roy just shrugged them off. It wasn't just the team present however, to the left and right of Batman stood Green Arrow and Black Canary in their superhero outfits, although they passed more affectionate looks between them. They stopped however as Batman coughed and brought them all to attention. He turned around to the large screen behind him. With a few swift typing motions he quickly pulled up several images on the screen. Four of them depicted four young teenagers, with different age ranges. One of them looked about as young as Robin, which struck a (subtle) confused but sympathetic look on Robin's face. The four shown were a tall and feminine red haired man, a scrawny but feral looking blacked haired man, a strawberry blonde skinny girl who looked like the eldest of the lot and the youngest boy who had black hair but with an odd orange streak. However, there was also another picture that happened to catch Superboy's attention. It was all too familiar looking building, with a faded sign that still read 'Cadmus'. Batman proceeded to explain.
"Several months ago, four young teenagers were kidnapped from their hometowns across the globe by Cadmus. They were Riley Jones, Lafayette Ray, Seether Lykaon and Flick Shiro. We are not entirely sure why they were taken but we know what is being done to them. After hacking into the building's security cameras it has been revealed that Cadmus have been conducting countless, cruel experiments in the aim of empowering them with extreme, synthetic powers to create the ultimate superhuman. As of yet, we cannot tell how much of a threat this is. All we know is that we cannot allow them to continue this"
"Damn right we can't!" Superboy shouted, anger evident in his voice "how can you just sit back and talk about this calmly? Why didn't destroy their lab sooner?" he asked angrily, moving himself closer to Batman, almost coming face to face. Miss Martian ushered him to calm down "Conner, calm down please" she asked kindly. With a huff, he complied and stepped back. Batman then continued.
"We didn't infiltrate them earlier because we needed to gather more information"
"On what?" Superboy asked with stubbornness.
"Security, building plans, their experiments. We needed full information before we could conduct a plan. This is where you come in" He stated. The rest of the team perked up and listened.
"Not all of you will be going on this mission. The chosen candidates for this mission are Aqualad, Kid Flash, Robin, Superboy and Red Arrow".
The said candidates nodded. The rest didn't look as pleased. Zatanna simply sighed, Miss Martian looked at Superboy sadly but Artemis held a look of irritation "so how come HE gets to go and not me? I've been on the team longer" she spoke out against Batman. From behind him, Green Arrow was silently urging her to stop talking. Batman, however took the outburst calmly "Red Arrow has had more experience in this field, and for this mission to succeed we needed the more experienced members" he explained. Artemis shot Red Arrow and distrustful look-which he returned-then stepped back. "What about Superboy?" Zatanna piped in. "He knows Cadmus laboratory better than most of us do, therefore he will be able to find his way around, as well any of the weak points" Batman explained again "Are there any other questions?" he asked the rest of the team. The others looked contempt, so he simply stood back "the infiltration is tomorrow, prepare yourself for then" he said just before leaving the room.
The team gathered together. "Sweet! New mission, just for the guys" Wally exclaimed happily, punching his fist in the air. Artemis just huffed and left the room. The other two girls took this as their cue to leave as well (just after M'Gann decided to leave Superboy with a kiss on the cheek). Black Canary ran after them, mainly to check on Artemis. Green Arrow stepped up to the five boys "Just to note, you should be wary on this mission. Whilst on my patrols with Artemis I picked up news of two other teams of super powered teens such as yourselves. One of them is a team of villains if I'm right"
"You mean those Renegades? Aren't they the weird team with that girl who rides a horse?"" Robin interrupted.
"They are, and the other is a relatively new hero team. You may have heard of them, they're called The Seasons"
"I've heard of them, they're that team of three girls and one guy" Red Arrow chimed in. "I've seen one of them before" Aqualad also chimed in "one of the girls. She had strange power; she looked as though she was controlling someone's emotions".
Green Arrow nodded "Yes, that's them. I'm just warning you, be careful. They could prove to be a challenge" he mentioned. With that, he left the boys to it.
After all, tomorrow night was going to be interesting.
Sorry if this chapter is too short and if it sucks. I don't really know how the write the characters in the team. I just wanted to get this chapter out of the way, as I've been looking forward to the next chapter!