Advocate – one who pleads another's cause


The common room was loud with the sounds of displeased teenagers. Wally, Robin, and Conner were squabbling about something, while Artemis and Megan seemed to be irritated with one another in the kitchen.

"I think we should do it," Kaldur said over the noise.

Surprised, the team stopped their mini-arguments and looked to their leader.

"Do what, Kaldur?" Robin asked.

"I believe we should take the downtime Batman suggested."

"Why? Just last night you were rallying against it too!" Conner crossed his arms, frowning.

"We are at each other's throats constantly. Like just now, for instance. Do you even remember what you were fighting about?"

The team thought hard. Artemis confessed, "No, not really."

"Yeah, I guess we really are at our wit's end," Wally scratched the back of his head, green eyes averted.

"Exactly," Kaldur began, "and a little time away from eachother should do the trick. We will come back more appreciative of what we have."

Robin stretched as he got off the couch, popping his vertebral column as he did so, "Okay. Should I contact Batman?"

"Only if we all agree," Kaldur answered.

The team looked at one another; slowly nods went around the room. A vacation would be nice.

"I'll go let him know."

When they came back to the Mountain a week later, everyone had a smile for eachother.

"God, I missed this!" Wally exclaimed as he hopped over the back of the couch, landing between Megan and Artemis and making popcorn go flying.

"Got it!" Conner said as he caught the bowl, saving most of the buttery goodness.

"Nice save," Robin complimented as he stole the bowl and dug in.

Everyone quieted as Kaldur pressed play, and the flick-of-the-week began.

It was great to be back.