Bridget began telling this third experience, not missing a beat. "We went five years into the future and stayed for about an hour. We found ourselves at Mount Justice, once again, and saw ourselves—our older selves. It was the strangest thing I think I've ever experienced."
"I was just glad Jamie didn't start crying again," Rick said. This created a springboard for everyone else to jump in on the conversation.
"I was so cool," Aarin said dreamily. "Even though I don't have any powers, I was still kicking butt. We walked in on our own training session. It was amazing…"
Felicity spoke up next. "Yeah, until I started running circles around you—literally!"
Nathaniel rolled his eyes at his sister. "You mean until Blane picked you up with his kinesis and chucked you against the wall."
"I still don't think that was a good shot…" she mumbled defensively.
"It was perfectly clean and you know it!" Blane said, suddenly. "You should just be glad I can't do that now." Blane glared at the girl and she glowered in return. The younger boy eventually faltered and was left staring angrily at his shoes.
"Can I please just finish telling the story?" Bridget asked beseechingly. The youngsters ignored her and broke out into a fresh flurry of name-calling, hair-pulling, and screeching; most of which came courtesy of Jamie. Bridget rolled her eyes.
"Why are you always so mean to Blane? He didn't do anything to you!"
"That's not true! He's always strutting around and acting so cool because he can lift things with his mind and can read our thoughts and can shape-shift and is super strong!"
"It just sounds like you're jealous, Fel."
"WAAAAAAGH! WAAAAAAAAGH!"
"Jamie, shut up!"
"I am not jealous! Why do you guys always gang up on me? No one understands or takes my side!"
"Fel, it's not like that…"
"WAAAAAAAAAAAGH! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"
"C'mon, Jamie. Please shut up?"
"Yes it is! I'm leaving!"
Felicity sped out of the hall, going so fast she couldn't be seen. "Darn it," Bridget breathed. "It'll take forever to find her, now…" She turned and looked at the assembled offenders, staring them down into submission. "Just because Fel isn't always the nicest, you shouldn't be so mean to her."
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"
"Jamie, pleeeeeeeeease?" Rick pleaded with his younger sister, still trying to get her to quiet down. "And when you guys shout like that, Jamie gets upset. And then she's a pain to try and shut up."
Bridget gestured to the younger boy. "See? If we were all just nice to each other, it would be easier for everyone."
"But she's such a pest!" Nathaniel insisted. "You guys don't have to live with her. She gets really annoying really fast."
"Is she always this melodramatic?" Robin asked.
"Yep," Nathaniel answered. "Ever since we were little, she's always been the more… excitable one."
Artemis glared at Kid Flash who grinned sheepishly in return. "Sorry," he said cheekily. "Like father, like daughter!"
"Should we go find her?" Zatanna asked, worried about the little girl.
"Yeah," Aarin said. "We all need to be together for the teleporting process to work properly. Nate, any idea where she might have gone?"
Nathaniel rolled his eyes. "Probably to the beach or at the top of a tree—wherever she feels like we won't be able to get her."
"Well, let's go then," Rocket said, leading the way to the exit.
