31. Waiting

The Team sat in various locations, looking for any sign of suspicious activity. Also known as a stakeout. They were given to many for it to be healthy.

'That's it, I'm going in,' Robin declared over the mind-link.

Aqualad cut in, 'We are only here to collect information. Not to go fight. Think of what Batman would say.'

'I'm gonna level with you. We've got another ten minutes, max, until something happens that ruins our stealth run for this mission. So let's just get it over with and go kick some butt,' Robin explained.

Kid Flash weighed in, 'He's got a point. I'm going in.'

32. Keeping a Secret

A ten and a half year old Robin let out a cry of rage.

Kid Flash, who was with him, looked at him with curiosity, "You okay dude?"

"No!" The bird retaliated, "I am so sick of this secret identity mumbo-jumbo that Batman insists on! You're my best friend and you don't even know my name!"

The ginger considered that for a moment, "How much trouble would we be in if you told me your name?"

Robin grinned, "Enough to be worth it." He did a handstand and back flipped into a bow, "Richard Grayson, pleased to make your acquaintance. Call me Dick." The bird then took off his mask to reveal bright, mischievous blue eyes.

Wally covered his mouth to contain his giggles at his best friend's name preference. "Glad to meet ya, Dick!" He chirped in response.

33. Deep in Thought

M'gann watched Conner from the kitchen. He was watching static, as per usual.

"Why do you watch that?" M'gann cut in.

"It helps me think," He responded without taking his eyes off the screen.

"About what?"

"Whatever I want, that's the best part."

No one questioned why Conner spent a large amount of his time in front of a static television.

34. Breaking the Rules

Nightwing lead the new Robin, Jason Todd, through the Batcave.

"Alright, you're not a true Robin until you've broken one of Batman's rules. My personal favorite is 'don't paint the Batmobile another color'." The older teen broke out two cans of paint: one red, one blue. He handed the red to the newest member of the Batfamily.

Jason grinned wickedly, "Breaking the rules? I can do that."

The cans of paint were opened and the paint brushes were broken out. The boys got to work, marking the Batmobile with their colors. A clearing of a throat startled both of them enough to stop and look up.

There stood Batgirl with a can of yellow paint, "Room for one more?"

The newest Robin smiled from ear to ear, "I think I'm gonna like it here."

35. Childhood

M'gann floated back into the living room with snacks. The Team had just finished saving their mentors from themselves. They decided to take a day to breath and relax after that, their mentors agreed with the thought.

The resident Martian thought back to a mission that made her feel exceptional when it was over. The mission where they had to reunite all the children of the world with all the adults. Seeing all the children that day made M'gann think, what was a normal childhood for an earth child? So she decided to ask the Team. The responses that came back were odd to say the least.

"Well I grew up training to become an assassin," Was Artemis' reply.

Zatanna replied with, "I was taught spells from an early age. My first words included a spell that turned our couch orange for a week."

Robin couldn't reply due the restrictions Batman put down regarding their identities. But he still managed to sneak in a whispered answer, "Grew up in a circus until I was almost nine, it was pretty whelming."

"I was raised in a place where those banished from Atlantis lived," Kaldur replied.

Conner shrugged when the question was proposed, "I suppose this is my childhood, unless you count living in a test tube."

"I was abused as a child," Wally admitted.

Everyone except Robin stared in shock at his announcement. Just by the look in the speedster's eyes they knew not to press the subject. So the attention got turned to Raquel for her story.

"I grew up in a decrepit part of Dakota City until I saw a robber get taken down by a dude with superpowers. I learned the guy who took down the robber was an alien and you guys know the story from there," She finished and propped her feet up on the coffee table.

Silence reigned supreme for a few minutes until M'gann spoke again, "Those aren't normal childhoods, are they?"

36. Family

Bart lay on the couch in the Garrick's living room, trying to fall asleep. His mind was racing faster than his feet usually did, that made it pretty hard to conk out.

All he could think about was how he got the opportunity to meet all the family he never got a chance to see. It made him smile just at the new memory of all their faces. Even though they were all surprised at his sudden arrival. But he honestly didn't care, because no matter what else he had to face, just seeing his family made everything worth it.

37. Dying

Beast Boy lay in his make-shift bed in the ratty warehouse in Bludhaven. He curled up into a ball, having just woke up from a nightmare about what had happened in the Reach ship. Except this time he dreamed that the experiments went too far and killed him.

Conner woke up from hearing the young boy's accelerated heart beat. He turned over to face Gar. Without a second thought he got up and sat on the edge of Gar's bed. "Don't worry, you're not alone."

Conner wasn't going to say that it was okay or that everything would work out in the end. Those aren't promises he wanted to make if he couldn't fulfill them. And for that, Garfield was grateful.

38. Standing Still

The women that stood behind the speedsters were having lunch. It was a pretty often occurrence as of late. So there in a booth at Bilbo's Diner sat Joan Garrick, Iris West-Allen, and Artemis Crock (almost West). They were far away from the other patrons and were free to speak.

Joan sipped her tea, "Jay spent all of last night talking about saving Barry and Bart from Neutron. I swear, that tin hat and lightning bolt has its hooks in him."

Artemis mixed sugar into her coffee, "Wally spent all of last night complaining about how Bart's faster than him."

Iris offered her story as she bit into a biscuit, she would have coffee but caffeine would be bad for the twins she was carrying. "Barry couldn't stop freaking out about how he was going to be a father. Especially since Bart has super speed. He's completely convinced that at least one of the twins is going to have his speed too."

"Goodness, they just won't ever stop," Joan groaned.

"Well standing still has never been a quality of a speedster," Artemis joked.

39. Rated

It was movie night in the Cave. Wally was taking his time picking what they were going to watch. Suddenly he jumped up, "I'll be right back." The last trace of him for five minutes was the crumbs he left in his wake.

The zeta tubes announced his arrival. "I got it," He declared victoriously, brandishing a DVD.

"What is it?" M'gann floated in from the kitchen.

"The Ring, named scariest movie of the decade," Wally popped the disk in and started zooming through the previews.

"That movie's rated R, Kid Idiot," Artemis chimed, sitting down on the couch.

"I prefer to think that the R means recommended."

40. Dreams

Wally had found out that Aunt Iris' husband, Barry, was the Flash not three months ago. Quickly after that he found the notebook describing the lab experiment that gave the Flash super speed. The second he understood the formula was the second he decided to replicate it.

So there the young boy sat eagerly in front of the table in his garage. He had saved up his allowances for weeks to get the chemicals and equipment he needed. It was all coming down to this moment, the one where he would replicate the Flash's lab experiment. The moment where he would have super speed. Along with that thought he also hoped that was the moment he would become Flash's sidekick (he had already thought of a name too, Kid Flash. Had a nice ring to it).

Wally mixed chemicals for what seemed like hours. And it paid off, well, his garage exploded in the progress. But the boy still saw it as well worth it.

A/N: Two updates in one day! I think I'm hitting my stride with this, but I don't quite want to jinx it. Hope this makes up for the days I missed. Have a nice day!

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