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Sorry for the wait my IDIOTIC computer deleted al my work AGAIN! So anyway here's a chapter I suppose enjoy.

After the very illuminating police report, Bruce found himself looking through video footage from street camera's to find his son and Barbra. He knew that they weren't still there (for he had heard the name's of the kid's arrested over the scanner.) He also knew that they hadn't left in the car (thank god) Thanks to a call he had gotten from an officer reporting to him that it was still at the scene. Part of him hoped that the pair had left when they had seen the alcohol and had for some reason decided to walk to some other place. Though he knew that was very unlikely, more likely was that the two were now walking around the streets and slums of Gotham drunk out of their minds.

It was only after 20 minutes of shifting through video did he finally come across something very useful and interesting. It was the team all in civies walking slowly towards the old telephone booth. And in their midst was his two birds, stumbling along and obviously intoxicated as they were lead into the transporter to where he assumed the cave await.

Relief flooded through him, they were all right and now he knew exactly where they were. The Batman wanted to leave right then and there and give them a very loud strongly worded lecture. But Bruce was tired and had been emotionally drained the last half an hour do to his anger and worry overload. He would wait until morning when they were sober to yell at them.

THE NEXT MORNING AT THE CAVE.

After the teams little adventure the rest of the night had gone on fairly well for them. Everyone had promptly fallen asleep after fetching Robin and Batgirl, and had woken up early for breakfast. They were all in the kitchen ready for the youngest's to wake up so that they could yell at them.

About forty five minutes after the team had finished eating was when the two decided to join them, and walked slowly into the room. Barbra – much to the team's surprise – walked in as though it was a perfectly normal morning and after throwing a positive smile the teams way she grabbed a few crackers from the cabinet and sat down on the bar stool, happily chewing away.

Dick however was a different story. Quietly he followed in after the red head, hood drawn over his head and sun glasses covering what they assumed were blood-shot eyes. He swiftly sat down setting his head slowly on the counter. Barbra glanced up from her food and looked at the team expectantly as though waiting for something. The team however just stood gaping at her in surprise at her obvious lack of a hang-over.

"Well are you going to say something or just stand there looking at me like I've grown a 2nd head?" Wally was the first to react to the red-heads words. A glare came to his face as he moved closer to the counter, the team following his suit looked at them condescendingly.

"What the HELL WERE YOU THINKING?" Dick flinched at the noise and buried his head deeper into his arms, Barbra however was unfazed which seemed to make them all madder. After the exclamation the team decided to jump in.

"What were you thinking going to a party?"

"With ALCOHOL!"

"And getting wasted!"

"How idiotic can you be?!"

"YOUR HERO'S FOR GOODNESS SACK!"

"UNDERAGED hero's at that!"

"I must say that it was quite unintelligent on your parts to participate in drinking!"

"WHAT IF YOU LEFT AND WENT WALKING ON YOUR OWN!"

"OR DRIVING!"

"Then not only would you have been in danger of hurting yourself but others as well!"

"Do you realize how much trouble you could have been in?"

"Especially with BATMAN as your MENTOR and A COMISSIONER AS YOUR FATHER!" Wally stepped back towards them shaking his head as he did so.

"How could you two be such—"Before he could finish his sentence Barbra stood up a scowl on her face and turning redder in anger as she did so.

"Such a what Wally? An idiotic teenager? Well I've got a news flash for you guys, WE ARE TEENAGERS!" Wally stepped back at the anger being spit at him as Dick groaned once more at the shouting; Barbra however continued not paying him much notice. "We are sixteen, and we have a right to act like it for once! Did you know that Rob and I haven't had a Friday night off for three years! Dick's been at this hero thing since he was nine, NINE! He hasn't had time to go out or hang with friends or act his age because he's always been the responsible one and the good one, and the hero! We just wanted one night, were we didn't have to worry about school, or Batman, or the League. ONE NIGHT where we could do and act like other kids our age! And if I don't deserve that, I sure as hell know that Robin at least does!" Everyone remained stock still looking silently at her surprised at what she had said. Robin however looked up slowly and gently pulled of his glasses wincing from the light as he did so.

"Babs can you try not to yell so loud? Not all of us are immune to the after effects of drinking like you are." A sly smile made its way across her face as she looked away from the team and glanced sympathetically at him.

"Well Romanians aren't exactly known for holding their liquor; us Irish girls however are a different story." Dick stuck his tongue out at his friend before turning his attention on to the team. Who felt their heart melt at his sad puppy dog blue eyes.

"And as for you guys Babs said a ton, I kind of zoned out there except for the yelling parts but anyways, not to be rude but you all have no right to yell at us it's a bit hypercritical if you ask me." The team looked as though they were about to yell once more but Dick quickly went on. "How many of you guys have gone to a party?" Wally scowled.

"What does that have to do with—"

"Just answer the question, how many of you have gone to at least one party?" Slowly five hands rose into the air just as he expected. "Alright and out of the party's you've been to, how many of them had alcohol?" Once again (though more hesitant) five hands went up, the others grew weary speculating where he was going with all the questions. "Okay and how many of you have drunk that alcohol?" There was a moment of complete silence before timidly Meghan raised her hand with her head down looking at no one, following her suit Conner threw up his hand grudgingly, then Kaldur and Artemis, and lastly Wally who raised his hand sluggishly. Robin smiled and Babs looked incredulous. "See you have all done it so you have no rights to yell at us for doing it. Look I know you guys are worried about us because we're the youngest (even if it is only just by two years) but you guys need to calm down. We were planning on staying the night and being safe with it, which is more than I can say for other teenagers in Gotham. Like Babs said earlier we are sixteen we just wanted to be able to act like it for once." And with that Dick sat his head back down, aware of the fact that everyone was staring at him surprised at his words. Before a word could be made to the bird a dark shadow appeared in the doorway as Batman came into view with a sharp glare he looked at his protégés.

BATMAN'S P.O.V.

No one had heard the Dark Knight as the zeta-tubes announced his arrival and as he made his way to the kitchen where he could hear the team yelling at his protégée's. (A faint surge of pride ran through him at hearing them.) He was just about to enter the kitchen when Barbra had gotten angry and retorted. He listened slowly as she talked feeling guilty from hearing the truth in her words.

Then Dick spoke, for a moment Bruce hadn't seen his ward in the room for his head had been down. But his soft voice carried well enough to the hallway for him to hear his words. Needless to say he was shocked at the team for doing such things and was proud of the fact that his son had thought out the night and that he had made sure he and Barbra would have been safe (though he wished he hadn't drank.) After several minutes of silence he figured he should come out, and he slide into the room. As soon as he did so all the hero's (including Barbra's) eye's widened in fear.

" ." The other's gulped nervously at his order, but Robin and Batgirl just silently slide of the bar stools and without a word walked to the zeta-tubes. Before Batman followed the two he glared at the others before his eyes softened slightly, surprising the young hero's. "Thank you for taking care of them." And with that small show of gratitude he allowed himself to be enveloped into the shadows leaving a very shock team behind him.

When he entered the Batcave the first thing he saw was Barbra who was standing head lowered next to the computer. Dick however stood straight backed and looked him in the eye. Waiting for his punishment and lecture he thought he would get from Batman.

Without acknowledging then he strode over to the costume displays and removed his cowl, instantly becoming Bruce Wayne. With a sigh he turned back to them. Barbra made to say something but he held his hand to silence her.

"I am obviously very disappointed in what you two did last night. It was stupid, irresponsible, and irrational and when I heard over the scanner that there were minors drinking alcohol at the party you two were at I was so close to finding you and yelling at you for being the completely moronic teenagers that you acted like." Both heads looked down in guilt at his words, Bruce sighed again. "Then I remembered that you are moronic teenagers, and by proof of what Dick proved early not the only hero's to showcase that fact." They looked up at him in surprised even more by his calm and even tone then his actual words.

"Wait you heard all of that?" Dick asked curiously and somewhat nervously. Bruce nodded slowly.

"From the point Wallace yelled I heard everything that was said." They both looked down somewhat embarrassed that he heard. "And you were right you are teenagers and deserve to have time to act like one. Obviously I'm not thrilled that you drank but, you planned it out and if you had to have done it at least you were safe about it. And it's not like you do this all the time." Barbra and Dick gapped at his words; he told them they were right! Barbra stepped forward looking slightly hopeful.

"So does that mean we aren't getting punished?" At this Bruce laughed out loud and smiled down an eyebrow raised.

"You really thought you would get off from this?" Barbra smirked and shrugged her shoulders slightly.

"It was worth a shot. So what's the damage then?" Smiling Bruce placed a hand on both of their shoulders and led them to the stair case to the manor.

"I think it's only far to have someone else decide your punishment after all Alfred was the one who got me to let you to go." Twin looks of horror etched themselves on Dick and Babs face.

"You're going to tell Alfred?" Another chuckle came out of the man's mouth at Richards words.

"Nope I am not going to say a word." A sigh escaped from both of their mouths in relief, Bruce smirked evilly.

"You two are going to tell him."

THE END

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