Sleeping
"Okay, I just checked and we only have 3 beds available." M'gann said.
"Well I'm okay if Maria can sleep in my room tonight," Robin said, "I probably have a lot to explain to bats tonight."
"Oh, that means that we get to see what your room looks like." Wally said while nudging Robin on the elbow.
"Only this time." Robin retorted.
Recognize Black Canary
"I'm just here to check how everything is doing." Black Canary said as she entered in.
"We're good, we just finished the sleeping arrangements for tonight." M'gann said.
"Oh, so their staying here tonight." Black Canary said.
"Yeah, we've come up to make a time communicator to send them back home." Robin said.
"And we are going to work on it all day tomorrow." Kaldure said.
"Do you know how to make a time communicator." Black Canary asked.
"No, but one of them does." Conner said while pointing at the 4 kids who were sitting on the couch.
"Really," Canary asked and Maria nodded, "can you show me?"
Maria went to the holographic platform and popped up a screen. She traced a weird machine and labeled every part of it.
"What's this one?" Robin said pointing at the object that was traced.
"That's the power barter." Maria said.
"Barter as in exchange?" Wally asked from the background.
"Yeah, there's not that much energy here to make it so we need magic to change it to power." Maria explained as she yawned.
"Okay then. I can tell the league that you have this all under control. And those kids need to go to bed now because it's 9:30." Canary said while heading for the zeta tube.
"Okay let's got to your rooms." Artemis said.
Guest Room 1 (Rachel)
"Are you tucked in." Artemis asked.
"Yeah, can you tell me story please." Rachel asked.
"Uh, I'm not that good at telling stories." Artemis said
"Hey Arty, I got the extra pillows you said to get." Wally said coming in the room.
"Thanks, just put it there," she said pointing at the area, "Wally I have to call my mom that I'm sleeping here for the night. Can you tell Rachel a story, I'm not that good at it."
"Yeah, I've always been good at telling stories." Wally said.
Artemis held out her cellphone and went outside of the room.
"Okay Rache what do you want your story about." Wally asked.
"Ladybugs."
"Okay, ladybugs and what else?"
"They go on a big adventure." she said with a big smile.
"Okay now we have a story, you can add anything as I say the story okay."
"Okay." Rachel nodded.
At this time Artemis was done talking to her mom, but just listened outside the door to hear the story that Wally was about to say.
"There was this little ladybug that lived in this big tree. One day she woke up and thought to have an adventure through the woods. She walked through the woods and.."
"And met an ant." Rachel interrupted.
"And met an ant," Wally continued, "the ant asked where she was going. The ladybug said that she was going to the big mountain to eat all the food that it carried. Everyone doubted her though that she couldn't reach the mountain and couldn't eat all the food. She proved them all wrong by going up the mountain with lots of determination. When she finally got up the mountain she saw all different kinds of food."
Wally started tickling Rachel and he said, "And she gobbled it all up in her mouth." Rachel was laughing and squirming around in her bed. Artemis finally came in and she was laughing too.
"Okay, it's time to sleep." Artemis said trying to stop laughing.
"Good night Rache." Wally said.
"Good night." Artemis said still smiling.
"Good night." Rachel said as she yawned.
The door closed. Artemis then said, "You know your really good with kids."
"Thanks, but that's not the only thing I'm good at." Wally said trying to look smooth.
She just rolled her eyes and they both went to their rooms.
Guest Room 2 (Adam)
"Are you comfortable here." Kaldure asked Adam
"Yeah, but it feels weird not sleeping in my own bed."
"You'll get used to it."'
"Okay, but can you just turn off the lights and sit next to me until I fall asleep like you always do."
"Umm okay." Kaldure nodded at him.
He turned off the lights and pulled up a chair. He sat next to Adam's bed. Later on, Adam fell asleep; he didn't feel like going to his room. He was tired of all the things that has happened today, so he fell asleep in the comfy chair all night.
Guest Room 3 (Kenny)
"Are you okay sleeping in here Kenny?" M'gann asked.
Conner was leaning next to the wall. He was looking at M'gann tucking Kenny into bed. He keeps thinking if he was a good father in the future or a bad one like Superman.
"Can you please leave a little light out." Kenny asked.
"Okay."
"And can you hum a song to me a little bit."
"Which song?" M'gann asked as she turned the lights almost dark.
"Any song."
M'gann just started humming then she looked back at Conner. "Come on Conner." She did a hand motion saying to come here. And he did as he was told and come toward her. "All you have to do is hum." M'gann said.
He looked at M'gann and then looked at Kenny; they both had the same smile that always made him comfortable. He let out a small smile and started humming with M'gann. It wasn't long until Kenny fell asleep.
When they got out of the room M'gann whispered, "You were really great today Conner." And she kissed him on the cheek.
Robin's Room (Maria)
"So this is what your room looks like." Zatanna said as she was looking around.
It looked like a normal room, but with lots of electronics and some explosives here and there.
"Yeah, what else do you think it looked like." Robin smirked while getting lots of the explosives and other of the dangerous stuff out of the way.
"Nothing." Zatanna rolled her eyes.
Maria was taking off her braided ponytail and climbed into the bed.
"So do you need anything Maria." Zatanna asked.
"My mouth's a little dry; can I please have water." She asked.
"Okay I'll go get it." Zatanna left the room.
"Robin," Maria said in her cute but weary voice, "can you please sing me a lullaby."
"Uh, I'm not the kind of lullaby person."
Maria turned sad and let out her big blue eyes, the same big blue eyes that has made Robin it's weakness because it reminded him of his mom's eyes and little bit of Zatanna's eyes.
"But I can try," Robin said, "which one?"
Then Maria started singing,
Come stop your crying
It will be all right
Just take my hand Hold it tight
I will protect you
from all around you
I will be here
Don't you cry
He knew that song, that song was in Tarzan, his favorite movie. He remembered when his mom use to sing that to him when he had nightmares. He didn't realize it was his turn to sing until Maria looked back at him. Then he just started singing, not even knowing that Zatanna was on the doorway,
For one so small,
you seem so strong
My arms will hold you,
keep you safe and warm
This bond between us
Can't be broken
I will be here
Don't you cry
'Cause you'll be in my heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more
You'll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You'll be here in my heart, always
Why can't they understand
the way we feel
They just don't trust
what they can't explain
I know we're different but,
deep inside us
We're not that different at all
And you'll be in my heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more
Don't listen to them
'Cause what do they know
We need each other,
to have, to hold
They'll see in time
I know
When destiny calls you
You must be strong
I may not be with you
But you've got to hold on
They'll see in time
I know
We'll show them together
'Cause you'll be in my heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart
From this day on,
Now and forever more
Oh, you'll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You'll be in my heart, always
Always."
Robin was closing his eyes when he sang the song. Zatanna hugged him from behind almost spilling the water. She gave the glass of water to Maria and kissed Robin on the cheek as he blushed. Maria took a sip of water and gave it back to Zatanna. They all said their good nights and they turned off the lights and closed the door. When Robin was walking Zatanna to her room she said, "Your a really good singer," they were at Zatanna's door, before the door could close Zatanna said, "maybe you can sing that lullaby to me someday." Zatanna smiled and then the door closed.
Robin was still blushing from what Zatanna had told him. He was looking at the blue prints that Maria had made. He was staring at the blue prints to see all of the little parts from it. Luckily enough nothing was wrong. Then he started thinking of Maria and his future. He didn't realize what the time was until he looked at the clock. He was checking his pockets for his flash drive to download the blue prints to show it to Bruce. Then he remembered he left the flash drive on his disk in his room. He used his ninja skills to try not to wake anyone up when he was going through the hallway. When he was finally at the door of his room he heard Maria move a lot in bed and saying no, no, no. He came in and saw that she was having a nightmare. He tried to wake her. When she finally did she gasped when she opened her eyes.
"Maria are you alright?" Robin asked while giving her the glass of water that Zatanna gave her earlier.
"Yeah, I just had a bad dream." she said as she drank the water.
He tried to comfort her by hugging her. He didn't know what else to do or say so he just hummed the lullaby he sang. And sure enough it worked. She was falling back to sleep. He laid her head back on the pillow. He grabbed his flash drive and before he could leave the door he heard Maria say, "Good night daddy." He looked at her back and he smiled, "Goodnight."
Robin was done down loading the blueprints. He was heading for the zeta tube to go home, but he saw the lights were on in the kitchen. He peeked in and saw Wally eating a banana.
"Aren't you suppose to be sleeping by now." Robin said.
"Oh, hey dude." Wally said still munching on his banana.
"What are you doing here."
"Having a mid-night snack and thinking."
"Thinking about what."
"About the things that's happened today. And thinking about Artemis. What if I really do like her."
"Dude, you do like her. I can tell."
"Sure, you and your detective stuff. And I think I flirted with her today."
Robin did his little laugh and said, "Maybe being around those kids is giving us some kind of potion. I know it worked on me."
"Yeah dude. She looks a lot like Artemis. Well except for the hair."
"Yeah, she also looks like Zee."
Wally threw his banana peel on the trash can and looked at the clock, "Look at the time, I'm ganna go to bed. Night Rob."
"Night Wall-man."
They both went to their different directions.
This was really long and I hope you like it. :)
And the song is from Tarzan and is called You'll Be In My Heart. ;)
