Sorry, filler chapter while I figure out how to go from here. Have a little interlude with Irey, Older!Inza, and Damian.
"Thing One and Thing Two? Who died and put you in charge little sister?" Irey growled, placing her fists on her hips and leveling a glare at Dart.
"The simple fact I'm currently the oldest and most mature person in the room," Dart replied nonchalantly. She shrugged and stretched, her body loose in a state of pseudo-relaxation.
"Mature and responsible?" Impulse asked incredulously. "This coming from the girl who got herself banned from the cave until she's thirteen?" She made grand gestures with her arms with the underlying tension of anger.
"Technically, that ban no longer appli-"
"West, how did the annoyance get herself into so much trouble with the fool Grayson that she received such a severe punishment?" Robin interjected, approaching both girls haughtily.
"I resent the entirety of that statement," Inza grumbled.
"Well, it's going to be a while before anyone comes to pick up Grandpa and my annoying brother so I suppose I can tell the story," Impulse pondered and sat down.
"Oh god no," Dart muttered. She crouched moodily on some nearby crates.
"So last year, our mother ended up in the infirmary in Mt. Justice," Irey narrated.
Two girls followed Flash-like ducklings; gaping at the enormity of the cave. The strawberry blonde followed him-loyally never veering from his chosen path. The golden blonde meandered,-looking at various things, and examining random objects.
She detoured to the souvenir room and overheard a conversation between the loud, pompous, overconfident idi-Lagoon Boy and Miss Martian.
He said something along the lines of: "Blah blah blah, I'm awesome; non-metas suck and are a danger to the team."- He said vile reprehensible things that should not be repeated in our company!- Anyway Dart here, suddenly attacked him without quarter, in such a way that M'gann could not separate them telekinetically.- Idiot thought that blowing up like a puffer fish would be advantageous.-Yes well, finally Nightwing grabbed her and dragged her away from Lagoon boy... she was cussing him out in Atlantian the entire time.
Then he said- "Put that crazy Shadow assassin bitch in lock up!" And I'm like: "Mr. I'm eight, I don't have any powers, as you said 'non-metas are a handicap in any real fight'. I'm obviously not a threat so why should I be in lock up?"- She gave him her widest Cheshire grin and proceeded to threaten him creatively in his native dialect that if he insulted her mom, her family, or non-meta heroes in her ear shot that she'd- Then Nightwing had to remind me that he too spoke Atlantian and that I was supposed to see my mom.- After Nightwing and Flash dragged her out of the infirmary reprimanded her in front of the entire team and banned her from the cave for five years.
And then Superboy gave me a high-five and we all got ice cream. Well the seniors and the two of us got ice cream. -And that's the story of how Dart got banned from the cave.
"I didn't know you had it in you West," Robin admitted.
"I really should remind him that I have powers now," Inza grinned ferally.
"Dart behave," Impulse chastised.
"Oh I will, it's more fun to make them think you are going to do something," she cackled.
"I shall remember that for my next encounter with Drake," Robin commented.
"You are a terrible influence." Irey groaned.
"Yes I am," she admitted. "I hear mentors, which means debriefing and paperwork. Which, means it's my cue to go," Dart commented. She manipulated the device heading for her native point in the timeline. The blue and grey speedster disappeared in a flash of white light.