I am so sorry for the long wait between updates! School comes before everything else, even my own writing. I'll try to update more frequently. I've only got one more year of college, and the workload is definitely starting to kick my butt.

The Layman: Haha, unfortunately, Superkid doesn't have much of a filter, so she'll be mentioning their tsundere relationship quite a bit.
AngeliqueRox: I was going to do the camping, but I didn't like the way it was turning out. I think I might try and do it later on in the story.
Sakura02: Lol, poor Superboy.
Guest: You'll have to wait until chapter 12 to find out what her civilian name is ;)

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"Superkid, stop pouting." Miss Martian grabbed Superkid by the collar of her shirt to prevent her from floating by for the twelfth time. She pulled Superkid down and held her in her arms.

Superkid pouted up at Miss Martian. "I'm not pouting."

Artemis tugged lightly on Superkid's cheek. "It would be much more believable if you didn't have that pout on your face. What's got you so mopey today anyway?"

Miss Martian giggled as Superkid batted Artemis's hand halfheartedly away. "It's because Robin isn't here."

"Aw, does the poor little Superkid miss her boyfriend?" Artemis teased.

Superkid made a small gagging noise. "Gross! Robin isn't my boyfriend! He's my friend!"

"You just wait a few years." Artemis ruffled Superkid's hair. "You'll be looking at boys differently." She cracked a small smile at Superkid's disbelieving snort. Artemis turned her attention back to where Aqualad and Superboy were having a mock fight. She mostly kept her eyes on the shirtless Superboy. She tore her eyes away to glance over at Miss Martian. "Kaldur is nice, don't you think? He's handsome, commanding…you should totally ask him out."

Miss Martian shook her head. She finally released Superkid, and allowed the little girl to hover beside the them. "He's like a big brother to me! You know who would make the cutest couple? You and Wally!"

Superkid giggled, and nodded her agreement. "You two are perfect for each other!"

Artemis fixed Superkid with a playful scowl. "Watch it, Kid. I like you, but I'll still put you in your place." The three girls looked at each other for a moment before laughing.

Superkid perked up when Red Tornado came out of his room in the ceiling of the cave. She was the first to reach him. "Hey, Red! Do you have a mission for us?"

Red Tornado looked at the little girl for a moment. "Mission assignments are The Batman's responsibility."

Kid Flash sped over to Superkid's side. "Yeah, well, The Batman is with The Robin doing the whole dynamic duo thing. You're heading somewhere, though!"

Aqualad decided it was best to intervene. "We would like to help if we can."

Red Tornado was quiet for another moment, before finally pulling up a screen. A full screen image of an older looking gentleman popped up. "This is Kent Nelson. He's a friend, and 106 years old. Kent has been missing for twenty-three days. He was a charter member of the Justice Society, the precursor to your mentors Justice League." The image of Kent changed to one of a man in a blue and gold costume, with a golden helmet covering his head.

"He was Dr. Fate, Earth's Sorcerer Supreme!" Aqualad said.

Superkid blinked. "Earth's what?"

Kid Flash rolled his eyes, and rested his arm on Superkid's head. "He's more like Dr. Fake. Guy knows a little bit of science and Dumbledore's it up to scare the bad guys, and impress the babes."

"Who's Dumbledore?" Superkid asked, frowning. She had absolutely no idea what Wally was talking about.

Artemis yanked Superkid away from Kid Flash, and glared at the teenage boy. "First things first, we're getting you the Harry Potter series after this mission. Second, don't listen to anything this idiot says."

Red Tornado seemed to either not hear any of what Kid Flash said, or he just didn't care. "Kent may simply be on one of his…walkabouts. However, he is the caretaker of the Helmet of Fate, and it is not wise to leave it unguarded for so long."

Miss Martian sighed excitedly. "He is like the great sorcerer priests and priestesses of Mars! I would be honored to help find him."

"Me too!" Kid Flash's hand shot up excitedly. "So honored, I can barely stand it! Magic rocks!"

Superkid frowned curiously at Wally. She looked between him and the annoyed face of Artemis. "I thought you just said magic wasn't real…" Her eyes widened as Kid Flash slapped his hand over her mouth.

Artemis yanked Superkid away from Kid Flash. She rolled her eyes as Kid Flash went over to talk to Miss Martian, while Red Tornado gave a key to Aqualad. "Here's something you should know about boys, Kid. They'll do anything to impress the girl they like, no matter how stupid it makes them look."

Superkid crinkled her nose. "That's dumb. So, Wally likes Megan?" When Artemis nodded, Superkid crossed her arms and huffed. "That's just dumb. He's supposed to like you!" She yelped and flew over to Superboy after she received a smack to the head. It hadn't really hurt, but it startled her.

Superboy fixed his little sister with a curious look, and then simply rolled his eyes. The team made their way to the Bio-Ship, and took off. Superkid sat herself between Aqualad and Superboy, afraid she might say something that earned her another smack from Artemis. She looked out the window, hardly listening to Artemis grilling Kid Flash on his sudden love of magic.

Her mind wandered to Robin, and what he might be doing in Gotham. She hoped he was okay, and that he didn't get hurt. She blinked when she felt a hand on her head. She looked up into Aqualad's smiling face.

"I'm sure he is fine." Aqualad said quietly, knowing exactly what Superkid was thinking of. "He will be back before you know it."

Superkid grinned up at Aqualad. "I know." She turned her attention back to the window when Miss Martian announced they'd reached their designated coordinates. She leaned as far out of her seat as her seatbelt would allow. "There's nothing there…"

"Take us down." Aqualad ordered. Once they'd landed and disembarked, Superkid took the sky. She flew around for a few minutes, trying to see if the tower was simply invisible. She didn't run into anything, and she didn't see anything unusual either. With a huff, she landed on the ground beside Superboy. "Maybe he gave us the wrong coordinates?"

"This isn't any simple kind of camouflage." Kid Flash muttered.

"So, what do you think?" Artemis asked.

"Clearly there are super magical powers at work here!" Kid Flash declared as Miss Martian came to stand by him.

Superboy noticed Superkid looking around curiously. "Something wrong?"

Superkid shook her head slowly. "No…I just thought I heard someone talking…"

Superboy listened for a moment before shrugging. "I don't hear anything."

Aqualad looked at the key in his hand, noticing for the first time the simple word 'insert' on the side of the key. "A test of faith…Stand behind me." He stepped forward and held the key up to the air. When he twisted the key in the air, a loud click was heard moments before a giant tower appeared before them.

"That's so cool!" Superkid gushed out. She flew over to Miss Martian and wrapped her arms around the older girl's shoulders. "Is that magic?"

Miss Martian grinned and nodded. "Yes." She took Superkid's hand as they all entered the tower together.

Superkid glanced over her shoulder as the door slammed shut. She blinked, and gasped. "Um, the door is gone!" She yelped as an illusion of Kent Nelson appeared in front of them. "Ghost Man!"

"Greetings." Said the illusion. "You have entered with a key, but the tower does not recognize you. Please state your purpose and intent."

"We are true believers here to find Dr. Fate!" Kid Flash exclaimed before anyone could speak up.

The ground beneath them suddenly gave way. The group began falling into a pit with lava waiting for them at the bottom. Superkid could easily hover over the lava, but she realized Superboy was unable to fly. She quickly flew down and grabbed his hands, just as his feet touched the lava. She managed to pull him up a few feet so that he was uninjured, but the same could not be said for his boots.

"Those were my favorite boots." Superboy growled. "This Nelson guy better be worth it."

"You're welcome." Superkid muttered. She was about to fly out of the pit with Superboy, when she realized the hole had closed up. They were trapped. "I hate you, Wally! This is all your fault!"

Wally scoffed, trying to look as casual as possible with Megan holding him in the air. "How is this my fault?"

Megan groaned as she slowly continued to descend. "I'm having trouble maintaining altitude. I'm so hot."

"You certainly are." Wally grinned.

Artemis growled. She and Kaldur were stuck on the side of the wall. "Wally!"

"Hey! Inches above sizzling death! I'm entitled to speak my mind!"

"Hello, Megan!" Megan managed to gasp out, lightly smacking herself in the head. "We never truly answered the question." She looked up at the ceiling and shouted. "Red Tornado sent us to see if Mr. Nelson and the helmet were safe!"

Superkid gently placed Superboy on the ground as soon as a platform covered the lava. She collapsed on the ground and panted. "You're fat, Brother."

Superboy punched her in the arm as the others landed around them. "Shouldn't this platform be really hot?"

Wally helped Megan to stand, and grinned at her. "Don't worry, Megalicious. I got you."

"Enough!" Artemis finally snapped, shoving Wally away from Megan. "Your little game to impress Megan nearly got us all killed!"

Superkid stood uncertainly next to Kaldur. "Should we stop them?"

Aqualad shook his head. "Help me find a way out of here." He said, already feeling along the floor with his hand for a possible trap door.

Artemis continued her rant when Wally denied it being his fault. "It is your fault! We all got tossed down the pit when you told that thing that you were a true believer!"

"Wally, you don't believe?" Megan asked, surprise written on her face.

Wally was quiet for a minute. "Fine! I may have lied about believing in magic, but magic is the real lie!"

"I studied at the Conservatory for Sorcery for over a year in Atlantis, Wally." Aqualad said patiently. "The mystic arts created the icons on my arms that power my water techniques."

"I thought they were just really cool tattoos." Superkid mumbled, lightly touching the bit of the tattoo poking out of Kaldur's jacket. She smiled sheepishly up at him when he chuckled.

"Ever hear of bioelectricity?" Wally scoffed. "In primitive cultures, fire was considered magic too. Maybe it's all just a bunch of tricks!"

"You're pretty close minded for someone who can break the sound barrier in their sneakers." Artemis sneered.

Superkid covered her ears as Wally and Artemis continued yelling at each other. She looked up when she felt arms wrapping around her, only to come face to face with Kaldur.

Kaldur gave her a reassuring smile. "It seems you don't care much for yelling." He finally found what he had been looking for. Ignoring Wally's protest, Kaldur opened the trapdoor in the floor.

Superkid gasped as unbelievable cold hit her in the face. She couldn't help giggling as something cold and wet landed on her nose. More of the white flakes were flying up through the trapdoor. She reached out to try and catch one, only to have it melt in her hand. "Wow. So, this is what snow feels like. It's really cold, Brother!"

Superboy managed to crack a small smile at Superkid's childish joy. "I noticed." The group leapt through the door and landed in a large frozen tundra.

While Artemis and Wally continued to argue, Superkid noticed a glowing cane right in front of them. Curious, she went over and grabbed onto the cane. Seconds later, Wally and Artemis had both grabbed it, still arguing. "Would you two…" Superkid yelped as the three of them were suddenly shot into the air, and away from the others. They landed in a strange room filled with staircases going everywhere and nowhere at once. "Hey! It's Mr. Nelson…and some other weirdoes!"

"Abra Kadabra!" Wally grit out. He didn't recognize who the other person was with the villain. He blinked as Nelson was suddenly in front of the three of them.

Nelson grabbed the cane away from the three of them, destroying his bindings. He quickly stood up and opened a door. "This way."

Superkid blinked as the boy with Abra Kadabra began throwing a fit. The door to what she now realized was an elevator shut just before the red beams of magic hit them. "He seems like a brat."

Nelson chuckled. "I'm Kent Nelson by the way."

Artemis elbowed Wally in the side before he could say anything. "I'm Artemis. This idiot is Wally, and she's Superkid."

Kent Nelson appraised the trio quietly for a moment. "Well, we're up against an opponent with tremendous mystic power."

Wally raised an eyebrow. "Abra Kadabra? Flash proved he uses futuristic techonology to simulate magic. Guy's all show."

Nelson nodded his head in agreement. "I wasn't talking about him, though. Klarion the Witchboy…the one with the cat…he's a Lord of Chaos."

Superkid hovered in the air beside Artemis. "That brat throwing a fit? I bet I could punch him out." She slammed her fist into her palm to emphasize her point.

Nelson laughed. "He is the ultimate enemy to a Lord of Order like Dr. Fate."

"Right…you're a Lord of Order." Wally said disbelieving, earning him another elbow from Artemis.

Nelson shook his head. "Oh no. I was just a vessel for Dr. Fate until my wife convinced me there could be more to life." He pulled out a gold pocket watch and opened it. He let out a forlorn sigh. "She was a real pistol…"

"She's pretty." Superkid said quietly, hovering just beside Nelson's shoulder.

Nelson gave her a small smile. "Yes, she is. Any who, Klarion is after the helmet. If he gets his sticky little fingers on it, he'll turn the whole world into his playground." The elevator dinged, and they stepped out directly in front of a giant bell. A second later, another door opened in the ceiling, and the rest of the team fell into the room.

Superkid flew over and hugged Superboy tightly. "You okay?"

Superboy nodded, and sat up. He fixed one of Superkid's ponytails that was starting to come undone. "You?"

Before Superkid could answer, Abra Kadabra began shooting at them. She yelped as Superboy pushed her out of the way, just before he was trapped in an electric net. "Brother!" She snarled over at Abra Kadabra, and charged at him. She managed to dodge a few of the electric nets, but was finally caught just before she reached Abra Kadabra.

She wasn't sure how long they were all trapped in the electric nets, but it felt like forever. When they suddenly disappeared, Superkid looked up in time to see Abra Kadabra, now only in his underwear, easily punched out by Superboy. "Yay! We won!"

Megan rushed over to her and knelt down beside her. She hugged Superkid tightly. "You okay?"

Superkid nodded. "Yeah. You?" When Megan nodded, Superkid looked around. "Where'd Wally, Mr. Nelson, and that weird brat go?"

Wally appeared moments later, along with Nelson's still body. The helmet was held securely in Wally's arms. He quickly told them everything that had happened. Once that was done, they contacted Red Tornado, and left after Red Tornado assured that Nelson would receive a proper burial.

It started raining just as they reached the cave. Superkid went straight to her room. She burrowed under her covers, and hugged one of her many teddy bears. There was a knock at the door, and then she heard the door opening. Superkid looked up to see who her visitor was. "Hi, Artemis."

Artemis came and sat down on the bed. "You doing okay?"

Superkid nodded slowly. "Mr. Nelson seemed really nice. I wish he hadn't died."

"I know." Artemis said. "You wanna go to bed?"

Superkid shook her head. "Robin said he'd come spend the night after his mission. I want to stay up and wait for him." She looked at Artemis quietly for a minute. "So, when are you and Wally going to start dating."

"You have been hanging out with him for way too long." Artemis sighed, lightly pushing Superkid's head down. "That's just gross. I told you; I have better taste than that."

Superkid huffed. "You two totally like each other! You guys act like those people on the television. I think it's dumb. If I ever like someone—which I won't, 'cause it's gross—I'll tell him right away."

"You say that now, but just wait until you get older." Artemis pulled on both of Superkid's cheeks. She laughed at the indignant squawk Superkid let out.

Superkid rubbed her cheeks once Artemis let her go. She grinned up at Artemis.

Artemis raised an eyebrow. "What's got you so happy?"

"I'm just really glad I have you and Megan." Superkid answered. "Brother loves me, and he's a good big brother, but I like having big sisters too. You both actually give me hugs." She didn't notice how Artemis tensed up. She blinked as Artemis suddenly pulled her into a hug. "Artemis?"

Artemis smiled, and simply held Superkid. "It's nothing." She looked up when she heard the computer announce Robin's arrival. "Come on. Let's go see your boyfriend."

Superkid huffed, already out the door. "He's not my boyfriend!"