Hey! I'm back! And, since I've been getting complaints about my OOC intros, I'm using my pets! And, by pets I mean my sister's stuffed animals because I don't want to insult my pets.

Kitty: Oh, great, the psycho's back.

Me: shut up! *throws Kitty at wall*

Monkey: Well, she's back and has a new chapter!

Blue Shark: if you Flame her, I will find you and gut you like a fish!

Me: Whoah there! No threatening the readers!

Kitty: *gets up from floor* well, have fun reading this mess!

Me: *stalks over* *throws Kitty across the room*

Monkey: *coughs*

Me: Oh yeah! I only own my OC's nothing else is mine! Happy reading!

~Line~

Wayne Manor, Gotham City

August 19, 8:45 AM

"Mistress Adelaide, if you are not downstairs in fifteen minutes I am afraid you will not have any breakfast today." Alfred's voice comes from my doorway and I groan, kicking my sheets off of my legs and stumbling out of bed. Fifteen minutes later, I'm sitting across from Dick in my pajama shirt and shorts, but somewhat awake.

"So, the Team has a day off, no missions, and I was thinking we could do something together, as a family." Bruce says, somewhat awkwardly; Dick and I share a glance and wide smiles.

"Sure!" Dick exclaims before diving into the plate of chocolate chip pancakes is set before him.

"Ditto on that one; but I want to go to training with BC this afternoon. I want actually be able to keep up in training with you guys." I say with a small laugh at the end and I too dive into my pancakes, though with less vigor.

"That's fine, you could use some extra training" Bruce agrees from behind his newspaper.

"Good luck with that" Dick says, laughing as he comes up for air.

"I'm a fast learner, Pixie Boots" I retort, throwing a life of bacon at him, which he catches and eats.

"Babs taught you that one, didn't she?" He asks after he finishes the bacon.

"Who else would've?" I ask, returning to my breakfast.

Mt. Justice, Happy Harbor

August 19, 19:30

"Recognized: Whisp B00" (A/N I changed her designation number so that it didn't mess with the ones from the show.)

"Hey, Car! Where's Rob?" Wally says, smiling.

"He's with B having some father-son time the three of us spent the morning together but I wanted to come in for training or sparring or whatever we're doing right now." I tell him and to the training circle to watch Artemis and Kaldur spar. I go over to stand by Megan to wait for Artemis as Wally speeds off to the kitchen; Kaldur comes out victorious in his and Artemis's spar.

"Kaldor's, uh, nice, don't you think? Handsome. Commanding. You should totally ask him out" Artemis says to Megan as Kaldur and Superboy begin to spar.

"He's like a big brother to me" Megan insists. "But you know who would make the cutest couple? You and Wally" we look over at Wally, who is currently stuffing his face. "You're so full of passion, and he's so full of, uh, of -" Megan trails off, unsure.

"It?" Artemis and I supply and the three of us burst into laughter.

"What about you, Carmina?" Megan asks, turning to me.

"Yeah, what about you and Robin?" Artemis asks and I nearly choke on air.

"You kidding?! Robin is literally my adopted brother!" I say once I recover "well, he will be when B finishes those papers" I mutter.

"Do you have a mission for us?" I turn my head to see Wally up next to Red Tornado.

"Mission assignments are the Batman's responsibility" Red reminds Wally.

"Yeah. Well, the Batman's with the Robin doing the Dynamic Duo thing in Gotham, but you're headed somewhere, right? Hot date or a-a mission?" Wally asks desperately.

"If we can be of help" Aqualad adds.

"This is Kent Nelson, a friend. He is 106 years old" RT informs us. "And he has been missing for 23 days. Kent was a charter member of the justice society, The precursor to your mentors' justice league." Red pulls up a holo-screen depicting both Kent and Fate.

"Of course. Nelson was earth's sorcerer supreme. He was Doctor Fate" Miss M. says happily. 'How does she know that, I only know that because of Mama' I think to myself.

"Kent may simply be on one of his walkabouts, But he is caretaker to the helmet of fate, The source of the doctor's mystic might, And it is unwise to leave such power unguarded." Red says, and I agree.

"He's like the great sorcerer priests and priestesses of Mars. I would be honored to help find him" Megan says excitedly.

"Me, too" Wally says and I turn to him, disbelieving. "So honored I can barely stand it. Magic rocks." I narrow my eyes behind my sunglasses because it sounds like he just made up a half-assed lie.

"Take this" Tornado hands Kaldur a key. "It is the key to the tower of fate."

In the bioship

"What are the chances we both so admire the mystic arts?" Wally flirts with Megan.

"So, Wally, When did you first realize your honest affinity for sorcery?" Artemis asks and I can tell, she's on to him.

"Well, I-I don't like to brag, but, uh, Before I became Kid Flash, I seriously considered becoming a wizard myself" Wally stammers.

"Another half-assed lie" I mutter to myself, but I can tell that Artemis, sitting in front of me, can hear me.

"We've reached Tornado's coordinates, but-" Kaldur trails off.

"Nothing's there" I mutter to myself as someone else states the same fact.

"Take us down" Aqualad orders Miss Martian.

Salem, Massachusetts

August 19, 20:22

"Nothing. This isn't simple camouflage," Wally says, speeding up to Artemis and I after running the perimeter.

"So what do you think, Adaptive micro-opto-electronics combined with phase shifting?" Artemis asks and I shake my head no as I pull up my holo-computer.

"No, I'm-" Wally cuts me off.

"Absolutely!" Wally exclaims, then, when M'gann comes up near him, he changes his mind. "Not. Clearly mystic powers are at work here."

"For once, Wally isn't wrong" I say, still looking at my holo-computer.

"I'm not?" He asks as Artemis exclaims "He isn't?!"

No, I've been scanning the area for any technological cloaking components, but none are present in the area we're searching. Instead I'm getting readings that are son file as 'mystical' " I tell them. 'Plus' I think 'Mama told me how-' I cut myself off mentally as I see Miss Martian giving me odd looks.

"You're getting better at this, babe" Wally says, a hint of pride in his voice.

"A test of faith" Aqualad decides; "stand behind me." He inserts the key and turns it, revealing the Tower of Fate. We all walk inside, the others marveling at the Tower while I stay on edge, checking for traps and tricks.

"Uh, where'd the door go?" Superboy asks as the door we just walked through slams shut and disappears.

"Greetings" a projection of Kent Nelson appears in front of us. "You have entered with a key, But the tower does not recognize you. Please state your purpose and intent."

Wally steps forward and opens his mouth, the cause of many problems on the Team. "We are true believers, here to find Doctor Fate." The hologram of Kent disapears with a slight frown and the floor beneath out feet opens up and we fall through, into a pit of lava. I try and use the air to form a cushion underneath me, but the air is spread too thin with the lava consuming it and all of us breathing. I take a deep breath and free-fall into the pit, hearing the air swish past my ears I laugh a bit.

"Carmina! Are you crazy?!" Artemis yells as I pass her and Aqualad who are clinging to the wall.

"Probably!" I shout back "I'm testing a theory!"

"By possibly falling to your death?!" She replies.

"Sounds about right!" I shout back as I plunge into the lava and surface, unharmed, just as Superboy hits the lava.

"Yaah! Those were my favorite boots. This Nelson guy better be worth it."

"How are you not dead?!" Artemis demands from the walls of the pit.

"I can control/create fire from heat in the atmosphere and my emotions and Br-Batman and Robin figured I might be fireproof... And if I wasn't, I might have been able to create a layer of air around me or channel the water in the atmosphere to put out the fire. We tested it on a smaller scale the other day so I figured now would be a great time to put it to the test on a larger scale." I tell her as panels slide over the pit; I grab one when it gets closer and pull myself onto it.

"You are crazy" Artemis decides.

"Gee, what makes you think that?" I ask sarcastically.

"This platform, it should be red-hot, But it is cool to the touch" Aqualad says, kneeling down and pressing his hand against the platform.

"Don't worry, Megalicious. I got you" Wally says and I roll my eyes and breath out sharply.

"Enough! Your little 'impress Megan at all costs' game nearly got us all barbecued" Artemis says, shoving him against the sides of the pit.

"When did this become my fault?" Wally asks innocently and I scoff.

"Half of the mistakes that happen on this team are because of you" I say under my breath.

"When you lied to that whatever it was and called yourself a true believer" Artemis says, confirming my belief that his belied was a half-assed lie.

"Wally, you don't believe?" Megan asks, sounding heartbroken.

"Fine! Fine! I lied about believing in magic. But magic is the real lie, a major load" Wally admits.

"Wally, I studied for a year at the conservatory of sorcery in Atlantis.

The mystic arts created the skin icons that power my water bearers" Kaldur tells him.

"Dude, you ever hear of bioelectricity? Hey, in primitive cultures, Fire was once considered magical, too. Today it's all just a bunch of tricks" Wally counters.

"Okay 1) this is no primitive culture, 2) it says on the friggin BATCOMPUTER that Kaldur's skin icons and water bearers are in fact magical. 3) how do we know my powers aren't magic-based can science create my powers that are constantly evolving?" I ask him.

"Well, er, Batman could, um, be wrong" Wally says sheepishly, rubbing his neck and I laugh. "And you were in CADMUS for a while, they could've given you someone's DNA."

"No, they couldn't have, I've had powers since I was a little kid! You should know this Wally! I know Robin told you what happened!" I'm close to tears now, screaming at him. "No, I was born with them and they created a living hell for me!" I'm vaguely aware that my hands are ablaze and that both M'gann and Kaldur have backed up slightly. Artemis places her hand on my shoulder, giving me a somewhat calming look and I take a deep breath. "Anyways, I'm pretty sure they're based in magic," and with that, I walk away.

"You're pretty close-minded For a guy who can break the sound barrier in his sneakers" Artemis says, a venomous undertone in her voice.

"That's science. I recreated Flash's laboratory experiment, and here I am. Everything can be explained by science" Wally argues.

"Let us test that theory" Kaldur gambles, opening the hatch.

"Wait! The back-draft from the lava will roast us alive!" Wally shouts in warning.

"It's snow" Megan laugh, reaching out to touch it, and I smirk at Wally.

"Do you ever get tired of being wrong? Well?" Artemis prompts him to try to make a scientific explanation.

"Ever hear of string theory? We're in a pocket dimension." Artemis and I share an exasperated look.

"What's that?" Megan asks, pointing to a floating cane.

"Ooh. Maybe it's Nelson's magic wand" Wally says sarcastically.

"I got it" Artemis and Wally say in unison "I can't let go!" They panic and I they to use the blowing snow and air to lift me up towards them. Unfortunately, I'm tired from fireproofing myself, and I sway in the air, and I fall to the ground, Superboy catching me just before I hit. We start to trudge across the cold landscape, in search of an exit.

"I don't understand Wally. It's almost like he needs to believe the impossible can't happen" Megan says to no one in particular.

"Wally uses his understanding of science to control what he cannot comprehend. Acknowledging the existence of magic would be to relinquish that last vestige of that control." Kaldur explains and I scoff slightly and let out a small laugh, everyone turns to look at me.

"Not only that, but he's a hardheaded ass who can't accept when he's wrong" I add and get some small smiles.

"Um, Carmina?" Megan asks timidly.

"Yeah?"

"What did you mean when you told Wally that your powers created a 'living hell' for you and that he knew 'what happened'?" She asks quietly and I sigh.

"I- let's just say that I couldn't always control my powers and something bad happened." I tell her and we walk in silence until we find another portal. We walk in and fall to the floor below, and I can see Wally, Artemis and Kent, but I'm blasted to the side with a stream of energy. Though still tired, I take a deep, calming breath in and sit cross-legged on the ground. When I breath out, I look at a 1970's reject with a wand and a strong gust of air hits him, knocking him over. I begin to feel light-headed and i close my eyes, clutching my head. (A/N this actually happens to me when I breathe out too fast or stand up from a sitting position [or from laying down to sitting up] too fast. It sucks.) We battle him, but all end up trapped beneath nets of electricity. And, since I do stupid things when I can't clear my head, I kept try into get up... Until I passed out from shock-therapy.

Later, in the Batcave... Because Batman

"Ugnh" I groan, sitting up.

"Hey, Adela" Dick says, next to me.

"Hey Dickiebird, how long was I out?" I ask him, swinging my legs over the medical cot and onto the floor.

"Not long half an hour, forty-five minutes" he says, shrugging; we start walking up the stair into the manor.

"Is Wally still denying magic?" I ask him.

"Yep, but he texted me telling me that there is a possibility that magic is real, also he wanted me to tell you that he's sorry. What's that about?" He asks me as I steal a few M&M's from him. (Aqua, Loopis expect an M&M theif at our next 'gathering'.)

"You can hack my com later, you wanna watch a movie?" I ask, sitting on the couch and popping in my 'Night of the Museum: Secret of the Tomb' DVD, not waiting for his answer. He hops over the back of the couch and, once he settles down, I lean my head on his shoulder, his arm draped over my shoulder. We watch the movie all the way through and, when Alfred tells us to "head up to bed young Masters" we race upstairs, shouting:

"I ride on the back of nature's most fearsome creature! I ride, the Squirrel!"

~Line~

New chapter! Sorry if the last part seemed OOC, but I really wanted to include that, I recently watched the movie.

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