Glancing around the field no one would be able to tell a hunter crouched in anticipation for his approaching prey. His shirt was unbuttoned so his chest was visible with several scars of parallel lines going in several directions. One new set of cuts were made by a green polar bear out in the African plains. He sat there with his modified elephant gun aimed at his prey who sat sniffing the air trying to smell for the blood her drew earlier.
Waiting in silence the hunter was waiting for just the right time to attack the green teen who sat on a stump carving a knife out of a stick. The hunter had to question just what the green beast wanted with all these knives it was the twenty-first he had carved since he had been hunting him.
The hunter froze and carefully pulled out a map and marked out all the places he carved the knives and realized they were in war torn countries which the Justice League scanned frequently.
Freaking out the hunter pulled a radio scanner and pointed it at the stick which it looked like the beast was carving. "NO!" the hunter jumped back scrambling to gather his few supplies before running smacked dab into the half Kryptonian.
"Where do you think you are going?" Kon-El deadpanned as the hunter slid back from the impact.
Standing straight up and brushing some dirt off his pants he said, "Out of here."
"Why? You've been hunting me for three weeks, don't you want your trophy?" the green teen asked.
"You can be assured I'll get it eventually you beast," the hunter said before backing up to a tree.
"Who are you?" Dick asked looking down from a low branch in the tree.
"Bismarck Orion, I'm the best hunter in the world; and that beast is the best prey in the world. He will be mine," he sneered before jumping in his motor cycle which blasted by just in time before the team was able to stop them.
"It is the third time he has been after me, thanks for your help," the green teen said pulling his shirt off to reveal perfect muscles with scars spread out across them.
"I'm Kaldur, also known as Aqualad; who are you?" Kaldur asked.
"I'm Garfield Logan, also known as Gar," he chuckled wiping sweat from his face with his recently removed shirt. "Do you have a first aid kit, he got my back pretty good yesterday?" he asked turning to show the team his back which was starting to swell and look pretty gnarly.
"Yeah, sit down," Dick gapped pulling one out from his utility belt.
"Thanks, that guy is a bastard," Gar hissed as Dick cleaned out his wound.
"Why is he after you?" M'gann asked with a look of sympathy on her face.
"He can turn into animals," Dick said nonchalantly.
"It hurts doesn't it?" Artemis gestured to the gash with a look of empathy on her face.
"How…?" Gar hissed through the pain.
"I'm Robin; Batman's apprentice," Dick explained which caused Gar to roll his eyes and mouth 'Of course'. "We need to get him to the hospital."
000
"Lift your arms out in front of you straight and slowly raise them up," the doctor instructed.
"Like this?" Gar did as he was instructed and didn't feel any pain.
"Good; your muscle has healed. You are free to leave 'Hero Hospital'," the doctor said rolling his eyes at the last part.
"It's because this is where they take most heroes when they get hurt," Barbara said after rolling into the room to talk.
"Are you okay?" Gar automatically asked.
Barbara smirked, "Really? Does it look like I'm okay? Anyways, how are you?"
"I'm fine," Gar tried to brush everything off.
"Keep in mind you aren't the only person you will meet now that tragedies have happened to. Robin, Miss Martian, Artemis, Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, are just a few examples," Barbara spoke softly.
"We are sending you to the Kent family to stay for a while. They like to help young heroes who have had incidents get back on their feet," Barbara explained.
"But… um?" Gar asked glancing at his green skin.
"The League has designed holorings if you feel like you need it or when you start going to school. Trust me though you won't need to hide yourself with them. Be prepared to do farm work though," Barbara laughed as Kara walked into the room, "Your ride is here."
"How are you doing babe?" Kara smiled.
"The transplant from M'gann didn't hold. The doctors don't have any ideas for right now so they want to release me as soon as I'm ready," Barbara told her.
000
"Welcome Garfield," Martha smiled at the young green teen. "Oh you look too skinny. Go wash up and prepare for dinner honey."
"Wow, she is a little disarming," Gar awkwardly smiled back at the Kent's as Kara lead him up the stairs.
"Just wait for tomorrow when Pa will wake you up at the crack of dawn to help you feed the animals," Kara laughed.
A look of horror filled Gar's face as something dawned on him, "Does she know I'm a vegetarian, I can't eat meat; I've been most animals."
"We told her Gar, the bathroom is here and we put some scissors and a razor blade in there in case you wish to shave. If you want to cut your hair you can or you can wait till later and Pa will if you want him to," Kara smiled gesturing at the bathroom door.
000
"Rise and shine green bean, time to feed the animals," Joseph knocked on Gar's new bedroom door.
"Be right out," Gar called after there was a crashing sound of a person falling out of bed.
"You have ten minutes to be downstairs and grab a piece of toast before we send Kara after you," Joseph laughed.
After three minutes of looking at the new clothes in the closet which someone stocked with his sizes before he got there, and splashing water on his face and through his hair Gar jogged out the door with a piece of toast in his mouth.
"No powers," Joseph warned while smiling, "You need to feed the chickens and then the pigs. Once you feed them you can let the cows out to graze before coming to help me in the barn with sorting through horse shoes," Joseph told him.
"On it sir," Gar saluted with the toast still hanging out of his mouth by the corner before rushing off to the chicken coops.
000
"That was fun," Gar laughed as Kara pulled the last of the chicken feathers out of his long green hair.
"Fun…, I don't think anyone has ever said it was fun," Kara was shocked.
"After spending most of my life on the plains of Africa fighting for my life, this was fun and relaxing. By the way, the pigs want more corn cobs and orange peels. They say that the broccoli doesn't agree with them either. The cows also said the like the grass you have but would also appreciate you to spread some seeds of other types if you get the chance Mr. Kent," Gar laughed before grabbing a plate of breakfast and sitting at the table.
"Call me Joseph or Pa, Gar. Thank you for their input," Joseph laughed at the abilities of this kid. They would be an amazing help with the animals.
"If you insist," Gar smiled eating some of the grits, "Hey Kara, do you smell that…?" Gar shifted into a blood hound and started to sniff the air. "Orion!" Gar yelled after shifting back. "I'm sorry to leave, thank you for your hospitality. I can't put you three in danger. Good bye," Gar yelled jumping through the window mid shift when he was blasted with an electric charge.
"I told you I would get you beast," Orion laughed.
"Yeah, one mistake though," Gar groaned.
"Yeah, and what is that beast?" Orion laughed as the Kent's left their home.
"Kara heard you an hour ago. Check mate," Gar passed out as Mr. and Mrs. Kent shifted into J'onn and M'gann respectively and the entire League surrounded Orion.
000
"Was he caught this time?" Gar groaned as he woke up in the house.
"Yeah, we got him," Kaldur reassured the green teen.
"Good, jeez; how many volts was that?" Gar asked rhetorically.
"Barbara, how would you handle stairs without me?" Kara chuckled lightly from the room next door which Gar only overheard due to his hearing.
"I don't know but if staying in a place with stairs means spending more time in your arms it would be worth it," Gar could hear the emotions in her voice.
"Don't mean to interrupt but a guy with superhearing is next door," Gar yelled banging on the wall between the rooms.