A/N: I lied. Hawk and Dove still aren't in this chapter either. My bad. I decided that I would do Chalant in this story. I'm not the biggest fan of Chalant, but I can handle it.
Young Justice still is not mine.
As always, reviews are always welcomed c: Please tell me what you think~
P.s. To the guest that pointed out it's a torque wrench not a dork wrench: That makes much more sense, but in the episode it kind of sounded like he said dork wrench... Torque does make a lot more sense though. So thank you for pointing that out.
MOUNT JUSTICE
OCTOBER 10, 16:58 EDT
Robin threw a punch at me but I easily caught his fist and flipped him over my shoulder. Instead of crashing onto his back like I hoped, he landed on his feet in a crouch. I spun around just in time to catch his kick and spin him around. I shoved his foot forward and he stumbled a little bit but caught himself before he turned back around and was about to charge at me.
"Good work, everyone," Black Canary commented, and Robin stopped mid-charge. "In fact, it's been a very productive week."
"Yea," Artemis smirked, "For everyone expect Kid Malingerer,"
"Hey!" Wally retorted. "Arm broken in combat against the Injustice League here!" He was currently lounging about in an armchair sipping juice.
Black Canary shook her head before chuckling. "I really enjoyed being your… uh… den mother this week."
"Recognized: Zatara: One-One."
We all turned and faced the zeta tubes as the glowing died down and the magician was revealed. He quickly swiped up a computer screen and typed in some things before the zeta's lit up again.
"Access Granted: Zatanna Zatara: A-Zero-Three. Authorization: Zatara: One-One."
A girl around Robin's age stepped through and Zatara gestured to us. "Zatanna, this is the Team. Team, my daughter, Zatanna." Zatanna looked around at us, shyness evident on her pretty face.
M'gann was the first to go greet her, "Hi, I'm–"
"Robin!" the Boy Wonder exclaimed enthusiastically before clearing his throat. "I mean, I'm Robin. She's Megan. That's Wally, Felicity, Artemis, Kaldur, and Conner." Wally and I shared a knowing look.
"Welcome to the Cave," Kaldur greeted.
Zatanna looked a bit wary, but smiled. "Uh… Thanks."
Robin quickly turned back to her and I felt Wally nudge me, "Somebody's got a crush," He whispered. I nodded in agreement and watched the pair.
"So, are y-y-y-you joining the Team?" I smirked. The Boy Wonder had it bad for this new girl.
"Let's not get ahead of ourselves," Zatara commented. "This is strictly a visit. Though I am sorry we missed the training. It's something from which Zatanna could benefit."
"Do the rest of you still get the feeling that we're still on probation with Zatara?" M'gann asked through a link.
I crossed my arms. "It seems like it's not just Zatara."
Conner nodded. "Yeah, why's Marvel still hangin' around?"
Wally looked at Conner incredulously. "Because we like having him around."
Artemis turned to Wally, placing her arms on her hips. "You like having him around 'cause he waits on you hand and foot."
Wally looked confused. "And your point is…?" I shook my head, smiling softly at my boyfriend's antics.
"It almost makes one nostalgic for Red Tornado's term here as our supervisor," Kaldur commented.
Robin mentally scoffed. "Yeah. At least he trusts us."
Conner glared at all of us. "If you ignore the fact that we shouldn't have trusted him! He betrayed us! That machine nearly got M– all of us killed!"
Zatanna stepped up then and I turned to her. "Are you guys having a psychic conversation? …Cause I can't decide if that's cool or… really rude."
I crossed my arms as a silence fell through the Cave. Conner was the first to break it. "Alright, fine. We were talking about Tornado. It's been weeks since his attack and the League hasn't told us anything."
Black Canary looked at us sympathetically. "The League is searching for Tornado as well as the other androids and their creator, T.O. Morrow. Batman's made tracking them down our highest priority."
Robin stepped up. "But you found none of the above."
"Not yet," Black Canary corrected. "But Tornado is Justice League. The Team is not to pursue this."
"Why don't you all take Zatanna on a tour… of… the… uh… Cave…" Zatara suggested, but then trailed off when her noticed Zatanna wasn't standing behind us anymore. We looked around and found her petting Wolf.
"You're taking a tour?" Captain Marvel asked, coming in with a plate of nachos.
"Actually," Conner said, "I was hoping you'd take Wolf outside. He needs the exercise. We'll join you in a few!"
"Sure, sure!" Captain Marvel exclaimed happily. "I can do that! C'mon, Wolf!" Marvel exclaimed before flying off with the canine and Wally's nachos.
"Wh-bu-bla-uh, my nachos!" Wally exclaimed.
"Let's go West," I grabbed the back of his shirt and dragged him with me after the team.
We were passing through the kitchen when I noticed something.
"When did you change?" I frowned at Zatanna. She turned to me and gave me a smirk. Instead of answering me though, she changed the subject.
"We're not really taking a tour are we?" She asked in an exasperated tone.
"No," Connor turned to her, "We're hunting down that robot." He looked towards Kaldur for confirmation.
"Yes. We are," Kaldur agreed.
"Oh wow, out loud and everything," Zatanna joked.
"What about new girl?" Artemis looked towards Robin.
"I'm sure she won't tell anyone," Robin replied.
"I can't tell," She turned to Robin with a smirk on her face, "Not if you kidnap me."
"Oh she's going to fit in great," Artemis praised, placing her hands on her hips.
"Then let's get going," Kaldur ordered. We all nodded him and followed him to the Bio-Ship where we all climbed aboard.
The Bio-Ship took off and we soared through the air. It wasn't too long afterwards that the Bio-Ship received a transmission.
"M'gann, the Bio-Ship wasn't authorized for departure." I could almost hear the frown in Canary's voice.
"We're kidnapping Zatanna!" Miss Martian chirped, "Uh... To show her Happy Harbor! Be back soon!"
"…Rroger that," Black Canary said, but I could hear the doubt in her voice. "Have fun."
"Where are we going?" Robin asked, "Batman's the World's Greatest Detective. And he searched for Tornado and T.O. Morrow in every logical location,"
"So we need to do better, a truly illogical solution I suppose?" I turned to look at my boyfriend.
"A-a truly dumb idea," Robin added, seeing how Wally wasn't quite taking the hint.
The speedster looked around the Bio-Ship, and saw that everyone was looking at him as well.
He pouted at me, "I show you love and this is what I get in return?"
"You know I love you," I rolled my eyes although he couldn't see it.
He grinned and turned to look at everyone else, "As a matter of fact…"
BELLE REVE
OCTOBER 10, 18:35 CDT
"Warden Strange owed us a favor for stopping last month's prison break. He's given us five minutes with you. So spill." M'gann glared at Ivo. I will admit, I was impressed by how intimidating she could be.
"Spill, Ivo!" Superboy ordered impatiently. "How do we find T.O. Morrow and his Reds?!"
"Now why in the world would I know how to find Morrow?" Ivo asked, leaning back in his seat. His facial expression didn't look amused.
Kid Flash stepped up and began to explain his logic.
"Because," Kid Flash began, "And here's a truly dumb idea, you're Morrow's biggest competitor in the evil android game! Who better to keep of track of what he's up to and where?"
"Ah," Ivo answered calmly, he clasped his hands together and a smug look creeped onto his face, "I see your point. So let me rephrase: Why in the world would I tell you where Morrow is?"
"He knows," Aqualad said, walking forward, "Do what you must," He nodded at M'gann.
M'gann nodded and turned to look at Ivo. Her eyes began to glow a soft green until Ivo began to laugh.
"Oh please, as if I've never faces a telepath before," He leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms in front of his chest.
"This is not working out so well," I mumbled to Wally.
"You got that right babe," He agreed. From my peripherals I saw Zatanna move her way to the front and next to Ivo who didn't see her coming. All the while I was wondering what she was up to.
"Trulb tuo S'worrom eurt noitacol!" She suddenly exclaimed.
At once, Ivo fell into a trance before he confessed, "Morrow's in a secret underground base beneath Yellowstone National Park, one hundred meters south of Old Faithful." Wow. That's one way to get the information.
I watched on in shock as Ivo looked confused and scared while Zatanna had a smug look on her face. I felt someone press on my shoulder and I looked up to see Robin propping himself up on his tippy toes to get a better look and drool at her.
"Quit drooling on my shoulder," I whispered to him, shrugging my shoulder in the process so that he lost his grip. He gave me a quick glare before he pushed by me to get to the front.
"We have gotten what we needed, let's leave," Aqualad ordered.
We piled back into the Bio-Ship and flew off into the air, heading to Yellowstone National Park.
"Block out all external communication," Aqualad spoke up, "Soon Canary and Zatara… Batman too, I imagine, will know of our visit with Professor Ivo. We haven't much time."
"Look," I heard Robin begin, I'm assuming to flirt with Zatanna, "I'm trying to be all nonchalant here…"
"Why?" Zatanna flirted back, "Be as chalant as you like." I was beginning to like this girl more and more. Robin just smiled goofily at her.
"I think we're all just trying to get a handle on your powers," Artemis explained, "Could you teleport us to Tornado or Morrow to a cell?"
"Or force his bots to surrender?" I chimed in.
"Or create peace on Earth for all time?" Zatanna asked, "Zatara couldn't even do all that. And I'm no way near on my dad's level. I need to know a spell cold. Or have time to prep it. Plus, all magic requires energy which usually has to come from within. I just can't make the impossible happen at will."
"What's our ETA to Yellostone?" Superboy demanded, he looked awfully pissed, "I'm way passed ready to stuff Tornado into a trash compactor."
"Do you actually think he betrayed us? Willingly might I add?" I turned towards Superboy and crossed my arms in front of me.
He glared at me, "Don't you?" He growled.
"No. I don't," I sighed, "I think he's just a victim of bad programming."
"Falcon is right," Aqualad agreed, "Certainly he deserves a chance to prove he's more than just a weapon other's designed him to be." Aqualad's words seemed to penetrate Superboy's think skull because Superboy turned and faced forward.
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
OCTOBER 10, 20:18 MDT
"Stealth mode," Aqualad ordered us once we had landed in Yellowstone. I watched as Kid Flash and Artemis tapped their chests, instantly turning their uniforms into darker colors, before I did the same to mine. I noticed Zatanna looking around at all of us with interest. M'gann opened the Bio-Ship doors and Aqualad walked over to Zatanna.
"I recommend you stay behind," He told her.
"Is that an order?" She shot back.
"No," Aqualad shook his head, "You must do as you see fit."
"Good," She smirked, "Emit ot yrt tuo eht wen kool!" A swirl of smoke surrounded Zatanna and when it dissipated, she was in an outfit similar to that of Zatara's, just more feminine.
Aqualad smiled, "Let's go."
We arrived at the edge of a clearing where we all ducked behind some logs.
"Ivo was right," Robin pulled out his holo-map, "There's something down there."
Aqualad took off ahead of us and we dashed off through the barren field, but then I suddenly felt a powerful gush of wind. I braced myself and tried to push against the wind but it was too much, I was pushed back. In the process, I flew back into Robin, and the both of us went flying.
I felt Robin wrap an arm protectively around me as we flew through the air. We crash landed on the ground but the impact didn't affect me much because I landed on Robin. I quickly rolled off him and clambered onto my feet. I tried to balance as the strong gusts of wind whipped all around me, sending my hair whipping about in every direction. I used the spare hair tie I carry on me all time and swept my hair into a messy ponytail to keep it out of my face.
Once my hair was out of my face, I could see what was causing the wind and saw Red Tornado, spinning above us. He released a series of red tornadoes, which surrounded us, blocking any means of escape.
"Why Tornado?!" Miss Martian yelled through the loud roaring of the wind. "Why are you doing this?!"
More tornadoes joined in, and I swayed slightly, still managing to keep my balance.
"Message received?" I head M'gann in my head. I wasn't so sure I understood the message, but I'm sure I'd get it soon enough.
"Who cares why!?" Superboy angrily shouted, "Nail him!" And with that, Superboy leapt into action.
"Falcon, look out!" I heard M'gann's voice call out before I was hit by a tornado. I spun around in the red funnel over and over, making me feel like I was going to hurl. Spinny things are not my forte.
"Etativel noclaF ot eht dnuorg!" I heard Zatanna's voice echo.
I suddenly stopped flying through the air. During the moment I was suspended in the air, I noticed the message M'gann must've been talking about. Soon after though, I felt an unknown force catch me and lower me to the ground. I looked over at Zatanna, who had her arms outstretched towards me, and sent her a quick thanks.
I watched on as Tornado punched Aqualad who flew backwards into Superboy. The two then roughly crash landed on the ground, giving them the perfect opportunity to 'play dead.'
"Look out!" I heard Robin shout. I watched as Artemis' arrows were redirected back at her and Robin. They exploded and the two were flown backwards.
"That does it Red," Kid Flash cried out angrily, "You're not the only spin doctor around here!" He began to spin around faster and faster and a black tornado began to form. He launched it towards Tornado just as M'gann was attempting a sneak attack from behind. Tornado seemed to sense it and he snagged her and threw her into Kid Flash's tornado. The two came crashing towards the ground and Kid Flash bounced into me, knocking me backwards as he landed on top of me.
I lay there limply with Kid on top of me. I was supposed to be 'dead' so I couldn't roll him off me. I heard a robotic voice similar to Red Tornado's speaking. Due to the raging winds I couldn't hear much, but I could tell that out cover's been blown.
I felt Kid get up from on top of me and I opened my eyes to his outstretched hand. I accepted it and he pulled me to my feet. I looked up to see another Red, a new one this time with some fancy glowing yellow lines all over him, standing on top of a rock with Tornado's message floating behind him. He then broke the message and launched it at us.
I watched as Superboy and Aqualad leapt forward and destroyed some of the bigger rocks. I dove out of the way as a chunk of rock flew my way.
"Zatanna?" I heard Robin ask once the rocks had stopped falling.
"I'm good, but Red Tornado's getting away!"
"Is he abandoning us?" Artemis asked.
"I don't believe him," I replied, running next to Robin.
I watched as Kid Flash raced towards the Red. He ran up the pillar Red was stationed on, ready to punch him only to have the Red grab his arm and throw him down.
"You stand no chance against me humans," He monotoned.
M'gann and Superboy flew towards him, "We're not human!"
"Apologies," He raised his hands and two rock hands came out of the Earth and smashed Superboy and M'gann together, "I guess the properly inclusive term is meat bags."
Red slashed his hand in front of him and a huge chasm opened up, swallowing Artemis and Aqualad in it. They just barely made it out thanks to Artemis' grapple arrow.
"Here," I turned to my left to see Robin handing me some explosives. Sadly, my knives probably aren't ideal for this situation.
"Thanks," I took them and ran after Robin. We ran up a rock ramp and jumped off into the air, launching our explosives. The Red caught our weapons, and they exploded, causing a large, dark cloud of smoke to appear.
I rolled onto the ground next to Robin and we watched as the smoke cleared up, only to reveal the Red to be completely unscathed.
"Tornado's memory files and my superior processing speed allow me to anticipate your every move."
"Emoks emoceb a dlofdnilb!" Zatanna cried, and a blindfold appeared out of nowhere, surrounding the Red's eyes. "Tornado never knew my moves!"
"And I bet you've got some good ones!" Robin added, "Whoa. Sorry. That may have come off a bit too Wally."
Zatanna laughed, "I don't mind."
Laser beams appeared out of his eyes and I braced myself as the ground shook as the volcano behind him exploded, erupting and spilling lava everywhere.
"He's staging a stage two eruption," I explained, running out of the way of the lava flow.
"If it gets to stage three, kiss the hemisphere goodbye," Kid Flash added.
"Hit him from all sides!" Aqualad ordered.
I rushed forward, launching some knives at him before I rolled out of the way before he could backhand me away. I knew my knives wouldn't do much, but they did make a good distraction because Superboy managed to get a hit in, causing the Red to stumble backwards before he sent Superboy flying through the air. He rolled and stood up, unscathed.
"M'gann!" I heard Superboy call out. I turned around and saw the Red holding M'gann up by her cape.
"Ekoms dna srorrim... Etaerc Dik Hsalf snoisulli!" Zatanna called out. Suddenly a bunch of Kid Flashes appeared. Red lifted up his hands and a bunch of rocks were sent flying at the army of Kid Flashes. As the rocks hit the Kid Flash copies, they disappeared, providing enough of a distraction for the real Kid Flash to run up and save M'gann.
I watched as a stream of water hit the Red dead on and sent him into a pool of lava. I turned to look at Aqualad with a smile on my face.
"Nice hit!" Robin exclaimed, looking at Aqualad.
"The hit was not mine," Aqualad shook his head. He looked behind us and said, "Look!"
I turned around and saw one of the Red's that had attacked us last month at the Cave, with water rising up from behind him. He floated into the air and launched another wave of attack toward Volcano, who was still in the lava.
Steam exploded everywhere and a large piece of rock began to grow with Volcano on top of it, but then it was decimated by Tornado, who had just arrived. Volcano fell back into the lava, only to be attacked by fireballs from the female Red.
"Sister, brother, stop!" He commanded. The two didn't listen and tackled him into the lava. Soon after, Tornado joined the three in the lava. I watched on in amazement, not knowing what to do as Tornado began to slowly sink into the lava.
Luckily Superboy knew what to do.
He ran forward and pulled Red Tornado out of the steaming lava before the android could completely disappear beneath the molten rocks. Superboy landed with Tornado in the middle of the half circle the team had made. We crowded around him as the ground began to quake and the volcano began to rise up.
"Wally!" I exclaimed.
"Got it!" the speedster replied, turning towards Tornado, "Tornado, we're on the verge of a stage three super volcano eruption! There's no turning back from that. We need to vent pressure fast or the ash cloud will bring on a worldwide nuclear winter unless you divert it!" Tornado nodded and Kid turned towards Robin. "Triangulate a route of pressure locus,"
"Right," Robin pulled up a holo-map of the new volcano, "There, there and there," He pointed out as three red dots appeared. Artemis took the initiative and shot three arrows towards the volcano. They each hit their marks.
The mountain exploded and Red Tornado levitated into the air. Once he got to the height above the rising ash cloud, red tornado began to form, absorbing all of the ash that was coming from the volcano. Slowly, the ash began to dissipate and then the lava began to rapidly cool.
"Yes!" Kid exclaimed.
I heard a familiar whirring sound and Red Tornado collapsed onto the ground. We all rushed over to him, and Superboy supported him easily.
"We need to get him fixed," Aqualad turned to Tornado, "Can you lead us to the lab?"
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
OCTOBER 10, 21:08 MDT
I watched as Robin worked his magic on the android, "There. That should do it."
"Yes," Red Tornado's voice appeared. "I can speak again."
Aqualad stepped forward, "You were willing to sacrifice yourself to save the planet."
"The planet would've survived," Red Tornado explained, "It was humanity that was saved. Though not by me, my sister and brother were the true heroes today."
Aqualad placed a reassuring hand on the robot's shoulder. "My point is this: you were never the mole. Never a traitor."
"No," Red Tornado agreed. "I left you to prevent a further attack and to find my creator: Morrow."
"Cool! Souvenir!" I heard Wally explain. I turned to look at him and Robin as they were looking through a bin of android parts.
"Red!" Robin shouted, "We can rebuild you! Better than you were!" Robin walked forward with a leg in his arms.
"I do not believe I should be repaired," Tornado admitted.
"Why'd you volunteer to become out den mother in the first place?" Superboy demanded.
"I was the pragmatic choice," He explained, "I do not require sleep, I have no secret identity or second life to live."
"But you do have advanced A-I programming," Wally smiled, playing with the robotic hand that he held, "Designed to learn, adapt, evolve."
"You wanted to become more human!" I exclaimed, catching on to what Wally was saying.
"And you couldn't do that with the League. They're stiffs," Artemis laughed.
"You're sure not gonna learn emotion from Batman," We all turned towards Robin, "Trust me,"
Aqualad turned back to Tornado, "Then the cave was not only a proving ground for us, but for you as well."
Tornado turned his head to look at us, "I do not know if these statements are accurate, but perhaps they are true. And if I understand the term correctly, I believe I have come to… care about you all." Aaw, Tornado really does have a heart.
"See? Practically a meat bag already," Superboy joked.
"Which reminds me," Tornado turned to Robin and Wally, "Can you two rebuild me?"
The two shared a look and smiled. They then ran around the lab looking for the tools and parts they needed while the rest of the Team and I stood off to the side.
The Bio-Ship soared through the air as we made our way back to the Cave.
"Think the League's gonna kill us?" I turned towards Wally.
"I hope not beautiful," He took my hand in his, "I have too much to live for."
"Besides," Artemis turned towards us with a smirk plastered on her face, "We found and rescued Tornado. Something the League couldn't do themselves. They should thank us."
"Blondie's right," Wally chuckled.
"Watch it Baywatch," Artemis snapped playfully. I smiled. I could tell these two were slowly becoming friends.
"Soooo," I heard Robin begin. I noticed that he was perched over, leaning against Zatanna's seat,
"Good kidnapping?"
Zatanna looked back at him and replied, "Actually yea. Best ever."
Robin chuckled, "First of many, I hope."
Zatanna's face fell at that, "If my dad doesn't ground me for life."
Robin's face fell as well and he leaned back in his seat, "Riiiight," Well now this is just awkward.
"We're almost to the Cave," M'gann informed us.
"Well I guess I better brace myself for the grounding of a lifetime," Zatanna mumbled to herself. We all sent her sympathetic looks as the Bio-Ship landed in the hangar.
M'gann opened the door and we all stepped out of the Bio-Ship only to be greeted by a pissed of Batman and Zatara.
"We told you Red Tornado was a League responsibility," Batman growled at us, sending us each his infamous Batglare, "We told you you were to not intervene." He began pacing up and down in front of us, eventually stopping in front of Aqualad, "If your team does not learn to listen to orders, then there will be no more team. Do I make myself clear?"
"Very sir," Aqualad said.
"Good," With a swish of his cape, Batman turned around and left the hangar, leaving us with a very pissed off Italian magician. Zatara glared at us and turned to his daughter.
"Let's go Zatanna," Zatara demanded. Zatanna mumbled a weak goodbye and followed her father out of the hangar.
Once we were sure the two Leaguer's were gone, Artemis broke the silence.
"That went better than expected," Artemis frowned.
"Tell me about it," Wally agreed, "I thought Zatara was going to turn us all into frogs!"
I shook my head and began to make my way out of the hangar, "Well be glad he didn't,"
"Got that right babe," He wrapped his arm around my shoulder as we continued out of the hangar, "Hey is anyone else hungry?"
"Ooh! I'll make cookies!" M'gann chirped. I watched as the cheerful Martian flew off to the kitchen to bake us some goodies.
"I just hope she doesn't burn them this time," Wally smiled and shook his head.
"She's gotten a lot better at cookies," I pointed out.
"True," Wally agreed, "At least they're no longer hockey pucks."
"Like that ever mattered to you, Kid Mouth," Artemis smirked.
"Hey!" Wally whined, "How many times do I have to explain that I have a fast metabolism!" He threw his hands up in an exasperated manner and grumbled to himself as he walked away from us.
"He does have a point," I smiled at Artemis.
"Oh I know he does," She turned and faced me, "But that's no excuse for the gross way he eats food."
"True, but-" "Forgive me for the interruption, but I was hoping to have a word with Artemis?" Our Atlantean leader smiled at the archer, who in return blushed.
"Y-yea, of course Kaldur," She smiled at him and the duo walked off, leaving me alone, or so I thought.
"I'm still the forever alone one of the Team," Robin's voice came from behind me, causing me to jump slightly. I turned and faced the Boy Wonder. Despite the small smile on his face, I could tell that something was troubling him.
"Robin," I frowned, "I thought you had left."
"Naaah," He replied.
"Is something wrong?" I cautiously asked him.
"What? No," His smile faltered, "What makes you say that?"
I rolled my eyes, "Come on Rob, something's wrong." He let out a long sigh and leaned against the hallway wall, eventually sliding down it to sit on the ground. I watched him as he patted the ground, signaling to me that I should join him, so I did.
"It's Zatanna," He admitted.
"Figured that much," He glared at me, "Sorry, sorry. Go on?"
"I-I just met the girl but all of these feelings have… developed and I just… don't know what to do." He buried his head in his hands.
"Tell her?" I suggested. He just stared at me.
"But, but what if she doesn't feel the same?" I smacked him upside the head. "Ow, what was that for?" He pouted at me.
"Really Robin? Did you not see the way she looked at you? Or the way she flirted back with you?"
"Well yea… I did," He sighed, "But what if she was just flirting back to be friendly?"
"Oh come on Rob," I mentally facepalmed. This kid was just dragging himself down. "Did M'gann flirt back with Wally? No. And she's one of the friendliest people I know… Eer Martian but you get what I mean."
"True, but she's grounded for life," He deflated, "How am I supposed to talk to her?"
"Uhmmm… Hello?" I shook his shoulders, "You're the Boy Wonder! I'm sure you could find a way."
"Yea, yea," He sat up again and smiled, "I could!" I shook my head and smiled.
"Well I wish you luck," I told him as I stood up. He stood up next to me and gave me a hug.
"Thanks Felicity!" He shouted back at me as he ran down the hall, "You're the best!"
"Hi Wally! Bye Wally!" I heard Robin shout to his best friend.
"Uh…. Bye Rob?" I heard Wally reply as he appeared around the corner, "What was that all about?" He asked as he approached me.
"Zatanna," I smirked, "Seems our Boy Wonder has a crush."
"Aah how time flies," Wally slung his arm around my shoulder and squeezed it, "Seems like just yesterday he though girls were icky. They grow up so fast." Wally sniffled and pretended to wipe a tear away.
"You're so dramatic," I playfully shoved him away.
Wally scoffed and feigned heartbreak, "I'm hurt!"
"Whatever West," I laughed as the smell of cookies wafted through the halls, causing my stomach to rumble and remind me I was hungry.
"Somebody's hungry," Wally smirked at me and poked my stomach.
I swatted his hand away, "Then let's go make me unhungry!" He laughed and I grabbed his hand, dragging him down the hall to the kitchen with me.
"Cookies are done!" M'gann exclaimed just as Wally and I entered the kitchen.
"About time!" Wally raced over and tried to snatch a cookie, but M'gann telekinetically raised the cookie tray high above Wally, "But M'gann," He pouted, looking up at the floating cookie tray.
"They're hot Wally," She scolded the speedster, "I just pulled them out of the oven."
"Fine," Wally grumbled, walking over the green couch and plopping down next to Connor, who was currently watching static, "Mind if I change it?" Wally turned to Connor, remote in hand.
His only reply was a curt nod of Connor's head. Wally quickly turned the large TV on and flipped through the channels.
"I'm going to bed," Connor informed us as he stood up from the couch. He gave M'gann a quick peck on the cheek and headed off towards the bedrooms.
"Well I guess I made these cookies for nothing," M'gann frowned, "Everyone's gone!"
"I wouldn't say for nothing," I laughed, snagging a cookie and took a bite, "These are really good!"
"Really?" M'gann beamed at me, "I've been working on not… burning them,"
"Well you got them just about perfect!" I snagged another cookie and took a bite.
"Hey now!" Wally suddenly appeared at my side, "Don't eat them all."
"Me eating them all?" I quirked my eyebrow at him, "I think it's you we have to worry about Wally."
"Nuh uh," He argued with a mouth full of cookies and a bunch more still sitting in his hands.
"Oh really?" I pointed to the cookies still in his hands.
"Wally!" M'gann laughed, "Those aren't all for you!"
"Well no one else is here to enjoy them," He snatched a couple more and scarfed them down, "I'm just here to make sure they don't go to waste." I managed to snag two cookies and hand one to M'gann before Wally finished the rest off.
M'gann huffed, "You can make more cookies tomorrow Wally," She took a bite of her cookie, said goodnight and walked to her bedroom.
"Now look what you did West, you managed to piss off our sweet Martian," I laughed as I put the cookie sheet into the dishwasher with the rest of the cookie fixing dishes.
"She's not mad," Wally said, coming around the counter and wrapping his arms around my waist.
"If you say so Wally," I managed to get out before I yawned.
"Tired beautiful?"
"What was your first clue?"
"Then let's get to bed," He winked at me and swept me up in his arms. He raced down the hallways until he came to my cave bedroom. He set me down and I typed in my password. The shiny metal door slid open to reveal my dark bedroom. I walked in and the lights flickered on.
"I'll be right back," I heard Wally say before he raced off. I walked over to my dresser, where I had stored some extra clothes, and opened it up. I pulled out an oversized New York City t-shirt and a pair of black, booty shorts which made excellent pajamas.
I quickly peeled off my Falcon suit and tossed it into a laundry basket to be cleaned later. I slipped on the shorts and removed my bra before I put on my shirt. I sent a quick text to Don to tell him that I was staying at the Cave for the night.
I sat down on the edge of my bed and went through some messages I missed, about a dozen of them being from Hank and Don wondering where I was at. The next one was one from Casey. It seems that I missed a great party. I quickly replied to her and promised I'd make it to the next one before I set my phone on my nightstand and plugged it in.
"Miss me beautiful?" I looked up as Wally entered my room. He was now wearing a plain white t-shirt and a pair of Flash boxers. I just shook my head and decided to not comment on his choice of underwear.
"You were gone for like two minutes," He pouted at me, "Just come here." He complied and we made ourselves comfortable in my bed.
"Goodnight Felicity," Wally lifted my head up and kissed me, "I love you."
"I love you too Wally," I snuggled further into his chest and inhaled his scent. It wasn't long before I slipped into a peaceful slumber.