Hey guys! Yes, I am aware of the fact that I suck and haven't updated in a while and now that we've addressed that, let's move on. With COVID and the quarantine going on I've had some extra time on my hands so I'm trying to rewrite and just work on my fanfiction. I updated my profile, so feel free to check that out. And I've finished revising all of the one-shots in this collection which is great! And I'm really happy with how some of them turned out. Some I merely fixed the grammar and such, and others *cough* "Secrets" *cough* are really different. (But don't worry! They're not too different plot-wise and such. I just improved them.) So definitely go back and check out the other one-shots in this collection. I'm planning to (intentionally) take April off and pre-write everything so that I can get on a consistent updating schedule in May and hopefully from then fourth. I've so far stuck to my schedule of what to write. I finished revising everything for this, and I got this typed. I have one or two one-shots on here planned for April, and then hopefully once I come back in May the updates will be consistent once again.

I don't even know how many hours I spent working on this one. But I was having slight writer's block with it and it didn't help that I spent an hour and a half last night writing the first 800 words and then it got deleted...All I have to say is, save your work, kids. So I tried to retype some of it for about 45 minutes before going to bed. Today I just sat down and put on an Owl City playlist and slowly cranked this out. (Not gonna lie, I definitely got distracted while trying to write this) But it's finally done!

And lastly, this one-shot is dedicated to Fantasygirl1329! Her birthday was yesterday when I was hoping to get this out, but stuff happened and then it got deleted so I guess this is your belated birthday present. So happy birthday, Fantsy! Hope this helps cure some of your quarantine boredom and that I get to see you soon IRL so we can actually celebrate your b-day. Thanks so much for being a great best friend, and for helping to inspire so many of these one-shots! Love you, and hopefully see you soon! :D

Review Responses:

Sairey13: Cool idea, I'm not using it in this one-shot but I have an idea to incorporate it into one of my already planned one-shots, so thanks for the idea!

Jeskifire: Thanks. XD Yes, poor Wally.

And without further ado, let's get into the one-shot. :)


Rating: K+

Time-Line: Season 1

Genre: Fluff, Friendship, Humor

Summary: The team is on their way back from a camping trip when there's a bit of a mix-up with the zeta tubes...


"That was so exciting! We should do this again sometime!" Miss Martian chirped, floating a few inches off the ground.

"Yeah, I don't think we'll be camping anytime soon..." Robin said, looking around the scorched area where the bear had attacked them.

"Yeah, dude," Wally said, whistling while packing up one of the tents that had managed to survive. It started to drizzle. They all packed up their belongings and headed down the trail back to where the Zeta Tube was. By the time they got there though, it was pouring. Robin quickly typed in the coordinates for Happy Harbor, and the beam started to teleport them one at a time.

...

"Recognized: Robin B01. Aqualad B02. Miss Martian B05."

"This is not Happy Harbor." Aqualad pointed out, as they stood outside the telephone booth in the ally way that was a disguised Zeta Tube.

"No! The Zeta Tubes are on the fritz! It dumped us in Central instead!" Robin said, looking at the datapad connected to the Zeta Tube.

...

"Recognized: Kid Flash B03. Superboy B04. Artemis B07."

"What? The Zeta sent us to Gotham!" KF said, looking around the familiar ally way.

"Well, this definitely isn't my Zeta Tube," Artemis said.

"Yeah, we're in Batman's territory," Wally grumbled, before tapping his communicator.

"Dude, what happened? We ended up in Gotham."

"Yeah, we ended up in Central. All the Zetas are on the fritz. I'm going to contact B, but I don't think it's something that can be fixed tonight."

"Great. Well, I'll let Aunt I. know you guys are crashing there for the night."

"And I'll let Agent A. know. And Wally?"

"Yeah?"

"Don't set any pranks in my room, or I WILL retaliate."

"I'm hurt you'd think I'd do such a thing."

"Robin out."

Wally smirked before turning around to face Connor and Artemis. "Well, looks like we're heading to Rob's place."

"You mean Way- ?!"

Wally zipped over and slapped a hand over her mouth. "Woahkay! Secret identities!" He said, before removing his hand. "But yes. That's where we're going. C'mon. The quickest way is through this ally and then over the rooftops."

...

"Alright. Looks like we're crashing at KF's place tonight." Robin said.

Aqualad looked at him skeptically. "Are you sure it is polite to invite ourselves over unannounced?"

"It's fine Kaulder, you've met his Aunt and Uncle. And besides, I practically live there anyway." Robin said, cackling.

"If you are sure," Aqualad said nodding at him to lead the way.

M'gann squealed. "This will be just like a sleepover!"

...

Connor and Artemis had only been to Wayne Manor once when Robin had invited the whole team over for dinner. And the building was just as Grand and intimidating as before. They both felt very out of place on the porch of the expensive house, soaked and covered in mud still from camping. Artemis stepped up to knock on the front door when Wally just opened the door and walked in.

"Wally.' Artemis hissed at him. "You can't just walk in!"

"Been doing it for years Blondie. Alfred left the door unlocked for a reason!" He said winking at her. "Just make sure you take your shoes off or Alfred will freak!" they were all putting their shoes on the front porch when Alfred walked in. "Hey, Alfie!"

"Good evening Master Wallace, Master Connor, and Miss Crock. Master Richard informed me that you would be spending the night, and I prepared two of the guest room and changed the sheets in Master Dick's room."

"Sweet! Thanks, Alfred!" Wally said.

"I trust you can show Master Connor to his room while I escort Miss Crock to hers?"

"Sure thing, Alf."

"And I expect you all to be bathed and in clean clothes by the time you return for dinner. If you have any laundry that needs to be done then I'm sure Master Wallace would be happy to show you where the chute is."

Wally flashed him a thumbs up before grabbing Connor's arm and dragging him up the stairs, and down the hall to one of the bedrooms. "Alright, Con. This one's your room."

"How do you know? There's so many."

"Well, this is the one next to Rob's room. And Artemis is probably staying in the one across the hall. That's where Bab's stayed when she got snowed in that one time." Wally said, opening the door, revealing the freshly made bed, with fluffy towels stacked neatly on it that were surely too fancy to actually use and must have just been for decoration. "Alright. Laundry chute is at the end of the hall, you can just put your clothes in this laundry bag," Wally said, pulling a disposable laundry bag out of the nightstand's drawer. "And then put that down the chute. The shower's a little weird, you have to hold down this while you adjust the temperature, and then pull this to make the shower turn on." Wally said, demonstrating. "Toiletries are under the sink. There should be some extra toothpaste and some toothbrushes down here too- yup! Here they are!" He said putting them on the counter. "I think that's it. Towels are on the bed. Just put on the cleanest thing in your backpack from camping, and I'm sure by the time it's time to go to bed your pajamas will be washed. Alfred will probably put them on your bed. I'm gonna go shower now, let me know if you need anything!" Wally said, before zipping out of the room.

Connor blinked. How did he know so much about this place? I guess it made sense since he and Dick were best friends, but still. He knew just as much as he did when acquainting Connor with his own house back when he first joined the team and stayed with Wally.

...

"Aunt I! We're home!" Dick called, as he opened the front door, without knocking, much to Kaulder's horror.

"Dick! Good to see you!" Iris said, coming out of the kitchen with an apron on and using a towel to dry her hands. Dick gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.

"Anything we can help with, in the kitchen?"

"Don't think I haven't forgotten about your temporary ban in the kitchen," Iris said, giving him a pointed look.

Dick laughed. "I was hoping you had."

Iris looked up, just noticing the other two guests. "Dick! You shouldn't leave our guests out on the porch."

"Oops. Sorry guys. Come on in."

"Hello Kaulder, good to see you again." Aunt Iris said, smiling as he and M'gann came into the entranceway. "And M'gann, I believe we met briefly when you came over for Thanksgiving, right?" M'gann nodded excitedly. Iris laughed. "Yeah, it was pretty hectic, and visiting with everyone was kind of a blur." M'gann giggled. "Alright. First order of business. Dick, get the hose from around back, and you guys hose off. I don't want all that mud getting in the bathrooms. Then you guys can take turns showering in Wally's bathroom. And I heard you like to bake M'gann, so would you like to help me finish up dinner afterward?"

"Oh yes!" She squealed.

"Alright. Dick will show you guys where the towels are, and you can put all your dirty clothes in the hamper and I'll get them washed.

"Thank you, Mrs. West. We appreciate your hospitality." Kaulder said.

"Of course Kaulder, you guys are practically family already." She said winking, before heading back into the kitchen.

"Alright, to the hose!" Dick announced.

...

Connor and Artemis made their way downstairs, clad in their cleanest clothes from camping. Once they got to the dining room they saw Wally, clad in an Owl City sweatshirt and a pair of black warmups (clothes that looked way too clean to have been in his backpack from camping.) He was sitting at the dining room table talking with Batma- Bruce. "Yeah. Dick was able to chase it off with using his explosive birdarings, but uh...let's just say there's some room in the forest for regrowth now..." Bruce raised an eyebrow. "In our defense, we did chase off the bear!" Bruce just sighed, an exasperated smile on his face. "Hey, guys!" He chirped, seeing Connor and Artemis staring at him in shock at how...how un-Batman-like Batman was acting, and how comfortable Wally seemed talking to Batman.

"Hey," Connor replied.

"Alfred said dinner will be out in a few minutes. After dinner do you guys want to do some basketball? What do you say, Bruce? You up for some two on two?"

"Sure, it's good hand-eye coordination training."

Wally just rolled his eyes, putting his hand up to his mouth 'whispering' "He always says that." Connor and Artemis sat down just as Alfred brought out the meal. "Thanks, Alf! It looks great as usual!"

...

"Hey, Aunt I! I went ahead and put the clothes in the washing machine and started the load."

"Thanks, Dick," Iris said. She and M'gann, now clothed in a pair of black leggings, black ankle socks, and a charcoal-grey t-shirt dress, with a sketch of Minnie Mouse on it, were making brownies.

"Want me to set the table?" Dick asked.

"Sure! That'd be great. Barry should be home soon, so we'll wait for him."

"Great," Dick said grabbing the silverware from the drawer. Kaulder came down a few minutes later and tried to help set the table but didn't quite know where everything was, so Dick had to help. But they got it set in record time, seeing as Barry rushed in mere seconds after they finished.

"Honey, I'm home! Hey Wally, how was the camping trip?" He called, coming to a halt in the kitchen. "Smells delicious as always, Honey," Barry said, grabbing his wife by the waist, and pulling her into a kiss. Iris abruptly pulled back, smacking Barry's hand as he tried to steal a piece of food. Barry rubbed his hand looking like a kicked puppy.

"Don't give me that look. You know I'm not distracted that easily." She said, giving him a quick kiss on the cheek, before grabbing the main dish and taking it out to the dining room. Miss Martian giggled, as Barry tried to grab another piece before Iris called behind her. "Put it back, Barry!" Barry pouted but reluctantly put it back.

"Hey, M'gann. I didn't know you were coming over for dinner. Did you guys all come over after the camping trip?" Barry asked.

"Actually-"

"Hey, Uncle Barry!" Dick called, coming in to help bring the food to the table.

"Hey, kiddo!" Barry said, ruffling his hair. "How was the camping trip?"

"It was...eventful. We'll tell you about it over dinner."

"Great. Is Wally around?"

"Actually, there was a mix-up with the Zeta Tubes and it sent Kaulder, Miss M. and I here, and it sent Wally, Artemis, and SB to Gotham. The tubes are on the fritz right now, and B's doing a reboot. But they won't be ready until tomorrow morning so we're spending the night here, and they're spending the night at the manor."

"Huh, wonder what made them malfunction."

"B said it was something with it needing an update or something and the scheduling of it got mixed up so it tried to update them all at once instead of one at a time, and we messed it up while trying to use them during the update."

"Oh, that makes sense. Well, you know you guys are always welcome here, kiddo." Barry said. Dick just grinned.

...

"Catch, B!" Wally said, passing the ball to Bruce. Bruce dribbled down the court and passed it back to Wally, who made a lay-up. "Yes! 26 to 24! We win!" Wally said, high-fiving Bruce. "Hey, we're gonna show SB Aladdin. Do you want to watch too?"

"Sure, why not?" Bruce said.

"Yes! Come on guys, let's go set it up."

...

"Why don't you just let it fester...I mean simmer." Uncle Jesse said, smirking on the television. Everyone burst out laughing. Even Kaulder chuckled at the joke. They were all gathered around the TV, watching Full House and eating brownies. Dick and Barry were on the couch, Kaulder was in the recliner, and M'gann and Iris were on the floor, hard at work painting each other's nails. After a few episodes, they all headed to bed. M'gann was in Wally's room in his bed, Dick was on the couch, and Kaulder was on an air mattress on the living room floor. M'gann just shapeshifted into some pajamas, Dick had some of his own pajamas there anyway, and Barry loaned Kaulder a pair of sweat pants and a t-shirt. And they all quickly fell asleep.

...

The next morning Alfred had made a true feast for breakfast. Eggs, bacon, pancakes, hashbrowns, and sliced fruit.

Wally sighed, contentedly. "The meal was delicious Alfred. Thanks!"

"You are quite welcome, Master Wallace."

"The Zeta Tubes are back online," Bruce announced, walking into the room.

"Sweet! Thanks for letting us crash for the night B, and thanks for everything Alf!" Wally said, standing up.

"As if you don't crash here unannounced anyway," Bruce said with a humorous smile.

Wally laughed. "Got me there. C'mon guys, let's go." Artemis and Superboy both thanked Bruce and Alfred before Bruce led them all to the Batcave, where he put in the coordinates, and they were each teleported to Mt. Justice.

...

"Thanks, Aunt I! Breakfast was amazing as usual," Dick said grinning.

Iris smiled. "You're welcome." After they had all helped clean up from breakfast and had hugged Iris and said good-bye to Barry they headed to the Zeta Tube, but not before Iris called after them, telling them they were welcome back anytime.

...

"Dude, good to see you!" Wally said as he and Dick did their handshake.

"Same dude. You gotta tell me what you guys did. And you missed the best breakfast."

"Dude, we had Alfred make breakfast, so I'd say we're pretty even." Wally laughed. They quickly caught each other up on what happened last night, unaware of the whole team watching them.

"Did you find Wally to be...overly acquainted with Dick's home?" Kaulder asked.

"Yeah, it was weird," Artemis said. "It was like he lived there, and it was really weird seeing him interact with Batman," Artemis said with a shiver.

"I thought it was cute the way Dick was so comfortable with them. And they made us feel like part of their family!" M'gann said. "Wally's Aunt and Uncle are so nice!" She said, smiling.

"I don't think I've ever seen Batman laugh before until yesterday. It was...weird." Connor said.

"More like unnerving." Artemis chimed in.

"...and brownies- "

"No way! Sweet. I am so scoring some of those when I get home."

Dick laughed. "If Barry hasn't eaten them all by then." Wally's face contorted into one of horror as if the thought just occurred to him, making Dick laugh even more.

"Well hopefully Aunt I. saved some for me."

"Wouldn't count on it dude," Dick teased.

"Rude!" Wally retorted.

"Just saying the truth." Then Wally whacked him with a pillow.


Thank you guys so much for reading! My goal started out trying to get every one-shot to about 1,000 words, and slowly work my way up until my one-shots are about 3,000 words on average. I haven't quite made it to that goal but I'm getting there. My current goal is to get them to at least 1500 right now, and this one ended up being about 2,700!

And yes, I'll do a one-shot about the camping trip at some point

Once again, Happy Birthday to Fantasygirl1329!

I hope you guys enjoyed the one-shot. Feel free to review or PM me.

Love you guys. Thanks so much for reading!

~SunshineGirl14