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Characters: The Batclan as far as I'm concerned is the Batman (Bruce
Wayne), Robin (Tim Drake), Spoiler (Stephanie Brown), the Oracle (Barbara
Gordon), the new Batgirl (Cassandra Cain), some Nightwing (Dick Grayson) on
the side.
The Gotham Police are Commish James Gordon, Det. Montoya and Bullock.
The Flashes are Barry Allen, Wally West. Max Mercury is the guardian of
course Impulse (Bartholomew Allen).
Young Justice is Robin ("Al Draper"), Super Boy (Kon-El), Wonder Girl (Cassie
Sandmark), Arrowette (Cissie King-Jones), Impulse (Bart Allen), and the
Secret and the Red Tornado.
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"So who's your" *smirk* "freind?", Kon-El asks.
She sees them. And by seeing them knows them. The first is not quite human,
part alien-and he retains his flight even when he pretends to stand. The same
for the first blonde-shy, super strong, she flies too but is far less
accustomed to it than the dark haired male. Robin is trying very hard to be
someone he isn't. The whisper of smoke...that's the one she's concerned with.
Not her lack of heartbeat or breath but her lack of...humanity? Life? Or her
overwhelming innocence?
Kon-El steps back a pace under her glare. Only two people managed to look at
him that way-the Batman and Robin. Could this be...
"Uh, This is Cassandra. Cassandra Cain.", Bart announces. The Asian girl asks
him with her eyes. He shrugs.
"I'm the Kid. But any 'freind' of Bart can call me Kon.", Superboy says. He
shakes her hand firmly. She presses firmer. He adds the tiniest amount of
tactile telekenesis to his grip to protect himself. She matches.
"I'm, uh, Cassie?", the blonde tentative extends her hand. Cassandra throws
down Superboy's hand and takes the new one delicately. She still holds the
blanket around herself like her cape. Her eyes are mere slits in her face.
"Uh, 'Al Draper'.", the last male says and waves. She nods in his direction.
I'm Suzie!, the smoke told her chipperly. It forms some substance to the
appearance of a hand. "Do not touch me.", Cassandra tells her.
Rude but neccessary. With Robin and Superbody and their knowing Bart, these
are obviously Young Justice. She knows that her family maintains a relation
with some over arcing organizations, like the Justice League of America. She
is not to that point. HE will decide if she will ever be.
On top of that, she has orders not to confront metahumans. Secret and
Superboy, even the blonde that has planted her feet more firmly to the ground
as if she can hide the fact that she can fly positively scream metahuman. And
they have made her Bart uncomfortable.
Cassandra fights the urge to make them 'uncomfortable' in her very own,
special way. She gives in to the urge to make them uncomfortable in HIS way.
"Are you two the secret identities of other members of Young Justice?", she
asks "Al" and Cassie.
The two look at each other. A large, red contraption of a vehicle bounces up
like a puppy and nuzzles "Al". "Uh...no?", they reply.
"Here with Impulse.", she tells them while wrapping the blanket around Bart.
"Why are you here, if not Young Justice?"
Superboy snaps his fingers. "They're our dates!" All eyes fall on him. "We're
allowed to have girl friends." The Kid looks at Secret whisping across the
beach and "Al" standing normally. "Or boy freinds."
Secret seems to light up. "Yes, he's my boyfreind. I'll prove it!" She throws
herself on "Al" in an enthusiastic kiss. "Al"'s gasps for air are for naught.
Secret only lets herself vaporize and fills his lungs with an aphrodisiatic
version of herself. By the time she lets go, "Al" is fit to collapse.
Cassie glances sideways at Superboy. Then she tries to meet Cassandra's eyes.
She quickly pecks the Kid's cheek. Then Cassie immediately wonder-blushes.
Her blush only spreads down her arms as Match, er, Superboy puts his arm
around her.
Cassandra laughs at their antics on the inside. She still looks scary on the
outside. "Can we go now?", Bart asks her. She nods sharply, singly. The sand
castle slowly disintegrates before the couple disappears.
"Al" looks over to Superboy. "You can take your arm off her now.", he
informs. Cassie looks down. "uh, no, no. It's good where it is."
*****
The Batgirl floats out of the monitoring room. She feels fresh. Awake. A
limping Spoiler follows her out. The Oracle calls her attention. "Batgirl,
there's someone here to see you."
An he is before her, in all his ominousness. The Batman's white eyes narrow
into preversions of her own Asian features. "Robin tells me that you're
dating a metahuman."
For the first time, Spoiler notices Robin standing beside the Batman. She
tries to sneak a quick wave to him but he doesn't respond. The Batgirl kneels
before giving her answer. Robin motions for Spoiler and him to find chairs,
keeping everyone in the room far away from the Batman's height.
"Robin good de-tek-tiv.", she says. Then her mask looks into the boy wonder.
"He need more martial arts training. Will 'help' him. Like help Spoiler."
Spoiler looks up from where she's pulled her costume away from the bruise on
her shin.
"Yes, he does.", the Batman agrees. "But that's not the point. Explain this
metahuman."
The Batgirl quickly informs. "He Impulse. He member of Young Justice. He
hero. Have mission.
"He live far away. But his speed mean that he always close by. He very bright
light in world of dark."
"Robin also tells me you 'wanted to knock Superboy's light's out'?", HE
continues.
"Superboy make fun of Impulse. Not like. But used words. Not do violence."
The Batman looks over her. Judges her. Weighs the letter of his words vs. the
spirit-the essence of justice. "Fine." Everyone looks a bit startled. "Go out
on patrol. Remember my words."
The Batgirl nods once, hard. Then she disappears out into the night. Robin
looks confused. "But I thought you said [deep voice] 'No Metahumans'."
"I did. Taking into account the telepath as well as the incident with Lady
Shiva, that still holds. She drives herself to be the best, which led to her
confronting the greatest martial artist in the world. She also thinks with
her hands and heart...rarely her head.
"If she starts confronting truly superpowered individuals for the sole
purpose of showing she's good enough, she will get herself and others hurt...
or worse. That's why even though she's better than you, she's not my chosen
successor.", the Batman replied.
"That's where I need you. I don't want Young Justice trying to 'include' her.
Make sure they continue to think Cassandra Cain is a 'civilian'."
"Besides, Oracle didn't know she was dating this Impulse. If her performance
hasn't slipped and she's continuing to be who the people on the street need
her to be, it's really her business."
"Now let's get some ansipropylzine on that bruise of yours, Stephanie."
*****
Two white blurs bounced around Alabama and a few of the neighboring states.
All over were purse snatchers that find their ankles tied with the straps,
muggers with their guns in the hands of their victims, police and fire
fighters one yard away from the spot they were standing in which saves that
many lives. Then a red blur joined them.
"Hey, Bart. Max.", the Flash greeted.
"When we're like this, they're should be some attempt at professionalism,
especially with him. Use our code names." , Max tells him. "I don't think a
super villain is going to be scared by Wally West and Bart Allen."
"Okay...Max.", the Flash admitted. "Or do you want to use Max Mercury, the
Zen Master of Speed. Wait, let's add to that."
"You made your point."
"Zen Buhhdist, Shoa-lin, philosophizin', faster than/"
"Why are you here, Wally?", Max cut him off.
"Oh...I don't know. Batman told me something about Impulse.", he said.
Impulse tried to take off in the opposite direction but two hands grabbed
him by the shoulders, turned him around and continued on with him. "What did
you do now?", Max asked Bart.
"Nuthin'. I didn't do anything, let alone anything with the Batman.", the boy
shook his head until a little cyclone danced through his hair.
"It's nothing to be worried about Max. Batman's just keeping a close eye on
members of Young Justice since Robin's in it. Turns out that Bart's got a
girl friend.", the Flash teased. Bart groaned.
"I know. Apparently she's better than me.", Max stated. Bart groaned louder.
"She's no one with another name. A civilian named Cassandra Cain.", the Flash
told him. "I hear she's exotic." Bart groaned even louder.
"Hi. My name is Bartholomew Allen. Some people call me Impulse. And I have
the lamest adults to hang out with." And with that, he sped off.
The Flash burned after him, chanting "Bart and Cassandra, sittin' in a
tree.". Max Mercury shook his head and took off after the two before the
Flash got his feelings hurt by Bart out running him.
*****
"So where did you pick up a hot chick like that?", Superboy asked for the
thousandth time.
The five were lounging around the HQ of Young Justice. To the amusement of
most, Wendy the Werewolf Stalker was pounding yet another one scene wolfboy.
"I'm not telling.", Impulse said. Robin watched the entire proceedings very
carefully.
"Come on. My buddy gets a girl and we don't know anything about her.", Kon
continued. "What if she's a trap. Like a robot that's especially programmed
to deal with you, just to find out more about the team and/"
"I don't think so.", Rob said. "She seemed perfectly normal to me."
She looked like she really likes Bart too., Secret enunciated. It's good
to find someone who cares about you. I think that's how families get started.
"Family? Who said anything about a family?", Wondergirl asked hurriedly.
"Well you saw what they/" About twenty objects around the room instantly
seemed angry at Superboy. "Alright, alright! It's in the past, never mention
it again.", he called out while he used his tactile TK to protect himself.
After Impulse returned to the couch, he couldn't resist. "Does she have a
sister?", Kon-El asked.
*****
Impulse leaves clear foot prints when he's not on the streets. If he were to
take wilderness, say to go to a tropical island, then even a dead man could
track him. Teen even. All the way back to Gotham City. If he had a purpose.
Like taking out the competition early to become the world's greatest super
villain.
If the shoe fits, Harm granted himself.
Time Warner.
Characters: The Batclan as far as I'm concerned is the Batman (Bruce
Wayne), Robin (Tim Drake), Spoiler (Stephanie Brown), the Oracle (Barbara
Gordon), the new Batgirl (Cassandra Cain), some Nightwing (Dick Grayson) on
the side.
The Gotham Police are Commish James Gordon, Det. Montoya and Bullock.
The Flashes are Barry Allen, Wally West. Max Mercury is the guardian of
course Impulse (Bartholomew Allen).
Young Justice is Robin ("Al Draper"), Super Boy (Kon-El), Wonder Girl (Cassie
Sandmark), Arrowette (Cissie King-Jones), Impulse (Bart Allen), and the
Secret and the Red Tornado.
_____________________________________________________________________________
"So who's your" *smirk* "freind?", Kon-El asks.
She sees them. And by seeing them knows them. The first is not quite human,
part alien-and he retains his flight even when he pretends to stand. The same
for the first blonde-shy, super strong, she flies too but is far less
accustomed to it than the dark haired male. Robin is trying very hard to be
someone he isn't. The whisper of smoke...that's the one she's concerned with.
Not her lack of heartbeat or breath but her lack of...humanity? Life? Or her
overwhelming innocence?
Kon-El steps back a pace under her glare. Only two people managed to look at
him that way-the Batman and Robin. Could this be...
"Uh, This is Cassandra. Cassandra Cain.", Bart announces. The Asian girl asks
him with her eyes. He shrugs.
"I'm the Kid. But any 'freind' of Bart can call me Kon.", Superboy says. He
shakes her hand firmly. She presses firmer. He adds the tiniest amount of
tactile telekenesis to his grip to protect himself. She matches.
"I'm, uh, Cassie?", the blonde tentative extends her hand. Cassandra throws
down Superboy's hand and takes the new one delicately. She still holds the
blanket around herself like her cape. Her eyes are mere slits in her face.
"Uh, 'Al Draper'.", the last male says and waves. She nods in his direction.
I'm Suzie!, the smoke told her chipperly. It forms some substance to the
appearance of a hand. "Do not touch me.", Cassandra tells her.
Rude but neccessary. With Robin and Superbody and their knowing Bart, these
are obviously Young Justice. She knows that her family maintains a relation
with some over arcing organizations, like the Justice League of America. She
is not to that point. HE will decide if she will ever be.
On top of that, she has orders not to confront metahumans. Secret and
Superboy, even the blonde that has planted her feet more firmly to the ground
as if she can hide the fact that she can fly positively scream metahuman. And
they have made her Bart uncomfortable.
Cassandra fights the urge to make them 'uncomfortable' in her very own,
special way. She gives in to the urge to make them uncomfortable in HIS way.
"Are you two the secret identities of other members of Young Justice?", she
asks "Al" and Cassie.
The two look at each other. A large, red contraption of a vehicle bounces up
like a puppy and nuzzles "Al". "Uh...no?", they reply.
"Here with Impulse.", she tells them while wrapping the blanket around Bart.
"Why are you here, if not Young Justice?"
Superboy snaps his fingers. "They're our dates!" All eyes fall on him. "We're
allowed to have girl friends." The Kid looks at Secret whisping across the
beach and "Al" standing normally. "Or boy freinds."
Secret seems to light up. "Yes, he's my boyfreind. I'll prove it!" She throws
herself on "Al" in an enthusiastic kiss. "Al"'s gasps for air are for naught.
Secret only lets herself vaporize and fills his lungs with an aphrodisiatic
version of herself. By the time she lets go, "Al" is fit to collapse.
Cassie glances sideways at Superboy. Then she tries to meet Cassandra's eyes.
She quickly pecks the Kid's cheek. Then Cassie immediately wonder-blushes.
Her blush only spreads down her arms as Match, er, Superboy puts his arm
around her.
Cassandra laughs at their antics on the inside. She still looks scary on the
outside. "Can we go now?", Bart asks her. She nods sharply, singly. The sand
castle slowly disintegrates before the couple disappears.
"Al" looks over to Superboy. "You can take your arm off her now.", he
informs. Cassie looks down. "uh, no, no. It's good where it is."
*****
The Batgirl floats out of the monitoring room. She feels fresh. Awake. A
limping Spoiler follows her out. The Oracle calls her attention. "Batgirl,
there's someone here to see you."
An he is before her, in all his ominousness. The Batman's white eyes narrow
into preversions of her own Asian features. "Robin tells me that you're
dating a metahuman."
For the first time, Spoiler notices Robin standing beside the Batman. She
tries to sneak a quick wave to him but he doesn't respond. The Batgirl kneels
before giving her answer. Robin motions for Spoiler and him to find chairs,
keeping everyone in the room far away from the Batman's height.
"Robin good de-tek-tiv.", she says. Then her mask looks into the boy wonder.
"He need more martial arts training. Will 'help' him. Like help Spoiler."
Spoiler looks up from where she's pulled her costume away from the bruise on
her shin.
"Yes, he does.", the Batman agrees. "But that's not the point. Explain this
metahuman."
The Batgirl quickly informs. "He Impulse. He member of Young Justice. He
hero. Have mission.
"He live far away. But his speed mean that he always close by. He very bright
light in world of dark."
"Robin also tells me you 'wanted to knock Superboy's light's out'?", HE
continues.
"Superboy make fun of Impulse. Not like. But used words. Not do violence."
The Batman looks over her. Judges her. Weighs the letter of his words vs. the
spirit-the essence of justice. "Fine." Everyone looks a bit startled. "Go out
on patrol. Remember my words."
The Batgirl nods once, hard. Then she disappears out into the night. Robin
looks confused. "But I thought you said [deep voice] 'No Metahumans'."
"I did. Taking into account the telepath as well as the incident with Lady
Shiva, that still holds. She drives herself to be the best, which led to her
confronting the greatest martial artist in the world. She also thinks with
her hands and heart...rarely her head.
"If she starts confronting truly superpowered individuals for the sole
purpose of showing she's good enough, she will get herself and others hurt...
or worse. That's why even though she's better than you, she's not my chosen
successor.", the Batman replied.
"That's where I need you. I don't want Young Justice trying to 'include' her.
Make sure they continue to think Cassandra Cain is a 'civilian'."
"Besides, Oracle didn't know she was dating this Impulse. If her performance
hasn't slipped and she's continuing to be who the people on the street need
her to be, it's really her business."
"Now let's get some ansipropylzine on that bruise of yours, Stephanie."
*****
Two white blurs bounced around Alabama and a few of the neighboring states.
All over were purse snatchers that find their ankles tied with the straps,
muggers with their guns in the hands of their victims, police and fire
fighters one yard away from the spot they were standing in which saves that
many lives. Then a red blur joined them.
"Hey, Bart. Max.", the Flash greeted.
"When we're like this, they're should be some attempt at professionalism,
especially with him. Use our code names." , Max tells him. "I don't think a
super villain is going to be scared by Wally West and Bart Allen."
"Okay...Max.", the Flash admitted. "Or do you want to use Max Mercury, the
Zen Master of Speed. Wait, let's add to that."
"You made your point."
"Zen Buhhdist, Shoa-lin, philosophizin', faster than/"
"Why are you here, Wally?", Max cut him off.
"Oh...I don't know. Batman told me something about Impulse.", he said.
Impulse tried to take off in the opposite direction but two hands grabbed
him by the shoulders, turned him around and continued on with him. "What did
you do now?", Max asked Bart.
"Nuthin'. I didn't do anything, let alone anything with the Batman.", the boy
shook his head until a little cyclone danced through his hair.
"It's nothing to be worried about Max. Batman's just keeping a close eye on
members of Young Justice since Robin's in it. Turns out that Bart's got a
girl friend.", the Flash teased. Bart groaned.
"I know. Apparently she's better than me.", Max stated. Bart groaned louder.
"She's no one with another name. A civilian named Cassandra Cain.", the Flash
told him. "I hear she's exotic." Bart groaned even louder.
"Hi. My name is Bartholomew Allen. Some people call me Impulse. And I have
the lamest adults to hang out with." And with that, he sped off.
The Flash burned after him, chanting "Bart and Cassandra, sittin' in a
tree.". Max Mercury shook his head and took off after the two before the
Flash got his feelings hurt by Bart out running him.
*****
"So where did you pick up a hot chick like that?", Superboy asked for the
thousandth time.
The five were lounging around the HQ of Young Justice. To the amusement of
most, Wendy the Werewolf Stalker was pounding yet another one scene wolfboy.
"I'm not telling.", Impulse said. Robin watched the entire proceedings very
carefully.
"Come on. My buddy gets a girl and we don't know anything about her.", Kon
continued. "What if she's a trap. Like a robot that's especially programmed
to deal with you, just to find out more about the team and/"
"I don't think so.", Rob said. "She seemed perfectly normal to me."
She looked like she really likes Bart too., Secret enunciated. It's good
to find someone who cares about you. I think that's how families get started.
"Family? Who said anything about a family?", Wondergirl asked hurriedly.
"Well you saw what they/" About twenty objects around the room instantly
seemed angry at Superboy. "Alright, alright! It's in the past, never mention
it again.", he called out while he used his tactile TK to protect himself.
After Impulse returned to the couch, he couldn't resist. "Does she have a
sister?", Kon-El asked.
*****
Impulse leaves clear foot prints when he's not on the streets. If he were to
take wilderness, say to go to a tropical island, then even a dead man could
track him. Teen even. All the way back to Gotham City. If he had a purpose.
Like taking out the competition early to become the world's greatest super
villain.
If the shoe fits, Harm granted himself.