Both Robin and Kaldur stared wide eyed at the frantic man, who was clearly agitated by his new surroundings, although Desmond was only frowning.

"Dang... This means I owe Shaun five bucks."

Robin only gaped at Desmond incredulously, "That's all you have to say?! Not: 'Oh, no, a language barrier!?' or 'Oh my god, how are we going to communicate with this guy that is clearly confused if we don't have a way to speak with him?!'?"

Desmond pursed his lips at the teen, crossed his arms, and pointed at the young kid, "I am not really enjoying your tone right now, young man."

The dark haired teen yelled out in exasperation with a shake of his head, then looked at Kaldur, "Kal! Desmond's bothering me!"

Kaldur only quirked an eyebrow at that but turned to Desmond, "I know a small bit of Italian. I decided to learn a few key phrases in the most spoken languages on land for if we were ever in need of that knowledge."

He had done so because Kaldur honestly believed his teammates would one day land themselves in a position where they would be in need of knowledge of a foreign language. It was sad, really, that he thought this of his friends, but he knew Wally and Robin well enough that he was sure they would always be the same brand of troublemakers they had been since children.

"Oh, there's no need for that, Kaldur." Desmond smiled softly as he waved his right hand, "I know Italian."

With that, Desmond made his way over to Ezio with a warm smile on his face. "Ezio, mi chiamo Desmond. Parle piano, per favore. Non parlo molto bene italiano."

Ezio looked at Desmond with wide eyes, then at Kaldur and Robin, but slowly began to lose the tenseness in his shoulders. Robin scoffed slightly at how simple the phrases in Italian had been- he could have said that- but watched with slight fascination as Ezio began to tell his tale, albeit using a slower pace and much clearer pronunciation of his words. And Desmond nodded with his eyebrows furrowed, giving his own small bits to the conversation whenever he deemed so.

By the end of the encounter, Robin was seated on the floor and Kaldur stood beside him with his arms crossed. Much to their surprise, Ezio smiled broadly and hugged Desmond broadly, then both men began to walk towards the two teenagers. This was when Robin was allowed to see Ezio in a much clearer light. Well, he still couldn't see the guy too clearly because of the hood that shadowed his face, but at least he was able to see a strong jaw with a black beard and a scar running over the guy's lips. Much like Desmond's own scar.

"Okay, guys, simple meeting time. Robin, Kaldur, this is my ancestor, Ezio Auditore da Firenze. Ezio, questi sono Robin e Kaldur. Amici." Desmond told them and Ezio smiled broadly at them.

Both teenagers smiled back at him, but Robin sighed and shook his head, "Getting out of Arkham is going to be much harder with this guy. Just why is he wearing such heavy clothes?"

Desmond whistled sharply as he scratched at his head, but shook his head, "Eh, it's too much to explain right now. Let's come up with a way to get out of here."

"While you and Ezio were getting acquainted over there, that's just what Kal and I did. Right, Fish Sticks?" Robin smiled up at the older teen as he jumped up from the floor to stand proudly in front of the three.

Kaldur only nodded sagely, then spoke to the two men, "You are not going to like it, Desmond. But it is the only plan we could come up with that would ensure we would all get out of Arkham."

"Right..." Desmond slowly dragged out, then looked at Robin. "Just what did you kids come up with?"

"All you have to do is stay here and make sure you don't get caught. Can you do that?" Robin asked, smiling broadly at Desmond.

This annoyed Desmond to no end but he just crossed his arms, "Of course I can. I'm not some idiot."

As the three spoke, Ezio just stood behind Desmond with curiosity shining in his face, not feeling endangered at all by being in the presence of the three odd males. He only listened to the odd words he did not understand with a soft smile on his face, wondering if Leonardo would be able to survive without him around.

"Good. Just stay out of sight, Desmond. I mean it. The people here aren't friendly. Or good for your mental health." Robin warned, then turned to Kaldur. "Come on, Kal. We've got some guards to fool."

"We are nearing the disturbance." M'gan announced after fourteen minutes of flying had passed.

Wally had taken that time to ask Shay trivial questions: 'What's your favorite color?', 'How old are you?', and 'Which is better, a sword or a dagger?' were some of the most annoying and stupid questions he had asked. Artemis had shut him up with a sharp threat of making him regret asking so many questions, and then the whole ship had fallen into a comfortable silence, only to be broken by M'gann.

"Do we know what we're facing, M'gann?" Artemis asked with a turn to the green skinned girl, who nodded.

"Apparently, two meta humans tried to rob the bank. But they seem to be new at this because they didn't get too far into the robbery before the bank locked down and froze any way to get to the money. Now they're trying to get away." M'gann informed them. "The local authorities tried to stop them, but couldn't because they are too strong. But they were able to cut them off from the rest of the town and keep them contained."

Wally smiled and punched his left hand, "We got this, M'gann! This is kids' stuff!"

But Shay found himself warning, "Don't get cocky, kid. More often than not, overconfidence leads to grave to mistakes."

All the kids looked at him for a moment, then Zatanna said, "You know, it's kind of hard to not trust a guy that keeps on voicing his concerns for us."

"Just stick to the mission, Zatanna." Conner grouched, and looked to M'gann. "We ready?"

"Yes. I will stay with Shay in the ship." M'gann told them, then waved her hands to open a hole at the bottom of the ship, "Good luck, guys."

Wally saluted at her with a smile and Artemis rolled her eyes as she pushed him out of the ship and followed suit. Zatanna waved almost shyly at Shay before jumping out of the ship, but Conner completely ignored him as he too jumped. Once thy were safely on the floor, M'gann piloted the ship away from the fighting ground and landed it on a rooftop.

"What do we do now?" Shay asked, getting up from his chair to stretch.

"Now I would like for you to give me permission to enter your mind." M'gann told him, getting up from his chair.

Shay quirked an eyebrow, "The same as you did to Desmond?"

The green skinned girl nodded and explained, "Desmond was rather simple to understand, even with all the twists and turns his life has given him. The only reason Robin doesn't want us to trust you is because you are call yourselves assassins. And you are killers and murderers."

"Gee, it's nice to know you think so highly of me." Shay muttered sarcastically, but M'gann didn't react.

"But in my time on Earth, I have come to understand that life isn't as black and white as I once believed it was. There are shades of gray all around and sometimes we have to come to terms with the things we enjoy the least to fully understand any given situation."

Shay was impressed by the maturity in the girls words, but nodded. He understood the concept rather well.

"Just what does this mind reading entail?" He asked, crossing his arms as he followed the girl's movements.

She looked out the window of the ship to see her friends fighting a duo of villains, a red haired girl with dark skin that somehow managed to disappear much like Robin, and a male with black hair that could fly. She knew her four friends were fine, they were more than good enough to take down the rookie villains, but she always worried for their well being.

"Nothing too daunting." She said as she turned to Shay. "You'll feel a new presence in your mind; I can't really explain it, but you'll know when you feel it;" She interrupted herself before Shay could even ask, "And you will find the memories I'm looking into pushed into the front of your mind. I will see the least painful memories of yours, just so I can really make sure you are the man you are saying you are."

This information made Shay sigh, but he asked, "Would this finally show you I can be trusted?"

The girl nodded. "But I promise I'll steer clear of the really hurtful ones. I don't want to cause you any pain. I just want to know understand you further."

The Irishman thought on her words for a moment, then sat down and nodded for her to come closer. "Come on, then."

M'gann nodded and walked towards her, then her eyes began to glow green once more. Just as she had said, Shay felt a strange presence in his mind, but managed to calm down after a while because he remembered it was just the girl.

And thus began the small session of M'gann getting to know Shay more.

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