Mount Justice
2015
It really is a magical moment. When everyone in the Cave knows every lyric to the song that we have playing over the loud speakers.
Especially when it's a Disney song.
I don't care who you are, if a Disney song that you know begins to play, you sing that song, then continue on with your day after it's done.
Especially when it's a Lion King song.
No, I'm not talking about Hakuna Matata.
We were all just hanging out in the living room, talking, and cooking in the kitchen.
M'gann, and Zatanna were baking something with Hwan, teaching him how to cook should he ever need to. Jeong and Superboy were just staring off into space as they usually do. I assume it's how their friendship works. Sko and Wolf are curled up on top of eachother. Kyung, Kaldur, Nightwing and Robin are discussing their favorite books. Seung, Rocket, Beast Boy, and Wally were exchanging stupid jokes. Artemis, La'gann, Blue Beetle, and I were seated at the bar connecting the kitchen to the living room.
We were enjoying our day, until…
"Nants ingonyama bagithi baba!"
Then all at once, everyone in the room goes:
"Sithi uhhmm ingonyama!"
I look around in confusion, and everyone still seems to be in their places as the song continues.
"Nants ingonyama bagithi baba,"
And again, everyone, including me:
"Sithi uhhmm ingonyama
Ingonyama, Ingonyama, Ingonyama, Ingonyama…" We chant.
What it means, I'm not quite sure. I'm sure it has some meaning in some language.
"Ingonyama nengw' enamabaal, Ingonyama nengw' enamabaal, Ingonyama nengw' enamabaal, Ingonyama nengw' enamabaal, Ingonyama nengw' enamabaal…" We continue.
"From the day we arrive on the planet
And, blinking, step into the sun," M'gann and I begin.
"There's more to see than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done," Zatanna, Rocket, Artemis and Wally join in.
"There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found," More of us start to join in.
"But the sun rolling high
Through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round- It's the circle of life!" Wolf and Sko start to howl.
"And it moves us all!
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love!" M'gann, Zatanna and Hwan begin to use utensils as fake microphones.
"Till we find our place
On the path unwinding!
In the circle
The circle of life!" We all die down as the instrumental begins.
Then, as the music starts to swell, I spot Wally picking up a large Watermelon from the fridge, and hold it up in the sky, and Garfield, and Hwan begin to bow down to it.
"It's the circle of life!
And it moves us all!
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love!
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding!
In the circle
The circle of life!"
The song ends with a 'BOOM', and we all silence ourselves.
"We are never speaking of this," Jason states, clearly mad that this happened, but still highly amused.
"Agreed," Half of the room voices.
"But that was awesome!" Wally whines.
"And it's never. Happening. Again," Artemis growls.
