Wao. I have not updated in awhile now haven't I? Well, great news! Now that introducing Elliot is done with, I can begin the random stories of her childhood! Huzzah!
Taking Chances
Chapter Four: Beware of Zombies
"But Jack! What will we do? They're everywhere!" The beautiful blonde cried, clinging to the man's chest.
"Elana, I need you to stay calm, we'll get through this! Help will come soon!"
"Oh, Jack!"
"Rrrrawww..."
"Oh, no! They've reached us already!" Elana cried, running towards the basement.
"Hurry, Jack! We need to go!"
Jack was about to follow after but then paused, his face turning a bit green.
"Jack? Are you alright?" Elana asked, coming to his side immediately.
"...Yes, I'm fine, lets-"Jack sneezed, and then broke into a fit of coughing.
"Jack! We need to-"
"RRRAWWHHH!"
"Elana, hurry, to the basement!"
"No! Don't go to the basement! That's stu- I mean, that's a dumb thing to do!" Elliot cried, clutching the pillow closer to her chest as she stared at the screen with wide eyes.
"They need to hurry! Those zombies are coming!" Dick cried as well, snuggling closer to Elliot as the two stared, scared out of their little wits at the cheesy old movie before them.
The two made their way to the basement, locking the door behind them and bolting it shut. Elana sighed with relief.
"Its okay, Jack, we're okay now. Help will come."
"Elana..."
"Jack? Are you alright?" Elana asked, watching worriedly as her husband crouched over the side of a couch and retched.
"Jack!" Elana cried, rushing to his side.
"..."
"Jack?"
"No! Lady get away from him! Get away from his now! He's turned! Run lady, run!" Elliot shouted at the T.V, throwing a popcorn at the blonde's face.
"E-elliot? What's going to h-happen?" Dick stuttered, moving his own pillow up closer over his face as he stared at the screen, being prepared to turn away.
"...Rrawww..."
Elana gasped, and staggered backwards, staring in horror as her husband turned around to face her.
His face had turned a sickly green and his eyes were bloodshot. Suddenly, all the coughing, sneezing, and retching made sense, and with her mouth agape, Elana moved backwards till her back hit the wall.
"J-Jack? I-It's me, Elana remember? Jack?"
Jack looked at Elana, and for a second, it seemed like he was okay.
"...RRRAAAWWWWHHHH!"
"AHHHHHH!"
"AHHHHHHHH!" Elliot and Dick screamed, shutting off the T.V and gasping for breath.
They sat there in silence for a few short minutes.
"..Hahah that was some movie right?" Elliot laughed nervously, rubbing the back of her neck with her elbow pointing to the side in her signature pose.
"Yeah, some movie." Dick agreed, swallowing a lump in his throat. "We're...we're you scared?"
"W-what? Of c-course not! That was so cheesy! I'm not afraid of something like that!" Elliot boasted, though her face was obviously pale.
"Right..." Dick drawled, staring unbelievingly at his friend.
"I'm serious! I'm not afraid of some la-"
"BOO!"
"AHHHHH!" Elliot and Dick screamed, leaping into the air and falling off the couch.
"Oh...Oh...it hurts; you two are too gullible..." Barry panted in-between breaths as he laughed his arse off at the two children before him.
"Not cool (Uncle)Barry!" Dick and Elliot exclaimed, throwing their pillows at the offender.
Barry merely grinned impishly but pouted at Elliot.
"Why don't you call me Uncle too?" He whined, poking the girl in the shoulder and her eyebrow twitched.
"You're not worthy of being my...Uncle..." Elliot frowned.
"So cruel!" Barry cried dramatically, and then muttered more quietly, "I really hope she's not another Roy..."
"Dick, Elliot, isn't it a tad bit past your bedtime?" Alfred asked, raising an eyebrow at the two children who grinned in response.
"I believe it's only nine! Plus, I can't sleep that well anyways." Elliot shrugged, oblivious to Alfred and Barrys' frowns.
"You can't sleep squirt?"
"Eh, it's a bit on and off." Elliot shrugged like it was no big deal, and then promptly yawned.
"Come on –yawn- Dick, let's head to bed." Elliot sighed, and Dick nodded, following the older girl.
Barry and Alfred stared after the two children, and then Barry bent over and picked up the cover of the video the two had just watched.
"Beware of Zombies"? What kind of cheesy movie is this?" Barry questioned, raising and eyebrow.
Alfred shrugged.
...
Elliot sighed, walking carefully down the hallway, her pillow clutched tightly to her chest as she made her way towards her destination.
Her amber eyes glinted in the moonlight as she passed a window; she had only turned to look out the window for a second when she bumped into something.
Her earlier paranoia building up she let out a shout of fear and the other party did the same.
"Zombie!" They screamed in unison.
Wait.
Zombies don't scream like that. Elliot realized.
"Dick? Is that you?"
"Elliot?"
Elliot stared at the pillow and blanket in his hand and Dick did the same to her own pillow and blanket.
They sat there for a moment, and then burst into a fit of giggles.
"Y-you should have seen your face!" Elliot snickered, and Dick grinned.
"Oh yeah? What about you Miss-I'm-not-afraid-of-some-cheesy-movie!" Dick retorted and Elliot stuttered for an answer.
"W-well at least I didn't scream!"
"Yeah you did!"
They paused for a moment.
"Hey Elliot, would you mind..."
"No! Of course not! I mean, I was going to ask the same thing..."
"Oh! Really?"
The two blinked.
They then spread their blankets on the floor and cuddled up to each other, bidding each other good night.
Yet, it seemed to have slipped their minds that they fell asleep in the middle of the hallway.
...
Bruce blinked at the sight before him, not exactly sure what to think. He looked down at his two charges, cuddled up together, with blankets and pillows surrounding them.
And they were for some odd reason (In Bruce's opinion.) in the middle of the hallway.
He honestly wasn't to sure what he was supposed to do.
...
"Hey Ollie! Whatcha doing?" Dick questioned, peering up at the man who currently had his head in his hands.
"Not now Dickie, Uncle Ollie's got a bit of a hangover." Ollie groaned while Dinah snorted.
"Yeah, and you wouldn't be in this state if you had just listened to me in the first place." She stated bluntly and Ollie sighed.
"Love you too baby."
"What's a hangover?" Dick questioned, and Ollie paused feeling a certain Bat's glare on the back of his head.
"It's nothing you really need to worry about right now..." Ollie trailed off, and than groaned again.
"HEY DICK? WHERE ARE YOU?" Elliot shouted, and Ollie clutched his head harder at the sudden burst of pain due to the girl's shout.
"Hey Elly? Mind toning it down, just a little bit? Uncle Ollie's got a hangover right now."
"I still don't know what that is." Dick muttered, and Clark patted his head awkwardly.
"It's nothing you need to worry about for now."
Oh, and incase you were wondering, if you all recall from last times event, Elliot had discovered two certain people's costumes in the laundry room. After an awkward explanation and a few disbelieving snorts (Courtesy of Elliot.) it was explained to the young girl that they were all super heroes.
Of course, many of the Justice League (mainly the female population) did not mind having another child around, especially if she was Dick's little playmate.
"A hangover?" Elliot said slowly, tasting the words out on her tongue, and then she blinked, realizing where she had heard those words before. "I think my dad got a lot of those."
The room became instantly silent.
Glares were directed Oliver's way and the man stuttered, not exactly sure what to say to that. The entire Justice League had been informed of the girl's prior life, and were warned to watch out for letting something slip that might throw the girl into and emotional wreck.
Little wonderful Dick, not sensing the mood, looked to Elliot with a smile on his cute little face.
"Hey Elliot! Do you want to-"
A coughing fit erupted from the other side of the room and Elliot froze, while Dick merely glanced over to see Hal coughing.
"You okay Hal?" Barry asked and Hal nodded.
"Yeah, I just can't seem to shake off this cold lately, I've been coughing and sneezing like crazy."
Elliot stiffened and her eyes widened, quickly, she yanked Dick's hand into and empty hallway and then looked at him with wide eyes. Dick stared at Elliot with confused eyes, and he tilted his head cutely to the side.
"What's wrong Elliot?"
"Don't you see? It's happening! The movie wasn't fake, it's actually happening!"
"What? What's happening?"
"They're infected!" Elliot cried dramatically, grasping Dick by his little shoulders.
"Wait, you don't mean..."
"Yes, I do mean exactly that, they've been infected Dick." Elliot said seriously.
"What should we do?" Dick cried his eyes wide with shock.
"We need to figure out who's infected or not." Elliot said, walking towards the room she and Dick would play in while they were with the League.
"And then?"
"Rescue everyone who isn't, and..." Elliot took a deep breath, "Get rid of anyone that is."
"B-but what if..." Dick started, his lip puckering as if he were about to cry.
"We have to be brave." Elliot said her eyes hardening. She grabbed a black bandana and tied it around her waist, grabbing a black headband and tying that around her forehead.
"Here, we can use these." Elliot said, passing Dick some Nerf guns, and a few various other child toys.
"Are you ready for this?" Elliot asked and Dick nodded.
"It's now or never."
"Than let's go."
...
"Come in Bird, this is X, come in Bird, I repeat, this is X." Elliot whispered into her walkie talkie as she took quick glances down the hallway she was checking out before darting to the next corner.
"I read you X, this is Bird." Dick whispered back, in his own corner not to far away from 'X's.
"Alright Bird, prepare to move in on target 'Lantern'. I repeat, prepare to move in on target 'Lantern'."
"Copy that X, I'm standing by and ready." 'Bird' whispered into his walkie talkie and and 'X' moved forward.
"Hey Hal?" Elliot asked, tucking the nerf gun in her back pocket, "How are you feeling?"
"Eh, not to good Elly." Hal forced a smile but then broke off into a cough again, "I've been feeling a bit queasy too."
"Okay then, bye Hal!" Elliot cried, running away and leaving a very confused Hal to blink and then break into another fit.
"Yup, target 'Lantern's got it." Elliot said grimly and Dick nodded, marking an X on Hal's name.
"You ready?" Dick asked, loading his gun.
"You bet."
"Ready..."
"Aim..."
"AND FIRE!" The two children screamed, jumping out and promptly scaring Hal so bad he fell off his chair.
Hal, not knowing what the heck was going on, felt a wave of tiny foam bullets pelt him.
And they hurt.
A lot.
By the time Hal was able to duck and dodge to the side, he looked around to find the room completely empty.
Hal blinked.
...
"Come in X, target "Arrow" is locked on and in sight, are we clear?"
"Yes, prepare for fire Bird."
"Copy that."
Elliot loaded her Nerf long shot and with a precise eye (for a nine-year-old) and fired a serious of shots at none other than Green Arrow himself.
Poor Oliver Queen, not suspecting the fire of several pressurized foam bullets, and still suffering from his hangover cried out in shock as a flurry of bullets attacked him.
When he leaped to his feet (which caused him great pain by the way) the perpetrator(s) was already gone.
"What the he- I mean heck?" Oliver questioned, rubbing his head tiredly, "Must be the hangover..."
...
"Aim and fire!" Dick shouted, launching a barrage of bullets at an unsuspecting Barry whom was gorging himself ion a mountain of food.
Elliot let loose another round of the harmful foam bullets and Barry, just like the first two victims, toppled over his chair and ducked under the table for cover, his eyes darting around wildly, but by the time he rose up, they were already gone.
"That's another one down!" Elliot fist pumped and Dick grinned in response.
"Now we only have-"
"What are you two doing?"
The two kids whirled around, guns in hand and they both let out a sigh of relief when it was only their adoptive father.
"Bruce!" Elliot exclaimed seriously, her eyes darting around. "You need to get out of here now!"
"Why?"
"Because! Practically everyone in the League is infected!"
"With what?"
"The zombie virus!" Dick exclaimed and Bruce raised an eyebrow.
"The zombie virus?"
"Yeah! We saw it in this movie and-"
"Listen Dick, Elliot, that was all just a movie, none of it was real." Bruce said calmly, and Elliot looked at him confused.
"But everyone was showing the signs of-"
"Hal just has a cold, Oliver's got...a 'cold' as well, and Barry... wait, why did you hit Barry?"
"Uh...we thought since zombies ate a lot..." Elliot trailed off and Bruce merely sighed.
"Well, it's all a movie, none of its real, so there's honestly nothing to worry about."
"But what if you're actually just a smart zombie and you're trying to fool us into thinking-"
"Elliot..."
"Right, just a movie."
...
Next day...
"DIE YOU BLOODSUCKING VAMPIRE!" Elliot shouted, chasing after a very confused but obviously freaked out Superman.
"Hey Bruce?" Oliver said, sliding up next to the Bat.
"What?"
"You might want to lay off the monster movies for awhile..."
Bruce only sighed.
Oh my gosh, I'm finally done! And I forgot to respond to reviews last chapter!
MikaHimura: Yes, Elliot is indeed a girl.
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