This Ain't the Golden Years

Chapter 39

Excerpt from Terry McGinnis's Conversation with Iris West
Location: Starbucks, Central City
Date: December 31, 2058
Time: 12:37 pm

Iris: Took you long enough to get here.

Terry: Curare' was trying to kill some actress.

Iris: Anyway, what'd you want to talk about?

Terry: I couldn't get a hold of your dad. I was going to warn them that the Council is trying to spy on them today.

Iris: Really? That's awesome!

Terry: I figured we could help them out, you know…to add to the confusion and all.

Iris: Hmm…

Terry: Any ideas?

Iris: Oh yeah.

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December 31, 2058

Hahaha! That's my girl!

Iris filled several empty storage rooms with mothballs, just to really stink the place up. Then she and Terry ransacked several Leaguers' rooms and stole their underwear and other embarrassing objects that they've left around the Watchtower and the Metrotower.

Let's see, they put some of Diana's underwear in the control room, Kara's teddy bears in the mess hall and some of Rex's Old Yeller memorabilia in the Javelin bay.

Like Father, like Son. They both pretend not to cry while watching Old Yeller.

Oh yeah, and Barda wasn't too happy to find some of her smut books and Mr. Miracle love letters in the Metrotower library.

And just to make sure that no one would suspect them, Iris and Terry did their own stuff too. Terry threw some of his boxers into one of the Javelins.

Wait, the phone's ringing.

Dammit! Shayera just called and she's blaming it all on me!

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Location: The Metrotower
Date: December 31, 2058
Time: 2:13 pm

Shayera: Wally claims that he has nothing to do with the thefts.

Clark: Who then? Terry?

J'onn: Possibly, but he must have had help. He couldn't have done all of it on his own in such a short time.

Shayera: Are you sure? Someone threw his underwear into one of the Javelins. He's pretty pissed about it.

Diana and Big Barda: (Come storming in.)

Diana: I'M GOING TO KILL THEM!

Big Barda: SOMEONE'S GOING TO DIE!

Mr. Miracle: Umm…Honey? I think you're getting a little too worked up about…

Big Barda: (GLARE OF DEATH)

Mr. Miracle: Yes Dear.

Clark: (sniffs)

Shayera: What?

Clark: Does anyone smell that?

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The Justice League Daily Service Announcement
Date: December 31, 2058

Fellow Leaguers,

We would like to know who placed mothballs in several storage rooms on the Watchtower.

Also, whoever is responsible for stealing personal items and placing them around the Watchtower and Metrotower will face a suspension from League activities.

Have a nice day.

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Location: Gotham City Park
Date: December 31, 2058
Time: 3:28 pm

Batman: (Glare)

Flash: It's not my fault.

Batman: It was your idea.

Flash: You went along with it!

Batman: Yeah, well…

Flash: Hey, try not to worry. We both have alibis. You were at home sleeping and I was grocery shopping for my mom.

Batman: Who's going to buy that?

Flash: Shh…they've probably sent someone to spy on us too. Just act normal, like nothing happened.

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December 31, 2058

Time: 5:23 pm

(Wally deleted his last entry in case a certain former Bat hacked into his computer and discovered Iris and Terry's activities.)

I've got to hand it to Virgil and Richie. Richie hacked into the League's intercom system. Now once every hour the computer announces the countdown to New Year's Eve.

And just to give it that special touch, Richie decided to make the computer sound like Ollie.

I hear that part of the Watchtower smells like mothballs now. I wonder who could have done such a terrible thing? (Wally, of course, knows full well who did it.)

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Location: Dick Grayson's House
Date: December 31, 2058
Time: 6:31 pm

Dick: I hear the Council's really worked up now.

Donna: My sister's pretty mad.

Roy: You think Ollie and Wally did it?

Dick: Hell if I know. Anyway, we have more important business. How're we going to get Orion?

Donna: Actually, I have an idea. But I think we should wait a few days so we don't get blamed for what's going on now.

Roy: Let's set a date, what about January 4th?

Dick: Works for me. By the way, is the Council still spying on Wally and Ollie?

Donna: Diana said that they gave up.

Roy: Why?

Donna: Kai-ro revolted. He got tired of following them around.

Dick: So…what're they doing now?

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Location: The Fortress of Solitude
Date: December 31, 2058
Time: 7:12 pm

Clark (to himself): That's it. I'm spending the night here.

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Next chapter: Ollie and Wally's prank reaches its conclusion! Who will have fallen for it?

Clark and Vic: Shamelessly raise their hands.