Update #3! I just realized I haven't updated this in forever. Yeah... I really should be updating more often than this. Well here it is!

Just a quick thing, my current username is TheArcherArtemis but I'm going to be changing it in a few weeks to NextArtemis. This is just a quick heads up for my regular readers.

I apologize to the readers that saw the 3rd chapter update note but no update, I accidentally didn't click the update chapter button before logging out so it didn't fully update. Sorry about that!

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Arguing was always common in the Cave.

Silence? Ha, that nearly never happens. The truth in the matter was that either Wally and Artemis would go at it as often as possible or Wally would yell at Robin after losing at some unavoidable bet.

The best example of a bet Wally lost was to see how many cookies he could eat before Miss Martian noticed. He didn't even get to the kitchen before Artemis busted him while Robin got the whole pan without anyone even noticing for the next hour.

However, the current debate among the young teen heroes went straight to their base, their core, their charterer. Batman.

Kaldur walked into the Cave's living area reading, like always, to the amusing conversation.

Robin: He is totally not!

Wally: I don't know, I mean, I did just put out a lot of evidence on this one.

Artemis: I've got to agree with Baywatch on this one, for once. He makes a good point.

Zatanna: When's the last time Artemis said that? You know you need to agree when those two agree on something.

Conner: I don't really know what you mean. He doesn't look anything like one.

The Team was sitting around the center of the room in a circle, obviously inside the heavy debate.

Kaldur: May I ask the nature of this discussion?

Wally: We're all in agreement except for this one bird, Batman is the biggest troll ever.

Robin: Woah hold up! He is nothing like that.

The two sides laid out their support, Wally, as usual, going first.

Wally: Remember on my birthday we had that mission to take down the ice fortresses?

Robin: Everyone remembers Wally, we were all there to hear you complain.

Wally: Well Batman told us FROM HIS JET that I had to go run across the country to deliver a heart. He then said for half of the Team to go use a PLANE to go to two of the ice fortresses, then the other half to use an OPEN COCKPIT PLANE to go to the other ice fortresses. I mean, he was just being a massive troll with his directions.

Robin: Well, the Batwing isn't exactly conventional air traffic, which he said was down.

Wally: But he literally told you to use "planes" to go fight the air fortresses. Do you guys just just plan these things out?

Kaldur: I would not so easily accuse our team sponsor. He always acts in the best interest for the Team.

Wally: Pfffttt, yeah right. Go hunt a random gorilla in the jungle guys. It was pure luck that Brain was there.

Robin: You can question actionable intelligence all you want but either way or, we still do good.

Wally: Yeah, I'm not denying that, saving Queen Perdita was definitely a highlight but Bats should give us a way easier time with some of these things.

The Team was enraptured with this debate and completely missed the computer announce the arrival of a member of the Justice League save one knowledgeable leader.

As he removed himself from the group, he greeted Batman in the mission room.

Kaldur: Hello, Batman, is there a mission for us?

Batman: No, I just overheard the conversation on the security system.

Kaldur: You watch us on the security system?

The bat costume dressed hero remained silent, although his ever-present glare darkened slightly.

Kaldur: Well at least they still haven't found out about your extra training which the Team keeps getting.

Batman: If you expect a troll grin, you're hoping a little too much. Just wanted to make sure the cover of the training is kept secret.

Kaldur: Is there another one of these missions coming up?

Batman did not answer, and instead, produced a black envelop with an silver embossed symbol of a bat on the front.

He turned around and walked back to the Zeta Tube, and after accessing the correct code, made his way back to his BatCave.

Kaldur watched him go before looking back at the Team. They were still engrossed in their discussion, Zatanna now taking the side of the bird and Robin and Wally looking as though they were about to break out in violence.

Safely hidden in the mission room and from the unaware eyes of his teammates, he opened the envelop.

It had a brief message.

"The next mission will be in 5 days. No cycles."

The letter was like all of his other ones that the Bat usually gave to Kaldur, white text on a black paper, the standard BatStationary. Except this one contained one significant difference.

On the bottom of the letter, Batman had drawn a picture.

A troll face covered by the BatCowl.

Please don't kill me! I know I haven't updated in forever but I've been so busy with my life, and don't get much sleep anyway so I'm just fitting in updates where I can. I know it's been about a month since the last update.

Anyway, I've always thought of Batman as the biggest troll ever since he does send the kids to do something with a twist. He sent Captain Marvel, who he knew was younger, to babysit the Team, sent the Team to fight flying ice fortresses on flying vehicles after telling them that air traffic was down. I know the BatWing is upgraded by Batman but it looks just like the F-117 Nighthawk, which to maintain stealth can't even reach supersonic speed, so it is a conventional aircraft. Good going Batman.

~The Archer Artemis