The SECRET Training: Young Justice Seasons 1 & 2

****So here's the next episode. I had someone PM me about how I came up with Shadowcat. Well, I have a lot of Catwoman material, including Batman Returns, the Catwoman movie and watching the old Batman tv series, along with Batman: The Animated Series and the tv series, Birds of Prey. I wanted Shadowcat to be different but similar. To be a normal girl whose parents just happen to be Batman and Catwoman. And she's not a confident cat. I hope I have that portrayed right. ****

Episode 4: Drop Zone

July 22

After the "success" of Santa Prisca…

Dick was at him at the Wayne Manor. It had been a long night and he was supposed to be sleeping. But he couldn't. He felt like Batman was disappointed in him about not being leader. It ate at him. He needed to talk to someone. And since Wally was already home out cold, there was only one other person he could call. He dialed a familiar number.

It was picked up on the second ring. "Hey Dick!"

"Stephy!" Her cheerful voice soothed him. "Hey, are you up for some talking?" he asked.

"Sure! I'm getting home from a concert anyway. I'm not tired."

"Who'd you see?" he asked.

"Maroon 5. Adam is so good-looking!" she told him.

"Gross! You can't be telling that to me! And besides, you need to listen to some real music!"

"Pass! Ipod's full," she teased. "So…what did you want to talk about?"

"We went on another mission. And we got a leader. It's Aqualad."

Stephanie heard the disappointment in her brother's voice. "Wow. I'd thought you'd be leader. Y'know, because you are the most experienced and all," she told her brother.

"Yeah. Me too." Robin then told her what happened on the mission. She didn't interrupt him and that was important, for she never did that with any of the brothers. Once he was done, she asked about Venom and if he saw what it did. Which Robin did. He told her about COBRA being there and how he went up against the leader.

"Dick, that was dangerous. For what you told me about him, you could only hope to hold your own against him on a good day. I wonder why he was really there. Didn't you say he doesn't like his hands in the sand, sort to speak?"

"Yeah. I did." She listened to him. Wow. She remembered everything he told her about all of the Gotham villains.

"Think Bane will get his factory back online anytime soon?" she asked.

"Steph…what are you thinking?"

"Well, maybe I should go there, keep an eye out for Bane."

"N-O!" he said to her. He would not put his own sister in jeopardy because she wanted to pit her skills against the powerhouse Bane. "Bane is no joke!"

"I know that!" she said, getting annoyed. "I was thinking you, me, Wally and Roy could go together. I'm not dumb enough to go alone!"

"Well, good luck with Roy. He's been ignoring my calls as well as Wally's."

"Not mine. I'll talk to him the next time he calls. I thought we were part of the Brotherhood. He can't get mad because you and Wally are on the team."

"Well, we could have used you there," Dick said to her. "The mission didn't go as planned."

"Not without Batman knowing. I need a really good cover story just to get on the teamm, which no one has come up with one yet."

"True. I wish I could tell the team about you. Kaldur would let you be on the team. But like you said, Batman will know."

"Has he caught on to you yet?"

"I told you, I cover my tracks. And Wally's."

"And he's the World's Greatest Detective. He's going to find out about me. I just know it."

"I promise, Steph. He won't know. Not at all." Dick knew promising such a thing was dumb but he wanted her calm and not to worry. He was the one that had to do that. At least Wally helped.

"And speaking of the resident buffet eater, I'm surprised Wally agreed to let Kaldur be leader without protesting. You know how he gets."

Dick laughed. "I do! And he did protest. Hey listen, it's getting late. I'll talk to you soon."

"Sure. But isn't this early for you?" she teased.

"Very funny, sis."

"Oh, before I forget, my homeschooling stuff is at the house. Can you come over and help Peter and me set it up?" she asked.

"Sure. Tomorrow afternoon. I'll have Wally come with me. And make lunch!"

"Don't I always?" asked Stephanie.

"Yeah. See you soon, sis. Don't go after Bane!"

"Now, would I do that?" she asked innocently.

"Yeah! Later, sis." He hung up.

"Yeah…later…" As soon as she hung up, the window that separated her from Peter came rolling down. "Yeah?"

"You miss having Master Dick and Master Wally around."

"I do, Peter. But with Roy acting like a jerk most of the time, I think maybe the two of them need this break from him."

"You didn't tell them about what Master Roy is doing with you?"

"Dick nearly had a heart attack when I suggested going to Santa Prisca and look after Bane."

"You will do no such thing, young lady. Your mother would be rolling in her grave if anything happened to you right now." Peter saw her eyes lower and he felt guilty. "I know you miss her."

"More than anyone knows…"