Avery quickly shooed both of the boys out of her room so she could get ready for the day. Once they were gone she set her bag and the clothes she was borrowing on the desk. She took a curious glance in both of the doors in her room. One revealed an empty closet and the other offered a full bathroom with a clean towel, soap, and small travel sized containers of shampoo and conditioner sitting on the counter next to the sink. She sent a silent thank you to whoever laid out the toiletries.

She finished her little exploration of her room and decided she might as well hurry up and shower. The dried blood on her clothes made them stiff and uncomfortable. The feeling wasn't much better for where the blood soaked through her clothes onto her skin. Not to mention her hair; now the back was trying to stick together in solid clumps.

"Hmm, if I was not complaining about how it was blood that caused my situation, I might sound like a normal teenager," she thought aloud.

On a quick examination of the clothes lent to her before she jumped in the shower it showed that there was a red plaid shirt that had rolled up long sleeves, a black short sleeved shirt, and light blue jeans. Another silent thank you was sent out to the girls that gave her the clothes, although she'd be thanking them in person soon enough anyways. Avery grabbed the extra set of undergarments she kept in her bag and placed them on the clothing pile.

The black haired girl took the clothes in the bathroom and set everything up. As that was done she set the water to heat up. She placed herself in front of the counter, settled her hands to grip the edges, and muttered, "I think I finally found my place. A hero, it is an interesting concept, I will give it that. My father would be proud... I think. I am going to be saving lives, just in a different way than he did. That is a step in the right direction." She looked up and met her own eyes in the mirror. "Right?" She asked no one in particular. It felt mostly like an assurance to herself.

She sighed and looked down at her covered feet. When she looked back at the mirror her own image was too fogged up to see clearly. Deciding that she was wasting too much time as is, she finally took her shower. As the copper colored water went down the drain Avery hoped she made the right choice of joining the Team.

.:Back to Life:.

Cassie and M'gann were sitting at the kitchen counter, staring at a little plastic rectangle. Barbra was across from them, albeit less impressed.

Wonder Girl finally spoke, "Nightwing's nuts, right? He gave us a credit card with no limit just to go shopping at the mall."

Barbra smirked, "Nightwing's always been a little off, but that's beside the point." She picked up the card and twirled it between her fingers. "We get to use this too."

"Hopefully Karen can come as well; she should be back this afternoon," M'gann looked at the clock on the wall, which read 11:47.

"Then we should wait to go until she arrives," said a voice from behind M'gann and Cassie.

They both jumped while Barbra laughed. Both girls turned to see Avery standing there with a panicked expression.

"I did not mean to scare you! I apologize!" She rushed out.

"No, it's fine, we're surprisingly used to the bejezzus being scared out of us. It comes with living with some of the Bat-Clan," M'gann was quick to point out.

"You're good with stealth though, that'll come in handy," Barbra assured.

Cassie rested her forehead against the cool counter, "Not another person sneaking around the Cave; three's enough."

"I will try to make my presence known next time. But for now I blame my socks," Avery looked down to the fluffy blue socks on her feet. "Thank you for the clothing you have lent me also," she addressed the three.

"No problem," Cassie smiled widely.

Barbra smiled also, "You're welcome. Have you eaten breakfast yet?"

Avery shook her head no.

M'gann took her cue as the resident cook, "It'd be more like lunch at this point, but are you hungry?"

Avery didn't have to answer with words as her stomach made a conveniently timed rumble. She chuckled lightly, "That would be a yes."

.:Back to Life:.

The girls were all making small talk in the kitchen when the zeta tubes interrupted the conversation.

Recognized: Bumblebee B17, Mal Duncan A10

'Come meet our new member, we're in the kitchen,' M'gann sent out mentally to the two.

The couple looked at each other briefly and went off to the kitchen. There they found Cassie, Barbra, M'gann and a new girl with straight black hair, bright blue-green eyes, and thick glasses. They were all munching on French toast, which seemed a little odd in the afternoon, but they've seen weirder.

M'gann smiled brightly when the couple walked into the kitchen, "Mal, Karen, this is Avery, our newest member."

Avery put down her piece of toast and waved since she was still chewing. She swallowed the bit and spoke up, "Hello."

Mal stepped towards Avery, "Welcome to the Team," He extended his fist for a fist bump instead of a conventional hand-shake.

Avery flinched slightly at the fist that came towards her. She realized her mistake and quickly remembered that teens of this generation do the action of bumping fists as a greeting. She bumped her own fist against Mal's larger one. "Thank you for the welcome," she smiled.

Karen came up behind her boyfriend, "I'm glad there's another girl on the Team."

"Aren't all of us?" Barbra asked and laughed lightly.

The other girls in the room laughed also. Mal even gave a quick chuckle.

M'gann quickly got things back in hand, "We're going shopping later today. Want to make a girls' day of it?"

Karen looked to her boyfriend; they had planned to watch a movie later tonight to complete their personal day, but that was still hours away. "Would it be alright? We'll still have time to watch that movie later."

Mal gave his consent. "Go ahead. I'll spend time with the guys here until you get back." With that Mal went off to go find some of the other guys, which he assumed would be in the training room.

Barbra waited for Mal to be gone before telling Karen the best part, "And our little shopping trip is being funded by none other than Batman himself. We can buy anything."

A devious smile came across Bee's face, "Then what are we waiting for?"

A/N: I think I'm just stalling with the shopping chapter. Don't worry that'll be written next though (along with the guys getting their own section because I imagine that'll be pretty fun to write). Well school's starting back up again in about seven hours and I haven't slept yet. So I'm signing off. All of you, have a nice day.

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