Artemis and Red Hood were comparing their notes after Deathstroke and Vixen had finished their test. They were standing inside of the barn with Zatanna, Green Arrow, Red Arrow, and Aqualad standing in a circle around them.
"These guys are good..." Artemis breathed in slight frustration, getting a slight smirk from the anti-hero.
"You didn't really expect this decision to be easy, did you?" He asked, sounding slightly amused by the blonde. "These are Guy and Ice, two people that we actually like and trust. And Deathstroke and Vixen. Two powerhouses that would be extremely good parents for this youth."
Artemis pursed her lips at his words, shaking her head, "And then come Booster and Beetle and we all know that they're going to make it even harder!"
Red Hood nodded sagely at her words and turned to Aqualad. "Go tell the kiddies that they can have a look at the next two."
The Atlantean nodded and walked out, only to have Green Arrow breath out a slight laugh. The heroes that were still there turned to him, wondering what was up with him.
"You kids have put yourselves in quite a place. Choosing between heroes, mercenaries, and villains to be the family of one of your closest friends."
They all glared at him, feeling like he was insulting them, "We're doing this because we care." Zatanna told him, but the blonde man only shook his head while crossing his arms.
"Caring is one thing, kid. It's good to care about someone... But don't be surprised if this garners some kind of negative publicity for you."
Now Artemis only rolled her eyes. "We can take on the League. We've done it before, we can do it again."
The archer only shook his head softly now, "I wasn't talking about the League, hon."
"We haven't heard from the kids in two days, Batman. They went off on their mission at o-six hundred hours but have not contacted the Mountain ever since..." Black Canary breathed in, passing a hand through her long hair. "Batman, it's been a day."
The man on the screen in front of her nodded, face as cold and steely as it should always be for him. Even if on the inside he was just as worried for his two sons.
"You say that Red Hood and Red Arrow both accompanied them on the mission?"
Black Canary nodded and looked at Red Tornado as the android entered the briefing room.
"Red Hood knew the location of the hiding Light members and Red Arrow was sent as an extra security measure." Red Tornado answered.
The three heroes lapsed into silence after this, all thinking on what the children were up to this time around.
"These kids sometimes are more trouble than they are worth." Batman sighed, getting a smirk from Black Canary.
"It could seem like that, yeah..." She breathed, shaking her head, "But things just wouldn't be the same without them around."
Booster Gold and Blue Beetle had done flawlessly in their simulation. They had found themselves with baby versions of Young Justice while the Justice League scrambled for an antidote, and, really, they had surprised Kid Flash, Superboy, and M'gann.
They both would make pretty good parents.
Then went Bane and Poison Ivy, and they both passed the test with extreme ease. They had been stuck turning on Joker, Harley Quinn, and Killer Croc because the villains had decided to kidnap the Young Justice Team to get back at the Justice League.
Robin had never seen the Luchador so angry before...
And the last two to go were Vigilante and Shado.
They were up in the Watchtower.
"What do yuh think the fillies are up ta?" Vigilante asked his partner as he tipped his hat up, trying to look at his surroundings.
Shado only looked around herself before signalling the cowboy to follow her. Then she took off running, sticking to the shadows to not be seen by any of the heroes that were passing by.
Vigilante quirked an eyebrow at her, then remembered that she was not a member of the Justice League. But he was, so he was able to just walk through the hallways like he normally would.
"Are you sure giving them this test was the right thing to do?" Rocket asked Kid Flash and Robin as they looked over the simulation, the rest of the people staying in the house behind them to watch as well.
Kid Flash bristled slightly as Vigilante passed Superman, a cocky smirk on the alien's face.
"Vigilante is the one that knows us the most." Kid Flash explained, "And Shado can adapt to basically anything. We needed to give them the hardest test we could think of. Especially because Vigilante could have easily talked his way out of any other situation."
Rocket nodded softly at this, but crossed his arms, "I still don't like this."
"Hey, Arrow, where are the fillies?" Vigilante asked the emerald archer as soon as he had managed to separate him from Black Canary.
The blonde glared slightly at his friend, annoyed at having to leave his Bird, but still answered, "They're with Bats in the monitor room... But I wouldn't go there if I were you."
With that Green Arrow went back to Black Canary and left Vigilante slightly confused. Shado, though, only had one thing on her mind and pulled Vigilante into an empty room.
"Where is this Monitor Room?"
Vigilante frowned softly at her, but shook his head and tried his best to set his mind back on the mission... But Arrow had been acting so add...
"Just follow me."
Soon enough both adults were standing at the door into the Monitor Womb, eyes wide because of what they saw and heard.
"The Young Justice Team is now disbanded! We are sick and tired of your constant stupidity!" Wonder Woman growled at the kids, blue eyes shining with anger.
"But-" Kid Flash tried to speak, only to be silenced by his uncle.
"You have crossed the line. Did you kids really have to take Wonder Woman's underwear?"
Now Vigilante's eyes were flashing with anger.
Zatanna and M'gann were in tears, for crying out loud! And just because they had stolen the Amazon's breeches? These heroes had another thing coming to them!
The cowboy rolled up his shirt's sleeves to go in and start yelling at everyone, but a hand on his chest stopped him.
"Calm down, Vigilante." Shado whispered to the man, receiving a glare from him.
"Yuh want me ta calm down? After what them idiots are doin'?"
Shado frowned at him then looked at the heroes in front of her. Especially at the teens. When she was growing up, she didn't have the greatest childhood ever. Which gave her a reason to give others a better chance at survival than she had ever had.
"We shall go down there with clear minds and speak with the League logically. There is no room for explosive emotions when the stakes are so high."
Vigilante glared at her, really not wanting to agree with her. But, with a squeeze of his fists, the man lowered his head and sighed.
"Okay. Let's go."
So they both walked down to the area where the kids were standing and walked to stand behind them.
Let the games begin.
"I told you Shado would be good for him." Robin smirked at Kid Flash, receiving a smack to the back of the head while the red head smiled.
"We all knew that, dweeb." Artemis told the bird, which made the whole Team laugh.
But while they laughed, the adults around them looked at one another. All but Green Arrow, who only smiled softly at their antics.
"That's Young Justice for you."
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