-The Cave-
"Rionna A-01, Barbara Gordon A-16, Kid Flash B-03."
Artemis looked over as the three of us entered. "Nice civvies."
I was wearing my normal sleeveless green sweater-dress, black leggings, brown suede heeled boots and black leather jacket. Wally had on his yellow t-shirt, jeans and blue plaid button up shirt, red speed-designed sneakers on the bottom. Babs, surprisingly, had bought a novelty Batman hoodie in an extra large size, and had torn off the sleeves so her outfit 'matched' mine.
"When did you get that hoodie, Babs?" I looked at her
"When we were at the mall and you refused to go into Cold Subject. Seriously, the stuff in there is awesome!" Babs smiled
"So, are we ready to go to this... ComicCon?" Kaldur walked in, wearing a simple blue and black hoodie. I think he had a black turtleneck under it to hide his gills.
"What are we going to wear? I didn't have time to make costumes!" Megan walked in with her suitcase, which was smaller than the backpacks that Batman insisted we packed up.
"Um, Megan?" I raised a finger "We can wear our uniforms."
"But what are you wearing?" Megan looked at me
"She's crossplaying as Robin!" Babs smirked "Robin's out on an important mission with Batman and couldn't make it. He doesn't like ComicCon anyways."
She was right there. I hated the idea of ComicCon, but looks like I'm going anyhow. "Um, maybe we should Zeta out now, we want to get there before 2:30 check in time." I looked at my watch "Holy crap! It's already 4:30! We've missed it!"
"Rio, San Diego is three hours behind us. We haven't missed it yet. We still have an hour left." Wally looked at me, stating what he knew in a 'matter of fact' manner. "So, let's go!"
"Rionna A-01, Barbara Gordon A-16, Aqualad B-02, Kid Flash B-03, Superboy B-04, Miss Martian B-05, Artemis B-06."
-San Diego, California-
It was no trouble finding the convention center, none at all since the grounds were crowded with people dressed up in superhero costumes. It had already been three minutes and I've already seen about fifteen Flashes.
"The hotel's just around the corner, it's a nice walk from the convention center." Babs led the way, turning the corner to find... more people dressed as superheroes! That and various video game, anime, manga and tv show characters. Babs looked back "Woah, as if we weren't expecting to find that..."
I ran up to front doors, then to the front desk before the Team could catch up "Two Room reservation for Rionna Grayson-Wayne."
The guy behind the desk stared at me briefly, before retrieving the room keys from behind the desk. "Room 2133 and 2134, Miss Grayson. I just need valid ID." I produced my passport from my utility belt. I brought it, just in case (thank goodness I did!). The man looked at my passport, then handed it and the keys to me.
The Team just came through the door. I deposited the keys for 2133 into Kaldur's hands. He glared at me "You left us as quick and quietly as Robin usually does."
I smirked "Exactly what I was going for, now get whelmed, this hotel is HUGE!"
"You've been around Robin too much. You've adopted his vocabulary." Wally walked behind me to the elevator. "Do we even have to take the elevator?"
"The room is on the 21st floor. It could be optional for you and M'gann, but the rest of us can't run up 20 flights of stairs in 30 seconds. And last time I checked, we can't density-shift either." Artemis entered the elevator when it opened, the rest of us following him.
I looked slowly up the buttons of the elevator. This hotel had 40 floors and a penthouse? Isn't that... unsafe for an earthquake zone? I guess it's built to stand it, but still! The elevator was extremely fast too, within no time we were on our floor. I stumbled out first, looking down the long hall, then the other direction, another long hall.
"This way." Babs turned to the left.
"How do you know?" Artemis looked at her
"There's a sign here. 2100 to 2120 to the right, 2121 to 2140 to the left." Babs pointed to the wall, smiling at said sign. It was only a minute or two later that we actually arrived at our room. Babs opened the door to our room, letting Artemis, M'gann and I in, but stopping Wally. "Ah ah. This is the girl's room, you're staying in the boy's room. Get your 'costume' on."
Artemis threw her backpack onto one of the cots in the room, pulling out her costume. "Why is Barbara here anyways?"
"Name's Batgirl." Babs pulled on her cowl, a strange familiarity to Batman's. "Not Barbara, Batgirl."
"Why Batgirl?" M'gann shifted into her usual outfit, green skin.
"ERNF." I tugged on my bindings as I began to bind my chest in my usual fashion. It briefly distracted M'gann and Babs from their conversation.
"Rionna, what are you doing? That looks a bit painful." Artemis asked
"The uniform I brought... urf... was one of Robin's old ones." It was actually my old one. "Robin... erf... didn't have a... ugh... bust." I finished tying, putting the compression top on and pulling on my costume. "There!"
"You look exactly like him except for your hair... and you don't have a mask." Batgirl looked at me, pulling off my wig. "Much better."
"Babs! I don't wanna look like a boy! Give that back!" Keep the charade up, its not going to be easy. I finally sighed, I was a bit too short to get my wig back. I pasted my mask to my face.
"That's actually very convincing!" M'gann looked me over "You look exactly like him, are you sure you're not twins?"
"Quit asking me that." I looked at her, getting up "I'm going to the vending machine to get some snacks, the room fridge is empty." I closed the door to the room, out in the hall again. I looked for a sign in the hall. Vending machine, left. I walked until I found a snack machine and and pop machine. I started putting a quarter into the snack machine.
"Hey Rob."
"W-Wally!" I stammered as the speedster pushed in front of me, in his costume. I swear my face was bright red. "Why are you out here?"
"I got hungry. And there's no snacks in the room." Wally turned around, flipping me so I was in front of him, then shoving a five dollar bill into the machine and buying three bags of Freeze Dried Chicken Whizzies.
"Robin."
"What is it KF?" I looked right, that didn't make sense. Kid Flash was right in front of me. I came face to face with Superboy. "Gah!"
"Supey, that's not Robin, it's Rionna."
"She looks like Robin. Exactly like Robin. Her voice even sounds like Robin." Superboy looked suspiciously at me. "She even responded to me calling her Robin."
"Ever hear the term 'in character'?" I narrowed my eyes at Superboy
"Dude, you're on the recieving end of a Batglare. I think you should go back to the room. I'll meet you there." Kid Flash finished off a bag of chicken whizzies, then shoving a few more quarters into the machine.
I watched Superboy take another surveying look over me, then walk back down the hall. I breathed a sigh of relief "Thanks KF. That was a close one."
"You're not going to tell the rest of the team at all, are you?" He started on his third bag of chicken whizzies. I didn't even know he had eaten his second bag.
"Batman would kill me." I looked away as Kid Flash stuffed mass amounts of his snack into his mouth. "Don't choke now. We should head back to the rooms to collect the others. The convention's opening ceremony has Hawk Town performing his latest song."
"What's it called?" Kid Flash began to walk back with me to the rooms. He stared as a few girls walked by in female-modified costumes. "Those are some really skimpy costumes..."
"Hey." I yelled down to one of the girls, she turned around. I bit my lip when I saw her costume. Mine. Well it had a black skirt, and a red tube top with an 'R' and a cape. Only difference between her and I was her hair was blonde. "Nice costume."
"Geez, boys." Another girl (dressed as Captain Marvel) looked at her friend (dressed as me). "C'mon Steph."
"Hang on a second, Mary." The girl pulled her friend to the side of the hall, then came up to me. "Your costume looks pretty authentic. Where'd you get it?"
"My cousin made it for me." I looked at the girl named Steph, then stuck out my hand "I'm Rionna Grayson."
She extended her hand and shook mine. "Stephanie Brown, pleased to make your acquaintance." She looked back, smiling through her green domino mask "Mary, it's alright, this one's a crossplayer. I'm not sure about her friend though."
"Rionna, eh? You're that girl who saved Hawk Town's ass in Gotham City, aren't you?" Mary squinted her blue eyes at me. She reminded me a lot of Billy Batson, you know, Captain Marvel?
"Um, yep, that's me." I smiled slightly. I heard Kid Flash grunt. "Hey, KF, stay whelmed." I turned back to the girls "I have to collect my cosplay Team. We might see you over at the Convention Centre?"
"Alright, see you Rionna!" Stephanie waved, leaving towards the elevator with Mary.
"Lapping up the attention, are we?" Kid Flash looked at me, I shrugged. He hugged me from behind, picking me up. "You are a little bird still. Don't get ahead of yourself." He started to walk back towards the room.
"Dude, I can walk myself! Put me down!" I struggled, trying to flip myself away from him. I stopped when I realized he wasn't letting go. "Seriously, what if Babs or Artemis comes out of the room and sees this?"
{Hey guys?} I heard Miss Martian's voice. Obviously 20 doors down the hall was still in psychic range.
{M'gann, what's wrong?} Aqualad's voice now.
{M'gann and I were just looking out the window, and there was a huge explosion down at the convention center. I think we should check it out.} Babs (Batgirl) replied to Aqualad's question
I looked at Kid Flash. {Should KF and I just rush over there and you guys meet us?}
"I'm going with you."
Kid Flash dropped me, I hit the floor with a loud THUNK. I glared at him, not Bat-like, but close enough. Kid Flash helped me up "Artemis, don't scare me like that! Robin, are you alright?"
{Artemis, KF and I will go now. We'll meet you there. Robin out.} I looked at Artemis and Kid Flash, then putting on my mask. "Stay traught, let's go."
-Convention Center-
Of course Kid Flash arrived at the scene first. Artemis and I tailed behind him five minutes later.
Artemis pulled out her collapsible bow from her belt, lacing her arrow to the bowstring. "Where is this person who caused the explosion?"
"I AM DUBSTEPPER! FEAR ME!" A very well-built man wearing a mask and headphones popped out of the smoking building. He only had a wrist computer like mine on his glove, and a BOSE mini-speaker on his belt. "THESE SICK BEATS WILL MAKE YOU THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU MESS WITH ME!"
"You have GOT to be kidding me." Artemis groaned
{You guys aren't going to believe me, but there is a Dubstep DJ here claiming to fear him. Also, I think I found the source of the explosion.} I reported back to the rest of the team.
{What was the source?} Aqualad asked
{Wubs} Kid Flash replied back, I saw him laughing. Geez, immature, and I think Mr. Dubstep looks angry... He's putting his headphones on...
"Oh Shit! KF MOVE IT!" I sprang forwards as the Dubstepper threw a round object at Kid Flash. I successfully pushed him out of the way, I heard the object explode, in a loud deep sound that shook the ground. "A Bass-Bomb, wow."
{Are you guys alright? There was an explosion and a small earthquake.} Superboy's voice came over the link.
{Can I warn you guys? Dubstepper has bass-bombs.} I looked back at the Dubstepper. Why the heck did he pick that name? He was giving a bad name to whatever good dubstep was out there.
{Thanks for the tip Rionna!} Batgirl replied, I saw her quickly flip over me, throwing several batarangs at Dubstepper, one of which exploded on contact.
"ComicCon is meant for cosplayers, but you guys are the real deal!" Dubstepper laughed "Is the Justice League that desperate for action?" he reached down to grab his BOSE speaker, probably to turn up the volume.
Artemis shot her arrow at the mini-speaker, it unhinged and flew off Dubstepper's belt with the impact. I grabbed the speaker flying past me. Dubstepper looked up "Well, if it isn't the Boy Wonder."
{See guys, totally convincing.} I smiled, the speaker started flashing random light patterns, my smile dropped.
"Robin, look out!" Kid Flash grabbed me, causing me to drop the speaker, which blew up. If I had still been holding it, I probably wouldn't of had hands anymore. We were blown back by the explosion (it was a huge one for such a small speaker), Kid Flash landed on top of me.
Geez, I never liked being pinned, but this was especially awkward! "KF, get off of me!" I finally pushed him off, charging at Dubstepper. I stopped ten feet in front of him, holding up a birdarang.
"Robin!" I saw another person flip in, kicking Dubstepper in the head. His headphones were brutally snapped off his head. Who was that? The person who kicked Dubstepper stood up "I learned that one in the backstreets."
{Who is that?} Miss Martian landed next to me, assisting me up. I saw Superboy holding Dubstepper down. {I mean that girl there.}
I looked up. It was the same girl that Wally and I ran into earlier in the hall. {I think her name's Steph. KF and I ran into her and her friend in the hall earlier. She has a friend named Mary, I don't see her anywhere.}
{Stephanie Brown? I remember now. She's ten, I think.} Artemis looked up {I never thought she'd go to a ComicCon. Then again, I never thought we'd go to a ComicCon.}
{If she's ten, she shouldn't be wearing that.} Kid Flash added, earning glares from M'gann and Artemis.
"You kids are no fun. I'm going home, show's over!" Dubstepper threw Superboy off of his back, vanishing into thin air.
I walked to where he was, there was a gear about the size of my thumbnail. I pulled up my wrist computer and a scanner. "This gear is giving off Zeta and Chronoton radiation."
"That would be, theoretically, what you find radiating off a time machine." Kid Flash looked at me briefly "Was that guy from the future?"
"Probably, how else would you be able to put a bass sound in a grenade?" I saw Stephanie picking up various defused objects that Dubstepper had thrown at us. She gave them to me. "Anyhow, you guys are the real deal! Not cosplayers, right?
"Um..." I looked at her, seeing her eyes narrow.
"It's alright, I won't tell anyone!" She smiled, then turned around "Hope you have fun at the Con, I'll see you around! I still have to find Mary."
I watched her run off, I looked at my Team. "That was odd... wasn't it?"
Yes, I had found some dubstep to meet my liking while I was writing this chapter. Also, I was brain-zapped from writing my sociology essay, so I wasn't creative enough to make up names of the other cosplayers so we have Stephanie Brown and Mary Marvel...
More to come! Read & Review please!