Warning, this Chapter contains Big Bang Theory references.
ON WITH THE CHAPTER!
-San Diego, 9:20 am-
I woke up just as Artemis was opening the blinds. AH! THE LIGHT! IT BURNS! I sat up, my head spinning. I looked at Babs.
"Yep, she's up." Babs smiled as I stretched to get the kinks out of my neck. "Do you remember anything of last night?"
"Nope, should I?" I looked at the other girls, getting silence back. I pulled up my wrist computer. "Shall we look at the lyrics Zane had me download?"
"Rio? I think you might want to look out the window instead..." M'gann looked at me, helping me off the floor. We all headed to the room balcony, looking out to the city.
Snow? I looked to my right, the boys had come out on their balcony too. I looked at Babs "Does your suit have polar stealth?"
"No, Bats said I wouldn't need it for this mission." Babs looked at Artemis "I assume you don't have any either."
"Its 75 degrees out! Why the heck is there snow?" I heard Artemis ask the group.
I was already back in the room getting my suit on, then going back to the balcony and reaching for an external pipe on the wall. My Team was busy talking with each other, so I figured I'd pull a Robin and quickly duck out on them. I slid down the pipe to the 10th level fire escape, then flipping down that to the snow covered streets below.
"Ah, Boy Wonder, thought you'd never show up." I turned around, Mr. Freeze, Killer Frost, Captain Cold and Icicle Jr. looked back at me. "And you came alone, good."
Great. I shouldn't of gotten out of bed this morning. I reached for a birdarang, but my hand was suddenly frozen to my belt. I was getting cold, even though it was 75 degrees out, I sneezed.
"Aw, look, the cute little birdy doesn't have winter gear!" Icicle Jr. looked at me. "Although, he does look a bit different this time."
I tried to run back, slipping on the ground that was suddenly made ice. "Dude, chill, I'm a cosplayer!" I winced as Killer Frost came closer. "Its ComicCon this weekend, so there are a lot of people dressed as Robin. I'm not the real Robin!"
Captain Cold looked at me, nodding to Frost. Frost tore off my shirt, revealing my bindings. She sucked in a breath. "This one was telling the truth, still, not a good reason we shouldn't freeze her anyways!"
"Leave her alone!" a yellow and red blur came to my rescue, knocking Killer Frost over. I saw Superboy break Mr Freeze's helmet. Miss Martian levitated Captain Cold's ray gun from his hands, while Aqualad did his own 'freeze trick' with his swords. I saw Artemis and Batgirl take out Icicle Jr. with some polyurethane foam, then using it to attempt to contain Killer Frost.
"Robyn, are you alright?" Kid Flash helped me up.
I pulled away, picking up the cloth remains of my shirt. Frost really did a number on it, I looked at it, dismissing the idea that I could probably repair it before tonight. I heard something behind me, a black expensive car pulled up (I didn't care what type it was, I was more concerned at the look Batman would give me when he found out one of my uniforms was torn up. MEGA INTENSE BATGLARE!).
"Ah, Mistress Rionna. I've found you." I heard the car door open and shut.
"Alfred?" I looked over to the familiar face of the Wayne family butler. He was practically my best friend. "What are you doing here?"
"Master Bruce has cameras everywhere." He raised an eyebrow towards the defeated ice villains, leaning in and whispering "He has brought you your regular uniform as well." He handed over a briefcase. "The league will be here soon to take these miscreants off to Belle Reve, so I suggest you put it on."
"Thank you Alfred!" I smiled, taking the case from him. "Are you going back now?"
"Of course, can't leave the manor alone too long. I assume you will be returning home after this 'mission', Mistress?"
"Of course." I nodded, looking back at the Team. "See you then." I watched him get back into the vehicle, he waved, pulled the tinted window up and drove off.
"What did Alfred want?" Batgirl and Kid Flash were behind me suddenly. "What's in the briefcase?"
"Robin is in the briefcase." I smirked "Tell the others to wait here until the league picks up the ice villains, KF." he nodded, I turned to Batgirl. "I assume you have the room key. I need to go change."
"Hold up there O-Rio." Batgirl had invented a new nickname for me. Apparently I'm an Oreo now. "I don't have the room key, it's probably in your utility belt."
I checked my belt. Seven backstage pass cards... birdarangs... oh, there it was. "Thanks. I'll be back down in 20." I ran back into the hotel, catching the elevator just as the doors began to close. I pressed the button for 20, then looked around the enclosed space. Four Pokemon cosplayers looked back at me, very surprised. "Quit staring, would you be in this much of a rush to get another shirt after an ice villain attacked you, thinking that you were the person you're dressed up as?"
Silence from the cosplayers. Until one of them looked at me "Well, I'm Pikachu, so no."
The 20th floor couldn't of come sooner, I bolted off and into my room. I opened the briefcase, finding a note from Alfred. *No bindings needed, Bruce put compression tech into your uniform. ~Alfred*. I cast my bindings into my suitcase, and pulled on my uniform. I noted that It fit snugly on my bust, but didn't hide my bust. I hit the 'R' on my left chest, and felt the suit bind itself down til I was flat as a board (I think the proper term here is 'flat as a boy').
I tucked the remaining contents of the briefcase into my backpack, and hid it in the closet. I went back to the balcony, using the drain pipe to slide down to the tenth floor, then jumping down the fire escape. I landed next to Aqualad, who was watching the league pick up the ice villains.
"O-Rio's back!" Batgirl hugged me from behind, I stumbled a bit. "Wow, that new tech looks nice!"
"Its compression tech, my binding days are over." I smirked at her
Artemis came over "You look like Robin now."
"Robin, or Robyn?" I tapped the R insignia on my uniform, my whole uniform reversed colors. Purple instead of red, pink instead of yellow, and the purple skirt came out of my utility belt. "Look familiar?"
"So if Rio is Robyn from Canada, where is our Robin?" Aqualad looked at me as I tapped the R again and my suit returned to normal colors (and skirtless, thank goodness!).
"Still in Gotham City, ooh! I got another text!" I saw Batgirl ticking away on her iPhone. Old messages, still are useful when fooling, well anyone... apparently. "We should get back to the Con building, in case anything happens."
"Like what?"
"Like Pinkie Golding playing her new set from Legend of Adlez!" M'gann floated over, smiling. "Let's go, alright! The Justice League has already picked up the ice villains, so let's go!"
I walked into the conference building behind Artemis. I almost gasped when I saw the building packed with vendors and cosplayers alike. I examined around the room, looking at various superhero paraphernalia, video game showcases and comic book tables with their authors sitting behind them.
"There she is!" M'gann walked in front of us "I'm going to get an autograph!"
I saw her feet lift off the ground, I pulled her back down "M'gann, even though we are 'out-of-cover-undercover' doesn't mean you can blow our cover by flying over there!"
"Hello Megan." M'gann walked away, pulling Superboy with her. "I'll meet you at the main stage in 25 minutes, kay?"
(A/N: Big Bang Theory reference begins here)
"Hey look! League Cosplayers!" Kid Flash motioned over to a group of five people. "Except Wonder Woman is not blonde."
"What are you going to do about it Baywatch?" Artemis looked at him. "Complain or Flirt?"
I glared at her, she smirked. "I think she's taken by the Green Lantern cosplayer beside her." I motioned to the shortest member of that group. "Even though she is arguing with the Flash cosplayer a lot." I turned around "Where'd Wally go?"
"Where do you think?" Artemis pointed over to the group. I walked over with her and Aqualad. "Geez, Kid Flash. You ducked out on us like Robin does."
The other member of the group looked at us, then to his group "See, everyone has cool costumes! Why do I have to be Aquaman? Aquaman sucks."
I saw Aqualad clench his fist. I looked at the men (and lady) "I don't think you should've said that in front of Aqualad."
"I have no problem with Aqualad, he's awesome. Aquaman just sucks." The Aquaman cosplayer looked at us. Why did he have a seahorse incorporated into his costume? It looked like he was riding it, like a horse.
"Raj, you shouldn't insult the sidekick of anyone." The Wonder Blonde replied. "Sorry, he's had a few beers."
"Beer? I thought alcohol wasn't allowed on property." Kid Flash looked at the Flash Cosplayer. "I bet I'm faster than you."
"Was that sarcasm?" the man looked at him. Did this guy not know what sarcasm was? Wow. "I'm the Flash." he bolted off, yelling "ZOOM! ZOOM! ZOOM!"
"I apologize for my room mate, he's a bit... Well, you saw that." the Green Lantern cosplayer looked at us, man he was short! "Your costumes are pretty authentic. Where'd you get them?"
"Made them ourselves." Batgirl smiled. "Looks like you did too."
The Batman cosplayer looked at her. "Well, that's not the only thing we made. If you'd like to come back to the room, I'd show you-"
"Dude, she's like 20 years younger than you. That's just freaky." Aquabeer looked at Batgeek
"ZOOM! ZOOM! ZOOM!" Flash Nerd was back, knocking on Wonder Blonde's binder "Pennypennypennypennypennypen nypenny!"
"What the hell is wrong with you?!" Wonder Blonde spat
"I'm the Flash, I just knocked 30,000 times." Flash Nerd looked at her "I'm going to the Grand Canyon." He stepped to the right, then back center "I'm back. Bazinga."
Kid Flash looked unimpressed. "Y'know, when the Flash actually leaves, there's a blur of red. You forgot the blur of red, and what the heck does Bazinga mean?"
"Don't argue with him, don't ask him." Green Shorty looked at Kid Flash, then Flash Nerd. "C'mon, let's head to the merch table."
"As long as they have Star Trek. If they don't have Star Trek. I'm out of here." Flash Nerd walked behind the other cosplay geeks.
"Thank goodness they're gone. I don't think I could've lasted much longer, especially with that one insulting my King." Aqualad looked at us. "Then again, the Flash impression was... irritable."
(A/N: End Big Bang Theory reference)
"Didn't we have to be by the stage like, now?" Batgirl looked at us. "Will Miss Martian be mad if we're late?"
"Yeah, we should get going before M'gann complains that we are slowpokes." I looked at her, heading towards the stage.
"I AM THE VIO-LATER!" a man holding a viola ran into the conference hall.
"Do these villains ever either give up or get better names?" Artemis looked at the man with the viola. "His name sounds like violate, he should've just stuck with 'Crazy Guy Holding a Viola'."
I saw him put his bow to the string, smirking. I then saw another mini-speaker on his belt. "Hold your ears Team!"
SCREEEEEEEECH! I watched as the other people, vendors and cosplayers slumped to the ground, holding their ears in pain.
{Did you guys hear that?} M'gann came through on the link
{Trust us, our ears are still ringing M'gann!} Kid Flash complained. He was getting up off the floor when the Vio-later spotted him. {Anyone know how to play violin?}
{For what? Battle of the strings?} Artemis' voice was stained with sarcasm.
{That actually might be a good idea! I'll go find Pinkie!} M'gann replied cheerily.
{Where's Robyn?} I heard Kid Flash as I ran off to the Legend of Adlez merchandise booth.
I stared at the wall of instruments: flute, whistle, ocarina, lyre... I found an antiqued violin, grabbing it off the wall. The vendor looked at me, about to complain. "Hey, if it gets broken, I'll pay for it. If not, you'll get it back mint condition." The vendor nodded, handing me a bow and rosin. This is what I had taken music class as my elective at GA for (well, not really, but now it sounds more epic!). I tapped my 'R', seeing another outfit appear - my civvies! How did Batman program those in there?
"Robyn! What are you doing?" Batgirl looked at me as I ran over and stood in the firing range of the Vio-later, holding up my 'found' violin.
{One distraction coming up.} I looked at the man holding his viola. "Dude, it is SO ON!"
I have so many references... Pinkie Golding would be the YJ version of Lindsey Stirling (Hip Hop Violin) and Legend of Adlez would actually be Legend of Zelda.
I almost posted my essay on Symbolic Interactionism this time, so be glad I checked twice before I posted! Read and Review Please, next we have a Fun chapter that was requested by one of my fiddle pals. ~RicePoison