"You two look adorable this morning."
I pried open my eyes. Somehow during the night, Wally had twisted and he was on top of me, and currently still asleep. I blinked, he looked peaceful. I glared over at Artemis, who was trying to hold in laughter. "I can't move. M'gann, a little help?"
M'gann moved over to me, lifting Wally up with her powers so I could scramble out. She placed him back on the bench, still asleep surprisingly. "How'd you sleep, Rionna?"
"Pretty good actually." I suddenly felt a headache, but it quickly went away. {Why did you put up a link?}
{Girls-only link} M'gann's eyes smiled. {I'll broaden the broadcast for the show tonight.}
{If it's a girls-only link, does that mean that-}
{Ri, calm it, I'm here} Robin (Babs) nodded. {Just the real boys can't hear you.}
{And we know that Robin is just Batgirl in Glamour.} Zatanna shot in, smiling again.
{Now that sounds funny.} Artemis quipped.
"Rio?" I heard Wally coming to. he pulled himself up, looking at the bench. "Rio?!"
{Funny he remembers you were under him.} Artemis cocked her head to the side. {Maybe he did it on purpose?}
{To keep track of you maybe.} Babs joked.
{Well, he does like Rio, a lot.} M'gann replied to that {He's being protective, I guess.}
{Um, I'm still here you know.} I shot a look to M'gann.
{I know.} M'gann smirked {Don't you like him though?}
{Um...}
{You haven't told him you like him, yet?} Babs looked back at me.
{No I haven't. He told me though, doesn't that count?}
"Rio, oh that scared me. I just woke up and you weren't there and... it sorta worried me." Wally looked at me, grabbing onto my hand.
Roy glanced at me. "Rionna, the Arrowbats should get ready to meet with Zane soon."
Wally suddenly pulled off his shirt, tossing it on the bench. "Well, you heard Red Arrow, we should get ready." He let go of my hand and pulled his backpack out from under the bench. He pulled on the Arrowbat vest first, then pasting the mask to his face. "What're you waiting for?"
{Um, I'm waiting for the boys to get out so they don't question why the heck Robin is wearing a bra.} Babs answered the question among us girls.
"Boys, out. We need to change." Artemis glared at Wally, Roy, Kaldur and Conner.
"What about Robin?" Conner looked at Babs.
"I'm just gonna sit here and randomly program stuff." Babs pulled up the wrist-computer, staring intently through the screen. {And change because I was too stupid to take this bra off earlier!}
"Alright, we'll be outside if you need us." Kaldur led the boys out into the hallway, closing the door behind them.
Babs took off her sweater, undoing the bra on her male-glamoured chest. "I can't believe I forgot about it yesterday."
I pulled my Arrowbat costume from my bag, slipping it on. "I thought it would be uncomfortable." I helped Babs attach the voice-changer to the inner lining of her costume.
"I'm used to it." Babs nodded, zipping up her costume the rest of the way. "So, um, when are you going to tell Wally you like him, O-rio?"
I coughed, glaring at her. "Babs!"
"Yeah, Ri. When are you going to tell him?" M'gann grabbed my shoulder as I pasted the red domino mask to my face, looking at her.
"Oh, I got an idea last night!" Zatanna smiled, looking at Babs. "Robin, kindly get out please."
"Okay." Babs turned around pasting her own mask to her face and exiting through the door. {Why am I out?}
{No ponytails for you. I'm not sure how the glamour charm would react to one of my spells.} Zatanna smiled at the rest of us. "Ponytails."
"Short hair." I pointed at my head.
"Gnol riah rof Annoir!" She waved her hands over my head, then cast another spell. "Sliatynop rof su!"
I felt a rush of coolness at my neck as her magic lengthened my hair and twisted it into a ponytail. A red ribbon popped from the band. I watched Zee, purple ribbon; M'gann, blue ribbon; and for Artemis, a green ribbon. I pushed the hair over my shoulder. "Wow Zee, nice spell!"
"Complete with fluffy victorian-style ribbons. Stay classy, girls." Artemis sighed. "We should meet the others, before they wonder where we have gone."
{Agreed, and until before the show, I'll keep the link between just us girls.} M'gann nodded.
{Help.} Babs panicked slightly on the link {Aqualad is asking me questions that I don't know the answers to. Are you done?!}
{Coming right now, Babs.} I slid open the door, walking right into Wally, who promptly hugged me. {Babs, help.}
"Rio! I missed you! You look adorable!" He let go of me, putting his hand through my ponytail and smiling "Long hair, looks nice on you."
"Thank you." I blushed slightly, turning away from him and towards Kaldur. "So, Amos, what's the plan?"
The circus' next stop was Paris, and we were allowed to wander around if we liked. I watched as other member of the circus unloaded the train, the other members of my team helping.
"Hey, April." Zane popped out of the train behind me, carrying a box of something or other. There were wires popping out the top, so probably something electronic. "Glad to see you're better."
"Thanks Zane." I smiled, tip-toeing to see what was in the box.
Zane placed it on the ground, taking out some wires and a few birdarangs. "Had them modified, pink smoke and they light up."
"Um, why...?"
"If we get attacked during the show, no one blows their cover!" Zane smirked again. "I bought arrows for August and Ace as well."
"Wow, you're prepared." I smiled again
Zane put everything back in the box. "Do you know where Amos went? I need to talk to him, and the rest of your troupe about the plans for tonight's show."
"I think he was talking with Alpha last time I saw him." I moved my head to the side. "Or maybe it was Annataz, I'm not really sure... It was about an hour ago."
{So, is the rich kid going to take us out for French Food?} I heard Artemis sneer.
{Je peux vous entendre, vous savez...} I narrowed my eyes, picking up a carton of stuff, moving towards Roy (Ace) and Wally (Axel). I turned quickly, hearing something other than moving boxes. Ticking, like a... {Get everyone out of the way!} I grabbed Zane and Jack as they walked by. "AXEL, ACE! GET PEOPLE OUT OF THE WAY!"
Wally nodded, collecting a few stray performers, risking the secret-identity with how fast he was going. Roy pulled a younger performer from one of the cars "Is that everyone?!"
"My family!" The boy Roy had pulled from the car screeched. "They're in the tent!"
"Teg taht ylimaf tuo fo ereht!" Zatanna ran out of the caboose, carrying the bearded lady, who was still out cold from last night.
"Mom!" The boy tried prying free of Roy. "F*** you, let go of me!" He kicked off Roy, flipping in the air and landing flawlessly.
"Jason, watch your mouth." A man ran up, presumably his father.
"ACE!" I yelled at Roy.
"Got it. EVERYONE TO THE SIDE!" Roy pulled the family of performers towards us, just as the first explosion went off. The caboose of the train entirely wrecked. Well, there goes any evidence the bearded lady had in her mobile-attack-centre.
I looked around. "Where's Alpha?" Silence from everyone. {Robin? Babs?}
{Babs?} M'gann echoed on the psychic link.
"Joker." I heard someone speak, suddenly a birdarang hit the ground in front of me. I jumped back, twisting around, then smiling. Robin, in uniform, smirking back at me.
Robin jumped in front of me. {Ready to rock?}
{And Roll. Let's go!} I flipped over her so we were back to back, suddenly seeing Joker henchmen appear on top of the train. I put my hand on her belt. {Eskrima sticks, left holster.}
She passed me the sticks, unfolding my bo-staff.
{Widening psychic link.} M'gann ran quickly beside us.
{Only attack alongside if you're not risking your Secret Identity.} I held the eskrima sticks at my sides. {Wally, slow down. Conner, take some hits. M'gann...?}
{Take psychic control without visibly displaying mind-control battles, got it.}
{Stay whelmed.} I thought, using my male voice in my head. {AND GO!}
(A/N: Chapter 20! Man that was long... I did have time to fit a few references in, if you can spot them! So, this is not the end! Just a really badly placed cliff-hanger, right? This would be the middle! Or maybe before the middle! I don't know! R&R Please :) )