Hi hi~. Wow, chapter 5 already! This is only my second story, so happy at the positive reviews for chapter 4! I love all of you who have reviewed and subscribed, and as an additional note to those who have subscribed, REVIEW and to those who have reviewed, SUBSCRIBE! But really I appreciate everyone giving me support cuz u know I feed off of it :3.
I survived the evil ballet class taught by the evil Michael Lowe today, so I'm feeling pretty good. Now I just have to survive Burklyn for two weeks. Waaaaaak.
Does anyone even read these things? I do. But I'm a dork, so I guess that doesn't count. No seriously, at the school trip to Washington DC, my friends and I went on the Merry-Go-Round at the Smithsonian and fought over the dragon. Until some kid took it. So we sat behind her and stared at her to make her feel uncomfortable. At least I did. It was fun B3.
Just so you guys know, I'm going to keep the pairings Spitfire and Supermartian, but keep the story a little more centered on Robin now that stuff has actually happendededed. And I'm REALLY sorry if Robin and Batman are a little OOC in this chapter!
Disclaimer: *sarcastic voice* I am God, therefore I am awesome enough to ride merry-go-rounds and own DC, Vocaloid, Marvel, and every other thing that is awesome enough to be the property of God. And get this, I'm an Atheist!
Do I even need to tell you where they are?
Previously… The YJ team found the alien, and she kissed Robin, so now she speaks English (?) and, so, yeah. I just felt like I needed a recap for some reason. Ah well, on with the story.
"How come you got to kiss the hot chick?" Wally exclaimed. Normally, this would've earned him a slap or bitter glare from Artemis, but at the moment, her and the rest of the team were preoccupied gawking at what had just happened.
"Seriously!" Wally continued, "He's only thirteen! This was probably his first kiss! Why did she—"
"Oh, shut up, Kid Mouth!" Artemis snapped out of her trance-like state to deal with the endless stream of words coming out of Wally's mouth.
"Is everyone alright?" Megan asked.
"You know it, beautiful—Ow!" Wally answered and got a jab in the stomach courtesy of our favorite archer.
"I'm. Fine," Superboy growled, obviously upset over the sudden attack.
"I am unharmed," Kaldur'ahm's voice remained calm.
"Robin?" Megan flew over to the team's youngest member worriedly, "Are you hurt at all?"
Robin stuttered a little, "W-wha? Yeah… No! No, no, no, I meant no, um, no, I am not hurt, just a little… yeah."
Wally snickered, "Rob's a little shaken up from his first kiss, isn't he?"
Robin punched his shoulder and said through gritted teeth, "Shut up, Kid."
"Well," Superboy said, "Now what? We pretty much failed the mission, we came into contact with the alien."
Kaldur thought for a moment, "I believe… that we should fly back to Mount Justice and tell Batman what happened. Everything. I will take full responsibility."
"And," Robin added, "I did manage to plant a mini-tracking device on her, so it wasn't a total failure."
"Kaldur shouldn't have to take the blame, though, we all confronted the girl, we should all get hosed," Artemis pointed out.
"I'm perfectly fine with Kaldur's suggestion," Wally said. When Robin and Artemis gave him glares, he resigned, mumbling, "Fine, we all get hosed."
~~~I'm typing with mittens on~~~
Happeh Harbor
"…The girl… kissed Robin, fired a green bolt from her hands and flew away," Aqualad was finishing his summary of the mission while silently hoping that the team would get off easy. Judging by how Batman would occasionally narrow his eyes the way he did so that you could see it through the cowl, he assumed that was not the case.
"… Team, I'm very disappointed in you. You disobeyed direct orders once again, and this time, you were perfectly capable of avoiding the target," Batman started, "However, you did manage to complete what you were sent for, and you were able to give the league a method of tracking the creature. For that, you will not be punished. You are all dismissed."
Everyone released the breath that they didn't realize they'd been holding and exited to the living room. Except for Megan, who went to the kitchen.
"Robin," Batman called just as the boy was about to walk off, "I would like to speak with you privately."
Robin braced himself for the worst. He knew how much he had screwed up, but at the time… it was like a reflex, or something. It just felt like the natural thing to do.
"Now," The Dark Knight started, "I understand you freed the alien of its handcuffs."
Robin said nothing, just stared at the floor.
"What on Earth were you thinking when you did that? That thing is out and about in who-knows-where now, doing any amount of unspeakable damage."
The boy in question continued to avoid his adoptive father's gaze.
Batman stared him down for what seemed like a lifetime until he finally sighed, "Hit the showers. Don't do anything like that again. That's an order," and he walked out.
~~~Chubby Pins~~~
"Yeah… Rob's dead," Wally said as he strolled over to the couch.
Superboy sat down next to him and asked, "How come? He didn't do anything we didn't do."
"Not exactly," Artemis walked up to the living area with Kaldur close behind.
"Robin showed… sympathy for the girl," said Kaldur, "and released her, letting her roam free with her abilities."
"So what?" Superboy retorted, "He also put that tracking device on her, so there isn't any real problem."
"I don't think it's so much that Robin freed the girl, I think it was more that he freed the girl, you get what I'm saying?" Wally tried to explain.
"What Mister Poetry here is trying to say is that it was the fact that Robin disobeyed Batman's orders and teachings that made him mad, not the inconvenience of controlling her," Artemis clarified.
"That makes no sense," Superboy mumbled.
"Yeah," Megan floated in from the kitchen with a bowl of popcorn, "I think Robin did the right thing. The girl was suffering and he helped her out. I don't see what's wrong with that."
Wally sighed, "It's a… Bat thing."
~~~Sihal Novarum Chinoth~~~
Mount Justice, 5 days later
"The League has found a lead on Professor Ivo. There are two possible locations for his base of operations. One is in Gotham County, and another in Star City."*
Batman had called the team in for another mission assignment. "I want your team to investigate in Star City. The places most likely to hold Ivo's lab would be The Triangle and the South End, but if we've learned anything about Ivo, it's that his actions can't be predicted."
Robin stepped forward, "But who's going to search Gotham County?"
Batman narrowed his eyes and said monotonously, "Zatara has volunteered his apprentice and niece to assist him in searching."**
Wally tilted his head, "Zatara has an apprentice? And a niece?"
Batman ignored the boy's question and proceeded with the assignment, "You are all to go to Star City and find any potential locations for Ivo to hide. Stay on task. No distractions, and no disobeying orders."
Everyone knew that last comment was aimed directly at Robin.
~~~Normal people worry me~~~
"How many times is Batman gonna make us go to California?" Wally whined.
Artemis gave him a criticizing look, "I thought you'd be all excited to go again within a week."
Kid Flash crossed his arms and looked away, "It's just… weird, I dunno. What if we run into the Psycho Kisser again?"
"Batman said that the alien didn't get out of the San Francisco Bay Area, so I think we won't need to worry about the issue," said Aqualad.
"All systems are a go," Miss Martian said, "We're off to Star City. Red Tornado, open the bay doors, please."
The exit opened up as Miss Martian piloted her bioship up and out of the cave.
~~~The flying squirrel stole the dinosaur's apples~~~
Star City
"Mmmkay, so we're in Star City, what now, Oh Great Leader of Leaders Kaldur'ahm?" Kid Flash asked as the bioship landed in Orchid Park.
"Batman said that two potential locations for Ivo's laboratory were the 'Triangle' and the South End…"
"Well, duh," Artemis explained, "The Triangle used to be full of organized crime factions until Deadshot cleared most of them out. There's gotta be some old locations ready for the taking. The South End isn't much better of a neighborhood."
Wally sneered, "And how would you know all this?"
Artemis glared, "I'm Green Arrow's protégé, Star City is where he patrols."
Robin knew the two of them were about to get into another 'Who are you and why are you on this team' fight and decided to step in. Again.
"I doubt Ivo would fix up a base of operations where he doesn't have any cover. If he were to operate in the Triangle, according to what Arty says, then whatever abandoned mafia-house he was using would be the center of attention. Deadshot cleaned up Star City six years ago!"
"So we're going to the South End, then?" Superboy inquired.
Everybody looked at Aqualad. "South End it is."
*I did look it up, and apparently Star City has been hinted to be located north of the San Francisco Bay Area as of late. Jump City in Teen Titans was near San Francisco. Everything about Star City is true (according to Wikipedia)
**In Young Justice, they replaced Zatanna Zatara, one of the best Justice League members of all time, with Zachary Zatara, who, in the comics, was in Zatanna's words "A catty little b***h." Now he's some Italian magician. So, his niece is a teenage Zatanna, and his apprentice Misty Kilgore. In the comics, Zatara was Zee's younger cousin. They may make an appearance for my entertainment.
Oh my god this chapter sucks soooooo freaking bad. I'm losing my mojo . I wish I could keep going with this, but I need to regenerate and just come up with more ideas. I'm sure you've all guessed what's going to happen in Star City. I'm still going to try to keep the storyline interesting, though. I can't stand the 'kick-ass new member' plot! Starfire is her own person and she's not going to give in that easily, darn you! Aaaaaaaaaauuuuugh! ~pants from rant~ OMG THAT RHYMES!
See if you can guess where scene transitions 2 and 3 are from. (Chubby Pins, Sihal Novarum Chinoth) It's from other fandoms. Here's a hint for the first one: Japanese Song Lyrics. Was that too much of a giveaway? Whoa, giveaway's a word! HEY, I JUST REALIZED I DIDN'T DO ANY AUTHOR'S NOTES THIS CHAPTER! WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME! …I am losing my mojo. Mojo is SO a word.
Question: Can you try to predict any future storylines? I want to know what everyone thinks will happen, and if I'm being the opposite of what I want. If you think you'll include spoilers or something, feel free to PM me instead ^-^
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C.) Review
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