Hey PEOPLES CONSIDER THIS YOU CHRISTMAN/ HANNUKA AND KWANZAA gift. this chapter took a whil to type cause i wsa helping with christmas preparations.
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please say weather it would be easier to write thought in italics and the machine teleporter thing that the go into mount jusice in that calls out their names and numbers i don't know what's called so i called it a teleporter!
reviews are welcome and last but not least :
WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS ,WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS, WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I HAD A LITTLE DREIDLE I MADE IT OUT OF CLAY AND WHEN IT'S DRY AND READY OH DREIDLE I SHALL PLAY!
KEEP THE AFRICAN SPIRIT FRESH
p.s. do not own young justice or characters and i did not right any of this down, my brain is my paper and my imagination is my pen so bye, chao, bonjour!
Zatanna was nervous even though she'd come to mount justice a few times already, she felt naked, exposed.
"Zatara 1-1, Zatanna A03" the telepoter announced. Looking around she saw emptiness. The room was void of all human or otherwise life forms. Then she tilted her head to a side, she could faintly hear static and clanging of kitchen utensils.
"So, dad where the rest of the league?"
"They should be waiting for a few minutes more before they begin"
"Oh so do you mind if I go and ask Batman and Black Canary a question before you start?"
"It is okay with me but it is them who must be okay with it"
"Great!" Zatanna sprinted to the conference rooms. She stopped when she saw the lasers. A scanner scanned her, plucked a strand of hair from her head and pricked her with a needle.
"Zatanna Zatara A03 acknowledged, DNA blood sample match, acknowledged, hair sample match acknowledged." The lasers disappeared as did the scanner. The door seemed booby trapped free so she knocked on the door.
"Come in" a quiet voice said and Zatanna stuck her head around the door nervously as if unsure as what to expect. Heads turned and looked at her some quizzically, other amused. Now she knew how exhibits felt always being on display
"Hi, um, I hope I'm um, ah not interrupting anything, ha"
"No Zatanna, please come in, all the way in." Black Canary said smiling
"Thanks, um, Black Canary and um, Batman can I talk to you about something please?"
"Well go ahead, talk" said flash quickly
"Ah ha, privately please"
"sur-"
"Why?" flash said interjecting Black Canary's reply.
"It's um a private matter"
"Does it affect your ability to mentally or physically behave in an acceptable way among the team if your ovoprotecto dad over there actually stops being so ovoprotecto and let you join the team?" for a minute Zatanna just stared at Flash.
"Ovoprotecto? Really? And yes in a way if eternal humiliation counts as mental harm."
"Explain" it was that one word issued from batman almost like a challenge.
"Well you see I was at school when something possessed me to say these things and now I kinda need a fake boyfriend for the dance on Saturday"
"I'm sorry but could you please repeat that? I didn't quite hear the last few words." Black Canary said
"Oh on Saturday"
"What's on Saturday?" Said Flash
"A dance"
"And?" Flash prompted
"Ineedafakeboyfriend"
"Oh… why?" Black Canary said a bit knowingly
"Because this thing possessed me and I told them I had a boyfriend"
"Would this thing be pride or irritation or both?" asked batman in a quiet voice
"Maybe…"
"So why are you here telling us this?" Flash asked
"I ah was wondering if you guys could um you see you know do me a favor?"
"This favor would be …" Black Canary said
"To um, search and find all single guys who are willing to go to a dance with a girl"
"And this dance is when?" batman said quietly
"On Saturday"
"Which Saturday?" a raised eyebrow was issued with this question
"Uh this Saturday, you know the day after tomorrow"
"No can't do it"
"Why not I mean you're batman"
" yeah but there the simple matter of parents concerned for their child's safety, they would have to meet and trust you, vice versa … need I go on?"
"Oh yeah, right… thanks anyway" Zatanna visibly deflated at this. Then for some reason she cheered up." Besides it's only three or four years left in high school"
"Need I remind you three or four years is, 208 weeks, 1460 days and 21900 hours?" Zatanna just stared at batman
"Why don't you just ask the team to fake date you?"
"Oh, oh! Why didn't I think of that! Bye thanks" and Zatanna ran off in search of the team.
As the door closed behind Zatanna, Black Canary chuckled" I can't believe she actually asked that"
"Yeah Giovanni when you said she was doing this I didn't think she'd come to us for help" flash said "I bet 10 bucks she asks Wally." He continued
"10 bucks? Wally? Really? Come on we're big adult. Let's up the bet shall we?"
" then you better get ready to go check your bank account woman, of course with the way women shop it's surprising if you won't change your mind during a bet " flash said smirking while he said it
"Oh you did not just pull a woman card. It's on anyone else betting? Oh and let 's make this official." She grabbed a piece of paper and drew 4 columns and several sub columns underneath. " I've out the four boys names in these columns and underneath we write initials, and sign the agreement form stating once everyone has chosen a boy you cannot change you r choice. Oh and the person/persons who win will get 50 bucks from each loser. Everyone agrees to the rules stated?" heads nodded unanimously. "Good let's bet."
Pretty soon the league was calling insults and taunts and the tension got hotter after batman announced he would bet 200 dollars and would pay it to each winner if he lost and if he won, well the same 50 dollars would be paid to him from the losers.
"Oh no you don't, Billy, as far as I'm concerned you're still 12 so no gambling. We on the other hand are grown adults" she said this to Captain Marvel who stuck out his tongue at her.
"Good, now that the bets are in let us get down to business" batman said. The whole room settled and became serious.
"How does he kill the mood like that just be speaking?" flash asked Black Canary who was sitting next to him.
Zatanna walked in the direction of the main den (you know where the TV and kitchen is). "Con-"she started and stopped. Mostly because Megan and the kid of steel were having a lesson on the PS3 on how to play Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 and somehow she never knew playing the game had anything to do with locking lips over a plate of cookies. 'Okay superboy out' Zatanna though and she moved softly away to give the couple privacy. Where are you Wally?" she said anxiously under her breath. She didn't have to wait long; she just had to follow the raised voices that came from the simulation rooms. These were used to create different practice missions. In the middle of the room stood Wally and Artemis arguing as usual. "Are you stupid or something chow mouth? If you had followed my plan I could've hit the bloody boss and ended this mission but no you had to screw it up with your impulsive self! "I'm not stupid 1 and whose fault do you think it is huh? If you looked a little less pretty I wouldn't have stopped running and stared at you instead" "Di-did you call me pretty" Artemis said suddenly looking embarrassed You- don't you dare- how- damn! No" Wally said stuttering "Yes you did" "No I didn't " "Yes" "No" 'Okay definitely not wally. Now whose next is Aqua lad and Robin?
Zatanna walked around for five minutes before she found the pool. ' if he's not here I'll have to interrupt one of the lovebirds.' She walked into the vast beautiful, Olympic style pool. "Hello?" her voice echoed slightly. "Aqua lad? Kaldur'ahm? Are you here? If you're here could you answer?" Zatanna waited for a few minutes
"I am here Zatanna. How may I be of help to you?" Said Aqua lad's deep, gentle voice
"Oh! Scared me for a little there. Ha. Say is you busy on Saturday, tomorrow night Saturday?"
"Yes I apologize; I am accompanying my king tomorrow. I will be attending a banquet in Atlantis"
" oh. Ah okay then. Thanks. Say do you know where I can find Robin?"
"I believe he is in the gymnasium training on the gymnastics equipment"
"Sure, thanks again Kaldur'ahm."
"No problem Zatanna. Call on me anytime you want help. I would be happy to help you."
"Sure buy thanks again"
As Zatanna exited the pool she couldn't help but be a little disappointed AL couldn't make it, yet she was still a little excited that she had a chance to ask robin out. As a fake boyfriend potential. With her father's permission.
Zatanna stood outside the gym doors staring at them as if willing them to disappear. Through the doors she could hear the continuous slapping of flesh against some firm surface. Sighing she stuck her head inside the gym. The lights were on giving her full access to the scene in front of her. She was about to call out to robin when she saw what he was doing some complicated looking spins and flips on the Parallel Bars. He finished and just as she was about to call out to him he began to tumble across the floor with various amount of stunts from no hand Ariel to triple back handsprings to continuous flips and round offs one after another.
Deciding it would be safer for both her and robin if she didn't suddenly interrupt him, she crept up to the spectators stands and sat and watched him train. He showed grace and strength when he trained.
"So Zatanna, I'm guessing you didn't just come here to watch me practice"
"Um no, no don't do that! You scared me"
"Sorry but if you were waiting for when I stopped to rest you would've had to wait another 10 minutes."
"Oh. Okay then. Are you busy tomorrow night?"
"I may or may not be"
"How can you-"
"Right now I'm free but batman may assign me night patrol or something. Why?"
"Well I was wondering if you wanted to go to my school dance as my fake date" robin stopped flipping and Zatanna was suddenly dizzy
"Fake date …?" Robin arched an eyebrow (he was wearing specially fitted goggle like dark glasses so his shades didn't slip and poke him in the eye etc.) Zatanna explained everything from the Barbie imitations to the bus and to her asking him out. "Oh I don't mind you just probably have to tell Batman or this could be a mix-up 'aster.
"Sure. Right thanks. Um see you"
"Sure bye Zee"
"Zee?" at her question robin turned red
"It's just a little nickname I came up with. You-you know if you don't like it I don't, I won't use it."
"No I like it" she said with a smile and headed out the double doors. Dick just stood there and watched her leave with a smile on his face
"She liked it"
Back in the conference room, the meeting was done and refreshments were about to be served when the overhead speakers announced" Zatanna A03 approaches in 5 minutes."
"Let's trick her" Black Canary said
"How?" flash said ready for a joke
"Let's make her think she's interrupting an important part of the meeting"
"That's mean" Captain Marvel said
"If you tell her, no cake for you"
"Lips zipped"
"Good" Black Canary said as she headed to the laptop and opened a PowerPoint presentation and chose a slide close to the end. "Now act all solemn and brooding"
A knock sounded on the door.
" Come in" Black canary called with a pointer in her hand poised as if she was lecturing
"You are evil" flash mouthed
"I hope I'm not interrupting anything important. Um may I please speak with Batman Please?"
"We are in the middle of a meeting, it will soon finish" he said that soft voice holding a dangerous promise for any wrong doers.
"I apologize…" Zatanna slowly headed back outside then she turned back "it will only take 2 minutes, 5minutes tops"
"Well… "Black canary said
"No" Batman interjected
"Well I have never been one to beg but pretty preetty pleassssseeeeeee with a chocolate sundade on top with whip cream and caramel surup and nuts and ."
As Zatanna continued her eeeeeeeeses Black Canary looked at Batman "you know that is getting VERY ANNOYING, go before you become deaf and that is a threat I will keep"
"Let us go child" Batman said
"Okay!"
As the doors shut everyone looked at Zatara.
"Does she do this at home a lot?" asked flash massaging his head "I gotta migraine now" he pulled out a pack of aspirin "who wants some?"
"No, she tried this when she was a little girl, after this I learned it was best to let her stop at the puppy dog eyes phase"
"Ah, I can see why" flash said
All eyes turned towards the door as Batman reentered the room.
"Well," Black Canary said "who did she ask?"
Batman smirked at her "Robin"
"Really now. Robin? Wait didn't I choose robin? And who was the smart person who said women couldn't make up their mind and that I needed to go bank account checking? Oh wait it was you. Oh and what do you know, all of the women chose robin"
"Okay, okay I'm sorry! I bow down to the awesomeness of the great women intuition" flash said rolling his eyes. "Wait what happened to the other guys?"
" she said Megan was too nice and it wasn't worth it losing a friend temporarily to jealousy and that Artemis would probably become cold and withdrawn if she'd even talked to wally, that and the fact that wally is a little hyperactive, oh and that Kaldur'ahm had some banquet tomorrow" Batman said
"Oh, okay." Flash said
"Great let's ea-"
"Wait what do you mean Artemis would go all hormonal If she asked Wally? They're not dating or anything like that and they don't even like each other"
"I knew you were impulsive, a chatterbox, always hungry and fast on your feet. I never knew you were stupid" Black Canary said looking at him and shaking her head
"Really I'm impul- hey!"
"See what I mean? "Black Canary said already moving toward the lunch room
"Oh you are so dead, on with it sister oh it's on Flash said running after her as laughter echoed and followed him through the halls.