~~~~~~~~~~~~~Six yours later(back to present)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On our ride back from Blüdhaven, Helena, or Huntress, hesitantly started conversation.
"We need to talk about something." Helena started, and I gave her a hesitant look, but nodded for her to continue.
"So you know how I'm a member of the Justice League, right?" She said
"Yeah" I replied, urging her to go on.
"We'll have you heard of the team Young Justice?" She asked again.
"Yeah, a few things here and there, why?" I said.
"Well, now that your a little older, and more experienced, I think you'd be a valuable member to their team..." She said
"Batman asked if you'd get me to join, didn't he." I said
"Yeah... he thinks they need you, and you'd help the team a lot, he really wants you to join" she spilled.
"Are you ok with it? Like, do you want me to join the team?" I asked
"Yeah, I think it would better your skills and you'd make cool friends you can relate too, and who can help you if you need it and I'm not around." Helena said hesitantly.
I looked at her, I could tell that from a professional standpoint she was all for me going, but emotionally, she still saw me as that little girl she brought home with her so long ago it seemed.
She didn't want me too, but at the same time she knew it was best to let me join, branch out a little, and not disobey direct orders from batman, that could get ugly. It wasn't like it was going to impact my grades, I barely had to pay attention in class anyway, and I have straight A's.
I didn't really want to spend less time with Helena either, she had grown to be like my second mother, but I was also aware that it is for the best, and batman would probably flip if we said no, so looks like I'm joining a team of other sidekicks, I think. The 'few things here and there' I was referring to, were entirely unreliable resources.
We landed in the driveway silently, Clinton would have a fit if he knew we were out this late, he insisted us girls needed our 'beauty sleep'. Not that either of us were bad looking, we were both fit for obvious reasons, and were pretty attractive(not to brag or anything), Clinton just wanted Helena especially not to work herself into extinction. But just our luck, right as we came in the house, the league mission projector whirred to life, and Clinton rushed downstairs. He was about to lecture us, until he saw who was calling, and left the room. Batman had called to ask about our 'decision' about me joining the 'young justice' team.
"Huntress, have you asked Tempest yet?" Batman asked, trying not to give too much away in case she hadn't asked me yet.
"Yes, and we've come to an agreement." Helena paused "Tempest will join the young Justice team."
Batman looked satisfied with the answer "Good, zeta tube to Mount Justice tomorrow, and we'll introduce you to the rest of the team." He directed towards me and I could tell he wanted to be done with the conversation, but I was a little shocked.
"Tomorrow?" I asked. Really? I had just found out today, and now I was going to meet them tomorrow? What? I haven't even had any time to figure out who they all are, their identities, favorite things and such!
"Yes tomorrow, at around 1:00." Batman stated.
"Alright, see you then batman" Helena replied.
"Batman out" batman said, and the screen went dark.
"Well, looks like I'm meeting the team tomorrow" I directed towards Helena
"Hurry, before Clinton comes down, I love you honey, they'll love you tomorrow, goodnight!" She said. "Goodnight Helena"
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It was 12:45 and I was dressed in my normal Tempest array, mask and everything, (no one is aloud to know my secret identity yet). My super suit was as follows, basically all black everything, except for the lines of light blue and white, similar to the ones Huntress had on her suit, but hers were purple, and a little different. Also, the very top of my black stealth books were lined with blue and white, and so was a stripe around where my ankle is on the boots. Everything else was black, and pretty similar to Huntresses, except for the mask and the cape. My mask was simpler, and didn't have horns, or the bat thingy's, whatever you want to call them, I thought they looked ridiculous. I used to wear a cape every time I left the house as tempest, but I only wear them sometimes now. It is also black, and is rimed in some places in blue and white. I also had a knife holder strapped around my left thigh, and for certain missions. I would also have a small, utility belt, sometimes with an extra knife or weapon holder attached. Since this was a 'special' occasion and I kind of wanted to impress these new 'teammates' since I would be spending a lot of time around them, so I wore my cape and my small utility belt, and my hair was in loose curls, like it always was, in a golden blonde/brown waterfall down my back. On our walk there, I thought about Huntress, and how she had become Huntress.
Huntress, before she 'adopted me' was a vigilante operating out of Gotham City, and a very, very distant member of the Bat group. For a while, long before I met her, she was a form of batgirl, but then became her own hero, taking the name Huntress. Her career was inspired by a personal vendetta against organized crime, responsible for killing her entire family. At first, her harshness towards criminals made her a little looked down upon by the heroic community, but in time she learned to temper her methods and became accepted by her peers. She has also been a member of the Justice League for years. And I was so happy when she told me she was adopting me, after my parents were still missing for about three quarters of a year, I really couldn't have asked for more when my parents were gone. Her secret identity is Helena Bertinelli, and batman still thinks her real name is Anise Bertuchii. We keep telling him he's wrong, but he won't listen.
We got to our Zeta tube and now it is 12:56. Huntress turns it on, and we identify ourselves, as it beams us to Mount Justice. We're there by 12:57, and make our way to what huntress says is the meeting area, where we see batman gathering the team members as were walking in. I check my watch right as were walking up next to the group, and it's 1:00 on the dot. Yes, on time as usual.
There are five of them.
I recognized Wally, or Kid flash, I'd met him a few times around robin when we were younger. Then there was Aqualad, who I also met a few times due to us being protégés at around same time as well. Even though I recognized them, I'd really only met them like three times in the past six years.
There were two girls and a boy, who I did not recognize. One of the girls was green, and wearing a super suit similar to Martian Manhunter's, so I assumed that she was his protégé. The other girl was obviously an archer, so I thought she must be Green Arrow's sidekick, but then again, he had spe-red arrow, so who she was, I was going to have to ask later. Where is Roy by the way, oh oops I guess he goes by red arrow now, but where is he? And then there was the boy dressed in normal clothes, and a black and red superman T-shirt. He looked like superman, a little, but way younger, and superman didn't have a son right? And what was he wearing? He must have something to do with superman, so I'll have to ask later along with the archer.
If Batman's here, then where is robin? Or I guess now he goes by Nightwing. I guess he never joined this team after becoming Nightwing. Oh well, not like I knew him all that well anyways. Huntress was soo so so happy when Nightwing came out as Nightwing, because before hand Robin had died. So she was really happy when she got the news a few months after Robin 'died' that Nightwing, who had struck out on his own: just trying it out, was actually just Robin in a different costume. And Batman had know that he didn't die, but there had to be some explanation for the public, as to why robin disappeared. Also, batman wasn't sure if Robin/Nightwing wanted anyone to know he was alive, so when Robin/Nightwing found out all of the Justice League thought he was really dead, he came back and came out as Nightwing so everyone would stop grieving. He basically died as Robin, and came back a few months later as Nightwing. The only reason I knew, or remembered this much about him was because Huntress now on a daily basis told me to 'never fake my death and strike out on my own, because she would probably just sit around for the rest of her life with guilt and depressiveness, and never come out of her room again.' Her exact words, Yes, she rants. a lot.
When we were right next to them, it was again as I said earlier, 1:00 on the dot, and batman started.
"Team, remember how I told you there would be a new addition to the team soon?" They all nodded at Batman's rhetorical question, and looked at me.
"Well this is Tempest, Huntresses protégé and she is the new addition." Batman added. The one I thought was Martian Manhunter's protégé, gave me a friendly look and a big smile, ooooo, I like her. I love friendly people, I'm one of them! The archer girl gave me a suspicious look, I need to find out who she is, and the superman kid gave me the same look. I couldn't read kid flash's face, and Aqualad kept a straight, but welcoming look about him.
"You'll all be staying here for a week, starting tomorrow." Batman paused for effect.
"You need to do team bonding, you've stopped working like a team, and more like individuals ever since Robin left, and the... Incident. There's a wall between all of you, and even though it's not really affecting your mission success, you need to start fighting like a team again, or you will start to slip." He paused again.
"I think adding a new member and having you spend time together for a while will help you face the problem and stop putting it off." He let it sink in. The team looked a little confused, probably thinking they don't have any problems, but sometimes there's things that you can only detect if your outside of the situation, like Batman was.
"Wait, so we're all moving here, for a week?" I asked, just a little confused.
"Yes, and if I feel it hasn't helped, or you could gain something from it, more time will be added. I don't think it will take more than three weeks, but you'll all stay here till I see fit."
Huntress looked horrified at Batman's idea, she didn't really want me joining the team, and now she wasn't going to see me every day? She looked at batman like 'we did not agree to this' and he said aloud
"I know but your going to do it anyway." Huntress rolled her eyes and looked away, knowing he was right.
"Wait, so are we actually sleeping here?" The archer girl asked realization eating at her expression.
Batman nodded, not inviting any more questions.
"What about..." Wally started, but Batman knowing where he was going cut him off.
"I'll tell him later." He said. I assumed he was talking about Kid Flash's parents, but I wasn't sure.
"Now all of you go to your homes, if they aren't here already, and get everything you will need for the next one-two weeks, then if it comes to it you can go home and pack for any longer, and when you all get back, give Tempest a tour of the place." He paused yet again.
The team looked me over, trying to figure me out, and I just kind of stood there awkwardly and smiled lightly. I was normally pretty good socially, but this all kind of flustered me, so I was being all awkward. Great...
Batman looked like he was going to say something else, then apparently decided against it adding
"I've alerted your schools, those of you who go to school, that you will be out for the next week, and have told them to send me only the necessary work and things needed for you to be caught up when you go back."
Wally looked exighted and said "Yes! No school, and hanging with my some of favorite people!" He exclaimed, looking at everyone and saying 'favorite people' with a joking tone.
"I'd prefer it if, other than missions, you'd stay here as much as you can, you may return to your houses if you've forgotten something, but you will only leave for short periods of time, unless all of you go somewhere together, like for team bonding stuff, but keep it on this island as much as possible." He said not really telling them, but ordering them. I knew everyone would most likely follow the rules given, probably scared of batman, and not wanting to disappoint him. This is probably the nicest I've ever seen batman, and he still looked mad, like he always does, I swear he literally has no emotions. I can't believe he's talking about bonding, Black Canary probably told him what to say.
"I will call you to assign missions." He said gesturing towards the big computer behind him, and walking towards the zeta tubes. Huntress waved to me, and followed him out, she'd give me a proper goodbye when I came to pack my things later.