Sorry about the delay, folks. I'd received several ideas from people speculating on what they thought the 'little' problem was... is it what you thought? :) Let me know what you think...
Also, I've posted reviews to two DCAU movies I've seen this week- Batman: Gotham Knight, and Green Lantern: First Flight. I also found places where you can watch them online, and have included those URL's. I reviewed them for the benefit of anyone who hasn't seen them... and because I have SO much free time to myself... not. Anyway, the reviews are in my profile, read at your own risk. :D

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A bargain's a bargain, Morgan had said. As the others quickly suited up, Batboy felt that cold ripple of premonition pass through him again. He hadn't considered the possibility that she might take her 'bargain' a step further. The original seven League members were a beacon of hope to the world, and a standard for the rest of the Justice League to look up to. But why stop there?

Morgan, although not your standard criminal mastermind, was a villainess nonetheless. Once she'd incapacitated the original seven, what was to stop her from moving on to the rest of the league? Apparently, nothing, if that truly was Mr. Terrific's voice coming through the comlink. He had no doubt that it was.

So … the possibility stood that the entire League could now be a group of preteens. Wonderful.

It didn't seem to matter that they would be seen as children. Petty thoughts, embarrassments, pride… all were pushed to the back of his mind at the thought of a League-wide emergency. Perhaps he was just overreacting. Maybe it would really be a 'little' problem- electrical malfunction, or someone escaping from the holding cells, or engine trouble or something. Of course, it could be something major… could Lex Luthor be back? Surely not- he'd been destroyed with Darkseid… What if Luthor was back- and Morgan had gotten to him? A Little Lex Luthor. That would be almost as bad as the entire League transformed. Almost.

After everyone was ready- less than a minute after the call- J'onn pressed his comlink once again. "Eight for transport, Mr. Terrific." Immediately, the blue light of the Watchtower's teleporter enveloped the seven and Etrigan. A split second later, they were on the main deck of the League's Headquarters, facing the majority of the membership.

Batboy's worst fears were confirmed as he scanned the crowd. Children. Every present member of the Justice League was now somewhere under 12 years of age.

Question stood next to Huntress, his fedora now oversized and hanging low over his head. Huntress' mask stood higher, out of proportion to the rest of her body. Vigilante and Shining Knight both stood with arms folded, one with a holster hung too large and too low, the other's scabbard dragging the ground. Dove stood slightly behind, and much shorter than, Hawk, a tiny Ice and Fire next to them. Zatanna stood off to the side, leaning against the wall, clearly upset- with good reason. Stargirl's staff was now double her height. STRIPE towered over the group, but there was a child inside the suit. It was the same throughout the crowd- everyone, no matter what their previous age or size, was now a child.

"Shoot. I'd hoped whatever hit us hadn't affected all of you." A small blonde boy ran up to the teleportation deck, his oversized Robin-Hood-style hat flopping on his head. "The Green Light got to you, too, huh? Whatcha think- is there a way to- Is that Etrigan?"

Superboy sighed. "Yeah, long story, Arrow. It's him… sort of." Etrigan cooed in happiness from his position on the floor of the teleportation deck, patting on the blue-lit circle he'd materialized in.

"Where's Mr. Terrific?" Batboy asked. Green Arrow pointed towards the control deck for an answer. The top of a small head was barely visible over the edge of its barrier wall. Wonder Girl stepped over to Batboy and grabbed under his arms, flying him up to the next level alongside the rest of the original members, Flash being carried by GL's ring. She set him down gently as they all landed, and Batboy immediately demanded an explanation. "Give me details, Mr. Terrific. What happened here?"

"Thank goodness you're here… I don't know what to do…" Batboy raised an eyebrow. "I mean, um… I really don't know what happened… everything was fine, and then there was this green… something. Suddenly, we were all kids!"

"You're the third smartest person alive right now. Surely you've figured it out." Superboy leaned against the desk, waiting for him to come to the correct conclusion.

"Well… I do have a theory… but it's not logical, so I'm not sure…" He seemed unsure of himself, and took quite a while before answering in a small voice. "Was it… magic? Morgan le Fey, perhaps? That's all I can think of…"

Shayera clapped slowly and deliberately. "Give the man… the boy a prize."

Wonder Girl shot her a glare before placing a hand on the frightened boy's shoulder. "Yes, Morgan did this to us. She transformed Batman, Superman, Lantern and I into children to help her yesterday, but went back on her word to turn us back when we finished the job. Instead, she brought Flash, Shayera and J'onn, and changed them, too. It looks like she decided the seven of us wasn't enough."

"When did this occur?" J'onn asked, hovering near the controls to get a better view.

"About five minutes ago."

J'onn bent over and began pressing keys rapidly. Security videos appeared on the main screen, rewinding to show the moment of transformation. "It's Morgan's magic, alright," he muttered. He selected a specific video, zooming out to show the exterior of the floating fortress. Green light enveloped it onscreen, the time showing just over seven minutes previous.

"Can you trace the starting point of her magic?" Shayera asked, flying over to J'onn's side.

"I'm not sure. It covered the tower faster than the camera could follow."

"Is there one specific point where it seems to have originated?"

"Can't tell…" J'onn muttered.

"Hello?! Fastest kid alive down here! Super-speedy! Super-fast everything! Like, as in, super-fast vision! As in, let the Flash see it!" Flash waved his arm next to J'onn. "Play it again, from just before it started, and let me see it. Please?" He pleaded, making puppy eyes at the Martian.

J'onn reversed the feed and then resumed normal play. Mr. Terrific looked over at Flash. "You're actually acting smart. If you can see it, I'll never underestimate you again, you know that."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever. I'll do something stupid later to make up for it, ok?" Flash peered intently at the video screen, a frown of concentration wrinkling the mask between his eyes. "Wait, pause it there… no, back it up a few seconds… yes. There!" He pointed, a look of triumph on his face.

"I don't see anything…" GL said.

"Not right now you don't, but take me outside and I'll show you! Get your ring handy- you're gonna find a trail, buddy!"

***

"I'm not so sure this is a good idea." Wonder Girl stood at the airlock doors, watching as Lantern covered himself and Flash in a protective green aura, nodding for the doors to be opened.

"Flash knows what he's talking about," J'onn said, placing a hand on her shoulder. "Have more trust in him."

Superboy looked through the window one more time and gave the two boys a thumbs-up, which they returned. He pressed the button, allowing the outside doors to open. The two floated out, propelled by Lantern's ring.

"Um… Superman?" Stargirl tugged on his cape. She, being one of the younger members of the League as it was, had been transformed into a child no older than five or six. Superboy looked down at her in sympathy. She looked frightened of the sudden change, and he didn't blame her. Her eyes welled with tears as she asked, "Are you gonna make it all better?"

"We're doing our best, Stargirl." He smiled and knelt in front of her, using his cape to dry her tears. "I promise you, we'll figure this out."

A boy spoke up from the crowd nearby. Superboy couldn't identify the voice at first- they were all having trouble telling each other apart with their new voices. "And how long you reckon that's gunna take?"

After a moment, Superboy recognized Vigilante by the accent. "As long as it has to, Vig. Hopefully not long, if we can find Morgan and make her turn us back."

"I'm just sayin' that I don't like this a-tall. How're we plannin' on savin' the Earth when we're just little 'uns?" He folded his arms and leaned against the wall, his kerchief-mask hanging comically down to his belt.

Batboy stepped out from the shadows nearby. "How many of you feel the same as Vigilante? Are you scared that people will see you like this?" Reluctant nods answered him. The Dark Knight looked over the crowd and frowned. He stepped back up to the teleportation deck, where he was much higher than the rest of the group, carefully avoiding Etrigan as he walked across the blue-lit floor. "We're going to save the world just like we always do," he said in a loud voice. "We're the Justice League- not the 'When We Feel Like It' League! There are always bad guys to take down, no matter what we look like. There are always super-villains to stop- they don't care if we're kids! Someone always escapes from Arkham Asylum- Doesn't matter if Batman wants to take a vacation! I'll tell you something, Vigilante. You asked how we plan on saving the world; I'll tell you- The same way we've saved the world every other day since we founded this League."

"But… but…" a little voice piped up. "But what if they… what if they laugh at us? The bad guys won't be scared of us as kids. And they're bigger, and scary… and mean."

"You are Superheroes!" Batboy's voice cracked on the last word. "We're the ones the world looks to! You've beaten the bad guys before- you can do it again! We're the Justice League, remember?!? They're supposed to be scared of us! That's why we're so good at what we do! And the rest of the world? They love us, no matter what happens to us! Just keep doing your job. The seven of us are working on finding a way to reverse Morgan's spell- the rest of you need to keep the world safe while we're occupied. Can you do that?!?" he shouted to the crowd.

High-pitched cheers filled the room.

He stepped down from the Teleportation Deck and melded with the shadows once again.

***

"Are you sure this is the spot?" Lantern asked, looking back at Flash, who was laying in the green aura, hands behind his head and feet crossed, looking completely at ease.

"Yup, this is the place. Swing your fancy ring in a general… that way direction," he said, pointing.

Lantern did so after rolling his eyes at his friend's antics. They were in the gorgeous vacuum of space, protected by nothing more than a thin layer of ring energy, and he was acting like he was at the park. Did Wally not see how cool this was? How many people- how many kids- could say they'd seen the stars like this? They were completely safe, as long as he concentrated on what he was doing, but they were also as exposed as one could be. No special suits, not a bit of air- his ring provided all that they needed… and Flash took it for granted. Lantern? He couldn't get over how cool it was. He 'swung his fancy ring', searching for who-knows-what.

Amazingly, there was some kind of residue, a signature of sorts, from the magic. He could see it -a lighter green on the darker, all around the Watchtower- starting near where they were floating. He felt himself grow excited- maybe they'd be able to follow it and find Morgan! "I've found it, Flash!" he yelled, his voice high-pitched in excitement.

"Told ya. Follow it!" Flash 'sat up' and leaned forward without thinking about it, urging his friend to head that direction.

Lantern did so, speeding along the trail of green on green. He felt that maybe, finally, they'd find answers. It had only been two days, but it felt like it had been forever since he'd been a grown-up. It would be good to get everything back to normal. The trail led in a curving path away from the Watchtower, dodging between and around satellites and space junk, leading them further and further from their starting point.

Suddenly the trail ended. Not faded away, just… ceased to exist. Lantern swung his ring back a bit- yes, there was the light green, but it stopped here, with no sign of anything nearby. He scratched his head in confusion.

"What?" Flash asked. "Why did we stop?"

"The trail ends here."