I'm Just a Kid Chapter 15: Reconnaissance, a justice league fanfic

Hey, sorry about the late update. Been busy lately…

*Disclaimer: Do not own JL, just the teens in this fanfic

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Chapter Fifteen: Reconnaissance

Rex's P.O.V

'It has been one long heck of a week!'

It was Friday afternoon and I was just counting down the minutes until the weekend. I lean back further into my chair and stretch out with a yawn. Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry class is so boring. Ms. Welsh isn't making it any better for me with her lackluster teaching methods. She's the like the female version of Angie's homeroom teacher, Mr. McGregor. Except the difference is that she actually knows what she's doing and actually enjoys being a teacher. It's just that her "old school textbook" ways just don't appeal to me.

'C'mon just two more minutes…'

My eyes are so glued to the clock that I might as well burn a hole through it with my gaze. Out of habit, I begin to loudly drum my fingers on the desk.

"Mr. Stewart…"

'A minute and a half…'

"Mr. Stewart," Ms. Welsh says my name in a louder voice that finally catches my attention. I snap out of my trance, to see all eyes on me. "Would you please care to tell us the first few steps in solving this mathematical equation?"

I remain silent, trying to see which problem she was talking about.

"Well?" she asks in an impatient tone.

Just as I was about to open my mouth to improvise or make an excuse the bell finally rings. I let out a sigh of relief and gather up my books to leave.

'Saved by the bell…'

"I expect an answer from you on Monday," Ms. Welsh states as I make my way out the door. I lie and assure her that I'd be able to have something on Monday. I head towards my locker, grab my jacket, and rush out the door. The gang was supposed to meet outside to decide whose house we're going to hang out at. I told them though that I wanted to stop by my house first and to call me when they came to a decision.

The reason why I didn't want to ride with them was because I honestly wanted to fly. Being able to fly is the silver lining to having wings. It makes me almost completely accept myself and I love the exhilarating rush.

I was almost out the door when I remembered that I had forgotten one of my textbooks. I turn around and head back to my locker. I was trying to just grab it and go. Unfortunately, I got sidetracked.

"Hey, T-Rex!" Billy says, sounding hyperactive. He seemed to pop out of nowhere, which caught me off guard.

"Hey dude," I say. I make my way around him that way I could get to my locker. Billy decides to my make himself comfortable by leaning against the lockers.

"So, hey, we still haven't decided where to go yet, but it's between Phee's place or mine. I'm not sure what everyone else wants, but I wanna go to Phee's place. I don't feel like playing host. It's so-"

I tune out Billy's rambling in my head. I saw what he had for lunch and as far as I know nothing he had contained a lot of sugar. Knowing him, though, he probably stashed a chocolate bar somewhere and ate it. I grab my textbook and shut my locker. Just as when I was trying to leave, Billy makes things harder for me.

"So where are you going now?" he asks, getting all up in my face.

"Home…" I say, backing away from him and heading towards the exit. I turn around and see Billy in front of me again.

"Why? Aren't u gonna hang out with us this afternoon?" Billy pries, appearing in front of me again out of air.

'How does he do that?'

"Look, Billy, I'm going to hang out with you guys," I explain, forcing myself not to lose my cool. "I just have to get home first. There're some things I have to do before I can hang. Just call me when you've come to a decision, got it?"

"Oh alright then, see you later," he says as he walks away.

I leave the school and walk off the school campus. For some reason, I feel like someone is following and watching me. Feeling skeptical, I walk a few extra blocks and turn into this dead end alley, attempting to lose this unnamed force.

I survey my surroundings, making sure no one was watching me. When I made sure I was in the clear, I remove my trench coat and release my wings from the harness. I grab my belongings and take off into the air, making sure to soar up really high.

As soon as I was high enough to touch the clouds, my mind began to wander. For some reason, I began to think about the conversation I recently had with Billy at school. I thought about how it was weird that he just kept popping up all over the place.

'A lot of strange things have happened…'

It's not only Billy, though. He and Lilly have been doing things at a rate that can rival Flash's speed. They seem to try to take things slow, even walking and talking, but not much success.

Angie seems to be getting taller and I've noticed that her wounds heal fast-a little too fast for normal.

I've noticed that Val's gotten stronger recently. He doesn't even realize his own strength!

Ox has been really good at guessing-almost too good. It's gotten to a point where he's usually right.

Phee seems to be the most normal out of all of them but even she's gotten a bit strange. I've heard about her awesome aim during her archery lesson and her senses have gotten sharper. Plus the fact that she seems mad at Ox for who-knows-what.

I know I should be the last person to say a person acts strange but you can't help but notice these changes. They look like they have their own problems. I know that they try to keep it on the down low, though.

'I have wings…what's their excuse?'

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A man is seen looking out the window, observing the Metropolis city skyline and looking down at the busy streets below. He reclines back a bit into his chair deep in thought. Suddenly a voice comes blaring over his intercom, interrupting him from his thoughts.

"This better be good," he states in an annoyed tone.

"A Damien Princeton is here to see you," a feminine voice states over the intercom.

"Good, send him in," was his command.

Hearing the footsteps make their way into the room, the man asks, "So how was your first week of school? Did you play nice with the other children?"

Damien, still clad in the Trinity Union uniform, takes a seat in front of the desk. "Oh c'mon Lex, it's high school not kindergarten," he replies.

Lex Luthor turns around, with his arms propped up and fingers interlaced, giving the impression that he was in deep thought just moments before. He smirks at the young man's reply, amused that he was acting like a typical teenager.

"Just hand the data over," he commands, no longer amused.

Damien reaches into his back pocket and flings the disk of data over to Luthor. Luthor catches it in midair and places the disk into the computer. The screen comes to life showing the pictures and information on the seven teens.

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VALEN CONNER KENT