Ann's P.O.V
"then we stepped threw the portal and came back here," I finished, I looked around the room at the faces of the league and I relaxed again, I had expected anger, confusion or maybe even horror to be on there faces, but all I saw was, understanding, acceptance, and some shock, the rest of the team looked at one another and then turned back to Conner and I and as one the smiled yelled 'PIG PILE' and jumped on us, we went crashing to the floor and soon everyone in the room was laughing as Conner picked up the entire team and started juggling them like he had done during the training, a couple days ago, I finally got Conner to put them all down and we turned back to the team and waited for the questions that we knew they must have, and not surprisingly, Kid-Flash was the first one to asked a question.
"were there any hot girls in the future?" Wally asked looking hopeful, and Conner and I looked at each-other before we laughed.
"Wally, we met our 'Great, Great, Great, Great, Great Grandson'" I told Wally when I finally managed to quit laughing, "so you were most likely dead, but. no, we did not see any hot girls."
Wally pouted but then he smiled looking over my shoulder and turning I saw Conner, he had an extremely innocent look on his face but I know that he did something to make Wally smile, turning back to the rest of the league I looked at the older Flash, knowing that he had been waiting to ask a question since I told him about seeing the future watch-tower.
"what is the watch-tower like in the future?" Flash asked.
"it's beautiful, the watch-tower looks the same, but the meeting room has these statues of the original seven and they are amazing" I told him before turning back to everyone else, "any other questions?"
no one answered and Conner and I stood up and joining hands we walked out to the beach, and to the spot that had become our favorite spot to meet.
"I have one more question for you!" Conner told me and when I looked at him in confusion he took my hand in both of his and went down onto one knee, poling out a little box as he did so, and opening the bow I saw a ring that was simple but beyond beautiful. "Annabeth Marie Wayne, the minute I saw you I knew that I was in love, I knew that I would lay down my life for yours and that I wouldn't feel whole without you, I have known you for only two years but I already know you as if I've know you your whole life, I love the way your eyes sparkle when you laugh, and how your laugh sounds life bells, I love the way your hair looks like it's made of gold when the sun is shining on it, I love the sound of your voice and how everyone stops talking and listens to you when ever you talk, but most of all, I. Love. You. so. Annabeth Marie Wayne, Will you make my life complete? Will you give me a reason to smile? will you believe that I love you? Will. You. Marry. Me?"
still Ann's P-O-V
'I can't believe this, he's asking me to marry him? what should I say? should I say yes? or no?' I thought to myself as I stared in shock as Conner, 'do I wan't to merry Conner? I mean we are both only sixteen! can I handle getting married right know? Was I ready to be a wife?'
but lucky for me I didn't have to choose right at that moment because at that moment we heard an alarm going off, and turning to the building we saw smoke coming from the bottom level, the alarm was telling every one to get out of the building, but even though I didn't have Conner's hearing I could still hear the yelling from the building, people were still in there and they couldn't get out, the exits had all been blocked somehow and no one could get out.
Conner and I took off for the building at the same time and I knew that neither of us were thinking about the question that had just been asked, we were both thinking about our teammates inside the building that couldn't breath, when we got to the building we saw that the doors had been welded shut somehow and we knew without checking that it was the same for all the door leading outside. Conner was about to punch the doors when I saw something on the side of the door, I grabbed Conner and stopped him from touching the doors before he was killed, because the thing that I had saw was. Kyprotonite.
the door had been coated in liquid Kyprotonite, and if Conner touched it he would be seriously injured, maybe even killed, and that was a risk that we couldn't take unless we had to, and then Conner spoke.
"come on I think I know a way in," Conner told me, Conner ran towards the beach with me right behind him, we ran down towards where Conner and I had been just moments ago and ran to the rock that we had spent many hours on at night when neither of us could sleep, Conner started moving one of the rocks and sure enough there was a tunnel behind it. "I found this tunnel last year, but I don't know where it leads."
"then we will have to find out." I told Conner and then without moving any more rocks I slipped into the tunnel and Conner followed, as soon as he was in I moved the rock back in place and he looked at me confused, "they could not have coated the insides of the doors so we can break them down, there is no need to tell the others of this tunnel unless it is our only option, not until we know why it is here, for this tunnel is surly man made."
the tunnel was large and you could tell just by looking at it that it was old and that it had been left untouched for decades, we quickly made our way through the tunnel knowing that anymore time we sent here was more time that our companions spent in the smoke and the more chance they had of getting hurt, we didn't even stop when we saw a room filled with what looked like old books and scrolls, but we promised each other as we ran that we would come back and explore this tunnel in more when we had the time, we finally came to a dead end and Conner and I looked at each other, then I saw a hole in the ceiling, I pointed it out and Conner rapped his arms around me and jumped into the hole, we followed the new tunnel until we came to the air vents, and looking down we saw the team below us trying to find a way out of the building, we moved the grate and jumped down into the midst of out companions, making them jump back in surprise. we waisted no time on explaining, Conner and I ran to the door and Conner punched it, making it open and releasing us just as the smoke cleared.
"Conner, Ann the two of you are free to do as you please for the rest of the day, and all of tomorrow, the rest of you will be doing a different training exercise since you failed this one," I stared in shock at Green Lantern, this had been a training exercise? I really hate the league sometimes. "this test was designed to make it so no one could get in or out unless they kept their wits about them and thought outside the box, Ann and Conner managed to do this, the rest of you did not. and if you're wondering, it is just smoke and there is no fire."
the team groaned and Conner and I just laughed as we both realized just how Crazy the League was, the I turned and started heading back to the beach with Conner right behind me, we walked back to the rock that hid the tunnel and I turned to Conner smiling.
"two thing's, since we don't have to do anything, et's explore the cave." I turned and pushed the rock aside but as I was about to go in Conner grabbed my arm.
"you said two things, and that was only one." Conner told me, and I smiled at him before I grabbed a handful of his hair and forced his lips to mine, the kiss was slow and sweat and had me wanting to just stand there and kiss him all day, but I really wanted to explore the cave so I poled away from him.
"the second thing is that," I paused and looked around as if I was worried that some-one was watching us, but in reality I just wan't to make him wait a little longer for the answer, "Yes Conner Kent, I will marry you, but know this, it you ever cheat on me, if I ever so much as catch you looking at another girl, I. Will. Kill. You."
"you mean it? you'll marry me?" Conner asked me, and I couldn't help but smile at the love I saw in his eye. then Conner grabbed my hand and put the ring on my finger as he kissed me, we poled apart and turning back to the tunnel we went in together holding hands, and closing the entrance behind us.
we followed the tunnel until we came to the library we had seen earlier, there were books everywhere and the place looked like it hadn't been seen in years, we both agreed that it was a beautiful site, we both when't around and started gently flipping through some of the books, and that's when I saw the pedestal, it was in the middle of the room and there was a book siting on it, the book was clearly old, and it was bound in leather, but I could still make out the name 'The Secret Library' on the cover, I called Conner over and we started to read the first page.
If you are reading this then the Library has chosen you to be its new protector(s), this Library is protected by an ancient magic that keeps the Library from being discovered my any that would use its knowledge for evil.
If the Library had chosen you then it means that it is now your responsibility to protect the Library and use its knowledge to help others, without telling others of this place.
If you chose to leave this Library and not protect it then do so now and you will lose all memory of this place, but if you will pledge to protect this Library and to keep it a secret from the world than the knowledge of this place is your, but so is the responsibility that has passed from one protector to the next.
Will you pledge yourself as a protector? Or leave this place in peace?
the two of us looked at each other in shock, we both looked at each other and I knew that we were thinking the same thing, this was no joke and the Library had really chosen us to Protect it, and we had to decide whether we would protect it or not, and as one we spoke our answer.
"We will become the new Protectors of the Library!" and we both jumped and looked around when a Voice came from nowhere, the voice was loud and booming, but it was also kind and gentle, the kind of voice a father would use if he was talking to his child.
"My name is Alexio, I am the Library, I have kept my knowledge hidden from all for thousands of years, but know I have chosen the two of you as my Protectors; I will help you learn and grow. I have looked into your hearts, I have seen your past and all that you have done, and I have found you Worthy, I have never found one that I have been able to call worthy until the two of you, and that s why I have chosen you as my Protectors. Will You Protect Me?"
Conner and I looked at each other once again, and as one we once again spoke "We will Protect you Alexio, and we will tell no one of your existence."
"good," Alexio said, "take the book with you to the surface, and read, it will answer you questions."
Conner picked up the book and we started to head towards the tunnel exit, but before we got far Alexio stopped us.
"I almost forgot, you must put these on," as he spoke two rings appeared before us, they were both black, with a circle on the front that had a figure in the middle, in the shape of a gryphon's (a guardian of knowledge), the two of us took the rings and put them on. "these rings will help others in the order recognise you, and they will allow me to contact you while you are away."
Conner and I left the Library and went backing to the building and to my room, and then we sat on my bed and read. and only then did I realise that he had said that there was an order of some kind and that I hadn't asked him what it was.
During a time of great danger a man that feared for the knowledge that would be lost to his kingdom, built a great Library, he had built the Library and filled it with all the books he could find, in the hopes that one day he would be able to give the knowledge back to his people.
But a great evil came over the land and killed the man, taking the Library for himself; he kept the knowledge and used it to rule the people, who had no way of fighting him.
When his son found the Library he knew that he had to get the knowledge away from his father, so he traveled the kingdom and found fifteen wizards and witches that agreed to help him, they went to the Library and the wizards and witches cast a spell on the Library that made gave the Library a mind of its own.
The Library could now protect its self, and the kingdom was free, but the Library disappeared, vanished from the kingdom and hid itself away from the world, until it could find someone that would take care of it as well as the builder had when he had first built the Library.
But over the years an order has risen from the Library, all over the Galaxy, and order that has sworn itself to protecting knowledge, and using that knowledge to protect the Innocent, there are those all over the Galaxy that have sworn themselves to this order and many have given their lives for the order. this order is known as the 'Order of Knowledge' and every member has a ring to identify them as of the order.
"This is amazing," I told Conner as I looked up from the book.
"I agree," Conner said as he looked at me, "but how will we protect it if any can get in from the rock?"
"I've been thinking about that and I think I have a solution." I told him and he looked at me waiting for my solution, "we can not stay here once we are married, for we should build a house on the beach where the rock is, with a hidden passage way that will take us to the Library, but that will only open to someone with these rings."
"it's a great solution and it will work," Conner said, and then he looked at me with a worried look on his face, "but we still have to tell the others about us getting married."
"they are all at dinner, so let's go tell them now." I told Conner as I grabbed his hand and yanked him to his feet before pulling him towards the kitchen, but before we got there Conner yanked me into another room, that was empty except for Batman, who was standing at a table looking at some papers.
"let's start with your father." Conner said, and then we both took a deep breath and walked towards my father.