Hey, all! Well. I posted the wrong chapter Thursday but then I couldn't change it because not surprisingly, there is no wifi ten miles past nowhere. Then it took my usual two days to relax and get my introvert shield back up again. So yeah.

Disclaimer: I don't own Young Justice or any of the characters except the ones not in the show, comics, or DC in general.

Peter

March 11, 2016

"Come, Bandersnatch!" she calls. In a moment, the shadows start moving and a large canine rises from the floor. He looks down at Sparrow and Nightwing and starts jumping around eagerly. He rubs his muzzle against Nightwing, who pets him back.

"Nice to see you again too, boy." Bandersnatch turns to Wolf and quickly races over to him. He skids to a stop and enthusiastically bends down and wags his tail happily. Wolf gives a simple bark of acknowledgement.

"Bandy!" Sparrow calls again. The shadow beast trots back. "Okay, now watch." She holds up her hand and waves it over her face. "Shift," she commands. He barks before shrinking down. His ears become floppier and his white eyes change to brown. When he finishes transforming he looks like a black Lab. "Good boy," Sparrow coos, patting his head. The new dog runs around and comes back to Wolf, who had sat up. He sniffs the dog to make sure it's the same one as before.

"B27. Gray Moth. B28. Gosling." Gosling and Gray walk in with the motorcycle, both unscathed.

"They live!" Sparrow cheers. Salem high fives her.

"I got two new powers! They're both pretty lame but it's okay!"

"Cool. You can tell me all about them later when I show you…OUR NEW HOME!" Sparrow grins and waves her hands in a "tada" style. Allie pushes her goggles up and gives her a dead serious look.

"WHAT."

Gosling's smile widens. "Do I have to get my stuff? What should I bring?"

"What type of house is it?" Gray asks.

"Ah, ah, ah. I said home, not house," Sparrow corrects.

"We aren't living in a box are we?" Goslings smile drops as she stops jumping around.
"Boxes don't have internet." She looks up at her aunt. "BOXES DON'T HAVE INTERNET!"

"Calm down. We're not living in a box." Gosling sighs in relief. "We're living in an apartment."

"Where?" Gray asks, her demeanor more excited that a few minutes ago.

"Where you just came from." Both girls stiffen.

"What?" Salem whispers.

"Yeah, I already paid the guy and everything! Our stuff is already over there, all we have to do is finish settling the contract and then we can get settled in!" Gray Moth moans in disbelief.

"w- adj- h- I th- why didn't you run this by us first!" she screeches.

"Think of it like this. It's a surprise door with tons of possibilities. You don't know what's gonna happen next."

"It'll be alright," I say comfortingly. She groans once more before quieting down and glaring at her aunt.

"Are we going to check it out today?" Gosling asks.

"Nah. You just came back from there, but we'll go tomorrow when I drop your school papers off."

"SCHOOL!" Gosling cheers, although I have no idea why. "How much did you get done while we were gone?"

"A lot. I even have a job interview for something I applied for over there. The landlord said that there had been some trouble at the post office with thugs stealing mail off the delivery men. So there was an open spot and I applied for it. I mean, nobody suspects the mailman right? Anyways, you two should hit the showers. You both smell terrible." Salem laughs and Allie rolls her eyes. Bandersnatch barks.

"Hey," Nightwing calls to the girls. "Can you two do that too?" he asks, pointing at the shadow dog. Gray looks away both irritated and sad.

"No. I'm only half Shadowlander," Salem replies politely before rushing off leaving him confused.

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March 13, 2016

"Tada," Sparrow says as she opens the door to the apartment. It's Sunday. I float close to Gray, who jumps when she sees me.

"What did I tell you about doing that?" she whispers.

"Sorry," I say, backing up. I float ahead and see that the apartment is a decent size. The wooden floor stretches around the corner to the tiled kitchen. As the family walked in they notice a small closet in the hallway. It looks like only one person could fit in it at a time. There are two hooks and a pole that I guess would serve to hold coats or something. Walking a bit farther they enter a large and spacious room, the one I'm already in.

"Living room," Sparrow informs her two nieces, although that's easy to see. There are sheets of paper taped to the wall. Gosling pulls one off.

"Sofa, Auntie Tori?" she asks. Sparrow, Tori I guess, nods.

"Yeah Salem, it's where the sofa bed is going to be."

"Why-"

"It's a one bedroom apartment," Tori says, quickly cutting the girl off.

"Oh." Salem continues to look around. There are boxes that look fairly new with their furniture inside. She looks up and notices the weird gap above the closet. Tori on the other hand continues to show Gray around. She leads her to the kitchen and down the hall that connects to a bathroom and the adjacent bedroom.

"That's weird," Salem says, pointing to the wall directly across from the bedroom.

"There's an empty wall but it doesn't connect to the bathroom or the closet." Tori shrugs. "Maybe it connects to the neighbor's bathroom."

"I thought all apartments were built similarly," I mutter to myself. "This apartment doesn't seem to be a part of the neighboring one." This makes me a bit curious. I close my eyes and float through the wall. Even after being dead for fifteen years floating through things still creeps me out. When I open my eyes I can't see a thing. "Maybe it's just a wall," I mutter before going back through.

"Aunt Tooorrrraannnce," Gray whines. "Why do we have to live here? Why can't we just live somewhere in Happy Harbor like Kate and Charles?" Tori sighs and rocks back to lean on the doorframe.

"Because, Aliza, the people of Happy Harbor don't need us like the people of Druley. You've seen what's been going down firsthand yesterday. It's sad to see that good people have to go through things like that all the time. You can't tell me that you don't believe we can change things around here."

"Yeah we can!" Salem cheers.

"That's the spirit!" Torrance yells. She holds her hand out. "Sparrow." Salem puts her hand on top of hers.

"Gosling." They both look at Allie who sighs before giving a half smile.

"Gray Moth." I place my transparent hand over theirs. "Ghost boy." Allie says under her breath. I smile a little. We all throw our hands up and cheer. I float in front of Allie while the others go get snacks from their bags.

"You included me." She shrugs.

"Well yeah. We can't exclude you just because they can't see you." She looks up at me and I look away quickly. I was definitely not blushing.

"Alright! Now let's assemble some of this furniture," Torrance says enthusiastically, munching on a granola bar.

"I call the desk!" Salem cries, running back into the living room.

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