Disclaimer: I sadly do not own Young Justice; all rights go to their respective owners. I only own the plot and the Rangers.
Zatanna stared around herself in awe. "This place is beautiful." She said
Agni smiled from behind her. "Welcome to my real home." He said
There were standing in a large forest surrounded by pine and oak trees. They could hear the trickle of a river behind all the sounds of birds and other animals that were scurrying about. There was a hammock slung between two trees and table with a few chairs next to them; Zatanna could see there was a cave towards their right with candles sparkling in it. The only thing out of the normal was everything seemed to be shadowed like the sun was blocked out.
"What is this place?" Zatanna asked following Agni towards the cave
"This is the astral plane and where I truly live." Agni said entering the cave
The cave was not what Zatanna had expected it looked a lot like Mount Justice except a lot smaller and darker. Beowulf was snoozing in the corner on a large pile of blankets snoring loudly. There was an alcove leading off the room with a bed, dresser and closet in it.
"This is what you can call my home. It is where I spend all my extra time."
Zatanna was speechless
Agni smiled and walked over to a cabinet and started taking out all sorts of food.
"Why did you bring me here?" asked Zatanna going over to help him
"Here there is no way we can be disturbed by anyone and I promised you a picnic." Agni said collecting plates
Zatanna smiled and began to help him. Agni pushed her away and said "No, you're a guest I'll take care of it go outside and walk around if you want I'll only be a minute."
Zatanna walked outside and followed her ears in till she found a little river running into a lake. She sat down beside it and admired it; she began to think about Agni he was a really nice guy who treated her nicely and didn't make stupid comments like Wally or was shy and stuttered all the time like Robin. Why did he bring her there?
Agni walked up and sat down next to her waiting for her to come out of her thoughts. Zatanna looked up a few minute later and smiled
"How long were you sitting here for?" she asked
"A few minutes, I think." Agni said
"Have you ever shown anyone else this place?" Zatanna asked
Agni shook his head. "I once let Richie in here for 10 minutes but aside from that no one this is my place and I wouldn't like to see it ruined like the other world."
"Why don't you just stay here and never leave?"
"If I did I would never had met you would I?" Agni thought about what he just said, "That sounded a lot like Wally." He added standing up and whistling loudly
Zatanna laughed and stood up and turned around to see Beowulf wobble in dragging food on a large ledge with bottles and a cloth piled on next to it. Beowulf wobbled up to Zatanna and offered her his large paw.
Agni laughed and set the cloth on the ground and the food and drinks next to it. "I taught him to do that, cheeky bear."
Zatanna shook Beowulf's paw and he nuzzled up against her.
Agni looked at his bear in surprise. "He never does that, rarely even to me. He must really like you."
"More than you do?" Zatanna said slyly
Agni grinned, "I very much doubt that. Let sit so we can eat.
Zatanna went up to him and sat down next to him. "What's all of this?"
"Regular food: apples, cheese, bread, sandwiches, pies, watermelon and to drink I brought lemonade, water from my well. I was going to bring ale and mead or wine but I remembered humans don't drink it unless they are really old or very rebellious.
They sat, ate and chatted for a long while just enjoying each others company. They talked about magic and Doctor Fate and their studies and finally about Anna.
"What is she like? Are we the same or different?"
Agni stared over the lake watching Beowulf drink from it without thinking he said. "Very different in some ways, if you were he same I would have fallen in love with her a long time ago." He suddenly came out of his trance and coughed. "I meant you share some of the same traits but are very different in some ways."
Zatanna smile and looked at him. "How much do you like me?"
Agni looked into her eyes. "A lot you could say."
Zatanna smiled and kissed him. Agni put his hands around her and returned the kiss.
A few minutes later they were standing at the entrance to the cave preparing to go back.
"What about the dishes and leftover food?" Zatanna asked, she was holding Agni hand
"Beowulf will take care of some of it and I'll do the rest later." Agni said
Zatanna gave the place another gaze; she notice there was another cave with a sheet covering the entrance. "What's that over there?" she said pointing with her other hand
Agni looked to were she was pointing "Oh that it's nothing just Ahh… nothing"
Zatanna rolled her eyes and dragged him over there. "If you made something up I would most likely believe you but I know when you deny it your hiding something."
"Really there is nothing worth you while in there!" Agni protested
Zatanna moved the sheet and dragged Agni inside.
They were standing in a room with every weapon a person could imagine hanging on the walls, there was everything thing from short swords to long swords to 2-hand swords, double bladed swords, daggers, fighting, knives, katanas, sabers, axes, war hammers, spears, halberdiers, flails, shields, scimitars, broad sword, and on the opposite wall he had recurve bows, reflex bows, self bows, straight bows, longbows, composite bows, compound bows, 20 different kind of quivers. On another wall he now had guns of all sorts. On the far side of the room he had a book shelf with spell tomes with wands and staffs laying around it on stands. There was a room branching off that had stands inside with different armors like leather, plate mail, chain mail (of course all in black)
Agni smiled nervously "Welcome to my armory."
Zatanna walked around the room with amazement, genuinely surprised that anyone could have so many weapons. "Where did you get all of this?" she said
Agni rubbed his forehead, "I've had time." He said
"This has to be the biggest collection of weapons in the world."
"It is as far as I know I started collecting when I was 10."
Back in Mount Justice
"Agni and Zatanna are taking a long time." Said Conner checking the time
Robin, Anna, Conner, Richie and M'gann were sitting on the couch waiting for them to return. Everyone else had gone home.
Robin and Anna had been talking the whole time about differences in their dimensions and making fun of Agni.
"Yeah he never is anywhere without at least 5 weapons on him."
"And he can conjure any weapon he wants almost anytime." Anna said
"I wonder what this astral plane looks like." Said M'gann
"You'll most likely never find out." Said Richie "Hey Robin can you explain to me how a gun works?"
Before Dick could reply there was a flash of light and the portal appeared in the kitchen. Agni and Zatanna stepped out.
"I had a great time with you." Zatanna said
"Me too. Well I guess your tired why don't you go to sleep?"
"I will. Goodnight." Zatanna said kissing him on the cheek.
Agni waved to her goodbye as she went to her room, then he turned around and sighed.
To see everyone staring at him.
"You were not supposed to see that." Agni said
"I assume you had a good time then," Richie said.
"Nice of you to spend time with us." Said Anna
"I'll spend time with you guys first thing in the morning, okay?"
"Fine I'm going to bed then." Said Richie stretching and leaving the room.
Everyone one filtered out of the room except for Dick and Agni
"Did you enjoy your date?" Dick asked
"It wasn't a date I just took her for a picnic in another plane."
"You keep telling yourself that." Dick said before he walked out the door.
"Hey Dick! Could you help me with something?"
"Sure what is it?"
"Could you teach me how to use a computer?"
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Note: The Omake is something that didn't really happen.
Chapter 13 Omake
April 9, 9:00 AM. Mount Justice Training Room.
"Do you like my sword, sword?
Sword, my diamond sword, sword"
It was early in the morning, there was no school that day so all the Team was in the cave hanging out or doing other things.
Agni was in the training room singing. (Very badly off-key)
"You can not afford, 'ford,
Ford my diamond sword, sword.
Even if you could, could
I have a patent!"
Agni sung swinging his sword through another hologram goblin
Artemis, clutching her ears, walked into the room with Zatanna,
Agni didn't notice them entering "No one else can make a sword exactly in this manner, manner. Welcome to my manor, manor! I ca ca ca canna canna" he continued
"Agni!" screamed Artemis
Agni stopped and turned around. "What?"
"Where did you learn that song?" demanded Artemis
"On that 'internet' thing on the other thing with a lot of buttons called a 'computer'" Agni said innocently "I was just clicking random thing and I came across thins. It amuses me. It is very unrealistic, who would make a sword out of diamond? That would be an unreliable sword and also pretty stupid."
"Who taught you how to use a computer?" Artemis said
"Robin did he said it was a song that all great swordsman sung in this dimension." Agni said continuing to train and sing
"Swing, swing, swing my sword, sword.
Whenever I get bored, bored
I can swing my sword, sword!
I can swing my sword, sword!"
He sung
"Agni, where is everyone?" asked Zatanna
Agni ducked a goblin swing and replied "Conner is in the kitchen making a small crater in the wall with his head, Kaldur jump into the ocean to go swimming, M'gann is crying for some unknown reason, Roy left saying something about 'Can't take it anymore! I quit!' I think Robin is in his room laughing about something he refuses to tell me, Richie is meditating in his room and Wally is trying to flirt with Anna." He said swinging his sword out high and throwing several daggers in different directions.
"Once I hit the floor boards
But I had them restored!
And it was expensive
But it was a write off!"
he paused "What does that mean?"
Artemis cracked her knuckles and walked out the room "I am going to kill him!"
She walked down the hall finding Conner bashing his head against the wall.
"It was Robin who taught him the damn song."
"Swinging is my business
and by that I mean swinging swords!
Please do not ignored,
do you like m sword?
Ha!"
Wafted down the hall from the training room
"Let's go kill him!" growled Conner
"He's upstairs let's get M'gann, she'll want to come."
"That was rhetorical
You know I am the oracle
I know you like my sword
It's made of freakin' diamond
Zatanna cast a silence spell arounf erself so she couldn't hear anyone and sat down to watch Agni.
If you don't you're lying
But that would be fine
Because it is awesome
And you're probably jealous!"
Robin was upstairs watching Agni through a camera. Artemis, Conner and M'gann walked into the room.
"I can swing my sword, sword
'Cause I am the lord, lord"
"You guys know it was only a joke right? Right guys? Robin begged backing into the wall
"Lord of diamond swooooorrrrddddssssah!"
Agni finished and sheathed his sword "Well I'm finished I'm going to go meditate."
You could hear Robins screams for miles…
You can find the song he sings on youtube it's name is I Can Sing My Sword by TOBUSCUS