Chapter 12: Four Hours
I entered the room silently, slightly familiar voices cascading off the rock walls and hitting my ears like I was right next to a loud stereo. I sighed as I watched M'gann and Rocket laugh and giggle at Zatanna's jokes. As usual, Artemis and Kid Flash were in the center of the room, screaming their heads off about something I wasn't really paying attention to. I looked to my left to see Aqualad and Robin explaining something to each other while Red Arrow stood in the corner, observing.
I took a deep breath. "Okay, listen up." I said. No one seemed to hear me and I noticed Red Arrow staring at me silently. I glared at him and walked into the center of the room. Pushing Kid Flash and Artemis away from each other before I ended up having to plan two funerals. The two screamed at each other and I rolled my eyes and took another, deeper breath. "Shut up!" I yelled, not as loud as I could, but loud enough that if the room would've been any smaller my yell would've bursted everyone's eardrums.
Everyone stopped and stared at me; some with wide eyes and some with confused eyes. I smiled. "Much better." I said. I let go of Kid Flash's suit, which I had to end up holding onto since he was a speedster after all and he stood there, more still than I had ever seen him. "Okay, as you already know, Black Canary had scheduled a little camping trip tomorrow morning for a week. Now, being her...thoughtful self she's directed me to take you all."
"And you're not going to take us." Red said. I glared at him.
"Actually, I am. And I am requesting a few things." I heard Kid Flash groan, but I ignored him. "I have canceled training today, for the sake of time and your health. I want you all to go home, or stay here, or wherever you need to go to pack your bags. Now, being the opposite of Canary, I want you all back here before ten o'clock, which gives you.." I looked at my hand watch, "four hours to pack everything you need, eat dinner if you haven't already, and I suppose say farewell to your family or whoever you live with."
"Does that include you? Do I get a kiss goodbye?" Kid Flash asked. I glared at him.
"I actually think I'll leave you in the mountains and you can race us home." I said. Kid Flash sighed. "Oh, and I almost forgot. One more request for all of you. When you're done packing your bags and everything like that, I want you all to bring a sleeping bag or blankets or some form of sleeping arrangement. You're going to need it all week. Including tonight, got it?"
Everyone nodded and hummed as they went through the zeta tubes. I sighed.
"Have you already gotten packed?" M'gann asked me. I looked over to her and nodded.
"Yeah, I have." I simply said. M'gann gave me a solemn look and I raised my brow. "Is there something wrong?" I asked. M'gann squinted her eyes and I felt a pain run through my head, which I quickly pushed out.
"No, nothing." She said quickly after. She ran to her room quickly and I glared at the now closed door.
"What are you looking at?" I heard from behind me. Zatanna. I turned around and stared at the fourteen year old's bright blue eyes.
"Just looking around, trying to figure out a few...architectural things." I said smoothly. I wasn't know for beating people's asses as much as I was being a smooth talker from where I had been in my lifetime. And I had to admit, I was pretty good at it too.
"Oh, really? That must be fun." She said enthusiastically. I gave her a fake smile and walked away, quickly checking my bags that was in the corner of the room. I sighed softly, not wanting M'gann or Zatanna or even Superboy to hear me. I knew I needed to keep a close eye on those three, seeing that M'gann had almost read my mind if I wasn't able to push her out soon enough and that Zatanna has a powerful magic that she still didn't know about and that Superboy, well, he had his super hearing and strength. One thing was for sure though, I could never let my walls down; Everyone's lives depended on it.