It was two weeks later when they were all back on their feet and walking around, easing back into training, when Batman, Green Arrow, and Flash strode in as they were watching, at Roy's insistence, some MTV music videos. Because he was fourteen, And he REALLY liked to look at the girls...
When he saw Batman, though, he was sure he'd be decaptitated for allowing the six year-old and eleven year old watch it, he dove for the remote and quickly changed the channel... To a movie where a young woman was ontop of a bare-chested man, kissing him passionately. He stared in horror and Batman turned, but he managed to hit a button and send the TV to static at just the right moment.
Sparrow looked over at Roy, eyes wide. "What was..."
"Tickle fight!" Roy yelled, desperate to keep her quiet. A moment later she was on the floor laughing...
"Roy." Batman said, and Roy instantly stopped, looking like a deer in the headlights. Wally was at the tower with them, since it was Saturday, and everyone slowly took a seat on the couch, wondering what they'd done, if they'd figured out about the hooky...
"When you three got lost in the historic battlefield, we realized we'd neglected a vital part of your training..." Oliver said, looking to Flash for support.
"Umm... yeah. We realized we'd trained you well for combat, but... Um..."
"We're taking you to Oregon to teach you wilderness survival. Pack your bags with the necessities only. We leave in two hours." Batman said curtly.
"Wait, what?" Roy asked, dumb-founded.
"He said we're going camping!" Scarlet yelled, thinking Roy couldn't hear Batman.
"I know, but... What? Ollie, why the he-"
Oliver coughed suddenly, and Roy stopped himself. "Why the heck are we going camping?"
"Did you miss what Batman said? To teach us survival skills. You really need to work on your listening Roy." Wally said.
"We're going camping! This is just like the circus!" Scarlet squealed, looking excited. "This is just like when we were in the gypsy camp..."
"Gypsy camp?" Wally asked, cocking an eyebrow.
"It was while we were in the circus..." Robin said, eyeing the ground. The memories were so good, it was painful... "Let's go pack..."
Two hours later they were on a ship, headed to the great plains.
"Now, the first step to survival is mental preparedness..." Batman said.
"I already went through this in boy scouts!" Wally said, looking excited. "The second rule is always bring tolite paper! Cuz one time the scoutmaster accidentally used poison ivy... It was so bad he had to go to the hospital and he had to get look at and it was a teaching hospital so the doctor called ALL the interns in to look at his butt..."
Batman's expression had remained stoic the whoe time, though he was inwardly cringing...
"So I packed tolite paper for everyone! Keep two rolls on you at all time for safety!" Wally said, unzipping his backpack to reveal at least a dozen rolls of tolite paper. Flash stared. "ALL you brought was some tolite paper!?" he asked, alarmed.
"Not JUST tolite paper! This is Charmin, baby, THE tolite paper..." Wally said. Batman sighed. Sparrow was squeezing her roll of Charmin happily, while Robin was stacking his, and Roy was just banging his head against the wall. It was going to be a long weekend.