Be Initiated

"Ha! Hiya! Take that!"

*SMASH CRASH BOOM*

All over the training room floor laid bits and pieces of circuitry and wires. Currently, Kara Danvers aka Supergirl was mowing down training robots. Normally she wouldn't be putting so much umph and effort into knocking the bots down, but a certain Aerial Avenger was observing in the control room.

"That's great, Kara! Time for a breather," Dick told her through the intercom.

"Pant pant. H-how was that, Dick? Did you see how I busted their bolts off!"

"Uhh yea. Good effort Kara, but uh, you're exerting yourself a little too much. In a long-drawn-out fight like this, you gotta conserve your energy a bit. If you get tired too quickly, you'll get sloppy giving even the simplest thug an easy opening."

"Oh thanks! I'll keep that in mind next time."

"No problem. Come to the kitchen, it's about lunch time."

Before leaving the training room, she pulled out her phone and turned on the selfie cam. Quickly wiping the sweat and fixing her hair, she tried her best to look as presentable as possible after a tiring training round. Arriving at the kitchen, she spots Tula and Garth chatting away. Nightwing approached her with a sports bottle.

"Here, hydrate up. Batman's got a mission for us."

"Wait, a mission? A real deal mission?"

"Yup. Seems pretty serious too."

"Yay! Uhh I mean, dang, I hope people are safe and all."

"Heh, nice save."

Tempest, Aquagirl, Nightwing, and Supergirl all gathered in the briefing room for their next mission with Batman. Tula wrapped her arm around Garth and laid her head on his shoulder. Kara eyed the couple before biting the inside of her cheek. She peeked over at Nightwing who was completely oblivious to all this and focused on the map on the holoscreen. Steadily, she scooted over to stand closer to the Boy Wonder.

"This is North Rhelasia. Approximately two hours ago, there was a huge surge of nuclear energy around the coastal area. South Rhelasia is claiming that the North is experimenting with illegal nuclear weaponry virtually contradicting one of many conditions in the unification treaty. Obviously, the North denies these allegations, but General Singh Manh Li is refusing any League or UN aid in the matter. He claims they've got the radiation under control, but we believe he's covering up something. Nightwing, you will lead a squad into North Rhelasia and investigate. We don't know what we're up against, so I'll be sending you with Supergirl, Tempest, and Aquagirl. Supergirl will be your muscle and our Atlanteans will be able to use the coastal waters in case things get heated. Normally, we'd send Captain Atom to investigate radiation crises but he's too high profile. League intervention will cause an international investigation. Be as discreet as possible."

At that last statement, Batman glared a little at Kara who shied away a little. Fidgeting, she gave an awkward smile hoping to push the attention off her.

"We got this, Batman. In and out like an Autumn breeze," Nightwing reassured him.

A few hundred miles from the coast of North Rhelasia, Nightwing and alpha squad began their approach in a camouflaged Bioship.

"So, what do you think our target is, Nightwing?" Garth asked.

"Unclear. A number of things could have caused the radiation spike. A uranium transport gone wrong. A bomb accidentally going off. Either way, we'll have to be cautious which is why we've all got lead lined radiation suits."

True to his word, Nightwing outfitted the entire team with black lead lined suits. Each had removable cowls and goggles and their respective hero logos printed on the shoulders.

"Whatever the source is," Nightwing continued, "our priority is containment. We have to keep it away from large civilian hubs and especially away from Rhelasian military."

A short flight later, alpha squad arrived in a forest clearing. Bioship remained in stealth mode as the team disembarked.

"The epicenter of the spike is about a mile north of here. We'll cover more ground in pairs," Nightwing ordered, "One group will take the eastern side of the spike, and another will go west. I'm guessing you'd want to go together, right Garth? Tula?"

"We'll focus on the job, honest!" Tula chirped up.

"See that you do. Remember, we're in hostile territory. Discretion is highly advised."

"Oh, calm down, 'Wing. We got this. You're one to talk about discretion. You'd be all over Zatanna if she were on this mission."

"There's a thing called compartmentalization, Garth hehe. Just be on the look out."

"Roger!"

Tula and Garth went off in one direction leaving Nightwing and Kara in another.

"You all good, Kara?"

"Uhhh yea! Just uh, compartmentalizing."

"Ok. You think you can fly low and spot anything from a bird's eye view?"

"Sure! Think you can keep up?"

"Shadows are my thing, Snips. Better question is, can you keep up?"

"You're on Skyguy!"

After an hour scouring the forest, Nightwing and Supergirl came across a rickety bridge where a military truck had driven off course and was teetering on the edge. Quickly, the heroes dove headfirst into action. Supergirl flew under the truck to hold it up. Nightwing anchored a grapple to the bridge and rappelled down to grab any soldiers. One by one, he pulled the Rhelasian soldiers up onto the bridge. With everyone saved, Kara pushed the truck back onto the bridge. Moments later, a Rhelasian military convey arrived with General Li furiously sprinting towards Nightwing.

"I told the UN no League intervention! What the hell are you doing here!" the General shouted.

"Technically, General, we're not Justice League. Besides, what are you so adamant about hiding?"

"That is Rhelasian national security. I am insulted you would even ask!"

*BEEP BEEP*

"Tempest to Nightwing, this is urgent."

"Nightwing here, what's going on."

"Tula and I found the radiation source and uh….it's headed your way."

"What do you mean it's headed our way?"

Suddenly, the trees along the mountains caught fire. The ground rumbled and the surrounding air grew hotter. Nightwing and the General turned to the direction of sudden heat and spotted a giant red behemoth. The head was a skull on fire, and the arms were two giant canons. The behemoth roared before pointing one of its arms at the forest. A bright orange beam fired from the canon and scorched the forest below. Screams of terror echoed through the mountain pass as soldiers and villagers fled from the nuclear monster. Before he could scurry away, General Li was grabbed by the collar and put face to face with a less than turbed Nightwing.

"What the hell is that?!" Nightwing aggressively asked.

"It-it is a national Rhelasian secret!"

"Your Rhelasian secret is burning the country to ashes. Unless you tell me exactly what it is and how to stop it, there won't be a Rhelasia left!"

"Ok Ok! It is a nuclear-powered robot. We had built it with the intention of keeping foreigners away. But we lost control, and I am not an expert. I do not know how to stop it!"

"I do!" Supergirl exclaimed whooshing towards the flaming giant.

"Supergirl wait! Dammit," Nightwing groaned, "Who would know how to stop it, General?"

"Our top scientists are located in the national laboratory east of here."

Nightwing dropped the General's collar and immediately hailed the Bioship.

"Nightwing to Tempest and Aquagirl."

"We read you Nightwing."

"There's a lab on the east side of the forest, probably closer to your location. Get there and interrogate the scientists. We need a way to stop this thing ASAP. Supergirl and I will try and hold it off. Work fast."

"Copy that."

Nightwing dove off the bridge as Bioship flew under to catch him. In the air, he could see Supergirl flying back and forth from the creature landing blow after blow. Annoyed, the robot roared and let out a burst of nuclear flame knocking Supergirl back into a mountain. Nightwing lined up the Bioship and fired a multitude of lasers at the giant. None really affected the big guy as it tried to swat the Bioship from the air. Seeing that it wouldn't hit the speedy Bioship anytime soon, the robot spied a downed Supergirl slow to get up at the side of a mountain. It aimed its arm at her and fired another blast.

"Shit, Kara!"

Quickly, Nightwing flew the ship in between the blast taking the full brunt of it. Finally waking up, Kara just noticed the Bioship and presumably Nightwing inside shielding her from a full nuclear blast.

"DICK!"

The Bioship was flung hundreds of feet away mostly melted and damaged. Enraged, Supergirl zoomed right up to the robot's head slamming as many punches as she could muster. The robot roared again flaring out its flames forcing Supergirl back. Through the static in her comms though, she heard a faint voice.

"N-nightwing to Supergirl. Snips come in!"

"Nightwing? But but how?"

"Explain later. Retreat for now. There's a lab on the east side. Find Tempest and Aquagirl."

"But what about you?"

"I'll meet you there."

"But-"

"Do as you're told, Kara!"

Reluctantly, Supergirl left the battle and zoomed towards the lab. On a mountain top, a sore Nightwing laid on his back catching his breath. His radiation suit was torn exposing half his chest, his whole right arm, and part of his left thigh.

"Ugh, Bioship was a rental. M'gann is gonna kill me."

Groggily getting up, he started to make his way down the mountain.

"So basically, we've got to force these control rods into a slot that's like half a meter wide located right on the chest of a flaming nuclear rage monster?" Kara asked incredulously holding up one of the control rods.

"Yes, that's pretty much it. Each of these rods are capable of stabilizing the nuclear core. We'll have to work fast before the core becomes critical," answered the Rhelasian scientist.

"Anyone else think this fail safe is a little wacko?

"The Death Star had an exhaust port that was only two meters wide. You had to fly through a dangerously narrow chance past lasers and tie-fighters to even have a chance at the shot," a tired voice answered.

Turning around, everyone noticed a tired Nightwing making his way into the lab.

"Di-Nightwing!" Kara exclaimed rushing towards the tired hero.

She held him in a tight bear hug as little tears fell from her eyes. Not caring about optics, she nuzzled into his chest relieved that he was alive and mostly well.

"Heya, Snips."

"Glad to see you're in one piece," Garth said.

"Agreed. When Supergirl told us of your heroics, we were concerned," Tula added.

"As you can see, I'm not dead….yet. Bioship ejected me before taking the full brunt of that nuclear blast. At any rate, I overheard and am up to speed. Supergirl is right, getting a clear shot with the rods into the core slot is near impossible with all that heat."

"What if we cool it down?" Kara asked.

"Hmmm. How far are we from the coast?" Nightwing asked.

"About ten miles. Why?" the scientist answered.

"Ok, new plan. Supergirl, you lure tall, dark, and nuclear powered to the coast. Tempest, Aquagirl, you need to hose that thing down. Then we can get the rod in."

"And how are we going to do that," Kara asked.

"Improvisation."

"….I got a bad feeling about this."

The robot continued on its path burning through the Rhelasian forest.

*POW*

A large force knocked the back of its head. The giant turned around and glared at a tiny flying figure.

"Bleh come and get me you big oaf!" Supergirl yelled while sticking her tongue out.

The robot roared and stepped towards Supergirl. It waved its arms furiously and fired off a few nuclear blasts in the air trying to knock the girl of steel down.

"Uhhh guys, I got its attention. Please be ready!"

Exactly as intended, Supergirl irritated the robot just enough to lure it to the coast. In the water, Tempest and Aquagirl concentrated and slowly gathered energy for their next move.

"Uhhh Team Atlantis? Now would be a good time!" Supergirl cried before getting thwacked by one of the robot arms.

A bright blue light shined from the water causing the robot to pause and observe. With a whoosh, the water levels quickly rose created a giant tsunami wave. In the middle of the wave was a swirling tower of water holding Garth and Tula up. With their eyes and tattoos glowing, Tempest and Aquagirl unleashed the full force of the tsunami onto the flaming robot. Using their magic, they kept the wave relatively thin and focused solely on the giant to avoid heavily damaging the country. The cold seawater had an immediate effect on the robot. All its flames were doused, and the body cooled from a bright red to a darkened navy. Stunned, the robot stumbled and found itself in the ocean. The moment quickly passed however as the robot found its footing and slowly began igniting itself. It turned around towards the mountain and roared but did not notice a lone figure atop the cliff. Nightwing kneeling down readied a makeshift bow and arrow and nocked one of the control rods into the string. He pulled back the rod as if it were an arrow and took a deep breath.

"Use the force, Luke," he told himself as he lined up his shot.

With a flick, he let got of the string and fired the rod. It flew through the air a little wobbly but ultimately made its way right into the desired slot. Feeling its demise, the robot screamed into the air as its body cooled again into a cold black. Steam emerged from its body signaling the stabilization of the nuclear core. Its arms dropped to its sides and the robot froze in place ending the nuclear crisis in Rhelasia.

"Heh. Can't wait to brag about this to Artemis."

"Earlier today an unknown group of heroes thwarted and contained a rogue nuclear-powered robot that terrorized the forests of North Rhelasia. It is unclear who exactly these heroes were but thanks to their efforts, multiple violations committed by North Rhelasia were uncovered included illegal possession of a dangerous nuclear warhead and illegal scientific research into nuclear weaponry. Prime Minister Tseng is absolutely furious and many members of the South Rhelasian Parliament are demanding to void the previously agreed Unification Treaty brokered by UN Secretary Lex Luthor. Secretary Luthor has called for another emergency meeting in Taipei but neither leader has responded to the call. It seems this latest development of a giant nuclear warhead has set back decades of work regarding the reunification of the Rhelasian Peninsula. One of the bigger questions though are the identities of these mysterious heroes. Witnesses have claimed that one of these black-clad vigilantes had the power to fly while others controlled ocean water at will. The Justice League at the moment has declined to comment on the appearance of these mysterious heroes."

"So much for keeping a low profile," Kara sighed.

Despite the somber mood, Kara instantly perked up as she heard familiar footsteps walking down the hall. Dick appeared wearing a tank top and sweatpants furiously rubbing his towel on his head.

"Ugh three radiation showers later and I still smell like charcoal," he exasperated.

"I think you smell great…" Kara mused.

"Huh?"

"Uhhh I mean, I'm glad you're ok! Hehe. Say, um, thank you for uh saving me back there. Is Bioship ok?"

"Yea, she's fine. She just needs a while to pull herself together and heal. M'gann isn't too happy with me though so I don't think I'll be able to fly her for a while."

"Oh, that's too bad. I'm sorry for all that trouble."

"Sigh, listen Kara, I gotta be honest here."

"Oh uh ok."

"We got lucky this time, and I'm always gonna be there for you to help out. But you have to learn to keep a cool head. You can't just rush in and punch your way through these things. You gotta assess the situation."

"Is-is this about me almost getting you killed? If so, I'm really really sorry! I'd never want anything to happen to you!"

"I know you don't and I'm not mad. I just want this to be a teaching moment for you. Admittedly it's a bit of a hard balance. Out there you have to making quick decisions but also understand how your actions will affect you and your surroundings. I'm not saying you have to think about every action. Sometimes instincts are what's best. But you still have to assess the situation and quickly come up with the best course of action. Fight smarter not harder."

"Man, that sounds really complicated."

"Think of it like quarterback play. You've gotta quickly read the defense and go through your progression. First read is covered. Second read is covered. Check down to the third read and live to play another down."

"….I have no idea what you just said."

"You need to watch more football. Either way, just look before you leap sometimes ok, Snips?"

"You got it, Skyguy! Thanks!"

Giving a mini salute, Kara skipped away. In the meantime, a familiar pair of arms wrapped around Dick's waist holding him lovingly but also tightly and almost possessively. The owner of the arms nuzzled her check to his from behind and purred into his ear.

"Well well Skyguy. You seem to be spending an awful lot of time with little Snips there."

"Hehe, just giving her some help that's all. She's rough around the edges, but she's got a good heart."

"Hmm, sounds like another young hero we know who isn't getting a lot of attention from his….older brother."

"Yea yea. I'm sorry. I'm still just processing it, I guess. I should reach out to him at some point."

"You'll reach out to him tomorrow, after we go home and rest."

"Sigh, I'll reach out to him tomorrow after we go home and rest."

"Good boy," she smiled kissing his cheek, "You ok? You sound like you were hit pretty hard on that last mission."

Turning around he held her waist as she wrapped her arms around his neck. Smirking, he reached into his tank top and pulled up the Roman coin she gifted him.

"Your family really blessed me, Zee. I'm actually a little worried the magic's gonna run out at some point."

"Dick, you can't keep relying on that thing. I don't want you taking unnecessary risks."

"I know. But I've got it covered. I'm a professional remember?"

"Still. I just want you safe."

"I promise, I'll always come back to you."

He leaned in to kiss her but for a moment she stopped him with her finger. Using herculean strength, she held him back despite wanting to taste those lips all day. One question had bugged her, and she was determined to figure things out.

"Sooo when did this whole Snips and Skyguy thing started with you and Kara?" Zee pouted.

"Huh? Oh it's nothing. She started watching the Clone Wars recently and really liked the dynamic between Anakin and Ahsoka. She thought it'd be cute since we sorta have a mentor student relationship. I think it's kinda fun."

"Hmmm I recall we had a conversation regarding a girl watching Star Wars for the benefit of her….crush."

"What? Noo Kara isn't like that. We're just good friends. Nothing more."

"Hmmm well then, what does that make me? I've shared your love of Star Wars far longer than she has."

With a devilish smile, Dick gently shoved her towards the wall. Zatanna squeeked at the abrupt roughness but didn't protest.

"Isn't obvious?" he growled.

"You'll have to enlighten me, Skywalker."

"If I'm Ani, that most certainly makes you…." he whispered.

"Hmmm?"

"…..my starfighter."

Zee's eyes widened and she smacked his shoulder in annoyed anger. Laughing, Dick grabbed her arm before she started her next assault. Cupping her cheek, he moved in for a kiss before giggling.

"Hehe you're too easy sometimes," he mouthed into the kiss.

"You better be joking. I am at minimum Padme Amidala."

"Of course my princess. You're everything to me."

"You're treating me like a queen when we get home."

"Why wait till we're home?"

"Huh?"

Without warning, Dick shifted to the side and bit down hard against Zee's neck. His nimble hands caressed and rubbed her sides and spine luring out a gasp of pleasure from his girlfriend. Automatically, she wrapped her hands around his torso holding on for dear life. Feeling cheeky, Dick swiftly began undoing the buttons on her blouse. He snuck a hand inside and massaged one of her breasts.

"Ahh Dick! Here?! Someone might see!"

"Didn't you hear? Kara took the last Zeta tube out. It's just you and me right now."

He lifted her blouse up and with his thumb began tracing her belly button in a slow agonizing clockwise motion. He shifted his head and continued biting the other side of her neck.

"Mmmm Dick Dick at least let us make our way to my old room for some AHHH privacy."

"Hmmmm it sounds like you want me to stop. Would you like me to stop here? I will if you want me too."

Just as he said, Dick abruptly stopped all his teasing. Zee bit her lip and whimpered with displeasure. Blushing for a bit, she acquiesced and nodded.

"Keep going," she whined.

Leaning up, he kissed her passionately as she openly accepted his tongue into hers. His hand pinched her nipple making her jerk back into the wall. With his sneaky hand, he unbuttoned and unzipped her shorts teasing her by rubbing her flat stomach. She held her breath in anticipation as he gradually lowered his hands. Gently, inch by inch his hand approached the inside of her shorts. Just as he was about to reach the upper line of her panties, he pulled his hand back and pushed himself off the wall. With a smirk and a wink, he walked off. Still dazed and loopy from that hot make out session, Zee took a minute to compose herself. She looked over to see Dick walking smugly away as if he had stolen something and wanted everyone to know. Finally coming back to her senses, Zee blushed a furious bright red as she realized that her blouse was undone, her bra was visible for the world to see, and her shorts were sliding down her hips. Quickly pulling herself together, she chased after her stupid boyfriend intent on giving him hell for teasing her like that.

"RICHARD JOHN GRAYSON YOU GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW AND FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED! HOW DARE YOU EDGE ME LIKE THAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CAVE!"

"Recognized: Nightwing B-01"

AN: SH and 4shur4 on the Chalant Discord suggested I do some more Kara content for some fun. Hopefully I did things ok here. I based this on the Justice League Unlimited episode "Initiation". I had a bit of fun writing this sequence. I'm gonna try to add another Dick and Zee centric chapter before adding another mission chapter. Hope things are ok so far!