Disclaimer: I own nothing... *sniff sniff*...
"Bend your knees!" called out Superman as Superboy was about to touch down.
Conner did as he was instructed and it seemed to cushion his landing.
Superman was really helping him!
Both Kryptonians were leaping through West Texas. Thanks to this remote location they hadn't had to deal with fans or reporters this whole time.
Superboy was having the time of his life, but he was nervous.
Nervous about the rejection he could face... AGAIN.
He KNEW he just KNEW that a disaster was going to pop up somewhere and Superman would say what he says every time... "Sorry..uh...Superboy...Duty calls..." just like that time on the bridge...
And like the 'duty' read his mind, because right at that moment... Superman's com went off.
"Superman here."
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"How far?"
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"Hostages?"
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"I'm on my way."
Superboy clenched his teeth. Here came the rejection... He should have KNOWN that it wouldn't last...
"There's trouble." Superman stated.
"I know. Super hearing, too. Remember?" Superboy muttered through gritted teeth.
"Well come on, let's go." Superman prompted.
"Wait... LET'S as in BOTH of us... together?" Superboy asked, shocked.
"Of course! What, did you think I was just going to leave you here and say 'Don't move.'?"
"Actually... yeah... I did.."
"Well, I guess if you don't WANT to come..." Superman trailed off sadly, letting his eyes fall to the ground.
"NO! No, I DO want to come!"
"Well, let's go before people start to die!" Superman stated jumping into the air with Superboy following close behind.
"Hey Supey! Welcome back! How was fl- er... jumping practice?" Wally asked from the top bunk as Superboy returned from his day out with Superman.
"It was fine." he responded, not admitting that it was AMAZING!
He surveyed the team to note that they had all changed into their civvies. (The same ones they wear in the show)
"Glad someone enjoyed their day." spat Artemis.
"What happened?" Conner asked, sitting on his bunk.
"The League got a mission. We offered to help. They didn't just say 'no'. Batman LOCKED US IN THIS ROOM!" shouted Artemis.
"He locked you guys in?" Superboy asked, disbelief in his voice.
This Batman was mean... well meaner.
"Yeah... They got back a few moments before you did. Unlocked the doors... I don't think we really feel like leaving though..." murmured M'gann, who had her knees pulled up to her chest.
Superboy instantly moved over to her bunk and sat down next to her.
"They say we're not prisoners... but it sure doesn't feel that way..." muttered Wally.
"I want to go home... to Mt. Justice and to MY Uncle J'onn." M'gann whispered, burying her face into Superboy's chest.
"I'm with her. I miss Flash..." muttered Wally.
"Oh come on guys! Cheer up! We've got this League and OUR League working on getting us back home! Double the chance of getting home!" Robin tried. He wouldn't admit it, but he was scared.
This Batman didn't seem to like him and that... hurt...
"Yes. Robin is correct. We do not need to worry. We WILL return to our world and we WILL be reunited with our friends and family." Aqualad agreed. Kaldur knew he was out of place saying this. All the people he truly cared about, other than his king and Tula, were in the room with him.
"Whatever..." grumbled Artemis. The only person she really had left was her Mom. She really didn't want to lose HER too.
"Do you think their cafeteria thing is open?" asked Wally.
"Food, food, food, food, food, food. That's your train of thought isn't it, Baywatch?" scoffed the blonde archer.
"Well... I actually agree... we haven't eaten since we got here... I'm kinda hungry too..." M'gann inserted, trying to defuse the argument.
"We should eat, it has been a while since our last meal." Kaldur decided.
Everyone except Superboy got up and headed towards the cafeteria.
"Hey, Supey? You coming? Green Arrow assured me that the food here is 'gusting'." Robin asked from the doorway.
"Gusting? Is that another of your made up words?" Superboy asked, rolling his eyes.
"Well, if aster is the opposite of disaster then gusting is the opposite of DISgusting." Robin explained, smiling.
"I'll catch up."
Robin hesitated for a second, then he shrugged and left.
Connor felt awful. His friends were miserable and he was happier than he had ever been.
It was like failsafe. His teammates were traumatized but he was happy.
Connor shook his head, clearing away his thoughts, he stood and went to meet everyone at the cafeteria.
The snack turned out to be REALLY awkward.
Almost EVERY Leaguer was there.
The team felt eyes on them constantly, and it was annoying.
The food was alright, would have been better if people would just quit staring.
The Main Leaguers had told the other all about their pint sized visitors from another dimension.
They didn't leak anything about the medical records Batman had taken or their origins.
All they knew was that a bunch of kids fell through a portal from another dimension and they needed to send them back.
That, of course, roused more curiosity than it extinguished.
When they were half done eating, they just gave up.
They were done being gawked at and decided that they would have to go back to their barracks. Where they couldn't be stared at or watched.
Well, they WERE watched... Robin disabled the camera.
When they got back to their barracks, the clock read 23:30.
"I believe we should sleep, so we will be prepared for the next morning." Kaldur suggested.
As they got ready for the night, Robin said something VERY unsettling.
"You know, this isn't the weirdest dimension I've been to..."
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"...What?" asked Wally after a long period of silence.
"Robin... you have been to another dimension? You should have told us! It could assist us in returning home!" exclaimed Aqualad.
"No! No, you don't get it! They sucked me into their dimension on accident! They were testing something called... umm... TESSERACT! That's what it was! The tesseract!" Robin explained.
"Who are 'they'?" asked Artemis.
"Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division. AKA SHIELD. And these people called 'The Avengers'. They were basically the League for their world. One was an idiot though, he revealed his secret ID to the world. His name was Tony Stark..."
"Dude, you NEED to start telling me more of your stories." Kid Flash said.
"Well, it's true. I liked 'Hawkeye' the best... He was funny. Plus we had some... history similarities, and he didn't have 'powers' either." Robin stated.
"Well... g'night..." mumbled M'gann who was already half asleep.
A chorus of 'goodnights' settled in the room before the light got flicked off.
"We're really not going to talk about this further?!" asked Wally.