This is a filler chapter.
~ Mount Justice ~
July 10, 13:15 EDT
"Don't put raisins in them." She said.
M'gann had decided to make cookies for the housewarming party. She was making other things too, but what was important at the time were the cookies.
"Why not? What will happen?" M'gann asked, looking concerned.
"I'm sorry, but oatmeal raisin cookies are one of the worst kind of cookies. You think you're about to pick up a chocolate chip, you bite into it, and all of a sudden your day is ruined and you start questioning who else has been lying to you." She said, putting the box of raisins back in the pantry.
"Is it really that serious?" M'gann asked.
"For me it is. I don't mind oatmeal cookies, in fact, they're one of my favorite kind. But raisins are a big no no." She said.
They managed to make a marble cake with a little help from some videos, even with the instructions they wanted to make sure they didn't mess it up.
"Should we order out for the main courses or just make them ourselves?" She said.
"I think we should cook the main stuff ourselves. I just feel like it would taste better if we put our own love into it." M'gann said, attention off in another direction.
She looked to see that M'gann was staring at Superboy a.k.a. Conner, via M'gann's suggestion, who was on the couch watching TV. She found it kind of funny how he was so oblivious to M'gann's feelings for him. She practically fell at his feet whenever she would talk to him. She decided to walk over to him and lean over the back of the couch.
"You know there's no need to be shy. If you want to help us, make dinner you're more than welcome to. Your input is just as important as either of ours." She said.
Conner looked at her for a moment before answering.
"No, I'm fine." He said with a stoic expression.
"… Look, I think this would be a good team building exercise. Also, you get to taste it, and make sure that you like it instead of being unhappy and going hungry, like the very stubborn child you turned out to be." She said.
Conner started a glaring match with her before M'gann stepped in and got their attention.
"I-I think it would be a wonderful idea for us to all cook together. It'll be one of those fun team building exercises, and I have no problem helping you every step of the way." M'gann said, blushing, with her arms shyly behind her back.
"… Fine." Conner huffed, before heading to the kitchen.
They decided to go with salad, cheese & spinach ravioli, steak, barbecue chicken, and mashed potatoes. They all had reasonable appetites, but Wally's had to be the most insatiable. They decided to watch movies together in the cave, and suggested that they share a tub of ice cream. Before she could even eat three spoons the container was finished. That's how she learned that there's no such thing as too much food when it comes to making a team dinner.
"What are we drinking?" Conner said
"What do you want to drink?" M'gann said, eager to hear what he had to say.
"We could make lemonade. Always a classic. We could also have root beer, or cream soda, or - !" She said, before Conner cut her off.
"What is cream soda?" Conner said, his eyebrows raised in confusion.
"You don't know what cream soda is?! Those monsters!" She exclaimed, referring to the former Cadmus employees. "They robbed you of the best knowledge!"
She grabbed her car keys and raced to the teleportal.
"I'll be back later!" She exclaimed.
~ Mount Justice ~
July 10, 15:20 EDT
When she got back everyone was present.
"Finally, I thought I was going to starve waiting for you to get here!" Wally said, running over to her and crushing her in a hug.
The hug was kind of awkward because her arms were preoccupied with a 24 pack of cream soda.
"You're so dramatic." She teased, sticking her tongue out at him. "Anyways, I've brought the liquid gold!" She exclaimed, holding the case high above her head.
"Cream soda? I mean, I guess it's okay?" Wally said.
She gasped and then glared at him.
"We aren't teammates anymore!" She exclaimed, fake stomping over to the others.
She put the case down in the kitchen and called for Conner.
"This is cream soda. Some people like it, and some people don't," She said, glaring in Wally's direction, "but it's a classic soda, and I don't think they'll ever be a reason for companies to stop making it."
She pour some over a cup of ice and handed it to him to see his reaction. He took a sip, he seemed to be a bit puzzled by it. He took another sip and then swished it in his mouth a bit. He picked the can up and read what it said out loud.
"Made with aged vanilla." He said. "… I mean I guess it's okay."
She dramatically fell against the counter.
"So much betrayal!" She exclaimed.
"There, there. It's not so bad, because this way there's more for you." Wally said, rubbing her back in a comforting manner.
"Well, he's not wrong." Dick said, smiling down at her.
"I agree, though I actually enjoy cream soda myself." Kaldur said.
"Oh finally, someone is on my side!" She exclaimed.
"Hey, I'm on your side too." Dick said, hands on his hips with a frown.
She took Kaldur and Dick into a crushing group hug and kissed them both on the cheek.
"Solidarity." She said, beaming at the two blushing boys.
"S-Solidarity." They said in unison, sheepishly grinning at her.
