" Hey beautiful, I think you're lost ... The way to Heaven is..Up.."
Are the first words we hear when we enter the brightly lit room...
" Shifting My gaze from the Bat I can see Raven giving a Deadpan stare to the Spandex covered guy in bright yellow and red standing infront of her with the most smug grin you can imagine flashing his teeth.."
Both the duo are surprised by the individual's blatant disregard for decency and the utter horror of that disgusting
pick-up line he just used.
Leon's impassive face crumbles at the dead silence after that horrible fiasco of what he can only presume is flirting conducted by the one and only Kid Flash, Losing composure
A chuckle breaks out of Leon before he doubles down into a full-blown laughter
" Pffttt.....Aahhh..hahahahaha Th-this haahh.. fucker di-did not just indirectly tell you to die Rae Hahahaha... And the dude thinks he's slick with that smile ... Pfftt... Ahahahahaa.!!!.." Leon says heaving between laughs and clutching his stomach before rolling on the ground.
While Kid-Flash undeterred by the comments still managed to wink at Raven.
Raven utterly annoyed by both the idiot infront of her and the idiot she lives with laughing at that diabolical line, Uses her shadows to grab Kid flash's leg and dangle him up in the air before moving closer to Leon and slapping him on the back of the head and huffing away folding her arms.
Massaging the back of his head Leon
" Owch... He used that line on you not me why are you hitting me instead ..? "
" Idiot " ..Raven.
" Arghhh help..help.. Rob ! Don't just stand there help mee..! "
Robin .. " you know I like this Look on you KF, Very hmmm.. Makes you look taller.."
Leon still chuckling, sees Raven drop Kid Flash down unceremoniously then walks closer to the fallen speedster " Not commenting on the horrible pick up line you used, The names Silver Knight * points to Raven* she's Raven and I'd appreciate you not flirting with her cuz she's reserved for Moí.."
" You're Ass is Reserved ...!!! " Raven Huffs.
Leon chuckles " Well you heard the lady she's got my ass reserved too.."
To which Raven just huffs even more before exhaling loudly and muttering to herself in a voice not so low " They're all idiots .. You're better than this .. You're better than this .."
The 3 teenagers introduce themselves as Kid-Flash the boisterous one with the horrible pick-up line after apologizing for hitting on Leon's girl to which Raven just shouts she's not which nobody really believes, Robin Batman's protege ( AKA Dick Grayson himself ) and finally Aqualad , Aquamans loyal subject who came to the surface to follow in his kings footsteps
They tell the duo they still have a member who's missing.
Before the door to the room open's again and a figure in red clutching a bow and a quiver behind marches towards the command room in the centre giving a do not approach me vibe to the rest of the room that Robin and Kid-Flash ignore but seemingly it seems he doesn't push them away at the moment engaging in small talk until the other league members start
Coming in one by one in the room.
By noon, the protégés stood together outside the Hall of Justice, the public face of the League. Crowds gathered, reporters buzzing.
Robin grinned, elbowing Kid Flash. "This is it. Today, we're in."
But Leon and Raven stood apart in their own respective corner despite the earlier debacle Raven still feels secure near Leon as she knows him better.
He wasn't in a costume nor any tights or mask just his usual black trenchcoat with a white T-Shirt and a wolf fang necklace on him, Raven sporting her classic purple cloak and dark midnight blue leotard with a newly added feature of a skirt instead of the usual V shaped bottom at Leon's request saying he likes it for himself not for others to what Raven dismissed at the moment infront of him saying he's talking nonsense again but that didn't stop her from adding a skirt like feature making it less a leotard but more of a dress inside her cloak now.
While the reporters looked down from the upper floor through a glass, the league members were in a conversation of their own leaving the proteges to their own devices.
Kid-Flash, Robin and Aqualad sitting on the chairs while Speedy stood arms crossed,
Leon and Raven floated above the floor in a corner of the room. Before alarms blared and sirens ring, Batman after quickly reading the report " Quick debrief to discuss four heist villains attacking on the same day,
We shouldn't be long .." says Batman before walking away with the rest of the members leaving the proteges.
Speedy " That's it ? You promised us a real look inside not a glorified backstage pass.."
" It's a first step you've been granted access few others get .." Aquaman.
" Oh really.." says Speedy before pointing above at the reporters and people staring down on them from a glass pane. " Who cares which side of the glass we're on.."Speedy.
Green-Arrow steps up " Roy... You just need to be patient .."
" What I need is respect ... They're treating us like kids worst like sidekicks, We deserve better than this.." says Speedy looking at the other three proteges.
Before they look at each other and seem to have no qualms with this matter.
" You're kidding right?.. You're playing their game. Why? Today was supposed to The Day step one of becoming members of the league .." Speedy.
" Well sure.... But I thought step one was a tour around the HQ.." KidFlash.
Speedy " Except the Hall isn't the leagues real HQ...
I bet they never told you it's just a false front for tourist and a pit stop for catching Zetabeam teleporter tubes to the real thing an orbiting satellite called the WatchTower.."
Green-Arrow turns back sheepishly to Batman who crosses his arms at the sentence.
Green-Arrow " I know.. I know but I thought maybe we could make an exception?.."
Batman's eyes narrow ...
Green-Arrow." Or not .."
Aquaman " You are not helping you're cause here son... Stand down Or.."
Speedy " Or what !! * In a raised tone of aggrieved anger * you'll send me to my room!!?.. I'm not your son I'm not even his
*Says Speedy looking at Green-Arrow*
I thought I was his partner * in a slightly softer voice * but not anymore .." Speedy before throwing his hat on the ground, as he turns back and walks away from the leaguers he doesn't forget to look at his former friends and comment " Guess they're right about you three ... You're not ready.."