Four Teens In The Wrong Dimension

Here We Go Again

It has been a good, solid three months since Ben hopped back into the Justice League's dimension for a quick visit.

A good, noisy, solid three months.

Extremely eventful three months, with Ben popping in and out of the two dimensions whenever he can, three things have been happening one after another.

The first thing, is that the Justice League members who are in the know of Ben's 'secret', are both happy and worried. Happy because they know they can count on Ben when things get messy, and worried because they don't think the Wayne enterprise donations will last much longer with all the damages they have to cover with every fight Ben gets involved with.

Seriously, they'll need to start finding more large, open areas to fight in if the rate of destruction continues to go up.

The second, is the fact that the three teen heroes (Robin, Shazam, and Superboy), along with Ben, have now formed a small group which no other hero can join.

It's mostly because the chili fries and smoothies Ben makes without fail whenever he's around is given to them first. And that's a privilege they'll happily deny their fellow heroes of.

But they all know that Alfred's cookies are the best, Ben's snacks are a close first.

Aside from that, Hal Jordan has made it his mission to figure out how the heck these four teenagers keep on getting into trouble.

It wouldn't be so bad if they were attacked every once in a while, but to get attacked every single time Ben visits? There has got to be some dark arts behind it.

Ben disagrees, 'it's just plain old Tennyson luck' he'd give answer if Hal just asked him. But alas, the answer might never come to light for a long time.

Now, the third and final thing isn't so much as eventful than it is concerning, none of the Justice members have seen with their own two eyes; Ben going to school.

They had thought that since it was due to special circumstances that didn't allow Ben to go to school, he would head back to his studies once everything was sorted out.

Boy, oh boy were they Oh so wrong. Flash notes that he's at least seen Ben hanging around in the cities and watchtower three to five times a week at random times of the day. And not once has he seen Ben carrying any school related materials on him.

And with this particular topic continuously springing up in every single meeting for the past three months, Batman's the one forced to bring the topic up and ask Ben about it face to face due to being out voted by the rest of the league members. Chickens.

" Ben. " He calls out to the boy in the hallways of the watchtower, making the teen turn around to give him his undivided attention.

Just to be clear, Ben uses the word 'undivided' very loosely.

" Are you still going to school? " It sounds more like an interrogation than a question, but hey, the heroes were the ones who insisted on Batman, so they get what they asked.

" Yeah, I'm still in school, why the weird question Bats? " Ben asks, head tilted slightly to the side as he sips on his smoothie, managing to catch a glimpse of the rest of the Justice League members hiding behind a wall in his peripheral.

" The timing of your visits are random and most of the days you visit are weekdays, they clash with school hours Ben. "

The words process in Ben's head for a mere split second before he lets out a sudden laugh and cuts himself short at the confused looks the heroes gave him, they've given up the idea of staying hidden when Ben gave a bright smile right where they were.