Young Justice: A Truly 'Chalant' Game..

Chapter 9

Zatanna
I fluttered my eyes open but quickly shut them as I felt the intense light intrude my pupils. I heard a faint voice besides me;
'Zatanna?'
'From the intensity of the light, I'm guessing this is heaven' I mumbled, loud enough to be heard.
'Oh right right, sorry' the now recognizable male voice replied with a small laugh.
I felt the room going darker as I once again slowly opened my eyes. I was met with Robin's face.
'Yeah this is definitely heaven' I softly smirked. He chuckled at my response and sat down on the chair beside me;
'How are you feeling?'
'Besides the massive headache, I'd say I'm fine', I sat up.

'Well, glad to hear that. I'm gonna go call your dad since he's just been walking around your room for the last 3 hours'
'I've been out for 3 hours?' I questioned with a shocked expression.
'Yup, it took Bats 20 minutes to convince your dad to go rest since he had come directly from a mission when he heard what had happened'
'I'm out for a few hours and he forgets about his health, he seriously needs to start taking care of himself' I muttered.
'I don't think he can escape you and the 'mom' era of your personality' he said jokingly before getting up and heading towards the door.
'I'm gonna have to agree with you on this one' I chuckled softly, watching him leave the room. I took a deep breath and tried to remember what had happened.

'Magic stone, Klarion torturing the team and this immense power taking over my body' I whispered to myself.
'After that I destroyed the stone somehow and then...I passed out I'm guessing', I put my hands in front of me and looked at them for a good 20 seconds before moving them to face the glass table opposite my bed
'etativel' I mumbled, eyes fixed on the glass of water on the table.
Nothing. The glass stayed still, not even moving a bit
'I knew it, now I've got to wait almost a whole week to get better. Great' I sighed, letting myself fall backwards on my bed.

'Zatanna!' I heard my name being called.
I shifted my body to face the door when my dad entered the room. He practically lunged at me, pulling me into a tight hug. I smiled into his shoulder as we stayed there for a good minute.
We pulled away from each other and he looked at me in the eyes;
'Zatanna, your mother would be as proud of you as I am', he put his hands on my shoulders.
'Do you think so?' I smiled weakly as tears started forming into my eyes.
'Yes, Im sure' he gave me a soft smile before pulling me into a hug once again.

My dad never brought up mother, he always avoided it. He would rarely talk about anything that would be slightly related to her. This was the first time in 5 years that I had heard him mention her to me, and it made me feel like he was really sincere about what he was saying. Even without my mother, my father was everything I needed and everything I ever wanted.

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Artemis
'So your magic isn't working?' I questioned
'Well, maybe if I tried harder it would but since I'm weak at the moment I can't really concentrate well'
'Oh, that's a bummer...you won't be training with us for a few days then' I pouted.
'Who said I couldn't?' she smirked
'No way! You have to rest, I'm not letting you do any physically activities until your completely healed',I put my finger up at her.
'Come on! I might not be able to do magic at the moment but I can still fight after a couple of days!'

'Don't argue with me. You're going to rest for a minimum of 1 week. No excuses!', I put my hands on my hips.
'But it's gonna be so boring just laying here while you guys are fighting villains and possibly saving the world' she complained, crossing her arms across her chest,
'You've already saved the world of magic, what else do you want to do?'

Zatanna
'I guess... but I'm gonna be all alone in here' I rolled my eyes.
'Not quite', I raised an eyebrow at her.
'Well, Robin offered to keep you company for a few days since he sprained his ankle during the fight with Klarion'
'What! I didn't even realize! How is he doing? Is it bad? How-' I was cut off by Artemis bursting into laughter.
'What's so funny?' I tilted my head with an annoyed expression on my face.
'Zee, it's a sprained ankle. You're boyfriend will be fine' she mocked.
'He's not my boyfriend!' I shouted
'Oh so why are you more worried about his sprained ankle when you were literally passed out for 3 hours ?'