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THIS DOESN'T ACTUALLY HAPPEN IN YOUNG JUSTICE. AS MUCH AS I WANTED THIS TO ACTUALLY HAPPEN, IT DIDN'T. BESIDES, "SUMMIT" WAS BETTER THAN THIS ANYWAY.... :P

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The phone rings in the evening, when I am just finishing up my biology homework. I groan and reluctantly answer it with a weak "hello?", pressing the phone up against my ear.

"It's Dick." Nightwing's voice growls into my head. My thoughtful grin wipes off my face. Great. Just the person I didn't want to hear. The person who had let the cave be destroyed. The person who took my Artemis away from me. Was it just me, or was he sounding more and more like the Bats every day?

"What do you want?" I ask dully.

"Wally, I realize that you've made it QUITE CLEAR that you have gone into semi-retirement, but we need you." Dick pleads.

"I don't even get an apology for the whole shouting match first?" I grumble.

"Sorry." Dick says gruffly.

"Whatever." I frown. "Why do you guys need me now?"

"We have received a death note from Tigress, Kaldur, and Black Manta." Dick explains, my face brightening and then falling at the mention of Tigress' name. "They want an all-out final battle on the Watchtower, to finish everything. And if we don't show up, they're threatening to execute the prisoners."

"Asshole." I mutter under my breath, but loudly enough for Dick to hear me. "Don't you have the Mister Perfect time-traveling kid, Impulse? Why do you even need me?"

"Impulse is well, IMPULSIVE, immature, and headstrong. You have more experience, and frankly, ability." Dick says. "And besides, the more the merrier, right?"

"Pfff," I snort. "Whatever, so all I have to do is show up to this death match thing?"

"Yeah. And fight for us." Dick confirms.

"What could go wrong?" I mutter softly, remembering what Artemis had said what seemed like such a long time ago. "Who else is coming?"

"We invited Rocket, Red Arrow and Zatanna. All the members of the team, past and present."

"Seems fitting," I nod. "Alright, I'll be there."

"Wally, Tigress will be fighting. Promise not to blow her cover?" Dick asks hastily before I hang up.

"How would I do that?" I ask innocently.

"Guess." Dick says, and then hangs up.

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I'm naturally the last one there. One of the fastest people alive, and I always seem to find a way to be late to everything. I skid to a halt in front of the Team members. All of us except those captured by the Light.

M'gann runs up and just hugs me. I'm taken aback at first, but then she is crying silently into my shoulder. I pat her head softly and hug her back tightly, gritting my teeth. This is not an act of love. This is mourning, in a way. I have not seen her for a long time. Not since Artemis became Tigress.

"Megan, it's okay." I whisper into her hair, releasing her. She steps away awkwardly to Dick's side.

"Better late then never," Dick smiles lopsidedly, putting his hands on his hips, and I nod.

"What's the plan?" Barbara asks, looking over and setting her chin on his shoulder, making him blush bright red. She gives him a confused look and he regains concentration. Dick was never able to hide his feelings for girls.

"Oh-um, I don't have one." Dick stutters.

"Famous Nightwing doesn't have a plan?" Bumblebee asks, pursing her lips in doubt.

"Yeah, I actually don't." Dick snaps, and places his hands on his hips. "Just stay alive, okay?"

Everyone smirks and nods at this. Suddenly, we hear a noise coming out of the zeta-transporter.

"I think that's them," Tim says, and Nightwing tells everyone to get ready.

The first to come out is Kaldur and his father, Black Manta. Behind them, the captives are cased in pods, unconscious.

"Well, well." Black Manta smirks, observing our small team. "I thought for sure you were going to call the Justice league in to help you,"

"Nope." Nightwing smiles coyly. "They have another mission."

"Oh?" Black Manta frowns in confusion. "What could be more important than us? Frankly, I'm insulted."

Dick just shrugs as an answer, readying his weapons.

"Too bad your members here-" Black Manta continues, jerking his head back at the pods.

"-are out of action. You look like you need some help there. I see the only extra help you called in is your little retired friend there." He nods toward me, and Dick juts out his jaw testily.

"Semi-retired, actually," I blurt out impulsively.

"Well, it's going to take more than an out-of-shape speedster to defeat us," Black Manta brags, and I frown. I'm not THAT out of shape.

"Are you going to fight us or what?" I demand, stepping forward angrily, Nightwing holding me back the only thing restricting me from ripping this guy's head off.

"Very well," Black Manta growls, and the zeta transporter starts going crazy teleporting people. "I hope you don't mind that I called in a couple of friends.

"Couple of friends" my ass. Hundreds of henchmen pile out of the zeta, along with notorious super villains.

The Joker, Captain Cold, Lex Luthor, Riddler, Gorilla Grodd, Solomon Grundi, Icicle Jr and Sr, all the baddies.

We're all definitely NOT whelmed.

They all line up into rows, with Kaldur and Black Manta up front, studying our reactions. Nightwing seems to be the only one not freaking out.

"Dude, we're toast," I whisper in Dick's ear.

"Not yet." He mutters back.

The zeta transporter has yet another arrival. Shit, did they have even MORE people?

"Sorry I'm late," Tigress' voice says over the crowd as she makes her way to the front next to Kaldur. She kneels before Black Manta, who just shrugs before yelling:

"Attack!"

The last thing I see before Black Manta's army swarms over us is a longing glance from Tigress.

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Author's notes:

Hahaha, don't worry, there will be a part 2!!! ;)

I don't really know that much about Black Manta, so this is basically from Wikipedia articles on him. ^.^'

<3, indigoplains