P. M.

2

Peter sighed as he exited the laboratory and headed for the main hall. He was just finished exploring the lab, and he can honestly say that Red Tornado was not exaggerating when he said that the place was mostly empty.

It was nothing but a large room with a couple of tables.

Walking into the living room, he found Superboy and Miss Martian watching an old sitcom on the TV. "Oh, Peter!" Miss Martian called him out as she saw him walking close by. "How was the lab?"

"Disappointing but not unexpected. That place was completely empty," Peter groaned and looked over his shoulder at the direction of the lab. "I can have more to work with if I went to a science classroom of a local high-school."

"I'm sorry to hear that," M'gann apologised, crossing her arms. "The cave was just renovated for the team. Most of the rooms haven't been used ever since they were emptied out," she explained.

"You have nothing to apologise for. Red Tornado already warned me, as such I didn't have any high expectations of the lab in the first place," Peter replied. He did say that it wasn't unexpected, and he was being honest. "Tell me, when was this team created, exactly?" He asked, sitting down on one of the couches.

"The team was officially formed around three days ago," M'gann replied.

Peter blinked a couple of times in surprise. "That's... far more recent than I expected. Especially with how this team is supposed to be some big secret covert unit," the closest guess he had to when the team was formed was several weeks, at the very least. "How was this team formed?"

"I just know what they told me," M'gann replied with a shrug before she looked at the third person on the couch. "Superboy was there, though. He can tell you."

"Please do," Peter requested.

Superboy seemed caught off guard that he was now the centre of attention. Though he turned his head to look away, he still answered. "Aqualad, Kid Flash, and Robin didn't want to be treated like kids anymore. They went to investigate Cadmus when they discovered me and the genetic experiments going on there. We stopped them together. The League came in, they were angry, but we told them we'll do this job with or without their help. Three days later, the team was made and we got this base."

Peter hummed as he took in the story while rubbing his chin. A few seconds later, he chuckled. "I have to admit, this is quite the sly move from the League," he said which caused him to gain confused looks from M'gann and Superboy. "Considering the League's position and the fact they most likely had to gain permission and trust of the government, it is impossible for them to not have problems with the enemies that have the political power to protect themselves. Creating a covert team to deal with situations where politics can get in the way is a very smart decision alongside being a way for them to keep watch over the growth of possible new heroes," he explained before raising an eyebrow at Superboy. "You said the incident happened three days before the team was formed. That means it happened six days ago?" Superboy nodded in conformation. "That means you're six days old, if we take the days that the team had also been formed. It appears me and Superboy are here for the same reason. We haven't done anything wrong yet, but we could, and they don't know us enough to trust that we won't."

"So, this team is just a way for them to babysit us because they don't trust us?" Superboy's rising agitation was obvious in his voice and M'gann began looking nervous.

However, Peter then shook his head. "No. As I said, they need this team. There's no way they would just use it as a way to monitor possible threats. The fact they placed you here means they either blindly trust those three you mentioned earlier - which is unlikely considering you said they did things out of their own accord - or, which is far more likely, they believe you're really cut out for this hero stuff."