Avoiding Past And Future

(77) Misplaced 10

No warnings that requires a recap, just the most valid crash out in existance and the atlantean used is from the 2001 movie Atlanis, not the standard ancient greek dc uses bc i thought it would be cooler

November 5

"Where did you come from?" Kaldur immediately demanded from the boy. Surrounding the child, only the three not-youngest-anymore stood back. Well, Phantom and Robin confidently stayed back, Zatanna simply followed their lead.

For just a glimpse, they made eye contact with the boy, realization flickering over his features before the older teens blocked the view. How none of them seemed to realize at least some mystical bullshittery was going on was beyond any of the quartet but they wouldn't be the 'mature and wise senior heroes' if they did.

The child looked over the teens, hoping they'd have a similar sense of recognition. "Quick, read my mind." He prompted to M'gann, watching the group with smug innocence only a child could have.

M'gann's eyes glowed a faint green as she delved into the psyche of the mysterious child. Startled by what she found, she snapped out of it with a gasp. "He's Captain Marvel!" Thinking that was it in terms of having to expose his identity, the boy's grin widened.

Clearly he had forgotten who he was dealing with. "Yeah," Wally scoffed, "and I'm Speedy Gonzalez. Look, just because he believes he's Captain Marvel doesn't mean-"

Already knowing how utterly stubborn Wally could be at times, the boy cut to the chase. "Geez Wally," he sighed, that familiar gremlin twinkle shining in his eye as he looked at the speedster. "Do I really have to bring you nacho's and pineapple juice to get on your good side?"

Wally blinked at the boy, man? What did Captain Marvel even classify as because neither felt right. How the fuck did he even do it. "Magic." Child Marvel piped up, "I'm the champion of magic, of course weird stuff is involved. Also, call me Billy, by the way. Cap is just what I need to be for the powers to not, you know, destroy me from the inside out." Billy awkwardly laughed, sharing an even more awkward look with Phantom as he managed to look between the team's shoulders. The strangest feeling of understanding hovering between the two even with most of Phantom's readable features hidden by the mask.

Wally only just realized he'd actually spoken out loud, questioning a Leaguer, his superior. But...his superior was also a kid that didn't look like he was allowed in middle school yet. The awkwardness grew as Billy weaved between the teens, the physically much older and taller teens, and headed straight for the other very young populates of the room.

Oh how this day couldn't get any worse as Billy, Phantom and Robin looked and acted like they popped out of the same hole in the mountains of old had this been any other time.

"Oh right!" Billy chimed, "Batman said to tell you guys that Zatara found the focal on Roanoke Island. And that most of the League would be unavailable because there's a ton of riots and stuff going on. Pretty sure I saw something about like almost every S.T.A.R. Labs being swarmed by an angry mob. Oh! And that that Klarion kid got some others together to pull this off. But we don't know who is on what side yet."

Billy trailed off, worried he said something wrong as Zatanna's eyes fell down. "So...I did that for nothing." To think she put herself under so much stress, so much pressure, and in the end it was for naught since her dad did it before her.

"No it's not." Phantom poked her cheek, making her focus back on them.

"Yeah," Robin joined in, "Sure we got the info from Zatara but you already proved to yourself you can do a whole lot more than you thought before. That has to count for something."