Young Justice: College AU | Complete

Chapter 11

        It was an early start to his day as he woke up and changed into his uniforms. He was graduating from the Academy in three days which was why he was so happy. "Good morning" he said walking into the kitchen to see Zatanna oddly cooking while holding Mar'i. "Your cooking why?" He asked furrowing his brows as she shrugged with a small smile. "I needed to do something after Mar'i woke up" she said as he nodded with a skeptical look still on his face. He quickly ate the eggs and bacon that she made before leaving.

        He wasn't in hurry so he decided to take his time and walk. As soon as it turned November the weather started to immediately turn bitter. On his was to the train station his cellphone began ringing as the apartments number came up. Zatanna had yet to get a phone to call off of so it was always the places one home phone. "Hello?" he asked hearing yelling in the background. "Dick! Dick please come home there's something wrong with Mar'i!" she yelled before the line went dead.

Panic spread through his body as he began to run out of the station and towards the apartment complex. Heart pounding; he ran passing grumpy people until he arrived at the apartment complex. The door was unlocked and half open as he cautiously walked in with his hand hovering over his gun. "Zatanna?" he asked before hearing a pained scream sounding from her bedroom.

     Taking the pistol out the cool metal rested in his hands as he aimed it towards the floor. Quietly walking towards Zatanna's bedroom door he heard soft sobbing before another pained scream. This voice didn't sound like Zatanna's which slightly confused him as he pressed himself up against the wall. "It's okay sweetie Daddy will be here soon" she said in a soft voice as she saw a shadow pass the door. Gently opening the door he peered inside to see Zatanna sitting on the floor cradling a six year old in her arms. "Where's Mar'i?" he asked crouching down as she looked up at him. "Dick this is Mar'i and I don't what happened but she just started screaming in pain and growing" she said as the kid screamed again.

This was way weirder than he expected it to be as he fell onto his butt. "We'll take her to a hospital" he said as Zatanna shook her head immediately. "You know how stupid that will look Dick? Saying that she's now magically a six year old and still aging by the minute" she said as he sighed and nodded. That did sound like an outrageous story to tell. Her eyes lit up for a moment as she stood up and handed Mar'i to Dick. "I've got a couple calls to make just take her down the the car I'll be there soon" she said as he nodded.

He nodded once again and disappeared as she walked into the kitchen and took the phone off of the hook. Dialing the number she clutched the phone as she held it to her ear. When the person answered she let out a sigh of relief. "Barbara we need your help" she said before explaining what had happened. Dick was walking down the stairs to the parking garage as Mar'i clutched his uniforms shirt sobbing horrifically. "Daddy it hurts" she sobbed out as he opened the car and placed he inside.

Fast footsteps echoed as Zatanna appeared with a blanket in her arms. "Wrap her in this so she's comfortable" Zatanna said as he put the blanket gently over the crying girl. "What's the plan?" He asked as they were now pulling out of the parking garage and going onto the street. "I called some people and they said to head to the old clock tower" she said as he nodded. Mar'i kept sobbing as Zatanna reached back giving the girl her hand as she held onto it for dear life.

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There was a call to his phone as it buzzed against the bedside table. Groaning she sat up and stared at the red head's cellphone. It was an unknown number as she yawned and answered it. "Hello?" She asked in a groggy voice. "Artemis? Artemis its me Zatanna where's Wally?" Zatanna asked in a panicked voice as the blonde raised an eyebrow. "Right next to me sleeping why?" She asked yawning again whilst rubbing her eyes. "Just go to the old clock tower now its important!" Zatanna yelled before the phone line went dead.