Becoming Blue (Green Lantern's Prótegée)

Chapter 2: Cadmus

Suddenly, the computer lit up, and Superman's face showed up.

"Superman to Justice League. There's been an explosion at Cadmus. It's on fire." He explained.

"I've had my suspicions about Cadmus. This may be the perfect opportunity to-" Batman was cut off by Zatara appearing on the screen.

"Zatara to Justice League. The sorcerer Wotan is using the amulet of Attan to block out the sun," he claimed. "Requesting full League response."

Batman looked back to Superman. "Superman?" He asked.

"It's a small fire. Local authorities have it under control." Then why would you bother telling the JL? I wondered.

Then Cadmus can wait. All Leaguers rendezvous at Zatara's coordinates. Batman out."

The screen turned off.
"Stay here." Batman commanded. I knitted my eyebrows in confusion. Why can't we help our mentors?

"What? Why?!" Robin voiced my thoughts.

"This is a League mission." Aquaman said.
"You're not trained," Flash jumps in.

"Since when?!" Kid Flash spoke angrily.
"We're ready!" I interjected.

"I meant you're not trained to work as part of a team."

"For now, stay put." Batman glared at us.
"Not this time kid." Hal put a hand on my shoulder,obviously knowing I'd be disappointed.
Green Arrow turned to Martian Manhunter.
"Glad you didn't bring you-know-who?" He asked.
"Indeed." MM replied.

All of the Justice Leaguers walked out.
"Do they seriously think we're not ready? I thought Green Lantern had more faith in me than that..."
I said sadly.

"When we're ready?!" Kid Flash explodes. "How can we be ready when they treat us like.....sidekicks?!" He growled out that horrible word.

"My king, I thought he trusted me.." Aqualad trails off.

"Trusts us?!" KF says sarcastically. "They don't even trust us with the basics! They've got a secret HQ in space!" He gestures wildly to the ceiling.

"What else aren't they telling us?" Aqualad voices what we're all thinking.

"I have a better question," Robin says bitterly. "Why didn't we leave with Speedy?"
The room was filled with silence.

"What's Project Cadmus?" I asked the three boys. Robin perked up.

"Don't know, but I can find out," Said Robin.

He started typing on the main computer, and the screen flashed red. 'Access Denied.' It said.

"Wanna bet?" He said cockily.
He kept typing, and the screen flashed again, but this time green.

'Access granted.' "Woah, Dow did you do that?" KF asks amazed. "Same system as the Batcave." Robin states, completely casually.

"So, you just randomly hack into the Batcave whenever you want?" I asked.

He ignored my question.
"Project Cadmus. A genetics lab here in D.C.  That's all there is, but if Batman is suspicious, maybe we should investigate."

"Solve their case before they do," KF states.
"It would be poetic justice." Aqualad reasons.

"Heh. And they're all about justice." Robin grins.
"But they said stay put." I said.

"For the blotting our the sun mission, not this." Well, that's true. They said nothing about Cadmus.

Kid Flash turns to me, slipping an arm around my shoulder. "Are you going? Cause if you're going, I'm going." I immediately shoved his hand off me.