boy wonder & pretty bird; oneshots/gap-year chapters

Tie-In Comics Pt. 4: Gorilla Warfare

Summary: That one where the Team gets kidnapped by telepathic gorillas in Bwunda.

NOTE: Issues #18 and #19, and this is actually the last season 1 comic arc before the Invasion comics, which I will actually do, once I finish writing season 1 for The Robin & The Canary. This part takes place right after Alpha Male, which is why I'm posting this before the Revelation chapter in TR&TC. 

Ngl, Solovar is lowkey one of my favorite underrated DC characters. Grodd can go die in a hole though.

I do be back y'all. Thank the LORD. My fingers have been itching for the past three months I SWEAR. As a sort-of reward, y'all get a future Disalyn moment at the end because I love my babies. And I hope, like REALLY hope I got the Romani translation right.

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M O U N T  J U S T I C E
September 26, 10:00 EDT

Three days after the team had returned from India, they were standing in the main cave as Batman briefed the seven of them on a new mission, and Reese was picking at the bandage on her left ankle.

Given the fact that it wouldn't be good for her leggings to be rubbing up against her burns, and therefore aggravating the injuries, even more, she had taken to wearing a Capri-like pair instead, which ended just below her knee, rather than her ankles. 

It felt odd since Reese wasn't exactly used to wearing shorter pants. She was most comfortable in leggings or skinny jeans during cooler (read all) weather. Tights, maybe, if she was in the mood.

But, considering her three primary choices were out of the question, Silverbird had to contend with using a modified version of pants.

One which she was not pleased with. Reese supposed it was her own fault though, deciding to go with the Team on that mission to India right after Red Tornado's "siblings" had decided to try and barbecue her.

C'est la vie.

"The Justice League has analyzed your reports on the Brain's operation in India," Batman was saying, once Reese finally tuned back into the conversation. "And we believe it's only the tip of the iceberg," 

Waving his hand, Bruce made a holo-screen appear, upon which there was a profile on Bwunda, a country in Africa.

"Common criteria in the Bwundan jungle--," Batman continued after a moment. "--suggests that the Brain has another Kobra Venom operation up and running,"

"And you want us to shut it down," Kaldur said from where he was standing on Reese's left side, arms crossed.

"Exactly," Batman answered simply, and Captain Marvel, who was still acting as the Team's "den mother", so to speak, in Red Tornado's absence, suddenly grew a wide grin on his face.

"Sounds like a blast!" the older hero exclaimed, his giddy personality once again putting Reese slightly on edge. Seriously, she only thought M'gann was that perky all the time. "Let's prep the Bioship and go!"

But, it seemed like, this time the Captain would not be joining them if the way Batman clamped a hand down on his shoulder was any indication.

"A word, Captain," the Dark Knight began as Silverbird and the others began the brief run down to the hangar where the Bioship was waiting.

Reese supposed she could've eavesdropped, she could've listened in on whatever it was that Batman wanted to tell Captain Marvel, but she didn't.

A) because that would be rude, and B) because she wasn't all that interested either. Three days since India and she was running on maybe seven hours of sleep total in the past seventy-two hours.