concoursec | We were not strangers, but there was a journey

Characters: Aqualad/Kaldur'ahm, Artemis, Kid Flash/Wally, Miss Martian/M'gann, Robin/Dick, Superboy/Conner

Location: On the way to Esthar
Rating: T for action/violence (and C for potential Crack).
Open/Closed/Etc: Closed
Summary: While off to see the ~~wizards~~ scientists in Esthar, The Team encounters a few rocky spots, nothing serious. Powers acting up, losing part of the team, a dinosaur--no big deal.

Kaldur has not been exactly sure how useful this trip would be, as he believed that if others had been here for so long, then they would have asked the very questions his friends wanted to ask. At the same time, a chance is still a chance--and he would not have dissuaded them either way, so it was better to join them than deny them--and so here they were, about to strike out on this new journey.

But the fact that their powers were being affected by whatever disruption was occurring left him wondering if their timing could have been better.

{OOC: The events in this log will proceed in separate threads for mingling and keeping up with each part.}

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[That dinosaur? Starting to get a whooolle lot closer. It's like a scene straight out of Jurassic Park. The ground is starting to shake ever so slightly, ripples can be seen in any near by water. Normally, Wally would be on top of that. But right now he was too busy taking a step closer to Artemis.]

You know that's not true! This is not going to last forever and when our powers come back, I'm going to serve a big ol' slice of humble pie to your face!

[Artemis could also be doubling as a certain actor, because she is winning. He's starting to pick up on some of those uncertain emotions, as well as her denial. That being said, it the actual emotion is not registering with him just yet.]

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[Artemis doesn't notice the dinosaur's approach. Probably because that dinosaur isn't a certain obnoxious red head who's currently got all of her attention.]

Kid Snail. Slow Kid? No wait, I got it. Slow Boy! [She smirks, dark eyes glittering with challenge.] Yeah? If something happened and this didn't go away you'd be sorry. I'd say I'd make you eat your words, but you don't seem to have much of an appetite lately.

[Artemis would make a great actor. She really would! She's so good at this acting stuff she's almost got herself convinced. Sadly thee key word there is almost as in she knows better.]

[Stupid Wally. Why did she have to go and like someone so frustrating, narrow sighted, and stupid? Her luck sucks.]

[Okay, now he's starting to pick up on those feelings. Which is going through his annoyed filter at the moment. Under normal circumstances, he'd actually show some maturity and ask her what was going on. Maybe even admit some of his own feelings and how he's replayed that kiss more than once or twice in his head.

Instead, he's red in the face and ready to explode.]

Seriously, what is your problem?! You're sitting here being really, really, reaaally annoying, and then you've having all of these feelings for me! News flash; guys don't dig it when girls annoy the heck out of them!

[Oh yeah. Smooth one Wally, because rubbing her face into facts she's still struggling with is totally a good idea.]

[So the denial continues. Speeding up to right in front of him, she narrows her eyes and gives him a good shove.]

Look. I don't know what you think you're feeling, but you have no idea how I feel. Got that?

To think that I would even think about having feelings for a guy who's as arrogant [Cute], stubborn, [Intelligent], and obnoxious [Dependable] as you is just....ridiculous!

[She throws her hands up in the air only to process the fact that shoving him has put her right up in his personal bubble. Oh.]

[Really she knows exactly how she feels. Sadly her heart seems to be ignoring that memo and doing whatever it darn well pleases. Which really sucks especially when Kid Oblivious suddenly ends up with magical emotion feel powers and can pick up on that sort of thing.]

[Yup. Her life sucks.]

[The push made Kid Oblivious go to Kid In the Know. The contact revs up his powers, and those feelings she is having become very clear to him. He blinks a couple of takes and stares at her.]

Wait...wait...hold up!

[Holds up one finger in front of him, motioning for her to silence. Granted, the gesture isn't going to win him any points, but he needs a moment to process all of this. Okay, she is telling him one thing but the feelings he is picking up from her are telling him another story.

And it's also making him very aware of his own feelings. He drops his hand and gives her a confused look. The confused look eventually begins to transform into down right shocked look as he realizes what all this means.

Just give him a moment...]

[As he holds up a finger, her eyes narrow. The fact that she automatically assumes he just wants a moment to come up with some way to mock her is probably all too telling.]

[That said she actually complies for the most part. Taking a step back she folds her arms across her chest and waits.]

Fine. What is it now, Wally? [On second thought, she hopes this does revert eventually if just because having him know exactly how she feels about things is pretty close to her idea of hell. So yeah, if it means getting rid of the empathy? He can have his powers back.]

I'm not in the mood for more of your crap.

[Not that she ever really is, but that's not the point.]

[Okay, okay. He's got this...he knows exactly what he wants to say!

Except for the part where he doesn't at all.]

No, no. I...

[She might have more defenses in place than the batcave, but she can't hide her feelings for his new found powers. On the plus side for her, she's not the only one who has feelings for the others.

Just as he's starting to work the words in his mouth, his mind suddenly accelerates and he feels his body get a sudden burst of energy.]

BOOYAH! MY SPEED IS BACK!

[All those thoughts and feelings? Totally being ignored. Now that the world has slowed down and his senses are in high gear, he spots the dinosaur approaching them.

Thumbs to himself.]

Watch how a -real- speedster gets things done.

[Zoom!]

[It's probably a good thing that he's just a speedster right now, because so much hate ma. So much hate.]

Sure. Fine. Whatever. I hope the dinosaur tramples you.

[Also a whole lot of linefacing, Wally why are you such a jerk. Whatever, it's not like she'd been hoping to find out he had feelings for her or anything, because it's not like she cares about him in the first place. That's clearly just his power glitching. That's all.]

[Wally speeds towards the dinosaur, getting ready to trip him up so the rest of the team can get to work.

And then something funny happens.

Just as he's about to barrel into the dinosaur's legs, he goes from 75mph to puttering along. He stumbles into the dinosaurs leg and bounces off of it.]

Owww.

[Rubs his face and then looks up at the dinosaur. Uh oh, before he even has the chance to yell, the tail comes flying at him. It might have been game over for him if Superboy hadn't stepped in. Instead, Superboy tackles him and the two go sailing over the ledge of the cliff.

The t-rex turns around and faces the rest of the team. They'll have to get past the t-rex in order to get to KF and Superboy.]

We were not strangers, but there was a journey

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