He woke up the next day.

I sat up with a groan. I glanced over at my alarm clock, it was 10:00. I still had a few hours. I should probably start getting ready, getting my apartment packed up and return my key to the receptionist so they don't keep charging me for rent.

So that's what I did, I gathered up all of my stuff. All the necessary things. Clothes, bathroom stuff, hidden weapons and spare costumes, my police radio that I *ahem* acquired, and so on. I took one last glance around my apartment and grinned, maybe this wouldn't be so bad after all. I glanced down at my watch and noticed it was 11:25.

"Shit!"

I closed the door and ran down to the front desk, and made eye contact with the receptionist as I put my key on his desk.

"Consider this my moving notice, I have been offered a better living opportunity. I appreciate the hospitality while I've lived here."

He nodded, "Good luck, kid."

I turned around to make my way outside to hail a cab when I came face to face with Thorn. She was staring at me weirdly for a second, and then seeming to ignore it went past me.

Weird.

I briskly walked outside to grab a cab, and standing outside was Megan and JJ. The African-American teen was twirling his pen between his fingers ass he leaned on the wall next to the front door. Megan was awkwardly standing next to him, anxiously checking her watch. I don't know why she was there, but I wasn't complaining.

"'Sup teach." JJ grinned, "Ready to go do this?"

I stared blankly at him, "How did you know I lived here?"

Megan awkwardly raised her hand. Did she stalk me or something?

"Technically. Though I prefer the term supervised." Megan mumbled.

"Oh my god, you're the mar-"

Quicker than I've seen anyone move, she put her hand on my mouth.

"Yes. If we could not go blurting that out, Nick. I would greatly appreciate it." She was blushing.

I nodded, "So you guys must be here to come with?"

The two teens nodded, so I shrugged and hailed a cab.

"Do either of you know the address? I forgot it."

"I was gonna ask the same thing." JJ said.

Megan just nodded. As we got in the cab she told the driver which address to go to, which caused a curious glance in the rearview. Probably not exactly the kinda people you'd expect to head to a mansion. But he just shrugged and drove us towards our new abode. The drive there was permeated by a tense, awkward silence.

The drive was probably about 2 hours, given the roads that we took and how close I already lived near the outskirts. Or now used to live, I guess. Eventually we arrived outside a massive walled off area, I paid the driver and we got out.

Standing there.

The wall was s light grey stone with a gnarled black steel gate with what looked to be an eye symbol in the center. Standing there was the rest of my team. The Amazonian juggernaut Grace, the blue-skinned elven Forerunner, the grey-skinned witch Jinx, and the yellow-skinned warrior Mongal.

Standing in front of the gates, opposite the team was five members of the Justice League. Batman and Martian Manhunter, obviously. But less obvious was the Man of Steel dressed in his blue outfit and red cape that was flowing in the wind (even though there wasn't any wind), Wonder Woman in all her beautiful glory with a costume that was straining to hold in all the woman that she really was, and lastly was the orange-skinned alien Starfire who faced the same problem as Wonder Woman.

Batman glared at me as the three of us walked up.

"You're late."

I looked down at my watch and saw the time. It was 1:27.

"I'm actually early, I told you I would be here at 1:30." I grinned.