#322 - Young Justice

Although I don't know what happened, due to Batman's majesty and the mischief in my heart, by the time Dick reacted, he was already standing next to Wally, becoming a member of the punished squad.

'You finally woke up, sleepyhead.'

Dick had just stood still when Wally's voice came into his mind, undoubtedly through Megan's telepathy.

'What exactly happened?' Dick ignored Wally's mockery. 'Wasn't the Justice League attacked? How come everyone looks fine?'

Just as Dick said, the uniforms of the Justice League members, who were supposed to be tied to the crosses, were tattered, indicating they had been through a fierce battle. However, everyone he had just seen was perfectly unharmed. If it weren't for the traces of their battle still in the hall, Dick would have thought everything was just a dream.

'Actually, we're not very clear either,' Megan's voice came over. 'After you guys fainted, it was just me and Roy left. Roy planned to hold off the enemies while I went to get help.'

'But while escaping, I ran into Uncle J'onn, who was supposed to be tied to the cross,' Megan's voice was incredulous. 'He stopped me and brought me back to the hall. When I returned, I saw you guys fallen and the Justice League members unharmed.'

'Guys, I think we might have been tricked,' Dick speculated, combining the cause and effect.

Just as the others wanted to communicate, the Justice League members came before them, including Yang Le in his Flash Snow Monster state. Although they knew the adults wouldn't be eavesdropping on their telepathy, they were as silent as children whispering.

"I presume you've already guessed," Batman said. "This was a test for you."

'I knew it,' Dick sighed. He didn't need to guess to know his performance wouldn't be good, since they were defeated in the end.

"Robin."

Even though Dick was prepared, he couldn't help but be startled by Batman's voice. He immediately stood at attention, as standard as a real Boy Scout.

"During the attack on the safety pod, you reacted immediately after inhaling the sleeping gas, sending a distress signal to me. In the subsequent battle, you also reduced your presence, providing assistance to your teammates at crucial moments. You did well in these two aspects, but…"

As everyone knows, the words after 'but' are the most important. Dick wasn't too… well, he was a little happy when Batman praised him, but Dick always knew the big stuff was yet to come.

"However, after defeating the opponent, you didn't immediately confirm the enemy's status, nor did you save the hostages. Although it's commendable that you helped up your fallen teammates, the choices you made afterward were simply appalling. If this wasn't a test, you would have already died."

Dick lowered his head. Batman was right. He did lower his guard after seeing Yang Le defeated. That alone was enough to make him ashamed.

"Aqualad."

Batman shifted his target, looking at Aqualad to the side.

"Your performance in the safety pod was commendable. In the subsequent battle, you also fulfilled your responsibilities, trying your best to stop enemies whose physical abilities far surpassed your teammates. Only the series of actions after defeating the enemy were flawed, but that wasn't your fault since you were directly affected by the flashbang. Overall, your performance was satisfactory."

"Kid Flash," Batman looked at Wally, who was desperately trying to reduce his presence. "The word 'reckless' is enough to describe your entire performance. Abandoning your teammates and entering an unknown area alone, and even being captured by the enemy. If this wasn't a test, you might have even caused your teammates to die."

Ignoring Wally, who had almost shrunk his head into his chest, Batman turned his attention to Roy and Megan.

"Speedy, your support was good, but as an archer, you should also be responsible for information, meaning you should have been watching the fallen enemies. However, the enemy had already run to your teammates' side, and you didn't react at all."

"Miss Martian, as a Martian, you possess the same superpowers as the Martian Manhunter. Telepathic communication was well done, but why didn't you unleash a psychic blast on the enemies?"

Megan hurriedly replied, "Because psychic blasts have little effect on the opponents."

"Weak doesn't mean nonexistent," Batman's eyes flickered, not knowing what he was thinking. "And your physical abilities should be no less than Aqualad's. Why didn't you assist him in attacking from the side?"

"Because Dick didn't assign me that task," Megan said hesitantly. "Also, I haven't received any combat training, so I was afraid of getting in the way and only dared to use my mental abilities to assist."

Batman looked at J'onn to the side, and nodded after receiving an affirmative answer.

"Okay, that's understandable. Escaping to seek help afterward was a good move."

"That was Speedy's idea," Megan muttered softly.

"Reckless, arrogant, lacking vigilance, too frivolous," Batman continued, ignoring Megan. "This is our evaluation of you from this simulation test."

"To be honest, your performance doesn't deserve the status of official members of the Justice League. Therefore, we have unanimously decided to reject your application to join the Justice League."

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Robin sighed helplessly, Wally scratched his head looking frustrated, Jackson lowered his head in shame, Roy clenched his fists wanting to argue but couldn't find any reason, and Megan clutched her clothes, drooping her head in dejection.

"But!"

Just like mentioned earlier, the words after 'but' are the most important. The protégés raised their heads in confusion. Could there still be a turning point?

"The good aspects of your performance in this test cannot be denied," Superman said with a smile, standing to Batman's left, with one smiling face and one cold face perfectly symmetrical.

"And we are truly surprised that your cooperation could achieve this level. Therefore, after discussion, we have decided to let you continue to cooperate."

"What does this mean?" Dick was a little dazed, not understanding Superman's meaning.

"Young Justice," Batman said a term that none of them had heard before. "You can understand it as the Justice League's reserve team. We specially established it for you. It is an affiliated organization of the Justice League, receiving instructions from the Justice League to complete tasks."

"Not only that," Superman, seeing everyone's blank looks, dropped another bombshell. "You will have your own base, which is this Mount Justice. As for your leader…"

The others stepped aside, revealing Yang Le, who was slacking off in the back.