Chapter 100:

Chapter 100:

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[David Lance POV]

In a matter of days, I quickly fell into a routine; training with the team every morning before breakfast, or at least with those that were here for that matter.

After training, our days were pretty much open, especially considering Batman wasn't giving us any missions, which left most of the day after training free for team-building exercises and activities.

As the temporary leader of the team, my current focus was on making sure that we were able to work together and build something great, something that wouldn't depend on me. I had to make sure that they could function as a team without me, and that meant building a bridge of trust and respect between them.

So far, my plan seemed to be going well; Superboy and M'gann were slowly but surely opening more and more to me, dropping their walls, each one in their own way, and I had to say they were making remarkable progress, all things considered.

But, there was always room for improvement.

"Bolt, I made cookies. Want some?" M'gann said, knocking at the door of my room two times as she spoke.

I smiled at her thoughtfulness and got up from my bed, putting the book I had been reading on the night table as I walked to the door.

~What kind?~ I asked curiously as I opened the door.

"Chocolate chip," M'gann said with a bright smile, holding out a plate of still-warm cookies for me to see.

My eyes widened in appreciation and I took one off the plate, taking a big bite out of it. ~Mmm, oh god, these are amazing!~ I said genuinely, already reaching for another one.

She giggled and blushed a little at my compliment before shoving the whole plate into my chest. "They are all yours."

"Strongest," Superboy huffed, crossing his arms over his chest as he pushed himself away from the wall. "Please, I could take him down any day."

~No, you couldn't,~ I signed back at him with a smirk.

"Oh yeah?" Superboy challenged, but surprisingly not in an angry manner.

"It's not fair for you to train this much alone," M'gann said, coming to stand next to me, her eyes imploring me to understand. "We are supposed to be a team, and if you are too ahead of us, we will only slow you down."

Well, if they truly want to start training earlier, fine by me. I was honestly easing them into training so as not to scare them, but this works. ~Fine, let's start with a quick warmup, followed by some spars, you and me, Superboy.~

"Deal," Superboy said with a smirk as he cracked his knuckles.

"Let's do this!" M'gann exclaimed excitedly.

"I feel like I will regret this," Raven muttered under her breath, but despite her words, I could see the excitement in her eyes, as well as a small smile creeping on her face.

And with that, our training began.

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A few hours later, a few minutes after noon, our training came to an end for the day.

The entire team was drenched in sweat, panting and gasping for breath. Hell, Raven and M'gann looked like they were about to pass out, with both having had the hardest time keeping up with the physical part of my training.

"Your luck will... end one of these days," Superboy said between pants, trying to catch his breath as he sat on the floor with his back against the wall.

~It's not luck, but yeah, I'm certain one of these days you will make our spars unbearably hard for me,~ I replied with a nod, being the only one that looked fresh in terms of energy. Sure, I was drenched in sweat, but honestly, I could keep going if I wanted to.

"You must hate your body; how can you subject it to this daily?" Raven muttered under her breath, but I could see the amusement in her eyes. "What's worse is that you make it look so easy."

~It's all about practice, focus, and repetition,~ I replied with a shrug of my shoulders. ~If you guys keep at it like this, you'll be able to keep up with me in no time.~