"Dnib Eht Hctiw Yob!" Zatanna announced. Klarion looked over at Zatanna, unimpressed.
"That won't work on me," Klarion informed. "Hcatta eht ybab cigam lrig ot eht gniliec dna gag erh." Suddenly Zatanna was shot up to the ceiling with a scream, she stuck to the roof as a gag appeared around her mouth.
"Zee!" Robin yelled.
"You'll pay for that!" Wally shouted as he raced toward Klarion. Before he could get close Klarion jumped out of the way with incredible speed and landed the other side of the room.
"I knew you would be interesting to play with," he cheered. Teekl meowed as Klarion looked down at the cat in his arms. "Of course Teekl, you can have your fun as well." Klarion dropped the cat as it grew in size and attacked Kaldur, Aqualad grabbed onto it and sent electricity through his arms. Klarion winced as his familiar was hurt. "Leave Teekl alone!" Klarion yelled as he shot a beam of dark energy at Aqualad. Robin ran up to Klarion and began throwing birdarangs at the lord of chaos. Klarion easily put up a shield to block the attack, as he was distracted with Robin Wally raced up and punched him directly across the face. Klarion staggered back a bit before realising what had happened. "You," he hissed, "you're the one who brought back Nabu." A wicked smile came to his face, Robin tried to throw a small explosive at Klarion but the witch boy only repulsed it back at the boy wonder, Robin was thrown backwards, hitting his head hard against the wall and falling unconscious. Artemis, who had gone to fetch her bow, returned and started shooting at Klarion. Klarion let one of the arrows hit him, releasing electricity into his body. He then shot the electricity at Atremis, paralysing her on the ground temporarily. Finally, he turned to M'gann and his eyes started to glow like flames, M'gann dropped to the ground weak, her mind thinking that she was surrounded by fire. "Now it's your turn," Klarion gleefully said as he turned to Wally, who was back up against the wall.
"Do your worst," Wally taunted.
"Oh, I intend to," Klarion replied. Suddenly, Wally was overcome by an incredible sense of fear, he whimpered and tried to go back more as Klarion approached, Klarion watched in amusement as Wally flooded his pants from fear. "That's perfect." With a puff of red smoke Klarion and Teekl were gone. Artemis, M'gann and Kaldur rushed to Wally as soon as their spells wore off.
"Wally, are you ok?" Artemis asked, kneeling down in front of the boy. His eyes were opened wide in perpetual fear as he mumbled something inaudible over and over again.
"What did Klarion do to him?" M'gann asked.
"I'm not sure, but it can't have been good," Kladur replied. "Artemis, could you go get Wally cleaned up and into new clothes. M'gann, if you'd please clean up the mess Wally made."
"What do you want me to do?" Zatanna, who had freed herself of her bindings, asked.
"Check to ensure Robin is ok," Kaldur instructed, "I will try to contact the league, tell them of Klarion's attack."
"Batman said that we'd be isolated for at least a day," M'gann reminded.
"I will still try," Kaldur replied. With that he left and Zatanna rushed to Robin.
"My head," Dick mumbled as Zatanna sat him up.
"You might have a concussion," Zatanna informed, "follow me, you need your rest."
"Just my luck," Artemis sighed as she helped the mumbling Wally down the hall, his pants were really starting to stink of urine. She walked into the bathroom and began stripping Wally down, the carrot top was in far too much shock to care or help her. After stripping him down and turning on the shower she helped Wally in. "Come on Baywatch, what's gotten over you?" She had to pick up Wally to place him in the shower, he felt oddly light, she could have sworn he was heavier usually, and did he look a little shorter? Artemis shook it off and walked out of the bathroom to grab Wally some fresh clothes.
"How's Wally?" M'gann asked as she walked by Artemis.
"The same," Artemis replied with a sigh. "Whatever Klarion did to him really shook him up."
"I hope he'll be ok," M'gann replied. The two girls walked into the bathroom and almost fell over from shock, there was no longer the sixteen year old speedster crouched in the shower, instead a small kid, probably three or four with bright orange hair was asleep in Wally's place.
"Wally?" Artemis asked as she approached. She touched the young boy as he woke up, he looked up at Artemis and M'gann and then down at himself. Suddenly, tears began to form in his eyes.
"I'm a baby," he began to cry. Artemis and M'gann shared a concerned glance as the young boy continued to cry loudly.
"Shh! Stop crying!" Artemis ordered, though that seemed to only succeed in making him cry more.
"It's ok Wally," M'gann tried to sooth the boy, she picked him up and cradled him in her arms. When Wally wouldn't stop crying M'gann started to sing a song to him.
Ark Arkne'gayele,
cog'alka'l sera'oh jer jer;
yelejerco Arkjerhi'l jer sera'ohco,
coxeom g'al g'alark;
hi'lxeomxeom jer arkco,
g'al g'al jer g'al'jer fre;
sera'oh co ark jerco ark,
sera'oh sera'oh' fre.
As M'gann finished the song Wally was soundly asleep in her arms, she grabs the shirt Artemis fetched for Wally and wrapped him in it.
"Wow, was that a Martian Lullaby?" Artemis asked.
"Yeah, it was sung to me a lot when I was little," M'gann informed.
"What does it translate to?" Artemis asked, M'gann froze for a moment.
"Oh, it really doesn't mater," she replied, "let's just go back to the others." M'gann walked back to the lounge room with Wally sleeping in her arms. She and Artemis entered to see Zatanna and Kaldur waiting for them.
"What happened to Wally?" Kadur asked.
"Klarion must have turned him into a toddler," Zatanna assumed.
"Any luck contacting the league?" Artemis asked.
"Unfortunately there is no way of contacting them," Kaldur explained.
"And since they're on the Watch Tower my telepathy won't be able to reach them," M'gann informed. She placed Wally down on the couch as the four teen discussed what had happened. After half an hour they are interrupted.
For those interested here's the translation of the song.
(In tune of rock-a-bye baby)
Baby Asleep,
In ground of dirt red;
White Martians will come,
To sever your head;
Manhunter will save,
You if you are kind;
So be a nice baby,
Mommy won't mind.
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