After emergency services cleared everyone to leave, most headed home for the night, and by the next morning, the media was in a frenzy over the attack. The Justice League tried their best to calm the public hysteria, while at the same time attempting to covertly investigate H.I.V.E.’s connection to the Reach. Once they realized the villains were organizing in countries that didn’t sign the League’s U.N. charter, the need for an independent team became clear. It was decided that the sidekicks were best situated to fill such a role since they were not members and thus not bound by the charter. They began the process of gaining parental permission for them to attend a Wayne-sponsored tutorship program which would be a front for their superhero activities. 

[center][h3][b][i]WAYNE TOWER WEST
DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO, CA
TUESDAY (EARLY AFTERNOON)
SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2023[/i][/b][/h3][/center]

On the busy city streets, a white car pulled up outside an enormous building reaching several dozen stories into the sky, the unmistakable Wayne Enterprises logo adorning the tower. Out of the vehicle stepped Wally, holding his smartphone in his hand as he selected the amount to tip the driver through an app. He normally preferred not to travel by 'normal' means, but they had been instructed to do so to uphold their civilian identities for school records and such. Plane tickets had been paid for as part of the program, as well as Uber funds to cover transportation from the airport to Wayne Tower West. Wally's flight had arrived a bit earlier than the others so he had the driver take him on a scenic loop around the city before reaching their destination.

[color=DarkOrange]“Thanks dude!”[/color] he said as he slipped a backpack over his shoulders and grabbed a few suitcases from the trunk. The vehicle sped off and the teen walked through automatic glass doors into a spacious lobby with a high ceiling. A woman behind a reception desk beckoned him over. She was clad in a business suit. 

[color=Khaki]“Good afternoon! Are you here for the tutorship program?”[/color] she asked in a friendly tone. 

[color=DarkOrange]“Sure am!”[/color] he replied with a smile, setting his bags down and leaning on the desk with one elbow. [color=DarkOrange]“And might I add you are looking [i]magnificent[/i] in that suit!”[/color]

[color=Khaki]“Ah, you must be Wally West,”[/color] she frowned and wrote a check mark next to his name on a clipboard. [color=Khaki]“They said you had a bad habit of flirting with every woman you see, even those who are clearly [i]too old[/i] for you.”[/color]

[color=DarkOrange]“Not [i]every[/i] woman,”[/color] he clarified, then grinned ear to ear. [color=DarkOrange]“Just the [i]sexy[/i] ones like you… [i]Ow![/i] I didn’t realize you had powers! [i]Hey! OW! Okay![/i] Point taken!”[/color] the boy cried out as he dodged fireballs the now-angry woman was flinging rapidly at him. 

[color=DodgerBlue]“Why am I not surprised!”[/color] Dick laughed out loud as he walked into the lobby just in time to see the encounter play out. Rachel was right behind him.

[color=Firebrick]“What’s going on here?”[/color] Conner asked with a smirk as he and Jon entered as well. 

[color=DodgerBlue]“Wally tried to hit on the receptionist and got a [i]fiery[/i] rejection!”[/color] Dick explained, laughing.

[color=DarkOrange][i]“Duuuuude!”[/i][/color] the speedster hung his head and sighed. 

[color=Khaki]“Sit. Over there. [i]NOW!”[/i][/color] the woman demanded angrily as she pointed to rows of seats off to the side. The teens gathered their bags and headed over there. After a minute, she came by to ask for names and added check marks to her clipboard. [color=Khaki]“Miss Lance will be down shortly to retrieve you.”[/color]