(Superboy enters Miss Martian and Psimon's mental war)
MMiss Martian
You're here!
(laughs)You sound so relieved. Is that mindless creature supposed to save your mind?
MMiss Martian
No. I save his.
(Miss Martian places her forehead on Superboy's and memories start to flash)
(Superboy disappears from Miss Martian's mind)
(after defeating the soldiers with the help of the alien sphere Superboy re-enters the mental battlefield)
MMiss Martian
He's too strong.
You're strong. And I'm stubborn. Together!
MMiss Martian
Together. (to Psimon) Get... out... of MY HEAD!
(it's Miss Martian and Superboy's first day of school and Martian Manhunter, Aqualad, and Red Tornado are seeing them off)
MMiss Martian
Meet Megan Morse. What's your new name?
I chose the name John Jones for myself, and suggested John Smith for Red Tornado. You could be John, too.
MMiss Martian
Conner's has always been my favorite name.
(Superboy shrugs)
A last name will also be required.
MMiss Martian
Oh! In memory of Dr. Fate. The late Kent Nelson.
Okay. Sure. I guess it would be an honor or something.
MMiss Martian
Well Conner Kent, time to change your shirt; You don't want to give away your secret identity.
(Superboy takes his shirt off and turns it inside out)
MMiss Martian
(blushing) Works for me...
Wait shouldn't it be Conner Nelson?
(Miss Martian and Superboy leave for school)
(quietly to Batman) Sportsmaster revealed the possibility of a mole within the team. In light of last night's attack, Red Tornado would appear to be the traitor. But whether he betrayed us willingly or was preprogrammed is still...
(launches himself at Aqualad) YOU KNEW? That android and his maniac family nearly killed M'Gann!
MMiss Martian
Conner, what are you doing?
Kaldur knew we had a traitor among us and said nothing!
Miss Martian, I need a telepathic link-up with the entire team, now.
MMiss Martian
Link established.
Should he really still be giving us orders, and should YOU really be following them?
Oh good, Aqualad's voice in my head. I've so missed that.
Hey, Kal'dur! KF and I were attacked by giant vultures. 'Course, since we're moles, you probably think we attacked ourselves.
If he did, he wouldn't tell you.
MMiss Martian
Superboy, are you online, or just pouting?
(Fighting a giant wolf) Busy. Call back later.
What gets me is how nonchalant is is about not telling us.
He should be chalant. Way chalant. Extremely chalant!
How are we supposed to be a team if he doesn't trust us with his secrets?
MMiss Martian
Or if Conner doesn't expect us to take care of ourselves?
(To Robin) Did he really think you or I could've been the mole?
We've known each other for years!
Trust is a two-way street!
MMiss Martian
And you'd know they'd hate it if we kept secrets from them!
Not that we'd ever do that. ever.
Enough!... Captain Marvel has been captured. And we must act as a team to save him!
Heh. Under your leadership? I don't think...
This is not up for debate! You all chose me to lead. When this mission is over, if you wish to select a new leader I will happily step down. But until that time, I am in command here!
[about a wolf] Can I keep him?
First the sphere, now this beast. Dude, you sure make a habit of collecting strays.
MMiss Martian
Maybe because he's such a stray himself.
Look, I need to know, why did you keep the mole intel secret?
[pause, everyone stares at Aqualad]
The source of the tip was Sportsmaster.
WHAT? You can't trust him!
I do not. It seemed possible even likely that he was attempting to divide the team with false information.
And given how the mission went, he almost succeeded. But you had to consider it might be true.
Yes, as leader, I did. In which case, I did not wish to alert the traitor.
I hate to say it, but it makes sense.
I am still prepared to step down.
[raising his hand] All in favor of keeping Aqualad as leader.
[everyone raises their hand]
MMiss Martian
Hello Megan! You wanted to become more human.
And you couldn't do that with the League. They're stiffs.
You're sure not going to learn emotion from Batman. Trust me.
Then the cave was not a proving ground only for us - but for you as well.
I do not know if those statements are accurate - but perhaps they are true. And if I understand the term correctly, I believe I have come to - care about you all.
See? Practically a meatbag already.
MMiss Martian
And though we know all seems lost, the one thing the aliens cannot destroy is hope.
Hope survives because the battle is not over, not as long as even one of us is willing to fight.
It doesn't matter how many fall, for new heroes will always rise to carry on, bringing all the resources, their skills, their talents to defeat the enemy.
The people of Earth will survive this. We will rebuild and we will thrive. Never doubt and never forget, the earth will never surrender!
Superboy, you'll create a distraction.
MMiss Martian
NO! He's offering you as a sacrifice. Aqualad would never do that.
You're right. Aqualad would sacrifice himself. A mistake that just cost us our leader. Superboy is the most likely to be perceived as a threat. Motivating the aliens to deploy.
Worst case - he's teleported inside and we set him free along with Artemis - and, uh, Aqualad, and everyone.
[telepathically to M'Gann] It's okay, M'Gann. It's what Superman would do.