Summary: What if when Impulse went back in time someone tagged along? Jade West wants to change the past and save her parents, even if that means killing Blue Beetle before he turns bad.

Setting: Set in Season 2, starting at episode 6, Bloodlines.

Pairings: Not sure about pairings yet. I will probably go with most of the cannon stuff, but other than that I'm just gonna wait and see how the characters behave on their own before pairing them.

Genre: Family/Drama

Note From the Author: Hello, whoever's reading this! This is my first fanfic, (well, that I've published) so I'm super excited about it! Would love to hear you thoughts on it (constructive criticism appreciated.). I won't have any set dates for updating, so I will post updates as they come to me! Thanks so much for reading!

Disclaimer: I do not own anything except the character Jade West. If I owned Young Justice it would NOT have been canceled!

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February 28, 2056

Ruins of Mt Justice

"Is it ready?" I asked, gravel crunching under my feet as I walked towards the large box of scrap metal. The excited green eyes of Bart Allen stared at me from around the box. His face was smudged with grease and his red hair was wild about his head, per usual. He may have the body of a thirteen-year-old, but his mind worked on a level that was foreign to most adults, giving his entire being an aura of fidgety, fast-moving energy.

"I think so. Well, as ready as it will ever be," Bart spoke swiftly, betraying his nervousness. I pulled my battered jacked closer around the thread-bare t-shirt underneath. The wind was cold, but I was also nervous. Nathaniel walked up behind me, his face solemn as he stared past me at Bart.

"Well, I'm all set to go! Kiss for the road, sweetheart?" Bart raised his eyebrows at me, a goofy look on his face, masking his true feelings of terror and resolve.

"Well, we do have something for you," I looked over at Nathaniel.

"Show him," Nathaniel prodded. I slid the weathered backpack off my shoulders and let if fall to the ground in front of me. I crouched down and unzipped it before bringing out an old-fashioned super suite made of Kevlar and spandex. I handed it to Bart, along with matching cloves, shoes, and a goggled headset.

"Jade," Bart muttered in awe. "I don't know what to say."

"It wasn't just me," I laughed nervously. "Nathaniel helped to." Bart had talked about making a old-time hero costume since he had begun planning his mission. He told me and Nathaniel that he wanted it in order to fit in, and not completely alter the past. He was very dedicated to the idea that he should only change the past where necessary. I wasn't as dedicated to that idea. That, along with other things, is probably the reason why he was going back alone.

Bart seemed to fibrate in front of us for a second and in an instant he was dressed in his new superhero costume. Nathaniel reached into his pocket and pulled out a white pill.

"This will remove my powers in the past." Bart nodded with an unusually grim face as he took the pill from his friend. He turned to look at me and I tried to hide my apprehension and excitement with the sorrow that he expected.

"Goodbye, Jade," he told me. "Bye, Nathaniel," he told our bald friend, a hint of his usual smirk touching his mouth. With that, Bart took off and seated himself in the machine he had built. His time machine. Nathaniel and I walked closer and stood at the mouth of the scrap-metal machine.

"Probably won't be able to make another jump," he told me from his seat in the cockpit. "I won't be able to come back." Bart looked at me with a hint of sadness. He was being strong.

"We've had fun," I whispered to him. He nodded at me, and I could see tears glinting in his eyes.

"G'bye, Bart," Nathaniel spoke up. Bart smiled, giving our friend a farewell nod before closing the doors and beginning the sequence to travel back. Nathaniel followed me back over to my backpack, trying to give the machine space. He still didn't realize what I was about to do.

I reached a shaking hand down to my backpack, the backpack neither of them knew was full of ragtag clothes and supplies. I grabbed it and slung it over my back, looking to Nathaniel as if about to prepare to give Bart a wave of farewell. At the last possible second, I darted forward.

"Jade, no!" Nathaniel shouted behind me, but I ignored him. I climbed quickly onto the back of the time machine and created a force-field around myself. I had been practicing my powers in secret in order to make one big enough.

By now Nathaniel knew what I was doing. I looked into Nathaniel's panicked eyes through the clear shimmer of my shield, and smiled. By now he knew what I was doing, but it was too late. My body felt as if it was being liquefied and poured through a straw as the time machine did it's work and I was swept down into the river of time.

So, yeah! That's that! Mostly a filler chapter, giving some background on the character and setting up for the rest of the story. Hope you liked it! Please review and tell me your thoughts!