Hi everyone! This is my first fanfiction to be uploaded so please give me some good CONSTRUCTIVE criticisms and comments in the reviews. If I make a mistake on some detail that pertains to the story, please send me a message and I will fix the problem if it is needed. (Please take into account that I have college classwork and this is a hobby so the time between chapters and fixes might vary.)
Having said that, I have ONLY watched the Young Justice, Teen Titans, and some of the Justice League episodes so PLEASE don't cream me for doing something that would be out of character for the actual DC characters. Now that that's out of the way, I hope you enjoy my first fanfiction, Mentors!
Disclaimer: I own nothing of the DC Universe or Young Justice. I only own my OC (Gravatina Nova).
It was a typical day at Mount Justice. Megan was in the kitchen baking some concoction. Superboy was working on his motorcycle and entertaining the big rolling alien robot. Kalder and Robin were sparring with Black Canary watching them like a hawk. Finally, Kid Flash, aka Wally, was chowing down on chips and anything else he could get his hands on while watching TV.
All was quiet, until a familiar deep voice interrupted their daily routine with two sentences. "This is Batman. Briefing room, now."
It took them only five minutes to gather (most of that time was waiting for Artemis to arrive) in the main room of Mount Justice where Batman stood waiting for them. "Listen up, I gathered you all to introduce a new teammate. She's an alien from a planet called Telmar and has only been here on Earth for a few weeks."
Wally, ever the impatient one, quickly raised his hand and asked, "So where is she? And is she hot?"
Everyone groaned and Artemis elbowed him, hard. Batman didn't even seem fazed by the question. "J'onn is bringing her here as we speak."
On cue, the computer announced the arrival of J'onn and an 'authorized guest'. The members of Young Justice quickly turned around to see the new member.
If Batman hadn't told them their teammate was a girl, none of them would have known. She was wearing a gray cloak that went down to the ankles of her black leather boots and the hood of her cloak went down halfway over her face, covering her face completely in shadows. The Martian Manhunter was the first to speak. "This is Gravatina Nova, your new teammate."
Aqualad stepped forward and held out his right hand. "I'm Aqualad but please call me Kalder."
The hood turned to look at J'onn. It was only after the Martian nodded that a black leather-gloved hand inched its way out behind the gray cloak and hesitantly took his hand. Kalder smiled then motioned with his left hand to the rest of the team. After he introduced them all, a small voice emerged from behind the hood. "Maii bonam fortunam cum omnibus vobis. Spero tibi probo dignus."
Everyone in the room looked puzzled except possibly Miss Martian. Kid Flash blinked and went, "Huh?"
J'onn placed a hand on the new girl's shoulder. "You're going to have to speak English to them, Gravatina. I highly doubt they know Classic Latin."
Wally, ever the loudmouth, quickly spoke, "No way, I just caught off guard! As a scientist, Latin is my expertise!"
The girl sighed. "Apparently, you had no idea what I said otherwise you would have given an adequate response, Kid Flash."
Again, Wally blinked but this time Artemis started laughing. "Woah! You really got burned that time! I think I like Gravatina!"
"Hey! I know she said "good fortune" and something else! She spoke so soft I couldn't hear the rest!"
Artemis just shook her head in amusement. The girl let go of Aqualad's hand, suddenly aware she'd held it longer than she'd meant to, and turned to Artemis. "Please, call me 'Grava' or 'Tina'. Gravatina is my full first name and quite long by Earth standards."
Wally suddenly appeared next to her with an arm on her shoulder. "Mind if I call you 'Lovely'?"
Before the team's eyes, Grava simultaneously tripped and shoved Wally to the floor. A gold light radiated from beneath her hood as she brought up a hand, glowing gold, and was about to bring it down at Wally when the Martian Manhunter grabbed her forearm. A shockwave blasted past the stunned occupants, causing the girl's hood to slowly slide back from her face.
The girl had a narrow face that was partially obscured by blonde-brown hair with some red streaks through it. The glow, that came from beneath her hood, now revealed itself as her eyes glowing. Slowly, the glow faded revealing her iris' to be bright neon yellow.
J'onn spoke hard to Grava as he released her arm. "Control yourself. You're no longer on the streets of Telmar."
To the team, he stated. "She's had a rough life and isn't used to holding back when protecting herself. You'll need to help her-"
"Which is why I called you all together," Batman finished. "As of right now you all are Grava's mentors. "
"Mentors?"
"Yes. Mentors, teachers, or whichever you prefer but here's the layout. Robin and Artemis, you'll be teaching her hand to hand combat and acrobatics. Aqualad and Miss Martian, you'll be teaching her control for her powers. Kid Flash and Superman, you'll be her training and sparring partners."
Kid Flash leaned close to Superboy and whispered, "More like human punching bags…"
The girl looked at him and Wally just gave her a sheepish grin until he looked into her eyes and then he suddenly grew nervous. Yellow eyes weren't a usual human eye color he'd seen before. She quickly looked away and spared him from more embarrassment in front of Batman.
Batman waited until the team was focused on him again before making his last comments. "J'onn has agreed to stay here for the week due to Red Tornado's absence. If you have any questions regarding training regiment, ask Black Canary or J'onn. Dismissed."
Miss Martian quickly came over to Grava and began to slowly get Grava to answer some small questions while leading her deeper into the cave, no doubt showing the new girl her room. While the two girls went off, the team gathered closer and Robin stated what all of them were thinking. "She's a live wire…"
"Yes, and we'll need to be very careful with her," Aqualad sighed. "I'm extremely concerned about her mental state. If Martian Manhunter hadn't been here, Wally would not be standing right now…"
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