Mount Justice. My new occasional home. Only used for occasional down time after missions and the home to 7 teenaged superheroes, whether permanent or temporary.
All of us have things in common, but many differences that separate us from one another. We all have mentors to look up to. Robin has Batman. Kid Flash has The Flash. Aqualad has Aquaman. Miss Martian has the Martian Manhunter. Superboy wishes to have the still distant Superman. Artemis has Green Arrow. And I have Enchantrix.
Its kind of hard too keep your secret identity a secret because you trust your 're supposed to trust them with your lives but not with your real name.
Kid Flash told me his name was Wally almost immediately after meeting me. Superboy has been called Superboy, but we all still throw names at him, hoping one catches his attention. Artemis said she would like to be called Artemis. Big shock. Aqualad is Kaldur. Miss Martian is Megan. Robin and I know each others identities because we practically grew up together, even though I happen to be a year older than he is. The others don't know this, or rather can't.
I know that underneath the black shades he always has to wear, are beautiful blue eyes that could only belong to Dick Grayson. I know that his parents were murdered by an evil,mad man and that Bruce Wayne decided to adopt him and make him his ward at age 9. But what he didn't know at the time, was that he had a daughter; Brenna Wayne, the daughter of Bruce Wayne and Natasha Knight.
I remember I got along with Dick when I first met him because he was just a year younger than I was. I remember I was naïve at first because my dad would go out late at night and then weeks later he would be accompanied by Dick. I wasn't supposed to notice, but I always did and kept quiet. I would see news reports on tv about Batman and Robin and always failed to make the connection. It was just a matter of time before I stumbled into the batcave where I found Alfred, Batman and Robin. I guess I should have known. I grew up surrounded with members of Justice League without even knowing too. It sucked that they didn't tell me, but my dad always seemed to do that. Not tell me things that would end up shocking me at the end. He didn't tell me about my mother's powers, nor that they might be genetically inherited.
I got them when I was around 10, almost eleven years old. I was shocked that I could do those things but I was even more surprised when I saw my eyes. I was born with blue eyes and burgundy hair. My hair came from my mom, though mine happened to be a lot darker than her red. My eyes came from my dad. My new eyes came from no one. Not even my mother's eyes changed when she got her powers. She explained that the change in eye color could be due to my father being an 'ordinary' human and her being a 'not so ordinary' human. I was half and half, I understood that. I also understood that I was never meant to be born. My eyes changed from blue to a metallic silver. They might have matched my hair, but that didn't change the fact that that moment altered my life. I could never go back.
My dad started training me for two reasons. First, he believed training would help me control my new powers. Control the body, control the , he believed relying on "special" powers alone would make me weak and unable to win a battle. He said that was the problem with other meta humans. They relied too much on their special abilities. That way of thinking led to some being killed in the line of hero duty. My mother disagreed. She believed that the physical training was trivial. Control the soul, control the body. I also started spending more time with my mother following the discovery of my abilities. She explained that there were two types of powers I could have inherited: kere or vaimu. As a sisuliselt naine, I had the ability to have been born with either, not both. Both could not be used by one person. It would cause to much strain on the body and soul. It would lead to death. My mother was born with vaimu sisulisent, or spirit essence. It was a defensive power that required incantations. It was magic. After multiple tests and examinations, it became clear I was born with kere sisulisent, or body essence. Instead of being magic, it was energy and instead of being defensive it was offensive based. Even though she never said it out loud, I knew she was incredibly disappointed i wasn't born like her.
Being in gymnastics since I was five helped my training with my father and Dick. I was able to do so many things because of that skill and experience. I was able to quickly adapt and respond. Though when it came to acrobatics, I wasn't able to reach Dick's level, no matter how much I tried. That was a natural talent I wasn't born with.
I became Blare, my mother's sidekick, at age twelve. I stopped "bad guys" and made some enemies in the process. I would occasionally help Batman and Robin in Gotham City but I eventually moved in with my mom in Lithium, a neighboring city of Gotham. I went to Gotham Academy with Dick and joined cheerleading as a pass time, or rather as a cover.
Two years later, mom and dad announced that 'Robin and Blare', along with the other 'sidekicks' of League members, would be able to go into the Hall of Justice. I would be on my way to fulfilling my dream of becoming a full member of the Justice League. Or so I thought.
They were still treating us like mere children. On that special day we were all looking forward to, Roy decided to quit and we decided to investigate Project Cadmus behind our mentors' backs. We got into loads of trouble. However, their anger turned to shock when they came face to face with our new friend Superboy, or Superman's clone.
We stood up to them that day and told them we would refuse to be treated like the kids they thought we were. We wanted more and we didn't need them to accomplish it. Not after what we managed to do together and without their assistance. They took that surprisingly well ,but had certain conditions we had to oblige to.
We would work for them and go only on missions assigned by them. While our actions would be monitored and controlled, it was a small step to the future we wished to one day get to.
The first days were kind of hard because we all had to get used to the soft, sweet Miss Martian and the angry, angsty Superboy. We also had difficulties standing each other and we almost gave up the idea that we were a team. However we didn't and we managed to defeat Mr. Twister. Batman also sent us on our first mission and we decided it would be best if Aqualad served as our leader. Robin was born to lead ,but would have to grow up a bit before he was fully ready.
We then met Artemis who, to me, was just a replacement for Speedy. I was hostile at first, but I warmed up to her a bit after her first mission with us. The seven of us were a team, so it couldn't be helped.
We still have a lot to learn and even more to learn about each other. We still have secrets we refuse to share and there are still problems we will have to face.
I just hope it doesn't tear us apart in the end..