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Hero Name: Luna

Real Name: Caroline "Callie" Catherine Newman

Age: 14 (early, Robin only 3 months younger)

Hair Color: Lavender

Eye Color: Emerald Green

Past: Wonder Woman and Batman arrived back at Wayne Manor where the two of them and Alfred found 3-year-old Caroline on the doorstep in a box and rags. Diana offered to take her in and Bruce agreed, especially after the 3 of them read the letter that was with her, explaining that her father was Mr. Freeze and that her mother was dead. It also contained personnel info about Callie. The sister of the mother was trying to keep her from her father and had to live on the streets to do so. She left her at the Wayne Manor because she knew that Bruce would be able to find someplace for her to live happily and without her father's legacy bearing down on her.

Powers: moon/light (after being blessed by Wonder Woman's mother), water/ice, uses tech like a mask with analyzing abilities, communicators, etc. Main weapon in two small hand swords, as well as projectile weapons like guns, ninja stars, etc.

Hero outfit: halter dress that goes a little past knees and has no back and is black and has moon and cross stitchings on it. Black boots that go up to knees and have crosses on them. Gloves that are black that are almost up to elbow and have moons on them. Hair partially down, portion of hair that is up in one small ponytail. Belt with gadgets that sits comfortably around waist. Mask with point going up on one side and down on the other. Purple ribbon in hair.

Normally seen like this: hair in high ponytail braid, thin metal glasses frames, plain-ish/cute-ish clothes (sensible really), bangs pulled back in ponytail

Chapter 1

Some days, Luna walked around her balcony at home, thinking of her mother, Wonder Woman, and how different she could be from her. At least lately. As a child, Luna was as silly and outgoing as anyone, childish at heart, though with a mature side as well. But when her mother nearly got killed battling a monster of Circe's with The League, it sent her into a state of near breaking. She became stoic and calculating, all former childish nonsense gone. As a hero (sidekick really), she doesn't depend totally on her powers from birth, she also uses weapons and gadgets of her own making; most on a belt in her outfit, some infused into other clothing or accessories.

How she got herself dragged into the idea of being a sidekick baffles even herself in that she can hardly stand two of the other existing sidekicks.

Kid Flash was a pain in her ass, always trying to hit on her and get her to flirt with him. Most of the time, however, he just ended up with a punch in the face. Luna actually found slight maniacal joy from beating him a bit, evident by her smirking face every time she punched him.

But if there was one person she absolutely hated with every last ounce of her being, it was Robin. He pricked at her every last nerve with his narcissism, petty snide comments, his impatience, his know-it-all attitude, and everything else about him. Every time he opened his big mouth, she wanted to just shut him up any way she could. She'd imagine wringing his neck, or duct-taping him and throwing him in a closet somewhere. Either way, there was no way on Earth she'd ever respond to him as any kind of leader or teammate. And frankly, he felt almost the same way about her.

Robin could never decipher the super-powered teen girl and it bugged him, she was always nice to Aqualad and Speedy! She even treated Kid Flash slightly better then him! She was pretty much the only thing that bothered him at night, having him literally bang the wall in annoyance. To him, she was an enigma. And he was pretty sure she liked it that way.

"You have to admit that you're excited." Wonder Woman spoke as they raced to meet with the other heroes and sidekicks.

Luna sighed, then had the faintest ghost of a smile. "Yes, I will admit mother, I am somewhat excited. Today is the day."

"That's what I thought." Diana chuckled at her 14-year-old daughter.

"I just wish I didn't have to see it with that prat Robin and that playboy Kid Flash." Luna huffed in annoyance.

Wonder Woman sighed. "Callie..." she referred to her daughter by her nickname.

"I'm sorry, mother, but they honestly drive me up the wall!" she huffed again.

Wonder Woman shook her head. "Someday, Caroline, someday..."

When they arrived, they found that Aqualad and Aquaman were already there, as well as Batman and Robin.

'Great, Robin got here before me. I'll never hear the end of it from him.' Luna mentally sighed in irritation.

"Ah, Wonder Woman, glad to see you and Luna could make it!" Aquaman greeted chivalrously.

"Luna, it is a pleasure to see you again." Aqualad smiled at the teenage girl dressed all in dark colors.

"The pleasure is mine." Luna gave him a small secret smile.

Then, that utterly annoying slightly higher-pitch male laugh interrupted the two friends greetings, causing Luna to seethe silently.

"Robin." she uttered through her teeth before turning to see him smirking at her. "Can I help you with something?"

"Other than poking fun at the fact that we got here FIRST, and you got here third, nothing really." Robin grinned mockingly.

Luna glowered at him and scoffed in disdain. "Why should I care about such a childish show of competition? Especially when one as incompetent as you should boast about it so frivolously? Hmph."

Robin irked and glared at her, while she seemingly ignored him as she spoke with Aqualad. Batman gave Wonder Woman a look that said it all and Diana only laughed quietly.

Speedy and Green Arrow then arrived and Luna took to another conversation with Speedy as Robin fumed at her ignorance.

Once Flash and Kid Flash arrived, they all looked to the Hall of Justice with pride and admiration.

"Today's the day." the proteges all murmured.

As they strode up to the famed hall, the press and several civilians stood along the walkway, taking pictures and pointing out the superheroes and sidekicks that were walking up.

"Look! It's Flash and Flash Jr.!" someone cried out.

"No, his name's Speedy!" someone else said.

"No, that's Green Arrow's sidekick."

"Well, that makes no sense."

Green Arrow put a hand on Speedy's shoulder. "Ready to see the inner sanctum?" he asked him.

"Born that way." Speedy, Roy, replied with a confident smile.

"Glad we're all here." Aqualad expressed his excitement with a smile as well.

"Have all five sidekicks ever been together at the same time?" Kid Flash, Wally, asked with rising anticipation in his voice.

"Don't call us sidekicks." Speedy snapped, with emphasis on the word 'don't'. "Not after today."

"Sorry." KF apologized. "First time at the hall, I'm a little overwhelmed."

"You're overwhelmed, Freeze was underwhelmed, why can't anyone just be whlemed?" Robin complained.

Luna allowed herself the moment to roll her eyes under her mask. "Because 'whelmed' isn't a word, idiot."

Robin gave her another angry look as they walked up to the towering and inimidating Hall of Justice.

"Oh." he looked up, his eyes big under his mask. "Maybe that's why."

He stood and waited in front of the large door that said "Authorized Personnel Only" on it while the others came up behind him. The door opened and Martian Manhunter and Red Tornado were there waiting.

Martian approached first. "Robin, Speedy, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Luna. Welcome."

He turned to lead them all inside and Kid Flash and Robin knocked fists.

"You now have unlimited access to the gym, our fully stocked galley, and of course, our library." Martian told them as they arrived in said library.

Flash turned to them and opened his arms out. "Make yourselves at home." he said with a smile.

Aqualad, Robin, Kid Flash, and Luna all sat down in some seats. Speedy, however, stayed standing and glared at the heroes expectantly.

"Quick debrief on why four ice villains attacked at the same time. We shouldn't be long." Batman explained, not noticing Speedy's angry mood.

He turned to another door as a camera-like device came out from the ceiling and scanned all of the heroes. When the door opened, Speedy exclaimed, "That's it?"

All of the adults turned to face him. The other teens just watched in confusion.

"You promised us a REAL look inside, not a glorified backstage pass." Speedy crossed his arms, reminding Luna much of a small child denied his favorite snack.

"It's a first step." Aquaman told him. "You've been granted access few others get."

"Oh really?" Speedy gestured up at the viewing glass above them, where people were watching them. "Who cares which side of the glass we're on?"

"Roy, you just need to be patient." Green Arrow chided as he stepped up to him.

"What I need is respect." he spat, and turned to the other sidekicks. "They're treating us like kids! Worse, like sidekicks!" he said the title with venomous bile. "We deserve better than this."

The other four looked at each other, not saying a word, then back at him. Luna stared at her older brother figure, a troubled feeling spreading like a disease in her.

Speedy frowned. "You're kidding, right? You're playing their game? Why? Because you think they play fair? Today was supposed to be THE day! Step one in becoming full-fledged members of The League!"

"Well, sure." Kid Flash looked to Robin and shrugged, then back at Speedy. "But I thought step one was a tour of the HQ."

"Except the hall isn't The League's real HQ!"

The heroes all stiffened behind Roy and the other teens' eyes widened. Luna felt her eyebrows furrow in slight shock and disbelief. Her mother had never told her this!

"I bet they never told you it's a false front for tourists, a pit stop for catching zeta teleporter beams to the real thing! An orbiting satellite called 'The Watchtower'." Roy went on blabbing.

Green Arrow slowly turned to face Batman, who crossed his arms.

"I know, I know, but I thought this time we could make an exception." Arrow shrugged somewhat sheepishly.

Batman narrowed his eyes and Green Arrow's hopeful expression slid like butter off his face. "Or not."

Aquaman stepped up to talk to Speedy. "You're not helping your cause here, son. Stand down. Or-"

"Or what? You'll send me to my room? And I'm not your son! I'm not even his!" Speedy looked to Green Arrow with furious fire. "I thought I was his partner. But... not anymore."

He took off his hat and threw it to the ground. All of the teens stared in shock. Even Luna's face had broken through its usual stoney form to be carved into catatonic questioning.

Roy turned and began to walk away and as he passed between where the other sidekicks were seated, he looked at them and said, "I guess they're right about you four, you're NOT ready."

Luna stood up and grabbed his arm quickly with an iron grip. "Wait." she said, looking up at him.

"Luna..." he trailed off, looking down at her with a hard gaze. "You of all people should be walking out with me. You're as ready as I am."

She shook her head. "Having patience means you're ready, walking out like this doesn't. Roy, please..."

His face seemed to tighten up some more. "Do what you want, maybe you can change their minds. But I'm leaving."

He wrenched his arm out of her grip, and stormed out, leaving Luna standing there to watch him rather helplessly. Her face was slack with some pain, then hardened back up again to being stoic and she stood back beside Aqualad, who looked at her worriedly.

Then, an alarm with a transmission came up on the mega computer in the room. Superman's image came up on the screen.

"Superman to Justice League, there's been an explosion at Project Cadmus. It's on fire." he reported.

"I've had my suspicions about Cadmus." Batman said as they approached the screen. "This may present the perfect opportunity to-" he was cut off by another transmission coming in.

"Zatara to Justice League." said an accented voice before his image popped up beside Superman's. "The sorceress is planning to blot out the sun, requesting full League response!"

"It's a small fire, local authorities have it handled." Superman replied tothe Cadmus fire.

"Then Cadmus can wait." Batman sent out a voice transmission to all the League members. "All Leaguers rendezvous at Zatara's coordinates. Batman out."

He turned to the sidekicks. "Stay put."

"What? Why?" Robin protested.

"This is a League mission." Aquaman explained.

"You're not trained-" Flash was adding in until Kid Flash interrupted.

"Since when?" he exclaimed.

"I meant not trained to work as part of THIS team." Flash gestured to Batman and Aqualad.

"There will be other missions. When you're ready." Aquaman assured them.

"For now, you guys need to stay here." Wonder Woman said, mostly looking at her daughter with a jokingly stern look, which Luna countered with a sour one of her own.

They walked off and left the sidekicks there. Green Arrow looked to Martian Manhunter. "Glad you didn't bring you know who?"

"Indeed." he replied in a low, grateful voice.

They left and the door shut, leaving the teenagers in the silent library alone. KF gave an exasperated sigh. "When we're ready? How are we ever supposed to be ready when they treat us like kids? Worse, like sidekicks." he repeated what Roy had said only moments ago.

Aqualad's face fell. "My mentor, my king. I thought he trusted me."

"Trust? They don't even trust us with the basics! They have a secret HQ, IN SPACE!"

"What else aren't they telling us?"

"I've got a better question." Robin spoke up, looking down at the floor in annoyance with himself. "Why didn't we leave with Speedy?"

The other two boys looked down and Luna raised an eyebrow in questioning. "Well, I have a better IDEA to counter that." she spoke up flatly.

"What's that?" Aqualad asked.

"Project Cadmus, any of you know what it is?"

"Don't know." Robin replied. "But I bet we could find out." he managed a mischievous grin before going over to the computer.

"I can do it myself." Luna growled slightly, already at the computer.

"Pft, no way, I'll have it done before you." Robin tried to wave her off.

She scowled. "Watch me."

They both began typing like madmen in a race to beat each other. Kid Flash and Aqualad looked at each other in knowing.

"Access denied." the computer said in a female monotone voice.

"Wanna bet?" both of them said before glaring at each other and setting to work again.

KF watched in fascination. "Whoa, how are you doing that?"

"Same system as the Batcave."

"Lots of free time."

The two of them glared again. Aqualad sighed in exasperation. "You two, please."

They ignored him as well as the other and got into the computer, pulling up the file on Project Cadmus.

"All right, Project Cadmus: genetics lab here in D.C." Robin gave a general overview.

"That's all it says, there's nothing else." Luna added flatly.

"But if Batman's suspicious, maybe we should investigate." Robin proposed.

"Solve their case before they do." Aqualad smiled in agreement. "It would be poetic justice."

"Hey," Robin, Dick, chuckled. "They're all about justice."

Aqualad sighed in disappointment. "They said to stay put, though."

"For the blotting out the sun mission, not this." he pointed out.

"Wait, are you going to Cadmus? 'Cause if you're going, I'm going." Kid Flash told him.

The two guys turned and smiled at Aqualad and Luna.

"Just like that?" Aqualad said. "We're a team on a mission?"

"We didn't come for a playdate." Robin replied, still grinning.

The two others looked at each other. Luna had a thoughtful look, then nodded. Aqualad nodded back and turned to KF and Robin. "We're in." he said.