This poem takes place as an alternate ending of Season 2. See if you can guess who each person is, and comment/PM any questions or guesses.
I do not own Young Justice, DC comics, or any of their characters.
No one notices
When my title disappears
And my name along with it.
I was shoved away
No longer trusted with a flash drive
So it would be better for me to be dead.
Wash their hands clean
Forget that I'm the reason they're alive.
An old adversary
Who I trust more than my once-family
Agrees to take me in.
The past is behind us
And I gain two brothers
With the promise of rescuing the others.
One from death
One from capture
One from the trap of a soldier.
We open our arms
Give them homes
And all of us brothers gain a father.
We grow stronger
Await revenge for those who slighted us
Simple whispers behind closed doors.
We wait in the shadows
Preparing to strike
To prove our worth.
One of our enemy joins us
Admits his mistakes
Reveals his inspirations.
We allow him
Embrace him
We have our spy.
Hits are handed out
For us to complete.
We need to remain alert and ready.
We set a trap
After we give enough warnings.
I am the bait.
My role will be the spark to our fire.
I plunge the knife
Into the soft flesh beneath me.
I don't stay to watch him bleed out.
As I leave
They confront me.
Telling that I had to stop,
They could save me,
Take me away from the villain.
I sneer at them.
They don't yet realize
That they are the villains.
It'll be fun
To prove it to them.
I'm greeted by my brothers.
The one who died
The one who we liberated
The one given to us to train.
My older brothers, both biological sons
Commend me on my job.
Father walks in
His one eye gleaming in pride
And allows us to celebrate.
We run to the dungeons together
Each grabbing for the whip.
Our spy comes vibrating in
Grinning from ear to ear
Exclaiming about the show I put on.
He tells the stories
Of what goes on with our enemies
As if we can't just hack into the cameras
And watch.
We allow it
Are amused by it
And so our tradition continues.
The next job is given to us by our family friend.
His friend
Allied with our enemies
Has always been with us.
We attend the ball
Piss off the rich people
Then leave before we're caught.
We choose our chessboard carefully
Methodically setting up our pieces
Playing as our father taught.
We ignore the advantages of our opponents
Just concentrating
On our end results.
We've planned at least four moves ahead.
As they come crashing down
We grow taller in perspective.
I grin as we conquer our enemies
My brothers grin as we teach them to fear
We laugh aloud as we keep the sidekicks
And force them to watch with us.
We have new toys
We'll see how long they last.
The world watches astonished
As we put our enemies to trial.
After all, they are villains.
This is what happens to them.
We warn the masses
Not to rise up.
We do not wish to slaughter
We do not needlessly kill
Yet we will not hesitate to kill them.
Secrets hidden for years are revealed.
Those who sympathize with our enemies
Are quickly taught their place.
We allow those who are worthy
To join our ranks
And if they prove their loyalty
They join our family.
We quickly grow.
Governments and world leaders
Allow our imput
Our advice.
We cater equally to all
We form humankind into what it can be.
Rebels rise up to stop us
And we annihilate them.
Our protection follows our favor.
We control all.
Our revenge
Becomes complete.