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In YoungJustice – which, in case you were unaware, is brilliant (!) – I am sad by the lack on Wonder Girl in the series and have therefore dedicated a story to the fantastic Cassie Sandsmark! ("Whoop") She is brilliant and lovely!

Chapters may, at times, be short, but short's better than non-existent, right?

I apologise for minor errors, but I'm not professional so no hate, bitte Lots of love in the form of reviews would be nice, however…

The first chapter's just a sum-up of Cas before the Young Justice members enter her life, bear with…

The term 'fan girl' would be an understatement. The verb 'admires' would be too small. Saying that Cassie was an obsessed girl who adored superheroes was far more correct.

Cassie Sandsmark lived in Gotham City, but it would be more accurate to say that she lived in a fantasy world – a world with Batman and Superman and Wonder Woman… Wonder Woman. If Cassie had her way, she would become the sidekick to Wonder Woman and would fight her battles with her and beat the bad guys and –

She just really wanted to join Wonder Woman (her favourite superhero) in the League. The Justice League. The coolest group of humans (and some not-so human people) that there ever were. Cassie's bedroom walls were filled with posters of them! She recently bought one of the 'Young Justice', who were a miniature form of the real thing, but adored by Cassie nonetheless. Aside from that particular poster, she always had a blown-up one of Superboy, who she found especially 'amazing'…

Aside from her alter-life of dreaming she worked with the Justice League (which occupied the majority of the time), Cassie could be summed up in four words: sport, nerd and bad haircut. Cassie wasn't known for her dress sense (of which there was little) nor for her ability to keep friends (not that she didn't attempt to be outgoing), but was regarded as an intelligent and athletic girl who, therefore, excelled in her studies. Aged 15 and just managing to be above the 5ft mark, Cassie liked life. Only she wished there were more caped crusaders in it.

Cassie knew no father and no grandparents, for her mother's parents had been swift to disown the two of them when her mother, Helena, fell pregnant out of wedlock. It is thus unsurprising that Cassie had a hint of feminism and independence fed into her lifestyle from an early age, as is it equally unsurprising that her mother has developed a tendency for the 'over-protective mother' now and then.

Cassie has long locks of blonde hair – which would, naturally, be desired by others that were not blessed with golden hair. Cassie, however, was determined to long for the dark, dark chocolate hair of her ultimate idol, Wonder Woman. And if she could have her hair, she wouldn't mind her lasso or sword either!

When Cassie was thirteen, she met the Boy Wonder, Robin. To date, it was the coolest day of her life. No other has even come close.

Cassie ran through the damp streets of Gotham, with the sole idea preoccupying her mind being that she was being chased by a man dressed as a clown. Not nice. Cassie wasn't one to judge instantly, but this guy was messed up.

She had been flat-hunting with her mother, because the two of them planned to move to Gotham for her mother's new job, moving from their run-down farm in Smallville. Whilst in one flat (that was two small for Cassie's liking – not enough room for books), the clown walked in with a gun. It was as simple as that.

He ordered them out, so they left without a fuss, along with the lady showing them the flat. A few moments later and the Batmobile turned up, and Cassie felt she may wet herself with glee (in fact, it is quite possible that she did wet herself a small amount, not that she would ever admit it).

Batman and Robin ('eek' went Cassie's insides) jumped out and stormed into the apartment. A few moments later, and the clown was out again, clambering down the stone steps on which he fell and dropped something onto the floor by Cassie's feet. Without thinking, Cassie picked it up and ran. If the clown wanted it, he wasn't going to get it.

Ignoring her mother's frantic screams, Cassie dodged her way through Gotham's damp streets, whilst being chased by a clown. She was sufficiently fast and was managing okay, until she reached a dead end. Turning round, the clown was behind her, silent as a stone and still as a rock.

BASH!

The clown had no time to even get his gun out again as Batman landed on him. Batman picked up the body without a great deal of effort (the clown was very skinny) and swung away, leaving Cassie in a stunned shock. A few minutes later, Cassie was still frozen still when Robin swung in front of her.

"You okay?" he asked, as if she hadn't just had a superhero encounter.

"Uh-huh," was all Cassie could manage. The years after were spent kicking herself for not saying more or at least asking to join or stopping Robin from instantly swinging away and not seeing her again.

Her mindless facial expression haunted her. She never felt so useless.

What was surprising was that, when she managed to focus her mind on walking back to her mother, Cassie looked down at her hands and saw that she still held the object that the clown had dropped. It appeared to be some sort of device that was shaped as a metal cylinder, about the length of Cassie's arm. It resided on Cassie's bedside table from then on.

Helena did the usual routine of fussing when Cassie returned, and vowed never to accept the job offer in Gotham. Ever.

Two years on, and Cassie returned to Gotham as her mother had caved in when offered the job again. She had been in her new flat for a week and already her bedroom had been plastered with her old posters of superheroes. Next week, she would begin school at Gotham Academy, since her mother's new job paid so well. Cassie wasn't really sure what the job exactly was, just something in finance, she was told.

Whilst not at school, she promised to herself that she wouldn't live in her fantasy world anymore. She would get out into her Gotham and find her Boy Wonder. Through him she would join Young Justice, and finally live out her superhero dreams!

She reckoned she was the right age for the job.