DC comics own Young Justice and its members. I wanted to write my own take
of things for this story. I would love any feedback on this because it is
my second attempt at fan fiction. Enjoy!
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Young Justice Starving Penitent Part 1: Secret
I feel as if I'm going to die. The sad thing is, that had already happened. Sitting here in one of the many rooms in the hotel, I know it's silly to hide from the rest of Young Justice. But there's one person in particular that I'm avoiding, Robin.
I didn't mean to be so angry, but when I saw Robin and that Spoiler girl together, I just became so, so, ANGRY! Finally, after having been confined for so long, I thought I had found someone whom I could love, and who could return my love. After having been poked, prodded, victimized and used as a lab rat by sadistic scientists, I thought I had found in him my salvation. In the form of a young man named Al Draper. I know that isn't his real name, but that doesn't matter. I know the boy, no, man, behind the mask and that's all I care about.
I know it's more of a fantasy than reality, but I desperately want Robin to care for me. When I'm around him, I feel as if he turns me from a shy young woman just finding herself, into a penitent, starving for his attention.
I know he's not mine, someone I could control or own. Yet when I saw them standing there together, I knew in my heart that this Spoiler was my rival for Robin's affections. I felt as if I had no control of my own body when I leapt toward that girl, that evil who was threatening to live up to her name.
Ever since I could remember who I had been, I felt as if my life was missing something. I had never known much love in my house. It had always seemed like my parents were too afraid of Billy to pay me much attention. When Billy killed me, I never knew that I could feel so much pain.
When I was reborn into the mist being the scientists created, I learned there were no boundaries. But I am going to try and put the past behind me. I've found a sense of belonging with Young Justice. And I found Robin.
But I know Robin is a serious person. He's never shown any kind of interest in starting a relationship with anyone on Young Justice. I hoped that with time, he would come to see me as more than a friend, more than someone to be protected.
I want to die because I know that my outburst might have cost me any chance I might have had with him. He's fiercely loyal to his friends, and this Spoiler is obviously more than a friend. I know what I have to do. I have to go find him. I have to apologize and set this right. If it means apologizing to Spoiler than so be it.
I slowly floated around the hotel, looking in each room as I came to it. I finally frowned and stopped looking after I checked the hotel from top to bottom. I misted around the grounds of the hotel for about 20 minutes after checking the interior. I glanced around, peering in the woods surrounding the hotel. I had thought Robin was in the area but apparently I'd been wrong.
I passed Bart and Cassie, and asked them to help me find him. They understood my reasons and immediately started to help. Then Kon and that Empress girl came to help too. I am still a little leery of her. Her father is one of those agents that keep trying to capture me.
Oh well, as long as the others trust her I will give her the benefit of the doubt. Kon had said that he knew Robin had left yesterday after the mess with Spoiler and myself, but had assumed he had come back. Not even Impulse was able to locate him so I guess he had just stayed home. Probably because of me. I sighed. Home. One of the many places I would never see again.
A soft noise brought me out of the impending reverie. I glanced around and saw nothing. The others did the same. Then I looked up. There in the trees was none other than Spoiler!
Sitting on a branch in her purple costume was the source of my problems! I started towards the tree, but then held back. Why would Spoiler have come here? Robin isn't in the area and Spoiler doesn't know any of the other members of YJ, so.. I stopped myself. I would hear Spoiler out, fair and square. I would show Robin the kind of person I really am.
I watched as Spoiler dropped down out of the tree. She glanced around at us and took a deep breath. Her body language struck me as looking really nervous and upset. Her movements were jerky and she was dipping her head as if trying to decide what to do.
"I was unsure about coming here after what happened," she said. But I have to ask you for your help. Robin is your friend too and you have a right to know the situation."
"What do you mean?" Cassie asked. "We saw Robin yesterday. Are saying he's missing?"
Spoiler nodded. "Batman contacted me a few hours ago to ask me to help look for him. I don't know about you guys, but Batman has never asked me for anything! If he feels Robin's in danger and can't find him, I'd say this is big!"
Robin was missing! And Batman had actually enlisted Spoiler's aid in finding him! I knew what Spoiler was talking about. Batman always seemed to be in control. He frightened me because when I looked at him, I could see he wasn't afraid to die. Like the abyss didn't scare him. It was as if he had seen death, kicked its ass and walked away unscathed.
I fought the urge to fly out of there at top speed and start to look for Robin. Even through her mask, I could tell Spoiler was about to cry. Her shoulders were hunched and she had clasped her hands. For the first time I thought about how she felt for Robin. How long had they known each other? Liked each other? If I was to win Robin's heart I wanted to do it fairly, not by hurting someone else.
"Do you have any leads?" I asked. I hoped I was hiding my fear better than Spoiler was.
"Batman told me that Robin never got back to his school last night. I think we should start looking for him between here and his and the school. I don't know what he's told you about where he lives, but this is too important to care about secret identity stuff. Robin goes to school in a place called Brentwood." I noticed that she stumbled a bit over the name of the town.
"Did you know that before a few hours ago?" I couldn't help asking her.
"If you have to ask, no I didn't," Spoiler said. I heard the pain in her voice and instantly felt bad.
"I'm sorry," I apologized, "I'm just as worried about him as you are. I hope we can put aside our differences to find Robin."
I smiled at her and hoped I had said the right thing. It was still hard for me to know what to say in tense situations like this. I saw her smile through the cloth of her costume. Even through her mask it looked a bit strained, but it was a smile nonetheless.
"Lets get going all ready!" Superboy said.
" I think we should spilt up into search teams," Cassie said, "Superboy and Empress, myself and Spoiler, and Impulse and Secret. If we're going to find Robin we all have to work together. Does everyone know where the town of Brentwood is?"
Everyone nodded. I had heard of it and knew it wasn't exactly close by, so we had a lot of ground to cover. Cassie impressed me with her confidence and ability to take charge. She had come a long way from the uncertain girl I had first met.
But then we both had learned a lot in the past few months about ourselves. And Robin had made that possible. If we don't find him I don't know what I'm going to do. What could have happened to him that not even Batman was able to locate him?! We would find him, no matter how long it took and whatever the cost.
Coming up:
Part 2: Wonder Girl
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Young Justice Starving Penitent Part 1: Secret
I feel as if I'm going to die. The sad thing is, that had already happened. Sitting here in one of the many rooms in the hotel, I know it's silly to hide from the rest of Young Justice. But there's one person in particular that I'm avoiding, Robin.
I didn't mean to be so angry, but when I saw Robin and that Spoiler girl together, I just became so, so, ANGRY! Finally, after having been confined for so long, I thought I had found someone whom I could love, and who could return my love. After having been poked, prodded, victimized and used as a lab rat by sadistic scientists, I thought I had found in him my salvation. In the form of a young man named Al Draper. I know that isn't his real name, but that doesn't matter. I know the boy, no, man, behind the mask and that's all I care about.
I know it's more of a fantasy than reality, but I desperately want Robin to care for me. When I'm around him, I feel as if he turns me from a shy young woman just finding herself, into a penitent, starving for his attention.
I know he's not mine, someone I could control or own. Yet when I saw them standing there together, I knew in my heart that this Spoiler was my rival for Robin's affections. I felt as if I had no control of my own body when I leapt toward that girl, that evil who was threatening to live up to her name.
Ever since I could remember who I had been, I felt as if my life was missing something. I had never known much love in my house. It had always seemed like my parents were too afraid of Billy to pay me much attention. When Billy killed me, I never knew that I could feel so much pain.
When I was reborn into the mist being the scientists created, I learned there were no boundaries. But I am going to try and put the past behind me. I've found a sense of belonging with Young Justice. And I found Robin.
But I know Robin is a serious person. He's never shown any kind of interest in starting a relationship with anyone on Young Justice. I hoped that with time, he would come to see me as more than a friend, more than someone to be protected.
I want to die because I know that my outburst might have cost me any chance I might have had with him. He's fiercely loyal to his friends, and this Spoiler is obviously more than a friend. I know what I have to do. I have to go find him. I have to apologize and set this right. If it means apologizing to Spoiler than so be it.
I slowly floated around the hotel, looking in each room as I came to it. I finally frowned and stopped looking after I checked the hotel from top to bottom. I misted around the grounds of the hotel for about 20 minutes after checking the interior. I glanced around, peering in the woods surrounding the hotel. I had thought Robin was in the area but apparently I'd been wrong.
I passed Bart and Cassie, and asked them to help me find him. They understood my reasons and immediately started to help. Then Kon and that Empress girl came to help too. I am still a little leery of her. Her father is one of those agents that keep trying to capture me.
Oh well, as long as the others trust her I will give her the benefit of the doubt. Kon had said that he knew Robin had left yesterday after the mess with Spoiler and myself, but had assumed he had come back. Not even Impulse was able to locate him so I guess he had just stayed home. Probably because of me. I sighed. Home. One of the many places I would never see again.
A soft noise brought me out of the impending reverie. I glanced around and saw nothing. The others did the same. Then I looked up. There in the trees was none other than Spoiler!
Sitting on a branch in her purple costume was the source of my problems! I started towards the tree, but then held back. Why would Spoiler have come here? Robin isn't in the area and Spoiler doesn't know any of the other members of YJ, so.. I stopped myself. I would hear Spoiler out, fair and square. I would show Robin the kind of person I really am.
I watched as Spoiler dropped down out of the tree. She glanced around at us and took a deep breath. Her body language struck me as looking really nervous and upset. Her movements were jerky and she was dipping her head as if trying to decide what to do.
"I was unsure about coming here after what happened," she said. But I have to ask you for your help. Robin is your friend too and you have a right to know the situation."
"What do you mean?" Cassie asked. "We saw Robin yesterday. Are saying he's missing?"
Spoiler nodded. "Batman contacted me a few hours ago to ask me to help look for him. I don't know about you guys, but Batman has never asked me for anything! If he feels Robin's in danger and can't find him, I'd say this is big!"
Robin was missing! And Batman had actually enlisted Spoiler's aid in finding him! I knew what Spoiler was talking about. Batman always seemed to be in control. He frightened me because when I looked at him, I could see he wasn't afraid to die. Like the abyss didn't scare him. It was as if he had seen death, kicked its ass and walked away unscathed.
I fought the urge to fly out of there at top speed and start to look for Robin. Even through her mask, I could tell Spoiler was about to cry. Her shoulders were hunched and she had clasped her hands. For the first time I thought about how she felt for Robin. How long had they known each other? Liked each other? If I was to win Robin's heart I wanted to do it fairly, not by hurting someone else.
"Do you have any leads?" I asked. I hoped I was hiding my fear better than Spoiler was.
"Batman told me that Robin never got back to his school last night. I think we should start looking for him between here and his and the school. I don't know what he's told you about where he lives, but this is too important to care about secret identity stuff. Robin goes to school in a place called Brentwood." I noticed that she stumbled a bit over the name of the town.
"Did you know that before a few hours ago?" I couldn't help asking her.
"If you have to ask, no I didn't," Spoiler said. I heard the pain in her voice and instantly felt bad.
"I'm sorry," I apologized, "I'm just as worried about him as you are. I hope we can put aside our differences to find Robin."
I smiled at her and hoped I had said the right thing. It was still hard for me to know what to say in tense situations like this. I saw her smile through the cloth of her costume. Even through her mask it looked a bit strained, but it was a smile nonetheless.
"Lets get going all ready!" Superboy said.
" I think we should spilt up into search teams," Cassie said, "Superboy and Empress, myself and Spoiler, and Impulse and Secret. If we're going to find Robin we all have to work together. Does everyone know where the town of Brentwood is?"
Everyone nodded. I had heard of it and knew it wasn't exactly close by, so we had a lot of ground to cover. Cassie impressed me with her confidence and ability to take charge. She had come a long way from the uncertain girl I had first met.
But then we both had learned a lot in the past few months about ourselves. And Robin had made that possible. If we don't find him I don't know what I'm going to do. What could have happened to him that not even Batman was able to locate him?! We would find him, no matter how long it took and whatever the cost.
Coming up:
Part 2: Wonder Girl