Hi guys! This is my first ever FanFic, and I am super nervous and excited for you to read it! This one is just a trial, so please R&R, I would love feedback on improvements and what not so I know whether to continue the story or not!
Thanks so much for taking an interest, I hope you enjoy the first chapter!

~ BriBrokenHeart ~
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Disclaimer: I do not own Young Justice or any of its characters. If I did I would be very rich, have a very large fan base and Wally never would have died
(Sigh)


Chapter 1: The Shadows

"The infamous gang known as the Shadows have reportedly broken into Central City's First Bank and have demanded a ransom of the banks cash within the security vault. Sources report that they have taken hostages; police have confirmed that there are eight hostages inside, two of which are young children. The Central City authorities are yet to advance on the Shadows until an agreement has been established to let the hostages go free unharmed." The reporter spoke clearly as she stood before Central City's First Bank, surrounded by a large force of armed police and flashing lights, the camera shot the footage clearly.

The police chief, a tall middle aged man with grey speckled hair and a dark moustache stood at behind a police car near the banks main entrance, a stern frown on his face as he lifted the megaphone in his hand to call out to the group known as the Shadows within the building.

"Shadows, my name is Chief Hunter. I ask that you release the hostages now without any harm. Do so and we can establish some sort of reasonable agreement." The Chief's voice was firm and clear, but those around him could see the concern in his eyes as he watched the bank intently.

The Shadows had gained a lot of media attention within the past eight months. They had become notorious for stealing expensive artefacts and pieces from museums and art galleries in several cities.
Their most recent escapades included breaking into S.T.A.R Labs in Chicago, stealing a piece of technology that was later found on the Black Market; of which the Justice League had only just managed to retrieve before it was placed in the hands of someone who could utilise its deadly potential.

The other crime included holding up a Soiree in Metropolis and an attempted kidnapping of a world renowned engineer that specialised in containing super villains with meta-human abilities. That day had ended in a full combat with the one and only Superman, who declared the Shadows an enemy of his and of Metropolis itself. These two events had sparked media recognition the Shadow's had longed for, and the robbery in Central City was only the beginning of much more they planned to come.

Wally sighed to himself as he arrived at the scene a mere second after his uncle, the Flash did. The two speedsters acknowledged the crowd of officers with a sense of calm, an instantaneous relief washing over many of the officers and the civilians that stood nearby watching the scene unfold.

"The Shadows? I thought they targeted Metropolis and Star City, not Central City." Kid Flash asked the Flash as he surveyed the situation, frowning as he saw a couple of hostages standing terrified in the window of the bank. Their gaze met the speedsters, fearfully pleading him to save them from their vicious captors.

"So did I, but it appears that they've changed their target areas… They are known to target different cities until they find their preference." His uncle replied calmly as he sped to speak to Chief Hunter.
Wally followed in pursuit, halting at the end of a police car as a gunshot was fired from within the bank, shattering a small section of one of the windows.

The crowd looked towards the bank paralysed in fear before a figure revealed themselves from inside where they had broken the glass of the window.
A girl with short magenta hair tied into a messy bun, glared at the crowd behind her black mask, her eyes hardening further as they settled on the two local heroes in costume. 'Fuck'

"You've gotta be kidding me… They actually showed up." She spoke quietly, a tall blonde figure dressed in black and dark grey appeared at her shoulder.
"What is it sis?" he asked sternly, the magenta haired girl turned and looked at him with bright eyes. "The Flash and Mini Flash are out there as well…" She answered, her voice was loud with both excitement and nervousness.
They hadn't yet encounter the two speedsters before, her team had reassured her that they would be in and out of the bank before either the police or the Flashes could arrive. How wrong things had gone.

It wasn't that the Shadows feared the Flash, hell after facing Superman back in Metropolis the Shadows had become fearless.
The bright haired girl couldn't help but frown at the situation they now found themselves in.
A bank robbery and vault break in had to be quickly and precisely. The Shadows were a highly skilled group, but even they knew that their skills couldn't compare to the entire Central City police force if they happened to show up.
It seemed that today their luck had run out, the pink haired girl who acted as the Shadows leader knew that they would have to be clever if they were to escape the hole they'd put themselves in.

"Not a problem, we can take em!" Another voice roared from the back of the bank, the bright haired girl turning her gaze to a burly boy dressed in grey and red, as he held an oversized club threateningly at the hostages.
"Don't be stupid Knuckles, our aim is not to fight directly, simply to get what we want and get out of here. We need to wrap things up here, we don't have time to fight them, not if we get the cash." The magenta haired girl spoke clearly to the boy who simply nodded back at her and continued to threaten the hostages, keeping them centred in the bank where they had no chance of escaping.

"Shadows, I repeat. My name is Chief Hunter of the Central City Police. Release the hostages now."
The girl rolled her eyes at the policeman's booming voice as she leaned against the frame of the banks door casually.
"What's the go?" The blonde boy asked bluntly as he stood beside the short girl. His face was harsh as he glared down at the pink haired girl unamused at the grin she wore.
"I stall them." She replied confidently.

"Greetings Chief Hunter!" The girl yelled from the broken windw calmly, Kid Flash leant against the police car next to him casually and folded his arms against his chest, watching the girl intently as she spoke.

"My name is Blade, I'm the leader of the Shadows. So I suppose you can say I'm the one who orchestrated all of this here!" She exclaimed proudly.
Kid Flash smirked as he watched the girl lift both arms to refer to the surrounding horde of armed men around the bank, noticing she was completely calm.
'A psycho, but she has a sense of humour. Nice.'

"All I'm asking is that you give us what we want and we will release the hostages without any harm." She said smoothly as she watched the police chief's reaction intently. She smirked as the moustached man frowned deeply and shook his head in reply.
"You know we can't do that Blade. Let them go and we can arrange a suitable punishment for this." The Chief spoke back, his voice firm but obviously taken aback by the girls demands, realising that she was not playing games.

"Oh but you see my dear Chief Hunter, we have no intention of taking any punishment of any kind." Blade chuckled amusedly as she made her way to the banks entrance.
"Blade what the fuck do you think you're doing? Get your dumb ass back here now!" The blonde boy growled at Blade furiously as he watched her approach the door.
"I'm stalling. She's taking way longer than we planned to get into the vault. We need more time. And besides Sniper look, it's the Flash! This could be a once in a lifetime opportunity… Besides; I mustn't be rude, it would be courteous of me to at least properly introduce us. How else will people come to know who we are?" Blade grinned wildly as her eyes flashed with excitement, ignoring Sniper's string of insults as she pushed open the bank door to reveal herself.

Kid Flash was left open mouthed as he looked in awe at the villain as she stepped out into the open.
A girl of about 14 or 15 years of age, with bright, messy magenta hair, one emerald green eye, the other one sapphire blue, hidden behind a black maskwith a pink trim. Her uniform was sleek a black and magenta with an emblem of two knives crossed against her chest standing out as much as her bright dyed hair did. On her back were two striking twin katanas that rested snugly on her shoulders, along with an assortment of other weapons strapped to her body. Blade's appearance was impressive. Wally wouldn't deny it. She looked like a leader and a serious one at that.

"Put your hands on your head, drop slowly to your knees and surrender or we will open fire." The Chief said sternly, Blade laughed and smirked at Chief Hunter's threat.
"No, I don't think so." She said calmly, folding her arms across her chest as she stood before the armed crowd, not seeming to care about the dozen barrels that were pointing at her.
"You are going to give us what we want. You are going to get us the code to the banks vault, let us take the money and let us leave without issue. Remember Hunter, I have leverage here, you do not."

"You have a dozen police officers aimed and ready to shoot you, do you not think we have any leverage?" Chief Hunter asked.
"Please, none of your officers could shoot me even if they tried." Blade replied, her voice was challenging but undoubtedly very certain of herself.
"Blade is it?" Wally's head turned to the familiar calm voice of his uncle as he addressed the pink and black clad girl.
"Correct. Let me just say it's such pleasure to meet you Flash. Although I wish it were under different circumstances…" Blade smiled sweetly, revealing bright white teeth as she grinned.

"The pleasure is mine, and I agree wholeheartedly, it would have been much nicer to make acquaintances in a different scenario." Flash replied softly, smiling kindly at the girl as he approached her slowly.
"I don't suppose there's a chance I can get you to surrender peacefully?" Flash asked Blade after a short moment of silence.
"Not a chance sorry…" Blade smirked, as she stood up confidently, her eyes flickering towards Wally as he watched from afar.

"The Shadows weren't aware you had a protégé Flash." She commented as she smiled at Wally, who looked back at her with a goofy grin. Blade managed a quick wink in his direction before directing her attention back to Flash.
"He's still reasonably new to all this, he was surprised to see you all here. We all are in fact." Flash answered her calmly with a soft smile as he quickly looked at Wally, where he nodded before zooming over to join his uncle's side.

"Well, Metropolis and Star City only have so much loot, I'm sure you can understand that after a while the game starts to get boring. Same stuff to steal, same people to fight. Superman can be extremely tiring to fight. And Green Arrow and Speedy, well they just make it too easy sometimes. What else can I say, we were in need of a change." Blade smirked as she eyed the crowd of police that watched the heroes and villain's interaction.

"I'll admit; things haven't exactly gone to plan as I had hoped. We were supposed to be in and out before anyone knew what was going on, but at least we've made an impression here in Central now." Blade laughed as she stood casually before the heroes, quite contently chatting knowing that inside her team wouldn't be far off achieving their goal.
"An impression? Is that what this is about, you just want recognition?" Kid Flash asked curiously as he looked at Blade, the girl smirked at him calmly as she replied. "Not initially, but I see it as a bonus… Gotta think positive you know?"

"Blade! She's hacked the vault! We got the cash, lets get the hell outta here!" Sniper's loud voice shouted from the bank, the two heroes looked at Blade anxiously, the girl grinned at them devilishly before swiftly drawing both katanas that rested on her shoulders and lunged at the two, incredibly knocking down the Flash with a powerful airborne roundhouse kick to the face before he even had the chance to react.

"What the hell?!" Kid Flash exclaimed angrily as he raced towards Blade, the girl smiled semi-sweetly as she remained unmoving.
A series of loud shots was fired from within the bank; Blade watched Kid Flash unblinking as a series of rubber bullets flew in his direction. Wally's eyes grew wide as he dodged the first six bullets, sighing in temporary relief before being knocked to the ground as overwhelming pain overtook his body as the remaining bullets collided with his body.

"Alright! Let's get out of here!" Blade commanded in the direction of the bank, ignoring the shots that were fired at her as she made her swift escape.
Sniper was the first to flee the bank, two guns containing the same rubber bullets he'd used to take down Kid Flash. Effortlessly he shot at the police that fired at them, taking down six with ease.
Knuckles emerged next, smashing through the bank window with two sacks filled with cash resting on his shoulders. He ran with surprising speed and agility for his size, missing each of the shots fired at him by the remaining police.

Flash lifted himself from the ground, wiping his mouth of blood before racing to pick up Wally from the ground where he was recovering from the bullet attack.
"Are you alright?" The Flash asked worriedly as he helped his nephew stand.
"That. Hurt." Kid Flash groaned in reply as he dusted himself off. "Let's get 'em" he said determinedly as he sped off in the direction the Shadows had left, Flash quickly catching up a second later.

The Shadows had already managed to flee five streets away from the bank, loading the cash onto Knuckles motorcycle, one of the identical four that were parked in an abandoned alley.
"Good work on hacking the vault Digit." Blade praised a thin girl, dressed in black and lime green with a white Geisha mask. Digit smiled and nodded in thanks as she mounted her bike.

"Took her long enough. And what the fuck do you think you were doing out there Blade? Walking out in the open, talking to the Flash, flirting with the wannabe." Sniper growled as he glared at his sister while securing their prizes to Knuckles bike.
"Oh please Sniper, it was only a bit of fun. You know how much I love making new friends." Blade chuckled well heartedly as she too readied herself to mount her bike.

"Going so soon?" Kid Flash called out, sprinting towards the Shadows and knocking each of them off their bikes. Flash appeared a mere second after, both bags of cash held in his hands.
"Drop the cash, it's ours!" Knuckles shouted as he advanced on the Flash, running at him ready to throw a fisted attack.
"Knuckles you idiot…" Blade sighed as she face palmed her forehead, watching as the Flash zoomed away with the cash, returning quickly without it and dropping Knuckles to the ground effortlessly.

"For fucks sake, Blade this is all your fault!" Sniper shouted furiously as he draw a gun at Kid Flash once more, only to be disarmed by the Flash and thrown against the wall, knocking him unconscious.
"Digit! Plan B!" Blade shouted to the green and black clad girl, who nodded once before throwing a fistful of black powder onto the ground, the heroes coughing loudly as they were temporarily blinded.

"Kid, vacuum!" Flash shouted to his nephew who replied with a choked "okay". Soon the black cloud disappeared as the Flashes vacuum dissipated the substance into the air harmlessly.
Now free of the cloud, the heroes saw that Sniper, Knuckles and Digit had long disappeared, their motorcycles too. Blade lay on the ground, in the middle of where they had created the vacuum. She wasn't moving.

"Get up." Kid Flash said sternly as he approached the unmoving girl. He stood above her, watching, waiting for her to pounce. She didn't.
"Is she okay?" He asked the Flash as he looked at the elder hero worriedly, kneeling next to the pink and black girl as he turned her over onto her back.
"Is she breathing?" Flash asked, concern in his voice as he knelt on the other side of the girl, Kid Flash placing his ear on her chest to listen for a heartbeat.
"I can't hear her heartbeat!" He shouted in a panic, Flash immediately doing the same for confirmation.

"The vacuum must have thinned the oxygen so much she lost consciousness…" Kid Flash exclaimed as he watched his uncle begin CPR on the girl.
"She's not gonna make it…" Kid Flash said aloud, his voice shaky as he watched Flash complete the last round of CPR."Ohmygodwhatthehelljusthappenedtome?!" Blade screamed as she shot up, inhaling a series of deep, raspy breathes as she sat up, looking at the heroes frightfully.

"Calm down, please. You're alright, you're okay." Flash said soothingly as he took Blades hand in his own and held her still, allowing her a moment to steady her breathing and calm down.
"Do you mind telling me what the hell just happened?!" She asked confusedly as she glared at the heroes, writhing out of the Flashes grasp, backing away slightly.
"Your friend threw a device that blinded us in a black cloud. We created a vacuum to get rid of it, but you got caught in the middle. The oxygen was so thin that you collapsed and passed out. Another minute or two more and you'd be dead." Kid Flash answered her steadily as he watched her look at them wide eyed.

"I thought I was supposed to be the bad guy! You almost killed me you assholes!" She yelled angrily.
"Only because you were doing the wrong thing in the first place!" Kid retaliated swiftly; Blades glare softening before a smirk lit up her face. "Hmm, you do make a fair point there…" She admitted before chuckling.
"So, what's next for me now my dear heroes? The Shadow's have escaped, but yet here I still remain… whatever will you do with me now?" she asked, mocking fear while the grin on her face betrayed her voice.

"We can't let you go free. You've committed a crime Blade and caused huge uproar in the city…" Flash sighed softly as he looked down at the girl sympathetically. Kid Flash knew what his uncle was thinking. What could they do with her? She was a young girl, no older than fourteen or fifteen years. If they handed her over to the authorities she would end up in a juvenile detention centre serving years for armed robbery. Once freed, what then? She would be damaged, angry, more likely to commit crime again… Flash didn't want that for her. Kid Flash didn't either.

"So what's the verdict? Arrest me, hand me over to the cops? Send me to Belle Reve? The options are endless I'm so eager to hear!" Blade exclaimed boldly as she crossed her arms against her chest as she watched the two heroes whisper to each other.
"Go Blade. Run. Don't come back." Flash said gently as he approached her, resting a hand firmly on her shoulder.

"You're serious? You're letting me go?" Blade asked in disbelief, her eyes wide as she looked at the two speedsters in shock.
"Yes, you're free to go. Don't come back here though." Flash replied, Blade smiling at the man in surprise. "As the leader of a rebelling teenage, thieving gang, I'm not supposed to show gratitude to my enemies…" Blade said calmly as her eyes hardened as she looked at the two heroes. Kid Flash looked at her with an eyebrow raised curiously.
"But thank you both. Flash, and…?" She nodded to Wally who quickly answered, "I'mKidFlash!" Blade smiled at Wally and Flash once more before beginning to walk past them.

"It was a pleasure to meet you Flash, I'm sorry about your face." She grinned at the red clad hero who smiled back immediately.
"No problem, wounds heal." He replied, broadening Blades grin. "And nice meeting you too Kid." She winked at Wally who grinned at her sheepishly as he watched her walk away.

"Oh, by the way, you might want to ice those bullet marks within the hour. They can scar pretty bad if left untreated, trust me." Blade shouted back to Kid Flash, who only then realised the great amount of pain his body was in.
"Thanks." He murmured, a smile on his face before he turned to his uncle, "get me home and put me in the freezer."

Blade returned to the Shadows lair a few hours later where she was greeted harshly by Sniper, who was now unmasked. Messy blonde hair, harsh blue eyes and a thick frown; he greeted his sister not in relief but in fury.
"What the fuck were you thinking?! We almost got caught! You idiot it was all your fault!" He yelled as he pushed her.
"You don't think I know that already Julian? I made a mistake; I know that. But we're still all here aren't we? We'll just have to be more careful the next time." Blade answered her brother calmly as she brushed past him where she dropped onto the black leather couch beside Digit, now also without her mask.

A Japanese girl with short black hair tied into two buns, Digit sat next to Blade quietly as she withdrew a small medical set to fix some of Blades larger injuries.
"Next time? Who's to say there will be a next time?" Julian asked his sister darkly as she glared at her.
"Is that a threat Julian? Be nice now, I am your baby sister after all…" Blade chuckled despite frowning as Digit began cleaning one of the gashes on her arm.

"Michiko seriously do you have anything that doesn't hurt so much I want to chop my arm off with my katana?" Blade asked Digit who shook her head wordlessly.
"We don't have the cash, we don't have anything from that whole mess…" Knuckles emerged from the kitchen, still dressed in costume, a meat pie in his hands as he took a seat beside Blade.

"Wrong. Did you seriously think that I was ignorant enough not to take some of the stash before we made to leave?" Blade asked Knuckles curiously as she raised a neatly shaped eyebrow at him.
"Uh, well, uh…" "You idiot James, of course I did." Blade laughed good-heartedly as she withdrew a wad of cash from the pouch on her utility belt.
"There's $5000… not so bad I guess…" James nodded approvingly as he counted the money.

"We got lucky this time. Because of your fuck up we almost got arrested."
"It's not all bad, at least I made some friends while I was fucking up." Blade chuckled to herself; Michiko shook her head at her friend's antics while Julian scolded his sister.

"Is this just a game to you Aurora? Don't forget, you're the one that left the League and we followed you because we thought you would lead us to better things. But if you're not going to take this seriously and fuck up for the sake of flirting with the enemy, you can say goodbye to the Shadows, got it?" Julian growled, Blade looking at him with a hint of guilt in her eyes.
"I understand. I'm sorry guys, I won't let it happen again."
"You better not Aurora…" Julian sighed as he disappeared, leaving the remaining three on the couch in silence.

"Kare wa ōrora anata o yobidasu koto wa hijō ni ikatteiru hitsuyō ga arimasu" Michiko sighed as she finished cleaning up Blades wounds. "Yeah no kidding Michiko, he must be very pissed indeed." Blade sighed as she got up took the wad of cash from Knuckles hands and disappeared from the room as well.


(Kare wa ōrora anata o yobidasu koto wa hijō ni ikatteiru hitsuyō ga arimasu (Japanese) translates to "He must be very mad to call you Aurora" in English. Google translate, probably not correct translation at all but oh well I tried!)

Sooo! That was Chapter 1! I know it probably wasn't all that great but it's just setting up the background I need for future chapters! Feedback is really appreciated, please R&R so I know whether to continue or not! Thank you so much for taking the time to read!

~ BriBrokenHeart ~
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