**I don't own Young Justice nor any of the characters in this except for Solstice and Knight.**

The wind hit her face and thrashed her long black haired braid in the wind as it moved harshly. It only served to make the large flames before her surrounding the Cadmus building grow even more intense. If the League didn't get here soon then her plan would have been for naught and she would have to step in to help.

When the explosion shot off and she saw two scientists fall off out a window she was just about to do that when she saw then. Kid Flash was the first on the scene as she grabbed the two scientists and threw them back up to the roof but he started to fall and quickly grabbed the window sill. She then noticed both Aqualad and Robin arrive only for Robin to run off for the inside of the building leaving Aqualad to handle the scientists on his own.

"Of all the people to show up, god dammit, seriously why these guys?"

She watched from afar at the pitiful rescue before Aqualad followed his fellow comrades in. She hated the situation but right now there was nothing she could do so she took a deep breath and put her black hood over her head. The bottom half of her face was hidden behind a red mask. Her hood was apart of a black tank top that had a large yellow sun symbol on it's chest with a large red S in it's center. Her blue jean shorts wore a black chain belt and reached to halfway down her thighs as her black combat boots almost reached her knees. On her back she had two staffs, one green and another black, while both of her hands wore black fingerless gloves with the same symbol from her chest on the back of each one.

"Damn, they have no idea what they're getting themselves into. Looks like I'm going to have to come up with a plan B on the spot right now."

She flew off the building and grabbed the green staff on her back and flew straight for the building. She stopped right in front of the fire and with a swing from her staff a large gust of wind blew through the air and put the fire out in an instant. She then quickly flew into the window to see the boys nowhere to be found.

"This is wrong."

She could hear Robin's voice sound off the walls and followed it to the three stand in front of an elevator, the elevator, with Robin analyzing it on his screen.

"Thought so. This is a high-speed Express Elevator, it doesn't belong in a two-story building."

As she began her way towards them, Solstice finally decided to call out,

"And neither do the three of you!"

All three turned around in shock ready for a fight when they noticed who it was. Kid Flash was the first to speak,

"Solstice! What are you doing here?"

"I could ask you three the same. Wasn't today your initiation?"

At her words the three merely stared at nothing but the floor with a stone-cold glare when Aqualad looked back at her straight into her eyes.

"We thought the same."

Solstice looked at him strangely until until realization dawned on her.

"Ah, this must be about the Watch Tower isn't it? You found out about it?"

The three looked up quickly and Kid Flash was the first to ask,

"Wait a minute, you knew?!"

Seeing the betrayal in their eyes, Solstice started to realize what she had done before she tried to amend the situation.

"Hey calm down now, before you guys get any angrier there's a reason behind why I know about the Watchtower all right? My situation isn't like you guys and right now is not the time to tell you why. Besides now that you guys are here we might as well go with what I was planning with in the first place."

Aqualad took a step toward her.

"Plan? What plan? What do you mean?"

"What? You guys thought that the fire started on its own? I was hoping Bats would be the one to show up, or at least a League member but either way I'll take what I can get."

Solstice started to move towards the elevator but Aqualad held an arm out in front of her.

"You started the fire? Innocent people could have been hurt."

"No they wouldn't have because I would have saved them had no one showed up. Considering you guys did, I'm not going to waste the only chance we've got to do this."

This time it was Robin who stopped her.

"Do what?"

"I'm going to show you why they need an express elevator and why I started the fire."

Solstice looked to Aqualad and the two stared into one another for a bit before finally he nodded.

"Fine, so long as we get answers in the end."

"You will."

Aqualad moved away and opened the elevator doors for them. Robin then used his grappling hook to go down as far as he could with Aqualad and Kid Flash following right behind. Solstice merely floated down beside them until they stopped and she looked to Robin.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm at the end of my rope."

The two looked towards the elevator doors before he jumped towards it and she flew next to the trio as they all waited for Robin to finish off his hacking.

"Bypassing security, and go."

At his word, Aqualad opened the next set of elevator doors and the four stepped out. In seconds though, Kid ran off ahead with Aqualad calling out,

"Kid wait!"

Next thing anyone knew, Kid was on the floor with a large monster almost about to step on him before he thankfully managed to get out of the way fast enough. More and more of the large beasts passed them with the four staring at them as they passed.

"This is the first answer to your question on why they need an express elevator."

Kid looked to Solstice.

"And the other?"

"You'll find out soon enough. Now come on."

Solstice took to the air and headed down a hall with the three right behind her. She stopped in front of a door and motioned for Robin who quickly started to hack through. When the door opened the three froze in shock once again at the sight.

"Okay, I'm officially whelmed."

Lots of different beats surrounded the walls with electricity pumping through each of them. Kid started to walk beside them and looked into each one before he turned back to the others.

"This is how they hide this massive underground facility from the world. The real Cadmus isn't on the grid. It generates it's own power with these…things. Must be what they're bred for."

Aqualad pointed out to them,

"Even the name is a clue, the Cadmus of myth created a new race by sowing dragon's teeth into the earth."

"And this Cadmus creates new life too."

"Nice one, boy wonder. Ten points for each of you."

The three turned back to Solstice who remained close to the door.

"They're called Genomorphs, each with various different abilities. Super strength, telepathy, razor claws, and so on. They are living weapons. You can check for yourself on the computer over there."

Robin did as she said while Kid continued off where she left off,

"So they're building an army? But for who?"

"That is the one thing I don't know myself yet. I have a suspicion but I'm not entirely sure."

"Hey I found something! Something called Project Kr."

At his announcement Solstice was beside Robin in seconds.

"Where?"

"The files triple encrypted. I can't-

"Don't move!"

At the new voice everyone turned for the doors to see none other than Guardian with a dozen genomorphs run into the room. He stopped when he noticed who they were.

"Wait, Robin? Aqualad? Solstice? Kid Flash?"

"At least they got your name right."

"Not really the time Rob."

"I know you. Guardian, a hero."

"I do my best."

Letting his impatience get in the way, Kid called him out on it.

"Then what are you doing here?"

"I'm chief of security. You're trespassing but we can call the Justice League and figure this out."

"You think the League is going to approve of you making weapons?!"

"Weapons? What are you...what have I…"

Solstice quickly noticed the genomorph on Guardian's shoulder do something. She didn't know what it was doing to Guardian but to her it was nothing good. She looked behind her to see Robin still connected to the computer before moving close.

"Whatever you're doing Rob hurry it up. Something's not right."

"My head."

The four looked back to Guardian to see him hold his head before suddenly he glared right back at them and commanded the genomorphs,

"Take them down hard! No Mercy!"

In seconds the genomorphs headed for them and right then is when Robin finished whatever he was doing. He threw a smoke bomb and used his grappling hook to get onto the roof beams. Kid fought off the genomorphs and Solstice used her black staff against one who tried to jump for her face. She saw Aqualad take down Guardian and quickly she used her staff to fight of the last of genomorphs before she met up with him and Kid. The three then ran out to see Robin trying to unlock the elevator doors in the hallway from before. Solstice reached him first as she flew to him.

"The hell Robin?! You could have helped!"

Right as she made it Kid was right behind her.

"Yeah way to be a team player Rob!"

"Weren't you guys right behind me?"

It was then their conversation was cut short when the elevator doors opened and the three ran in with Aqualad barely making it. It was when the elevator moved that they all noticed it. They were going down, not up. Aqualad stared at the numbers.

"We're headed down?!"

"Dude, out is up!"

"Excuse me? Project Kr is down, it's on sublevel 52."

At the name of the project Solstice turned to him and the boys could clearly see the eagerness in her eyes.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, that's what I got from the computer console."

"Why's that so important to you Solstice?"

"It's the second part of the answer to your questions."

It was then that Kaldur walked apart from them and Solstice could see the confusion in his eyes.

"This is out of control, perhaps...perhaps we should contact the League."

Solstice could see the debate inside of them all and she wanted to say something to help them but she didn't know what to say. She wasn't like them. She may wear Superman's symbol and he was her mentor but her situation was different, vastly different.

"I'm sorry, you three are here because of me."

Hearing her apologetic voice the three looked at her to see her look at the floor.

"No, don't even go there Sol. We came here cause we wanted to."

"Yeah, Rob's right sweetheart. I mean, we know you, and we know you wouldn't have done any of this without a good reason."

Solstice looked back to them and then felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked up into Aqualad's eyes and he gave her a reassuring smile to which she returned. Their eyes looked away when the elevator stopped and the four looked out. Solstice then looked back at the boys and her once low self esteem was gone. She held her wrist out and a computer screen like Robin's came out and with a few clicks she put it away.

"I know you're not sure about this but I need to do this. You three have already helped enough so if you want to go get the League then go ahead right now, I won't blame you for it. I've already downloaded the file for Project Kr so I can handle this on my own."

Solstice then flew out and for a moment the three stood there before Robin quickly followed her. Kid shrugged at Aqualad and followed them. Aqualad let out a deep sigh before he ran off too. Solstice led the group when suddenly they reached a fork and another genomorph attacked them. The group ran off with Kid ahead and they caught up to him when he managed to hold the door open to Project Kr's room. The three jumped and flew in before Aqualad turned around and kicked the tank that held it out allowing it to close.

"I've disabled the doors, we're safe."

"We're trapped."

"Uh guys, you'll want to see this."

Robin and Aqualad looked to where Kid and Solstice stood in front of a console. Kid hit a button and Solstice moved past the console to put her hand on the large glass pod as the light from it activated and lit up the interior. She could hear the three behind her.

"This is my other answer. He's a clone called Superboy created by Cadmus from DNA that was stolen from Superman. Those genomorphs on top of his head, are going to make a slave out of him for whoever wanted him created."

Aqualad held a hand up and stopped her.

"How do you know all of this?"

"Remember when I said my situation is different from yours? My real identity, the person behind this mask is someone whose unwillingly involved with the people who control and created Cadmus. Because of it, for years the League has used me as an inside informant. No one but the original league members know who I am under this mask."

"Wait a minute though. You're a quarter kryptonian aren't you Sol?"

"You're right Robin, but Batman never told you where I got my kryptonian blood from did he?"

"Where did you then?"

"Well Kid, I got mine the same way Superboy did. Unlike him, who's a clone, though, the DNA was injected into me before I was even born and this is how I turned out. Which is why Superboy isn't just a clone to me, he's my brother. Please, I just want to save him from the life that I already have to live myself outside of this mask."

It was at this when Aqualad finally called it out,

"We need to call the League, now."

As the four tried none of them could get their communicators to work.

"No signal."

"We're in this way too deep, literally."

"No time for jokes Kid."

"Either way, this is wrong."

"Kid's right, we can't leave him like this."

"Set him free, do it Robin."

At his command Robin did as told and Solstice looked at them before she bowed her head slightly in gratitude.

"Thank you."

The pod hissed as the air from it was let out and the four looked back to see Superboy start to move and open his eyes. Solstice moved close and called out,

"Superboy?"

Before anyone could react Superboy jumped out and had Solstice not reacted quickly enough and flew into the air he would have hit her. Unfortunately, when she looked back she saw him hit Aqualad instead. She saw the boys try to stop his attack and she grabbed her green staff this time and flew to them. She dodged as he threw Kid away from them before she put her staff around his neck and pulled him back away from Aqualad. The staff gave off a green glow and little by little Superboy grew weak.

"Superboy stop!"

Robin let a gas grenade lose close to his face finally catching the boy by surprise. With her staff under his neck Solstice did a backflip in the air and threw Superboy away. Robin tried to electrocute him but instead wound up with Superboy holding a foot to his chest. She and Aqualad held their weapons out and with her staff and his water shifted hammer the two hit him straight pushing him father back.

"Enough!"

"Superboy please!"

"We are trying to help you!"

Superboy ignored their pleas though and continued to attack them. Aqualad managed to get around his back and held his arms as he tried to electrocute him like Robin but Superboy merely jumped into the air and made sure to hit the ceiling with Aqualad. In moments, Aqualad was down and Superboy turned towards her.

"Please don't make me do this! Not to you!"

Superboy once again ignored her though and through a punch at her sending her flying. She flipped midair and planted her feet on the wall before she flew off and with a strike from her staff he flew into another wall. This time he didn't get up and Solstice walked in close. When she did though he woke up out of nowhere and threw a hard punch to her face sending her staff flying elsewhere and her into a large machine. Her sight started to go dark and the last thing she saw was the boy she saw as her brother stand over her.