A/N: Okay so I actually didn't get that many opinions for what to do with this situation, so I'm going ahead and posting the next part of the story. But there is one small thing:
guys...I goofed. This is a crossover and it just occurred to me that not everyone will have heard of the 'world' that this story is being crossed over with. I am still writing this story and I will try to give as much information(without getting you guys confused) of the world without over explaining it too. It's a TV show, hopefully at least some people have heard of it: Young Justice. Loved the show, thought to include it because the idea I had for this plot could be pulled through to that TV show's world...so I thought why not? Of course then I realized not everyone will know it...so to remedy that, I will post this story and those who don't know the show or are not interested in this part of Tori's story will get one-shots every Tuesday or so.
The two worlds cross right before season two of Young Justice takes place and that show's plot won't entirely be the main focus of the story, it's more on how the two plots connect...if that makes sense[it will later!]. If you want to learn what YJ is about - go for it, if you already know it - great! If you're going to read the one-shots - perfect!
Okay, now that that's over, here's the first chapter! I will post the second chapter too and the first one-shot next week! [PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU ALL THINK OF THIS!]
Also, I did not put this as a crossover with Young Justice so that people will be able to find it where the other stories were. I might change this though, I'll let you know.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Enjoy!
PS: In response to the 'What does Grant know' comment(or the question that was along the lines of that), he knows that Mac kidnapped her and used her for his experiments. He doesn't know that Tori's a Talon or that she killed all the scientists back in London.
Chapter: 1
Prologue
Adam ran as fast as he could. He ran like his life depended on it. He had been told to stay away from anyone who came after him. It was a pretty logical thing to do and be said, but he had not expected it to happen after so long of hiding. Adam had tried to go back home after being freed by Grant Crowne based off the little memories he had of his family, but there were men from LexCorp Tower watching his family home, Grant being one of them.
It was incredible how Grant managed to pull off such an amazing feat and not get killed for it. He must be high in Lex's favor to be that trusted by the lead man. Lex Luthor was a despicable man who had tortured Adam for almost two years. Just because his superpower enabled a portal to open when he was placed in a machine created by the mad scientist Mac Desmond. He was a brother of some other scientist in the other world, given over to create an army of bionic kids to fight the Justice League on the other world or do something with the bionic kids on the other world—Adam didn't know. He did know Mac came through using something called a Boom Tube…he'd never heard of something like that before, but he heard Luthor call it that.
Adam didn't understand why it had to be kids, in fact the whole plan just seemed like a scheme to get this world's Lex Luthor to do all their dirty work after their first funders shunned them. Of course the payoff was large…really large. Adam had seen the check the other Lex—who he was now calling Lexi—showed this world's Lex. It had a lot of zeros at the end. Sure, Lex had a lot of money on his own and didn't really need Lexi's money. But funding work like Mac's took a lot out of a trust fund. It was Lexi's way of 'giving back' for Lex's 'sacrifice' to their goal. Lex didn't sacrifice anything, he only signed a piece of paper and gave Mac money.
Then things went wrong. Mac was taken into custody and the kids were freed from the lab. Free, but with powers and no recollection of any part of their life. They were lost street kids like Adam was. Like Adam who was now sprinting across rooftops trying to ditch his two tails. They did not wear LexCorp armor, but after almost two years on the streets, Adam wasn't taking any chances.
He leapt in the air and teleported. It was a weird-ass feeling, like his molecules were liquifying—which they probably were, but he wasn't sure. Mac didn't really care about the science behind why certain powers were granted to the kids and not others, he only wanted results—and then solidifying in the time it took to blink. The downside to his power was that he had to see where he was teleporting to, which meant right now, as the world blurred by, the other rooftop was the only place he could teleport to. He needed that advantage, one of the two people chasing him was so damn fast! The slower one kept pace, but only barely. Adam could hear him mutter to the other in another language. The fast one—a girl—muttered something back as they both leapt and flipped in perfect sync to the same rooftop as Adam. They stopped their running, but kept their distance from him,
"We're not here to hurt you!" the girl called to him. Adam turned to face them from the edge as they made their way there. He wanted to get a good look before teleporting away again, just so he can be on the lookout for others like them,
"We are here to get you somewhere safe," the other, a young man, said. He recognized the man, he was Nightwing. One of Batman's proteges. The girl he did not recognize. Adam let out a laugh,
"Heard that before," he said bitterly,
"We mean it. I know what Mac has done to you. I know you don't want these powers—or maybe you do—but you don't know how to control them and I know you don't have your memories—," The girl started,
"—I remember enough," Adam snapped. The girl took a step forward and Adam saw the glint of metal. Swords, two of them. One strapped to her back and the other on the strap around her shoulder. The cloak concealed them well, but Adam saw them. He was very observant. Life on the streets made you that way. Adam backed further to the edge,
"Talon," Nightwing said warningly. The girl—Talon—hissed something to Nightwing in the mystery language they were talking in during the chase. Nightwing rolled his eyes at her and moved forward with her,
"I know you don't know Talon. She's new. She doesn't know the rules as well as she likes to think she does," Nightwing said, giving Talon a pointed look, "In fact, this is only the sixth month that Bats has allowed her out here with us,"
"Are you trying to embarrass me Wing-Nut?" Talon bit out, clearly annoyed at the hero. At a different time, before any of this had happened to him, Adam would have laughed at Talon's nickname for the black and red hero,
"No, I'm trying to develop trust. Something your swords don't seem to be doing," Talon sighed before standing up straighter and more relaxed. She pulled down her hood, revealing an elaborate silver domino mask. Almost like a masquerade mask and dark brown hair pulled back into two french braids that joined as a bun at the base of her head,
"We are really not here to harm you. We want to help you. If you come with us—,"
"—I've spent two years on my own. I can't even return to my home because it's being watched by the very man who funded Mac's experiments. I'm not being taken anywhere again!" Adam shouted,
"Wait, you know who funded Mac's work!" Talon asked, taking a step forward. Nightwing stepped forward as well, as if sensing what Adam was going to do next. Adam didn't think, Adam jumped.
He felt weightless in the air as he did so. When he started to fall he prepared himself to teleport. As the change came to him he did not expect to be grabbed midair by Talon. He was halfway in the material world and halfway in an unsubstantial one. He felt another, Nightwing, grab hold of him and then something changed in his shift. Adam wasn't thinking of anywhere, he didn't see anything nearby to stop all three of their falls—there was a pop, and all three of them winked out of existence and appeared somewhere else. Somewhere up higher than before.
Adam, survival instinct kicking in and, shoved at Talon who held onto him tightly, using her shock from teleporting against her. He kicked out at them and they finally let go. Adam was, though guilty for leaving them to fall, relieved to be free. He suddenly realized that he might have very well killed two heroes who were just doing their jobs as heroes…panic and guilt flared, making his power kick in without meaning to. Adam winked out of existence, no way to save the other two as he did so.
A/N: What do you think so far? Second Chapter is up too! Read and enjoy!
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