If I'm a Hero, Why Don't I Feel Super?

by ModernDayBard

A few months after the Reach are defeated and forced to leave earth, it's business as usual with the League and Team, including inducting new members. But all too soon a familiar face returns, bringing in his wake a new mission that hits home for the Team's newest member. (Young Justice; Adapted from my wwyff/wwffy on Quizilla by the same title.) Complete.

1. 0 Author's Note and Intro

Hello; ModernDayBard here! Well, welcome to the first fanfic I'm writing on my own! (I have been collaborating on an Avenger's fanfic with TaliesinTaleweaver and WovenInASong, 'The Adventures of Brooklyn'.)

For those of you who are encountering this story for the first time, this is an adaptation of a Young Justice wwyff I was writing for Quizilla, but was cut off when that site shut down. In the end, I decided to modify it to story form (adding details, combining shorter chapters, etc.), and post it here so that it will finally be finished.

For those of you who followed me over from Quizilla, I am going back to the beginning instead of just picking up with the last quiz published, so that new readers don't get lost. Yes, I know the last update ended on a cliff-hanger, and we were over ¾ of the way done, but I cannot bring myself to simply pick up where we left off, since it's possible that new readers may find the story, and I don't want to confuse them. And yes, in story form I can only write one of the five 'paths' at a time, so as I said in my last update, this will be Nicole's (A5/NW result) story. If your result followed a different path and you want to know how that ended let me know and I will (if there's enough interest) post the other 'paths' and their endings.

Alright, with that aside, I'm going to go over a few need-to-know notes about my writing philosophy behind this story. In terms of time setting, this story takes place a few months to a year after the season 2 finale. My philosophy when writing fan-fiction is that the fanfic must abide by established cannon of the source material unless it is specifically written as a 'what would happen if...' (DISCLAIMER: This is just how I write. I'm not saying it's the only correct way; I actually enjoy reading fanfics that redo or undo events of the source material. I just do it this way because it's easier for me.) Anyways, because of this philosophy, I will respect all events of both seasons including tragic demises and established couples (although, if some were implied but not stated, it's possible I may have overlooked them—I'm not always as observant as I like to be).

I think that's everything that needs to be covered before we get into the story proper, so read on!