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Mount Justice
September 6, 01:51
"Subject is stable but lacks some abilities from donor," a voice spoke from the fog. It wasn't really a fog but more of a blurry white. "He's shown great progress for the entire sixteen weeks of the project," another voice spoke and images of laboratory equipments and spaceship-like doors flashed across his brain. Then his vision became distorted, as if he was underwater, and saw his hand reaching out and touched an invincible wall. "Help me…brother," echoed a voice while everything melted into nothing.
Superboy woke up with a jolt. He was panting heavily and sweating. It was the same dream every night, the same pleading voice that referred to him as its "brother". Superboy merely grunted and pulled the covers over his head, ignoring the recurring dream and falling asleep.
The next morning he was sitting on the couch waiting for his breakfast. M'gann was in the kitchen preparing a big breakfast as the whole Team made plans to hit the beach later. She was humming a tune she remembered from Mars. Just then the Designator activated and the monotonic "Robin, B01," was heard. M'gann twisted her head slightly and gave a little smile before going back to cooking.
Not long after that Kid flash and Artemis arrived together, both bickering as usual. They all sat together on the stools while exchanging news and idle chit-chat, with the exception of Superboy. "Breakfast is ready," M'gann called out to him while serving hot plates of sunny-side-up eggs and bacon.
"Shouldn't we wait for Aqualad?" asked Kid Flash. "Nah, he'll probably feel bad for making us wait anyways," said Robin, already chewing his food. Kid Flash shrugged and gulped down his food and Artemis looked at him in disgust "Ew! I think something just jumped out of your mouth!"
M'gann took a seat next to Superboy who was eyeing his plate. "Don't worry, it's supposed to look like that, I promise it's better than those cookies I burnt," she said with a smile. Superboy smiled back and took a bite. Then, things didn't seem right. When he put the spoon in his mouth everything was normal and Technicolor but when he took it out all he could see was blurry white. 'Not again, I'm not even in bed yet'.
Superboy felt a surge of pain throughout his entire body and pounded his fist on the table, nearly smashing it to a pulp. He doubled over in pain as he saw people in lab coats shooting stun guns at him. 'What's happening?' He thought, 'I'm supposed to be invincible'. His vision kept interchanging between his Team looking shocked and lab coats with stun guns. The surge of pain increased by 10 folds and Superboy wreaked havoc in the cave.
"What's happening to him?" asked M'gann with urgency. "I don't know but we can't get too close to him, I know he's in pain but I bet no one wants to get pummeled by accident," replied Robin as calm as possible. "I'm going to try to read his mind," M'gann said as she concentrated on Superboy. The moment she did however she was flung out of his head with such mental force that she fell backwards. "I can't get through to him! It's like someone else is in there!" She screamed as Superboy mobbed through the cave.
Superboy had already crushed everything in his path. The couch, tables even the big screen TV was smashed, to which Kid Flash groaned. Superboy was on all fours now and he gave a deafening shout as his body arched back in pain. The Team covered their ears to protect them from the head-splitting roar. It was so loud that M'gann, who was on her knees, had to cast a telepathic shield to block out the ear piercing scream.
After trashing violently like a crazed animal Superboy, exhausted and out of breath, collapsed to the floor. M'gann and Kid Flash rushed over to help Superboy. "H-he's unconscious but still alive!" M'gann used her telepathy to gauge Superboy's vitals. Robin wondered aloud "What was that, an emotional outburst?" Artemis looked at Robin and raised an eyebrow. "Or not,"
Mount Justice
September 6, 08:10
"Subject tried to escape," He was running past the corridor of white, everything here was white. "Fired 50 kilowatt of electricity to subdue him," He turned left then right then left again but no matter where he turned it was all the same, white. "He muttered something about seeing through his brother," He was trapped in white, lost and alone.
Superboy's eyes flicked open and he tried to move but his body was still sore from the rampage. "You're awake," M'gann said with relief and hugged him tightly. Even though his whole body hurt from the touch, it still felt good. "I'm fine M'gann," He said as he noticed he was in the cave's infirmary. "It is good to know that you are well, we were afraid you might be experiencing the same thing as you were in Bialya," Aqualad spoke from the other side of the bed. Superboy gritted his teeth when he remembered having his memories wiped clean from his head. "Would you like to tell us what really happened back in the kitchen?"
He looked at M'gann who looked at him with concern. He didn't think it was much of problem before but if his 'dreams' distorted his perception of reality again, he would never forgive himself if he accidently hurt M'gann. "Alright I'll spill. I've been having these weird dreams lately only I'm starting to think they aren't just dreams," Superboy revealed to Aqualad and M'gann about his recurring dreams of being trapped in a world of white. How he always saw people in lab coats and heard mentions of the word 'subject'. "It doesn't really feel like a dream though. It feels almost the same as when M'gann communicates with us telepathically," He stated.
Aqualad placed his hand on his chin "It could be hallucinations caused by your emotional duress," "You think I'm lying about this?" Superboy snapped angrily and tried to get up but M'gann calmed him down. "I believe you Superboy; I believe that what you saw is real. Maybe it was a vision from someone else. Maybe that's why it feels almost the same as when I talk with my mind," Superboy smiled at M'gann and she blushed.
"If it is true that what you are seeing is a vision then that must mean that someone else is trapped and is in possible danger," Aqualad said. "Well we can't just leave them alone especially when we've got their message, we have to rescue them," M'gann stood up, enforcing her opinion. "But why pick me, out of all of the Team why me? The visions, I don't understand them," Superboy lied; he knew the feeling of being underwater touching an invincible wall. It was just like when he was in the underground caverns of Cadmus. He had to live in the pod being fed bullshit by horned monkey freaks.
"Maybe, you were the closest person in contact with its telepathic range?" M'gann said, confused as she should be the one to have the strongest telepathy mastery, in fact she was the only one with telepathy. Superboy just shrugged. The door to the infirmary slid opened and Robin and Kid Flash stumbled inwards. "These two knuckleheads have been eavesdropping the entire time while I was in the bathroom," Artemis said as she walked in as Robin and Kid Flash picked themselves up from the floor sheepishly.
"You are all members of the Team, you should not need permission to check up on one another," Aqualad as the leader, tried to maintain the cooperation of the team. Robin spoke out "Actually from what I've heard I think I have a reason why Superboy had these visions," Everyone looked at Robin in anticipation. "Could it be possible that Superboy has a twin?"
EP: I admit that I'm not too detailed about grammar. Any mistakes or questions can be included in a review. Kind reviews are appreciated and rude reviews are less appreciated, but still accepted.
