Star City
October 29, 2014
Here, in the dark
The shadows consume me
Hide me
As I prowl in the shade of night
Waiting
Hoping
Plotting against them
Taking action
Another step closer…
I am the violet blurred in the night
I am the vision
Slash
I act in haste as I tread over the fallen body in front of me. Stepping as quietly as I could, I paced around the corner, stealthily moving with the shadows.
It's now or never, I thought.
Slowly peeking behind the wall I was pressed up against, I spotted my target.
They will pay.
I narrowed my eyes in the direction of the enemy and got ready to strike before-
Agh!
A gun barrel collided with my back and threw me down harshly to the concrete ground below me. I glared up and readied my claws to attack, but what I saw something I didn't expect to see staring down at me…
…Mom
She had a blank look on her face, but her eyes had a sinister other burning within them.
I jumped up, and instantly tried to get through to her.
"Mom, please! You need to stop! This isn't who you are! You're not yourself! Let's just go-"
Agghh!
She charged at me, forcing me right into the center of attention. About ten armed men circle around me, and their leader soon revealed himself, stepping into the light. My mother grabbed me forcefully and threw me at the shadow of a man looming over me.
"Well, look who decided to show up," he growled before taking my chin in his hand, squeezing it roughly.
"Little girls shouldn't be allowed to be out after dark…- Agh!" I swung my head up without warning and got out of his grip, slightly stumbling backwards. As soon as I recovered, my claws were in action as they slashed the incoming soldiers around me. I fought as hard as I could, kicking, slashing, dodging. But even I felt myself weakening with every move. It was late, and I was very tired. I sneered at the thought of slowing down. I couldn't afford to lose at a time like this! I came to win!
Come on, Luana. Pull yourself together! I mentally cried to myself.
Before I could register it, the enemies have called in reinforcements. The back of my mind screamed that I couldn't stand a chance against all of them. Shaking away the thought, I pushed forward, not giving a crap about my aching legs, throbbing back and stiff fingers. As I swayed to my next enemy, I began seeing the others disperse. Only one familiar face stared back at me, drilling holes into my skull.
I cried desperately, "Dad! I don't want any trouble! I just want you and mom to come home!"
An evil chuckled echoed behind me, "Oh child… When will you learn? They have seen The Light, and you shall too."
My father stood with a bulky object in his hands and tossed it up in the air not missing a beat. In seconds everyone in that rusty old warehouse cleared out of there and left me in the middle of a rapidly spreading cloud of gas. I coughed violently, whipping around to find any means of exit with the last bit of energy I had. I fell to my knees, as my vision started to blur. I slumped over with a hard thud on the concrete, detecting a figure slowly emerge from the thick cloud.
"Oh darling, look what's happened to you. I told you that you couldn't do this alone, that you can't survive without me. I offered you everything I knew, and you just threw it all back in my face. Good luck fending for yourself, you're going to need it…-"
That's the last thing I saw and heard before the world faded into nothing.
Mount Justice
October 29, 2014
The Team flew over Happy Harbor in the Bio ship, Miss Martian behind the controls. Everyone else on the ship, Superboy, Robin, Artemis, Aqualad and Kid Flash, were silent, simply enjoying each other's company, before KF spoke up.
"So, babe. Where do we plan on going?"
M'gann giggled, "Well, I was hoping we could just fly around and-"
She was cut off by Batman appearing on the ship's communication screen. His voice echoed around the ship.
"Batman to Team, there has been an incident in Star City. Green Arrow and Red Arrow have already gone to investigate, but I want you guys to go and assist them in further observation to the scene."
"Acknowledged, we're on our way." Miss Martian spoke in response as she redirected the ships course.
After Batman hung up, Robin spoke in question, "Why would Batman call us for back up when Green Arrow and Red Arrow are already there?"
Aqualad turned to Robin in his seat and conveyed in a serious tone, "Something of high suspicions must have taken place." The ship fell silent, all of their minds pondering as to what Aqualad meant and what could be happening in Star City.
A/N -
Wha-la! This is the first chapter to an awesome story I am so excited to launch into action! Please review and tell me what you think! This is my first story so I hope you all enjoy it! :)