So after looking over the prologue I realized that it really fit, so I'll just use this as the start of the fic. Thoughts/Telepathy are in italics while location/time in in bold italics. Brightest Day/Blackest Night reference for the comic fans though its doesn't line up with the comic timeline haha..
Chapter 1 – Initiation
January 2nd 2012 Mount Justice 12:32 pm
It had been a day since the team had saved the Justice League from the plans of Klarion and Vandal Savage. They had been given the day off by Batman after their success and due to a snowstorm, were stuck inside. Kid Flash was busy playing video games with Robin. Conner was helping M'gann bake a cake while Kaldur tried to comprehend how one played a "video game". Meanwhile Artemis, Zatanna and Raquel were talking about how Raquel could win Aqualad's attention. Especially since she kissed him during their little victory celebration.
"Robin, you so cheated! Unplugging my controller? Really Mature." Kid Flash yelled as he realized that his car stopped moving.
"I believe this deserves a rematch?" Kaldur questioned as he was enjoying the competition between the two.
SPLAT! Everyone looked over as Superboy had egg on his face. Robin and Kid Flash had burst into laughter at the sight.
"Conner! I'm so sorry!" M'gann said as she rushed to help him clean the egg from his face.
"Next time we carry the eggs instead of using telepathy." he smiled as he wiped his hands.
Normally this would've annoyed the Boy of Steel but he joined Robin and Wally in their laughter. Everyone else was silent as this had been the first time they had ever heard Conner's laugh.
The year had started off with everything going well. Between a victory over the the bad guys and the blossoming new relationships, everyone had something to feel good about.
M'gann kissed Conner on the cheek and Wally looked over to Artemis endearingly.
"Designation 02 Batman, 05 Green Lantern and B09 Alexander Jordan." a voice called and with a flash of light, three people stepped through the Zeta Tube. With Batman and Green Lantern was a boy about the age of sixteen. He stood behind the Green Lantern avoiding eye contact with anyone else. He was tall and thin wearing jeans, and a blue sweatshirt. His hair was a dark brown short, a little shaggy with a green tinge in the front. He had kept his head down so anyone wouldn't see his eyes.
"Team, Hal Jordan here has an announcement." Batman spoke with his booming yet gravelly voice. "Hal, I leave this to you."
Batman stepped aside and Hal Jordan stepped forward to address the team. Hal coughed slightly as he felt uncomfortable talking the young team.
"First I'd like to thank you for saving the rest of the league from Savage and Klarion." Hal spoke.
"My name is Hal Jordan and I am a Green Lantern of sector 2815 also known as the Milky Way Galaxy, but this isn't why I'm here."
Wally's eyes lit up at the sight of the Green Lantern. When he was younger he had idolized the Flash but tales of Green Lantern had came to a close second. Raquel also stared bright eyed at the hero. She too admired the tales told by her partner Icon of the famous Green Lantern core and how they protected the Galaxy. Between Wally and Raquel it had become a moment of complete hero worship.
"This is Alex." Hal put his hand out as the boy stepped forward. "Come on. This is your new home."
Hal smiled as the boy stepped forward. Looking up the boy's irises were a bright yellow, a color not found in humans.
"Uh...hi." Alex said as he smiled at the team. Kaldur was the first to step forward.
"My name is Kaldur'ahm. I am also known as Aqualad. But you can call me Kaldur or Kal." He extended his hand and as Alex shook it his eyes turned green.
"Its a pleasure to meet you." Alex replied and his eyes became a cobalt blue.
Kaldur gasped as he noticed the change in eye color. Alex smirked at his reaction.
"This is M'gann, Conner, Wally, Robin, Artemis, Zatanna and Raquel." Kaldur spoke as he looked around to each of his team mates.
Everyone had walked over to greet the newcomer and to question why he was there in the first place.
"Meet your new roommates!" Hal boomed and the team cheered. Wally walked up to Alex staring curiously.
"So...what can you do?" Wally asked. Alex looked back at Hal nervously.
"Uh...mind explaining Hal." He spoke as he edged away from Wally. Batman gave Wally the Bat-stare and he backed off slowly.
"Well...After the discovery of the White Lantern power and the destruction of the Black Lantern corps a few years back, the Green Lantern corps had discovered a strange energy." Hal spoke as everyone moved to the sofa. "The constant battle and clashes between the colors of the light spectrum had created a being of Lantern energy. Since I was the first to arrive to the location of the energy it took on my DNA thus creating Alex here but as a 13 year old boy with all of my knowledge and experiences. I've looked after him...since technically he is a part of me. He has grown as a normal human so I guess he would be sixteen."
Everyone stared at Alex and he put his head down. They probably think I'm a freak he thought to himself.
"Well...welcome." Conner extended his hand. Alex looked up and shook his hand. "Its seems like we have a lot in common." Conner flashed a brief smile.
"That didn't tell me what can he do..." Wally pushed on.
"He's pretty much every Lantern color in the spectrum...albeit not as powerful." Hal remarked with a sort of confidence. "I've been training him personally on Oa for the past few years. Even though his initial form was Lantern energy he has become 100 percent human."
"Dude...that's so cool..." Robin blurted out.
Hal's ring had blinked a bright green indicating that he was due for a mission.
"Well...that's my time to go..." Hal said as he patted Alex on the head. Alex blushed with embarrassment and his eyes flashed pink. "Try your best...Son."
"Enjoy the day off." Batman said as he and GL went through the Zeta tube.
Alex stared around clueless as to what to do or say. Shyness had taken over and his eyes became yellow. After all the feeling of shyness is just fear in a different form.
"I suggest we see what the kid can do." Artemis said as she gave him a look up and down.
"It'll be his initiation!" Wally shouted with a devilish smile as he looked over to Robin.
"We've got a bunch of things in store for you..." Robin said with an evil Joker like cackle.
"Don't listen to those two." Artemis glared as Wally.
"I don't want any part of this." Raquel said and Zatanna nodded. "I'd rather face the Injustice League than see where this goes."
Robin, Wally, Artemis, and Kaldur took Alex to the training room. He had no idea what they had what was about to happen. Just then Artemis lunged towards him and Alex moved swiftly to dodge her kick. "What not using your powers?" She remarked. "How lame can you be?"
I really shouldn't do this he thought to himself. My first day and already I'm being put in action...what a pain. Artemis dashed towards a wall where she has a kept a bow and quiver. She then started to rapidly fire dully tipped arrows towards Alex.
"Come on! Do it! Do it!" Wally called out.
"I'd like to see what he can do." Kaldur remarked.
Alex's body was enveloped in a yellow aura with his eyes shining a bright yellow as he put his hands out creating a yellow shield made of energy blocking Artemis arrows. Artemis shoots three more arrows the last one exploding against the shield causing it to shatter. She jumps through the smoke from the explosion trying to catch him by surprise only to find he wasn't there.
Not bad...Artemis smirked then suddenly a yellow hand grabs Artemis slamming her against the wall. As she looked up at her opponent, a giant yellow hammer was right above her.
"Guess I win." Alex smiled. "If you're going to fight me try not to be so direct." His voice had a hint of cockiness to it.
"Oooh burned!" Robin called out. "Dude that was awesome!"
"I'll admit that even I am impressed." Kaldur spoke. Alex had taken a deep breath and closed his eyes. As he opened them they were green. As he calmed himself his nervousness had also disappeared.
Wally went to help Artemis up. "Babe you were great." he said as he kissed her on the cheek.
"He just got lucky..." she frowned.
"If you call getting owned lucky..." Wally muttered. "Ow! Hey wait!" Artemis punched Wally in the arm and stormed off.
"KF for a speedster, you sure are slow." Robin laughed as Wally chased after her.
"I'm sorry...the yellow lantern energy makes me a little cocky." Alex admitted. Yellow was the color of fear. The fear he had felt for having to fight Artemis had caused a bit of his dark side to slip out.
They all went back to the main hall room where the others had gathered around the T.V.
"So how'd it go?" Zatanna asked.
"Just peachy..." Alex replied as he sat on the couch with everyone. A sitcom was playing about two grown men and a teenage boy. While the others had laughed at the show. Kaldur and Conner looked confused as to what was so funny to begin with.
"Hello Megan!" M'gann shouted. "I had made some last minute changes to the cake I had made."
M'gann went into the kitchen and brought a cake over to show Alex. "This is from us. Just to welcome you. So...Welcome!" She spoke cheerfully.
The cake had "Welcome to the team Alex!" written on it in green icing. The was even a green lantern drawn into it.
"We welcome you with open arms." Raquel and Zatanna both hugged him causing him to blush. Everything he knew, he knew because of Hal and what they had shared together but this had become his own experience, his own life. Everyone had welcomed him on his first day as a member of the Young Justice and he could see himself coming to really like the team.
"Even if your fighting does need a bit of fine tuning." Artemis said as she walked in with Wally.
"I remember me winning..." Alex smiled. Then a piece of cake flew and hit him in the face. "I guess I win." Conner's voice was heard. Ever since he had that talk with Superman, Conner had really come out of his shell.
The team stared at him in shock. Conner? Doing something silly? Everyone looked completely dumbfounded. Suddenly cake was flying everywhere as Raquel hit Kaldur with cake and Wally hit Artemis.
"Tih nibor ni eht ecaf!" (Hit Robin in the face!) Zatanna had used magic to hit Robin from behind wit h a small slice of cake.
"I worked hard to make this!" M'gann pouted then suddenly Conner had hit her with a little cake and then there was cake everywhere.
After the small celebration and the cleaning of the destroyed cake, Robin had showed Alex to his room.
"This is where you'll be staying." Robin yawned.
The day have came and went. No one had realized that time flew by nor did they remember about the snowstorm that had kept them inside. Now it was night and everyone had gone to their respective rooms. Though Robin had noticed Wally sneak off to Artemis' room.
"Time for me to put my ninja skills to the test." Robin smiled devilishly.
"I wish you the best of luck." Alex chuckled and they both said goodnight.
"Eit nibor pu!" (Tie Robin up!) Zatanna's voice was heard and as Robin's cape wrapped around him tightly a thud was heard.
"Thanks Zee!" Robin shouted sarcastically. How did she even hear me! Robin thought struggling to get out of his cape.
Not a bad first day at all...Alex thought as he got into bed and with that, everyone had drifted to sleep except Robin who couldn't escape his cape.
A/N I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter. I'm trying to decide on where to go from here but I have a few ideas. Though I felt I could have focused on other characters more. If anyone has any comments/criticism or questions then please review! Thanks!