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Summary: Her palms glowed momentarily, it almost felt as if she was floating. Dark eyes stared down at her in shock as she raised an eyebrow at them. The corners of her lips twitched upwards. "Surprise?" Metahuman!Oc-insert. Warnings: Rough language, possible mature themes.
She gapes at the staticky television that inhabits her living room. Her chubby, guileless hands clutching her remote.
Her mother, Adelaide, looks down at her in confusion, before letting out a loud booming laugh.
"My darling girl," she coos "Does this interest you?"
She can only nod in agreement as she stares at the… the pure madness that is on her television screen.
"Mama?" she asks softly "How are they able to do that?"
Her mother mulls over the question, as she absentmindedly runs her fingers through her daughter's hair.
"Well Toni, that's their job," her mother replies thickly, remnants of her mother tongue coating her inflection "The Justice League was created to protect us civvies,"
… The Justice League?
Toni peers up at her mother, blue eyes shining.
"Mama… do you think I could do that?" she states shyly as she looks down at her knees. She can feel her mother's fingers freeze in her hair.
"You can do anything you put your mind to Toni," her mother eventually settles on "If joining the Justice League is what you desire, then so be it,"
Toni grins at that and hugs her mother's knee. Her mother smiles at that, before taking on a more serious tone.
"But… be warned Antoinette, joining the Justice League isn't what makes a true hero," Her mother states sternly "It is amazing what they do, do not get me wrong. But, you should be worried about being a good person first and foremost. You should always be kind to others. That is what makes a true hero,"
Toni nods at that as she rests her head in her mother's lap.
"Mama… I don't care about being a hero," Toni states stubbornly "I just want to protect you,"
Adelaide freezes at that, before crushing her daughter in a hug.
"No my love," She replies firmly "I protect you, not the other way around,"
Toni pouts at that, causing her mother to pinch her cheeks.
"My darling girl. You shall grow to do great amazing things," Adelaide states as she goes to make dinner.
Hearing it come from her mother… Toni almost believes it.
The first time Toni experiences her… anomaly, she is only six years old. She is with Adelaide at her job, a dingy tattoo parlor located in the slums of Gotham. It isn't too far from their actual home.
Her mother is talented, of that Toni has no doubt. But the job isn't enough to truly support the both of them. Even so, Adelaide enjoys her work. Whenever she's tattooing a customer, she has the utmost focus.
She even lets Toni practice on her at times.
Adelaide looks down at her arm in awe, before turning to Toni with a grin.
"My darling, this is exquisite!" She exclaims as she shows it off to the other people in the parlor. Toni grins at that, even if she knows Adelaide's lying. All she had done was a tiny black circle on the back of Adelaide's palm. It was hardly worthy of praise.
But… that was the kind of person Adelaide was. Good and pure to the core.
She watches her mother parade around the parlor with her 'tattoo', when an unexpected visitor walks in.
He's a big man, Toni notes as her mother gets in front of her. He has a gold tooth and large bulging muscles.
He reaches into his back pocket, and pulls out a silvery metal-
… Is that a gun?
Like clockwork, everyone in the parlor screams immediately ducking for cover. Toni stares at the man in front of her, in anger and awe.
Adelaide however… she remains passive. She stares at the man cooly.
"How may I help you?" she says as she puts a hand in front of her to shield the other customers.
The grin he gives her is downright disgusting.
"Oh you could help me in a lot of ways babe," he purrs "But… sadly that's not why I'm here,"
Toni growls at that, bringing his attention towards her.
"Who's this little cutie?" he states walking towards her. Adelaide spits in his face.
"You keep away from her!" she exclaims as she attempts to wrestle the gun out of the man's hand.
Adelaide is strong, but the man is much stronger.
He backhands Adelaide with ease, knocking her to the ground with a thud. He points his gun towards her as he wipes his face.
"Learn some respect bitch-"
Something in Toni snaps. It shifts and resurfaces violently.
She jumps onto the man and touches his face.
The man stares at her in annoyance raising a dark eyebrow at the child, before screaming out in pure agony.
She… she doesn't quite know how she did it. All she remembers feeling is anger and disgust at the filth that had dared to harm her mother.
The man slams her away from him, as he howls in pain. The place where she had touched was now covered in incredibly severe looking burns.
He glares at her with the utmost hatred in his eyes.
"I'll be back you freak," he hisses as he practically runs out of the store. He ends up leaving his gun Toni realizes later with a snort.
The inhabitants of the store finally raise their heads and stare at him in confusion, not completely sure as to what just transpired. Too busy cowering to pay attention
Her mother looks at her for a moment, her gaze unreadable before she eventually gathers her in a hug. She whispers sweet nothings into her ear as Toni stands there motionless.
"You foolish girl," she reprimands "Why would you do that! You could've been killed!"
Toni stares at her mother in confusion and then turns to the other customers. They all stare at her with something akin to relief in their eyes. Had they not seen what she just did?
She feels her mother start to shake, and Toni finally returns the hug.
"I'm sorry Mama," she states "I just wanted to protect you,"
"Foolish foolish girl," her mother huffs "I protect you. Never forget that!"
Toni nods and listens to her mother and the other occupants of the parlor scold her for her stupidity.
Even though she's being yelled at, she can't help but smile slightly. It was nice to be reminded that people cared every once in a while.
She attempts to push her… her ability to the back of her mind. It proves to be a fruitless endeavor, however.
She wasn't normal. She had never been normal, and would never get the chance to be normal.
She had always known it deep down, but now it was being shoved into her face. It was suffocating her and leaving her no room to breathe.
She was in the DC universe, she lived in Gotham, and she was a metahuman.
She looks into her mother's pale blue eyes and forces a smile on her face.
She wonders what she ever did to deserve this.
A week after her seventh birthday, she asks herself that question once more.
Carol Reid an elderly neighbor pats Toni's shoulder as the dark-skinned girl wipes at her eyes furiously. She stares at the headstone in front of her.
It reads 'Adelaide Spencer, Loving Mother, and daughter, 1974-2001'.
Author's note: So… I've started another story. This time in the DC universe. I know I put it under the Young Justice category, and there will be events from Young Justice in this story, but there will also be other aspects of the DC universe and other characters that weren't in Young Justice in this story. As I mentioned in the summary, the main OC is a metahuman. Her powers will consist of the ability to control the temperature around her. This is why she was able to burn the guy that tried to rob the tattoo parlor. I have a lot planned, so this will most likely be a really long story. Antoinette(she'll mostly be called Toni) knows that she's in the DC universe, but any of her foreknowledge will be mostly useless due to the fact she doesn't know about Young Justice. When canon starts, she'll experience things with everyone else. Please stay tuned to see what I do with this!
Questions I have for you Guys:
What do you guys think of this story so far? What do you think of Toni?
What do you think of Toni's powers?
P.S. I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Stay tuned!