Hello readers, good to see you here at the in between seasons story; the story that ties Season 1 and Season 2 of Young Justice together. Everything that occurs here sets the mood and tone for what is to expect in Season 2. This is a continuation of my "Are you ever too young for love?" Young Justice Fanfiction so for you to understand what is happening here, you must read that story first. Characters and my own OCS are involved here so to fully grasp the concept it will help if you read "Are you ever too young for love?" first. Anyways, let me start off by saying "THANK YOU!" to everyone who read, reviewed, favorited and followed "Are you ever too young for love?". With the devotion all of you put into that story, it drives me to write this story and the sequel for Season 2. I am so thrilled everyone who read Season 1 enjoyed it and is here to read the in between seasons. The way this story is going to work will be like this; each chapter will be a year. Chapter one is year one-2011, chapter two is year two-2012… so on and so forth ending with chapter five-2015. Each "year" is going to go through what each character is doing in my Young Justice life. It's sad to see the show is ended now; but hopefully my stories will keep them alive. Please review with thoughts, suggestions and opinions.
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Young Justice or its respected characters. If I did own the show, it wouldn't be cancelled and the series finale would have a happier ending. The only things I own are the new characters and the plot.
Chapter 1-Year one, 2011
After spending a few more days in the Watchtower, the team finally went back to Mount Justice to gather any belongings they may have left there. Each member of the team would be spending time with their respected mentors to make up for attacking them. M'gann would be spending time with Martian Manhunter, Wally with Flash in Central City, Artemis with Green Arrow in Star City, Kaldur would accompany Aquaman back to Atlantis, Rocket with Icon and Angelee and Dick back to Gotham with Batman. Even Conner; he was going to Smallville with Superman to meet the Kents. Everyone felt bad about leaving Zatanna so the League agreed to allow her to stay on the Watchtower; close enough to her father. The kids had another week of winter break left before school started again so the mentors wanted to make it as memorable as possible; especially Bruce. So once everyone got to the Cave, Black Crane grabbed everything she would need; clothes, shoes, her sketchbook and digital camera. Taking off her Black Crane suit, she carefully placed it on the bottom of her suitcase under her clothes; she wasn't sure if she'd need it but who knows. Expecting to be going back to Gotham, she was surprised to see Bruce, not Batman standing near the Zeta Tubes.
~Bruce, Dick and Angelee's POV~
"Bruce!" Angelee made him invisible, "You're in the Cave what are you doing?"
"Relax Angelica, no one else is here; it's just us."
"Where is everyone else?"
"Gone; they all left already."
A little cautious, Angelee removed the spell; Bruce becoming visible again,
"So… what's the deal?"
"Yeah Bruce," Dick joined them, "what's the big surprise?"
With a large smile, Bruce held up a map,
"Take a look for yourself."
Dick and Angelee grinned at each other; Dick grabbing the map. Opening it, the kids looked it over.
"What are we supposed to be looking at?" Dick didn't see anything special.
"Bruce… are we seriously…?" Angelee saw a small island circled in red. Bruce nodded, "Would it be wise to leave Gotham?"
"What are you talking about?"
Giggling, Angelee pushed Dick's head to the circled island on the map,
"It's called a vacation Dick. A vacation to Geliah; the lush island paradise filled with exotics animals, crystal blue waters, beautiful sandy beaches… complete paradise."
Dick's eyes went wide behind his sunglasses,
"Vacation? I thought we don't take vacations?"
"Well, after what happened at the Watchtower I thought we would take a break."
Dick was having a hard time buying it. Batman had a motto he lived by;
"But whatever happened to 'Evil doesn't take a vacation so we don't take vacations either'?"
"Don't make me say it," Bruce didn't want to say anything he usually doesn't say but Dick just stared at him, "alright… after…lying and attacking both of you, I wanted to do something to… make up for it."
Angelee and Dick's mouths dropped opened wide.
"Is the great Batman… apologizing for his actions?" Angelee had to tease him; Batman NEVER apologizes for anything.
"Don't get used to it," the kids laughed; Bruce would say something like that, "So… what do you say?"
"There's only one thing to say…" Dick folded his arms against his chest.
"What are we waiting for let's go!" Angelee grabbed her duffle bag, smiling, "Just uh… we can stop at home before we leave right? I have to grab some more things."
Bruce and Dick laughed,
"What else could you possibly need?"
"I need some more clothes, my other swimsuits, flip flops… things like that. And possibly a new sketchbook; the one I have is getting sort of full."
Laughing again, Bruce shook his head,
"Alright but make it fast; the plane leaves in an hour."
Oh the Wayne Plane; how Angelee LOVED flying in that plane. Sure it wasn't even close to her flying by herself but it was the next best thing. One after another, they used the zeta tubes to teleport to Gotham. Arriving at the manor, Dick and Angelee quickly packed two suitcases of stuff; clothes, shoes, personal items and of course Angelee packed two spare sketchbooks. She intended on getting some drawings of Bruce and Dick in the plane; it wasn't very often the younger ones were in it. Bruce used it quite often for business. Besides Batman business, that was the only time Bruce ever left Gotham; Wayne Enterprises business. Even old Alfred tagged along for the trip.
"I'm so glad you decided to come with us Alfred. You could use a nice vacation as well." Angelee was lounging on a row of seats; sketchbook in her lap.
"I wouldn't miss it for the world Miss Angelica." Alfred was handed a glass of wine from Bruce's personal flight attendant on board, "Besides, it would be nice to be waited on for a change."
Angelee and Alfred chuckled; Dick came from the kitchen,
"I wonder what the others are doing." He shoved Angelee's feet off the bench then sat where they were forcing her to stick her tongue out at him then put her feet across his lap.
"I'm sure they're with their mentors like us."
"Well yeah but I mean what exactly are they doing; just sitting around not doing anything?"
Angelee shrugged,
"I don't know but I'm sure they're fine."
"I guess. What are you working on?" Dick grabbed the sketchbook from her lap.
"Hey!"
Looking it over, Dick flipped through it,
"Oh yeah, are you finally going to tell me what that drawing is about?"
"No," she took the sketchbook back, "still not a good time."
"Come on Angelee what's so secretive about it?"
Closing the book, Angelee hid it,
"It's nothing that concerns you."
"What's going on?" Bruce entered.
"Nothing…"
"Angelee won't explain an odd drawing to me." Dick tattled; he wanted to know and he was prepared to go over her head to find out.
Dick held out his hand; Dick was always his favorite,
"Come on…let's see."
Angelee went to reach for it,
"It's…it's not a…"
"Attention passengers this is your Captain speaking. We are approaching Geliah. Please fasten your seatbelts and prepare for landing."
Exhaling in relief, Angelee sat back up and fastened her seat belt,
"Sorry Bruce… we're landing."
Bruce and Dick grinned as they fastened their seats,
"I won't forget about this Angelica."
Gripping the sketchbook against her chest, the plane made its descent. After a few bumps, the plane came to a smooth landing.
"This is your Captain speaking, Welcome to Geliah. Enjoy your vacation Mister Wayne."
Releasing their seatbelts, Angelee was the first one off the plane; the warm tropical air hitting her face. The bright Geliah sun warmed her skin and made her blind; she pulled her sunglasses from her bag and put them on her face. Dick and Bruce came up behind her,
"Welcome to Geliah you two." Bruce had a hand on their shoulders.
Dick and Angelee smiled at each other before running over to the limo waiting for them. Bruce had bought a summer home here last year but hasn't had the time to use it yet; this week would be the first time they'd get to stay there. It wasn't overly large but it was fairly large; about half the size of Wayne Manor. Getting to the summer home, the kids quickly unpacked and got settled in.
"Bruce!" Angelee ran into the living room, "Can I go down to the beach and go snorkeling?"
"Sure," Angelee took off, "JUST BE BACK BY 6 FOR DINNER!" He yelled after her.
"Don't worry I will!" She was gone.
~Angelee's POV~
Running to the beach; it was only 50yards from the house, she didn't stop until her feet hit the warm soft sand. Setting out a towel, she took off her t-shirt and shorts revealing a black bikini with small green polka dots. Throwing her hair into a ponytail, she reached into her tote and pulled out an underwater camera, a pair of goggles and a snorkel. Placing the goggles around her neck, she carried the snorkel and camera into the water. Getting waist deep, she kneeled and soaked her hair. The cool salt water kept her body from overheating but the sun kept her warm enough. Fixing the goggles and snorkel comfortably, she started to swim along the surface; camera under her to catch all the beautiful sea creatures swimming beneath her. The amazing array of coral and sea life fascinated her. She saw everything from clown fish to a small group of Green Sea Turtles. Capturing picture after picture, in no time the memory card was filled. That only took one hour. Going back to the beach, her hands were dried and another memory card was inserted before heading back in. Getting more pictures, a sea turtle swam right past her; it was so close she could reach her hand out and touch it. Not wanting to disturb the delicate ecosystem any longer, she went back to the beach one more time. Laying on her stomach on the towel, she began to dry off but soon shot up when she heard a "pooofff". Out in the horizon, a pod of whales were surfacing to breath. Smiling largely, she wanted to get a closer look and a close-up picture. Knowing all too well she wouldn't be able to swim that far out and get close enough, that left her to do one thing; go invisible and fly out. With a few looks over her shoulders to make sure the coast was clear, she went invisible and grabbed her camera then flew out over the water. Right over the pod, so many pictures were taken. Wanting one more, she dove under the water and took an under view of the pod. With one large smile and last picture, she flew back to the beach to dry off; becoming visible when her feet touched the water's edge. There was no way she'd ever tell Dick or Bruce about this; especially Bruce… he'd freak out. Reaching her towel, she noticed the time,
"OH shoot!" Quickly grabbing everything, she darted for the house. By the time she got inside, it was 6:15, "Hopefully I can sneak in…" Hovering a foot off the ground as to not make any noise, she kept any water from dripping to the floor thanks to a force field. Being invisible, she managed to reach her room without anyone seeing her; or so she thought.
~Her room~
"You're late…" Dick was sitting on her bed.
"Dang…" she became visible again, "please don't tell Bruce." She went into her bathroom to change.
This was his chance,
"I won't tell… if you tell me what that drawing meant."
"Are you blackmailing me?"
"It's the only way I'm going to find out about those drawings and Bruce won't found out about you being late… again…"
Coming out of the bathroom, Angelee was drying her hair,
"Dick… just please trust me on this… it's not a good idea for you to know what it means. Besides, Bruce would be more upset that you're blackmailing me over me being late; he's used to that by now."
"Why won't you just tell me what those drawings are about? What are you so afraid of?"
"I'm not afraid of anything Dick," the towel was thrown in a hamper against the wall, "look… you weren't meant to see those drawings in the first place and I wouldn't even know where to begin to explain them to you. So please…drop it!" Angelee stormed out of her room down to the dining room; Dick following right behind her.
~Dining Room~
"Come on just tell me."
"Richard I swear if you ask me one more time I'm going to feed you to the sharks." Angelee and Dick came into the dining room.
"Angelica was late coming back." Dick tattled on her.
"And he blackmailed me to tell him what those drawings meant. If I did, he wouldn't tell you I was late." Angelee sat down on Bruce's left side.
Dick sat on his right side,
"Yeah but you were late…AGAIN!"
"Alright that's enough!" That one word did it again; the kids stopped bickering, "I know she was late; I expected it…"
"Told you so." Angelee placed her napkin on her lap.
"And blackmailing her? What is so suspicious about those drawings that you need to see them so bad?"
Dick took a drink of water,
"The whole idea of the drawing is just weird."
"I told him I didn't know where to begin to explain it to him but he keeps bugging me." Angelee put a filet of fish on her plate.
Bruce had a large frown across his face,
"Dick, stop bugging her about the drawing…"
"What?"
"And Angelica, don't be late again…Problem solved. Now be quiet and eat." Bruce laid down the law.
They stopped their bickering and ate; Bruce wasn't one for dinner conversations. Twenty minutes passed until everyone finished eating. Angelee brought all the dishes to the kitchen and began to wash them; Alfred was on vacation too and that meant no cleaning, no washing… no anything for him. Finishing all the dishes, Angelee went to her room and pulled out her sketchbook and camera; she planned on drawing some of the pictures she took at the beach. Thankfully Bruce told Dick to leave her be about the drawing so that meant he wouldn't be bugging her about it for a while,
"Finally some quiet time," she sat on her floor, "no more Dick bugging me about that stupid drawing."
Being by herself, she was able to focus on the drawings; no distractions. That was the routine the rest of the trip; going down to the beach, taking pictures, tanning and drawing. It was the best week she's ever had. But all things have to come to an end; it was time for school to start again. Leaving Geliah, they got back to Gotham in just over four hours on the Sunday before school started that Monday. Unpacking, she knew Nicki would bombard her with questions about everything; the attack on the Watchtower, the vacation but more importantly… the epic fight between Batman and Robin. Angelee told her everything about the past two weeks and Nicki only grew worried; especially about Angelee's feelings towards Robin and Zatanna dating.
"I don't know Nicki," it was Monday; the start of the school year again and they were sitting in their desks during biology, "I haven't really thought about it let alone see them together."
"So? You saw them kiss on New Year's; doesn't that count for anything?"
Angelee drew the composition of a cell on the paper in front of her,
"Well sure but I knew it was only a matter of time before they did. Besides, I told them to go for each other."
"Angelica…" Nicki put her pencil down, "listen to me… you need to tell him that you're ready to love again… and what those drawings mean."
"NO WAY! He can't know about the drawings; not now." She drew the inner membrane of the cell. Nicki glared at her, "Think about it Nic… if he knows that I've seen," she whispered seen under breath, "what his and my future could be like, it could freak him out and add pressure. Not to mention I've seen like four or five different variations of it."
"But each one involves him with its own story behind it. Ang those dreams mean something; they're telling you you two belong together; destined to be together like reincarnated lovers or something." Angelee couldn't hold back a laugh, "What? Think about it; you two could be ancient lovers from a past life but some unforeseen tragedy happened and separated them. But they promised to find each other again in the afterlife and wham; you and Dick."
Shaking her head at the likely hood of it, Angelee finished the assignment,
"Since when do you believe in reincarnation?"
"Since I saw this really awesome documentary on the TV a few days ago. It was about a woman who could never found love; no matter how much she tried, no matter how many dates she went on… she never clicked with someone," Nicki shut her biology book; she did the questions while Angelee did the drawings, "she said she went on like at least 300dates with people but nothing ever felt right…" She followed Angelee to the teacher's desk and handed him the piece of paper as he looked it over.
"You two may go; good job."
The girls left then Nicki continued,
"So growing tired of trying, she was about to give up on looking when she fell asleep and had a weird dream about a red haired guy in Dakota City. She lived in Jump City but something felt right about going to Dakota City so she did. There she met a guy who had the same dream about a woman living in Jump City. When they first met, they completely hit it off. That night, both of them had a dream about forbidden lovers in ancient times; she was promised to someone else but met a local trader from the village. The woman from ancient times was the daughter of a wealthy nobleman and her father promised her to the prince. She didn't love him but when she met the trader, it was love at first sight. Of course her father forbade it and ordered the trader boy be killed. She tried to save him at all costs but the trader told her they'd be together in the afterlife. He had been searching for her for like 3000 years or something. They real couple are happily married now with 3kids."
Angelee laughed,
"Come on you can't really believe that?"
"You can't just tell me it's a coincidence."
"No I'm saying it was made up for TV. There is no scientific proof reincarnation exists."
"Coming from the girl who can fly, do magic and has telepathy; where's the scientific proof in that?"
"Simple, it's called different anatomy than other humans. I'm not from Earth so my chemical make-up is different than yours," Angelee opened her locker and pulled out her backpack, "there are some cultures that believe in reincarnation but I'm not one of them."
Nicki's locker was two down from Angelee's,
"You are completely unbelievable you know that? You and Dick are meant to be together; you've seen it," she pulled out her backpack too and stuffed it with her books and binders, "you need to tell him."
"Nic…" Angelee sighed and shut the locker door, "I can't. I don't even know if those dreams I saw are real; there is no way to tell the definite future because it's forever changing. One day I might be head over heels in love with him but then the next I could meet a great guy and fall in love with him; changing the future. Not even my powers can tell me what's definitely going to happen in the future."
Shutting her locker after putting her jacket on, Nicki just stared at Angelee,
"I still think you should tell him but I won't argue with you about it. One day you'll see I'm right and tell him."
Rolling her eyes, Angelee grinned,
"Now that I don't see in my future. I'll talk to you tomorrow."
The next few months went by slow and Nicki still pressed the issue. School was dragging and the only thing that managed to keep her busy with being Black Crane. Going to the Cave every so often, she would use all she knew to find Vandal Savage and Red Arrow. They both went off the grid after the attack on the Watchtower; no one being able to find them. Even Klarion was hiding. In no time, June came around the school year ended; she was no longer a 7th grader… she was an 8th grader; her last year in junior high. Her summer was spent with being Black Crane and going to the beach with friends. Now 13, Bruce gave her more freedom; at home and on the Team. Trusting her more, he let her do more on missions and let her go on more dangerous missions. Things in the Cave had become quite awkward for her since May. Out of all the members, she was the only one not in a relationship. Dick and Zatanna were dating, Conner and M'gann were still together and Artemis and Wally gave into temptation and became a couple. Even Kaldur and Raquel, aka, Rocket became a couple. Although, Angelee had to admit they looked cute together. Those two were more discrete than the others but every so often they'd embrace and share a kiss. The worst pairs were Artemis/Wally and Conner/M'gann; those four were always giggling or kissing. Zatanna and Dick were different than the other pairings; they would always save the PDAS for when they were alone. They made sure to keep things formal when the others were around to keep it professional. But it was obvious they were together; they flirted with each other, called each other nicknames and were super protective of each other. With all the mushy, lovey-dovey stuff going on around her, Angelee started to avoid going to Mount Justice unless she absolutely had to. Even then she sometimes dreaded it. Of course Nicki used that to add fuel to the fire, 'see you love him. You can't stand to see him with Zatanna; you need to tell him.' Blah, blah, blah. Sure that had something to do with it but it was all the pairings; she felt like the 9th wheel. And you thought the 3rd wheel was bad; the 9th wheel was just pure torture. More months went by. Before she knew it, 8th grade was starting; her final year in Junior High. Next year she would be in high school; Dick a junior at the same school. That was bound to be priceless. But even with all the awkwardness, things were calm. Superman and Conner's relationship took a turn for the better; Superman finally accepting him for what he was and took him under his wing. They became super close and the Kents in Smallville graciously accepted Conner into their family.
Between all the commotion in the Cave and the drama of 8th grade, Angelee managed to stay in contact with Lucinda and Rukmell. By now, two Trivoyian years had passed and things were better than ever across the planet. What made things perfect was Lucinda remarried and was expecting a child. Angelee was thrilled for her and had to tell the team. They, like her, couldn't be happier for her and sent their heartwarming congratulations. Rukmell had told her two large statues had been built in the town square; one of her and one of William, the lovers who made the joyous and prosperous Trivoyian happen. Angelee even managed to get a drawing of it.
The drawing was the two large statues made of solid gold, facing each other. Upon Angelee's statue's head sat the Queen Tiara; Lucinda refused to wear the authentic one so a new one was made to fit her; and William in ordinary clothes. His right hand held her left hand forming an arch over passerbyers with the saying 'William forever in our hearts'; the phrase everyone said on the day of his ash spreading. Angelee's statue was dressed in the royal robes; a large flower in her hair. At each statue's feet was a plague with their contributions. 'The Rightful Queen who defeated the evil tyrant Dremlick and restored order to all of Trivoyian.' Was under Angelee's while William's read, 'A noble warrior who sacrificed his life to protect Queen Angelica.' But what caught everyone's attention was a pedestal between them that said, 'The unimaginable lovers who brought peace, love and prosperity to Trivoyian. Their love will forever be a reminder that evil will never win.'
Rukmell also informed her that every year on the anniversary of William's ashes spreading, the whole planet has a day of remembrance and his statue glows from his spirit. William had indeed, never left Trivoyian; his spirit lives on in the palace and his statue. This made Angelee feel depressed but happy at the same time. She thanked Rukmell for building a statue of William in the town square; it honored who he was and his sacrifice. She felt honored that he would even consider it.
The fall semester of 8th grade went by superfast by Angelee's standard. Before she knew it, she was on Winter Break again and it was Christmas. She had gotten the acceptance letter for Gotham Academy; shocker there right, and was preparing for graduation in early June. Before she could have time to mutter a spell in Trivoyian, the New Year came around; and it came with a bang.
Alright so there is Year one of between the seasons. I'm sorry it took a while to get up; things have been crazy and I wanted to get a better idea for the plot. Just to let all of you know, these chapters will be longer than "Are you ever too young for love?" because I only want to do one chapter per year to make 5chapters instead of 10 or something. Year 2 will focus on the first set of new recruits joining the team, Angelee graduating 8th grade then starting freshmen year at Gotham Academy where Dick will be a junior. Year 2 will also be more Angelee feeling the hurt from Dick and Zatanna dating. But I have to ask everyone, how did you all like Kaldur and Raquel dating? I personally think they're super adorable together and I had wanted to keep them together during Season 2 but there is an episode where she has her bridal shower and stuff… so unfortunately, those two will break up and that will also happen in Year 2. Year 3 is a super important and busy chapter; A LOT happens in that year and it holds a little surprise to all the Angelee fans out there. I do promise everyone this; she does explain the drawings of the dreams eventually; just can't decide when. I have a few ideas for that but I can't decide. Anyways, I hope everyone liked Year one; Year 2 should be up in the next few days… I'm aiming by Thursday. So please stick with me on this; much love!