Kara wasn't sure what to think of Entropy, apart from the fact that his name was ridiculous. He seemed to be constantly nervous, and that was kind of annoying her on top of all of the trouble catching him had been.

The sun had set, she was in a dark alley, her suit was covered in grime, and there was a super-powered stranger up against the wall opposite from her who couldn't seem to explain himself in the least.

Now that he wasn't moving though, she got a really good look at him. He had dark tan skin, and though the light had all but seeped out of the sky, with her sharp eyes she was able to see his features quite clearly. She had thought he was African-American, but he looked more Middle-Eastern to her now, his hair and eyes a much darker color than his skin.

His hair was in shaggy curls, framing his face rather gracefully, and she thought back to the first time that she'd seen him. It had definitely been glowing white, hadn't it?

"So your name means that stuff descends into chaos?" She raised an eyebrow at his explanation of the name. He sounded more like a villain than a hero. "You do realize that like, zero people will know what your name means, right?"

"Well, I-" Entropy seemed embarrassed, "I didn't name myself."

That made no sense, but she dropped that thread of thought for a more important one. "Why were you running away? What were you doing here?"

His eyes shifted away from her, and she thought she caught a flash of green in them as his lips parted, her two new least-favorite words stuttering out, "I can't … I shouldn't … It's …"

Supergirl was about to tell him what she could do, only to be cut off by a sharp gust of wind that seemed awfully familiar. She closed her eyes against it, and the definitely familiar voice that filled her ears explained everything. "Supergirl! Are you all right?"

"I'm fine, Flash." She spoke respectfully, but inwardly began to curse vehemently. Apparently her little trip through the portal with Entropy had been caught on camera. She saw the stranger smile slightly out of the corner of her eye, and quickly controlled the strong words that had come to mind.

Could he hear her thoughts?

"Your cousin sent me as soon as he saw the news." Flash's hand went to the back of his neck as he neared her, and he seemed ashamed. "He's pretty worried about you, and he's on his way. Sorry it took me so long to find you." He turned to Entropy before Kara had the chance to reply. "Hey, I saw the news, what was up with running away like that? Did you steal something?"

At least the Flash was calm about everything. Kara had no doubt that if her cousin had arrived first, the strange young man would have been in a lot more trouble.

"I- …" Entropy hadn't seemed very affected with the appearance of the speedster, but now he was acting extremely uncomfortable once again.

"I keep asking him the same thing, but apparently he can't tell us." Supergirl rolled her eyes with annoyance.

"Wait, what?" Flash frowned. "He can't tell us?" He turned to address Entropy himself. "You can't tell us?"

"No, I just- I can't-"

"Oh my heck, can you just be honest?" Kara snapped it, finding her patience at an end. The fact that this guy had grabbed her and teleported with her had obviously freaked out her cousin (not to mention that she still felt a little sick), since Kal had immediately sent the Flash. If Kal didn't think she was ready, there was no way she would ever be in the Justice League anytime soon. "For example, why were you here in this alley in the first place?"

Entropy met her eyes, look for look. Supergirl felt like a balloon that had been popped, and there was a tingling as all of her indignation and irritation seeped out of her. "I'm sorry." He said. "There- … there just … aren't many ways that I can explain … I can't, I mean- I just …" He closed his eyes, and Kara felt a little bit of her calm seep away as he sighed. "I also have a lot questions, and I'm pretty sure the guy I was with had at least some of the answers. He left before I could get them, uh, unfortunately …" His eyes flickered open, meeting hers for a moment before quickly darting away.

"Oh, so now it's my fault?" Kara's anger was back, and she growled the question through her teeth.

"Whoa, whoa whoa!" Flash put his hands up between them, "What guy are we talking about again? Can we just start at the beginning?"

"I … have been having …" Entropy paused. "I needed answers, and I came to the place where my people get them … but he was unwilling to help me, he knows something, I- … It's … difficult to explain."

"Your people?" Flash voice raised a verbal eyebrow that Kara's face matched perfectly.

"Are you not human?"

"Yes, I- I mean, no-" The young man groaned, closing his eyes again. "Sorry, I didn't mean for you to think- I- Of course I'm human, I just meant- ugh!" He seemed almost as disgusted with himself as Kara was.

"Wow, you are terrible at explaining yourself." Flash's hands came up to rest on his hips.

"I know." Entropy sounded miserable. "It's because … because I can't."

"Can't what?"

Aaaand there was Kal.

Superman landed softly on the ground, sharing a look with Flash, who shook his head almost imperceptibly. He sent Kara a concerned glance, his eyes speaking for him. Kara was not excited for the talk that they were going to inevitably have.

"How about you explain what you mean by can't?" The Scarlet Speedster spoke with a very conciliatory tone. "Do you mean that you physically can't? Are you not allowed to?"

"That." Entropy nodded.

"You're not allowed to, then." Flash seemed to contemplate that for a moment. "By whom?" He suddenly made a small noise of understanding. "Ah. Your people?"

"Yes, them." The young man before them seemed far more comfortable playing 20 questions than he did explaining himself, and so Kara felt the need to join in with a few of her own, giving her cousin a significant look so he would stay out of it.

"Can all your people teleport, then?"

"No. … No, just me."

"Are they the ones who gave you your stupid name?" Kara said it bluntly, and to her surprise, Entropy smiled at that.

"Yes."

"Wait, what name?" Flash asked it, even as Kal gave her a reproving look. She could read that look. Kara would have to act more professional. Superman was disappointed.

"I am Entropy." The young man shrugged, but not after a glance between her and Kal. He seemed to know what had just transpired, although no words had been spoken. It was really starting to freak her out.

"Huh." Flash's mouth quirked into a contemplative line. "So like … thermal energy and how it can't convert? Like phsysics?"

"I think it's talking more about the quality of unpredictability or … how everything eventually falls apart." Superman said.

Supergirl was hard pressed not to groan. Of course she'd gotten two of the nerdiest Justice League members. Entropy breathed out a small snort when she had that thought, and she shot him a glare. She wished he'd stop that.

"So your people gave you the name Entropy …" Flash shook his head with a small smile. "I've heard worse, I guess." Kal was grinning behind him.

"I've definitely heard worse, but what I want to know is why you were running away from Supergirl." Kal's voice took on a firm tone. "Then you teleported with her. That could be easily misconstrued as a direct attack on the League, as she is a reserve member." 'And family' went unspoken by the tone of his voice.

"I wasn't attacking, I-" Entropy's eyes went wide with slight panic, and Kara cut him off.

"He wasn't attacking."

Everything went silent as they all stared at her.

"I don't know what he was doing, but he definitely wasn't trying to hurt me." Supergirl felt her cheeks heat up, and was glad for the darkness that had fallen around them. She wasn't sure why she had defended him, but she didn't take it back. Silence fell after that, only to be broken when Entropy spoke quietly.

"I was only looking for answers …"

"It would help if you would just tell us why." Flash said. "Or even what the questions were."

"We're not here to hurt you or put you in jail. We're the Justice League." Kal smiled reassuringly. "But we can't help until we know how."

"But I can't- I mean, … I shouldn't tell you!" Entropy ran a hand through his hair, making the curls stick up strangely.

"What can you tell us, then?" Supergirl's voice was harsh, and she felt that bone-tiredness from earlier returning to her. She felt as though she'd been standing there listening to a broken record for a long time, and suddenly longed to let the League handle this alone so she could go home and forget about it.

But then Kal would never let her join.

"I- …" Entropy met her eyes again, and as opposed to the time before, where she had felt calmer, she felt an inexplicable nervousness that seemed to envelop her. Was he messing with her emotions? Anger flashed into existence, but before she had the chance to voice it, the young man continued. "I can't tell you a lot, but I think that … I- … I think that … I- … I feel," He sighed, then spoke quickly. "The world is … it's going to- … end."


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