Chapter 1

A/N: Ello again everyone! So an important note for this story is that I'm switching the P.O.V. Originally it had all been written like this chapter but a friend suggested I write the prologue in first person so that you guys could get to know her better and I liked that idea. Anyways here is the first chapter. Enjoy!'

Disclaimer: I do not own Young Justice! I do own my oc Emily though.

Emily stared at the bathroom mirror suspiciously. Normally an image would appear, but today she could only see her own reflection. That could only mean Gladiator and Skya were up to something. Whatever they planned to drag her into this time would be worse than usual. She could feel it. It'll be annoying to have more scars to cover. Although, she only has six currently and she would admit, one of them she had accidentally done herself. The caretaker of the orphanage also learned not to let her use a stove after that day.

Anyway, Emily could only hope she wouldn't be anywhere near the Joker this time. The last time she had…dropped in, near Robin and Batman, Joker had been in the room. He had been in the same room as her instead of the good guys, and well, she still has nightmares. Gladiator had pulled her through a nearby window before Joker killed her, but not before he gave her a large scar across her back. Luckily, that was the only thing he had done. The other things he had been planning, let's just say she was glad not to have stuck around. Three years and the memory still made her shudder.

Her fear of clowns also increased that day. She had never like clowns and meeting Joker just reinforced her distrust and fear of them.

Something wrapped around Emily and she blinked in surprise as she looked down to see a giant glass hand holding her. Wow, and it's only morning. They sure do like to torture her, don't they? A yelp escaped her when they hand pulled her through the mirror. Five years and it still startled her. Would she ever get used to it? Probably not. The hand let her go and, reluctantly, she followed the path in front of her. Where would she end up this time? In a different country? She wouldn't be surprised if Gladiator actually did that. Skya would be nice enough to keep her in the same country, but if Gladiator thought it would be a good learning experience, he would happily send her somewhere she wouldn't even be able to speak their language. He had yet to do that and Emily fervently wished every night that he never would. Oh, look the end of the path! Hurray! Emily grinned. Sure, she hated when this happened, but it could be an interesting adventure she could remember later in her life. An interesting but life-threatening adventure…

The white in front of her changed to show her an image and she stopped. It showed the heroes and their protégés in an unknown room with a giant monitor. Speedy looked angry at something, but Emily wasn't paying attention. Why was she watching this? What was the point? Is there something Gladiator…wait, did Speedy just throw his hat off and leave? Did she miss something important? If he threw his hat off and left without Green Arrow…did he quit? What is going on? Oh, is that Superman? Cool! She hadn't met him yet, actually. Just the heroes with protégés. Now, they're talking about a place called Cadmus. It caught on fire?

Hmm, I wonder why it's important.

Uh, where did the heroes go? Emily frowned realizing she had missed something. Is Robin hacking the computers? Why? Did their mentors tell them to stay and they got angry? Well, they're going to be trouble because they just left. Maybe I can go back to the orphanage now…crap the scene changed. Now, she could see a room with computers and an elevator at the back. Hey, there are two guys hanging out of the window! What the heck! A hand from behind her pushed her forward as she thought this and she fell out of the window. Stumbling forward, she scowled when a familiar voice reached he ears.

"Have fun!" Gladiator chuckled. "And good luck!"

That stupid idiot! He pushed her! But, why did he say good luck? Good luck what? Not dying? Why good luck? Emily cursed as she regained her balance. A noise she drew her attention and she looked around, noticing that the protégés were in the room as well. They were staring at the elevator ad Emily wondered what she had missed again. Darn it, she needed to stop getting lost in her thoughts! She watched as the Boy Wonder used his grappling hook and went down the elevator shaft, hearing when he announced that he had reached the end of the line. Something must be important about this place if they were here against their mentor's orders. Hesitantly, she walked over to the open elevator doors. Going back to the orphanage as still an option at this point and she had a feeling that would disappear the moment she went down the rope that still hung there. Go back to the orphanage or go down the rope into a possibly life-threatening situation.

"Go down the rope, Emily, or I'll drag you down there myself."

Emily cursed again when Gladiator's voice came from the hand mirror she had strapped to her arm. One of these days she would strangle him. Before she could lose her nerve, she sucked in a breath and jumped to catch the rope. Her eyes were squeezed shut for a moment, her fear of heights rearing it's ugly head. Taking a deep, calming breath, Emily slid down, eyes widening as she reached the end. The protégés had left the elevator doors open, luckily for her, so she could clearly see the long hallway. She knew this wasn't normal. Then again the protégés wouldn't be here it was. She swung forward, landing safely and jogging forward.

"Kid, wait!" Aqualad's yell made her pause and she gasped when she noticed the creatures that almost stepped on Kid Flash.

Were those some sort of mutant elephants? And those creatures on their heads…what were they? Certainly not anything normal but… Emily walked up behind the protégés, silently. Stealth had been one of the things Skya had taught her. Although, sneaking up on the good guys probably isn't a very smart idea.

She stopped close enough to hear them Aqualad say, "No, nothing odd going on here."

Her mouth dropped open as she watched the giant creatures go past. Had that little guy's horns turned red? She watched it carefully as it and it's…ride went past. None of this made any sense. Weird creatures were walking around, Gladiator sent her here for some unknown reason, and the protégés were going on ahead. Wait, what? Emily let out a silent sigh as she hurried to catch up without making a sound. There was no need for anyone to know that she was there, least of all the protégés she kept appearing near. Sure, they've never seen her face or anything, actually only Robin has ever heard her talk, and they are the good guys but Emily felt that as long as no one sees her, she would have less of a chance of getting into really bad situations. Or of getting killed. Yeah, dying would be bad.

The protégés stopped by a door and Robin started using some weird holographic screen coming from a device attached to his wrist, most likely to hack into the systems. Aqualad and Kid Flash stood watch while Emily hid around the corner, using her mirror to watch them. They turned as the door opened Emily stood up to walk around the corner, her mouth once again dropping open in shock. Tubes holding more weird creatures filled the room. How many were there? More than Emily felt comfortable with.

"Okay, I'm officially whelmed." Even the Boy Wonder sounded a little shocked.

None of them had expected this. Heck, Emily hadn't know what to expect, but this wasn't what she thought she would see! Gladiator had literally shoved her into this! Did he even know about this? If he knew he should have somehow told the Justice League! Not send her with their partners! Telling the heroes would be more important than torturing her. Emily narrowed her eyes as she heard the crackling of electricity. The creatures were creating electricity? To power the whole facility? Too many questions, Emily groaned internally. And I don't have any of the answers. Kid Flash walked closer to the tubes.

"This is how they hide this massive underground facility from the world." Well that certainly made sense. "The real Cadmus isn't on the grid. It generates it's own power with these…things. Must be what they're bred for.

"Even the name is a clue. The Cadmus of myth created a new race by sewing dragon's teeth into the earth." Aqualad informed.

"And this Cadmus created new life too." Robin walked over to a computer and started typing on his holographic screen. "They call them genomorphs. Whoa, look at the stats on these things. Super strength, telepathy, razor claws. These are living weapons!" Emily's stomach sank and her eyes widened behind her mirror mask.

"They're engineering an army. But for what?" Kid Flash questioned.

"An army?" Emily squeaked, forgetting to be quiet. "They created an army?!"

Immediately the protégés spun around, their eyes widening when they saw her standing there. Uh, oh. Well, no use hiding now, huh? She could only hope that they wouldn't attack her now. Maybe they would remember seeing her before. Hopefully.

A/N: Well, I was going to make this longer but I decided not to yet. I promise I won't always split episodes in two, but I will sometimes. So, now I have a question. Should Emily join the fight against Blockbuster? Or should Skya and/or Gladiator get her out of there? Tell me what you guys think! And remember I appreciate and love constructive criticism! See you all next chapter!