Chapter 2
After three years of extensive training every weekend with a variety of the Titans and Justice League, Katie could proudly say she had her powers under control and was well trained in several martial arts and hand-to-hand combat. Once Katie turned 14, Nightwing, Katie's idol and favourite mentor, got her a specially made staff with snowflakes carved into it. The staff looked great with her super-suit!
The super-suit was an ice-blue skin suit with a white snowflake positioned in the centre of her chest. The suit ended at her wrists and ankles and covered her neck. She wore white snow boots with them. In the summer, the costume was swapped for a sleeveless version that ended high up her thigh, as well as replacing the snow boots with a thinner version. Her eyes were covered by a pair of engineer goggles with a blue lens, they were easy to see through and protected her eyes well.
When Garfield (A.K.A: Beast Boy) picked Kate up from the orphanage, he informed her that Cyborg had some big news and that she needed to give her best behaviour today. This intrigued Kate immensely and the whole journey to T-Tower. Garfield just constantly laughed her off and ignored her request for more information. As soon as Kate had reached the entrance for the tower, she ran inside in search for the robotic-man.
"Where are you, Cyborg?!" She cried as she ran throughout the tower in search of the news Garfield had told her about. After a few minutes of hopping around the building and bursting through doors, she stumbled into the garage, where Cyborg was repairing the T-Car from the last mission they faced. "Hey, Cyborg!" She yelled, shocking him. The sudden noise caused him to hit his head on the bottom of the car, where he was checking everything was in order.
"Watch it, Kate, you're getting so sneaky." He smirks as he pulls himself up and gives her a quick hug. "Kate, today's a very big day! We've been recruiting; they'll be here within an hour or two." The news was a shock to Katie, although she wasn't sure if the news made her ecstatic or upset. Sure, it would be great to meet more people her own age but they could easily replace her, take the team's attention away from her. It might seem selfish but they were her only real friends.
"That's great!" She said with false enthusiasm.
"It is, ain't it? Be ready to greet them, please. A young, happy face would definitely be more inviting than a man made of tin." He joked, ruffling Kate's bob of blonde hair.
"Sure." She said as she wandered back out, waiting in front of the Titan's statue. The first to arrive are Starfire, Beast Boy and a blonde girl in a top that didn't leave much to the imagination, the v-neck showed off a small amount of cleavage while the end of top barely covered her bra. She wasn't much taller than Katie. "Hi! You must be one of the new recruits!" Katie says with a small smile as she extends her hand for the girl to take.
"Hey, my name's Cassie… Um, Wondergirl…" She mutters in slight anxiety. A smile spreads across Kate's lips at the display of worry.
"My name's Kate, but my hero name's Snowflake." The two share greetings for a few more moments before a blur of brown hair zooms towards them and pulls them both to it. Cassie reacts quickly and hits the (now revealed to be) boy in the shoulder before walking off inside.
"That was weird." The lad said before turning towards the short girl before him, he had a good five inches on her. His eyebrows furrowed for a second as he looked Katie up and down. "Hey, don't you go my school?" He asked. Katie's mental alarms went off immediately as she heard him say this. She definitely recognised him.
"No. Probably not." She said very quickly and blushing. "My name's Kate, though my super identity is Snowflake." She shook his hand very fast and tried to hide behind her icy-blonde bob.
"Well, my name's Bart and my other name's impulse, the speedster." He goes to start a new conversation, though he's interrupted by two more boys arriving. They introduced themselves as Connor/Superboy and Robin. Robin didn't reveal his true name. The rest of the day was spent conversing with the new recruits and avoiding Bart as much as possible. The last thing she needed was someone from her school knowing she was 'special' even if they were 'gifted' too.
