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Welcome back to another edition of Adventures of Justice Academy. I am extremely thrilled with all your reviews and all the support you are giving to this story. Now, Like I have mentioned before in the previous chapter, scheduling has been a major issue with the updates. So, now, I would like to inform you all about the new order of updates that we would be working with.

Adventures of Justice Academy – Fortnightly, Tuesdays around 9/8c right after the Flash.

The Power Couple – Fortnightly, Mondays or Wednesdays around 9/8c right after Supergirl or Arrow.

Now, this schedule is still in the works and hopefully we will reach a point where the updates are on ever alternate week. But as of now this would be the schedule.

Onto the second part, like I mentioned before, all these stories you read in the topic run on your support and more importantly, your opinions. And in the last chapter, you have shown all your thoughts in an overwhelming way that helped me a lot to get through the story. So, please continue voicing your thoughts with me and giving any kind of suggestions you want to say to me. I will be really glad to interact with more of you all and take this story to each and every one of you.

As again mentioned in the previous chapter, this is a completely fresh world. But, I do see that I have been using characters that have not yet appeared on any of the shows and aren't even mentioned in any manner. So, from this point out, each chapter would include a character note on the end, citing the new character, their actual name and more so that you can get more information on them.

I hope this universe of Barry and Kara indulges you in any way you like. Enjoy!


Year One: Reality Check!

Happy Harbour,

A week had gone by. Classes and training draining the life out of the trainees. But, unlike the other days, today was special for Barry. A day that he cannot avoid. As the trainees manage to move through the crowd, heading over to their respective classes, Barry was headed into the People Skills class.

As Barry walked into the classroom, his face went pink, seeing the one and the only Danvers. In between being a love stuck stalker and a weird geek guy, he managed to make progress with the classes.

As Barry walked into the classroom, Kara kept looking down on her notebook, though knowing he's watching her. Part of her hoped Barry would come up to her and offer to share lunch.

Barry moved to his usual seat, the one in the last. He took a look around the room and saw that Ray was in the front. Kara in the second row. And as usual, no Oliver. At times, Barry couldn't understand what was his deal, but he would rather not ask.

Once everyone in the class got settled the trainer walked into the room. "Morning Class." The trainer greeted the computers turned on automatically.

"Morning, Mr. Scott" Some students greeted back.

Alan gave a quick smile and leaned on his desk, starting, "Alright, today we are going to try something different…. Today, we are going to look into interactions."

Barry took notes without moving his eyes away from Kara's place as Kara took a note of the subject.

"Anyone here is willing to elaborate what the word interaction means to a superhero?" Alan asked the students.

Donna and Ray raised their hand, almost in a competitive way.

"Yes, Ms. Troy." Alan suggested.

Donna gave Ray a smirk and continued, "Well, Interactions in the case of a superhero deals with how a particular person must respond to the other, based on the situation and the person. For example, if you are dealing with a kid in a demonstration scenario, you have to ensure that your wordings are in the most delicate format."

"Brilliant answer! Like Ms. Troy explained, Interactions in the career of a superhero depends a lot more on the situation. But it also depends a lot on how much they know about you. See, each person in the field has someone who guides them through each scenario. These entities know every important and non- important details on your life. This is something that makes it very important to learn about interactions." Alan walked over to the computer and gave a command.

Instantly on the screen showed up three human cartoon figures. One in a costume, one in front of a computer and one in a normal attire.

"Alright, now… Miss..." Alan took a look at the name board on the desk of one of the students in the front, "Ms. D'Aramis. What do you see in this picture?"

The girl looked at the board adjusting her glasses and said, "Well, It represents the kinds of people we would interact with?" She suggested.

"Precisely! Will you step forward, miss? ", Alan suggested.

The girl adjusted her glasses and got up, going in front of the class.

"Alright, I need, four more?" Alan asked at the intrigued class.

Ray and Donna both raised their hands at the same time. Oddly, they seem to have developed a rivalry in their time in the class. Meanwhile, bored as hell, Barry raised his hand.

"Alright. The three of you, come forward." Alan added as he looked at the three.

Ray and Donna gave a scowl to each other and got over to the front. Barry got up lazily from the back and walked over front. He kept his head down in shyness as he passed Kara's seat.

"Hmm… for the last one… How about you, Ms. Danvers?" Alan suggested, pointing at Kara's desk as Barry's eyes lit up in excitement.

"Umm…." Kara hesitated for a while but finally got up, going next to Donna.

"Alright. Now, when you enrolled over to the Academy, you would have gotten a name. You all know your codenames?" Alan asked as the rest of the seated 7 trainees nodded.

"Good. Now we are going to do a simple exercise and these four are going to help us." Alan explained. "Now, Ms. D'Aramis and you all would be the ones doing this experiment. And these four would be the subjects."

He moved the table along with the computer and made more space for movement. "Now, each superhero has to deal with three types of people in field."

He placed a hand on the image and began, "Colleague or Fellow Superhero, Support and Civilian."

The whole class gave an understanding nod.

"Now, in our scenario, Ms. Troy would be the fellow Superhero, Mr. Palmer as the Support and Ms. Danvers and Mr. Allen as civilians. Hmm.. Maybe a human couple.."

Donna fist pumped in excitement of being addressed as a superhero while Ray was miffed about being a support guy. On the other hand, Kara and Barry couldn't even meet eyes. This was totally unexpected. And worst part, no one knew how the other felt on this new advancement.

"Alright. Now that the arrangements are sorted, let's think of demonstrations. Now, Ms. D'Aramis would start with Ms. Troy. Let's say... Ms. Troy here have reached to your City for some reasons. How will you deal with a situation like that?"

The girl took a breath and got in front of Donna and began, "Well, I'll start by using the people supporting me and find a name or a tag on the person to make a conversation."

Ray took the cue and started, "Looking into system." He mimicked using a laptop. "Codename: Darkstar, operates in Gateway City."

"Got it." The girl nodded and turned to Donna, "Darkstar, what can I do for you?"

Alan interrupted, "Good start. Now, you see how useful this was? Knowing whom you are talking to is highly crucial. That would be the only way you can have an advantageous and useful conversation. Now, on with the demo."

Donna took a nod and replied, "Crimson Fox, I was led here through an investigation. I feel that it might be one of your rouges."

Crimson nodded at her response and said, "What were the clues?" and the conversation went on for a while as they two acted how they would be in the situation.

Alan broke into applause and said, "Bravo. Trainees, this demonstration proved one thing really important. Anyone who want to point it out?"

One of the students raised his hand and began, "Well, in this case, Darkstar didn't go on her own and decided to the already existing hero to see what information she might have to help."

Alan had a grin, "Right on point!" He turned to everyone and continued, "See, although this might not be defined, each city has a superhero operating and they take up everything that happens in their domain. And if someone else pops up in their place, it makes it their responsibility to make see if the new person is hostile or here in peace. And frankly, it's not much rude if you give them somewhat of heads up."

The trainees gave a nod as everyone eagerly looked at their trainer.

"Alright, now to the next scenario… This one's a bit hard. Now, as I mentioned before, Ms. Danvers and Mr. Allen would stand in for a position of a normal powerless citizen. They would be in a distraught situation and you have to break them the odds and support them morally." Alan explained to Crimson, Kara and Barry who took it in.

"Okay, we shall begin." Alan said, starting on the second demonstration.

Barry tried to put on a worried look as Kara brought in the inner emotions and came up with a teary looking face. Crimson mimicked as she slowly stepped in front of them. Kara was weeping as she kept her head over Barry's shoulder and did so. Somehow, both of them were really enjoying it.

"What… what happened?" Barry asked in a distraught tone.

"I… I tried my best. He got the best of me…"

"But… but…" Kara cried out, not removing her head from Barry's shoulder.

Barry took the cue and put his hand over her shoulder in a comforting way, making this more and more awesome inside for the two.

"Trust me… You both need to stay strong. I know the odds are slim, but if we managed to hold it in together we can get through anything life throws at us. All I need you to do is make sure you are ready to face anything. And believe in me, I'll get you your child back." Crimson said in a flow, going with the act.

With the last line, both Kara and Barry straightened up. A tugging sensation in their throats. Kara's mind raced, thoughts of Krypton, all the childhood trauma. While on the other hand, something else but similar flashed in front of Barry. The dreadful day when a speedster ran a knife through his mother. Both kept looking on the floor when Barry began in his normal tone, "I've to go." He didn't wait for a permission as he walked out of the class in normal speed, zooming out of the city once away from the rest of the trainees. He needed to do something right now. As he did that, Kara muffled and also said, "Sorry Mr. Scoot, I have to leave..," She walked out, her eyes tearing up for real.

Iron Heights,

Barry, the sixteen-year-old speedster stood in the visitor's area in the Iron Heights Correctional Facility. As he waited on one side, a cop came in on the other side with a man in a handcuff. The cop took the cuffs off and the man sat down opposite him. He took the communicator and began, "Hello Slugger! You are early today."

"I wasn't feeling so good, Dad." Barry said in a much sadder and softer tone that people barely know about. "I was actually in a summer school. I wasn't even sure if I will make it. But, I realised that this day is always important to me. I can't miss it."

The man inside wiped his tear from his left cheek and laughed, "Well, I guess we should bring out the goodies." The man turned around and made few signals. Soon, the cops brought in a box that was placed between the two through the small gap. The box was opened revealing a cake.

Barry had tears in his eyes. He couldn't hold it in anymore as he looked at the cake, showing these wordings, 'Happy Birthday Nora Allen.'

"Don't cry… This is a happy day." Henry said, though he himself almost on the verge of sobbing.

Barry was feeling the way he felt years before. The dreadful day that everything in his life went haywire.

Years Ago,

It was an eerie night, the night when Barry lost something important to him. Barry remembered waking up on the night, seeing the liquids levitate on the room.

A frightened Barry got down the stairs as he saw his mother being surrounded by a lightning.

"Barry…" Nora exclaimed, fear visible in her tone. She was scared of not able to give her son the life he deserves.

Henry took Barry's attention, his hands over the shoulder, "Run Barry, Run!"

The next thing he remembered was being taking blocks away from his home.

Barry rushed back to his home as he saw the police come in, taking his father into custody.

"No!" Barry exclaimed.

Present time,

As the memory flashed in front of him, he wiped a tear and looked up, whispered, "Happy Birthday, Mom. I'll get dad out of here and make you proud."

Henry smiled as Barry picked the phone back, "Dad, I have to go."

Henry gave a nod and said, "I know how capable you are son. I want you to make you own life. Live for yourself." Henry said in a comforting tone, reaching out a hand through the gap.

Barry took his hand and looked at Henry and said, "Dad, I will get you out of here! I promise."

Barry got up and walked away, his goal now more clear than ever. He needs to find this man and take him out. For that, the only chance he had was this academy. He can't distract himself with anything else. Not even anyone.

Meanwhile,

Kara was gone. Her wristband left in the class as he took off to the skies without anyone noticing. She needed a break. She knew where she needs to go.

As Kara took flight for a long duration, she finally got to the snow bound region. She landed in front of a huge white door and looked for a key. She found a huge one covered in snow. She picked it up and went over to the door, opening it.

Inside was a huge place, memorabilia everywhere. It was filled with everything Kryptonian.

As she was about to say something, a small robot hovered over to her, "Hello Kara Zor-El! How may I help you?"

"Kalex, can you connect the conscious of my mother?" Kara asked.

"Sure! Initiating process." Kalex added and in matter of seconds, a hologram showed up in the centre of the room.

"Hello, My child! How can I help you?" The hologram of Alura said in a programmed tone.

"Can you just stay here for a minute or two…" Kara asked as the hologram didn't give a response and just stood there in its spot.

Kara got on her knees as she broke down and said to the hologram, "I… I miss you all… I feel so lonely. I'm trying my best to live in this world but it's hard. I… I wish I had stayed back on krypton."

Kara's mind whirred as she thought about the day, the day when she got on that ship. The day when she last saw her parents. The day she found the Danvers. The day they lost Jeremiah.

"I don't want to be alone. I want to be a part of something, fall in love, have a happy life, save and help people. But whenever I try something, I'm reminded of how it all ends up to backfire on me. I don't want to be hurt again. I can't spare to lose anyone else." Kara cried out her thoughts to the hologram.

The hologram stayed silent for a while and played an audio. The audio had a background noise of explosion and ammunition. "Kara… You will make my name proud. Live your life the way you like. Take care of your cousin. Know that no matter what happens, there will always be family."

Kara listened to the message, knowing that it was the last thing her actually mother recorded for her. As she was about to ask the hologram, the hologram disappeared.

Kara took a breath, not sure what to do. She got up and began heading to the door, taking off back to her academy.

Once she got back, she realised something. She broke a rule. She had taken off her bracelet. But at this point, she could care less.

As Kara landed in the ground, seeing no one except Donna around. As she was on the ground, Donna rushed over to her, "What were you thinking? You broke a rule. The supervisors have been searching for you."

Kara didn't respond as she took the band Donna had in her hand and put it back on. She then simply walked back in as Donna was trying to say what the issue was.

Once she opened the door, Kara saw that Judomaster stood there, her hands crossed as she looked angrily.

"You little!" Sonia began to say something to Kara but Kara paused.

"I've had enough. I know I broke one of the stupid rules, and frankly, I don't care what you think. I don't feel like arguing with you nor do I feel like it's going to be worth anything. So, whatever it is that you were going to lecture me about, save it for some other time. ", Kara snapped back and walked away, back into her dorm.

Sonia stood there perplexed as to what was happening. She barely had anyone talk up to her in all her years as a supervisor. But in an odd sense, she was an intrigued in the girl.

Kara went back into the room as she made up her mind. She's going to make her own destiny. Not be scared of some stupid rules or be hold in by any ridiculous inhibitions.

On the other side,

Barry reached back at the academy. As he got in quietly. His stomach growled for some food. He realised that he needs to get something to eat. And the something won't be a small amount. As he walked to the pantry, he turned on the lights and went inside. He walked over to the dispenser and pressed the button for a pizza.

The dispenser beeped as he stood there waiting when he heard the sound. A broom falling.

Instantly, Barry got alert. He got dead silent as he looked around the room and realised that the sound came from the closet in the corner.

Barry took a butter knife in his hand and slowly began walking over to the door. As he slowly cranked it open. He saw something weird.

Inside the closet were two trainees, in a really compromising position as they were holding their hands and their breath.

Barry turned on the light inside only to see who it was. It was Oliver. With a girl. In the pantry closet.

"Umm… Hi." Oliver said as Barry stared at him in confusion. "This… This is Laurel…" Oliver tried to say.


And that's it for the second chapter in Year One of Justice Academy! Hope you guys enjoyed the story. Make sure you leave your thoughts in the reviews below. Please do share this story to everyone you know and spread the word. The more people reading this, the more motivating it is.

Character notes:

Constance D'Aramis – Crimson Fox. (In lieu with Powerless premiere. xD)

Courtney Whitmore - Stargirl. (JSA Member, Head of Justice Academy.)

Sonia Sato – Judomaster. (JSA Member. Supervisor of Girls division.)

Theodore 'Ted' Grant - Wildcat. (JSA Member, notable known to have trained Batman.)

Donna Troy – Darkstar or in time… Wondergirl. (Related to pre-existing Wonder Woman, Diana Prince.)

Alan Scott - Green Lantern. (The Golden Age rendition. One not related to the Green Lantern Corps.)

And for the conclusion…

Oliver's secret is out. It's the campfire night in the Academy as Trainees share their stories to their partners. Some good, Some bad, Some in the mid ground. Kara goes through a rough phase as something hidden from her life hit back at her. On the other hand, Palmer has an own set of problems haunting him. How the dynamics change now that Barry knows about Oliver secret? How would the stories of the trainees determine who they grow up to be? How will Ray sort his life out? See how it goes in the next update of Adventures of Justice Academy!

Until Next Time!