*starts playing music* Hey I just met you, and this is crazy! But the new chapter is out so please read it! Ok I'm done...

Vacation was nice, and now school starts. NOOOOOO! And now my lovely friend, sunflower13, shall write something :D hurray!

Now stop...story time.

Disclaimer: I don't own Young Justice, but sunflower13 does own Kate. I just wash the Bio-Ship.

My eyes begin to flutter open, am I in a hospital bed? Where am I? I look around, yep I'm in some sort of hospital. I feel a surge of extreme pain wash over me. It's from my arm; it feels like someone stabbing me a thousand times. I can't stop breathing hard! I need to focus! I take deep slow breaths. I laugh at myself, I've been through worse than this. The pain starts to fade but it still hurts.

I notice I'm not alone. The only one in here, besides me, is a man with black hair and shades sitting on the edge of the bed. Apparently he hasn't noticed I'm awake yet. I look over and see the surgical utensils. I reach over for the scalpel and grab it, and I sit up on the bed. The man finally got the idea I'm awake but it's too late, I already have the scalpel up against his throat. He holds up his hands in defense, it's strange that he isn't fighting back. I give him a suspicious look. "Who are you and where am I?"

He acts calm, I don't like the look of this, "My name is Richard Grayson but people call me Dick for short. I found you half dead on the side of the road and brought you here."

I become serious, "You're from the government aren't you?"

He looks confused, "What?"

"You're wearing shades. That always means you're from the government, and that that was a restricted area. Only authorized personnel were allowed in."

He smiles, "I'm not from the government, and I don't mean you any harm."

"I don't trust you."

He raises an eyebrow, "Really?"

I nod.

He chuckles, "Well I don't blame you."

I sense his thoughts, "Alright stop dilly dallying I know you want to ask me questions it's all over your mind."

He's taken aback, but he just smiles, "Alright Merlin."

I smirk, "It's funny I haven't gone by that name in three years."

"Then what do you go by?"

"Ariana, but you can call me Kerli."

"Why Kerli?"

My face darkens. He gets the idea I didn't want to venture into it, "Well I'll just call you Ariana. It's a pretty name."

I blush, even though I don't want to. "Thank you?"

He smiles, "Now can you please remove that scalpel from my neck."

I lower my hand cautiously.

"Now can you tell me what happened at the solitary confinement prison?"

I quickly put the scalpel back to his neck, "Who are you?!"

"I told you already!"

"Where am I?!"

"Happy Harbor, Rhode Island!"

My eyes widen, "That's all the way across the country! I was in Death Valley, California! How in the world am I in Rhode Island!"

"I zeta tubed you here."

"YOU WHAT NOW!"

He sighs, "Alright I'll tell you."

I give him a look, "Tell me what?"

"I actually work for the Justice League."

I feel rage surge through me, and I press the scalpel hard against his throat. "Give me one good reason why I don't cut your throat right now."

He smiles, "What, you don't like the League?"

"Ha, don't like the League," my expression becomes threatening, "The League members were the ones that locked me up in the first place."

His face darkens, "I see, but they aren't here right now. It's just you and me." I see that he is reaching behind him, but I don't act fast enough. Next thing I know the scalpel is knocked out of my hand; and both of my hands become handcuffed to the hospital bed. I pull at the chains, I look over at him. My maroon eyes fill with rage. "What do you want? Put me back in jail. What!"

He shrugs, "I want information. Now tell what happened."

So I tell him what happened at the prison, leaving out any personal info of course. He just nodded along the entire time.

"Ariana," he finally says after I finish.

"What!" I say, gritting my teeth.

He smiles, "I have a team, and I would like for you to join."

I'm taken aback, but then I snarl at him.

"I'll take that as a no then." He starts to get up.

"Wait!" he stops and looks at me.

"First off," I say, "I don't like guys who handcuff people to hospital beds. But I never said no. I'll think about it."

He smiles, "Well if you do accept my offer you don't have to go back to prison."

"Tempting but..." He sits back down on the bed.

"Ariana, I can see a little good in you so I offered. But don't you want a second chance?" My eyes widen. A second chance...I smile at him. I guess this is what I've been waiting for, but how can I trust this guy. I barely know what I'm getting into.

I shake my head, "I'll think about."

He just nods in reply and leaves, he turns back to face me in the doorway, "You know you're not so bad...for a villain."

I smirk, "You say villain like it's a bad thing, Bat Boy."

He's taken aback, but he tries hard to cover it. He just smirks and leaves.

Kate's POV:

I wander through the halls of the cave, not really having a destination. I fiddle with the hem of my jacket in a nervous habit. Just then Nightwing walks by, rubbing his throat and looking worried.

"Hey," I say.

"Hi," he mumbles distractedly. I frown at his retreating back. Something is up. And judging from the worried look on his face and the direction he came from, it has something to do with the infirmary. I quickly walk to the med bay, hoping I'll still be able to help. When I enter the room, I am slightly surprised to see a girl handcuffed to the bed. I had been expecting one of the team members, not a stranger. Her streaked hair is a mess, and her maroon eyes are filled with rage as she tugs on her handcuffs. I quietly clear my throat. The girl looks up.

"Oh, did Bat Boy send you to try and convince me? Tell him that I need time to think," she says.

"Um, no. Nightwing didn't send me at all. I just thought that someone was hurt, and I was seeing if I could help," I reply, looking at the ground. I hate meeting new people, I always become so shy, and then I get pegged as snobbish.

"Oh. Well," the girl says, clearly confused. "I did get shot a few times."

"Where exactly did you get shot?" I ask, losing my shyness as I realize someone is injured.

"My right arm and leg," she replies, nodding her head at the hurt appendages. "Although I don't really see how you could help…" her voice trails off as I walk over, tugging my sleeves up to reveal a bracelet with a purple and silver stone on it. I roll the sleeve of her hospital gown up and undo the bandages. I wince when I see the bullet hole. The area is clean, probably Nightwing's doing, but it still looks pretty nasty. Closing my eyes, I take a deep breath and tap into my magic. I open my mind to the injury and let in the pain and slight infection. I take another deep breath and focus on cleaning it out and closing it. After a few seconds, I hear the girl gasp. I open my eyes and grin. Her arm looks as good as new.

"There. It'll be a little sore for the next day or so, but other than that, it's like you were never injured."

"How did you do that?" the girl gasps.

"I'll explain as soon as I do your leg," I say, and she quickly extends her leg for me to examine. This injury is more of a graze thankfully, but still pretty deep. I repeat the process with even quicker results. "There," I say with a grin.

"Now will you tell me how you do that?" the girl demands.

"Sure," I reply as I sit down on the bed next to her. "Magic. I'm a healer and warrior mage. The healer part means I can heal, read auras, and weave magic. And the warrior part basically means I can shape my magic to fight with, and I have slightly enhanced strength, speed, reflexes, and stamina. All I need is my stone and enough energy to do whatever it is that needs to be done."

"Oh," the girl gapes. "All I can do is read your mind and make illusions." I laugh.

"Those are still pretty powerful things." I feel my awkwardness coming back and quickly jump up. "Want me to brush your hair? I know Wonder Girl keeps a hairbrush in here somewhere," I babble as I open and close drawers. I find the brush and walk back over to the bed. "I'm Kate by the way," I add as I sit down.

"Ariana. But most people call me by my last name, Kerli," Ariana replies.

"Well I think Ariana is a beautiful name, so that's what I'm going to use," I tell her as I run the brush through the knots in her hair.

"That's the second time someone's told me that today," she grumbles.

"For good reason," I laugh. "All done," I say as I put the brush down. She has beautiful hair. Long and black with purple and silver streaks. "I love the streaks you've added," I say.

"Thanks."

"So where are you from? And why did Nightwing handcuff you to the bed?" I ask, curious. She shifts around nervously.

"I'm kinda a prison escapee. And Bat Boy found me in the desert and brought me here for some reason. He wants me to join some team he's in charge of."

"Oh that would be so cool!" I squeal. Ariana winces. "Oh sorry. But seriously, you should really consider joining. I haven't had a real friend since…never mind. But please, please, please join!"

Ariana laughs. "I've never seen anyone this eager to hang out with me since I was a kid!"

Nightwing's POV:

I walk down the hall to the med bay. Ariana should have had plenty of time to think things over. I pause at the door, hearing laughter. Did her time in prison make Ariana crack? Peeking in, I see a surprising site. Kate has joined Ariana on the bed, and they're both chatting and smiling. I hadn't seen Kate like this since Kaldur left. I knock on the doorframe before walking in. Ariana's smile is quickly replaced with a frown.

"So have you thought about my offer?" I ask her.

"Yes," she replies curtly.

"Well…?"

"I'll do it. I'll join the team. But not because you asked me, Bat Boy. Because she asked me," Ariana says, jerking her head at Kate. "Now can you take these handcuffs off?" I chuckle and take out the key and unlock the cuffs. Ariana rubs her wrists before turning to Kate.

"Do you have any clothes I can wear?" she asks. "I can't very well go around in a hospital gown."

"Do I ever," Kate returns with a grin. She drags Ariana out of the room, and I grin.

Awww poor Bat Boy. Hehe well I hope you liked this chapter. You should also check out sunflower13, cuz her story's are AWESOME! To be honest she is the bigger Young Justice fan then me. Well hoped you liked it, I'll update soon! But you better REVIEW or no Megan's cookies for you!

Sunflower13: Hey, sunflower13 here. Three things. One, the whole magic/mage thing comes from Rachel Roberts's series Avalon: Web of Magic. So I take no credit for the bit of creative genius. Secondly, this story is not connected in any way with any other stories Kate is in. I like her a lot, so I use her in almost all of my Young Justice stories. Thirdly, you had better appreciate this chapter since I have a crazy amount of weekend homework that I've barely touched, and I am dead tired to boot, and I had to reedit and send this thing at least four times. So review. Or I WILL send my weedwhacker-loving friend after you.