AN: Here it is. This is where things start to unravel. Get strange. Stuff happens basically. I'm almost done with the next chapter already too so the update will be quick.

Disclaimer: I OWN NOTHING! NOTHING! YOU HEAR ME! Nothing... *sniff*

2ASB (2 months after Superboy)

The Young Justice base was full of sleepy teens and a preteen. They lay on couches, the floor, and in Wally's case, the kitchen counter. They had come back from a late night mission and had immediately crashed. Their mentors, after quite a few attempts at dragging them back had given up and just left them there. Wally had woken up first with his stomach growling and his neck aching. He then decided not to sleep on kitchen counters in the future.

The red haired speedster heard a small whimper, and not expecting that on this lazy morning jumped back on the counter. There were few lights on but Wally still managed to spot the shape of Nova curled up on the carpet next to the couch with a blanket. She whimpered again, "Stop it..." Wally silently hopped off the counter and crept closer to the sleeping girl. "No...please..." She was having a nightmare.

Wally shook her gently, he figured it was better to wake her up. "Hey, Nova-" Her eyes snapped open and shoved him backwards with surprising force, chest heaving. Her hidden eyes were wide behind her sunglasses. "Sorry!" She said. "I just...I had a bad dream that's all. You startled me." She hopped up to her feet and silently left the room. Wally stared after her for a few minutes. "Wow."

He padded back to the fridge in his orange and green socks and rested his head against the door before pulling it open and grabbing a bottle of root beer. He checked his watch, 6:47 AM. Wally glanced at the sugary drink in his hand before shrugging and taking a sip. Heck. It was summer, time was irrelevant. The sleepy sidekick gazed at the collection of bodies situated in front of the television with a smirk on his face. Aqualad and M'gann were both crashed on one of the couches. Connor was slumped in the other snoring loudly. Artemis was there next to him. Apparently sometime in the middle of the night she had climbed off the coffee table and snuck in next to Superboy. She must have somehow shoved Robin to the floor though, because he lay there in a crumpled heap, chest rising and falling slowly.

The sound of a vibrating phone broke into the sleep inducing atmosphere. Robin grumbled, reaching out to absently slap at his phone next to him like an alarm clock. Wally watched fascinated as Robin made another intelligible grunt, finally pulling enough out of his sleep to grab his phone and look at what had caused the hateful sound. He sat up suddenly, the blanket around him falling. The boy wonder hopped to his feet and, seeing Wally, shuffled towards him. He yawned. "Morning KF."

The red haired teen grunted, taking another sip of his root beer. "It's Nova's birthday." Wally then proceeded to do a spit take. All over Robin. "Well dude, what are you doing? What do you have planned?" The younger boy grabbed a roll of paper towels and ripped off a few sheets. "I dunno KF. I think we're celebrating at home. I'm not even sure I can tell the team her birthday." Wally set his bottle down. "Well dude, earlier she was having a nightmare. I woke her up and she freaked out and ran off." Robin punched him the shoulder. "Ow! What was that for?" The boy's face was cross. "Why didn't you go after her, flash boy?" He threw his hands into the air with an exasperated hrumph before setting off down the hallway. Wally stared after him for a few moments before running after him. "Dude wait up!"

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They found her in the training room. They would have missed Nova entirely if Robin had't spotted her arm hanging from the rafters. She lay precariously on a beam in the dim light, IPod in hand and black and green headphones on her head. Her brother joined her after a few minutes. "Hey Luna. Happy Birthday." There was no response beside the faint sound of pounding music. She was studiously ignoring him. "Luna, are you oka-" The girl sat up. "Fine." The answer was short and curt.

"Just. Another nightmare." The young heroine pulled off her shades to reveal sad emerald eyes. She sat on the beam, legs swinging in the open air. "How do you do it?" Robin gripped his own beam tighter. "What do you mean?" Luna sighed. "It hasn't even been a year and I feel like I'm forgetting them." Robin reached out to touch her shoulder. "You have to accept it. And then you have to remember. But, not the sad things. The good things. The happy things." Nova stared off into the distance for a few moments before taking a shaky breath. "Okay. I-I'm better now."

Her brother smiled. He was actually pretty surprised at Luna's self control. "Hey. You're thirteen today. Where do you want to celebrate?" Nova tilted her head. "I-I think the manor will be best. Cause it's my first here and all." She rubbed her arm. Robin smirked. "That sounds fine. Come on. Let's go."

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Luna yawned. It was late and the long mission still had her worn out. She ran into Bruce on the way to her room. He smiled, but Luna was only aware of the beginnings of a painful headache. "Had a nice day?" The conversational question caught her a little off guard. "Yeah." She said truthfully, remembering the hectic day full of lots of cake and gifts and surprise hugs. Now it was time to return the favor. "Thanks so much Bruce." She wrapped her thin arms around her guardian and he hugged her to him. "Teeth brushed?" He asked, pulling away suddenly. The girl smiled. "Yup!" Bruce ruffled Luna's hair. "Then off to bed."

The youngest member of the Wayne family walked to her room without protest. She was very grateful to Bruce and Dick. And Alfred but...there were other things to think and worry about right now.

Headaches aren't normally supposed to be worrying. As long as they happen occasionally. Headaches on birthdays are also perfectly understandable, the fact that they sometimes happen on certain dates usually doesn't mean anything. Usually. To people who aren't like Luna.

Crawling into her bed Luna Noctune took Dick's advice and remembered. She remembered a talk her father had had with her one cold day when she was ten. Her father had recited this particular lecture to her older brothers as well. It was a family tradition.

"So, my little moon, you have to remember, your thirteenth birthday will be one of your most important times in your life. You will start to Awaken. Your Awakening is very important and must not be tampered with. If someone tries to forcefully finish your Awakening and succeeds you will be under their control. We'll talk more about that later. Luna, are you listening? Good. The first symptom of your Awakening will start with a headache. The sooner the headaches start after your thirteenth birthday the more powerful you will be. Got that? The rest of the symptoms are as follows: attraction to magic, violent impulses, and more headaches. There are more minor symptoms but those aren't important right now.

It will be tough but when you get through it you will be Awakened, and in full control of yourself. If you are forcefully awakened then you will have little to no control. Now...let's talk a little more about that..."

Luna wiped away the tear that was dripping down her cheek. Her headache was growing more painful and she gripped her head. The sooner the headaches start after your thirteenth birthday the more powerful you will be.

Well crap.