Disclaimer: I do not own the Justice League/Young Justice. The only character I do own is Arinna.
Author's Notes:YAY! NEW CHAPTER! SO pumped! Here we go! I APOLOGIZE BEFORE HAND FOR HAND SPELLING AND/OR GRAMMAR ERRORS!
Total word count: 7576
Summary of the last chapter told by Arinna: I am seriously considering starting a club called, 'The Confusion/Confused Club'! Maybe the CCC for short. My life is just one large pile of confusion. And to add on top of my already confusing past, I apparently have powers. Like, I can make so freaky shield thing from my hands and send invisible forces at people.
Yeah… strange.
That aside though, we all made it out of Cadmus! And I was finally able to see the Moon. Kid wasn't lying; it really is a big ball of light in the sky!
Chapter Beings!
"Come on Arinna, don't cry." Kid pleaded, reaching out, using his wrist to gently brush away a tear that was rolling down my cheek. Puffing my cheeks out at him, I huffed.
"I can't… help it." I mumbled, stepping back to whip away the rest of the tears. This was an emotional time for me. You try waking up in a pod with no memories of anything around you and then come face to face with something as pretty as the Moon.
I mean, the moon…It was huge! Is the sun this big? Is it bigger? I dunno! I'll find out tomorrow! I think it is a bad thing to look directly at the sun though. I think it hurts your eyes. I can test it I guess. Maybe I should just ask Robin though?
"Hey Robin?" I sniffled.
"Yeah?" Robin asked, bending his neck back and forth, making it pop.
"When does the sun rise?" I asked.
He glanced at his watch. "Around 5 to 6 hours. Why?"
"Is it bad to look directly at the Sun?"
Robin snorted. "Uh, duh." He nodded.
"Even I know that." Super Boy rolled his eyes. Well excuse me Super Boy. I am not aware of everything that goes on in this planet.
Folding my arms, I grumbled something. Deciding to keep my eyes on the Moon tills the boys figured out what to do next, I frowned.
Oh wait a second… what is that?
Squinting my eyes at the moon, I titled my head when some sort of black dot seemed to be flying right at us. "Uh… What is that?" I asked softly, pointing to the mysterious object. Following my finger, they boy's eyes widened.
Flying directly over the moon, the black dot began to descend towards us. The closer it got, the closer I began to realize it wasn't a dot, it was a person. It was a man.
"Oh! It's Super Man." Kid flash beamed. "Do we keep our promises or what?" he grinned at Super Boy. Super Boy didn't say anything and instead stared at the man in complete awe.
This was Super Man? Well, someone who can fly definitely is super.
When the flying man landed, I stared at him, unsure of what to do. Feeling awkward, I flinched when he sent us a hard glare. He was not happy.
Feeling suddenly uncharacteristically shy, I stepped behind Aqua lad. Super Man was dressed in a very similar fashion to my friends. He had a red cape, and was wearing a tight blue outfit with red pants.
…Well, they kind of looked like under pants, but I'm sure he wouldn't just go flying around in his underpants, so I'm gonna call them pants.
On his chest was a large S similar to Super Boy's.
He had blue eyes like Super Boy's and black hair, except his hair was more slicked black and had a curly little bang sticking out. It was kind of cute.
I wonder what Super Man is doing here? Did he come to see what all the commotion was about? Was he looking for my friends? He is still glaring at us…
Well at least it is only him- Oh! Nope! Scratch that, there are more people with him.
Suddenly, behind Super Man, more and more people began to land around us, surrounding us. I don't' really like being surrounded by strangers. It makes me thing they are in some sort of kill circle and I am their pray.
…Just, relax Arinna. You got Aqua Lad, Robin, Kid and Super Boy here with you. They have your back. Don't worry.
To be safe I stayed behind Aqua Lad.
"It is alright." Aqua lad smiled at me over his shoulder. "They are allies."
I didn't feel any better, but I nodded regardless.
There were so many strange people in tights. Do all Heroes wear tights or is this just a common trend up here on earth? Cause, if that is so, I'm really out of the lip since I'm wearing a dress.
That aside though, lets do a quick head count and see what we are dealing with. Just in case they do some how turn out to be enemies, I at least want an idea of what we will be facing.
To start we have a robot. He was red and had a yellow T on his chest. And he was wearing a cape? Robots wear capes? That is kind of cute. The weirdest thing about this robot though was that as he was descending from the sky, there was a red tornado coming out from his legs. Seriously, it was a red tornado.
Next to the robot, also descending from the air, was a rather buff man who kind of reminded me of Super Man. He was wearing all red, had a fancy yellow belt around his waist, but instead of an S on his chest, he had a yellow lightning bolt. He also had black hair, and this dashing white cape. Seriously, I want a cape. That would be cool.
Moving on though, next to the lightning guy, this guy with green skin suddenly came in. Seriously, he had green skin! I'm not judging or trying to be mean here, but was he an alien? He definitely looked like an alien. He had red eyes, so he probably was an alien. Green skin aside though, he was wear all black with a red X across his chest and a blue cape. All these people have capes, sheesh. I wonder if they have any spares?
Oh! Oh! Next to the green alien dude there is a Magician! I love Magicians! He had the funny top hat any everything! However, for this guy, instead of just flying down like the rest were able to, he had this circle thing below him. It kind of looked like a glowing platform. It was pretty cool.
Alright, I think I can deal with- Ah, nope, there are more people to my left. Lets see what we've got over there.
To my left, a man that was completely silver suddenly landed down. Could all these people fly? Jeez. Anyway though, the silver dude had this glowing red symbol on his chest and red Glovers/boots. Besides that, he had glowing eyes. It was kind of unsettling, but who knows, this guy might be a big teddy beat inside.
….Maybe.
Silver Man aside, a hawk looking guy with wings landed next to him. This guy was pretty cool. He had a sort of hawk mask on and had actual wings sticking out of his back. Covering his body was golden armor that, by the way, looked wickedly cool. I mean, I wouldn't want to go toe to toe with this guy, but it would definitely be cool to talk with him a bit. Maybe he would let me touch his wings, but I really want to touch his wings. He looks a little mean though, so he probably wouldn't let me.
Sadness.
Next to the cool hawk guy a women landed down. She had raven colored black hair that was pulled back by a tiara looking thing and piercing blue eyes. She was really pretty but I couldn't help but wonder if she was cold. She didn't exactly have the warmest outfit on. She had a very tight and tiny out fit on that really showed off her legs and arms. It was really cold out! She could catch a cold. We could both go get jackets together. I wondered if she was a cowgirl too, because she a rope strapped around her waist.
Moving on though, there was another hawk person, but this one was a girl. I wonder if her name is Hawk Girl? It would kind of fit. She had a very similar attire to the Hawk guy I mentioned a second ago, except she didn't have as much armor on.
Then there was- a glow stick?! WHOA! He was glowing! He looked just like a glow stick! He was in all green and had a lantern on his chest, but he definitely looked like a glow stick. That was pretty cool.
OH! Look! Another glow stick man! Above Super Man, a second glow stick man began to descend from the sky. However, this one has some weird green energy coming on from the ring on his finger. He was making some sort of platform that was carrying down 4 other people.
A woman with blond hair, who was pretty too, was in a sort of tight black outfit with gray leggings. I still wondered if she was cold like that other women, but at least this one had a jacket. So she was prepared.
Next to the Blond women was a tall man wearing and orange skintight shirt and black skintight pants. Oh! He always had a belt like Aqua Lads! I wonder if they are related or something. Anyway, he was blond and had this mustache and beard mix thing. I guess all the people on the platform can't fly or something. Well, not all heroes can fly. None of my friends can fly.
Moving down the platform, a guy wearing all black was next. He is really intimidating now that I think about it. All the other people here we wearing colorful outfits and here he is in all black. And he had a humungous cape! It covered his whole body like a blanket! I want a cape like that please! Under his cape though, I could faintly see what seemed to be a utility belt like Robins. I wonder if he is a friend of Robins?
I'll find out later. The final man on the platform was… Robin Hood? Seriously, he looked like Robin Hood. He was wearing all green, and had a sort of medieval look. There was also a bag of arrows strapped to his back like Robin Hood so… Robin Hood? I would so laugh if that was actually his name!
That seems to be everyone though. None of them look overly scary- AH!
I jumped when suddenly a man in all red suddenly appeared out of nowhere behind Super Man. He was just suddenly there like a flash! He looked a lot like Kid except he had the opposite colors. Instead of a red lightning bolt on his chest, he had a yellow lightning bold. And he had those weird lightning ear things on the side of his head too, but they were yellow.
…He's got to be related to Kid some how. I just know it!
Moving towards us, the guy in all black with the utility belt moved towards Super man.
All of us were quiet as we stared at each other. It was some sort of stare off. We stayed like that for a few seconds, no one knowing what to say, until Super boy stepped forward, moving towards Super Man. I hope he doesn't start a fight or something, because we are really out numbered here.
Staring at Super man, Super Boy lifted up the ripped piece of his shirt to reveal the S on his chest. Looking shocked, Super Man's eyes widened.
…Surprise! You have a clone!
…Yay~! I think… I don't know what it would be like to have a clone. Would I be shocked? Well, I would definitely be shocked. I think I would find it cool though over anything.
Smiling, looking a little nervous, Super Boy stared at Super Man. Still baffled, Super Man couldn't seem to find the words to say what was on his mind, and instead, narrowed his eyes at Super Boy. Seeing the glare, Super Boy's smile fell.
I guess Super Man wasn't overly pleased with heaving a clone. I think it would be cool to have a clone, but hey, that is just me.
"Is that what I think it is." The man in all black asked.
"He doesn't like being called an it." Kid Flash whispered, trying to be discrete.
"I am Super Man's clone!" Super boy yelled angrily. Everyone in the area looked shocked at the announcement.
Silence filled the area once again.
…They all looked confused. Join the club! Seriously, I'll make membership cards.
"Start talking." The man in black ordered. I learned later that he was known as Bat Man. He was Robin's mentor. Neither of them had powers. It turned out; all of my friends weren't actually full heroes yet. They were sidekicks. Though it isn't like it matters to me whether my friends are Sidekicks or Heroes. They are cool either way.
Turns out though, they were all assigned to specific mentors who could train and improve their abilities.
Aqua Lad's mentor was Aqua Man.
Kid Flash's mentor was the Flash.
Robin's mentor was Bat Man.
And well… Super Boy and me didn't really have anyone. If things follow the normal code though, I'm sure Super Boy's mentor will be Super Man. But then again, Super Man doesn't seem overly thrilled to be spending time with his newly founded clone.
Which is kind of sad. I think Super Boy hated it enough already that he was a clone; it probably hurt even worse to be rejected by his… well, Father.
Anyway, Robin, Aqua Lad, and Kid Flash began to explain everything that had happened since arriving at Cadmus. They explained how they found me in a containment Pod and had all agreed to save me. On our way in escaping though, we ran into Super Boy. They explained how the Genomorphs had been controlling both Super Boy and Guardian while we were down there. When we reached the top though, the Genomorphs agreed to let us go, but the head scientist Desmund tried to stop us. They explained Desmund drinking Project Blockbuster, and how they fought him off when he transformed.
They didn't mention my powers, which I was kind of grateful for. I didn't want to start answering questions on what sort of powers I had. I didn't even know what I could do.
When everything seemed to settle down, Blockbuster was taken away by most the flying Heroes. After that, the remaining Heroes kind of grouped off to discuss what to do next. Some were talking to the Guardian, who finally woke up, while the others were talking about what to do with Super Boy and me.
It was kind of awkward. It was like I was the center attention for gossip and all the older heroes were the snooty popular kids who were talking about me behind me back. I know that isn't actually the case, but I had that sort of feeling.
It was unsettling.
I couldn't tell what they were saying, but I'm sure Super Boy could.
Standing in a circle of our own, I shuffled my weight back and forth between my feet. "So… what happens now?" I asked.
"The League will decide what the next step is." Aqua Lad sighed. "They will most likely decide where you two will go."
"Go?" I frowned. What do they mean by that? Where will I go? I'm leaving them? I don't want to leave-
"Don't worry though. If it isn't somewhere you want to go, they can't make you." Kid patted my head. "We've got you're back."
Kid.
"Yes." Aqua Lad agreed with a gentle smile. "As we promised; your life is your own Arinna."
Feeling at ease with them, I nodded. I really like these guys. Have I said that enough? They are so nice.
"So… were do you think they might want to send me?" I inquired softly.
"Does it matter?' Super Boy grumbled, sounding irritated.
"…Yes." I nodded my head vigorously. "It definitely matters."
Glancing at me, he sighed, his shoulder's relaxing. "From what I can hear, they aren't planning on sending you anywhere far. They don't know what to do with us. They are gonna talk more about it later."
"Wha- really?" I gawked at him. "How can you hear all of that?"
"Super hearing." He answered simply.
"Oh! That is cool!" I grinned. Kid and Robin chuckled, shaking their heads at me.
Suddenly, behind us, Super Man began to approach. Turning to him, we all stared at him curiously, unsure of what he was going to say. With a sigh, he looked at Super Boy and me. "We'll uh… figure something out for you." He said. "The league will, I mean." He quickly corrected himself.
Shouldn't you though? I mean, Super Boy is your clone. I know this was kind of just forced on you, but still.
"For now I…" Super Man glanced away. "Better make sure they get the Block Buster creature squared away." With that, he turned and flew away.
..Any one else feel like he is avoiding the whole conversation? It was kind of mean. I get why he is, but still.
Looking angry, Super boy lowered his gaze. Unsure of what else I could do, I gently reached out and placed a hand on his shoulder. Snapping his gaze at me, he paused. As if just realizing it was me, he relaxed his shoulders. "…I'm fine." He muttered.
Giving him a weak smile, I nodded. I couldn't even imagine what he was going through. Super Man was basically his Father after all, and he was just… tossed away so easily. It must have been hard for him.
I guess the only thing we could do now though was push through and see what the league had planned. Speaking of the League, Bat Man suddenly moved towards us.
"Cadmus will be investigated." He announced as all the other remaining Heroes turned to look at us. "All 52 levels." He narrowed his eyes. "But let's make one thing clear-"
"You should have called!" The Flash, yelled, interrupting the Batman.
"End results aside, we are not happy." Batman continued.
Ah. I'm sensing some scolding. I don't like scolding. I mean, it wasn't like we did anything- okay no, we did a lot of things that could be considered 'wrong' tonight. For starters, my friends snuck into a high security building without permission. They also destroyed a whole building and several things below the building.
But they also saved Super Boy and Me. As well as the Guardian! Who knows how long all of us would have been down there if our friends hadn't come along?
"You hacked Justice League systems, disobeyed direct orders, and endangered lives." He began to list them all off. The boys all looked towards the feet, looking a little ashamed. Only a little though.
And I guess when you put it that way it does sound a little worse, but still…
"You will not be doing this again." He glared at the sidekicks.
We all looked at each other. Locking eyes with one another, all the boys nodded.
I had the feeling, the Batman was wrong.
"I am sorry, but we will." Aqua Lad announced.
"Aqua Lad, stand down." Aqua Man
"Apologies my king, but no." Aqua lad narrowed his eyes.
Whoa, a king?! He's a king?! That is so cool! Oh! Aqua lad mentioned him before. This guy is a King?! That is wicked. I feel like I should bow or something.
"We did good work here tonight. The work you trained us to do." Aqua lad stepped forward, holding out his hands. "Together, on our own, we forged something powerful. Important."
Ooh. Anyone else get Goosebumps there? Aqua Lad should do more speeches like that. It was cool. Very leader like.
"If this about your treatment at the hall, the three of you-" Flash began to say.
"The five of us! And it's not." Kid flash yelled, placing his hand on my shoulder to pull me a little closer to the group. Though I was embarrassed, it was nice. It was a nice feeling to be apart of something. To be apart of a team.
"Bat Man, we're ready to use what you taught us." Robin stepped forward. "Or why teach us at all?" the heroes in the area glanced at one another, then back at us.
"Why let them tell us what to do?" Super man growled. "It is simple. Get on board, or get out of the way." He narrowed his eyes at the league. The others followed his example.
While there was me just standing here awkwardly.
…Go team! Yay… Man am I the odd man out or what?
Narrowing his eyes, Bat Man turned away from us. "It is late." He said over his shoulder. "We can discuss this more tomorrow, after we get everything here all settled. I'm sure all of you are tired."
Not overly thrilled with being put on hold, the boys all reluctantly nodded their heads.
Everything after that was kind of a blur. Everything moved so fast, I'm not even sure how to explain it all. We all cleared out of Cadmus and I was brought to this place called The hall of Justice.
Kid was the one who got me there. He picked me up and ran me all the way over there. I wish he hadn't ran so fast, I wanted to get a good look at everything.
It was okay though, because I did get to see this humungous building. It was several feet tall and looked kind of like a museum would. Above were the words, Hall of Justice.
I guess this is the place.
"Whoa." I murmured at the sight of it. "What is this place?"
"The Hall of Justice. It is sort of like the main Head quarters for the Justice League." Kid explained.
"Cool." I grinned as we walked in. I thought it looked big outside. It was huge inside. As soon as we walked in we were meet with 7 large golden statues of a few of the Justice League members.
"Why are there only 7 statues?" I asked. "Aren't there more people in the Justice League?"
"Yeah, but those were the original seven." Flash suddenly appeared to my right, scaring the living daylights out of me. "Ah! Sorry Ms." He chuckled when I squeaked, hiding behind Kid. Kid laughed a bit, placing a hand on my back to lead me out from behind him.
"Yeah, sorry." He agreed with a chuckle.
Slowly relaxing, I stared at Flash for a few minutes. "…The original 7?" I asked.
"Yeah, they were called the Super Friends." Kid Flash snickered.
"Please don't call us that." Flash sighed, shaking his head. "I don't even know why we agreed to that name at the beginning, none of us liked it."
HAHAHAHAHA. The Super Friends?! That is so cute!
I covered my mouth, giggling. Kid beamed brightly when he realized he had gotten me to laugh. "Hey, I got a smile and a giggle all in the same day. I'm on a role!" he cheered.
"You wish, Kid." Flash shoved him forward towards the two doors waiting at the bottom of the 7 statues. Following after them, I titled my head at the words engraved on the door.
Authorized Personal only.
"Um…" I pointed to the door.
"It is cool. The league is giving you authorization for today." Pressing his hand against the door, they slide open. Shuffling inside, we moved into a large Library.
…Oh my gosh. THIS is a library?! There were so many books! I think I like books. I hope I can read. I really hope I can read.
I was surprised to find Super Boy, Robin, and Aqua Lad were already inside, along with Bat Man and a few other heroes.
"How did we get here last?" I asked
"I question that every time." Kid sighed with a shake of his head.
Confused beyond belief, we all moved towards the group. "We're here." The flash grinned.
"I noticed." Bat Man narrowed his eyes. "For tonight…" Batman paused to stare at Super Boy and me. "Super Boy and Arinna will be staying here."
"Here? In the Sanctum?" Robin questioned.
"It isn't overly homey." Kid agreed, staring the place down.
Sleeping in a library?
"I'm okay with that." I lifted my hand. Surprised, my friends looked at me.
"Are you sure Arinna?" Aqua lad inquired.
"Yeah." I nodded, eyeing the book closely. "…I think I like books." I beamed.
"You think?" Flash questioned.
"…I'm pretty sure." I corrected myself. "I'm not sure if I can read though." I rubbed my chin in thought. "I hope I can read. It would be awkward if I couldn't read."
The older heroes glanced at each other, unsure o f what I was talking about.
"Oh-" Robin smacked his forehead. "That is what we forgot to mention." He snickered. "Arinna doesn't have any memories of her past." He patted the top of my head.
"Oh yeah!" Kid gasped, just realizing himself that they forgot to say that crucial detail.
"No memories?" Aqua man's eyes widened. "That is quite a problem."
"Yes my King. It why we are also confused on what abilities she posses." Aqua Lad nodded.
"Abilities?" Bat Man looked at me. Flinching, I bowed my head.
"Uh… Y-Yeah. I can… uh… do things." I shrugged. I don't know how to explain what I can do!
"Things." He repeated.
"I don't know how life works." I shrugged. "I just woke up in a pod." I slouched forward.
"She can make shields! That is for sure. She saved Robin." Kid perked up.
"Yeah, she did." He agreed.
"And she also hid Blockbuster with this weird force… thingie." Kid frowned.
"Force thingie?" Aqua Lad questioned. Oh yeah, they weren't there to see that.
"Yeah. Blockbuster was about to punch me when suddenly he was hit back by Arinna. It was like an invisible force. Like Telepathy or something."
"Telekinetic powers?" Martian Man hunter inquired, looking interested.
"…Maybe?" I shrugged. Do I have telepathy? I don't think I do. I can't read peoples minds… or can I?! That would be so cool if I could!
Glancing at each other, the adult Heroes nodded. "I see." Bat Man stared me down. "We shall take that into consideration as well when discussing what steps to take next." He nodded. "In the mean time, you can rest here. We will see you both in the morning. Red Tornado will be staying here to watch over you."
"Like a Babysitter?" Super boy scoffed. "No thanks."
"For protection. We don't know if Cadmus had other forces working for them. Other people may try to get a hold of both of you. Until we are sure you aren't being hunted, you will stay under our watch." Bat man corrected, turning to move towards the large computer towards the end of the library. Watching him go, I glanced at Super Boy.
He definitely wasn't happy with having to have someone watch over him, but he seemed willing to bear with it for a while. After all, neither of us wanted to end up back in Cadmus' hands anytime soon.
"Well, it is time for us to head out too." Flash nodded. "We don't want your parents worrying over you Kid."
"Yeah, yeah." Kid nodded. "Well, I'll see you tomorrow then Arinna?" he smiled at me.
I nodded. "I'll… be here." I motioned to the Library.
Smiling blissfully, he nodded. "I can't wait for tomorrow then." He cooed, running after Flash. Me too?
When he was gone, Robin and Aqua Lad moved towards me.
"Today has been a long day, rest well my friend." Aqua Lad placed a hand on my shoulder. "Both of you." He looked at Super Boy, who nodded.
"If you need us, we are just a call away." Robin agreed.
"I'll keep that in mind." I smiled. Nodding, Robin jumped when Batman called to him.
"…I'm so gonna get scolded when we get back to the Bat cave." He sighed, trudging after Batman. Watching them closely, my eyes widened when the machine towards the end of the Library began to activate. Some sort of portal appeared sending Bat Man and Robin out of the Hall of Justice and to where ever this Bat cave was.
"We should leave too Aqua Lad." Aqua Man called.
"Yes, my King." Aqua Lad turned to leave. Ah… It was strange seeing all of them go like this. I will see them tomorrow… right?
"Aqua Lad!" I called to him. He paused to look over his shoulder. "…You'll… come tomorrow. Right?" I asked quietly. Looking surprised that I even had to ask, he nodded.
"Of course. It is a promise."
"…A promise." I nodded. I like promises. After that, Aqua lad left with all the others, leaving Super Boy and me alone with Red Tornado.
It was kind of weird to be watched over by a Robot. I wasn't going to complain though.
The rest of the night I spent either trying to sleep on one of the chair, or reading the books. I'm happy to say that I can read. It took me a second, but Super Boy helped me make out the really big words.
"What is this word?" I pointed to his. Looking up from the chair he was sitting on, he moved his chair a little closer to mine. Looking down at the book, he stared at the word.
"Prestidigitation." He read.
"…Oh jeez. What does that mean?"
Super Boy scowled in thought. "Something about quick fingers. Like a sleight of hand."
"Oh." I nodded, going back to read my book. Watching me, Super Boy titled his head.
"So you can basically read, right?"
"Yeah." I smiled. "Good thing too. I would be sad if I couldn't read books."
"What is the big deal if you can't read?" Super Boy frowned.
"It is a huge deal. If I couldn't read, I would have trouble getting around to places. I couldn't figure out what different signs say, or messages. What if someone sent me a really important message warning me about something, but I couldn't read it? It would be terrible."
Unsure of what to say to that, Super Boy shrugged. "Whatever." He glanced at my book. "What are you reading?"
"Game of thrones!"
"…That sounds like a complicated book." He frowned.
"It is." I agreed. "But it is so in debt. The Characters are so well thought of and the whole story line is amazing." I hugged the book close to my chest. Pausing, I slowly looked towards Red Tornado, who standing towards the computer, doing some sort of work. "…Do you like to read Red Tornado?" I asked.
"All need information is uploaded into my brain circuitry. Reading is unrequired." He answered simply.
…Oh. Okay then.
"What about you Super Boy?" I glanced at him. He shrugged.
"Not a big fan." He glanced at me. "It is late, go to bed."
"But-"
"Bed."
Pouting at him, I slowly put my book down and curled into my chair. Leaning my head against the armrest, I glanced up at Super Boy. "…Good Night Super Boy."
"Yeah, whatever." He waved me off. Unable to stop myself from smiling, I closed my eyes.
The rest of the night Super Boy stayed close to me. It was nice knowing he was there. I was actually worried that if I woke up… I would just end up being in one of those pods again. But having Super boy there made it better.
When morning rolled around, I squinted my eyes when the first morning light hit my eyes. Grumbling something incoherent, I lifted my head. Squinting at the window, my eyes widened.
"Super Boy! Super Boy!" I turned to him, finding that he was asleep against the chair. "Wake up!" I nudged him. Grumbling, he hit my hand away.
"Don't… give me… orders." He mumbled.
"I'm not giving your orders. I'm saying wake up!" I huffed. …Is that technically giving orders?
After a few minutes of shaking him, Super Boy finally forced his eyes open. "What?" he gripped.
"Look." I pointed to the window. Sunlight. Which would also mean, the Sun.
Eye's snapping open, Super Boy bolted away. "It is morning."
"Yes, it is indeed." Red Tornado moved towards us. "And the both of you have been summoned to Mount Justice. No hurry up, get dressed." He suddenly placed two new outfits on the table for us.
Aww, what? But I wanted to go outside and see the Sun.
Utterly lost, I frowned up at the robot. "Where is Mount Justice?"
"You shall see." The Robot answered simply, turning to go back to the computer. "Step lively, you are already late."
"Late?" I stumbled to my feet. Looking down at the table, I grabbed the nearest pile of cloths to me. Where did he get these anyway? I guess I shouldn't question.
Okay, we got some jeans, a white shirt- Oh! A jacket! Yes! And-
AHHHH! Shoes! And socks! Yeah! No more bare feet for me!
About to yank of my whole dress, I paused. …There were two guys in here.
Clearing my throat awkwardly, I glanced at Super boy who was already beginning to take of his Solar Suit. "AH! Super Boy!" I screamed, covering my eyes. Pausing from yanking the suit down from his shoulders, he frowned at me.
"…What?" he scowled.
"Show some decency!" I yelped.
"What are you- Oh." He trailed off, realizing what I meant.
"Yeah." I nodded. Rubbing the back of his head awkwardly, he turned away.
"Then you get dressed first. I won't look." He waved his hand to me. Frowning at him, I slowly began to pull off my dress. When it was gone, I quickly grabbed the rest of my cloths and threw them on.
"Done." I mumbled as I pulled on my last shoe. You know, since I went bare foot for so long, it was kind of awkward to wear shoes now.
When I was done, I turned my back from Super Boy, keeping my eyes to my feet. After a few minutes, he placed his hand on my shoulder.
"Done." He announced. Glancing at him, I smiled. He was wearing jeans and a black t-shirt. On the T-shirt was a red S.
"Nice T-shirt." I chuckled. Smirking a bit, he nodded.
"If you two are quite ready." Red Tornado called to us, already waiting for us at the teleporter device. Standing with him, I covered my eyes with my palm when the bright light appeared in front of us.
"Come." Red Tornado commanded, walking directly into the light.
…Hmm, a little iffy about this.
Glancing at Super Boy, I felt like he could sense my worries. "We'll be fine." He mumbled, placing a hand on my shoulder. Keeping a tight grip on me, we both walked into the light together.
Once arriving, it took me a second for my eyes to adjust. When they had adjusted, I was shocked to find that we weren't in another building. We were in some sort of giant cave!
I was kind of freaking out a bit till I saw Robin and everyone there. And man, this place was huge! It looked like just a regular mountain but there was this whole secret base hidden underneath it. It was amazing.
From what I can tell it hasn't been used in a while, because those Glow stick men, which I now know are called Green Lanterns, are flying above us cleaning the place out. I guess someone is going to be using this place again.
"Hey! Arinna!" Kid raised his hand to wave at me. "Looking great!"
Was he talking about my new outfit? Well, it was more comfortable than a dress.
"Thank you." I smiled at him. I was glad to see everyone was there. Moving towards them, Super Boy and me nodded to all three of them.
"A promise kept." Aqua Lad gave me a small bow. This guy was super sweet.
Chuckling I nodded.
"Promise? What promise?" Kid asked, looking between us, confused.
"Probably none of our business Kid Mouth." Robin elbowed him.
"Ow! Hey-"
"Enough." Batman suddenly appeared in front of us. "I've brought you all here for a reason."
"What is that reason exactly?" Robin frowned.
Narrowing his eyes, Bat Man motioned around. "This cave was the original secret sanctuary of the Justice League.' He announced. "We are calling it into service again."
Okay cool. I wonder why though. Why are we here?
"Since you 6 at determined to stay together and fight the good fight, you'll do it on league terms."
…Oh wait, what? Does he mean what I think he means?! Is he talking about us?! He must be!
"Red Tornado volunteered to live here and be your supervisor. Black Canary's in charge of training. I will deploy you on Missions."
…What?! WHAT?! Missions?! As in a team? Is this a team now?!
"Real missions?" Robin questioned.
"Yes, but covert." Batman stepped forward.
"The league will still handle the obvious stuff." Flash said behind us. "There is a reason we have these big targets on our chests." He pointed to the lightning bolt on his chest.
"But Cadmus proves the bad guys are getting smarter. Bat Man needs a team that can operate on the sly." Aqua Man added.
"The 6 of you, will be that team." Bat Man nodded.
"Cool." Robin smirked. "Wait, 6?" he questioned, doing a quick head count.
Robin, Super Boy, Aqua Lad, Kid Flash, Me… Me?! Wait a minute, I'm not a hero. I've said that before. I have no training at all either! This isn't a good idea-
He said 6 before, didn't he? Even if you added me, which they shouldn't, that is still one extra person.
We all followed Bat Man's gaze when he looked pass us. Approaching from the entrance we all came in, a girl with green skin moved towards us.
"This is the Martian Man hunter's Niece, Ms. Martian." BatMan announced as the girl came closer.
She had green skin like the Martian Man Hunter, but had long auburn hair instead. She wore a similar outfit to her Uncle, but instead of a Black skin suit with a red X, she had a white shirt with a red X and a blue shirt. She still had a cape though.
…I really, really want a cape.
"I'm liking the gig more every minute." Kid flash smirked at Robin. "Welcome aboard! I'm Kid Flash." Kid pointed to himself. "That's Robin, Aqua Lad. It is cool if you forget their names."
….Okay then.
"I'm honored to be included." Ms. Martian chuckled. Smiling, the boys moved towards her, leaving Super Boy and me behind.
Turning to Bat Man I frowned. "Um…About what you said before-"
"You will be staying." Batman looked down at me.
"If you want to of course." Aqua Man smirked. "This team seems to have grown quite attached to you Ms. Arinna. And from what we've heard, you have certainly have some amazing gifts."
"Uh…" I lowered my gaze. "But, I don't… I can't fight. I don't know how to use them." I said softly.
"That is why Black Canary is here to train you." Batman motioned to Black Canary who smiled at me. "She will teach you how to fight. As for your powers, those will come with time."
"…They will?"
"Trust me. I didn't know how to use my powers at first either." Flash patted my back. "You'll get use to them though."
Not overly confident in what was happening, I glanced up at Super Boy. He didn't seem to be freaking out at all, unlike me, and actually smiled at me.
"What? You thinking about leaving?" he snorted.
"I…well… no." I shook my head. "But I'm not a Hero."
"Neither a I. Yet." He placed his hand on my head and ruffled my hair. "We'll figure it out."
We? As in the both of us?
Feeling a little better that Super Boy was here and going through this with me, I slowly smiled up at him.
"Arinna! Super Boy!' Robin called to us. We looked back at him. "Come meet Ms. M!"
Unsure at first, I felt myself smile and run towards them. Moving into the group, I looked at Ms. Martian and waved a bit.
"…Uh… Hi." I smiled.
"Hello." She smiled back. She paused when Super Boy appeared. Smiling nervously, her shirt began to change black, mimicking Super Boy's shirt. "I like your T-shirt."
That was so cool!
Chuckling, Kid wrapped his arm around Super Boy's shoulder. Blinking, Super Boy smiled.
I… think this might just work out.
"Today, is the day." Aqua lad beamed at Robin and Kid, who nodded in agreement.
I wasn't sure who I was or why I was here, but I was gonna figure it out. No matter how long it took.
-0000THE LIGHT000-
"Can the light afford to leave the Guardian in charge without the G-Nomes?" A deep voice inquired in a secret location located somewhere within the planet.
Around the room, several forms appeared on screen, neither screen revealing the true identity of whoever was talking.
"We have subtle reasons of control. What concerns me, is the children." Another voice spoke up. "We now know the league is willing to employ young Heroes to due their dirty work." The man snorted when a picture of the 6 new Heroes appeared on the screen. "That is a dark twist."
"Yes, but one that can be played to our advantage." The first voice spoke up again. "Even the temporary lost of the weapon may prove useful."
"And the girl? Project A? She also escaped with the weapon."
"A minor set back. She is of no more use to us. We already have our key to victory without her."
"You mean the boy?"
"Yes. Even without Project A, Project V is already under way." The voice chuckled. "Eventually, everyone sees the light."
Author's Notes: DUN DUN DUN. And we have reached the end. YAY! Episode One and Two are now done! :D Man, that took a while, but I love doing it just the same! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! :D
I admit it! I'm adding one more OC to this story. Project V. However, you will not meet him for a while :( Sadness.
Review replies:
Suntan140: The Justice League don't know here. At least not yet XD
Tentenbaby: Haha. I'm gonna keep KidFlash with Artemis. As of right now, I don't know if I should or should not match Arinna up with anyone.
Momobear9898: It would just be weird if I didn't give her powers XD
Orihime-san: It was really hard writing her just standing on the sidelines like that 0.0 Arinna is kind to all… unless you are mean to her friends. Then she kicks your butt
CatGirlFireFlare: hehehe, I can't say just yet. She does have some sort of telekinetic powers, I can at least say that. You're gonna have to wait and find out the rest though. She is going to have so many references running through her head XD
BerryGrey: Hey! I think this is the first review I've gotten from you! Thank you for the review! :D THANKS!
16: She is kind of the savior to the Genomorphs. Super Boy is mainly the savior, Arinna is just their friend :D
StoriesUnleashed: I love the name Ultra-girl! I'm definitely going to go with that! Thank you for the review! :D
HardyGal: Don't worry. I meant to make her powers confusing. Because even she isn't completely sure what they are :D No one is. Yet.
Guest: Oc Filter? What is that? 0.0