Hey, guys! This is TasogareSheena.
Sorry that it took time for this chapter to be updated. I had so family drama. If you know what I mean. I'm really close to my family so when bad things happen or when family said bad things about each other's. I become really sad. So, I couldn't concentrate on my fic but now that it is over (Well not over but I'm not in Portugal anymore so I don't heard so many bad things) I can return to my fic.
A Harsh Revelation
Mount Justice
August 19, 19:50 EDT
Sheena arrived at Mount Justice to find that no one was there. Batman told her to take a day off. So, she went to see her friends while the dynamic duos were patrolling Gotham City. When she walked in the cave, she saw no one there. She then asked Red Tornado where they were. He told her that they went to investigate the disappearance of Kent Nelson. She was now currently lying in the couch in her Archangel costume and lost in her memories.
Star City
July 19, 10:00 PDT
"Fourteen days later you decide to call me," Sheena said as she entered Roy's new apartment. "And it's only to help you choose an apartment. I feel really loved."
"Oh please, I didn't just call you for that," Roy teased as he and the girl sat on different couch in the living room. "I called you so that you can pay me the largest apartment."
"Oh, so you just love me for the money?"
"It's not like you need it."
"That's true." She nodded. Roy needed it more than her and this apartment was really worth it. It had three rooms, a big kitchen, a big living room and a vast washroom. It was probably more that the boy needed but she always gave her friends the best she could.
"I heard you declined the offer to join the team," Sheena said.
"You always know everything." Roy shook his head. "Are you here to tell me to join them? That what I'm doing is useless?"
"No. Why should I? Superheroes have always started to work alone. Well, there could be an exception but still." Sheena shifted in her seat. "I don't think what you do is useless. You are saving and helping people. You're doing what you can. Plus I understand how frustrating it can be when the person you love as a father hides things from you and threats you like a sidekick." She silenced Roy when he tried to say something. "Don't. I know that you love him, even if he's not father of the year. You're just angry at him. I'm angry at the League for hiding the fact that the Watchtower is our true headquarters."
There was a silence when the girl finished talking.
"I heard about what happen at Cadmus. I asked one of your agents," he quickly said when Sheena raised an eyebrow at him. "So your wing is okay?"
"Yes. It had healed some while ago but Bruce wants me to take it easy. So, I just stayed home and I can't go to the Watchtower and Mount Justice. I'm on forced vacancy for one more week. "
"Lucky you." Roy laughed.
"I guess." She laughed too.
"Hey, Roy?" Archangel asked after they finished laughing.
"Hum?"
"What would you say about working for me?"
Sheena got out of her thoughts when something cold had touched her forehead. She looked up as the cold thing was lifted away and saw Roy in his Red Arrow costume. She sat up and took the can of coke that touched her as Red Arrow sat in beside of her.
"I didn't think that you would come here." Sheena drank a little.
"You texted me saying that you were bored. So, I came to see you." Roy replied.
"I didn't hear the computer read your designation."
"You were lost in your thoughts and by the way you need to change my designation. I'm not Speedy anymore," the red haired boy said, angry.
Sheena rolled her eyes. "When I have time to kill." She took the remote control and opened the TV.
"So how are they?" Sheena didn't ask who the 'they' were. She knew it was about the team. She didn't bother to say 'Oh, you care about them?' because she knew he did even if he doesn't say or show it.
"They are okay. They got a new member named Artemis, Green Arrow's niece, but I think you know her quite well after the 'Dr. Serling Roquette accident' especially when you treated her by saying 'Do not hurt my friends'. It was quite cute."
"I'm not cute," Roy said blushing as Sheena laughed. "Anyway, it's your fault that I meet her. It was you who told me to give the team information about the Fog, the nanotech weapon. "
"You needed to meet her. The sooner the better."
"Well, Oliver didn't waste time to replace me," Roy scoffed.
"He still cares about you," Sheena said softly to herself.
Watchtower
August 9, 02:00 EST
It was a peaceful night for the League. The Justice League members were sitting in the meeting room. They were talking to themselves. They were drinking and enjoying themselves. They were waiting for a member, but then she made quite an entry by yelling at Oliver.
"What the hell were you thinking?!" Sheena glared at the blond haired man from the room entrance.
"What are you talking about?" Green Arrow was confused. He didn't do anything to piss the girl off and she was really angry because she was cursing.
"Are you that stupid that you can remember what you have done?" The girl began to walk toward her target, but Superman and the Green Lanterns stopped her.
"What did I do?!" Oliver said. He started to think. Right know Sheena was the kind 'you hurt my friend you son of a' pissed. He didn't hurt anyone. The only thing he has done was to take Artermis to Mount Justice then Roy came-.
"Oh…" that was the only thing he could say as he paled.
"Oh?" Archangel voice was calm before her anger rose again. "'Oh' is the only thing you can say right now?"
"I have done anything wrong."
"Of course you have." Sheena pushed the people holding her and approached Oliver.
"It hasn't been that long since Roy has quit being your sidekick." She was face to face to him.
"You follow him saying that you want him back and that you are sorry." Each time that she finished a sentence she hit him on the chest.
"You always call him. You send some people to make sure he's alright. Then suddenly, you find a girl who can fight with a bow and you decide to make her your new sidekick, showing him that you have replaced him!" Sheena took his shirt and pulled him to her. "So tell me why I shouldn't be pissed?"
"I didn't mean to hurt him," Oliver said quickly as Sheena went to punch his face. He closed his eyes waiting for the shot, but it never came. He slowly opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was Sheena's fist before it was move for him to see Sheena's confusing eyes.
"You didn't do this on purpose to hurt him?"
"Of course not!"
"Oh." Sheena let Green Arrow go, making him fall on his ass. She had a grin on her face.
"Sheena," Batman growled.
"I'm sorry for making you fall. You have my deepest apologizes even if you deserve it," The girl said, pouting knowing that she had to say sorry because her Daddy demanded it. She jumped and ran toward Batman and stopped before the man.
"Did I apologize correctly?" she asked.
Bruce nodded before he went to pet Sheena, making her purr in satisfaction. The rest of the League sighed in relief. Sheena's anger slowly disappeared when Green Arrow told her that he didn't hurt Roy on purpose. They all knew, including the angel, that Oliver loved Roy too much to hurt him and went he did, he always feels guilty after and tries to correct his mistakes even if sometimes he can't, but it's the intention that counts. Sheena knew that that's why she calmed herself by dropping him.
The heroes laughed as Sheena's left leg was trembling in happiness at the petting.
"It seems the league had got themselves a dog," Flash said. "Wow!" He flashed to his right barely evading a knife.
"What did you say?!"
The night was eventful as Sheena ran after Flash all night and tortured him when she caught him before he escaped.
"What did you say?" Roy asked.
"Nothing. "
"Sure," he said disbelief on his voice.
They watched a few TV shows. Neither of them said anything. They were in a comfortable silence, laughing together on jokes or funnies pub. Roy turned to look at Sheena. For the first time in a while, he looked at her. He looked at her long silver hair that stopped half her back length. He looked at the blue eyes that reminded him and the others of the ocean. She was taller than Robin, but smaller than Wally. Her body was perfect. She didn't have any imperfection. She really looked like an angel. Roy paused.
Actually, she didn't really change those past years. When she changed her look was when she did it by her own mind. Well by her magic if you asked her, though Wally laughed and said that magic didn't exist.
He and the others 'sidekicks' tried to learn more about Sheena by reading the files of the Justice League. At first, it said that she was a human, spying the League movement. Thought after she joined the League, it said that she was a Kryptonian. Though, the League didn't have any evidence expect her power that seemed like Kyptonian power. Well, the League seemed pretty sure that she was another survivor of Krypton. Superman was really happy that he had another friend of Krypton. Batman wasn't really sure about this. So, he asked her in a meeting. Her response didn't really help.
"You think I'm from Krypton? Really? Why thank you…I'm happy that you think so. You just made my day Bat," she said, truly happy according to the report.
After that response, the League stated to question themselves. Was she really what they thought she was? Some member didn't really trust her. They though that she was an assassin sent by someone who wanted to kill them, especially Clark.
If you asked them why, they would tell you that she had the perfect cover, having Kryptonian power. Kal-el would be happy to have another survivor of the planet and he would have his guard down then she would just wait for the right moment before killing them, but that mistrust didn't stay for long. They all trusted her when she was almost got killed protecting them from evil. They would always remember that day.
They were on the ground, exhausted. The bad guys laughed as they were holding a large piece of Kryptonite, weapons ready on their hands. They all closed their eyes when weapons were fired. They were ready to die, to receive incredible pain, but it never came. They opened their eyes and saw a bloody figure barely able to stand on her feet. They realized that it was Sheena, the girl they made swear to not come out to the open, to not fight evil even if she could do it. They thought they were protecting her and themselves, but in the end she was the one protecting them.
She stood on her feet, shaking. She had bullet wound almost everywhere on her body. She had burns from laser guns and for the first time they saw six wings on her back before the girl fell into the ground. That day they didn't have any mercy for the bad guys. Superman and Martian Manhunter took the girl to their base, Mount Justice while the others finished the battle. The rest of the League arrived went Sheena went into operation. It was a though night. There were moments when the doctors thought they were going to lose her, but she made it through the night. They could only see her in the morning so there was some tension while waiting for the sun to come out.
When morning came, the League came to Sheena's room to find her awake, her body full of bandages. She turned to them and gave them a smile and said "I never knew that guns could hurt that much." After that day, they never questioned her loyalty and they were protective of her, but they never stopped trying to find out what she was?
They gave up the 100% Kryptonian theory after that battle; some of the bullets were made of Kryptonite and of course there was also the wings that made them give up. Ever since then they made some theories about what she was and as time passed, Sheena demonstrated other of her power, making them more curious. Each time they went to talk to Sheena about their theories, she would just say things that didn't help them at all or she would just evade the question.
When the sidekicks met Sheena, they were curious too. Roy knows that Wally, Dick and Kaldur really want to know what she is. They tried to ask her some questions or give some puppy eyes look (on Wally and Dick case), but she didn't answer them either. On Roy case, he was curious for sure. After all, who doesn't want to know from what planet she comes or if she is a lab subject or if she is a descendant of multiple races? But he wasn't curious enough to pry. If Sheena didn't say anything until now it's because she has her reason. That's probably why she felt more at peace with him. Roy didn't look at her with curious eyes and he never ask question. He just did what a friend is supposed to do. It's not like Sheena hated them for it. She just found it annoying.
"Roy. Oh Roy," Sheena said in a singing voice, capturing the boy attention.
"What?"
"What were you thinking? You have been in your thoughts for quite some time."
Roy hesitated. He knew that Sheena hated when they talked about what she is, but there was no one here. So, he might talk to her about it. It wasn't like he was going to talk the truth of out her. And it wasn't like her secret would be out today.
"Well, I was thinking about you."
"Why, thank you Roy, but I can't return your feelings, plus I know you're going out with someone." She gave him a wink.
Red Arrow hit her in the arm. "Ahahaha…very funny and that's not what I thinking about."
"Oh? Then what?" Sheena shifted to look at Roy right in the eye.
"I was thinking about what you are."
Sheena face fell. "You too? The League and the team are questioning me more than before. Well, except Batman."
"Does Batman know your secret?" The red haired asked.
She laughed. "I don't think so. Even if Batman knows everything, he doesn't know my secret, but he knows more than he should."
"I'm not surprised, but do you mean by 'The League and the team are questioning me more than before'." He knew that they were wondering about her, but that must.
"Well, they are not always asking me questions. Actually, they have stopped, but… I know that they are talking about me sometimes and when they don't, there's always that curiosity that rest into their eyes, but they don't know it." She played nervously with her hands. "They first thought I was a Kryptonian, which was normal because the power I first told them was like listing those people power. After I was greatly injured, I show them other powers."
"Wings, shifting, breathing under water, element manipulation, talking to animals and other things," Roy started to say, but stopped because he really didn't remember what all her friend could do.
"Yeah, but they never really thought about it. I mean, they knew it was weird, but they never questioned about it because we had better to do like fighting crime. They started to investigate more after the Independence Day."
Roy listened carefully, because it was rare that Sheena opened up like that, but when she talked about Independence Day, he had to speak up his confusion. "Independence Day? That was when you rescued Superboy from Cadmus right?" He continued went the girl nodded. "What did it have to do with you?"
"Didn't someone tell you about the mission?"
"No."
Sheena sighed. Sure, Roy has gone solo, but it doesn't mean that he shouldn't receive mission reports. He should be aware of what happens around him. It was official, she was going to give him access at the mission reports. Sheena then started to explain to him what happen.
"Wait. So, when Cadmus tried to take your DNA. The computer couldn't recognize yours, saying that it was an error and your eyes changed color when you were pissed. It's cool."
"Yeah, well, it's nice that you have that opinion, but it's not normal when a computer can't recognize your DNA. So since then the League have their claws at my back even if they try and fail, by the way, to hide it. I understand why they act like that, but they could just thrust me and let me tell them when I felt ready."
"And when would you be ready to tell us?"
Sheena sighed in despair. She clutched her hands at her hair. "I don't know. If I could, I will never tell you, but I don't think I'll ever be ready for the truth to get out again," she mumbled.
Roy raised an eyebrow at the 'again', but put an arm around Sheena to comfort her. But what both didn't know was that the truth would be out sooner than anyone, especially the young angel, expected.
Mount Justice
August 20, 03:00 EDT
Sheena breathed deeply. She was lying on the couch with Roy, who had his arms around her waist. He was sleeping. Something that Sheena wished to do, but she just couldn't get her anxiety out of her to fall asleep. She only gets like that when something bad is going to happen and feels like the bad thing that is going to happen concerns her.
Archangel shook her head and nuzzled Roy's chest. She had to sleep even if she could go on days without sleep. She had to sleep and relax herself. She nuzzled once more her friend's chest and started to relax and sleep started to get to her.
"02- Batman. 04- Flash."
Sheena opened her eyes and sat up as did Roy, rubbing his eyes.
"06 – Aquaman. 07-Martian Manhunter. 08- Green Arrow. 11- Zatara."
Roy looked at Sheena as the computer read the heroes designation. "What's going on?"
"I don't know."
"13 – Black Canary. 15 Captain Marvel. 16- Red Tornado. 18- Atom. B01- Robin."
Sheena and Roy waited a few minutes before the newcomers came. They all stared at each other.
"What are you doing here?" Roy asked not so kindly.
"We could ask you the same," Flash said a grin on his face, ready to tease the archer.
"I called him here. Anyway, I thought you were all on missions." Sheena turned to her comrades.
"We have finished them, but we received a message from a League member saying to meet here," Batman replied.
"A message? I didn't send one. So who did?"
"Recognised 17 Doctor Fate, B02 Aqualad, B04 Superboy, B05 Miss Martian, B07 Artemis."
"Nabu." Sheena growled as he came into the room. "Why have you taken Wally's body? Get out!"
"Archangel, don't worry. I will not take your friend as a host. He's not a good suitor to be the next Doctor Fate. I'm just here to tell the League and your friends the secret you tries to hide."
Kaldur, Superboy, Megan and Artemis entered the room went the Lord of Order started talking.
"Angel's secret? You mean what she is?" Robin asked.
"Yes."
"Nabu, you don't have the right to say anything. It's not your secret to tell."
"Maybe not, but you can't keep quiet about it forever."
Sheena looked down. "I…I not…It's not the right time."
"It will never be the right time." Doctor fate turned to the other persons in the room. "Are you not curious about it?"
The residents of the room looked at each other in guilt. They were curious. It's not like the secret was too big to say.
"It seems you are. Well, I should begin to talk."
"Nabu," Sheena warned.
"Archangel can't be human. You all share that idea right, do you know why?"
"Because of how many powers she holds. A human body can't handle that many powers," Barry said. Relief could be seen in his eyes.
"That is correct. She can't be a Krytonian either. She is not vulnerable at Kryptonite."
"Stop! They don't need to know. They can't know!"
"It would be too long to list the other species, but she is not one of them. Why? Because of her powers again."
"Nabu, please."
"Actually, many other options are cut off because her DNA is unknown, causing a computer that could read any DNA to explode with a sample of it."
Sheena placed her hands to her face. Why were they all listening?
"Sheena survived wounds that no one could survive. She knows everything and excels at everything she does."
"Nabu, please. I beg of you." If Sheena could, she would hit Doctor Fate to knock him out. She couldn't because Wally going to receive every damage she going to do.
Roy looked at Sheena in pity. He did want to know, but not like this.
Sheena was shivering. She really didn't want them to know. He felt someone look at her too. She turned to see that it was Bruce. They were the only one that looked at Sheena and not at Doctor Fate. They both felt that it was not going to end well.
Everyone else was listening Nabu's words carefully. The magician was torturing Sheena. He was rambling to hurt her. But why? He wasn't like that.
Sheena, I'm sorry. I am really, I am. Hakuto said, but her word didn't reach the girl.
"She knows your parents too, Kal-el." Superman eye's widened. "So she's older than she looks. A lot older actually."
"Stop! They can't know about me. They will all die if they learn about me. Do you hear? They are all going to die if they know my secret. It's a secret for a reason. I can't lose people that I care about again. He's going to kill them and I can't stop him. They can't know about it. They can't!" Sheena yelled in a hysteric voice. She was crying, sobbing. She was at the edge of having a panic attack. Sheena looked around her, they all just looked at her.
"It can't be that bad," Superman murmured.
"You are just exaggerating," someone said.
Sheena couldn't recognise people voices right now.
"I'm not, please. Just don't."
They all turned their attention to Nabu. Roy went to Sheena and placed his hand on her shoulder. Batman came closer to the girl to give her moral support. Sheena knew it was over. Her secret was out. All was finished. Why were they all listening to him? It was not his secret to tell. It was not his burden. A burden that was placed on her shoulders, not his. They had their secret too, but no one was curious about it. No one was mistrusting them for it. So why were they curious about her? Why were they mistrusting her? Was she that different? But it didn't matter anymore. It was over.
"You see, Sheena is what you pray to," Nabu said calmly.
"No, it can't be," another voice Sheena couldn't recognize said.
"Sheena is a Goddess."
Sheena mind went blank. She heard sound of surprise and yelling before she heard pure silence.
The chapter is finished. I hope that you like it. Thank you for reading. And sorry if the Heroes sound like assholes it needed to be done. In the next chapter there will be some explanation.
