For those of you who are still reading this, this story is not on hiatus! I know I have been updating Heart of Darkness and other fics more frequently, but I am not putting this one off. This one is taking me longer to write because I am working with a lot of new characters so it's harder to write them since their full personalities have not been developed or explained. I am putting just a much effort and interest into this as I do with my other fics. Thank you for those who still keep reading this.
Lois found herself staring into two white eyes. She was facing Batman. How was she not able to detect him at all? She thought he had no super powers.
"What are you doing out of bed?" interrogated Batman. Something about his voice seemed to cause Lois to feel goose bumps all over her body.
"Uh I needed to go to the bathroom Mister Batman-uh-sir?"
Batman just continued to glare at her.
"Do you think you are above the rules, New Recruit Kent?"
"No sir! I just had to really go…"
"Do you think because you are a meta, the rules do not apply to you?"
"Not at all!" she tried to explain.
"Listen to me right here Kent! Just because you have powers, do not think you can do whatever you want. You metas are all the same. You think you can be like gods and be above the rules of man. Well let me tell you something Kent, here in the League, you are nothing! I don't care if you can break a tank or fly. When it comes down to it, if you are dependent on your powers to survive, then you are nothing!"
Lois's temper began to boil. She never got mad like this. This man was pushing her buttons. Especially when he was calling her meta. He was implying she never worked hard in her life. Her instincts were telling her to shut up, but after a whole day of enough stress, the pent up rage she had been keeping buried began to spill over.
"I wasn't trying to do anything wrong! I had to go to the bathroom!"
Batman seemed undisturbed by her outburst. Instead he retained his calm composure.
"Do you know why we do not allow New Recruits to walk around the Watchtower unescorted?"
Lois just glared at him.
"So they all learn that they are not that special. You are not the only recruit we have here with special abilities. The League is not a one meta-team. Or maybe you think you are above the rules because of your parents? You think being the daughter of Superman and Wonder Woman allows you to get away with anything?"
That crossed the line over there. Batman had no right to bring up her parents like that.
"Of course not! I didn't even know who they were until-"
But Batman was not finished and he just strengthened his glare at her which for some reason caused Lois to stop midsentence. He really was intimidating despite seeming to be just an ordinary man.
"Listen here, Kent. If I catch you skirting the rules again, I will make sure you will regret it," Batman threatened. "Big Barda may usually be the one to deliver the punishments, but I have no problem in dealing with insubordinate New Recruits who think they are above the rules. Watch your step Kent. You will learn one day that your powers will not always be there to protect you. Even from me."
And before Lois could respond Batman had turned and left. Lois's heart was still beating. She was sure Batman just threatened to hurt her. At least that was what it sounded like. She thought this was the Justice League. Wasn't this supposed to be a peaceful organization? Why did they have such a scary and violent man on the council then?
The rational part in her mind was saying Batman was just trying to scare her, but a part of her was not so sure. Something about him seemed so scary, so inhuman. The worst part was he seemed to have an intense dislike of her for no reason. What did she ever do to him?
Self-doubt began to plague Lois and she just stood in the hallway unsure. Was it even worth staying here at least six more days? A part of her was saying no and telling her to quit, but another part in her was telling to stay. Lois was feeling something she rarely felt; Pride. Batman was patronizing her and telling her she was not going to make it? Well she would show him.
The sound of someone walking around the hallways brought Lois her focus back. She should not be lingering in the hallways after barely surviving Batman.
Quickly she made her way back to the room. Ally was sleeping, or at least pretending to be. Quietly Lois climbed to the top bunk and tried to sleep.
Unfortunately she had a restless night. Maybe it was the bed or the food they get, or maybe because she was exhausted, but she could not really sleep tonight. She was plagued by a familiar nightmare. The nightmare of the man in black with white eyes she had as a child. Why was it making an appearance now?
The nightmare was different this time. The monster looking man had morphed into Batman who was calling her a disgrace. Behind him her parents appeared in their super hero costumes. Like Batman their eyes were a blank white. They were repeating the mantra as well.
Lois tossed and turned in her sleep. She saw her parent disappear and that she had shrunken. Batman was holding her in one clawed hand glaring at her.
"How does it feel to realize without your powers, you are nothing Kent?" his voiced boomed.
Lois tried to escape but his hand had clenched around her. She was trapped. She was being suffocated.
"GET UP!" shrieked the voice of Barda.
Lois awoken to see Ally was changing into her training uniform. It was just a dream.
"Hey Lois you might want to hurry. We got to be out there in two minutes!" Ally called nonchalantly as she tied her hair up and made her way outside.
Lois's breathing began to calm down. It was just a dream. Just a dream. Like any dream the memory of it began to fade. She wasn't even sure what exactly happened that had caused her to sweat in her sleep.
But before she could dwell on it, she heard Barda shouting outside her room.
"New Recruit Kent! If you are not on my wall in forty seconds I will make you run laps around the Watchtower until your feet bleed!"
Lois got out bed and scrambled to get on her uniform. She had forgotten to organize it last night. After much panicking she somehow managed to get her uniform on and rushed out of her room. Pretty soon the nightmare she had of Batman was forgotten as she listened to Barda chewing her out for barely making it in time.
