Chapter 7

If there was one thing that Eleanor knows about shopping was that she did not enjoy doing it. She really doesn't understand on why the other women here took a long time on deciding what to buy or what not to buy. You can just find something that you can wear and be done with it. Not spend hours over searching several different stores when you can get everything you need in only one store.

When she asked her shopping companion, Miss Martian or M'gann while they were in public, she told her that it was a girl thing.

Now that Eleanor thought about it, she was never in to things that were feminine in nature. She enjoyed tinkering with machines instead of playing with her dollies. In fact, she only owned one doll in her entire life and that was the doll she made to look like her Big Daddy. She also made her very first friend by getting into a fistfight with him, which she won by the way. So in conclusion, calling Eleanor Lamb girly was like calling a Big Daddy weak in battle. It was a really big mistake for anyone to make.

"I thought I was the one buying clothes here," she thought as she stared at the Martian who was currently admiring some clothes that were definitely not for Eleanor because she was taller than M'gann by a few inches.

She did take this as an opportunity to finally observe her surroundings since she didn't get the chance to while the smaller Martian girl was literally dragging her. She sat on a bench right in front of the store that the alien was browsing

She was in what they called a 'mall'. It had many stores with a lot of people coming and going so it reminded the former Little Sister of the plaza back in Rapture minus the Plasmids that were being sold.

The memory of the underwater city caused her to tense. She even had to make an effort not to activate her plasmids for Lord knows people would panic if her hand spontaneously combusted or be covered in electricity. The stares she received from passing boys around her age didn't help her tension even though she could sense that they meant her no harm.

"Why are they staring at me?" Eleanor wondered as she took a glance at herself and brushed some of her hair to the back of her ear. She was wearing khaki shorts, a blue blouse, and sneakers, which replaced the clothes that Black Canary had lent to her. She also had herself cleaned up so she doesn't smell like she came from the street. She was pretty sure that she was blending so she hoped that they would stop by now for it was making her uncomfortable.

She could hear her father growling in the back of her head at the looks that the boys were giving her. If they had heard the whale like growls of the Big Daddy, they would have been terrified. It made the Rapturian feel better though that her father was still protective of her even when he no longer has a body of his own.

Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard voices that ranged from whispers to full out screams as phantoms moved across the area, unnoticed by everyone but her. The phantoms themselves also seemed to be oblivious to the people who weren't ethereal and continued on with whatever they were doing. It then abruptly ended like nothing had happened. The only evidence of the experience the sweat covering her entire body and her skin was paler than normal.

"What the bloody hell was that?" she panted, still shock at what had occurred. She would have definitely made a scene if the sudden episode went on any longer.

"Okay, I'm done. Now let's get going…" M'gann arrived and trailed off after seeing the look on the taller girl, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. Just tired, is all," she quickly brushed it off, not really wanting to share whatever just happened since it appeared that the Martian didn't feel it either. It left her worried though. What had just happened to her and more importantly, will it happen again?

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The Watchtower

The Justice League members that had first met the young girl Eleanor Lamb with the exception of Red Tornado were in the conference room, discussing on what their next course of action would be for her.

"I highly recommend that we keep a close eye on her," Batman suggested in a voice devoid of any emotion.

"How can you even think about that," Black Canary said, slightly outraged.

"She spent her whole life in that place and she went through things that no one should ever go through," she continued, glaring at Batman.

"Considering that Sofia Lamb intended her daughter to be a weapon against the Justice League, I like to think that this suspicion is justified for she could be a sleeper agent for all we know," the Dark Knight answered, unfazed by the look that she gave him.

"But didn't J'onn examined her mind," the blond heroine retorted, "He can easily tell if she was one."

"Yes, that would be the case," the Martian Manhunter nodded in agreement.

"That is if I was able to scan her thoughts in the first place," he said as the eyes of the others widened in surprise.

"But you just read her thoughts earlier," Batman stated, being the first to control his emotions.

"Her thoughts were merely sent to me through another," explained the Martian.

"Are we dealing with another telepath here?" Black Canary asked him, frowning at the thought of someone who had enough skill to completely block the League's telepathic teammate while protecting someone else's mind at the same time.

"No, it wasn't a telepath," the Martian man shook his head, "It is difficult to explain but the sensation that I felt was like it was a different person yet it was still a part of her. I could only read the thoughts of the girl, which he wanted me to see. He did give me his name however and what was his relationship to miss Lamb."

"And that is…" Batman raised an eyebrow under his cowl.

"He told that his name was Johnny Topside and Eleanor is his daughter."

The name didn't mean anything to Black Canary but it brought a sense of familiarity to the non-metahuman. He would have to research the name when he returns to the Batcave.

"Wait. Didn't Eleanor say that her father died after they escaped?" the blond recalled the story of her father or 'Big Daddy'.

"Another reason to keep an eye on her," Batman added, "As for the issue of where she came from, we should wait for the rest of our teammates to return to properly discuss it. Agreed?"

They all nodded. "Agreed."

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Mount Justice

The Team had just witnessed their first female member literally drag the newest addition, Eleanor Lamb, outside to go shopping and ignore the protests of the latter.

"I can just listen to her talking all day," Kid Flash said to no one in particular while he looked at where the two girls had left with a dreamy expression and once again, said something inappropriate. This caused everyone left in the base to stare at him with a deadpan look on their faces.

"What? You got to admit that her accent is kinda hot to listen to," the yellow speedster raised his hands up in defense.

His only answer was silence from the others as they discontinued their staring at him. They all privately agreed with their impulsive and flirtatious friend that the girl's accent does sounds attractive to the ear. A British accent was one of the world's hottest accents if you believe all those random trivia from the media.

"I wonder what's her codename going to be?" Robin changed the topic.

"Maybe Firestorm?" Superboy suggested.

"Not a bad name but she has more than just fire powers," the speedster replied, noting the other powers or plasmids (which she called them) that she had and used. There was a possibility that she had more under her sleeve, "So how about Aquagirl?"

"'Aquagirl'? How is that a better name than Firestorm?" the boy wonder retorted.

"Cuz, Y'know, she came from an underwater city like Aqualad." Wally pointed out.

The argument between Robin and Kid Flash over good codenames to call their newest member went on for some time that they didn't notice the girls return from their shopping trip.

"I have a perfect name in mind," Eleanor cut in to the argument.

"Really?" the two boys chorused their question.

"I was thinking of calling myself…" the Rapturian trailed off.

"Siren," she announced.

"Siren? Why that? It's not like you look the part," the Kryptonian told the girl now dubbed "Siren".

Siren had a mischievous grin on her face before she took a really deep breath and let out a banshee scream that left everyone's ears ringing.

"Does that answer your question?" she, who was completely unaffected by her own screech, smirked at the Team's reactions.

"WHAT!? WHAT DID YOU SAY!?" was the general reply since they have yet to regain the ability to hear.

AN:

Sorry the chapter is a shorter than usual but I was a bit more focused on my other story: "The Man Who Would Be Jack the Ripper" which is a Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and Borderlands 2 crossover. I'm having Raiden cut his way through the many baddies of Pandora. I really like how it's turning out so you should try reading it when you get the chance. I pity you if you have no idea about any of these two games.

I would also like to thank my favorite reviewer, Mister E, for suggesting Eleanor's codename. His original suggestion though was "Lady Siren". I just took out the "Lady" because it made her sound older and she's only sixteen (at least in my story) so she's now Siren.

One more thing Mister E, how would you like to help me write this fanfic. I can see that you are just full of great ideas, so make your own account and PM me then we can get started with the next chapters. Would you kindly? XD