A/N: Hey! I'm sorry that I haven't uploaded in ages, I needed some time to sort things out and it took longer than expected. Anyways enjoy the chapter and tell me what you think!
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Chapter 5: Campfire Secrets
MOUNT JUSTICE
JULY 20, 21:34 EDT
Frankie sat on her bed in her "room" at the Cave, listening to music and was bored. Earlier that day, she had asked her aunt over a thousand times for a permission to stay at the Cave for the night and much to her delight, her aunt had allowed her to spend the night. Frankie snapped out of her trance when she heard a knock on the door.
"Y-yes?"
"Frankie, it's me, Superboy."
Frankie got off the bed, turned her iPod off and opened the door. She greeted him with a small smile which he returned, "What's up?"
"M'gann wanted to meet us and the others in the kitchen,"
"Did she say why?"
"Something about a campfire" he said, shrugging.
Frankie's eyes lit up slightly, "A campfire? Sounds fun!"
Superboy gave her a confused look, "What's so exciting about a fire?" Frankie only giggled in response, "You get to hang out with your friends, eat s'mores and well, you'll see when we get there… "
Superboy chuckled and rolled his eyes at her.
When they arrived at the kitchen, Robin, Kaldur and M'gann were already there but someone was missing.
"Where's Wally?" Frankie asked, looking around for the speedster.
"Oh, he went to get some stuff for the camping." M'gann said. "Can you believe it, Frankie? We're going to try s'mores!"
"Yeah, can't wait!" She said with a small smile.
Soon enough they heard the speedster's voice, "- Just the two of us?" Wally looked around confused at the others.
"No Wally," Frankie said, giggling. "It's the six of us."
"We're going to need a lot more stuff than that if we're gonna go camping." Robin said
"I hope you don't mind, I invited all the others to join in the fun with the s'mores!" M'gann said.
They all got more stuff for the camping and they went outside, to the Cave's 'backyard'. They settled everything from the tent to the fire. They sat around the fire (except for Kaldur and M'gann, who kept their distance.) and they started to eat s'mores.
"This was a great idea, don't you think so Wally?" Robin said. "Camping in the great outdoors."
"I don't remember inviting you" Wally said, irritably. "Besides I didn't say anything about camping, I said a campfire. Big difference between just a campfire and the whole camping thing. I don't like-"
"If you don't like it then why did you suggest it, Romeo?" Frankie interrupted.
Wally ignored her and continued to talk, "I don't like camping… outside... "
Frankie snorted in amusement, " Last time I checked, you're not supposed to camp indoors."
Wally stuck out his tongue at her, she just laughed in response. "Anyways, I don't like camping, outside… Unless of course I'm camping with that special someone." Frankie knew he was referring to M'gann. "Dude, kinda bordering on creepy." Robin said.
"Very creepy…" Frankie mumbled.
"Well, I think all of us camping is a wonderful idea!" M'gann said, eagerly.
"See, she doesn't seem to think so." Wally said.
"She's probably on a sugar overload." Robin said.
"Thanks to Wally, I get to try s'mores for the first time." M'gann said.
"What can I say? I'm a sweetie!" said Wally, jokingly. "Get it? 'Cause s'mores are sweet?"
"Hilarious…" Frankie said flatly.
"So, this what you do when go camping?" Superboy said, speaking for the first time. "Sleep in these flimsy things called 'tents' and sit around the fire?"
"Yeah, that's pretty much about it so if you feel like heading home, I can sit out here with Miss M… alone." Wally said.
"You're about as subtle as a train wreck. You know that?" Robin said, smirking.
"You're not going to catch any fish unless you go fishing, dude." Wally looked at Kaldur, "Sorry, no offense."
"No, usually you sit around the campfire and tell stories." Robin said.
"Oh! I would love to hear you story, Kaldur." M'gann said excitedly. "Could you tell us how you became Aqualad?"
"I was thinking more of a ghost story type of thing but I guess.." Robin said before looking at Frankie who gave him a look. "Whatever."
"Oh. I suppose I could that if you do not think it will be too boring!" Kaldur.
"Don't be silly Kaldur!" Frankie said, waving her hand dismissively. "Go right ahead, we would love to hear it!"
"Like Frankie said, we would love to hear it!" M'gann said encouragingly.
Kaldur cleared his throat, "Well, I grew up up in the city of Shayeris, which is a city in Atlantis. Surface dwellers think think all atlanteans are the same, but our kingdom has many cities, many people, many cultures." Kaldur started. "When I was twelve, I completed my education and began my mandatory service in the atlantean military, which is standard for all at that age. After a while I was transferred to the Prestigious Conservatory of sorcery in the atlantean capital of Poseidonis. Queen Mera is the Headmistress of the Conservatory and wife of King Orin, Aquaman. It was a different time for me. It was difficult, as it would be for anyone at age of fourteen I suppose, but also a time in my life where I met my friends that I know will be with me for a lifetime. Then came a day… A horrible day when Poseidonis was attacked by the Ocean Master. I can remember it vividly, as it happened only yesterday.
It was the day Aquaman nearly met his end. Aquaman and the Ocean Master fought for what seemed like hours. When Aquaman and the Ocean Master clashed, It seemed to shake the very foundations of the city. Ocean Master had gained the upper hand and nearly defeated Aquaman.
Correction: Aquaman was defeated.
Garth, a fellow student and I intervened on the King's behalf. It was the only thing we could think of doing. The danger did not occur to us, the only thing that mattered to us at the time was that our king was in trouble. It may have been one of the most foolish thing Garth and I had ever done, as we nearly met our own end. We had no hope of defeating him whatsoever, but the time we spent engaged in battle against the Ocean Master wa the time enough for the King to recover. That was all he needed as Aquaman finally Triumphed over the Ocean Master! He was able to drive him away from the city and saved us all!
Aquaman is a being of two worlds. On the surface world he fights for justice for all beings. Under the sea he is a leader to many. Both carry the weight of responsibilities. Overwhelming responsibilities only even the best of men can carry for so long. Even Aquaman cannot do both forever. Realizing that on the surface, Batman, Green Arrow and Wonder Woman had taken on apprentices that could one day take over their respective mantels, King Orin had been contemplating the same idea. With this in mind, he approached both Garth and myself with the possibility of becoming his protéges. I must admit the possibility intrigued me immediately. I had never been on the surface world and I am the first to admit that I am a bit of an adventurer. Many is the day in class that I would dream of visiting distant oceans and possibly one day even the surface world. Both Garth and I seriously considered the King's offer. Garth ultimately chose to continue his studies with Queen Mera at the Conservatory of Sorcery. For me, however the chance to visit the surface world was a dream come true. So at the age of fourteen, I became Aqualad. I miss my friends, Garth, Tula… But the chance to work with my mentor and King was an opportunity I could not pass up. I like to think the work I am doing makes a difference. The rest of the story you know. Aquaman brought Aqualad to the surface world.. And now I am here with you."
"Wow, so you wanted to be Aqualad?" M'gann asked.
Kaldur nodded, "Yes, the opportunity arose. I could think of no other path."
Wally turned to look at M'gann, "Yeah? If you think he wanted to be Aqualad so bad? Let me tell you how I got started."
"Oh boy…" Frankie groaned.
"It literally goes back a couple of generations… Each generation of Flash! Started with a Bang! Literally! Jay Garrick was in a freak lab accident. Boom! There it is! During the 40's and the 50's he was everywhere! The fastest man alive! Jay Garrick was the world's first Flash! Then one day this guy comes along, a huge fan of the Flash, wanting to know all about this Jay Garrick. Back in those days Jay didn't really hide his identity. He contacts Jay and the two spent hours and hours talking about his adventures and about the accident that turned him into the Flash. This guy even goes so far as to recreate the accident that created the original. But where Jay Garrick's accident was a total freak thing, this guy recreated the accident under laboratory conditions. He set the whole thing up in a lab and tried to make it happen! Results? Still a big explosion! But, behold he becomes speedy himself! Now he's the Flash! Well not the original Flash but the new Flash… The Flash we all know! I mean, there's the Jay Garricks Flash and Now there's the new Flash. You know, It just occurred to me that they could probably use different names. Anyway… This time he's even faster than the old Flash… It gave him more speed! Well, I was a fan of Jay Garrick, the first one after I got to know him. He was a little before my time. Okay, so check this! The second Flash is a fan of the first Flash- Jay Garrick. It turns out great minds think alike, because I was I was a fan of the Flash- the second one, not the first one. Long story short, one day I was in my uncle's house, stumble across his notebooks and got a shock of a lifetime! That was the day I found out that my uncle was the Flash! Once the shock had passed a bit, I kept reading. He was keeping a journal of all his experiences and experiments! Especially the one that made him the Flash, the second one, not the first-"
"We get it already!" Robin said annoyed.
"When I found that out, I would kind of keep hinting to my uncle that the Flash could maybe use a partner. I tried to convince him that Flash could use and probably needed a partner. I mean come on, by this time Wonder Woman already had Wonder Babe over there, Bats had Robbie over here and Green Arrow had Speedy! This was a no-brainer! I've got to admit, Flash was a bit resistant at first."
"Does this sound confusing to anyone else?" Superboy asked.
"You and me both, Superboy." Frankie said as she rolled her eyes.
"Just let me finish and you will be confused no more, so, having seen his journal just like he saw the previous Flash's. I tried to recreate the experiment with my own chemistry set. And what do you know? I was able to do it! And BOOM!"
"The experiment actually worked?" Kaldur asked.
"Well… Not at first, actually. It didn't happened at first, but a couple of weeks later… I was off running. I couldn't wait to show Flash! When he saw that I had powers, how could he not want me as a partner? You guys should've seen his face when I showed him! This time he jumped at the chance to have a partner! Flash couldn't wait to show the world! The Flash was beyond ecstatic! He couldn't contain his excitement! It was the greatest day in the history of the world! Why, you ask?"
"Just for the record, we didn't." Robin said, smirking.
"That's the day the world got Kid Flash! You. Are. Welcome."
After a moment of silence, Frankie spoke up: "Wow, you are a natural at telling stories."
Robin smirked, "Yeah, we're all thrilled, you're so speed capable."
"What's the matter with you two? Jealous?" Wally asked teasingly.
"Yeah right! Jealous of you?" Robin said, laughing.
"Not a chance." Frankie said, smirking.
"Can you tell us how you became Wonder Girl, Frankie?" M'gann asked.
Frankie's smirk faded as she stiffened, none except the Leaguers knew about Frankie's past and she wanted to keep her past a secret. She sat up a bit straighter and cleared her throat.
"Well, I guess so…." she said quietly.
"Is it true that you are not the first Wonder Girl?" M'gann asked.
"Yeah that's true, I'm the second one." Frankie said in an uneasy tone. "Ok, you guys already know that I'm an Amazon. We Amazons are warriors born and we live in an island called Themyscira, where I was born and raised. The ruler is Queen Hippolyta,she's my grandmother which makes me a princess. When I was born I was both blessed and cursed by the Gods, the curse was telepathy and telekinesis… Don't get me wrong! I have nothing against it but sometimes It can get out of hand. Anyways, Wonder Woman, my mother, would often go to the Man's world to fight justice. I was left behind and was raised by the Queen and my sisters. My sisters trained me for many years in the warrior ways and it wasn't easy!"
"How many sisters do you have, Frankie?" M'gann asked.
"Oh you misunderstand me, on Themyscira there are only women and we call each other and other females of this world for sisters."
"Only women on Themyscira?" Wally asked.
"Yeah?"
"Wow! I have to visit that island!"
Frankie laughed, then she turned serious, "Men are forbidden to ever set foot on Themyscira. Anyways, one day Wonder Woman visited Paradise Island and she along with the Queen, summoned me to the Throne Room. Since I was the youngest warrior there, they offered me to become Wonder Girl. It is a great honor of course but there is a lot to live up to but I accepted and I became Wonder Girl at the age of eight."
"Woah," M'gann said . " But what happened to the first Wonder Girl?"
"Well, she became another superhero named Toria and then one day she just…. disappeared. None knows where she is or if she is alive…" Frankie said quietly, feeling slightly ashamed that she lied about her backstory.
"I'm glad that you are with us, Frankie!" said M'gann.
"We all are." said Kaldur.
Frankie smiled weakly, "Thank you."
"So, Robin, can you tell us about how you got started?" M'gann asked.
Wally snorted then he burst out laughing, Robin glared down at the grass, unable to answer. Frankie, however didn't laugh, she only furrowed her eyebrows as she sneak glanced at Robin. She have known Robin the longest and even though they are at eachothers throats most of the time, Wonder Woman had told her some parts of his past and she couldn't help but to feel sorry for him.
"Are you kidding me?" Wally said. "Bats won't even let him tell you his real name. I mean… You'll probably get a better origin story out of Supey over here."
Frankie frowned a bit as she sneaked glanced at Robin again, he seemed deep in thought…
"He'll probably hate me even more now for doing this…" Frankie thought.
Frankie linked her mind with Robin's. "Are you alright?" She watched his every move when she asked him but he didn't move.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm shocked that you care…"
"Just because you hate me doesn't mean I don't care, we're teammates remember?"
"I don't hate you, Francesca. You're just annoying."
"Thanks for clearing that up," Frankie snarled. "By the way, I know parts of it."
"Of what?"
"Your past…."
It was moment of silence between them, " Let me guess, Diana?"
"Yup…"
"Won't the others notice if we were having a mental conversation in which you and I have never had before?"
"No, not even M'gann knows. I kind of made it impossible for her to enter my mind while we're having this conversation."
"That story you told earlier…"
"Yeah?"
" That's not what really happened, you made that up."
"I-I-I, H-h-how did you know?"
"One: I'm the Boy Wonder, I know everything. Two: You are forgetting who my mentor is. Three: I could tell by your body language, you were uncomfortable. But none noticed, i think."
"Well, that's a relief…" Frankie said sarcastically.
"Want to tell me the real story?"
" Why should I tell you?"
"You can trust me, besides if you tell yours, I tell mine, deal?"
Frankie thought for a moment, " I really don't want to talk about it… it's kind of painful to remember."
"I'm not going to push you but I know that you haven't told any of us (Roy, Kaldur and Wally) and you have know us for years but if you want to talk about it…. I'm all ears, I'm not going to judge you even though you are a pain in the ass sometimes."
"Gee, thanks… By the way, we should make that deal you said before but you tell me first and then when I'm ready, I'll tell you mine, deal?"
"Deal? How much did Diana tell you?"
"She told me that you grew up in a circus, you and your family were acrobats and they died and then Mr. Wayne took you under his wing."
"Yeah, that was four years ago. We were a family… In every sense of the word. There was mom and dad, my uncle, my aunt, my cousin John Grayson and nine year old me. We were the ones the audience were coming to see. They would be thrilled with the soaring spectacle of the high-flying trapeze act of the Flying Graysons!"
"I've heard of the Flying Graysons! From what I've heard, you guys were amazing!" Frankie said.
"Yup, we worked at the Jack Haly's circus. I never knew either of my grandfathers. They died a long time before I was born. But Jack Haly was the owner of circus, and if there were a grandfather figure in my life it would be him. He loved my family as much as he loved his own. He wasn't only the owner though, he was also the master showman…. The Ringmaster! It was one of the happiest times of my life! Until the worst night of my life happened. A crime boss by the name of Zucco was trying to extort money from the circus. The problem was that Mr. Haly ran an honest business and refused to pay him any protection money. As with all great acts, we had our signature move. It was the finale of our performance. The one that had made famous and the reason why everyone came to see us. I was the youngest of the troupe, so my father said I wasn't allowed to be involved with the most dangerous stunt the Flying Graysons performed. Even though I would ask every night… and be turned down… every night. But I had the best seat in the house. Every time they performed that move I would be on the platform of the center pole. I would look down and watch as the workers moved the net and the rest of my family would position themselves. Then it happened… You could feel the air being sucked out of the tent… followed by a complete silence. Then a scream. It's funny, but I didn't hear much of anything after that. Everything went tunnel vision… A lot of things happened after that. The next crystal-clear thing I do remember was Bruce Wayne. The only family member I had left was unable to take care of me but Bruce Wayne came to my rescue and let me be a part of his family. We worked together, trained together and we found Zucco and brought him to justice… And Robin was born."
"I'm sorry about your family, they sound like wonderful people."
"They were."
"I wish-" Frankie and Robin's mindlink disconnected because Wally tried to get her attention.
"Hello! Earth to Robin and Frankie! Can you hear me?!" Wally shouted. waving his hands frantically. Frankie blinked a few times before she checked her surroundings. Wally was looking rather pale, M'gann looked at Superboy worriedly and Kaldur looked at her concerned.
"Are you alright, Francesca?" Kaldur asked, concerned.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Frankie said in an absent-minded tone. "I'm fine, what's going on?"
Wally's eyes grew wide as his eyes shifted from her to Robin in panic. "Didn't you hear what Superboy said?"
Frankie looked confused and shook her head slightly.
"What did he say?" Robin asked.
"He said that he wants to take down Superman!" Wally exclaimed.
"I'm sure Superboy has an explanation for this, right Superboy?" Frankie said calmly.
Superboy who had his back turned, turned slightly to look at her. Frankie had never seen anyone look so lost before.
"What if that's why I was created?" Superboy said. " What if that was the only reason I was created?"
"That's not possible!" M'gann said.
"Yeah! Look at all the good stuff you've done so far!" Wally said.
"What would be the possible reasoning behind this thinking?" Kaldur asked.
Superboy sighed, " I just feel… I don't know what to feel. Sometimes thoughts happen."
" Those would be silly thoughts!" M'gann said. " You should put them out of your head."
"You may have been created by the villains, Superboy." Frankie said. " But your actions define you and judging by what you have done so far... I have no doubt that you are not evil even by your thoughts that you are having."
"However he does have a valid point. We really don't know anything about what they did to him yet." Robin said.
"In my world, actions speak louder than word and Frankie is right. Superboy has proven his intentions with actions." M'gann said.
Wally rose from his seat and walked over to Superboy with a S'more in his hand. "We know he's one of the good guys and we know he's apart of this and you should put those thoughts outta your head, Supey!" Wally handed him a s'more with a small smile.
"Thanks everyone, I really appreciate it." Superboy said.
Frankie rose from her seat as well and walked over to Superboy, put a hand on his shoulder and gave him a comforting smile, he looked at her for a moment before he also gave a small smile in return. " That's what teammates are for, Superboy" Frankie mumbled. Frankie let go of his shoulder and looked over to the others.
"Hey guys," Wally said, referring to Frankie and Robin. " What's the matter with you two? It's not like you to zone out like that."
Frankie cleared her throat as she sat down, she faked a yawn, " I've had quite a day today, Wally. I'm very tired and I do apologize for spacing out like that."
"Well, I guess Superboy isn't the only one lost in thought tonight." Robin mumbled.
Frankie and Robin didn't even look at each other and pretended like the conversation never happened.
"Hey!" Wally said suddenly as he turned to look at M'gann. "You haven't told us about your story. What's the dealio with you, M'gann?"
"Yeah." Robin said.
"Oh… Okay." M'gann said, cheerfully. " Since all of you told your stories… I guess… Well, I'm from Mars." Then she smacked her forehead. " Ugh! Hello Megan! You guys already know that!"
Frankie giggled at her silliness.
"All martians live in underground tunnels because the surface is uninhabitable. Our family lives are very intertwined. As you already know, we mostly communicate telepathically. The form of communication we use helps large martian families maintain a sense of community and stay closer."
"Large?" Wally asked. " How many are you in your family?"
"Martian families are usually quite large. I have twelve sisters and seventeen brothers! In my extended family I have over three hundred cousins."
"Great Hera!" Frankie gasped, letting her jaw drop in shock.
"Close your mouth or you'll catch flies." Robin said, smirking at her outburst. M'gann giggled and Frankie glared.
Wally smiled slyly at M'gann and wiggled his eyebrows, "Three hundred?" he asked.
"Yes." M'gann said.
"Are they all hot girl like you?"
"Wow. You are a class act." Robin said sarcastically.
"Dude! Three hundred girls that look like her. Forget Paradise Island, I'm going to Mars!"
Frankie laughed, " Don't even bother to visit Paradise Island unless you want a death wish and I'm sure there aren't only girls, right M'gann?"
" Yup, Frankie's right. Half of my cousins are male, but yes, most martians look very similar… mostly green like myself and uncle J'onn. But there are others with… differences. There are also martians that are red and white. Some on my planet do not see the whites equals. My parents were both green and I was raised in what you would call a "liberal" type of environment. My family… I… had no issue with white martians. Others were not as tolerant… and the treatment of the white martians was especially horrible."
"How did you come to Earth?" Kaldur asked.
"Out of everyone in my family, I was closest to uncle J'onn. We had a great relationship! We would watch his exploits on Earth with the rest of the Justice League! He grew to be a true beacon of hope and stood for what our society could achieve. He became the most famous martian in our history! Upon his return to Mars it was declared a day of planetwide celebration. When he came back it was not just for the adulation of our population. He also had a specific purpose in mind. Having learned about all of you- Wonder Girl, Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash and Speedy… J'onn decided now was the time to introduce a younger martian hero to Earth. J'onn J'onzz came to Mars and declared he would hold a competition to find the next martians champion that would be returning with him to fly among the heroes of the Earth! I like the half the martian population decided to enter the contest. The competition was fierce and dangerous. At first, uncle J'onn seemed as if he didn't want me to compete. I thought maybe it was that he didn't not want me coming to Earth. I had seen some of his adventures and they were dangerous and life threatening. But I was not going to let that stop me! I was determined to win! From everything I had seen and heard of Earth up until that point, I found that I loved it. I wanted to see it for myself. I won! The whole competition! My heart soared! I was coming to Earth! This was the most exciting time of my life! Now I am here with all of you, and I am apart of the Team! I truly love it!"
"We are happy you're here with us as well, M'gann." Kaldur said.
"Agreed!" Frankie said.
"You could say that again!" Wally said.
"Well, I don't know about you guys, but I think I've had one s'more too many. I'm going to hit the old sleeping bag." Robin said as he started to make his way over to one of the tents.
" Yes! This has been such a wonderful evening but I am excited to sleep in a tent." M'gann said.
"Are coming with me, Frankie?"
"Sure, just give me a sec."
"I'll be right behind you, ladies." Wally said, as he started to make his way towards the tent that Frankie and M'gann was sharing.
"Oh no, you don't mister!" Frankie said, glaring at him.
"Yeah." Robin said, dragging Wally with him. " You're sleeping in this tent right over here, with me."
M'gann, Wally and Robin had entered their tents, leaving Kaldur, Superboy and Frankie all alone.
"That was a fun evening, but I think I will be turning in as well… unless you would like some company, Superboy." Kaldur said.
"No, that's okay. I'll turn in soon… I just want to sit here with the fire a bit longer."
"Are you sure, Superboy?" Frankie asked in concern.
"Yes, I'm sure and I'll be fine."
"Well, if you need anything, you know we are all here for you." Kaldur said.
Superboy didn't respond, he just stared at the fire. Kaldur turned to look at Frankie who tried but failed to avoid his gaze.
"How about you? Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm fine… just a lot in my mind that's all." Frankie reassured with a weak smile.
Kaldur put a comforting hand on her shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze, making her look into his eyes. "You know that I'm here for you if something or anything bothers you."
"Of course Kaldur, like always." She said with a nod. "I'll think I'm going to turn in now, good night."
"Good night Princess."
When Frankie entered the tent she saw that M'gann was already asleep, she laid down and then she remembered something. She linked her mind with Robin's again.
"Sorry if I woke you, I was just wondering why you are so nice to me all of the sudden?"
After a long silence Robin said, " Well if you must know, Batman spoke to me this morning, he wanted us to try to get along for the sake of the team. He'll probably talk to you too"
"Well then, we can try."
"Good night Frankie."
"Good night… Dick."
And with that Frankie fell asleep.
PRINCE-TROY RESIDENCE, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA.
JULY 21, 01:30 EDT.
Diana was awakened by several knocks on the door, she glanced at the clock in the living room. Who could it be at this time of night? Surely not Frankie?
Diana got up from the couch and she grabbed a baseball bat (just in case) and walked towards the door. Once she opened the door, she dropped the baseball bat and her hands covered her mouth in shock and disbelief. There standing right in front of her, very much alive was Donna Troy.
"You're alive!" Diana said. Donna stared at her blankly.
"Yes, I am."
Diana let her enter the house and they walked into the living room, Diana was still looking at her in disbelief, anger boiling.
"What are you doing here?" Diana asked. "And where have you been these past fourteen years?!"
"That's a long story and I'm here to see you and I want you to help me to find my daughter." Donna said simply. Diana glared.
"Do you think she wants to see you after what you have done to her?" Diana asked angrily. "She ran away from her father and I found her years later and took care of her."
Donna looked rather guilty, "You don't understand, Diana. I couldn't take care of her."
"Then you should've given her to me or mother! Do you know how angry me and mother are at you for doing such a thing?!"
"Diana, I am so sorry… I didn't know what to do I-"
"It's not me you should say sorry to, it's Frankie and I'm pretty sure she won't welcome you with open arms." Diana said. "And where have you been and how did you find us?"
" Us? You mean Frankie lives here?"
"Yes but she's not home at the moment, now answer my question and answer truthfully. "
" After I gave Francesca to her father, I moved to Australia, where I was sure that none would find me. I tried to find her some years after but the old apartment where she and her father used to live was empty. So I searched everywhere for her and then I saw the news which involved you two. Then I knew she was safe with you, I didn't know where you lived until I asked Batman last week and he gave me the information I needed."
"Frankie and Batman are on shaky grounds and have been for years, he still doesn't trust her. I can't believe that he gave you information about Frankie's whereabouts!" Diana said, pacing back and forth. Then she stopped and looked at Donna. "I'm going to talk to Batman about this in the morning, where do you live now?"
"Gotham City." Donna said. "Once I have everything settled, I'm going to rejoin the League then I'm going to talk to Francesca and take her with me to Gotham."
Diana was pissed, Frankie was like a daughter to her and loves her dearly. She couldn't believe that Donna would just take her away like that. "You can't just take her away when she had made her life the way she wanted it! You don't even know what is the best for her!"
"I am her mother and I know what is best for my daughter-"
"Oh really?! What is the best for your daughter, Donna? Please tell me, because all you have done is given her pain!"
"You're not going to tell me how to raise my daughter, Diana! And I can't believe that she is Wonder Girl now…. What were you thinking?!"
"I'm thinking that I'm raising her to the right path! Judging by what her parents have done…"
Donna and Diana stared each other down.
"Batman told me that the sidekicks have formed their own team?"
Diana nodded and furrowed her eyebrows slightly.
"When the time is right, I'm going to introduce myself to her and I'm going to try to mend my bond with her."
Diana sighed, "I'm going to try my best to help but don't expect her to open her arms for you."
"It won't be easy but I'll accept the challenge."
Donna started to walk towards the front door but Diana grabbed her wrist and stopped her. "Remember this, sister. It is her choice not ours. She'll choose whether or not she's staying here in Santa Monica or going with you to Gotham."
Donna nodded and walked out the door.
"I pray to the Gods that Francesca forgives me." Diana thought in worry.
A/N: This chapter is quite an important one for this story. I hope you liked it.
