Anyone else very disappointed that there's only 2 more episodes of Young Justice? Cause I know I am. Just wanted to tell you guys it is possible to save it, go sign petitions, buy the merchandise, send 50 letters to CN a day, anything to try to change their minds. Even if they don't keep YJ, let's all enjoy the rest of it. Anyways this fic will not end in 2 chapters (hopefully) since there's a lot of ideas that I still need to write about.


Mexico, Taos

May 29TH 8:08 p.m.

Blackbird's Pov

It was ironic how I was psychically bursting all Reach drinks in the convenient store, even though I was supposed to drink them to enhance my meta-genes. It's been almost three weeks since I was first sent to Lex Luthor, and now here I am destroying the Light's Partner's merchandise. I wondered what the Light's plans were, at first I'd thought it was to team up with the Reach and their meta-humans to take over Earth, but now I was starting to second guess Phase 2. I jumped on top of a nearby store and stood on top of it, watching the four of them; Tye, Sam, Virgil and El. In the past fifteen days, they've grown so much and have become more confident with the new part of them. My only concern was how dependent they were with their powers. El hardly ever walks in the house, unless he was too lazy to use his powers, but that statement goes both ways. I flashback to the time when we had a power shortage in our apartment, and Virgil had used his powers to power the T.V. so the four of them could play video games. The memory wasn't all too bad though, it was the first time the 5 of really bonded. I was cheering them on, but in the end Sam managed to beat the guys, and received a high-five for girl power.

A memory of flashed through my mind, it was short, but it gave me a better idea about who Alexis was.

After Alexis, clad in a her uniform, finished tying up some punk drug dealers, she and Batman himself stood on top of a tall building looking down over Blüdhaven, no, Gotham City.

"Well done, your progress in the past 9 days are great," said Batman.

Alexis smiled at his comment and decided to complement Batman as well. "That's because I have a great teacher."

I almost had to replay the memory. It was completely unbelievable. The corners of Batman's lips were curved upwards just enough to call it a smile.

A girl who was able to make the Batman smile.

"Nice one Tye, you are seriously getting a handle on your power," Virgil complemented Tye as the four of them met up in front of the store I stood on.

"Thanks Virgil, but I'd rather get a hand on the scarab that turned my best friend into the Reach's blue puppet," Tye said, glaring at Blue Beetle's poster that was stuck on to the water tower Tye destroyed.

Landing gracefully in front of the four, I stood and placed my hands on my hips, pride washing through me. "Not a chance, those scarabs don't just come off. Besides, you still have a lot to learn before you try to mess with a beetle."

A ring from El's phone turned our attention to the small screen, where Lex appeared on.

"I wonder if the Reach can appreciate the irony of their own creations working against them," Lex said, a smile spreading across his face.

"Hey, they did not create us, they kidnapped us," El corrected Luthor.

Tye walked up beside El, and added to El's words. "And experimented on us against our will."

"And with that in mind, if you truly want to hit the Reach where it hurts, I believe I can show you the way," Luthor said, as the rest of us gathered around El.


Taos, Runaways Apartment

May 29TH 8:32 p.m.

Blackbird's Pov

I stood with Virgil and Tye, while Sam and El sat in front of the laptop propped up on the coffer table in our living room. Or trash land, I thought.

Luthor was explaining to us a little gift he'd left us. I didn't see much use of it, with it being a small rectangle of more alien tech. "It's called Father Box. It can open a boom tube to the War World and back again. It has also been programmed to locate Kryptonian DNA."

"Kryptonian DNA? You mean you're sending us after Superman?" Virgil asked Luthor. The idea was crazy, but I knew that Superman was still on Rimbor with other members of the League, as did Luthor.

"Superboy, actually," Luthor replied. "One of the nine young heroes captured by the Reach."

Nine images of the team that attacked the Reach's ship appeared on the screen. The only one's that I didn't see were Nightwing's, Miss Martians, and the sphere thing.

"Those guys saved us from the Reach," Virgil exclaimed, while I remembered the last confusing memory I had aboard the ship.

"Precisely, care to return the favor?" Luthor asked. "And in the process, strike a critical blow against the Reach?"

"Dude, you're asking to go inside the War World and rescue superheroes. If they got caught, what chance do we have?" Tye asked, making a good point.

Unexpectedly, Virgil agreed with Luthor. "There's no way the Reach expects us. With the element of surprise, and our powers, we're the only one's who might stand a chance. Besides, we owe'em."

"My thoughts exactly," Luthor said.

"Fine," Tye groaned in defeat.

El sighed, his eyes falling. "You had me at we owe'em."

Sam agreed with the guys as well, not wanting to be left out. That left me. Which I hated since all four of them stared at me, pleading that I tagged along. Why did I have a soft spot for begging eyes?

I thought about the idea, not entirely happy with it. I had to go with, they wouldn't stand a chance. At the same time, I'm going to be saving the same people who kidnapped me, and went through my head without permission. More precisely, Kitsune and Nightwing. That wasn't the major issue in my head though. If I went along, I'd be siding with Savage, the very man who never laid a hand on me until three weeks ago. If I didn't go, Tye, Sam, El, and Virgil would die, all because their guardian didn't want to risk staying on Savage's side. The decision was clear though, I would go too. Their safety was more important than my loyalties to Savage. I placed a hand to my temple, and sighed. "There's no way you're going without me."

Sam picked up Father bot, and asked said something in japanese, before trying her best to translate in the english we managed to teach her. "Uh, how does work, please?"

"The War World shielding prevents Father Bot to pin point Superboy's exact location from Earth, but it can boom tube you within a few miles from him. Once you're inside, it will lead you directly to Superboy and the others, and when you're ready, it can bring you all home," Luthor explained. "Simply ask Asami, and it will obey."

The five of us shared a determined and ready look. Sam looked down at Father Bot, before asking, well demanding, politely, "The War World, please."

The fact that the Father Bot didn't alert you when the boom tube appeared, did not amuse me. We fell in a matter of seconds, before we met with cold steel. It was even better when we were surrounded by guards. The five of us stood back to back, while I created a link.

"Hello," Sam smiled at them, and even waved.

"We're all connected," I alerted them. "and we stay together, got that?"

"Roger that, ma'am," Virgil joked. "Follow my lead."

"Oh, we give up, we give up! Please don't hurt us, we were stupid to come here, stupid, stupid, stupid! I knew this wouldn't work, I am so sorry," Virgil quickly mumbled, before a guard could get any closer.

El fell to his knees with his hands on his head like Virgil. "He's right, we don't want any trouble. We just want to go home."

The rest of us followed Virgil, on our knees, with our hands on our heads. A guard grabbed Virgil by the shirt, and stared him square in the eye. I noticed the corners of his lips turning into a smile, and knew what was coming.

"Fooled ya," Virgil said, sending his trash lid at the guard, taking him out. El quickly teleported, and Sam began to charge for an attack, while Tye found his inner focus and the giant appeared.

"You guards shouldn't really try to fight back," I laughed, feeling the adrenaline starting to course through me. I threw my head back to look at Tye, shouting, "Hey Tye, leave me some!"

I disarmed a guard easy, and when he swung at me, I ducked, and quickly came back up to send a satisfying round-house kick to the face. I felt another one come at me from behind, and I easily sent a right hook to his helmet. He wouldn't be up in hours. My victory didn't last long though. A train filled with more guards came flooding into the room.

"Time to go guys," I said, rushing around the nearest corner, feeling the three of them trailing behind me. Wait a minute. "El?"

"I lead some guys down a hall, I'll be down with them soon," he assured me. I searched for his body heat, and found that he was ahead of us.

We met El at the end of the hall, just in time to hear him scream, "And that's what you get for breaking my board!"

"Dude, did you know that your 'Longshadow' was laser proof?" Virgil asked, once Tye called back his Longshadow.

"Ugh, more like laser resistant, those beams stung," Tye answered, a hand on his chest.

While I let the four take a short breather, I cocked my head, searching for more guards. There were no guards close enough to reach us yet, but I did find someone who was. I snapped my head up at the higher floor and narrowed my eyes on the person who kneeled along the ledge. His eyes seemed to widen, but he scrambled away too fast for me know.

"We're wasting time, guards will be here shortly," I said, returning my attention back on the super-powered teens I assigned myself to.

Sam pulled out Father Bot from her vest and held it out in front of her. "Superboy, please." We waited a few seconds, when Sam exclaimed, "This way!"

I walked behind the four, only because I knew that we had a tag along on our tail.

We stopped at a large, closed off door. Well it wouldn't be closed for long. Tye called forth his Longshadow again, and pried open the door. All of our faces fell from the pure shock at the sight. There were rows of thousands of cells, all encased with some form of living being. We walked up to one of the rows, Virgil looking up at one of the cells.

"Oh man, there they are," he said. I followed his gaze and saw a frozen Guardian, Robin, and Beast Boy. Nearby were the rest of the captured team members.

"Oh man," El said like Virgil. "Looks like they're...frozen."

"In stasis," came a voice behind us. A chill went up my spine and through my arms. Turning around, my eyes widened at the mere sight of Black Beetle, the crazy guy who almost drowned me in the Reach's ship. "And you will join them soon enough."

"Guys, I saw that guy take down all of those heroes back on the Reach ship," Virgil said. I felt a frown form on my face. Still not use to the whole psychic link thing I guess.

"Please, don't let that stop you from attacking me," Black Beetle said. He cracked his knuckles intimidatingly. "I could use the exercise."

Tye was the first to make a move. He jumped at Black Beetle, trying to smash him with two fists, but Black Beetle only knocked Tye's Longshadow in the chin. Tye was sent to the ground in seconds, his Longshadow following quickly.

"Please tell me, he did not take out our big gun in 3 seconds flat?" El asked, looking at the rest of us.

"Well, he just did, and we're not getting out of here until we stop him," I answered, making a run for Black Beetle. I threw a few of my throwing knives at him, but he merely blasted them aside with his sound waves. "Distract him."

"Scatter!" Virgil exclaimed. The three of them separated, running from Black Beetle. Black Beetle shot at Virgil's trash lid, sending him crashing to the ground, and Sam was knocked from her skateboard, while El had teleported behind the wall of the heroes pods.

"Not what I meant," I thought, psychically lifting the knives off the ground and forcing them at Black Beetle. They caught him by surprise, but barely scratched his armor. Of course I was already in mid-air with my bo staff ready to knock the guy unconscious. Or at least try too. He spun around and knocked the wind out of me with his arm. I rolled on the ground, clutching my side and cringing in pain.

"So much for exercise," Black Beetle said dryly. "Alright meat, might as well teleport yourself into a stasis cell, and save me the trouble."

I was kneeling now, struggling to breath, while I watched as Black Beetle searched for El. I was about to scream and force him into something, but I was stopped by the laser that sent Black Beetle to the ground. Arsenal quickly appeared into view and closed off the door we entered from. El teleported beside him and said a quick thanks.

While Arsenal and El kept Black Beetle busy, I forced the rest of our group to get up. "Tye, Sam, Virgil, get up now, or stay dead on the floor."

They were up in seconds. I got a lift from Tye, and when he slammed Black Beetle into the wall, I didn't hesitate to send a nice kick to the face, and a stab into his jet pack. I jumped off of him quickly, sending three cells at him.

"I am starting to get annoyed," Black Beetle said, getting back up on to his feet after Tye sent him to the ground.

I was sending cell, by cell at Black Beetle, surprised by how off guard he was with us surrounding him. Sam and El are always behind him, and once he turns around he receives a cell to the face, or a punch from Tye. If we weren't in the heat of the moment, I would have smiled. They were working together, and using the very first strategy I came up for them. Sam and El are better from behind, catching the opponent off guard. Virgil and Tye were more offensive, with Tye's Longshadow, and Virgil's ability to create electricity.

Once Mongul came into the scene though, I quickly hid myself behind a cell. I stared as Mongul and Black Beetle quarreled, barely catching El talking to Arsenal. "Who's side is he on?"

"I don't know, but let's get the good guys out in the mean time," El answered.

I jumped to the second cell, psychically forcing it and the one above to open. El helped some of the heroes down, while Virgil, Sam, Tye and I did the same. I helped Kitsune find her balance and I scoffed to myself. "You owe me twice now."

Arsenal came running back with multiple weapons in his hands. He tossed them back to the heroes, and quickly ran back to the closed-door. Kitsune surprisingly caught her utility belt, and stood abruptly. She quickly fastened it around her waist and pulled out her sai's, spinning them into a back-hand position.

"Yeah, well whenever I try to save you, you always manage to get away," Kitsune joked, as she readied herself beside me.

"I prefer not to be a bird with clipped wings, besides I don't need saving," I joked back, a genuine smile spreading across my face. Of course, she couldn't have seen it, but I could tell she was smiling too.

"Let's go, move!" Arsenal ordered. He stood by the key pad to the door, hesitating to open it. "Okay, get ready. There's a squad of Reach soldiers waiting for us."

I wasn't surprised when I saw Nightwing and Miss Martian standing behind the door with the Super-Cycle. I've known since Arsenal jumped in to help. Of course I was shocked by the number of Reach soldiers lying knocked out on the floor. I slammed my bo staff on to the ground firmly, before resting my other hand on my hip. "Looks like we were a little late."

We followed Nightwing and Miss Martian back to her bio-ship, helping the tired heroes of their team make the trip. After they were all on board, I stood beside the four teenagers proudly.

"I think congratulations are in order," smiled Nightwing. "No training, no guidance, and yet you pulled it off."

"Well, actually we had Blackbird teach us the ropes, and if it weren't for her, we would probably be a mess of a team," Virgil corrected, readjusting his hat.

"You weren't that mess of a team today," I said, glancing at the four. "You guys did great."

All of their eyes brightened and they looked at one another, smiling and giving each other high-fives. I caught Nightwing's quick glance at me, but I couldn't make out the look on his face.

"After we get back, after a debrief, there might be a place for all of you on the team," Nightwing continued, looking over at me as well. "All of you."

"Wow, really?" Virgil asked in disbelief. I was just as shocked. A member on their team? I was torn because of multiple things. Ditching Lex Luthor and Savage for the other side, or maybe I could figure out who I really am?

"So now that we saved your butts, you're cool with us not being Star Lab guinea pigs?" Tye asked, with a little too much anger.

"Dude, chill," Virgil quickly said, placing a hand on Tye's shoulder.

"Before we head back we need to talk about Blue Beetle," Arsenal said, walking between Nightwing and the five of us. "He betrayed us."

"Look who's talking," Bumblebee spoke up. "Last thing I remember was you blowing an airlock without warning; nearly got us all killed and absolutely guaranteed our capture."

"Hey, after eight years on ice, there's was no way I was getting grabbed again," Arsenal argued back. "And if you haven't noticed, my escape resulted in you being able to stand here now and complain. So how 'bout a thank you?"

Nightwing quickly intervened, saving the more heated comments from the two. "You're right, Arsenal. Thank you. And after we get back to Earth, you're off the team."

"Woah, w-wait a minute—" Tye said.

"If it wasn't for Arsenal we wouldn't have rescued anyone," Virgil finished for Tye.

"That may be true, but this isn't the first time he's pulled this kind of stunt," Nightwing said. "Intentionally endangering the lives of team mates, in order to further his own agenda or guard against his own personal demons. It's unacceptable, so until you prove yourself a team player, you have no place on this team."

Nightwing walked with Bumblebee on to the platform of the bio-ship. "Now let's get on board and get out of here. We can discuss this further, when we're not behind enemy lines."

The six of us shared a look, but it was pointless. I already knew that their decisions have been made.

"Sounds like there's nothing left to discuss," El said, his voice firm and serious.

"See, we don't need your help getting back to Earth, or your offer to join the team," Virgil said. "We have our own way of doing things."

"What do you say, bro? Wanna run with us?" Tye suggested, looking at Arsenal.

Arsenal's smile said everything. "Sounds like a plan."

"Blackbird?" Sam asked, waiting for me to make my decision. I looked at the four, then looked up at Nightwing. He seemed to be waiting for an answer as well. I looked back at the four of them as I linked us all.

"I'm so proud of you guys, you know that right?" I asked them. I didn't want to part ways with them, but I knew that if I was going to try to figure out who I am, then I can't stick with them.

"Not until now, no," Tye said. Tye seemed to catch on. "Wait, there's no way you can't be serious—"

"Your leaving us aren't you?" El asked sadly, cutting Tye off. I quiet, letting the reality sink into all of them.

"Why are you going?" Virgil asked, breaking the silence.

I smiled behind my mask. "I have my own way of doing things."

"We will see you again?" Sam asked.

"Yes, but you won't know it's me," I answered truthfully. There confused looks brought a full-blown grin to my face. "Sayonara, Sam, El, Tye and Virgil."

Breaking the link, I stood with my head held high in front of Nightwing. Extending an arm out to him, I spoke, "I think I'll take you up on that offer of yours."

Surprise didn't even describe the look on his face. With a grin, he took my hand, agreeing to the deal. "I think we can arrange something."

Walking on to the bio-ship platform felt odd, but at the same time, I knew I had made the right choice. "Oh, and Arsenal, don't you dare ditch my team, or you'll end up in something a lot deeper than a ditch."

I smirked at the Arsenal's expression, he was stuck between glaring and actually trying to take me seriously. El nudged him and told him that I wasn't joking about the ditch. That was all it took for him to keep his mouth shout.

Sam pulled out Father Bot, and asked it politely. "Home, please."

"Wait, is that a—" Nightwing tried to ask, but they'd already fell through the boom tube. "Father Bot."

"Yeah, but what's so important about it?" I asked Nightwing. He looked and me and we held the stare. I didn't know why, but it felt like he was holding himself back. From what, I'm not sure.

"We'll talk on the bio-ship," Nightwing said, walking aboard as if nothing ever happened.

I followed in suit, but Bumblebee stopped me. "You better not try anything."

"I have no intention too," I answered, using a bit of Songbirds Cry to convince her. It was enough for her to move out of my way and continue on board though.

I felt the teams pulses quicken when I stepped into the main room. I panicked and tried to think of something to say, but all that came out of my mouth was, "Hey."

No more orders, no more questions, no more secrets, and no more running in circles. I only want the truth.


Blackbird's on the way to finally understand who she really is. A.k.a she's on the way to learn more about Dick, Karie, Batman, Alfred, memories from five years ago, the relationship she left behind and the under cover mission Batman sent Alexis on. Most of that's going to be in the next chapter, so stay tuned!

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