Iamgoku: Hi everybody Welcome to the 9th chapter of 'Intangible' which you may know was original titled 'Invisible' and a 'syoc' originally authored by 'AC333'.
Which the first 10 chapters were written solely by her, before I began co-writing in chapter 11, and continued to do so until chapter 23.
AC333 decided to let me adopt the story after she desired to re-write it, not wanting the version we had both worked so hard on to die, I am now posting and continuing it on my account along with 'Blaze Year One' which was another story I wrote that she published on her account, with AC being a consultant on various characters.
Now 'Intangible' and the spin off/prequel 'Blaze Year One' are both sequels to her story 'Suicide Squad' which takes place in Justice League following the Thanagarian invasion and Shayera's decision to quit the League, it is completed and can be found at the link below, I urge you to read that first, as it has several plot points that come up in 'Intangible' that you might get confused with otherwise.
(Just place the fanfiction website address in front of the below link without spaces and it should work)
s/11134687/1/Suicide-Squad,
And before we continue, I would like to thank AC333 once again for allowing me to continue this story that we have both worked so hard on, and found friends in one another through doing so.
EDIT: 16/05/17. I added an extra scene at the end of the chapter.
Disclaimer: All DC characters are property of DC (duh).
The below members are those who submitted OC's. Here they are:
Joseph and Scott West- theawesomeflash
Harrison Streak and Garrett Fair- dragonscales00
Piper Wilson- wolvesowl
Jonathan Fox/Akil- Historyman 14
Donovan Nelson- OriginalKanima
And of course Olivia belongs to AC333, and Shaun belongs to me, as well as other OC's that appear in future chapters.
Chapter 9
Olivia yawned into her bowl of fruit salad, pushing around the few purple grapes that were left. She had gotten up relatively late on the Sunday morning. She slept until 10, heading down to breakfast with Emma and a few others at 10:30. She was wearing a light blue long sleeve shirt and a pair of leggings. Jason had bruised her forearm from the night before, leaving four purple finger marks. She was trying to hide them under her sleeve. She didn't want the necessary questions. She was sitting at a table with Emma, Scott, Joey, Piper, Jonathan Fox, and Donavan. Shaun was missing, probably at a training session. Joey and Donavan were currently arguing about theories with some tv show.
"There is no way that Jon Snow is dead!" Argued Donavan, waving his hands in the air. Olivia couldn't keep up with Game of Thrones and she couldn't afford HBO for the longest time. There were too many plot lines and too many characters. "They can't kill off their most popular character!"
Joey shook his head. "Tyrion Lannister is their most popular character," he corrected, pointing a finger at Donavan. "Or maybe Khaleesi. Or Arya Stark. And we saw him get stabbed like, eighty times!"
Jonathan shot the two a puzzling look. "Aren't you too young to be watching such an inappropriate show?" Asked Jonathan, glancing at Scott. He was currently munching on a large plate of bacon while Joey shoved pancakes down his throat.
Scott rolled his eyes. "I tried to stop him. Flash only encourages it," he added. "That show is way too violent for me."
Piper perked up at that statement, joining the conversation. "How violent?" She asked carefully.
"Violent enough that I had nightmares for a week," shivered Emma, rubbing her hands up and down her arms. Olivia remembered that Emma had watched the show on a Sunday night with one of her many past boyfriends. He didn't last long.
Piper shot them an eerie smile. "Maybe I will give this show a chance," she said. The violence immediately sparked her interest.
"We can watch it together, Pipes," said Joey, waggling his eyebrows. Joey tried to lean against the table to look cool, but instead plopped his hand in a plate full of syrup. Olivia managed a small smile as Joey frantically stuck napkins to his hands, trying to get the syrup off. Piper and the others burst out laughing.
"Shaun already offered to watch it with me," said Piper. Joey's face immediately turned disappointed. "But maybe we can watch it together," she offered. "Speaking of which, where is Quinn?"
Donavan had finally stopped laughing, answering the question. "He said something about talking to a few of the League members about Liv's new boyfriend," he said, not noticing that Olivia was sitting at the same table. Scott elbowed him to shut him up as his eyebrows flew to the top of his forehead. He glanced at Olivia, mouth wide open. "Liv…I…uh…" he stuttered.
Olivia glared at him, clenching her spoon tightly in her right hand. "What?" She gritted out.
Donavan rubbed the back of his neck. "I didn't see you there. He told me not to say—"
"—I'm going to ask one more time," interrupted Olivia, her tone deathly serious. Her chest was tight with anger. If Shaun thought he could report her because she was dating Jason, he was in for a surprise. "What are you talking about?"
The table turned silent, everyone turning to Donavan to hear his response. His red eyes almost looked ashamed that he had ruined the secret. "He said he was going to warn Batman and Superman and a few others at their founding meeting this morning that you were dating Lex Luthor's son," he finally said.
Olivia gritted her teeth, stabbing the spoon into the table. She phased right before it hit, the spoon passing through. She let go after the round part disappeared. The handle clattered onto the table, the rounded part missing in the table somewhere. You see, if Olivia let go of an object while she was phasing or turned herself solid while she was in a wall, her molecules would fuse with the object. That was why the spoon was cut in half. If the object's density was lower than what it was in, their molecules would fuse together. That was why she could turn solid in water or air without a problem. She imagined that it would be extremely painful and result in a slow and horrible death if she turned solid while she was in a wall. To be sure it wouldn't happen, she was always careful when phasing.
She pushed her chair out, in scrapping against the floor. "Where are you going?" Asked Emma.
"This leaves a bad taste in my mouth," she said, sticking her phone in her pocket.
Zora and a few of her friends were walking by. They laughed a bit when they heard Olivia. Zora sneered down at her and sarcastically asked, "Like last night, Olivia?" Her friends began to giggle.
Olivia slowly turned. "I'm sorry," spat out Olivia. She had no idea what they were talking about. And she wasn't in the mood for Zora's games. "I don't get it."
Zora raised a cocky eyebrow. "You did last night," she said as she placed her hands on her hips. "Harrison told us about your little date."
Olivia clenched her teeth. "What about it? I left him in Madison Park, drunk and flailing in his own puke," she said. Why did Zora have to be such a bitch?
Zora rolled her eyes. "I don't know, Livi," she said. Zora knew that Olivia hated the nickname Livi. It sounded too juvenile. "He was really detailed."
Scott stood up, stepping between the two. "Shut up, Zora," he said. Scott hated any type of bully. Olivia saw his fists clench and the force fields appear around his hands.
She knew she had to step in before this escalated. Zora was known to be extremely aggressive. Olivia pushed him away, stepping closer to Zora. "No, don't shut up," she growled. "I'd like to know exactly what I did last night." Zora and her friends exploded into laughter.
Scott placed a hand on her shoulder. "Come on, Liv," he said as he lead her away.
"What the fuck was that?" She asked, throwing her hands in the air when they were a safe distance away.
Scott sighed as they walked out of the cafeteria. He held the door open as she passed through, steaming with anger. "Listen. I rarely listen to assholes like Harrison Streak but he said you screamed his name so loud last night he thought you were going to wake up the whole city," he said in an uncomfortable tone.
"That bitch," muttered Oliva. She ran her fingers through her hair, evaluating her options. Shaun was at the meeting, snitching on her to the League even though she did nothing wrong. But Harrison was spreading rumours that they had fucked the night before. She speed away, leaving Scott in the dust. "Thanks, Scott. I'm going to deal with Shaun now." She would deal with the rumours later. She had to stop him before he gave the League the wrong idea. It was none of their business.
She stomped away from Scott and phased through the stairwell's door. She didn't wait for the elevator, instead running up the stairs to three floors above the cafeterias. She knew where the founder's meetings after Shayera had complained about the location. She was furious, and couldn't believe that Shaun would have the nerve to do something like that. Besides; she and Jason weren't even dating!
She turned invisible and intangible as she stormed down the hall, phasing through the room's doors. She wanted to make sure that Shaun was actually there before she made a fool of herself. She wasn't surprised when she saw Shaun sitting at the edge of the round table, currently arguing with one of the members. Six of the seven founders were there in their intimidating costumes, all with frowns on their faces. The only one missing was Martian Manhunter. He was probably running the Watchtower's surveillance system.
"I'm worried about her," Shaun explained in a frustrated tone, running his fingers through his blonde hair.
"But how can we limit who a youth member dates?" Asked The Flash, leaning back in his chair as he folded his hands behind his head. His bright red spandex costume was an eye grabber. "I mean, it sounds kind of stupid. Even if it is a super villain's son."
Superman defended Shaun's point of view. "The kid has had trouble with the law before. He's been kicked out of nearly ten high schools and has narrowly avoided juvenile time. And he's Luthor's son!" He exclaimed. Olivia nearly scoffed at that statement, knowing that Superman was saying that because Luthor was his nemesis.
Wonder Woman spoke next. "Although she may not be making the right choice, I don't think it is our decision," she calmly stated, Shayera nodding in agreement. Olivia was surprised to see the two of them agreeing about something. She had heard the two had a falling out after the Thanagarian Invasion and that the two hadn't gotten along since. Shayera never mentioned it to her.
"But what if the kid is dangerous?" Asked Green Lantern in his deep voice. "What then?"
"We'll handle it, then. She's a teenage girl. She's going to make mistakes," Shayera said, agreeing with Wonder Woman. Although Shayera was defending her, Olivia couldn't help to feel a bit insulted that she said that Jason was a mistake. She didn't know the first thing about him. Batman had stayed silent the entire meeting, watching the argument with his calculating eyes.
Shaun spoke again. He was angry, tightly gripping the edge of the table. "Jason Reed is a psychopath. I met him when I was really young. He tried to stab me with his hunting knife," he said coldly. Olivia was a bit shocked by that story. Jason was a bit rough around the edges but he wasn't crazy. Was he?
Shaun continued, "I'm afraid he's manipulating her."
Olivia couldn't help but to let out a small, frustrated breath through her nose. Since she was at the edge of the room, she thought she was in no danger of being heard. Batman's head swivelled towards her, saying, "I can hear you, Olivia," he said coldly. Olivia felt her heart beating out of her chest, knowing her game was over.
She turned visible again, startling nearly everyone in the room. The Flash nearly fell off the chair he was leaning back in. Olivia self-consciously crossed her arms over her chest. "We're not even dating, Shaun," she stiffly stated, glaring at him.
He glared back. "You don't know him, Liv. Not like I do, I know what he's really like. He's manipulating you," he stated firmly.
She swallowed, thinking of all the things she and Jason had stolen. He wasn't just using her, was he?
She saw Shayera shooting her looks of sympathy. At least she didn't agree with the others. Olivia clenched her fists as Superman spoke. "Lex Luthor is a bad man, Olivia," he calmly said. "It is too dangerous to be involved with his son."
"I don't believe it's your decision to make," shot back Olivia. She crossed her arms over her chest, raising her chin to show that she wasn't intimidated by their power. "I should have the ability to choose who I am and who I'm not friendly with."
"Listen, kid," started Green Lantern. "He has a bad reputation. We don't want one of our own getting hurt." Although he phrased it differently, Olivia knew he was saying that they didn't want the press to get a hold of this information. They would have a field day if they found out a member of the youth league was dating a super villain's son.
"Besides, his father is one of the most evil men on the planet," muttered Shaun under his breath.
Olivia narrowed her eyes at him. "You're one to talk," she cruelly stated.
Shaun's jaw dropped open with surprise. "Oh come on," she said, rolling her eyes. "It wasn't hard to figure it out. Green streaks in your hair. Brooklyn accent. Shaun Jay Quinn, or should I say SHAUN JAYMES QUINZEL," she emphasized. The room went completely silent at her words.
Shaun looked like she had just slapped him across the face. "We're done here," Olivia said over her shoulder before she phased through the door of the room and didn't look back.
She heard the automatic door open behind her. "Olivia!" A voice called out the door it swished shut. She knew it was Shayera following her. She kept walking; she was done talking about Jason. It was her personal life and was absolutely none of their business. "Wait!" Said Shayera as she reached out and grabbed Olivia's forearm.
Olivia hissed with pain, realizing that the bruise was still sensitive where Jason had squeezed her arm the night before. She phased through Shayera's grip, turning around to face her. "Listen, Shayera, I really don't want to—"
"—What happened there?" Interrupted Shayera, gesturing towards Olivia's arm. Olivia pulled it to her stomach to protect it. Shayera was wearing her white and black tracksuit, her intimidating mace hanging from her hip. She had her lips pursed with concern.
"Nothing," answered Olivia (a little too quickly). She really needed to work at her lying.
"Olivia," Shayera sighed. She saw through Olivia's excuses and lies immediately. "Come on. You can trust me with this."
Olivia bit her lip, slowly rolling up her sleeve to show Shayera. It would probably help to have someone to talk about Jason with. The four purple finger marks starkly contrasted her pale skin. Shayera gasped, gently grabbing Olivia's wrist to examine it.
"He didn't mean to!" Exclaimed Olivia, hopping that Shayera wasn't getting the wrong picture. She immediately regretted showing the bruises. She shouldn't have made it someone else's business. "I bruise really easily. You know that!" Olivia often started to form bruises right after their training sessions together.
Shayera narrowed her eyes, menacingly holding up her mace. "I'm going to have a talk with this kid," she threatened.
"Don't!" Shouted Olivia. She was starting to get pissed that Shayera was digging into her personal life. Then again, she was the one who showed her the bruise. "This isn't going to happen again. He just got upset after I met his father, that's all."
Shayera raised her eyebrows in surprise. "You've met Luthor?" She asked, rubbing her scarred shoulder.
Olivia nodded, rolling down her sleeve. "He's kind of an ass," she muttered, looking at her shoes.
"Tell me about it," added Shayera. She pointed to the scar on her left shoulder. "He shot me there. Took me weeks to get proper use of it again."
Olivia had no idea that Luthor tried to kill her mentor. Shayera put an arm Olivia's shoulder.
"Listen, kid. You're old enough to decide who you're going to get involved with. Sometimes, they're not going to be the best people. Trust me; I have the worst taste in men. But you need to realize when a relationship reaches an unhealthy point. I've seen abusive relationships and they are not pretty."
"It's not abusive," whispered Olivia. "I just…He got a little upset, that was all. It was partially my fault because I didn't tell him that he was hurting me. He didn't realize what he was doing." Even to her, the argument sounded a bit flimsy.
"Don't you dare blame yourself for this," scolded Shayera. She reached out and grabbed Olivia's hand. It was a gesture that surprised her; Shayera wasn't a warm or fuzzy type of person. "Maybe it hasn't reached that point yet. But be careful. Lex Luthor is a very dangerous man. Don't ever forget that. And to me, his son seems a bit dangerous too. I don't want to see you getting hurt."
Olivia meekly nodded. "Ok, Shayera. I'll be careful," she promised. She was lying through her teeth. They were wrong about Jason; the Justice League, Shaun, Shayera…all of them had no idea what kind of person he was. She had no intention of slowing down with Jason. She gave Shayera a quick smile and headed down the hall to the elevator.
As she pressed the button to the seventeenth floor, her phone buzzed in her pocket. She pulled it out, swiping the screen to unlock the message. It was from Jason.
J: Hey.
She smiled.
(Meanwhile: With Shaun)
Shaun walked down the hall, silently fuming as he approached the elevator, Batman was following close behind. Following Olivia's proclamation in the meeting, it had taken Shaun several moments to regain his composure, before he left wordlessly.
He figured Olivia must have hacked into the mainframe, pulled up his file and had herself a good read.
'Luckily that file doesn't have the whole story, or else she'd probably have said a lot more in there' He thought to himself as he stepped inside the elevator, not even looking at Batman as he stepped in beside him, the two standing silently as the elevator began to move.
After several moments of silence, Shaun spoke up.
"What do you want?" he questioned with annoyance, Batman didn't turn to him as he replied.
"I'm just making sure you don't do anything reckless after your friend's little reveal in there" he stated calmly, though Shaun picked up on the hidden meaning behind his words.
"I'm not gonna go and threaten her or anything, if that's what your worried about" he responded with a glare.
The silence returned for another few seconds, as Shaun wished the elevator would go faster, until Batman spoke up once more.
"It's a little hypocritical don't you think"
Shaun turned to him with narrowed eyes. "What do you mean?"
"The fact that you tried to interfere with Olivia's relationship, claiming her boyfriend was dangerous" Batman replied in the same tone as before.
"Jason Reed is dangerous! I'm not making this up"
"I didn't say you were, it's true Jason Reed is an obvious concern, one that will be monitored closely. But as I said, it seems hypocritical of you, especially considering your girlfriend" Batman said as Shaun's eyes widened slightly, before they narrowed, his fists clenched at his sides as he could feel the anger rise up in him.
"This is nothing like that!"
Batman continued however, unintimidated by the teen's obvious discomfort.
"Weren't you warned about the dangers she presented on more than one occasion. Even John Constantine tried to dissuade you from pursuing her" Batman said as Shaun turned away, attempting to ignore The Dark Knight.
"It's not the same. Olivia doesn't know what she's getting herself into by pursuing the Son of Lex Luthor"
"As I'm sure you didn't know what you were getting into when you grew close to the Daughter of Tri-" Batman began before being cut off as Shaun's hand shot out faster than he could react and pushed him against the side of the elevator, hard.
Shaun was glaring at Batman as he held him there, holding the man off the ground with no effort.
"Don't…Speak…His…Name" the teen growled out coldly.
The ding of the elevator reaching its floor caught his attention, and he lowered Batman down before turning and exiting onto his floor, wanting to get as far away from Batman as possible.
The Dark Knight however spoke up once again, his tone harder.
"Remember what I told you when you joined The Youth League, Quinzel. Do I need to warn you of the consequences?"
Shaun stopped in place, not turning around as he responded a few seconds later.
"I didn't forget what you said when you blackmailed me into joining The Youth League, no. But don't forget my warning either" Shaun said evenly before pausing, despite Batman not being able to see his face, he knew there was a small smile on it.
"Mr Wayne"
With that, the teen continued walking ahead, before disappearing from sight around a corner.
Batman was left standing there, his right fist clenched tightly as he glared at the spot the teen had been in moments before.
