The Lone Hero: Return of Zatanna
Chapter 9:
"Zatanna" as Jane had discovered was her name, sat at a computer at the family's home. She typed in her name into a search engine.
Zatanna_Zatara
Many websites showed up. Most were news. She clicked GBS News and a news story came up.
New Justice League member, Zatanna the Mistress of Magic, has made her mark today when she took down a group of bank robbers.
They clicked at the image and saw Zatanna in a magician outfit. She was less thin, more healthy, and less pale, a creamy skin tone, and she had a bright glow about her. She was happy.
"Are you a superhero, Zatanna?" Gail asked.
Zatanna shrugged and looked at the links. There was one with a man in a black unitard and mask with raven-black hair. He looked so familiar...
She clicked on it and showed someone called Nightwing. Zatanna took out her locket and opened it. She compared the man in the picture to this "Nightwing" and recognized them as one in the same.
"Dickie-bird?" she thought.
"Dickie-bird?"
Dick's eyes suddenly snapped open and he sat up in a pant. The nurse with him shrieked and jumped. She ran out while shouting for a doctor.
Bruce came into the room and saw his son sitting up. He sat beside him and prepared to tell him they had lost Zatanna.
"Dick... this won't be easy but... Zatanna..."
"Isn't safe," Dick said "She's with Klarion. And, she's not Enchantress. When we freed her from his control, he made a duplicate of her and has been using her as a slave,"
"You've been in a coma for the past 2 months, how do you know that? I didn't train you that well," Bruce asked.
"I think I have a kinda link with Zatanna. The entire time she'd get dazed, went to sleep or knocked out, I'd see her," Dick explained "But, last time I saw her she didn't know who I was or who she was for that matter. Something's happened,"
And the only explanation as to Dick and Zatanna's connected thoughts Bruce could come up with was:
Love.
Enchantress positioned the gemstones in a hexagon and the other items were positioned around Klarion. They were in the middle of a large clearing in a forest.
"Everything is ready, my Lord," Enchantress said, bowing to him.
"Thanks but there's one more thing," Klarion said "I'm going to need all my magic to do this and that includes you,"
A red light appeared around Enchantress and was pulled away before returning to Klarion. Enchantress looked at her hands and saw them fade. She looked up with hurt at Klarion and ran forward in anger. She was about to punch him when she completely faded and the choker dropped to the ground as the red gems turned grey.
Klarion's face morphed into a demonic appearance and he began summoning the power. The gemstones glowed and created a red net over him like a force-field. The other items glowed either red or black and began to shake.
Zatanna fell to her knees as surges of energy flowed through her.
"What's wrong?" Gail asked.
"I need to- to get to- America," Zatanna said "There's something happening... it's Klarion! The man who made me his slave!"
"What? You remember everything now?" Pepper asked.
"I think so..." Zatanna said "I really need to get to America! Please!"
"How can we say no to a superhero?" Jack asked.
Zatanna smiled in relief. Her health problems seemed to have been forgotten... for now.
"The energy is going crazy! Definitely supernatural," said Tigress.
The Team looked at a holo-screen with a picture of the red net glowing as something happened. The zeta-tubes activated and Nightwing and Batman walked in.
"Nightwing! You're awake!" Batgirl said but got her feelings in check.
They all looked at the holo-screen as if they were watching the Apocalypse. Nightwing sighed.
"Zatanna's coming," he said.
"How do you know?" Aqualad asked.
"I just know,"
Jack had a friend who was a pilot and he was taking them to America. Zatanna looked forward as she began feeling lousy again. She leaned over and wrapped her arms around her stomach.
"Are you okay?" Gail asked, looking over Zatanna's seat.
"Just- urrr- fine, Gail," said Zatanna "Everything is fine..."
"Try communicating with Nightwing," Pepper said "He might know something,"
Zatanna sat back in her chair, closed her eyes and relaxed her shoulders. Dick had taught her some meditation techniques so she tried to use them to put herself in a sense of daze.
"Dick?" she called.
"Zatanna?" he responded.
They saw each other and ran into each other's arms.
*say like a cheesy hero* CLIMAX! What'll happen next?
Btw, Gail is short for Abigail. I just had to say that.