A/N: Hi guys! Sorry this one took a while :( but school has been really full on. I have been using every prep I had free to write a bit more :) Thank you to everyone that wished me a happy birthday, it really made my day! 3

So this one is pretty long, I hope you like it :D As always please review, it inspires me to write! :D

Onwards!

.oO Oo.

M'gann had been on earth for just over 6 years now. For 6 years she had been surrounded with millions of alien minds. And human minds were very alien, at least compared to Martians. On mars, people communicated through telepathy, this meant that through generations and a steady evolutional process, their minds had become eloquent, able to communicate with ease. It was much like the humans and their own spoken language.

Human minds however were very different. Having never had to use them to communicate, they were always a jumble of emotions, memories and thoughts; unorganised and raw. M'gann had first noticed this when she created the psychic link between her and her team mates for the first time. The only way they were able to communicate effectively was if they spoke words in their minds as if they were talking.

When she had first arrived on the planet it had been a little overwhelming. Her uncle had tried to describe a human mind to her before they arrived.

"Human minds are extremely basic and complicated at the same time" He had said in his soft, low voice. "Like Martians, each human's mind has its own distinct feel; however that is where the similarities end. Their minds flit so quickly between subjects and emotion, they have no control. They also have no subtlety; their thoughts are often loud and obtrusive. That is the basic part of their minds. However, if you dig deep enough, past the surface thoughts, past the emotions, past the memories, you'll find something so large and complicated and alien. I talked to Superman about it when I discovered it. He told me it sounded like what the humans call their soul. When I asked Batman he said that was nonsense and that Superman was being a sentimental fool."

M'gann remembered giggling at this.

"But the most important thing you must remember about the human mind is that to them it is extremely private. And to enter their mind without permission is not something that can be easily forgiven."

.oO Oo.

As soon as M'gann entered Spoiler's mind she became aware of the feel of her. Each mind had its own feel, almost a mix of taste, smell and emotion. Her favourite mind feel she had ever come across had been Superboy's. His had been a strange mix of the natural smell of apples and a light metallic taste, the sort you get if you touch something metal with the tip of your tongue.

Spoiler's mind feel was quite different. First came a sweet smell, something warm and natural like honey. Then came a sent that M'gann would recognise anywhere. After cooking for Wally for 4 years she didn't think she would ever forget the comforting smell of freshly cooked waffles. Then came an emotion, so strong that it had actually ingrained itself on the girl's personality. The feeling of betrayal and anger and pain and then, the smell of damp concrete.

M'gann curiosity grew, what had happened to this girl that had made such an impression on her life, on her personality. Tentatively M'gann pressed herself deeper into the dark place in the young girls mind. Suddenly M'gann found herself being dragged forward and hurtled into a memory.

A young girl sat at a grubby kitchen table. In her small hand was a fork that seemed much too big for her and she seemed to be having some trouble in maneuvering it, finally she managed to scoop some of the beans off her plate. With a look of intense concentration she slowly lifted the utensil towards her mouth. Suddenly the sound of a door slamming shut broke the silence. The girl jumped and her fork went flying. Before she had the chance to pick it up a tall man stomped into the badly lit room.

Ignoring the young girl that was scrabbling around on the floor for her fork, the man dumped a brown sack on the table. It clanked as if it contained something heavy and metal. The man then paused and ran a hand over his long blond hair. Then without warning, he spun and grabbed the arm of the little girl who was at that moment trying to wash her fork in the sink.

"Stephanie, where is your mother?" The man growled. The blond girl, Stephanie, didn't wince even though from where M'gann was standing, it looked like he was holding her arm very tightly.

"She's upstairs. Where did you go Daddy?" Stephanie asked her voice young and high.

The man yanked the young girl towards him. "How many times do I have to tell you, you don't ask that! Or do you want the police to take Daddy away?"

The girl shook her blond head fearfully.

"Good." The man let his daughter's arm go suddenly, causing her to stumble and fall on her bottom. Without looking at her, the man swept out of the room.

Stephanie sat there for a moment before getting to her feet. Slowly she walked to the table and sat down. As she reached for her plate, her hand brushed against the sack that was still resting on the table. The girl glanced around the room quickly before pushing her cold food out of the way and reaching for the sack. Slowly she opened it and took a peek.

Suddenly a muffled shout came from beyond the room. Stephanie froze and then quick as lightening pushed the sack away from her. She jumped down off her chair and sped out of the room, only pausing to drop her plate in the sink.

M'gann found herself following the girl as she ran up the stairs. Without stopping Stephanie ran straight to a room that M'gann guessed was hers. The girl dived under her thread bare cover and laid there, her small body trembling slightly.

Suddenly a muffled raised voice came through the wall.

"Don't shout at me, Arthur!" A shrill voice came through.

"You stupid bitch! You've gone and wasted all of it! Do you have any idea how hard it is to make money nowadays with a stupid myth scaring off all my guys! No matter how many times I tell them that this Batman isn't real, they still won't help!"

A quieter mumble came through.

"What did you say to me?" Came the man's voice.

There was a pause. Then:

"I said, Maybe Batman wouldn't be a problem if you did honest work for once!" The woman's voice was even shriller than before and M'gann could hear a tremor that gave away how scared this woman was.

"YOU DON'T GET TO TALK TO ME LIKE THAT!" There came the sound of flesh hitting flesh and a small scream. "I'M THE ONLY ONE BRINGING MONEY INTO THIS FUCKING FAMILY! ME! WITHOUT ME YOU WOULDNT BE ABLE TO FEED YOUR ADICTION! YOU WILL SHOW ME THE RESPECT I DESERVE!"

There was the sound of another hit and then nothing but a quiet sobbing. Then a door opened and the sound of someone stomping down the stairs reached M'gann.

Slowly M'gann walked over to the little girl. She was still trembling. M'gann didn't know what to feel. She had no idea that this would be what she found if she went into Spoilers mind. It was clear to her now that this little girl was Spoiler. She felt a mix of pity and guilt rise up inside her. M'gann found that she didn't want to see anymore. She didn't want to delve deeper into the girls mind. It wasn't fair and it wasn't right.

"What the…STEPHANIE!" The man's voice split through the small house again. "YOU'VE BEEN INTO MY STUFF HAVENT YOU, YOU LITTLE BRAT! JUST WAIT UNTIL I GET MY HANDS ON YOU!"

There came the sound of someone stomping up the stairs. M'gann felt panic for the young girl build up inside her, what was going to happen?

Then suddenly the little girl stood up and turned to face M'gann.

"What are you doing?! Why are you here?!" M'gann felt something sharp dig into her mind, she let out a gasp of pain.

"I-its not possible! H-how-" She stuttered

"GET OUT GET OUT GET OUT!" The girl screamed, her yells mixing with the vulgar threats coming from her father.

"B-But!" M'gann gasped again as the pain built in her head.

"YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED IN HERE!"

M'gann felt herself being hurled backwards. The room disappeared around her. A final jab pushed into her mind and then M'gann found herself push all the way out.

.oO Oo.

Robin stopped his pacing to glance at the clock on the wall yet again. It had been almost 10 minutes since M'gann had entered Spoiler's mind. So far nothing had happened, both women had been quiet and still. Robin sighed; all he could think about was Nightwing. Was he hurt? Was he even alive? He shook his head, he couldn't let himself think like that, Nightwing had to be alive he just had to! The boy wonder was just about to start pacing again when a small moan came from the hospital bed. Robin dashed over to the unconscious girl, her eyes were moving rapidly under the lids and her fingers had begun to twitch.

It's not possible! Robin thought. She has enough medication in her system to keep her under for at least another hour!

Suddenly M'gann spoke. ""I-it's not possible! H-how-"

"M'gann! What's going on! Can you hear me? M'gann!" Robin ran over to the Martian woman, she was holding her head in pain but didn't seem to be able to hear him.

"B-But!" She gasped out.

That's it thought Robin. She needs to get out of there. He grabbed both of her arms ready to shake the green girl awake. Just then the zeta tube activated and the female computer voice rang out throughout the cave.

"Recognised Batgirl B16"

Almost at the same moment M'gann let out a startled gasp and her eyes flew open. But Robin couldn't ask her what had happened because the room was suddenly filled with a scream of terror and rage. The purple clad girl launched herself off her bed towards M'gann. The Martian couldn't do anything but protect her face before Spoiler was on her. Both girls fell to the floor, Spoiler on top; trying to punch as much of M'gann as she could reach.

"Spoiler no!" He cried trying to pull the enraged girl off. Suddenly M'gann's eyes glowed green and Spoiler was flying through the air. Her back slammed into the far wall of the hospital and she slid to the floor with a moan of pain, her injured leg spread out in front of her.

Just at that moment Batgirl ran through the door, in her hand she held a bat-a-rang ready to throw. Her arm slowly lowered as she took in the scene.

Robin stood in the middle of the room his arms stretched out, his mouth open in shock. M'gann was sitting on the floor with a split lip. And Spoiler was propped up against the wall shaking in her ripped up costume, a fresh bandage wrapped around her leg.

"What hap-"Batgirl started to ask but she was interrupted.

"H-how could you? W-why would you do this to me? How could you be so cruel?" Spoiler whispered she seemed to have calmed down; all the anger drained from her body.

"I-I..." Robin stammered before M'gann cut in.

"It was the only way. Nightwing's life was at risk- still is at risk." Spoiler stared at her, eyes wide. "Listen, Stephanie-"

Spoiler flinched suddenly and then Robin was amazed to see her whole demeanour change. Her eyes narrowed and her fist clenched in fury.

"Don't. You. Dare." She hissed at M'gann. She stared at the Martian for a whole minute. Then slowly she tried to get to her feet, she wobbled a bit and Robin stepped forward as if to help.

"Don't touch me" She snarled at him. He backed away as if he had been stung.

Spoiler walked slowly towards the door, it was obvious from the way she walked that she was in a lot of pain, but she didn't let that show on her face. When she was gone Batgirl turned to the youngest member of her family.

"Somebody better explain what the hell happened here!" She said, her eyes narrowed in anger.