Shadow Ghost the Night Child
Disclaimer: I do not own Young Justice. Only my OCs and some of the plot line.
Chapter Fourteen
Laila's POV
When I was free falling from the sky I could feel Master's arms around me preventing me from getting hurt. I could feel the hands cuffs on my wrists and Belle Reve's necklace around me. Master said before I went into action that they would only take away my Ice Powers and flying, not the rest of my Powers or even my Spells. He said that I had to be very careful from now on and bask the moonlight every time I have an opportunity.
I can feel Master giving my 'unconscious' body to the police and they putting me inside a type of vehicle. I can feel the vehicle moving away at high speed which I think would be Belle Reve or a temporal cell that can contain me. I continued to fake unconsciousness until it was appropriate to.
A few hours passed and painful bump during the drive gave me the excuse for waking up. I let out a groan to make it seem real and slowly fluttered my eyes. The moment I stood up I heard guns clicking. I looked up and saw at least six police men all pointing their guns at me ready to pull the trigger.
I sensed all of their auras and felt their emotions at me: nervous, dread and fear. All those emotions that they felt about me made me feel like a monster. I tried to pushed my feelings away and put Jackie's act in action.
I put up a cold glare which I think can rival to the infamous Bat Glare. The sense of fear was increasing. Good that means I can maybe intimidate them to give me some answers on what was going to happen to me. I looked at the hand cuffs and then felt the necklace.
I put my hands foreword. Nothing happened and I put up a look of confusion and anger on my face. I look at the police and said slowly but in a strained angry voice, "Why can't I use my Powers?"
No one answered. "Why can't I use my Powers?" I said a little louder. "Answer me before I do something rash." I threated.
"The Belle Reve necklace around your neck has a type of technology that prevents you from using your Powers." A police man finally answered.
"See that wasn't that hard to answer, was it?" I said in a taunting voice but then again change into serious, "Now where I am going and what is going to happen to me?" I looked at all of them, my eyes narrowing.
"We are going to stop somewhere where you will be interrogated after that the court will decide where you are going to be." The same police man that answered me before said.
"Hmm. Well thanks for answering me again. I guess that the rest of you are cowards not being able to answer some simple questions. Well then again men are usually cowards with they feel that something can defiantly threaten them." I mocked at them and then fell silent looking at the window on top which has bars.
Moonlight was pouring in but it didn't fell on me, but a few inches away from me. I just needed to stand and move in the moonlight. I stood up slowly and the police quickly stood in an attack position, their guns locked on me. I didn't pay attention to them; I just focus on the moonlight. I walked two slowly steps that would aloud me be in the moonlight. I stood straight and looked up and I could see the moon shine its beautiful light upon me which I feel giving me strength that I was going to need.
I stood there for a while not moving, just looking at the moon, until the same police man asked, "What are you doing?"
I was silent for a while before answering him, "I am seeing the moon. Is there a problem?" I said to him in my normal Jackie Frost voice which is monotone like and a little lower than my normal voice.
The police guy said no. "Then I suggest you and the other men to lower your weapons. I am not going to do anything, well not now anyways."
The police guy said, "What do you mean?" I looked at him with a raised eyebrow and became silent. I looked again at the moon and closed my eyes letting the moonlight give me my much needed energy.
My body was still not bothering to move and I heard the guns being held down. The police also felt that I wasn't going to do anything so why bother to point those weapons at me. It was like that for a few hours; I not moving and them watching me. I felt the vehicle slowing down and then to a stop.
I continued to have my eyes closed. I heard the doors open and some of the men getting out. I still didn't move absorbing the moonlight as much as possible since it was only a crescent, not giving me as much as a half moon. "Girl you have to get out of there willingly or we will have to use force if you do not obey." The police guy said.
I shoot open my eyes and got out of the vehicle. As soon as I got out the police men surrounded me in a circle not leaving a chance for me to escape. If I were observing from afar I would have a great respect for these guys. I mean they are capturing the real bad guys and protecting to their best capacity to the innocent. Great respect for them but right now I can't show my real feelings for them. I must continue my act.
In the distance I saw some sort of type of stone fort that was used as an old jail that had bars on the widows and hot wires with barbs on top of the stone walls. I think they exaggerated for this place for just interrogating. Maybe it is used for very dangerous criminals, I don't know, I have never been in here before.
I was lead inside of the place and it had cameras all over the place. I could sense many people around and inside the building. But one of the people that I sensed familiar was Batman's soul. He was at the top of the building.
The police lead me to a door made of steel. They broke the front formation and open the door. One the men pushed me inside forcefully that I buckle a little. I turned around and gave out a snarled at them. "Get in there." He ordered and pointed the gun at me. I did as I was told but with my eyes narrowed.
I looked at the room and I saw a wooden table with three chairs. Two were together in one side and the opposite had one. I also saw a small rectangular window that had thick bars. Through the bars moonlight creep in. I headed towards the moonlight and stood there and closed my eyes absorbing more moonlight, since I don't know when I will get more.
I sensed that Batman was really near. I concentrated more that I can let part of my soul travel a little away from to check out the place. I saw a huge mirror on the wall; right behind there I sensed Batman and two other people. I made my soul travel through the wall and I saw the Batman discussing with, I guess two police detectives.
"Batman why are you here?" One of the detectives said, he was a Caucasian.
"To witness the interrogation that will take place." Batman said in his usual serious voice.
"I don't think it will be necessary." The other detective, an African-American said.
"I will witness it. I won't do the interrogating just observing her reactions."
"Why are you interested in watching?" The white man asked while crossing his arms.
"She has created huge destruction and she can be a dangerous foe in the future if she ever gets free. I will need to collect as much data I can about her."
"If you put it like that I don't think it will be a problem. What do you say, Stone?" The Afro-American said to Stone.
"I know you are going to observe with or without our permission. So why not with your skills you might see something that we don't. Let's get in the room and question her, Wells."
I quickly sent my part of soul into my body. I heard the door open and felt the detectives Stone and Wells. "Girl, we are detectives Stone and Wells. Are you going to take a seat?" Wells asked.
"No. Not in that place." I sneered.
"Why not?" Stone asked.
"Because I don't feel like it. I prefer being right here." I told them as I looked at them.
"Let's make a deal. How about if we move the table and chairs where you want to sit but you young lady have to answer our questions." Stone said.
I looked back at the moon and was silent for a moment. "Very well, then go on ahead and move them." I told them. I heard the furniture moving near me. I looked that Wells put a chair next to me where the moonlight still hits it. I sat in it and the table was put in front of me. After that they put the chairs opposite of me and they sat down. We looked at each other in silence.
"Alright, then we did our part now you have to answer our questions." Wells said. I nodded at them with my serious face.
"What is your name?" Stone asked.
"Jackie Frost."
"Alright Jackie, when is your birthday?" Wells asked.
"I am not sure, but I was created in January thirteen. That was what the white coats told me."
"White coats? Created? Explain yourself." Stone demanded.
"The white coats are the scientists that created me." I said coldly with a hint of hate.
"By created you, does this mean that you were a test tube baby?" Wells asked.
"No. They created the Powers that I have now and naming me, Jackie Frost."
"You were an experiment." Stone stated.
"Yes." Both of the detectives looked at each other, then at me.
"How old were you when you were experimented on?" Wells asked.
"I was eight years old or that is what they told me anyways."
"Do you know your parents?" Stone asked.
"No I don't. The white coats managed to erase all of my memories of being before their experiment. I am not even sure if Jackie Frost is my real name." I said as I put my elbows on the table and put my hands on my chin while looking down.
"How old are you right now?" Wells asked.
I looked down and said, "What is today's date?"
"September 13, 2011." Stone said.
"I can't believe it. I been in that glacier for seven years." I mumble under my breath.
"What do you mean by that?" Wells asked.
"That means that when I was twelve I was trapped inside of a glacier and for seven years. I have been in there until the glacier was melting and I finally got out when the ice was thin enough for me to break out." I told with my voice low and my eyes narrowed. I put my head more foreword and my hands were on the table. "I am technically nineteen but I have the body of my twelve year old self. The age I was when I got trapped in the glacier."
"How were you trapped in the glacier that you mention?" Stone asked with a raised eyebrow. I can sense that he doesn't believe me.
"I was in the North Pole. My intention there was to make it more cold and icy since it was decreasing slightly because of the so called Global Warming that the human kind has done. I had to invoke a lot of my Power to be able to do that. I created a huge storm that will help cover land to spread the ice. It was too much for me that I eventually was trapped in my own ice that was the glacier. And that is how it was I got in that position." I told them coolly while laid back into the chair.
"How could you survive the Pole?" Wells asked.
"Does my Ice Powers give you a hint? The white coats made my immune to the freezing temperatures of Earth. The only cold climate I can't survive as long would be the ozone layer." I told them with an eye roll. "Any more questions?"
"Yes. Why did you attack Worcester, Massachusetts?" Stone said as he slammed the table.
"I was in a rage when I woke up from the glacier. The first thing I saw was men hunting seals inhumanly. I was beyond furious. I flew away trying to avoid doing destruction, but then I thought; if men can do such a thing without getting punished why can't I." I replied seriously. "I was flying above the place you said when I came upon that idea."
"So the reason of your destruction is because of a tantrum? Were you conscious that people were there suffering your wrath?!" Wells said.
"Hey! I made that hail storm to warn those people! If they didn't find shelter it was their fault. Also I didn't shatter anything that can't be replaced." I said nonchalantly.
"You killed a man! How can a life be replaced?!" Stone demanded.
"Hey, he attacked me first and injured me. I just defended myself!" I replied defensively.
"He wouldn't have thrown that object if you haven't started to destroy things. He probably wanted for you to stop because you could have hurt other people or worse." Stone said in a low tone.
"He probably has a family or somebody that cares for him and right now is morning for his death." Wells also said in a low voice.
"Do you even feel guilty of doing that?" Stone asked.
"No." I said seriously.
"Do you know what will happen to you after this?" Wells asked.
"Not really." I said.
"You are going to jail." Stone stated.
"Oh really. If I do go to this jail I will try to break free out of it. No matter how long it takes I will get out sooner or later. Once I do I will make sure that no one can keep track of me." I said in such a serious voice with my eyes narrowed at them. I looked very dangerous that if someone did a wrong thing I probably going to attack it.
"We will see about that." Was Stone's solemn reply. He and Wells got out of their chairs and headed to the door and got themselves out of the room.
I stood there not bothering to stand up, but instead turned around and looked at the moon, still getting as much moonlight energy as possible. I hoped that I have fooled enough the detectives so they and the judge could put me into Belle Reve. Though, I think that Batman is going to help with that and is going to make sure that I go to Belle Reve.
I could again make part of my soul travel away and find out what is happening but I don't want to waste any energy now that I need to put up that Jackie Frost illusion 24/7 for I don't how long. Also I need to absorb all the moonlight energy that I have a chance to get.
No One POV
Batman has been watching the entire interrogating and recording it at the same time with his technology that is in his Batman costume. He has been watching very closely to Laila's acting of Jackie Frost and he has to admit that she is very talented.
If it were a different situation if he didn't know that Jackie was really Laila he would have said that Jackie would be a very dangerous person. He was impressed on how well she lied about the facts about Jackie as if it were real. He admits that Ghost Master is also very good at deceiving and has fooled him several times, though he told Ghost Master to never tell any of the Leaguers and he is thankful that Ghost Master hasn't told anyone. His detective pride would get hurt if they do find out especially if Clark, Oliver, or Barry were to find out; he wouldn't hear the end of it.
'Ghost Master has taught Laila very well. She holds the same talent that he has.' Bruce thought. 'It is frustrating that I have so little information on both of them though I have slightly more on Laila. Ghost Master is very difficult to track almost any information on him. I don't even know his age or ethnic background or who are his parents or even his real name. I know that he did have parents and that he was trained by more of his kind. His people are also a big mystery to me. Diana knows somewhat of this but it very of little information since Hecate didn't want people that didn't worship her know about them. Ghost Master has only revealed so little about him when the time is appropriate.'
'But that does not matter now. What matters is that Laila is doing a very good job. Robin has told me that Laila doesn't like to lie and that she is very truthful to them. She either tells the truth or says nothing. Well for a girl that doesn't like to lie Laila is doing perfectly.' Batman thought.
The interrogation was over and the detectives went to Batman. "Well, Batman what do you think?" Wells asked.
"Jackie Frost is a dangerous person." He said in his ever deep mysterious voice. "I have recorded the entire interrogation and it's currently sent to Judge Cowell who he is going to decide on her fate."
The detectives were quiet and waited for Judge Cowell's decision patiently. On the one sided window they could see Jackie Frost is absolutely still and facing the moon. About over half an hour the response of Judge Cowell was written and stated in a video.
Batman presented the video with his wrist computer. "By the evidence of the news report and by Miss Jackie Frost's statements I declare that she is to be put in Belle Reve. She shall go there by early in this coming morning at 6:00 AM. That is final." Judge Cowell said in his e-mail video.
"I will make sure that Jackie Frost is sent there with no delays and that Belle Reve is to be informed that they have a new prisoner." Batman said as he disappeared into the shadows.
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