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These months that I spend closer to the sun have been

screaming at me, "Kid, you can't just run away from

everything that you're always so, so afraid

to let everyone hear you say

like 'These days, it seems like all I have left are

outgoing calls to the people who, if they only knew better,

wouldn't care about this at all

-Home-

The American Scene

If anyone had told Kenna that today she would be set free, meet a group of teenaged superheroes, crush a mutated scientist under a ceiling or get scrutinizing stares from every member of the prestigious Justice League she would have laughed in your face. But here she stood, stares of every Justice League member searing into her skin. Kenna glanced down at her self before looking back up at the adults. Everything was just perfect. Her white suit had been ripped and torn in many places. Blood was smeared in random places and to top things off her hair looked like she got into a brawl with a bear wielding a light saber and the bear won. A perfect way to make a first impression. Kenna peered at her feet as she took a step forward, attempting to avoid tripping.

A involuntary hiss escaped her lips. Her hand moved to grasp her bruised rib. Robin, who had already been standing glanced to the side at the sound she had made.

"You okay?" He whispered to her, eyes moving down to gaze at her slightly hunched over form.

"I'm good." She whisper back quickly, feeling eyes burning into the side of her head. Her lavender eyes peered out her peripheral, then quickly snapped to the ground. Robin gave a puzzled look when the blonde took a few painful steps away from him. He then looked back up to meet the glare of his mentor. It was painfully obvious that his mentor didn't want some strange girl in a ten-foot radius of his protege. Superboy took his opportunity to make his presence known to Superman. The symbol on his chest had been ripped to where it hung loosely. Superboy walked up to the man of steel with a straight face. His hand moved to grab the torn fabric and pulled it up into its proper place. Superman's glare morphed into shock before shifting back to a harsh glare. Superboy had let a small smile pull at the corner of his lips, only to have them pull down into a frown of disbelief. Kenna watched the scene unfold in her own disbelief. The hand that wasn't holding her rib was in a tight fist. This is why she didn't like people. They were judgemental and unaccepting. Batman didn't make the situation any easier.

"Is that what I think it is?" He said with his gruff intimidating voice. Kid Flash moved forward to stand next to Superboy.

"He doesn't like being called an it." He spoke, moving his hand to cover the side of his face as if telling a secret.

"I'm Superman's clone." That comment caused alarm to sift through the League. After a pregnant pause Batman gave a clipped command.

"Start talking."

Kenna's eyes followed their movements. She had not said a single, much like the others. The group of teenagers were standing off to the side as the adults debated what to do. Robin, Kid Flash and Aqualad had just finished giving their side of the story in detail. Getting the feeling of being unwelcomed, Superboy and Kenna stayed silent. She would sometimes glance at the clone. She knew he was feeling rejection as was she. Once the tale was told, Robin, Kid Flash and Aqualad moved to stand by the quiet Cadmus residents. Giving a small sigh, Kenna leaned back against a large piece of rubble. Above them, a few Justice Leaguers were detaining the creature and preparing him for transport. Kenna moved her eyes to stare at Superman. Her eyes then moved to Superboy. He had turned to look at the older man. The martian had seen the clone looking in their direction. He brought his hand up to gently touch the shoulder of the man next to him. Superman pivoted to see his clone staring at their gazes met Superboy moved his blue eyes to avoid eye contact. Superman then trudged over to the clone, dread evident on his chiseled face. As he approached, Superboy crossed his arms in annoyance and anger. Superman gave an exasperated sigh before speaking, making sure not to make eye contact.

"We will figure something out for you," He paused catching his words.

"The League will, I mean. In the meantime I'm going to make sure that blockbuster is squared away." He finished hastily, turning to fly off without another word. Superboy watched the so called hero fly off, leaving a hurt expression on the clones face. Batman's voice cause the group of teenagers to turn.

"Cadmus will be investigated. All fifty-two levels, but lets make one thing clear." He started before Flash interrupted him.

"You should have called."

"End result we are not happy. You hacked Justice League systems, disobeyed direct orders and endangered lives. You will not be doing this again." Batman scolded. Kenna crossed her arms and directed her gaze to the ground. Even though she hadn't done any of those things, she still felt like toddler getting reprimanded by her parents for taking a cookie out of the jar. She always hated it when someone yelled at her; no teenager enjoyed that situation.

"I am sorry, but we will."

Aqualad's comment caused the blonde to raise her head in surprise. Aqualad always seemed like the one to follow every order given to him. It also seemed like the adults were not expecting that response either.

"Aqualad, stand down." Aquaman commanded to his protege. Aqualad placed his hand over his heart.

"Apologies my king, but I will not." he replied with sincerity. The boy's comment cause his mentor to raise an eyebrow.

"We did good work here tonight. The work you trained us to , on our own we forged something powerful. Important." Aqualad said with sense of accomplishment. He truly believed that had made a difference.

"If this is about the way you were treated at the hall, the three of you.." Flash was cut off by his own partner.

"The five of us, and it's not." Kid Flash stated. Robin took his chance to state his opinion. Taking a few steps forward, Robin presented his case.

" Batman. Were ready to use what you taught us, or why teach us at all?" Apparently tonight was the night that all proteges rebelled, for Superboy was the next to talk.

"Why let them tell us what to do? It's simple. Get on board or get out of the way." The clone spoke with a gruff tone in his voice. All the sidekicks turned to face the respected mentors with harden expressions.

Death. That's what this place made her think of. She could remember the time when she watched her grandmother succumb to the battle of breast cancer. Ever since that day, hospitals haunted her with death. That feeling did not disappear as she sat in the med bay of some mountain. Kenna knew she was safe here, nothing would hurt her but she still couldn't shake that clinging feeling of death. It loomed over her like a shadow and every second she spent here weighed down on her chest. Wondering eyes analyzed every aspect of the room, from well organized cabinets to the crisp white sheets on the uncomfortable beds.

Kenna was perched on one of those uncomfortable beds. Her short legs hung loosely over the edge, crossed at the ankles. In her hands was a soft white pillow that almost resembled a fluffy cloud. She had picked it up when needing some way to distract her nervous hands. Her eyes were casted down, watching her hands work wrinkles into the soft fabric only to smooth them out seconds later. She was scared, terrified even. About 30 minutes ago, Kenna had demonstrated her power before a select few Justice League members. She didn't know what made her more nervous, the fact that she had to display her power or the fact that they said nothing after she was done. They just turned and had their silent conversation while they sent her to the med bay. That's where she had been residing for the past half hour. She tried so hard not to think about their conversation but it did not work. What would they do? Would they fix her up and send her on her way? Would they lock her up because they thought she was too dangerous? No. They were superheroes, it was their job to help. If anything, the first thought was most the most plausible outcome.

That thought failed to make her feel at ease. Where was she to go? She knew no one, no one except the people she had met hours ago. She was all alone and that terrified her. If they sent her on her way she would have no one. In retrospect that thought alone terrified her the most. To caught up in her thoughts, Kenna had missed the clicking sound of the door opening and latching shut. Her fingers continued to smooth the wrinkles out of the fabric.

"Kenna?" The voice startled the poor girl, causing her to slightly jump as she looked up at the voice. Her face was no longer hiding behind the thick veil of her blonde hair. Her bangs covered the entirety of her right side of her face. The left side was still visible through her face. Kenna's eyes met the blue eyes of Black Canary. Her eyes studied the older woman. Her face held a soft and sympathetic gaze as she held herself with grace and strength. Kenna had still yet to say a word as the woman walked closer. The older woman then sat on the bed adjacent to the teenager.

Black Canary studied the girl in her own way. It was painfully obvious that the room made the younger girl anxious. Her blue eyes peered down at the girls hands who had yet to stop smoothing out wrinkles. Taking a breath, Black Canary tried one more attempt to coax the girl into saying at least one word.

"Robin said to call you Kenna." Kenna nodded in response, moving her slightly shaking left hand to tuck her long hair behind her ear.

"Okay, so you don't mind if I call you Kenna?" She asked giving the girl a small smile. At the sight of the older woman's smile, Kenna began to relax but only a little. The teenager shook her head in response. The air became less tense as they sat there. Black Canary could tell the girl wanted to ask something but she couldn't form the right words, so she waited for the girl to pick what to say.

" W-what are you planning to do with me?" She hesitantly asked avoid eye contact. That question had been swimming around her head for so long that she felt relief when the words left her lips. Canary could tell that the question of her fate had been plaguing the girls mind. Trying to comfort the girl, Canary gave another soft smile. She then stood up and took a couple of steps towards one of the cabinets as she spoke.

"Well first, I'm going to attend to your injuries. I'm also going to bind your ribs, help relieve some of the tension. I noticed during your demonstration that you were having a hard time moving your torso." She said as she opened the overhead cabinet. Her hands grasped the wrap and she pulled it out. Her unoccupied hand moved to the draw on her right. Pulling it open, Canary searched for the scissors. When her fingers wrapped around them tugged them out and closed the draw with the small bump on her hip.

"And before we make any decisions, I want to get to know you. I'm going to ask you some questions and if you don't feel comfortable you can skip it. How does that sound?" She spoke, turning around to face the quiet girl. Kenna liked that idea, it made her fell as if she had more control of the situation. Nodding, the girl picked of the pillow, placing it down beside her. Canary stepped to the side of the girl.

"Lift your shirt for me." The young girl compelled, lifting the hem of her torn shirt up until it resided under her bra line. The poor girls pale skin had many bruises and welts. A large. ugly black and purplish bruise stared back at the older woman. Kenna gave a slight grimace through gritted as she sucked her breathe in. Canary began wrapping the binding around the girls rib cage.

" So how about the first question?" She said, attempting to draw the girls attention away from the pain. Kenna gave another hiss and nodded her head.

"Do you know what your name is?"

"McKenna Summers." The girl spoke softly. Canary let a grin cross her face. Talking meant that the girl was making progress.

"That's a beautiful name." She complemented, as she gave one last layer of wrap. Putting slight pressure against Kenna ribs to keep the wrap tight, Canary grasped the scissors.

"Do you know how old you are?" She asked as she cut the extra wrap. She placed the scissors back down on the bed as well as the roll of wrap.

"Um, I think I just turned fourteen on April eighteenth." She replied trying to rack her brain. While she had replied Canary had indicated that she could drop her shirt, but when she had responded, Canary seemed to pause in her movements.

"How old were you when you were taken to Cadmus." She question with a raised eyebrow. She watched as the McKenna looked up towards the ceiling, thinking evident on her face.

"I think I was around …. twelve?" She responded like a question, moving her eyes back down to look at older blonde. Canary's eye's widen in the slightest as she listened to the child before her. The poor girl had missed two whole years of her life. Deciding to take a more serious tone, Canary crossed on a territory she was apprehensive to bring up.

"McKenna…. Where are your parents?" She hesitantly asked. At the mention of her parents, Kenna began to close herself off. The girl brought her knees up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. It was if she was trying to make herself as small as possible.

"I don't know. We all used to live in Gotham but I doubt they live there anymore." She stated, no emotion in her voice. Canary wrinkled her brow in worry.

"I'm sure we can find them for you McKenna. It won't be that hard to get a hold of them." She spoke trying to comfort the girl but was soon shocked that the girl spoke with.

"Don't waste your time, it's not worth it trust me. They wouldn't care if I got eaten by a bear, they sure as hell didn't care what happened to me when they disowned me." The spat with venom as she averted her eyes. Canary stood blinking rapidly, that was not the answer she was expecting. She brought her hand and gently rested it on her shoulder. She could feel the girl tense for a second before relaxing. When the girl showed no signs of rejecting her comfort, Canary spoke.

"Why would they do that?" She felt the girl shrug under her hand.

"I don't know. They were probably scared of me. They weren't the kind of parents that knew what was going on in their kids life. My dad was the Assistant District Attorney or something. My mom was some kind of scientist. They never seemed to be home and when I got my powers they didn't know how to treat me and when the incident happened, they did the easiest thing they could think of."

The tale gave Canary a puzzled expression. She was not expecting any of this at all. Deciding that it was time to go talk to the other Leaguers, Canary moved to put the medical supplies she had gotten out away.

"Thank you for telling me that. I know it must have been difficult and far out of your comfort zone. I'm going to go debrief with the other League member and i'll be back in a few minutes." She spoke moving to the door. She got no reply from the teenager but assumed that Kenna knew what she was saying. Her hand grasped the handle of the door. She meant to turn it but stopped herself when she felt that she should say one more thing.

"McKenna." She spoke with certainty. Said girl moved her head to look at the super hero.

"I promise I will do everything in my power to help you." She declared firmly before twisting the doorknob and taking her leave. Kenna just stared at the door letting a small smile pull at the corner of her lips. For once, she found her believing in someones promise.

They had watched Black Canary walk out of the medical bay with a purpose as she walked over to the remaining League members. She stopped in front of Batman,arms crossed. The two engaged in conversation causing the three remaining side kicks to think of the short girl. Aqualad, Robin and Kid Flash had wondered about the girl. Earlier they had witnessed the demonstrate her abilities in front of the Justice League member. After she was done, Kenna was led to the medical bay. They hadn't heard any kind of new about the lavender eyed girl.

"What do you think they're going to do with her?" Kid Flash asked his companions. Both Aqualad and Robin shrugged.

"I am not sure. She is a different case than Superboy." Aqualad spoke. Out of the corner of his masked eyes, Robin saw Black Canary nod towards his mentor then turn, making her way to door of the med bay. His feet carried him to intercept her without much thought. He caught her just before she reached the door. Canary turned to look at the boy wonder.

"What's going to happen to her?" He found himself asking. Canary cracked a smile as she spoke.

"Don't worry Robin, shes going to be taken care of." Robin nodded, not having any other way to respond. He stared into her back as she opened the door and disappeared. Somewhat trudging, Robin walked back to his friends.

"What did she say?" Kid Flash question the boy once he was in the vicinity. Robin sighed before answering.

"All she said was that Kenna's being taken cared of." The sound of an opening door caused the three sidekicks to pivot. McKenna and Black Canary stepped out from behind the door, moving to stand in the middle of the open area. Kenna definitely looked better than she did earlier. A tiny grin was on her the only emotion she showed. She took one last glance at Black Canary before turning back to the group.

"Thank you. Thank you for all you have done for me." She said letting her grin grow into a smile as she looked at each of the sidekicks individually. All three boys grinned back at the girl. Kenna turned her head to look at the dark knight. She gave one last smile and a nod in his direction before casting her gaze up at Canary. Canary wrapped her arm around the young girl's shoulder. Canary guided the girl towards the zeta tube. Before she stepped into the shining vortex, McKenna Summers looked over her shoulder and waved to the three sidekicks who changed her life. They all waved in return and watched the two blondes disappear through the zeta tube.

Hey guy's! Thank you all for review and showing that you like the story. I know there is not a lot of scenes with the boys but I felt that I need to start establishing Kenna's relationships with everyone. Hope you enjoyed this chapter!:)