Thanks for the reviews and I will definitely include more Flash and GL conversations. For now here is chapter 2
Chapter 2: New Found People
By the time John and Flash got Torrent back to the Watchtower, her health was deteriorating.
"Hey guys, we brought a visitor."
Batman and J'onn turned around and looked at the unconscious girl in John's arms.
"Quickly, put her on the bed. She needs medical attention immediately." J'onn took Torrent from John's arms and laid her on the bed. She was sweating and looking feverish.
"What happened?" Batman inquired
"Well, we were at a club and heard a noise from outside. We checked it out and saw the girl, swirling some guys in the air. She was explaining to us what happened when a dart hit her in the neck."
Batman remained silent. He walked over to J'onn, who was examining her blood through a microscope.
"What's the case?"
J'onn looked up. "It seems that the dart was not a tranquilliser but some sort of poison. It was lucky that she was brought here quickly; otherwise she would not have made it."
John sat down next to Torrent. He was deep in thought thinking about what had happened that night. Suddenly there was a loud beep noise. John snapped out of his daze to see Torrent wiggling about. He took a step back.
"What's happening to her?" asked John
"I don't know, I have given her treatment for the poison but…" There was a crash in which medical equipment came tumbling to the floor. Torrent was madly waving her arms about.
"Its like she is having an nightmare"
"Quickly, restrain her while I administer a sedative "
John and Flash were barely holding down her arms, whilst Batman was holding down her legs. Torrent started screaming at the top of her voice.
"Damn, she does like to scream don't she?" Flash said
J'onn injected the sedative into Torrent and slowly she started to calm down.
"I think it would be best if you two went to bed"
"No I want to stay here in case she wakes up. It would freak her out if there wasn't no one there that she didn't recognise." John sat down next to Torrent's bed.
Everyone left silently from the room, leaving John staring at Torrent's face. He held her hand gently and drifted off into a deep sleep.
"Ugh, mmmmm" Torrent's eyes drifted open to see a red face beaming at her.
"Hey there you're awake"
Torrent was confused. She didn't know what to do. The first thing she thought of was…
"ARGH!"
"Hey calm down. I know everyone loves this handsome face but there is no need to scream over it"
"ARGH!"
Flash started to panic
"Its ok calm down. Don't you remember me? I was one of the people who saved you along with my green, glowing buddy"
Torrent paused for a moment, thinking back to the incident. She remembered Flash tapping her shoulder and explaining to him and the green guy who she was and then everything went dark.
"I remember know." She tried to sit up but she found that she couldn't. She looked at found lots of restraints on her arms and legs.
"No, no please TAKE THEM OFF ME!" Little sparks were crackling all over her.
She struggled trying to take them off. Flash, seeing her in distress, started undoing the restraints. As soon as the last one was undone, Torrent bolted upright. Tears streamed down her face. Flash didn't know what to do. Luckily, the rest of the League entered.
"What's going on?" questioned Superman.
"Well you see I saw her waking up and…"
"Great Hera." Wonder Woman rushed over to Torrent's side and started cradling her.
Torrent mumbled something into Diana's chest.
"What was that?"
Torrent wiped away her tears with her hand and spoke.
"Where am I? And who are you people?"
Superman spoke up.
"Well you are safe here in the Watchtower. I'm Superman. The man dressed in black is Batman."
Batman was hidden in the corner with an emotionless face.
"The lady with the wings is Hawkgirl"
Hawkgirl nodded and gave a small smile to Torrent, which was returned with a weak smile from her.
"The guy with the ring is Green Lantern."
Green Lantern gave a nod. Torrent stared a little longer at John then looked back at Superman.
"The green man over there is J'onn J'ozz"
"Hello" He said. Torrent was a little scared of him but he smiled at her and she felt a little better.
"I'm Wonder Woman," said Diana with a smile.
"And I'm Flash, The Fastest Man Alive." Torrent turned around to see Flash on her bed, grinning at her. Torrent moved closer to Diana with a scared look on her face.
Diana gave a threatening 'I'm going to hurt you' look and Flash, taking the hint, sped over to John.
"So if you don't mind me asking, but who are you?" Superman questioned.
Torrent looked around at everyone and sighed.
"Do I have to tell you everything?"
"Well you don't have to tell us everything just yet."
"I would rather tell you all now"
Everyone grabbed a chair and waited for her to begin
"Well as you know I am Torrent and…"
"So what are you're powers?" asked Flash eagerly
John slapped him upside his head.
"Well if you let her talk then she will explain it."
Torrent resumed her story.
"Well my powers are that I can fly, control the winds like tornadoes and that sort of thing, I'm telekinetic and I can also create electricity but I don't like to use that though"
"Why?" asked Batman
"Because the last time I used them I accidentally hurt someone and I fear that I might actually kill someone the next time"
Torrent looked down at her bed and started fiddling with the covers.
"How did that happen?" asked Hawkgirl
"I was only 10 years old and I was playing in the park with my friends. I didn't know that I had powers at the time. Me and my friend Lucille were on the monkey bars when my electrical powers kicked in and electrocuted her." Tears were forming in her eyes but she blinked them away.
"All the other kids started saying things and throwing rocks at me. Even my best friends were doing it. I ran home to my parents and told them everything. I was so afraid. They decided it would be best if we moved but before we could go anywhere, a big group of people were banging on our door. My mother hid me under the kitchen table to protect me. They crashed through the door and started searching for me. My parents tried everything in their power to stop them but it only made things worse. A group of men with bats started attacking my parents. I wanted to help but I couldn't. I just couldn't move. Luckily the police showed up and arrested everyone but they were too late to intervene and prevent my parents from being killed."
She paused for a moment. Diana wrapped her arms around her.
"I didn't know what to do. I decided to just run. I knew that I had some family here in America but I was only 10 and didn't know how to get there. I lived on the streets for a couple of months until some guys took me away to some testing site to do some tests on me and all sorts of other horrible things. I managed to escape 6 months ago and they have been after me ever since. I have been hoping to find my cousin so he could help me but I have found no trace of him at all.
"Don't worry you are safe here but if it would make you feel better we would help you find your cousin." Said Superman helpfully
"So what's your cousin's name?" asked Flash
"John. John Steward"
There goes another chapter. Pretty long. Next Chapter: How will John react to the news? Torrent and John have a little heart to heart discussion. Please Review. Thank you.
