MOUNT JUSTICE
November 9, 19:47 EDT
Wynonna's P.O.V
So it's been 3 days since Dick brought me out of my Coma and 1 day since he finally told me his identity. I'm assuming he hasn't told Batman yet as we are both still breathing and he's not been banned from visiting the cave. Since I woke up I've been having trouble controlling my powers. I've had to go back to basic meditation and power control sessions with members of the league. I hate it, one second my powers are working normally, one second I'm using too much of my powers at once and the next nothing. Dinah says it's because my body is adjusting after being in a coma for three weeks or something like that.
Anyway, we're all currently out in one of the hangars to meet M'gann and Connor. They've just come back from doing a grocery shop and had run a few errands for Batman. As M'gann and Connor unloaded some crates Wally ran over and Batman said
"Did you get everything?" M'gann looked at him and said
"Everything on your list, Batman. Plus groceries" Wally started rummaging through the groceries crate and asked
"Cookie fixins?"
"Snickerdoodles!" He grabbed them and said
"Babe, You rock my world"
Whilst they were doing that I was leant up against the wall at the back struggling to keep my eyes open.
"Are you okay?" I opened my eyes and saw Dick standing in front of me. I rubbed my eyes and said
"Yeah just haven't been sleeping well...Bad dreams" he leant up on the wall next to me and said,
"Dreams or old memories coming to the surface?" I just took a deep breath, I didn't reply. He nudged me and said,
"I think you should talk to Dinah?"
"I'm fine"
"Wynonna you are not fine!" I was about to reply but was cut off by Zatanna yelling
"Dad!" We looked over and saw Batman and Zatara had vanished...
~1 and a half hours later~
I walked into the hall and said
"A group of us have set up a refugee centre at the high school. And judging by social media, others have done the same in their schools" I put my phone away and said,
"How's it going here?" Robin glanced up at me and said
"I can't reach the Batcave, the Hall of Justice or the Watch…or any adult hero" I stood next to him and said
"Not even Roy?"
"Not even Roy" I folded my arms and said
"Guess we're on our own then" Not long after that I had changed into my uniform but instead of having my hair pulled back into a ponytail, I left my red hair freely flowing.
When I rejoined Robin in the main hall Zatanna had returned.
Robin had worldwide diagnostics up on the screen in front of him and was saying
"Traditional media is offline. But kids worldwide are all posting the same thing. Every adult, 18 or older, has disappeared…" I then took over
"The power necessary to pull this off is big. Scary big" He looked at Zatanna and said
"And we need you to find its source" she looked between us in shock and said,
"How am I…" Robin cut her off by saying
"I pulled this footage. It's your dad, helping us locate Wotan and the Injustice League, last month" The footage began playing from last month and paused it just after the spell was spoken
"There" She hesitated before saying
"But the words...I mean, it's only part of it. And the rest takes training and Robin, I'm just not at Zatara's level" Robin placed his hand on her shoulder and said
"I know it's hard. But try to stay "whelmed". We'll find your dad, Batman All of them. That's what we do" She looked at me and said,
"Can't you do it?" I looked at her and said
"Z I don't fully understand my powers and since my coma, I can't fully control them anymore without losing control. And this...This is well over my head. I may be able to give your powers a boost but I couldn't enact the spell"
~2 hours later~
Later I found myself in my room with a killer headache. For the first time in a long long time, I grabbed some pain killers from my bedside cabinet. I walked through to my bathroom and leant against the sink. When I looked up I saw blood dripping from my nose. I wiped it away before shoving painkillers in my mouth.
"Nonna?" I wiped my nose again before stepping through to my room. Dick was stood there waiting for me
"Yeah?"
"Zatanna is ready to try the spell" I cleared my throat and said
"Let's go then"
As we walked down the hall he said,
"So are you going to tell me what's going on with you today?" I quickly replied
"I don't know what you're talking about"
"Okay, just keep telling yourself that" I stopped walking just outside of the main hall, turned to him and said
"Look I'm fine, alright. Stop worrying!" I turned back around and saw everyone looking at us. I just shrugged it off and said
"Are we doing this thing or what?"
Nothing else was said as Robin and I walked to join the group. I very rarely snap at the team let alone snap at Robin. I was snapped out of my thoughts when Zatanna spoke
"Etacol retnecipe fo yrecros!" It went silent for a second before a red flashing dot appeared on the holo globe
"Coordinates locked. Roanoke Island!" Robin immediately patted her shoulders and said
"You did it!"
"Shazam!"
We all turned around and saw a little boy just casually standing there
"It works!" We ran over to him as Kaldur yelled
"Where did you come from?" Connor then demanded
"Who are you?!" the kid took a couple of steps back before looking at M'gann and saying
"Quick! Read my mind!" She hesitated before her eyes went green...Seconds later she gasped and said
"He's Captain Marvel!" Wally quickly went on to say
"Yeah, and I'm Speedy Gonzales. Look, just because he believes he's Cap…" The kid cut him off by folding his arms and saying
"Gee, Wally, do I have to bring you nachos and pineapple juice to get on your good side?"
"Oh my god it's Captain Marvel!"
"Billy...My name is Billy Batson"
I stepped away from the group before saying
"I'm sorry but… Your Captain Marvel, Yeah? And you're what...ten?"
"Uhuh" I facepalmed and said
"Oh my god there's a ten-year-old in the Justice League. So much for the worlds greatest detective" That last part may have been seen as a jab at Dick and I think the team saw it that way because Artemis quickly said,
"What the hell is wrong with you today?!" I suddenly got dizzy, really dizzy. I pinched the bridge of my nose just before I heard Wally speak
"Wynonna your hand!" I opened my eyes and the room began to spin. I lifted my hand in front of my face and saw a blurry outline of my hand with what looked like fire flowing around it. Suddenly everything went black…
Dicks P.O.V.
Wynonna walked away from the group before saying
"I'm sorry but… Your Captain Marvel, Yeah? And you're what...ten?"
"Uhuh" Wynonna facepalmed and said
"Oh my god there's a ten-year-old in the Justice League. So much for the world, greatest detective" Everyone turned towards her. Something is seriously off with Nonna today. I went to go say something but was cut off by Artemis saying
"What the hell is wrong with you today?!" Instead of replying, Nonna pinched the bridge of her nose.
We then all took a wary step back as energy started flowing around her other hand. Well, I say energy, it looked more like fire but it wasn't. Wally then spoke,
"Wynonna your hand!" She opened her eyes and lifted her hand in front of her. She swayed slightly where she stood but when her eyes rolled back in her head, I yelled
"WALLY!"
He wasted no time in running forward and catching Wynonna as she fell and just before her head hit the floor. The rest of us didn't hesitate to run over to them. I slid on the floor so I was beside her and pulled up my holoscreen as Wally said
"What the hell was that? That came out of nowhere?" Connor then said
"I'm hearing a strong heartbeat" I scanned her before Zatanna then said
"Robin, Anything?" I stayed quiet for a moment as the scan finished, I looked at it and said
"Sleep deprivation?!...M'gann has she not been sleeping?"
"I don't know, ever since she woke up from the Coma she put boundary spells on the rooms meaning neither in Mine or Connors powers can penetrate the barrier" Wally then said,
"Does she not talk about it?"
"Not since the coma…" I then said,
"I think what happened hurt her more than she's letting on…" Kaldur then said
"And that is something to be discussed on another day. Is she going to be alright because I feel we're going to need all the power and help we can get"
As if on cue Wynonna groaned and began to stir…
My head snapped back around and as I looked down at her, her eyes opened. I put one of my hands on the back of her neck and held her hand as I helped her sit up. As she sat up she said,
"What happened?" Wally answered her
"You passed out due to sleep deprivation apparently…" she sighed and ran her hands across her face before muttering
"Shit…" Kaldur then spoke
"We'll talk about this later. For now, are you good?" I held onto her arm and as we stood up she said
"Yeah… Yeah, I'm good" I could have sworn I saw her red eyes flicker in colour slightly...
ROANOKE ISLAND
November 10, 21:46 EDT
Robin and Artemis were the first to make our presence known. Robin threw three of his disks and Artemis fired two arrows. Klarion stopped them with ease.
"That's the best you can do?" He raised his hand and fired a lighting bolt at the pair. KF, Aqualad and Superboy then ran at him from three different sides but were blocked by a forcefield. Zatana then stepped forward and she recited an incantation but it didn't make a dent in the forcefield.
"It's but baby magic" He in turn recite an incantation and Zatanna was sent flying through the air only to be caught by Superboy. Miss Martian then levitated a rock and threw it to the barrier only to have Klarion breath fire in her direction.
I then lifted my hand and it glew red as my powers started to work but then just stopped.
"No, come on, not now" An excruciating pain then ripped through my head and in turn affected the others. I gripped my head as my legs gave out. M'gann immediately disconnected me from the mind link and Wally was at my side in seconds. However, before he could say anything he grabbed me and ran over into the trees just as Klarion fired something to where I just was. I wiped the blood from my nose as the pain began to fade. I looked up at Wally and said
"I'm fine. I'm...I'm fine. Go!" He hesitated for a second before putting his hand on my shoulder. I looked up at him once more, placed my hand on top of his and said
"Go, Wally!"
I stayed up against the tree for a little longer and once 99% of the pain was gone, I pushed off the tree and reached out to M'gann
"M'gann reconnect me"
"You sure?"
"Yeah, I'm good"
"Okay" I felt the mind link reconnect just as Aqualad yelled
"Go, Kid!" I stepped out from the trees just as Kid Flash ran off.
That's when I noticed Zatanna was wearing Nabu's helmet but she was struggling to keep the power. Klarion then said
"Ha! There, see? When the world's divided, the helmet split too. You're not all here, Nabu! And you are losing in whole, and that poor, soon-to-be-dead girl! She gave herself for nothing" Nabu replied
"No, Witch Boy! Her degree of sacrifice will not be in vain!" everyone increased their attacks on the barrier
"No No, no, no, no, no! No!" It then broke down giving KF an opening.
"Now, Kid!" He ran out and grabbed the gen that was in the centre of the circle. When He turned around he yelled
"Doc! Catch!" He threw the gem and Nabu caught it with ease.
Nabu then recited and incantation and before we knew it four other sorcerers appeared in the circle and collapsed, that's when we noticed the adults were here
"They sure don't make evil immortal sorcerers as they used to! Oh, well! Fun as it lasted. Teekl!...See you later, armadillos! Unless I see you first!" Klarion disappeared then disappeared through a portal. KF then turned to Nabu and said,
"Aren't you gonna stop him?" Nabo looked at KF and said
"To what end? Klarion is Chaos personified. He cannot be contained" I helped Robin to stand as he said,
"Did we win?" Aqualad then replied
"At a cost" Zatara pushed past us so he was stood in front of Nabu as he said
"Fate! Great Nabu, release my daughter"
Everything went silent for a moment before Nabu spoke
"No. Witness the havoc these past hours…The world needs Doctor Fate. And the girl's natural affinities for the mystic arts make her the perfect candidate" Artemis then yelled,
"You can't do that!" Then Robin
"She has her own life to live!" The KF
"Kent would never allow you..." Nabu then went on to say
"Kent Nelson did object, strenuously, so I released his spirit to the afterlife. He is gone" We could all feel the wave of emotions that just hit Wally.
Discreetly I moved my hand forward slightly and muttered
"De tu me ne s'en fin" I felt the power surge through my hand but only for a second before it backfired up my arm, causing me to hiss in pain
"Son of a…" Nabu then spoke
"I applaud your effort girl but you have yet to unleash your full potential" I pushed the pain aside and said,
"What do you mean by that?" I then glanced around and saw everyone was frozen in place. When I turned back Nabu was in front of me.
"Wynonna Petrova, the first and last of your kind, The last living descendant of the Royal house of Petrovia. Centuries worth of power flow through your veins and you've barely scratched the surface" I swallowed a lump in my throat and said,
"How do you know that?" Another sudden pain ripped through my head only this time I saw flashes I couldn't explain. Flashes of people running, screaming. So much pain…and water?
When the flashes stopped I looked back and saw Nabu back to where he was before. I was going to say something but stopped when Zatara spoke
"Take me, instead. My skills are already at their peak. My body is physically stronger,
better able to withstand the strength of your power" I stood there with my hand on my head causing M'gann to say over the mind link
"Wynonna, your hand!" I looked at my other hand and saw burns covering my hand. I shoved it in my jacket pocket and said
"It's nothing" I felt eyes on me as I looked back to Zatara and Nabu.
"All true. But if I remove the helmet, what guarantee do I have that you will take it?" Zatara looked at him and said
"My word"
Nabu landed in front of Zatara and took the helmet off bringing Zatanna back
"Dad!"
"Zatanna!" The pair of them hugged before Zatara took the helmet from her and said
"Remember: I love you" Zatara then looked over at Batman and said
"Take care of my girl"
"You have my word" Zatara stepped away from Zatanna just as she realised what was happening
"No, please! This was my fault! Dad, don't!" Artemis and Robin had to go over to her to stop her from doing something stupid.
"Dad!" Zatara then put the helmet on and became Doctor Fate
"Leave these to Fate" He then flew off leaving Zatanna broken and heartbroken…
MOUNT JUSTICE
November 11, 02:47 EDT
After an exhausting day, you'd think It would be easy to fall asleep but here I am sitting on my bed struggling to switch off. Since the adults got back, Dinah immediately put me on medical respite from missions after hearing I passed out and hearing out my flake out during the fight. I'm not sure for how long yet but hey ho, I've got time to focus solely on schoolwork.
Anyway, I've currently got a book rested on my knee but I've been on the same page for the last hour, I just can't focus and my hand is still killing me. I've had to rebandage it about three times already as it's bleeding and all funky. It should be healed by the morning…I was snapped out of my thoughts when my phone beeped. I picked it off the bedside table and saw a text from Dick that read
'Come to the door' I hesitated for a second before putting my book down and going to my door. I opened it and saw Dick standing there. Instead of wearing his usual jeans and pullover hoodie, he was wearing a pair of joggers, a t-shirt and a zip-up hoodie. I raised my eyebrow at him before stepping aside to let him in.
I put boundary spells on all of our rooms a couple of days ago to give us some privacy from the telepathic martian and superhearing Kryptonian. So once the door was closed I said
"What are you doing here?"
"I had an idea and if you don't like it just tell me outright"
"Okay? What's your idea?" He hesitated before saying
"The other day after you woke up you calmed down when I got to the cave. You won't talk to Di, and I'm guessing you aren't going to talk to Roy. So…" I cut him off by saying
"You want me to talk to you about this?" He just nodded. I smiled at him and said
"Fine, I'll talk to you about what's going on in my head...But that not the idea you were on about, was it?" he scratched the back of his neck and said
"Holding someone is a natural human remedy to slow the heart rate and reduce blood pressure. I'm thinking…" I cut him off by saying
"You're thinking it's going to help me go to sleep?"
"Yeah," I thought about it for a second before saying
"It's worth a shot, I haven't slept in like 4 days"
"Okay then"
He took his hoodie off and placed it over the back of my desk chair before lying down on the bed. I turned the light off before climbing onto the bed beside him. I lay down with my head on his chest and my arms wrapped around him. He put one of his arms around me and pulled me slightly closer to him. He held me close and started stroking my hair. I took a breath and started explaining my nightmares but before I knew it I had fallen asleep listening to his heartbeat...
