So, I was having trouble deciding if I was going to do this story like my others. I usually wright the who episode even if my oc isn't in it. That made me wonder how I was going to do it with so many episode. I also had the choose to just do it from her 3rd point of view and occasionally shift to others. I kind of want to try to do that for this story so that's how this chapter will be going. If any of you don't like it like that just let me know.
Or if you have any other opinions, let me know as well.
(Thought and mental link.)
Disclaimer: I don't own Young Justice
New beginning
She felt as if her head was being pounded over and over. It hurt as if someone was trying to enter her mind. She tried to move her hand, but felt them bound by some cold object. Cold object? She tried to move again, but couldn't. She began to panic, that was the same thing she felt before when she and her mother were held captive before her mother was killed. She didn't like the feeling she was getting. Not to mention whatever was trying to get in her mind was beginning to give her a headache. "Where am I?!" she mentally screamed as she tried to move her hand and wake up. But didn't feel herself move, she couldn't wake up.
"Luna!" she heard someone calling her threw her mental link, "You need to wake up."
"Where am I!" she yelled, ignoring the boy, and tried move to unbound herself. Why wasn't it working. "Mom?!" she yelled as she began to panic. What if she was back in that prison? What if she hadn't gotten away and her mother had died for no reason? or what if she was still alive.
"Calm down, you're alright just try to open your eyes," the boy said softly. Eclipse knew that voice she knew who's it was.
"R-Robin?" she question. Her mind was fogged by the fear of being back in that prison.
"Yeah, it's me," the boy replied making her calm down. "Try to open your eyes."
"O-okay," she took a deep breath and tried to relax as she began to calm down she began hearing the voices from the others. In an instant she recognized them. This helped her calm down more.
"W-wh- What do you what?!" she heard kid yelled. She could already guess who he was talking to as the events of what had happen before she block out came back to her. "Quit staring! Your creeping me out?!"
Robin looked at Kid as he yelled at the clone. "KF, how about we not tick off the guy who can fry us with a look," Robin suggested. His attention turn to his sister who had yet to awake. At least he knew she was alright or at least she was now. He could already guess why she began to panic after all she had told him what had happen to her.
"We only sought to help you," Aqualad said calmly.
"Yeah, we tried to free you and you turn on us," Kid flash added. "How's that for granted-"
Aqualad turn to him, "Kid, please, be quite now. I believe our new friend here is not in full control of his actions." As Aqualad talked to kid flash, Robin glanced at his sister one last time, seeing that she was finally began to stir, he pulled out a tool from his gauntlet and began to pick the lock without being notice.
"Wh-What if-" the clone began to say before looked down. He eyes then trailed to the girl who was still unconscious but alive. He turn to the other boys, "What if I wasn't?"
"He can talk?" Kid Flash question making Superboy clenched his hand into fist.
"Yes, he can," he stated with a harsh look at the boy.
The other hero's turn to kid flash. The fast boy looked back at him, "Not like I said it" he replied.
"Must you always say unnecessary thing KF," Eclipse asked. The other turn to her as she open her eyes. Her silver eyes were emotionless, but the ones that knew her could see the panic in her eyes. She looked around and found herself in a pot between Robin and kid flash. "I hate tight places and I hate being held as a prisoner," she thought. Her eyes turn to the boy's who was looking at her. She raised an eyebrow at him before trying to move her hands. "Stupid metal cuffs."
Aqualad turn back to superboy as he kept on staring at the girl with a frown. "The genomorphs taught you telepathically," the older boy said making the clone turn to him. Eclipse turn to listen to the other boys as she tried to pick the lock.
"They taught me much. I can read, write," the boy replied making Eclipse tilt her head to the side, forgetting about picking the lock. She wounder why anyone would do something like that even if he was a clone. Then again bad guys seemed to care about no one, but themselves and there was no way they would let him out.
"But," she heard herself saying with a frown, "Have you seen them?" Superboy turn to her as she looked at him with soft eyes. For a second she stop and just looked at the boy she could feel some kind of emotion from him, but she couldn't quite know what. Or why she could feel it. "Have they ever let you out of this place to see what's out there? The sky or the sun?"
Superboy looked at her with an emotionless expression, "images are implanted in my minds, but," he looked to the side as his head lower slightly, "no. I have not seen them." This made Eclipse frown even more, no one deserved the life he had. Not even if he was a clone.
"You don't deserve this," she said making him turn to her. "No one deserves this. Your just locked up in this place, like some prisoner."
He frowned at her. Why would she care? He wasn't a prisoner in this place, was he? He knew her words were true but didn't say anything.
"Do you know what you are? Who you are?" Aqualad question.
He turn towards the older boy. "I am Superboy, a genomorph, a clone made from the DNA of the superman, created to replace Superman should he parish," he explained before his voices turn a bit more serious, "to destroy him should he turn from the light."
Everyone's eyes widen at the boys statement. Eclipse looked at the boy, "Wow," she let out, "we better not let superman hear that or else he's not going to like it." She told robin to which the boy nodded in agreement.
"To be like Superman is...a worthy aspiration," Aqualad said. Suberboy looked at the boy as he spoke, no expression was shown on his face. "But like superman you deserve a life of your own. Beyond that solar suit. Beyond your pot. Beyond Cadmus."
Eclipse looked at the boy as his eyes when from being wide with shock to narrowing with anger. "I live because of cadmus! It is my home!" the boy exclaimed.
"Your home is a test tube," Robin stated.
Eclipse let out a sigh as she looked at the boy with narrowed eyes. "Home?" she repeated. Superboy looked at her with clenched fist, "home is a place you want to return to. Who on earth would like to return to this place?" She looked around at all the lab equipment. "This is no home. This place is nothing but a prison."
Robin turn from his sister to the older boy. "We can show you the sun," he added.
"Uh," Kid flash began as he turn to him, "pretty sure it's after midnight." He turn to superboy, "But we can show you the moon." Eclipse rolled her eyes at what the boy said but kept quite.
"We can show you, introduce you, to superman," Aqualade said.
The girl turn to the older boy. She had a very bad feeling about what he said. "Yeah, like superman is going to love to be introduced to his clone," she thought as she went back to picking the lock. It was taking longer than necessary. She could see the surprise look in the boys eyes as he thought about what Aqualad said.
"No, they cant," a voice said as Desmond, the guardian, and another scientist came into the room. "They'll be... other wise occupied."
"I'm not liking the sound of that," she said with a hint of panic.
He turn to his female colleague, "Activate the cloning process," the doctor order. He crossed his arms as he looked at the girl before him, he didn't know who she was, but his boss didn't seemed to care. She could be useful to them though.
"Pass," Robin said, "Batcave's crowded enough."
The girl tried to keep a calm and collective expression even though she was beginning to panic as the scientist moved towards the keyboard panel. "And we do not need another me. I am one of a kind," she commended.
Dr. Desmond ignored the siblings comment and turn to the guardian, "And get the weapon back in its pot."
Guardian nodded and moved towards Superboy. "Hey how come he get to call supey an it," KF said. Guardian but a hand on the boy shoulder making him turn towards him before looking back at the boy.
"Help us," Aqualad said. Superboy turn towards Eclipse who's eyes showed a small hint of fear after the doctor had talked about cloning them. She was temped to get into his mind- even though she didn't want to- and convince him to help them. The only problem was that she was sure one of those creatures could get into his mind and alert Desmond about what she was trying to do. Looked back at the older man, Superboy shook his hand off his shoulder.
"Don't start think now," Desmond said as he moved to the boys side. The g-gnome moved form the scientist shoulder to superboys, its horns glowed and the boys eyes widen seconds after. "See, your not a real boy, you're a weapon and you belong to me!" he stop for a moment before correcting himself, "well to cadmus. Same thing. Now, get back to your pot!"
Superboy turn and began to leave. Eclipse looked from superboy to the doctor, "you can't treat him like that!" she yelled, despite her fear at being used for an experiment she wasn't going to let anyone say something as cruel as that. "Even if he's a clone he still has feelings! You can't use him as you wish."
Desmond turn to her as superboy left the room the doors closing soon after. "Why would you care about him? He's nothing but a clone." He didn't wait for her to answer him and nodded towards the other scientist. She began to type on the panel.
The young girl looked at robin with fearful eyes, "Oh god," she said as she tried to keep her calm. She didn't want to subject to experimenting or anything of that sort.
"It's going to be alright, Lu," Robing tried his best to help her, but there was nothing he could do to help her. They watched as two metal arms rises from the bottom of the pod. It's handle split into four before needles pierced their chest. Eclipse shut her eyes as she felt the electricity in her system. She yelled in pain as she saw dark liquid began to fill the glass container at the bottom of the pots. She tried her best to move way from the metal objects, but she was weak of energy and the pain was to much for her.
Desmond looked at the teens then turn to his colleague. "We're's double-X?" he asked before turning as the gray skin man appeared behind him. "Lurking as usual. Get the G-gones downloading their memories. When that's done..delete the sours material."
"Superboy," Aqualad whispered, "You live. That gives you the right to follow your own path. A weapon or a person. The choice is yours, but ask yourself what would superman do."
Eclipse hear everything Aqualad said. She closed her eyes once more and tried to reach Superboys mind she found him and quickly pushed the g-gnome out of his mind. "What?" she heard him. "You are not a weapon," she told him, "Everyone has a choice. Even you. Aqualad is right, and only you get to choice what to do with your life. No one else can control it." She open her eyes as tear prick her eyes at the thought of her mother. "Please, help us." Her connection was cut off as she yelled in pain.
Minutes later they hear the sound of metal being crushed. The scientist and guardian turn towards the door to see it ripped and thrown to the side by superboy. He walked towards the young heroes ignoring the others presence. The young heroes looked up, as the metal arms moved away from them, with the exception of Eclipse who had her head down."I told you to get back in your-" Desmond began before being pushed away along with the other two.
Superboy looked down at him, "Don't give me orders."
Kid flash looked at superboy with a hint of doubt, "you here to help us or fry us?"
Superboy narrowed his eyes and stared at him. He relaxed second later, "huh, I don't seem to have heat vision, so, I supposed helping is my only option.
Robins cuff soon after open setting him free. He jumped from the pot, "Ah, finally,"he said as he massaged his wrist, "lucky batman isn't here. He'd have my head for taking so long.
"Seriously that's what your worried about," Kid flash commented, "All league will have our head after tonight!" Robing walked towards the control and retreated the
Robin turn to look at the hero's and saw his sisters head down. "Eclipse?" he called, but the girl didn't respond.
It was to painful. Memories rushed in her mind as she tried to calmed down her panic. She had been locked again and shocked. It was to much for her far to much. "I have to get out. I need to leave." That was the only thought in her head as shadows lifted from the ground and she broke free, her eyes turn red as the shadows surrounded her moving from side to side in a threatening manner. The throbbing in her head made her forget where she was. All she wanted was for her parents to be there and tell her she was alright. But they weren't there.
The boys looked at her as she kneed down and cover her face. The shadows never leaving her side. Robin slowly moved closer to her calling her name and telling her that she was alright. "It's okay, Rose," he used her second name in order for her to not attack him. He watched as she blinked her eyes going back to the same grey color they were before. Her shoulders were still tense waiting for someone to attack, but the shadows lower down back to the ground. He put an hand on her shoulder and looked down at her, "Are you alright?"
She looked up at him then looked at the other boys, who were all waiting for her answer. Slowly she nodded, "yeah, sorry," she replied, her voice barely a whisper but loud enough to be heard.
After a few seconds of silence kid flash open his mouth, "She's got going to attack us, is she?" They all turn to look at him, with robin glaring before the young boy looked down at his sister. She gave a week smile, but he could see the regret look in her eyes.
Robin stood up and turn to superboy, "Free Aqualad," he said, "all get kid mouth."
"Don't you give me order either," Superboy stated. He looked down at Eclipse one last time before doing what he was told. Jumping on Aqualads pot he shatter the cuffs setting the boy free. He helped him up as the boy slumped on his arms.
Aqualad looked up at Superboy, "Thank you," the boy just gave a nod in return.
Eclipsed stood up as she clenched her head leaning on the panel as she waited for her brother to finish freeing Kid Flash. She felt weak and knew that was bad in this situation. Her energy was low and her head hurt, not to mention she had almost lost control over her powers something she had hopped to not do. She turn as she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Are you going to be alright?" Robin asked with worry in his voice.
She robbed her head and stood straight, "yeah, I will be." She turn to the older boy and gave a weak smile, "thank you." Superboy gave a slow nod as he looked at her. She looked down at her hands and grabbed a pair of gloves she had with her and put them on. She didn't want to absorb anybodies energy, even though she knew she would have to. They turn and ran out towards the doors passing the adult on the ground.
Desmond rest on his shoulder as he looked at them. "Yo-You'll never get out of here," He stated, "I'll have you back in pots before morning!"
Robin turn towards him and shared a look with Eclipse. "That guy is not whelmed," the young boy said as he threw four explosives towards the pots. "Not whelmed at all."
"What's up with you and this whelmed thing?" Kid flash question as they ran way.
Eclipsed turn to him, "It's the same thing I was wondering." As they ran out the door the glass containers exploded setting the lab on fire. She was very grateful for that as now she didn't have to worry to much about being sent back to the pots. They kept running making their way toward the elevator. She felt tire and weak. The only thing she hoped for was to get out of here alive and as soon as they could.
"Were still forty-two level below ground," Aqualad informed, "But if we can make the elevator-" he stop as two giant genomorphs blocked their path.
"Oh, crap," she let out as she looked at them then turn towards as the circle containment in the wall glowed red. They watched more of the skinny gray skin creatures got out from their containment. She turn around just in time to see one of the lager creatures drop his fist towards them. Using her shadows she stop his movement. The others moved out of the way with Superboy jumping up and punching him in the face. She let him go as he was thrown back. Running away from the larger creatures she ran up the wall pushed herself from it and made her way behind the larger creature. She turn and saw the other teens next to her with the exception of superboy who had decided to fight with the genomorphs.
"Superboy!" Aqualad called out, getting the boys attention, "our goal is to escape not to bury our self in here."
Superboy looked at him with anger in his eyes. "You wanna escape!" he yelled then grabbed one of g-gnome and threw it at the other two that were making their way towards them.
Eclipse sigh as she knew he had some emotional problems. Well, then again who wouldn't when they have been locked up all the time and had just been freed. She turn as they all ran towards the elevator. Moving to the side they let Superboy open the doors. She looked up and took her grappling hook as the same time as robin did. They were pulled up, eclipse turn to look to make sure the other's were fallowing when she saw superboy falling.
"I-I'm falling," he said as he and Aqualad went down. They were stop by a shadow that grabbed Aqualad's hand and was connected to the side of the wall. Eclipse had her hand pointed towards them as she used her power to help. Superboy looked down in shock, "Superman can fly," he looked up with a frown on his face, "why can't I fly?"
The girl looked at him as she was next to Kid Flash. Before she could say anything KF spoke. "Don't know," Kid flash replied, "but it looks like you can lip tall buildings in a single bounce. Still cool."
She rolled her eyes at the boys comment. "Well figure it out later," she said as he turn to her. "Right now we should focused on getting out." She extended her hand towards the two. Superboy looked at it before grabbing onto her, he then grabbed on onto Aqualad and helped him down as well. They all leaned against the elevators walls.
Superboy looked down then glanced at Aqualad, "Um, thank you."
She felt bad for the clone and gave a gentle squeeze to their still holding hands. He turn towards her and she gave a small smile to which he return with one of his own.
"Guys!" their attention turn to Robin, "This will have to be our exit." They looked up at the elevator that was sliding down towards them.
She looked at the at them, "grab onto each other." They did as told and she used her shadow to go threw the elevator door. As they stood in the empty hallway she let go of them as she felt light headed.
"Eclipse!" Robin exclaimed as Superboy caught the girl before she fell. The young brother walked to look at her as she touched her head. "You've used to much energy."
"I'm fine," she said as she tried to stand up again only to for her feet to give under her. Her eyes felt heavy and the roomed seemed to be spinning around her. She closed her eyes and took deep breaths. This was not the time for her to feel light headed or to even be close to fainting.
"No, your not," Robin replied as he looked at her. He had seen her once like that before, back when they first began to train together. Batman had wanted to see how much energy she had and as such made her spar with Robin. The boy dodged all of her attacks and the girl only used her energy, after a few hours the girl began to sweat and soon she fainted. When she wasted to much energy it always happened. It wasn't because she used all of her energy, it was because she went past her limit and kept on going forcing energy that she didn't have to be used. "You have to stop using past your limit."
Eclipse didn't say anything and stayed quite. What was the point in having powers if you could only use them until a certain limit. There were situations that required her to use more than she was meant to use. "I said," she began before stopping at the look Robin was giving her. "He soo picked that up from father," she thought before rephrasing her self, "I will be fine."
"Um, Guys," Kid flash called making them turn to him. "We don't have time to argue. We're kind of in a hurry."
Robin gave a nod and moved his arm towards her. "Here, you can't go on with such low energy," he said.
She looked from his arm and narrowed her eyes as she looked up. "I. am. not. doing it," she stated. Taking a deep breath she stood up. She still felt light headed, but she would get through it. Superboy still held her arm making sure she was alright.
"Guys," Kid flash began as he was hopping to get going.
"You know how much to take. I'm letting you," the boy replied as he got closer to her. She in return backed away. "You don't have enough energy of your own. Stop worrying and take it. It's not the first time you've done it."
"Yeah and last time its went so well, didn't it?" she replied sarcastically. She wasn't going to take any of her friends energy, especially her brothers. Not after what happen last time. She didn't want to hurt him, not again.
Robin sigh knowing she wasn't going to do what he told her. They turn just as the genomorphs came running towards them. They headed to the left hallway and kept going until superboy spoke, "Go left, left," they did as told.
Eclipse looked at the boy as she had seen him look down and frowned. Her breathing was quick as she was feeling exhausted. She shook her head and followed the other boys as they run right at another corner only for this time to come into a dead end.
Kid Flash looked at Superboy, "Great direction supey! You trying to get us re-potted."
"No, I-" they boy replied as he looked down. Both Robin and Aqualad catching up with them. "I don't understand," he looked at them with a confuse and regretful look.
Robin looked up at the ceiling after looking at his sister as she leaned on the wall. He turn his attention back to the older boy, "Don't apologies! This is perfect!"
Eclipse looked at superboy and then at kid flash. She pushed herself away from the wall and punched kid flash."Ow," he turn towards her and rubbed his sour spot, "What was that for?!"
She rolled her eyes as she took a deep breath. "Don't be mean," she stated, surprising Superboy at being defended by her. She then walked towards robin, "so, what you got?"
"So, why are we crawling in the air vent?" she question as she stood in front of superboy and behind Kid Flash.
"At this rate well never get out," Kid flash said as he followed Robin who was in front leading them to who-knows-were. Aqualad stood between kid flash and Robin.
Superboy looked to the side as the girl was a bit to close to him. She had said she would be going behind as she didn't to make them feel.. unconformable by going before them, but was quickly shut down by Robin who said no. She would have to go before superboy, and now the girl tried her best to keep a distance, not that it matter. Superboy soon looked up as he hear something within the distance. He quite everyone as they stop and turn to him, "listen."
Eclipse turn to the others sharing a look. "Something's following us. What do we do Robin?"
"Were almost there," he said before he continue moving on.
She rolled her eyes at her brothers unclear plan. With a sigh she followed soon after. Hopefully they could get away from them. Soon after they all got out of the air vent and Robin went and did his thing. Eclipse, though, stayed close to the wall. Her hand on her head. As long as she didn't us her powers anymore she should be fine. Her energy would recover slowly, but she could still move. Thankfully her father had train her to not rely on her powers all the time. Not to mention what her mother had thought her while she was living with her. "Mother," the girl thought. Her nightmares that had taken over her sleep had lessen as time went by and now she only had to worry about it three times a month.
She missed her. And this place just made her remember something she had wanted to forget. That day her mother and her hand been kidnapped by that unknown person. She had been confused and wondered if, perhaps, he had known about their relationship with batman and had gone after them. The problem was that batman didn't know who he as or had ever been seen fighting him. Her mother on the other hands seemed to know that person. Her eyes had become dangerously alerted and her expression became hard. They had both been held and chained in that place. She could still remember that persons deep voice. That moment he called her mother, "Alurah."
"Are you okay?" A voice asked as a hand touched her shoulder. Out of instant she moved away. Aqualad pulled his hand back as the rest looked at her in confusion at her sudden action.
"Sorry," she said as she crossed her arms and leaned against the wall once again. "I was just remembering something. I'm fine. My energy is restoring." With that she turn to her brother who was on his holographic computer. "What you do?"
"I hack the motion censers," Robin replied.
Kid flash turn towards Robin, "Sweat."
"There's still plenty of them between us and out," The younger boy informed.
"But I've got finally got room to move," Kid flash but on his goggles and ran towards the stairs. Leaving the others behind.
Eclipse sigh, he just couldn't wait for instructions could he? She turn towards the others, "We better follow him ," she said. Getting a nod from them they followed KF. They ran up the stairs and past some of the Gnomorphs that the fast boy had knocked down.
She stayed behind Robin as he looked down at his computer, "More behind us!" he informed.
The girl turn to see the gnomorphs following but were stop as Superboy destroyed the stairs they were on. They turn and kept following the others. As they ran side by side, superboy looked at the girl from the corner of his eyes. "Yes?" she asked having felt the boys stare on her.
He turn away from her, "You can," he began before pausing and looking ahead. "If you need energy just take some of mine."
She turn to him and frowned. Did he not hear what she had said before? "No," she stated with a serious voice. "I don't like taking energy from my friends. It's not good to do that."
Now it was his turn to frown. "You took energy from me back when we.. were fighting," he reminded.
"Yeah, but back then I was mad because you had hurt my friends," she said. They kept running almost following Robin as they headed up the stairs. Hopefully they would get out safe and sound. "Besides, didn't you hear what I said? I don't take energy from my friends. That includes you," she smiled at him, "after all you are one of them. You're my friend."
Superboy looked at her in shock at what she had just said to him. He didn't know her and she had barely known him, yet she said he was her friend. He didn't know what to say. The statement made him feel.. happy. Before they could say anything a loud bang sound made them turn. Kid Flash was on the ground he head his head and let out a groan. The alarm range around them as the light in the hall turn red. A metal door blocked their exit.
"We're cut off from the street," Aqualad said as they came to a halt behind KF.
"Thanks, my head hadn't noticed," he replied.
Eclipse walked towards him and kneel down. She looked over the boy and rolled her eyes, "You'll be fine. Hopefully that doesn't effect your brain more than it already is," she teased with a smile.
"haha, your funny," he replied. The girl just smiled at him and helped him up. They turn to see Superboy punch the door then try to open it up. Aqualad tried to help him, but the door wouldn't even budge a little.
Eclipse looked at the door and the superheroes. "I can-" she began before Robin stopped her.
"You can't use anymore energy unless you take some from us or someone else!" he exclaimed already knowing what she was proposing.
She turn to him, "We don't have time for that!"
The other heroes turn to look at them waiting for directions. Robin glared at her with worry. He knew she was sometimes reckless when it involved her friends and right now she was being reckless. "Well, the last thing we need is for you to end up hurting yourself!" he yelled at her. Taking a deep breath he turn way from her and began to look at his computer trying to open the door. "Can't hack this fast enough," he said as he shut his computer off.
She turn and saw the bigger genomorphs following them. She turn to look back at Robin, "We have to get out of here!" she said hoping to make him understand. Robin just ignored her and turn to the side where another door was.
"This way!" the younger boy said as he kicked to door and ran inside. The rest followed soon after only to stop. A large group of genomorphs along with Guardian blocked their way. They turn to see another group behind them. They all took fighting positions. Before the smaller g-nomorphs horns began to glow. The boys groan as Aqualad, Robin, and kid flash fainted. Superboy and Eclipse feel to their knees. The girl clenched her head as she felt sharp pain. They were trying to enter her mind, she grit her teeth as she tried to push them out.
She looked at them and her eyes turn red again. She used all of her strength and kept trying to push them away. That only made them push more and for her head to hurt more. She yelled as she feel on her hands. "Stop!" she yelled, but they wouldn't, or at least not until the genomorph from before appeared. She looked at him then at superboy as they both seemed to have a conversation. It wasn't until seconds later that the pain in her head left. She still clenched her head as the other's woke up.
She turn to see guardian shaking his head as the g-nome in his shoulder jumped away. She turn her eyes back to superboy as he stood up. He didn't turn away from double-x, "I... choose... freedom," he said.
Eclipse looked down as she tried to stand up. Her head pounded as she struggled to stand. Superboy looked down at her as she held her head. He unconsciously moved and helped her up. She looked up in surprise, "t-thanks."
They turn as guardian groan, "Feels like fog lifting."
The rest of the heroes stood up, grabbing their heads. Aqualad looked at the other hero. "Guardian?" he said as the other's waited to know what the older man was going to do.
Guardian looked at them, "Go," he said, "I'll deal with Desmond."
"I think not," they hear making the genomorphs and guardian turn away and move aside.
Desmond stood behind them, "project blockbuster," he began, lifting a grass tub container full of some neon liquid, "will give me the power to restore order to Cadmus." He lifted the tub and drank it.
"This is not good," she said as she she turn to the other's. "Whatever this project is, something tells me it has not been tested." Desmond fell to the ground groaning as he began to shake. His cloths then tear to pieces as his voice became deeper. "How bad do you think this is going to get?"
"Very bad," Robin and Kid Flash replied.
Eclipse's eyes widen as she saw the mans eyes turn black with red pupils. His skin tear and the under layer became grey. "Okay, that is going to give me nightmares," she said as she backed away.
"You and me both," Kid flash added.
"Everyone back!" Guardian order before ruining towards the mutated doctor. As he got closer he was hit towards the wall and fell unconscious.
Superboy ran towards him soon after. He threw punch after punch towards but was hit to the side. The older boy stood up and jumped ready to hit him again, the only thing was that Desmond also jumped and took Superboy toward the upper level of the building.
"Superboy!" she yelled as she looked into the hole in the ceiling.
"Okay, that's one way to bust threw the ceiling," Robin commented as he walked towards his sister. He took his hook gun and shut towards the ceiling.
Kid Flash grabbed onto Robin, "You think lab coat plan that?" he question as both boys were pulled onto the upper level.
"I doubt he is planing anything anymore," Aqualad replied as he looked up.
Eclipse looked at him before shooting her hand gun up, "you and me both," she said. She extended her hand for the older boy. "Were going to need a plan if were to stop him," they both zipped up. They turn to see Superboy fighting Desmond before the boy was grabbed by his legs and thrown at them. Eclipse reacted fast and moved to the side as Aqualad grabbed the strong boy. Both older boys were thrown back and onto the ground and Robin and Kid Flash ran towards them.
Eclipse glanced back before turning back to the enemy at hand. She took her gloves off and tugged them to the side of her back pocket. Desmond looked at her before running toward her. She moved to the side as he threw punches at her, she dodged them all easily and manage to grab him before she was pushed away. She rolled on the floor then stood up. Kid flash ran towards him and slid between his feet at seeing him distracted before both Aqualad and Superboy punched him. Desmond fell back as KF lifted himself up to trip him.
"Learn that one in kindergarten," the fast boy said.
Eclipse moved next to the boy as Robin threw round knifes at Desmond, but were punched away by him. The older man rolled over and looked head were superboy was ready to fight. Eclipse took this opportunity and grab the doctors arm, feeling energy leaving him Desmond tried to punch the girl but she just moved away. His attention then turn towards Superboy, he stood up and grabbed him before slamming him onto a pillar. Superboy punched him, but unfortunately that didn't do much and Desmond punched the boy once again making him dizzy this time.
"Damn it," she though as she ran towards Desmond. Aqualad grab onto his arm with his water-bearers and pulled himself towards him. He stood on the stone pillar before turning his water-bearers on to a mallet. He tried to hit Desmond with the mallet but was instead thrown to the ground. Then threw superboy to other pillars making one stone piece crush on top of the boy as he slid down.
Desmond's attention turn to Eclipse who was behind him. She dodged as he tried to grab her then used her shadows to grab his neck and arms. Desmond tried pulled and broke free from the shadows. She narrowed her eyes and took a deep breath, thankfully she got enough energy from him. She lifted her shadows from the ground and began to hit him with them. She then kicked him and blocked his punch with her shadows. Unfortunately, he was stronger and grabbed her by the arm. "Shot!" she let out as she was thrown on the ground and let out a groan.
Kid Flash ran towards him and tried to get him away from the girl. As he ran past him Desmond grabbed him by the hand, Aqualad raced towards him with his weapon on his hand. The older man threw Kid flash to Aqualad making them slam both onto a pillar. Eclipse lifted her shadows and hit them them then tried to dodged as he tried to punch her. Thankfully she was flexible as manage to get away and grab onto him before doing a flip above him and kicking him on the head then grabbed him with her shadow and slam him on the ground.
She tried her best to keep him down, but he was far to strong for her shadows. He got free and as she was about to move away he hit her in the stomach and sent her to the other side of the room. The girl let out a groan at the pain in her stomach. She looked up to see him slamming Aqualad against another pillar.
"Eclipse," she hear and turn to look at Robin, "you think you can connect me to the others?"
She gave a nod and closed her eyes, "There."
"Everyone listen up," Robin said before beginning to explain his plan.
Eclipse meanwhile used her shadows to grab Desmond as Superboy punched him in order to set Aqualad free. Desmond moved and threw Aqualad towards her making her hit her back against another pillar. She let out a groan as she and Aqualad stood up. Desmond was now fighting with Superboy. She turn towards the pillar and used her shadow to destroy the pillar.
"Damn it! I'm going to be in so much pain tomorrow," she thought before moving to help Kid Flash as he was leading Desmond towards the other pillars in order for him to destroy them. She watched as one of the pillars rocks hit him in the back sending him on the ground. He stood up and tried to run away from him as the man-monster ran towards him ready to hit him again. She extended her hand and her shadow grabbed on to him she used her other hand to make her shadow lift one of the fallen rocks and throw it at him. Desmond then ran towards her, she dodged most of his attacks, until Kid Flash got his attention.
She turn to see where he was heading and saw water on the ground. She ran towards them just as Desmond was stepping on the water. She used her shadow and grabbed his leg as Aqualad shocked the water.
"Move!" Robin said and activated the two knife bombs. Desmond looked up as the ceiling began to crumble before falling on top of him.
The young heroes ran way as the building began to crumble above them. She ran towards the boys, just as Superboy and Aqualad grabbed Robin and kid flash, she got between the boys and extended her hands upwards. The shadows lifted from the ground and cover them as the rubble fell down. She hoped her shadows were strong enough to protect them.
Luna groaned as she tried to keep the stone rock from falling on top of them. Thanks the energy she got she was able to act quickly. The bad thing was it was running out. "Here," she hear Superboy say before he grabbed onto the rock and threw it away from them. The other teens stood up from their crouching position, breathing heavily. She grabbed onto Superboy and leaned on him as she relaxed her breath also coming quickly.
Aqualad turn to the others, "We-We did it" he let with a heavy breath.
Robin robbed the back of his head, "Was there.. any doubt?" Kid Flash looked at his friend and both smiled at one another. They tried to high five each other before they groan in pain and touched their side.
Eclipse smiled at them both before touching her side as well. She had receive a heavy blow, but thankfully it would heal. She gave a smile towards Superboy before heading towards the boys. "Here," she put her hand on the boys back and closed her eyes. Taking a deep breath she began to heal them both. One of the other perks of having an alien mother was the fact that you also got healing powers.
"You... have.. healing powers?" Kid Flash asked before letting out another groan.
She nodded, "yeah, as long as I have energy I can heal people.
"Eclipse," he brother warned as he turn to her with narrow and concern eyes. She let out a sigh already knowing what he was going to say.
"I still have some energy that I took from Desmond," she replied as she finished healing them. She felt fine and didn't feel weak from the energy taken or from using it in battle. Her side was already healed from her self healing abilities.
"Are you sure?" he question as they stood up.
She nodded and smiled at him. "Of course. Have I ever lied to you?"
To that he arched an eyebrow at her, "Do you want me to answer that?"
"Nope." They gave a small laugh before turning to look down at the ex-doctor. Piles of ceiling were stuck on top of him as he was unconscious. The black cloud of smoke cleared letting them see the dark sky.
Superboy looked down at Desmond. "See?" he turn at hearing Kid Flash. The blue and red suited boy was pointing to the sky, "The moon." He looked up at the moon and saw a silhouette form. The person flew closer and closer to them before they saw it was Superman. "Oh and superman. Do we keep out promises or what?" Superboys eyes widen as the man of steel came lower himself in front of them.
Luna looked at the sky as superman flew down followed by the other hero's. Despite the exhaustion she was feeling she tried to hid behind the boys. "Oh, he's gonna kill me!" she thought making the other's turn to her. She had forgotten to cut her link with the other boys, but then again she didn't care much about it right now. Her worries were on the man that was a few feet way from her.
"I'm sure he won't," Robin said.
Eclipse turn to her father with an innocent smile in her face. She saw him narrow his eyes clearly displeased with her."Or not," she heard her brother say. "Why thank you for that," she thought sarcastically, "I haven't even finish my book! I will die before knowing if they got out alive!" she turn to her brother, "You better bury me in my favorite books. Oh, I can already see it; here lays the girl who dared disobey batman."
"Now, your just being dramatic," Robin replied as he stood next to her. He rolled his eyes as he crossed his arms.
Eclipse rolled her eyes, "No, dear brother of mine, I'm being realistic."
Robin just shook his head at her and said nothing. He looked at batman feeling his displeased look on them both. "Now do you think I was being dramatic?" he heard his sister say. "No, but at lease we might die together," the boy replied.
Eclipse let out a sigh then got a idea, "Wait if we die together then we can become ghost and hunt people together." Superboy turn to the girl with a small smile on his face. His smile though left his face as he looked at superman. He became nervous, but didn't show it. Eclipse who saw the look on the boys face gave him a reassuring smile, "Well? Didn't you want to meet him, boy of steel?"
Superboy glanced at her then walked towards Superman. He stood a few feet away, the man of steel looked at him with caution. The younger boy lifted the upper piece of his torn suit that was covering his S symbol and gave a small smile towards the older man. Superman's eyes widen then narrowed at the boy making Superboy narrow his eyes slightly.
"Is that what I think it is?" Batman asked from behind Superman. Eclipse looked at her father as she could already tell where this was going to lead to.
Kid Flash walked to stand behind Superboy, "He doesn't like being called an it," he mutter.
Superboy let go of the piece of cloth, "I'm Superman's clone," he announced. Eclipse sigh as she saw the looked in the other Justice Leagues members. They were all shock at the boys announcement and she could already tell that superman didn't like what he had said.
Batman narrowed his eyes at him, "Start talking."
Eclipse touched her chest as she felt a ting. She didn't know what it was or why she was feeling that way, but after they had explained what had happen to batman her adrenaline was high and her chest began to hurt. She was sure her father had notice by the way he looked at her longer than usual. The only reason why she couldn't really tell was because of that mask he wore.
"What do you think they'll do?" Kid Flash asked. He then turn to her, "Wait, can man hunter hear us?"
"No," she answer, "the mental link you have is made by me and sens I have this kind of protective shield in my mind nothing can get threw it. Not even when it's connected to someone else."
"Cool," he said.
She smile at him before turning to superboy who was looking at superman. She was when the martian touched his shoulder. He had turn to look at Superboy who had turn away before looking back at him. She knew they were talking to him be a mind link. She didn't know what approach Superman would have with Superboy but she didn't want him to have a bad one or to ignored the boy even if he was his clone.
She watched as Superman walked towards Superboy who had his arms crossed. "Do you think he will accept Superboy?" she asked Robin while blocking the other boys out of this conversation.
"I don't know," the boy replied.
Superman let out a sigh as he stood in front of his clone. "Well, uh..we'll figure something out for you. The league will, I mean. For now," he looked down before looking back up at the boy, "I'd...better make sure they... get that Blackbuster creature squared away." After saying that he flew away leaving Superboy to look as he left.
Eclipse walked to stand next to the boy and grabbed his arm. He looked down at her, "Give him time," she said, "a lot of things have happen and he might be in shook at having a.. clone." She picked her words carefully as she didn't want him to be upset or worse to get angry.
He looked back up at the sky. Perhaps she was right and he just needed time but still.. The boy clenched his fist as he felt sad at being rejected by him.
Eclipse looked down at his clenched hands. She slid her hand towards them and un-clenched them. The boy looked at her in surprise at her action. She just smile at him trying to cheer him up. He gave a small smile towards her for trying to cheer him up. She open her mouth to speak, but closed it and let out a groan as she touched her chest.
"I'm fine," she said as Superboy grabbed her arm and Robin stood by her side. She looked at her friends and brother and tried her best to suppress the pain. "I'm okay. Just... the pain from being hit. That's all." That of course was a lie, herself healing abilities had already healed her.
Before either one of them could say anything their attention turn to Batman and the other Justice League member that were with him. "Cadmus will be investigated," Batman began as he stood in front of the young heroes, "all 52 levels, but let's make one thing clear-"
"You should have called," Flash interrupted. Batman glanced at him from the side.
"We did," Eclipse began making them turn to her, "Well I did or at least I tried. We became busy though." She turn to Batman, "you know I did."
Batman narrowed his eyes at her. "End results aside, were not happy," he said to all of them. "And you and I shall have a talk," he told his daughter. She turn to the side as she crossed her arms. "You hacked Justice League systems, disobeyed direct orders, and endangered lives," he looked at all of them his eyes though landed on Eclipse who turn away not wanting to look at him. "You will not being doing this again."
Eclipse turn to her father. She knew what he was saying and understood it, but it wasn't fair, at least not for the other heroes. Before she could say anything Aqualad spoke, "I am sorry, but we will."
"Aqualad stand down," Aquaman order.
"Apologies, my king," Aqualad said, "but no." To this Aquaman raised an eyebrow. "We did good here tonight. The work you trained us to do," he continue, "Together on our own we forged something powerful.. important."
"If this is about your treatment at the hall?" Flash asked, "The four of you-"
"The five of us," Kid flash interrupted as he looked at all of them and included Superboy, "and it's not."
Robin uncrossed his arms and took a step forward, "Batman, we're ready to use what you taught us," he said, "or why teach us at all?"
"Why let them tell us what to do?" Superboy spoke he uncrossed his arms and looked up at the older heroes. " It's simple. Get on board or get out of the way." The young heroes stood next to Superboy showing their agreement to him. Batman looked at them and narrowed his eyes.
Eclipse looked at him then looked down and let out a sigh. Lowering her hands to her sided she moved forward and past the other heroes, who turn to look at her. She looked up at her father as he looked down at her. Neither one said anything just looked at one another. "You can't stop us from doing what you have all train us to do," she began. Her voice calm, her father didn't say anything and listen to her. "I understand what you are all trying to say, but when will you know when were ready if you can't even give us a chance. How will we learn if you don't let us make mistakes." She gesture towards the young heroes, "We wouldn't have been here if only you had truest us enough to not lie to us and to give us a chance."
Batman looked down at his daughter. He looked at her eyes and saw her seriousness in this matter. Even if she was afraid of her powers she was willing to stand by her team. Her eyes at the moment looked so much like her mother's. He could never truly hold an argument with out her shutting him up with her reasoning. That look his daughter had was the same as her mother's when she was about to win an argument against him.
She looked up at him with soft eyes, "I understand you," she said, "but you can't even try to understand us?" Flash and Aquaman shared a look then turn back to batman who had yet to say anything. "I know my mother would have been proud of what we did. After all she left her family for you, no?"
Batman stiffen at the mention of Sky and didn't say anything. A couple of minutes past before he let out a sigh. He knew she would follow her new team members and if they left to do their own thing then she would be right behind them. "Give me a few days. I will come up with something," he finally said. The other's justice members looked at him in surprise. The other younger heroes smiled and cheered.
Eclipse looked at her friend and smiled at them. She turn back to her father before another pain shot threw her chest and this time she bent down in pain. "Eclipse!" she heard but didn't respond. She tasted iron in her mouth and spat the liquid she felt. Looking at the ground she realized she had just spat blood out. Her eyes widen and she looked up at her father.
His eyes widen behind his mask as he saw the red liquid. He looked over her, but didn't fine any injuries on her and she didn't spit out anymore, which was good. He realized nothing physically was wrong with her or at least in the outside. There was only one reason to why she had pat blood. "How much energy did you consume?" he asked as he looked at her.
The girl let out a groan, "I-I don't know," she replied, "most of what I absorbed I used while fighting. I don't feel any energy than normal after a fight."
He looked up at Robin who nodded in agreement to what she had said. "You took and let out energy to fast than normal. Not to mention your body isn't used to you taking energy from others."
She nodded but felt her self begin to lose conscious. "How long will I be out?" she asked as she tried to subdue the pain and stay awake. She knew her body would need to recover from the damage that it took internally and the only reason was for her to rest.
"I don't know," he replied as he lifted her up in his arms and looked down at her.
She let out a small laugh, "I'm in trouble aren't I?"
Batman couldn't help but give a small smile, "big time."
Before she fully lost conscious she looked up at him, "you better keep your promise." As she closed her eyes she couldn't help but hear Flash ask, "did batman just smile?"
Three days later...
Luna sat on her couch, her lower half cover by her blanket that she brought down to the living room. Usually she spend her day in her room either studying, reading, listening to music, or playing video game. Then there were those days were she just didn't want to stay in her room and usually went outside or stayed inside in the living room. Today was one of those days. She put her book down and let out a sigh, the house was to big and it felt too empty. She should have gone to the library, but now she was warm in the sofa and didn't want to stand up.
The young girl leaned back against the couch's arm. She closed her eyes as she thought about what had happen in Cadmus. She had woken up a day after their little mission. Her father so far hadn't said anything about his decision. She was sure he had talk it over with the other members of the Justice League and if she didn't know him better had convince them to let him find a solution. The thing was, that today it was the third day sens he had agreed to think of something. She was sure her brother was becoming impatient.
Then there was the thought of Superboy. She didn't know why she thought about the older boy, or younger boy, but she was rather intrigue by him. Not to mention she felt worried for him after his encounter with Superman. Just by looking at the way the older man looked at his clone she could tell he was not going to like him and try to stay away from him. How would the boy react to being rejected by Superman?
Groaning the girl stood up. She wasn't going to finish her book or even focus on reading with all those thought in her mind. Not to mention she was rather suspicious of what happen to Cadmus. There was something odd about that place. There was so much high tech for the scientist to use. There must have been someone who gave them the money. Other wise how did they get all that equipment from? how did they stay hidden so long? And how did they steal Superman's DNA? There was so many questions that she needed to find the answer to. She could have just ignored them, but.. well her curiosity was bigger than her and she was kind of like her dad. Investigating was in her blood and when she found something suspicious that's what she would like to do, investigate until she found the truth.
She walked down to the Batcave deep in thought. Her attention turn when she hear someone typing in the Batcomputer. Her father was in his computer investigation somethings she wasn't very interested on. Biting her lip she debated on whether she should talk to her father about her suspicious and about Superboy's situation.
"What is it, Luna?" her father called without turning around. She let out a sigh knowing he was going to know it was her. She walked towards her father and leaned on the desk. She looked at him not saying anything. Bruce at not hearing anything he turn his attention to her. He raised an eyebrow at her as she just stared at him. "Is this about my decision?"
She frowned at that, "No," she replied. Crossing her arms she looked away, "why would I come down here just to bother you about it? I know you'll keep your promise." At least you keep most of them, she thought but instantly regret thinking that. She didn't hate her father, but she did have some resentment towards him for not visiting her for a year. There were also certain thing she felt hurt about.
"Then what is it?" he asked. He watched as her mouth twisted, he knew she was debating on whether she should tell him or not. "You know you can tell me."
Luna looked at him and let out a sigh. "It's.." she began as she put her thought together. She sat on the table as she turn her full attention to him. "How did Cadmus get to much good equipment and kept their true purpose hidden from everyone?"
Her father frowned in thought. He had also been thinking the something after the investigation of Cadmus. There were to many high tech technology and having hidden everything from everyone was also suspicious. He looked at his daughter knowing what she was thinking. "Leave this to the League. We will investigate further into this matter," he said.
She looked at him in shock. Was he telling her to stay out of this? She didn't like it, but at the same time didn't want to argue with him. That came to a surprise to her father as she stayed quite and didn't argue with him. He narrow his eyes knowing she had something plan. Looking at him she let out a sigh and raised her arms, "I'm not planning anything. Besides, the league does have a better chance on finding the answer than me. Or it's you the one who will get the answer before anyone else." Bruce didn't believe her, but let it go for now. "I do wan't to talk about something else though."
"That is?"
"Superboy," she said. Bruce frown at this. She watched his expression trying to know what he was thinking. One thing she knew is that he felt trouble about the clone. Her father didn't truest anyone easily and knowing Superman had a clone made him be suspicious of said boy. She let out another sigh, "I just want to know what you are planning to do with him. You can't just lock him up or anything like that. You saw he was no threat."
"I know," he replied as he sigh, "that doesn't mean we can't be cautious of him." To that she rolled her eyes, he frowned at her actions. "Don't take this lightly, Luna. We don't know anything else about it."
"He's an it," she stated. Bruce raised and eyebrow at her sudden statement. He looked at her as she looked away. Now, she regretted having talk to him. She should have known he was going to be suspicious of the boy. "You can't just push him to the side. Superman already did and he doesn't need everyone to reject him."
"No one's rejecting him."
She turn to her father decided to let go of that subject to. She knew he wasn't going to change his mind when it came to Superboy not until the boy proved himself to the League or to him. "Superman is his only relative. You think you can talk to him so he take Superboy under his wing?"
"Give him time to process everything that happen. I'm sure he will come around," he replied.
Luna looked at him and bit her lip, "I hope he does because Superboy has no one, but him." After a few minutes of silence she stood up. "Oh, and Dick is getting impatient. You might want to make a decision soon," she began to leave.
"You're not?" he called. Bruce knew she was always impatient when it came to thing she liked, but she sowed no signs of wanting to know what he was thinking of doing about the young hero's.
Luna looked back and shrugged, "Honestly?" she began before turning back around, "I don't really care." With that she left her father with a worried look.
She couldn't remember the last time her father and her had talked for hours telling each other everything. Now, though, it seemed hard for the two to connect like they did back then. They didn't know what to talk about other that how work or school was or of how the mission her father had taken went. She no longer shared any emotional feeling or any of her persona life outside the mansion with him just as he did the something. They didn't share anything. They didn't take much. They tried to keep each other in their life, but it was hard now. He kept secrets from her and she from him. The truest they had build at a young age was long gone. Both regretted it, but didn't know who to fix it. From Luna's part there were to many unspoken emotions.
Passing all of the rooms she open her door and closed it. She let out a sigh before walking towards her bed, she took out her phone as she took her glassed off. Scrolling down her contact she pressed the name of the person she wanted to talk to. She waited as the line range, walking over to her wall mirror she looked at it as her eyes change colors, from the hazel to grey. Her vision was good and sharp. The only reason why she used glasses was to hid her abnormal grey eyes and to lower her sharp sight.
"Hello?" a girls voice answer.
"Hey, Mal," she answer as she walked to lay on her bed. "I need your help."
"Help? On what?"
"Let's just say.. we need to investigate a certain place," the girl said as she smirk. She may not like using her powers, but they were an advantage when she needed one and right now she might need on. Thankfully there was one person that knew how to stop her from losing control of them and helped her when she needed it. Now, her father didn't know about it and if he were to find out well... she would be grounded for life. Which is why she was always careful when she left the mansion on secret missions with her friend.
"Oh, are we going to brake into another place?" she could practically see the smirk on the girls face as she said that.
"You know it. Meet me in the same place as before."
"Kay, see you there," the girl replied before they hanged up.
Luna let out a sigh and closed her eyes. She stayed like that for a few minutes. Getting up she locked her door and took out her laptop. She turn it and connected her microphone USB before placing the microphone on the door. She set her recorder on and place pillows on the bed making it look as is she was sleeping or just laying down. If anyone knocked or tried to open the door her recorder would stand. What ever questions they asked the answer had been recorder to answer by the computer. So far no one had found out.
Moving aside she undid her curtains and closed the windows. She looked at her work before the shadows eloped her. Unlike her superhero attire this was a long black open overcoat with gloves. The under shirt was black with red and black waist corset. Along with that were her black shorts that reach a few inches above the knee but to no high up and black stockings with boots. Two small pouches was placed on either side of her thighs. Her white mask unlike the other cover her whole face with black designs all over it and the eye holes were all black not letting anyone see her eyes. Her hair wasn't silver and black but rather all silver and pulled back. With that she used her shadow to meet Melissa in their usual spot.
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I'm not so pleased with this chapter but.. well..I wanted to update something.
Another thing, I try to go according to the tv show but there might be something that will change.
English is not my first language.