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"Hey Sam, what's up? Isn't like really early in the morning to be studying?" I heard a voice I knew too well as I finished reading the last page that talked about World War II. I looked at her and saw her wearing a white T-shirt and black jeans along with green converse shoes, and her hair in the same position it has always been.
"Not much Kara, studying same as yesterday. I just finished World War II; which was just dictators being dumb and people helping one another to stop a bigger threat. And this was my last topic to review over for the test that's why I'm finishing at this hour." I said as I placed the book to my side strategically placed so Kara could take a seat beside me.
"What about you? How is training going?"
"Well, Superboy is acting like a big brother and has a lot of patience when we train. I screw up like a lot when we were starting, I still screw up but not that bad like a week ago. I can control my strength when I'm not angry or, but I have complete control in hearing and sight, and my speed thanks to Wally." I laughed remembering how she ran straight into a wall when Wally was explaining her how to turn.
"Hey, don't laugh!" She said as she pouted, making her cheeks red.
"I'm sorry; it's just too funny how you ran straight into a wall." I told her as I laughed harder; I felt tears in my eyes. I stopped laughing slowly and turned to see Kara's face it had what I can only describe as a longing smile; I smiled back we stayed there looking at each other but my mind had a different plan. 'Oh god, say something. Anything!'
"So, have you begun your training in martial arts?" I asked her making our moment end and me screaming internally for ruining it.
"Well, according to Superboy that Black Canary is a really good teacher." She said as she touched her chin with her right index finger.
"I could help you train… with you, you know? I've been fighting since I was seven." I held back once I realized what I just said. 'What the fuck did I just said?' I looked at Kara her head just moved to her side like when dogs don't understand what's happening.
"Well that would be nice. But... what do you mean by fighting since you were seven?" She asked me curiously. 'Should I tell her? Well she's trustworthy and really pretty. But what will she think of me? What will I do if she thinks I'm weird? If she thinks I can't be her friend or something else.' My train of thought crashed as fingers snapped out of my thoughts.
"I thought I lost you there, it's okay if you don't have to tell me if you don't want to tell me. You will tell me when the time is right." She said as she got up.
"Come on, we can begin now, and I can see you're stressed about your exam coming up." She said as she extended a hand, I took it to stand up; that same electricity running through my hand originating from her touch. My face felt really warm as we walked until I let her hand go, I left my book where I was seated to go see if Kaldur would want to spar.
"I think Kaldur is in the main computer checking stuff from recent missions. Maybe once I can control my powers I can go with you guys to missions." She said excitedly.
"Yeah, that would be fun. We do need muscle, and having you there would be great." I told her as we walked to the main room of the cave where Kaldur was working on the computer.
"Hey Kaldur. One on one?" I asked him.
"Is it not too early to be fighting?" Kaldur asked me.
"Nah, it's never the wrong time to spar, besides what's the score?" I asked him cheerfully.
"We are currently 17 on your favor to 16 on my favor." He said remembering the score.
"Do you want to even the score?" I asked him.
"That would be adequate. After all I'm currently team leader." Kaldur remarked.
"Oh, is Aqualad being smug?" I teased him he smirked at my remark as I smiled at him; I turned to Kara who had a confused looked mad but I couldn't place my finger on why she was mad. 'Why is she mad?'
"Computer; training program." I said aloud the floor lit up and the computer hologram dissipated. I walked to the right end of the ring while Kaldur did the same.
"Whenever you are ready." Kaldur told me as he got into a stance lowering himself, and placed his arms bended and his forearms and hands where completely extended in a perfect angle designed specially to counter attack. I took my usual boxing stance since it lets change stances fairly easy. I ran at him as fast as I could he lowered his stance preparing to kick. I kept running at him as I was in his range he threw a kick aimed at my thigh, I stopped planting my right leg in the front while all the momentum went to my left leg. I lifted my left knee to cover the kick. As his kick collided all my weight shifted by the force of the impact, I placed my left leg in the ground to avoid falling. I threw a frontal kick with my right leg to throw him back, my foot collided with his chest and pushed him back but the kick gave me distance. 'He will overpower me in strength. He will slip up and that's going to be my chance.' I thought as we began to circle one another slowly.
He threw a jab at my face; I dodged his left fist by moving my head to the right. I crouched low and aimed an upper at the base of his stomach with my right fist. My fist went deep enough, Kaldur bended as an "Agh." left his mouth. He took a step back, I took his extended left arm and threw in as much force as I could to throw him over my head. As his body flipped over, his left hand grabbed my wrist he landed in an arch, as his back almost hit the ground, only thing keeping from falling was my strength on not getting dragged down, he was inches from his back hitting the ground. So I did the logical thing and gave up on holding him since it was a match to whoever's back hit the ground first;
I won as I fell over Kaldur our faces centimeters apart both panting heavily. 'Were his eyes always so blue?' I thought as we both panted for a few seconds not saying anything.
We were interrupted by Kara coughing aloud bringing me out of my thoughts. My face began to heat up as I realized the proximity between us. I got up as fast as I could, coughing loudly I extended a hand over to him.
"So Kaldur what is the score?" I told him as he lifted himself up; the cave's began to sound for incoming call.
"GL." I answered.
"Red Arrow. I need access to Justice League's database, and the exact height of the League of Shadows assassin Cheshire." His voice sounded in the entire cave.
"Yes, hello how are you?" I said checking "Cheshire is one sixty seven meters." I said reading the numbers.
"Umm?" He responded, I looked at Aqualad looking for an answer.
"Five foot six." He answered. "She's like really dangerous. Do you need any backup?" I asked smugly.
"Please; last thing I need is the junior Justice League." He said, his voice sounded as cocky as ever.
"Just our computer. You didn't even bought her dinner. Next time you come you might wanna pay the pizza, or sushi but I think Aqualad would be offended. Good Luck Red Arrow, GL and Aqualad out." I said ending the call I turned to Aqualad.
"Really sushi?" He asked.
"What's sushi? And who was that?" Kara asked.
"I have no idea, I've never eaten it, Hal doesn't order it so I don't eat much seafood; but Robin says it tastes good." I said as I motioned for both of them to come with me to the living room/ kitchen to eat something.
"That was one of our friends, currently working as a solo hero. He trained with Robin, Kid Flash and I, while Sam was off in space training to become a green lantern." Kaldur explained.
"Yeah he used to call himself speedy, and now goes by the name Red Arrow. He is kinda pretentious but overall that smugness and ego he is a good guy." I told Kara.
"But what are his powers?" Kara asked.
"He is an archer, one of the best." Kaldur responded.
"One of the only ones." I mumbled out.
"I'll prepare breakfast; does pancakes sound good to both of you?" I asked them as we walked through the hallway. I looked at Kara who seemed confused, while Kaldur looked as if deep in thought.
"Why do you antagonize him so much?" Kaldur asked me as we walked.
"I don't antagonize him... he is just too full of himself. I learnt to respect my superiors and mentors, ever since Earl; he drilled to respect toward authority figures, no matter what. Besides I know he is a good guy, he has a lot of talent but his pride may get in the way, along with his pretentious self, and ego." I said listing the bad things about Red Arrow.
"Then he is a good guy?" Kara asked.
"Yeah, he is just not part of the team. But he is a good friend." Kaldur explained as he took a seat in the table next to Kara, I walked over to the fridge to see what was here for cooking. But I was interrupted by Megan walking into the kitchen.
"Hey Kara, Sam, Kaldur were going to school, wanna see us off?" Megan said motioning to come along as she picked two bags with lunch she left the room, with Martian Manhunter and Red Tornado in tow.
"Sure thing." I said to her as I followed her.
We arrived at the garage, where Superboy was working on his death contraption or bike as they normally call it. "You know that death contraption should stay dead. Right?" I asked aloud he looked at me and smiled.
"Superboy, ready for school? I made our lunches." Megan said as she floated down and landed next to Superboy
"The first day of the scholastic season, carries great cultural resonance. We want to wish you both well." Martian Manhunter said to them.
"I see it's not a Kryptonian thing." Superboy said as he cleaned his hands in a towel.
"Says who? I'm here to see you go. We're family you know? Kinda." Kara said as she smiled at him, his face brightened up a bit.
"Hey, he'll come around don't worry too much. Besides you have Kara." I said to him, which seemed to make him smile.
"You may wish to ... change. Before you depart." Kaldur said to Miss Martian.
"I spent hours choosing this outfit." Megan said excited as her clothes changed to a pink skirt with an open jacket with the same color and a white shirt.
"What do you think? Can M'gann M'orzz pass as an earth girl now?" Megan said hope in her eyes while her skin was still green.
"Well..." Kaldur and I said at the same time.
"Just kidding, meet Megan Morz" She said as she twirled and made a bow lifting her shirt a little in the bow.
"What's your new name?" Megan asked Superboy
"My what?" Superboy answered confused.
"I choose the name John Jones for myself, and suggested John Smith for Red Tornado. You could be a John too." Martian Manhunter said.
"Pass." Superboy answered immediately while crossing his arms, Megan placed her hands on his right arm.
"Conner has been my favorite name." Superboy shrugged accepting it.
"A last name would be required." Aqualad said.
"Perhaps, Kent?" Martian Manhunter suggested.
"I like that one." I said.
"It does sound fitting." Kaldur agreed.
"It really does." Kara said
"Oh in memory of the late doctor fate Kent Nelson." Megan said.
"Yeah..." Martian Manhunter added.
"Okay I guess." Superboy accepted it. "Okay sure it would be an honor. Or something." He added
"Well Conner Kent, time to change your shirt." Megan said at Superboy or Conner as he looked at his shirt. He lifted his shirt, leaving Me, Kara and Megan with a good sight; Megan and I looked hypnotized. I looked over to Kaldur and Kara had the same bothered expression.
"Will this work?" Superboy asked his shirt was on the other side.
"Works for me." "Same here." Megan and I responded with a dreamy expression at the same time.
"Wait shouldn't it be Conner Nelson?" Superboy asked as he placed his shirt on, Kaldur had the same expression.
"Ah they grow up so fast." Martian Manhunter said sighing. Sphere rolled up beside Kara, Kaldur and me.
"Don't worry Sphere he'll be back." I said patting it.
We returned to train, only to be interrupted again, mid fight since Kaldur beat me twice in a row making us in a draw on 18 while Kara stood on the sideline observing. "It's me. I may... possibly... be in over my head." Red Arrow's voice came in the cave's comm.
"Give us your position, Aqualad and I are on our way. We're using zeta tubes to the nearest place." I responded as I walked over the zeta tubes placing coordinates in.
"Can I come?" Kara asked.
"I'm sorry Kara, but not yet give it a month or so. First you control your powers, and then you can come with us." I told her, she nodded but looked at her feet. "Hey don't be sad, once you control your strength I'm sure you'll come on missions." I told her, which seemed to cheer her up a bit. I placed my hand to my comm "Red Arrow ETA 15 minutes, give us an entrance, to where we need to be."
"On it, Red Arrow out." He responded ending the conversation.
"See, not antagonizing." I said to Kaldur as he smiled at me.
Aqualad and I blended in the crowd of the Rhelasian summit I'm undercover as a reporter while Kaldur is at the back, while I was by his side with a fake camera to blend in more. I looked back to see Cheshire's face only with heavy make up carrying a tray.
"I see her, she's carrying the tea." I said in my comm
"That is far enough. Cheshire." Aqualad said as many gasps were heard from the people in the room, I powered my ring making my uniform appear.
"HYA!" She screamed as she pushed the tray towards the representatives. I made a construct to cover everyone from the explosion, while Aqualad used all the water in the cups and glasses of water to stop the explosion from killing anyone.
The explosion destroyed both my construct and the water, but the only result was windows broke along with the wall at the back of the room. Aqualad looked winded; the entire decorations of the room got destroyed.
"It's over Cheshire." Red arrow said as I flew along him to point at Cheshire.
"But you would think so." She said as she stood up, only for a chopper to arrive behind her where the hole in the wall Sportsmaster, along with operatives from the league of shadows behind him.
"Shouzo sazo." A man in a suit said behind us, all guards took out their weapons and charged at the assassins.
"I'll take Cheshire you take Sportsmaster." Red Arrow ordered, I just rolled my eyes; Sportsmaster took out all guards that rushed to him swiftly.
"I'll protect guards from getting killed." I announced as I made a construct of a bat and knocked off an assassin who was about to turn a guard into a kebab.
"You called your little sidekick friends." Cheshire said as she began fighting Red Arrow. I stood behind stopping lethal blows from coming to any guard that was at the summit,
Red Arrow and Cheshire using explosives 'it's becoming too dangerous.'
"Red Arrow." I said as I disarmed an assassin that rushed at me trying to stab me, and pointed to the ceiling.
"Right." He said shooting at the spray system of the building. While I did the same with my ring to let loose as many water as I could.
"Aqualad!" I said stopping another assassin from murdering a guard. A giant snake made of water started taking out assassins left and right. An assassin jumped in front of me and threw a smoke bomb, black smoke started to appear in the room, and blinding me. I pointed my ring at the politicians and made a dome around them an assassin jumped out of the smoke but a beam broke my barrier knocking me out of my feet, I looked over as the smoke cleared to see Luthor had her assistant Mercy, with her hand in a cannon form. The smoke cleared from the room and Cheshire and Sportsmaster got away again.
"Gives new mean to arms race doesn't it." Luthor said.
"That technology is mostly impressive." "We owe you our lives." Both leaders shook his hand. I flew towards Red Arrow and Aqualad.
"...their lives? It was her that kept them safe. He broke the barrier you had on them." Red Arrow said indignantly.
"Don't worry I was not expecting it but it's Lex Luthor. But you did good." I said to him he smirked at me.
"Not so bad yourself." He answered
Both Rhelasias united under a contract with Lex Luthor as a mediator. We walked out the building
"I can't believe we did a solid for Lex Luthor." Red Arrow said.
"Not Luthor, for peace." Aqualad told him as we walked into the street.
"Yeah, even I'm not angry because of him breaking a barrier that I made to protect them. " I added.
"If Rah's and the League of shadows wanted to sabotage the summit. Signing up the treaty renders the contract null. It is over." Aqualad said.
"Is it?" Red Arrow added.
"I heard what Sportsmaster said." Kaldur said
"What did he said?" I asked them
"There might be a mole on your team, feeding them intel." Red Arrow said to me.
"It could be a lie, but if someone gave him information on our missions. Then we're in deep trouble." I said.
"Not tell your team?" Red Arrow said motioning to me
"I'm not team leader anymore; I kind of went to an illegal fighting ring and went to the cave like really beat up. After that we failed a mission under my command and Batman demoted me from team leader. Saying "I'm to irresponsible."" I told him, his expression turned serious.
"You're kidding right?" He asked.
"No she is telling the truth." Aqualad backed me up.
"Then who's the team leader?" His eyes narrowed.
"I am." Aqualad said.
"We are not telling them; we don't need for the team to lose the trust we've built by now, by throwing guilt over each other on things with no evidence." Aqualad explained.
"But if there is a mole, I don't want to warn him or her off." He added.
"Good luck with that." Red Arrow said as he walked off
"Hey Before you go and disappear into the night." I told him he stopped in his tracks.
"Tonight you had the option to call your mentor or the Justice League but you called the cave first. What's up with that?" I said to him he sighed.
"You're right the team deserves. Has my respect. I'm still getting used to this solo act stuff." He turned to me
"And if you need me, I'll be there." he said as he extended his hand to me, I took it.
"You know dinner would be nice, pizza here should taste different." I told him jokingly that took out a smile of him.
"Oh and if you wanna punch anyone on the team come to the cave Tuesday night. We have superhero fight club." I told him Aqualad sighed.
"You made a fight club?" He asked.
"Yeah but we even have a betting pool. I'm still ruling it by the way, I'm queen of the hill." I said smirking.
"Maybe I will drop by and take that crown for myself." He told me as he walked off.
"So dinners on you or what?" I yelled at him, he just laughed and kept walking off.
"What are we going to do?" I asked Kaldur.
"I do not know we need to have evidence if there is a mole but we do have suspicious people." He explained, as we walked to the zeta tube we took to come here.
"So logically we take out Robin, Kid Flash, Kara, you and me." I told him.
"Leaving Superboy, Miss Martian, and Artemis." He said thinking about it. "Why not Kara?" He added.
"Because nobody knows about her, she hasn't leaved the cave and Red Arrow didn't mention her... and nobody has told about her existing. Unless you've told him about her?"
"No I have not told anyone, Batman told us to not say anything about her, her existence is secret. Until Batman gives the order for her to go on missions." Kaldur explained.
Meaning they don't know she's with us, or else she would've already been targeted." He said nodding in agreement.
"What about you?" He asked me, I deadpanned. He began to laugh loudly, soon after I joined him.
I walked into the cave three days later after my exam, spending 4 days going every day to Gotham Academy up to present exams. "Results?" Miss Martian asked me.
"No they said until September the seventeen. Which is in 3 days; but I'm here for the mission briefing." I said as I stretched. Batman appeared before me, we stood in the middle of the main room, superman, Red Tornado, Martian Manhunter Aqualad and Superboy were there to receive the mission.
"This past Fourth of July four ice villains' stage simultaneous attacks, Mister freeze, Icicle Junior, killer frost and Captain Cold. Were all easily apprehended; perhaps too easily. Cold and Frost were immediately sent to Belle Reve a federal prison designed to house super criminals. The seventeen year old icicle junior was sent to a juvenile facility and Mister Freeze to it regular cell in Arkham Asylum, but freeze petitioned the court to declare legally sane and junior soon to be tried as an adult. As a result both await transport to Belle Reve which seems to be the goal all along. I'm sending the two of you in." Batman said to Miss Martian and Superboy.
"To find out why?" Batman added.
"Who's inside the prison will know they're there?" I said.
"No one, we can't be certain the prison staff isn't compromised." Batman responded.
"That will be dangerous." Aqualad said.
"You two will monitor what happens outside the prison as soon as you two find out what happens you will contact them and we will get you out." Batman said.
"Who are they gonna be disguised as?" I asked.
"The terror twins, two superhuman twins with super strength, durability, and speed." He said as he got out a picture.
"Oh good, southerners with super strength." I said scoffing.
"They have been in a three state rampage the past two days; the league will handle them as soon as the reach New Orleans there we will make the switch." Batman said as he took out a map of the path they were in.
"Alright, I'm kinda against having two of my most crucial teammates undercover in a prison full of the most dangerous criminals in America. But we need to know why they need ice villains." I told Batman
"But it's not my call I'm not team leader, Kaldur is." I added
"I trust your plans batman. And I hope that the plan executes flawlessly." Kaldur said to batman
"The twins are in position move in." Batman's voice sounded in the comms, I grabbed the collar tightly and ran out of the cover the shadows of the warehouse provided and into the female terror twin who had her back against me, I apprehended her and placed the collar around her neck as it lit up it meant she wouldn't use her abilities.
"HEY!." The male retorted, as he began to fight against Aqualad's strength, same with the girl but I twisted her arm behind her back twisting her wrist. She groaned in pain.
"That don feel raheet... Mah strangth, Ah just went toe ta toe with superman." 'God his accent is annoying.' I thought as the female struggled again only for me to turn her wrist again.
"Congratulations, it's more quality time than he's ever given me." Superboy said as he walked out of the shadows along with Miss Martian, his costume looked fairly similar to the male terror twin.
"Got yer inspiration sister Tuppence." Miss Martian walked in front of the female and after getting a good look she transformed into her.
"Ah believe ah do, brothurr Tommy." She answered.
"God I hate your accents." I said as Tuppence tried to get out of my grip only for another cry of pain to leave her mouth as my grip on her tightened.
"Somebody tell me what's a-goin on?" Tommy said confused out of his mind, Miss Martian in her disguise walked beside Superboy.
"It's simple." Batman said as he walked out of the shadows and placed the inhibitor collars around their necks. "They're under arrest." Batman said.
We spent two hours in the bioship, just Aqualad and me. I really enjoy this times on mission that peacefull quietness before the shitstorm reaches.
"A prison break is coming." Miss Martian said to us via mental link.
"Time to pull you out we got the info. Calling the League." Aqualad said aloud
"No, Icicle would only postpone, we need to learn how they're busting out. Or they'll just try again." Megan said.
"Agreed, we can't let that threat be constantly there." Aqualad said aloud.
"Fine we remain here until we find out what happens." I said aloud Aqualad looked pleased, but bothered.
"It's okay; they know what they're doing. Besides they haven't been found out." I reassured him as we kept watching from the sidelines waiting for the extraction;
an hour later all alarms began sounding around Belle Reve.
"Miss Martian report." I said in the mental comm only to speak to myself. "Miss Martians out, someone ratted her out; and we can't contact Superboy like this." I said as I began to think how to intervene, not even a minute into my thinking Miss Martian's voice came in.
"Collars back online the breakout failed. Mission accomplished." She said in my head, I relaxed and fell onto the pilot seat.
"Thank god, I didn't want to fight every crazy person on there." I said relaxing.
"Mental link will be down, I'll establish it once I'm not tired or in case we need help." She said as she ended the mental link.
"Copy that were getting you out as soon as we can." Aqualad told Miss Martian as I began to pilot the ship and take it out of stealth mode. "Miss M got found out, meaning someone tipped them off. We need to take action; there is a mole in the team." I reminded him 'Red Arrow is the mole, but I can't say that or else there would be suspicion of me but I need to keep Kara safe; her being here is a big change and I don't know what will happen when she's found. And also what change will I make.' "Very well I will begin investigating the people who live in the cave. You take Artemis." He responded as I nodded.
AN
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