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After getting my hand cured by Zatara I was ordered to take it easy on training, and since Black Canary is our "den mother" I was to stay on the sidelines and practice stances. While Wally was ordered complete rest for any physical activity, well Wally was much more abusive than me when I was in that couch and Captain Marvel fussing over what I wanted along with Kara. I'm kinda at peace with being in this state not doing much of anything but I'm itching for punching something. By orders of everyone including Batman I can't do anything fight related until Zatara gives me the go ahead.
"Pineapple juice." Captain Marvel announced as he gave the glass that has an umbrella and a straw filled with the yellow liquid in it; Wally began to drink it.
"Ahh, just what the doctor ordered." Wally said relaxing.
"How's the arm doing Wally?" Captain Marvel asked him excitedly.
"Mnah, nothing wrong nachos can cure. Kara you know that a kiss could heal me up." Wally said as he reclined in the couch.
"Why?" Kara responded.
"Well you could have a kryptonian power that could heal me. You can test that theory with me after all I'm hurt." Wally said as he puckered his lips.
"Do you mind giving me one?" Wally said flirtatiously.
"I don't really know about that… I can try." Kara responded as she looked my way with a mischievous smile. I was about to send Wally flying across the room if he got closer to her, but as she neared him Captain Marvel interrupted him.
"Nachos? OH I'll go get you some. Hey Sam do you want anything?" Captain Marvel asked me, taking me out of my stance which I realized I had.
"No thanks captain, I'm good." I told him returning to my stance.
"Very well Ill be right back." He said as he took of flying towards the kitchen. 'He is a kid trying to fit in and to make friends. Maybe I'll go trick or treating with him; me and Annie did it with Earl taking care of us.' Kara made her way towards me again since we were practicing, she winked as she was standing beside me. I felt heat in my cheeks as
she reached me.
"Good job everyone, in fact it's been a very productive week." Black Canary said as everyone stopped sparring and me stopping my stances.
"Yeah for everyone except for kid malingerer, and the one who has her name written on a room of the med bay." Artemis said as she motioned to Wally who was happily drinking his pineapple juice and me who was in workout clothes.
"Hey, arm broken in combat against the injustice league here?" Kid flash said as he moved his hand.
"You wanna go? Right here right now?" I asked her Canary shook her head.
"Please don't tempt her Artemis you know how she is; but I've really enjoyed being your uh... den mother this week." Canary added.
"Recognized Zatara 1 1." The computer announced as Zatara walked in via zeta tubes, and walked to the computer panel and began to type.
"Access granted Zatanna Zatara A 0 3. Authorization Zatara 1 1." The zeta tube opened again and a girl with silky black hair who was dressed in a blue skirt, a white blouse and a black jacket entered. 'I really liked her in the show. I wonder if she is just as cool.' I thought to myself
"Zatanna this is the team, team my daughter Zatanna." Zatara announced as Zatanna awkwardly looked at us. Miss Martian was the first to move towards her. "Hi I'm..."
"ROBIN!" Robin moved from his place to Zatanna faster than Wally could've as he cleared his throat and puffed out his chest. "I mean. I'm Robin. She's Megan, and that's Wally, Artemis, Samantha, Kaldur, Kara and Conner." Robin said as he motioned to each one of us.
"Welcome to the cave." Kaldur told her.
"Ah thanks." She responded awkwardly as she looked towards her father.
"Is she joining the team?" Canary asked.
"Le, let's not get ahead of ourselves." Zatara said as he took off his top hat. "This is strictly a visit. Though I am sorry we missed the training, it's something from which Zatanna
would bene..." Zatara explained as he talked to Black Canary.
"Do the rest of you get the impression, were still in probation with Zatara?" Miss Martian said connecting everyone to a psychic conversation.
"Not just Zatara, why is Marvel still hanging around?" Superboy said as he motioned in the direction of the kitchen where Captain Marvel was.
"Because we like having him around." Wally explained.
"You like having him around cause he waits on you hand and foot." Artemis said as she gave him a smug look.
"And your point is?.." Wally responded as he smiled at her.
"It almost makes one nostalgic for Red Tornado's time as supervisor." Aqualad said as he crossed his arms.
"He was nice, but then... THAT happened." Kara said as she narrowed her eyes.
"Yeah but at least he trusted us." Robin said
"He was a good supervisor. But he was completely cold towards us." I responded looking on the bright side.
"If you ignore that, the fact that we shouldn't have trusted him; he was a traitor." Superboy said as he made his anger clear. "That machine crushed Sam's hand crushed and almost got M'g, all of us killed." Superboy said as he looked at Megan. Zatanna walked towards the center of us.
"Are you guys having a psychic conversation?" Zatanna asked us, we all turned to her as Zatara and Black Canary turned to us. "Cause I can't decide if that's... cool or... really rude." She added, Superboy turned to both instructors and sighed.
"Alright fine we were talking about Tornado; it's been weeks since his attack and the league haven't told us anything." Superboy explained.
"The League is searching for Tornado, as well as the other androids that invaded the cave, and their creator T. O. Morrow. Batman's made tracking them our highest priority." Black Canary explained.
"But you've found none of the above!" Robin exclaimed.
"Not yet. But Tornado is Justice League the team is not to pursue this." Black Canary explained.
"Why don't you all take Zatanna on a, uh ... tour ... of the ... uh, cave?" Zatara told us, we turned around to see Zatanna on laid down while she petted wolf.
"Ah, you're giving a tour cool." Captain Marvel said as he got in the room with nachos in hand.
"Actually I was hoping you'd take wolf outside." Conner said as he approached Captain Marvel and Wolf got up and began to sniff the nachos. "He needs the exercise we'll join you in a few."
"Sure, sure I can do that." Captain Marvel said as he ran towards the exit and wolf right behind him. We began to walk towards the kitchen. 'I should've taken those nachos.'
"Boo, uh ah, my nachos." Wally said as he was dragged by Conner, as we reached the kitchen with Kaldur guiding us I kept looking discreetly at Kara. I don't know why but I'm always tempted to watch her, don't really know why but I just get lost when I watch her. Her eyes turned to me and I quickly diverted my gaze towards the front, I felt my face grow hot. Zatanna walked past me with a smirk as now she was changed into a purple top and white jeans. She stopped besides Robin as we walked past the kitchen.
"How did you..." Robin said surprised
"We're not really taking a tour are we?" Zatanna said curiously, everyone stopped; Kaldur and Conner turned towards us.
"No, we're hunting down that robot." Conner said as everyone turned to Kaldur. 'I really want revenge for my hand; even though they're good guys. Logic paradoxes are annoying.'
"Yes we are." Kaldur said as he turned towards everyone else.
"Oh wow, out loud and everything." Zatanna said
"What about new girl?" Artemis asked motioning towards Zatanna.
"I'm sure she won't tell." Robin said shrugging.
"I can tell... not if you kidnap me." She responded.
"Oh she's gonna fit in great." Artemis said as we began to walk towards the hangar Zatanna walked by my side. "So you're Samantha right?"
"Yeah, what's up?" I told her, she's beautiful yet classy; but something about her feels different than any other person.
"My dad said you're the one who will train me right?"
"Yeah, but I'm sure if you join the team you can train with all of us. But for now we can settle a date for us to practice." I told her, she smirked as a grumble of disagreement was heard behind me and Kara walked past me. 'She seemed angry. Why?'
We boarded the Bioship but 9 people in this place we were too many and the place felt to crowded "Are you sure we can fly with up to 9 people in here?" I asked
"Yeah, it will cost us speed but we can do it." M'gann said as we took off. "You know what I want to fly. Can you open me a hatch?" Kara said in an angry tone.
"Uh sure." M'gann said as she made a hatch, Kara jumped through it and flew beside the ship.
"Open one for me please perhaps we can go faster this way." I said aloud M'gann nodded and a hatch opened beside me I jumped out flew towards Kara but Kara just flew to the other side of the ship as she crossed her arms.
'What did I do? Ugh feelings are annoying and I really want to solve this because this can become a problem. We were good just a few hours ago. Why are girls this complicated?'
I thought as we began to fly towards what I knew was Belle Reve. Kara didn't talk to me in the whole flight towards Belle Reve. M'gann filled us in, in what we were going to do we were going to do in Belle Reve and interrogate Ivo for information, but I suggested me and Kara stayed behind we stood there silently but I can feel this silence to be really uncomfortable. 'This is really bothering me.' I walked towards where Kara was standing she is reclined to the Bioship looking at the horizon; I stopped to admire her my chest constricted as I looked at her. 'Focus, she's pretty but... I don't know what these feelings are.'
"Okay, I don't know why you're angry at me but just tell me because. Because you're angry at me." I said aloud towards Kara.
"I'm not angry." She said flatly.
"Okay, then why are you so cold towards me? I really enjoy flying with you always, which is one of the many things I like about us." I told her admitting something she sighed loudly.
"Fine, I'm kinda angry." She responded as we walked closer to each other.
"Why are you angry?" I asked her.
"You and Zatanna?" She asked me angrily.
"What about her?" I asked with confusion in my voice.
"Your date!" She said demanding
"I don't think she likes me that much." I admitted as I really haven't talked to her.
"What do you mean? you two have a date." Kara said angrily.
"I think you're wrong there." I told her as I realized that she doesn't understand the term.
"What!" She responded exasperated
"Date is for a time and place; I'm going to train her to fight that's what I'm talking about. You were there when Zatara asked me." I told her.
"Oh... So only train right?" She said as she moved closer to me, the Bioship covering us from the view of Belle Reve; my insides twisted as I realized that I could invite her to go out with me, my hands began to sweat and my chest constricted.
"Yeah, but you know... no never mind." I told her as I decided not to do it. 'I'm a mess, she wouldn't like me... but this is still confusing girls or boys…' "Hey GL, SG we're back." That brought me out of my thoughts.
"We have the location, let's go." Robin said as he began to board the ship. I looked towards Kara who was looking at me, we made eye contact and just as fast I felt my face grow hot I turned my vision away.
"Where is the base?" I asked knowing already the answer but I still need to keep appearances.
"Underneath Yellowstone national park, in a secret lab." Robin said as Superboy began to board.
"Wouldn't you know about that Superboy? Underground secret lab?" I asked him, he just glared at me and stomped into the ship. Everyone was looking at me as if I did something wrong.
"What? I'm still mad at him for what he did, and I'm not gonna pretend it didn't happen." I said aloud.
"It does not matter right now, we must move quickly before anyone on the league finds out." Aqualad said aloud, everyone began to board.
"Supergirl and I can fly, we take less space and we can move faster." I suggested.
"Good idea let us move." Aqualad said as everyone boarded, as we flew towards Yellowstone park Aqualad told me and Supergirl to turn off communications so we don't get tracked or contacted by the League. As we reached Yellowstone Aqualad's voice came in the comms. "Stealth mode." I looked at Supergirl as she pressed her S symbol and made her costume turn completely black with tones of dark grey. I just made armor disappear and turn every white part to black. Supergirl and I walked to the opening door of the bioship.
"I recommend you stay behind." Aqualad said aloud I turned to see him and Zatanna waiting for the rest.
"Is that an order?" Zatanna asked smugly, Aqualad shook his head.
"You must do as you see fit." Aqualad responded.
"Good, Emit ot yrt tuo eht wen kool!" Smoke appeared around her and she changed her outfit into what can only be described as a magician newbie. "Oh, fancy." I said bringing the attention towards me.
"Let us move, we haven't much time. Miss Martian set up mental link." Aqualad ordered, we began to run or in my case fly along with Supergirl and Miss Martian. After a few minutes of running we reached a clearing that revealed a mountain, Robin crouched behind a rock and began to work on his wrist computer.
"Ivo was right, something's down there." Robin confirmed as a red dot marked an energy signature, Aqualad began to run towards the direction the map pointed everyone else followed suit, but wind began to blow at immense speeds sending everyone back. I constructed spikes on my feet to not get dragged but Miss Martian crashed into me and sent me to the ground. I looked above me and saw Red Tornado flying as tornadoes appeared around everyone lifting earth from the ground.
"Why tornado? WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?" Miss Martian asked as she looked at the tornadoes.
"Sam something is being written down in the ground. What is it?" Robin asked.
"It says play dead." I responded.
"Message received?" Miss Martian asked everyone nodded.
"Who cares why? Nail him!" Superboy said as he began to run Aqualad behind him.
"SUPERBOY MANOUVER 7." Aqualad ordered as Superboy turned around and threw him towards Red Tornado who punched Aqualad back into Superboy sending them to the ground. "Superboy and I are out. Do something obvious."
I flew at him as fast as I could to punch him but as I punched him with a gauntlet construct he stopped my swing and punched me in the face, sending me crashing to the ground leaving a crack in the ground. "I'm out." I said in the mental link.
"LOOK OUT!" Robin said as an explosion followed. "We're out." Artemis said.
"AGH!" Supergirl screamed as a crashed followed. "I'm out." Supergirl announced.
"That's it; you're not the only spin doctor around here." Kid Flash grunted as he landed along with Miss Martian.
"Etaerc a... a... dleihs dnuora ym!" Zatanna gasped as she struggled and crashed to the ground "I'm out."
"Now what?" Artemis asked.
"We wait, for something meaner." I said in the link.
"Quite a performance brother." A deep robotic voice sounded as the earth began to shale. "But we both know that's all it was. I have all your memories, Tornado; and a next gen processor. I know your next move before you do." The voice said as the earth began to shake again.
"We've been found out!" I said as I got up and saw everyone get up, the message of play dead was open in the air, and they got sent towards us, the chunks got sent towards us.
"GL shield up. Supergirl, Superboy!" Aqualad ordered I threw a dome around Robin, Artemis, Zatanna and Miss Martian. Supergirl blasted with heat vision and punched through the chunks. 'She looks amazing and beautiful; she's so badass.' I thought as I looked at Supergirl stand there flying ready to fight.
"GL focus." Artemis snapped her fingers in my face as if reading my thoughts.
"Oh, right." I brought down the dome. "Tornado's getting away!" Zatanna said aloud.
"Is he abandoning us?" Artemis said as she began to run.
"I don't believe that." Miss Martian said as she began to fly at red volcano, Superboy jumped and Supergirl flew at his side.
"You stand no chance against me humans." Red Volcano said as he punched Kid Flash sending him crashing to the ground.
"WERE NOT HUMAN!" Superboy, Supergirl, and Miss Martian yelled as they rushed at him with Supergirl behind them.
"Apologies, I propose the properly inclusive term is, meat bags." Red Volcano said aloud as two hands made of rock and s fist rose from the ground and closed and crushed Superboy and Miss Martian, as the fist connected against Supergirl. I knew that all of them are alright, it's just rocks and Miss Martian is as strong as Superboy.
Artemis joined in with Aqualad and they both charged, the earth began to rumble as the ground opened Artemis and Aqualad fell in. I began to fly a birdarang flew past me I saw how Red Volcano grabbed the birdarang and it exploded, as it made smoke I made a spike construct in my hand as I was about to pierce him he punched through my construct I moved my hand out of the way but the fist connected to my face sending me to the ground. "Okay that hurt."
"Tornado's memory files and my superior processing speed allows me to anticipate your every move." Red Volcano bragged as he looked around.
"Emoks emoceb a dlofdnilb!" Zatanna said aloud, I began to stand up from the ground my face stung but it's an almost normal pain these days. I looked to see Robin run to stand beside Zatanna.
"Tornado never knew my moves." Zatanna was right about that as magic is unpredictable.
"And I bet you've got some good ones." Robin said but stopped as Zatanna looked at him, he raised his hands in defeat. "Whoa sorry that may've come a little too Wally." Zatanna just smiled accepting the compliment.
"I don't mind." Zatanna said as a small giggle left her mouth. The ground began to rumble again, I flew to stand beside Robin and Zatanna, everyone else grouped up with us soon after. Red Volcano looked up and fired a beam to the sky as the volcano behind him erupted and lava flew from the mountain to the ground making puddles of lava and the temperature rising. Red Volcano changed his stance and began to throw rocks that were completely red and glowed. Kid Flash charged at him but failed to even get close to him as rocks flew in every direction. I rose a wall construct to block any flaming debris from getting to us.
"He's activating a stage 2 eruption, it gets to stage 3, kiss the hemisphere goodbye." Kid flash announced, Aqualad jumped over my construct and took out his weapons.
"Hit him from all sides." He ordered as I made the construct dissipate and everyone began to charge at Red Volcano. Aqualad leaped with his weapons raised but he got intercepted by a rock thrown at him sending him flying back. Superboy was about to punch him but Red Volcano just stopped him with his hand without staggering and threw him away. I flew at him as I saw Miss Martian behind him while camouflaged to ambush him.
"Watch out for the hammer." I yelled as I made a giant hammer to hit him as I was about to hit him, he raised his hand as if welcoming me a giant boulder hit me in the back completely impacting against my back and sending me to the ground as weight was too much after me almost crushing me. "SAM!" I heard Supergirl's voice. "Ouch, my ribs." I groaned. I heard a scream of pain from Miss Martian, I tried to get up but the weight of the rock was just too much, I'm lucky it didn't crushed me, but after a few seconds of struggle to breathe and focus the entire weight was off of me and I could see again the light of the lava again.
"You alright?" Supergirl asked me.
"Yeah, give me a few seconds. I didn't expect to almost get crushed." I said as the earth shook.
"M'GANN!" Superboy cried out, as he got punched by red volcano. Lava poured around him as he held Miss Martian by her cape, I heard Zatanna chanting the spell that would distract Red Volcano and save Miss Martian from a lava bath.
"Supergirl when he gets distracted we use maneuver what we've been talking about since last week." I said as I looked at her and powered up to get the glow around me she nodded.
As images of Kid Flash appeared Red Volcano began to attack him by sending boulders towards him, as I saw him make a sharp turn I began to fly towards him. "Now!" I screamed as Kid Flash got Miss Martian out of Red Volcano's grasp I made a construct of a giant beneath him I sent him upwards after he got a few feet up from the ground Supergirl punched him downwards in a spike directly to the ground where he was standing a few seconds ago.
"Did that do it?" Supergirl asked, the ground began to shake again as cracks began to appear and lava filled them in.
"Okay, this is feeling a lot like training in that lava planet. I really hate lava." I said remembering training.
"Is this guy indestructible or what?" Artemis asked as Red Volcano got up from the cracked glowing ground that he stood on.
"You were not in the files Supergirl but..." Red Volcano said but was interrupted as a constant stream of water hit him and sent him to the lava lake that formed behind him.
"Nice hit." Robin said as he looked at Aqualad, me and Supergirl landed beside the team.
"The hit was not mine. LOOK!" Aqualad said pointing behind him to see the male robot that attacked the cave extending his hand as water poured from the ground carrying him upwards as he made another stream of water hit Red Volcano constantly. He looked at my direction I'm not sure if it was just me but he looked conflicted at me with regret in his face. But my thoughts were stopped as the earth rumbled making almost everyone loose their footing. I looked towards where Red Volcano was and saw him rising as lava dripped from his shoulders in his knees and hands as if trying to get up but failing as the pillar rose he was sent to the lava in a free fall as Red Tornado destroyed the pillar he was standing on making a splashing sound as Red Volcano landed in the lava.
Red Volcano stood up as lava dripped from his body, but he didn't get time to counter attack as he got engulfed in flames by constant fireballs hitting him as the female robot landed in the lava and began to struggle against him. The ground moved behind me as I looked up to see the male robot leaping at Red Volcano while he struggled with the female robot. "Sister, brothers stop!" Red Volcano said as he struggled, as the male robot landed on top of Red Volcano it sent all three of them below the lava. .As a piece of red metal surfaced from the lake of lava Red Tornado landed on top of it sending the metal to beneath the lava making lava go high in the air.
As Red Tornado began to sink Superboy ran at him as he got close enough he lept and grabbed Red Tornado saving him from getting melted in the lava. As Superboy placed Red Tornado in front of us the ground shook as the volcano began to change and lava began pouring smoke at a high amount.
"TORNADO LISTEN, WE'RE ON THE VERGE OF STAGE 3 SUPER VOLCANO ERUPTION. THERE'S NO TURNING BACK FROM THAT, WE NEED VENT PRESSURE FAST. THE ASHCLOUD WILL BRING WORLDWIDE NUCLEAR WINTER UNLESS YOU DIVERT IT." Kid Flash turned to Robin. "Triangulate threshold locus. There, there, there, there and there." Robin said as five dots appeared on a hologram of his wrist computer, Artemis looked at me signaling to get 2 to vent the pressure. Artemis shot her arrow as I flew with and shot a missile at the 2 points I had to shoot.
"Green Lantern you have to gather the smoke in a construct to make sure the smoke doesn't leave the area." Kid Flash said in my head. The missiles hit making a chain reaction in the volcano making smoke go in every direction. "Make sure not to breathe the gas it's too toxic for humans." Robin warned me as I pictured a cone to surround the entire mountain. 'If Hal made a wall the size of the earth I can do this.' I thought as I focused completely on the construct to be complete, as the construct finished the smoke began to move upwards pulled by what I knew was Red Tornado.
My body began to strain from the energy placed into the construct my hair began to move with the wind and I began to sweat profusely until the skies were clear and the lava began to dim down. "Ring power percent at critical 0.05 percent, recharge immediately." My ring told me as I was panting from the strain of the size of the construct. Soon after the announcement I began to fall. "This is gonna hurt me a lot." I said in my mind through the mental link and braced myself for the fall which never happened.
"GOTCHA!" Supergirl said as she caught me, I looked at her face her blue eyes glowing as the moonlight illuminated her face it was so beautiful every detail in her face even if it had dirt in it, every detail as the wind rustled her hair we stood there in place our faces close, I felt my face heat up from the closeness between us. She held me close as we began to fly down, my head resting against her chest I could hear her heart beating and I felt relaxed to be held by her in this way.
As we landed beside the team where Red Tornado was everyone looked at me as Kara placed me down. "In my defense I forgot about charging my ring." I said as I raised my arms, I looked at myself and I was wearing my normal clothes.
"Green Lantern charge up so we can carry Red Tornado out." I complied immediately.
"Why isn't he talking?" Kid Flash asked.
"His voice box module maybe deactivated, probably because T.O. Morrow did it in order for Red Tornado to not speak while he downloaded his memories." I responded Red Tornado nodded to my deduction. Aqualad and Supergirl carried Red Tornado towards the direction Robin pointed us at, as we got to the secret lab they placed him on the metallic bed and Robin began to work on the voice box module.
"Is that Morrow?" Zatanna asked everyone looked at the direction she was pointing, we turned to see an armless robot of the inventor of the reds.
"I believe that WAS Morrow, but he was a robot." I said as I turned away from the remains.
"That is creepy." Supergirl said as she looked at it.
"Ah, there that should do it." Robin announced we turned towards Red Tornado as his face plate lowered back to his face.
"Yes, I can speak again." Red Tornado spoke his voice giving me a sense of comfort.
"You were willing to sacrifice yourself to save the planet." Aqualad said as he approached him in the table.
"The planet would've survived; it is humanity that was saved. Though not by me; my sister and brother were the true heroes this day." Red Tornado said as he turned to him, Aqualad placed a hand on his shoulder.
"My point is this, you were never the mole, never a traitor." Aqualad said with sincerity in his voice.
"No, I left to protect you from further attack, and to find my creator... Morrow." Red Tornado responded as he turned to look at the ceiling.
"Cool, souvenir." Kid Flash said as he took out a destroyed hand.
"Red we can rebuild you, better than you were before." Robin said as he had a leg in his hands.
"I do not believe I should be repaired." Red Tornado admitted.
"Why did you volunteered to become our den mother in the first place." Superboy's voice came from the back of the room; we turned to see him with his arms crossed.
"I was the pragmatic choice, I do not require sleep, I have no secret identity or second life to live." Red Tornado responded.
"But you do have advanced A.I. programing designed to learn, adapt, evolve." Kid Flash said as he extended each finger from the souvenir he got, a slapping sound filled our ears as Miss Martian spoke. "Hello Megan, you wanted to become more human."
"And you couldn't do that with The League, they're stiffs." Artemis said
"You sure not gonna learn emotion from Batman, trust me." Robin added.
"You might've learned a few one liners, and zings but that's about it." I added as a few hums of agreement sounded beside me.
"Then the cave was not a proving ground only for us, but for you as well." Aqualad told Red Tornado as he looked at us.
"I do not know if these statements are accurate but perhaps they are true; and if I understand the term correctly, I believe I have come to... care about you all." Red Tornado said as he looked at every single one of us.
"See practically a meat bag already." Superboy said
"Which reminds me, I have to see someone." Red Tornado said as we began to work in repairing him, after an hour thanks to Robin and Kid Flash Red Tornado could walk again with pieces made by the original inventor making him more durable or at least his legs, which powered the tornados he made.
"I will meet you at the cave. I have to take care of some... business." Red Tornado said as we exited the lab, he began to walk back inside the lab.
"Sam, can I talk to you for a second?" Superboy asked me, I groaned in annoyance.
"What is it? Wanna yell at me? Threaten me?" I asked preparing a few insults in my head.
"No, actually I... I'm sorry; I didn't mean to lash out at you like that. It's just every feeling and sensation is so new." Superboy told me, I'm shocked that he told me that I didn't expect to apologize but I won't forgive him.
"I accept your apology, but I don't forgive you." I responded as I turned around and boarded the Bioship, I heard Artemis's voice. "She'll come around eventually, women don't forgive so easily; it doesn't matter how tough she is, she doesn't forgive threats coming from friends. I'm lucky she directs words at me, after that comment I made I'm lucky she speaks to me." Superboy just made a confused noise.
"Let us head back to the cave, before we get into more trouble." Aqualad said as everyone began to board the Bioship.
I took my regular seat in the Bioship while Kara took her the seat which was beside mine, Zatanna took Kara's seat which was in front of Robin.
"So, good kidnapping?" Robin asked Zatanna.
"Actually yeah, best ever." Zatanna responded.
"First of many I hope." Robin told her smoothly.
"If my dad doesn't ground me for life." Zatanna said with hope in her voice as she fell silent.
"Hey." Supergirl tapped me in the shoulder as she whispered.
"What's up?" I whispered back she motioned me to come closer I complied my face heating up. "You were going to tell me something." My eyes went wide as plates.
"It was nothing important, just that if you finished English homework for Monday." I responded trying to dismiss the conversation.
"Alright..." She responded in as she looked down with sadness in her eyes.
After landing in the cave, getting yelled by Zatara and Black Canary along with a pouting Captain Marvel, we were sent home after a "good job pat in the back" by Canary saying we did good in returning Red Tornado. As I walked absentmindedly to the zeta tube I recalled everything in my life these past few years, they've been good... I have a family again, I have friends, I have a chance to go to school... but I still remember what that voice told me; an arm. 'What does that mean? I give him an arm... and what would I gain?' Before I knew it I was standing in front of my house that brought a smile to my face. 'My house, a father that cares for me, and a future as a person not only a hero. But I'm sure that one of these days I'll turn the next corner and I'll find myself running away... again. I need to be ready for when that day comes.' I was taken out of my thoughts when the light of the entrance turned on.
I opened the door using my key and walked in, every light that was lit directed me to the kitchen. I could smell something cooking, more precisely a homemade burger with bacon. "Dad?" I asked curiously as I stepped into the kitchen.
"Oh Sam, you're here. Finally!" Dad said as he sighed dramatically.
"Why are you cooking homemade burgers, is this because of the first partial? You knew I got A+ in every class, what's the special ocation?" I asked as I took a seat.
"Well, around 30 letters arrived, and no they aren't loan bills... this time." Dad said as a smile never left his face, I think I know why he is so happy.
"What are they about?" I asked.
"Well, here have them; after all they are for you." Dad said as he handed me a stack of letters from all over the country.
"Surprise?" I told him as the letters were from different universities from Harvard, NYU, even Metropolis U.
"Sam you have no idea how happy I am. I'm so proud of you!" Dad said as he hugged me, his hug is really warm I feel like I don't have to run anymore. I stood up to hug him correctly as my arms wrapped around him I mumbled incomprehensibly. "What was that?" Dad asked as I felt tears in my eyes, I buried my head in his shirt and spoke again but it came out the same way. "I quite didn't catch that." He said with a smile in his voice. I feel so happy that I don't care him saying "I'm so proud of you." makes me so happy I moved my head back.
"I don't have to survive, I CAN LIVE!" I said as I cried of happiness, Dad just hugged me tighter as I cried.
"Of course Sammy I swear to you on my life, that you will never have to run away again. You are the first Jordan to go to college, and I will make sure you live happy. No matter what you do, you will be my daughter." Dad said as I cried by his words.
"Thanks Dad... I love you." I told him for the first time in a long long time I said those words to someone.
"I love you too Sammy, I always will." Dad told me as he finished the hug and went over to the oven.
"Here, we are celebrating your acceptance to college. But you will explain to me, why and how it all happened." Dad said as he finished making one burger and handed me a plate. I told him how I got called to the principal's office because of the first partial results, I had to retake those exams in class, and then retake them again in an empty room with a professor watching over me. They determined that I didn't cheat, after that I got asked a few questions on chemistry, biology and physics, along with a few derivatives and antiderivatives along with other math problems that were advanced.
"So they just fed your ego?" Dad asked as he took a bite.
"Yes, they told me how I did it. I told them I'm just smart, and they told me to make 50 submissions to different universities, and here we are." I explained as I took another bite.
"Then I will do everything in my power to make sure you get the best education I can give you, I don't want you wasting your life being a hero. I want you to do what you like, it doesn't matter if you want to be a reporter, or a doctor. I want you to be whatever you want." Dad told me in a serious tone.
"I need to check on some things about that, I don't really know... I like nanotechnology, and biology and chemistry." I said considering what I liked.
"You do that kiddo, this is big news. I will tell to the other lanterns about this so we can celebrate." Dad said excitedly, the smile never left my face. 'I can live... finally I don't have to fight anymore.' "No more crying Sammy, no more suffering." Dad said as I cleaned a stray tear in my cheek.
"They're tears of happiness." I told him as I asked for another burger, knowing that the future looks bright for me.
Sorry about the delay, working from 3p.m. to 10p.m. is really tiring and I don't have as much time as I had before. But the next chapter is really important it marks the prologue... but I promise Sam wont have to suffer... much. Psychologically Sam suffers from "cherophobia" which is the fear of happiness, ASPD which stands for Antisocial Personality Disorder which if you look at how Sam acts she fits the square of that disorder. The physical abuse on children long lasting effect is her self destruction behavior which is displayed at her will to run away at first sign of danger, her hostility and anger along with another one which I won't mention ... yet but it's something really important later on. For now this is just psychological trauma that Sam developed after watching her mother die in front of her, this is backed up by psychological studies from scholar essays. So yeah I'm displaying how much thought went into the character from the psychological point of view.
P.S. sorry for the delay, after I finish editing the next chapter I'll upload it. Which might take me around 5 to 7 days probably I'll upload next sunday.