Episode 3 Everybody, now, here is a quick warning, this chapter will detail a little background about one of my OC characters, and I know it might seem dark, it's not to dark, so don't take it the wrong way.-PowerFan132

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Location: Mount Justice

Time: 1700 PST

Date: July 7, 2021

"What happened in there?" Wally asked as he came up to the newest members of the team. "What does it matter, we got the objective and the exercise done, who cares what happened!" Damian yelled as he took a step forwards, the League had asked Wally and M'gann to test the capabilities of them to see if they're fit for missions or not. "Who cares...Who cares, try the whole League, and the whole team, what you did in there Robin was reckless, if this wasn't a training exercise then one of, if not all of you would be dead right now!" Wally yelled back.

"Take a look at this, two separate monitor's one showing the footage and one showing your teams status." Wally said as he accessed the two holographic monitors in front of them. "This is only footage from right at the end of the exercise, Watch carefully and tell me when you think everything starts to go wrong." Wally ordered pulling up footage from the room.

Camera Footage

"Tempest, I need you to get a defensive perimeter up, 'ette I need you on guard duty." Impulse ordered as he sped by knocking down a training bot. They were being outnumbered by what looked from the inside of the room an army of goons led by every villain known to man finally getting a shred of sense to form this strategy, team up and work together to over power the heroes.

"Negative, we can't risk it, we are all that's standing between the Watchtower and the villain army, we need to take them head on!" Robin screamed into his com-link. "Robin, that won't work!" Impulse yelled arguing with the fifth Robin. "Guy's, hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you might want to move or get crushed!"Arrowette warned as she saw a giant glob of hardened clay flying towards them. "Robin, we can argue this out later, but for now please just follow orders!" Impulse yelled as he pulled Robin onto his back and sped into the barrier that Tempest had set up. "There's to many." Arrowette said as she jumped down from her perch, looking around at the injured state of her teammates, in reality it had just been globs of paint that they got hit with, but in the room it looked like actual bullet wounds. "Almost everybody is injured, we need a new plan and I have the skill to make it...Impulse." Robin stated with venom laced in with his voice.

"Robin, do you know how much stress this battle has put on us all, I don't think you do." Impulse yelled as he fell back, opening the cupboards in his suit revealing...nothing. "Great, i'm out of food to eat, this is just disastrous!" He yelled as he slammed his hand into the ground beside him. Robin simply tutted and reached into his utility belt, pulling out a protein bar. "Here, wouldn't be much of a teammate if I let you die." He said as he held it out, Impulse quickly snatched it from his hands and mumbled how grateful he was, and in less than a second ate it up. "Okay, Robin, I'm willing to listen as long as your plan does not include a one man distraction." He said as he took Robin's hand, eyes shimmering with thanks.

"Luckily, I was thinking a two group plan, Arrowette, Supergirl and, I will go around their forces while everybody else distracts them from the front, it's risky, but it might just work." Robin said, everybody looking over to Tempest when they heard a frustrated grunt and a fist slam against the ground.

"Guys, not sure you know this or not, but there's only so much this can take before it breaks, so whatever it is we're doing, we need to do it now!" Tempest yelled as he tried to repair cracks that had started appearing.

Paused Camera Footage

"So, from what we've seen so far, what started the downward spiral of the team's teamwork?" Wally asked giving the team a expectant glare. Mason stepped forwards looking Wally right in the eyes, "It was when Robin decided to try and go against orders." He said as he saw Wally's features lighten. "Yes, Rob,-" "Robin" Wally simply stared Damian down, "Robin, When you're given orders you follow them, if Cissie-" "Arrowette" Damian growled. "Okay, Robin, if you're going to interrupt me every time I say the secret identity of somebody, then you are just plain disrespectful, i've been in the hero business far longer than you have and you start forgetting that you're a person under the mask, you have feelings and feel pain, and it become more disrespectful when you refuse to acknowledge the person behind the mask...Damian."

Damian just stared in forwards in shock. 'How does he know my secret identity...unless' Damian pulled out his katana and rushed towards Wally, before he could tell what was going on Damian had him pinned to the ground. "Who are you really...!" He growled as he held his katana to Wally's neck. "None of the other heroes know my identity besides Nightwing, so who are you?!" Wally stared up at the eight year old pinning him to the ground. "I remember telling you that i'm best friends with him, you don't think he wouldn't trust me enough with your identity?" Wally asked the boy above him, anger with a hint of fear showing in his eyes, but Wally wouldn't give him the satisfaction of knowing that. Suddenly before any of them knew it Mason was holding his hand out eyes closed, reciting an ancient Atlantian spell, causing a ball of water to form from thin air around Damian, forcing him off Wally. "Enough." He echoed his voice eerily calm yet threatening, as he opened his eyes to reveal them glowing a bright blue. "You think I'll just end up standing by when I see somebody who has done nothing wrong in danger?" His voice echoed once again as he forced Damian to the wall on the other side of the room, slowly walking towards him. Bart sped forward and grabbed his shoulder turning him around.

"Mas, don't lose control." He whispered as he began shaking his friend, slowly Mason's eyes began returning to their normal state. "B-Bart?" Mason asked as his eyes widened, sinking to his knee's he started mumbling random strings of words in atlantian. "I need to take him away from here." Bart said as he placed Mason's arm around his shoulder, and started walking towards the Zeta Tube.

Recognized:

Impulse B-23

Tempest B-33

The team stared in awe at the sight that they just witnessed, Cissie the first breaking out of the trance. "Did any of you know he could do that?" She asked, a few seconds later witnessing the shaking heads of everybody in the room.

Location: Central City

Time: 1800 CST

Date: July 7, 2021

"Mas, you okay?" Bart asked as he saw the tears streaming down his face, Mason simply looked up. "I don't belong there...I don't belong anywhere, I'm worthless, I should just die." He said as he looked back down at his lap. Bart glanced over as his eyes widened. "Don't talk like that Mas, you know it scares me when you do!" Bart screamed his eyes widening as he realized another thing. "Your not seriously thinking about quitting the hero business are you!?" He screamed out Mason's gaze never left the ground. "I have to, if I don't the next time I lose control I might end up killing one of you!" He screamed tears once again streaming freely down his face. "Just...Just promise me that you'll look after everybody for me." he asked as he finally looked up at Bart. "I...I don't want to leave, but I have to, I don't know how to control these abilities, this only started happening after I started training with Kaldur'ahm, When I first lost complete control it left him hospitalized for weeks, he has a scar running from his scalp to his chin because of me...and now, I might have just lost everybody's trust." he said as he stood up, gritting his teeth and clenching his fists. "Mas, you should tell the rest of the team, they'll understand, we don't want you to leave...I don't want you to leave." Bart pleaded as he grabbed Mason's sleeve. "I don't want to either, but I have to, you'll all only get hurt with me around...please, just let me go." Mason said as he leaned his head against Bart's shoulder.

They were like that for hours before they heard knocking. "Hey Bart...its me, I know Mason is in there, I want to make sure he's okay." Amanda's concerned voice was heard through the door. He stared at Mason waiting for permission for her to enter, when he nodded Bart walked to the door and opened it. "Come on in." Bart said as he gestured closing the door after she entered. Mason simply stared down at the floor once more "Mason, what's wrong?" She asked as she approached him, he simply scooted away until he was in a corner. "Stay away...I don't want to hurt you." He whispered sadly. Amanda just sat next to the bed. "Please, like I could be hurt anymore than I already have, why do you think I ran away from home, I found out that my adopted family never even bothered to let me know that my adopted brother was still alive, after all these years I thought he was dead, but no, he was really turned into a cyborg the whole time." She said as a tear began making its way down her cheek, she wiped it away and turned to Mason. "so, tell me how can anything possibly hurt me more than I've already been."

He simply kept staring at the ground. "I haven't told you everything about my powers..." Amanda looked over at Bart, who just gave a sympathetic glance at her before glancing back to Mason. "what do you mean, I don't know everything?" She asked as he stood up. He took a deep breath "I have a history I've never wanted to share with anybody, I only worked up the courage to tell Bart a few weeks ago..." he said once again clenching his fists into the sides of his shirt. He looked up with a saddened expression visible. "I don''t know how to control my powers one hundred percent, that water trick I did to cool down the cookie I ate the other day is about the only thing I can do with them...without losing control." Mason said as he held out his hand and created a small ball of water. "Why do you think I use Water bearers like my mentor?" He asked as he dissipated the orb.

"How do you think I started out when I first became Tigress, I started out with my goal simply being revenge against those who killed my birth family" Amanda said as she grabbed his wrist, subconsciously letting out a slight flinch at the residual pain. "I knew nothing about what I was doing, and now look at me but, there are still times where I get this urge to kill...to get revenge, simply for the enjoyment." She admitted as she leaned against him, Bart's mind racing with thoughts that can only be caused by the little green monster known as jealousy. "Hey Bart...something the matter?" Mason asked, Bart quickly turning away to hide the fact that he was blushing. "No...nothing's wrong, just...thinking." He said, when Damian came rushing through the door, not bothering to knock. "What in the he-" He was interrupted by Claire softly slapping him on the back of the head. "Language Damian!" She yelled as she threw a quick glance over to the two on the bed. "Why did you have to rush him out like that Bart?" Claire asked as she turned towards Bart. "I can't tell you, it's something Mason trusted me with...i'm sorry." He said as he turned away shyly.

Damian simply tutted and walked out of the room. "So much for being a team." He muttered under his breath, loud enough for Kara to hear, she came rushing upstairs and pinned him to the wall. "How do you have any right to talk, until Wally revealed your identity all we knew about you was that you were related to Nightwing, Spoiler, Batgirl and, Batman!" She screamed at him. Damian had started smirking, beginning to pull out a piece of kryptonite until Amanda came rushing out of the room. "Enough! Do you two see what's happening...we're arguing, just like we did in training!" She yelled as she got between them. "We need to start getting along or else our original goal will end up being pointless!" She started screaming out again, sending the two on her sides a worried glance, as everybody else came running out of the room as well.

From inside the room Mason heard all the arguing. "It's my fault this is happening." He stated bluntly as he stood up and walked to the window, opening it up and jumping out of it without alerting the others of this feat. "I'll never bother any of you again." He whispered to himself sadly as he walked down the street, pulling his jacket on and pulling up the hood, pulling out his phone and began sending Bart a short message.

'None of you will have to worry about me again, goodbye.' it read.

Bart quickly pulled out his phone when he heard the buzzing, eyes widening as he read the message that popped up, after he was done, he ran into his room, yes, ran like a normal person. eyes falling on the open window on the other side of the room. 'No...he really left.' Bart thought as Amanda and Kara came running in after him to see why he had been in a rush, eyes widening as well when they saw the empty room. "He's really gone." Bart stated as he fell to his knees, a single lone tear falling to the floor, at this point he had tuned out everything from focus, just to stare at the open window, Tempest uniform and water bearers discarded onto the bed.

He had been unaware that the others had entered, all but Damian who knew he wasn't welcome. "We need to find him." He heard somebody say but didn't care who.

"What are we going to do?"

"We search, he couldn't have gone that far...unless he used a Zeta tube."

"I'll fly around the city and see if I can spot him."

"That won't work, créeme."

"We have to do something, look how distraught Bart is!"

He could feel the smirk on the face of the person who commented next.

"Heavy on the Dis'."

"I'll contact Wally and sis, see if they can help out in finding Mason."

Mason quickly looked around, searching for any indicators that he was near an abandoned phone booth, speeding up as he heard his name being called out, when he reached it he didn't bother inputting where he was going, he just wanted away. Mason pulled out his phone and frowned as he Zeta'd into what looked like the outskirts of Gotham, reading the messages he had received from his friends.

From: Beastie

Received at: 6:00 P.M.

Where are you man?

From: Power Bro

Received at: 6:00 P.M.

Where are you, hombre, come back, I don't think Robin meant anything he said, él realmente no lo hizo. (Rough Translation: he really didn't.)

From: His Bartness

Received at: 6:00 P.M.

Please Mason, we're all worried, Bart is unresponsive to anything we're trying, right now, I think he needs you, he's curled up into a ball holding your hero gear...did you leave it on purpose?

Mason kept his head directed at the phone, unaware of the figure flying above him, slowly lowering herself to his level.

"Mason, you want to talk about what's wrong" The figure asked as it was revealed to be M'gann.

"Nothing, I'm just thinking, and don't even try to read my mind." Mason warned, he then glanced back to see that the martian before him had disappeared, he sighed and looked forwards again, letting out a slight squeak when he saw her sitting beside him. "you know, Happy Harbor has a view like this." She said as she stared down at the city beneath them, letting out a content sigh. "You know, during the invasion, I would go up there and stare down at the city, it helped remind me of what I was fighting for, I sort of, lost that faith for a while when I destroyed Kals brain, I managed to fix the damage I did, but I never got over it, hopefully seeing the city like this reminds you why you're fighting too."She said as another sigh left her lips.

Mason slowly turned and looked at her, conflict clear on his features. "If I tell you something, you promise not to tell anybody else?" he asked, when he saw her nod he took a deep breath to calm his nerves. "When I was younger my Mom beat me, still does, but, at first it was only her, after a few years my Dad started joining in too, every day, it got worse when I became Tempest they began taking and beating me against the table, stabbing me in the shoulder, I would have to lie to my friends and my teachers because there would be bruises all over me, this continued even after the recall team was formed, I don't know how, but Roy found out, at the time he was wearing the green cowl, but he walked in one day when they were in the process of beating me." He paused as he felt a few tears starting to fall, wiping them away he continued. "I'm glad he walked in though, if he didn't, I might've died, they starved me if I didn't get home in time for dinner, locked me in the basement when I dared to talk back to them, they even broke my left hand a few times, that was last year, still don't have my full range of motion back yet, Doctors say there's a 65% chance that I probably never will, for the longest time I wanted to die, just to get away from the pain and suffering, then I met Bart, and he brought a shimmer of light back into my life of darkness, lately that light is starting to fade, and I'm scared that all I'll have left again is darkness, and the want to die."

He finished as he let the tears fall, when he was done M'gann scooted over and gave him a hug, the rest of the night they both just sat there, Mason falling asleep on her shoulder when the sun started to rise.

She picks him up and carries him back to the Bio-ship, setting him down in a bed she had it make, before flying back to Happy Harbor, a sad expression gracing her features, 'He's had a rough life so far, I wouldn't blame him for struggling to keep his resolve, but if I were him, I would have given up and retired a long time ago, the fact that he's still going proves just how strong he is.' She thought as she set the ship in auto-pilot and sat down on the ground next to him, running her hand through his hair, the way a mother would her child, Mason curling into the touch of much needed love.

Location: Mount Justice

Time: 1000 PST

Date: July 8, 2021

"Bart, he'll be back, don't worry." Amanda assured as she sat a hand on his shoulder. The two were sitting in the hangar waiting for the Bio-ship to return, when it did, the two instantly shot up in fear when they saw M'gann carrying Mason out. She simply waved them off with a third hand she had formed to grab the blanket from the corner of the room. "He's just sleeping, found him at a cliff above the outskirts of Gotham." She said as Barts face twisted once again into one of fear. "He tried to jump!" He screamed, M'gann shook her head in an instant. "No, if anything I think he was there for the view." She expressed as she looked down in sorrow. "I need to go talk to Wally, you two mind taking him to his room?" She asked, handing him over and walking away when she saw them nod their heads.

Remember the original Failsafe room, yeah, Wally and M'gann are in that room.

"Why did you call me in here?" Wally asked as he started impatiently tapping his foot using his super speed. M'gann simply stared up, determination written on her features. "I think it's time we bring Kal back in." She stated in a serious tone. "I do too." Wally agreed as he walked towards her. "And I have the perfect plan." he stated as he pulled up the file. "I have to go, I have to check on Mason and see if he's up yet." She said as she flew out of the room, and flew for Mason's, and input a code.

"I'm sorry about this." She whispered as she placed a hand on his forehead, eyes starting to glow as she closed them, when she opened them she wasn't in the mountain anymore, she was outside a run down house, paint peeling, the fence rusted. 'This must be Mason's old house.' She thought as she placed her hand on the door handle and slowly opened it.

'Time to find out just how bad his life has been.'

And there's the end of Chapter 3, now I wasn't originally going to do this it was originally supposed to end with them pulling up the file to plan their way to bring Aqualad bsck to the team, but a review brought something to my attention, and that was that I haven't flushed anything out for the OCs, so now, time for M'gann to dive into Mason's memories, but would you like this to be another chapter, or would you like it to be a companion story?

By the time you read this, a poll will be up and whichever option gets more votes will be the one I go with, the poll will be on-going for a week, and if anybody wants to do a podfic (It's like a audio book) and upload it onto Wattpad or something, you can, just let me know and i'll put your profile name at the beginning of the first chapter.