Chapter Five: The Dream

"You blew your cover and nearly got yourselves killed but you obtained the information despite the fact that Bane discovered your presence, Good Job," Batman says beginning in a reprimand and ending well, congratulating. "Misty, please stay behind, everyone else hit the showers and head home," Batman says and the others head out in sets to shower.

"Umm why do you want to talk Batman?" I ask as I walk up to the imposing kinda scary hero.

"I'll keep it brief but afterword I expect you to go to the medical bay and talk to our doctor, you fought well, surprisingly so for someone who hates violence so much," Batman says suspiciously and then I remember my ruthlessness and I want to puke.

"It's actually really bugging me what I did but, I saw a teammate in danger and well, I let loose, my instincts took over," I say truthfully, Batman narrowed his eyes at me suspiciously.

"I'm going to trust you, then, but if you do anything," Batman says suspiciously. I nod and Batman gestures for me to go. I head to the med bay to get patched up.

Two Weeks later

"Yeah right, Batman totally could beat any villain," Robin says in disagreement with Artemis.

"Gotta agree with Robin, when I was sorta almost a villain I didn't want to risk fighting him, he was scary, I didn't think twice about listening to him," I add.

"What about Dr. Zoom?" KF asks trying to be contrary.

"Batman would whip up some device to nullify his speed powers," Robin argues.

"Well, what about, umm Galactic from the comic books!" KF says as though he's won.

"Galactic isn't even real, and anyway, Batman would penetrate to his power core and use some sort of contraption on him," Robin says.

"Fine you guys win," Artemis says disgruntled and me and Robin high five. Robin and I have grown closer recently because of how awesome I am. Sadly Artemis and Zatanna still hate me. KF and Artemis head off to do whatever they do when people leave the cave. I go to my room and pull out my laptop to do my online school. I work on it an hour before I fall asleep.

"Sister!" A voice calls through the darkness and John appears, but with wings, "Traitor! COme back home to the Happy Harbor base right now and I won't punish you!"

"NO! I have a new life now, I don't want you back in my life, you made me scared and I won't be like that anymore," I shout back.

"But dear sister, you have not come into your inheritance you, only Zatanna could possibly see you for what you truly are! When you come into your inheritance you'll hurt your new friends, then, afterward, no matter what you do, the truth will always be shown by mirrors, they'll all hate you, its better to leave now, before you hurt them, for their own goods," John says.

"N- no," I say scared he might be telling the truth.

"You turn 12 soon dear sister, and they will never accept you after what happens next," John says.

"I won't leave.'

"Oh I see now, you're afraid of Batman coming after you! I'll keep you safe from them!" John promises.

"NO! That's not it at all, the only one who ever hurt me was you," I say.

"We can do this the easy or hard way dear sister," John says.

"Hard, every time," I say coldly.

"Then let me give you a sample of what is to come," John says his voice full of malic and joy. Suddenly my body fills with pain of a thousand fires.

"Imagine this, but with strong powers, you'd be sending out uncontrollable waves of destruction in a sphere around you, for at least the size of a room, everyone around you would die, if you come with me I can help you control it," John promises.

"NEVER! I'll, j- j-j just leave the cave the night before my birthday," I say.

I wake up shaking and sweating and see Robin, Megan, KF and Superboy.

"Sorry to wake you up, just a nightmare," I say and they file out but Megan looks back worried, I think she picked up on my words. I shrug it off and lay down as they leave.

'What am I going to do? I have to leave the cave the night before my birthday, where should I go, what will I say I'm doing? They would never accept me if they saw what I am, but how would I hide it, I've seen how John looks in the mirrors, like a monster, like his demon self Jurrial, I don't want them to see me as Moriaketh, they'll try not to let that be all they see me as, but they will, maybe I shouldn't come back after that, that way I'll never have to deal with their rejection'