Just a heads up. i make a reeally small refrense to fatest girl alive, which i plan to continue. i'm sorry that it's taking so long! please tell me what you think and enjoy! :D
L.L.A.P
~Laces
Chpt.7
The moment the group entered the Javelin, Batman told Dark Shadow that she should get some rest. She was buckled in, and almost immediately fell asleep. Batman piloted the ship, while everyone else strapped themselves in.
"She's such an open girl once she gets to know you. It's amazing how… how pure she is after going through what she did." Superman whispered, glancing over at Dark Shadow, who was softly snoring.
"She's only ten. I don't think she views what happened to her very traumatic because that was how she was raised." Batman stated.
"what are you talking about?" questioned Flash, confused.
"If someone was raised getting beaten, they are more or less used to it. If Waller best her whenever she cried, imagine how much she got beaten for doing more serious things. What if she was caught in a lie? What is she stuck her tongue out? What if she didn't follow directions? Simple mistake that children are known to make. If she got beaten for crying, I can't imagine what happened to her if she did something else." Batman informed.
Shayera had a look of pure disgust.
"Why do people like Waller feel like they have the right? It shouldn't happen. Something like this should never happen." she said in a frustrated voice.
"Simply because they can." the statement came out of Flash, which was unexpected. "Something I picked up from…"
"We understand." Superman stated, cutting Flash off from having to explain anything.
"Where here." stated Batman in his deep voice. The Javelin slowly landed on the beach, and the hatch opened.
"Dark Shadow, wake up. We're here." stated Shayera gently. Dark Shadow yawned, and then unbuckled herself.
"I can't wait to see everyone again." she said happily. Batman then gave her a long blanket.
"Keep this over you so the sun stays off your skin." he informed, and she wore it like a robe with a hood.
The five of them walked off of the ship and Dark Shadow pointed towards the woods.
"That way. But you have to watch your step. There's traps everywhere." she warned, and they traveled to the dense forest.
The leaves crunched under the feet, and crickets sounded like they were chirping from everywhere. In the midst of the chirping, the group heard something. It was the sound of metal closing, and the snap of something hard. Almost like bone.
"What was that?" Flash questioned.
"Bad news." Dark Shadow answered in a worried voice, as she ran into the direction of the sound. The group followed her and once they reached where Dark Shadow stopped, they were in shock. A blond haired girl who looked to be a young teenager with chocolate brown eyes was on the ground, holding back tears. Her left leg was caught in a hunting trap, and was bleeding heavily.
"Wild Flame!" Dark Shadow exclaimed, running towards the teenager. The girl called Wild Flame, looked over to the Justice League with a worried expression. "Don't worry, they saved me, they're nice." Dark Shadow explained, but then scolded, "Peter told you not to run." Wild Flame gave Dark Shadow an annoyed look. "Right, the trap. Gotcha." she tried to open the jaws of the trap, but was having some difficulty. Superman then walked over to her, and quickly had the trap opened. He then took off his cape, and wrapped it around the girls leg to stop the bleeding. She looked at him with a shocked expression.
"Told ya they were nice." Dark Shadow smiled. Wild Flame didn't say a word, and Dark Shadow turned to the group. "This is Wild Flame. She's fourteen. She can't really talk." she explained. Superman lifted the girl up, and Dark Shadow stated, "The cave isn't to far from here."
Before the group could even start to walk, flames started to shoot at them, and a boy with black hair, brown eyes and dark skin was scowling at them.
"Let Wild Flame go!" he hissed protectively. His eyes were on Superman, and he clearly showed fear, but wasn't backing down.
"Turmoil! It's okay!" Dark Shadow exclaimed, and the boy looked over at her shocked.
"Dark Shadow? You're alive?" he questioned.
"Yes! And these people helped me." she explained quickly. "Now we gotta go. The mean people should be here any moment now because of the trap Wild Flame was stuck in." Turmoil nodded his head, and the group followed him deeper into the forest.