A/N: thank you to my reviewers: Beth, Mony19, Hawkgirl04, Stormcloud-23,Guardian, Neonach, Ebony L, Oneredneckgoddess, and Grrrrrrrr. I'll type as fast as I can, but there are no guarantees because when I write I start off with only a very general story and a basic plot. As I type more things come to me, sometimes it can take a day or two. That and the fact that I have my first job and I'll be working which will cut down my typing time because I do my best writing when I'm alone and my mom comes home around five so like I said I'll try to update as soon as I am able.
Beth: I could never kill Shayera. she is my favorite character, and as i said before i type as fast as i can.
Mony19: I agree John and Shayera are myfavorite couple too.
Hawkgirl04: i'm glad that you love my story and i update whenever it is possible.
Stormcloud-23:I wasn't sure how the begining was going to be , but i'm glad that you liked it.
Guardian: Well you find out what makes John gasp inpure fear in this chapter.
Neonach: Joe there is only one thing i can say and you already know what it is. stop calling me a bitch in my reviews.
Ebony L.: i't not that Shayera is afraid of a slap, so much as what Hro could really do if he wanted to, also it was just so the plot makes sense. Besides Shayera is one of my favorite characters because of how strong she is.
oneredneckgoddess: yea i know cliff habgers suck, but there just so much fun to write. i'll try not to write to many.
Grrrrrrrr: Cliff hangers are fun, and i didn't want to make it too long because then i would go on for a while.
well back to the story.
Disclaimer: I do not own JL or the characters.
Chap2: is she ok
What he saw made his heart lurch in pain. There Shayera was sitting on her bed with her knees hugged tightly to her chest. Her hair, a once brilliant shade of Reddish orange was now dull, greasy and starting to become matted. Her stunning green eyes once bright and full of life, now were glazed and had a far away look in them. She had become unhealthy skinny, to the point where she almost looked anorexic.
"Shay... Shayera." John said with a look of pain in his eyes.
"John. We have to get her to the hospital wing now." J'onn told him
John just nodded his head as he walked over to her bed and picked her up. Her limbs were stiff from staying in the same position all week. She kept muttering the same few lines over and over again.
"No... not again,... no... I'm not a destroyer."
John picked her up and held her close to him as he carried her to the hospital wing.
"Shhh, it's ok Shayera, your going to be ok. Yes I know you not a destroyer. Everything is going to be ok." he whispered in her ear. It seemed to help a little, she didn't repeat herself as often.
They got to the infirmary within a few minuets, and laid her down in the nearest bed.
'She's so thin' John thought to himself.
"We'll take a blood test to see what's wrong with her and then we will start her on an IV to get her the nutrients she needs." J'onn said reading John's thoughts.
John merely nodded his head yes. He was to over come with emotion to trust his voice.
"You may stay with her until she gets better." he replied
Again John just nodded his head as he took his seat next to Shayera's bed
'Shayera, what happened to you?' John silently thought to himself, taking her hand in his.
After they took the blood they needed they started Shayera on a IV to help her regain the nutrients she lost over the week.
In all the main rooms of the watchtower there was an intercom system. J'onn used it to call Batman to test Shayera's blood. Even Batman would could hold his composure in any situation winced when he saw her condition. But quickly covered it up with a cough.
"What happened?" he asked
"We don't know. That's why we called you here to find out." John said regaining his voice.
"Did you take a blood sample first?" he asked
"Yes, it's waiting for you in the freezer." J'onn replied
"Very well. I'll see what I can find."
MEANWHILE in Shayera's mind
"Shayera, you have to get a hold of yourself and get out of this depression." a voice said
"Why? I'll just betray everyone again." she said
"Come on now. You know that's a lie. I can tell you don't even believe your own lies."
"But I don't deserve to live. I mean I've betrayed so many people." Shayera replied
"Shayera, all of the so called memories you have of betraying people that take place before the Thanagarian invasion are all illusions. Someone slipped you a hallucinogen. None of what you remember is real." the voice said
"Who are you, and how do you know all of this.?" Shayera asked cautiously.
"Have you ever heard of the Fates?" it asked (disclaimer: I do not own the fates they are apart of the wonderful world of mythology.)
"Yes."
"Well I'm one of them. This is not your destiny. Your future is supposed to be a bright one, filled with happiness."
"How can I trust you? If your really one of the fates than you would know my mothers name. No one else but me knows. She used to go by a fake name, when she was younger."
"Your mothers name was Kana Hol." the voice responded
"That's correct." Shayera said in awe.
"Please Shayera, you have to get better. There are people out there who need you. John needs you. The Earth needs you."
"But what about Vixen?" she asked
"There not together, and she's perfectly fine with that."
"She is?"
"Yes now please you must get out of this state. In the real world your barley conscious and your still in a hysteric state."
Shayera was quiet for a moment. She believed his person was one of the fates, but she still had doubts about the future.
The fate sensed this and sighed. "If I show you a little of your future will you please snap out of this state of self doubt?"
"Yes." she responded
The fate nodded and placed her fingertips on Shayera's forehead. All at once a picture appeared behind her eyes. Shayera gasped at what she saw. She saw herself at the watchtower with John and everyone else sitting in the conference room joking about something. Then her and John got up to leave, with John sliding his hand around her waist. She looked almost exactly the same but with a different out fit and... appeared to be eight months pregnant. Then the vision ended. The fate lowered her fingers, and Shayera just stood there shocked and confused.
The fate laughed lightly. "You seemed confused. Would you like to ask me something?"
"Is... Is that John's child I was carrying?" She asked
"Yes it was."
Shayera started blushing lightly.
"Now are you ready to go back to the real world?"
"Yes I am."
"Alright. Just close your eyes, and the next time you open them you'll be back in your world." the fate said disappearing.
So Shayera closed her eyes...
BACK IN THE REAL WORLD
"Have you figured out what's wrong with her yet." John asked Batman
"Yes. Someone slipped her a hallucinogen." he replied
"So, she's merely hallucinating?" John asked
"Yes and it seems whatever it is she's hallucinating has made her slip into a state of hysteria and self doubt." Batman answered
John turned back to Shayera and saw a light blush spread across her cheeks. Now he was getting a little confused. Then all of sudden she closed her eyes. "Shayera?" he asked worriedly, stroking her hair. Her eyelids fluttered and she slowly opened her eyes. Her eyes, he realized were no longer glazed and dull, but brighter than they were and tired looking. He breathed a sigh of relief.
"Where am I?" she asked
J'onn and Batman turned and walked over to where she lay.
"You're in the infirmary." Batman said
"You gave us quite a scare." J'onn said
"What happened are you alright?" John asked
"I don't know what happened, and I tink I'm ok. All I know was that I was slipped a hallucinogen." she said groggily
"How do you know that?" John asked
"While my body was in a hysteric state my mind was else ware. My mind was with one of the fates. She's the one who helped me wake up form that hysteric state I was in. She told me that someone had slipped me a hallucinogen which put me in this state, and to fully convince me she showed me a part of my future." she replied
"Shayera, can you tell us what you thought you saw that put you in such a deep state of hysteria?" J'onn asked gently.
Shayera was silent for a moment. " I had false memories of betrayal. Apparently the hallucinogen made me believe had betrayed people all of my life and the guilt I felt put me into the hysteric state. The fate said that all of the memories of betrayal I had before the invasion were false memories caused by the hallucinogen." she replied quietly
"So who ever did this to you is probably in the tower and knows your past and your weakness." Batman said "J'onn gather everyone except for Diana, Superman, Flash you and me and John, in the tower into the observatory lock all of the doors and then do a full sweep of the tower to make sure everyone is there. We're going to do a through sweep of this place to look for anything incriminating or out of place. Who should stay behind to watch over everyone in the observatory?"
"Vixen could do it. I know for certain that she didn't do this to Shayera, and she has enough power to keep most of them in check if need be." John said
"Alright. J'onn go to the observatory and call everyone there including the maintenance, I want every living thing in that room. John you stay here and watch over Shayera." Batman ordered.
Batman and J'onn left the infirmary leaving John and Shayera alone.
"What did you see that made you blush?" he asked her
"You saw that?" she asked sheepishly
"Yup"
"Well um, let's just ay I saw my future." she replied
"I figured, but what did you see."
"Wouldn't you like to know?" She asked with a grin on her face.
"Yes I would because very few things can make you blush."
"Hmm, should I tell him?" she asked herself out loud to torture John
"Shayera!"
"Oh alright! I saw myself in the conference room, with you, Batman, Flash, Diana, and J'onn. We were all laughing and joking around about something. Then you and I got up to leave and you slid your arm around my waist." she said her face growing hotter by the minuet.
"That's what made you blush!" he asked quizzically
"No. What made me blush was.. I was pregnant, and with your child." she said her face and neck completely red
"Oh, ok I could see why you blushed"
"Wait. Why don't you seemed surprised, or shocked or anything of the sort?" she asked
"Uh, your not the only one who saw their future." he said sheepishly
"And were you planning on telling me?"
"No not really." he said hoping to avoid her anger. Even Shayera was weak right now she could still hurt you if she so desired. That or she would wait until she was fully recovered and at full strength to exact her revenge.
She glared at him then sighed, and shook her head. "You know what? When I'm recovered I'll find out why you didn't tell me. Right now I'm to tired to care. But don't think your off the hook just yet." She said through a yawn.
"Ok. I'll tell you when your feeling better. Just get some rest. You need it." John replied
Shayera nodded, and fell asleep in a few minuets with John still holding her hand.
MEANWHILE somewhere in the darkest part of the tower.
"Well were you successful?"
"Almost Commander. If they had waited a few more days to check on her the traitor would be dead."
"Hmmm so the traitor still has friends. This will be harder then expected."
"Umm Commander if I may, the one they call Green Lantern seems very close to Shayera."
"So he forgave her too. Foolish man. You have been very helpful thank you. But your services are no longer needed."
"Yes sir. It has been an honor working for you."
Then the transmission went dead
A/N: well what did you think. It might be a while before I can update. My weekend is going to be very busy, even though my finals are now over.