A huge tornado came towards us, I desperately tried to get out of the way, and thankfully I was able to pull us out of the mess before the bioship got dizzy.
I open hatches so everyone can get out and send the bioship away so that she doesn't get hurt, although I keep her close enough that she stays in my mental range.
"Robin, are tornados common in New England?" asks Colin "Robin?"
The absence of the answer also catches my attention, I look for the boy wonder but he's nowhere in sight, strange …
"He was just here …"
The only answer I got was a "Get used to it" from Abuse and a "I hate it when he does that!" from Kid Flash, apparently the fact that he disappeared was normal …
We rush inside the building and see Robin Flying into a column, Aquagirl goes to his side to check if he was alright, a wave of relief passed through her, so I deduce that he is okay.
"So, who's your new friend?" joked the atlatean.
"Don't know but he plays rough" Really? Because he sounds fine, he doesn't even look tired
"My apologies" stated a mechanical voice, which took my attention from Robin to the huge red and black … man with an armor? robot? … I'm not sure " You may address me as Mister Twister" he sounded over confident but I got no emotions from him, maybe the suit was immune to my powers…
Soon we were all attacking him, Aquagirl, Colin and Jai went for the direct approach which failed and I ended up knocked out by a flying atlatean, they're tougher and heavier than they look, and Kid Flash was sent out of the building.
"I was prepared to be challenged by a superhero, I was not expecting however children" this sentence made all my teammates extremely angry, and caused me a headache.
"We're not children!" roared the boy wonder
I heard some thuds and ahgs!, which only worries me, so I try to get up and try not to drown on this pool of anger and frustration, I don't want to lose control.
"Objectively you are" retorts the Twister-man "Have you no adult supervision? I find your presence here quite disturbing"
"Well we hate to see you disturbed, let's see if you're more turbed once we kick your can!"
What? What is turbed? I looked at Robin who gave me a reassuring nod, taking it as a lead to attack, I choose to use my telekinesis, because good old punch in the face technique wasn't working, I spot a huge metal thing above the villain, maybe I could knock him out with that, I just have to pull and – ups, I broke it and a lot of gas rained on top of the Mister Twister, oh well at least I did something.
Colin makes a move and almost touches the bad guy but he's sent away, I almost get knocked out again by a flying teammate, and this time it was harder because Abuse was huge.
Aquagirl, Robin and I try to reach him but he sends three tornados and we hit the floors, ouch!
"Indeed that was quite turbing, thank you"
We get up slowly, all of us with headaches and rush outside, when we arrive there we see Kid Flash flying, I think fast and catch him with my telekinesis.
"I got you Jai" I inform him, seen that he was still waiting for the impact …
"Wow, thanks!"
"I thought you all have learned your limitations by now"
"What do you want?" Boomed Robin.
"Isn't it obvious?" Actually no "I'm waiting for a real hero" stated the Mister while gaining altitude.
"Read his mind, find a weakness" demanded Robin
"But I thought I wasn't supposed to do that" he said it himself only an hour ago…
My answer made Robin very frustrated, what did I say?
"It's okay with the bad guys!" alleged Colin exasperated, and waving his arms in the air too.
"Oh, okay, then …" I concentrate and close my eyes, I try to hear something but, nothing, just like a robot, that's it, because if it were an armor immune to my powers, I couldn't hear what he was saying but his mental presence could not be hidden, however the Mister Twister was completely empty "Nothing, I'm getting nothing" I affirm, for the second time this day, those words pass through my just like when I was trying to read Red Tornado … "Ah! Hello Lara! Mister Twister is Red Tornado in disguise! He's inorganic, an android, and how many red androids do you know that can generate tornados?"
"Red Tornado sent us here, after saying we would be tested soon enough …" said Robin making the connection.
"This is his test! Something to keep us busy" spit Abuse furious
"Speedy called it, we're a joke!" Kid Flash sounded tired, from him emanated sadness besides the anger and frustration. Wait a second. Who's speedy?
Robin was the one with more anger, it would scare anyone, he was trying to control it obviously, he roared and punched a tree, wow he was very strong for a human …
The three boys approached the android
"This game … So over!" whispered Jai to Colin.
"We know who you are and what you want" started Abuse
"So let's end this" finished a, probably, murderous Boy wonder.
"Consider it ended" That doesn't sound good
Mister Twister threw two tornados into the sky which created a huge storm, with lightning and everything!
"An impressive show but the cat is already out of the bag, we will not engage!" shouted Colin
"Shit" hissed Robin to himself, he was even angrier.
"Uh, guys … Can Red Tornado do that?" inquired a confused Kid Flash
"You think I'm Tornado? Ironic" mocked the android
Suddenly a huge lightning bolt came towards us and caused an explosion that sent us all flying and knocking out most of the team. Aquagirl and I are the toughest and we were behind the boys so we weren't knocked out, however the fire, even though it only lasted for a few seconds it made me dizzy for a moment, however Aquagirl didn't hesitate and attacked but she didn't succeed.
I open my eyes and see Mister Twister ready to kill us, so I call the bioship, who comes quickly to my aid, in camouflage mode, and I place her between the team and the android, maybe he thinks we disappeared and lets us go.
"Fine then! I won't deny you children have power but playing hide and seek with you will not help me achieve my objective" I hear Jai waking up and ready to talk so I shut him up with my hand "So stay concealed, if you confront me again I will show no mercy" and he left
"What happened?" asked Kid Flash with a slurred voice
"I placed the bioship between us" I explained
I hear a ahg! and the sound of a rock breaking, I see it's Aquagirl, she looks at me with hatred, the look hurts and the atmosphere is heavy.
"And that's supposed to make it right?" she snapped "You tricked us into thinking that Twister- "
"She didn't do it on purpose!" Colin cut her off
"It was a rookie mistake we shouldn't have listened" hissed Robin, he was as angry as Aquagirl maybe more
"You're pretty inexperienced …" You have no idea… "Hit the showers, we'll take it from here" said Jai while rubbing the back of his neck
"Stay out of our way" warned me Robin
I felt horrible, not just because they were kicking me out, because they probably won't trust me anymore, because I felt all the hate in my own skin, because I let Uncle J'onn down, but also because I almost killed them … Maybe I'm not ready to be in the team.
"I was just trying to be part of the team …" I could feel that Colin wasn't angry at me actually he pitied me, an emotion I don't like but was at least better than hatred.
"To be honest, I don't think we really have a team yet" And he leaves
I go to the bioship to head home, on the way I call Red Tornado and explain him the situation, they might not like me but that doesn't mean I want them to get hurt.
"What do you think?"
"I think it's interesting that you have put yourselves in such conditions"
"Well, I think the team needs your help"
"If I intervened it would not be to help, still it is an odd coincidence that this Twister shares my elemental abilities and my immunity to telepathy"
Yeah it is odd, Red Tornado comes to Happy Harbor to be our den mother and a few days later this android similar to Red Tornado comes to Happy Harbor looking for a real hero, like one of the Justice League, like Red Tornado … that's why he said Ironic when we thought that he was Tornado, because he was actually looking for him! "Hello Lara!" But maybe this time I should discuss first with Red Tornado my plan just to avoid another Let's-Hate-Lara moment …
»Listen to me, all of you
My psychic presence makes them uncomfortable, but right now they have to suck it up!
»What did we tell you?
Hissed into my mind the atlatean.
»I know! And I know that I messed up, but now I'm very clear on what we need to do, please, trust me
I explained the plan, I was going to be disguised as Red Tornado, Aquagirl would be on the water, ready to attack and Kid Flash would be my tornados.
"Hit the showers boys" whatever that means "I was hoping you could handle this, clearly you cannot
"But we've got a plan now!" whined Abuse, he wasn't a bad actor …
"The subject is not up for debate" They all left and placed themselves in position
Okay Lara you can do this
"I was beginning to believe you would never show up" aha! I was right, he was expecting Tornado!
"I'm here now" I pretend I'm creating a tornado, when I'm actually throwing dust into the air so that he doesn't notice Jai
"We are evenly matched Twister"
"No Tornado, we are not" he starts to throw lightning bolts at me, great just great, I try to dodge them but one hits me, thankfully I'm away from the fire and I'm able to keep the disguise.
"Remain still android" from the tip of his fingers come snake type things … I don't know, but they place themselves in my neck "the reprogramming won't take long" so that was his plan.
I grab the cables and shape shift back into my martian form only from the neck up.
"Longer than you might think"
"No!" He sounds horrified jeez …
I push him with my telekinesis into the tornado Kid Flash is creating which sends him flying into Abuse who pretty much destroys him and sends him flying with a good punch into the sea where Aquagirl gives him a huge electric shock, causing an explosion that sends him back up so I, in my martian form, can take his arms away with my telekinesis and Robin throws him two explosives batarangs. In the end the Mister Twister is destroyed and from inside crawls a man
"foul, I call foul" he says terrified, only no emotions emanate from him, no mental presence either, so before he can escape I smash him with a huge rock
"Lara no!" screams Colin trying to stop me, but I ignore him and let the rock fall on top of the man
"Don't know how things are done in mars" started Robin trying to contain his anger "but on earth we don't execute our captives!" I try not to smile while I answer but I can't help it
"You said you trust me" he was the one to give me a second chance
My answer made everyone confuse, so instead of explaining I simply lifted the rock, so that the android-man was visible, and a wave of Oh!'s followed.
"That's why I couldn't read his mind"
"Cool souvenir" added Jai picking up the eye of the android
"We should have more faith in you" said Aquagirl shyly, yay! She doesn't hate me!
"Yeah!" cheered the happy speedster "You rocked this mission! Get it? Rocked …" he said pointing to the huge rock.
I did get it, I actually got a joke! but it wasn't that funny …
"Ignore him" apparently I wasn't the only one … I hope I wasn't blushing, being this close to Robin when we weren't fighting makes me very nervous.
"Yeah, we're just turbed that you're in the team!"
"Ah, thanks me too" whatever turbed means …
We got back to the cave, bringing the android with us, Robin explained to Red Tornado what happened, he seems use to it, all of it, I'm curious of how long he has been Robin…
"…It was clearly created to destroy or sabotage you"
"Agreed"
"Is that why you wouldn't help us?" I inquire
"No, this was your battle, I do not believe it is my role to solve your problems for you nor should you solve mine for me"
"But if you're in danger- "
"Consider this matter ended" said Red Tornado, cutting me off
"Batman, Flash, Superman would have jump right in to fix it"
True, even though the android seems cold and distant he respects us and believes that we can solve our problems, he seems wise too.
"Guess If we're having a babysitter, a heartless machine is exactly what we need" remarked Jai
"Dude, Harsh!" whispered Colin
"And inaccurate, I have a heart, carbon and steel, I also have excellent hearing."
"Ah, right, sorry, I'll try to be more accurate" shuttered the speedster
"and more respectful" sang whispering Abuse
I heard a "tt" from Robin, apparently he was leaving, Jai and Colin rushed to his side
"Speedy was so wrong" started Kid Flash
"this team thing" continued Abuse
"might just work out" finished the boy wonder
I agree, whoever is that Speedy was wrong.
"Hey" Was that Aquagirl? Talking to me? Me? I thought she only talks with Robin …
I turn around so I can face her and raise an eyebrow like I was saying 'yes?'
"Up for a swim?" she asks nicely
I smile and follow her in response, I think this might be the beginning of a beautiful friendship
Author's Note: I know that Damian has superpowers now in the comics but not in my story, sorry, but I'm thinking about another story where he has superpowers. Next chapter is origin stories ^.^ please Review, I'm new and trying to improve, English is also not my first language so … the next chapter is a lot more original …