Disclaimer: I don't own young justice. I only own Alex Matthews A.K.A. Mia Sanders

Srry 4 d late update. This story is harder because i have no idea where its going.

Alex POV:

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I watch as Robin flips over M'gaan, dragging her towards the floor as he goes. Superboy glares with such animosity that everyone gives him a wide berth. I stand at the edge of the group waiting for my turn in the training session. It's been a few months since I came back to the team and I've started wearing my old costume again with the purple mask and halter-top. I even lost the lipstick.

I blink as M'gaan hits the floor with a loud thump, shaking the light fixtures up above. Robin helps her up as their session ends and Black Canary begins analysing their moves. Suddenly my vision begins to blur and her voice fades away as I sway on my feet, leaning heavily against the wall. I quickly turn away from the group and walk to my room, each step faltering until I enter the bathroom. Locking the door behind me I tumble onto the floor, a sheen of sweat moistening my pale forehead.

What's happening to me?

I breath deeply and slowly as a pounding pain radiates from my toes upwards. The shiny tiles on the bathroom floor show my reflection. My grey eyes have begun to glow a radiant blue and the pain in my body intensifies ten fold. "Damn it! What's wrong with me?" I lie on the tiles for what feels like hours, the training session long forgotten as my body convulses with pain; a cold sweat decorating my costume with patches. The creepy blue glow of my eyes is the only light source. I curse, attempting to subdue my rising panic as yet another pounding pain travels through me.

I hear a knock on the bathroom door and ignore it, not yet trusting myself to speak. The knock sounds again. "Alex, you've been in there a while. You OK?"

I stay completely still as the pain in my body escalates, unable to suppress a whimper. "I'm fine Dick."

His feet remain firmly placed on the other side of the door. "Do you want me to get someone? Maybe Artemis? Or Black Canary?"

My vision blurs again and the haze of blue decorating my sight vanishes, only to come back brighter than ever. The intense sting causes me to close my eyes, and I shout out in anguish. On the other side of the door Dick tries the handle, when it doesn't budge he calls out. "That's it, I'm coming in."

"No!" I shout. The lights start to blink and falter until they explode above me. My skin vanishes before my eyes and is replaced by a hazy blue glow.

What's happening to me? I'm a freak. A monster… no one can see me like this.

An alarm goes off, signalling the briefing for a mission. "I need to go." Dick says reluctantly. "But I'll ask Black Canary to keep an eye on you."

I pick myself up from the floor on shaky legs and my eyes pulse a bright blue before finally dimming to their original grey. I wash my face and wipe my sweaty forehead, drying it to reveal a sickly pale girl with damp brown hair. I breathe deeply, feeling semi-normal as the pain begins to subside. Opening the door I face Robin with trembling hands. "No way. I'm up for any mission." He gives me a suspicious look and I roll my eyes. "I'm good. Really." I force a smile that stretches across my face, and walk in front of him with a determined stride.

When we enter the lounge Batman glances over at us. I lean against the wall as he gives us the mission to travel to Cadmus and destroy the labs research. When we arrive there Kaldur sorts us out into three pairs, instructing us all to plant bombs in different sections of the Cadmus building, while he goes into the main lab to do the same. I walk sluggishly beside Wally as we all branch off, wiping my sweaty forehead every few seconds.

"You're so slow." He whines, pushing me lightly on the shoulder. I stumble, landing on all fours, and glare at him as I get back up.

He raises an eyebrow, his voice rising defensively. "What you glaring at me for? I hardly touched you!"

I just shake my head; lacking the energy to insult him I begin to sway in place.

His eyes widen. "Alright, quit it Alex. This isn't funny anymore, I didn't push you that hard."

I shake my head again, trying to get rid of this embarrassing weakness. My lips turn pale as a wave of pain shoots up my body. "I...I..." I clutch at my stomach, one knee landing heavily on the floor.

Wally starts to panic, babbling at an uncontrollable speed. "Oh man! This is all because I pushed you isn't it? This is all my fault! I didn't even know I had any upper body strength. What am I gonna do!"

I grit my teeth against the pain, turning my head away from him as I notice a blue glow on the floor coming from the direction of my eyes.

Its happening again. Whatever it is.

I close my eyes, clenching my fists from the sheer pain. "Just shut up Wally!"

He immediately falls silent, pausing in his annoying rant. He walks over to me and kneels by my side with a serious tone of voice. "I'll take you back to the bioship."

I shake my head; there's no way in hell I'll be the weak link in any mission. "Just...just give me a sec."

He looks at me curiously, but nods anyway. I breathe deeply waiting for the pain to subside, and just like earlier it disappears without a trace, leaving me with an aching body and a thick aura of humiliation. I stand up with such speed that Wally pauses, stunned. Walking ahead of him I face forward, hoping that he will forget my embarrassing show of weakness just now -I was pathetic.

He speeds in front of me, blocking my path. "Hold on a sec. What was all that about? One moment you're half dead, and the next you're walking around like nothing happened?"

I shrug, and continue walking, sidestepping his yellow form. "We need to plant these bombs. Sometime today would be nice." I mutter, attaching my explosives to various corners of the room.

I feel his eyes bore into my back but refuse to look over. He clears his throat. "You know you can talk to me right?"

I glare at him, my humiliation making me snarky. "I can also talk to a rat, but that doesn't mean I'm going to do it."

He furrows his brow, instantly clamping his mouth shut. "Fine. If that's how it is."

We plant the rest of our bombs in silence, Wally never uttering another word. I look up suddenly; there seems to be a change in the atmosphere. Narrowing my eyes and removing my knives I turn a full three-sixty, running into action as a genetically enhanced genome aims a claw at the back of Wally's head. I arrive just in time, standing back-to-back with KF I hold the claw in-between my hands, breathing heavily as black spots dance before my eyes. Whatever's happening to me - to my body... it's affecting my fighting.

I'm weak.

I shake my head and viciously twist the claw, snapping the bones of a should-be-wrist in an attempt to banish that realisation. I then punch it in the head, slamming the genome on my knee as it goes down.

Wally watches me but says nothing; I can practically see the curiosity in his eyes. "What." I snap.

He's about to speak, but then glances behind me as a wave of genomes approach. "We've planted the bombs so I think its time to bail."

I fold my arms, the pale skin standing out against my dark purple halter-top. "Good plan genius." I spit. "I'm sure if we ask politely the blood-thirsty genomes will let us pass."

He glances at me, then back at the genomes. I see the exact moment when he decides to ignore my scathing sarcasm. "Exactly!" He replies cheerily.

I sigh deeply to hide my growing discomfort; the pain is escalating again. Wally charges at them, a yellow battering ram at full speed. I grind my teeth together, willing my body to move through the pain. I begin to raise my fist, stopping when I notice a blue haze in place of my arm. I stare in horror, then the jolts hit. Stumbling away from Wally's sight I collapse behind a lab desk, the ache begins to radiate upwards from my stomach. I hiss as yet another beam of pain slices through me, causing me to shake on the floor as my eyes glowing an unearthly blue. I claw at the ground in anguish; my hands and arms begin to fade, revealing a bright blue cackle of energy.

I can hear the fight taking place on the other side. Wally calls for my help, but I can't answer. I hear him hit a wall then he begins to contact the others through our comm units. "Guys, I need some serious help here. I can't take on these many genomes alone."

Robins voice then echoes through the newly established mind link. "What're you on about? Alex is there."

Kaldur agrees. "Yes. The two of you are more than enough to win the battle."

Wally's mental voice sounds slightly strained. "Well the two of us aren't fighting. So are you guys going help me or what."

"On our way." Robin replies.

M'gaans voice echoes through the mind link. "I seem to sense strong emotions of distress from Alex."

All at once, I feel their collective minds focus on mine. I try my best to calm my volatile emotions. "Don't be stupid, I'm not distressed."

"Then why aren't you helping me kick butt? I'm dying here." Wally says.

I frown and look up from my hiding place - the genomes have surrounded him. I'm about to throw a knife when a shattering pain explodes in my body once again; It mutates into a buzzing burn, seemingly terminating all my nerves until a barrier of blue blinds my vision completely. I scream out, the most excruciating, desperate sound I have ever made. My voice barrels through the mind link and I release a moan of pain as I drop into unconsciousness.

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