Interrogation
Disclaimer: I own nothing from Young Justice
New York
July 3, 9:30 am
After the encounter with Cameron, Kai and Tala had to figure out a way to get in contact with the Justice League.
"Maybe we could make a message out of ice saying, HELP US JUSTICE LEAGUE," Tala suggested.
"You really think they would come if we send them an message?" Kai asked.
Tala shrugged and said, "It was merely a suggestion. I wasn't saying it would work but it would be awesome if it did."
"Yes it would but I think we have to come up with another plan." Kai said as she sat down on her couch. As the two of them sat think of an idea, Kai's father walked into the living room with a plate full of chocolate chip cookies in his hands.
"Hey girls want some cookies I just took them out of the oven." John asked.
"Yes please. It would really help us think." Kai said as her dad set the plate down on the coffee table. Karina took a cookie and shoved it in her mouth and began to think of more possibilities.
"What are you thinking about?" John asked.
"Oh well we were just thinking about how we would get into contact with the Justice League," Kai said.
"What do you want to get into contact with them for?" John asked as he looked at this daughter with curiosity.
"Well you see, Tala's former boyfriend decided to pay us a little visit and after no interrogation he told us the ice villains were concocting a plan," Karina said.
Tala glared at the boyfriendbit she'd added.
"I see. Well you know Karina, it seems like you should be talking to your mother about this. She is a reporter after all. Maybe she'll be able to help you out. She does have lots of connections you know," John said.
"Dad did I ever tell you're a genius?" Karina said as she ran over to hug her father.
"Well now that you mention it no you haven't."
"Well I'm telling you it now dad you're a genius. Is mom in her office?"
"Yes she is, she's been working on a story for the newspaper so I would knock before I go in you know how your mother is when she's working."
"She's a real monster if you disturb her while she's working." Karina mumbled.
"Did you say something sweetie?" John asked.
"Umm no dad didn't say a thing. Come on Tala let's go talk to my mom."
Tala got up off the couch and followed her friend to her mother's office.
As they made their way to Katelyn's office Kai's husky Malachite came out of Kai's room with a squeak toy in his mouth looking at his owner with those sad puppy dog eyes. Kai patted Malachite on his head and said, "I will play with you later Mal I need to talk to mom first." Malachite put the toy down, licked her hand and trotted back to Kai's room.
Kai then knocked on the door to her mother's office and waited for her mom to reply.
They heard rustling in the room before Kai's mother said, "Come in." Tala and Kai entered the room and Kai's mom turned to them and said, "Hello girls. What can I do for you?"
"Mom we wanted to talk to you about something."
"What is it? You girls in trouble with the law?"
"No ma'am," Tala laughed.
"Well you see mom, we wanted to know if you ummm know anything about computer hacking."
"Computer hacking, why do you want to know about that?" Katelyn asked suspiciously.
"Well you see aunty Katelyn we need to get into contact with the Justice League."
"What for?" Katelyn asked.
"Well you see my former friend told us some information about an attack from the ice villains. So we need to warn the JL asap."
Katelyn looked at the two girls who were standing in front of her, here these two 15 year old girls were asking about hacking and looking like they were in desperate need of help made Katelyn feel like she had to somehow help these two girls out.
"Well girls I don't know anything about hacking but I do know someone who does."
"Really who?" Tala and Kai said in unison. Katelyn went over to her desk opened up a drawer and dug around in it for something until she finally found what she was looking for. She showed the girls a picture of a woman with short blonde hair.
"Mom who is she?" Kai asked.
"This is Chloe Sullivan. She's a personal friend of mine. She's an excellent journalist. And she's an excellent hacker. She can break through any program. She's really amazing. If you give her the right reason, I think she will help you."
"Do you know where she lives or works?" Tala asked.
Katelyn thought for a moment and said, "As a matter of fact I do know where she lives, She lives right here in this very apartment building on the tenth floor. Apartment 1023."
"Mom can we please go up to see her?"
Katelyn looked at the two girls again and said, "Yes but girls you tell her the truth understand?"
"We will mom I promise. Besides we've been telling you the truth the whole time. We wouldn't lie to you or anybody else." Kai said.
"All right I trust you girls."
"Thanks for your help mom. We owe you one." Kai said and hugged her mother.
"Thanks a bunch aunty Katelyn." Tala said. Katelyn smiled at the two girls and said,
"You're welcome girls. Now hurry along now and I hope things work out for you two."
"Thanks again mom." Kai said. And she and Tala left the room. As they left Katelyn Adler couldn't help but smile at how fast Tala and Kai were growing up.
With the approval from Katelyn, Tala and Kai made their way to the elevator both in high hopes that Chloe Sullivan would help them out. Kai pushed the up button and the two of them waited for the elevator to come down.
"Tala what do you think will happen when we tell Chloe our story?" Kai asked.
The redhead shrugged and said, "I don't know she'll probably question us just like your mother did."
"Well whatever she does we just have to be honest like we were with my mom and dad." Tala nodded. Soon the elevator doors opened and the two girls stepped inside and Kai pushed the number 10 button. As the elevator went up to the tenth floor each girl was wrapped in her own thoughts. Both wondering what would happen when they spoke to Chloe Sullivan. Tala wondering what would happen when the League heard their story and if Cameron Mahkent would be alright. And both wondering when and where the cryokinesis villains were going to attack. So many questions swarmed in their heads and only one was about to be answered as the elevator stopped on the tenth floor.
Tala and Kai soon stepped out of the elevator and followed the sign that lead them to apartments 1020 -1030 and soon found the door to 1023. Tala and Kai looked at each other and nodded. Tala knocked on the door and they both waited for the door to open. The door opened and there stood the woman who could possibly help them get into contact with the Justice League. Chloe Sullivan.
"Yes, what can I do for you two young ladies." She asked.
"Chloe Sullivan, I'm Karina Adler. Katelyn Adler's daughter and umm this is my friend Natalia Volkov and we were wondering if you could help us out."
"Help you with what?" Chloe asked curiously.
"Getting in contact with the justice league. Kai's mother told us that you are an excellent computer hacker. We need to send a message to them right away," Tala said.
Chloe couldn't believe what these two fifteen-year-old girls were asking her to do. They were asking her to hack one of the world's most advanced computers in the world and they looked like they were in desperate need of help. Not only that but the task at hand seemed well, challenging and fun. Chloe smiled at the two girls in front of her and said, "I'll help you two out only if you promise to tell me what's going on."
"We'll tell you what's going on. If you promise to keep our little meeting a secret." Tala said and stuck out her hand for Chloe to shake.
"It's a deal I'll keep this a secret." Chloe said and shook Tala's hand.
Chloe lead the girls inside and over to her computer.
"Now tell me what's going on."
"Well you see yesterday my former mentor and friend Icicle Jr came to find me. He tried to persuade me to join up with the cryokinesis villains to help them with an attack. Attack on what, when and where we're not entirely sure. But we think that the Justice League should know about it. Give them a heads up. You know."
"I see. Well girls it won't be easy hacking into the Justice League's computer since it's so advanced but I can do it." Chloe said as she turned on her computer.
"How long do you think it'll take before you get into their system?" Kai asked.
"Well for all we know it could be protected by lots of codes and security programs that will need to be cracked. But once I do that I can override their system and you two can send them a video feed. It will probably take about five hours or so. Depending on how many codes I have to crack."
"Sounds like a lot of work." Tala remarked. "All for us?"
"It is a lot of work but it's a challenge that I can handle. Now no more talking I need full concentration." Chloe said and began to work on hacking into the computer.
Hour after Hour passed and each hour seemed to be like an eternity for the young heroes. "Don't worry girls I have a few more codes to crack. It's incredible though I've never had a more complicated system. They really take their security seriously so people like me don't get in." Chloe remarked.
"Well that's the whole point of a security system isn't it?" Tala asked.
"Yes. Natalia hand me that blue cord over on my desk it's a usb cord that will get the video feed up and running." Tala went over to Chloe's desk grabbed the blue cord and handed it to Chloe. "Thank you. Now I just have to plug it in to the computer here and that should get the camera working."
A few minutes passed and Chloe said, "I got in. Now all I need to do is enter in some kind of password. But it's complicated I've never seen a password like this before."
Tala and Kai sighed. They came so close to contacting the league and now it felt like they had taken one step back.
"Don't look so depressed girls. I can crack this password just give me a few minutes." Chloe said as she gave the girls a reassuring smiling. Tala and Kai smiled and watched as Chloe finally cracked the password to Justice League computer.
"I've done it!" Chloe said with excitement. "You did! Mom was right you are an amazing hacker." Kai said happily.
"Okay girls stand in front of the camera. We should be seeing the Justice League Headquarters in a few minutes."
Soon the three of them were looking at some of the members of the Justice League including the Dark Knight himself Batman. Tala and Kai were hesitant and at first had no idea what to say until Chloe encouraged them to speak.
"Go on girls tell them what you need to say."
Kai cleared her throat and said, "Hello there umm Justice League I am Lumen and this is my partner Tempest. We have a message for you."
"What is the message Lumen?" Batman asked.
"At 4:30 yesterday Lumen and I were confronted by Icicle Jr. He told us that the cryokinesis villains were planning some kind of attack. As to where the attack will be and when they will happen we don't know. We thought we should contact you to give you a warning." Tala stated.
"Batman can we trust these two girls. How do we know they're telling the truth?" Wonder Woman asked.
Batman thought for a moment and said, "We'll have to bring them in for questioning but first we have to find out where the video feed is coming from so we can know their location."
"I got it. The video feed is coming from Queens, New York." Super Man said. Batman turned to John Stewart and said, "Green Lantern, since you live in New York it will be your job to find the girls and accompany them to headquarters."
"I can do that." John said.
"Lumen and Tempest where is your current location?" Batman asked.
"We're in Chloe Sullivan's apartment. Apartment number 1023 in Middle Heights." Kai said
.
"Well stay there. I'm sending the Green Lantern there to bring you two to headquarters. We have some questions to ask you." Batman said.
"Yeah sure, we'll stay put and try not to think about wetting ourselves," Tala said.
"Good. Batman out." With that the video feed ended and all Tala and Kai could do was sit and wait to see what happened.
An hour passed and soon there was a knock on the door. Chloe went over to the door and answered it.
"Hello I'm here to fetch Lumen and Tempest. " John Stewart said.
Kai and Tala got off of the couch and went over to the door.
"Oh my goodness Green Lantern! It's a pleasure to meet you I'm Lumen and this is Tempest. It's an honor to meet you sir." Kai said excitedly.
"Yes I know who you two are. Now come quickly we have to get going." John Stewart said. The two girls followed him out the door and out of the building.
"Where exactly are you taking us?" Tala asked.
"I'm taking you two to the Justice League Headquarters in Washington D.C. The League would like to ask you two some questions."
"What kind of questions?" Tala asked.
"I'm not exactly sure but you'll find out once we get there."
"My mother isn't going to believe this," Tala whispered to Kai.
"Well neither is mine but this is so cool." Kai said.
When the three of them were outside John Stewart turned to the two girls and said, "Are you two ready to go?"
"Yes we are but how are going to get to DC. Are we going to take a plane, or a cab or something?" Kai asked. John shook his head and said, "No I'm gonna fly you there it's a lot quicker an easier."
"How are you going to fly us there?" Tala asked. John didn't answer her instead he created a green orb around them and before any of them knew what was going on, the three of them were standing outside of the Hall of Justice. "That was quick." Tala said.
"Oh goodness the Hall of Justice this place is so cool." Kai said excitedly. Tala couldn't help but chuckle at her friend's childlike enthusiasm. Tala looked at the Hall of Justice and said, "The Hall of Justice the place that keeps America clean."
"Follow me." John Stewart said and he led the girls inside the Hall of Justice.
Once they were inside, the three were met by Batman and Martian Manhunter. "Thank you for bringing them Green Lantern." Batman said. John Stewart nodded his head and Batman turned to the two young heroes that stood before him.
"Welcome to the Hall of Justice, Lumen and Tempest."
"It's an honor to meet you Batman. I have wanted to meet you for a long time." Kai said happily.
"Settle down, Kai we aren't here to be fangirly. We're here to be questioned." Even though Tala told her friend that she herself had to try to contain her happiness.
"That's right Tempest. Tempest you will be questioned by Martian Manhunter and Lumen you will be questioned by me."
Tempest walked over to Martian Manhunter. While Kai went to the other side of the room to speak to Batman. "Tempest please tell me what happened yesterday." For what seemed like the thousandth time Tala explained to Martian Manhunter exactly what happened between her, Kai and her former friend.
"I see and Icicle Jr didn't tell you when the attack was gonna happen?"
"No."
"Please allow me to see into your mind so I can see if you're telling the truth."
"All right."
Martian Manhunter's eyes turned green and the next thing she knew the thoughts of hers and Kai's battle with Cameron and Cameron's explanation flashed before her. " Batman it would seem they are telling the truth.
"Yes I know."
"That's it? That's all you wanted?" Kai asked.
"For the time being but I advise you guys to keep training and prepare for what lies ahead." Batman said.
"Prepare for what?" Tala asked.
"You'll find out soon enough."