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Bart sat restlessly on the edge of the hospital bed. His feet didn't quite touch the ground, so he was swinging them backwards and forwards in an effort to distract himself. Oliver stood beside him, watching as a private doctor checked his young friend over.

"Bart, sit still," Oliver ordered as he saw the doctor frown in annoyance.

Bart threw his head back and groaned. "I'm bored Ollie!"

The billionaire smirked but placed a hand on the boy's shoulder. "Just hold on for a few more minutes."

Bart sighed and did his best to obey. As the doctor continued his examination, Bart's head began to pound. He rubbed his temple subconsciously.

"Physically he's fine," the Doctor announced suddenly, placing his stethoscope around his neck. "But I would like to further study his mental physiology if that's okay with you. From what I've gathered already Bart's mental capacity has doubled since the last time he came in for a checkup."

"So you're saying I'm smarter now?" Bart quipped.

The doctor just shook his head, oblivious to the joke. "No, that's not what I'm saying at all. It simply looks as though you brain's capacity has doubled."

Bart stared at the man blankly for a few seconds. "So… I'm not smarter?"

"Bart, just be quiet for a minute would you?" Oliver ordered.

The kid stared reproachfully at his friend before rolling his eyes and jumping down off the hospital bed. Oliver, who had turned to continue his conversation with the doctor, caught the movement in the corner of his eye.

"Bart don't you dare…!"

But it was too late. The speedster was gone. The billionaire sighed, shaking his head. Slowly he returned his attention to the doctor. He smiled politely and motioned for the flustered doctor to continue.

"Sir, I've never seen anything like this before – and I've seen quite a lot," the doctor stated. "The boy's brain now houses two separate and very distinct brainwaves. You might be able to equate it to hearing the heartbeat of twins within the womb of the mother."

"So Bart is sharing his brain with someone else?" Oliver clarified. What the hell had Lex done this time?

The doctor nodded solemnly. "I'm afraid so."

"Do you know how in depth this connection is?"

"The boy showed abnormally strong brain activity while he was sleeping, as though he was not sleeping at all but apart from that everything was normal. Well normal by his standards. I couldn't say with any certainty how badly damaged Bart's brain is, not without running a few more tests."

"Well do you at least know who he's got bunking in there with him?" Ollie demanded.

Again the doctor shook his head. "Only Bart knows the answer to that - and obviously the person who is in there with him."

The doctor turned back to his medical charts and began cleaning everything up. Oliver began walking out of the infirmary, his thoughts far away. He had a suspicion as to who was sharing his ward's mind but he wanted to confirm his thoughts before he did anything. No point in getting it wrong.

Oliver glanced up, a course of action chosen. Now all he had to do was find Bart.

***

Bart hovered at the end of the queen sized bed. He wasn't sure that he should be in here but every fibre in his being was yelling at him not to move. With curious eyes, Bart stared at the girl who lay sleeping in the comfortable bed. She was very pretty but there was more to his attraction to her, he was positive.

Suddenly his heart rate sped up as he saw her roll over and sits up. She stared around her groggily, rubbing sleep from her eyes. Bart watched in silence, unaware that he was holding his breath. Finally she saw him and her brilliant green eyes widened.

"I know you," she murmured, her face thoughtful.

Bart just stared, feeling like an idiot. His cheeks flushed as she narrowed her eyes.

"You were in my dreams," she said.

Bart swallowed and walked slowly around the bed, never looking away from the girl's face. She was nodding to herself now, a small grin of satisfaction playing on his lips.

"Yes and you rescued me. I'm not sure where we were but you rescued me…" the girl stared at him, suddenly very serious. "You could move faster than a bullet – all I saw was a blur."

Finally Bart found his voice. "It was a dream."

The girl's eyes scrutinised him. Bart did his best to keep his face innocent but it suddenly got harder when he felt suddenly lightheaded. He absently massaged his temples, sitting himself down beside the girl on the bed.

"I'm Arianna," she announced, holding out her hand.

Bart reached for it. "Bart."

As soon as their fingers touched, a sparkle of golden energy jumped between them and Bart was suddenly overwhelmed with emotions and senses. Once again, he found his senses had heightened to extraordinary levels but now he could feel other things too. He was feeling suddenly anxious about someone called Logan, confused as to where he was and what was happening but he also felt strangely safe – for a reason even he couldn't figure out.

He pulled his hand away from Arianna's and glared at her.

"What was that?" he demanded.

The girl appeared as shocked as he was. She was staring at her hand as though it had grown another finger. At the sound of Bart's voice, she turned her confused eyes to him.

"I have no idea," she whispered hoarsely.

Bart peered at her closely. This girl was special to him, although he had no idea why. For some reason whenever he was around her he always felt more energized but whenever he touched her, he received an electrical shock and was bombarded with emotions that weren't his own.

"You two were the subjects for one of Lex's experiments."

The voice came from the door and both teens spun to see Oliver standing in the doorway. He entered and stood before them. Then stared at him in silence, both awaiting elaboration.

"He has been searching for Bart for months now but when he finally caught you, he couldn't help but run one of his famous experimentations. I honestly don't know how you got to be there," he said as he looked at Arianna. She shrugged, motioning for him to continue. Bart felt a small tremor run through him but ignored it, knowing it wasn't his own. "He refined the meteor rocks and somehow managed to harness enough electrical energy to create a volt powerful. He put the two together; I believe out of pure curiosity and was waiting to see what it had actually done to the two of you. But, luckily, we got to you first and stopped him from finding out the results."

"Which are?" Arianna demanded.

Oliver glanced between us, "You're minds are linked and very intricately too. The doctor told me that you seem to share a part of Bart's brain and if we studied your mind, I think we'd find a similar situation. I'm not sure what the link will enable you to do so I think it's best if we keep you here in the mansion until we know your limits and hopefully find a cure. Is that all right?"

Bart nodded slowly, still trying to process everything. He would be staying in the mansion anyway so it was no skin off his nose. Oliver turned to Arianna.

"Do I need to let your parents know you're okay or anything?" he asked carefully.

She shook her head silently. Bart once again felt that tremor run through him and he finally returned his gaze to Arianna. She had her head down but slowly she raised it.

"No it'll be okay. Let's just figure this out quickly," she said.

Oliver nodded in agreement but Bart continued to stare at Arianna warily. She was hiding something and he was determined to find out what it was.