Got another one out just before the week ends! Phew! :D Btw, YJ FINALLY came out again today! HURRAY! If you haven't watched it yet, you really should :)
Thank you all for the fav, reviews and alerts! Waking up and seeing them in the morning really brighten up my day!
About this chapter.. like with Kaldur's, I made it up. I'm thinking Megan really is a white martian, since she freaked out during that counseling session with BC when she told her she went white. But the stuff about the city, her family and everything else, I really just made up. If it ever turns out to be true.. woohoo I'm psychic :P
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN YOUNG JUSTICE! my heart.. :'(
The team flinched slightly as the light engulfed them once again, turning the room into an even brighter white.
The team now found themselves standing in the middle of a large red city. The tall futuristic shaped buildings were made from a hard rocky substance, weirdly shaped vehicles flew around them in the air, and hundreds and hundreds of green, humanoid aliens were seen walking along the streets all around them.
"Umm.. where on earth are we?" Wally asked while turning around in a full circle marveling at the scenery before him.
"We're not on earth." They heard a small voice say. Turning around, the team found themselves staring at Megan, who was fidgeting shyly with her fingers.
"This is my home planet, Mars." She finally replied, looking up innocently at her teammates.
The team's eyes widened before they turned back to look again at the city and its exotic inhabitants. After all, what were the chances of them ever visiting another Planet? Maybe they would when they were older, but it wouldn't be for a long, long time.
Suddenly the image changed again, now displaying another city. A lot different from the one before. The buildings here were built low to the ground, the streets were covered in piles of sand. Not many vehicles were flying above them, and now instead of green, there were white coloured aliens walking among them. Their numbers much less than the crowds of them from the city before.
"And this is where I live." She smiled sadly. Reaching out her arms openly, trying to welcome the team.
"But why would you live here when you're gre-" Artemis got cut off when Megan's skin started changing from its usual light green colour to a pasty white, much like the aliens around them.
"Actually... this is what I really look like. And these.. are my people."
"But then, why did you pretend to look like a green martian? And why are there two totally different cities?" Superboy asked curiously, before coming to stand beside his girlfriend and gripped her hand.
The image changed again now showing a red playground. The slides, see-saw and hanging bars were all made of the same red rock as the buildings. Then there, in the middle of the park sat a small white little martian girl, playing happily with the sand. Suddenly, a large pile of it was kicked into her freckled face. Getting into her eyes, mouth and long red hair.
She spluttered. Coughing and rubbing her eyes frantically trying to get the sand out of them, as 3 green skin martians came up from behind her and pushed her to the ground, getting more sand into her clothes and shoes.
"Look at what I found here guys! A little white insect! Maybe I should give it a good squish?" the tallest one laughed at his two friends beside him. They agreed by exchanging smirks at one another, before picking up rocks and throwing it at the girl.
"Please, stop it!" she cried, her still stinging eyes now filled with tears. She raised her hands above her head trying to shield her face and made a run for it out of the park. She eventually escaped, but not before getting pummeled with a few more stones, hitting her legs and back. The boys erupted into laughter as they watched her scamper away.
"What horrible brats!" Artemis yelled. Wishing she was really there so she could teach them a lesson. Superboy matched her thoughts exactly, though he actually did try to punch them, only to end up hiting air once again. You'd think the guy would learn.
"I am sorry to ask of this Megan. But that white child, was you wasn't it?" Asked Kaldur.
Megan nodded sadly as Superboy wrapped his arms around her attempting to comfort her. It seemed to work, as a small smile graced across her face.
"I read through Batman's files once, and it said that the Martian race on Mars was split into two groups. The green and white. Greens being the dominant one." Began Robin. He glanced at Megan, who nodded for him to continue.
"There have been a lot of incidences, some very violent ones. Where the whites are treated unfairly by the greens. It's been like that for a long time till this day."
"Well, that's not fair!" shouted Superboy angrily. "Why hasn't anyone tried to do anything to stop it?"
"They've tried." Megan answered, her voice softer than usual. "But the white race is generally weaker and so we are looked down upon."
"But not you." Spoke Wally. "How come your not like the others?"
"My uncle's brother. My father was a green martian like he was, but married my mother who was a white. My father did not care what colour she was, he simply loved her for her. However…" Megan paused for awhile, closing her eyes. A tear streamed down her face as she continued. "My father, along with few others who chose a white race as mates.. were executed. As their courtship was a sign of betrayal by the other green martians." Megan paused again and let out a shaky sigh before continuing again.
"My uncle J'onn, who loved my white family like his own, secretly cared for us and till this day has continued to do so. I was grateful for everything he had done for us and was hoping to find a way to repay him. He once saw my skills, and told me I had great potential, so I decided to disguise myself and stow away on his ship to earth. Thinking that I could return his kindness by helping him here."
The team stood silent for a moment, before Conner finally spoke up. "And you have and are. You're the greatest martian I've ever known." He smiled at her.
She let out a laugh and poked his nose. "Silly.. I'm the only martian you know. Aside from my uncle."
"And you're wayyy better then he is." He replied. Smiling brightly at his girlfriend. "But not only that. We all like you for who you are. We don't care what race, colour, or planet you're from."
The team shared his thoughts and smiled back at her, nodding in agreement. Megan returned their smiles and held Conner tightly, whispering a small "Thank you" at her beloved teammates and friends.
The image finally fizzled again, and they were back in the room. Only 3 bubbles left now... Who is next?