A/N: Hey readers, I'm so excited for Sorceress's next adventure. Did you wonder what Luna's about? I hope so because I will go more in depth into the relationship between Sorceress and her companion and how it all came about and what kind of role she plays as Sorceress's partner. Also I have been asked by readers if there will be lemons . . . .

This will probably turn a lot of readers away from the story but no there will not. Implied liaisons and nightly activities will be happening but the actual romance will be subtler, this is after all an adventure of danger, mystery, and heroism, not Fifty Shades of Grey.

And I intend to keep it that way thank you, now enjoy and review, I promise they make me better.

It was the muttering that brought her out of it.

Sorceress's head pounded like a college kid's the morning after the frat party and she felt as though she had been run over by a train. But then as she remembered last night that was not far from the truth.

"I don't know if we should trust her" Superman's voice penetrated her haze of ache and she slowly opened her eyes.

"I wish to reserve judgment" ManHunter's deep voice said quietly "though she has not shared all with us, she has saved an innocent where we would have failed"

"Have you read her mind?" Superman retorted and the Martian maintained a silence "J'onn?" he demanded.

"I have glimpsed, nothing more" Martian Manhunter said uncomfortably "but that proves nothing, Batman has let me into his mind but once and it was when he no reason to think I would do such a thing, when he thought me a mere detective, and since then he has not let me in, and yet we all trust him with everything, our secrets, our lives."

"Bruce is . . . Bruce" Wonder Woman said "and Clark I believe we should hold off on what ever suspicions we have. She . . . Sorceress, saved me from making a grave mistake, of which there would have been no reconcile. She deserves at least that much"

There was a silence

"I think she's alright" Flash suddenly said

"You would" a slightly familiar voice said with amusement "hmm, I wish Captain Marvel wasn't busy in Africa right now, he's the only one I've seen with readings like this. I mean look at her vitals, she's recovered at an incredible rate, almost as fast as you, Superman"

"She's nothing like me, Cyborg" Superman muttered

"Actually no she's not" Cyborg said "she doesn't need sunlight to regenerate, and considering she was barely breathing when I got here I'm saying that she might . . .now this is a might . . .be more powerful than you"

There was a silence and Sorceress was beginning to feel as though she had the strength to move again, but not enough to remark that she could hear them.

"That's unsettling" Wonder Woman said

"Indeed" J'onn murmured

"I don't think so" Superman said with a hint of a smirk.

"Like I said it is a possibility" Cyborg said "Cap's almost as powerful as you, but she has power levels that might surpass him, I'm not sure I need to scan her at full strength. If the wolf will let me that is"

There was a slight growl to Sorceress's left and thanks to her bond with the massive K-9 Sorceress could feel her irritation and her lips twitched.

"Has Batman finished collecting his samples yet?" Cyborg asked

"I'll look" Flash said and there was a great whoosh and after a minute or so it sounded again signaling his return "nope, just glared at me, like usual."

Sorceress's strength was coming back slowly, and stifled the annoyance of not moving, Batman had the equipment here to track that blasted creature's trail, Cyborg the technological knowhow to do it and all she could do was lie here on this bed and recover.

And suddenly she felt it, a sickening presence in her mind like a slug under a leaf.

Hello pet

You son of a bitch her mind screamed at Torment's presence, but she could only clench her fists, she had not the strength for shield's Get out.

You owe me, wench and the presence reached for her magic.

Like hell monster she screamed and the battle of minds had begun.

The Justice League stood on the other side of the glass, looking through the observation window of the infirmary, discussing their newest problem.

"We can't just turn her away Clark" Diana Prince a.k.a. Wonder Woman said earnestly "she came seeking our aid, we must at least give it to her"

"She has magic" Superman muttered

"Since when did you get so bull headed?" Wonder Woman growled fed up with his sulking "is it because she reprimanded you on the field of battle, or that she bested a creature that nearly bested you? For Hera's sake man get over your bruised ego and let it go."

"I don't need this " Superman muttered

"Sit down Clark" Batman's voice though not unexpected by the Man of Steel was none the less surprising in his tone.

"Giving order's Bruce?" Superman asked

"Yes" he said shortly "you don't have a clear head, you are letting your emotions blind you."

"So quit being an idiot" Wonder Woman said "and let us discuss this new hero"

"What do you know about her Bruce"

"She was former Gotham P.D. Detective Karen Larsing" Batman said "we met on a case, during which she was . . ."

But suddenly Jonn's head whipped around and was staring intently at the object of their discussion.

"Something is wrong"

Superman was about to ask when he heard Sorceress's heart beat jump to an alarming speed.

"Her neural activity is increased tenfold" Cyborg said "her heart rate is off the charts, she shouldn't be alive tight now.

As Wonder Woman leapt to action Sorceress's body arched like one possessed and she held that for several moments.

Then she sat up and began screaming.

Sorceress's mental sword was failing, flickering in and out of her concentration as what little strength she had regained faded. She was losing badly.

You denied me a power that would have sated me for eon's bitch he growled and then you hunt me like a dog, well you wanted to catch me here I am. And his mental lance nearly ripped her mind in two. Then he was everywhere yet nowhere, battering at her shredded wits, pummeling her consciousness.

Suddenly her power flooded her and she screamed in defiance as new strength revived her, the mental shields went up and she faced him.

Get. The. Hell. Out. Of. My. Head with each mental shout she batted his consciousness back, until finally he was gone.

She gasped and choked on her own lungs as air rushed into them and she sat up, trying to breathe to remember that she was still alive.

"Karen" Batman's voice said harshly "breathe slowly"

She tried to follow his command but it was more difficult than she thought.

A growl made her look up and her vision filled with Luna's eyes as the great wolf put her paws against her chest and forced her to lay back and pressed her wet nose to her forehead.

Calm settled over her, as Luna's emotions forced into her and she was able to slow her breathing, to relax against the cool floor.

Luna snuffled her hair and with a quick lick got off of Sorceress.

"Thank's girl" Sorceress muttered as she sat back up her voice cracking.

"And she lives" Flash said dramatically

"Are you alright?" Wonder Woman asked anxiously offering a hand.

"I will be" Sorceress muttered taking the hand and lifting herself up. "But Torment won't be once I get my hands on him."

"I sensed a great internal struggle" J'onn said "and a dark presence that I could not touch"

"He wants me dead" Sorceress muttered "damn right it was a struggle, he wants me drained and lifeless, or drained and brain dead so he can . . ." Sorceress realized she was ranting again and quickly cut off the rampage that Torment's atrocities got her into.

"Did you get any new information" Batman asked

"No, Just the vague feeling of him in the east coast, and that he was not alone"

"That's it?" Superman asked "some Detective"

"Former" Sorceress growled "and if you think for one minute that I didn't try to get anything more, I will peel your powers away from you like a banana"

"You're bluffing" Superman said with a smirk. And Sorceress met it like for like.

"Try me, Boy Scout" she said "I'm not afraid to do what needs to be done, whether it's breaking a few bones or threatening a drug lord. In Gotham you can't afford to bluff, or the city will tear you to bits chew on the remains and spit you out. I learned that as a cop and as a vigilante. I won't kill, can't kill, but I hold back." and she stepped up to him and poked him in the chest. "And if you cross me wrong, Man of Steel, you can really see if I'm bluffing or not"

There was a silence as she held his defiant gaze for a moment more then she went out toward the exit, a door in the far wall that slid open with a hiss that sounded like a pneumatic lock. Luan followed snarling at Superman too before trotting to her companion's side.

It took Sorceress a moment to get her bearings. For what she expected was a cave wall and darkness, yet she stood in a brightly lit hallway, a metal wall to her right and a metal floor beneath her calloused feet.

And to her left, was the never ending void that was space.

Of course it was outside of thick plexus glass, but to see that blackness, and so many stars had her heart in her throat and her mind reeling.

I'm in space? Was the first thought to come into her slowly churning mind. But as stepped closer she saw earth rise up like an enormous sphere and more satellites orbiting it. Clouds swirled on the surface like whipped cream on a half stirred milkshake and oceans looked so blue and the land so green .

It was beautiful. Breathtaking.

Overwhelming

"Impressive isn't it" a new voice asked and Luan snarled quickly, just as surprised as Sorceress was, who whipped around and stood in a defensive stance.

A man her age from what she could tell stood leaning against the wall. He had jet black hair and warm brown eyes, set in an angular face. He was handsome except for the three scars across his face. White against his tanned skin, they were his most prominent feature though they did not ruin his face they certainly were distracting.

His costume was black, completely black, from his shoes to his mask to his trench coat, with no detail to speak of, in fact if he had not had a mask and been dressed in all black she would never have noticed him in a crowd.

"Who the hell are you" Sorceress growled and he grinned even more.

"Shadow walkers the name" he said in an annoying sing song voice and suddenly he dissolved into darkness

Sorceress could still feel his presence, his power, but he walked on a plane she could not fully grasp, a plane between the physical and the astral or mystic plane.

"And stealth is my game, sweetheart" he whispered in her ear and she whipped around and punched him in a reflex too fast to follow. He himself had not been expecting it, it seemed, for he made no move to block her and instead blinked at the ceiling from where he had fallen.

"Don't call me sweetheart" Sorceress growled and Luna deliberately placed her front paws on Shadowwalker's chest and with her snout an inch from his face she growled.

"Can't breathe" he grunted

"Good" Sorceress snapped "no one sneaks up on me without getting hurt. You should remember that well with a bruised ribcage to deal with in a few moments"

Shadowwalker grunted as Luna slowly added more weight to her forequarters and Sorceress watched stoically.

"Alright" he groaned "you win now get this thing off me"

Sorceress waited a few more moments then sent a thought out to Luna who pushed off his chest and to add insult to injury smacked him in the side of the head with her tail as she turned back to Sorceress.

Shadowwalker stood up and winced rubbing his chest.

"Goddamn" he muttered "that's going to be sore"

"Should teach you to be a little more respectful" Sorceress smirked "that may work with whatever soft headed female you set your eyes on, but it won't work with me. Now if you will excuse me dumbass I need to find a way off this damn satellite"

She turned and was surprised to find Shadowwalker in front of her.

"What" she growled in frustration

"Let me help you" he said

"How do I know you won't just shove me into a supply closet like petty teenager" Sorceress snapped. Whoever this guy was he threw her off, she couldn't read him, his aura was . . . there but it didn't make her want to look at it, it wasn't bright, it was dimmed down and subtle, and oddly it eased her usually stressed mind when she finally did.

Ever since she had gotten her powers, she was always fighting to block out half of what her senses were telling her to function, if she didn't she would be overwhelmed with the magical energies of her surroundings, with the brilliant auras of every living thing for miles. It was the price having so much power.

"I won't I promise" he said with a grin "I'm not that immature, I swear"

"Your word means nothing" Sorceress said "but since no one else is volunteering I have no choice, but if you make a false move, Luna will sit on you this time"

Shadowwalker smiled and offered an arm which she ignored completely. He shrugged and led the way down the hall to another door.

"The Watchtower isn't too complicated once you get used to it" Shadowwalker started to say/

"I won't" Sorceress interrupted "I'm not staying, I didn't even want to come up here"

"Oh" Shadowwalker said "well how about I tell you anyway, in case, you know, you want to visit sometime or . . ."

"Just shut up" Sorceress said "what I need I can get on my own without idiotic pains in my ass trying to act like they own the place"

"God, you're aggressive" he muttered

"Don't forget it either" Sorceress snapped back.

"Hardly" he said , and he stopped and turned around, putting out a hand blocking her path. Sorceress quelled the urge to punch his lights out. "Alright, what's your problem"

Sorceress glared at him, for a moment wondering how such soft ware eyes could fit into the face of someone so infuriating, but quickly pushed away her musing.

Her problem. . . that was a long list, beginning from this idiot and ending in Torment's new activity. But he didn't need to know that, none of it was his business.

She was about to tell him that and more but he was saved a stinging earful when Batman stepped around the corner.

"Sorceress, we need to talk" he said shortly, but his eyes took in every nuance of her and Shadowwalkers posture and expression.

"Gladly" she said whipping around, making sure her hair hit the upstart in the face and Luan nudged his leg with her soldier as she passed. Sorceress wanted to laugh as he sputtered behind her and quickly followed Batman before he could recover.

"Dumbass" she muttered

"I heard that" Shadowwalker called. And Sorceress to her own surprise laughed.