Hello everyone!
I'm so sorry it's been so long. Between that whole issue with my immaturity and school being a butt and giving us all these tests and assignments, I just never got around to it. Because of my lateness, I have decided to put up two chapters this time, rather than one. This is also to make up for my non-chapter.
Also, to anyone who wants to know what I was talking about in my previous chapter, I will respectfully ask of you to not bother. I will not tell. That issue was between me, the reviewer and anyone else who was able to make me realize my mistake.
Anyways, onto the disclaimer and then the story!
DISCLAIMER: All recognizable scenes, characters and places belong to DC and not me. I mean seriously, if I owned them, they wouldn't be in story format, thy would either be a cartoon or a comic book. Or maybe a graphic novel...
Robin leaves briefly and when he comes back, he's holding bandages and disinfectant. I take them gratefully.
"Thanks Robin"
"It was nothing"
I use the disinfectant on my knuckles, ignoring the sting, and then wrap them with the bandages. Just as I'm finishing off my second hand, Hawkwoman walks in.
She takes one look at me and lets out a small gasp of surprise. Obviously, I'm not even a normal alien or whatever I am.
She inclines her head slightly and then says "Your majesty"
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
This is not happening.
I am not, a freaking royal as well as an alien thing.
But apparently I am.
I sigh and tip my head back against the wall; life really does have an evil sense of humour.
"I'm afraid that you're going to have a few shocks today." Hawkwoman says kindly.
"Can't be any worse than what I've already endured." I say bitterly.
She comes and sits down next to me.
"Let's drop the formalities. My name is Shayera Hall."
"I can't give you any more than A, sorry."
"That's perfectly fine. Do you want Robin and Artemis to leave?"
"No. I'd like them to stay"
"Well how about we go somewhere more comfortable then?"
Shayera stands up and holds out her hand. I take it and get up, ignoring any pain emanating from my hand.
"What happened?" She asks.
"Batman specifically told those people out there to not ask any questions and to stay out of A's head. However, they decided to ignore that and attempted to get into her head. She managed to shove them out and was rightfully angry about it. She blew off steam using the punching bag but she went a little far." Artemis explains.
"Remind me to give them a piece of my mind later" Shayera says and I smile a little.
We then head out of the training room and through the lounge, ignoring all the occupants. After that, we head to the portal thingy (what is it called), ignoring the now silent team residing in the lounge room, and Shayera beckons us inside. We then transport away.
"This is the Justice League headquarters. No one will eavesdrop on us here so you're safe from the rest of your, team." Shayera says, sarcastically emphasizing the word team. "Now if you would follow me, I have a place where we can talk."
She then heads off and Artemis, Robin and I follow her.
"What's that portal thingy called?" I whisper to Robin, embarrassed that I don't already know.
"They're called Zeta Tubes" he says while smirking a little.
"Hey! Just because I didn't know what they were called does NOT mean that you can laugh at me" I whisper fiercely.
"Apparently it does." Artemis whispers back and giggles a little at my peeved look. Oh well, at least I have friends.
We come to a stop and I realise that we're in a room with soundproofed walls and a metal door that can be locked so that no one else can disturb us. Inside are the rest of the 7 main leaguers. Great.
In case you didn't know, the seven main leaguers (as I call them) are Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern and Hawkwoman.
Apparently my situation is important enough that they all need to know. Just how important am I?
"Why are they here as well?" Batman asks
"Because she requested that they join us as they are important to her and it would be useful for someone in the group to know. Besides, she wouldn't be able to tell them anytime else for fear of the others finding out. So far, they haven't reacted all that well." Hawkwoman replies, defending me.
"Fine" Batman says, giving his approval. That's a relief.
Hawkwoman sits in her seat and gestures for Artemis, Robin and I to sit in the remaining seats, which are next to hers. I sit between her and Robin. I would sit between Robin and Artemis, but it's basically expected of me that I sit next to Hawkwoman.
"I have some interesting news" she begins. "It appears that A here is the long lost ruler of Thanagar."
Crap.
"A long time ago, Thanagar consisted of two different races. There were the Thanagarians and the Angels. The real names of the second race have been long since lost, but they were nicknamed the Angels so that's what we called them. The Angels, however, were very rare."
"Angels were born few and far between and had extraordinary powers. Their wings were white and the Thanagarians believed them to be our true rulers. The Angels ruled fairly and Thanagar flourished. But, like all good things do, they disappeared into time."
"It all started when a Thanagarian rebelled. They were sick of always having a white-winged ruler, which no one could ever be in league with. So they assassinated the ruler and all of their family. The Thanagarian then took over and proclaimed themselves as ruler."
"They made a law decreeing that any Angel found to be born must be immediately killed, on pain of death if not followed. They ruled with fear for years and an Angel hasn't been seen again. Until today."
"It was said that one day, a secret Angel would be born far away from Thanagar. They would do many great things, and help to replace the order of both the worlds they belonged to."
"It appears that the secret Angel has arrived and made herself known to the world, unwillingly or no. And whether we like it or not, she is destined for great things and must be treated in such a way. She must be treated the same way that J'onn would treat Megan, the way Barry would treat Wally, the way Batman would treat Robin. With great care."
With that Hawkwoman finishes and I wish that I could just sink into the floor. Now I have the huge responsibility of restoring order and peace to TWO worlds! Which mind you, are both very messed up.
For a while, the other members in the room sit still, shocked at what they had just heard.
Eventually their eyes reach me, judging me. Trying to figure out how such a young girl like me could possibly fix two of the most messed up planets. I just look down, avoiding their stares. Under the table, Robin gives my hand a squeeze, reminding me that I have his support. I smile weakly at him.
The silence is too much so I decide to break it.
"There's a slight problem with this legend" I begin.
"You see, for as long as I can remember, I have been enslaved to a man named Slade. I was only able to escape recently thanks to Batman and Robin."
"You might've heard of me before. In fact I'd be surprised if you hadn't. My name, or at least the one he forced on me, was Morgana."
I watch the eyes of the people around me widen (excluding Batman, duh) as they realize who I am, what I was, who had been controlling me.
"He would threaten me with many things in order to get me to complete the jobs that he wanted me to do. Murdering my parents, blowing up half the city and continuous and prolonged pain and torture were some of his favorite threats. And like most people do, I caved in"
"I let him walk all over me, let him force me into things. But I always fought him and he in turn, would always punish me. I was desperate to escape him, so I sought out the only people that I believed would even have a chance of setting me free from him, Batman and Robin."
"I started off by trying to leave clues and hints, but he would always intercept them. I tried every possible means I could think of; besides their secret identities because I knew that they were precious and dear to them and should not be messed with. But the punishments and jobs were getting too bad so eventually, I went searching"
"I managed to find out Batman and Robin's secret identities, but in doing so, I somehow managed to alert Slade to what I was doing. He did his very best to wrench their secret from me and eventually, he succeeded."
"After hours of beatings, torture and pain, he became so sick of my refusal that he took me on an 'excursion'. When I got my bearings, I found myself in front of my parents' house. He forced them to come out, threatening to kill me if they didn't and he ushered them into a dark alleyway."
"He then gave me a knife and told me to choose between giving up the secret identities, or giving up my parents' lives. And I chose the latter."
"I was forced to murder my parents but I should've known that I would never win. After they were dead, he pulled out a trigger that would blow up half the city if I didn't tell. And when Slade makes a threat, it's not really a threat, it's a promise."
"That was when I gave up and told him who they were. I was like a broken toy after that, broken to Slade's will."
"Eventually I managed to escape, when I underwent some changes. I grew my wings and became the person I am today. The only problem is, Slade knows all about what I am. And he somehow knew even before anyone else did."
"He is going to find every possible way to use this against me, the league and the people of both Thanagar and Earth. In order for me to fulfill my destiny or whatever it is I'm supposed to do, Slade needs to be destroyed, which is not as easy as you think."
"So far, he has been killed at least twice, with no possible way that he could still be alive, and yet he still returns. I'm sorry, but you have all gotten yourselves into something much bigger than a legend. You have gotten yourselves into a war."
I look down, not able to see the betrayal on their faces, the shock at what I am.
"He made you murder your parents?" Artemis whispers.
"Yes."
Robin's hand squeezes mine a bit harder. He understands my pain; he knows what I went through.
"There are now certain steps that must be taken in order for A to survive." Batman says. "We are going to need constant protection, because believe me when I say that Slade is a very real threat."
"Shayera, I want you to train A so that she is prepared for anything and won't be hindered by her wings. J'onn, Barry, I want you to talk to Megan and Wally and somewhat explain the situation to them, A is going to need all the support she can get and if she has half the team hating her, Slade's job is going to be that much easier."
"Diana, Clack and Hal, I want you to start getting together people to find out as much as they can about anyone by the name of Slade, Deathstroke or Slade Wilson. Robin, Artemis and A, we're going to the Batcave to do a little research. I would also like you to join us Shayera."
"Of course" she replies.
Some people don't like Batman because of his somewhat dark ways, but in the end, if it weren't for him, the team would be in a mess.
Everyone moves out to begin their jobs. As Robin, Artemis, Batman, Shayera and I make our way back to the zeta tubes, I can't seem to stop one thought floating around in my head.
Why does it have to be me?
Soooo, what did you think?
I apologize for any strangeness or jerkiness in the story. As I have said before (or maybe I haven't) I've been working on this story for about a year. This means that the earlier chapters probably wont be as good as the later ones because I wasn't as experienced in writing then.
Also, yes, Morgan will appear to be a bit strange. She will constantly go on about how much she hates Slade and wishes he was dead, but when it comes down to it, she will be deathly afraid of him and won't seem to be able to find the strength in herself to defeat him. Just like all of us, she doesn't have the courage to face her greatest fear yet.
Anyways, the next chapter will be up in a few seconds so go read that and enjoy!
JuliaPossum