The Past Resurfaces

I'm really sorry I haven't posted in practically forever, but I've been enjoying the last few days of summer by spending time with the family. I'm super excited about this chapter and hope you all enjoy it.

Disclaimer- I never have and sadly never will own Young Justice, I wish I did but sadly I only have rights to OC's.

Italics- telepathic communication

Shade's POV

Thank god it's finally Friday! This week's been so stressful and I'm beyond ready for a break, plus it's a special night for the team. Everyone's spending the night at the mountain for some much-needed team bonding time.

I teleported to the mountain and flew to the lounge room where I knew most of the team would be hanging out; Robin was the only one missing.

"Hey guys" I waved as I flew through the door.

"Hey Dawn" Wally greeted as I sat next to him on the couch.

Megan smiled in greeting as she placed a plate piled high with fresh, hot, and delicious looking chocolate chip cookies on the table.

Last week Megan came over for dinner and met Aunt Sue. She feared that Sue would freak out if she knew she was a martian, so she disguised herself by changing her skin tone to look like a normal human.

I reassured her that Sue's seen way worse and wouldn't be scared of Megan for showing her true self. It was hard to convince her, but eventually after hours of persuasion she reluctantly gave in. When Aunt Sue walked in the room Megan apprehensively allowed her skin to change back to its normal green tone. She glanced up at Sue once her skin was completely changed expecting to see surprise and fear on her face, but found neither.

Aunt Sue welcomed her in with open arms and didn't even flinch when her skin changed to green. I mean come on now, give the girl some credit. After all she isn't Batman's best friend for nothing, she's used to strange new things happening around her. Once the initial awkward introduction was over the two instantly warmed up to each other. Aunt Sue was happy to teach Megan how to properly cook earth food and 1 toaster, 1 fire, and one messy kitchen later Megan was transformed into an amazing cook. Ever since that night Megan's been putting her new found skills to good use by cooking for the team 24/7. Everyone appreciates her cooking talents, especially Wally who is her most frequent consumer.

Now there are only two members of the team that Sue has yet to meet. Ever since she meet Megan she's been pestering me to set up a meeting so she could meet the last two boys for a while now. Surprisingly Kaldur and Superboy have wanted to meet her ever since they discovered how Megan suddenly knew how to cook without burning something. I plan on inviting the team over for dinner some time soon so they can all meet.

I was pulled out of my thoughts when the computer loudly announced Robin's arrival for everyone to hear as he teleported into the building. I looked up when I heard the announcement and suddenly had a brilliant idea.

"Hey guys don't tell Robin I'm here yet" I said as I did the legendary disappearing act. Just like Robin's I disappeared into the shadows while everyone was facing the TV.

"How do they do that?" KF muttered when he noticed I'd disappeared so quickly.

Robin walked into the room while I silently hid in the rafters above them. Everyone knows I'm a master at hiding, disappearing, and blending into the shadows, but what people don't know is that when I really put my mind to it I can be better than Robin at all three.

Once, we played a game of hide and seek and it took him twelve hours to find me even though he passed me ten times, just because I hid so well. Although that was a major accomplishment for me my all time greatest achievement was when I successfully snuck up on Batman. That was, and forever will be the greatest day of my life; but anyways back to the task at hand.

Robin's back was to me as he stood by the edge of the couch talking to KF. In the rafters I silently crept closer until I was right above him. I took a silent deep breath and jumped off the rafters landing on Robin's back and he yelped in shock. He stumbled from the sudden weight on his back and was about to flip me off when his instincts kicked in until I told him who it was.

"Wait Robin don't, it's just me," I chuckled and grinned satisfied that I'd successfully snuck up on him.

"Jesus Dawn what is wrong with you! You knew my instincts would take over if you did that, I could have seriously hurt you" Robin huffed as I climbed onto his shoulders and he lifted his hands to balance me.

I laughed, "You wouldn't have been able to hurt me Rob. I would've moved before you had the chance."

"You two seriously need to stop doing that," KF scolded us, "one day you two are going to end up giving me a heart attack when you emerge out of thin air to tackle someone." He placed a hand over his racing heart in a feeble attempt to calm himself down.

Robin shook his head playfully and walked over to the couch with me still sitting on his shoulders.

I rolled my eyes and scoffed "Whatever KF."

I slipped off Robin's shoulders so we could both sit on the couch. "Hey SB, I'll race you in Mario cart" I said picking up the Wii controller from the table.

"Oh your so on" he grinned accepting the challenge and we began the race.

This is how the rest of the night went. We ate cookies, played video games, watched movies, and had a great time just hanging out with each other like normal teenagers and not just a team of super powered hero's.

Robin and I had pulled three back to back all nighters because of patrol so I was starting to get tired close to the end of the night. I leaned against Robin's shoulder to rest my eyes and ended up falling asleep using Robin as a pillow, but he didn't seem to mind.

Robin's POV

We were all enjoying ourselves playing video games and watching movies when I felt a slight pressure on my shoulder. I turned my head to see Dawn leaning against my shoulder using it as a pillow. After about 5 minutes she was out like a light.

Her long brown hair fell slightly over her face giving her a look of innocence and peace. Her mouth hung open slightly as she snored softly. Her shoulders were hanging and her posture was completely relaxed instead of slightly tense like she is when she's awake. Dawn is always tense and ready for action, even if she's joking around with people she's known for years. Most people don't notice because she hides it so well, but when she's sleeping she's completely relaxed.

I thought I wasn't tired until I felt my eye lids slowly start to droop. I slowly leaned back into the couch getting comfortable as my eyes started to get heavier. Dawn's head was now resting on my chest and I wrapped my arm around her as I fell asleep.

Wally's POV

I stood up from my chair and stretched "Alright guys I think it's time we all hit the hay" I said while yawning.

"Agreed, I believe we could all do with some sleep," Kaldur said as he stood from his spot on the floor.

"It looks like Robin and Dawn already beat you to it" Megan said grinning.

I glanced over my shoulder to see what she was talking about and saw Robin and Dawn leaning against each other on the couch sleeping peacefully.

I smirked knowingly "one day those two will figure out that they're perfect for each other

"Aw they look so cute" Megan gushed.

I suddenly had a brilliant idea; I ran to my room, grabbed my phone, and ran back to the group in less than 5 seconds. I held up my phone and took a quick picture of Robin and Dawn on the couch.

"This is so going to come in handy one day," I whispered grinning.

"I think we should leave them instead of waking them up, they just look so…peaceful" Megan said looking at the pair.

Superboy glanced at the two indifferently before walking away to his room. The rest of us quickly followed suit as we walked to our rooms and fell asleep.

Shade's POV

For a while I was sleeping peacefully but then I started having these weird dreams. I saw myself in my old house in California. The home I used to live in when my parents were alive. I looked to be around 3 years old and I was playing in the backyard by myself.

My parents were inside but our backyard was fenced in so they weren't worried about me getting out. I remember when I was younger I used to love playing in the yard and since ours was large I did it all the time in California.

I continued to play by myself when I saw a flash of light coming from the corner of the yard. Me, being 3, was naturally curious and went to investigate. I searched around the grass until I found the source of the light. It was a small, shiny, blue crystal that was sticking slightly out the ground. I picked it up and looked at it curiously.

I'd never seen anything like it. It had small engravings on the surface creating a cool and intricate design that wrapped around the entire crystal. I was going to show my parents what I found when the crystal started to glow.

My parents were quickly forgotten as I stared at the glowing crystal. The longer I held it the brighter it glowed. I tried to drop it but it was like an invisible force was forcing my hand to stay clasped around the crystal.

Just as I was about to scream for help the crystal stopped glowing and shattered into a million pieces melting away as they touched the ground leaving no evidence that it had ever existed.

I ran inside the house to find my parents and told them what had happened, but they didn't believe me. I had a tendency to be imaginative and exaggerate things so they just thought I was playing a game.

They reassured me that nothing was wrong and that I probably just saw a coin or something in the yard. I wasn't completely convinced that I imagined the whole thing but I was 3 so I quickly moved on to the next fun thing there was to do. I soon forgot about the whole ordeal and moved on with life.

Then my dream shifted. Everything around me dissolved and disappeared until I was standing alone in an empty never ending white room that looked like it stretched on forever. I looked around trying to find a way to escape when a blindingly bright light formed in front of me. I used my hands to shield my eyes until the light dimmed.

I let my hands drop back to my sides once the light was no longer blinding and looked up to see that I was no longer alone in the room. There was now a beautiful woman floating in front of me.

Her flowy hip length blond hair fluttered behind her gracefully as if there was a constant gust of wind circling around the room even though there wasn't. She was tall and had flawless tan skin that would make any girl jealous. Her eyes were a unique blend of bright blue and purple that was so mesmerizing you could stare into them all day and not get bored. Hanging above her eyes were long eyelashes and flawless eyebrows that looked like they'd just been plucked. Covering her body was a long flowy sapphire blue dress that, just like her hair, was blowing behind her even though there was no wind. It was a halter top dress and had a beautiful design decorating the waist line made out of shining diamonds. Since it only reached her ankles I could see her feet, which were small and barefoot.

She smiled showing all of her blindingly straight white teeth as she floated closer. She seemed to glide across the room as her feet barely hovered above the ground. I stared enraptured by her inhuman beauty as she hovered a few inches away from me.

Her voice sounded both soft and angelic as she said "Hello Dawn, I've been waiting for this moment for a long time now."

Her voice knocked me out of my enchanted state "Who are you?"

"My name is Priscilla; I am the spirit of the crystal."

"Spirit of the crystal, what crystal?" I asked confused.

"All will be explained soon my dear; unfortunately I cannot tell you everything now but I must warn you of the coming danger. Dark forces are moving, old evils are returning, and your enemies are conspiring against you. Time is short dear one" she said but this time her light voice held an undertone of urgency and concern.

I folded my arms "You'll have to be more specific than that. I'm a superhero, I have a lot of enemies, it kind of comes with the job, so which ones are we talking about here."

She didn't answer my question, she just ignored it.

"You alone have the power to stop them, you must learn to control the power inside you. If you don't, everyone you love and care about will perish and your world will be forever shrouded in darkness," she continued placing her hands on my shoulders.

"I don't understand," I said looking into her mixed eyes.

She smiled "I know this is confusing, but eventually you will come to understand, soon everything will be explained."

She released my shoulders and slowly floated backwards getting farther and farther away from me.

"Wait don't leave I don't understand anything you were warning me about. What dark forces, what are they planning, what power are you talking about, and why am I the only one who can defeat them."

I tried to run after her but no matter how hard or long I ran I didn't cover any ground. It was like the floor continued to get longer and longer the more I ran so I wasn't really moving anywhere, I was just tiring myself out.

Even though she whispered, her voice seemed to fill the entire room as she spoke these last words before she disappeared "the power of the crystal has finally returned" and with those departing words my dream shifted once again.

In this dream I was now 7 years old watching cartoons in the living room while my older brother Jake played video games in his room; he was 10. My parents walked into the room and sat down next to me on the couch.

My parents, Sara and Michael Parker, were the best parents a kid could ask for. They were caring and loved my brother and I no matter how bad we acted.

I inherited most of my looks from my father while my brother got his looks from my mother. My mother was a tall and toned woman. She was young and beautiful with curves in all the right places. She had large loving hazel eyes and long curly black hair that went down to the middle of her back.

My dad was a tall, lean, and muscular man. To people who didn't know him he seemed intimidating because of his height and build, while in actuality he was the biggest teddy bear in the world. My father was the sweetest, nicest, most caring person in the world and you only had to spend 5 minutes with him to understand that. He had big ocean blue eyes and short choppy brown hair that I loved to run my hands through because it was so silky and soft. He had a strong firm jaw and was handsome in a rough and tough kind of way.

My parents were CEO's of their own company and it was the biggest technology developing company in the U.S.

"Hey sweetie" my mom said as she sat on the couch and gave me a kiss on the check.

"Hey mommy! Look Snakeyes just took down another bad guy," I told her pointing to the TV. I was in love with the G.I Joe's and my favorite character was and always will be Snakeyes. It had become a tradition for me to watch the show on weekends.

"We can see that Dawn, did he use his awesome ninja powers to do it" my dad joked trying to imitate Snakeyes moves, but failing miserably.

I laughed at his attempt "daddy Snakeyes doesn't move like that, he's way cooler than that."

"So your saying he's better than me," he said pretending to be offended.

"Only slightly" I answered turning back to the screen. We all laughed and leaned back into the couch as we watched G.I Joe together. This was one of my favorite memories of my parents; sadly it was also the last.

We were all having fun watching TV when our front door suddenly flew open. I screamed and jumped out of my seat. My dad jumped off the couch and ran towards the door to see who'd kicked it open.

Jake came running down the stairs when he heard the noise. "What's going on?" he yelled as he ran over to my mother and I. Shouting and grunts of pain could be heard coming from the other room, but I couldn't tell who they were coming from.

Sara looked at Jake and I worried "You have to leave, you have to hide" she told us as she stood.

"Wait mommy don't leave," I cried grabbing her sleeve as I heard gunshots going off in the house.

She looked at me with sad eyes trying not to cry and stay strong for our sake. She gave me a strong hug and I hugged her back sobbing from the sound of the gun shots. She let go and walked over to Jake giving him one last hug as well.

"I love you both" she whispered "but you must leave and hide now" she told us. I was going to say I wasn't leaving her when a group of men in black and red bodysuits ran into the room. They were armed with various guns, swords, and knives. My mother stood in front of us protectively as she raised her hands. This was the first time I discovered that my mother had super powers.

She used her telekinesis to throw some of the men back and when the remaining men started shooting she created a rock barrier from the ground protecting us from the bullets. She turned her head to us and told Jake to get me out of here. Jake, following orders, grabbed my hand and ran towards the back door.

I screamed for my mom to come with us but she ignored me as she fought the goons, trying to buy us enough time to escape. Jake pulled me out the room as fast as he could, but unfortunately he didn't do it fast enough.

One of the men was able to get behind my mom and shoot her in the back of the head. Time stood still and the world around us blurred into the background as we watched, in what felt like slow motion, as our mother fell to the ground, dead before she hit the carpet, her blood permanently staining the white floor.

I froze staring into her now dull and lifeless eyes wanting the usual joyful and energetic hazel to return to them. Jake pulled himself out of the trance before I did and pulled me out of the room, but since the adults were out-of-the-way the goons were now completely focused on us. They grabbed us and dragged us to the front door.

Now let me tell you why no one called the police because they heard gunshots and screaming. My parents were celebrities because of their company and didn't like to be bothered by random people showing up to their house wanting stuff, so they decided to live in a good home far away from most people. It was close enough to the city so my parents could get to work quickly, but far enough away to where no one would bother us.

Up until now this was perfectly fine for the past 7 years. The exact thing that brought us peace before had now become our greatest enemy.

I struggled trying to free myself from the firm grip of the man holding me, but he was a big, strong, older male while I was a weak and powerless 7-year-old girl; it was hardly a fair fight. A man was standing in the space where our front door used to be with his hands clasped behind his back in a military stance. He was wearing a dark red and black bodysuit that was light and flexible so he could move easily but was still strong and durable. A thick black belt wrapped around his hips holding two long swords with blood-red hilts. He had a gun holster on each of his thighs for two high-tech pistols. I couldn't see his face since he wore a red mask that covered his entire face.

His mask had two eye holes that were covered by black material that resembled the material Robin and I use in our hero masks so I couldn't see his eyes. Though I bet if I could see them they would be cold, ruthless, and void of emotion.

The way he held himself just screamed leader and his appearance sent shivers down my spine; and not in a good way.

"The parents are dead sir," the goon holding me told the leader.

The leader nodded to the goon acknowledging his report "Good, take the girl to the car, I don't care what happens to the boy." He turned away from us and walked over to the row of black vans parked in front of the house.

"No Jake!" I screamed as I was dragged from the house and out of Jake's view.

"Dawn!" Jake screamed back struggling harder to free himself. I heard more gunshots as I was pushed into a van and once I was inside we drove off down the road. I turned in my seat to look out the back window and saw the goons set my house on fire, my recently murdered family still inside. I cried as I saw my home, my family, and my life go up in flames.

My emotions started running overtime as my hatred for these men consumed me and my blue eyes started to glow brightly. I turned to glare at the leader, who was sitting shotgun in the truck.

At the time I didn't really know what I was doing so I just acted on instinct. I lifted my hand and the car came to a screeching halt. A huge wall of rock formed in the middle of the road blocking the way. I lit my hands on fire, melted the top of the truck and flew out of the hole before anyone could react. My anger increased as the goons started shooting at me. I floated above the trucks and goons and lifted my hands.

A circle of air whipped around me blowing all the bullets back at the goons. Rocks rose up from the ground, fire shot out of my hands, and water rose up from the nearby lake. All the elements circled around me protecting me from the goons. I felt a massive surge of power bubbling to the surface originating from the pit of my stomach trying to be released but at the time it seemed too powerful for me to channel so I suppressed it. I just fought with my heightened elemental powers.

The goons looked up at me scared and some got in their cars and drove off like the cowards they were. They wouldn't stay and fight when their opponents fought back and could defend themselves. No they liked to catch their victims by surprise and pick on the weak and defenseless.

This filled me with even more anger as I saw the cars trying to escape. I lifted the ground from under the cars causing them to flip and crash into the ground. Then I made the cars explode by sending a fire-ball at the bumper setting the gas on fire.

I waved my hands around fiercely whipping the water around making it surround the remaining men then froze the water freezing the men inside the ice. I controlled the elements to do my bidding until all the goons were dead, unconscious, or frozen.

I looked around for the leader of the group but he seemed to have slipped away during the chaos. I growled and screamed into the air frustrated with myself for letting him get away. I slowly floated back down to the ground as my eyes returned to normal.

I later found out that my eyes only glow when my powers go into overload mode, like they did just then. The elements stopped whipping around me as my anger dissipated. The fire disappeared, the air settled back to normal, the rocks fell to the ground, and the water that wasn't frozen returned to the lake.

Once I was completely calm I looked around at all the destruction I'd caused and looked at my hands scared of my power. This was the first time I'd ever used my powers and when I went into overload mode it seems like I lost control over my own body. In this mode I don't think as clearly as I normally would and I act mostly on instinct rather than logic.

I had no home to go back to so I did the only thing that came to mind, I ran. I ran, and ran, and ran some more until I couldn't run anymore.

I was no longer dreaming about crystals, pretty spirits, and fun times with my family. No, I had journeyed into the place of no return. A place I desperately wanted to leave, a place I never wanted to visit again. I was wrapped up in my worst nightmare. Reliving the death of my family, the destruction of my home, and the day my life changed forever.

Now you know how Dawn got her powers and how her family died. If it wasn't clear in the story Dawn gets her powers from her mother. Her mother was telekinetic and could control the elements as well. Her father didn't have any powers but he was a good fighter, I just wanted to make that clear. I was really excited about this chapter and now it is finally out. I loved Robin and Dawn's moment together. I wanted to start slow with their transition from friends to maybe something more. I have also introduced the amazing and beautiful Priscilla as well as a new and mysterious evil villain. Please review and tell me what you thought about the chapter.