Author's Note:

I know I categorized this as 'Justice League' but recently, I have been really into Young Justice and thought that I would throw it into the mix because since Katherine is like 16-17 years old, it would be a better fit for her. But I'm going to warp the story a little. The Young Justice crew, mostly the main seven, will be part of the Justice League. So technically, its still part of the 'Justice League' category.

Sorry for the confusement!

Here's the next chapter!

DISCLAIMER: I HATE WRITING THESE SO YOU GET THE DRIFT.

Caught and Busted

As she braced herself for a landing, she rolled and came to a crouching position. Looking over her shoulder, she saw Barry standing arrogantly, yet menacing, with his arms crossed over his chest. His lips were pursed in a tight line.

Katherine quickly got up from her crouch and stood about ten feet away from the scarlet speedster.

A few brief heartbeats later, Kal and Kara appeared beside her, prepared to make a move if she did.

She took a dramatic sigh and made an overly exaggerated irritated face.

The rest of the Leaguers who were in the Core gathered around to see the commotion.

"I saw her hiding in the Founder's wing, I questioned her, but she ran. Literally ran." Superman tried to explain the situation to The Flash and the other Leaguers. "But was even more interesting, other than the fact that she some how made it into the Watch Tower and that she has Batman's utility belt slung across her shoulder." He held a hand out towards the black belt that was secure across Katherine's chest.

The Flash still had his arms crossed and lips in a straight line, until he questioned Katherine.

"Who are you?"

She wanted to avoid the question, but she couldn't get around it, couldn't she?

Before she could answer, Superman spoke first.

"Well, answer the question."

Katherine looked up to her left side where Clark stood.

After biting her bottom lip and searching the faces of the superheroes, she didn't see Bruce and she couldn't analyze a safe and successful way to escape.

Sighing for what Katherine thought was the hundredth time, she finally came to terms with the phrase 'no escaping the inevitable'.

"Ok, ok, you got me cornered. Where do you want me to start?" She held up her hands in surrender.

There was a completely silent pause as Superman looked around briefly, "Why don't we talk in the interrogation room."

'Great. The interrogation room.'

Katherine couldn't stop another extremely irritated face from surfacing.

She thought that this wasn't going the way she had planned. She wanted to be approachable and be able to easily tell all her icons who she was and where she was from. The last thing that she wanted was to be swept into the interrogation room for interrogating…

Superman turned and started to walk towards one of the many hallways connected to the Core. He pushed passed the Leaguers who have gathered, Barry following very close behind her.

Some of the heroes had returned to their own business, but the remaining watched Katherine and the two founders walk quietly out of the Core.

At the moment, she couldn't have been anymore embarrassed.

Katherine sat in the metal chair located on the other side of the table in one of the interrogation rooms.

She slouched back waiting for someone to walk through the steel doors. She'd been sitting there for at least ten minutes from when she was whisked into the room.

She looked over to the one sided window, only her reflection looking back. She knew they were there, probably talking about her.

For Katherine, this was as embarrassing as it could possibly get.

Why hadn't Bruce come to help her explain the complicated and twisted situation she's in?

The door behind her hissed open and Batman was the first to walk in, Superman and Flash trailing close behind.

'Speaking of the devil…'

She rolled her eyes while they were still unable to see her face.

Superman and The Flash walked over to the other side of the table while she felt Bruce's gloomy presence next to her.

She didn't take her gaze off of the two founders before her.

"Batman came running to your rescue once he heard that an intruder in the Watch Tower was captured. Would you like to tell us how you two know each other?" Kal-El had his very muscular arms crossed over his chest, his voice laced with confused frustration, with a tad bit of exasperation.

Katherine spoke up first, before Bruce could, "I'll start with all the questions that you have in your lips, we'll work our way up, does that sound alright?"

She wasn't expecting an answer because she continued.

"My name's Katherine Summers. I'm from an alternate universe where the Justice League and every superhero in your world are fictional characters from comic books. When I switched dimensions, I obtained new powers, powers of which I can't control."

Her confession came out in a slur of words that all seemed to stick together. She was getting tired of telling the story even though she's only spoke it a few times.

"Well, it looked like you controlled them pretty well a few minutes ago," The Flash spat out at her.

Katherine ignored the cold comment from the speedster and continued with her story.

"I woke up and found myself in Gotham, I made my way to the Wayne Manor to get help from Batman. That is when-" She was abruptly cut off by the boy scout.

"How did you know where to find Batman?"

The obvious surprise was threaded in his tone.

"Oh boy…" exasperation weighed on her shoulders, "Don't kill me when I say this, but…" Clark and Barry glanced at each other while she could physically see Bruce tense, readying himself for anything, "I know who you are, really are."

Katherine shrunk back in her seat and put surrendering hands up, "Please, don't kill me." She had an innocent smile on her face.

Clark seemed to be struck down at her comment, Barry seemed slightly phased at her remark, Bruce remained tense.

"Clark Kent, from Smallville, Kansas." She held out a hand toward Big Blue, "Reporter at the Daily Planet, one true love is Lois Lane. Parents' names are Jonathan and Martha Kent."

If she thought that speaking the name of his true identity was enough to strike him down, telling his back story might as well just have killed him on the spot.

She turned her attention to the startled scarlet runner, "Listen Barry Allen, I don't know much about you, just that you inherited the Speed Force from a freak accident in your lab. Your one true love is Iris Allen, your wife. Oh! And your 'sidekick' is Kid Flash, or Wally West." She smiled meekly at the two ghostly pale shells of the superheroes.

Barry was the first to compose himself.

"Ok, lets just say that we believe you. How does your situation concern the Justice League?"

"Well, I know," Katherine rested two hands on her chest, "through reading the comics in my world, that you've traveled through dimensions and time itself. I came to the conclusion that the only people who could help me with my… slight dilemma… would be the League."

Katherine relaxed her tense self enough to look calm again, "Besides," she hoped she sounded more carefree than she felt, "I thought that maybe I could learn how to control my newfound abilities and help people!"

She gave the two Leaguers a hopeful grin, trying to hint them.

Barry leaned over to Clark starting to whisper something, but of course Katherine could hear, she had enhanced senses along with her super abilities.

She opened her mouth to tell them not to bother, but Bruce got to it first.

"There's no point. She can hear you."

How he knew that still remained a mystery, but after all, he is the greatest detective known to man. He must've gotten a DNA sample of her and analyzed it at a certain point.

"Fine." Barry sounded irritated as hell. "What I was going to say to Superman was that I think that she'd be better off if she teamed up with Nightwing's teammates.

At the mention of Grayson made her heart skip a beat. She tried not to smile at Barry's suggestion.

The Flash continued his reasoning, "Its quite obvious she has metahuman abilities, but its also obvious that she doesn't know how to control them, making her dangerous to herself and everyone around her. Since the rest of League members are busy with their missions, Nightwing's core would be perfect for her training."

Bruce and his fear of bringing another kid down the path of justice, spoke up, "Don't you think this is unnecessary? Do you even hear yourself? You are suggesting to bring a kid you hardly know into Nightwing's core. They specialize in undercover missions. She does not have the proper training."

Katherine was touched to hear that Bruce somewhat cared for her even though they had just met not even close to a day ago. She could hear his protectiveness under the harsh, dry tone of his voice.

She turned her head towards the caped crusader standing firmly next to her, "Its ok, Bruce. I need to do this. I don't just want to sit around when I have to learn how to control my dangerous abilities, besides, don't you remember that I know every hero's deep dark secret?"

She gave him a puppy dog reassuring smile. One that she was sure he could not resist to deny.

"Bats, Nightwing's core needs another member. Yes, you're correct about her not having the training or abilities to go head on into a mission, but that's why she's gonna be on the sidelines. Decommissioned."

Well, being 'decommissioned' will have to do it for now, Katherine thought to herself. This was the only way to get in.

I realize this isn't one of my more popular series, but I love writing it, and there are a few readers, so I'll be continuing this story. There was a period of time where I thought about stopping, but I decided against it.

I hoped everyone enjoyed!