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Okay, this is my first author's note, and yes the first one I write is in the middle of the story but, well...you've read my name. :P Anywho I hope you are enjoying it! I understand that the characters Shadow, SHunshine, and Chamele are completely foreign to everyone, but I hope you will accept them. PLease reveiw and I could definetly use your constructive criticism. I've editied the chapters, I hadn't realized that when I transferred the documents my story got jacked up (pun intended) so like I said I fixed it. Well enough about all this let's see what happens to Shadow next, shall we?

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Robin, Artemis, and Kid Flash, walked over to where M'gann, Superboy, and Aqualad had apprehended the Shadow, their skin was red and parts of their clothes had been burned threw.

"Grahhh, I'm so glad we caught that crazy chic," Kid Flash said as he rubbed his arms. "She had better be worth it." They walked to where Superboy held the now unconscious Shadow. Her long black wavy hair obscured her face. She was tall and skinny with very pale skin, and looked between the age of 15-19.

"Indeed. I believe she will. Truly she was a hard opponent." Aqualad said as they walked to were M'gann had called the bioship.

"Ya well, not hard enough." Superboy said nonchalantly, carrying the Shadow over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.

"Uuuhhhmm... Superboy?" M'gann asked looking over at him and they way he was holding their captor. "Do you want me to take her?"

"No thanks, I'm okay it's not like she's heavy, and besides," He continued as he stopped in front of the bioship. "We're already here."

M'gann opened the bioship and said under her breath "That's not why I asked..."

"We'll need to get to The Cave," Aqualad said as they all climbed aboard. "Miss Martian, form a bed so we can set the Shadow on it. Robin, Kid Flash, and Artemis when we get to The Cave I want those burns treated immediately, I'll radio Batman informing him that our mission was successful."

They all took their respective seating in the bioship and headed towards The Cave.

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Shadow was having a nightmare. She was running, from what she didn't know but there was an inky blackness all around her. She came to to a pond, it too was black and murky, and still very, very still. She looked over and thought she saw Sunshine and Chamele across from it. Chamele was white from head to toe, meaning she was frightened to the point of shock, and Sunshine was glowing her typical golden yellow glow, so she was easily spotted. Shadow thought that the other X-men were behind them.

She tried calling out, she shouted as loud as she could but nothing came out of her mouth. They started receding into the dark forest. They seemed sad that she wasn't joining them, that she didn't even say good-bye, especially Sunshine and Chamele. She tried going after them but couldn't move, she was trapped. She struggled but even her hands were bound by some invisible force.

They were getting farther and farther away. She shouted and cried but they were soon gone. Then the water was right in front of her, she panicked, she hated the water. Her reflection mimicked her, in every way. Every way she struggled to move, and every panicked yet silent scream coming from her lips. Than the reflection was moving on it's own. It was slowly rising out of the water. The face was hers yet...not. It contorted until it became crooked with hate and disgust. She realized that it wasn't her any more it was...No. No, no, no, NO!

She struggled faster to move, but to no avail, she was firmly stuck to where she was. She was fully out of the water by now, wielding her giant scythe and headed straight for Shadow. She couldn't have been an inch far yet she was a mile away, coming to her at super-natural speed.

Shadow freaked, and yelled in shear fright.

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"Um, do you think she's alright?" Artemis asked looking at the Shadow. She was mumbling and fidgeting in her sleep. "Ya she should be fine." M'gann said from her pilot seat at the back of the ship. "And if she wakes up?" Kid Flash asked taking another bite from his third protein bar. "Than I'll just knock her out again." M'gann answered unconcerned.

The Shadow moaned and started fighting hard. "Uh, M'gann?" Artemis said. M'gann lifted her hand causing the bioship to form bands tying the Shadow down to the table she was laying on. "There that should hold her." M'gann said, but it lacked the conviction it needed for the team to feel comfortable.

"How close are we to Happy Harbor?" Aqualad asked getting worried that the Shadow would wake up soon. "Still 437 miles." M'gann answered.

The Shadow let out a big gasp and started fighting the bands, they instinctively tried to tighten their hold. Sweat was visible on her.

Artemis unbuckled and went to her trying to calm her down. "M'gann," Aqualad said.

"I'm on it. Putting the ship into autopilot." She announced letting go of the glowing orbs on either side of her seat and walking over. Everyone unbuckled prepared to subdue her once more. Robin went and stood by Artemis, only closer to the wall.

The Shadow by now seemed to be officially freaking out. The dark matter forming around her head and growing. Everyone in the bioship was tense, as M'gann stopped by the side of the bed prepared to send the Shadow back to sleep.

Instead the Shadow screamed. "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" The dark energy that had formed shot out. The bioship rocked violently, and a giant hole was blown in the side of it. Another wave came from the Shadow's mind and the ship flipped over. Causing everyone to flip and bounce around. Somehow M'gann got back to the controls and sat down setting her hands on the orbs and managing to steady the ship.

"Is everyone alright?" Aqualad called out. "Just perfect." Artemis said sarcasticly, one hand on her head which a trickle of blood running down it and another on her churning stomach. "Wait,wheres Rob?" Kid Flash asked looking around. "And wheres the Shadow?" Superboy seconded walking to where they were last seen. On the side of the table, right where the giant gaping hole was.

"No, oh no," Kid Flash said backing away.

"Did they..." Artemis started but couldn't finish.

Kid Flash whirled around to M'gann and demanded. "We have to go back!"

"Can't..." She replied strained. She was grasping the orbs and sweat was on her brow and the side of her head. "I'm barely keeping her up as it is...she took a heavy blow...I'm gonna have to set her down..."

"But we cant just leave-!" "Wally," Aqualad said putting a hand on his shoulder. "Robin is the most experienced one in this group, he should be fine, but if we are to have any good chance of finding him than we must first fix the bioship."

Kid Flash angrily shook his hand away and sat down, he grumbled "For his sake I hope your right." He crossed his arms and looked, praying that his best friend would find a way to be okay.