Chapter 4

~Kate POV~

Everything was a blur to me, one minute I was at school fine then the next I was ambushed by villains who had it in for the city and all of us heroes. It's crazy actually they made so much chaos spark all with one flick of a finger. Half of those guys I didn't even know nor what beef they had with the other heroes or even me. I started to come to as my vision start to clear up only for me to realize I was in a dark room and I was chained up to the floor. I growl starting to struggle trying to pull on the chains for them to brake, but they wouldn't give out. I didn't understand what they plans were or why they wanted me other than to make a statement to Superman and the others.

Funny thing is from what one of those baddies said no one showed up from the justice league to help me. Almost like they weren't around anymore, like they had disappeared or something. I sigh looking down, my mouth was dry and the blood dripped from my wounds as there was this one gash across my face that hadn't stop bleeding yet. I look up hearing the sound of someone coming down the hallway to my location as I started to struggle again, but to no progress. When the door latch unlocked the door swung open as the girl I fought earlier walks in. I don't look up at her as she kneeled down giving me a bottle of water.

" Here...You'll pass out again if you don't stay hydrated" she says looking at me as I slowly look up at her before taking the bottle of water.

"I was ordered to stay here and keep an eye on you...rumor has it that even being new around here your a tricky one" she says leaning back against the wall.

" Y-you should take eve to that"

" Is that right? What if I were to tell you I'm not and that I don't mind getting my hands a little more dirty if you try anything?" She responses smirking.

" Then your in for a treat because when I get free I'm going to stop you all"

" Mmmm~ I would love to see you try" she giggles evilly.

"So tell me something...You guys caused all that destruction. Captured me. Now what? What are you guys trying to achieve from all this!?" I ask.

" You still don't get. We want the spotlight! We want to have control over everything...This city and everything in it! We want to prove that you so called heroes are nothing more, but bumps in a suit who really don't make a difference to anything. You fly around helping and saving people who have not done anything to return the favor. You people think that you can make the world a better place, but you can't. Being a symbol of hope in a world where hope is barely even a word anymore." She explains.

" That's not true though"

" It is! And I know that all too well" she says snaring.

" what do you mean?" I ask.

" I lost everything I ever wanted a few years ago...there is no hope left in or for me" she growls.

I don't say anything more on that note as I went silent and she just stood there staring at me as I was breathing heavy. I was looking down at my hands as the blood was all over me on the floor, my suit, hands and face.

" I bet that hurt huh?" She smirking.

I look up at her.

" You know something I don't understand why you choose to be under the influence of them. The justice league right? Why are you still trying to prove yourself as a hero. It's obvious Superman don't see you as a fit. To top that off he wouldn't even let you in on the devastation that's soon to come" She brags.

" Wait what?!"

" Ohhhh, so he still hasn't told you" she smirks slightly.

" No he hasn't"

" Oh poor port Alaska girl. You've been trying so hard to be this shining star in his eyes, but he hasn't even giving you a chance to prove it, then he left you behind to fin for yourself. Pretty girl like you deserve better" she says lifting my chin up with her finger.

I jerk my head away looking off from her.

"No huh?...So sad, but don't worry we won't kill you...Yet" she says before getting up walking toward the door.

" How do you know all this?!"

" Oh please we've been watching for a while now. Studying you...figuring out your weakness. You were the perfect target. After the merge things changed and you became the priority" she says.

" Watching me?....Merge?...what are you going on about?"

" Wow. You really are clueless. This is so rich." She giggles.

" Go ahead and laugh it up. I promise I'm going to tear you apart when I get out of here" I growl.

" What's wrong Princess Alaska? Getting upset" she smirks walking over kneeling down rubbing her index finger down my chest as I snap at her.

I tried to leap forward as hard as I could getting jerked back by the changes as they slightly, but slowly started to brake.

" Awn! Poor Alaska. Too bad you had to be so easily out played. I actually was starting to enjoy our fight. " she admits biting her nails slightly.

"Well since it seems I'm going to be here for a while mind telling me how you ended up with lunatics like those guys?"

" Hehe sure. It started right after the merge. I was out and about doing my normal everyday thing of causing trouble as usual. I was being chased by the teen titans and they caught me at a dead end in an alley. They would've got me if it wasn't for Invictus coming to save me. That's when he told me about a team of villains he was trying to put together in order to go up against the new rising heroes. He had took me to an underground subway. Once we got there that's when I met: enchantress, poison ivy, joker, bane, Sabertooth and taskmaster. He had explained to us all that he gathered us because something big was soon to come. He wanted people that he knew could get any job given done and was experienced with fighting against the justice league being they are the only real threat." she explains.

" I don't get it though. Why are you siding with them Vanity?!" I ask.

" Because he was the only person who saw what I could do and then turn me away. After what happened to me things didn't get any better. I tried being there and helping, but everyone turned me away and cast me out as a monster!" She responds.

" So that gives you the right to want to hurt people? Think of all the lives they've taken. The innocent people that could get hurt in the aftermath of all this. Don't you know what it means to lose someone?"

" Of course I do! I know exactly what that feels like cause that was basically my whole childhood! My mother was murdered when I was only 8 years old,then a decade later my father died from an illness he never told me about until his last few months left with me!... Most of all a very important person who was my entire world was severely hurt in an accident only to later on be taken from me" She says enraged as she punches the wall encasing the room in ice as I started to get super cold.

" T-then why do you stand on their side?...why choose to fight and capture me?"

" I-I don't know...I jus-..." she says hesitating before turning away.

" Your don't have to do this vanity. You're not like them. I understand that you've lost a lot, but this isn't the way to go about it...please you can do the right thing..just let me go"

She turns back quickly darting up on me grabbing me by the chain collar that was around my neck with an ice shard ready to drive it through my heart.

Honestly something wasn't right with her. It's almost like she was trying to be the bad guy, but really wasn't. I could feel something different about her compared to the others. Almost like she was going through a lot of pain and acting out on it, but really just needed someone there for her. Even with that said it doesn't change the fact that she wasn't completely wrong about the things she said. It did feel like Superman wasn't being one hundred percent honest with me. He didn't want me to be apart of the mission in the first place even if it was for my so called safety. Then out of nowhere all these villains show up and nun of them are to be found. No one, but the titans.

" You understand nothing about me! Nice try Alaska girl, but your not going anywhere! And don't try a stunt like that again" She threatens as I sigh.

" I lost my mother almost a year ago...I have no idea where my father is and I don't have anyone to call my true family. The justice league have shown me what it means to still carry hope and fate, even through the darkness times. Vanity I don't believe that you are all bad...it's more to you then that"

She looks back at me with a shocked look in her eyes slightly at first as she quickly responses:

" Well well the new upcoming hero of Oracle City doesn't have much to stand for either," She chuckles.

" That's where you're wrong. I have a lot to stand for. I fight for those who are endangered. I fight for justice and for what's right even when there is wrong around. I am a symbol of hope."

" Like how Superman is supposedly viewed? Your nothing like him and you never will be." She insists.

" I know. There can never be another Superman, but there will always be new heroes to follow in the footsteps of the great heroes like him and I plan to be one of them ."

" Keep dreaming Alaska" she states before leaving the room as it all goes back dark.

Hours had passed and I slowly was starting to feel weak. Vanity hasn't come back since earlier and I could hear the sounds of the other villains back and roaming the area. Just then joker walks in with enchantress.

" Well, well looking at you now. We really did do a number on you huh? Too bad you didn't have much fight in you like go old bats. Shame he would be disappointed." He laughs.

" Screw you joker! Whatever you came in here for your not going to break me! I'm not telling you anything!"

" Oh well that's where you're wrong because whether you want to or not my friend Enchantress here is going to explore that little brain of yours and find what we need." He replies as I turn to her.

I look at joker in horror as enchantress cupped my face in her hands as her eyes glowed green and she started to implant herself into my head as I scream in pain. I could feel her swimming through my head burning through my memories. After an hour of surfing she finally stops letting me go as I breath heavily unable to move a muscle feeling like my brain was fried.

" Alright I'm done. She's all yours joker" she says walking toward the door.

" Thank you my dear. Well now we can get to the fun part" joker says pulling out a remote from his jacket.

" Alright now. Let's play a game shall we" he laughs.

After hours of shocking and beating I had refused to let joker break me. I had heard the things of what he did to Jason Todd which horrified me and for me to now be going through the exact same thing was heartbreaking.

~Vanity POV~

I walk around the liar as I looked for Invictus trying to get some answers to my questions and assumptions. I didn't understand what was the real goal we were trying to accomplish. Reason why is because I felt there was something more to it. Part of me actually was thinking of Alaska girl being right of me not being cut for this. I couldn't help, but feel kinda bad for her as I thought for a moment telling myself not to feel bad for someone who was supposed to be my enemy. At the same time it was hard for me to just ignore the fact that Alaska girl really had me in my own thoughts. I started to think back to Lizzie and what I promised her as I held the necklace she gave me in my hand. It's been almost two years since I lost her. As I come down a hallway I see Invictus talking to poison Ivy as he sees me and then invites me over to join their conversation.

" Vanity we've been looking for you. What's wrong? You seem to be troubled." Invictus asked as she nudges for poison ivy to leave them alone as she throws her hands up walking away.

" What's really going on here? Why are we keeping Alaska girl hostages?" I ask.

He looks at me shocked wondering what made me ask or even think of something like that. He tries to define his order of action for us:

" Vanity I told you we are going to take back what's ours. We are going to make our voice heard." He explains as I cut him off.

" That doesn't explain having me attack Alaska girl so y'all could chain her up and just torture her." I argue.

" Alaska girl is a threat. Plus she is very close to the head of the justice league. Capturing her was a big advantage to my plans" he responds.

" And what is your plan?" I questioned.

He looks at me slightly chuckling: " look I know your still trying to wrap your head around your own powers and how this benefits you, but I assure you everything will play out and you will get what you want back most of all...your beloved Lizzie back... trust me on that" he says looking at her as his eyes glare with a fire in them as she stares at him for a moment then blinks.

" Your right. I'm sorry for doubting you" I respond in an elusive tone.

He smirked dismissing me as I went to my staple. From there I could hear the sound of Alaska girl screaming. I looked down at the necklace I had around my neck as I tear up wishing that Lizzie was still here with me. I thought about all the good times we had and how I had failed her and how she would be disappointed in me. It was then my thoughts were shattered by the sound of Alaska girl screaming again. I thought for a minute trying to ignore it as I couldn't take it and I sneak out of my room down the hall blending in with the shade as poison ivy walked pass and I continued on to the chamber she was held in.

Once there I put my ear to the door as I could hear the joker laughing I quietly phase through the door turning my whole body into a shadow frame. Looking in I could see the joker beating Alaska girl with a pole as blood dripped from her face.

" You know something you remind me of that girly vanity. You two are a lot alike I honestly don't trust her. She is easily fooled. I mean she doesn't even suspect that she is being used, let alone lied to...That guy Invictus is one smart fella." he says.

" W-why." Alaska girl mutters.

" You know all this could stop if you just give in" joker says as Alaska girl didn't respond.

"Guess not, oh well." He continues lifting the pole to hit her again as I jump through freezing his body.

I stay in my shadow state as I tried to break the chains off of her but they were too strong. She looks up confused at me as she could barely keep her posture.

" V-vanity?" She whispers as I shush her putting my finger to her lips.

I start to freeze the chains with my ice breath as I help her pull on the chains breaking them off and she fell over.

" Come on you have to go" I say trying to help her up to her feet.

I phase us both through the door. Once we got outside the room I looked down the hallway trying to drag her seeing the way to the front part of the liar ahead, but before we could make it half way we were stopped by sabertooth.

" Well well look what we have here... Invictus was right not to trust you...drop the girl" he says snaring.

" Beat it cat boy I don't have time for you" I growl.

Before I could react he leaped over kicking me and Alaska girl to the floor as I use my ice powers to freeze his legs to the floor turning my whole body into a shadow frame before phasing through his body stunning him.

" Go! Now hurry!" I shout as Alaska girl struggled to her feet stumbling racing down the hall.

Before she could get to the space area enchantress stopped her.

" Where do you think your going?!" She smirks blasting Alaska to the ground.

Alaska managed to knock her back with her psionic energy wave, but then bane showed up. They all began to fight as Alaska was barely managing to even keep up with bane in on the fight as I could racing down the hall blasting him with a full on ice shard volley.

" You traitor! You set her free" bane yells as he bumped his green oz into his body running through my attack knocking me back against the wall as I groan. Alaska girl had managed to beat enchantress overpowering her as she turns to take care of bane.

" I'm going to enjoy this" bane laughs before getting tossed down the hall into a statue by Alaska girl as she helps me up taking my hand and rushing off down the hallway hovering through the air.

Once at the path to the exit Invictus was waiting in front of the door as Alaska girl stops letting down. I looked at Invictus with anger in my eyes as he questioned why I would do something like this.

" I know what your doing! Your just using me! You never was doing any of this for us! It's just for yourself!" I frown.

He chuckles responding: " Oh my, joker must have ran off at his mouth too much...Vanity everything I've done has been to help all of you. We all want the same thing, but you freeing Alaska is not a good way of trying to impress me" he responds.

Alaska girl covers me barely able to stands ready for a full out fight with Invictus. She charges at him punching him in the face, sending him flying back before flying behind him kicking him in the air, then dropping him down back to the ground with an elbow to the ribs. I watched confused as to why she was so insisted on fighting risking getting herself killed.

" Alaska just go! Don't worry about me! I'll be fine" I yell as she looks at me getting hit with a powerful fire ball hitting the wall as I started to blast Invictus with ice shards.

" I don't want to hurt you vanity. Don't do this" he warns as I smirk.

" I can say the same to you Invictus"

As me and Invictus went at it Alaska girl got up watching as she started to float up to the ceiling looking for the weak point in the wood piercing through it with her psionic energy wave. She turns back in hopes that she could get me to come with her, but that's when poison ivy came from above having her plants wrap me up in vines. Unable to move I groan as she was crushing my body in the wrap.

" A-Alaska go!"

" I c-can't just leave y-you! I wont" she says holding her side trying to stay floating in the air.

" It's ok! Just go please go help your team!"

Hesitating for a moment she almost shed a tear before bursting out the hole in the roof outside taking off as Invictus sent Enchantress and Sabertooth to trail behind her. He turns to me with a frown on his face as he glares at poison ivy for a moment as she started to crush me more with her plant vines wrapped around me.

" Now give me one good reason why I shouldn't be through and slaughter you right here?" He asked getting closer to me as he looked me in the eye.

"Because you know you still need me around. Especially at the fact that you know that she will come back to try and save me. Which most likely the other heroes will be with her for backup bringing them to you instead of you going to them, which swings to your favor in helping you fulfill your plan."

He smirks chuckling for a moment as he nods his head and then raise his hand up as poison ivy let me go. He stands there thinking for a moment before turning to me with a smirk.

" Your a smart one. That's why I like you...Take her to the holding cell. Chain her up." He says walking back to his staple.

~Kate POV~

As I struggled to fly through the sky I couldn't help, but feel I should've stayed behind to save vanity. She risked her life breaking me out and now there is no telling what they will do to her. I look down below as I paused midway through the sky as the city was mostly destroyed and some of the smoke was still coming from direct areas where it seemed there were bombs set off. I continue to look in horror feeling I was the one to blame as I couldn't do anything to prevent this. Once again when an opportunity was given I didn't take it. As I hang my head I vision started to get blurred and the weak feeling I had in my body got stronger. I knew there was only one place I could go that was close by which was the titans tower. I continue on at moments almost falling completely out the sky.

I look around as the city started to come to an end I was flying over nothing, but water. I look ahead seeing the tower in the distance, but also could see my vision slowly starting to grow dark. My wounds weren't bleeding anymore, so I didn't understand what was wrong with me. All I knew was that I felt like my entire body had been crushed by a boulder. I managed to get with distances of the tower as I couldn't hold myself anymore and I began to glide out the air toward the peak of the island land space.

~Robin POV~

At the titans tower me, Aqualad and kid flash were going over data trying to figure out what in the world was going on. Going over the scanners and decryption we ended up hacking into the cities surveillance system as we watched the events that took place leading up to the fight between Alaska and the villains. Me, Aqualad, and Wally went over the details trying to piece together what was going on from the purpose to any lead that could tell us where they took her.

" This doesn't make sense. Why would they just attack the city at random? It's almost like the the whole thing was just a calling..." Aqualad says.

" A calling to what though?" Kid flash ask as I shrug.

" Something isn't right. When we showed up the kids were already there, but why" I say inputting commands into the computer system to review and scan for the points where the kids showed up.

As we sat and wait the visuals showed the two kids show up to scene unarmed spying on the villains who were causing destruction to the neighborhood. Continuing to watch we saw the villains catch them leading up to no one other then the joker coming from the shadows.

" So the joker is involved...that makes things even more complicating...what I don't understand is who the beefy guy and cat man guys are"

" What about that women with the green on? I've never seen her before either" starfire says floating over listening in on our conversation.

" Something isn't right about this....Wait wally pause the film"

Wally pause the surveillance clip as I pointed out zooming in on the girl who was there at the scene as she was giving off some form of energy radiation from her body. I quickly typed in the readers to scan and analyze her as it showed that it was cosmic radiation.

" No way these kids have powers!?" Aqualad say shocked.

" That explains how they were able to go so long without getting seriously hurt" kid flash says.

" This is bad guys we have to find them and bring them back to the tower. This attack was to random to not have a purpose behind it. Do them having interaction with those bad guys they are now a target."

" your right, but how would we even find them?" Aqualad ask as the towers alarm went off.

" What's going on? Are we under attack!?" Beast boy says popping up off the couch.

" No! It's something else. A large figure has surfaced from the waves...wait? Is that!?...Alaska!"

To be continued........