chapter one

So since this follows the first season of Young Justice I am going to try my best to stick to the timeline of the series. No promises however seeing as this is a fanfiction. (If y'all could give me ship ideas for Wanda and Pietro that would be grand!)

Washington, D.C.

July 04, 14:00 EDT

"Welcome to the Hall of Justice." Green Arrow smiled proudly at Speedy as he stood with Batman, Robin, Aquaman, and Aqualad before the grand building.

"Headquarters of the Justice League." Aquaman added, hands on his hips.

"Oh man." The group of heroes turned around to see Flash and Kid Flash zoom up, the younger crossing his arms over his chest. "I knew we'd be the last ones here."

The group talked for a few minutes before making their way towards the building, walking through a mob of people snapping pictures of them. Speedy snapped at Kid Flash not to call them sidekicks anymore and Kid Flash apologized, stating that he was overwhelmed.

"You're overwhelmed, Freeze was underwhelmed, why isn't anyone ever just whelmed?" Robin mused, entering the building to see the gigantic statues of the founding seven members of the Justice League. "Oh, maybe that's why."

The doors beneath the statues opened, revealing Red Tornado and Martian Manhunter, who greeted the younger heroes and welcomed them into the inner sanctum, listing off the privileges they now had. Kid Flash and Robin fist bumped as they followed the two Justice League members into the inner sanctum. The teens all took seats except for Speedy, who crossed his arms and glared at the backs of the League members as they went to leave for a quick meeting.

"That's it? You promised us a real look inside, not a glorified back stage pass." He growled.

"Its a first step, you've been granted access few others get." Aquaman tried to calm the teen down.

Speedy went on a rant about respect while Green Arrow tried to get him to stay, ultimately failing as Speedy tossed his hat on the ground and stormed off, leaving everyone in a stunned silence.

That is until the computer went off, alerting everyone of an incoming message from Superman. He told the Justice League of a fire at Project Cadmus before being interrupted by Zatara, who alerted them of Wotan's plan to blot out the sun. Superman admitted the fire was small and that local authorities could handle it before disconnecting.

Batman told the remaining teens, Aqualad, Kid Flash, and Robin, to stay put as they weren't ready to deal with League threats before exiting with the rest of the Justice League members. The three remaining teens quickly decided together to go to Project Cadmus to solve the Justice League's case before them, as a sort of poetic justice, Robin hacking the computer to get the coordinates and information they needed on Cadmus before they took off.

It wasn't long before they arrived at the sight of the fire, Kid Flash running ahead to save two men falling from the building. Robin was right behind him, running up the fire engine to grapple into the building, helping Kid Flash into the window. Aqualad used the firemen's hose water to create water twisters to raise him to the window so he could climb in.

"Appreciate the help." He chided his companions.

"You handled it. Besides, we're here to investigate. Poetic justice, remember." Robin replied with a smirk, typing away at a computer while Kid Flash looked through files.

Aqualad walked into the hallway, staring off at the elevator at a strange creature as the doors closed. "There's something in the-"

"Elevators should be locked down." Kid Flash cut him off as Robin raced by.

"This is wrong." Robin pulled up his holographic gauntlet, showing the path of the elevator. It went much deeper than the building.

Aqualad pried the doors open, staring down the deep shaft. Robin shot a cable up at the ceiling, catapulting himself down into the elevator with the other two in tow. They landed on floor twenty six. Aqualad opened the doors and they stared at the wall to wall basins before Kid Flash took off running, ignoring Aqualad's call. He stumbled to a stop when he saw these giant monstrosities walking on four limbs in a line go by, nearly crushing him, Robin and Aqualad racing to catch up to him.

"No, nothing odd going on here." Aqualad stared in awe at the beasts as they walked by.

The trio continued onwards through the level, coming upon floor to ceiling containers with creatures inside of them, electrified. Robin went up to the computer, plugging his gauntlet in. "They call them genomorphs. Wow, look at the stats on these things. They're living weapons. Wait, there is more. Project Kr and Project Gemini. Both are triple encrypted, I can't-"

"Don't move."

The trio froze as a man known as Guardian ran into the room. He had one of the creatures on his shoulder. They tried to reason with him but ultimately had to fight him, narrowly escaping. They followed Robin to the lowest level, where the two mystery projects were being held. The doors opened and they raced out, being spotted by that mystery creature Aqualad had spotted heading into the elevator on the top floor. They ran down one of the hallways to the door marked Kr, making it inside before Guardian and his beasts caught them.

"We're safe."

"We're trapped." Aqualad corrected Robin.

"Uh, guys? You might want to see this." Kid Flash called over to his companions. They walked over as he raised the lights, eyes widening when they say what was in the containment chamber.

A clone of Superman.

Kid Flash walked up to the chamber. "Big K, little r, the atomic symbol for Krypton."

"Robin, hack."

Robin told the two others everything he learned about the clone, designated Superboy. Kid Flash stated how wrong it was and Aqualad told Robin to set the clone free. Robin did just that.

He opened his eyes and flew straight at Aqualad, tackling him. He punched him multiple times in the face before Kid Flash and Robin tried to yank him off. Superboy easily took down the three of them before opening the door for the Cadmus scientists waiting outside.

- - -

Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad woke up strapped in their own containment chambers, staring down Superboy on the other side.

"What? What do you want?" Kid Flash frantically asked unnerved by the telepathic voice he heard in his head that woke him up. "Quit staring your creeping me out."

"Uh, KF, how bout we not tick off the guy who can fry us with a look?" Robin warned his friend. He started to pick at his locked wrist with a hidden lock pick while his friends talked to Superboy about his life and tried to turn him to their side.

They were making progress when the head scientist came in and sent Superboy away, placing a genomorph on his shoulder. Superboy walked out and through the hallways, past a door marked Gemini. He stopped when he heard Aqualad call out to him.

The trio looked up when the electrified rods that were prodding them suddenly powered down, shocked to see Superboy standing there. Robin freed himself, telling Superboy to get Aqualad while he got Kid Flash. The four of them ran once they were all free, stopping only when Superboy faltered in his steps.

"What is it? We have to go." Kid Flash called to Superboy.

"Project Gemini." Was all Superboy said before turning back around. The trio looked at each other before following after him. They stopped outside the door as Superboy ripped it open, all of them staring wide eyed at the two glass boxes implanted in the wall. "What the-"

Inside one was a boy with silver hair and an all white suit, a collar around his neck and chains on his wrists and ankles. Inside the other was a girl with tangled brown hair, her eyes glowing a soft scarlet. The collar around her neck beeped and she spasmed, her body fighting against the straight jacket she wore. When the boy heard the beep, he tugged against the chains but they wouldn't give.

"Sister? Are you okay?" The boy's voice was heavily accented and thick with worry. Neither of them noticed the four boys at the far end of the room until they approached the glass. The boy looked up and glared at them. "Who are you? You don't look like scientists."

"We're here to free you." Robin said. "As soon as I can figure out how to get these to open."

"The code is zero one two." The girl rasped out, another spasm taking over her body.

Robin typed in the code and the doors slid open. He and Aqualad raced to the boy while Kid Flash and Superboy helped the girl. Once they were free, the boy was next to his sister in a split second, hugging her tightly and mumbling in a different language.

"This is sweet and all but we need to go. Now."

The two siblings nodded. "Lead the way."

The group started to run through the hallways, Superboy stopping to fight the genomorphs. Aqualad called out to him and he followed. They made it to another level when they started listening to Superboy's directions.

Eventually they made it to the lobby when a beastly creature came out of nowhere and attacked them. Robin devised a plan on the spot, carried out by Aqualad, Kid Flash, and Superboy to take the beast down. Unfortunately, they also took the building down with them.

When the rubble settled Superboy lifted it off the six of them, and they cheered. Kid Flash pointed the moon out to Superboy and surprisingly Superman showed up.

Along with the rest of the Justice League.

The two siblings exchanged a look, feeling a sense of danger as Batman approached the six of them. Superboy approached Superman with a hopeful look, one Superman met with a discouraging look. He declared himself Superman's clone and the League was shocked.

"Start talking."

After they explained everything to the League, Batman told them he was shutting them down, that they weren't doing it again.

"I'm sorry. But we will." Aqualad declared.

"Aqualad, stand down."

"Apologies, my king. But no. We did good work here tonight. The work you trained us to do. Together on our own, we forged something powerful. Important."

"Why let them tell us what to do? Its simple. Get on board, or get out of the way." Superboy glared at the League.

Mount Justice

July 08, 08:04 EDT

As the League was setting up the mountain for the newly established team and Batman was briefing them on how things were going to run, the two siblings felt wildly out of their depth.

"Wait, seven?" Robin asked, catching Batman's wording.

Everyone turned to see a new girl enter the mountain. "This is Martian Manhunter's niece, Miss Martian."

"I'm liking this gig more and more." Kid Flash elbowed Robin. "Hey, I'm Kid Flash. This is Robin, Aqualad, Superboy, and these two are...what are we calling you two again?"

"Quicksilver." The boy replied.

"Scarlet Witch." The girl whispered.

"Anyways, its cool if you forget their names." Kid Flash kept talking to Miss Martian, the others drawing near to her.

Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch kept to the back with Superboy until they were called over. Miss Martian caught Scarlet Witch's eye and smiled, giving her a small wave.

She waved back, thinking that perhaps this wouldn't be so bad after all.

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