Inhuman | Young Justice

Chapter 18: Disordered

MOUNT JUSTICE
OCTOBER 23, 17:21 EDT

The members of the Team, except Superboy who was the first one to undergo therapy, were all in the kitchen. They were all staring somewhere to try and get over the incident. M'gann was stirring the bowl of batter in her hands endlessly. Wally laid his head down on the counter. Kaldur was leaning back against the counter while crossing his arms. Artemis was leaning against the couch, staring onto the floor. Dick sat on the couch and stared at the static screen on TV. Amelia was fiddling with the TV remote.

Everyone was waiting patiently for their turn to have a session with Black Canary about the Failsafe simulation. Suddenly, they saw Conner walking out of the therapy room and towards his motorcycle. They all guessed in their head that it didn't go well. Black Canary then called Artemis in.

Soon, Artemis came out and Black Canary called Kaldur in. Many minutes later, Black Canary called Amelia in. She stood up from the couch and dropped the TV remote onto the table and walked into the therapy room. She then sat on the armchair in front of Black Canary.

"I understand that the virtual simulation went.. haywire. But, how are you feeling?" Canary politely asked.

"I'm.. fine." Amelia responded, looking onto the ground.

"Are you actually fine? Or are you just saying that to convince yourself that you are fine?" Canary questioned which caused Amelia to grip the handle of the armchair. "I know being one of the strongest members of the Team in terms of raw power and abilities means you must have a strong willpower. But you don't have to, it's okay to open up."

"Will any of this be told to Batman, Robin, or anyone?" Amelia questioned.

"Nothing leaves this room." Canary assured, causing Amelia to relax her grip on the armchair a bit.

"I may have not reacted to the death of the Justice League. But, part of me was scared even though I knew it was a simulation. So, when Artemis died, the part of me being scared surfaced." Amelia answered.

"It's okay to feel that way, Amelia. Not everyone is fearless. To be brave, you must have fear inside you." Canary explained. "How about we talk about where you gained a new ability during the simulation?"

"It felt real gaining that power but unfortunately it wasn't real in reality. When I got out of the simulation, I tried using it again but it didn't work." Amelia responded.

"Interesting. Trauma tends to expose people into manifesting abilities people do not know of yet. But, I assure you that you will gain the ability in some time." Canary explained. "That's not only what I wanted to talk to you about."

"What do you mean?" Amelia asked.

"We tested your DNA with Superman's to see if it matched because of your powers being similar to his." Canary answered.

"You think he's my father?" Amelia scoffed.

"We did think so. But, you two are not biologically related. But your DNA did match half of general Kryptonian DNA—"

"Meaning I'm an alien from somewhere of his home world." Amelia finished.

"Yes. But you are not entirely from Krypton. Batman had researchers search the galaxy where Krypton was and they found another planet behind Krypton. We believe you're from that planet." Canary explained. "You may think as one of the strongest beings on Earth, you can't feel guilt or trauma. But, it's possible."

"What do you suggest I do to recover from the trauma?" Amelia asked, turning her head up towards Canary.

"I suggest you get some rest, do some activities to try and bury the trauma. But know that it's only buried, not forgotten." Canary answered.

Amelia nodded at her statement before leaving the room and Canary called Wally in. Not long after, she called Robin into the room. Lastly, she called M'gann in.

Amelia walked up to Dick and asked. "How was it?"

Dick just shook his head. "Traumatized. Not feeling the aster."

"Feeling's mutual. You wanna go do something to bury it away?" Amelia questioned, looking towards the boy's sunglasses.

"Sure. I don't ever want to talk about the simulation ever again." Dick agreed, walking towards the Zeta-Tube.

"Okay. I'm paying though. Even though I'm not as rich as you, I invited you so the inviter pays." Amelia declared, following him to the Zeta-Tube.

"Nah. I'm the one paying." Dick fired back, smirking before teleporting away, followed by Amelia.

A/N: Short chapter. I don't have a lot of time to do this story anymore but I'm trying my best. I'm trying my best to develop chemistry between Dick and Amelia so please don't go after me lmao.