The Tale of Black Jaguar (Young Justice Fanfic)

awake

I wasn't entirely unconscious as I felt myself being moved. The pain in my body was unbearable. I lost track of time as I feel into an conscious/unconscious limbo.

All I could hear is distant muttering as I slowly became more aware of my surroundings. The mutter turned into voices, though I was in to much pain to register what was being said.

My head pounded, a headache was forming from when the bear hit me there. My left shoulder and my right side where my ribs were stung viciously from the bear's claws. It didn't take a genius to figure out one of my ribs had cracked.

My muscles were sore as I shifted slightly, my hand clenched into a fist as pain shot through my right side. I tried, but failed, to stop a whimper from escaping my mouth.

The voices stopped suddenly, then someone's voice broke through my dazed mind.

"...You hear something?"

I forced my eyes to open slightly, the light momentarily blinding me. I gazed around, I was in some sort of flying spacecraft, the same six teens sitting in seats surrounding me. I was on the floor near the back of the ship, one of the teens stood up and with speed that was inhuman, stood in front of me about a yard away.

I panicked, sitting up. But pain shot through me again and I winced. But the fear got the best of me and I ignored the pain, backing against the wall only a couple feet behind me. I was trapped.

The teen took a couple steps forwards and I pressed up against the wall harder, it hurt but I didn't care. I curled up as small as possible, hiding my masked face in my arms. I couldn't suppress my shivering.

So I'm anti social, sue me.

"Stop scaring her Baywatch!"

I heard his footsteps retreat reluctantly, but I still didn't move.

"Robin, I believe your the best one to handle this, you have the most calming personality of the rest of us." Whispered a voice.

I heard soft footsteps approaching me, this must be robin.

I tensed as he got closer and closer, until I could no longer hear him walking. When I felt his hand on my uninjured shoulder I flinched, but was unresisting and submittal. In the ninja clan, it was obedience or punishment. I learned this quickly, it was best not to fight back or you would regret it. I don't know who these teens are, but now that I'm on their turf, it's in my own best interest that I don't discover their bad side so fast.

It was obvious to me that robin sensed my fear.

"We won't hurt you."

"Your safe now."

I finally summoned the courage to look up. Kneeling in front of me was the same boy who I had seen after I transformed, the one with a cape.

When I looked into his eyes I expected anger, scorn, disgust. But what I saw shocked me. It was the opposite of what I thought it would be. He looked at me with kindness and concern, they held softness that I haven't seen in almost 5 years.

Someone... cared?

I stared back in wonder. That's impossible, people stopped caring a long time ago.

And yet...

Who were these people? They are so different from the dokugan ryu clan. Are they defenders of the bad like my father was?

So many mysteries.

My mind was clouded with pain and exhaustion. Why was life so complicated? I can't even think straight and now I'm having complications that would even confuse me when I was perfectly healthy.

Why does life hate me? Why me? What did I do to deserve this?

"I know your distraught right now, but if your gonna get traught you'll have to trust us. We just want to help." He said in a soft, but more optimistic than before, tone.

Wait. Did he just... slaughter the English language?

He could obviously see my confusion because he chuckled in light amusement.

I was about to question him about it when I was cut off by somebody else speaking.

"We're here."

Here? Where is here? I looked around frantically, what do they want with me?

Robin noticed my nervousness and looked at me reassuringly. Then he stood up and offered me a hand.

I reluctantly took it and he pulled me up, but I had forgotten about my injuries and was painfully reminded as my side began to burn. I clutched my side with my left arm with a groan, if robin hadn't steadied me by putting my other arm around his shoulder I probably would of fallen back to the ground.

The other five left and robin helped me walk out of the ship and into a room that looked like it was where they normally hung out.

His friends all stayed in that room while he led me through a wide corridor. "Where are you bringing me?" I asked, worried. What if I was being brought to another cage?

"I'm just bringing you to the medical room, the bandages you have are bled through." He awnsered while looking down at me. Robin was about 3.5 inches taller than me, forcing me to look up at him. "Why are you helping me?" My eyes narrowed with suspicion.

He smirked, "Why wouldn't I?"

I only shrugged In response, but regretted it from the stinging pain it gave my shoulder.

We continued to walk in silence until he stopped in front of a door, opening it and leading me inside. Judging by what the room was filled with, I guessed it was a medical room. Robin helped me onto a medical bed, I sat up on it, shivering when I remembered the last time I was on -- or strapped down to -- a medical bed.

Robin began silently treating my most obvious wounds, replacing the old, bloody bandages with new ones. I wasn't paying attention though. my mind was elsewhere, remembering the many times things like this had happened with my old ninja clan, whether from missions, training, or punishments for disobedience. Most of the time I would treat my own injuries, but sometimes one of the clan members would take pity and help.

I was snapped out of my musings when robin accidentally proded my broken rib. Out of habit, I flinched and coward away.

At that, his eyes filled with regret, "I'm sorry, I didn't know you were hurt there, but judging by your reaction, I can tell you have a fractured rib. It would be best if we wait for one of the league members to help set it, I don't want to make a mistake and end up crippling you." He said.

Who is the league?

But I have a feeling I'll be finding out soon enough.

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~Sayonara