The Tale of Black Jaguar (Young Justice Fanfic)

kryptonian talk

It took until I saw this image for me to realize how truly simular both teams are. Miss Martian and Starfire are both happy, optimistic Aliens that are trying to fit in on earth; cyborg and superboy are both the power house of their own team, they are also the most likely to lose their temper; kid flash and beastboy are both the jokers of the team, and while they both seem unintelligible, they have had their moments of smartness; raven and aqualad are the most serious and mature members of the team, they also both have dark, evil fathers that haunt them; and do I really have to explain similarities between robins?

Okay, I'll shut up now.

When I awoke I was in a bed in a strange room. I panicked until the memories of everything that happened yesterday came flooding back.

The superhero team. I was at their headquarters.

I got out of the bed I was in and checked my wounds, they were all healed, other than a few scars and bruises, I was better.

That's right, I'm a fast healer. Deal with it.

I stretched the stiffness from my bones and heard a few crack, it sounds gross, but it's necessary if I want to move properly.

I walked over to the door of the room and tried the handle, it was open. When I walked down the hallway I found no signs of life, meaning everyone that was here was asleep.

I finally found the main room after a couple minutes of searching, seeing the clock I read the time, 6:32, it would be a while before the others wake up.

Transforming into a jaguar cub, I leapt onto the couch and curled up into a ball. Then I began licking my paw and bringing it over my ear. That's right, I'm grooming myself. You don't like it? Well sue me.

After I had washed my entire pelt I licked my paws again, getting the grit out from between the pads. It's really uncomfortable.

I heard someone enter the room and I paused mid-lick, I looked up, it was superboy.

I must of appeared strange to him because he gave me a funny look. I instantly obtained a normal composure and sat up with my tail tucked around my paws and my head held high.

"Do you usually get up this early? It's 7:14." He asked.

I nodded, because I usually get up around 6:40.

Superboy walked past me and sat on the opposite side of the couch. I decided to transform to my human self so I could be more verbal, also because it must be weird for him to be talking to a wild cat.

"Why do you fear us?"

Ah, so this one is blunt and straight to the point. Good, I hate it when people stall their true questions. "Who wants to know?" I asked.

"I do." he answered simply.

I trusted him not to lie, he also didn't seem one to take a lot of pity on others. If I was to tell anyone about my past, superboy seemed the perfect option.

"You really want to know?" I asked skeptically.

He nodded.

My eyes narrowed as I studied him, looking for any betrayed emotion about his motives. I find nothing as he looked at me blankly.

"Very well," I finally replied, "as you may or may not know, I was forced to join the ninja clan that is known and feared as the dokugan ryu. They made me learn from them, but at first, I resisted. They had little patience for me and would beat and torture me into obedience. It wasn't long until I became like a mindless machine. I had lost my freedom. Those who are older than me have abused me like an animal my whole life. And now I am an animal. So why should I trust anyone when everyone I've known was bad?" I asked.