Mimic

White Creature

I tried not to hyperventilate as I felt the walls closing in on me. And instead of actual walls, there were eight deadly teens that could beat me to a pulp and throw me in Arkham Asylum. Well, I thought bitterly, at least Arkham is supposed to be easy to break out of.

I can take them, I told myself. Lies. I totally can.

Suddenly, I felt like I wanted to black out and scream at the same time. It was the oddest feeling. Like I was nauseous but was just punched in the face as well. At least, that's really the only way I can describe it.

But somehow, I knew exactly what was happening. Maybe it was because I had mimicked her powers before, but I knew that my mind was trying to be entered.

M'gann was trying to get inside my brain.

"Get out!" I shrieked at the top of my lungs, my hands clasping my pounding skull. I repeating shrieking the words, wishing for the pain to stop.

"M'gann what are you doing?" Robin said, shocked to see my pain, "Why is this hurting her?"

"I don't know!" the Martian said, distraught.

How dare she, I said to myself angrily. In a feeble attempt to rid myself of the pain, I lunged at M'gann, and we both went tumbling to the floor.

I saw a flash of white as I made contact with the green girl. Not again, I thought as another vision started.

But instead of a memory, I just saw a creature. It was hideous, being a tall, loping beast with an oddly shaped head. It was white but had pretty disgusting red areas on its arms and stomach. Strangely, the creature bore a red X on its chest.

I was snapped back to reality as I was pulled off of M'gann by Robin, who was now clutching onto my arms tightly. Thankfully, the pain in my head had stopped.

"No," M'gann whispered to herself repeatedly, shaking her head. Her eyes began to water as Conner pulled her off the floor.

"What did you do?" Conner hissed to me, gesturing to his green girlfriend.

"Me?" I asked incredulously, "I didn't do anything! She tried to invade my mind!"

"We didn't know it would hurt you. That's never happened before," Kaldur said, his tone calming me slightly.

"How did you get into my mind so quickly?" M'gann croaked shakily, "You're so inexperienced, I-"

"You went into her mind?" Conner snapped at me.

"I didn't mean to! It just happens sometimes!" I shouted.

"Wait, what?" Robin said. He quickly turned me around so we could make eye contact, still holding onto me, but now by my shoulders. "Is that what happened when you blacked out before? In the gym?"

"Yes," I murmured. "Let go of me."

Hesitantly, Robin released me.

I didn't waste a second. I quickly touched Wally on the shoulder, then sped out of the kitchen as fast as possible. I zeta'd to Gotham, but instead of going to my hideout--the hammock-- I risked staying by the zeta tube. I sat down, leaning against the wall. 

I did something my Father and Uncle told me never to do. They said it was weak and pathetic, but I couldn't help myself.

I cried.

My life was always a mess. I mean, I have insane murderers as parents, and my uncle is a trained assassin. But things finally began to look up for me. Despite my better judgment, I fell for the Team. And I planned to cherish their friendship for as long as possible, until I had to kill them.

But not even that small mercy could be given to me. In a month, the tables have turned. The Team doesn't trust me, much less like me. I was a fool for ever thinking that we could be friends.

Wiping away my tears, I shakily stood up. Using my super speed, I ran right up the alleyway wall. I then jumped rooftop to rooftop, making my way back to my hammock.

Unbeknownst to me at the time, I was being followed.