Apart of the team Young Justice fanfiction

Harm

October 31st Mount Justice 11:47 A.M
Conner had an interesting adventure with some 'forever people' but he didn't give many details, the Sphere that he and M'gann had discovered in Bialya can shift into a flying motor cycle. It was a strange two weeks.
Alex was now required to participate in training and she actually didn't mind, she had slept full nights since she talked with Canary and any leftover stress was easy to work out during training. Black Canary hit a lot harder than Kent's spells though.
Alex had been doing personal training with Black Canary; she felt she should get better than she already was with hand-to-hand combat.
Alex had long since removed her shirt due to the amount of heat in the room, she had a black-sports bra underneath though, she swung her boa staff in the air trying to hit Canary but to no avail, each one was deflected by Canary's own staff.
Alex met every one of Canary's strikes until she whirled around and side-kicked her across the holo-ring.
"I think that's enough for today," Canary stated lowering her weapon and wiping the sweat off on her black tank top.
"Yeah I only face planted six times this time, that's a new record," Alex chuckled as a bright red alert came up on the holo-screen in front of her. "Proximity alert? Someone's in the cave?"
Canary pulled the holo-screen up in front of her, "That's the Planet's proximity alert not the Cave's. Alex there's an object hurtling towards Metropolis at Mach Three Hundred, if someone doesn't stop it than it could level the entire city!"
Alex didn't need to hear anymore, she rushed to the zeta-tubes transporting her to Metropolis in nearly an instant. She immediately transformed into XLR8 and slammed the Ultimatrix a second time for good measure, shifting him into Ultimate XLR8.
The speed demon raced across the city and cannonballed into the bay just outside of the city limits.
At first there was silence as the object grew closer to the City it was now more than visible in the sky as a burning chunk of metal now raced towards a populated city.
A green glow illuminated the entire bay as a massive white humanoid arose from the water and placed her hands on her forehead, she planted her feet into the mucky sand and braced herself for the worst head-ache she would ever have.
The object slammed into Way Big's palms and pushed her back nearly causing her to destroy the bay, the object cut a deep wound into Way Big's hand and even gave her a bruise on her forehead but, the city was safe and everyone was alive. Way Big looked at the object in her hand and pulled it out of the wound it made in her palm. "A ship?"
"Alex!" Superman shouted flying up to eye-level with Way Big, "I was dealing with a Tsunami in Taipei; Thank God you were closer than I was."
"I think it's a ship, gave me a pretty deep cut."
"Put it down on the docks and I'll take it back to the Watch Tower."
"Sure thing."
Way Big slowly put the ship down on the docks
"Unknown alien DNA found currently scanning"
Way Big looked at the ultimatrix symbol on her chest as a green light scanned Superman.
"What was that?" Superman questioned
"Nothing" Way Big said quickly slapping the ultimatrix with her good hand, XLR8 emerged and made her way back to the Zeta-Tube.
...
Mount Justice 6:36 P.M
"Has anyone even thought about looking inside?" Alex asked as she bandaged her wound.
Red Tornado stepped forwards upon hearing her question, "I was told by Superman to keep you informed if they were to discover any new information regarding the Alien ship that arrived this morning."
"I'm the one who caught it; I should be the one there to see them open it" Alex said not paying attention and accidently grazing her wound.
"So what are you going to be doing today M'gann"
"Well we are going to have a great time at the Halloween Party tonight," M'gann said while wrapping Conner in bandages like a mummy.
"So what are you going as M'gann"
"Look" M'gann said stepping away from Conner. Her normal clothes disappeared and she now looked like a zombie bride.
Alex chuckled at M'gann as Artemis and Zatanna stepped through the Zeta-Tubes dressed as a Vampire and Witch respectively.
"Hey Zatanna, nice outfit, was the Witch look too ironic to pass up?
"Ironic and adorable, couldn't resist."
Alex smiled as they chatted but was cut-off by M'gann and Conner talking when Alex noticed that Artemis now had an angry look on her face and Zatanna followed her into the Zeta-Tube where they disappeared.
Alex got up and followed after them.
"I'll be back later Tornado" Alex said disappearing into the zeta-tube.
...
Artemis raced through the city along-side Zatanna with their own motorcycles tailored to their personal preference, for example, Artemis' was built with an accurate auto-pilot device so that she could simultaneously shoot arrows and drive.
They raced passed burglars and purse snatchers sending arrows accurately disarming or knocking them out.
"Artemis talk to me! You seemed more than angry to see M'gann and Conner together, seriously just admit you like him and we can work through it." Zatanna spoke through her helmets communication system as Artemis turned a corner.
"I didn't like him! I don't like him!" Artemis repeated, "I just need to work out some stress."
"Yeah, stress clearly caused by seeing a guy you liked laughing and talking to a girl."
"That isn't what happened!" Artemis stated as she pulled up next to a museum where abandoned cop cars were parked outside. "Whatever happened here is over, let's go."
"Not so fast, Harm is intrigued by its apparent skills."
Artemis turned to the rode where a man in a long teal trench coat and exposed abdomen stood, his skin was as white as paper and his hair was long and dark and reached passed his shoulders. He wielded a sword in his right hand and in his left he brushed his hair behind his ear.
"I know its Halloween bub, but I'm seriously not in the mood for 'trick-or-treat' got it?" Artemis replied stepping off of her motor-cycle and taking her helmet off.
"Harm knows the irony of this night, but it assumes too much, Harm looks for neither tricks nor treats, Harm only searches for a worthy 'it' to test his powers on." Harm pulled the sword from its sheath and slung the creepy holder over his shoulder, the blade cackled with orange electricity.
"Artemis be careful that looks like-" Zatanna was too late as a bolt of orange lightning struck her motor-cycle and caused it to explode on contact. The explosion pushed Artemis to the ground only a few feet in front of Harm.
"Harm sees no worthy opponents here, his time is wasted."
Artemis clenched her fist and stood to her feet, "I'll show you wasted!" She pulled her bow out and pulled an arrow back on the string unleashing a barrage of arrows prepared to kill. Each one was either dodged or sliced in half before it reached its target.
"Damn it." Artemis muttered under breath as Zatanna stepped forwards and a raised her hands.
"Tɘɘʇ ƨiʜ dɒɿǫ ƚlɒʜqƨɒ ɘʜƚ ɘʞɒm" the asphalt underneath Harm morphed into two hands and grabbed hold of each of his feet.
"Skills Imply instruction from Green Arrow and Zatara, offing these two will be proficient practice in dealing with their mentors," Harm easily swung his sword and cut through the asphalt walking forwards without issue.
"Oh you did not just threaten my dad!" Zatanna grunted as she raised her hand towards the motor cycle fire burning behind them.
"Mih dnuorrus erif eht ekam," the flames danced to life, immediately growing and surrounding Harm. Artemis and Zatanna turned on their heels and began running towards an ally way as Harm walked through the flames with no apparent injury.
"Harm is not impressed, it need to do better."
"We get it! Your name is Harm!" Artemis yelled sending an arrow behind her hoping for it to at least distract him but alas it merely whizzed by his face, he continued walking without even flinching.
"Geronimo!" Artemis looked up with haste to find Alex flying through the air feet first.
"Alex?" She asked as her foot connected with Harm's chin sending him flying through the air and into a building.
Alex landed on her feet and smiled brightly, "Before you ask, I totally wasn't following you."
Artemis put her hands on her hips and turned around, "We don't need your help." She declared.
"Well since he sliced your arrows in two like they were made of Styrofoam, I decided to step in anyways so let's deal with 'magic-sword guy'?" Alex said as Harm stood to his feet and dusted his coat off.
"Harm has seen you on the news, defeating you will be a sufficient feat to prove Harm's own power."
"Oh so not happening," Alex slapped the Ultimatrix and emerged as Heatblast.
"The sword of Beowulf has many abilities, being durable to fire of all things is one of them. To think it thought it could defeat Harm with such a pitiful-" Harm couldn't finish his sentence as he was engulfed in a massive wave of fire.
Zatanna looked over to Heatblast with a questioning look, "What? He talks way too much." The burning woman stated "Besides even Superman would have trouble with that heat, there's no way he..."
Harm walked through the flames like they weren't even there; he twirled his sword and whistled as the heat bombarded his body.
"You were saying?" Artemis added as she raised her bow to eye level.
"I've been wrong before, but there's more than one way to crack an egg." Heatblast focused her flames on the asphalt easily melting it and causing it to envelope Harm's feet completely, Harm tried to walk through the burning tar but as it quickly hardened, it became near impossible to move in.
"Now what?" Artemis asked as a green flash filled her vision and a normal Alex Tennyson sped forward grabbing them both by the hands and pulling them down the ally.
"Now, we run!" Alex shouted as Harm angrily cut through the asphalt freeing his feet.
Once Alex had successfully pulled Artemis and Zatanna up a fire-escape and onto the roof of an apartment building, she noticed a girl in a blue dress. She was pale and her blonde hair caught his eye more than anything, she stood three buildings away waving them over as if inviting them to follow her.
"Uh guys, friend of yours?" Alex pointed over to the girl who allowed them to see her before disappearing behind a vent.
"Never seen her before, but facing the alternative of decapitation, I'm all ears on other plans." Zatanna spoke with haste as she saw Harm approaching the fire escape. "Oh no you don't," Zatanna lifted her hands and waved them around the fire-escape.
"Epacse-erif siht espalloc," the screws that secured the fire-escape immediately sprung from their positions collapsing the entire structure on top of Harm.
"That should slow him down," Alex stated as they began running across the roof top.
After jumping across a small ally-way and landing on the building juxtaposed to the one they leaped from, Alex turned and saw Harm casually standing on the roof beside them.
"He's fast I'll give him that," Artemis let loose a barrage of arrows which were either dodged or sliced in two.
"The it's run from Harm but, inadvertently draw close to home. How amusing," Harm swung his sword in their direction unleashing a wave of energy knocking all three of them on their backs.
Alex slapped the Ultimatrix, revealing Chromastone in her place.
"No matter of alien ability can defeat the mystic might of Beowulf," Harm shouted as he raised his blade into the air and allowed its orange glow to illuminate the roof top.
Chromastone smiled before forming both of her hands into long blades, "Yeah I heard you the first time, let's see some action to go with that big mouth."
Harm frowned and charged Chromastone; their blades clashed and caused sparks to fly through the air around them. Chromastone attempted to slash at Harm's chest but the mysterious man avoided the attack and spun around with his blade slicing at the aliens arm. Chromastone backed up and unleashed a blast of rainbow colored energy which Harm countered with orange lighting, his magical energy pushed through Chromastone's energy and blasted the alien onto her back with a green glow, Alex returned to the battle field with a groan as she sat up.
Zatanna could have sworn she saw a light bulb appear above her head as she realized the origin of the sword, "Guys! That sword, it runs on Chaos Magic, a very powerful and forbidden type of sorcery that hasn't been seen in centuries on Earth, the only ones seen using it are Lords of Chaos."
Alex turned to face her as Harm stood admiring his blade and listening to their conversation, "Like Klarion the Witch Boy right?"
Zatanna turned, "You've met?"
"He killed my mentor so yeah, we've met."
"Harm has lost interest in its petty drama; the time to die has come." Harm raised his sword and was about to slam it into the ground when Artemis shot an arrow at his face. He caught it easily but, Artemis advanced still.
She unleashed arrow after arrow at both close and long range, he either dodged or caught each one. She let all her stress out as she attempted to strike him with her physical skill, it mattered not as he took his dagger from his jacket pocket and slit the strings to her bow, then he broke the bow in half with little effort.
"So do we just let her do whatever?" Alex asked as Artemis was tossed aside with ease.
Harm launched his dagger in Alex's direction; she moved her head to the side narrowly dodging the weapon as it left a small cut on her cheek.
Alex focused on her hands and felt her mana building; her fists were suddenly covered in a pink glow. "Let's play without the toys, shall we?"
"It attempts to bait Harm into dropping his weapon? Very well, it has no chance either way." Harm dropped his sword as it dug itself into the concrete of the roof top.
Alex leaped forward fists first, she threw jab after jab, cross, hook, round-kick, side-kick, each enhanced by her Anodite powers. Not a single attack made contact, even with two weeks of training from Black Canary, she couldn't land a single hit on this guy. Harm chuckled and grabbed Alex by the wrist before spinning her around and kicking her in the back sending her face first into the ground, she might as well have been eating gravel as her face was dug into the roof top.
"The its amuse Harm less and less as the night passes." Harm looked around for the moment and then down at the ground, "What trickery? The its state they know not of Harm but then they align themselves on the roof of his very own domicile!?"
Artemis got to one knee and looked up at Harm, "This is your place?" Her thoughts were cut short as Harm kicked her across the face knocking her aside.
Zatanna, who had been zapped by Beowulf when trying to wield it, stood to her feet and attempted to speak a spell but the words were lost as Harm launched himself in front of her and within seconds and knocked her unconscious.
Just before she fell unconscious, Artemis noticed the girl from earlier, standing behind Harm, looking on in disappointment.
...
When Artemis awoke she was in a dark room, with nothing but a small twelve-inch TV set up in front of her and the chair she sat on. Harm came from behind her and turned the TV on showing Zatanna and Alex tied up back to back in another room.
"How did the its know?"
Artemis raised an eyebrow, "Know what?"
"You arrived on Harm's roof-top, this is no mere coincidence, how did the its know of Harm's house?" Harm walked around her and knelt down in front her showing his back to the TV, "Telling Harm will ensure its own quick demise."
Artemis noticed the girl from earlier in the room with Alex and Zatanna slowly approaching them, "You should know! She's your partner!"
Harm raised an eye-brow in confusion, "Harm's heart is pure, and he works alone."
...
The girl walked over to Zatanna and ripped the duck-tape from her mouth and allowed her to speak an incantation that removed the rope from her and Alex.
They both stood to their feet and immediately faced the girl, "What first you get us captured and then you free us? What's your angle kid?"
"Secret," the girl muttered.
Alex raised an eyebrow, "Do you know Harm? Does he have any weaknesses?"
"Secret," the girl muttered once again.
Zatanna sighed, "We don't have time for this! We need answers kid!"
"Secret."
Zatanna groaned and analyzed the room slowly; the only other thing in the room was a perfectly made bed. It sported a pink comforter and fluffy pink pillows; beside it was a night stand with picture frames and ordainments decorating it nicely. Zatanna slowly walked over and picked up a picture from the night stand.
The picture was of a young blonde girl hugging and laughing with Harm, except Harm had a tan and was genuinely smiling like he was a nice person, which he portrayed otherwise.
"Is this you?" Zatanna asked as she showed the girl the picture.
"Secret."
"Are you friends with this psychopath?"
"Secr-"
"Secret, right naturally!" Zatanna exclaimed tossing the picture onto the bed nonchalantly. Alex sighed and picked up the picture putting it back on the nightstand.
...
Harm paced in front of Artemis as he assessed the situation, "It seems convinced that Harm had help, this seems-"
Harm turned and saw the room with Zatanna and Alex in it completely empty, the rope discarded to the ground.
"Trickery!" Harm rushed across the hall and into the room where he found it was true, they were gone. When Harm approached the door once again he found Artemis standing with her miniature cross-bow aimed at his head, the arrow fired and Harm narrowly dodged it.
Alex, Zatanna, and Artemis ran down the stairs and into the kitchen area. Alex placed a mana shield at the top of the stairs where Harm began slicing, he destroyed each shield with a single slice but he was in fact slowed down.
By the time he got downstairs, he saw only Alex leaving the building through the back with Artemis' cross-bow in her hands; she fired a single arrow which Harm caught easily. Alex slammed the door as Harm looked around and noticed the ovens wide open, the gas was heard leaking slowly into the room and at the last second a small flame appeared at the tip of the arrow he caught.
"Oh those little-" the explosion rocked the entire building, any normal person would have been disintegrated by the blast, the windows were blown out and the entire downstairs area was in ruin.
Alex stood to her feet and looked around, they were in a yard of sorts, it was very small and didn't have much to offer. There was a rusting grill covered in the corner, a dripping hose that seemed unused and weeds growing from every possible area. The one thing that caught their attention was the grave stone that read...
"Here lies Gretta; beloved sister." Zatanna read aloud.
As she finished her sentence, the girl from earlier fazed through the ground and stood on the unearthed pile of dirt.
"Wait? You're Gretta? And you're dead?" Artemis asked as she took a step back.
Instead of her trademark response, Gretta simply lowered her eyes in shame.
"Who did this to you?" Zatanna asked.
Gretta raised her hands and in her palms formed Harm's dagger.
"He did this? TO HIS OWN SISTER?" Artemis nearly lost it; her anger was brimming already from being constantly outclassed by Harm but to think that he would do such a thing to his own family? She wanted to vomit more than she wanted to kill Harm.
Just as this thought crossed her mind, the door broke from its weakened hinges and fell to the ground, "You defile Harm's holy place?" he shouted pointing his sword at the intruders.
Alex stood passively by as they argued, she had no words to express what she was feeling at the moment.
"Us? You did this! And to your own sister!" Artemis shouted at him causing Harm to smile slightly at her. "You're proud of it, aren't you? And you had the gall to write beloved."
"Not gall, truth! Gretta was the only thing Harm loved, so she had to be removed from the equation, excised like an infection, to make Harm's heart pure!"
Gretta rose from her own grave, looking into Harm's eyes as he took a step back. Harm shivered before smiling, "Ah, it casts another illusion spell."
"Except it didn't speak, and Harm knows it can't cast a spell without speaking." Zatanna was the one with the coy smile now as Gretta walked past the three teens and towards Harm.
"That's impossible," Harm said as he raised his blade at Gretta who walked through it and allowed it to pultrude from her back, "I'm not sorry! I'm not!" Gretta said nothing as she looked on in disappointment and anger, she reached for his chest and grabbed the glow that had been emanating from his heart the entire time, and she pulled it out and allowed it to disperse.
Harm immediately fell to his knees but rose again and attempted to cleave apart Gretta's image but didn't get far as he could no longer lift the sword.
Artemis smiled, "Face it Harm, you wanted to know how we found this place? Your secret is out!"
"No! Harm's heart is pure!"
"No, it isn't," Alex muttered as she stepped towars towards Harm. "You killed off your own family?"
"I had to be pure! I needed the sword to accept me! I had to be pure for the sword to accept me!" Harm shouted as he attempted to lift the sword but instead, it shocked him and sheathed itself back in its seal and dug itself into the ground waiting for the next wielder.
"You killed your sister for a stupid sword?" Alex reached down and grabbed the sword's hilt. It glowed for a moment but it began to hum to life as Alex pulled the sword from the ground. She unsheathed it as it now glowed a bright pink color opposed to the sickening orange from earlier. "How could you do that to your own family?! I can't see mine but I would still protect my family that I have here. I wouldn't kill them just to get power" Alex yelled her eyes glowing a bright pink. Harm fell back and backed himself into the doorway, "Please, I'm sorry!"
Alex raised the sword above her head and allowed the pink electricity to sure around her, the pink glow in her chest emanated with more power than Harm ever possessed.
"You sicken me but death would be too good for you, and I don't want it on my conscious." Alex lowered the blade and placed it to Harm's throat as he cowered in fear and sweat visibly fell from his head, Alex sheathed the blade and swung it around her shoulder.
Gretta was amazed but said nothing as Harm cowered in the corner. Alex approached her and she smiled slightly, "We'll give you a proper burial, I promise." She smiled up at her and nodded her head before fazing back into the ground.
Police sirens whaled in the background as they grew closer and closer, "We should probably split, we did blow up the kitchen."
"Are you gonna keep it? The sword I mean..." Artemis pointed at the sword on Alex's back.
"Just because I'm pure of heart doesn't mean I want this thing, but I might keep it so no one else gets it and does the same thing he did." Alex said motioning to Harm.
...
November 1st 12:47 A.M
The entire team was gathered in the main hall of Mount Justice as they talked about their nights.
Alex walked past them and placed the sword on the ground gently, "So you guys are saying Alex is completely pure of heart? Like completely?"
Wally chuckled, "I don't buy it, I mean think about it. Everyone has skeletons in their closet right?"
Alex let those words echo in her mind... she couldn't be completely pure of heart, could she?
......