Spirit and Blood (A Young Justice Season 3 Fanfic)

Chapter 18

~Nightwing~

October 26, 4:00 PM Eastern:

It's been a week now. A full seven days. Supposedly Demary had been taken by the League of Shadows again. I didn't know if I would ever see her. True, she was powerful and would make the Team stronger, but the mystery around her background and her betrayal of the Team didn't make her re-invitation so... Inviting. The League had taken Tim and Cassie's bodies- refusing to tell us why. Their images were now mounted in the memorial halls. M'gann's too. Superboy was there almost every day. He seemed to erode- bit by bit. We rarely called him in missions because he was so unstable. Garfield spent time with Superboy as well- due to the fact that M'gann was practically his sister. Zatanna had broken an arm, and she was sleeping at the moment. Impulse and Tigress were back on their feet, and seemed to be doing well. Most of us were doing well, and we knew we all wanted our Team back to the strong friendship we once had.

Aqualad was "out of commission" for a while, and I knew why. I had felt what he was feeling before. I had felt like I had failed before too.

October 27, 6:00 PM Eastern:

'Doctor Fate, 1-7'

The Watchtower chimed with the chance of news. Batman had locked down the Watchtower to keep the Team in. I could obviously hack into it and break out, but for once I didn't feel the old spark. It's was just- dull now. But however dull our lives were, some villain would be bound to make it interesting. Doctor Fate materialized, and Beast Boy was the first to move. Even with the .01% chance of getting M'gann back, he was still supporting us. Static followed soon after. Considering he was still new, he hadn't made as deep of a bond with everyone. Superboy rounded the corner. His physical appearance would never change- but even now, he looked haggard.

In a short while, the whole Team was gathered. Doctor Fate levitated a bit and spoke.

"There will be a delivery for you." He said. Superboy turned on his heel, making it clear he had no intention of listening. 

"Which involves the return of Robin and Wondergirl." We all froze at that. They were alive??? No way... Unless they had the help of a certain mystic power user...

"What about M'gann?" Superboy demanded.

"She... She's still in an unknown location." Doctor Fate said hesitantly. Superboy's brows furrowed, his lip twitching. I'd seen that look on various people before. He knew something. Aqualad saw it too, and stepped up to him.

"Conner. If you know something, now is the time."

"I can't."

"Superboy... If you know something, say it." I added in.

"I don't think we will ever see her again." Superboy said. I was shocked.

"Didn't Demary kill her?" I asked. Was Superboy implying something?

"Yeah, she did. And now she has M'gann's soul." He turned to Doctor Fate. "Where is Spirit?" He demanded. Everyone was silent. Finally, Doctor Fate spoke.

"With someone you-" he said, looking pointedly at me "that you can trust."

"H-have you found her body?" Beast Boy whispered. Fate paused.

"We believe that not long after she died, her body was also absorbed by Spirit. Right now we are trying to figure that out. Although it should be easier than reviving Robin and Wondergirl." The last part didn't seem to be heard by anyone except me. Not even Superboy, seeing as he hadn't reacted. Doctor Fate nodded at Aqualad, then me, before turning and leaving through the Zeta tube.

'Doctor Fate, 1-7'

"What do we do now?" Laga'nn asked Aqualad after the silence.

"We wait." He said.

"That's all?" Batgirl demanded. "Shouldn't we- you know-"

"No. We cannot afford to do that now." I broke in, biting my lip, unsure of what to say. Luckily, Aqualad backed me up.

"We just have to trust the League's efforts. At the very least, Doctor Fate seems to be busy looking for our comrades." He stated.

"Alright." Superboy sighed and left the room. Batgirl narrowed her eyes, obviously not liking any of this, but left as well. One by one, all the Team members returned to what they were doing before. But I felt something different, though words might not express it. Even through everything, there was a but of one element.

Doctor Fate's visit had changed everything. We'd been totally isolated- on edge- broken- betrayed. The world felt more grey. But news had come, after all.

And it left us with one thing.

Hope.

Call this cheesy or chicheé, but losing our comrades, only to find out that they could be alive, left us with the fragile, shatterable-

Hope.

A/N

Well. I am actually gonna get on my knees an apologize. This is such a late update sorry guys!!! And guess what! The book is almost done! You all my lovely readers will no longer have to constantly put up with my lateness. Enjoy the next update (coming soon I promise!)

~ArtyTH