Zephyr: A Young Justice OC fanfiction

Chapter 36: Continuing On

I hate writing in third person POV...But get ready for even MORE angst!! Like literally I cried while writing this mini-chapter.

Third Person POV

As Kaldur fell through the Zeta-tube, he stumbled and fell onto the ground. But this did little to falter the gaze he held on the machine: begging, pleading, hoping that by some miracle: Lina would step through.

But nothing happened, and the transportation system remained offline.

"Lina..." Wally muttered as everyone realized what had happened. They all froze, staring at the Zeta.

Suddenly, Kaldur leapt forward and banged his fists on the metal doors. He cursed in Atlantean as fury filled his body. For a moment, nobody knew what to do: still mourning the loss of one of their close friends while seeing their normally calm leader be overtaken by rage.

It was Conner who snapped out of it first, and luckily to as he was probably the only one that could force Kaldur away from the metal doors.

"Kaldur! Calm down!" Conner growled. The Atlantean ignored the clone as he struggled against the strong grasp that was held around his torso.

Thankfully, Robin and Wally were also able to snap out of their trances as the rushed over to their close friend and attempted to calm him down.

"You need to calm down!" Robin commanded.

"You're going to hurt someone, or yourself!" Wally added.

Slowly, Kaldur's' struggle began to fade until Conner let him go and the Atlantean stood on his own, panting while still staring at the Zeta-tube.

"I'm...Sorry." Kaldur muttered, his voice distant.

"It's fine man." Wally said, placing a hand on Kaldur's shoulder.

"She...knowingly sacrificed herself." He said, as if still not believing it.

"You miss her." Robin said, the calmest out of them all. "We all do, she was the older sister to all of us: someone we trusted. But we need to move on, rethink our strategy. As you said about Artemis, make sure Lina's sacrifice wasn't in vain."

Kaldur nodded firmly, clenching his fists before taking a deep breath. He recognized that he had to hold his emotions and feelings back and put the mission first. "Our mission is clear now."

Robin nodded. "If we believe the aliens have been transporting their victims-""Which we do!" Wally interjected. Kaldur and Robin shared uncertain looks before Robin continued. "-the only reasonable detention center is here," he brought up a picture of the ship that the league had gone to intercept at the beginning "their mothership ontop of what used to be Smallville."

Everyone turned to the Martian Manhunter. "Ring any bells?" Robin asked.

"No, I'm sorry." J'onn answered.

"It is fine." Kaldur said. "Robin, Kid, Ms. Martian, and Superboy; you will attack the ship and destroy it. I will create a distraction."

"I'm going with you." Conner declared.

"W-what? Conner, no! What are you doing?" Megan hissed, turning to her boyfriend in shock.

"Both of us will be seen as more of a threat." Conner explained.

"Relax M'gaan." Wally says, smiling although it wasn't as bright as normal. "Worst case scenario, he'll be transported inside and we'll save him along with Artemis and everyone else."

"It's okay M'gann." Conner said telepathically. "It's what Superman would do."

Accepting the fate, Megan nodded. However, Robin turned to Kaldur with a conflicted look on his face.

"You're sure about this?" Robin asked. Kaldur nodded in response.

"You will lead the attack." Kaldur said sternly. "You...Are in much a better state than I."

"Okay just..." Robin paused. "Don't do anything stupid."

This wasn't a full chapter because, well, I'm lazy and tired and we already knows what happens on the mission and honestly: I can't kill off any more of my babies okay?

You wanted Kaldur being all rage'n'angst: you got it