Melody Yuen(DC Universe)

7

Woah.

I sit up in my hospital bed. My lower back screams in pain. The hospital room is empty.

Did I just...fly?

And why was Marley dressed up as the MJ. MJ, as in one of the teen heroes who work for the Justice League! At first I thought we were picking up pizza and heading to a costume party, but when I said "hero discount" on the pizza and needless to say, FLEW, I knew we weren't just dressed as superheroes. We were superheroes.

Realization hits me. It wasn't a dream. It was another flashback. But how did I have a flashback if nothing was being injected to me. Dr. Eichman said the flashbacks were a side effect of the drugs. So if the drugs aren't triggering these flashbacks, what is?

I go back to analyzing what happened in my flashback. I remember MJ as my childhood friend. But how did we go from being regular girls to... superheroes? Then a name pops up in my head.

Dick.

The name sounds so familiar, but I can't put a face to it. The name makes my insides feel jittery. Who is Dick? Is he a part of the Justice League too?

I remember Flashback Melody noting one of the pizzas was for a "Wally" and a "Bart". The names Wally and Bart also ring bells and I suddenly remember them as Kid Flash and Impulse. This means, MJ and I must've been getting pizza for the team.

The team.

I remember the others! I remember Beast Boy, Tim, Zantanna, Artimes, Aqualad, Cassie, and Barabara. Before I can think of other teammates, a clear, distinct voice fills my head.

"Remember me."

This voice doesn't belong to me. Is this voice a memory? I try finding the voice. Then the weirdest thing happens. My head suddenly feels heavier. It's hard to explain, but I feel two consciences in me.

Then it speaks again. Louder. "Remember me."

Oooooo-kayyy. That definitely is not a memory. Someone is in me... or talking to me through my mind. I try to think of teammates I know who can talk through minds.

I gasp. M'gann.

I try to focus on finding the voice in my head. "M'gann.. is that you?"

"Mel?! Mel, can you hear me?!"

"M,gann!" I choke a sob. Tears rush to my eyes. It's so nice hearing a familiar voice. This is the first time I've felt a sense of hope ever since I woke up in this godforsaken hospital.

"M'gann! How did you find me?" I ask.

"They took me too! I'm here, Melody."

My blood turns to ice. What does she mean by 'took me'? Was I... kidnapped?

"What do you mean 'took you'?" I ask. "They told me I'm in a hospital because I was in a serious car crash a year ago and I've been in a coma since."

A few moments of silence pass.

"Melody, no," she says in a serious, deep tone. "The car crash... that did happen, but you never fell into a coma. You were kidnapped... a few days ago."

"What?" I reply?

"Here. Let me trigger another flashback. You'll understand what happened," she says.

"Wait. M'gann, have you been giving me flashbacks?" I ask.

"Yes! Like you, I woke up having no memory of the past so I meditated and rediscovered what happened. That's when I realized you might've been here too. I've been trying to reach out to you for hours telepathically, but I couldn't complete the mind link on my own. I didn't think I was gonna be able to talk to you directly. Um, in your mind, that is. So I've been searching your mind for memories and playing them for you so you could remember what happened and save us. By following my voice in your head, you completed the mind link, enabling me to speak to you."

I let this sink in.

"M'gann. You're a genius! Alright, tell me what happened after the car crash." I request.

"Um. It's some pretty heavy stuff. It took you a long time to recover from emotional trauma. A lot... happens," I hear that same tone of sympathy that came from Dr. Eichman when he told me my family died. Remembering the death of my family makes my body shudder.

"I have to know what happened M'gann. Please... just tell me. I-I can take it," I lie.

" Hmm, ok..." I can tell M'gann is deciding wether to tell me or not. " Ok, Melody. Listen carefully," She says slowly. "I'm going to display your memory of the crash. It will be a lot... emotionally. Trying to explain the events myself won't be as accurate since I never witnessed the crash. However, I am able to see the memories I display so I'll be there for you when you wake. Are you ready?" M'gann asks.

"I-I'm ready," I lie once more.

What happens next is something I couldn't have prepared for.