Beckoning Lyght

What Goes Around...

Chapter Six: What Goes Around…

“Tabitha, do you mind going to Watchtower? Wait… why did I have to ask you; haven’t you been hearing Wally?” Clark asked. Tabitha rolled her eyes, pulling her communicator out of her ear.

“… Turned it off; he’s been bugging the shit outta me since I sat down.”

“It could’ve been an emergency…” the man of steel folded his arms. She shrugged and picked up her soda.

“If it was, Mike would’ve called in… not Wally. Which means… it’s something minor… and Wally just wants to bug me!”

“Tabitha…”

“I’m going, I’m going!” she slightly laughed and started to leave the room.

“Are you okay…?”

“… Yeah; why you ask?”

“The soda. You don’t drink sodas…”

“Oh! Sprite; my stomach’s kinda queasy. Think there’s something going around…”

“Do you need a couple of days off? I could get…”

“I’m fine; I’m good! It’s just… well… I can’t expect you to understand; you’ve probably never been sick before…”

“Once.” he surprised her. Tabitha gave him a smirk.

“A sick that didn’t have to do with Kryptonite exposure…”

“As I said… it happened once. It’s… a long story. But, to shorten it: I gave up my powers for a brief moment; I came down with a nasty flu bug shortly afterwards.” he explained. Tabitha simply looked at him.

“Wait… why did you give up your powers?”

“For love.”

“Huh. Kinda crazy, you gotta admit…”

“What, that I would give up my powers for love?”

“Nah; that’s actually romantic… in a sappy way! That the moment you became one of us… you came down with the flu! Learned your lesson?”

“You’re telling me that you wouldn’t give up your powers for Bruce; to be normal… like him?” his question surprised her.

“Well, first off… Bruce ain’t normal! Maybe for your standards! But, I guess… I guess I would.” she softly said. She knew that he would never ask her to give up her abilities unless they had become hazardous to her health. However, Tabitha had always longed to be normal; although she had grown so used to being a Metahuman, the thought still lingered.

“A lot of times… I feel that I would definitely do it again. So, yes; I understand.” he finished. Tabitha simply nodded.

“I’m good. It’s just a little stomachache; I can work through that…”

Before she could materialize onto the teleportation pads, Tabitha rolled her eyes; she knew for certain that a disgruntled Wally would be waiting on her in the control room. As the usual dizzy spell hit her as the room came into focus, she took a few deep breaths to clear her head. She found it odd that the spell had lingered for as long as it did, actually making her even sicker to her stomach.

“You know; I shouldn’t even say anything to you! I know that you were ignoring me on purpose!” Wally immediately scolded. Tabitha hadn’t heard a word as she bent down to stop the room from spinning, “… Tabby? You okay…?” he rushed over to his friend. She knew that it was inevitable and managed to pull off a Lightning Cloud to the nearest restroom. The queasiness had increased tenfold, climbing up into her throat. Tabitha barely made it inside one of the stalls before she started to retch.