Young Justice (A Fifth Harmony Story)

Arc 1: Part 2

A/N: This was a lot harder to write, given that I don't want to go straight into Lauren's mission and go after the Joker. But trying to think of a villain that could help the team become a team. So it may take me awhile to get things ready, because I don't know where exactly I'm going with this with the exception of Lauren's arc.

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"Please," she begged, looking at the purple suit wearing clown. She could feel the ropes dig into her wrists. Tears streamed down her face.

The Joker just laughed. He grabbed Clara Jauregui by her hair, making her face her daughter.

"Your mother here got into bed with the Batman. She spawned his batling. I could let her live, but where is fun in that?" Joker asked, placing his knife at the edge of the woman's mouth. The knife that was smeared with the blood Lauren's family members.

Michael Jauregui, her adoptive father, was the first to be killed. Joker had sprayed his laughing gas on the man's face, and let him laugh until he couldn't breath and slowly died. Chris and Taylor were no use for the Joker, they died when the killer clown cut their faces, letting them bleed to death.

"Please," Lauren begged, fighting against the ropes. She watched as The Joker slashed the woman's face. "No!"

The Joker laughed, spraying the woman with his acid flower. He laughed harder while Lauren's mother screamed.

Lauren's body just slumped over, her mind trying to wrap around the fact that her family was dead. She felt the Joker grab her by her hair and pulled her back. She could still hear her mother's screams. But she no longer had any fight left. She just wanted to die. She wanted to be with her family.

"Your turn."

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Lauren yawned as she stared at the hologram of her family. It was the last picture they had ever taken.

She had spent the night planning her revenge. She watched videos of Bruce facing off against the Joker. She watched Bruce face off against the other members of the league, making note of how to defeat her own teammates if need be. She had to be ready.

No one was going to stop her from killing the Joker.

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Dinah's leg was shaking as she ate her cereal. She was waiting for the first training session her new teammates. She told Aquaman all about her excitement.

Supergirl. Superman had always been her hero. He was someone out of this world, and was willing to protect it. Even when people wanted him gone for being different. Superman was all about hope, justice and truth.

Wonder Girl. Wonder Woman was an inspiration to young girls. She was a woman in a club with men and was able to hold her own. Seeing her made excited to have powers and be able to make a difference.

Aquagirl. Aquaman was the butt of the superheroes. The man who could talk to fish. But he was a king. Meaning Dinah was in the presence of two princesses. Aquaman was fun. She loved hearing stories from her father involving Aquaman. (It didn't hurt that Aquagirl was attractive.)

And there was Batgirl. The mystery. Whose father was the hero without powers. The man who took down her father without powers. The whole Bat team were something special. And just like her father, Dinah didn't know if Batgirl could be trusted. There was just something about her that threw Dinah off.

"Ready for a new day Arthur?" Dinah asked her fish, who just stared back at her.

With a smile, Dinah continued to eat her cereal, waiting for the other girl to wake up and join her.