Shadow's Dance| 2nd Version

Chapter 1: Alarm

Curling up and cupping her ears she squeezed her eyes shut. Wounds that had begun to heal reopened as she tended up and moved closer to the wall. The sound was overbearing, she wanted it to stop. Her heart raced at the blaring alarm in her ears. Panic flowed through her veins when she heard a couple of bangs outside. Her lungs tightened at the thought of the unknown. The hinges of the door gave in. Taps of someone coming towards her echoed on the floor as the sirens still sang in the room. A large hand touched her shoulder, it felt warm. It was a soft, caring touch that made whomever the hand belongs to have a parallel personality.

A spell seemed to overcome her as she relaxed a little when the hand slid off her shoulder. She felt the change of weight in the removal of the cuffs around her wrists. Exposing raw places that had been aggravated for years she also could feel the muzzle slowly taken off as well. Feeling the relief of no longer being bound she shifted slightly.

Slowly peaking at who it could be she saw the figure of a muscular man dressed in solid black who was wearing a mask. He wore a long cape that was the same color as the tight fitting cloths he had on. Not knowing who he was her eyes got wide at the sight of him. He said something and tuned over his shoulder where a woman dressed in red and blue with armor of gold. She couldn't hear what they were saying over the sirens but the man in black carried her. The woman had already gone outside. Looking like she was 12 the man didn't struggle to carry Jane out of the facility. She had been malnourished for years, the mutation also caused her to be shorter which didn't help in her current situation.

Other people dressed in bright color costumes were outside. Jane only got glimpses of them when they got out int a clearing. The woman in gold was standing over another with blond hair and black clothing similar to the man's was at the controls. A slender man had red with a yellow lightning bold on his chest was already waiting onboard. A man with a red cape and a large S on his chest stood, waiting for them in the clearing.

The moon was covered up by clouds. It was raining outside and caused it to be foggy and limited the distance that they could see. Puddles of mud were all over the empty field bordered by a lush, dense forest.

Two simultaneous clicks could be heard through the fog, Jane's ear swiveled and eyes snapped in the direction of the sound. She could feel a current run through her. Her eyes flickered and a slight bright blue glow radiated from them. It begged to be used in order to block the incoming danger that belonged to the sound. Her hands itched with the energy practically pouring out of her.

Pushing the man out of the way with her feet she launched herself into the air to hear the turning of massive machines trace her movement. The man stumbled back at the quick reaction. Landing in a crouch she sprinted. Her movement was fluid but quick like a dagger. Both of the machines followed her as she zigzagged and managed to avoiding the bullets they spitted out. Making a quick turnaround she threw all of her energy at them in blue semi circles of light in both directions. Malfunctioning, smoke rose out of both in heavy amounts .

She breathed heavily at the burst of adrenaline and energy dissipated and Jane collapsed on the ground. Her mind was fuzzy. Too much stress was trying to be taken in and caused her to pass out, her wounds were covered with grime and had been reopened. Through her fur blood trickled to the ground. Her eyes quickly faded out the blue glow and she breathed long, deep breaths.

Jane laid on the ground as some of the bright colored humans approached her. They spoke in whispers and talked about the discovery of an "enhanced" individual and the facility. They brought her on board the ship and took her to Mount Justice where they could treat her wounds and ask some questions. Batman got some of the facility's files when they escaped and was reviewing the information as they made their way back. The Young Justice were all still asleep except for Dick and Aqualad who were awoken by the sound of the hanger door alert that they both set. The ones that recovered the child were Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Superman and Black Canary of whom were all in a conference discussing their findings and next steps.
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Waking up to the feeling of a object inside her left hand, she smelled the room, it had the sharp sent of chemicals that pierced her nostrils. Hearing the monotone beeping of machinery was new, it was something that reminded her of music, something that was never allowed. Singing was prohibited so was anything related to song. Happiness was a privilege that was never given to them. This wasn't the lab but somewhere new, the equipment didn't have any odd glow or tint to it either. She remembered the man in black picking her up, they must have rescued her.

Not knowing their intent her eyes darted around the empty room and saw two bags hanging from a thin metal pole. Slowly pulling the IV out and the wires that were attached to her she sat on the edge of the cot. Struggling to remember the rest of what happened she saw her clothing. Jane had on borrowed clean cloths and her fur was clean as well, fluffy and smelled of fruit. Fresh white bandages were on her arms and wrapped around her back. There was ointment underneath them that soothed the pain. Feeling it's oily slickness she ran her had through each new patch of bandages. They wanted her alive, perhaps another group that wanted to run her into a weapon. Phantom almost did so what stopped them from doing the same?

Her ears swiveled again as it caught a different sound. She could hear the approaching foot steps coming towards the room.

Raising her head she looked around the room but didn't find anywhere to hide but underneath. Crawling under the bed she could seen the shoes of someone looking around confused. Another set of shoes came into visibility, now it was a pair of black leather with thick soles and flats made of dark tan strips in a cris-crossing pattern. She heard the two talk.

"She couldn't have gotten far, are you sure you've looked everywhere Diana?"

"She wouldn't have made it down the hall without being seen Bruce. Did the file say anything about disappearing?"

Diana and Bruce. Must be the who wore gold, red and blue lady and the man who had carried me. Where are the others I saw? Who are these people and how did they take down a Phantom base? They haven't looked at the security footage yet so I need to figure out how to get past these two preferably without conflict. Ok, Bruce is strong but has a utility belt if I remember correctly meaning he skilled but not enhanced. Diana appears muscular as well, she has dated attire meaning she could be from an island and has a lasso, unconventional choice of weapon so it could be unique. Think, think what else? The red man with the yellow lightning bolt is most definitely enhanced since he has a flashy costume on and no weapon the same goes for the red cape man with the s on his chest.

Bruce came closer to the bed, Jane shrunk closer to the wall careful not to make a sound. Diana quickly went out of the room to somewhere out of sight. The bed shifted and Jane held her breath. He was touching the two packs of liquids on the metal pole. Going around to the other side of the bed Jane saw the opening and bolted through the same side and straight towards the two large glass doors that led to the hallway.

Jane could hear the man was following her closely but suddenly slowed down and touched his ear. Skidding to a stop she could see why.