Enigma | A Young Justice Fanfiction

Chapter 9

That…thing…had been nagging at Aspen from the back of her mind for the past week since she met the Team. And Raene.

    It would play over and over in her head: the woman entering the warehouse trying to find Raene. The Team stopping her. Then Raene popping out of nowhere. 

What scared her the most was that the ‘memory’ was first-person. Artemis said that Ghost was part of the League of Shadows, so why did Aspen have a memory from her point of view?

Aspen and Oliver sat in the kitchen eating breakfast. She was reading a book she found in her room earlier—one good thing that came out of losing her memory was being able to pick up the book without needing to reread any parts. Ollie sat across from her, watching the news as he sipped his coffee.

“Who’s Ghost?” Aspen asked suddenly, unable to ignore the thoughts swimming around in her head. Oliver blinked a few times, processing what she had just asked before saying anything.

“The assassin?”

“No, the thing that’s haunting the upstairs bathroom,” Aspen quipped.

“Okay, first off, we had that light fixed a while ago, and there was never any other proof of something supernatural in there.”

"I know what I saw," Aspen replied defensively. "But yes, tell me about the assassin."

"There's not really much to tell," Ollie sighed. "She started popping up more and more on the League's radar, and she fought the Team on multiple occasions. She was highly skilled, so we were never able to apprehend her."

"That's it?" Aspen asked. That didn't help her situation with the memory-thing at all.

"What, are you writing a book on her or something?"

"No, it's just…"

"What?" Aspen could hear the genuine concern in her adoptive father's voice, but she ultimately decided against telling him.

"Nothing. I… uh… heard Artemis saying something about her at the Cave the other day."

    Upon hearing her name from the TV, Aspen turned her head. Grateful for the distraction, she watched as Cat Grant talked about rumors of her return, showing very low-quality pictures and video clips of herself walking around the streets of Star City.

    “The beloved adopted daughter of Oliver Queen, Aspen LaFont, suddenly disappeared just over four years ago, with no explanation. No ransom note was ever found, despite Mr. Queen’s multiple pleas for the return of his daughter.

    “Now, as these photos and videos are surfacing, the media has blown up, posting theories as to if this is really Ms. Lafont, or merely a doppelganger. We have been unable to reach Mr. Queen at this time, or even get a statement from any of his employees. More information to come.”

    The TV went to a commercial break, and Aspen looked over to Oliver, who shared the same look of confusion as herself.

    “Sooooo…” Aspen trailed off, looking at him for a response as to what just transpired on the TV.

    “Hey, don’t look at me,” he said, putting his hands up in defense, “I’m not the one who has a conspiracy theory about herself.”

    “Oh really?” Aspen asked, raising an eyebrow. “When was the last time you went on the internet and searched ‘Green Arrow Conspiracy’?”

    “When was the last time you were on the internet?” Oliver shot back. He looked at Aspen over his coffee mug and smirked at her apparent lost for words.