Pandora~ A Young Justice Fanfiction

True Colors

Persephone's POV

"So Alpha Squad is going undercover to recon Lexcorp Farms. Robin, you'll be running Alpha."

"Me? Run Alpha? Uh, right...Who's on the squad?" Rob quickly recovers, and I smile softly as he shoots me a pathetic looking glare for laughing at his unease. "Blue Beetle-"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. I should not be in the field, ese.What if the scarab goes all Reach Apocalypse on us?" Jaime worries waving his arms around, and I really sympathize with him. While everyone else may think he's being superstitious I understand the need to lock yourself away where you feel as if you could do no harm.

"Your scarab has had multiple opportunities to betray us.It hasn't .And right now, its connection to The Reach may be our best shot at identifying what they're up to." Nightwing explains settling is hand on Jaime's shoulder showing his more compassionate side as he's only met with a look of uncertainty.

"Well, if Blue's going, I'm going." Bart pipes up speeding right past me nearly throwing me on my butt. "I assumed as much," chuckles Nightwing. Then Bart turns to look at me as if asking are you coming, and saying I need you to. For some reason he has enlisted me as his trustee, and frequently updates me on how he thinks the plan is progressing and asks for any advice I might have.

Maybe it's my connection to reality, but everyone assumes I'm wiser than I really am.

"Don't underestimate us." I scoff hearing... That creeping chilling voice, I'm still too freaked out to actually acknowledge who it is and what it means.

I shrug as a response, but I'm really hoping Dick can find it in his heart to leave me out of this one. I literally just found out I'm permanently hosting a lord of chaos, and I don't need to be thrown into the field so I can lose the balance I've been maintaining to stay calm.

"Arsenal will also be joining you, but you'll have to travel lighter for your first mission Nothing that won't fit under civilian clothes." Our leader continues as Arsenal steps away from the wall he was sticking close to, and he doesn't seem to pleased hearing Dick's demands. "And last but not least, Hex you'll also be tagging along."

"Do I have too?" I groan looking to Corner for support when Dick seems unfazed and ready to fight me on this, but the super clone is suddenly picking hair off his shirt. It's no secret neither one really knows how to handle me like Ana or Zatanna do. "What if-"

"This has been apart of you since the beginning, and you've been keeping it together just fine. However if you start to worry and hesitate now that's when it's going to take over." He looks me right in the eye even with his mask on, I'm not sure how he does that, and only gives me a smile when I show one first. 

As we go to get our stuff out of the corner of my eye the guys, well Tim and Bart and Jaime, are all shooting me worried looks. Which is crazy even in the midst of their problems they have it in their hearts to be concerned about me. "What is it guys?" I sigh slinging my bag on my shoulder while spinning around to give them the look.

The three I know really well are hesitant all of sudden all of them wanting to say something, but no one wanting to go first. Poor Arsenal just seems really confused and slightly perturbed.

"The team and the League are being really hush hush about something, and at first I thought it was me..." Jaime trails off caught off guard and distracted by his hands that over clenching an clenching. "But then I overheard Nightwing talking to Anastasia and Zatanna about you, and something you had just told them." Tim picks up for him.

"It's okay if you wanna keep it to yourself but you've been distant, more so than usual. There's no need for you to feel the mode by yourself." Bart finishes his words soft and understanding which is different than the loud overbearing him I've come to know. Looking at all of them helps me to see how many people really do care about me, and it's going to come out eventually I might as well do it myself on my terms.