Young Justice: The War

(15) Oh God

Aphrodite Pov
I stared at him in dismay.
Everyone was around me until I hear Ali screech.
"What's wrong with AC?" He asks. Tears drop down.
"She's going blind." I cry. "But that's seriously what you want to talk about?" I whisper.
"I need to go." Ali's voice croaks. She wouldn't let Roy go with her. Anger radiated off her. I kept my eyes on Wally.
"Ali!" M'gann yelled after her
I stood there staring at Wally. I blinked repeatedly, waiting for him to disappear like a ghost.
"Got something in your eye, babe?" He asked
"You aren't going away." I said mostly to myself
I put my hands to my head and backed away from Wally till I hit a wall. I slid my back down the wall as I shook my head.
"Oh my god. I miss him so much that I'm starting to have hallucinations about him. Oh my god I'm going crazy!! They're going to put me in an asylum!!!!!" I said
Wally bent down to my level and took my hands down.
"You're not going crazy, Aphro. I'm real." Wally said
"Oh god, you're fake!!! Zoey do you see this!!?" I said
Wally shook his head.
"You asked for it, cutie." He said
He leaned in and kissed me. Familiar sparks flew and he pulled away.
"Did that feel fake?" He asked
"No. It felt very real." I said
I looked up and smiled. I jumped up and hugged Wally.
"God, you're alive! You're freaking alive!!!!" I yelled
"Yeah, I'm alive!" Wally said
"How?" I asked
"I don't know. All I remember is a man named Speed and an maze. Nothing else." Wally said
"Speed? Wasn't Speed a speedster? One of the oldest?" I asked.
"I think so." He says going into thoughts.
Ali's POV-
Imagine having two eye patches or a bandanna over you're eyes. Now, you're walking through an unfamiliar place. That's what it's like to be blind. Fortunately my other senses kicked in. Someone was following me. I fan kick my leg. That's person squeaks and moves away.
"M'gann." I sigh. "Go rejoice that Wally is back, I would like to be in my thoughts. Alone."
"I-I just wanted to help." She whispers.
"I know, but go with the group." I hear her whoosh away. I sigh.
I had never been to Zoey's house. I hear rustling.
"Who's there?" I yell looking around.
"Poor, poor AC. Hurt again." I hear a guy probably my age says. I automatically remembered who it was.
"King." I growl taking out my claws. George King was a maniac who was in Cadmus sense I was 10. He was a telepathic manic.
"Oh good you remember my villainous name." His voice goes high pitch.
"What do you want?" I ask.
"To destroy your life like how you destroyed mine."
I never did that. We had to fight each other at Cadmus and I beat him which apparently "destroyed" his life. He swore that when he got out he would destroy or kill mine. Which is probably the same thing.
"Take me and leave the others." I growl.
"Uh uh oh, that's not like you AC. Sympathy. It's not your style."
"Freak." I mumble.
"Oh...but I'm not the one with claws and no eyes." He laughs.
"But I can still kick your butt like I did in Cadmus with or without eyes." I said
I heard King growl.
"You know, we want the same thing." King says
"Oh really? What is that?" I ask
"Revenge on Cadmus."
"What makes you think I don't already have it?" I question again
"Because you're still with that annoying Young Justice. The Justice League's backwash." King said
I growled slightly as he talked about my friends.
"I'm with them because they are my friends." I said
"Why would they want be friends with a freak like you?" King ask
I used to ask myself that question all the time when I first joined the team. I never knew why they hung out with screw up like me until I fought with them. They showed me I was more than screw up but an actual human being. But it's not like that stops me from thinking that.
"Because they see the good in people and doesn't judge anyone by their background or their looks. If they did then there would be no Young Justice. They could help you too." I said.
"What makes you think that I need help. It's you." He growls. "Come back with me. We can review our plans on Cadmus, we can have the future we talked about."
I shiver with the memory. I'm not always the brightest. I always made friends with the wrong people.
I feel cold almost steel lips on mine. I Jodi flip King.
"What the hell King! I-I.."
"Come with me AC." His voice like honey.
He was about to use the telepathic moves he uses. Right then I was being dragged. I couldn't see where we were going.
"Roy!" I yell. I didn't want help, but I need it.
"Royyy!!!!" I yelled louder
I knew I didn't stray to far from Zoey house so I hoped they could hear plus Conner has super hearing.
"Aphroditeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!" I screamed as loud as I could
A minute later there was an swish and King cried in pain.
"Let her go!" Nightwing said
"Oh, look Ali!! Its your Young Justice friends here to save you!" King said mockingly
I growled at his sick and twisted joke.
"You let her go now!" Roy growled angrily
I slightly smiled at that.
"Or what?" King challenged
"Or I'll beat you till you can't walk." Aphrodite said as I heard her release her swords
"Oh my god." I heard King whisper
"Ali, you didn't tell me you knew Red Hood." King said lovingly
I wanted to gag. King is in love with Red Hood.
"Come on, Red Hood. I know there's evil still in you. We can rule the world together." He said
"Not interested. In you and the taking over the world part." Aphrodite said
"And shes taken so back off, buddy." Wally said.
"You're suppose to be dead!" He growls.
"I'm suppose to be a lot of things." Wally says.
"Doesn't matter," King starts. "I need AC for my final product." He laughs and I hear a whoosh.
King cried in pain, he growled and felt his hand rise. Aphrodite scream pierced through the air same with Roy.
He was inflicting psychological pain on them with hurts badly.
"Stop it!" I yell. "I'll go with you! Leave them!" I cry. "I'll go with you."
"No, AC-" Roy starts but I find him and knock him out.
"I have my strong scents," I turn to King. "I can help you."
Aphrodite wasn't screaming but I heard her whimpering.
"Just give me one minute." I said
I ran over to Aphrodite and felt Wally there too.
"Red Hood. Red Hood." I repeated trying to talk to her
"Yeah?" She whispered.
"I'm sorry." I say and go back to King. He drags me along to a vehicle.
"C'mon." He sighs.
"Where are we?" I ask as we land.
"You use to not ask questions. JUST GO WITH IT!" He yells.
"If you want me to help you then I suggest you to don't yell." I growled on the verge of punching him.
"I'm not asking you to help." He says in my face. "I'm telling you."
I sigh it was no use fighting in my condition. "Bring me over to where you need me." I say waving my arms as we walked.
"Listen, AC, when we worked together I found we make a great team at more than just that. I wanted to ask you-"
"King, this is business only." I state.
"You said that the first time." He mumbles.