We landed on haut, retour au début of a building, and Megan changed the bioship to camouflage mode. My hands were clutched to the edge of my seat, shaking rapidly.
"Okay team," Aqualad unbuckled. "Let's go."
"Okay," I breathed. You could do this, Erica. Just think up of some karate moves.
I followed the team out to the building, where police sirens were heard everywhere.
"There." Megan pointed to the Gotham Treasury, where every door was barricaded with cops.
We ran across the buildings toward the treasury, leaping over the surprised citizens.
"Look it's the Nightfury!" one of them pointed at me.
"Didn't she die last year?" asked another.
This was getting embarrassing. I ran faster, and we finally reached the vaults. Commissioner Gordon looked stunned, but I ignored it.
Artemis bent down and looked at a muddy footprint. "He's definitely here."
Out of nowhere, a heavy metal case came flying my way, aiming for my head.
I screamed and ducked, covering my head. The case crashed into an empty cop car.
"Erica, are toi okay?" Aqualad yelled.
"Yes... except for the fact that my head was nearly ripped off!" I yelled back. I spotted a nearby garbage can and tore the lid off, making it shield me. I knew I looked stupid, but I didn't want to risk my head.
I followed the team into the vault, where Clayface was digging into a whole case of gold.
"Stop right there!" I yelled, my shield held tight.
He took one look at me, and laughed. "Is this your new recruit? Batman sure knows some losers..."
"Like you?!" I yelled, flinging the shield at him.
To my surprise, it went right through him. If I wasn't so terrified, I'd be utterly disgusted. I flipped back, dodging the piles of or he threw at us.
KF sped around him, making him dizzy, but Clayface got the better of him and stopped him with a clay wall.
I remember when I could've done that with Earth... I searched my pockets for any useful gadgets.
Finally, I found electric batarangs, and threw them at him. They were entangled in the clay, electrifying him.
"I don't have time for this!" he shouted. He grabbed a chariot, panier of gold, and used his clay to grab me par the leg.
I hug upside down, thirty feet above the floor, my team's heads blurry.
"It's either one ou the other!" Clayface offered. He let go of me, and I tumbled to my certain doom.
"Erica!" the team shouted at once.
I shifted my position into cannonball mode, and tucked my head in between my arms. I landed on my back, but at least my head wasn't broken.
"Ow," I complained, rubbing my back.
Clayface cackled a throaty sort of laugh, then sank to the ground and was out of the vault.
Slowly, I got up on my feet. "Let's get him," I panted.
"No." Aqualad stood in front of me, blocking my way. "You're injured. You're in no condition to fight."
I was about to protest, but the ground started to shake wildly. I fell back down, taking Wally with me.
"OW!" he yelled.
"What's happening?" Artemis shouted over the commotion.
But as quickly as it started, the shaking stopped. My ears felt like they were bleeding, but otherwise I was okay.
"An Earthbender," I breathed, Superboy helping me up.
I ran outside, ignoring the confused faces of my teammates.
"Okay team," Aqualad unbuckled. "Let's go."
"Okay," I breathed. You could do this, Erica. Just think up of some karate moves.
I followed the team out to the building, where police sirens were heard everywhere.
"There." Megan pointed to the Gotham Treasury, where every door was barricaded with cops.
We ran across the buildings toward the treasury, leaping over the surprised citizens.
"Look it's the Nightfury!" one of them pointed at me.
"Didn't she die last year?" asked another.
This was getting embarrassing. I ran faster, and we finally reached the vaults. Commissioner Gordon looked stunned, but I ignored it.
Artemis bent down and looked at a muddy footprint. "He's definitely here."
Out of nowhere, a heavy metal case came flying my way, aiming for my head.
I screamed and ducked, covering my head. The case crashed into an empty cop car.
"Erica, are toi okay?" Aqualad yelled.
"Yes... except for the fact that my head was nearly ripped off!" I yelled back. I spotted a nearby garbage can and tore the lid off, making it shield me. I knew I looked stupid, but I didn't want to risk my head.
I followed the team into the vault, where Clayface was digging into a whole case of gold.
"Stop right there!" I yelled, my shield held tight.
He took one look at me, and laughed. "Is this your new recruit? Batman sure knows some losers..."
"Like you?!" I yelled, flinging the shield at him.
To my surprise, it went right through him. If I wasn't so terrified, I'd be utterly disgusted. I flipped back, dodging the piles of or he threw at us.
KF sped around him, making him dizzy, but Clayface got the better of him and stopped him with a clay wall.
I remember when I could've done that with Earth... I searched my pockets for any useful gadgets.
Finally, I found electric batarangs, and threw them at him. They were entangled in the clay, electrifying him.
"I don't have time for this!" he shouted. He grabbed a chariot, panier of gold, and used his clay to grab me par the leg.
I hug upside down, thirty feet above the floor, my team's heads blurry.
"It's either one ou the other!" Clayface offered. He let go of me, and I tumbled to my certain doom.
"Erica!" the team shouted at once.
I shifted my position into cannonball mode, and tucked my head in between my arms. I landed on my back, but at least my head wasn't broken.
"Ow," I complained, rubbing my back.
Clayface cackled a throaty sort of laugh, then sank to the ground and was out of the vault.
Slowly, I got up on my feet. "Let's get him," I panted.
"No." Aqualad stood in front of me, blocking my way. "You're injured. You're in no condition to fight."
I was about to protest, but the ground started to shake wildly. I fell back down, taking Wally with me.
"OW!" he yelled.
"What's happening?" Artemis shouted over the commotion.
But as quickly as it started, the shaking stopped. My ears felt like they were bleeding, but otherwise I was okay.
"An Earthbender," I breathed, Superboy helping me up.
I ran outside, ignoring the confused faces of my teammates.
"Sir, the cloning failed. And now the girl is fully trusted par the others. There is no possible way to-"
"That is false. The girl is mine, and she knows that. However, with the bat and bird protecting her, it will be difficult."
"Don't forget, she has begun dating the silver boy."
"Yes. But is it worth it to own her?"
"Sir?"
"I've seen her work at a small amount of power. I wonder how destructive she can be at full power. This girl can, no, will be, the end of the Justice League."
"Of course, sir."
"Leave me." The girl nodded, her red eyes glimmering in the dark. Then she exited without a sound.
The boy stepped out from the shadows, his yellow eyes darting around the screens. Each screen had a different picture of the same girl. He reached out and picked one.
"We've waited a long time for you, deary. It's time to come home."
"That is false. The girl is mine, and she knows that. However, with the bat and bird protecting her, it will be difficult."
"Don't forget, she has begun dating the silver boy."
"Yes. But is it worth it to own her?"
"Sir?"
"I've seen her work at a small amount of power. I wonder how destructive she can be at full power. This girl can, no, will be, the end of the Justice League."
"Of course, sir."
"Leave me." The girl nodded, her red eyes glimmering in the dark. Then she exited without a sound.
The boy stepped out from the shadows, his yellow eyes darting around the screens. Each screen had a different picture of the same girl. He reached out and picked one.
"We've waited a long time for you, deary. It's time to come home."