And we're back. Author's note at the bottom.

Bialya; September 4th; 6;27

Wally West wasn't sure where he was exactly. He knew he was in a desert, more specifically a shack within a desert, along with a girl he had found passed out in the sand. He was no stranger to abnormal. As the protege to the Flash, abnormal was apart of his everyday life. However, this wasn't Central City, and this didn't make sense.

It was still dark out when he had done his perimeter sweep. The surrounding area was safe enough, but he knew that as soon as this girl woke up they would hit the road.

Wally studied the sleeping girl before him... in a non-creepy sort of way. Her tan skin went well together with her blonde hair. However, the most interesting thing about her was the Green Arrow ensemble she was wearing. The last Wally had checked, Green Arrow's only protege was one of his best friends, Roy Harper.

However, something was wrong, but Wally just couldn't place it. He remembered talking with Dick and Roy about how they were excited to get together with Kaldur and become official members of the league in the coming weeks.

But… that didn't seem right?

Wally remembered something, but it was like a dream. He knew it was good and he could recall that it was good, but he couldn't remember the specifics.

He groaned. He was so not feeling the aster right now.

Wait? Aster? Why did that sound vaguely familiar and annoying?

He didn't get a chance to contemplate it any further as the girl in the shack with him gave a groan.

"Hey! Beautiful! Wake up." Wally said gently.

The girl's eyes opened and she instantly groaned. A hand went straight to her head, probably nursing the same headache he had had when he woke up himself. Finally, she looked to Wally and he tried to offer her a calm, comforting smile.

The girl scrambled backwards, frightened. He really had to work on his smile apparently.

"Hey! Whoa, whoa, it's okay. I'm not gonna hurt you. I'm one of the good guys" Wally said as he rose to his feet "You know, Kid Flash!"

The girl continued to eye him skeptically, "Seen Kid Flash on TV. He doesn't wear black."

Wally glanced down. She had him there.

"Uh, I'm a little unclear on that myself." He glanced back toward the girl "What about you? Green Arrow fixation? Can I get a 'you have failed this city!'?"

The girl ignored his joke and glanced downward, horror etched on her face.

"Who put me in this!?"

Yikes. This was going to be more difficult than he thought. Maybe it would just be easier to run away.

"Wow I am not touching that with a ten foot…"

No! Bad Wally. Don't antagonize the archer... or archeress?

"So! Uh… you know how to use that bow?" Wally asked, trying to dodge her fury.

She took a step forward and no longer had her back against the wall. Good. That was progress.

"Yeah" she said quietly "My dad taught me."

Realization then hit her like a train "Dad! He must have done this! Another one of his stupid tests."

"What kind of test?" Wally asked.

The girl looked back to Wally, "He probably wants me to kill you."

Wally's eyes got wide. However, before they could say anything else, they heard the faint sound of something falling through the sky. Without thinking Wally grabbed the girl's hand and picked her up bridal style. He then took off at super speed. If he hadn't... they would've been blown to hell.

He spared a glance backwards, only to see an entire amour battalion, consisting of tanks and humvees chasing after them across the desert sand. His eyes widened and he picked up the pace. No way in hell would he even get them the chance to hurt him or the girl in his arms. The girl tried to turn around and fire an arrow but he was quick to dismiss that idea.

"Sorry! They have bigger arrows." Wally teased "Oh also! What's your name? And what was that about wanting to kill me?"

Later that Evening…

Robin laid on his stomach in the Bialyan sand as he spied on the mysterious camp that was in front of him. He didn't know what was inside of the various, spread out tents, but he knew it was their mission.

Their.

A word that Robin wasn't quite used to yet. But apparently he was part of a team. Technically the Team. The most frustrating thing was that while he remembered some of them, he didn't remember all of them.

Wally and Kaldur; he knew they were on the team. His best friend and a long time friend who had been doing the hero gig for almost as long as he had. He could recall their first team up, the day he told Wally his secret identity, and the first time Kaldur ever stepped foot in the Batcave.

The rest Robin could barely remember. He knew there was Superboy, a clone of Superman who went by the name Connor Kent. He knew there was Artemis Crock, Green Arrow's "niece" and protege, and Miss Martian, Martian Manhunter's actual niece who went by the name M'gann M'orzz.

Lastly, their was their leader, Percy Jackson.

Robin didn't know why he was their leader. He knew he was the oldest, but he hadn't heard of a hero by the name of Perseus in his whole life. He might have only been thirteen years old, but he was Robin, Batman's protege. He was supposed to lead the team, not Percy.

However, that didn't matter right now. What mattered was figuring out what was inside the tents, finding the rest of his teammates, and figuring out who's torture screams were coming from the facility below.

Robin was about to make a break for the facility when he heard a pair of rapidly approaching footsteps behind him. The Boy Wonder sprung up and grabbed a Bat-a-rang from his utility belt and prepared to throw.

"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!" A familiar voice called out.

Robin let out a breath he didn't know he had been holding, "Man it is good to see you KF."

Kid Flash, with a smile on his face, came to a hard stop and put down the girl in green he had been caring. Meanwhile, Miss Martian floated down and landed softly beside them.

Robin nodded at the group and glanced at the rest, "Looks like we're missing Kaldur, SB, and Percy."

"Uh who?" Artemis asked.

"Aqualad? What is he doing in a desert?" Wally questioned "And SB? Percy? You're not ringing any bells Rob."

"No he's right" M'gann agreed "Our teammates. Connor is Superboy, and Percy goes by Perseus. He's our team leader."

"Team? What team!?" Artemis asked "I don't remember any of you people."

"It's- it's hard to explain" Robin said "I don't know if I can explain it myself because I just have a blank. I can't remember anything since… maybe April?"

The group looked stunned.

"Well… what month is it now?" Artemis questioned.

Robin tapped his holo-computer and the remnants of the Team turned to the Boy Wonder. His eyes squinted as he looked at the computer.

"If this is right… then we're in the middle of September."

"September!?" Artemis almost shrieked.

"Is it by chance the 21st?" Wally joked.

Artemis punched his arm, "Now is not the time Kid Idiot."

Despite the situation they were in, Robin tried his best not to laugh. Leave it to Wally to drain the tension from the room.

M'gann slapped a hand to her head, "Hello Megan! I can make a mindscape! I can repair our memories using my telepathic powers!"

"Are you sure it will work?" Robin asked.

"Yeah" Wally agreed "I don't want my mind to get flayed."

M'gann nodded her head, "It should. I can recall all our memories from the past sixth months and we can put it all together. Figure out why we're here, what we're meant to do, and find everyone else."

"Then do it Ms. M." Robin ordered "Sooner we're out of here the better."

With that, M'gann's eyes began to turn green and the rest of the Team had their memories thrust upon them.

Your mission was simple, observe and report.

Find your own little spitfire, one that won't let you get away with nothing.

Big Belly Burger closes at 1:30.

Guess they were right about you three. You aren't ready.

We're going to Project KR, it's down on Sub-Level 52.

This Team thing… might just work out.

We picked the right guy to lead.

Mom!

Stay put. This is league business.

It's simple. Get on board or get out of the way.

Batman needs a Team who can operate on the sly.

Hello Megan!

You're overwhelmed. Freeze was underwhelmed. Why isn't anyone ever just whelmed?

Then I accept the burden, until you are ready to lift it from my shoulders.

The Wallman is here!

Today's the day.

The proteges gasped back into reality, and Robin fell to a knee as six months worth of forgotten memories came surging back.

He remembered everything now. Project Cadmus, Roy quitting, the fight against Mister Twister and Amazo, their missions to the Tower of Fate and Santa Prisca. In short, M'gann's mindscape had worked.

He remembered why Batman had sent them here now. The Dark Knight wanted them to investigate a power surge, something that should not have occurred in the middle of the Biyalian desert. He remembered the drop in, Percy's orders… and then nothing. Even with the help of M'gann's mindscape he was drawing a blank.

The Team had been attacked, and whatever had managed to overpower three meta-teens, a Martian, an Atlantean, and two highly trained humans, was not to be treated lightly. However, the bright side was that there were few criminals who could pull off such a feat. And just by examining the facts, Robin had a good idea of what they were up against.

There was no way they had been beaten back by being overpowered. Percy, Connor, and Kaldur were more than strong enough to fight off powerhouses by themselves, and the rest of the Team could more than hold their own. And unless they had seven brutes who consecutively knocked them all out via head trauma, then it couldn't be it.

And with that, the options of what had beaten them became exponentially limited. If Dick had to guess, it was more than likely someone who had powers or tools that could affect the mind. After all, it would certainly explain the headaches that every member seemed to have.

"Alright guys I have plan" Robin said aloud as the members of the Team circled up around him, "We need to get into that camp, free whoever is being tortured, and shut down this operation on the sly."

"Yeah that's all well and good" Wally said beside him "But how do we stop them? We were at full strength last time and we couldn't take whoever was in there."

"And we need to find Connor, Kaldur, and Percy" M'gann added in "They could be anywhere."

"Or they could be dead" Artemis stated flatly.

The group shot her a look and the archer raised her hands in defense, "What? I'm just trying to be realistic."

Robin shook his head and ignored the comment, "Either way we're down three heavy hitters so we'll need to coordinate and move fast. We don't have time for mess ups, especially if we're against what I think we are."

"Which would be?" M'gann asked.

"Probably some kind of telepath, or someone who can alter our mental states" Robin noted.

"Which would explain the headaches and memory loss" Wally deduced.

"Exactly" Robin agreed "We have one shot at this because no matter how incompetent bad guys are, if you give them a second chance to kill us, they'll take it."

Robin then turned to M'gann, "If they have a psychic, you're our best bet at taking them out. We're counting on you."

M'gann looked nervous, but she put on a brave face and nodded head regardless. Robin didn't show it on his face, but he was worried for M'gann. Her emotions tended to get in the way of tasks, and if she froze up at the site or mention of their missing teammates, they would be in trouble.

Regardless, they had to push on. For the sake of their teammates. For the sake of mission…

He quickly snapped himself out of his thoughts and looked back to Wally and Artemis.

"It's going to be our job to take out the rest of the goons and whoever else gets in our way, but if you find SB, Aqualad, or Perseus focus on getting them free. The more dogs we have in the fight, the better the chance we walk away from it."

The group nodded their heads, signifying their agreement to the plan. Robin stood and the rest followed. Artemis, pulled her bow from her quiver along with an arrow and took off to the right side of the camp while Kid Flash slipped his goggles over his eyes and took off for the left. Miss Martian shot up into the air and went invisible, presumably searching for their psychic foe.

Robin took off in a sprint toward the first tent. He heard the mumble of patrolling guards and he slipped behind a box and melted into the shadows, eavesdropping on their conversation as they passed.

"Any word of the targets?" the first asked with his heavy Biyalian accent.

"None" the second answered, "Probably dead in the desert."

"Then we're gonna look for them until we find the bodies" the first said with a groan "They won't stop until they have the rest of them."

Robin's eyes narrowed. The Biyalians had someone, maybe multiple someones. He had to call it in.

Via the mental link, Robin reached out.

Robin to the Team. I have confirmation that the Biyalians have some of our people in house. Not sure who, but they have them. Free who you can ASAP.

A chorus of acknowledgements came in and Robin went on the prowl again. He stayed low and stuck to whatever shadows he could find, just as Batman taught him years ago.

As he passed by another patrol unnoticed, a new cry of pain ring out. The Boy Wonder adjusted his path and began to approach the tent where the sound was emitted from. When he got closer, he could see whisps of light coming from the bottom flaps of the tent. He approached quietly, and peered through a hole in the tent tarp.

On the inside, he could see two of his missing teammates tied to some type of torture device. Percy and Connor's arms and legs were strapped to metal bars that held them in place. Currently, Connor was the one being tortured. Arcs of electricity were coursing through the Boy of Steel, who gave out a feral roar in response. Meanwhile, Percy was suspended next to him. The elder teenagers head was slumped downward, and wisps of smoke were coming off his body.

Robin reached out in the mind link again.

I have eyes on Percy and Connor. Need back up ASAP and a mind restoration for Connor. He didn't have memories six months ago… so I think he's gone feral.

Roger that M'gann answered I'm on my way.

Wally. Artemis. Try and get an ID on our mind-flayer. If you can take him down, then do it. But only if you're certain.

Robin paid attention to Wally and Artemis confirming his orders, but tuned out their banter after. Now wasn't the time, not when their teammates were in trouble.

After a moment, he saw Miss Martian appear beside him and he gave her a quick nod of acknowledgement. He pulled a flashbang from his utility belt, pulled the pin, and tossed it under the tent flap. They waited a second for the bang. No more than a second or two later, the flash grenade went off and the two heroes rushed in.

Three thugs were covering their eyes and crying out in pain during their breach. Robin quickly engaged the pair on the right of the tent while M'gann went for the lone solider who had been operating the torture controls.

With a leap, Robin launched a punch into the first soldiers's helmet-less head. The soldier crumpled to the ground and Robin quickly advanced on the still disoriented second solider. With a sweeping leg kick, the Boy Wonder knocked him to the ground, and a swift punch to the man's throat left him incapacitated and gargling for air.

Normally, he wasn't one to brutally take down his opponents. He instead preferred to tease and torment the villains he fought with wit and humor. If they were going to commit crime, why couldn't he make them want to pull their hair out from frustration first? However, now was one of the rare times he wasn't in the mood for jokes. These men had taken his friends and tortured them for who knows how long. They didn't deserve his mercy.

When he turned to see how M'gann was doing, he saw that she had already freed Connor and had moved on to Percy. Meanwhile, the Boy of Steel was on his knees and his hands were massaging his temples, more than likely trying to recover from the mind shattering headache that the Team had had that very morning.

Robin approached M'gann and using the lock pick he kept inside his glove, he freed Percy from his restraints. He and Miss Martian each grabbed him by the arms and lowered him down into the sand.

"Hey buddy. Hey." Robin said as he placed him down and leant him back against a crate. "Look at me, you're gonna be okay. We're gonna fix you up and get you out of here."

Percy barely looked up, and began to speak something Robin could barely make out.

"...eo… whe….e's Annab...h" Percy mumbled "…ank and Ha…."

Miss Martian put a hand on Percy's forehead and frowned, "He's burning up. We need to get out of here."

Robin's eyes narrowed behind his domino mask. "Agreed, but we still need to stay on mission and find our energy source and Kaldur. Then we're home free."

"That's easy enough" Connor said as he had finally stood up. He pointed behind Robin "It's right there."

Robin quickly turned around and followed Connor's finger. The device, whatever it was, was a large metal ball that was almost taller than him. The center contained a small circle made of red, and it had a few purple dots on it. It made revering sounds, and the purple would flash to when it did, almost as if it was alive.

"SB break it loose." Robin ordered. He then called out into the mental link Artemis. KF. Any word on Kaldur or our mind-flayer?

None on the mind-flayer. Wally's voice said back, We took out some goons but a few armored cars got away. They turned tail and ran before could we lay the hurt on them.

But good news is we have Kaldur. Artemis said as she jumped in to the conversation He was passed out in the desert not far from here. He's dehydrated and mumbling. We need to get to the Bio-ship ASAP.

Good. Then we did our job. Robin said as he gave a sigh of relief. Let's go home.

Happy Harbor; September 9th; 3:47

It had been five days since their mission into the hostile territory that was the country of Bialya and life had begun to return to normal for the Team. The mission, by definition, had been a success. Get in, find out whatever the power source was, acquire it if they could, destroy it if they couldn't, get out, and most importantly, don't die. There had been some hiccups along the road, but overall M'gann M'orzz thought the mission had gone well.

The Team had been recovering well from her mental tampering with their memories. Connecting shards and broken pieces of the mind could be dangerous and unpredictable, even for the most skilled Martians. However, dealing with the Team's had not been too difficult. They were young, and young minds were always the easiest to mend. They were open and more susceptible for change than adults were. However, while it had gone well for most of them. It had not gone as smoothly for their team leader.

Percy was 19 years old, firmly on the edge of adulthood. From what M'gann had gathered about his personal life, and it wasn't much, it hadn't been pretty. Percy had been alone for most of his life, and did not even have a high school diploma to his name. He had found work at a diner in Washington DC, the only place that would hire someone with such a poor resume, and he had been living paycheck to paycheck. But to M'gann, it didn't make sense.

Percy Jackson, the man they had chosen to be their team leader, was smart. He had proven it time and time again through the rigorous hours he had dedicated to working on the Holo-Computer in Mount Justice. It wasn't uncommon that when Connor and M'gann left for school in the morning, they would find Percy fast asleep in a chair he had pulled into the Holo-Room after he worked late into the night on a case. He would collaborate with the top minds in the league, asking for their seasoned advice.

Sometimes, M'gann wondered how Percy was even real. He was as diligent as Batman, as steadfast as Wonder Woman, almost as skilled as Black Canary, and maybe most importantly, he inspired hope the same way Superman could. And not that M'gann would ever admit it out loud, but he had rugged good looks that would make guys and girls squeal with excitement.

With all those factors, it lead M'gann to a question that she had struggled mightily to answer. How could Percy Jackson, the sweet, tenacious, caring, intelligent, strong, man that he was, fall through the cracks and have such a horrible life. It didn't make sense to M'gann.

But once she had restored his mind via her mindscape, she gained a piece to the puzzle.

She didn't see much that she hadn't already known about. She saw their fights against Amazo and the Fog, their team bonding session on the beach, his trip to recruit Artemis and his invitation to Zatanna Zatara to join the Team, and the many meals he shared with the Team in the kitchen. However, the real kicker had been the small fragment of new information she had seen.

She saw a blonde woman with piercing grey eyes, lightly tanned skin, and honey blonde hair, curled like a princess's. The woman was beautiful, and had a natural glow to her that would make the most high end super models jealous of her. However, maybe the most beautiful thing about her was the lively smile that graced her face in the memory and the way her eyes twinkled with joy. M'gann deduced that the woman had meant something to Percy and more than likely was named Annabeth. Percy had muttered the name when she and Robin had released him from his torture restraints in Bialya, but she wasn't entirely sure that it was her.

One thing she did know however, was that Percy had not been the same since they had returned from their mission. Even after her mindscape, he seemed reserved and quiet, preferring to retreat to his room instead of spending time with her and Connor as they were the only full time occupants of the Cave. She had asked Artemis to reach out to him as Percy seemed to have a soft spot for the archer, but even she had not gotten a response.

That's why she now sat with Connor on the green couches inside of the Cave, and the pair discussed what to do.

"I'm not entirely sure what the big deal is" Connor said as he leaned back into the couch, "It's Percy we're talking about. Just give him time to shake it off."

M'gann sighed, "That's exactly why I'm worried. This is Percy we're talking about. It's been five days since we got back and he's still... being distant. Something is wrong, and we need to talk to him."

Connor massaged the bridge of his nose, "Fine, we can talk to him. I'm not sure how useful it's going to be, but we can."

M'gann smiled softly, "Thank you Connor."

"So when do we hold this intervention?"

"I'm not sure" M'gann said with a slight frown "Percy never came back last night and the Zeta-Log said it dropped him off in New York City, but knowing him and his powers, he could be anywhere on the Eastern Seaboard."

It was almost as if Fate had been listening to M'gann's words because as she did, the Zeta-Beam recognition called out.

Recognized: Perseus B-05

Connor and M'gann stood up from their spots and perched themselves in the walkway between the training area and the bedrooms. Percy would have to walk through them in order to get to his room, and there was no way that M'gann was going to let that happen. However, when Percy rounded the corner, M'gann was tempted to let him walk right by.

Percy looked like a mess. He had bags under his eyes, probably from a lack of sleep and the clothes he was wearing were covered in grass stains. As he got closer, M'gann could smell the alcohol on him. Where ever Percy had been and whatever he had been doing, probably wasn't good.

"Percy." Connor said as their leader approached them.

Percy, who had been looking at the floor snapped his head up at the mention of his name. "Oh hey Connor. Hey M'gann. Did you guys need something?"

"We did" M'gann said "We need to talk."

"About?" Percy replied "Because whatever it is I'm sure Red Tornado or Black Canary could..."

"We need to talk about you Percy" Connor said harshly "I don't know what's been up with you, but you have issues. Ever since we got back to Bialya you've been flighty."

"Have not" Percy answered, the irritation rising in his voice "I'm allowed to come and go as I please, both as team leader and as a legal adult."

Connor snorted "Bullshit."

M'gann shot Connor a look before turning back to Percy "Percy things haven't been... normal. You have been avoiding us, and you smell like alcohol. Please tell us what's wrong?"

"I don't have to tell you anything." Percy said harshly "Now leave me alone."

He pushed past Connor and M'gann and began to make his way toward the showers. Percy was fuming. However, M'gann was not going to let it continue.

"I know about Annabeth!"

That stopped Percy cold in his tracks.

He turned around slowly, rage etched onto his face. "What did you just say?"

"I... know about Annabeth?" M'gann said, but Percy began to stalk toward her.

Her team leader got in her face, "How do you know that name!"

Connor then stepped in and put an arm between her and Percy, "Back off Percy. She just said a name."

Percy's head turned to Connor's "You don't get it." Percy spat "She was, she was my..."

His voice had begun to crack and he moved away from Connor and M'gann and his knees buckled beneath him. He began to fall and he would've hit the ground if not for M'gann's quick reaction with her psychic powers. She levitated Percy in the air until Connor put an arm around him to support his weight. They quickly maneuvered to the couch where Connor sat Percy down. Once he was settled and he regained his composure, M'gann and Connor sat on opposite sides of him.

"Percy, please." M'gann said as she placed a hand on his "Talk to us."

He took a deep breath in through his nose, and exhaled through his mouth.

"When we were in Bialya, you said that whoever attacked us repressed our memories from the last six months. Well... six months ago, I wasn't in a great spot" Percy said weakly.

Connor pushed for more, "What do you mean?"

Percy sighed, "Six months ago, I was depressed. I could barely function in my day to day life. I was useless, and I didn't know what to do. My life was so... empty."

M'gann tightened her grip on his hand, "It's okay Percy. Just because you were depressed doesn't make you any less of person. You're an amazing person."

"What caused you to spiral?" Connor said bluntly "Did that Annabeth chick breakup with you?"

Percy closed his eyes and looked down, and M'gann shot him a dirty look.

"It's okay if you don't want to talk about it Percy. We understand." M'gann said as she tried to put him at ease.

Percy exhaled sharply from his nose, "No... no. You guys deserve an answer."

Their team leader took a second to collect himself and M'gann could see how horrible he looked. This wasn't the fun, confident Percy she knew. This was a Percy who was torn apart by guilt and in his grief, he had lost himself.

"I had friends, family... someone I used to love." Percy let out in a whisper.

M'gann's heart sank, but it was Connor who spoke "...Had?"

His eyes stayed locked on the ground, "They're dead."

She tried to keep her voice soft, "Was it an accident?"

"No, they were taken from me."

Connor frowned lightly, "How long ago?"

Percy picked his head up and looked at the Boy of Steel, "There are times where it feels like yesterday, ya know?" Percy began to get teary eyed and his voice softened "S-sometimes it feels like a million years ago."

Neither the Martian or Kryptonian said anything, but they didn't have to. Percy spoke again.

"You know? If you asked me once I would've told you I was just like everyone else. I only really gave a shit about my friends and family, and I was only a hero so that I could protect them."

M'gann and Connor looked at Percy.

"But when I lost them...everything changed. I thought that, I became something different."

M'gann frowned, "What did you become?"

He shook his head again, "I wasn't sure... but last night, I had a little chat with Annabeth. I sat by her grave and I realized something. I hate being a hero."

"But why?" Connor asked beside him, "We help people. We make lives better."

"You do" Percy conceded "But I've been doing this a long time Connor, and I lost my friends, family, and the love of my life because of it. You either die a hero or live longer than the people you love. And at 19, I somehow managed to do the later."

M'gann hadn't considered that. She had no idea what she would do if any of her teammates or Uncle J'onn died. Even though it had only been two short months, she had no idea what she would do without her teammates. They had sacrificed life and limb for one another, but to see them all dead? M'gann shuddered. She would rather be dead herself.

"So then the telepath's mental attacked brought you back to this shit place you were in mentally" Connor deduced.

Percy nodded, "It feels like it happened yesterday. I can still see the life leaving her eyes and her taking her last breath."

M'gann finally grabbed Percy's hand and interlocked her fingers with his. Percy looked down and Connor slung his arm around Percy's shoulder in a comforting embrace.

"I'm sorry we can't make you feel better" M'gann said, "I know we can never replace them, but we'll be here for you. You're our leader Percy, and you won't have to worry about us. We can take care of ourselves."

Percy opened his mouth to protest, but she quickly cut him off, "No. No if's, and's or but's. We know the risks, but we're smart. We'll do everything we can to protect ourselves and each other. You have our word."

His frown disappeared and a soft smile graced his face. A lone tear slid down his cheek.

"Thank you... it means more than you could ever know."

New character point of views from Kid Flash, Robin, and Miss Martian. I think this is the very first chapter in which I did not write from Percy's point of view at all. Nothing like a little bit of angst to bring ya back in right?

Good god I never thought I would update this story. I loss of all motivation to write this, coupled with no idea of where I wanted the story to go, equated to me giving up on the story in general. But with Young Justice Outsiders swiftly coming to a close, my brain somehow managed to come up with an idea for the story. It's roughly planned out and hopefully I somehow manage to actually progress this story in the near future.

Also for those interested, I skipped a few team missions and skimmed through Bialya. We all know what the fuck happens there and in order to make it more of a surprise the next time they're there, I cut out Psimon's part. I had absolutely no desire to write a psychic battle in this chapter. And no one wants to read a shot to shot remake of Young Justice with Percy added in. That shit would be so BORING. But generally, I wanted to write new, original dialogue that focused on Percy and his dynamic with his teammates. This time, it was built around Connor and M'gann. It was much needed and great way to get back in the game.

Anyways, the future of this story will see us have a much more complicated Percy. Lot's of fanficiton stories follow the trope of "Percy loses everyone" as a cover to move on and completely change his behavior. This story uses the trope of "Percy loses everyone" but I want Percy to deal with that trauma. It makes for a better story, allows Percy to connect with his teammates, and allows you, the reader, to see the anguish and suffering Percy has undergone.

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