Chapter 10: What sets a girl off…

Kismet entered into the atmosphere heading for the Watchtower. The vacuum of space somehow took the weight off her ankle and the throbbing finally subsided. Interesting little tidbit—broken bones hurt.

Flashback:

"Come on. It'll be fun." Kismet said to Robin. She had a hold of his hand as she dragged him down the street. She was taking him to a dance and they were already late. Conner and Megan were going because it was for their school, but Kismet decided that Robin needed some fun. His life was much too stressful. That was one of the main reasons why she liked him. Robin understood not having much of a childhood. Neither of them had it easy.

"Do we have to go?"

She stopped in front of him. "We're already dressed. And I've never been to a dance, let alone one for school. If you haven't noticed I'm not that smart."

"Yeah, right. You're smart. You're the smartest girl I know."

"I had better be the only girl you know then. My mom never sent me to school. I only started after Batman found me and I wasn't all that great. So please, give me this."

Robin crumbled. He felt so bad that he never noticed. She always seemed to have all the answers. "Fine, but please don't make me dance."

"It's a dance, Robin. No promises."

Surprisingly, not much happened that night. No rogue UFOs, or crazed power hungry super villains. Kismet forced him to put down his communicator and dance. Luckily, Conner was worse at dancing than either of them was.

"He's so bad. Like a lame chicken," Kismet laughed.

"Yeah, even we weren't that terrible."

"Oh, don't make fun of him." Mal Duncan chimed in, "Poor guy's got two left feet."

"So do you." Mal's girlfriend said pulling him into the throng.

Kismet looked at Robin. Out of everyone there he was the only one wearing a tuxedo properly and the only one with sunglasses on. It was mysterious, but in a good way. She didn't like how much he hid his blue eyes so much. He looked like an awkward bodyguard, just standing there.

"I'm guessing you're not having that much fun. You're just pretending for my sake."

He looked over at her surprised, "I'm not."

"It's cool that you are. I get it."

"No," He took Kismet's hands, "You know what—come on."

Robin took her outside behind the school. Not one to be without his utility belt used his grappling hook to take both of them up to the roof. He wrapped his arms around her and pressed the button to go up. "I can fly, you know." Kismet commented as she held tight to his waist.

Robin simply smiled. She had this aloofness about her that just made him laugh.

They lay out on roof and looked at the stars. It showed how closed they had gotten over the last few months. Kismet trusted him and trust wasn't something she gave freely. After her father never being there, it was hard. Robin was always there. It was hard not to let her guard down.

"That's Ursa major," He pointed to the sky.

"That's the bear right? I have trouble picturing it."

"Yeah."

Kismet hopped up so she could look down at Robin. She had one hand on either side of his body. "Okay, how can you see that with sunglasses on?"

He did a little laugh, his trademark snicker. "They're special."

"I think you're special." Kismet smiled tucking strands of blonde hair behind her ear, "But really. You don't need to hide from me."

"Batman says—"

She shushed him, "I totally respect Batman, but seriously, it's nighttime and we are up here looking at the stars. They're ruining the mood."

He grabbed hold of Kismet flipping around so that she was on bottom. She squeaked a bit not really expecting him to do that. "And what mood would that be?"

The funny thing was his sunglasses fell off. Straight down and hit her square on the nose before either of them could react. Robin looked horrified, but Kismet laughed. Picking them off her face and laying them aside. "And you call yourself an acrobat. Nice reflexes, rodeo clown." Because it was her saying it, he wasn't insulted at all. "You have the bluest eyes I've ever seen."

"Then you've never seen yours." He leaned in and kissed her. Beneath the Great Bear, the stars and all the galaxies beyond, Robin professed, he just might be in love with this girl.

End Flashback.

Someone must have seen her coming up on the watchtower and opened the bay doors. Sadly that person was her father.

"What's going on?" He floated down to her, his voice full of worry.

Kismet collapsed on the floor. "Megan…she flipped out. I was thrown out of Mt. Justice, I think I broke my ankle, the whole team's out and Superboy… He's in a metal cage with Kryptonite. We have to save him."

Nabu considered for a moment. He wasn't sure what to do. "Don't worry I'll help them. But first we have to take care of you." He bent down to take her up in his arms.

"No," She took hold of his arm, stopping him. "I'm going with you. They're my friends, dad."

"Kismet, you are hurt."

"Then, like brace it or something. I am going with you. No matter what." Nabu could not help but smile. He admired Kismet's courage. That was his daughter and she was a hero. He was so proud. If only he himself had the courage to tell her.

"Very well. Come."

Nabu worked some healing sorcery on Kismet's ankle to nub the pain and then with her in his arms proceeded down to Mt. Justice where he would meet Martian Manhunter. Hopefully he would bring more help if necessary. He would know best the abilities of his niece. But like Kismet, Megan had an untold amount of power.

Kismet was thinking the whole way back to the cave. She didn't even want to look at the stars as they flew through space. They were too hopeful. She didn't want to be hopeful, because there wasn't any. It might turn out okay. Superboy might still be alive. Megan might somehow not be crazy. And Robin might be safe, but Kismet knew there was always fallout. Always. It was a fact of being a hero. Something would always go wrong.

Nabu sat Kismet outside of the mountain. He had no plans to involve her in this fight. She would probably end up in it anyway, but he was determined to make as hard for her as possible. "What?" Kismet pulled on his cape as he set her down. "What are you doing?"

"I'm sorry. This is too dangerous." Just to prove his point the mountain shook and Martian Manhunter came hurling out the top of it. "Please stay." He said, although he knew she wasn't going to listen.

Nabu aimed for Manhunter and shot after his smoking body, catching him before he hit the water.

"I will kill him," Kismet snarled. "It's like parents don't want to understand." Kismet inhaled deeply, as a sharp pain went up her leg. "Okay," She said talking to herself. "Remember Robin." She flashed back to Robin lying in a heap, and then shook her head to get rid of it. "I'm doing this for him."

"No pain no gain."

Was that her thought or did Megan somehow become more twisted and pervade her mind. No that would be crazy, Kismet thought.

Kismet stood up, putting all her weight on her good foot. She breathed in, "For Robin."

Kismet was thinking about going all out superpowers on the top of the mountain. It was practically a volcano now that Megan had caved it in when she threw Kismet out of it hours before. Now it was ground zero for her father and Manhunter to battle Megan. And she was winning.

Kismet was about to throw some magical energy at them when she realized that probably wasn't the best idea. "What would Robin do?" She thought for a moment, and then Eureka! "Obviously."

She made her way into the cave as quietly as she could with an injured leg. Since Kismet healed faster than most it didn't hurt as much anymore. She would have to hear the bone snap back into place before it was all healed up. Luckily she didn't have to be too quiet, though. Megan was more than distracted with Nabu and Manhunter.

Kismet was standing on the edge of a circle of light coming from the huge chunk of missing rock high above her. Everything was just as she remembered. Her friends still left for dead, but shadows danced on the floor. A battle of Titians took place above her, shots of lightning flashed and beams of imagined energy flew by. It was like the gods were fighting on Mount. Olympus as humans watched from below.

She took a step forward into the light. She breathed in, "Robin? Where are you?" Kismet surveyed the damage. Debris littered the floor and it looked like Megan had been busy while she was gone. Artemis seemed to have been the last one to go down after Kismet was thrown out, and there was Conner and Kaldur's prisons, metal and rock side by side. Zatanna had been moved and was lying on a couch Megan must have brought in. Somewhere deep inside she was still Megan and she still cared.

Wally was the only one who seemed to be missing, but Kismet's mind lingered on him for only a second, because it went to Robin. She ran to him falling to the ground beside his limp body. He was bleeding from the back of his head and a cut on his arm. It didn't look good. None of this was good. "Robin," She whispered, "It's going to be okay."

She held his face in her hands, he was still alive. Still breathing. Beneath his eyelids Robin's eyes moved. "Dick…"

He opened his eyes to look at her. "Kismet—you can't be here. Megan."

"Hush, you're hurt."

"But Megan—"

"She's busy right now. Don't worry about me."

He grabbed her arm, "Get Conner out."

"Why—Oh." Conner was about the only one she could do anything for, plus he was the one in the most danger. After he took a minute to recover Conner would wake the others up and maybe find Wally in the process. The Speedster could get help.

She looked up, her father, Manhunter they were losing. She stared at Robin, broken, but still alive. He was her hope. She leaned in kissing his lips, "I love you."

"Mhmmmn… I see."

Skirting around the edge of the sunlight Kismet got to Conner's box. She focused imagining the metal melting making a door for her to walk through. It complied.

It took her nearly ten minutes to drag Conner out and then seal the box back up with the Kryptonite inside. "Conner, wake up." Kismet whispered forcefully shaking him. "You freaking idiot, wake up," She brought her hand back and slapped him across the face.

Conner's eyes flew open with a vengeance. "Now," She said, "Before you kill me, look up." Conner was still weak all he could do was grunt, but his eyes widen as he saw Nabu get telepathy slapped by Megan. "As soon as you can stand I need you to help me get the others out. I know you want to go after Megan. I know that you care about her," Kismet steeled her nerves, "But she's being handled. Our friends are what we need to worry about."

He laid there for a moment before answering, "Okay. But Kismet, don't let them hurt her. It's not Megan."

Kismet nodded, "If you can, Kaldur first. He's under those rocks."

She went back over to Robin and tried her best to make him more comfortable while Conner pulled the rocks off Kaldur.

"Where's you communicator? Mine broke."

"Pocket." Robin answered her. "You should be fighting Megan, not worrying about me."

"You know I won't leave you."

"Out of all of us, you are the least injured and most powerful—your father and Manhunter can't do it alone."

"That's why I'm calling Batman."

~0~

"I'm on my way," Batman said. "But Kismet, you could do something. I know what you can do. You can stop her."

"It will take more than I have to stop her, you know that."

"No it won't."

"Kismet," Robin said, "You don't have to be afraid. If you get out of control—"

"That's not going to happen." She shook with anger. Last time she used her powers…the ones that she didn't have control over. Kismet didn't want to think about it. Kismet had only done cheap conjuring tricks since then, never stepping over what she knew. "I'm not afraid."

"If you aren't afraid," Batman's voice spoke from the communicator once more. "Then use them." The radio cut and he was gone.

Kismet hated this. Why did Megan have to go nuts? And what set her off anyway? And way wasn't anyone asking those questions?

"They won't like the answer."

And most of all why was there a voice in her head? It didn't sound like Megan. It was too deep and too old, too ancient, too cold.

"I'd like to know the freaking answer!" Kismet called to the sky. Robin looked at her.

"What are you talking about?"

"Nothing."

"Tell me, what do you know about white Martians?"

"Nothing, just let's get you somewhere safe, okay. Then, I'll get to helping my father."

"I'm assuming that nothing was for me. Well, they have trouble controlling their dormant personality. Megan's is particularly strong."

"I can take care of myself." Robin propped himself up.

"Come on let me help you."

"Go, Batman is almost here. If you don't stop Megan we're all dead." It was like the universe was into proving everyone else's point but my own, because Manhunter came crashing into the cave. He didn't get up.

"Listen to the little bird, Kismet."

"Fine." Kismet flew up. She wanted to say goodbye to Robin, but she was too distracted.

At the top just before she went into the line of fire, Kismet stopped. "Okay, voice or whatever in hades you are, what do you want and why are you in my head?"

"So, you finally figured out I wasn't just your conscience."

"I'd say it took me awhile. What do you want from me?"

"Well, I am somewhat of a conscience…"

"Are you going to actually answer any of my questions or just ramble on?"

"If you really want to know…well, I am inside you. Always have been, always will."

"What are you—?"

"What am I talking about, you ask? I don't feel like explaining right now."

"You don't feel like explaining?"

"Nope. You're a little busy at the moment anyway."

"Huh?" That's when a rock hit Kismet in the face.

It took Kismet a minute to imagine the rock breaking apart so she could get out, but when she did she was angry. "WTF?!" In front of her floated Megan with Nabu in a telepathic chokehold.

"Hurts? Doesn't it" Megan grinned dropping Nabu to the floor. He landed beside Manhunter, both broken and passed out, but hopefully still alive.

Kismet pounced, shoving Megan up through the mountain and out the top. Kismet threw her into the side of the mountain. Her father was the last straw.

Kismet could feel the fury rising in her and tried her best to quench it.

"I can help. Control is my middle name."

"Leave it." Kismet used telekinesis to throw a rock down at Megan. After about three Megan started stopping them.

"Mad, Kismet? Hurt's doesn't it?"

"Why? Why would you do it? We're friends."

"Not anymore." Megan came through a rock Kismet was about to throw at her and punched Kismet right in the face. That was about how the rest of their fight went, Megan disappearing and popping up where Kismet wasn't expecting, while Kismet was too afraid to use her powers.

And then whoever was inside her head kept telling her if only she'd let him have control this would all be over. That Kismet could get revenge for what Megan did to their friends, but she didn't want that. Kismet wasn't sure what was going on. She wouldn't jump to conclusions that Megan suddenly got evil.

Although, Kismet was pretty sure Megan thought Kismet was the crazy one. Kismet had to stop to talk to the Voice. Multitasking wasn't her strong suit.

It wasn't long until Batman appeared in the sky, Bat-jet and everything. "Finally." Batman started firing at Megan. Kismet put up a shield to block the blasts, Batman's marksmanship wasn't as good as she remembered.

An intercom opened up from the Bat-jet and it was Robin, not Batman. "Kismet move!"

"Huh?" Kismet couldn't comprehend what was going on. Batman should be here. He was faster than the Flash half the time. How did Robin get in the cockpit of that thing?

"This is just too perfect," Megan grinned. "You think you're powerful princess? Watch this."

Megan held her hands out and immediately Kismet could hear the metal tearing. "Robin, No." Kismet whispered, but she couldn't do anything to help. It was too late. The ship and Robin were ripped apart, the pieces falling into the sea. She wanted the tears to drop, but they refused to fall.

"You want revenge? I know you do. Give yourself over to me. I can control your powers and I will help you get revenge."

"I can't."

"You can. She killed him. She deserves what's coming."

Kismet lowered her head. She knew full well what she was about to do, but it didn't matter anymore. Without Robin, it didn't matter. "Okay. Just get it over with."

"Finally."

~0~

They all stood around Kismet's body. She had been in a coma for over a week, ever since Simon attacked her and Robin on top of that roof at the dance. Robin knew it was his fault and refused to leave her side. He let his guard down. It was just so easy with her.

Simon had come out of nowhere and just brain blasted her. Since then they've tried everything to wake her up. Megan got a nose bleed and almost went into a coma herself trying. Nabu had all but given up and so had Robin.

Then she opened her eyes, but they weren't hers. They weren't the brilliant golden blue that Robin loved. No, they were pure gold, just like the last time she lost control.

"Kismet?"

She turned her head to face him, "I am Mordru, Lord of Chaos."

So, I understand if this is sort of confusing. I'll try to explain…Kismet has been in coma for most of chapters 8 and 10 and everything that happened in those chapters is the dream that Mordru is giving her. The flashbaack is real though, THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. Also the blurb at the end of chapter nine is the prophecy Nabu has been talking about. Here it is again in case you missed it.

The Prophecy:

The daughter of Fate born to the earth, lived in shadow to hide her worth. The Lords of Order do not allow, scum like her to walk around. But evil lurks and darkness hides, thought lost but dormant. He bides his time. Beware the golden eyes that shine, they say, they bind. The child of Chaos and Order combine, but only one will pass the test of time. Earth is lost, to death they find. She knows, she knows, let Fate be kind.

Thanks for reading!