Bold - Japanese or trying to emphasize

Bold and italics - Flashbacks, telepathic and video call.

Mount Justice || August 8, 09:58 EDT ||

Ruby and Zara are lucky enough not to attend the school because it's been suspended by the gym being demolished someone that is them. They have to wait until further notice. However, Wally is starting to go to school today and was disappointed by it.

Aaliyah is reading the book inside the library. She didn't expect they have a library at the Mount Justice and it would give her a spare time to read each one of the books. The Water Dragon Slayer paused her reading and looking up to see a certain Atlantean found her here.

"Aaliyah, Rubina told me where to find you." Kaldur spoke up and seat across from her. "What are you reading?"

"I've been reading about Atlantis that Knight-san lends me this book about his experience of going there." Aaliyah answered and stared at him curiously. "What brings you here, Kaldur-san?" She wonders why he's searching for her.

"The team decided that we should enjoy the beach back at the Mount Justice." Kaldur answered and stared at her cerulean blue eyes. "She's going to demonstrate how to make a contract of her spirits and calling them."

"Ah, her celestial powers never cease to amaze me." She chuckled and closing her book. "Ru-chan treats them as her own family. She never uses them as a tool."

"How long have you known her?" He asks her curiously and wanting to get to know Aaliyah more.

Both of them stands up and walking out of the library. "I've met her once during my mission before meeting Zara. I saw her when she saved the vendor from the rampaging horses..."

~Flashback~

Maryland || Fiore ||

Aaliyah hums in a different tune and shopping one of her miscellaneous things before going start the S-class quest. Her quest is to capture an unknown creature who puts the villages into sleep for 5 years. No one accepts it until Aaliyah takes the job for it. Makarov is hesitant about her letting to do this quest despite she's a S-Class Wizard just like Gildarts, Laxus, Erza, Mystogan and Mirajane. However, she's the first young female who earns the title of it at the age of 14. Aaliyah is more than just a S-Class Wizard, she happens to be one of the Ten Wizard Saints who earns the title of 'Empress of the Oceans and Seas' which rarely use it in public.

The blonde girl is grateful for not revealing her rankings in front of everyone or showing her face because she hates being the center of attraction. Especially this God Serena, one of the Ten Wizard Saints, fancies her a lot. Aaliyah couldn't help but feels like there's something off around him and manage to avoid him at all cost.

"That would be 2,250 jewels, Miss." The vendor told her and she handed the money for her. "Thank you and come again."

Aaliyah places her things inside of her back. She walks out and reading the information about her quest from this paper. "I wonder what the causes of these villagers putting them to sleep for 5 years. There must've been a reason behind this." Talking to herself and her ear twitches of hearing the stampedes. "What the heck?" She turned around to see the horses are stampeding towards the flower shop.

"Oh, no!" Aaliyah stared at it in a horrified expression. "I have to stop them!"

Aaliyah is rushing over towards the Flower shop and looked surprised to see a young scarlet-haired girl around 12 years old is standing in front of the shop in a calm expression.

"Look-"

"Gate of the horse, I open thee, Zhao Yun!" The girl summons one of her spirit keys to reveal a man in his blue dynasty outfit with horse ears and tail.

"A celestial mage?" She muttered and blinks in surprised to encounter another one.

"Zhao Yun, please stop the horses before someone else gets hurt." The scarlet-haired girl pleads at her spirit and Zhao Yun nodded his head.

Zhao Yun's indigo eyes glowed and raising his arm to use his magic. "Lightning cage!" A huge indigo magic circle appeared and trapping the horses in a big cage enough for 5 horses.

"Thank you, Zhao Yun!" The girl thanked the Chinese horse spirit happily and hugging him gently. "You're amazing!"

"Ha ha." Zhao Yun chuckled and patted her head. "The pleasure is all mine, Ruby-hime. I am always happy to assist you, hime." Kissing her head and disappears with a huge smoke.

Everyone in the villagers are clapping for her bravery making the scarlet-haired girl blushed furiously. Aaliyah approached the girl with a huge smile on her face.

"That was very brave you." Aaliyah complimented her. "I've never seen anyone to stop the horses before around your age." The girl blushed of getting praise by her achievements.

"It-it-it was nothing." The girl stuttered and still blushing. "Ru-Ru-Rubina Hart."

"I'm Aaliyah Dreyar." They clasp their hands together.

That was the day Aaliyah encountered Ruby before until they meet each other during Alliance.

~Flashback Ends ~

Aaliyah told everything to Kaldur except telling him about their background. "Despite her shyness, Ru-chan is determined to help us every step in our way."

"What about Zara?" Kaldur asks her curiously.

"I couldn't explain everything to you about her." She bites her lower lips. "All you need to know is she's been treated like a monster. I adore Zara as if she's my own daughter despite my age is 14. Ironic isn't it?"

"It's not." Kaldur assured her and was surprised how they keep up the conversation. Aaliyah usually converses with Rubina and Zara but not them. He wanted to know more about her. "You care for them deeply, especially with Rubina. You three bonded together and hard to get separated."

"That's what Saber-san told me." She chuckled and seeing his surprised look. "Knight-san and Saber-san are brothers. Saber-san is like an older brother to me that I often look up to."

"How did you end up Knight being yours, Rubina's and Zara's mentor?" He was surprised to hear her giggling. "Is there something that I misunderstand about?"

"Technically, Knight-san is not our mentor." Aaliyah answered and holding the book gently. "He's the one who looked after us and knowing we can protect ourselves. However, I happen to be her mentor to teach him magic."

"You do?" He couldn't believe Knight, one of the Justice League member, would seek her help to train his magic, not Zatara.

"From what Knight-san told me, I can explain more further than Zatara." She shrugged and didn't even know why he's so eager to learn magic from her, not Zatara. "He-"

"Aaliyah! Change your clothes quickly." M'gann interrupted their conversation. "We're going on a beach!" She said happily and Aaliyah sighs quietly then stared at Atlantean.

"I should probably get change." She informed him. "I'll catch up with you guys." Waving at him and leaving him alone.

Kaldur didn't expect to have a nice conversation with her and she feels so relaxed around him. Did Aaliyah start to trust them? He hopes that Aaliyah could come around.

"Hello, Megan!" M'gann exclaimed happily and raising her arms with a surfboard. "We should hit the beach everyday." Zara couldn't help but nodded her head.

"This is so nice~!" Zara spoke up happily and flying over the beach, leaving them behind.

Robin sighs and placing the hand on his head. "First a moment of silence for our absent comrade." He mocked in disappointed of Wally not joining them.

"Poor Wally." M'gann spoke up and sighs in pity of the yellow speedster.

"Zara! Careful!" Aaliyah warned the halfling knowing she loves to swim.

"YYYEEEE!" She flies faster and dives in the water.

"Ah, Zara!" Ruby cried out her name and sweatdropped. "She's going to be okay, right?"

"She will." Aaliyah assured her and sighs.

"I never peg of Zara loves water." Superboy spoke up and was surprised how this cat loves water.

"All cats hate water." Robin commented and was speechless of what Rubina's wearing right now.

Rubina is wears swimming blue skirt polka dots with a white tube on top. Her hair is always half top twin ponytails with a flower on it. Aaliyah is wearing a yellow bikini with the design of flowers. However, the Water Dragon Slayer wears a flower on her right ear.

"She's a different case." Aaliyah answered and snatching yellow ring on Ruby's grasp. "I called it!"

"Ah! Aaliyah~!" Ruby whined and chasing the laughing blonde girl. "Give it back!"

"Ahh~ this is heaven." Zara commented and floating on the sea with her eyes close to enjoy the sun. Ignoring the laughing and giggling of her friends-

SPLASH!

"Gah!" Zara almost got drowned by a certain clone. "SUPERBOY!" Using her aera magic to chase him down.

Ruby is laughing seeing Superboy is being chased down by an exceed. She yelped feeling the coldness of her back. The scarlet-haired girl turned around to see Robin is splashing her.

"Take this!" She splashes the boy wonder.

"Woah!" He dodges it and splashing her back as M'gann going to join them.

Aaliyah smiled watching them far and immediately splashes behind her back. The Water Dragon yelped of someone pushing her down on sea then grabbing the intruder's body to pull down with her.

"AH!"

SPLASH!

Aaliyah smirked at Robin of getting drowned by him. "No fair!" He whined and almost thought she wouldn't notice him.

"Life is unfair." Aaliyah commented and smirked evilly making him gulped in fear.

"Wash the boys, Aaliyah!" Ruby yelled towards Aaliyah.

"My pleasure. See you guys, later." A blue magic circle appeared. "U~ōtādoragon: Wārupūru! (Water dragon: Whirpool!)" She only uses less power of her and enough of the boys of being washed away by her whirlpool.

Everyone are having hotdogs and Robin noticed Rubina, Aaliyah and Zara have the same tattoo like some sort of a bird but they have a different color. Zara has black, Rubina green and Aaliyah blue.

"Where do you get that tattoo?" Robin asks the three girls.

"Oh, you mean this?" Aaliyah showed her right shoulder of her Fairy Tail insignia. "It's not a tattoo, more like a guild mark."

"Guild mark?" M'gann asks her curiously and Zara nodded her head.

"Where we came from, us, as wizards are been required to join a guild to become their guildmate." Aaliyah answered and finished eating her hotdog.

"What's the name of your guild?" Kaldur questioned the blonde girl.

"Fairy Tail." She smiled and remembering her family.

"Fairytale?" Robin cackled and snorts. "That's so cheesy!" He earned a whack from Zara.

"Not the t-a-l-e." Ruby informed him. "it's t-a-i-l. There's actually a meaning behind why they name that guild."

"What kind of meaning?" Superboy asks them.

"Do fairies really have tails? Do they even exist... Like them, this place as an eternal mystery... A never ending adventure!" Aaliyah quoted her grandfather's words and smiled. "We always go on a never-ending adventure. Just like us, we met each other here and the beginning of our adventure."

"Not to mention, gain new and old friends." Zara commented.

"Wow, whoever makes the guild, it sure is lovely." M'gann complimented their guild and they smiled.

"It is." Ruby spoke up and was glad she met everyone. Especially reuniting her long-lost sister, Erza Scarlet. It is like faith that brought them together.

"Rubina, can you show us how you contract your spirits?" Robin asks excitedly and wanting to see Sora again.

"Sure, gate of the Warrior Bird, I open thee, Sora!" A large blue armored eagle bird showed up.

"It's nice to see you again, Master." Sora greeted her with a warm smile. "I see that you guys are enjoying your day."

"Indeed we are." Kaldur spoke up and was amazed by Rubina's spirit.

"We haven't formally met, but, I am Sora, Warrior Bird spirit." He bowed down politely to them.

"Kaldur'ahm or known as Aqualad. You can call me Kaldur." The Atlantean introduced himself.

"Mine's M'gann M'orzz or known as Miss Martian." M'gann introduced herself cheerfully and stroking Sora's head. "Wow, your feathers is so soft!"

"Thank you, Ms M'gann." Sora thanked the Martian girl and leans on her touch.

"Robin, at your service."

"Superboy."

"Aaliyah also known as Kitsune."

"Rubina but you can call me Ruby, known as Celestial." The scarlet-haired girl introduced herself and noticed Sora is staring towards Aaliyah. "Eh? Is there something wrong, Sora?"

"Thank you for looking after Master for us, Ms Aaliyah." The Warrior Bird thank the Water Dragon Slayer.

"There's nothing to thank for, Sora-san." Aaliyah brushed it off and blushed lightly. "Ru-chan can handle herself." She knocks Robin's head lightly hearing his snickering at her.

"Sora, as your new summoner, when are you going to be available?" Ruby asks him curiously so they could finish the contract.

"I am available whenever you need me, Master-"

"Call me Ruby, please." She smiled sheepishly. "I'm not your Master but a friend, Sora!" Ruby said happily and Sora smiled gently.

Sora knows why the Chinese Zodiac Spirits and the others adored her very well. She treated them more than a friend, but a family instead. Ruby never treats them like a tool but with care and love. The Warrior Bird immediately adores her when he was summoned by her. Ruby's golden heart, would make them protect her deeply.

"As you wish, Ruby." He agreed with her terms.

"Good! Anything else so we could finalize the contract?" Ruby questioned and the others excluding Zara and Aaliyah, are surprised that it was easy to contract the spirits.

"When you have free time, can you summon me? I wanted to stretch my wings and enjoying nature, if it's not too much of a hassle?" He smiled sheepishly. Sora loves the Spirit World, however, he prefers to fly outside of the world.

"Of course! Everyone are enjoying the beach today. You can join us too!" Ruby raises her hand to shake his feather hands. "It's a deal!"

"Thank you, Ruby." Sora grasped her hands to his feather hands. "I am looking forward to work with you and everyone else."

"That's how she forms the contract." Kaldur spoke up and seeing Sora fly into the sky to enjoy his day. "I've never seen anything like it."

"Forming a contract is very important to us, as a celestial mage." Ruby explained it to everyone. "It's like a sign of promise that you must not break it. The promise is unbreakable and I take it very seriously."

"Have I mention that you're passionate about them, Ruby?" Robin teased Ruby and she blushed furiously. "Haha, you're so cute!"

"Robin!" Glaring at the boy and decided to change the subject. "Let's play volleyball."

"We're odd numbers in here and Sora can't join us because he's a bird." Aaliyah informed her.

"I'll be the referee!" Zara volunteered. "Girls versus boys and strictly no powers." She gives Aaliyah a pointed look knowing she can be quiet competitive.

"You know me very well, Zara-chan." Aaliyah smirked and holding the ball in her hands. "I hope you guys won't disappoint us."

"Oh, it's on, Aaliyah." Robin spoke up with a smirk on his face.

"Oh dear..." Ruby sweatdropped and could've sworn she saw a fire in them burning up. "Let the competition begin?" She asks weakly.

After 2 hours of volleyball friendly competition, they decided to buried Superboy on the sand. Aaliyah forgets when was the last time she's relaxing. The blonde girl decides to swim under the sea by herself.

"Where's Aaliyah?" M'gann noticed the blonde girl is missing.

"She's swimming under the sea by herself." Zara answered and waving her paws off. "Aaliyah enjoys the water."

"She's not Atlantean right?" Robin asks Zara curiously.

"No." Ruby answered and waving at Sora as he waves back while flying the sky. "She's completely human."

"A human who can breathe under the water." Kaldur pointed out.

"The water won't hurt her because she's connected to it due to her magic." Zara explained. "Aaliyah is going be alright."

"If you say so..." M'gann spoke up and knowing Aaliyah is capable of taking care of herself.

Zara squealed happily and hugging the younger male Nelson. Arthur chuckled and returning the gesture back. The Team especially Kaldur, Ruby, Aaliyah and Robin are pleased to see a familiar young heroine. Green Arrow found new protégé which happened to be Artemis. Artemis and Arthur or known as Saber, are the new members of the Team.

Arthur alters ego changes his physical appearance to blonde hair and green eyes with his armor on.

Arthur hates the idea of wearing a mask because it makes him uncomfortable so he cast a spell to change his appearance.

"Why you didn't tell us before this, Arthur-san?" Aaliyah asks Arthur curiously and Knight smirked.

"I force him in case-" He was been interrupted by his baby brother.

"It's a right time for me to join you guys, Robin is pestering me enough to join you guys." Arthur explained and staring at the female archer. "Thank you for helping them while I wasn't present at that time."

"It-it-it was nothing." Artemis stuttered and shrugging off his grateful.

"How did you know it was her arrow that saved us, Art?" Robin questioned him.

"2 clues." Aaliyah spoke up and showing them her two fingers. "One the arrow does not belong to Green Arrow or Speedy and second, I saw Green Arrow and Batman's reaction that it wasn't him or his ex-partner, Speedy, who went to the Gotham Academy."

"You should become a Detective, my dear." Knight hugging the blonde girl and rubbing his cheek against hers. "My sister is smart."

"Um... Caleb, you're overreacting..." Ruby muttered and sweatdropping while Robin is snickering at Aaliyah's state, being cuddle up to Knight.

Arthur decided to save Aaliyah before Knight receives a sucker punch from Zara. "Knight, please don't embarrass yourself. You're one of the League members, act like it."

"If we're related, I don't even know what to say..." Aaliyah commented and sighs. She remembered how Laxus was arrogant back then and how her biological Jellal, wanted to use his own sister to offer a sacrifice for Zeref.

"Mean.." He pouts and sighs heavily. "Ruby, hug me?"

Whack!

"Ow!"

Zara scoffs and wondering how he relates to Arthur and Kent. Both males are not acting immature like Arthur.

"Recognized... Kid Flash b03." The computer announced Wally's arrival.

"The Wall-man is here." He said happily wearing his swimming shorts. "Now let's get this party star..." Tripping over his own feet and dropping all the stuff he brought. "Ted."

Aaliyah sighs heavily and Zara facepalm of Wally's stupidity. "Wall-man, huh?" Artemis asks the boy with a smug look on her face. "I love the uniform. What exactly are your powers?"

"Arthur!" Wally looked surprised to see him again and ignoring the new female archer. "You're back! Dude, it's been ages we haven't hanging out." He was a bit upset of Arthur is not hanging out as he usually did to him, Robin, Kaldur and Roy or known as Speedy before.

"I was busy." Arthur smiled sheepishly. "Wally, this is Artemis. Artemis, this is Wally or known as Kid Flash, the yellow speedster I'm telling you about."

"Ah, him." Artemis nodded her head in understanding.

"Wally, Artemis and I are your new teammates." He told the ginger-haired boy.

"I heard Saber a lot but never from you." Wally spoke up bluntly and Artemis glared at him.

"Um, she's my new protégé." Green Arrow explained it to everyone.

"What happened to your old one?" He asks Green Arrow curiously.

"Recognized... Speedy, b08."

"Well, for starters, he doesn't go by Speedy anymore." Roy showed up in a different outfit and not wearing his hat this time. "Call me Red Arrow."

"How original." Zara whispered lowly and earned a pointed look from Aaliyah.

"Roy. You look..." Green Arrow is surprised to see his former partner a new look.

"Replaceable." Roy spoke up in a cold tone.

"It's not like that." He assured him but the former partner didn't believe him. "You told me you were going solo."

"So why waste time finding a sub? Can she even use that bow?" He asks and glared at Artemis, not trusting her one bit whereas he trusts Arthur more. In fact, he's still wary about Ruby, Aaliyah and Zara.

"Yes, she can." Artemis defended herself and Arthur pulls her away from Roy.

"Who are you?" Wally asks Artemis.

"I'm his niece."

"She's my niece."

Both Artemis and Green Arrow answered in together whereas Aaliyah didn't believe it. "Another niece?" Robin asks with a smirk on his face while Ruby doesn't like that facial expression.

"But she is not your replacement." Kaldur assured his male red archer friend. "We have always wanted you on the team, and we have no quota on archers."

"And if we did, you know who we'd pick." Wally spoke up.

"Whatever, Baywatch. I'm here to stay." Artemis never gives up her position of joining the team.

"Let's all calm down, okay?" Arthur asks them politely and the one who knew him very well, did as they told. "I believe you came here for a reason, Roy."

"Yeah, a reason named Dr Serling Roquette." Roy informed everyone.

"Nanorobotics genius and claytronics expert at Royal University in Star City." Robin explained and showed them the picture of the female Scientist. "Vanished 2 weeks ago."

"Abducted 2 weeks ago by the League of Shadows." He stared at the boy wonder.

"Whoa. You want us to rescue her from the Shadows?" He asks him with a disbelief look on his face.

"Hard-core." Wally commented and fist bumping Robin.

"I already rescued her. Only one problem. The Shadows had already coered her into creating a weapon." Roy showed them the picture of a weapon. "Doc calls it the Fog, compromised of millions of microscopic robots, nano-tech infiltrators. Capable of disintegrating anything in their path... concrete, steel, flesh, bone. But its true purpose isn't mere destruction. It's theft. The infiltrators eat and store raw data from any computer system and deliver the stolen intel to the Shadows... providing them access to weapons, strategic defense, cutting-edge Science and tech."

"Perfect for extortion, manipulation, power broking, yeah. Sounds like the Shadows." Artemis spoke up.

"Like you know anything about the Shadows." Wally snapped at the female archer. "Who are you!?" He asks angrily.

"Baka (idiot)." Zara whacks Wally's head using the paper fan. "Arthur told us her name is Artemis, you imbecile. You need to change your brain to memorize the name of a person." She growled angrily and ignoring his whimpering.

"Roquette's working on a virus to render the Fog inert." Roy breaks their bickering.

"But of the Shadows know she can do that..." Robin pointed out.

"Her life will be in danger and a threat to the Shadows." Ruby commented with a grim look on her face.

"Rubina is right." Roy agreed with her. "Right now, she's off the grid."

"If she's hiding, where is she?" Aaliyah asks the red male archer.

"I stashed her at the local High School's computer lab." He answered, not knowing the fact Aaliyah is not pleased with it.

"You left her alone?" Green Arrow asks Roy in an angry tone.

"She's safe enough for now." Roy assured his former mentor.

"Then let's you and I keep her that way."

"You and I?" Roy scoffs while Aaliyah doesn't like his attitude. "Don't you wanna take your new protégé?"

Knight places his hand on Green Arrow's shoulder and shaking his head lightly. "You brought this to the Team. It's their mission, which means it's hers now, too." Green Arrow informed him.

"Then my job's done." He started to walk away until someone speaks up.

"The next time you save someone, don't abandon the person for you might not know the consequences." Roy faces the blonde girl in her serious expression behind her fox half-mask.

"Arthur never shuts up about you." He heard a lot coming from Arthur especially his brother, Caleb. "You three just showed up becoming a hero for 8 months. Without someone to mentor."

Arthur stops Kaldur to interfere knowing Aaliyah can handle this type of situation. He knows them for 8 months and they don't know their past experience. The younger Nelson didn't underestimate Aaliyah because she already experienced way worse from their world before.

"With or without mentors, Roy, I would find a way to keep the person safe than leaving behind." Aaliyah narrowed her eyes behind the half-mask. "Do you really think that Doctor Roquette is safe in the school? If the Shadows are a dangerous group, they must have eyes and ears everywhere to find her quickly."

"Like you know anything about saving the world? Save it, Aaliyah. You're just a beginner just like them." Glaring at her in hostile. Who does she think she is? Trying to act like she knows everything? It's unfortunate for Roy that he doesn't know anything about Aaliyah except she has water magic and nothing else.

"A beginner who knows what she's doing." Aaliyah replied in a calm tone. "Ever heard of don't judge a book by it's cover? You're not giving them-"

"Aaliyah, that's enough." Knight intervened and almost forgetting how there's and her world are completely different the things they are. "Thank you for giving us info."

"Tch, I don't even know why you pick the three girls especially one of them is a mascot." He offended the yellow cat.

"You better watch of what you're saying, Roy." Arthur spoke up with a calm expression but deadly voice. He despises people who are quick to judge by just one look. "You clearly didn't give Zara enough credits. She has done everything for them."

Roy didn't say anything and not wanting to anger him anymore. He has seen him angry once and didn't want to see it again. The male red archer walked away.

"Recognized... Speedy..."

"That's Red Arrow, b08. Update." He disappeared out of their sight.

Ruby sighs quietly and wasn't surprised by people being judgemental. Herself, Knight, Arthur and Aaliyah know that Zara is hiding her pain and not wanting them to be worried. Zara is a strong halfling however, she's a bit sensitive of her origin especially only a few people know her very well.

Happy Harbor || August 8, 21:53 EDT ||

Everyone are in their position to protect Doctor Roquette. "Miss Martian, link us up. We do not want the Shadows intercepting our comm." Aqualad ordered the Martian girl.

"Everyone online?" Miss Martian asks them.

"Ohh... this is weird." Artemis commented and Saber nodded his head.

"And distracting." Doctor Roquette spoke up bluntly and wondering why her guards are teenagers and a cat, not the League? "Coding a distributive algorithm virus on a kiddie computer with less ram than a wristwatch is hard enough. Now I have to hear teen-think and cat-think, in my skull?" Grumbling while decoding the computer.

"Lady, do you always complain when someone tries to help you?" Kid Flash asks the Scientist.

"Pot, kettle. Have you met?" Artemis asks sarcastically.

"Hey, hey. I do not need attitude from the newbie who drove Red Arrow off the team. I don't even mind having Saber around." Munching his sausages.

"That is so not me." She scoffs and crossing her arms whereas Saber sighs quietly.

"Fate of the world at stake." Doctor Roquette reminded them.

"She's right." Saber spoke up and glancing beside Kitsune's side. "Put your arguments behind and focus on the mission." Didn't expecting of Kid Flash being so hostile towards her when he usually flirts every girl he met.

"Don't start pointing fingers to each other, please." Kitsune spoke up and shaking her head of them bickering like an old married people.

"How about I'll join Miss Martian, Celestial, Angel and Superboy patrol the perimeter?" Artemis suggested and clearly not a fool that Kid Flash hates her.

"Good idea." Aqualad agreed with her.

"You might cut her some slack." Robin spoke up. "It was her arrow saved your butt against Amazo." He reminded the yellow speedster.

"What? No, that was Speedy's... I mean Red Arrow's arrow, right?" He questioned the boy wonder.

"Not so much." He shakes his head.

"Humph. Well, it's not giving her the satisfaction." He rolls his eyes.

"You're being unfair to Artemis, KF." Saber informed him. "You're welcoming the other girls whereas you being hostile towards her."

"Saber is right." Angel spoke up while blending herself in the clouds to see if she sees intruders or not. "Give her a chance and for heaven's sake, stop being a jerk."

"Whether you like it or not Kid Flash, she's our new member together with Saber." Aaliyah spoke up and having enough of this argument. "I expect this from you or else." Threatening the yellow speedster and gulped in fear knowing this girl could beat him up.

"I couldn't get the Justice League." Doctor Roquette grumbled and pinching her nose.

"The virus won't be of much use if we cannot find the weapon." Aqualad changes the subject. "Can you track it?" He asks her.

"My utility Fog is not a weapon." She defended her latest invention. "It's Science, brilliant Science, and of course I can track it, but I'd have to go online. Might as well rent a billboard with this address and 'assassinate me' written in neon."

"We will protect you." Saber assured Doctor Roquette. "They don't even know who they're dealing with. Especially we have someone to look after us." Celestial and Angel know who he refers.

"Yeah!" Zara spoke up with a smirk on her face. Clearly know who he implies to. "They don't know what's coming from them."

Kitsune shakes her head while leaning on the wall. "Tracking the Fog now." Doctor Roquette spoke up.

Celestial, Artemis, Superboy and Angel are outside of the school to check the perimeter.

"Mmm... that boy." Artemis is checking Superboy out while Miss Martian is getting jealous of someone looking at him.

"He can hear you. We can all hear you." Miss Martian reminded Artemis.

"Oh, I know." With a sly smirk on her face.

Ruby silently laughs nervously and feels sorry for Superboy. The Clone has no idea why Artemis is staring at him so badly. "Miss Martian, Dr Roquette has located the Fog. Reconfigure the bio-ship so that Robin, Celestial, Saber and Superboy can pursue." Kitsune ordered her.

"Ready." Miss Martian immediately called her bioship as Robin, Celestial, Saber and Superboy are headed towards the bioship.

Angel descending from the sky and stands between Miss Martian and Artemis. She could sense their anger and jealousy towards each other. "You embarrassed Superboy." Miss Martian scolded her.

"Didn't hear him say that." Artemis pointed out and Angel sighs heavily.

"Must you challenge everyone?" She questioned her. "I didn't even see you challenging Saber, at all."

"Where I come from, that's how you survive." She glared at her slightly and Angel twitches her right ear.

"Enough!" Angel smacks their head using the paper fan. "Look, I don't need another pair of idiots just like Robin and Kid Flash, acting like an immature people. Stop acting like a bunch of whining girls. Jesus, I'm surrounded by a bunch of idiots." She flies away and sensing someone breaks in while the girls are busy arguing each other.

Angel turns around and pointing at the unknown woman wearing a Cheshire mask. "Do you really think that you could while we're distracting?" She asks her with a cold look.

"Artemis and Miss Martian, aid Kid Flash, he's being knock out." Angel informed them through telepathy.

"A flying cat." The woman spoke up in an amused tone. "Not to mention, she can talk as well and holding a sword. A kitty like you should stay at home and play the yarn ball."

"Sorry to disappoint you, I'm a special cat." She changes herself into an adult form. "It seems like you manage to knock our speedster out." Angel starts to attack Cheshire using her sword.

Kitsune sits up straight and watching behind the door. "Aqualad, we got company." She spoke up in a calm tone.

Someone barging in to see a half snake-woman watching them then at the nine-tailed fox girl. She grinned evilly and licking her lips.

"Ah, the scent of a dragon who's being raised by them." She sniffs and sighs with a hungry look on her face. "I never encounter one before."

"She happened to be Knight's archnemesis, Medusa." Kitsune explained and heard stories about her before. "You really could tell us by our scent." Ignoring Aqualad's surprised looked of herself.

"Who wouldn't?" Medusa hums with a sly smirk on her face. Atlantean and a dragon child, right before my eyes. Oh, I can't wait to taste you two, fufufu."

"Mizu ryū tekken! (Water dragon iron fist!)" Aaliyah throws a punch towards Medusa but she dodges it.

"Taiyō no honō! (Sun blaze!)" A surprised look on Kitsune's face behind her half-mask seeing similar magic circle just like them.

Aqualad intervened their fight and slashing Medusa to distract her. Kitsune dodges it and dashes towards Medusa's snake tail to grab it. The Water Dragon Slayer throws her across the room, creating a huge hole on the wall.

"What the hell?" Doctor Roquette looked surprised of Kitsune's strength. She throws the snake lady like a feather.

A huge bang that breaks the door to see Cheshire was been thrown by Angel in her adult form. Cheshire made a huge of mistake for thinking Angel was the weakest link in their team. Angel stands between Aqualad while gripping the sword in her hand.

"Who is she?" Doctor Roquette asks them curiously and still scared of her life.

"Angel, the yellow cat you're offending." Angel spoke up and gripping her sword.

"A cat who is excelled in wielding swords." Cheshire groaned and holding her chest. "Didn't expect to be that strong."

"Clearly because people don't give me enough credits." Angel spoke up coldly.

Kitsune was flung towards Angel direction. The Water Dragon Slayer groaning in pain and trying her best not to show her pain.

"Kitsune! Angel!" Aqualad cried out their names as Artemis, Miss Martian and Kid Flash showed up.

"Kitsune." Angel gasped seeing poison through her right arms covered in dark purple.

Medusa stands right next to Cheshire and licking her lips. "Mmm... her blood is sweet and too bad I tasted it a little."

"Dang it..." Kitsune muttered and standing up weakly. "You're not only... poisoning me but also..." Her hands started to turn into stone.

"Exactly." She grinned seeing their horrified and feared expression of their beloved team. "You're smarter than that puny armor."

"This is interesting." Cheshire commented and seeing another female archer. "Maybe a little too interesting." Throwing smoke bombs to escape just as Kid Flash tried to catch them.

"Yaah! Oops!" Crashing towards Angel. "Ah!" He pushed her away and saw two Shadow members are gone.

"Kitsune!" Saber immediately approached Kitsune and holding her right arm gently to see its starting. "How did it happened?"

"She caught me off guard." Kitsune explained and enduring her pain, ignoring the fact she's sweating behind her half-mask. "Medusa is not the person you think she is." She spoke up in Japanese.

"What do you mean?" Saber asks her back fluently in Japanese.

"Someone needs..." She groaned and gripping her right arm.

"Celestial come in!" Saber feared for Kitsune's life. "I need your spirits to cure Kitsune immediately."

"What happened?" Celestial asks in a panic tone and staring at Robin and Superboy worriedly.

"It's Medusa, she poisons her and turning into a stone soon." In a grim expression and feared for her death. Saber already lost his parents and couldn't risk of someone who is close him.

"Hai! (Yes!)." Celestial called Sora and Kurama to aid Kitsune as soon as possible.

"Kurama and Sora are on their way-"

Swosh!

"Lady Kitsune! I brought Kurama!" Sora showed up before they could even blink.

"Mew!" Kurama cried and went to her side to heal her by using tails.

"Woah, that fox can heal and a talking armored blue eagle." Artemis commented and never seen anything like that kind of creature before.

"Thank you, Kurama." Kitsune thanking the fox seeing her arm being cure by the fox.

"They're getting away! You guys are letting them get away!" Doctor Roquette recovered her shocked seeing two creatures.

"This is all your fault." Kid Flash started to blame Artemis. "You were on perimeter! How'd that Shadow get in!?"

"Shut up, KF!" Angel slaps his head using a paper fan in her usual exceed form back. "If you blame her, blame us for not taking the action quickly."

"Angel is right. We were outside, too." Miss Martian pointed out.

"Outside being distracted by her." Kid Flash spoke up bluntly. "Besides, I can't be mad at you." He reassured her.

"Really?" Angel muttered and twitching her right eye.

"You gave me mouth-to-mouth." Not knowing everyone heard his thoughts.

"We heard that." Everyone replied.

"Dang it!" Kid Flash groaned and walked away from them.

"I didn't do half as well during my first battle, and I know you can't have been Green Arrow's sidekick for very long." Miss Martian shared her own first experience battle with them.

"We need to focus this mission at hand." Kitsune spoke up and noticed at Aqualad seeing his worried look for her. "The Shadows will be back."

"Robin to Aqualad." The Atlantean heard Robin through his ear comm. "We're over Philadelphia. We've located the Shadows' next target, STAR Labs. We're too late. It's destroyed, totally destroyed. The Fog decimated it." In a shocked tone and could tell they're speechless of what they have seen so far.

"It's bad. STAR Labs is cutting-edge Science, and now their secrets are in the hands of the enemy." Celestial commented and sighs sadly. "What's our next move? How's Kitsune?" She asks worriedly for her dear friend.

"Kitsune is perfectly fine, Celestial. You can thank your spirits for their hard work." Kurama and Sora smiled proudly of hearing compliment words from the Atlantean. "Rescan for that Fog. Find it. We're moving the Doctor."

"Copy that." Robin ended their conversations.

Kitsune stared at Saber in deep thoughts. "Saber-san, how much have you known Medusa?" She asks him curiously. It bugs her how Medusa shared similar magic.

"Long enough and fighting alongside with Knight, why?" Saber questioned her.

"Where did she get sun magic?" She asks in a serious tone. "Knight informed me that she can poison and turn someone into stone by her bites or looking at her eyes."

"Not unless Medusa devoured someone to gain that ability." Angel spoke up and knowing what Kitsune meant.

"Medusa can eat people that caught her interest to gain power." Saber spoke up with a grim expression. "She's one of the dangerous Shadows members and lucky enough she didn't eat you yet or Aqualad."

"Ew..." Kid Flash cringed in disgust. "That's disgusting!"

"I've seen worse." Kitsune commented and remembering one time Natsu got eaten by a large eagle assassin during the Tower of Heaven. "Is there a way to let the person out of Medusa's body?"

"No." Saber shakes his head. "Once you got eaten by Medusa, your whole body is disappeared for good that goes for the power she gained."

"Mew, mew!" Kurama spoke up and none of them could understand him except Sora.

"Kurama said that he can take the person out of Medusa's body." Sora explained and everyone looked surprised hearing it.

"You do?" Artemis asks the fox with a skeptical look on her face. "No offense, but you look pretty harmless to us."

"Mew!" Kurama glared at the female archer and hissing at her. "Mew, mew, mew!"

"Uhh..." Staring at the blue armored eagle to translate it for them.

"I may be a healer and at least that..." Sora looks unsure whether to say it towards this unknown female archer or not. "May I call Celestial, Lady Kitsune?" Changing the subject and not wanting to anger someone he met.

"Sure." She presses her ear comms. "Kitsune to Celestial."

"Ha-hai (Ye-yes)." Celestial jumps in surprise to hear her voice.

"Sora wanted to speak with you." Removing her ear comms and placing it close to his ear.

"Celestial. Kurama and I are staying behind to help them." Sora explained it to her Mistress. "We would like to save someone who got eaten by Medusa."

"Gross." Robin cringed in disgust and feels sorry whoever that person is.

"Do what you can." Celestial ignored the boy wonder. "Please, be careful. You guys may not die but can feel pain." She is worried about her spirits well-being.

"We will." Sora assured her.

"Celestial out." Kitsune placed her ear comm back to her ear.

"Let's move out." Saber ordered everyone.

Kitsune, Sora, Kurama, Angel and Saber are with the real Doctor Roquette to upload the virus. Aqualad, Artemis, Kid Flash are with Miss Martian, who pretend to be Doctor Roquette so they could create a diversion.

"Medusa is coming." Kitsune sniffs lightly and getting her stance ready. "Cheshire is here as well." Making Doctor Roquette stiffs.

"Guys, Cheshire and Medusa are heading to you guys." Miss Martian informed them.

"Sora-san, Kurama-san and Saber, you take Medusa down." She ordered them. "Angel, protect Doctor Roquette while I'm taking Cheshire down."

"Uploading now." Doctor Roquette informed her. "How did you leave me to her to protect me."

Angel twitches her right eyebrow but ignoring Doctor Roquette's insult. Kitsune uses her power. "Mizu ryū no gōon! (Water dragon's roar!)" Roaring towards the ceiling and ignoring the fact she destroyed it.

Cheshire manages to escape from her roar. One wrong move, she could eliminate her easily. She grunted in pain from her sudden speed and got crushed by the wall.

"You're a really strong girl, are you?" Cheshire coughs behind her mask. "The Shadows could use an asset like you."

"Decline. I'd rather kill myself than assassinating someone." Kitsune spoke up and a blue magic circle appeared. "Suirai doragonchēn!(Water-lightning dragon chain!)" Wrapping the chain around Cheshire and pulling her close to punch her face. The mask was removed to reveal a black-haired girl getting knocked out by Kitsune.

"Yay!" Angel cheered her for defeating Cheshire. "Doc, did the virus upload?" She asks the Scientist.

"Yeah." Doctor Roquette answered and looked surprised at how Kitsune manage to knock her out without breaking a sweat.

"Guys!" Miss Martian called them and gasped seeing Cheshire face. "You knocked her out, Kitsune." Not knowing Artemis looked shocked to see the face of Cheshire.

"Where's Saber, Kurama and Sora?" Kid Flash questioned them.

"Here!" They turned around to see Sora is holding a silver key on his hand. "Kurama and Sora are going back to Celestial." He handed the silver key to her.

"This is..." Kitsune looked shocked to see silver celestial spirit keys.

"Celestial spirits! How did Medusa manage to eat one?" Angel asks a rhetorical question.

"Beats me." Saber shrugged his shoulder. "At least she's safe."

"She?"

"Yea-"

"You're not going to ask how Kitsune managed to destroyed half of the cafe!?" Kid Flash asks and looked surprised how she did it.

"U~ōtādoragon no kaishū (Water dragon recovery)." Kitsune waved it off as she restored the cafe as it uses to be.

"Cool!" He was amazed by her powers.

"Welcome to the team, Artemis." Kitsune welcoming her and approached the female archer. "We should've welcomed you before the mission started."

"Thanks, Kitsune." Artemis thanking her and shakes hands.

"I've always wanted a sister." Miss Martian spoke up. "Here on Earth, I mean. I have 12 back on Mars, but trust me, it's not the same." Rambling and Angel sweatdropped.

"I wouldn't know. But thanks."

Angel smacks Kid Flash head to say something and the yellow speedster glared at the cat. "Yeah. Welcome." In a monotone and shake hands.

Tokyo, Japan || August 10, 12:30 EDT ||

Ruby is in deep thought how this celestial spirit, Amaterasu, the Goddess of the Sun, manage to get eaten by Medusa. She tried to think how Medusa manage to summon Amaterasu despite she's not a mage just like herself, Zara and Aaliyah? The scarlet-haired girl sighs heavily and couldn't think of any possibilities. As much as she wanted to talk Amaterasu, she won't tell her due to her being traumatized by it.

"Nice place, Ruby."

"It is too big for them to live here in one house."

"Pardon the intrusion, Ruby."

"AAAHH!" Ruby screamed seeing the whole Team excluding Zara and Aaliyah aren't present in this house. She didn't expect they are coming here to visit and barging in the house without their permission.

BAM!

The scarlet-haired girl squeals in surprise to see Arthur barging in the house and must've heard her scream. The brown-haired boy looked surprised to see them in here.

"You... guys... are... here?" Arthur was speechless of seeing them. He thought someone was robbing their house and even break the door before coming in.

"Nice entrance?" Wally asks weakly and earned a pointed look from him. "Sorry for breaking in for visiting you guys."

"That is because you guys didn't listen and thinking it's okay to sit here and relax, dweeb." Artemis scolded him.

"Hey! I thought Aaliyah or Zara are here to noticed our visit." He defended himself and everyone was surprised how the zeta tube is connected to this place. "Speaking of them, where are they?"

"Aaliyah and Zara are taking care of bank robbery." Ruby recovered from her shocked. "They should be coming home soon."

"Why aren't you joining them?" M'gann asks her curiously.

"I caught the rapist who tried to rape someone at Kyoto 5 minutes ago." She answered. "Aaliyah heard at the bank robbery and decided that she and Zara can take care of it."

"Why aren't you helping the girls, Arthur?" Artemis questioned him.

"It is their place to protect and trust them enough they could handle the job very well." Arthur spoke up. "I should probably fix-"

"Don't bother, I already did." They jumped in surprise to see aliyah and Zara coming in.

"You need to be put a bell around your neck, Aaliyah." Wally scolded her and she walks exactly like how Batman and Robin did.

"Back to the question at hand, why are you guys here?" Zara questioned them and grabbing an orange juice box to herself.

"Surprise visit." Robin answered.

"With you lot?" She scoffs. "Why am I not surprise?" Asking sarcastically and drinks her juice.

"We would like to know how Aaliyah has the scent of a dragon." Kaldur changing the subject making Aaliyah tense.

"Umm...." Ruby mumbled and knows Aaliyah's history.

"You guys won't believe me." Aaliyah spoke up and crossing her arms to lean on the wall. "Just like the others."

"We will." M'gann assured her. "You accepted me the fact that I came from Mars."

"Yeah, not unless you have been raised by a dragon. Which is ridiculous." Wally commented and laughs whereas Aaliyah gives him a deadpanned expression while Ruby smiles nervously. "Seriously? You were raised by a dragon!?"

"You did?" Kaldur asks with a shocked expression. "How?"

"She disappeared 7 years ago." Aaliyah answered with a solemn expression. "Ariella, the water dragon, taught me magic despite I'm a human."

"7 years ago? Dragon taught you magic." Robin muttered and intrigued by her story.

"She was like a mother to me... until now, I keep searching for her and asks why she left without saying goodbye." She shakes her head and stared at everyone. "Is that what you wanted? Why I have the scent of a dragon within me? I was raised and been taught by her."

"To think you're being raised by a dragon... that is hard to believe." Artemis commented.

"I quite get that reaction." She assured her. "Since you guys are here, I guess Ruby and I should prepare lunch now."

"Yes! Now that's what I'm talking about." Wally cheered and Arthur shakes his head.

"I need Kaldur and Superboy to help me prepare the tables on outside." Arthur spoke up. "No offense, Wally and Robin. You both don't have the strength to carry heavy things."

"M'gann can bake anything, Artemis do you know how to cook?" Ruby questioned her.

"I do but not much." Artemis muttered.

"That is alright, you can help me chopping the vegetables." She suggested and Artemis nodded her head.

"Robin, Wally and I should buy drinks." Zara volunteered and knowing these two boys don't know much this place more than her.

"How?" Wally stared at her curiously.

"This!" Zara revealed her true human form.

"Woah..." Wally looked shocked seeing her child appearance. Strawberry blonde hair tied up into a twin ponytail.

"This is the true form of my actual age." Zara spoke up in her childish voice instead of a teenager or a mature one.

"Aw... you're so adorable!" M'gann squeals and hugging the poor girl. "Can you stay like this forever!?"

Ruby and Aaliyah are sweatdropping as they feel sorry for Zara in her child form. "Please stop." Zara pushes the Martian girl. "I'm not a hugger type."

"It seems like you are." Wally pointed out.

"Aaliyah and Ruby, I've known them for long. While we're not at the level of closeness." She explained. "We should buy the drinks and I'll see you guys later."

"Why can't Wally and I go?" Robin asks Zara curiously.

"You guys don't speak Japanese fluently and don't know the place as much as we did."

Everyone did their task and enjoying their lunch.