Chapter 15:
A/N: I finally have hit a strike of inspiration!!!! I hope you guys enjoy this chapter! I think you will find it very interesting... ;)
The Team flew in the Bioship for awhile, while Robin tried to find M'gann's location. Finally, after several failed attempts he grumbled, "I don't know where she could be..." Then while he was busy piloting the Bioship, Conner got a strange feeling in his mind, but he knew it instantly who and what it was. 'M'gann? Is that you? Where are you?', he asked telepathically to her. She responded, frantic, 'Conner! Oh, I am so glad to hear your voice! To be inside your mind to help you! You have to find me! Please.... T'orr faked an alarm at the Cave, and took me while you all were distracted. I'm not sure where I am, but I smell fish, coffee...and can hear water and boats. And I can smell something else. It's sweet. I don't know what it is, but it smells good. The area I'm in, is dry....' As quickly as she had entered his mind, she had left it too. 'M'GANN!!!!', Conner boomed, as the others in the crowded Bioship covered their ears from his explosive tone. He looked at the Team in the Bioship with him, and told them what M'gann had told him. Robin looked stunned for a moment, then uttered, "The New Orleans Waterfront.... She's there...." He glanced at the others, then Kaldur responded urgently, "We must get there to Miss Martian!" Following the clues, the Team in the Bioship went in the direction of New Orleans, Louisiana.
When they arrived, Conner put the Bioship in camouflage mode, then landed her in Jackson Square Garden, by the marvelous black statue, of Andrew Jackson, near the white and grey church that was on the historic landmark. The Team got off, and using a map, got to the Waterfront Mall that was on the Mississippi River. As they walked on the waterfront, they passed a famous cafe, a ton of clothing stores, a shoe store, and several other buildings, but none of the area smelled of fish. Then, just a little bit away, was a dock for the huge tour boats that would take passengers on a tour of the Mississippi, and of the NOLA (New Orleans) Waterfront. In that area, they spotted several warehouses, and each looked more rugged than the last.
Kaldur kept trying to keep the Team from losing hope. They had to find M'gann before something would happen. He looked at Raquel, then said, "We shall search each, until we find Miss Martian." It took some time, but thanks to Conner's super hearing, they had landed on a building, where they were sure she was. But they were too late. T'orr, M'gann, and Psimon were all there, and M'gann was in her White Martian alien form. T'orr was holding her clawed hands, and staring into her red, beading eyes.
In a rush, Conner punched a hole in the roof, and jumped down, angry, but Psimon held him away, keeping his mind from reaching hers. The mind master chanted, "No, no, no, Superboy...you must stay calm..." Kaldur stepped up, and said, "Let her go. There is no such need for a fight." M'gann looked up at them, her eyes sad, as she knew now that her being taken was a trap. T'orr smirked, and changed into a more human form, and responded, "As for you Kaldur of the Team, I would have thought you would have used more logic than this...but you were much like that boneheaded, idiot of a clone. Much too dumb to realize that something wasn't right." "Whatever do you mean?", he asked.
T'orr kept smirking, as his form thrice changed into one that resembled M'gann. "How do you think you discovered the hotel? M'gann was gone long before you found that building.", he teased. "Wait... so you took on her form to trick us? THAT WAS YOU?!", Artemis exclaimed, angrily. Kaldur said, "That picnic basket...wasn't her doing?" "But M'gann and I were together several times...", Conner uttered. T'orr nodded, and added, changing the subject, "How else would you, Kaldur, have found out the truth about who you are? That your father's blood isn't as pure as your own!" All eyes turned to the Atlantian, as he sighed. "Kal?", Wally asked, as he looked at his friend's eyes. Kaldur looked around at all the eyes staring at him. He own vision settled on Raquel, and he sighed again, defeatedly. His usually calm breathing heightened a little, and his heart began to thump in his chest.
He felt himself choking at their stares, and their pleading eyes for him to explain. Gulping, he answered, "I feel it is time for me to reveal something. Something I had no idea of, until that trip... I learned that my father is Black Manta.", he suddenly stated. Suddenly, everything came together, like a final piece of a puzzle. This wasn't an issue with T'orr wanting M'gann. She was only a minor game piece to bring Kaldur and the Team into the light. This was a set-up so that he could learn the truth, once and for all. And now that he knew, his dislike grew for the person he now knew as his father. Each Team member stared at him, as Raquel drew near to Kaldur, and she placed a soft brown hand on his arm. She used her other hand to lift his head so that his eyes could meet hers. Then, when they met, she smiled, and leaned forward to kiss him gently.
"All of this is too sappy for me!", T'orr shouted, becoming angry, and becoming himself once again, "M'gann is mine! She always has, and always will be! Nothing anyone does can change her mind...for she is under me...." He smirked, as he went behind her, and wrapped his arms around her chest and waist, forcibly and nearly choking her. "I...won't...give...in...", she whispered. T'orr squeezed harder, and with a cry, she started to gasp for air. Conner raced up to her, but was met with a mental wall from T'orr, that left him frozen in time, and rendered like from the day he was freed. "SUPERBOY!!!!", M'gann cried, with and using only the small ounce of strength she had left, trying to pull towards him. He remained silent and still, and the others were shocked. "Team, move in!", Kaldur yelled, and he led the brigade of the remaining Team members towards Psimon and T'orr.
From the nod of approval, Robin and Kid Flash ran towards Psimon, then separated, and side-blocked him hard with a punch, sending him down. Artemis used a flash arrow, and shot it at T'orr, giving him a quickly blinding light... and just enough time for M'gann to escape from his reach, and to use her own mind powers on him, in turn. Kaldur and Raquel then used a combination of their powers, water electricity and a force bubble to literally contain and send a shock to Psimon who had gotten up again, after being side-blocked. He groaned and felt the effects of the shock, as it ripped through his mind, quite painfully.
When the battle had concluded, and the cops had arrived to take T'orr and Psimon to Belle Reve, M'gann breathed a sigh of relief for a moment. She changed into her green skinned, more human like form, as she felt herself calm down and regain control of her situation. Then, looking up, with tears in her eyes, she neared the mental and time frozen Superboy, and touched him gently. She rubbed his face with a hand, and whispered, "Please...I can't lose you, Conner. You're everything I have ever wanted and more. You're mine forever." Running her hand through his black hair, she smiled and kissed him, closing her eyes, and being soft and sweet. For a moment, everything was quiet, until Raquel was the one to notice, and mentioned it to Kaldur.
"M'gann, you may find it is best to open your eyes now.", Kaldur mentioned, grabbing a hold of Raquel's hand in thanks. The martian did so, and watched as life came back into Conner's eyes. He blinked twice, and asked rather gruffly, "What happened?" "You're okay!", M'gann exclaimed, hugging him tightly, even though it didn't faze him one bit. Standing a far ways off, Kaldur kept his hand over Raquel's, as she said, "You did it, Kal. She's safe. And every question is answered." He nodded, and pulled her to face him, where this time, he returned the favor with a kiss from him to her.
Still, there was still some things that his mind was arousing. If his father was Black Manta, then why go to all the trouble to have T'orr kidnap and try to be M'gann, to bring him out? Why now did his father want him to be known? What purpose did he have to his father? And what did his father want from him, after eighteen years of silence?
A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed my little plot twist... I love doing that to characters, and it shows that that's what seems to grab attention too. And for my personal interest, I had to slip some Supermartian in there too, for the huge fans of that. If you enjoyed, please consider leaving a vote or comment below! This is the second to last chapter of the book though, because the end of the plot is near, and its the set-up for what Season 2 gave us....
Also, HUGE YJ NEWS AT SDCC 2019!!!!! SEASON 4 IS CONFIRMED!!!!! I AM SO STOKED AND TOTALLY FEELING THE ASTER ABOUT IT ALL!!!!!!!
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