Disclaimer: I wish they were mine, but they are not. Young Justice belongs to both Cartoon Network and DC Comics. The little geniuses. Love them both.

However, the OC in this story known as, Arinna/Project A, is mine.

Wahoo! Alright everyone, a new fanfic. I've been making a lot lately. It is Summer though, so I want to keep myself busy! This is my first Young Justice Fanfiction, so I please ask you go a little easy on me. Please please please!

I love all Justice League shows/comics/movies, so I thought I would try making my own fanfic off of them. As you all know though it is pretty hard to add an OC to a super hero type of show.

So I hope you all will give my character a chance. And I will not be hurt or anything if you don't like this fanfic/my character. You are all entitled to your own opinion. However, I do appreciate constructive criticism. Any ideas you have that you think will improve this story, please don't hesitate to tell me.

So we begin. I'm not sure how this will turn out, but lets do this!

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! I APOLOGIZE BEFORHAND FOR ANY SPELLING AND/OR GRAMMAR MISTAKES!

Where am I?

Isn't that cliché? But oh is it true. I have no idea where I am. I'm not even sure how I got here. Why am I here? Where is here? I think that is basically the same type of question as 'Where am I' but oh well.

Don't you hate these moments? When you just can't remember what happened the day before or when you went to sleep? I know I do.

"Hey."

Ah! Who was that!? A voice? It… It must be someone else.

I opened my eyes, which I now just realize are closed, to check who it was, but my vision was blurry. Flashes of Red and yellow blinded me for a second. My head bounding, I squinted my eyes, groaning. Unable to handle the intense colors, I closed my eyes again, giving my brain a second to catch up with everything that is going on.

Breathing calming breaths, a shudder shots up my spine.

Oh jeez- it was cold in here! This was like freezer cold! I'll get sick in this. Can someone get me a jacket or something?

And now that I think about it, I don't think I'm wearing any shoes or socks. Definitely not good.

"Hey. Are you alright?"

There is that voice again. It is kind of freaking me out. I know is it close, but I can't seem to open my eyes to look at who ever is speaking to me. I'm not even completely sure they are here. This could just be a dream. That would be sad if I was just imagining that voice

I mean, it has just been so long since I've heard another being's voice.

…Wait, has it been really that long? That was a weird thought. I can't remember the last time I saw another person.

Warm hands are placed on my shoulders suddenly, gripping them tightly. To most it wouldn't be much, but to me, it was like those two hands were suddenly pulling me into reality. Or… pulling me wherever they were.

"Hey come on. Snap out of it. Can you hear me?"

They were shaking me awake now. Trust me when I say I am trying mysterious voice. Really, I am. Just, give me a moment please. Feeling my head turn from side to side, I re-opened my eyes.

There were so many flashes of different colors, it made me feel lightheaded. It was like one of those weird 70's psychedelic moments.

Forcing down the feeling of need to upchuck whatever was in the pits of my stomach, I turned towards the source of the voice.

It was… somebody. A boy I think. He was wearing some sort of Yellow clothing all over him that was mixed with red here and there. After a few seconds of gawking at the boy, blinking like an awe struck child who just saw some ice cream, my vision began to clear.

The boy is well built and at least a couple inches taller than myself. He's covered in a yellow suit that turns red when it gets to his knees, than back to yellow at his feet. On his chest is a white circle with a red lightning bolt in the middle. It was a really strange outfit.

"Hey there." He smiled down at me. He has green eyes and from the looks of it, spiky red hair. And, what the- what are those things sticking out the sides of his head? They look like weird red lightning bolts. What strange earpieces. Who am I to judge though? I don't even know what I look like…. Or… or…

W-Who I am.

Oh my gosh. Who am I? Oh my god! WHO AM I?! What's going on?!

As if sensing I was panicking, the boy's eyes widened. "Whoa, hey! Hey! Take it easy." He said when I began to struggle against his grip. "Chill out! I'm trying to help!"

"No!" I felt myself scream, yanking away from his grip to slam into some sort of wall behind me. Stunned, the boy held a hand out to me.

"Hey! It is okay. Just chill out for a second, lady." He tried to say. Feeling similar to a wild animal in a cage, I looked at the boy with fear. It was one thing to not know who I was, but now that I thought about it, who was this boy? What was with his weird outfit? What did he want?

My brain screamed at me to run. That I was in danger. I wasn't supposed to be here. This place was dangerous and I should get as far away from here as possible.

It was kind of hard to run though since this kid was blocking the only exit I had. And with how I was feeling right now, I was not in any condition to fight.

"Kid Flash." Another voice spoke up behind him. It was deep, almost soothing. "Let me handle this."

The boy in yellow looked over his shoulder, sighed, and stepped back. I felt tempted to book it pass him as soon as he moved out of my way, but something held me back. I'm not sure what it was, but something in my brain told me to wait a second. Hear these guys out.

So I stayed in my place. When I was sure the boy in yellow was at a safe distance away from me, I relaxed a bit. Keeping my back to the wall behind me, I frowned at how cold it was. It didn't feel like concrete, it was more like metal. Snapping to look at it, I was stunned to find I wasn't in a room at all. I was standing in some sort of chamber that was upright. It was opened, obviously, but to be inside it was freaking me out. It was completely glass, sort of like the class coffin they but Snow White in, and the wall I was leaning against wasn't really a wall, more like a metal table.

…Who is Snow White?

Okay, yeah, no. That topic aside. Going back to the weird pod thing I am in.

Was I in this thing this whole time? What is this thing anyway? Some sort of bed? A bedchamber? Weird.

Looking around wildly, I jumped when someone new stepped forward, coming into the light. It was another boy, but this one looked a little older than the last. He was tall, with dark skin that had strange black lines running down his whole body. Just like the last boy he was well built, and in a tight red shirt and long black pants. His hair was shaved, and from the lighting it looked like he was blond.

…Did he have blades sticking out from his back? From his shoulders I could see two blade handles sticking out. They didn't look like normal blade handles, but then again, what did normal blades even look like?

Feeling uneasy, I scanned the boy up and down, looking for any sign of threatening intentions. He didn't seem to mean me any harm and approached me slowly, keeping his hands up to show he had no weapons actually in his hands. Though I'm sure it would only take him a few seconds to grab those swords on his back.

Who was this guy though? And who was that other boy in yellow? What is going on? Who- OH WHOA! Are those gills on the side of his neck?

Feeling my eyes double in size, I gawked at the three lines on each side of the boy's neck. They were definitely gills. Was he some sort of fish? A fish-human hybrid or something?

That is so wicked! I'm not joking this guy has gills! How weird is that?

I guess that means he can breath underwater. Yet he can also be out of water? So does that mean he also has normal lungs? That is pretty convenient.

"Please stay calm. We wish you no harm." The Fish boy, I have now named him, said soothingly, placing a hand over his chest in some sort of vow. "We only wish to free you from your imprisonment."

Imprisonment? I was being held prisoner or something? Am I a criminal? Aww, I don't want to be a criminal. I wonder what I did? I don't remember.

As if sensing I was confused, the boy continued. "You are in Cadmus." He added.

Cad-what? I have no idea what that is. Is it a place? A country? A building? What is it? Cadma or um- Cadmus, I think is what he said. I admit that sounded familiar but… I don't really remember anything about it.

Isn't that a shock? I'm starting to get sick of not being able to remember anything.

Unsure, I gave my pod another look. I wanted to say it was like any normal pod, but this is the first pod I've ever seen, so I'm not sure. Oh, hey, wait a minute.

What is that?
Above me there was a small creature within a glass. It was tiny, gray, and had little horns sticking out from its head. It was in my pod with me, but I wasn't sure what it was.

"Robin." I snapped my attention back to Fish boy when he spoke. "What is that… creature, right there?" he pointed to the little thing I was looking at. Oh? They don't know what it is either?

"That little guy above her is a Ginomorph Nome. They are telepathic. They have been teaching her. Apparently they have kept her under a strict sleep for a couple months." A third, and much younger sounding voice, spoke up. Shocked, I looked over Fish man's shoulder to see a small boy working some sort of… air computer.

Seriously, it was a computer that was levitating in the air. It looked like it was coming out from his wristwatch…thingie. It was weird. That aside though, where do all these people keep appearing from? And what are… Ginomaphs? Or um, Ginomats. Whatever he just said!

"From what it says here, this girl has been here for a while." The boy added with the computer added. The boy, like the others, had a pretty well built body. He had a mask on that covered his eyes, but from here you could tell he had black hair. He wore red like the others, but had a yellow belt around his waist and a large R on the side of his chest. I wonder what the R stood for? I wasn't sure, but what I do know is that I am extremely jealous of that cape. I want a cape. I would love a cape.

"Why are they keeping you here? Who are you?" The Fish man continued to ask me questions. Unsure on how to answer any of those questions, I shuffled my feet. Uh… shouldn't you be the one telling me why I am here?

I ended up just shaking my head a few times, keeping as far away from the men as I could. They didn't seem like bad people who would hurt me, but looks can be deceiving. Who knows why they are here or what they want.

Eyes widening at my lack of responses, Fish man looked back at the other two, then back at me. "Do you know who you are?" he asked softly.

Isn't that the question of the day?

I lowered my gaze, struggling to think of something, anything, to help me with who I am. I couldn't seem to remember a thing though. It hurt my brain to think about it for too long.

"Can you at least speak?" Yellow man who I first saw when waking up asked bluntly, only to get an elbow to the gut by the boy with the R and Cape. "Ow! It was just a question!"

Feeling uneasy, I stared at the three for a few seconds before opening my mouth. Could I speak? I know I can scream, that is for sure. "…I…" I almost shocked myself when my voice came out. "I… I can–" I paused to clear my throat. "Speak." I whispered softly, my voice cracking a bit for not using my voice often.

"Oh! You can." Boy in yellow smiled. "That makes this so much easier."

"Kid." Fish man said sternly, sending him a look to keep quiet. The boy apparently known as, Kid, clamped his mouth shut.

Looking to me, Fish man's smile returned. "You are in Cadmus." He began to explain. "A secret underground facility. We do not know everything they are doing down here exactly, but we found you within this pod. We hoped that if we woke you, you could explain to us what Cadmus was doing."

Oh I see. Well, sorry I'm not really a big help. Honestly, I think I'm adding more confusion to the puzzle since I can't remember who I am or how I got here.

"Big help this was." Kid sighed. "Though, we did get to rescue a cute girl." He winked at me.

Feeling myself blush, not expecting such a compliment, I shuffled back, pressing my back into my pod as far as possible. "S-Sorry."

"It is alright. We place no blame on your shoulders." Fish man said quickly. "We must ask though, if you remember, can you tell us why you are here? What were they using you for? Are you apart of their experiments?"

"Slow down the questions Aqua Lad." The younger boy behind them with the flying computer chuckled. "The lady just woke up." He snickered, seeing how wide my eyes were getting with every question Fish man asked.

Can you blame me? I can't even remember my own name, so of course I don't know what Cadmus wanted with me.

"I apologize." Fish boy said quickly.

"Hey!" Kid suddenly perked up, as if he suddenly got an idea. "How about you come with us? I'm sure the league could help you out." He grinned.

Huh? The League? What was that? I'm not sure I'm comfortable with going with people I don't really know.

"We can't just leave her here." The boy with the cape agreed, looking to Fish boy. Nodding with them, Fish Boy stepped towards me.

"We wish to help you-" he paused when I flinched back. I didn't mean to, but I was just a little iffy about all these people. How was I sure I could trust them?

"Please." Fish Boy's voice grew soft as he held his hand out. "Let us help you."

I honestly wanted to run, or maybe just crawl back into my little pod and stay there. I felt like if I was in the pod, no one could actually hurt me. However, the more I stared at this boy, the more I felt… safe. Like I could trust these three. I wasn't sure why, but I felt that way.

I feel safe with them.

Slowly extending out my hand, I placed it into his. His hand was warm.

Slowing wrapping his fingers around mine, he helped me step down from my pod. When I get to the floor, I stumbled, feeling extremely unbalanced.

Placing a hand on my back, Fish man helped balance me. "It is alright." He assured. "We've got you."

Looking up to meet his gaze, I felt myself believe what he said. I looked to the other two to see they had similar smiles on their faces.

I was okay. I was scared and confused, but I was okay as long as I stayed with these three. At least… I hope I was okay.

"T….Thank you." I whispered.

"Hey. That is the job of heroes." Kid winked at me. "I'm Kid Flash by the way."

Now that was a strange name.

What was… A hero? Something about that word sounded really comforting. I wasn't sure what the full definition of a Hero was, but I felt like it was something I could rely on.

"Hero?" I asked, tilting my head.

"Yeah. Heroes." Kid nodded.

"I'm Robin." The boy in the cape smirked, stepping forward, practically pushing Kid Flash out of the way.

"And I, am Aqua lad." The fish man smiled at me.

I wanted to say a name back but I didn't have one to say. At least, I don't think I do.

"I… I'm…" I looked at my feet. Gripping my head, I flinched at the sharp pain I felt in the back of my skull.
"Oh hey-" Kid Flash said quickly, looking worried. "It is alright. We'll figure out a name for you." He glanced at Robin who suddenly pulled out his flying computer again.

"It says here your name for Cadmus is project number 0245, Project A. Also known as, Arinna."

"Arinna?" I titled my head. Was that my name? I wasn't sure. It kind of sounded familiar, so it must be. "Arinna." I smiled. "Arinna." I said again, feeling pleased to actually have a name.

"Yeah, you see." Kid Flash grinned. "Arinna is a pretty name." he reached up and ruffled my hair. I didn't flinch away at his touch this time. I wonder if you count that as an improvement?

Stepping back a bit, I looked at the three. "…So… um… w-why are you here?" I thought I would get out some questions of my own while we had the time.

"To investigate Cadmus." Robin explained. "Bat-man, or um… the League, has had suspicions on this place for a while."

"And lookie what we found! A little Arinna!" Kid Flash chuckled.

Oh. Okay. So they are investigators. Like detectives. Cool.

"You said that name before. What is this, League, that you speak of?" I asked.

Shocked that I didn't know, the boys looked at each other. "You know, the Justice League." Kid Flash waved his hand.
'…" I starred at them, unblinking. Am I suppose to know what that means? Is it a normal thing everyone knows about?

"The League of Heroes?" Kid Flash tried again.

"A League of Heroes?" my eyes widened. There was that word again. Heroes. And this time, there was a whole League of them. If Kid and the others are Heroes, does that mean there are a whole bunch of other people like them? Do they all dress in funny costumes? Or is that just what people normally wear?

I am so out of the loop.

"Oh whoa-" Kid Flash placed a hand on my shoulder, shaking his head. "You have so much to learn."

Shrinking down, I frowned. "I… do?"

"Don't not worry my friend." Aqua Lad placed a hand on my shoulder. "We shall teach you."

Oh okay, that gives me a little relief.

Smiling, I nodded. These people were nice. I like them.

"Ah!" Kid Flash gasped. "She smiled!" I jumped, not expecting him to yell

"Jeez Kid, scare the poor girl to death why don't you?" Stepping towards me, Robin smiled slyly at me and wrapped his arm around me shoulder. "This way Milady." He led me forward.

"Hey!" Kid yelled behind us. "Not fair Rob!"

Leading me forward, Robin stopped right in front of another Computer.

You know, I didn't really look around too much at where we were, but now that I am I can't help but think…. WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE WE?
We were surrounded by rock, so that must mean we were underground. But that wasn't even the worse part. For some reason, there were strange looking tubes around us. And within the pods were odd creatures that were currently generating electricity. At least, that is what I think they were doing. They were weirdly shaped and blue, looking similar to lightning bolts.

What were they doing here? It was kind of creepy. I really didn't like this place. I didn't like it at all.

"W-What are you doing?" I asked when Robin approached the computer.

"I'm going to figure out what else Cadmus is up to. Maybe we can learn a few more things about you as well." He smirked. Oh, that would be nice. Go right on ahead Robin.

Grabbing a plug from his watch, Robin plugged it into the computer and brought up his floating computer again. Being this close to the flying to computer, I finally got to get a good look at it. It was amazing! It was so high tech and I didn't even know what half of the things on the screen even meant, but I didn't care. This whole thing was just so cool. Robin also seemed to really know what he was doing. He must be super smart.

Gawking at the device, I think I heard Robin chuckle next to me. Is he laughing at me? Why? Do I have something on my face? Or maybe it is because I am huddling close to him like a lost puppy?

I dunno… either one I guess.

Typing in a few things, Robin continued his search through Cadmus' computer systems. Unsure of what he was doing, I watched quietly. After a few seconds, his eyes widened when more creatures, similar to the ones in these pods, appeared on the screen.

There were a few different creatures, all of different shapes. They all looked pretty scary if you asked me. I wonder if they are like the monsters in those pods?

What are monsters even doing here anyway?

"They call them Ginomorphs." Robin announced to the others. "Whoa! Look at the stats on these things!" he pointed to a few of them. "Super strength. Telepathy. Razor claws. These are living weapons!' he exclaimed.
"They're engineering an army." Kid narrowed his eyes. "But for who?"

I still wasn't sure what was going on, but it sounded pretty serious. Even just looking at those monsters freaked me out, but who knows what would happen if they actually started attacking people.

A whole army of these things could… really cause some damage.

"Is Arinna apart of this?" Aqua lad stepped forward to look over Robin's shoulder.

Oh, good question. Am I? I leaned in a bit more to look at the screen. Typing in a few things, Robin clicked a filed that said Project A.

When he pulled it up, a picture of me, which was creepy, and several other files popped up.

"Not that I can tell." Robin sighed. "There isn't much about her that I can actually get into. Most of this is triple encrypted. It will take me a while to hack into it."

Cadmus is filled with an army of living weapons Killing machines. And I was here within the place they were making them? Am I… a monster too?

Looking down at my hands, I frowned. Was I a monster? I didn't look like one but…

"Am I… like those monsters?' I asked softly. The three paused to look over their shoulders at me. They all seemed really good at reading my expression because Kid Flash placed a hand on my shoulder.

"Of course not." He smiled. "You're too cute to be a weapon." He winked.

Not feeling overly flattered or in the mood for flirting of any kind, if that was what the even was, I looked at my feet.

I was in one of the pods they used to make living weapons… so shouldn't that say I am one of them too? I don't remember anything, so… what if I was? I mean, I don't look like any of those monsters, and I don't feel anything special about myself, but still.

What if I started attacking people?! What if I changed into a monster randomly? What if-?!

"Hey, don't worry about it." Robin smiled over his shoulder, interrupting my thoughts. "You're nothing like any of these guys up here." He motioned to the screen.

"Yeah." Kid patted my back. "So come on, show us another one of those smiles."

I just stared at him. How could I really smile at a time like this? "…Or not." He looked away awkwardly.

"Rest assured Arinna. If you were one of these… creatures, I'm sure your true nature would have revealed yourself as one already." Aqua Lad said soothingly.

"Yeah. You don't have horns, or claws, or weird eyes." Kid added, trying to be comforting.

…I guess that makes sense. I don't feel like going on killing rampages. So, I guess I am fine.

"Oh wait! Hold on. There is something else." Robin suddenly announced, looking back at his screen. "Project Kr." He pressed to open it. When it didn't open, he grumbled. "It is triple encrypted. I can't-"

"Don't move!" A deep voice growled from across the room. Jumping, I instantly ran to hide behind Aqua Lad.

…Don't judge. I can only handle so many people around me at once. And that voice didn't exactly sound calm and soothing like Aqua Lad's did.

Peeking over Aqua Lads shoulder, I watched a new person, a Man, run into the room. He was tall, and was wearing a large blue battle suit. Are his arms was yellow armor that matched the yellow helmet on his head that covered his whole face.

…There was also some weird little creature on his shoulder. It looked like the same thing that was in my pod. It was kind of cute. It just sat there, blinking at me.

If I wasn't freaking out, I might consider taking that little guy home with me and keeping him.

…If I had a home.

Anyway, at the man's side, there were waist-sized monsters with razor sharp claws. Claws that could rip a person limb for limb. Creepy and disturbing. I think I'm gonna have nightmares. Unless this is just one big nightmare, which would be very strange.

Coming to a halt, the man paused. Staring at us, his eyes began to widen in realization. "Wait. Robin? Aqua lad? Kid Flash?" he asked, shocked. Oh, so he knew them? Is that a good thing?

"At least he got your name right." Robin snickered at Kid Flash, who frowned.

"I know you." Aqua lad said. "You're Guardian. A hero."

A hero? Heroes like the others were? Hero meant he was a good guy, right? So then, why was he running in here sounding like he wanted to attack us? He isn't attacking us of course, but he looked ready too.

"I do my best." Guardian smiled.

…Confused. Is he a good guy? Is he bad? How do I know if someone is a bad or good guy?

"Then what are you doing here?" Kid flash demanded, looking as confused as me. At least I wasn't the only one confused.

"I think that is my question boys. I'm chief of security here. You are trespassing." Guardian said. He paused when he saw me peeking out from behind Aqua lad's shoulder. "Project A!" his eyes widened. "You released her from her pod?"

Hmm? Is it a bad thing that I am out? He didn't sound angry, just surprised so I guess it isn't that big of a deal. I mean, it is a huge deal for me. I like being out of that thing. I can stretch my leg.

"Yeah we did!" Kid flash growled. "And you better start explaining what she was doing in there in the first place!"

It was sweet how Kid Flash was trying to get answers for me, but at the same time, I was freaking out about this whole Project A thing. Apparently these people had plans for me. I only wish I knew what Project A was in detail.

With a sigh Guardian shook his head. "Listen kids, I can't explain anything right now. I'm sure we can call the Justice League and figure this out." He was trying to make a compromise.

Justice League? The group of Heroes Kid Flash was talking about? And, don't get me wrong here, I'm freaking out, but this Guardian guy doesn't seem like a bad guy. He seems to know Aqua lad and the others, and they say he is a hero. Maybe not everything Cadmus is doing is bad and that is why he is helping?

…At least I think. I don't know! I'm just winging this. Don't judge me conscious! I just woke up like… 5 minutes ago!

"You really think the Justice League is going to be okay with you creating weapons and keeping people here against their will?!" Kid flash demanded.

"Weapons?" The Guardian look confused. He looked ready to ask what KF meant, when suddenly the little creature on his shoulder began to glow. Eyes widening, he stammered, "What have I… ugh." He reached up to press his hand to his head.

He looked like he was in pain. Was he alright?

Enemy.

My eyes widened when a voice filled my head. What was that?

Enemy. Kid Flash, Robin, Aqua lad, they are all enemies. Destroy. Destroy.

Leaning into Aqua lad, I held my head. W-Who's voice was this?

"Arinna?' Aqua Lad looked back at me, concerned.

Lifting my head, I looked up at Guardian. Was… he hearing this voice too?

"I… My head…" he groaned. Destroy them! Leave no survivors. Retrieve the Project at all cost.

As if something snapped in his mind, Guardian straightened, and narrowed his eyes. "Take them down hard!" He growled, suddenly going through a massive personality change. "No mercy! Put Project A back in her pod!" he snapped his hands towards us.

The monsters the Guardian had with him charged forward.

Oh jeez! Freaking out! Freaking out! FREAKING OUT! What was that voice? He did something to the Guardian. I… I don't-!

Before the beasts could get close, Robin dived in front of us and threw a few smoke pellets to the ground. Coughing when the gas filled the area, I stumbled back. Losing where the others were through the smoke, I back up into a table.

I don't like smoke.

Forcing myself to stay calm, knowing it wouldn't do me any good to panic; I look around at my surroundings. All around me I could hear all sorts of screeching and what sounded like punching. Were the others fighting those monsters- or um, Ginomorphs?

"K-Kid? Aqua Lad?! Robin?!" I called. Brushing some dust out of my face, I narrowed my eyes into the smoke. Curse smoke for being so dense.

"Arinna! Where are you?!" I faintly heard Kid Flash yell my name.

Turning around, circling where I was, I couldn't seem to see anything through this smoke. "I'm over here-" I trailed off when I saw what looked like a form heading towards me. Thinking it was Kid Flash I moved towards it, only to find out it was actually a Ginomorph.

I screamed when the beast lunged at me. Ducking, barely missing a claw to the face, I scrambled the opposite direction. "Bad Ginomorph!" I yelled at it. "Bad!" Pushing through the smoke, I stumbled.

Running as fast as my legs would carry me, I screamed when I ran into someone. It was Aqua Lad. Thank goodness. For a second there, I almost started to hyperventilate.

"It is alright!' he yelled, grabbing my wrists before I could panic anymore. "We got you."

Nodding wildly, I lowered my hands. Nodding back, Aqua lad looked up. "Watch out!" he yelled, wrapping his arm around me and pulling me towards him. With his other hand, he grabbed his handle on his back, and yanked it out.

My eyes doubled in size when he pulled it out to reveal a Water blade. Seriously, water formed into a blade when he took it out. He used this blade to slame the approaching Ginomorph into the ground.

"…Whoa. How… How did you do that?!" I gawked up at him. Smiling down at me, he pulled me towards the exit.

"You could say it is one of my many gift given to me by my king." He said.

King? Aqua Lad works for a king? That… is extremely cool. And it sort of fits him for some reason. He just seems like on of those knights in shinning armor types.

"Kid!' Aqua Lad called into the cloud of smoke. Jumping out from the cloud, Kid Flash landed next to us. "Here!" He looked at me, "Come on Arinna! We're getting out of here." Rushing forward, Kid flash scooped me up bridal style and ran out of the room.

I almost screamed again. He was fast. I mean, fast! I felt like I was on a roller coaster! I think I actually screamed. Kid was going faster than any human should have been able to. This wasn't normal.

Did he have cool powers like Aqua Lad water sword thing?

As we ran through the hall, Aqua lad right behind his, alarms were going off all around us. From the alarms, all other lights were off except for the alarms red sirens. It made it sort of hard to see where we were going.

Turning around the corner, I could see Robin at the end of it, near the elevator. He seemed to be hacking into it. Seeing Robin as well, Kid Flash growled slightly, most likely angry that Robin ran ahead of them.
"Way to be a team player Rob!" Kid flash growled when we got close enough.

"Weren't you right behind me?" Robin asked innocently. No. No we were not.

Setting me on my feet, we looked back to see Aqua Lad running towards us, a few beats on his tail.

"It's open!" Robin grabbed my arm and yanked me into the elevator with Kid Flash. The door began to close and Aqua Lad dove it, barely making it as the door closed, locking the Ginomorphs out.

….Ahaha, oh my god. I think I'm gonna faint. What the heck is going on? Can someone please explain? Please~?

Feeling myself stumble back, my back hit the elevator wall. Sliding down to the ground, I let out a heavy sigh. I don't think my heart can take any more excitement. Can we take a quick 5-minute break? Or maybe like, an hour?

"Hey, you okay?" Kid flash kneeled next to me.

"…Y-Y…Yeah." I nodded slowly. "Just, trying not to faint or anything." I laughed nervously.
"Well you're doing great. We'll be out of here soon. Promise." Kid flash said with a kind smile.

These three were nice. I'm glad they were the ones to find me.

…I wonder if anyone is out there looking for me? Or has Cadmus always been my home? Did they capture me? I can't remember. I don't know. I wish I did, but I don't.

Ugh, this is so frustrating. I want to remember soon.

"Okay now-" Kid Flash trailed off when he looked towards the top of the elevator to see that instead of decreasing, like the should have been, they were increasing. Meaning that instead of going up, we were just going deeper into Cadmus.

"We're heading down?" Aqua lad questioned.

"Dude! Out is up! We need to get Arinna out of here." Kid flash glared at Robin.

"Excuse me?" Robin frowned. "Project Kr is down, on Sub level 52."

So we were heading there? Oh… okay then. I guess. Whatever. I don't really care at this point. Just as long as I can get a quick break to rest. Kr might actually be important anyway. Maybe it might answer some things, who knows?

"This is out of control." Aqua lad sighed, pressing his finger to his temple. "Perhaps…" he paused to look back at us. "Perhaps we should contact the league?" he asked.

Again with this Justice league. They must be pretty cool people. I wanna meet them.

"We are already heading down to level 52. I say we at least check it out." Robin said.

"Dude." Kid Flash growled, snapping a look at him. "What about Arinna?" he motioned to me. Lifting my head, I blinked at them. Oh don't put me in the middle of this fight please? I don't like being the person in the middle. I feel like that has happened a lot to me already.

"She is fine as long as she stays with us." Robin smirked. "Right, Arinna?" he smiled at me.

"…Uh… Yes?" I frowned. I don't know.

"See." Robin smirked.

"You can't put her on the spot like that." Kid Flash shoved Robin slightly.

"Hey-" Robin looked ready to fight when suddenly the elevator door open. We had arrived on level 52. Good thing too. I don't think having a fight on an enclosed elevator is such a good idea.

Glaring at Kid Flash for a few seconds, Robin ran out of the elevator and down the really weird looking hall. Seriously. This wasn't metal. It was like we were in a monster's stomach! None of this look like a normal cave! Weird glob bubbles were sticking out of the walls. It was messed up.

Grumbling a bit, Kid flash look at me. "I guess we are already here." he shrugged, not sounding sure of himself. Aqua Lad sighed.

"I apologize Arinna. It seems we must delay your escape." He sent me an apologetic look.

"Oh uh… no." I shook my head. "It is alright."

Looking pleased, Kid Flash smiled. "This way then." He suddenly bowed like a gentleman and motioned me forward. Giving him a weak smile, I moved out of the elevator and after Robin.

So many weird things are happening already, how much worse could it get?

…Oh wait I shouldn't say that. Thing will just get worse if I say that.

Running down the Hallway, we all paused when we came to an intersection of hallways.

"Which way?" Aqua lad asked as he pulled me down to hide behind a few barrels.

"Yeah." Robin sighed in agreement. "Bizarre looking hallway one? Or bizarre looking hallway 2?"

"Um… bizarre looking hallway 2?" I suggested.

"Why that one?" Robin looked at me.

…Why that one indeed? I wasn't sure. I just felt like that was the right way to go for some reason.

I shrugged. "Intuition." the more I stared at that hallway, the more I got this feeling that there was something important down that way. Like... there was someone waiting for me down there, or something.

"My Mom always tells me not to doubt a Women's intuition." Kid Flash beamed. "I say we go with what Arinna said."

Aww, that is sort of sweet. Thanks Kid-

HOLD

Someone yelled at us. Whipping around, we were shocked to see another Ginomorph. This one was different from the others though. He had two very large horns and looked very similar to a human. He didn't have the same skin color of course, but he was wearing cloths like a human.

Lifting up his hand, the Ginomorphs horns began to glow. Two barrels lifted up from the ground and shot towards us suddenly.

Ducking down, I screamed when the barrels exploded above us. That definitely isn't normal! Did he just throw those things at us with his brain?! What the heck!

Grabbing something from his belt, Robin threw them at the Ginomorph. They had almost hit his face when the Ginomorphs horns began to glow again and the objects Robin threw stopped mid air and exploded.

…That was kind of cool. Or at least, it WAS cool, till he threw another couple barrels at us.

"Come on!' Aqua lad grabbed my hand and tugged me up to my feet. "This way!" we ran towards bizarre looking hallway 2. Oh well, I wanted to go down this way anyway.

Running as fast as my legs could carry me, we all booked it down the hall. Kid Flash ended up speeding ahead of us to check for danger. Rushing around a corner, I was surprised to see Kid Flash and this other Scientist Lady were both on the ground. Kid must have come around the corner and ran into her. Poor Lady.

Looking at us dumbfounded, Kid looked back at the closing door behind him. Rushing to his feet, he grabbed a near by canister and slammed it in between the door to keep it open.

Project Kr is what the door said.

Oh hey, look. We found Kr. One mission accomplished! Though, I'm not overly excited to see it. I don't even know what it is. So... yeah.

"Hurry!" Kid waved at us to pick up the speed, unsure of how long the canister could hold the door in place. Diving through the small crack, I rolled onto my side, followed by Robin and Aqua lad.

Looking through the door crack, Aqua Lad narrowed his eyes to see Guardian and a few other Ginomorphs speeding around the corner. Lifting his foot, he kicked the canister out of place, quickly closing the door.

When the door was closed, Robin rushed to the computer and started messing with it. In seconds he smiled and looked back at us. "I disabled the door." He announced. "We're safe."

Yay!

"We're trapped." Aqua lad frowned, helping me to my feet.

Oh... Dang it.

"So much for a rescue, huh?" Robin gave me an apologetic frown.

"Oh uh…" I lowered my gaze. "I thought… you were doing pretty good so far." I shrugged honestly. I don't think I could do any better. I would have been caught long ago.

Aqua Lad smiled at me.

"Uh, guys?" Kid flash called to us, sounding weary. I hadn't even realized he wasn't standing wit us. "You're gonna want to see this."

Moving to stand next to him towards the center of the room, I frowned when he clicked a button on the control panel in front of him. Suddenly, several lights began to turn on, sending a spotlight to the very center of the room, where a large pod was.

It was similar to the pod that I was in, but there was one big difference.

Inside, was a boy. A boy wearing all white with a red S drawn on his chest. Above him, in little jars, were more or those little Ginomorphs. They looked like they were asleep though, just like the boy.

I felt like this should have some huge meaning, but I wasn't sure. I had no idea who this boy was. But the others did. And the others were shocked by it.

No, the almost looked horrified by it.

This boy must have been really important.

...Jeez, my feet hurt. I need to get some socks.

…And some shoes.

And we are done! YAY! I'm so happy to finish this chapter! I hope you all enjoyed it!

Yes, I used my OC Arinna in this story. I love Arinna. She is my main OC. She is also in my TMNT fanfics as well. I'm gonna try a different direction for here now though. I want people to get to know Arinna in her Teenage years. Her crazy teenage years.

For those who have read my other stories with Arinna, I just want to say here and now that this version of Arinna is not connected with the Arinna from other fanfics. Just letting you all know.

I hope you all enjoyed! I hope the chapter made sense and none of you were lost! If you were, let me know and I can explain... or re-write. Either one XD