"Jenny?" Someone tapped me lightly on the shoulder.
Through my blurred vision, I couldn't make out who was talking to me.
"What's happening to her, Chris?" Victoria. That annoying voice would be known anywhere.
I didn't hear an answer from my brother, just a sad sigh.
Slowly, my hand felt what was around me. The soft fabric of a rug touched my back; I was still in the bathroom.
Suddenly, I felt an explosion from inside me. The air inside made me cough, making me taste the blood.
"She's losing too much blood; we have to get her to stop coughing." Was that...Batman?
"That still doesn't explain WHY she's coughing." My brother's voice sounded irritated.
I felt something under my head--it wasn't a pillow. I felt around again, my fingers touching a smooth surface.
And then... lips?
I struggled to open my eyes, ignoring the pain they were giving me. A familiar red-headed man looked down at me with a mask on.
"Red...Arrow?" I managed, before coughing again.
Batman turned my face toward him. "Do you know what Professor Hamilton injected you with?"
My head started spinning while I tried to remember. "Umm, Er-Erica said I was s'posed to get a Tetanus shot..."
My brother handed him his phone, and Batman was dialing a number. "Get me Hamilton," he said gruffly into the receiver.
A moment passed, and finally, I heard a faint voice on the other line.
"Oh my God..." Batman's voice was in awe.
"What did he say?" Christopher demanded, crouching beside him.
Batman ignored him. "We have to get her to a hospital. NOW!!"
I was being lifted up, and Red Arrow started running, with my siblings and Batman close behind.
"You're gonna be alright," I heard him say under his breath, just before I went under.
When I woke up again, bright lights flashed in my eyes, with lots of people talking amongst themselves. I tried sitting up, but lines restrained me.
"She's awake!" a nurse exclaimed.
I couldn't believe it. The Man of Steel was walking toward me!
"S-superman?" I struggled.
"Good Lord..." Professor Hamilton rushed to my side, with tears in his eyes. "Jeannette, I'm so sorry..."
"What happened?" I asked, feeling dizzy.
Superman sighed. "The case Professor Hamilton injected you with wasn't the Tetanus formula, but a sample of my blood."
Batman walked forward with a small X-ray in his hands. "Kryptonian blood is denser than human blood, which explains all the coughing.
"His blood cells are eating through the human cells, forcing them to come out the body. Now, we're going to inject you with anesthetic to begin the blood transfusion."
"Blood transfusion?!" I almost shouted. "Who's blood?"
"Your brother's. Just a sample though," he added quickly, seeing my expression. "With more human blood, the Kryptonian cells will become smaller."
A nurse set a capsule over my mouth.
"Wait!" I said before she pressed the button. "Vicky and Anna...where are they?"
"In the cafeteria. Your little sister was afraid to see what was happening."
Poor Vicky. "And my brother?"
"Right here." Christopher appeared behind the two men standing in front of me, his face guilty.
He looked solemnly at the nurse. "Look, I have to get ready, but you could handle this, right?"
I pointed my pinky at him. "We're the Thomases. We could handle anything."
He laughed and kissed my forehead. "I'll see you in the morning."
The nurse pressed the button on the capsule, which sprayed anesthetic gas around.
I waved at him before falling asleep once again.
Through my blurred vision, I couldn't make out who was talking to me.
"What's happening to her, Chris?" Victoria. That annoying voice would be known anywhere.
I didn't hear an answer from my brother, just a sad sigh.
Slowly, my hand felt what was around me. The soft fabric of a rug touched my back; I was still in the bathroom.
Suddenly, I felt an explosion from inside me. The air inside made me cough, making me taste the blood.
"She's losing too much blood; we have to get her to stop coughing." Was that...Batman?
"That still doesn't explain WHY she's coughing." My brother's voice sounded irritated.
I felt something under my head--it wasn't a pillow. I felt around again, my fingers touching a smooth surface.
And then... lips?
I struggled to open my eyes, ignoring the pain they were giving me. A familiar red-headed man looked down at me with a mask on.
"Red...Arrow?" I managed, before coughing again.
Batman turned my face toward him. "Do you know what Professor Hamilton injected you with?"
My head started spinning while I tried to remember. "Umm, Er-Erica said I was s'posed to get a Tetanus shot..."
My brother handed him his phone, and Batman was dialing a number. "Get me Hamilton," he said gruffly into the receiver.
A moment passed, and finally, I heard a faint voice on the other line.
"Oh my God..." Batman's voice was in awe.
"What did he say?" Christopher demanded, crouching beside him.
Batman ignored him. "We have to get her to a hospital. NOW!!"
I was being lifted up, and Red Arrow started running, with my siblings and Batman close behind.
"You're gonna be alright," I heard him say under his breath, just before I went under.
When I woke up again, bright lights flashed in my eyes, with lots of people talking amongst themselves. I tried sitting up, but lines restrained me.
"She's awake!" a nurse exclaimed.
I couldn't believe it. The Man of Steel was walking toward me!
"S-superman?" I struggled.
"Good Lord..." Professor Hamilton rushed to my side, with tears in his eyes. "Jeannette, I'm so sorry..."
"What happened?" I asked, feeling dizzy.
Superman sighed. "The case Professor Hamilton injected you with wasn't the Tetanus formula, but a sample of my blood."
Batman walked forward with a small X-ray in his hands. "Kryptonian blood is denser than human blood, which explains all the coughing.
"His blood cells are eating through the human cells, forcing them to come out the body. Now, we're going to inject you with anesthetic to begin the blood transfusion."
"Blood transfusion?!" I almost shouted. "Who's blood?"
"Your brother's. Just a sample though," he added quickly, seeing my expression. "With more human blood, the Kryptonian cells will become smaller."
A nurse set a capsule over my mouth.
"Wait!" I said before she pressed the button. "Vicky and Anna...where are they?"
"In the cafeteria. Your little sister was afraid to see what was happening."
Poor Vicky. "And my brother?"
"Right here." Christopher appeared behind the two men standing in front of me, his face guilty.
He looked solemnly at the nurse. "Look, I have to get ready, but you could handle this, right?"
I pointed my pinky at him. "We're the Thomases. We could handle anything."
He laughed and kissed my forehead. "I'll see you in the morning."
The nurse pressed the button on the capsule, which sprayed anesthetic gas around.
I waved at him before falling asleep once again.
"Sir, the cloning failed. And now the girl is fully trusted by the others. There is no possible way to-"
"That is false. The girl is mine, and she knows that. However, with the bat and bird protecting her, it will be difficult."
"Don't forget, she has begun dating the silver boy."
"Yes. But is it worth it to own her?"
"Sir?"
"I've seen her work at a small amount of power. I wonder how destructive she can be at full power. This girl can, no, will be, the end of the Justice League."
"Of course, sir."
"Leave me." The girl nodded, her red eyes glimmering in the dark. Then she exited without a sound.
The boy stepped out from the shadows, his yellow eyes darting around the screens. Each screen had a different picture of the same girl. He reached out and picked one.
"We've waited a long time for you, deary. It's time to come home."
"That is false. The girl is mine, and she knows that. However, with the bat and bird protecting her, it will be difficult."
"Don't forget, she has begun dating the silver boy."
"Yes. But is it worth it to own her?"
"Sir?"
"I've seen her work at a small amount of power. I wonder how destructive she can be at full power. This girl can, no, will be, the end of the Justice League."
"Of course, sir."
"Leave me." The girl nodded, her red eyes glimmering in the dark. Then she exited without a sound.
The boy stepped out from the shadows, his yellow eyes darting around the screens. Each screen had a different picture of the same girl. He reached out and picked one.
"We've waited a long time for you, deary. It's time to come home."