Chapter 8 - Who am I

(Muaka pov)

"Ahhh!" The sound of the wall cracking echoed out in the training room, my hand dripped with blood for a moment, only for it to repair itself visible to the naked eye. My frustration reached its peak and I couldn't think of anything but to hit the wall.

"Calm down crimson, eh... I mean Muaka, we all get that you are frustrated but doing this won't change anything." In the middle of my anger, a voice called out to me, while I felt a touch on my shoulder.

"Calm down?! you want me to calm down?! Everything I know, everything I was told was a lie, everything my mother told me was a lie and you want me to calm down." I moved forward, brushing the hand off my shoulder as I looked back a Robin who was trying to calm me down.

"Look I don't know about everything in your life, but you wanted to listen in on the conversation, I don't know if you can say everything is a lie, but I'm sure your mom did it for obviously good reasons." Robin had hacked into the watched towers' video feed, and we got a front-row seat to see everything my mother said, and that lead to this situation more than the incident that happened at Cadmus.

"You are acting like a child, so what people lied to you, it's better than blaming your mother for something you don't understand." Just when I didn't think it could get worse, the stray we picked up at Cadmus spoke up, his arms crossed as he looked over at me and Robin.

"Who the hell even asked you? if it wasn't for you messing up and trying to fight him for making you angry, he wouldn't have gotten free in the first place!" I yelled, I know it was all our fault, but I don't even know this guy and he wants to call me a kid, when he flew off the rails because of being provoked.

"So it's my fault now, all of us messed up, who knew your freak alien dad would be there, to top it off you going berserk didn't help. You almost killed Robin because of your family problems." Superboy spoke back, his fist balled up as he turned to yell at me.

"Messed up family, you're a clone, born in a test tube but you want to talk to me about family." I stepped up, getting in his face as well, he was right but something in me didn't want to back down.

"Say that again!" Superboy yelled, while Robin and Aqualad stood as if they wanted to stop the fighting, I could feel the collective anger in the room as I looked to the door. My eyes turning away as I saw someone I didn't want to see right now.

"That's enough, the both of you." The room seemed to calm slightly, all of us could hear a sweet voice call out. The group's eyes looking at black Canary who stepped into the room, along with my mother and the other hero's.

"It's not time to point fingers, you all messed up, and it led to an even greater mess. If this is enough to break up your team, then your not ready." Batman spoke, his eyes going between me and my mother who had yet to say anything.

"With that being said, before the incident you guys did work well together, and with your combined efforts you took down Blockbuster, and released the kid. While I am disappointed in your actions, with time you all will make a fine team." Batman spoke, his eyes looking over at Robin as he said disappointed, still he tried to give words of encouragement.

"Muaka.." Almost like on time, my mother spoke in a soft voice, it was like she was almost whispering as she leaned off the wall, but I couldn't even look at her.

"You have a lot to talk about, the rest of you let's go." Batman said, reading the room as he called on my team, "Black Canary.." His eyes moved over to black Canary as she nodded her head.

"Try and talk it out.." Wally who sped passed me spoke in my ear, while Robin and Aqualad placed their hands on my shoulder. Superboy's face was still a mess but he nodded all the same as he followed the others. Until it was only me, my mother, and black Canary left.

"Muaka, look I know your angry with me, but.. but.." My mother walked closer, trying to reach out as I pulled away, I didn't want a hug, I wanted answers.

"But what mom! What else can you say? Or will you just lie to me again.." I pulled my eyes away once more, talking in a strange voice as I could feel a change in her expression.

"All I did was for you.. I know I messed up, but it was only to keep you safe. I never wanted any of this to happen." Ishtar spoke, no matter how much I pulled away, I felt her hand caress my cheek lightly as I looked into her eyes.

"Why did you lie, Is this why you.. why you.. why you never talk about him? Because my dad's a monster?" I said, I could feel my eyes stress, I was confused, I wanted to know everything but I was also scared to ask.

"Muaka.. things are complicated, it's not just as simple as you think. When you were older, I wanted to tell you, but when I thought about it.. I could never bring myself to do it." My mother said, her eyes had a complicated light in them, her words were low full of something I didn't understand.

"I know you think it's the best for me, but you should have told me, told me I was some kind of monster! told me that my dad was kind of evil being, and that I could turn out like that.. What even am I.." That was what I was scared of the most, what was I, was I a monster? My arm came up as I watched carnage wrapped my hand slightly. It was clear to me from what happened at Cadmus it was clear I could do things hero's wouldn't, to top it off I felt as if I enjoyed it slightly. The thought alone sent a chill down my spine.

"Your nothing like him! you're still my son, and while he is many things, he gave me you. the best thing that had ever happened to me.. I promise, I promise you'll never be like that.. Your still you, no matter what you think that hasn't changed." I could feel myself be pulled into her embrace, it had been a long time since my mother hugged me like this, my eyes looking into hers as i could see tears rolling down her face.

"Your not like him, believe me.. These powers may have come from him, but you can use them for good." She went on, my head pushed into her chest, my eyes stressed as I could feel her care in each word.

"Can you tell me everything.." I asked, I wanted to know everything, most of all how to stop him from whatever he was planning to do now that he was free.

"If you want to know, I'll tell you, but it's a really, really long story.." I could feel my mother tighten up at the question, I knew it was probably hard to talk about so I didn't push, even if I was still angry.

"Your father was not always like this.. And more than anything, maybe I could have changed him, but something are not meant to be, A man who loves equally as much as he can hate.." I could hear my mom whisper, the words were not full of hate, but a strange sense of loss, it was clear that no matter what, my mother cared for him, even if she had to stop him.

"Long ago.." She went on, my eyes watching as Black Canary nodded, letting herself out of the room, my ears listening closely to the tale my mother told.