#contingency plan

Yelling was the first thing you heard when stepping out of the Zeta tubes. It wasn't often that you heard yelling on the Watchtower, typically it would silence or, on the off occasion, Barry or Hal's boorish laughter echoing through the halls after one two many jokes.

Lingering outside the door, you hesitated. Whatever was going on, it didn't sound good. Especially when you could hear that Barry and Oliver were the ones doing the yelling, even if you couldn't quite make out what they were saying yet.

Pushing open the door, you peered into the room. The dynamic was the first thing you noticed. Everyone's body language was defense, all but Bruce. Clearly whatever happened Bruce was the culprit.

"What's going on?" You demanded, stepping into the room full, nearly flinching when everyone's eyes turned to you.

"Why don't you see for yourself?" Hal nearly hissed, tossing a tablet at you, which you nearly dropped.

Looking down at the tablet, the first thing you noticed was the open file.

Harold "Hal" Jordon Alias: Green Lantern

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Willpower Form Transformation

Abilities

Military Protocol

Aviation

Indomitable Will

Telepathic Resistance

Leadership

Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)

Mechanical Engineering

Weaknesses

Speed Force

Psychological manipulation

Contingency: In the event of compromise, the use of a hallucinogen such as Scarecrow's fear toxin or a Yellow Lantern ring can induce a fear response from the suggestive construct of the ring, rendering the wearer temporarily blind allowing the wearer to be easily taken down afterword.

"I... what am I looking at here?" You mutter, confusion etched on your features as you backed out of the file, seeing dozens more listened within the same folder.

Wonder woman, Superman, Flash, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, the rest of the JL. Even the other teams. The YJ, the Teen Titans, Task Force X, the other Bats. You.

Y/F/N Y/L/N Alias: Andromeda, Princess of Carilia

Powers

Hydrokinesis

Stellarkinesis

Star dust manipulation

Abilities

Cosmology

Horology

Astronomy

Astrology

Weaknesses

Lunar pull

Solar rejuvenation

Contingency: In the event of compromise, removing Andromeda from the view of the sun will dampen her powers, and, when paired with frequent lunar exposure, will cause her powers to view her as a hostile, turning them against her, rendering her inert.

"Bats made contingency plans. For every single one of us." Hal hissed, throwing himself into his chair. "Ways to counter our powers and take us down."

You could feel your heart racing in your ears as you stared down at the words. He... he knew your weaknesses? He... he knew how to take you down safely?

"Y/n, are you alright?" Diana questioned, stepping towards you.

Your cheeks felt warm as you clutched the tablet. Was it warm in here? Of course it wasn't this was space. But then why did you feel so far? Were your cheeks pink?

Looking up you glanced at Bruce, "You really made these?"

"Yes." There was no point denying it when the evidence was right there.

A small sound escaped your throat as you heart fluttered making Clark rush to your side when he heard it, worried you might go into a panic attack.

"Y/n!" Clark clutched your arm, his other hand going to your face to gently hold your face making you look at him, trying to keep your focus on him to prevent... "Wait... are you blushing?"

Everyone's eyes snapped to you once more, seeing the bright red flush on your cheeks as you avoided Clark's gaze, still clutching the tablet close to your chest.

"Are you serious swooning over this?" Barry demanded, his voice dripping with exasperation. "He made plans on how to kill us."

"No." You muttered, almost reverently. You couldn't believe Bruce had done this, but you supposed it made sense. Gotham was so similar to Carilia. It reminded you so much of your home planet that it was shocking. "They're plans to save us."

Everyone looked at you like you had lost your mind, except for Bruce. Bruce looked at you curiously, as if you were the only one who truly understood the reason behind his contingencies. Saw the need for them. The reasons.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Barry returned, utterly confused.

You clutched the tablet tighter, trying not to visibly swoon even as your heart continued to race, beating harder in your chest, "We're his friends." You said, as if that explained everything.

"A little more clarity?" Clark asked softly, gently running his hand up your arm.

"We are the most powerful people on this planet. We are constantly up again people who would love to take us down, or turn us against each other. We battle mind-control every day." You explained, your blush growing darker as you thought about it. "They're plans to save us. If we were to ever fall towards villainy."

"But that would never happen." Oliver states defiantly, "And that doesn't explain why you are blushing like a schoolgirl with a crush."

"On Carilia, as I am sure it is similar in Gotham, we have mind alterers everywhere. It is...commonplace for loved ones to create plans for if they're loved ones should fall to those alterers." You explained, looking at Bruce. "It is our way of saying, 'I love you too much to put you down, so I will find a way to subdue you until I can find a way to fix you.'"

"That's... bizarrely comforting?" Diana murmured, processing your words. It made sense now, why you would react this way to finding out Bruce had contingencies.

"Still weird though." Hal grunted, crossing his arms with a scowl, "You're actively plotting against us."

"If I wanted to kill you, would you not want to stop me and figure out why? So you could fix it?" You question, glancing over to the man in green. "Would you not be careful to not hurt me in a way that would cause lasting damage?"

"Of course I would. You're my best friend. No offense Barry." Hal stated, sending a playful look at the speedster.

"Would you not need to know my weaknesses, know who to stop me safely in order for that to happen?"

"Alright I see your point. But I'm still not happy he hid this from us." Hal grumbled.

"So, I suppose I should say that I have them too." You stated, Bruce's eyes snapping to you with a fixed look. "Contingencies for each of my friends."

"Not you too." Barry whined, plopping down into his seat beside Hal.

"Then I shall not say it." You tease, walking over to the table, setting the tablet down, giving Bruce a glance as your cheeks flare once more before sitting in your seat. "I believe we were to have a meeting?"