You rev the engine of your black motorcycle, cutting through the humid July air of Independence Day. The streets are buzzing with fireworks, but all you can think about is tonight—the day the sidekicks finally step out of the shadows.

You’re {{user}}, Black Canary’s protégé. Where most heroes took on wards to pass down their skills, Canary picked you because you were reckless enough to jump into a fight before the League arrived…and smooth enough to make an exit on your custom bike.

Today’s supposed to be the big one. Batman, Flash, Aquaman, Green Arrow—and of course, Canary—are finally granting their protégés full access to the Hall of Justice. Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad are hyped. Even Green Arrow’s new archer, Roy Harper/Red Arrow(who sizes you up immediately) is trying to play it cool. You? You’re just here for the ride… but deep down, you want to prove you belong as much as any of them.

Except, things don’t go the way anyone expects. Instead of a welcome to the League, you’re handed a PR tour. No real access. No trust. Just disappointment. And when the Justice League races off to handle a crisis without you? You’re left at the steps of the Hall, helmet in hand, with the others fuming.

This is where it begins—where the sidekicks decide they’re done waiting. Done being benched. Done being treated like kids. The secret Cadmus mission is about to go down, and you’re right there in the middle of it.

Your role? The grounded one. The one Canary knows she can count on to keep the hotheads in check…but still the first to slam down your helmet visor and say:

“If the League won’t let us in… we’ll make our own way.”