Hey guys, Lucifer here. I got bored one evening and decided that what the world really needed was some lovely Winx fanfic! For those of you that don't know, that's Kid Flash and Jinx! This is my first uploaded fanfic, so bear with me if there are any annoying formatting errors or stupid mistakes; I'm not too great with technology, or grammar for that matter! Please feel free to correct me anywhere that I go wrong, and reviews would be much appreciated for improvement, but if you don't want to that's fine be me. You are on this website most likely procrastinating after all. Enjoy!
Standard Disclaimer is standard: Oh look, what a surprise. I might be the Queen of Hell but I don't happen to own any characters that are involved in this story, all rights go to the respective owners!
Kid Flash was feeling pretty pleased with himself. Dashing through Gizmo's supposed high-tec security on the Hive5 hideout was simpler than simple nowadays. After all, he couldn't seem to stay away from the leader of the Hive5, good old Jinx, and to see her, or rather, leave her a present; he had to break in to where she lived. He looked down at the rose that was carefully sheltered from the high speed of his running and smiled cheekily. He knew these roses pissed her off tremendously but he also saw, when she thought she was alone, how she looked wistfully at them as they crumpled into dust in the bad luck of her presence. So, knowing that they at least made her a tiny bit happy, he kept on bringing them.
He knew Robin, or any other hero for that matter, especially his uncle the Flash, would have his hide on a platter if they found out he was flirting with a sworn criminal enemy, but he couldn't help it. Despite the bad luck that had turned her to a life of petty crime, Kid Flash knew in his heart that Jinx could do better, and become a hero instead. Hopefully a hero fighting at his side. He just had to persuade Jinx herself, which was proving very hard to do.
"Kid Flash? Kid…where are you?"
He heard Jinx's strained cry coming from the other side of the hideout. She never called for him of her own volition, although sometimes she dreamed of him. Usually about strangling him though. Hey, call him a creeper but the only time he saw Jinx smile was when she was asleep. Besides, who sleep shouts? Nah, it had to be a trap.
"Kid? Please, I need you. I need your help."
But what if it was the Titans? They'd kill him and throw his ashes to the wind if he freed Jinx after they'd fought and captured her. He surveyed the surroundings. Nah, this place would be way more trashed if the Titans had come after the Hive5 on their own turf. That would've been one hell of a fight. Besides, Jinx was way too proud to call for his help unless she was really, truly in terrible danger.
Damn.
Dropping the rose he ran as fast as he possibly could towards the scared-sounding calls of his crush. He ran inside the room she was calling from and was horrified at what he saw. Madame Rouge. Damn, he hated this elastic Brotherhood of Evil witch; she was always trying to lock him up and torture information out of him. Why she didn't go after Robin, who was far more knowledgeable about the super hero community, he didn't understand. It was like she personally hated him or something for making continuous fun of her and foiling her plans all the time, making her look stupid because she couldn't defeat a single child simply because he was fast.
One of her creepy elastic hands was wrapped around Jinx from head to toe, pinning her arms to her sides. Her usually perfectly formed pink hair was hanging bedraggled by her sides, and it looked as if she was wearing pyjamas, like she'd just been dragged out of bed. The rest of the Hive5 lay scattered around the room as if they'd put up a fight and failed spectacularly. But what really worried Kid Flash was the huge gun pressed to Jinx's temple.
Kid Flash came to a stop in the doorway of the room, leaning casually as he could on the door frame. He put his hands on his head and walked slowly into the room.
"Let her go Madame Rouge. She's got nothing to do with me. She commits crimes just like you, and I fight you both. Jinx and I are enemies. I'm pretty sure that means you should be on the same side, and besides, she hates my guts, don't you Jinx?"
Jinx nodded her head slowly, looking afraid of making any sudden movements.
"Oh, but Kid Flash, you vere already here to hear her call out for you, non? Which means you like zis girl a lot; you would do anyzing to save her, non? I think oui." Madame Rouge smiled, her bright red lips twisting up into a self-satisfied smirk. She knew she was in the position of power here.
Kid sighed deeply, like he was pained. "Alright fine. I like her, she despises me, are you happy? Now let her go. I'm here, isn't that what you wanted?"
"Aha. As if it vill be zat easy. You vill have to do somezing for me first, before I let your petit amie down. Go over to zat table, very slowly. Pick up zat metal collar and put it around your neck. Fasten it on, and no sudden movements."
Kid Flash slowly headed over to the kitchen table, doing a leisurely cartwheel on the way. He nonchalantly whistled slightly, trying to seem unworried and unhurried, but in reality his heart was beating erratically. He picked up the collar from the table and let it dangle from one finger.
"Yeah, and what exactly does this do?"
"Do not question me. Put it on now or watch zis girl die."
Kid had already analyzed the situation. There was no way he could rescue Jinx before Madame Rouge killed her. And he couldn't just let her die. Stupid hero complex, making him give himself up on a silver platter to a master criminal, just to save another flipping criminal. Sighing, he put on the collar, and clicked it closed.
"Like this?"
"Tres bien, Kid Flash. Jinx, you may now go. I have no further use for you."
"Thank you Madame. I hope I have been useful. Thank you for annihilating my pest problem."
Wait what? Jinx's appearance swiftly changed in a glow of pink until she was back in her usual witchy outfit with perfectly formed hair, and she was smiling up adoringly at Madame Rouge. Jinx looked positively happy, and she smirked evilly over at the speedster who had just 'saved' her. The french woman discarded her gun and instead held a remote clasped between both hands, like she was afraid it would escape.
Kid felt very disappointed in Jinx's continuing hero, or rather villain, worship of Madame Rouge, and her attempts to hand him over to the psycho once again. However he was determined he'd never give up trying to persuade her that she could do better for herself, and for others.
"Well Jinx, it's been nice seeing you but I'll have to be off. This collar does not look good with my costume, the colours totally clash. I'm going to head over to TitansTower to get Cyborg to get it off for me, so you know where to find me if, and when, you want me, beautiful." Kid Flash bowed dramatically and prepared to head off, but was stopped by a door filled with Madame Rouge's flexible arms.
"Do you not understand your position, Kid Flash. Zat collar around your neck is a shock collar, a very powerful one at zat. Try to escape me and I vill shock you within an inch of your pathetic life. Then I vill shock you some more."
She pressed a button on the remote and Kid Flash yelped as a powerful shock ran through his body. He leaned over, resting his hands on his knees to support himself, and started panting heavily.
Madame Rouge spared a glance for the aspiring villainess practically bouncing with glee at her side. Her eyes narrowed as she considered the young sorceress. Maybe she had some evil qualities…anyway, if not, she would prove useful anyway. "Jinx, you have done tres bien today. Come vith me and I vill introduce you into ze Brotherhood of Evil, as per your request."
"C'mon Jinx," Kid Flash looked at her beseechingly, "I know you're better than this." He'd finally got his breathing under control but that shock had been surprisingly painful, even for a meta-human like him.
Jinx frowned. "Better than what? Madame Rouge, just pass me that remote please."
The Frenchwoman obliged.
"Better than this?" Jinx pressed the remote and Kid Flash yelped and juddered while she held the button down. He collapsed to his knees before ending up crouched in all fours, hunched over from the pain. "For someone so fast, you're a little slow. I'm bad Kid, just get used to it already. That was only level one of this remote, I can't wait to see what the others can do." Jinx smiled and strode towards the gasping ginger, her fingers never lifting off the button. She stood over him, doing her best to look imposing. If Kid hadn't been so breathless, he would've laughed.
"You've been plaguing me for months you oversized pest, so getting into the Brotherhood of Evil and out of this dump sounds like a plus after putting up with you for so long. My main objective today is enjoying having you cower at my feet, begging for mercy. Which you will do very, very soon. Then, and only then, I'll kill you." Jinx kicked one of Kid's hands out from underneath him, which would've left him with a broken nose if his reflexes weren't so fast. As it were, he ended up lying on his front, looking straight at Jinx's boots. Jinx looked over her shoulder. "Shall we depart, Madame Rouge?"
"Of course Jinx." The Madame looked impressed at Jinx's apparent sadism. "Just a vord, Kid Flash. Try to escape and this remote vill kill you. You vill die slowly and in great pain, which, while I would enjoy zis greatly, is of no benefit to me. Non, you vill give me all of your knowledge about ze Teen Titans and ze Justice League. You vill prove quite useful, or you vill die. Follow me."
The two villainesses stalked out of the door, and Kid rolled onto his back, considering his options. He could probably get the collar off before he died, but it would hurt a hell of a lot, and he'd read the unspoken promise in Madame Rouge's eyes: Escape me and I will kill your precious Jinx. So, since escape was out; he might as well follow the two women. Hey, he could keep trying to convert Jinx to be a hero, and maybe even discover the location of the Brotherhood's secret base.
He zipped down the corridor after the villainesses and came to a halt stood next to them in the Hive5 garage. Zap. He fell to the floor and grabbed at the collar, whimpering in agony.
"So Kid, how are you enjoying level two of zis wonderful remote." The collar controller was back in the hands of the psychopathic Frenchwoman, and she was smiling broadly at the sight of the young hero juddering on the floor.
"Not…not too much…thanks." he forced out through gritted teeth. Damn, this thing was painful. Jinx still looked pleased with herself but her broad smile was starting to fade.
Madame Rouge lifted her thumb from the button. "Get in ze van, Kid Flash. No tricks…"
"Or, let me guess, you'll kill me. Damn woman, get in line, I think Jinx did promise she'd kill me first. And I'd hate to cheat such a beautiful lady out of her fun." Kid Flash picked himself up from his position on the floor and sat cross-legged in the back of the van, lacing his hands behind his head, like he wasn't purposely antagonising the two women who held control of his well-being.
Madame Rouge just smiled as she slammed the van doors closed with her creepy flexible arms. She got in the drivers seat and Jinx slipped into the passenger's side. Kid looked around and decided he was in a prison van, which meant there would be a grill right above his head. Yes! He could see the back of their heads as he began to whistle loudly. He'd make them regret trying to kidnap him by being as annoying as humanely possible. Revenge felt sweet.
"Oh, and Kid Flash. Welcome to level three." Madame Rouge laughed softly as she turned over the remote and dropped a heavy tool box on top of it, causing the button to be pressed in. Kid Flask dropped to the floor and contorted into impossible positions as his muscles reflexively tried to escape the pure agony flowing through them. And he'd thought level two of this stupid collar was painful. He couldn't stop himself screaming at the top of his lungs, making Jinx jump slightly. Her smile dropped from her face as she realised for the first Madame Rouge might be a bit mentally unsound. For god's sake, Jinx could understand torturing a prisoner for information, or to dole out a punishment, but for fun? That was wrong.
"Um, Madame? Are you going to let him up now?"
The Madame turned to glare at Jinx, having second thoughts about her usefulness. "And why would I do zat? His pain is like music to my ears. Do not tell me you are already having second thoughts about joining ze Brotherhood? Zey do not take kindly to traitors." The villainess fixed her cruel eyes on Jinx, making her shiver. She had a feeling that if she wasn't extremely careful here, she'd end up in the same position as the screaming speedster in the back of the van. Or worse.
"No Madame, it's just… this is quite a drive and his screaming, as pleasant as it is, is… giving me a headache."
The Madame turned her steely eyes back on the road. "Very well Jinx. I vill knock out zis annoying idiot instead. We vill torture him some more when we arrive."
As the pain stopped Kid silently sent his thanks to Jinx. Even if she'd stopped the pain simply so she didn't get a headache, she'd saved him from at least a few hours of torture. His body rejoiced but his heart sank. He loved a woman who was looking forward to hearing him scream and beg for her mercy; a woman who wanted to kill him. Why did he always have to go for the dangerous ones? He sank into unconsciousness.