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"Superboy!" M'gann screamed as yet another shockwave sent her hurdling back into the air.
Superboy, also know as Conner Kent, was barely making any head way himself. He planted his feet firmly with each step. They had been simply walking back to the bioship when a wild pulse of energy sent them Conner first into the nearest building. Now, they were trying to push their way to the source of the energy. Conner's vision allowed him a somewhat clearer look at said source.
It surprised him. In the middle of it all, he could make out the form of a petite girl. She looked scared, huddled in the fetal position. She probably had no clue what she was doing. She seemed consumed by hopelessness.
Superboy shouted, hoping to reach her, "Hey! You need to cool down!"
The girl jumped. She raised her head, revealing a beautiful, confused face streaming with tears. Conner froze in place. The girl was more beautiful than any other he had ever seen before in his life. Her waist-length hair resembled silver threads as the flew around her body. Her eyes were so blue, Conner could have sworn they glowed. Her round, heart-shaped face looked flawless, save the tear stains.
The pulses continued, of course, though. Conner was pulled from his retrieve when another one pushed him back before he regained his foothold. The girl screamed at him, "Run away! I don't want you to get hurt! If you get far enough, you can escape the pulses!"
Her voice brought him back to the objective of his current actions. "Can't you control this?"
"This isn't my power!" she shouted, devastated. She unfurled her body some more, revealing a small shaking creature of sorts. "It's hers. She's having a nightmare and I can't wake her up."
"This is all her power?" Conner looked incredulously at the tiny creature in the girl's hand. The creature looked like a pixie he'd seen the the fairytales M'gann read to Beast Boy.
The girl shook her head, "Yes and no. The power is hers but the nightmare and the pulses are the result of some punk's Nightmare Dust. The only way to stop it is to wake her up, but if we scare her, it will drive her insane."
"Then how do we wake her up?" Conner yelled, finally making it to the girl.
"If she If you can hold her, I can place a counter spell with my flute." The girl smiled sadly at him. "I'm afraid that she may hurt you. She's Kahllisi fairie, they ward against males with a shock curse. If you touch her, she'll send electric shocks throughout your body, and long exposure to that will kill you."
Conner scanned the area to look for M'gann. M'gann couldn't make it past the first ring of pulses. There was no way she would make it to them. He looked into her eyes, shocking her with the intensity of his gaze. "I don't think I have much of a choice, do I?"
The girl looked at his determined face, amazed also by the dedication he was showing. She nodded, "I'll be as quick as possible."
Conner nodded, cupping his hands to take the little fairie. The girl had not been lying. The moment his skin touched her, he felt painful shocks travel through his body. He gritted his teeth as the girl shot him an apologetic look. She pulled a flute from a bag on her waist. Her brow knitted in concentration as she brought the flute to her lips and began to play.
The melody almost immediately took effect. The pulses weakened and the fairie began to look less ragged and restless. The pulses ravaging the city came to a quiet end as the little fairie's eyes fluttered open. The little fairie flew away, leaving Conner free to collapse. The girl stopped playing and kneeled to the help Conner.
"You didn't have to do that," she whispered as pulled his head onto her lap. "But all the same, it was very brave of you."
Conner grinned, "It's what we do. I'm Superboy."
"Nice title," the girl smiled gracefully. "But I think I'd prefer to know your name."
"Just call me-" he was about to chastise her, but then he found himself compelled by her eyes. "Conner. My name is Conner."
She smiled, "Hello, Conner. I am Leticia."
Conner liked the ring of the musical name, and he considered telling her so until M'gann tackled her into the next building.
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