Walking down the quiet street, Deity looked towards the horizon as the last of the planet's three suns began to set casting a pink glow over the nearly dark stary sky. The scene around her reminded Deity of a wester film she'd seen once with Kara. Sandy ground beneath her yellow boots, wooden walkways on either side of the street and buildings made out of the same material only it somehow seemed more alien. Maybe that was because the sand was a light cyan, though now darker because of the night sky, and the wood was more of an orange than a brown.
To the inhabitants of this planet it was probably all normal though to Deity and Ruby it was a little strange. Still Ruby seemed to be handling it incredibly. Maybe that was because she'd already adjusted to another planet before, Earth. And they say once you've done something once it's easy to do it a second time. Or at least they said that back on Earth and possibly did on Krypton, Deity wasn't sure what they said on this planet.
She'd spoken to a few of the locals but Ruby had done most of the talking. Turns out deep inside her subconscious she still remembered some of the languages she'd learnt on Krypton during her education. But since Ruby was older she had a better handle on her other languages and was more practised in using them.
"In here," Ruby said as she stepped up onto the wood planked sidewalk and led Deity into a small building. Deity then almost got slapped in the face by the doors as they swung back around towards her. Her reflexes luckily kicked in and she threw out her arms to stop the two doors before making her way inside and letting the doors close behind her.
Once inside Deity's eyes instantly began to sting from the smoke like substance lingered in the air. Her eyes began to water and she rapidly blinked until the pain stopped. With her eyes now clear she surveyed the of the room. On the right side was five small tables with two to three seats around each table, a couple of aliens were sat talking amongst themselves. To the left corner closest her was some sort of alien game table that looked similar to pool as well as the universal classic dart board. Target practise, one thing that existed on pretty much every planet. And finally at the back left corner was the bar were Ruby was sitting down on a stool.
With a grimace Deity followed her older cousin and sat down on the stool next to Ruby. She looked over her shoulder and saw that some of the aliens across the room were glaring at her. Hardly surprising. Still dressed in her super suit she hardly blended into the scene especially with her bright yellow cape, boots and gloves. She smiled at the aliens who only snorted before turning back to their ideal chatter. "Nice bunch," Deity mumbled to herself as she turned back to the bar she was now leaning on along with Ruby.
A bar tender appeared and asked, "What you want?".
"Something with alcohol," Ruby answered. "And make it strong." The bar tender nodded before turning around to get the drinks. Deity glanced over at her cousin with a line of thought appearing on her forehead. She didn't understand why Ruby liked to drink, alcohol anyway. Thanks to their advance healing abilities alcohol did nothing to them, they already began healing from the second they started drinking the stuff. As such it made drinking alcohol utterly pointless.
A smile then touched Deity's lips as she remembered her first experience with alcohol. It was back when she first started high school in National City and she and her new friends invited her out to a party. They had all shared a can of beer but Deity never drank from it. Her mother had shown up before she could and despite the fact it had no effect on her, Kara still wouldn't let her drink it.
The memory was then cut short as the bar tender turned back around putting two glasses down on the counter. One in front of Ruby and another in front of Deity. He said whatever the alien drink was called and then walked off to go and talk to his other costumers. Ruby casually grabbed the glass in one hand and in one swing gulped down half the purplish liquid at once.
Watching her older cousin set down the glass, Deity looked to her own before picking it up. She was about to take a sip when Ruby reached out and grabbed her glass holding arm, firmly holding it in place. "I don't think so," she said as she forcibly lowered Deity's hand and the glass before snatching it from her.
"Why? It's not like it'll effect me in anyway," Deity pointed out.
"Maybe. But the fact is your mother would lock me up if she found out I'd let you drink alcohol, of any kind. And considering what she did to that aunt of hers I'd rather stay on her good side," Ruby said before finishing off her glass and sliding it in front of Deity. There was a silence as Ruby started drinking out the second glass. It wasn't until she finished it off that Deity finally spoke again.
"Don't you think we should join the others?" Deity asked as she turned her head towards Ruby.
"You want to meet up and tell them we found nothing then be my guest," Ruby said waving over to the bar tender who gestured that he'd be over in a minute.
"What if they've found something?" Deity suggested.
"Please. We've been to four planets so far and six moons not including this one. If there was a Hybrid here, one of us would of had one of those…flashes by now," Ruby said while twirling her hand around in the air in a non-caring motion.
"Well we're not going to find anything here," Deity said, starting to get a little irritated with her cousin.
"No, but we will find drink. I'll take another," Ruby said as the bar tender returned and she handed her glass over to him. He turned away, poured more purplish liquid in and then handed the glass back over so that Ruby could take a swing.
"You two aren't from around here are you?" the bar tender asked as Ruby swallowed.
"What tipped you off. Was it my bubbly personality or her yellow cape," Ruby asked sarcastically with a nudge over towards Deity. The bar tender let out an annoyed grunt at Ruby's attitude.
"She always like this?" the bar tender asked Deity.
"Only with people she has a crush on," Deity said teasingly. Ruby shot her a glare and Deity grinned back prompting her cousin to grin back amusingly.
"I told you. I don't date extortionists," Ruby said without any regard to the fact the bar tender could hear her. At this he growled and shot a glare towards Ruby who just ignored him and continued on drinking.
"I don't extort anyone," the bar tender snarled.
"Really? Because at the prices your charging for this weak ass crap it sure seems like it," Ruby said mockingly before finding a gun pointed at her, the bar tender at the other end. Glancing around the bar, Deity found that the other drinks had also gotten up. Those that had guns had them drawn and aimed at Deity and Ruby while the others clenched their fists angrily.
"I think you might of ticked them off," Deity said as she looked back to her cousin, keeping her movements slow as not to provoke any of the gun wielders.
"Ya think?" Ruby asked rhetorically.
"I think I'd like you to pay and get the hell out of my bar now," the bar tender snapped, holding the gun firmly at Ruby.
"Do yourself a favour and put the gun down," Ruby said before finishing off her drink and sliding the empty glass back over to the bar tender. "And while your at it refill that will ya."
"I said pay up!" the bar tender barked, slamming his fist on the bar.
"Put it on my tab," Ruby replied casually.
"Ruby," Deity said cautiously catching the looks they were getting from not only the bar tender but his other loyal customers.
"Relax, this will be over in like a minute. Maybe even thirty seconds if I get bored."
"You stupid-" the bar tender began but Deity cut him off, sensing it was already to late to stop the fight that was about to take place.
"Remember, no killing," Deity warned her cousin who shot her a cocky grin.
"You're no fun." Ruby's words were then instantly followed by a loud bang which didn't even faze Ruby who had now taken on her crystallised form. The bar tender stared in shock and horror at the Hybrid before him who looked up and smiled smugly back at him. "Nice shot. Now I get a turn," Ruby said before reaching over the counter and punching the bar tender back into the wall behind him. Before he even hit the floor the rest of the room was shouting as they charged towards the two Hybrids.
Deity and Ruby both leapt up from their seats, Ruby already in her red crystal form while Deity's fists became engulfed in solar energy. Two more shots rang out through the room and bullets bounced off both Ruby and Deity. Being bullet proof was definitely handing at times.
The closest alien to Deity took a swing at her as he ran forward. Deity ducked under the punch and twirled around him before lifting out her fist and catching another charging alien in the gut and sending him flying across the room back towards the two gun wielders. He crashed into them both making them both lose their guns in the process. That way it'd be harder for these bar crawlers to accidentally kill each other.
The alien behind Deity, having recovered from his failed attack, kicked Deity in the back and made her stumble forward into another alien's fist. Her face bounced off it and she stumbled back, but the scream from the alien suggested it had done more harm to him than her. Then Deity suddenly found herself being pulled one way as Ruby stepped past her and slammed her fist into the jaw of the alien that had just punched the teenage girl. A bone cracking sound followed as the alien dropped to the ground, screaming in pain.
From beside her, the alien that had kicked Deity threw a punch against Ruby's solid skin and ended up breaking his hand. Fortunately he had four and while Ruby was laughing at him, he shoved her back into two other aliens that grabbed her from behind. It wasn't hard for Ruby to break out of their hold. A simple headbutt to one made him lose his grip and as he stumbled away the other quickly let go when he felt his skin start to burn.
Across the room Deity had regained her balance after suddenly being pulled aside by Ruby and spotted that the two aliens had their guns back and were about to fire at Ruby and the other bar brawlers. Using her speed Deity super speeded in front of them and put them palms of her hands against the barrels of the guns. Both fired and then found themselves flying backwards into a nearby table from the recoil.
"Sorry, Fellas," Deity said as she picked up both the guns before snapping them in two. "No guns aloud." Both aliens clambered back up to their feet before attempting to punch Deity. The first she blocked with her forearm before shoving him into another table and the second she side stepped before bringing her knee up into his chest and winding him. Then grabbing the him from the fabric of his cloths, Deity swung him around before throwing him across the room, over the counter and into the bar tender who had just gotten back up, knocking the both down to the floor.
"Deity!" Ruby called catching her cousin's attention. Deity looked over just as Ruby threw an alien body towards her. Deity then braced herself before jumping up in the air and swinging out her feet, kicking the alien as if he were a ball and sending him into the another alien that had been coming at her. She landed gracefully before ducking under a lazy punch and then twirling around with an outstretched leg. She caught the attacking alien's ankles and flipped him onto his back as she swung with her leg. A swift stomp to the face later and he was out of it.
With no more of the aliens attacking her, Deity watched as the last four aliens swarmed around Ruby. For a second it looked like she might have genially needed some help. But then one by one the aliens fell. The first dropped after a punch to the face. The second after a burst of flames erupted from Ruby's out stretched hand. The third was sent flying past Deity by a fire ball and the last got kicked in the privet areas so hard his head went up through the roof. And with that the alien bar fight was over. But from the grunting Ruby was making as she looked around, the adrenaline was still rushing through her and she was ready to keep on fighting.
"You done now?" Deity asked jokingly as she put her hands on her hips and glared disapprovingly at her red haired cousin.
"I could go for a few more drinks," Ruby said as she blew her hair out her face before her skin shifted back to normal.
"No way. One bar fight is enough for me," Deity said as she began making her way towards the double doors.
"Oh, come on. You enjoyed it," Ruby argued as she followed the brunette out the doors.
"Yes, but that doesn't mean I want to go looking for another fight. Plus sitting next to you while you drink and I don't isn't exactly my idea of a good time," Deity said as they walked down the quiet wooden walkway.
"Just one more drink," Ruby promised, almost in a pleading tone.
"Since when did I become the mature one here," Deity asked with a chuckle as she gestured to herself
"I like to switch it up," Ruby said with a grin to her cousin who smiled back.
"So you totally started that fight because we had no money to pay him, right?" Deity asked with a pointed look.
"Totally," Ruby answered while nodding her head back and forth before both started to laugh.