The cell was quiet. It was quiet to the point that Jinx could hear herself breathing and that was annoying. Even the new compensators Cyborg had installed had dampened the hum of the force-field, so all she had was the company of herself.
The pinkette studied her surroundings for the millionth time. It was a small room with four holding cells catercorner to each other so that the guard in the center (if there was one) could see all of the prisoners in the room. Jinx had no idea what floor she was on in the tower and sincerely doubted anyone was going to tell her. As much as the giant, lovable oaf Mammoth wanted to, they did not have the expertise to hit Titan's tower, so she was on her own.
It was only her stupidity that got her captured. She had decided to grab one more jewel when the both Raven's magic and Robin's birderang grabbed her and took her down. How ridiculous she looked, arms wrapped around her back by a bunch of rope, hair messed up, face planted in the ground and ass sticking up in the air waiting for a kick. Thank goodness her skirt was on the longer side, or her panties would have been on display for everyone to see. Jinx was humiliated, and what was worse, she did it to herself.
Giving the floor another useless kick, Jinx flopped on the hard bed and began to tug at the black, satin choker around her neck. She could still make out her reflection in the mirrored ground, her top and dress stained with dirt, her two ponytails she lovingly made into a U-shape was roughed up and falling apart.
'I'm such a mess.'
Half of Jinx wanted to ask for a shower, but the other side refused. She wasn't going to be beholden to any of the idiotic heroes who captured her. The doors ground open, and Jinx jumped in surprise. Mealtime wasn't for another few hours.
"This is the worst idea ever," the annoying green shapeshifter said to his giant robot buddy as they strode into the room.
"Listen, if we don't get the certification, the JLA is going to pull us and assign us to other teams. We have to get the Teen Titans certified." Cyborg responded.
Jinx's ears perked up at the words but were not sure what was going on. They came over and stopped by her cell. She tried to look unimpressed, but the dirt smudges on her face and the torn hem added nothing to her appearance.
"So….come to the zoo? Sorry, but no petting the animals," Jinx snarked at them.
"We gots a deal for you, lady, so you better listen up." Beast Boy said trying to be menacing and failing.
"A deal? For mwah?" Jinx asked placing her hands on her chest in mock surprise and laying on the thickest Georgian accent she could.
"Yeah. You help us, and we'll get the judge to give you parole instead of jail time." Cyborg answered.
That was surprising. The last time she had attempted to rob a jewelry store, she had been thrown in the slammer for a year. Well, it would have been a year if Gizmo didn't break her out two days later.
"Parole? You two sound desperate."
"They're idiots," Raven's melodic growl came from the door as she walked in. Her hood was thrown back allowing the purple hair to shine in the artificial light. Her violet eyes watched Jinx closely. In her hands were an armful of clothes.
"Robin said we had to do anything to pass the certification," Beast Boy said pointedly. "and this is it."
"What?" Jinx said starting to get concerned.
"The commission of Super Hero Activities is here to certify the tower and the Teen Titans for operation in Jump City," Raven explained dryly as she tossed the clothes on the center table. "Since the Oberon Agreement, all heroes must be registered with the government to function, and as we're all underage, we need a special certification to operate."
"So...if you don't get it, you don't get to practice in Jump City anymore?" Jinx asked with a cunning grin.
"All members of the team must be present for the inspect and there are zero exceptions. Failure to appear can get the team grounded. Starfire is visiting her homeworld and was due back three days ago. Tamaran said she's in the throes of a rather rough fever. She's not going to make it back to Earth in time."
"Then you can't muster your team," Jinx said amused. "You're screwed."
The three looked at her silently, and for a second the pinkette couldn't figure it out, but the bracers sitting on the top of the clothes made it click.
"Oh, no no no no no," Jinx said shaking her head vigorously. "I am not pretending to be Starfire."
"They have no idea what we look like so there is no way they can realize you're not her." Beast Boy said hurriedly. "And in return, we make it possible for you to walk out of here without going straight to a cell."
"I'll just break out again."
"You're already in the cell they plan to put you in, "Raven commented. "What do you think your odds are?"
Jinx pressed her lips together trying to think of a way out of the coercion they were forcing on her.
"And your leader in tights, is alright with this?"
"Don't know. He'll find out when we bring you up." Raven said not waiting and dropping the force-field.
Jinx had the overwhelming urge to run, but there was nowhere to go. Raven was already starting to unbutton her dress.
"Hey!" she hollered gripping the top of her blouse. "You wanna tell the boys to get out? I'm not putting on a show for them. They want to see some ass; they can go to a strip club."
"Out," Raven ordered and the two reluctantly left. The sorceress muttered under her breath. "Perverts."
"I can dress myself, "Jinx said. "I'm a big girl."
"I doubt that."
The last part was lost when Raven yanked the dress over her head. Jinx shivered in the cold holding cell air in only her bra and panties. Raven threw the skirt and crop top with the large gem on the front to the pinkette.
"Dress."
As the young woman pulled on the clothes, Raven tugged the black scrunchies out of her hair and began to run a comb through the tangles. Surprisingly, the demoness was gentle taking the time to work the knots that had formed in her hair.
"Bracers," Raven growled as Jinx enjoyed her hair being combed.
After deciding that there was not any handing to the bracers, she hefted them on and they auto adjusted to her forearms. Raven handed the pinkette a mirror. For a second, Jinx did not recognize the woman in the mirror. Her hair had been combed out into it's smooth, pink, silky glory and the halter top and skirt seemed to fit her figure admirably. In a way, she could see her self as the Tamaranian princess.
"They're here!" cried Beast Boy as he rushed in. He skidded to a stop when he saw Jinx. His face colored for a second and she grinned at him.
"You like what you see?"
"You are a pretty girl," Cyborg said simply. "But we need to move. Robin is going to need us. They're already demanding the team."
There were no handcuffs, threats of violence, or anything like that. Jinx liked the fact that they were going to trust her. Admittedly, Raven did tell her that if she screwed it up, she would hide her where no one would ever find her again. That was enough to stay and play their desperate gambit.
"Mister Storm, Mister Rand. My team will be here in a minute."
"We'll need all of your team, Robin."
"About Starfire..." Robin's voice started.
"She's right here," Raven said quickly as they burst into the ops room.
Jinx surveyed the room in a mixture of surprise and fear. The Ops was the nerve center of the Titans, and she had only been in it once or twice. Robin stood by the door with two men in business suits. The boy wonder looked over in worry which turned into surprise then into fear. His mouth opened and closed a few times as he looked at Jinx.
"This is your team then?" The older man said.
"Ye...ye...yes. This is Beast Boy, Cyborg, Raven, and-" he hesitated, and Jinx gave the prettiest smile she could muster. She slammed her voice up a few octaves and squeaked out her response.
"I am Starfire! I am so HAPPY to see the you and the you!" Jinx did a little dance, and the pinkette heard Robin groan.
"Ah, yes….Princess Starfire. You do fit Superman's description to a tee," the younger man said.
"Shall we sit down?" Robin motioned to the table.
Everyone moved over to the table and plopped down. Jinx delicately sat down on the couch while both Raven and Beast Boy planted themselves on each side of her.
"Give me some personal space," Jinx growled.
"Shut up and talk as little as you can," Raven warned.
"So, let's begin. I've gone over all your missions and must say I am impressed with what you have been able to accomplish." The older one began. "At first, the CSHA was not sure about letting teenagers run a branch, but both the Teen Titans and Teen Titans East come highly recommended by Batman."
"Thank you," Robin said trying not to fidget. Jinx had never seen him so stressed, even in combat. She looked around at the Titans about her and realized she had never seen them so vulnerable.
"Starfire," the younger man said, and he had to repeat the name as Jinx had missed it until Raven subtly elbowed her.
"Yes?" Jinx asked trying to keep the ridiculous perkiness in her voice.
"You rate as a level 2 on damage factor due to your radioactive emissions you call starbolts. The Commission would like to know how well you have it under control? Have you been practicing the mandate that was sent to you a few months ago?"
Jinx froze and looked over to Robin who was ashen but unmoving.
"Yes."
"Demonstrate please?" the man said holding up a pencil. "Just get the eraser."
'Dear god, these poor kids are better off as villains.'
"I'm not sure that's wise being close together, "Jinx feinted. "I would never use my powers so close to my friends."
"Please. It's required."
Jinx swore to herself and raised her finger and tried to focus her chaos magic into a stream. It was not something she usually did as
it was much more fun spreading the damage out.
The little beam of purple came off her finger and hit the eraser turning it into a cinder.
"Excellent," the man said tossing it on the coffee table. "Though I thought your powers were green."
"Depends on the day. The sun isn't that bright today," Jinx lied.
The young man didn't question but kept writing.
This was how the interview went for an hour, and Jinx's back was soaked from her anxiety of being caught. The Teen Titans would be in trouble, but she would be so much worse off being a wanted criminal. Finally, the men called it a day and stood to leave.
"Thank you, Robin. This has been very helpful. We plan to monitor your team for the next week and how you operate."
"Oh...um...yes, that's good to hear," Robin said trying desperately to think on how to get out of the situation they were in.
The two men left, and Jinx relaxed her shoulders.
When the doors closed, Robin spun on the three other Titans seething.
"Is this your idea of helping?" he raged as he pointed at Jinx who was trying to rub the stress out of her shoulder.
"Hey, bird brain," Jinx snapped back. "It's not like I wanted to do anything, but magic pants over there threatened to stuff me in a pocket dimension where nobody would find me."
"Robin, Starfire is sick, and they could have disbanded us and told us we're going to other teams," Raven responded evenly. "We had to do something. You know there was no way out."
Jinx could see his chest heaving as he contemplated the words. From the expressions around her, she could tell that the dark sorceress was telling the truth.
"Then if we're going to have to keep up this charade for a week, then so be it, but SHE is not going to be allowed anywhere without one of you three as a leash. She's still our prisoner and a criminal."
"Fine," Jinx said growling at him. "I'll keep playing your game, but you better keep your end of the deal."
"Deal?" Robin said face turning red.
"I'll explain it to you, Robin, come on," Cyborg said trying to lead the furious leader away.
"And that means she's sleeping in one of your rooms tonight," Robin barked as Cyborg led him away. "She isn't defiling Starfire's room, and we can't risk having her locked up in the cells in case they come back."
The door hissed shut before he could say anything else.
"So..." Jinx said looking at beast boy. "Am I rooming with beast here?"
"If I have to," Beast Boy said feigning boredom but his cheeks were turning red.
"I sleep in the nude."
Garfield Logan's face exploded in a sea of red and Raven gripped her pink hair and yanked her to follow. "You're in my room, Jinx, follow me."
"Yay! I get to sleep with the lesbian. I always wanted to try that. Ow!"
The last yelp was from the sharp pull on her hair by the woman. Jinx tried to memorize the corridors, but her brain refused. It was so tired; she felt like she was going to pass out on the floor of the hallway. They soon arrived at a door that hissed open, and the smell of incense and camomile hit her face. It was foreign but homey at the same time. The pinkette was pushed into the room, and when the door shut, Raven tapped a passcode sealing the door.
Pulling a plastic trunk from out from under her bed, Raven tossed a spare blanket and pillow and pointed to the corner of the floor. Jinx hesitated.
"What?" Raven asked exasperatedly.
"They floor's hard."
"It's got carpet, you whiner," Raven said ignoring her and went to the bathroom. Jinx laid the pillow in the part of the room that appeared to have enough fabric and tried laying down. She could feel the hard floor and the aching protest of her bones.
Raven returned dressed in her pajamas that matched her eyes and climbed under the thick comforters that covered her bed. Jinx rolled a bit and inadvertently whimpered when her back made a cracking sound out of protest.
"By Azar!" Raven said exasperated and sat back up.
"I'm trying, Wonderbra, the floor's hard, and I'm still sore from the beating you gave me." Jinx groused turning her head away to face the wall and the available outlet.
"Fine."
"Fine, what?"
"Fine, you can sleep in my bed."
Jinx rolled over to look at Raven who was standing at the foot of it pulling another pillow out.
"Really?"
"Go get your filthy butt washed up first; I don't need you stinking up the sheets." Raven growled to herself. "and if you try to do anything frisky to me, I swear I'm going to smear your insides all across the walls of my room as a warning."
"Yes, ma'am," Jinx said quickly and with a salute. She charged into the bathroom and promptly stripped from the clothes and started the shower. The hot, fresh water was probably the most refreshing thing she had in the last few days. The cascading rivulets soaked and soothed her pale skin and she quickly used Raven's loofa and soap to scrub herself down. She stepped out, dried herself and stopped.
"Uh...Raven?"
"What now, Jinx?"
"Unless you want me to sleep ass naked, I'm gonna need some PJs or clothes."
"Look on the rack."
Jinx looked to the right of the sink and saw a pair of purple panties, PJ shirt with the Titan's logo and a pair of shorts. She quickly slipped them on and ignored the fact that the panties were a bit tight. Raven must have had much narrower hips that she had thought.
Stepping out, she found Raven in the bed reading a book, and to Jinx's surprise, a shyness swept over her. She looked around a bit awkward.
"You gonna get in?" Raven asked looking over her book at the girl in the doorway.
"I'm kinda...well; I didn't expect to be sleeping with a girl tonight."
"We're not doing anything like that, Jinx. Get your mind out of the gutter."
"You might want to, who knows?" Jinx responded playfully as she walked over and crawled in under the sheets.
"Yeah," Raven responded sarcastically as she went back to the book. "I'll sleep with you when I'm possessed by some ancient world-destroying entity and want to dominate you as much as I do the world."
"Sounds like a fun time," Jinx said laying her head down on the new pillows. "You going to sleep?"
"I'm not sleeping until your butt is out cold."
"That won't take long."
To her word, as soon as Jinx closed her eyes, she was fast asleep.
A/N: I originally meant to make this a one-shot, but halfway through, I realized the potential of this story and decided to make it a four-part piece. It's not going to be as long as the others I'm working on, but I want to do a few more things before I say goodbye to this version of the Teen Titans.
Also, I absolute stole the term pinkette from Nemaara which she used in A Girl's Room cause I think it perfectly describes my lovely protagonist in this story. Credit to the inspiring one.
