In my long life I knew great heroes who were to good to be true like Superman and some that were dark and gloomy like Batman, but the one I really look up to is Kid Canary the sidekick to Black Canary. I will tell you the story of this true hero, but I warn you the story is not a happy one…
A cat scurries across the cold, hard ground. A fourteen year old girl lies in her bed in her small room. The walls are covered in news paper clippings of superheroes like herself. Suddenly lights flash on and off an alarm blares in her ears. Banging on her door. "Elizabeth. We have a problem, one of yours…" It was Tim her friend and ally. She quickly gets out of her bed and runs to her closet in a matter of seconds her costume was black and written in blue was the number twelve. She made her to the living room all her friends were there. M'gann M'orzze a martian about the same age as Elizabeth and her very best friend, Garfield Logan he has the power to turn into animals, Tara Markov a earth bender and Elizabeth's nemesis on the team, and Timothy Drake not super powered Elizabeth's ex-boyfriend. "Is it Gilly again?" she asked. M'gann nodded her head. "What's the plan Tim?" Tara asked "Well since she's Beth's Villain we follow her lead." All look at Elizabeth who is sitting on the couch. "Well you Guys need to stay here and read her file. While us Girls will stop Gilly-" "Whoa, whoa, whoa! Why?" Garfield said. "Well read the file and you'll understand." Elizabeth said putting on her mask. "Come on M'gann. We have work to do." They walk to the hanger where a small plane is sitting near the large hanger doors. "Well who is this Gilly girl?" M'gann asked. Beth hands her a file "Her name is Gilly Hicks. From Chattahoochee, Florida about six-two 165 pounds, brown hair blue eyes. Her powers include a Powerful hypnotic ability witch she calls magic love eye she can make men fall in love with her by looking at them." "And you know this because." "I don't like to talk about it."
Five years ago Elizabeth first became embattled with Gorgeous Gilly. She fought with her first team witch was her two brothers Conner Hawke and Roy Harper and her parents Dinah and Oliver Queen. She was eleven years old when it happened her and her family nearly lost. She nearly died at hands of her Father and Brothers. It started like any other day in the Queen household, Wake up at four in the morning, archery training, Supersonic training, Breakfast, six O'clock patrol around the city as masked vigilantes, Normal family activates, But Gorgeous Gilly Busted the routetine by hypnotizing Conner and Roy bending them to her will.
But Elizabeth is snapped out of her daze, before the daydream could end, when the alarms go off. "M'gann, what's going on?" "The ship says that we have oncoming UFO's heading right for us!" "What are those things?" Elizabeth Asked. The figure were dressed in Black and their skin looked dirt brown their were six of them but Elizabeth only knew who one of them was, it was Bart Allen who had died a few months ago. She couldn't believe it "M'gann, turn this plane around now! We need to get out of here A.S.A.P!" M'gann followed her orders and turned back, but was to late the figures reached the plane. One by one they boarded the plane. Elizabeth soon realized that not only did Bart come back but so did all of her old friends. Tula Curry a waterbreather, Hank Hall a civilian, Shyleen Lao a fire bender, Cassie Sandmark an Demi-Goddess daughter of Zeus, and Roger Parsons a fellow archer. They were all friends at one point or another but she thought them dead a long time ago. She had fond memories with all but at the moment she only remembered one thing, the night Bart "died".
They were both on the Titans team, but Bart got lost in another universe. There he age five years but when he returned Elizabeth and the titans changed. One day Elizabeth was in Keystone City, Where Bart lived, to help him hurt for his damaged clone, a soulless shell of rage against Bart, he hired men to slow down the speedster and end him and they made Beth watch she has never forgiven herself for not being able to help the man she loved.
Elizabeth hated herself for letting Bart die and she had a feeling that she was about to pay for it. "Well. Lookie here. The gang's all here. Looks like we got our selves a little family reunion." Shyleen said with a hiss. There's just an eighth wheel." She said looking at M'gann. "Let the Martian go, Fever. It's me you want." "Fine, Beth." They let M'gann go. "So babe how you been? Grief stricken I hope." Bart said with a smug smile that he rarely used when he was alive. "Bart you have no idea." "Shut up, Queen!" Hank said. "Hall, what are you doing here I had nothing to do with what happen to you." Beth said pulling her com-link out to call her team in, but Fever destroyed it. "You think we're that stupid?" Shyleen said grabbing her wrist. Elizabeth didn't feel the heat because of her powers, but pressure on her wrist was uncomfortable. "Why are you doing this? I have nothing to do with five out of six deaths." Elizabeth knew that she was lying to her self remembered Cassie's Death along with Cassie's Boyfriend Conner Kent. She pray that he wouldn't show up, But like always her prays weren't answered. Conner Kent was a clone of the world's greatest hero. He had super strength Heat vision, and could fly. Shyleen and Bart pulled Beth to her feet Conner punch in the stomach. When she fell to the floor of the plane blood seeped out of her mouth "Well you have to emit Death Becomes Us.". She noticed that one of her "friends" had bitten her she could see blood drip found it. Then she closed her eyes praying that she would die she woke up from the worst nightmare she ever had in her life.
True her friends had died and she felt responsible for them, but Cassie never died. In the twenty five year history of the Titans no leader had lost more members than the great Kid Canary, but she was a valued member of the Titans. The only members left were Miss Martian (M'gann M'orzze), Robin (Tim Drake), Terra (Tara Markov), and Beast Boy (Garfield Logan). Over the years many different teenaged heroes have walked the halls of the tower. As Elizabeth did the same she looked at the pictures of fallen heroes Conner Kent also known as Superboy, Bart Allen also known as Kid Flash, And her brother Roy Harper also known as Speedy (who isn't dead) Just to name a few. As you can tell now that Elizabeth Queen is a tortured soul. The cat rubs up against her leg "Hey Lucie, How my girl?" the cat meows at her and runs to the first door on the right, it use to be Bart's Room the door still had his name on it she opened the door and walked in. The room had not been touched since he died everything was where he left it from the clothes on the door to how open he left his closet door. Suddenly lights flash on and off an alarm blares she doesn't move but the cat who was already asleep on Bart's bed ran and hid in the closet not moving the closet door. She waited for someone to come get her but no one came she got up and ran to the control room. When got there the lights were out. She made her way to the phone. "Titans Tower what is your emergency?" No response "Hello? HELLO?" She yelled in to the phone. Still response then a click. Elizabeth was saddened at the thought that some had died because of her actions, But like always she was wrong. She traced the call back to the friary dock a place she could see from the control room. Beth made her way down to the hanger where Garfield was working on his car. "Gar , you work on that thing anymore your Green skin gonna be stained black as oil." She hid her pain with humor. "Well someone has to." he said closing the rood of the car. He knew something's was wrong "Beth what's wrong?" "Nothing's wrong. What makes you ask?" "I'm half animal I have a sixth sense." "I Can't take being the leader anymore. It sucks! When Bart was here…" her voice began to break. Gar put his arms around her as she cried "You know this is the first time I've seen you cry about it." "You should have seen me in my room at six this morning. I was a mess." He let go "So you need a ride?" "Sure." A few minutes later they arrive at the dock Elizabeth's super hearing could what all the bystanders said like "The team should kick her off." and "How dare she show her face on the shore." And "I'm gonna throw a shoe at her." But she didn't hear anyone in pain. "Canary you sure the call came from here?" "Yes I traced it to this exact area." She felt a object hit her in the back of the head she turned and saw a group of boys one of the boys had one shoe on. "Go back to Star City and kill super heroes. We don't need you here Kid Canary!" all the other bystanders joined in and threw stuff at her. Gar turned into a bird and picked her up. "Back Off punks." "Shut up you, freak!" Gar Flew away to and ally in town you could still see the "T" shaped tower. Elizabeth sat down on a box that was sitting in the alleyway. "Don't listen to those guys, Beth, what happened to Bart wasn't your fault." "Tell that to the world." "You know Bart felt responsible for you getting sacred." She looked at her scar that she had forgotten about. It was in the shape of a "S" "How could he? He wasn't even there." "I don't know Bart was kinda crazy." "Barely." They began to laugh "You think there's a way for him and Conner to come back, Like Tara did." "Maybe." "Let's go back to the tower. This was a waste of time." She said walking out of the alley way. "Okay what ever you say." Back at the tower Tim, M'gann, and Tara are in the Rec Room. M'gann and Tara are playing Ping Pong. "So all I have to do is hit the ball when it comes to me?" M'gann asked Tara "Yes, M'gann." "Oh. Okay!" Tara serves the ball and M'gann hits it as hard as she can. The ball go right threw Tara's paddle. "Great, now we only have one paddle." "Would that not be a bad thing?" Gar and Beth walk in as Tara walks out "Will some please teach the Martian sarcasm?" Elizabeth walked out with her. "So What happen with the distress call?" Tim asked Gar "Well, We got stuff throne at us." "That bad Huh?" "No worst." M'gann said "I read Elizabeth's mind and Gar got called a freak." "I handled them." "No you didn't." Elizabeth and Tara weren't the best of friends in fact they hated each other the only reason Tara was on the team is that gar wanted her to be. "I can't believe your leader you killed our best heroes and your clearly unstable. How do you do it?" "Do what?" "Keep four other people alive on this team?" "Shut up, Tara! Just Shut up!" she yelled "Or what you'll kill me like you did Conner And Bart?" Elizabeth heard all she could stand from Tara Markov. She shocked her with her powers into the next room in the hall witch was Gar's. "Oh yeah now we're have' in some fun." Tara began to bend the walls around them. Beth used her sonic powers to push Tara in to in walls so she could not use her powers "Is that the best you got?" Tara laughed "Shut up Tara!" Then she felt something grab her around the waist "Hey! Gar! Put me down" "No way Beth not until you promise not to fight in room." "Fine." He put her down. " Only if she promises not to start it again!" Beth yelled pointing at Tara and she walks away. Tim fallows her to hall of Heroes. "Hey." "Tim I don't want to talk. Okay?" she stands at a picture of all the Titans "So many have died. Most have moved on. Like Victor, he's a football couch now and Kori and Dick got married last year, Cassie's somewhere on Mt. Olympus with her family." She said. Tim puts his hand on her shoulder "It's ok, Beth they're happy they found people to make them happy. Vic's got a girlfriend and Cassie might have someone." "What will happen to us? Huh? We don't get a happy ending like them? Bart's dead and the Spoiler is been fighting with the Joker since the Gotham Street wars." Tim was shocked that she would bring his Girlfriend into this. Beth knew she shouldn't have said that. "Tim. I'm sorry I didn't mean to bring that up." 'You know if I wanted advice on my love life. I'm sure I can find someone better than Elizabeth Queen." "Tim!" "Great move, Queen lose the friends you have left." she said to herself with a sigh. She looks up at the picture and looks how happy they where when Dick was the leader, the Titans were so strong and more people were a part of it. She looks at the picture of the founding members it one was an older picture of the team that included Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Wally West, and Elizabeth's parents. Whoosh. A sound she knew very well she knew it had to be Bart trying to contact her. "Bart! Is that you?" She listened for a response and got it. In a faint voice He said "Help" She was overjoyed "Bart, Are you alive!" In a faint voice He said "Yes" "Are you alone?" "No" "Who's with you?" "Conner" she took out her phone and took a picture of the room when she looked at it she saw a red and yellow Blur, the same color of Bart's uniform. Later, Gar, Tara, M'gann, and Tim where waiting from Beth "So let me get this strait, Tim, you want me to take over the Titans and kick Elizabeth off, Why?" Gar asked Tim. "I can answer that babe." Tara said "Elizabeth Queen is a unstable, Narcissistic, Murderer. Want some soda." "Guys look Beth is fragile and-" "And a alcoholic." Tara added. "I've been sober for a week." Beth walked in and said "If you guys have a problem with my leadership. I'd prefer if you talked to me not second in command." She walked to Gar "I have to go on a one person mission I'll be gone for a week, Gar can I trust you with my team?" "Beth are you in any trouble? We want to help you. That's what this team is about." "Ha! Speck for your self, Gar." Tara said getting up from her seat next to Gar "Don't let the door hit you on the way out."
In the tech lab Beth picks up a strange gun when Tim walked in. "Why are you taking that?" Tim said "It's complicated okay." "I'm smart explain it to me."
"When Clark, Wally, and Bruce stared the team they used this." She held up the gun. "To jump from universe to universe." "You think that's true? Man Tara's right you are crazy." "I don't need your approval, Tim." She aimed the gun at the wall and pulled the trigger on the wall a portal appears and Beth walks to it. "Bye , Tim." she walks in. The universe she went to looked like her own but it felt like a dark twisted version of the happiest elf. She looked up saw a flock of birds fly over head "Bart? Conner? You here?" She called to her friends she listened and heard nothing. She heard a person calling for help she jumped into action. A little girl was calling for help. "Help, someone please help me!" "No one's going to hear you girl." Said the Dark figure walking toward the girl who threw a rock at the Tall, Dark Figure. "Careful girl you could really hurt someone with that attitude." the figure move in to the light it was batman. "Hey Batman." Elizabeth flies in between him and girl. "Back off!" "Well aren't you a pretty picture." "You won't think that when I kick you butt." They fight and Elizabeth wins soon after. She helps the girl to her feet "Are you okay?" "You stood up to Batman!" "Why was he attacking you?" The girl didn't answerer. "Can you help me?" Beth asked "Sure." "Have you seen these two Boys?" She showed her a picture of Bart and Conner "Yeah I've seen them. Gotham City they actually help people." Beth set out for Gotham She flew over the USA from This alternate San Francisco to the east coast "Bart? Conner?" She didn't need her super hearing to get a response "I'm right behind you." "Conner! My God your Alive?" She hugged her friend noticing that he was dress as Superman. "Where's Bart?" "He's somewhere. Come on it's not safe here." Later in a cave Elizabeth was given the whole story of how they ended up there in this universe. "We were brought here to help with the overflow in crime. As Superman and The Flash." "But you guys are still Teenagers." "Things happened." "Well when Bart gets here you guys are coming home!" she yelled "I agree with the new girl." Said a figure walking in carrying Bart in it's arms. "Bart! No!" She runs to the figure "Scar?" "He is fine, And he will live. You need to take you friends and get out of my world." Beth pulled out the gun she had used to go there just hours before. "Conner pick Bart up and then we'll go." He did as her was told. Beth aimed the gun at the wall and pulled the trigger, on the wall a portal appears Conner and Bart go in first and Beth follows. "Dark days are coming for these youths, who have taken the mantle of the gods of old. And like those old gods, their lives will crumble beneath the stain of tomorrow…and their family will be torn asunder." Scar said after the had closed.
As Scar had said dark days were coming for these heroes but for now they were happy. More people joined the team like Cassie Sandmark(Wonder Girl) , and Rachel Roth (Raven) the daughter of a demon. As the team grew the civilian trust for Elizabeth grew. Two years had pasted since she had brought Bart and Conner. Tim and Beth had tied up the loose ends, but Tara still hates Beth with ever fiber of her being and this is where the "Dark days" are about to happen.
The Titans where Happy again Tim had broken up with the Spoiler and began dating M'gann. Gar had dumped Tara and began dating Rachel. Suddenly lights flash on and off an alarm blares. "What is Happing?" M'gann said running into the room. "Trouble in four different cities. We have a prison break in Gotham, A riot in Star City, A mass murderer in Smallville and the flash rogues galley loose in Keystone." Cassie said sitting at the computer. "Beth, what do we do?" Gar asked "Slip into Four groups. Tim and M'gann Go to Gotham and see who let all the prisoners out, Gar you and Rachel go to Star city try and calm those civilians, Conner since you know Smallville better than any of us you and Cassie will hunt for the murderer, Bart and I will take care of the rogues. We have a score to settle." Beth said then she looked at Tara you can stay here and tell us if anything else breaks out." The titans go on their missions. First we will follow Tim and M'gann to Gotham…
In Gotham, Where Tim was raised, M'gann is reading the minds of all the civilians in the city. "Found any thing yet?" Tim asked "No, not yet all I can feel is fear, avarice, and rage, but the civilians are fine." "What about…?" "Your parents are fine, Tim." then they hear a crash and maniacal laughter "Oh no. The Joker's loose! Tara, mission update Joker's loose and We're on our way to apprehend him." Tim said. "Okay, keep me posted on the issue." she said over the com-link. "Come on, M'gann." When they arrived to the scene of the crash the Joker was still there. "I don't know want uglier Joker. You or that smile of yours." Tim said "Ah… Boy Blunder…" He looks at M'gann "Who's your Friend?" M'gann charges at him but is stopped by Harley Quinn, the Joker's Girlfriend, Who hit M'gann with her giant mallet. "I don't like her, Harls, Take care of green jeans over there." "A-Okay. Mister. J." "So, Boy Blunder, Where's Bats I'm offended that he didn't bother on showing up for the main event." The Joker Said. "Guess he got tired of your mild-mannered pranks, Joker." "Mild-Mannered! I'll show you mild-mannered!" He said they begin to fight. "So You're the Boy Blunder's New girl? I'm not impressed." Harley Said while swinging here mallet at M'gann. "I liked Bird Girl better." Speaking of Kid Carney. Consumed with rage M'gann throws a good solid punch at Harley. She go down M'gann grabs her mallet and gets in the position to hit Harley. "Yoo-Hoo green jeans, Do it or Say goodbye to the Boy Blunder…" The Joker had Robin in a head lock and had gun to his head "Put down the Hammer and Bird Boy lives fail to do so I pull the trigger." Now we leave Gotham and head to Star City…
When Gar and Rachel arrive in Star City. "Okay the first things we need to do is find out what's making the civilians go nuts." Gar said looking at the city, While Raven looks at the other half the city she can see the problem. "Uhh… Gar I think it's time for you to meet my Father." Gar turns around and sees a sixty foot giant with red skin is standing over them "Uhh… Hi. Nice to meet you, Uhh…Dad." he says Then the giant puts his hand up and smashes the building they were standing on. Raven puts a shield up to protect her and Gar. "Rachel it's time to come home." Her Father said "NO I WON'T." Raven's Dark energy formed the shape of a raven and pushed him back. He grabs his daughter and throws her across the city. "Tara we found the problem, we'll keep you posted." "Okay, keep me posted on the issue." She said "Father's don't do that to their Kids." "Just another Causality in a everlasting war." "But no one will fight with you." "I don't need a army you Pawn." The giant smashes the ground where Gar is standing. We leave Star City and head to Smallville…
Conner and Cassie are both super strong so they came take care of a Murderer, or so they thought. When we arrive they have already found him and fighting him "Cass You got Tara on the Com-link?" "No. Come on Tara." "Okay, keep me posted on the issue." "What?" She looks at Conner who is badly beaten "Conner!" Rage took over the Demi-Goddess. It took one punch to stop the bad guy. "Tara mission compete Conner's hurt coming back to the power." "Okay, keep me posted on the issue." "Tara? TARA?" Cassie said as the murderer came up behind her with a dagger, But Cassie being a immortal goddess she could not be killed so easily. As he jammed the dagger down she turned faster than the Flash and punched him in the face. "Well, looks like I've found my Aunt Cassandra." Says a voice from behind her, It's a man "Lycus!" She said in amazement. Lycus was the son of Ares, the God of War. Next to Lycus was his 300 ton Hellhound "It's a pleasure to meet The Goddess of Power." Lycus held the collar of Conner's shirt "Now why don't you hand over that power and I will return this sand trap your boyfriend calls home, to normal." "Cassie don't do it!" Conner could barely get the words out. "Okay, Lycus, I'll do want you want." Now we go back to Gotham City where Miss Martian and Robin went up against the Joker and He had Robin in a head lock with a gun pointed at his head…
"You heard me girlie put the hammer down or Bird Boy will have bullets on the brain." He laughed manically. M'gann had no choice she laid down the mallet and got down on her knees. "Good, green jeans, now say goodbye to the Boy Blunder." "No please do not kill him!" "Why not?" "Because if you do the Batman will come and make sure you will not kill any one ever again" "Ha…I want the Dark Knight to pay attention to our relationship, I mean, I blow up a hospital or seven and he throws me in Arkham for a few hours, I break out and it happens all over again, it's a endless cycle of insanity. Is that really to much to ask for?" "Joker, your not fit to even be in the presence of Batman." Robin said. "Shut up, Boy Blunder. The adults are talking." "You killed the second Robin, and look how that turned out. He came back and beat you to a bloodily pulp like you did to him." "That was fun, but Bats didn't seem to pleased by the outcome." "No he wasn't. So what are you going to do Joker? Kill two teenagers or let us go?" "Hmm… Bird Boy you make a compelling agreement, but I'm not letting you go so that just leaves us with one option…" "Not if we have anything to say about it!" Just than Bart and Elizabeth come into the city. "Well, if it isn't Kid Canary and…I'm sorry. I'm familiar with the red and yellow kid, Shall I call you that." Joker says to the duo. "The name's Kid Flash." "Well welcome to Gotham. I'm your host Mr. J, But you can call me uncle Joker." "No thanks, Mr. J." "Fine Than, Boy Blunder get to die among friends and enemies." Whoosh. Bart runs to The Joker and takes the gun before he notices It's gone he pulls a imagery trigger. "What the…" He looks at his hand and sees that the gun it gone. "Looking for this, Joker?" Bart says holding the gun up for him to see. "Why you little…" Robin breaks free and punches the joker. "Your not Killing this Robin so easily Joker." He looks at Beth and Bart. "How did you guys know we needed help?" "Well, To tell the truth…" Elizabeth Panicked "I…Uhh… heard the fight all the way in Keystone." "Did you see the others?" M'gann asked "Yeah their back at the tower." "Well let's head back there and see what we can find out what's going on."
Then they returned to the Tower the others were pretty banged up but they were safe. "We to figure out why all our enemies struck at the same time." Cassie said. "Hey where is Tara?" M'gann asked looking around. "Did anyone talk to her today?" Beth asked "Tim, Gar, and Cassie." Rachel said. "What did she say?" "Okay, keep me posted on the issue." Tim said holding a bag of ice to his eye. "She said that to me and Gar too." "Oh no, Beth you think someone got to her." Cassie asked tending to her boyfriend's cuts and bruises. "No, if this means what I think it means the titans are in a lot of trouble." Elizabeth, Tim and Bart walk to the control room, A tape recorder lays near the com-link's network where all the Titans can communicate with each other. "What does this mean, Beth?" Tim reluctantly asked "It means the titans have a traitor in it's ranks." This is the end of Kid Canary's story but the begging of mine I shall rise those who have died. The titans have change over the years. Today Cassie is now the leader of the Titans Kid Canary left the team to be the sidekick of Red Robin, Tim Drake's new hero persona and she now goes by the name Red Canary. The now team now has Former traitor Bombshell, The teenaged hero Static, The armored hero Blue Beetle, The water breathing Aqua Girl, and The Sisters Hawk, the avatar of chaos and Dove, the avatar of peace on the team.
All I have to say about the new team is That Perhaps they are together out of fear. Fear of loneliness. Fear of the future and fear of themselves. Regardless, they will become again… Making their inevitable fall that much greater. Now you're probably wondering how I know this Story you're probably thinking I'm a hero who fought with her in this Tale, No my fellow reader I am Scar the forgotten guardian of the universe… and as I said before Dark days are still coming for these youths, it's only a matter of time...