Boot clad feet made contact with the ground as the short teen made her way home. Her headphones were turned up to their maximum, and music that people described as "scream" echoed out into the open street when she slid her headphones down to her neck.
It was quiet.
Well, aside from the loud gibberish ripping from the music amplifiers hanging from her neck, it was quiet.
A hand shot out from the alley beside her and yanked her into it by her sleeve. She squealed in shock and wide brown eyes stared up at the scraggly man who now had her pinned against the wall. The obvious poking against her legs gave away his intention. The shock wore off rather quickly and she found herself growing irritated.
Brown eyes came to life with an electric blue and she disappeared, the man who had once been tugging at her clothes backing away in fear. Her cellphone clattered to the ground, the screen displaying the smiling image of her and a black haired boy. The black device began to shake before an explosion sound was heard, leaving the owner of the phone in its wake.
Once red hair was now the same electrified blue as her eyes, the orbs themselves coming into contact with the green eyes of the man. He pointed a meaty finger at her, backed up against the wall and practically shivering in horror.
"FREAK!"
Her right hand curled into a fist and she gave him her most sadistic smile.
"Damn straight."
The crack that his nose made when she hit it was more than satisfying, but seeing his body jerk while electricity ran through it was even better. What little hair the man had left sizzled off of his balding head, leaving him completely bald. His eyebrows were gone too.
Her body fazed in and out of focus as pleasure coursed through her veins. In all honesty, she really shouldn't feel as good as she did by simply punching someone and then electrocuting them into unconsciousness. But after all those years of taking beatings for the other kids, it felt good to deal them out to someone who actually deserved it.
Almost too good.
She got herself under control and calmed down significantly, hair and eyes returning to their original color. She picked up her now cracked phone, a small frown twitching on her thin lips as she stared at the spider web of broken glass. Her fingers dug into the broken glass and small shards dug into her fingers as a result. Brown eyes flashed an electric blue and the screen quickly fixed itself, the shards retracting themselves from her now bleeding fingers and filled in the cracks.
She could deal with the small bit of pain that came with a fixed phone.
Dialing the police, she quickly reported the attempted rape, playing the role of a scared little girl who was on her way home from a friend's house.
"Please hurry! H-he's just laying their and-and I just wanna go home!"
"The police will be their soon sweety, just stay put."
"I don't wanna! I wanna go home!"
"Hunny, please-"
She ended the call quickly, eyes flashing blue again as she made sure no one could trace it. She waited until the police sirens could be heard and then she ducked out of the alley, throwing her hood over her head and placing her headphones on her ears. The police cars drove by her without a word and she smirked to herself.
She was home free.
Not.
Who should decide to touch down in front of her? None other than some blue guy. With freaking wings and orange eyes. She cursed her luck but remained as indifferent as she could, reaching up to removed her headphones.
"Kathleen Blake, I need you to come with me for questioning."
She almost laughed at how serious he sounded. Heroes, she really hoped this guy was a hero, tried too hard to sound serious. He also was trying too hard to mask his voice. It was severely entertaining.
"Who are you?" She murmured glancing out of the corner of her eye at the electric box to her right. If she punched it hard enough with the right amount of oomph, maybe she could get in. "I am Blue Beetle, and I need to take you in for questioning, Miss. Blake."
She raised an eyebrow at him and began inching towards the box as subtly as possible. She was only a few feet away when she was interrupted.
"I know she's trying to move towards the wall! Stop telling me!"
She squealed in surprise again and the lively blue came to life in her eyes and hair. Her fist lit up with electricity and she slammed her fist against the metal door, wincing in both pain and satisfaction when it went through the door. Her body synced itself with the electrical current of the box and allowed her to travel into it. A grin formed on her face when she heard the "Blue Beetle" yell at her from outside the box.
She found herself snickering at the unintended pun she'd created.
"Dammit Kathy, get back here so we can talk!"
"Calm yourself Jamie Reyes, the Kathleen doesn't know who you are. It should remain that way."
"Shut up."