Circe's Revenge
Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to DC. I own Farrah/Persiana, Lance/Diablos, and Selene/Red Knight.
Chapter 2: The Roles We Play
The other Titans East members awoke to the sudden screams of both Farrah and Lance. Many were dressed in garbs resembling what is usually worn in a fantasy setting.
Superboy and Red Star were dressed in battle armor, complete with large axes and shields. Red Star's armor had a red star on it, while Superboy had a symbol to his 'S' shield he had on his jacket.
Connor Hawke had leather armor and a bow slung across his back, with a quiver of arrows. He was no longer wearing a mask, but everyone immediately noticed he had pointed ears.
Donna had a highly polished armor, sword, a holy symbol, and, somehow, a tattoo of a circle on her forehead. No one was quite sure how it got there, but it was safe to say it was going to stay there.
Selene was outraged at hers; she was wearing an armor made from thick animal hide, and she looked like a savage compared to how she normally presented herself. However, she too had a circle on her forehead, no doubt tattooed there.
Diablos was also dressed in battle armor, and he had his sword. He also noticed he had a spell book with him.
Farrah was dressed in slightly more scandalous attire. Farrah was dressed in a skin tight leather and silk combination outfit. She had a hood, a lock pick set, several knives, and, for some reason, a scandalous red dancer's outfit, complete with throwing knives.
However, the biggest shocker came as Miss Martian emerged from her tent, dressed in nothing more than a black strapless bikini and cloak. She was holding a staff of some sort, but Superboy could not help but stare at how his girlfriend looked so attractive.
Donna looked around,
"Where are we? And what happened to our clothes?"
Farrah looked at her attire,
"I don't know, but I like it."
Diablos shook his head,
"My powers. They're all in this book."
He sighed in relief,
"Got quite a scare there for a moment."
Red Star looked at his clothes,
"What is all this?"
M'gan thought out loud,
"It looks like something out of a fantasy story."
Lance blinked,
"Wait, you read fantasy novels?"
M'gan nodded,
"Yes. I am a big fan of the Forgotten Realms series of books. Connor was nice enough to let me have them."
Hawke started to sweat at the looks he was getting,
"What? I always liked it when they fought dragons."
The Russian superhero pulled out his great sword and grinned,
"I definitely want to slice something with this."
Donna and Selene rolled their eyes. The brunette Amazon shook her head,
"This is not real. This is a dream."
"I can assure you, it is not."
An astral projection of Circe appeared before the heroes. Lance narrowed his eyes,
"Circe. I figured it had to be some evil magic user."
Farrah quipped,
"Or that time Dr. Fate got drunk again and tried turning the Watchtower into Hogwart's again."
Circe blinked,
"How did that happen?"
Lance shook his head,
"You don't want to know."
The purple haired sorceress nodded,
"I suppose it's better that way."
She then realized,
"All right, to why I'm here. This is me getting my revenge on you all for defeating me. I've trapped you in this fantasy realm, until you can figure a way out of it."
She then disappeared as quickly as she appeared.
Superboy grumbled,
"Great, we're stuck in a demented version of Dungeons and Dragons for who knows how long."
Red Knight grumbled,
"Typical male, always giving up when the odds are against you."
Diablos looked through the spell book,
"Apparently, Circe put us in this fantasy realm with these costumes so we'd think we don't have our powers. However, I think she morphed our powers into something else."
Donna asked,
"What do you mean?"
Farrah nodded,
"I get it. Each one of us represents an arch type within this fantasy; Superboy and Red Star are melee fighters, Donna is some sort of cleric, Selene is a barbarian-."
Selene grumbled,
"Which is an insult to my heritage, I might add."
The lioness, ignoring her, continued,
"Hawke is some sort of archer, Miss Martian a sorceress, I'm a thief and performer, and Diablos is some sort of magical swordsman."
The Amazon princess nodded,
"I understand. However, what am I cleric of?"
Farrah studied her friend for a minute before answering,
"Well, if I had to guess, a female goddess emphasizing womanhood and war. The tattoo on your forehead, in certain cultures, is interpreted as an avatar of the female spirit."
Hawke nodded,
"Makes sense. But, why didn't Selene get to be cleric as well?"
M'gan answered,
"Maybe they both represent the opposites of the Amazon heritage; one is worthy of honor and respect, the other is simply a barbaric savage."
Selene grumbled,
"This is humiliating. I am a proud Amazon warrior and that witch Circe dresses me up likeā¦a savage male!"
Diablos shook his head,
"Complaining about what she did isn't going to change what she already did to us. The best thing we can do right now is adapt to what we have and move out. Hopefully, we can get to a town and figure out our next move."
Superboy groaned,
"This is going to be a LONG trip."
Next Chapter:
As Titans East attempts to escape the fantastic realm Circe has trapped them in, their first challenge awaits them. Find out what next time!
