I'm back with more! Hopefully you'll all enjoy a little Speedystorm!

"Hey!"

The thief whirled around from the carriage he'd been looting. Jefferson drew his sword as he stepped out into the clearing. In the light of his torch, he could see a red hood visible above the dark cloak worn by the thief. Immediately, he recognized it to be the description of one of the outlaws that were running around the forest. This was Will Scarlet, Robin Hood's second in command.

"Hands where I can see them," Jefferson ordered, approaching Scarlet.

A sound almost like a giggle came from underneath the hood. Quick as a shot, a bow was snatched from behind Scarlet's back and an arrow was flying towards him. Jefferson deflected it with his sword, giving Scarlet enough time to climb onto a horse. He started to escape, but Jefferson wasn't letting that happen. The King was elsewhere right now, but he didn't need to become Firestorm to stop the thief as he mounted another horse to give chase.

Jefferson managed to catch up to Scarlet, who turned towards him as he did. Quick as he could, he leapt over at the thief in a tackle. The two went down off the horses and rolled down a small hill to the edge of the forest. Jefferson made sure he could pin Scarlet down before ripping off his hood. His eyes widened immediately.

Will Scarlet was not a man, but a girl. Her brown hair was long and somewhat curly, held back by a leather tie. Her eyes sparkled brightly with frustration at being caught. Jefferson couldn't help but gape in surprise for a minute. This hadn't been what he'd been expecting at all.

"What?" he uttered, loosening his grip a little. "You're a girl? How are you a thief?"

That probably could have phrased it better. However, the girl smirked up at him.

"I can be both," she said smugly. "Stealing's easier this way."

She bolted upright and pressed a kiss to his lips. Jefferson was surprised by the action. It wasn't entirely unpleasant, but he was still shocked. The girl then pushed him back hard so he hit the forest floor. When he rolled back up, she was disappearing into the trees.

"You can't run forever," he shouted as her red hood disappeared into the forest.

At his feet, he spotted an arrow with red feathers at the end. It must have gotten dislodged from the girl's quiver. Jefferson picked it up and twirled it around between his fingers. Then he retreated to go find the horses to bring them back.

Mia Merlyn opened the door to the mechanic's shop. "Hello?"

"Back here," a voice called. "Give me a sec."

Mia walked over to one of the chairs in the main office and took a seat. She took her phone out to see a text from Roxie pop up on the screen. Before she could type a response, a guy close to her age in a jumpsuit came in, wiping his hands on a rag. Mia stashed the phone back in her purse and stood up.

"Hey," he gave her a small smile. "I'm Jax."

"Right, I talked to you earlier," Mia nodded.

"Mia Merlyn," Jax's eyes went a little wide and she sighed. Everyone in town always had that reaction whenever they heard her last name. Just because her father was one of the most powerful men in town, everyone was afraid of her. It wasn't like if she got wronged that they'd get turned into toads.

"Yes, that's me," she sighed. "The one with the car that ran off the road."

"I remember hearing about that accident," Jax said.

Mia raised a hand to the butterfly strip by her eyebrow. "Yeah, although my car's pretty messed up."

"Well, I'm the best mechanic in town," he chuckled. "Although I'm the only mechanic in town."

"Then that still makes you the best," Mia smirked. "I was hoping that you can work your magic on my car? It's a Pagani Huayra, so I hope it won't be too much trouble."

"Damn, that's one hell of a car."

"Yeah. If you need any help with ordering parts for it, then I'm happy to do everything I can to help out."

Jax snorted. "Proves what I've heard about you."

Mia narrowed her eyes. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Mia Merlyn, spoiled rich girl. Thinks throwing money at whatever she's messed up will fix everything she's damaged."

"Seriously?" Mia rolled her eyes. "Look, I'm just trying to help out!"

"Ever thought of trying to do it another way too aside from money?" Jax asked. "Maybe like community service? Did you get that for the crash? Or did your dad get you off that too?"

Mia cocked her head to the side. No one had ever spoken to her like that before. It was refreshing, but it also made her angry. This self-righteous jerk thought he knew everything about her. She clenched her fists tightly.

"Just fix the car," she snapped. "All I wanted was to get past this, not dredge it back up. If there's any problems, let me know."

With that, she stormed out of the shop and down the street.

There still may be more to explore in this universe. I'll see.