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Jake's nightmare was ground to a halt when he was jolted awake at the
sound of an explosion. Sitting up rapidly, sweat trailing down from his
short black hair down his bruised face, his eyes darted around the room
taking in his surroundings. His breathing eventually slowed and his heart
ceased trying to jump from his chest once he woke up and remembered that
this 6x9 concrete cell was home now. His mind however wasn't so easily
calmed as he was forced to recall his failed op that had landed him here.
The act of killing one's closest friends is not something easily forgotten,
nor is it something pleasantly sleep wasn't in his best
interest he rolled out of bed and dug around in his cell for something to
entertain him.

That was in his opinion 'when the shit hit the fan', as the ground
shook violently, smoke poured through from the end of the cell block. That
end of the block was where it transitioned into the maximum security
meta-human detention facility.

As the smoke filled the block the heavy steel doors that separated the
sectors came under attack. The vault like blast doors groaned in protest as
the where forced open by a man easily nine feet tall and arms as big around
as an engine block, under the strain they eventually gave way. Eight inch
titanium bolts that anchored them to the walls snapped like twigs and sent
the doors clattering to the floor. Needless to say by this point the entire
prison was in an uproar, convicts beating on their barred doors screaming to
be let out and alarms blaring over the shouting. After the giant strolled
through the gaping hole in the wall, dragging the door with him, a female
clad in an orange jumpsuit and shoulder length pink hair, walked out behind
him.

She proceeded to form her hand into the shape of a gun and take aim at
the vacated guard checkpoint on the other end of the block. In the blink of
an eye an arc of ping energy had shot forth from her hand, flying gracefully
through the air it finally impacted on a console embedded in the wall. The
console, now spewing sparks, just happened to belong to the fire suppression
system. The overhead sprinklers activated and proceeded to create an indoor
downpour, while celldoors unlocked and slid open. Now with all the doors
open their last companion darted through the hole behind them, the boy
looking no older than nine was muttering vauge explicitives about the
freezing water.

Jake, having long since learned that if your responsible for a good
portion of the unhappy inhabitants being here then your only hope of
survival is if you are armed in some way, had found a guy he didn't have
history with that could get him a weapon. He was a bald guy that didn't seem
to give a shit one way or another, and kept insisting he would escape. He
sold him a makeshift weapon. Nicknamed the knuckle-duster by the guy, really
they were a pair of brass-knuckles fashioned from bolts and bits of scrap
metal. Hidden in a carved out book, he was suprised it worked to, they had
saved his ass more times than he dare count.

So in anticipation of the ensuing riot he armed himself and waited
until he had his targets in sight. He knew they where hive students and he
was more than anxious to have much needed revenge. It wouldn't hurt the hive
in any way but there would be three less out there and that was always a
plus. As his door slid open he finished planning the attack. Capitalizing on
surprise and superior training he would take out the girl first after that
the boy would receive a kick to the head then it was him versus the giant.
That part was still a little bit of a grey area, but no plan was perfect.
The trio calmly strolled along seemingly unaware of the riot unfolding
around them. Halfway down the block, an unseen figure sprinted from his cell
on the terrace above. Leaping over a steel hand rail he looked more ninja
than prison inmate. Jinx for her part did sense something amiss and turned
to her right just in time to catch a boot in the face.

She was knocked across the hall and was unconscious before she hit the
ground. Jake true to his plan, spun 180° to deliver and kick that would
leave a football coach teary eyed right into the head of the two and a half
foot criminal. He impacted the wall with a satisfying thud and was sleeping
sound on the ground seconds later.

'One left' thought Jake as he turned to find the big man swinging a
several ton steel door in his direction. The object flew in a graceful arc
straight for him. On instinct he dived forward, passing mere centimeters
under the impromptu frisbee. The inmates fighting futher down the hall
weren't as lucky. The three tons of steel slid down the hall breaking legs,
arms, and other various bones in bodies that were in its way. Surprisingly
though, through all the carnage not a single soul was lost, beaten to a pulp
yes but not killed.

This incident drew attention to the brawl taking place between Mammoth
and Jake. Cries of support for a certain contender went out, bets were
placed, and various objects were thrown into the "ring" as it were.
Jake was holding his own, though not doing that much damage, he could
dodge and evade all of the blows throw at him. Ducking under another punch
he jumped up and delivered a right hook straight to Mammoth's jaw. He
recoiled from the attack as Jake retreated from what came next. A cell door
being ripped from the wall and thrown at him. He rolled out of the way as
the barred gate sailed past and exploded upon contact with the wall behind
him.

Jake observed the door and an idea sprang forth. He ran over to the
remnants of the door and thanked whatever deity that had blessed him today
as he drew one of the once vertical steel rods from the pile. His new weapon
was about a meter in length and weighted quite a lot more than he liked, but
beggars can't be choosers. So staff in hand he charged forward in a way the
resembled the boy wonder, or so Mammoth thought. Also like the masked hero
was his leap into the air and slamming of the staff into Mammoth's head.
Unlike Robin however this staff had a lot more mass and would put anyone out
if attacked with it.

With Mammoth out most of the convicts paid off their bets and
recalculated their odds of escape. Most came to the same conclusion. One
dude with a pole vs. all of them, naturally the need for freedom won out and
Jake was subsequently rushed.

Adrenaline still pumping left reflexes sharper than your average inmate,
so the first to reach him was a very unlucky person. The four foot nine
redhaired inmate was sent flying into the crowd knocking a few of the hoard
down as the guy next had a jumped in from above. Sporting a five inch shiv
he lunged forward, but Jake was faster, sidestepping the blade he brought
around the staff and caught him in the chest sending him head over heels
backwards.

The gound, still wet from the constant indoor rain, was posing just as
much of a threat as Jake, as convicts slipped and fell while trying to dodge
the staff being swung in wide arcs to keep them back. After getting tired of
watching his fellow inmates cower from the staff, a larger man stepped
forward trying to intimidate Jake. He was downed as Jake stabbed the staff
forward hitting him in the gut, he doubled over in pain and was in even more
as Jake brought the staff down on his back. He fell down and was trampled by
the crowd as they all ran after Jake.

After fighting so many for this long he was getting tired, even in the
adrenaline fuled state his was in. So in his next swing three sickening
cracks were heard as bone met steel when he caught three orange bastards in
the head, but lost his grip and therefore the staff as it hit the fourth.
Seeing this as their opportunity the remaining inmates dashed forward.
Jake steped aside as the first fist aimed at him flew past, grabbing the arm
he pulled the man to him and delivered a swift kick to his gut. That one
down he threw a punch at the blonde that was beside the previous attacker.
Knuckle-duster proving its worth once more, the mans head snapped back as he
dropped.

Meanwhile in a staging aera outside the prison a police officer was
standing in front of five strangely dressed teens, filling them in on the
situation. "-half the prision is under lockdown but the employees have
evacuated out here, but also have no idea what going on inside" A grey
haired police officer finished.

"Alright" said Robin "Keep your men back unit we say otherwise, if the
metas are loose as you say we'll take them out and assist your team in mop
up." He said walking to the entrance team in tow

The team entered the cell block to find the expected sight for a riot of
this scale. Half the occupants were lying in pools of blood on the ground.
Another fourth were tending to their freinds injuries rather than fighting
in the brawl that consumed the rest Robin quickly found there was no longer
meta threat and so ordered his team to suppress the brawl in the center of
the place. "Titans Go" went the battle cry as they all jumped into action.
By now Jake was exhausted and making mistakes regularly, sidestepping a
downward stab from a screwdriver he found himself in the path of a twelve
inch length of lead pipe. The blow sent him backward and landed him on his
rear. Picking himself up he positioned himself in the best defensive stance
he could manage in his dazed state. He stood for a moment longer before a
familiar battle cry was heard, "Titans Go!" was heard throughout the block.
All around panic set in, some took off toward the exit only to find it
blocked by a field of obsidian energy. Other inmates retreated back to their
respective cells. Some, to injured to do anything just chilled out on the
ground. But out of all, only one stood his ground. Jake wasn't stupid, so he
was not that guy, he got the hell out and back to his cell most likely for a
nap. That guy was a large man who had found Jake's improvised staff, his
plan, 'Take out bird brain and take the little goth girl hostage.' That plan
got halfway through the first step, as he brough back the pole reading to
swing, an explosive disk flew toward him and detonated a few feet in front
of him. He was out cold seconds later.

Robin retrieved his comm and radioed the staging police forces outside,
"Sergeant, block is secured. You are clear to enter and detain your
prisoners." He reported.

Cyborg and Starfire were removing the unconscious froms of the Hive
team further down the block. "Friend Cyborg, why have the Hive team been
defeated before our arrival?" She questioned as she picked up the giant
known as Mammoth.

"Who knows Star, inmates aren't the nicest of people." He awnsered
picking up the vertically challenged member of the Hive. After retrieving
their pink haired leader they walked back just in time for the police to
rush in and start locking down the prision.
Robin meanwhile was in the middle of conducting an investigation, "Raven
check out things in this cell block, if prisoners are willing collect some
info from them while Cyborg checks surveillance tapes. Beastboy you go with
Star and check the meta wing, I'll be asking employees for their stories."
He ordered as they all went their separate ways.

Raven's job being as vague as it was, she figured she'd start with the
fire alarm that was still active, though the sprinklers had long since
stopped. After walking over to the barely servicealbe terminal she flagged
down a guard to admit her access. The brow haired guard seemed to be fairly
new here being that he needed to fish out a sheet of paper from his pocket
to find the code. He offered a polite smile as he excused himself, trying
his hardest not to look nervous around her. True there were a hundred
inmates who'd love to escape but she knew she was the reason he was on edge.
Finding nothing remarkable about the fire suppression being activated she
canceled the alarm and continued looking around.

'Honestly just because we're meta-humans doesn't make us evil.' She
thought as she walked past a group of guards who immediately tensed up as
she past. Finding a likely subject as any she approached an inmate on the
ground, nursing a broken leg. Reading a number listed on his jacket she
called out "Inmate 2370391" to witch he turned his head toward her. "Did you
see how any of this got started?" She asked getting no response. "Your not
going to talk at all then."

"What was your first fucking clue?" He retorted. She simply stood and
walked away, Rage all the while making suggestions as to how to deal with
the "insignificant mortal scum" as she called them. While some Raven found
funny in a strictly demonic sense of humor, she was what she was, she chose
to ignore her angry counterpart and focus on investigation.
Said investigation was interrupted when her comm buzzed. "Please tell
me you have something Cy." She said when the metal man appeared on the
screen.

"Shure do, you want to see none other than prisoner 2382419, fifth cell
down from the gaping hole on the second floor. He said. "And Raven be
careful, he's in for triple homicide and is on par with Robin in martial
arts." He added in a surprisingly serious tone.

"Thanks Cy, and don't worry about me, i'll be fine." She responded.
Upon arriving at the designated cell she had to admit she was indeed
nervous, This guy killed three people and could best her in a straight up
fight. But she reassured herself and walked up in front of the open cell.

"Inmate 238-" she was cut off by a voice from within the cell.

"For the last time it's Jake, honestly four letters is a lot simpler
than a seven digit number." He called out from his spot lying down on the
bed, facing the wall opposite the door. Once again leaving any hope of sleep
behind he sat up and pulled the chain for the overhead light. When he turned
to face the newcomer he found himself in awe of the woman in halfway his
cell.

"Jake it is then," she said snapping him back to reality, "I've been
told you can tell me what happened here today? She questioned.
He shook himself out of his trance and pondered what he would tell her.
In the end he had nothing better to do than recount his "epic tale of
adventure and triumph" he dubbed it. "If you want the long version you may
as well watch the security footage, if its my version then here goes," he
drew breath and began motioning wildly with his hands as a storyteller would
as he talked "The big bad Hive students broke out, and triggered a fire
alarm, there by releasing the prisoners. I thereby dispatched this threat
and defended my self in the subsequent riot." Though not quite an EPIC tale
of adventure, it got the point across and more importantly him back to sleep
earlier.

Raven wasn't convinced however, "So you just walked up to a team of
Hive operatives, bested them in a fight and proceeded to fight off half the
other inmates locked up here?" She didn't bother hiding the disbelieving
look in her eyes.

"When you say it like that" he mulled the thoughts around in his head,
"yeah."

She just shook her head, I knew this was pointless." she said to
herself. After weighing her options for half a second she devised a new
course of action. She gave him a dismissing nod and exited the cell. Shure
enough Jake was back to sleeping within the minute. Crossing her legs in a
lotus position she uttered her mantra and was soon devling into the depths
of another's mind.

First off were surface thoughts, like the dislike for the floodlights
trying to keep him awake, and the "sexy" titan in his cell, this thought
would have made her blush had she been able to. Brushing off these thoughts
she ventured deeper. Upon reaching her destination she was forcefully drawn
into the nightmare to plagued Jake.

Looking through his eyes she saw exactly what he was
seeing."Lieutenant," an elder man called out getting her attention, "this is
quite the surprise, though from the gunfire I knew it wasn't the titans I
was not expecting you." That voice, she knew that voice!

"Blood", Jake said confirming her suspicion. "Your under arrest." Moving
toward him retrieving a pair of cuffs as he went. Just as he started to move
he started to feel light headed. The feeling quickly grew worse with each
step he took. Finally the cold sensation spread through his skull as he
froze mid stride. His hands dropped limp to his sides, handcuffs clattering
to the floor. His team was shouting, pointing their weapons at Blood but she
heard none of it only sight was allotted to Jake and therefore her.

Kate ran over to him, shaking him and calling his name as he was
practically screaming in his mind, Raven was forced to watch all of this,
hear his thoughts screaming for her to help him. Then all of a sudden her
eyes went wide and she slowly looked down. She followed Kate's gaze down to
see what she saw and was shocked to see Jake's M1911 in hand pointing toward
a bleeding hloe in her chest. The look of betrayal in her eyes as she
whispered "Jake?" hurt even Raven when she saw it. The rest of his team
looked over to the source of the gunshot, Raven winced at each subsequent
gunshot. Jake was still looking at Kate's motionless body before him, while
his arm brought the gun to rest at his temple. Raven now tore her sight from
the team and looked over at Blood. Standing there eyes glowing blood red and
a sadistic grin spread upon his face.

Just as she looked toward the gun jammed into Jake's temple she felt a
sharp pain in her chest. In an instant everything froze in place, the color
slowly draining from the world around her. Eventually all that was left
crumbled to dust. The walls came down revealing nothing but a black void
beyond. Finally only the floor remained, but that was soon rectified as deep
cracks, like gouges in the earth formed and split the ground. Ground
crumbling beneath her feet she came to a shocking realization, she couldn't
fly. The last of the earth dissolved into nothing and sent her plummeting
into a pitch black void.

After a few seconds of free fall she caught sight of something, in the
distance blue shinned through as light would the end of a tunnel. Getting
closer it dawned on her that she was falling toward it at terminal velocity,
not good even for a half demon. She squeezed her eyes shut as the light
became blinding. Then she felt it the heat, coming out of a cold expanse of
vast nothingness feeling heat upon your skin can be quite a shock.

Feeling herself slowing in her decent she cracked an eye, what she saw
was that she was now hovering a foot over the deck of a ship at sea. Though
she could feel the warmth of the sun on her skin she was still cold. This
place was wrong, the air did not move, stagnant was one thing but this was
as if it weren't there. It held no sent of anything, a flag on the bow of
the ship hung limp from its mast. There wasn't even any movement from the
water, no gentle waves or even a current swirling it below the surface.

"What do we have here?" A voice called out from behind scaring the hell
out of her.

She turned to find none other than Her favorite prisoner, Jake Arius
standing on the level above her. Now that she was looking even the ship
seemed wrong, the white paint reflected no light just sat there looking
white. This place gave her the creeps."Where are we?" She questioned

"This ship once sat at latitude 29,48, longitude 179,24. As for were we
are now." He looked to be thinking about his answer before shruggingand
saying, "beats the hell out of me." Then he took on a serious tone. "Now if
your would kindly tell me what your doing here miss Raven?"

"I was trying to get answers" she said not bothering to hide hear
annoyance.

"And what did you find?" He asked walking out of view. The next voice
came from behind her, "Did you see what you came here for?" She spun around
to see him standing in a life boat hanging right behind her. "Or did we
stumble onto something we didn't want to see, something best left buried and
forgotten?" He asked in a sharper tone.

Then in an instant his expression lightened and he jumped from the raft
onto the deck. "Meh, doesn"t matter" He looked around for something to do,
while glancing over the hand rail an idea formed, seeing her just standing
there he decided to try his luck. "Now if I were to help you with this
investigation of yours, would you kindy help me in return?" He asked while
climbing onto the handrail. When he got no answer he followed through his
plan, jumping backward he pulled off an impressive double backflip before
touchdown, to his disappointment he made no splash, the water merely
engulfed him.

Raven ran over to where he jumped but was unable to locate Jake, that
was until she heard him behind her. She turned to find Jake now in his
prison jumpsuit sitting on the ground. "What would you want?" She asked.

He looked toward her a stupid smile on his face, "It may seem as a
shock. But as man that has everything" he said getting up, "six by nine
cell, hour of yard time a day, and all the gourmet food I can eat. I need
only one thing." He ranted, words filled with sarcasm. "A great injustice
has been done. And I its victim." When he next spoke it was not cheerful one
he had been speaking in, it was the voice of a man whom had seen too much in
his life, a man whom had nothing more to give "I ask only that you clear my
name, not remove me from this hell, merely set the record straight. As I
know you've seen, my team's deaths were not my doing. Brother Blood as he
calls himself, is the reason behind that. I've nothing but my name left, I
at least want to have that untainted.

Raven thought it over for a moment before bringing her gaze upon the
broken soul before her. "I'll see what I can do."

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