Rebecca ran as fast as she could to the only place she could think of. She threw open the doors and ran past all of the security to the visitors desk. "I need to see my mom now." She told the guard sitting there. "Uh, Miss, visiting hours ended like 3 hours ago. You're going to have to come back-" "No! You're not listening to me. I need to see her now!" The guard stood up with one hand on his gun. "Miss, I told you visiting hours are-" They both jumped at a loud crash that sounded from the next room. Another guard ran out of the door and slammed it behind him. "It's the McKennit lady. She's yelling for her daughter." Both of them glanced at Rebecca, who ran for the door past both of them. She saw her mom holding one of the guards by the throat. "I know she's here, I want to see her!" "Mom!" She turned and let go of the guard. Rebecca ran over to her with arms wide open, but froze when she saw the look of death on her mother's face. "I saw the news." Rebecca froze. "I'm sorry." Her voice cracked. Her whole body was trembling as she looked up at her mother. Her mother's face turned into a smile. Rebecca smiled back, and ran to embrace her mom. "I'm proud of you for saving your friends." She whispered into Rebecca's ear. "But I told you what would happen if you used them." "I don't wanna leave. I can't do anything without you mom. You've always been there, I can't go out alone." Her mom held her tighter. "Yes you can. I taught you everything you need to know. And if you don't leave you know what'll happen." She stepped back and stared at her mother. Her vision was blurry from the tears in her eyes. Her mom kneeled, and put a hand on her cheek. "I'll find you again. I promise. I'll be safe in here and out before you know it. Just make sure you're ok." Rebecca nodded, and hugged her mom again. "Go on. The longer you stay, the worse it'll get." Rebecca froze for a moment, until her mom let her go. "Go on. Get going." Her voice grew louder as Rebecca stepped back. "Now!" She shouted, and Rebecca turned around and ran for the door. Her mom stayed there on the floor for about 15 minutes, before she finally stood up, and was escorted back to her cell.
"I'll get in, avoid everyone, and get out" She though to herself as she ran across the bridge to the tower. She walked towards the garage and sighed. Robin's bike was there next to the car. She could hear Beast Boy and Cyborg playing their videogame upstairs. "Booyah! Cyborg 6, BB zip!" "Dude, you so cheated!" "Friends, Let us not fight over the game of videos. Let us instead fill ourselves with the trash like food." Rebecca smiled knowing at least half of the Titans were in the same room. All she had to look out for was Raven and Robin. She quietly sneaked up the stairs into the elevator and pushed the button. "My stuff is in the living room. I have to find a way to get them out." She thought on the ride up there, and smiled. On the top floor, she knew she could sneak into Cyborg's room. His room had all of the high tech gear, it was sure to have some kind of phone. She could make a fake call of a robbery to the cops and knew they'd call the Titans out to take care of it. It took her a while to find the right room. She'd never really seen much of the tower except for the living room and the exits. She kept walking into a dark room with a ton of creepy statues and a large bookshelf. "Damnit...Raven's again." She cursed, and walked out again. This time, she rounded a corner she hadn't noticed before. Finally, she walked into the right room. As she expected, it was covered in high tech gears, computers, a bunch of circuit panels, and a ton of other stuff she couldn't recognize. After a bit of looking, she found something that looked like a phone. It was longer and thinner than normal, and only had 4 buttons. Wayne, Cops, Prison, and one that was smudged. She pushed the one labeled Cops, and waited. "911 emergency" Someone answered. "Bingo." She thought and smiled. "Yes, I need help. There's a Robbery at 35th street and Central at the Super Store. Someone who keeps yelling Mumbo Jumbo. Please, send someone right away." "Ok miss, were sending someone now, is he armed?" "What was that? I can't hear you. Oh my god!" She slammed the phone down and smiled. "Miss? Miss, are you still there?" Eventually she heard a click, and shortly after the alarm went off. She waited about 20 minutes before leaving Cyborg's room and walking into the living room. "Ah!" She jumped when a black figure appeared from the shadows. "You better not have touched anything in my room." Raven glared at her. Everyone else appeared from their hiding place one at a time. She looked around, and felt like she was surrounded by many angry bulls ready to charge. "Why'd you fake a robbery to the cops?" Beast Boy asked. "Where did you get those powers?" Starfire asked. "Why did you run off after the fight today?" Robin asked. "Why were you in my room?" Raven asked, still glaring. Rebecca sighed, and shouldered past them to the couch. "Because I needed this. She pulled out her bag from under the couch. "And I didn't want this interrogation to happen. I don't know, I can't tell you, and because I was looking for his room." She nodded towards Cyborg and walked back towards the door, but Robin and Raven blocked her. "You're not going anywhere until we get some answers." "Look, I can't give you any answers alright! I promised I'd keep all of this a secret. Now my cover's blown and I have to leave." "Leave? Why? Some of us have powers, it's no big deal." "Well, it is for me. She glared at Beast Boy, who bent his ears back like a sad little puppy. "Just tell us why you're leaving, and well let you go." "Because if I don't leave now, hes going to find me and he'll kill anyone close to me to get what he wants!" She tried to run past them, but was blocked again. "Who's going to find you?" "Niero! My moms ex boyfriend!" She tried again, but once again was blocked. "Why's he after-" "I thought you said if I told you, you'd let me leave?" She yelled at Robin. Robin glanced at his teammates, who all seemed to be thinking the same thing. "If you really have to leave, then go." He stepped aside. "But if someones after you, we can help." Rebecca's eyes lit up. "How?" She set her bag down on the ground. "We can track him down, and keep you safe here." She sighed, and picked up her bag. "It's not me I'm worried about it's my mom. He won't kill me." She walked into the elevator with the Titans following her. "He'll kill my mom. And you can't protect her when she's in prison." She pushed the button for the garage, and watched the door close on them. When she made it to the garage, she walked outside and didn't look back.
The next morning, Rebecca's mother was sitting in her cell staring at the floor. "I hope shes ok" This thought didn't want to leave her head. It'd been running across her mind since she last saw her daughter. "Hey, you got visitors." The guard grunted and opened her cell door. "Visitors? As in more than one?" He nodded as he cuffed her hands and feet and led her away. He took her to a new room she hadn't been in before, but she knew what it was. It was the "Visitor's room" where a whole family could see their loved one and hang out for a bit. It had tables, chairs, a TV, board games, and other things for a group of people to do. He led her to a table where the Titans were waiting for her. "You got an hour." He grunted, and walked away to the desk in the corner. "Why did she leave?" Robin asked. She laughed. "Gee, it's nice to see you too. Oh, I've been fine, how's the crime fighting going?" She smiled and leaned back in her chair. "This isn't a laughing matter." She sat up again, and looked at him sternly. "I know exactly how serious this is kid. You still have no idea what's going on do you?" "She told us about Niero." She raised an eyebrow at the green boy. "Hm...Guess you know more than I expected. So why are you here?" "Why is he after her?" "He wants her powers." "What exactly are her powers?" "The only thing I know for sure is that she has some psychic ability. Beyond that is a mystery." "How'd she get them." "Now that would be a long story." "We have 55 minutes left. Talk fast." She smiled at them and took a deep breath.
"Those abilities have been passed down in my family for generations. It changes a little bit each time it's passed on. Sometimes you can do more, sometimes less. King Arthur, Robert the Bruce, Alexander the Great, Queen Elizabeth, and on. We were royal advisers with abilities far beyond most mortal people. Eventually, our gift adapted into today's psychic ability, but who knows whats still left. Anyway, during the revolutionary war with the 13 colonies, my family was caught shipping supplies to the colonial troops, and we were banished from England. When we came to America, we knew we had to hide and keep our abilities secret, especially during the times of the witch hunt. But, we survived, and like my father did to me, I passed that ability to my daughter, Rebecca. At about the same time, I was dating other men, trying to find her a good father figure. That's when I met Niero. At first he was a sweet gentleman, and he and Rebecca were really close friends. But, one day, they were together, and her powers started acting up. When he figured out her powers he became jealous and greedy. He convinced her to come with him and do things. Robberies, mostly, but still he was using her for his own selfish gains. When I found out about this, I dumped him, and left town. But he's been following us since. Everywhere we go, he tries to convince her to cooperate with him, and help him steal. Over time, he's gained some influences, and now...unless she cooperates with him, he kills someone. Someone close to her. A friend, boyfriend, pet, anything or anyone he can use to get to her. He can't kill her, or else he loses the power. But he thinks he can force her to help him or else. There." She sighed and leaned back again. "Anymore questions?"
They all stared at her blankly. "Royal Advisers?" "King Arthur? As in knights of the round table?" "Dude, this seems a little far-fetched to me. Got any proof?" Cyborg asked. She shrugged. "No, but she does. In her bag. Each king or queen gave us a small token of gratitude before we were banished. An amulet, pendant, ring, portrait, tons of other things. I put all of them in a safety deposit box before we left. She has the key in her bag." "Well, it doesn't matter if it's true or not. The fact is, she's gone now, and there's nothing we can do." She nodded and stood up to stretch. "Well, I think our time is almost up. Anymore questions before Mr. Cheerful decides to take me away?" She nodded towards the scrawny man who'd just relieved the guard. "Just one." Beast boy stepped foreword. "Why aren't you worried? You seem so calm and you keep making jokes. Even I know this is serious." She smiled at him. "You're the funny one. I can tell. You of all people know that every mood could use some livening up. Besides, I trust her. I taught her everything I know about surviving. She'll be fine on her own." "Lets go." Mr. Cheerful grunted at her. She nodded and turned around. He led her out of the room and into the hall way. "This way." He pointed to another direction. She looked at him confused, but obeyed, and followed him into an elevator. "Rebecca will be fine," She gasped and turned around, but he pinned her against the wall before she could move. With one hand he pushed the stop button, with the other, he held her by the throat. "But I can't say the same for you." His gray eyes stared at her intently as she gasped. Her cuffed hands clasped and clawed at the one holding her throat, but he didn't let go. A few minutes later, her strength faded, her eyes closed, and her hands fell limp at her sides. He let her go, and stared at her frozen body. "You've been a thorn in my side for too long. I've got new toys to play with now." He opened the door of the elevator, and cooly walked out of the building.