.Fate's Own Rose.
.Castle Under Seige.
.Gizmo.
Smacking my head, I raised my voice as I began to resume yelling at SeeMore, who was currently being even more of a retarded little ding dong than Billy could ever be!
"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR CRAZY LITTLE MIND?" I screeched as I used my jetpack to hover around the room as SeeMore began pacing as he waited for a reply on the Brotherhood of Evil's frequency. "IF YOU EVEN RAISE THE TONE OF VOICE YOU USE WHEN TALKING TO MADAME ROUGE, SHE COULD KILL YOU AS FAST AS A… AS FAST AS A--"
"As fast as a stampeding black mustang could buck off a four year old cowgirl?" Billy suggested as I, again, smacked my head.
"No, you chuffing little freaktard! She could have you killed within the second! She could order for your eyes to be sucked straight out of your face! She could-"
"Kill Jinx if I don't do a thing about it!" SeeMore shouted back as someone finally picked up on the frequency.
"Yes? This is a private frequency, state your –" The receiver had been a different member of the Brotherhood of Evil, but he was quickly shoved aside as Madame Rouge appeared, a wicked grin on her face that even made Kid Wicked shiver.
"Ahh, SeeMore. And to what do I pay such a sudden contact to?" She asked, her eyes guilty, yet showing no remorse. Her fingers intertwined as if she had no clue why SeeMore may be trying to reach her. "I pray you do not speak rude of me, for you know they may be your last words…" At that, she sneered, and there was a sudden explosion above the hideout.
Caught off guard, everyone began to scream, Mammoth's low pitched grunts and my higher shrieks filling the room as Madame Rouge laughed a deep, evil laugh. "I know you are all upset about Jinx… but emotions are weaknesses. By knowing that, I can capture not only you pathetic amateurs, but I can use it to capture Jinx and Kid Flash as well." I winched. She wasn't evil. She was WAY past evil… more like a possessed Day-After-Thanksgiving shopper in big need of an exorcism. BIG need.
"Now, you are to tell me everything you know of the Jinx or I'll have the entire hideout obliterated," she said menacingly, her voice reeking of a threat she'd keep her word to.
SeeMore turned on his X-ray lens and only confirmed her threat, explosives planted all around the hideout… as well as guards!
We all exchanged glances, unsure of what to do…
.Kid Wicked.
I bit my lip nervously. I knew Madame Rouge was a woman of her word, but I knew that my friendship with SeeMore was good enough to keep my mouth shut about someone he truly cared for. However, not everyone was so loyal.
Another batch of explosives sounded above the room and Gizmo, Mammoth, and Billy Numerous were intimidated enough.
"She absolutely hates the Teen Titans!"
"She hates people like us!"
"She always calls us retards!"
"She locks herself in her room and draws!"
"The town she was born in outcasted her!'
"She hated her childhood!"
"She loves taking walks all the time!"
I watched in horror with my jaw wide open as they so easily traded their friendship with Jinx for… what? Themselves? Glaring, the next one surprised me as well.
"She'll never admit it, but she loves Kid Flash."
Everything stopped as all eyes turned to SeeMore, who held his head low, as if admitting defeat. However, that was far from what he wanted. "I want to help you destroy Kid Flash. If I help, however, you must promise to spare Jinx."
On the communicator, Madame Rouge actually looked like she was considering it, but I knew women like her never kept their promises. But SeeMore was too desperate to remember that. "If you help me defeat the Kid Flash, then I shal… as you say, 'spare', the sorceress.
SeeMore nodded and told Madame Rouge the one piece of information that I knew could make or break the deal. "Jinx always goes to the small part of Jump City where the black market is. You know, wher magic is sold and such. Supposedly, Nevaeh trains her in magic and stuff, and that old witch is known to cure every charm, curse, spell-"
SeeMore couldn't even finish before Madame Rouge gave out a small, short gasp and ended the transmission.
.Starfire.
It was nearly noon when Raven told us to set out. She said that four of us were needed to go on the trip, but someone needed to stay at the tower with Jinx and keep watch over the city. So, as it ended, Robin and Cyborg would stay and Raven, Kid Flash, Beastboy, and I would go.
"Um, so, Rae… where exactly are we going, anyway?" Beastboy asked as the four of us left the tower. Raven transported Beastboy, herself, and myself, while Kid Flash insisted that he ran fast enough to stay above water.
She remained silent and Beastboy shivered, and I too had the sense of an unpleasant destination…
Once we reached land, Raven barely spoke a word after instructing us to put on our cloaks that she brought. Beastboy had a dark green one, mine was dark purple, and Kid Flash's was Robin's black one, which was quite funny since it deeply contrasted to his bright yellow and red uniform.
"Keep these on," she said as she pulled her hood up using her powers, and pulling ours up as well. "The black market is not a safe place. You'll find that certain people here have better memory than they need, and if they see you once, they've seen you enough times to be able to identify you."
Beside me, Beastboy gulped and Kid Flash's eyes seemed to shift uncomfortably as we entered a darkened alley. "Friend Raven," I said uncomfortably as well, my face hopefully shadowed properly under the cloak. "Why is it that all arts of dark are staged in the alleys of darkness?" I asked innocently as the alley finally opened into a larger open spaced area.
Once again, Raven didn't reply, so Kid Flash took out the piece of paper that Jinx had given him on who to go to in the market. "The sooner we're out of here, the better," he muttered.
.Beastboy.
Dude! This feeling I had was worse than the feeling I had when Cyborg 'accidentally' locked me into a walk-in freezer! And, that wasn't even that bad because I had ice cream with me! But, the chills I'm getting now… I gulped. They aren't normal.
As Kid Flash took out the piece of paper that Jinx had haphazardly scribbled on, it was the only way we knew where to go… and in a place like this, you wouldn't want to get lost.
Picture this; an open air market with all kinds of stalls and smells and people. Now, add the extremely annoying lack of light, the unbelievable stench, the infestation of rats, and the gothic-like people. There are stalls of cauldrons and scrolls of ancient spells, as well as cloaks that matched ours. Books lined the walls of some broken down brick buildings, and I could tell everyone here was far from happy-go-lucky.
I tiptoed over to Kid Flash and peered over his shoulder at the note Jinx wrote. "Ick. Loopy cursive," I muttered as I noticed her large, almost bubble like letters, cursive and flowing, especially compared to my, well… 'chicken scratch'.
Kid Flash laughed. "Well, she says we have to search for some sorceress named… Nevaeh. According to Jinx… if we ask for her apprentice, Lanrete, we can find her." At that, he stashed away the note again and Raven nodded her head.
"I know who to ask," she muttered. "But stay close. Trust me, you really don't want to get stuck alone here. Especially Beastboy… if you smell something… peculiar, try not to let your imagination wander…"
Biting my lower lip, I nodded and Raven gave a slight shake of her head. "Come on, follow me. And stay close!" At that, Kid Flash and I followed her further into the black magic market, weaving through streets and alleys, receiving looks and glares from people we passed.
Wait… "Where's Starfire?"
A/N: Omg, I am SO sorry for not updating for like a month! Computer crashed, holidays came, midterms happened... -pouts- Please forgive me! haha.
I know this chappie wasn't much, no real fluff or anything, but it was kind of a filler chapter. I wanted to make a big and flashy comeback, but I knew anything would work first, for I truely am working on writing more... So... please review! If I don't get 10 reviews, I won't update, cuz the reviewers are the ones I update for... so please do! Lol.
Also, the fun thing about Nevaeh and Lanrete's names are... well, I'll see if someone can figure it out. -grins- Not hard, think about it... They are real words... :)
Well, I'm off to try and brainstorm more, so, PLEASE, review!