AN: It's been a while, hasn't it? Sorry, family vacations and such :)
Disclaimer: I don't own the teen titans.
STORYTIME!
'Why does this keep happening?' Annabel thought to herself as she was half dragged back to the hideout. Raven followed behind at a safe distance.
When they arrived, the only people waiting to welcome them were the titans. The JT were used to their leader's disappearing acts. While Raven talked to her team, Annabel turned to Kyle. "Radio Jim for me please."
Kyle nodded and pulled out a walkie-talkie. "This is Beta leader to Alpha leader, do you copy?"
There was a pause.
"Alpha leader to Beta leader, copy. Do you have Archer?"
"Archer here and very, very very pissed off."
Another pause. "Put Archer on." Kyle handed Annabel the walkie talkie.
"Alpha leader, there was another arson on Friar Street, where was my team?"
Jim was silent before he answered, "We didn't get any reports from Friar."
Annabel paused. She took a deep breath and a moment to think before answering. "Alright, I want a small team at Friar to check on the scouts. Send three more teams to the surrounding streets to check on those scouts, too."
"Copy that."
"I want Tim leading Team A, Michael on B, Cassandra leading C, and Butch with D."
"Understood. Alpha leader out."
Annabel handed back the radio to Kyle. He glanced at her and then at the Titans. "We should probably get the two of you checked out before we do a makeover."
Annabel groaned. "And I have no say in this?"
"None."
(Fast foreword twenty minutes)
Annabel and Raven were being checked over by Tyler and Bennett, two of the medics, even though both insisted that they were fine. Sometime during the checkup, the titans walked in to check on their friend. Beast boy noticed Annabel looking at him strangely.
"Dude, why are you looking at me?"
Annabel shook her head. "I'm sorry. Just... I've never heard of a green skin walker before."
He looked at her blankly. "Uh...what?"
"Native American legend." Raven said calmly. "A skin walker was someone with the power to turn into any animal."
Annabel looked surprised, but nodded. "You know the stories?"
"A few." Raven gave her a look. "By the way, you still haven't answered my question."
Tyler and Bennett exchanged glances, then ushered the rest of the titans out of the room. They knew when they weren't needed.
Annabel took a deep breath. "My mother...was Navajo. My father met her on the reservation. My cousin Danny, on my mother's side, gave me an Indian name when I was born- Firebird. He and my aunt gave me special charms and talismans for protection, as a gift, but no one really believed they worked until-"
She was abruptly cut off when her walkie-talkie crackled to life.
"This is Team A to Archer, do you copy?"
She quickly pulled out the radio. "Archer to Team A, what's your status?"
"The scouts are gone. There's no trace of them."
She froze. "Wh-what?"
"They're totally gone. I think maybe-" He was interrupted by yelling in the background, followed by a loud crash. The line went dead.
"Team A, do you copy?! Team A!"
No answer.
"Tim, do you copy?! Tim!"
AN: *le gasp* What has happened to Team A? What about the others? What was Annabel about to say? Sorry, I'm not telling.
:P
