Chapter 10

Eli's POV

I watched in horror as my best friend was shot and fell to the ground. I was trapped in a net, unable to save him or even warn him. Miss Cyborg and Starwing were trying to help Nightfire while Flicker and Hex freed the rest of us from whatever trap the rest of us were in. Nanosting was stuck in a force field bubble, and Animalia was bound by a special kind of chain that prevented her magic. How did this guy know how to stop us so easily? And how did he know that Nightfire was Nightwing and Starfire's son? Why didn't he notice this in Starwing? Is he sexist? Was that even a relevant question?There were too many questions and not enough answers. Flicker soon came over and quickly took care of the net. As soon as I was free, I ran over to Nightfire with speed the Flash would be proud of.

"How is he?" I asked Miss Cyborg.

"Not good, I don't know how a Tamaranian immune system works, I don't know how to heal him," she said.

"Is there any way we can get him to someone who can help?" I asked.

"We can't even move him in this condition, and the original Titans are too far away," Miss Cyborg said.

"Maybe Flicker can help, is she fast enough?" I asked.

"No, she's too fast, the speed would probably kill him," she said.

"What about me? I can turn into any flying animal," I said.

"What is the biggest from you can accomplish?" she asked.

"Pterodactyl," I replied.

"Maybe that would work, I'd need to ride on too, to make sure that his condition doesn't change. Flicker, go ahead and let the original Titans know what happened, that man somehow scrambled our communications. Everyone else, follow Flicker, we won't be far behind," Miss Cyborg commanded. Flicker ran off, and the rest followed her. Miss Cyborg picked up Nightfire bridal-style, and I changed to pterodactyl form. She hopped on, and I flew up.

We soon arrived at the tower to see Nightwing and a worried Starfire. Miss Cyborg quickly but carefully got off my back and rushed Nightfire to the infirmary, and Cyborg went along too. I transformed back to my normal self and Nightwing walked towards me.

"What happened? How did he get shot?" he asked me, slightly angry.

"This guy, he seemed to know all of our weaknesses, and most of were trapped, including Nightfire. Somehow he managed to get free and attack the man, but as you can see it didn't end well. The oddest thing was is that the man somehow knew that you were his father," I explained, and his eyes widened at the last part.

"What did this man look like?" Nightwing asked.

"He wore all black, and he had a red x on his chest and mask," I said.

"Thank you," Nightwing said, looking a little shaken, and that terrified me. If Nightwing was worried, this guy must be bad news. Nightwing left the room, muttering something about finding the man's location. Starfire sat in a chair and Starwing sat next to her. Raven decided to meditate, and Emmie did too. The rest of us awkwardly stood around, waiting for Miss Cyborg to come out of the infirmary and say that Nightfire was okay. After a while, Starwing stood up and walked over to me.

"Can you stay with my mom? I wanna check on my dad and see that he's okay," she asked me.

"Of course," I said.

"Kori, I'll come with you," Emmie said, breaking away from her meditation.

"Okay," Kori said. The two girls left. I was glad Emmie went with her, Kori needs support too. I sat down by Kori's mom, who looked devastated.

"I'm sorry I couldn't save him, I wish I could have done something," I said, trying to make her feel better.

"Friend Eli, it is not your fault. You did a very good thing by making sure he arrived here safely. I thank you greatly for that," she said.

"Thanks Mrs. G. Are you sure that you are okay?" I asked.

"Yes, I just have many of the worries," she said.

"Me too Mrs. G, me too," I said. We were interrupted from our conversation by a loud boom that rattled the tower.

"That came from the control center! That's where Nightwing went!" Changeling shouted. We all ran to the control center to see it filled with smoke. My eyes started to burn and my lungs seized up. I started coughing, which soon graduated to choking, and I was starting to black out. I glanced around me to see my team, my friends collapse around me. My knees buckled, and I lost consciousness.

A/N: Heyo! And noooo… this isn't a cliffhanger… okay, maybe it is. Sorry? Yeah I did this to you twice in a row, sorry. Anywho, I don't really have much to say, only that I hope you enjoyed the chapter! I hope you had a Merry Christmas, if you celebrate that, and a Happy New Year! Please review/follow/favorite! Thanks and I'll talk to you all soon! Bye! ~Hannah :)