First thing in the morning Cyborg went to the living room to cook up some bacon for breakfast. This was the only time he was actually able to eat meat related things because Jinx slept in. He loved his girlfriend but she was more apt at forcing the tofu thing than Beastboy had been. "Good morn, did you have a good sleep cycle?" Salskiss said scaring Cyborg in the process. He had forgotten about their guests which resided in the living room instead of the ship. "Not really, I was to excite to sleep but no worries." Cyborg said getting a pan out of the bottom cabinet.
"May I ask you a question?"
"You want to know what I mean right? I'm a Cyborg, I charged my battery." Cyborg said.
"I believe I do, it makes sense, your technology is amazing Cyborg." Salskiss stated happily.
"Speaking of which, would it be ok if I work on your ship? It seems a little worse for ware." Cyborg said.
"I'm sure the Captain won't mind." Salskiss said.
After breakfast was made Cyborg, Salskiss and the rest of the crew went to fix up the ship. When Harkin awoke he was greeted with the burnt smell of some sort of Tameranian pudding. He had only tasted the concoction once before on his first visit to Tameran, it had been a lovely gift. That had been when they had established peace with the other planet a long time back. "You are awake, how was your sleep friend?" Starfire asked when she saw the Antinite stir a bit. "Excellent but where is my crew?" Harkin asked moving to where he was sitting up on the couch.
"They are with Cyborg and have been upgrading your ship." Starfire stated and sat down. He guessed upgrading the ship wasn't such a bad idea but still he hoped it was done in time. He had planned for them to leave sometime in and around the noon hours so they were ready. All day yesterday they had gone over their plans and what they would do once they got there. The girl named Raven had gone through all of her friends memories that she somehow contained. She had mentioned that the fights were betted on and that Beastboy was their third greatest.
The plan had been to sneak in and find a seat so they could watch at least one fight and strike. That or they could just skip to finding Nal and their friend so they would be good and safe. He was brought out of his inner thoughts when Nightwing, Jinx, and Raven entered. Raven took a sip of her tea and sat at the kitchen table not showing any facial expression at all. Jinx sat across from her and as they talked a small smile had gradually appeared on the girls face. "Sorry about the sleeping arrangement, we didn't have a room prepared." Nightwing said sipping some coffee.
"It's understandable, you hadn't expected us." Harkin said and then got up from the couch. He was starting to wonder about the state of his ship and if it was in disrepair or not which annoyed him. Just as he was about to reach the door Cyborg walked in with a huge smile on his face. "Your ship is able to go a little faster Xad…Xask…Commander Harkin." Cyborg said happily. "Ah, the name is Xzarxikacn Harkin but you may call me Harkin it's much easier to say." Harkin said. The Antinite then remembered what he had said and was happy that his ship was upgraded.
Soon Titans East came over so they could take care of the city while they and Nightwing were away. Nightwing took note that there was some glaring going on between Bumblebee and Jinx. Honestly, he was glad he only had one girl who held her affections for him instead of two. He was going to have to tell Cyborg later on about jinx and Bumblebee and then bother with Aqualad. The man was obsessed with trying to get Raven to realize his feelings almost like Beastboy. Nightwing couldn't wait to get the Changeling back; it had been so long since he heard a dumb joke.
When noon had hit, Harkin went to look at his ship, it wasn't much different on the outside so far. When he went inside it seemed only slightly different and the controls for the engine as well. Salskiss let Cyborg sit in his seat since he was familiar with this new system in the Antinite ship. Cyborg would have to help the commander figure out how to use system and then he would to. "Alright, this is basically your same system only your hyper speed is a bit faster." Cyborg said. This made Harkin a little happier; the ship's hyper speed was the only problem they had.
Harkin turned the blue key to his left and pushed it in making the ship start up almost instantly. The engine of the machine which was merely a small little thing purred like it was brand new. It had been an old ship, one of the ones that had been introduced to hyperspace technology. Unfortunately with the years it had started slowing down on how speedy it was supposed to go. Pulling back a green lever the ship instantly lifted off of the roof of the giant T shaped tower. After a few minutes they were finally up in space and typed in the name of the Shezix informant.
After an hour a Shezix appeared on the video phone and she looked around before talking to him. Luckily she was in her own room so there were no prying eyes or ears to know about this. "Nixxy, send your coordinates so we can travel there while on auto pilot?" Harkin asked. There was silence on the other end as she took right at him in what seemed to be utter annoyance. It had been ages since Harkin had been in contact with her and she wasn't really happy about it. "You're behind on your mission you know, I've been waiting for so long." Nixxy stated.
He supposed he was behind on his mission but now he was actually following the mission out. "I wasn't able to follow the ship when it took off due to their hyper speed." Harkin stated sighing. "No wonder you're so far behind, I'll send them but once your close contact me." Nixxy said. Once Nixxy had sent the Coordinates she stayed on the screen to talk to Harkin for a bit. "There is a small group of five planning to escape soon, from what I can tell they chose the sewers." She said. At this information Cyborg and Nightwing looked over to the Shezix on the screen.
"Who are these five that are planning on escaping?" Nightwing questioned before Harkin could. He hoped he could get more out of this Shezix who was obviously on their side or something. The woman named Nixxy looked over to Nightwing and then to Harkin who gave a small nod. He wanted to hear this information as well and hoped they got there in time to help them escape. "I have come to know them quite well and just recently they let me in on their secret." Nixxy said. Obviously she didn't want to betray their trust as she brought her hand to her skinny neck.
"Their names are Jake, Garfield, Nal, Kishick, and Chinch." She said hesitantly and then smiled. She didn't know why she was being so nervous since these guys were only willing to help. Most likely they were friends of Garfield and Jake's but still she felt like she had lost the trust. "Did you just say Garfield?" A girl with short purplish hair asked as soon as she had appeared. "Y-yes, he's quite a leader, almost killed me when I found out about their plan." She said. For some reason Nixxy felt proud to say that Garfield was an outstanding leader.
"Beastboy…" Raven said happily and then got pulled into a tight hug with a happy Starfire and Jinx. Cyborg looked very happy now and Nightwing seemed happy about the leader comment. He honestly didn't think Beastboy had it in him to become leader but he proved him wrong. "You must be his friends, are you friends with Jake as well?" Nixxy asked catching their attention. Everyone looked at here with confusion except for Jinx who was aware of Plasmuse's identity. Sure the boy was only normal when he was asleep but still she knew his name quite well.
"Jake is Plasmus you idiots, yes were friends with Jake." Jinx said with a sigh and shook her head. They should have known this since they had a villain database full of villains and names. "Yes, I remember that Beastboy had formed a truce with him." Raven said thoughtfully. Starfire more or less was happy that her childhood friend was alright and working with her green friend. "Oh friends, this is glorious!" Starfire exclaimed happily and flew around the ship happily. "I told you your daughter was safe with Beastboy." Raven said making Harkin smile.
"Indeed." Harkin replied pushing a button that Cyborg said would increase the speed of the ship. Without warning the ship suddenly jerked them all forward so he slowed it down a little. "That is definitely speedy Cyborg." Harkin said. "Told you it was faster," Cyborg said happily.
-With Gilth and Denashi-
The two Shezix stood in front of the video screen watching the many security cameras in silence. They were aware of the traitor and they were aware of the five prisoners planning their escape. The reason they weren't moving to punish them was because of what lay within the sewers. The Gulgutch was a feared creature that took up residence in unused places such as the stinky sewers. They had claimed it as a pet that helped with the security and was known for killing. "Their going to walk into their own death and not realize it Gilth," Denashi said with a smirk.
A chuckle escaped Gilth's mouth as he put an arm around Denashi's waist and looked to his left. The other monitor showed the sewer and the ripples that occasionally would surface. It would definitely be a most gruesome death and one for every prisoner to defiantly learn by. "When did they mention they were planning on going through with it?" Gilth asked looking at Denashi. "The next couple of weeks or so," Denashi replied with amusement in her little voice. "How amusing, they delay what they truly wish and then meet an unknown death." Gilth said laughing.
-With Beastboy and the others-
Garfield morphed a gnat as he went down the body sized drain in he and his friend's bathroom floor. He was still slightly injured but not enough to where he wouldn't be able to morph. The Changeling just wanted to test it out and see if they would be able to go down the hole. As soon as he felt he was down deep enough he demorphed and covered his nose before moving. The whole place looked like an underground tunnel that had been slightly flooded or something. He should have asked Chinch or Jake to accompany him because of his nose but whatever.
Quickly Garfield morphed back into the gnat and made his way back into the bathroom for fresh air. When he got there he was greeted by Jake and the others who had questioning looks. "It smells like crap but it seems like we will be able to go down there…" He said and cringed. "Excuse me but I have to use the bathroom." he said ushering everyone out of the bathroom door. As soon as everyone was out he went to the toilet and barfed, the smell made him a little sick. "Thank you god for blessing me with this nose…" He said and then barfed one more time before flushing.
"You alright in there Garfield?" Jake asked.
"It's the smell…sorry for making you guys worry." Garfield replied.
Jake knew this would happen if they chose the sewer system, why did Garfield even agree to this. With his nose they would have to stay close together since the smell would block out things. Their scents wouldn't be able to reach his nose like they usually did but they had to risk it. Garfield walked out of the bathroom and closed the door before leaning on the wall for support. "We can definitely hide from the Smox's down there." He said and then looked over to Jake. "You're plasma…I could probably breath through it." Garfield said and received a shrug.
"It's worth a shot; I'll go down with you this time." Jake suggested.
"That would be a good idea."
Jake's hand turned into plasma and soon took the shape of a gas mask before Garfield took it. He strapped it around his face and before he and Jake left received a hug from a worried Nal. Garfield gave her a reassuring pat on the head and nodded toward Chinch and Kishick then left. "Do you think this plan is safe?" Nal asked Kishick and Chinch once Garfield left again. "Its either that or die here and I plan to do the first." Kishick said and then looked hopefully at Chinch. "Following our green friend seems like a better plan Nasith." Chinch said with out hesitation.
-With Beastboy and Plasmus-
Garfield removed the cap from the hole on the floor with his arms in the buff form of a Gorillas. Jake was the first to jump down and Garfield followed after as he put the mask over his nose. When they reached the bottom Garfield noticed just how much easier he could breath now. Both of them looked around and were about to look further until Jake stopped him in his tracks. That's when Garfield felt it, small vibrations coming from the floor and rippling the water. "Do you feel that?" He asked looking over to Jake who had apparently turned into Plasmus.
"Apparently you did…"He didn't get to finish because whatever it was came straight to the surface. Garfield cursed, the monster had its mouth open with what looked like a lot of teeth. It had four eyes like what Raven looked like when she was extremely pissed off at certain people. It was all black and there were what looked like spikes on every part of its body except its head. "Oh Zigesh..." Garfield murmured.