Finally some action! Now, before reading this, I want you to swear this oath:
I will, under no surcumstainces, go to Lunrav14's house with an angry mob.
Okay, now you can't kill me. Please enjoy (I hope, I hope, I hope).
Using the Titans' ship, our own two feet, and an electric powered scooter, we managed to get to the Brotherhood base. These guys must like hiding in plain sight because the building in front of us was an abandoned factory. I think it once made toothpaste.
Starfire, Dragonfly, Blackwing, and Beast Boy flew up to the roof. Blackwing sent me the ok signal and I used my wind powers to lift anyone who couldn't levitate or use their own methods to get up (guess who refused my help).
Blackwing had done something to the vent so that it popped open. We dropped in as quietly as possible. This was our team's first real mission. Sure, we had taken down other bad guys, but this was our first super-villain team. We were excited, and a little nervous.
Robin pointed to the vent and he used his tools to prop open the vent. We dropped down and kept walking. I was having a serious déjà vu moment from when we escaped the Fortress of Doom. We came upon a room with a large ceiling. Instantly, I knew something was wrong. I felt several strong auras around me and I froze.
"IT'S A TRAP!" I shouted. Everyone snapped into a fighter's stance as maniatic laughter arose from the shadows. Lights snapped on to reveal close to twenty villains. A long, stretchy hand came down and scooped up Coral. Her eyes widened and she reached for Jericho's hand. Her fingers barely missed. Jericho made a rushed grab for his sister, but it was too late. She was pulled up onto a ledge that contained four other people.
One of them looked like a robot with a brain inside. I could tell from the hate running off of the Teen Titans that this was The Brain, the leader of the Brotherhood. That was weird, but what was weirder was I felt no aura coming off of him. Every living thing I've encountered has at least a faint aura. This guy had nothing. Could he even be alive?
A large gorilla stood next to the Brain. This must be Monsieur Malah. Considering that his aura displayed emotions not commonly found in a gorilla, I'm guessing he's sentient.
A woman in red stood to the Brain's left. In her stretchy hands was Coral. The woman had long black hair, a red body suit, and thigh high boots. Her aura was ruthless and I probed a little deeper to find her name. I came up with Madam Rouge.
The last one stood slightly apart from the others. He wore a hazmat suit and goggles. I fumed at this guy. This was the guy who most likely hurt Coral and, somehow, mutated the rest of us. I refused to read his aura because I knew he was Professor Chang.
Jericho looked at the four villains on the platform and then something really weird happened.
I heard Jericho's voice. Sort of.
GIVE ME BACK MY SISTER!
I'm honestly not sure who was more surprised, the bad guys, or us. Everyone just stared at the boy who everyone considered mute. Beast Boy was the first one to voice his confusion.
"Uh, did you just speak?" he asked. Jericho looked at us and shook his head.
I'm not actually speaking. What you are hearing is words I think in my head and then project to your ears.
"So, telepathy?" Sparks asked.
Not exactly. It's a branch off of my normal powers. I'll explain later.
"So, the vittle vone can speak. How interesting," Madam Rouge said in a Russian accent.
"It is not normal speech though. It appears to be a branch off of his powers," Monsieur Malah said. I guess he is sentient.
"Well-isn't-it-the-Teen-Titans?" the Brain said in a robotic voice. "And-it-seems-you-have-brought-some-friends."
"Let Coral go, you psychopathic lady. before we come up there and kick your butt to Timbuktu," Dragonfly said, staring daggers at Madam Rouge.
"Oh, you vant your vittle friend back?" Madam Rouge asked in a sickly sweet tone. "Ven come and get her!"
The second the last word escaped from her mouth, the rest of the villains attacked. I don't remember everyone we fought, but I remember fighting a fat guy with a light-saber, a guy who could multiply himself, and a creepy lady with walking cookies.
Robin hopped up to the platform with Jericho and I right behind him. Anything that came into my field of vision, I kicked or punched. I blasted as many people as possible with ice and I called upon an electric storm or two, but nothing seemed to work.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Madam Rouge hand a struggling Coral to a henchman in a hazmat suit. Jericho and I gave each other a quick glance before running after the guy. The henchman led us away from the battle to a large room. A man stepped out of the shadows with lots of henchmen behind him.
"I appears I have the upper hand here," Professor Chang said to us in a mocking tone.
"Give us back Coral, and no one gets hurt," I said with an ice blast at the ready.
"I don't think that's possible," Professor Chang said. With that, the room burst into chaos. Jericho immediately took possession of one of the henchman and started blasting away. I hurled large gusts of wind around and threw lightning bolts. I'm not nearly as good with electricity as Sparks, but it is really effective.
A blast hit me in the back and I flew through the air and smacked a wall. I saw Jericho get forcibly thrown out of someone and he smacked the wall as well. I placed a hand on the back of my head and I felt a slight trickle of blood. I quickly healed it and crawled over to Jericho. His arm had a large cut on it. I sent out a stream of green light and his cut knitted itself back together.
From behind me, I heard a gasp. I sent a volley of icicles before standing up. Two henchmen grabbed me and pinned my arms at my sides. I saw Jericho get similar treatment. The henchmen dropped me by Professor Chang, but not before binding my arms. He looked at me in shock.
"You can't be, could you?" he asked, his voice dubious.
"I don't know what you're talking about," I spat. Professor Chang looked at me in shock.
"It is you. I can't believe it worked," he said muttering to himself. He turned around and walked over to a table "Release her," He said to one of his henchmen. The henchman untied me and I stood up cautiously, ready to strike.
Professor Chang beckoned me over to the table. Next to the table was an intricately carved wooden chair. He motioned me to sit. I sat down and faced him.
"I'm prepared to make you a deal," he told me as he pulled out a syringe. "I'll let your annoying little friends go…if you agree to let me inject you with this."
My eyes must have bulged out of my head. I looked over to Jericho and Coral. They were both shaking their heads furiously. I turned back to Professor Chang and glared at him.
"Why should I trust you? That needle will probably kill me or neutralize my powers," I said. Professor Chang shook his head.
"It won't do either of those things. Besides, what do you have to lose?"
I took in a deep breath. If I did it, who knows what might happen? If I didn't do it, my friends could be in danger. But who in their right mind would trust a villain? Especially a mad scientist. I looked back to Coral. She shook her head and I knew there and then what I should do.
"It's a deal," I said. I didn't look over to Jericho and Coral, but I didn't have to. I knew what their faces looked like.
"Roll up your sleeve," Professor Chang said. I rolled my sleeve up so my entire right arm was exposed. He took an alcohol wipe and cleaned my upper arm off.
"We don't need you to get an infection," he said to me. I rolled my eyes. Since when do evil scientists care about heroes getting an infection?
He took the needle and I closed my eyes. The best way to make a shot hurt less is to take deep breaths and to not tense up. Tensing up makes it hurt more. I felt a sharp poke and it was over in a second.
Instantly, I felt my body burning up. What ever was in that syringe felt like liquid fire, but I refused to scream in pain. I wouldn't scream in front of villains and I especially wouldn't scream in front of Coral. I needed to stay brave for her. Instead, I clenched my fist. The fire spread to my head and it took all of my will to not grasp it.
When the pain cleared up, I looked up and saw Coral kneeling next to the chair. Her eyes were wide and she looked scared. Jericho stood next to me and he was grasping my hand.
Are you okay? he asked me. His 'voice' was kind and reassuring, like an older brother.
"Where are the henchmen?" I gasped.
After you were injected, the dropped us and ran off. I told Coral that you knew about the mind speech. Now, are you okay?
I tried to nod my head, but I knew I would be lying if I said I wasn't in pain. Instead, I shook it
Crystal, what happened? Coral asked me. Her 'voice' was high and light.
"It felt like liquid fire was in my bloodstream," I said. My head still felt like it was on fire and I leaned back in pain. I suddenly sat up in shock. My eyes teared up and I cried.
Crystal! Coral exclaimed. What did that injection do?
"It gave me memories," I said between sobs.
You had amnesia? Coral asked. I shook my head.
"It's hard to explain," I said.
So tell us. Jericho said. I shook my head again.
"It has to do with my past. If I told you, you would hate me," I said. Jericho squeezed my hand.
Then let me tell you a little bit about our past. When Coral was maybe one, there was an accident. Jericho pulled down his collar to reveal a scar around his neck. Coral had a similar mark around her neck. Our throats were cut and we nearly died. The doctors managed to patch us up, but the only way we could live was if they turned us into metas. We also lost the ability to speak. When I joined the Teen Titans, I learned our father is the Teen Titans' worst enemy. Trust me, it can't be nearly that bad.
I tried to choke out a laugh. "It's not that bad, but it's pretty close." I took a deep breath and started to speak.
"My father is Professor Chang."
Ahh! You swore not to kill me!. I twisted Jericho's back story a little bit from the wiki decription, so sorry to die hard Teen Titans fans. The next chapter will mostly be Crystal's memories with the final confrontaion at the end. I will update as soon as possible, so please don't kill me.