Here you go, guys! Sorry for the wait, bad week :( But here it is :D
Anaiz finally calmed down. She was sitting next to Isabel, who was being strapped in by Jason. They were talking but Ana wasn't hearing anything. She was too busy trying to keep herself calm. The flames circled near Starfire, yet she was still kept under control. She was yelling commands at her members and pointing at random things in the ship.
"Ana," Jason's voice finally broke through. "Anaiz, are you okay?"
Ana nodded, "hmm, yeah. I'm okay, I'm just..." She took a deep breath.
Jason understood and placed his hands on hers. "I'm sorry if you're scared."
"I'm not scared." She shook her head amiably.
"Your hair's yellow." Jason pointed out.
Ana frowned. "This is...a lot, Jason. Everything's happening so fast."
"I understand. But you're doing great so far and-."
"Jason, Roy, Ana, walk with me." Starfire ordered as she walked passed the three.
They followed her to the back of the ship's bridge where she turned around to face them.
"Guys, I need your advice." She stated.
"We take an escape pod into the debris as it falls into orbit." Jason suggested.
"Send someone in as a prisoner?" Ana shrugged.
"We jam their mothership's sensors and-."
"Cute." Kori interrupted Roy. "I don't require help with strategy. I need your advice because, honor and duty withstanding, I have no interest in fighting for Tamaran."
"Commander, the suits are ready." A member of the ship announced.
"Yes," Kori nodded, "the three of you change into the suitable armor. When you're finished, we will continue."
Anaiz was handed a purple suit. It looked almost exactly like Starfire's except it exposed her stomach and shoulders. Ana squirmed at the design but put it on anyways. She turned around to see that it has a loop in the back that would allow the staff to be placed through. With a sigh, she tied her hair up and exited the dressing room she was in, seeing Jason and Roy already done.
"You guys change fast." Ana commented.
"Well we don't spend three hours checking to see if the suit makes us look fat." Jason jokes.
Ana frowned and craned her neck back. "Well does it?"
Roy rubbed his shoulder. He had gotten a shot of some sort. "Ow."
"You'll live, Roy. Probably." Jason spat. "I'm worried about-."
"Don't." Kori warned. "As you know, I am the second daughter of Tamaran. My beloved sister Komiand'r is the first. In our youth, she always cared for me. Even in our early days of war, she stood by me. It was only after she had to surrender in order to protect our people that she traded my freedom for peace." She sighed. "I suffered for years. Sharing the pain when I could. But it was never their hands or weapons that hurt. It was the fact that I was there because of my sister and that my people turne their back on me. It did not take long before my solitude and sadness turned into rage and the need for retribution. So I bided my time and affronted my body and soul. It allowed me to get closer to the monsters who took over my world." She paused. "But they had made enemies over the centuries. Once I met up with Orn, Depalo, and K'tten? It was only a matter of time. When I returned to Tamaran, I confess, I wanted to kill my sister. Until she held me in her arms and cried for days." Kori raised her hand. "Though her and that rest of the world called us heroes, the truth is, is never felt so alone in my life. Komiand'r and I tried. X'Hal, we tried. Eventually, I took control of the Starfire and I chose life among the stars..." She glared directly at the three. "Truth is, there are over a billion people on Tamaran and not one of them lifted a finger to save me. I am not ashamed to say I do not care for them, apart of me wouldn't care the Blight takes the entire planet and reduces it to a living tumor. I need you to tell me if I'm wrong."
"Of course not." Jason shook his head. "Apart of me is still mad at Batman for not doing anything to the Joker after he killed me. We have a good thing going on earth, Kori, we don't need to-."
"No, Jason, this isn't about you." Roy shook his hands.
"I don't think so." Ana perked. "I mean, I get it, fuck them. They didn't save you when you needed them the most. But now the shoe is on the other foot and they need someone there. And that person is you."
"Exactly," Roy agreed as he got down on his knees in front of her. "See, I don't know the person you were before we met. But I know the person you're supposed to be. I catch glimpses when you smile when you think no one is watching, I hear it in your laugh when I say something stupid, and I even see it when you slaughter guys before they have a chance to get to us." He reached out and touched her cheek. "You're a good person, Kori. If you're going to save them, it's going to be from a place of strength."
Ana opened her mouth, only for Jason to put his hand on her shoulder. "Don't ruin it."
She frowned and crossed her arms, pouting.
"Oh hey, am I interrupting something?" Isabel stepped around the corner wearing a white suit or armor.
"Yes." Ana's hair turned from purple to red.
Jason bumped her. He then approached Isabel. "I'm sorry about all this. I owe you-."
"Nothing." Isabel finished. "You don't have to explain yourself, Jason, we're practically strangers. If I were being completely and totally honest with both of us, until aliens started falling from the sky and attacking us, this was the most boring date ever."
Roy and Ana snickered as Jason's face fell. "Really? Was it that bad?"
"You were pretending to own a laundry shop when people don't even use those places anymore. Yes it was that bad." Isabel smirked.
"See I told him to be himself." He elbowed Ana. "But nobody ever listens to me."
Ana giggled, her hair turning a bright blue.
Anaiz hated the seats. She couldn't even touch the floor, she felt like a five year old; swinging her feet around. She groaned. Kori sat next to her. "How are you?"
"Scared." Ana blurted out. "I'm scared and I'm sorry."
"Don't ever be sorry for your emotions." Kory glanced down at her. "I understand your fear, you've never been outside of your own planet."
"I've never been outside Colorado!" Ana snapped; her hair turning yellow. "Being out of earth is a totally different subject! I never thought in a billion years that I would ever leave earth!" She threw her hands up.
"I was the same way." Kori stated. "I never thought I'd leave Tamaran. But I didn't have a choice. You did. You came because of me."
"Because I care about you and I want to support whatever you wanna do." Ana admitted.
"Exactly. Your fear is primordial, Anaiz. Relinquish it." Kori brought her hand up and balled it into a fist. "Remember what I told you about being strong."
"I have to be stronger than I've ever been." Ana nodded. "I have to be strong."
"And you will." Kori finished.
"I will." Ana agreed with a smile.
Kori smiled as well and patted her head.
"You're an idiot." K'tten shouted. "You've been on this ship only an hour, and you're already telling me how it works!"
"Look, all I'm saying is that you should try it!" Roy pointed at the command center. "If you override the Tachyon Field in the ship's containment in the ship's core, you could use the ship's propulsion to actually supply energy to the life support instead of draining it!"
K'tten blinked. "That's so insane...it just might work..."
She then began to tap away at the keyboard until it rang and stated, "Life Support at 99%."
Ana made a farting noise with her mouth, "Nerd."
Roy shrugged. "Hey, I don't like to brag-."
"Then don't." Kori patted his head. "I'm the only one who finds it endearing and barely."
A loud ringing rang throughout the ship.
"BREACH ALERT!" Orn cried. "With shields down, the Blight can teleport on this ship!"
Immediately after his announcement, a bright green light shone; the blight, who looked like the aliens from the Fifth Element, pulled their weapons up.
"All hands attack!" Kori ordered.
Ana pulled her staff up. "The only question's when they'll blow up*."
*Mood Rings-Relient K
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