Gilth had a look of disappointment slathered on his face at what was going down on the screen. This wasn't going how he had planned but he still had other monsters down there to contend with. Denashi sat in one of the chairs with amusement, her eyes stuck on Gilth. She could tell he was pissed that the creature hadn't killed the two prisoners trying to escape. She would have to send some Smoxes down there the next time they try to escape once again. This would be interesting to see what that transformer could live through when in fiercer battle.
"Gilth, let's not threat over this, we still have two weeks." Denashi said getting to her feet. Although he was amusing when he was extremely angry he did get a little scary sometimes. "Yes, this much is true Denashi, there is more than one Gulgutch." He said. His anger seemed vanish but Denashi could tell he was hoping for another one to get them. His blood lust had always been something of an interest to her and now it was better. This was how the Shezix lived, against the law and fights were a big thing for them in the end.
"What will we do with Nixxy after this is over Gilth?" She asked.
"Feed her to the Smox's, she has betray us after all." He said.
"What a gruesome death." Denashi said giving a small giggle in response.
-Two weeks later-
"We're reaching the Shezix atmosphere!" Salskiss said from his spot at one of the computers. Harkin nodded and then stood up from his seat calling for everyone to pay attention. He held out what looked almost like Cyborg's holorings and set them on control panel. "You all will have to wear these so we can get past this planets security." Harkin stated. He was thankful that Cyborg had thought to pack these because he wasn't sure how to do the rest. He watched as one by one the ones who were going in took the rings and put them on.
"Nixxy will be on guard duty at the back door and she will lead us to one of the fight rings. She says Nal will be scheduled to fight and she is the only one to know we are coming. Once she is done we follow her and she will lead us to her room where everyone else is. They will have been in the sewers by the time we have gotten into the room. Plasmus will be waiting for us once we enter the sewer, oh and wear a mask for the bad smells." He said. The only crew members of the ship that were going was Harkin and Salskiss along with the Titans.
As soon as Nightwing put the ring on his body had changed into a Barickrush, Starfire had said. Their faces had tusks on them and their eyes were a deep blue when they were happy. Starfire explained that they were known for their love of fighting all that. Salskiss handed them some cloaks because Barickrush didn't exactly like the sun light. "Now, no matter what we must not interfere in Nal's fight if she does in fact lose." He said. He had full confidence in his daughter's abilities but still there was that chance.
Once the ship landed Harkin waited for everyone to get out of the ship before he himself left. Once they were at the door Harkin knocked a few times before the door decided to open. Nixxy ushered them in and directed them toward the arena and to their seats. "I must inform Nal that it is time for her to fight, if you need anything tell me." Nixxy said. She gave a pat on Harkin's shoulder before taking off in the area she meant to go. The woman was glad that she could help aid in their escape and eventually free everyone.
Harkin gave a sigh of relief that the plan had gone smoothly thus far and hoped this continued on. Once Nal and her friends were safe they were going to have to free everyone. He had made sure that he had backup surrounding the planet before they got closer. "Welcome to our planet, my name is Gilth and I'm glad you all could join us." One said. As soon as the person talked everyone looked at the arena where the Shezix talked. He had a sort of microphone and stared into the crowed as he talked about bets and other things.
"I would like to introduce our first fighters, to the left is Nal and the right Dorbrum." He continued.
Raven looked over at Nal, she looked exactly like the image in Beastboy's head only a bit older. He had rescued her from a couple of those mole things Star said were Smoxes. She knew the girl might not of heard of her but still it was nice to know his new friends. After a few minutes the fight began and Nal looked like she was dancing out there. It would have been beautiful if not for the current circumstances as they were now. If they were on Earth Nightwing would have possibly considered her a likely team member.
-With Nal a couple minutes before-
Nal gave her big brothers a hug and a kiss on each of their cheeks before leaving their room. Jake patted her on the head as if to tell her that they were going to be just fine. "Garfield's friends will be coming." Nal whispered causing Jake's eyes to go wide for a bit. "Did you tell Garfield yet, I'm sure he would want to know." Jake whispered back. A giggle escaped Nal's mouth and she shook her head and told him to be quiet. "It's a surprise, you should have known anyway since you are friends with Nixxy." She said.
That much was true, Nixxy usually told him what was going on around the building and some secrets. She had mentioned that she knew Nal's father and that he was an officer. Maybe he just hadn't been listening when she had told him about all of the current plans. "We should tell him though, I'm not keeping secrets from Garfield." Jake said a bit unsure. He didn't want to keep something like this from the person he now called friend. "Do whatever you want Jake...I just want to see his actual smile instead of a far off one." Nal said.
With that Nal took off as soon as Nixxy came into view and walked beside the Shezix, in silence. Surprising Garfield felt like a good idea, he had told her so many awesome stories. She wanted to see the people that Garfield put on a pedestal and talked so highly of almost all the time. He always smiled when he talked about them, especially the woman he was in love with. It wasn't a real smile where she was concerned, no the real smile would appear in three hours. "Nixxy...do you think its a bad idea not telling Garfield that his friends are coming?" She whispered.
"I feel he deserves to know...but you are his Gossan and I should not question that." She said. The woman had a point but still she just felt that this would be good for her brother. "You may have something there." Nal said as they neared the entrance to the huge arena. She stood there for a few minutes as the Shezix took the time to open the door very slowly. The door was heavy and usually needed at least two to push it open or closed at times. "Your father should be in there in another hour, when the fight begins..." She didn't say the rest because Nal ran in.
Garfield's ears perked up at the mention of his name being mentioned in the hall from the others. At the mention of his friends coming here he felt his heart skip a beat rather suddenly. When his eyes widened Chinch looked at him with slight confusion and then to the door. He had been informed by Nal that his family was coming to rescue him and it was secret. He wondered if Garfield was picking up on the conversation and if he was it showed. What annoyed him was that Kishick had decided it would be a perfect time to pace around the room.
"I hate to be a bother Kishick but could you not pace, your driving me up the wall." Chinch stated.
"Sorry friend, I'm a little nervous.." Kishick said.
"Even more reason to make this plan succeed..." Garfield said out loud which confused them. He went over to sit next to Chinch who had given up his spot at the window just then. He watched as the green man looked towards the sky and instantly knew he had heard them. The two others looked as well, eager to spy a ship somewhere in the sky just above them. The sky was empty for a few minutes and then a black dot could be seen in the distance. That was them, he just knew it; no ships usually parked in the back area of the building.
Once Jake entered the room and closed the door behind him he walked up and sat next to Garfield. "Surprise ruined, Nal is going to be very annoyed with you." Jake said in amusement. "I appreciate the effort but I'm glad you can't whisper good." Garfield said happily. He supposed that might have been a compliment but it was hard to tell if he meant it to be. Shaking his head Jake ruffled the green man's hair before leaving the bed for the other room. It was time that they put their plan into action now instead of waiting till a few hours from now.
"Did you want to change duties Garfield?" Jake asked.
"Nope! besides, who's the one that can speak to different creatures...excluding other races of aliens that can't speak human." Garfield said.
"Oh yes, we have that sewer creature to contend with." Chinch said.
"Let us go friends." Kishick said following Jake who had already jumped into the large hole. Garfield waved his hair out of his eyesight and took off down the hole as well in gorilla form. Luckily he had one of the masks Jake had given him a week ago from his plasma. Chinch was the last to go down and he didn't seem to be bothered at all by the smell it seemed. The changeling guessed that being part of the bug family came with certain perks in life. "Okay, lets see..." Jake said pulling out an over sized piece of paper that had some writing on it.
"What is that?" Garfield asked.
"Map, this will help us out a little." Jake said.
"When did you have time to make a map?" He asked.
"Using Plasmus I was able to travel everywhere without being detected and mapping out the area. Doing so I've found a bunch of cameras which I have disposed of every one." Jake replied.
Garfield's eyes widened at the mention of cameras, he wished Jake would have told him this. Their escape plan was in jeopardy if all the Shezix knew they were running around down here. Jake noticed the look that was coming from his green friend and gave a frown. He knew that look and it was telling him that Garfield felt that he was failing to keep everyone safe. Jake ruffled Garfield's hair to reassure him that he was indeed doing a fine job so far. "Which tunnel do you guys plan on taking?" He asked showing them the map and Garfield chose.
"The left, Glecktched said that it was a safer rout out of the sewers and lesser Gulgutch." he said. He himself had been going back into the sewers for the past week to talk to the creature. She was helpful in a few things and telling him she was the oldest Gulgutch there. The only problem was that the Gulgutch hunt by their own means and don't really listen to each other. He and his friends were pretty much on their own for the rest of their little journey. "Do you think we can trust this Gulgutch?" Chinch asked. "She seemed trustworthy." Garfield replied.
"Alright, lets go guys...you sure you can handle just standing there Jake?" Garfield asked. "Yeah, Plasmus needs to learn patients anyway." Jake replied receiving a nod from Garfield. He had to agree, as much control as he had over Plasmus now he still tried to gain back. "Guess I'll see you later then." Garfield said and then ran off with the other two in tow. "Don't travel to far!" Jake yelled.
