Titans East
Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to DC or Marvel. I own Farrah/Persiana, Lance/Diablos, Sister, and Eve Willows.
Chapter 21: Russian Roulette Part 1
Farrah was working in her lab at the Mansion. Honestly, it kept her mind off of the way that Sister tried to take her over. She joked to herself, (1)
Now I know what Spidey went through with the Venom symbiote.
As the young lioness returned to her work, her ears twitched. Farrah sniffed the air and, immediately, dropped to all fours, snarling,
"WHERE ARE YOU, EVE?"
Eve was Farrah's mother, the woman that experimented on her own daughter, turning her into a were-lioness. How she got even into this world was a mystery to Farrah, or to even Batman, but the point being was, Eve was here. (2) She had tried kidnapping some small children to use as lab experiments, but they were rescued at the last second. Farrah had thought her mother perished in the explosion in Hawaii, but apparently, that was not the case. (3)
The blonde scientist pouted,
"Farrah, dear. You know it's not nice to call your mother by her first name."
Persiana got ready to pounce,
"Give me one good reason I shouldn't gut you like the spineless coward we both know you are!"
Despite the team's rules for not killing anyone, Farrah was sorely tempted. For a brief moment, she had no desire to following anyone's rules but her own.
Eve shook her head,
"Look, Farrah. Since I've been here, I've had numerous chances to experiment on so many people. I mean, honestly, I am the scientist I knew I could be."
The blonde scoffed,
"Look at you, doing research, asking people's consent to study them. Every other person on this planet is designed for one purpose; for me to use in my experiments and for me to improve upon them. Especially the Amazons. Seriously, those backwards cowards wouldn't know gifts if it on fell on them."
Farrah clenched her fists tightly. She had two friends that were Amazons, and they were very kind to her.
Eve pulled something out of her pocket, which made Persiana take a defensive stance. Eve said,
"If you want to find me, come to Russia. I'll be waiting."
In her hand was looked to be a grenade. The scientist pressed a button, and a bright light emanated from the device. The were-lioness screeched in pain and shielded her eyes.
Once the light subsided, Farrah was all alone. She stood up and growled; this was far from over.
Five minutes later…
"How did she get in here?"
Superboy was scratching his head,
"I mean, wouldn't the alarms turn on if there was something?"
M'gan was running a telepathic sweep of the area,
"I cannot sense the presence of any other telepath in the area. It is possible they are cloaking themselves very well."
Hawkeye shook his head,
"It beats me. I'd like to know how she did it."
Batgirl noticed something on the floor and said,
"I think I know how."
Everyone turned to the Gotham detective.
Barbara picked up a small circle on the floor and said,
"It looks like a watch battery."
Persiana took in and put it under the microscope. She looked through it and said,
"It's a micro transmitter. It's completely fried now, but, it must have gotten in through the air vent and landed in my lab."
Diablos folded his arms,
"Who would know about your mother, besides the League, and Checkmate?"
Farrah shrugged,
"Luthor, Yellow Jacket, Circe, Grodd, but I doubt this is any of their styles. My mother is extremely cerebral when it comes to something like this."
She scratched her chin,
"But, why would she want me to go to Russia?"
Red Star thought of something,
"You said your mother was willing to use humans for test subjects, da?"
The were-lioness nodded. The Russian super hero explained,
"After Chernobyl, there were hundreds of thousands of people infected with radiation from the nuclear core melting down. Perhaps your mother is going to experiment on the children involved in Chernobyl to find out about if they have received metahuman abilities in a similar manner I did with."
Superboy smirked,
"Pretty smart for a Commie. Tell me, how did you get your powers?"
The Russian teen answered,
"If you must know, I saw a spacecraft and attempted to salvage it in the Yenesi River. There was a strange glow, and I gained my powers that way."
Persiana tried to change the subject,
"This is exactly something my mother would do. We need to go to Russia and find this lab, before things really get out of hand."
Supergirl shouted,
"To the T-Jet!"
Everyone looked at the blonde powerhouse. Longshot rolled his eyes,
"You seriously need to lay off the midnight movie marathons, Kara."
Later, in Russia…
After landing in a deserted field, and hiding the ship thanks to a cloaking device, the teen heroes disembarked and were walking into Moscow. Red Star was leading and serving as translator.
The cold air bit down on many of the Titans. Superboy and Batgirl instantly shivered and looked at the others. The Teen of Steel asked,
"How can you guys not be cold?"
Kara shrugged,
"I try not to think about it."
Farrah smirked,
"Fur is actually quite warm."
Diablos shook his head,
"I'm creating a thermal pocket around me. I can create one around you as well, if you want."
Barbara nodded,
"That would be nice."
Soon, she and Connor Kent could feel themselves getting warm. Red Star smirked,
"Not used to Russian winter, eh, American?"
Just then, the sound of a jet overhead got their attention. Longshot was surprised,
"It's another T-Jet!"
Sure enough, it was another T-Jet, and, when it landed, Nightwing and his team disembarked. The former Boy Wonder looked at Titans East and asked,
"What are you guys doing here?"
Persiana shook her head,
"We're about to ask you the same question."
Starfire came near her boyfriend,
"Dick, we should tell them."
Kara asked,
"Tell us what?"
Nightwing explained,
"Jericho's missing."
Next Chapter:
As the Titans teams exchange information, the full depths of their situation is realized when Slade unleashes a new enemy on the Titans. Find out more, next time!
(1) This happened in Strength of the Mind
(2) Please Read Justice League Persiana for more information
(3) Please Read Crimes of Passion for more details