Chapter 02: one thing leads to another ( une chose mène à une autre ).
' ever since I was young I was fully aware I am apathetic to the sufferings and needs of people around me, that's why it's easy for me to be a criminal, however if there's one thing I hate the most is….. how do you say it in English?….. une blague, se moquer de… to be a laughing stock.'
It's been a few hours since Warp managed to give the Teen Titans the slip but still that didn't give him a sense of relief, quite to the contrary, it gave him even more stress now being a fugitive from the law and a group of overzeluse teenagers with an unshakable moral code. The only solace he did find is that he had multiple hideouts to choose from, the most frequent being used was a rundown apartment just above a German hobby shop. Entering the shop in order to gain access to the apartment Warp tried to greet the shop's owner however the owner gave him the warm greetings of frostbites so Warp didn't even bother to continue the conversation, instead he went straight upstairs got in the apartment and sat himself in his small living room fishing out a backpack collecting the essentials while tinkering with his suit.
Unbeknownst to Warp Komand'r kept a close tabs of him since she helped him escape and was now casing his hideout from ground level all the while thinking to herself.
' I wonder how to introduce myself? Loudly or should I go straight for his libido and seduce him?'
From what Komand'r learned so far from earth is that it didn't take much to seduce earthlings, especially the male kind, in all due fairness it wasn't hard to accomplish it since everyone would stop to look at the strange woman who wore a combination of breast plate armor accentuating her breasts with the addition of a dark blue see through top, leaving little to the imagination.
"seduction it is then.'
A few minutes went on by in absolute silence as Warp continued maintaining his suit that is until an explosion from downstairs broke the silence, the explosion shook the apartment to the core, destroying some of the furniture out of place while Warp tried to get the suit to work properly so he could escape, however, as luck would have it his suit wasn't functioning properly just yet and the store downstairs has started catching flames….. purple flames?.
Before he could process what was happening even further the front door to his apartment started glowing purple as well before completely melting in front of his eyes revealing a young woman in a strange revealing attire posing seductively in front of his door. Feeling confused yet aroused, he tried to maintain control by focusing on a sense of righteous rage, he quickly charged at her which she blocked effortlessly and instead of attacking him back she captured his lips and with her tongue catching his own making the simple act of kissing look like she's capturing him in a vice grip.
After a few minutes of Warp struggling against the odd young woman, said young woman released him finally allowing him to catch some much needed air.
"mm my commendations to you Emil LaSalle not every man has the will and audacity to defy Komand'r of Tamaran"
Finally catching his breath Warp answered.
"clearly you're not from around here, no one dares to assault the notorious and fearsome….."
Before he could finish his sentence Komand'r smiled a malicious grin while pinning him down with her heel dangerously crushing his throat.
"spare me the theatrics and follow me we have a lot to accomplish and little time to do it"
Komand'r at this point let go of his throat once she saw he conceded and immediately grabbed him by the throat as she took to the sky as the purple flames consumed the apartment to dust and rubble.
In mid air Warp couldn't help but struggle which internally pissed Komand'r off something fierce, so without second notice she let him go from her grip only to let him fall, feeling done for Warp's life began flashing before his eyes before noticing Komand'r catching him by the shoulders, now griping him better before she continued with her flight plan.
"one asshole to another, let me know when you decide to drop me off again."
In the meantime back at the arson scene, the Teen Titans were alerted to the crime by the local police, Cyborg Raven and Beast boy were called to the scene while Wonder Girl and Kid Flash stayed behind just in case trouble would continue to brew or escalate. As Cyborg began a sweeping scan of the crime scene using his super computer body as a makeshift C.S.I lab, Beast boy and Raven elected to scan for clues the old fashioned way.
"Raven?, since when it's our jurisdiction to investigate arson cases?, not that I'm complaining, we rarely get some quality time together"
Raven kept silent for a few minutes before answering.
"in general you're right, we don't have the expertise or the authority but I strongly suspect the arson isn't the garden variety… and on a different topic please try and keep focus"
Beast boy feeling a bit defeated went on ahead but not before feeling his hand gently being gripped by Raven, which perked him up. With that in mind he turned into a blood hound to sniff for clues, almost immediately catching a whiff of a scent, a sweet yet strong scent.
" I believe you're right Raven, it's smells like perfume around here, but nothing like I ever smelled before"
Before Raven could response a feminine but familiar voice responded from behind.
"you are correct Beast boy, that scent doesn't belong to planet earth"
At this point both Raven and Beast boy were greeted bu Starfire's warm personality along with Night-wing's accompanied by Batman who saw feet to get caught up to speed by Cyborg, giving Beast boy a chance to wonder out loud.
" I take it your honeymoon got cut short?"
Beast boy was about to get an earful from Night-wing but Raven beat him to the punch by silently stomping on Beast boy's foot while the latter stifled a yell of pain allowing Raven to take charge of the conversation.
"as much as it's pleasant to see you both back you were beginning to say something?"
Starfire getting back on topic continued the conversation.
"the scent Beast boy caught was of this earth, it is from Tamaran, it belongs to my older sister Komand'r or being dubbed by earth's culture as Blackfire."
Beast boy at this point jumped back in to the conversation.
"let me guess, this sister of yours just by coincidence is evil am I right?"
Starfire nodded but corrected him on one thing.
" I do not know if evil is the right choice of words however, cruel and unjust are the most definitive descriptions to her character"
Beast boy at this point turned back into a bloodhound and continued sniffing for clues, picking up the scent again he transformed back to human form.
"follow me I got enough of her scent to get a good idea to where she's headed"
Night-wing at this point chimed in on the conversation.
"i appreciate the initiative Beast boy but heading in without a solid plan won't do us any good."
Speaking of standing around, that's what Warp and Blackfire were doing standing by the side of the road, the latter failing to see the reasoning behind it.
"remind me again you simpleton why are we halting our progress when we could take flight and gain some ground in the process?"
Warp having no patience himself tried to control himself from snapping.
"like I mentioned a while ago, if you want to take flight go ahead and take flight I don't care, but you'd risk getting found out by the Teen Titans and all of your plans go….. how do the Americans say it… yes, down the toilet."
Listening intently Komand'r followed up with this question.
" if I was to assume there was a plan, other than bore me to death would you kindly share the details before I incinerate you to fertilizer."
Warp not phased by the warning simply chided Komand'r on her childish behavior before commencing with the conversation.
"while your initial plan to deal with the Titans is very smart you miscalculated on one aspect, the man you seek is help will not grant you favors just because you both share common goals or traits, he's a busyness man and most busyness men need an incentive to invest, as to why we stand here….. well we need transport to conserve our strength"
At this point and time a few cars have passed by in variant sizes and models. None of them met the standards of Warp, Komand'r was about to wring and snap the fool's neck until she spotted a vehicle to her liking, a purple Lancia Beta Coupe, to the dismay of Warp.
'you have got to be kidding me'
Without so much as a word Komand'r walked out to the middle of the road facing the vehicle head on causing the driver to stop suddenly.
"get out if you value your life."
The man in return gave her a sideways glare and a raised eyebrow, obviously not willing to comply to which Komand'r in return did not wait for him to open his mouth, she grabbed him by the throat in a choking motion before incinerating him completely even making sure to incinerate the bones to ash.
"la pute."
Komand'r ignored Warp's comment as she got into the driver's seat with Warp seating himself right along side her.
"do you even know how to drive?"
She gave him a look, silently saying.
'does it even matter?' before driving on ahead.
Back with the Teen Titans, Beast boy Raven and Starfire were in hot pursuit of Blackfire and Warp, while Night-wing, Batman and Cyborg stayed behind as backup recruiting Kid Flash and Wonder Girl as a last line of defense.
"so let me get it straight, we're not going after your sister head on, we take down Warp himself making him useless to her in an attempt to make her retreat and leave the planet?"
Starfire gave a firm nod replying.
"that's correct, however I sense hesitation in you, may I ask why?"
Beast boy in turn continued the conversation with.
"oh no reason, I'm just wondering what's stopping her from murdering us all instead of running away with her tail behind her legs….that's all"
Starfire calmed him down by answering.
"if she'd simply want me dead she would have done so years ago, she won't kill me until she humiliated me and everyone that's close to me"
Beast boy at that just made a comical expression that said silently ' I feel much better now' as both him, Raven and Starfire continued on with the chase, while the rest of the team kept up decent pace following them.
With Batman, Night-wing and Cyborg.
While Batman drove the Bat-mobile, well a lighter and sporty version of it anyway, Night-wing shared a ride with Cyborg, the latter couldn't help but notice that the former looked a bit unfocused.
"care to tell me what's eating at you bird man?"
Night-wing now giving him a stare that said 'you're hanging too much with Beast boy' just gave a sigh saying.
"besides facing an opponent who can kill us on a whim?…. well I don't want to come across as an asshole, but what's Batman doing here? he's got enough to deal with back in Gotham."
At that Cyborg could only speculate because truth be told,he had no problem admitting to the fact that Batman was a tough nut to crack. At this point in time both got a call from Batman himself.
' I know me being here strike you as odd but considering someone sent monsters and aliens after my son and girlfriend, not to mention endangered the city I swore to protect….. well consider it as that someone just became a mutual enemy for the both of us… p.s for future reference if you want to keep a conversation private make sure your comm is on a separate channel.'
At that Night-wing looked apologetic as he replied with.
"sorry I am just worried about you sometimes"
Batman only gave a small genuine look silently replying ' I share that sentiment' before Cyborg interfering.
"any luck tracking Warp and Blackfire?"
Batman smirked from behind the other line with a wry smile pointing out.
"fortune favors the prepared and in this case I'm programming the Bat-mobile's computer to scan for any traces of radiation/heat signature Blackfire might have left in her flight path… I'll update you in a few minutes Batman out"
Back with Cyborg and Night-wing the two continued trailing the other Teen Titans who kept them constantly updated as to where Blackfire might have gone, in the meanwhile Night-wing kept glaring at Cyborg silently questioning his friend's impeccable timing to which Cyborg just gave a passing off motion until suddenly without a warning he made an emergency stop almost choking Night-wing on the passenger seat's seat belt.
" a little harder next time I can still draw air here…"
Cyborg sarcastically joked while answering his friend and brother in crime fighting.
"actually I was planning on plastering your face on the windshield but all jokes aside we hit a problem, Starfire just stopped in place."
Near the entrance of Metropolis with Warp and Blackfire.
The two made their way into the city when a concerned Warp made is worries clear.
" I know you wouldn't explain yourself to me but what are we doing here so soon?… aren't we supposed to finance ourselves to get Luthor's attention?"
Komand'r just smiled a sinister smile before answering.
"that won't be necessary we won't appeal to his generosity… we're gonna hit his businesses simultaneously, appealing to his wallet and forcing him to listen."
To Warp's horror he could only thing to himself the following.
'bon dieu cette femme est folle au-delà de la croyance'
However before he could voice his thoughts on the whole matter komand'r shushed him by gently and firmly placing a finger on his lips.
" I know your pitiful little mind and how it works, we won't be stealing his wealth, we'll be incinerating it."
Having heard enough Warp finally protested.
"stop this car at once you lunatic, if you want to declare war on Lex Luthor go right at it I'll even send you off with a Bon Voyage but I am out as in finite, I want to live for a change"
At that Komand'r seemed relaxed, too relaxed even.
"suit yourself, however you're still wanted by the authorities and I have no qualms about hunting you down and killing you… so may we continue?"
Seeing no way out of it warp reluctantly conceided as both of them drove into the heart of Metropolis.
With Starfire, the Teen Titans and Batman.
When Night-wing got out of the T car he wanted to rush over to see if Starfire was hurt, but a soon as he smelled the air, he noticed it , the smell of ash and human remains in the air, almost making him suffocate.
"Star, rest assured we'll find Blackfire and we'll get to the bottom of it, in the meantime I'll go check on Beast boy to make sure he's not puking his guts out."
Starfire acknowledged him by lightly squeezing his hand asking.
"may I share a ride with you and Cyborg?, the thought of what Komand'r did is too upsetting for me to keep flight."
Night-wing in turn hugged her tight petting her head silently saying 'of course….. anything for you'
Batman stood and watched from a distance as the Bat-mobile's computer zeroed in on Blackfire's radiation gathered by Cyborg, once the process was complete Batman took a closer inspection before heading Night-wing's direction.
" I hate to interfere on an intimate moment but I managed to track down Blackfire's movements."
Night-wing stood silent yet attentive urging Batman to continue.
"Metropolis, more specifically the Halldorf Hotel."
Halldorf Hotel,Metropolis, 02:30 am.
As the stolen car arrived in the parking lot with Warp and Komand'r, the former couldn't help but feel that his nerves were getting shot and his anxiety rising, so he did what felt best for him he quipped.
"ingenious…. I was thinking of inviting ourselves into Luthor's living room literally robbing him under his nose, but your choices are as subtle as ever."
Komand'r however didn't care one bit, instead opting to grabbing him hard by the throat.
" I may not be a resident of this planet but your demeanor tires me, now shut up and start doing your part."
Holding him just enough to get the message Komand'r released Warp as both of them headed to the hotel's lobby.
"let me do all the talking, I know those types very well"
True to his word Warp under the name Emil Lassale he managed to book a penthouse suite, to the wonderful surprise of Komand'r.
'well at least he's got his uses'
Warp to Komand'r's surprise immediately got to work logging in to the hotel's internet servers and started doing research on potential Luthor assets both of them could rob without losing a limb or two in the process and with her curiosity peaked Komand'r got closer to Warp's dismay.
"can you back off crazy woman, we don't have much time until the Teen Titans find us and kick our collective asses."
Komand'r scoffed at that remark.
" I already neutralized our greatest threat, the rest of them are a bunch of weaklings."
Warp tried to wrap his head around on what exactly did she mean until he came to a realization.
"the driver…. but how is he relevant?"
Komand'r at that shushed him while pinning her foot on his crotch twisting it in the process.
"that's an unimportant inquiry… now keep working unless you want to prove yourself obsolete."
At that Warp begged of her to release him and once she did he took a few moments to breathe before conjuring a small warp portal.
" I'll be right back you psychopath, we're going to need a few things before we can execute your plan."
Komand'r dismissed him with a pointed look that said 'don't try anything funny or else' just before he vanished into the portal, in the meantime Komand'r allowed herself to relax for a few moments before heading towards the bathroom to freshen up, starting to strip off her clothes she hopped into the shower first.
'hmmm humans are surprisingly less primitive than I thought'
As Komand'r started to shower herself Warp has returned with a few items, now ready to resume his work while in the meantime she sensed his arrival, now from within a steaming shower she called out.
"Emil be a dear and come help me wash myself"
When she didn't get a single response she shouted again and for a second time until the door burst open with an angry expression being dawned on Warp's face.
"madame I'd rather feed on my own testicles than to grant you anymore favors or requests, now keep your mouth shut I have work to do".
A few minutes has passed as Warp went over the intell he acquired in his head that is until Komand'r came out of the shower, with nothing on but a few pieces of her armor to cover her.
"do I need to repeat myself wo….."
But before he could finish his sentence Komand'r grabbed him by the throat while pinning him to the bed.
"as I repeated myself countless times you're working under me… what I want I get… and right now I crave meaningless sex."
Now gaining a bit more confidence Warp asked.
"so if I understand you correctly….. you'll give yourself willingly for me to dominate you?" smirking while emphasizing the last part to which Komand'r grinned lustfully while tightening her grip on his throat.
"don't flatter yourself…. the only man worthy to dominate me was my lover… you're nothing more than a mere plaything."
As Warp's confidence had struck an all time low at least he was content something else went up instead.
"any favorite position or would you like to do it as americans say it… like a wild animal?"
Komand'r just grinned as she went down on Warp effectively tore his pants off while he had only this comment.
"okay like animals it is just be….."
At this point he felt Komand'r's teeth on his tights as he tried for dear life not to scream, Komand'r having no intention on being gentle reached towards a radio set in the room, turning it up to a random station when Judas Priest's Another thing Coming popped on making Komand'r think.
'loud… aggressive…. oh yes that will do…..'
Komand'r began with a blow job, sucking as hard as she could muster while fondling Warp's testicles a few times to make him more at ease, however her touch was rough and unpleasant like sand paper or thin razor blades, Warp at first tried to physically protest but it didn't fair him any better so he tried begging.
"please stop….. you're being too rough… mon Dieu…"
With that Komand'r gave a sadistic yet naughty smile as she stopped and with her right arm tore the rest of his clothes off of him and with the same momentum pushed his face downwards towards the bed almost snapping his neck as she mounted on him, locking him in place with her tights as she began riding and grinding on him.
"yes…. fuck me you pathetic little worm…. don't you dare ejaculate before I tell you to…"
At this point though Warp had other concerns since her thighs held him tight to the point when he was struggling to breathe so with the last of his strengths he managed to swipe away her arm, lift themselves both off the bed and smack Komand'r up against a wall as he began to fuck her harder.
As the minutes went by both lovers, well described in the loosest terms possible, began to feel like they're reaching their climax with Warp reaching release first, now panting from the effort, meanwhile Komand'r had managed to retain some of her strength.
"now that you're done let's focus on business."
Finally catching his breath Warp replied with.
"shush woman… I am always focusing on business….. now I found a nice target for us… weapons caches owned by Luthor himself through a dummy corporation Thunder."
Intrigued Komand'r encouraged Warp to continue.
" now if we hit multiple caches not only we will cripple Luthor's operations, we'll get away with it due to Luthor's inability to press charges, and as an added bonus we could separate the Teen Titans apart making them all the more easier to handle."
At this point Warp returned to the computer station to do more research before they'd have to leave while Komand'r snaked behind him and grabbed him by the testicles.
"that's the proficiency I'm looking for."
Feeling uncomfortable Warp almost squeaked out.
"let go of me woman, our plan would go straight to the toilet if the Teen Titans would find us before we could leave this hotel."
Komand'r chuckled as she went towards her clothes.
"you worry too much…. besides I have an army of cannon fodder ready to die on my beckoned call"
From within Venus's dark side the Gordanian ship awaited patiently for their commander to contact them with further instructions, with a few minutes passing by the ship's computer console lit up as a Gordanian who stood by on alert addressed a hoard of his kind.
'let the invasion commence'
With that the Gordanian ship deployed a large number of pods speeding towards earth.
Outside of Metropolis with the Teen Titans.
As the Titans along with Batman entered the city Cyborg voiced his concerns as he was driving towards the pinpointed destination.
"do you all think we caught up with them on time?"
Batman through the comm answered.
"our timing couldn't be better… take a look above."
As the teen Titans looked to where Batman pointed out they saw Superman's silhouette flying and hovering over them.
"thank god I found you guys, a swarm of Gordanian ships are inbound with earth and I could use all the help I could get."
Batman cut in before anyone else could react.
"myself, Wonder Girl, Kid Flash and superman will hold the invaders in place the rest of you go after Blackfire and Warp."
Everyone agreed with the plan even though the expression on their faces were less than enthusiastic that is until Superman reassured them.
"not to worry Wonder Woman was notified too and she's on her way to help."
With that reassuring statement the Titans continued on as Batman and Superman continued on to counter the invading Gordanians.
Thunder corporation weapons cache, with Warp and Blackfire/Komand'r.
As Warp and Komand'r/Blackfire infiltrated the first of several weapons caches on their list they surprisingly encountered little to no resistance, even more surprising they found the whole place completely abandoned forcing a laugh out of Komand'r.
"mind telling me what's so funny woman?"
A steely cold and uncaring answered from a distance while several armed security men followed the figure revealing himself to be Lex Luthor.
"she led you into a trap you C list buffoon."
Before Warp could make a comment Lex Luthor produced a dart gun from his pocket shooting a tranquilizer dart into Warp's neck making said villain collapse, Komand'r unphased spoke up a few moments after.
"let me guess the excessive number of soldiers are for protection against me correct?"
Luthor gave a sinister smirk before answering.
"well at first, if I maybe so bold as to say I never trusted anyone who isn't human… but then it occurred to me, why should I keep our original agreement instead of capturing you for further study?"
Komand'r at this point left not bothering with the bold man answering the following.
"because your ambition knows no bounds… now begone with your quarry I'll shall provide you time to do your part in addition to the riches that were promised you."
Lex Luthor only gave a silent stare of content that said 'nice doing business'
With that in mind Luthor left his employees to carry the unconscious Warp off the premises while he returned to his work as if business was as usual. With the Teen Titans tracking Blackfire's radiation signature they made it to the suite her and Warp were sharing briefly. The minute the Titans went inside Cyborg connected to the hotel's server checking if there were any digital bread crumbs left behind, Beast boy catching a whiff of what went down chimed in.
" whatever you do make it quick the smells here drives me nuts… yuck"
Cyborg absentmindedly responded with.
"i don't need a backseat driver… so how about making sure I didn't double park?"
With that Beast boy quickly mouthed a thank you as he bolted out of the room just as Raven went inside and cracked a window open.
"what are you hoping to find exactly?"
Cyborg answered back.
" I already did…. these fools are trying to go after Lex Luthor….. can't say for sure though where they went"
Looking out of the window Raven noticed a small figure in the skyline get bigger and bigger, closer and closer as the figure went straight towards their location, prompting Raven to speak up.
"get ready I have a hunch you'll get to ask those fools directly."
With that Cyborg made a call to Starfire and Night-wing who rushed in soon after preparing themselves for a fight while Blackfire came bursting in to the room through the wall, creating a shock wave that sent the Teen Titans a few feet backwards.
'little sister…. we reunite at last'
Starfire still not feeling 100% like herself has steadied herself getting ready to combat her sister hand to hand when she replied.
" do not dare to speak in a language which belongs to a culture to whom you've turned your back to."
At that Komand'r/Blackfire gave a small smirk as she tried to rush and tackle her sister to the ground to which Starfire effectively blocked but due to her psychological state she found it taxing to fend her sister off, Night-wing regaining his baring first tried to flank Blackfire from the side and at first it seemed like he succeeded since a kick he sent Blackfire's way made contact with her jaw sending her a few feet away from Starfire however all the kick did was make a small bruise to which Blackfire rubbed off while grabbing Night-wing by the collar of his uniform, making her say before she tossed him aside.
"wait for your turn"
Night-wing on the other hand had no intention on doing that so right before she threw him across the room he released smoke bombs which disoriented Blackfire, making her throw and his fall less severe than what could've been.
"you're special so I'll save you for last."
With that in mind she now focused her efforts on Raven and Cyborg, to which the resident healer drew a force field around her, levitating a few debris just in case while the mechanical teen just cracked his knuckles while loosing some joints, getting ready to fight.
"are you sure you'd want to risk your life against me?"
Cyborg only slightly smiled while replying.
"trust me after what I've been thru…. you're nothing all that special."
With that he charged Blackfire head on with a flurry of punches connecting with her jaw and stomach, all making direct contact. As she was hit repeatedly Blackfire tried to determine if her opponent was leaving any openings or in tail had any weaknesses to exploit, however Komand'r failed to notice that her opponent's last punch didn't connect rather he was fainting a punch which in reality he converted his fist into his white noise cannon, getting in turn a direct hit from his cannon from point blank range, knocking her on her back and making her…. draw blood?… At this moment Komand'r/Blackfire tried to regain her senses, mostly her hearing but before she could do anything else she felt a few sharp objects dangerously close to her throat covering her from all directions, above her stood Raven with an unreadable expression.
"if you value your life, stand down… leave with your Gordanian army and never come back."
Komand'r/Blackfire started to smile, chuckling a bit at the process.
"i sense a kindred spirit, so allow me to dispense some advice… threats alone will never make your enemy surrender…. you must show willingness and fortitude to carry them out as well."
With that said Raven manipulated the debris closer to Blackfire's neck scratching her in the process.
"dully noted."
At this point Beast boy came rushing in oblivious to what's going on around him.
"guys…. the Gordanians are swarming the place we need to find…"
Before he could finish that sentence though he came to a realization, like something was clicking into place when he saw Raven getting up close and personal with a woman who looked a bit like Starfire, only with a crazy look in her eyes, so putting two and two together he finally reacted.
"well that was a piece of cake."
Raven undeniably on edge chose to speak up next, trying not to lose her cool.
"it ain't over just yet, once Blackfire gives the order to retreat than we can celebrate"
'fools' Komand'r/Blackfire thought to herself as she spotted in a distance a hoard of Gordanians heading her way. Wordlessly she signaled them to attack just when Raven took her eyes off of her, the Gordanians in turn heeded the command and began attacking, however something else dawned on Komand'r, the Gordanian's attack left little room for her to escape, meaning she was attacked as well as the Teen Titans, Koryand'r/Starfire though blindsided by the attack managed to recover just as Night-wing regained full conciousness.
"Raven defend Rich…. Night-wing at all costs…. Beast boy, Cyborg and myself will face the Gordanians head on."
Night-wing being treated by Raven pointed out the following.
"if we do that who's gonna guard Blackfire from escaping?"
Raven chose to answer for Starfire as Starfire and the rest of the Teen Titans have charged head on, luring the Gordanians away from the building.
" I'm sure that was Blackfire's intention all along…. that doesn't matter right now, now we need to save as many innocents as we can… are you strong enough to walk?"
Night-wing answered as follows.
" just a splitting headache….. nothing a couple of aspirins couldn't fix though"
With Starfire, Beast boy and Cyborg, downtown Metropolis.
"friends remain vigilant, Blackfire isn't above a shot below the belt….. or was it waist line?"
Beast boy was about to comment on Starfire's warning but above him Blackfire/Komand'r interrupted him before landing a kick to his lower back.
" you were always a spoilsport little sister."
Narrowly dodging the kick all Beast boy managed to do was make sure that the kick became nothing more than a scrape as he transformed into an ankylosaur, charging her head on with it's tail mace only for Blackfire to stop him with her bare hands head on before flipping him on his back like a mere turtle, making him regress back to human form.
" I must admit, out of my sister's pitiful group of friends I find you the most fascinating."
Beast boy feeling the sting, shot a sting of his own back.
" lady full disclosure…. I dated a psycho bitch a while back…. so you can shove your compliment up your ass for all I care."
Komand'r/Blackfire, much to Beast boy's confusion, wasn't the least bit offended, on the contrary she seemed quite amused, so in return she swiftly caught Beast boy by the throat.
" I really like you small one…. so I'll grant you a quick death."
But before she could do anything else she found herself dodging a sneak attack by both her sister and Cyborg.
"step away from the little man lady and I'll might let you escape with your dignity"
Komand'r/Blackfire released Beast boy as he dropped to the ground, fainting surrender.
"you got me… I know when to surrender."
Komand'r surrendered to her sister while Cyborg went over to check on Beast boy.
"sorry for the wait man, you feeling good?"
Beast boy who finally managed to regulate his breathing took a moment before answering sarcastically.
"oh sure I love getting chocked by psychotic vicious bitches….."
Rolling his eyes at his green friend's sense of humor Cyborg did a quick scan on him checking to make sure nothing is broken or out of place, in the meantime however Beast boy finished his little rant with the following.
"crazy bitch didn't bother to ask me out on a dinner or invited me to a movie."
At that Cyborg concluded his analasys with.
"the good news is you're gonna live….. the bad news is your humor has been dead for a long time and there's no reviving that."
Beast boy was about to stick his tongue at his cybernetic friend while considering giving him the finger as well but he was interrupted by the arrival of Raven and Night-wing with Batman close behind them, Night-wing was about to congradulate the three heroes however Beast boy clarified.
"hold the applause…. we didn't do nothing she surrendered all on her own"
Night-wing arched his eyebrow in curiosity before sharing a knowing silent glance with Batman that said 'it's too good to be true' before asking his mentor/ father figure.
" I'm guessing Superman and Wonder Woman are busy with cleanup and hunting down stragglers am I correct?"
Batman gave a silent nod while Night-wing called Wonder Girl and Kid Flash for an extra pair of hands. In the meantime Batman along with the Teen Titans came to an agreement on what to do with the now surrendering Blackfire, it was determined that the Teen Titans would get a first crack at her to try and find out what she was really up to and in case she proved too tough she would be handed over to the Justice League, in the meantime Kid Flash arrived carrying Wonder Girl.
"sorry for the delay guys I had to carry extra baggage."
At that remark Wonder Girl gave him a quick kick to the shin, to which Kid Flash comically winced before diverting quickly his attention to his other friends and their 'guest'.
"so this is the queen bitch who gave you a run for your money?"
Komand'r/Blackfire only laughed at him while trying to snarl and intimidate him unsuccessfully before Beast boy of all people butted in.
"speaking of running…. where have you been? Making pizza deliveries?"
A bit confused Kid Flash answered.
"well I did have to fight off space lizards and make sure no innocents were caught in the crossfire, speaking of pizza I'm getting hungry. Is anyone else hungry?…."
At that Night-wing took it upon himself to intervene.
"don't mind him, he's a little mad this psycho, now point at Blackfire, got the jump on him."
Now that everything made sense to Kid Flash he decided to ask the next logical question.
"where do you want the nutty broad delivered?"
Night-wing told him to take her to Titan's tower to which he replied.
"30 minutes or it's free."
At this point Kid Flash took Blackfire into his custody before taking off running disappearing in an instant. With that Beast boy approached Night-wing.
"should we remind him that superheroes don't get paid?"
Night-wing chuckled a bit before answering.
"he knows… he just gets a kick out of making corny jokes."
With that the Teen Titans assured Batman that they got things under control before taking his leave back to Gotham.
Meanwhile at Thunder corps main offices.
Lex Luthor was currently doing paper work regarding his various business dealings as his secretary/girlfriend ms. Eve Teschmacher, a knockout redhead made her way to Luthor's office.
"excuse me Lex… Mr. Luthor, Mercy Graves is calling, said it's about business… should I tell her to take a hike since you're too busy planning a romantic getaway with yours truly?"
Lex Luthor didn't mind her at first, however he did raise his head to meet her gaze, giving her a death glare. Sensing her boss isn't too pleased ms. Teschmacher just concluded with this.
" oh never mind I forgot I was busy too… I'll just leave you alone while I'll patch you through."
With that Luthor picked up the phone.
"is our new test subject arrived safely?… good, proceed as planned."