Little One, Little Danger
A/N: Hey you guys! Sorry it took so long to update but I have a good explanation…no internet. But I'm back which is the important part : )! Now last chapter Robin and Aqualad got into it, how tragic. Anyway we have them and Raven having doubts of her motherhood, not good. Well chapter 19 coming up…ENJOY!
Chapter 19: Darkness' past
A little girl sits on a swing in the park with a sad look upon her face. On her knee is a scrape…looks like she has fallen sometime ago.
"Kida?!" someone yelled in a distance.
The girl didn't move, she continued to sit there as the tears ran down her face. Footsteps could be heard in the gravel rocks behind her, but she did not flinch or turn around.
"Kida?"
"Y-you left me." she spoke through her tears.
All of a sudden someone's muscular arms wrapped around her, "Kida…oh Kida, I would never leave you."
"Father…promise?"
"Oh yes my dear, I will never leave my Kida." the man said.
The little girl stood up and turned to face him, she looked about 11 years old in age. "I-I got hurt. With you not around." she pouted.
"Aw Kida, daddy will make it all better okay. I promise, and afterward I'll take you see that cartoon you've been asking to see. Would you like that?"
She quickly ran into his arms crying, "I love you Father."
"I love you too Kida."
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Kida and her father walk into their home at 6:00 that evening coming back from the movie theater. She held his hand.
"Oh, now you decide to make it home." a woman called from the kitchen.
The man smiled, "We missed you too honey."
A young woman about 27 years old walked out the kitchen smiling, "You know I've missed you guys as well."
"Uh huh, sure." the man smiled as he kissed the woman on the right cheek.
"And how is my Kida?" she turned to the little girl.
Kida smiled, "I'm doing fine Mother."
The woman hugged the little girl who hugged her back. After she let her go, Kida ran to the kitchen for a snack. The woman turned to the man and gave out a long sigh as she took a seat on the couch. He looked down at her, "What's wrong?"
"Sedal…I'm worried about her."
"Why, everything's going to be fine. The doctor said so." he said sitting down beside her.
"The doctor Sedal? The doctors…they're not always accurate you know."
"Kathryn look…don't stress yourself out about it okay."
"I just…I just love her so much you know that."
The man named Sedal embraced his wife, "I love her too, but we can't blow things out of proportion."
"Mother?!" Kida called from the kitchen.
"Yes dear?!" Kathryn answered.
"Where's my pink and yellow cup?!"
Kathryn smiled, "In the middle cabinet all the way on the right side of the kitchen!"
"Thank you!"
"You're welcome!"
"See how happy she is." Sedal smiled.
"How did she act today?"
"Huh?"
"When you had her today...how did she act?"
Sedal lowered his head, "She…kind of was out of it today at the park."
Kathryn looked at him concerned, "Why is that?"
"I turned my back for one second and she was gone. Once I found her she was sitting on a swing spacing out. She was upset because she thought I left her all alone."
"Poor child."
"Look, it's going to be alright. All we need is a good night's rest and everything will be back to normal in the morning."
"Back to normal?" Kathryn and Sedal turned around to see Kida standing outside the kitchen with her cup in hand, filled with chocolate milk. "Kida, what are you doing darling?" Kathryn got up and walked to her.
"Am I not normal Mother?"
"Oh no! Of course you are dear. Your father and I was just discussing something, that's all."
"That's right Kida." Sedal said standing up.
"But…you were talking about me…weren't you?"
"Kida, how about you finish your milk, get ready for bed, and I'll tuck you in." Sedal said facing away from them.
"But…"
Kathryn cut her off, "I'll run you some bath water, that way you can hop right in when you're through okay."
"Okay." Kida said walking back into the kitchen confused.
Kathryn rubbed her temples, "Damn it Sedal."
"What? How was I supposed to know she was listening." he replied
"It doesn't matter. I'm going to go run her bath water." she left the room. Sedal crossed his arms over his chest as he stood there in silence.
{scene jump}
"We have to get the girl back." someone said.
"What do you mean 'get her back'?" came another voice. They sat in an abandoned warehouse in the middle of Tokyo, Japan.
"You think it's safe for her to be where she's at right now?!" the first person yelled at the second.
"You know what I hate about people like you?" a voice echoed. The two guys turned around and found a tall dark figured man standing ahead of them in the dark.
"W-who are you?" said the second guy.
The man smirked, "Wouldn't you like to know."
"How did you get in here?" said the first guy.
"Like any other human being. The front entrance."
The first guy stood up quickly and took out a gun pointing it at the mysterious man, "What do you want, none of this concerns you."
"Oh, but I believe it does." he said walking towards them and stepping into the light.
"Wait a minute…w-who are you?" asked the second again.
"The guy's that's going to bring you to justice."
{scene jump}
The next morning Kida sits in her bed alone in the dark at 8:00.
"Kida…" a voice whispers.
She is shaking all over, eyes wide, and sweat running over her body.
"Kida…" the voice echos.
"Stop…" she stutters out.
"You can't make it stop Kida…"
"Yes…yes I can."
"You're not normal…"
"Y-yes I am. Mother and Father said so." she closed her eyes and clenched her blanket.
"Mother and Father? They're not your mother and father."
"Yes they are."
"Stop this foolishness Kida…before you hurt them."
"Shut up…"
"Hehe your precious 'mommy' and 'daddy' will fall by 'your' hands…"
"Stop it." she clenched her blanket tighter.
"Then who will you have?"
"Stop it…please..."
"Kida…just poor little Kida…"
"Stop it!" she yelled balling up her fists and banging them on her lap. The mirror on her vanity shattered along with the three vases on her shelf right next to her bed.
Sedal quickly got up from his bed along with Kathryn and rushed to the girl's room. "Kida!" he yelled. They entered into her room and looked over at her. Kida's head was resting in her hands as she continued to shudder.
"Kida?" Kathryn called.
"Stop it…" she whispered through her tears.
Sedal slowly walked to the girl's bedside and saw that the left side of her head was bleeding. Pieces of the broken vases laid on her arm and blanket, "Kida?" he touched her shoulder. Kida quickly looked up and her eyes were glowing a gold color as some sort of power picked Sedal up and threw him across the room.
"Kida?!" Kathryn yelled running to her.
All of a sudden the girl snapped out of it and remembered who they were, "M-Mother? Father?!" Kida got out of bed and ran to Sedal who was laid up against her room wall. She brushed the hair out of his face and saw that his eyes were closed, "Father? Father?!" she cried.
Sedal opened his eyes and looked at the girl who was crying in front of him. He brushed the tears from her eyes and smiled, "It's okay Kida." She then started to cry some more as she jumped on him giving him a hug. Sedal hugged her back as he looked at Kathryn who was looking a the broken mirror and vases.
"I'm sorry…I'm so sorry Father." Kida cried.
"It's okay. I'm fine see." he patted her on the head. Kathryn looked at the two of them as her eyes started to water. She placed her right hand over her mouth and sat down slowly on Kida's bed shaking her head.
{scene jump}
It was 4:00 in the afternoon when Sedal and Kathryn sat in the living room while Kida was in her room taking a nap. The girl was home-schooled and they had cleaned up the broken items. Sedal sat in the recliner bent over with his elbows resting on his knees, hands cupped and over his mouth. Kathryn sat on the love seat next to the recliner. Her feet were tucked under her in the little couch as she sipped some hot green tea.
"Kathryn?"
"Sedal…Sedal I'm scared."
"She's our daughter!"
"She's your daughter!"
Sedal's eyes widen, "I can't believe you just said that."
Kathryn's eyes started to water, "I'm sorry…I really am, I didn't mean that. I love Kida so much."
"But?"
"She's…she's unstable Sedal."
"What do you mean unstable?"
Kathryn took another sip of her tea, "I can't keep doing this."
"She's just a little girl. She has a gift, it'll get better when she gets older."
"Sedal…she sent you flying across the room."
"So what? I'm a man, I can take it."
"It could've been worse!"
"But it wasn't!"
"She needs help Sedal!"
"No she doesn't!"
Kathryn calmed down a little, "Maybe we should lower our voices before we wake her."
"Agreed."
"She had hurt herself this morning along with you. Kida does need help. Sedal…you don't want her to hurt herself or the people that love her." Sedal sat back in his recliner and sighed as he looked up at the ceiling. "Sedal?"
"I'm thinking Kathryn." he replied frustrated. She put her mug down and sat there silently facing the opposite direction as him. In the hallway sat Kida leaning on the wall. She was listening to their conversation the entire time. "Kathryn…?"
She turned to look at him, "Yes?"
Sedal closed his eyes and sighed, "What did you have in mind?"
Kida's eyes widen, "No…" Her thoughts went wild as she ran back to her room, "Father wouldn't send me away. He wouldn't! I'm his little girl! He wouldn't send me away!"
Kathryn spoke, "We can send her to a special facility that would look after her. Follow what the first doctor told us to do in the beginning."
"Doctor Collins?!" Sedal yelled.
"Yes, Dr. Collins."
"The guy's a douche bag."
"We have to do something Sedal, before it's too…"
"No." he cut her off.
"What?" her eyes widen.
Sedal sat himself up, "You heard me. I said no."
"But Sedal…"
"She's my little girl, you're right and I'm not going to place her in the hands of someone else."
"Are you serious?"
He stood up, "Very serious. I'm going to take care of her."
"Sedal?" He continued to walk as Kathryn sat in shock. Once he got to the door she called out his name, "Sedal?!" He stopped in his tracks, hand on the door knob. Kathryn clenched the knee of her pants, "I-if you leave without coming up with a solution to this problem…I-I'll leave…"
"No one can tell you what to do Kathryn, you're a grown woman."
"Sedal…I love you…so so much. I also love Kida, but…I don't think my heart can take it anymore." she held back her tears.
"Then you must do what you feel is right." he opened the door.
"Sedal?!"
He walked out and closed the door behind him.
{scene jump}
A dark figured man sits on the roof tops watching the streets of the city. He quickly scans the area.
"Looks like everything's quiet." he said.
"Hey little girl?" He looks to the east at a dark alley. A man in a long trench coat turned to a little girl and started to talk to her, "Want to get some ice cream?" the man in the trench asked.
"No sir." the little girl replied.
"Aw come on." the man grabbed her by the wrist.
"I said no!"
"I believe she's not in the mood."
The man in the trench turned around to see the dark figured man standing behind them. "Who are you supposed to be?" the man in the trench smirked. The little girl backed up a little as the man in the trench let her go. The dark figured man punched a hole right through the wall the man in the trench was standing by. He suddenly became scared, "Hey cool it man. No harm was done, I was just asking the kid a question."
"Didn't look like it to me."
All of a sudden the girl broke out running leaving the two men behind, "Hold on! Wait!" the dark figured man turned and yelled. As soon as he turned around the man in the trench coat ran in the opposite direction. The dark figured man shook his head as he ran after the little girl. She kept running one block after the other not turning around. "Wait!" he yelled running right behind her.
She turned her head as she kept going, "What do you want?!"
"I just want to talk to you!"
"About what?! I'm not allowed to talk to strangers!"
He mumbled to himself, "That's the usual excuse." All of a sudden the little girl vanished right in front of his eyes causing him to stop. He looked around himself and figured she had used some kind of power. He smirked, "This brings back memories."
The little girl appeared on the side of a convenient store breathing hard, "I-I think I lost him." she huffed and puffed.
"Not quite."
She looked up to where he was crouching on the roof of the store. She looked away from the building, "W-who are you?"
The dark figured man jumped down and landed in front of her, "Who are you and what are you doing wandering around on the streets this late at night?"
"I-I can't tell you that."
"Wouldn't your parents be worried?"
She lowered her head, "No…they were going to send me away anyway."
His eyes widen, "That can't be."
"Mother…Mother said so."
"What's your name?"
"Kida."
The man used his right hand to lift her face up, "Well Kida, if that's true it's a shame. You are something truly extraordinary."
Kida's eyes widen, "You…my power didn't frighten you?"
He smiled, "You're power reminds me of a friend of mine."
"Really?"
"Yep, and she used to get down about it just like you."
"W-what did she do about it?"
"She had friends that loved her for who she was."
Kida lowered her head, pouted, and crossed her arms, "I don't have any friends."
He grinned, "Well you do now."
"Huh?"
"Now let's go have a talk with your parents and I'm sure there has to be a misunderstanding." he stood up and held out his left hand.
She looked at his hand for a little while and then grabbed it, "Okay." They walked down the sidewalk of the street.
"By the way, the name's Nightwing." he said giving her a smile.
{scene jump}
Sedal walks into the house at 10:00pm cutting on the lamp by the sofa. Once it was lit, he saw a note and a copy of the house key sitting on the end table. He picked up the letter that read:
Dear Sedal,
I'm so sorry but I can't take it anymore. My heart gets heavier and heavier for you and Kida everyday. But, what happened this morning made me take a gook look at my life. I love you so much Sedal, I really do and Kida too. Before we married you discussed Kida's "gift", I thank you for giving me the heads up on what I was getting myself into. But I didn't realize things would get this bad. I've been with you and Kida for 6 years now and for the last 3...I have to honestly say I've been miserable. I thought that if I pretended and acted like I was fine, that I could become as such. It didn't work, sad to say. So I must leave and say goodbye to you both if you don't want to get her help. She's still asleep and please take care and I hope you know what you're doing. I will always love you Sedal, no one can ever replace you.
Love,
Kathryn
Sedal smirked, "What a load of B.S." He crumbled the letter and threw it on the floor, "Kida?!"
He waited awhile to see if she would come running to him in the living room. "Kida?!"
After a minute he walked towards her room passing up his and Kathryn's room. Sedal stopped to look inside. Kathryn's part of the closet was empty along with her portion of shoes. Nothing she possessed remained in the room as he looked around. His eyes then caught site of something shining on the dresser. Sedal walked over and saw her wedding ring nice and polished. He picked it up and examined it, "Kida?!" he yelled again. Sedal placed the ring in the dresser drawer and walked out the room heading to Kida's room.
Once he came to the door he knocked gently on it, "Kida?" When the door didn't open, he let himself in and flipped the switch for the light to come on. The first thing that caught his eye was the open window across the room. Her bed was neatly made and her main dresser drawer was half empty. His eyes widen, "Kida?!"
Sedal started to run around the house looking for her. He checked her room, both bathrooms, the guest room, the living room, office room, and the kitchen. He couldn't find her at all, "Oh no. Kida?!" he yelled running out the front door and getting to his car. He started the engine and backed out of the driveway. Sedal quickly searched for his cell phone as he drove down the street. He dialed 911 and let it ring until someone answered.
"Hello police department." someone answered on the other end.
"Yes, I need to report a missing little girl." he said nervous.
"Okay just calm down sir and give me a description of her." the officer on the other side of the phone said.
"Her name is Kida Jasmine Rile. She's about four-foot-two in height and weighs about seventy pounds. She's eleven years old. Um…she has dark brown wavy hair, shoulder length. Her eyes are hazel and she's half Japanese and half African American."
"Thank you sir. We'll get on it as soon as possible."
"How long will it take?"
"We'll contact you at this number."
"How long?!" The officer hung up and left Sedal listening to a dial tone. "Damn it!" he yelled throwing his cell on the passenger seat.
{scene jump}
Kida and Nightwing still waked the street at 11:00pm, "Are you sure this is the right way?" the vigilante raised his left eyebrow.
Kida smiled nervously, "I think so."
"Ooookay…"
Suddenly they could hear the siren of a cop car who was speeding their way. Kida moved a little closer to Nightwing as they saw the car finally come into view. "I wonder what's going on." The police car slowed down as it got close to them. Nightwing shielded his eyes from the car's headlights as it stopped on the side of them. Kida stepped behind Nightwing while the police car's passenger window slid down. Nightwing bent forward, "Is there a problem officer?"
The officer leaned over and glanced at Kida before answering Nightwing, "There's a missing girl report that was just called in."
"Really?"
"Name's Officer Washington…Courtney Washington."
"Okay Officer Washington, how may I be of assistance?"
"Keep an eye out for her. If you don't know where she is already that is." he looked over at Kida.
"Can I ask you who filed the report?" Nightwing asked.
"The girl's father, Sedal Rile."
"One moment Officer Washington." Nightwing said as he grabbed Kida's hand and walked a few feet from the car.
"I don't have all night sir." Officer Washington called.
"Is he talking about your dad Kida?"
Kida looked at him surprised, "Yes…Sedal Rile is my father."
"He's looking for you."
"He is?"
Nightwing smiled, "See, if he did want to send you away, he wouldn't be looking for you."
Kida thought about it, "But…"
"How about we let the nice police officer take you home and I'll meet you there. Then we can talk to your parents alright."
"Okay." she smiled.
He grabbed her hand and led her back to the police car. Officer Washington was waiting patiently humming. "Officer Washington?" Nightwing called.
"Yes sir?"
"This is Kida Rile. I believe she's the missing girl you're looking for."
Officer Washington smiled, "Well that didn't take long at all."
"Yep, she's ready to go home now." Nightwing looked down at her and grinned.
"Well that's great news." Officer Washington got out of the car and walked around to them.
Kida became shy, "I-Is Father really looking for me?"
Officer Washington crouched down and smiled, "Of course he is. I would too if I had a daughter just as adorable as you."
"She is isn't she." Nightwing chuckled.
Kida looked up at him and blushed, "T-Thank you."
"Well, we should hurry and get you to your father Kida." Officer Washington said as he stood up and opened the backseat's door.
Kida looked up at Nightwing, "You're…?"
"I'll be right behind you." he whispered.
"Come now."
"Okay." Kida had let go of Nightwing's hand and hopped into the backseat of the police car.
Officer Washington closed the door behind her, "Thank for your help Mr…?"
"Nightwing. Just Nightwing."
"Nightwing. Well, I'll take her home right away." he said making his way back to the driver's side.
"I'm going to follow you."
"That won't be necessary."
"Well I promised her that I would talk to her parents about something."
"At this hour? You'll be wasting your time."
"I highly doubt that."
Officer Washington shift the car into drive, "Goodnight to you Nightwing."
The car drove off and left Nightwing standing on the corner alone. He watched the back lights, "Yeah right."
{scene jump}
Officer Washington pulled up in front of Kida's house as Sedal looks out the window, "Does he have her?" the worried parent asked himself.
"Kida?" Officer Washington called.
"Yes sir?"
"Tell me about your mother."
Kida became confused, "My mother?"
"Yes."
"But isn't my Father waiting for me?"
Suddenly the car doors locked, "Yes he is…but your mother Kida…?"
"What are you talking about?" she started to become frightened.
Officer Washington chuckled, "Who is your mother?"
"Kathryn Rile."
He turned to face her, "Is that what your father told you?"
Sedal continued to look out the window, "What's taking so long?"
On the roof of his house sat Nightwing watching the police car as well, "Something doesn't seem right." he said to himself.
All of a sudden the car's shape, form and body started to change. Sedal and Nightwing watched in shock as the police car changed into a black and red hybrid. It suddenly took off down the street passing the house.
"What the hell?!" Sedal yelled running from the window and out the front door.
"Aw man!" Nightwing yelled jumping down. The two didn't even notice each other as they both yelled, "Kida!"
Sedal looked at Nightwing, "Who the hell are you?"
"You must be Sedal Rile."
"Yeah, who wants to know?" the man became frustrated.
"Nightwing, friend of your daughter's."
"You're kind of old to be a friend of Kida's." Sedal rushed over to his car.
"Where are you going?"
"To get my daughter."
"You'll never catch them in that car."
"What's wrong with my car?" Sedal became defensive stepping up to Nightwing.
"Take one of my cycles and we'll get them together." Nightwing took out two capsules and threw them to the ground. Smoke came out of them and out appeared two motorcycles; one black and the other red.
Sedal smirked, "I used to have one of those."
"Oh really? How old are you?"
"Shut up and get on the bike." Sedal positioned himself on the red bike.
"Well let's go then." Nightwing hopped on the black bike.
"Don't fall behind boy."
"Helmet?"
"Don't need one." Sedal replied as he zoomed away on the bike.
"Hey?! Wait up!" Nightwing yelled zooming off right behind him.
{scene jump}
The two followed the hybrid into Tokyo, but in stealth so as not to cause suspicion.
"Tokyo?" Nightwing thought.
The car kept on going, passing through the city with ease. Kida, or Officer Washington, couldn't be seen for the tint of the car's windows were extremely dark. After so long they came out of the city and rode along a road to where some docks came into view.
"Docks?" Sedal thought.
The hybrid came to a stop at the front of the walkway that lead to the docks. The driver's door opened, but the car didn't change back to what it looked like before. Sedal and Nightwing parked their bikes on a hidden hill just above where the hybrid was located. They quietly got off and peeked over the hill to see what was going on.
"This is strange. What's at the docks?" Nightwing was curious.
"Something's not right." Sedal gritted his teeth.
Washington stepped out the car, not dressed in the police uniform he had on before, but in some blue jeans, a fitted black spandex shirt, some black leather boots and some slender black sunshades.
"I guess Officer Washington wasn't a officer at all." Nightwing smirked.
After he closed his car door, the backseat's door opened and Kida stepped out. She didn't look scared or anxious to get away.
"Run sweetie." Sedal whispered. Washington turned to her to whisper something and then he started to walk on the path to the docks. Kida followed behind him as Sedal and Nightwing became confused. "What is she doing? Run!" he whispered again. The two stopped at the edge, looking over the sea ahead. After a few seconds of standing there, Washington took a small device out of his pocket and threw it into the water. They waited about 20 seconds until something in the water started to glow a whitish color. "Let's go." Sedal said as he moved from the hill.
"Fine with me." Nightwing replied. They quickly and quietly moved to where the hybrid was parked, hiding beside it. They peeked around it to get a better look at what was happening.
Out of the water emerged a panel with a sort of transparent "s" graphic symbol on it. Washington stepped upon it and turned to face Kida. He motioned for her to come; she became hesitant, "Don't you want to know the truth?" Washington held out his right hand to the little girl.
"Truth?" Sedal said.
Kida nodded her head as she took his hand and he picked her up, holding her in his arms. Suddenly a transparent red shield came over them, causing the two guys to be stunned. Washington and Kida started to submerge under the water. After they were completely under, they quickly moved across the sea. The waves produced by the pressure of their movement, formed in the water.
Sedal and Nightwing ran to the edge so that they could see where they were headed. After about 5 miles the pressure died down and it couldn't be seen anymore. "Damn it!" Sedal yelled.
"At least we know they traveled east." Nightwing reassured him.
Sedal looked over the sea, "We have to find them."
All of a sudden Nightwing kicked something near his feet. He looked down and saw a shiny black and red marble; it rolled off the pathway and into the water. The two men just watched dumb-founded.
"Did you just kick a marble into the water?" Sedal raised his left eyebrow.
Nightwing narrowed his eyes, "Wasn't my fault, it was already on the ground." Suddenly a glowing light could be seen in the water. Up came another panel with the same transparent symbol on it. Sedal's eyes widen as Nightwing grinned, "I guess I'm better than I thought."
"It can't be." Sedal's facial expression became that of a annoyed one.
Nightwing stopped smiling, "What?"
"Let's go." Sedal said stepping on the panel.
"It's not going to fit the both of us." Nightwing folded his arms.
"Then we'll have to split up now won't we."
"Fine." Nightwing replied stepping in beside Sedal. The red transparent shield came over them and they became squeezed together. It then submerged under the water and took off in the same direction as the first.
"Watch your elbow." Sedal said.
"I never had to be this close to a guy before. Hey?! Watch your knee!" Nightwing replied. They stopped struggling once they saw something big that came into view. Routed in the ocean's floor was a facility that was engulfed in, what happened to be, a clear force field.
"Whoa…I didn't know things like that existed in this time." said Nightwing.
Sedal looked at him, "What do you mean this time?"
Nightwing sighed as they got closer to the facility, "I'm not exactly from this time period."
"I should've know from your fancy capsules. So what is it then, the future?"
"Yeah."
"It's always the future." Sedal smirked.
They finally came to a stop which jerked them. Nightwing's elbow went into Sedal's stomach and Sedal's knee went between Nightwing's legs. The panel entered through the force field and, once inside, it's red transparent shield disappeared. The two of them fell over onto the floor; Nightwing holding his groin and Sedal holding his stomach.
"That's why it's not built to hold two people." Nightwing moaned.
"I told you to watch your elbow." Sedal cried.
{scene jump}
Washington walked down the hall with Kida behind him. She looked at the symbols on the ground and walls. "I've seen those symbols before." she said.
Washington smirked, "Your mother and father designed it."
"My mother…is she…who you say she is?"
"You're about to see for yourself." he replied as they came to a huge double door.
Washington pressed a little red button on the right side of the door. It made a little buzzing sound causing the doors to slowly open. The noise echoed throughout the facility. He walked inside and told Kida to follow him. The two of them walked through the doors into a dark red, maroon-colored, room. To the left was a tub that was 25 feet in diameter with candles lit around the rim. There was also a black comforter chair that was 5 feet away from the tub.
"What is all this?" Kida thought to herself.
To the right of the room was a compartment of weapons that was lit up by some sonar lights. The compartment was about 10 feet long and 5 feet wide. Though, it seemed like the path they were walking on was still dark compared to what was on the left and right side of the room. Kida looked down and noticed that they were on a vertical black carpet. They passed the tub and weaponry as they continued to walk further in. Kida had looked back as the room's doors closed.
"Don't be afraid." Washington said.
After a few more feet of walking, a huge bed could be seen in front of them. A figure could be seen sitting on it, back facing them. As they got closer the figure started to get clearer, but the room remained dark with the maroon walls. The bed had 6 feet columns on each of the four corners, silver in color. One of the "s" symbolic graphics resided on each and even on the black carpet. When they came in about 6 feet of the bed, Washington stopped them, "My Lady?" he called bowing down.
"Who is with you?" the figure spoke in a rather annoyed tone.
He quickly looked up, "Ma'am…it's your daughter. Kida Rile."
The woman quickly turned around, eyes wide, "Kida…?"
Kida backed up a little as she tried to look at the woman who stared at her. Suddenly fire formed on the top of the each of the columns. The woman had done this by raising her head in the air and letting out a yellow light from her palm.
"My Lady?" Washington was concerned.
Kida stared at the woman in awe. Her hair was 10 inches long, wavy and dark brown in color. Her skin looked like caramel as she wore a black silk robe, but the thing that Kida focused on the most, were her eyes. They were a bright hazel color where the green really stood out amongst the shades of brown.
"Kida…?" the woman said astounded.
"I-It's like looking into a mirror." Kida replied.
The woman slyly grinned, "I am Sephora…I am your mother."
}scene jump}
Sedal and Nightwing walked down the hall noticing all the symbols and markings. They could see right into the ocean from where they were.
"Who could afford all this?" Nightwing was just staring in amazement.
"No good worthless people." Sedal replied irritated.
Nightwing became silent as they continued on. He then noticed something in the corner of his eyes causing him to turn to face Sedal. Something could be seen on Sedal's neck so Nightwing focused on it. The distressed father still walked on, paying no attention to the one he was obligated to partner up with. On the right side of his neck was a tattoo which was the same "s" symbol of the ones they saw before.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Nightwing thought.
"There!" yelled Sedal stopping and pointing.
Nightwing held his chest where his heart was located because Sedal startled him with his outburst, "Don't do that."
Sedal looked at him confused, "What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing but, what's up with the gigantic doors?"
Sedal turned his attention back to the double doors, "Kida's through there."
"How do you know?"
"I just do." he said as he moved on.
Nightwing pouted, "Does he always have to be sarcastic?" He followed behind Sedal as they walked up to the double doors. The man immediately pushed the red button causing the doors to slowly open. He stormed through before they could fully open with Nightwing behind him. "Okay, calm down."
Sedal quickly walked down the black carpet pass the tub and weaponry. Nightwing was just looking in awe trying to keep in step with him. They could see some figures in the distance as Sedal picked up the pace. Someone started to walk towards them and Sedal became more furious; it was Washington.
"Don't you come any further." he said stopping and holding out his left hand.
Sedal ran and punched Washington in the middle of his face and then continued walking. Washington fell to the ground holding his face screaming. Nightwing walked passed him as well, but not before kicking him in the side, "Serves you right faker." he said.
Sedal came to the huge bed and saw the woman sitting upon it with Kida. In her hands was a book she held as the woman brushed her hair. He stopped right at the edge of the bed, the woman didn't look up.
"Sephora…" he called.
Nightwing stopped right behind him, "Kida?"
A grin passed over Sephora's face as she continued to look down at what she was doing, "So…you return to me after all."
"I didn't come for you. I came for Kida."
"Well, I'm sorry to tell you this, but you made the trip for nothing…Sedal." she replied.
Nightwing turned to him, "You know her?"
"Kida, it's time to go home." Sedal ignored him.
"Kida says she doesn't want to go home with daddy. She wants to stay right here, with mommy."
"Mommy?" Nightwing became surprised.
"No. I would never allow it." Sedal gritted his teeth.
"It's not up to you now is it."
"Kida?!" Sedal yelled.
The girl looked up, "Father…why? Why did you lie to me?"
"Lie to you? I would never…"
"Oh cut the crap Sedal." Sephora stood up in the bed.
"You stop telling my daughter lies."
"You mean our daughter." she smirked.
"Can someone explain to me what's going on, because I'm kind of lost. Isn't Kida's mother name Kathryn?" Nightwing spoke up.
Sephora laughed, "Kathryn? So that's her name. She was a great help to me by the way."
"What are you talking about?" Sedal asked.
"How do you think Courtney found Kida in the first place." she crossed her arms.
Sedal cursed his wife under his breath, "That woman."
"It seems she couldn't take it anymore. She was weak Sedal…just like I told you every woman after me would be, weak."
"I don't care. I'm taking her home."
"You never loved me Sedal…" Nightwing's eyes shifted back and forth between the two who happened to be having a unwanted reunion.
"This isn't about us Sephora."
"But it's true…isn't it…"
Sedal sighed and looked away from her, "No…that's not true."
"Liar!" she yelled as she formed a gold aura around him. Kida became scared as Sephora's eyes glowed gold as well. She used her power to pick Sedal up off of the floor.
"Wait! Sephora?!" Nightwing yelled.
"Stay out of this boy!" she grunted.
"Wow she's worse than Raven ever was." he mumbled.
Sephora threw Sedal across the room and she started to float in the air. "Your powers…just like mine?" said Kida.
Sephora smirked, "You didn't inherit it from you dead beat dad." All of a sudden something hit her in the pit of her stomach which sent her flying to the right side of the room.
Sedal stood on the bed and cracked his neck, "I never did like your temper."
Nightwing ran to go by Kida's side but something grabbed him from behind. Washington, "Where do you think you're going?"
Sephora slowly got to her feet and looked at Sedal, "Bastard."
"Witch."
She flew at him and punched him on the left side of his face. Washington continuously punched Nightwing in his back. Kida watched in fear as all four of them fought.
"Kida?! Help mommy!" Sephora yelled.
"Get out of here Kida!" yelled Sedal.
Nightwing threw Washington off of him and started to run towards the bed. Kida was too scared to move as she lowered her head and started to cry.
"Kida?" Nightwing made it to the terrified girl.
Kida didn't answer, "…"
"Kida?!" he lifted her head up. The girl's eyes were glowing a dim gold. Nightwing became worried as she started to float. "Sedal?!" he yelled.
Sedal stopped what he was doing as Sephora threw him a punch to the face. She too had stopped and looked over to the bed where Kida was. Washington stood up and looked as well.
"What's going on?" Sedal asked.
"Azrath…" Kida's voice echoed.
Sephora's eyes widen, "No…Kida no!"
"What?! What's wrong?!" Sedal yelled.
"That word…" Nightwing thought aloud.
"My Lady?" Washington turned to her.
"…metrion…" the girl continued on.
"She can't…not in here…she can't!" Sephora broke out into a run with Sedal right behind her.
He grabbed her by her wrist, "What's going on Sephora?!"
"Sedal let go! I have to stop her!"
"I got it! I had a friend that chanted the same exact words!" Nightwing outburst.
"No one knows those words!" Sephora yelled at him.
"Raven did!"
"Raven? A-Arella's daughter?" Sephora became surprised.
"Enough! What's happening?!" Sedal was becoming upset.
"She can't finish the chant. Her power is unstable and …if she does this facility…"
"…zenthos."
Sephora stopped immediately as her eyes widen, "T-Too late."
Kida's body became engulfed in the golden aura as power shot from her into the entire room. The power went throughout the entire facility and over it as well. The force field around it cracked and then collapsed. The blast lasted about a minute and then it became quiet. All the ocean's water started to engulf the facility. Kida fell out the air and onto the bed unconscious.
{scene jump}
The dark figure's eyes open as tears ran down it's cheeks, "That day…that horrible day…I lost everything." it's voice echoed throughout the dark room.
The figure laid on a bed looking up at the ceiling where three pictures were engraved in. A noise came from down the hall as a gold light started to blink on and off throughout the area of darkness. Golden eyes shined every time the light shown, "It's almost time."
A/N: Hey everyone! I hope you liked the chapter. Sorry if it was too long : (. But hey it was cool right? Please leave reviews and let me know if you have any thoughts on what's going to happen or what's going to go on. I have my net back up so hopefully it doesn't take me too long to update. Chapter 20 will be coming soon!