Sorry that it took so long.
Disclaimer: I don't own Young Justice, Teen Titans, Artemis Crock, Tigress, Jinx, Wally West, or Kid Flash.
Soon after Jinx and Raven finished talking, the T-ship landed on the roof of a building in Vegas. The building was across the street from a Casino, which Robin explained was where the incident with Mumbo Jumbo had occurred. The main Titans would be going to the scene of the crime to investigate, while Wally and Jinx would investigate a few locations that Mumbo may decide to hit next. For this part, they would go incognito.
"How can I go incognito? My pink hair and eyes give me away." Jinx asked.
"Don't worry Jinx, we've come prepared. I had Cyborg make you a hologram ring similar to what he used when he went undercover at H.I.V.E Academy. We weren't sure about your preference about how you would want to look, but we didn't have time to ask. It has a default setting that will help you blend in, it will also cover your clothes so that it'll look like you're just wearing jeans and a grey hoodie, not your uniform." Robin explained.
"Although I could make some quick adjustments if you want." Cyborg offered, remembering how nice it had been to wear a disguise of what he had once looked like before his accident, and wondering if she would like something similar.
"Thanks, Cyborg." Jinx said to her former crush.
"Alright, then why don't we go back on the ship so I can make the adjustments, the others can work on setting up surveillance and I think Robin had something to give to Kid Flash." He looked at Robin before walking back towards the ship, Jinx following after a moment, stopping to kiss Wally on the cheek before following Cyborg.
Once they were standing in front of Cyborg's section of the ship he opened a compartment next to the steering wheel and pulled out a small metal bracelet and some tools. Cyborg began setting things up and spoke as he did so.
"How have you been Jinx? We never really had a chance to talk after the battle in Paris. Congrats on turning over a new leaf by the way, and on your relationship with Kid Flash." Cyborg said.
"Thanks Cyborg. It's been good. A little hard to adjust, but it's nice to not be a bad guy anymore. It's also nice to not be surrounded by people who only want to use me. And Kid Flash is great." Jinx responded.
"That's good. So, what do you want the illusion to look like, I can't make any major changes but, figured you might want something that resembles what you would look like without your powers, that's what I did when I went undercover at HIVE, and it was nice to be the old me again for a little while…" Cyborg said.
Jinx tried not to look too surprised. Since that's precisely what Jade wants, to make Jinx look like Artemis again, the 'old her'. "That actually, sounds pretty cool Cyborg. I don't want feel comfortable saying much, but I was born a blond. And my mother's Vietnamese. So maybe you could make the illusion match that? I don't have any photos to go by, and it might be for the best, since I don't want anyone to recognize me, I don't think anyone would, but I can't be too sure."
Cyborg was surprised to hear that. Mostly because he didn't expect her to give up any personal information so willingly. "That would work. I'm surprised you were willing to tell me that. Thanks. I figure you don't want the others to know?"
"Yeah, I'm not really ready to talk about my past. I told Kid Flash a little bit of it recently but still…. So you can do it?" Jinx looked up, hope visible in her pink eyes.
Cyborg grinned "Yup. Won't take me long. You can go rejoin the others and I'll be over in a minute."
Jinx walked over and saw everyone congregated at the edge of the rooftop, Raven was meditating, Starfire was standing next to Robin (who was watching the casino through binoculars), Beast Boy was… apparently trying to smell Mumbo Jumbo by turning into a wolf? Just as she was looking around for her partner she felt a familiar breeze and suddenly there he was beside her, grinning and unmasked. Apparently what Robin had given him was a baseball hat and a pair of glasses, and he had changed into the clothes he had previously been wearing to meet with his uncle. (A brown hoodie and jeans) He was noticeably still wearing his blue contact lenses. "Wally? What's with the hat and glasses?" She asked curiously.
"Hey, Slowpoke. Robin gave me these to help draw attention away from my face In case anyone recognizes me. Even though my uncle knows where I am, I'm still listed as a missing kid so my name and face still come up on lists of missing and exploited kids, and we don't need to be bothered by anyone when we're out searching for Mumbo. Plus, the glasses can do some useful stuff like thermal vision."
They spoke for a few more minutes before Cyborg came back over, handing Jinx the holographic bracelet before rejoining the other Titans. Robin went over some things again, before sending both Jinx and Kid Flash lists of possible places that Mumbo Jumbo may attack next, or may be hiding out in, sending the information to their communicators.
Soon enough the other Titans left to roof, and Wally turned to Jinx. He eyed the metal bracelet before joking "Should I be concerned that Cyborg is giving bling to my girlfriend?"
"Haha, very funny Wally." She answered
"Hey so, what did you decide? Did you keep the default look or…?" Wally inquiredShe answered him by placing the bracelet on her wrist, making her appearance change to that of a girl with short blonde hair slightly taller than she really was (to make up for the heels and hair) with brown eyes and tan skin. Her face had hints of an Asian heritage.
Wally looked at his girlfriend in surprise, not expecting anything more than maybe adding some pink, or adding something punk to her clothes. "Wow… is that what you used to look like?"
"It's similar… My Mother was Asian, and I had blond hair I inherited from… my father… but this isn't exact, and I can't be sure what I would look like now since all I have is memories of what I looked like as a kid…" Jinx said, pulling on her (now invisible) bangs nervously.
Wally was, understandably, surprised to see her without all the pink, and even more so to think that this may be somewhat what she would look like without her powers. As much as he'd love her either way, he secretly admitted to himself that he preferred her with her pink eyes and hair.
Eventually, they left the rooftop and began checking places on Robin's list. They hadn't had any luck so far, good or bad. However, that was soon to change. They were at another casino with a magician's act. There wasn't a performance happening at the moment, but, there was one later that day, which the performers were already preparing for. They decided to sneak in and see if they could find any sign of Mumbo Jumbo, perhaps if they were lucky he was already staking the place out and they could catch him by surprise.
They were sneaking around backstage when it happened; they had slipped in a back door and were in their way to the stage, figuring that they would be able to check if there was any sign of Mumbo when suddenly Jinx heard a female voice behind her:
"Ekam eht s'lrig secaleohs eit rehtegot" She tripped and tried to look behind her, seeing a dark-haired girl wearing casual clothing.
"Jinx, is everything ok? I heard something." Wally asked without turning around, he was busy using the glasses to look for any suspicious heat signatures.
"Kid, watch ou-!" She was interrupted as a different voice, this one masculine, say "Gag reh htiw a anadnab." And suddenly a colorful bandana appeared, covering her mouth and gagging her. The man stepped out of the shadows, revealing himself to be dressed as a magician, top hat, and everything. He motioned to a nearby clothing rack and said "Niartser mih." Causing the clothes to jump off the rack and wrap themselves around him, creating an effective straitjacket.
"Kid Flash. What are you doing here? And who's your friend? I can tell she's a magic user." The magician asked the restrained speedster, who in response just vibrated through the restraints, immediately going to Jinx's side and picking her up, gently pulling the gag off of her.
Wally glared up at the magician. "Zatara."
"Does your uncle know you're here? Do you need my help with something?"
"No, I'm here on Teen Titans business. We're looking for Mumbo Jumbo. He recently escaped prison and attacked a magic act here in Vegas. We thought he might hit yours next." Wally had put Jinx down but was stand protectively in front of her, not trusting the Leaguer (or the mysterious girl who had used magic to trip Jinx)
"I heard about that. We? You still haven't told me who your friend is, or why she's wearing a disguise." At this Jinx sighed in annoyance before pulling off the holographic bracelet, causing the illusion to fade.
"I was wearing the disguise so we could sneak around without drawing attention to ourselves. My appearance tends to draw attention." She said this as she adjusted her uniform, feeling awkward now that she realized that she's meeting a member of the Justice League. "My name is Jinx. I'm Kid Flash's partner. We were looking for signs of Mumbo while the other Titans check the scene of the crime and speak with the police."
"Jinx? I heard of you. You're the one who used to be a villain, correct? The league helped the Titans get you pardoned after the incident in Paris. I'm surprised to see you working with a speedster, typically they hate magic." Zatara said.
Jinx blushed in response. "I appreciate the League's assistance in getting my name cleared. Kid Flash is the reason I left the Hive 5 and joined the Titans. He showed me I could be something more."
Thanks for reading.
For starters I want to clarify that the holographic bracelet isn't permanent, and that it Doesn't make her look like Artemis. It does make her look like a tan girl with blond hair and Asian features, but as cyborg just made this with a vague description it's more like a very realistic Mii, so it's not close enough to her true appearance that Kid Flash (or anyone else) will be able to connect the dots on that alone.
I wasn't planning on including Zatara (or Zatanna) so early, but then I realized that I'm writing a chapter where they are fighting an evil magician in Las Vegas, and I just couldn't resist including them. This probably won't amount to much plot wise, other than Artemis already recognizing Zee (and Zee thinking that there is something familiar about Artemis, which to be fair Wally and Dick will already think so)
Points to whoever noticed the reference to Wally's line in Depths "Dude, why are you giving bling to my dead girlfriend?". I couldn't make him say exactly that, but I couldn't resist adding something along those lines, lol.