AN: Ok anonymous reviews are aloud but try to be slightly detailed if you can, still reviews or anything constructive save flaming is not welcome. A bit short is this chapter I must admit as to be honest its hard making Batgirl and Jinx significant where given Starfire and Raven's abilities at this stage in the series they don't really stand much of a chance.

Also I'm going to say this now Starfire is strong, anyone who can push down an alien space craft from 'every dog has its day' episode to knocking down Slade's secret monster in 'Aftershock part 2'. Smash kitten's car in 'date with destiny' or can tear a entire force of robots in 'betrayal' is definitely a sign that she's a powerful character only let down by reluctance of violence. I'm only saying that, as I'm sick to death of people having Starfire 'powerless' without reason. Anyway enjoy the story.

Also I apologise for not getting the breaks in. If anyone knows how I'll be grateful.

Tournament of Heroines

Chapter II Part II

A deep cavern welcomed the Tamaran as Starfire's sight was unveiled after the warped teleportaion, she looked round a bit baffled by it all, the walls were made of solid rock and were many all tunnelled into a web of passages. She was intrigued naturally till she realised that her challenger, the one clearly not suited to robin's time she thought was nowhere to be seen and without thinking dropped the memory on why she was here to a levelly concern.

"Batgirl? Where are you?" She lit up her hand to shine out her own natural energised source of emeraldic coloured sphere and shone it to see her way in the nightly cavern, she was hoping to see something when she stumbled forward by a sharp kick in the back followed by a number of knuckle blows that sent Starfire crashing down forward.

"Ever heard of the term 'Stealth'? Hardly the brightest of stars are you?" Gloated the egotistical voice, Starfire turned not quite mad but coming close but when she turned all she saw was nothing more than darkness making her realise that this game was if anything almost cat and mouse like game with the darkness hindering her long sighted vision. But as soon as she lit her own hand once more a reward of projectile like objects were spun in the air letting out loud but light pitched whistling sounds. Starfire naturally eked in response as one of the projectiles blasted near her throwing her into disarray following two more as she blasted out her own energy bolts in a blind but vain attempt to stop Batgirl.

"This game you play is lacking the fairness of rules, I demand at once you put an end to this act of unreasonable hostility-Eek!" Hearing more rounds Starfire darted back into one of the many caved passageways only to be greeted by rubble which collapsed on her, set off by an impact of one of the blasts of batgirl's stinging projectiles.

"Hey do I get to demand unconditional surrender?" Sneered Starfire's would be adversary as she walked in the darkness in her cape and uniform looking smug over the relative ease of this victory, there was no reply afterwards only a slow lifting pressure from beneath the rubble but it basely moved anything as the mountain of that rubble kept held of its pin over the Tamaran.

"What's the matter Star? Afraid of the dark?" Batgirl kept her grin for barely a second after her remark when in that same second all her expressions backfired to a shocked and numbed response as a pure burst of green light decimated the darkness and echoed the walls. It was an envious shade of green followed by a powerful eruption where the rocks that once held their pin spat out in all directions as they missed Batgirl by chance alone. From there the female apprentice of the dark knight trembled at the Tamaran who hovered in the air above her with fists coated in energy and eyes flaring out a most hateful stare with errie emerald light shining from Starfire's eyes as her words hissed angrily.

"What's the matter? Afraid of the light?!" Now it was Starfire's turn to take a jibe at her foe as she yelled out pulling her left arm back and than striking it out forward catapulting her first of many bolts at the now awed Batgirl who turned her awed nature to a fleeing nature as she watched the first blast to fall in the name of war…


Patience was running short for Jinx, herself and the fool Raven arrived on this unknown land that clearly bored her due to its lack of unimaginative inspiration where she and 'her' stood on nothing but a smooth floor of earth and grey compounds of dust that layered above the earth itself. Than for a good few minutes at least Raven, lover of the dreadful blue was standing with her back turned to her, ignoring her completely and wondered if she was stupid, loved the night star sky or just plain blind to notice her.

"Hey, don't you know a threat when you see one?" Raven coolly replied.

"That's why I'm looking out for one"

"Well about over 'here' for a change, come on blue bird don't make come over there and 'hurt' you"

"Already looked, waste of time" Still facing away from Jinx the capped fighter seem to care little about the nature of this contest as she seemed to already conclude the outcome.

I always said you fight like a girl and now your acting like one!" At last Raven slowly turned round, her upper face perfectly shadowed by her hood with emotions intact under an iron rule of self control looking at Jinx as if she was nothing but an insect.

"Looked in the mirror lately?"

"Yeah and I got to say it's a lot better looking than what I'm seeing right now! You stand no chance against me. I gave you a chance to fight blue bird, but you just lost it. I can take you in ten minutes"

"Ten minutes eh?" It seemed almost that Raven smiled but her pale face blanked out to that dull exterior that was often shown on her usual looks. "Well I guess everyone has to start from somewhere but with me it's usually five minutes," She said boldly while pushing back her cape behind her shoulders to show off her athletic body and strength. "But with you exceptions are made, three minutes or less depending on how quick you can bore me"

"Bore you? No you're the one who's boring me! Get ready for attack pattern Alpha!" Shouting confidently she raised her arms forward to an attack position as if leading an co-ordinated wave of assault leaving Raven to observe in blank motion as the pink loving woman stood with her arms out waiting for something to happen, it than dawned on her.

"Ah, girls only isn't it?" Raven managed to draw out a slow sarcastic nod as Jinx finally comes to terms on why her HIVE collages like Gizmo were practically non-existent.

The error marked her with anger as she fired out her pink sorcery powers as curved waves of hixes streamed out the air at Raven and the ground before her. Raven evaded smoothly in a glided fashion across the erupted earth, barely a few feet as she sped each explosion of rock and earth to Jinx with her eyes in strong focus on Jinx. She was close already in a matter of seconds when Jinx charged in, twisting her body to a high free kick with her back heel being the main strike force.

"Remember you still fight like a girl-" Her eyes shown a different story as Raven simply took a smooth side-step opposite of the direction of Jinx's kick while diving in her nearest leg, pushing down on Jinx's only standing leg making it tumble down along with the rest of her body.

"Observe footwork more" advised Raven, but it was advice that Jinx didn't want, she shot around firing another wave of hixes only for raven to bend her body impressively backwards as the wave streamed harmlessly passed her.

Jinx shot forward pushing her fists forward while keeping a high guard forcing Raven to keep skipping backwards parrying away each assault without any real threat till Jinx tensed her last coming fist and lunged it forward in a straight manner. The blow was coming in fast for a head aim when Raven seem to rise above her with her body towering above her in a sudden motion of speed and anticipated leaving Jinx to strike nothing but the air and seeing Raven hovering above her with her feet resting on top of Jinx's arm.

"From here Footwork can be observed" And with that came strikes of feet, levelled at Jinx's face each foot suddenly drove forward into the delicate face of the sorceress. The first blow flicked jinx's head back as her arms suddenly swung round her face desperately trying to shield her face from any footwork attacks. She couldn't believe how much better her foe had become whilst thinking of a quick possible solution only to realise at last the battering had strangely stopped.

The mystery was short lived however as Jinx learnt from her eyes as she now saw two feet levelled suddenly towering above her face. It was barely noticeable before it all came down with an immense impact pushed down by body weight. Darkness smothered Jinx's vision while feeling her world go down with a crash of pain over before blacking out by not the impact but the teleportaion of her body and soul as she was hurtled into the obviation that was defeat. Raven looked on the floor and muttered with a somewhat smile of small satisfaction.

"Out in a minute, seemed I overestimated her" She joked privately to herself.


"I'm sorry I really I'm!" A blast was Starfire's answer to Batgirl.

"Really!"

The darkness was suppose to be her perfect cover for her to launch her attacks but no, she had to push her attitude to provoke an E.T type fighter to something out of Warp Trek except when mad fired bolts and had strength to tear rock to nothing let alone she was so enraged that the light that shone from her eyes and hands lightened everything in a glow of green light.

So much for darkness, dam her! what is she? The incredible Tamaran?! Goes green with rage?

Her athletic reflex was put in use when two more blasts ripped everything behind her, avoiding damage but flying due to its force having no control over anything save the landing that she barely handled as she turned to observe the damage and to see Starfire yelling in a semi warcry.

Cry out 'star crush' or 'star burn' while your at it you psycho Alien! I'm sure Stan Lee will love you for that!

Suddenly her run came to an end, the mazed passageways, everything it seemed led to nothing but an open space of air where a wall circulated round a pool of iced water, coated in blue resting disturbingly peaceful still on the surface.

No time for pleasant obervantries as without pause for concern she jumped out of the tunnel and into the air. Once in the open she fired her grappler with faith that it was long enough to hit an end of a sort and hope she could contact something that would haul her from her descent to the waters in time.

In relief she felt her grappler grab something and was about to smile in joy when the rope strangely was straightened upwards rather than slanting forward, throwing Batgirl back and forth till the rope stopped dangling. She looked up and learnt what it was that happened.

"You cheated" Reminded Starfire bitterly as with one hand of her strength held the grappler rope leaving Batgirl to dangle below her at her mercy, hoping for once that Starfire would not let go. "You cheated on me, refused to fairness of rules in your tactics!"

"…And I'm sorry really!" Starfire seem to eye her still with her eyes ready it seem to kill on sight, but than her face grew less tense as the familiar face of forgiveness slowly grew on her.

"Really" Batgirl smiled, finally a chance to win. Quickly unhooking her second grappler, she fired it in a shot close to Starfire, hitting the ceiling above her as she let the grappler pull her up in automatic gear, flying upwards at Starfire and with her three hand still fired more of the projectiles. One went wild but the second struck Star herself as she seem to stagger in the air dropping the grappler Batgirl was once on while cradling her face in reaction.

Batgirl smiled as the grappler shot her up in impressive velocity and hooked out another projectile when she spotted from the gathering dust of the impact that targeted Star two shaped markings in a glow of strong green that blended in the smoke of the blast. Batgirl was puzzled, till from the smoke did she see what it was. Once more the red headed alien stood in flight but with eyes glaring with green power, the next thing the Gothom girl knew was a blast of green energy that knocked her off the grappler and down into the pool of iced water in a look of shock. She saw Starfire returning to normal almost horrified at what she did when Batgirl saw nothing at all as she felt the energy of the Teleportaion engulf her totally from everything…


AN2: Slight reference to fear itself episode with the mention of 'Warp Trek' and a slight contrast of humour with Starfire and another certain marvel character. (The fact I mentioned Stan Lee should give away the answer, if not think of a green guy from marvel comics who only becomes green out of anger issues…) And there's another reference to the episode 'nevermore' if you can spot it.

Anyway please review.

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