DC:That was also because he didn't ask. As for Savage and Ivy... It just seemed to fit. I didn't remember if she was poisonous beyond the movie Batman and Robin, but since he's immortal, it doesn't really mater. Yes, there will be one.
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"Adam." The voice sounded familiar to me, but I couldn't put my finger on it. It wasn't the one I had been hearing the night before. "Adam." The voice came again, louder this time. It was a man's voice, but the smell was wrong. I felt the form in my arms shifting, and realized she was still asleep, so it couldn't be her. "ADAM!" My mind identified the voice, as my brain reacted as it had been conditioned. A blast of lightning blew the wall into a vast number of pieces.
"What's the matter?" Kara asked, stirred out of sleep. I sighed as she untangled my arms.
"I just blasted J'onn." I replied, then fell out of bed as she pushed me. Somedays, I feel like one big bruise, this was one of those days. I stood, and focused on the wall, the energies in the air repairing it, as Supergirl pushed past me, to start the coffee. J'onn sighed.
"The both of you are to report to Green Lantern's office. As soon as possible." The screen clicked off. After a second it came back. "With pants this time." Then it shut back off. I sighed. One time I forget such a little thing, and no one ever lets me forget it.
"Don't sigh, it's not like you." Kara said, poking me, and handing me my pants. "I think you look cute without them, but GL's a prude."
"The same could be said for you." I muttered. I knew she could hear me though.
"Which of those?" She asked sweetly. Considering she was standing naked, I decided the latter really didn't apply.
"The former." I grinned, slipping into them. She laughed, and kissed me, before vanishing to dress. Once she was gone, I cut loose with my power, and finished breakfast, dressed, and heated the coffee, in just a few seconds. I managed to be done before she returned.
"Sorry I took so long, I couldn't decide what to wear." She teased. She was in full costume, and I knew she had an entire closet full of them. She lived partway across town, though she wasn't really bothered, by the fact that she was techically streaking, as she darted between my place and hers. She didn't flinch an eyebrow as breakfast floated up to her. She simply snatched the plate out of the air. There was a funny smell in the air though, but I couldn't place it. Kara identified it first. "The coffee is on fire!" She yelped, and inhaled, before freezing it solid. Smoke filled the room as the last of the fire died off. She grinned as I reached over and flipped on the exhaust fans.
"Maybe your right. I should move in with you." She grinned. She'd made the proposal the week before, and I was hesitant to take her up on it, for various reasons. The most glaring one, being her cousin. Superman, aka Clark Kent, had approached me when he found out we were more than just friends. He was not terribly gentle in pointing out that I was not only not right for her, but should be very, very careful not to hurt her, else I would regret it. I told him, quite firmly, that it wasn't his choice. The only one that could decide that, was Kara herself. I did promise not to hurt her. Not that I had any intention of doing so. "Tell you what, as soon as we get back from what ever this is, I'll do just that, if you're still willing to have me."
"Of course I am, now, come on, the sooner we get through this, the sooner we can get back." She smiled an evil smile. She drug me out the window, and we raced upwards. Most of the heroes in the league, either had their own transportation, capable of orbital flights, or they used the Javelins. When the Javelins were unavailable, they could also be beamed up. Kara and I, had our own method. She could reach it, but couldn't hold her breath long enough to do so. I couldn't reach it, but could bring along my own oxygen. Working together, we had little trouble. I pulled in oxygen, encasing it in a shield of similar design to what the green lanterns used. The bay doors opened, allowing us admittance and we set down, actually as it repressurized, Supergirl dropped me. Appearently the thud I made impressed her, since she laughed, before landing herself.
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:I guess I can understand the fascination with forests.: Hawkgirl though, as she swept through the trees, not really thinking about where she was going, she was dodging the trees mostly on instinct, but was lost in thought other wise. Then she smelled smoke. She stopped, and turned. The smell was not the usual smoke from the wood burned in fire, but the smoke produced when the mud used to seal the roofs of the buildings was burning. Even using modern roofing materials, they still used the mud mixture to seal the roofs, because of the tropical climate. The only other time she smelled it, was shortly after she arrived. Lightning had blazed through the canopy, and set one of the houses, thankfully empty, on fire. Even empty, they had needed to douse it, before it caught others on fire, or worse the jungle. She had proved her worth, because she could fly over the top, and drop water from there.
"I can't. I just can't." She stopped in mid-air, and swung around. "Just once more." She dropped the ground, dropped, her suitcase carefully, her bag, and then clipped her mace to her belt. She leapt into the air, swooping back towards the village.
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Far to the north, Chi, stopped. He could feel the danger eminating from the village. But that was not all he could feel. Shayera, Hawkgirl, was returning to help. He smiled, if she was returning, then so must he. Wind swept the clearing, as he vanished, racing for the village.
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"I'm sorry about the fire, Ivy dear." Savage apologized.
"Why are you sorry?" She asked curiously. Bane and Harley were busily destroying the village, and herding the villagers together.
"That it will destroy the plants in the rainforest." He replied, startled. She laughed. He stopped, and blinked. "Did I say something funny?"
"No. I was not laughing at you. The misconception of a fire starting destroying. It promotes life. When lighting strikes, and sets a blaze, nature rejoices. It is clensing. It removes the old and dead, and allows the new to flourish. Don't worry, it's a common misconception." She smiled, and laid a hand on his arm fondly. "Our prey approaches."
"Where?" He asked, looking around.
"East, the trees tell me." He gave her another startled look.
"They can tell the direction?" He asked, with the same curious look she'd had in responce to his words about the fire.
"Sort of. They actually said, it approaches from the rise of the life bringer. It loses something in the translation I fear, but they mean the sunrise." She shrugged. He laughed.
"I see, since the sun brings them life." She nodded. "How do you feel about mushrooms?" He asked.
"How do you feel about the modern poets?" She asked.
"Dreadfully depressing." He replied.
"Mushrooms are the same way. They live mostly in darkness, so..." She shrugged. "Why?"
"Just the reverence with which you said life bringer, and sun." He smiled. "I see her." He pointed.
"Harley, bring Bane, and let's go!" Ivy called, and she and Savage faded into the forest. Harley and Bane bolted out the other end of the village. Hawkgirl landed, as the villagers swept back into the square.
"This is your fault!" One of the younger men yelled. "They were looking for you. We told them where you went, but they destroyed our village anyway. Leave, before they return." A rock flew from somewhere within the crowd. The mace crackled as it came up, pulverizing the rock into powder.
"Idiots." She snapped, her temper rising. "Fools, and idiots, all of you." She snarled. "Had I been here, I would have protected you. I considered this a home. But you drove me away. Chi'ambi was your protector as well, since this was also his home. But in driving me out, you also drove him out. And thus you drove away all those who would protect you. It is your own fault. Not mine."
"She is right." Nrusa said stepping forwards. "You are the ones who would not forget, and let her live in peace. It is upon you." Hawkgirl was surprised at his vehemence, but she took a deep, calming breath.
"Describe these intruders to me, I will find, and chase them away, then I will leave you." She spoke directly to Nrusa. She listened carefully to his descriptions, and nodded. "I know who they are. If you will excuse me." She turned, and leapt into the air.