The girls awoke to find Tahiri lying out dresses more beautiful than what they been wearing the day before. She even got their showers started and gave each of them a bagel and some guava juice on the nightstand. As she went to fetch more towels the girls looked at her and had the same thought.
This child had once led a normal carefree life. She had had loving parents and a lovely dream. She had been happy and healthy. Now they looked at this once beautiful girl with such a promising future. She was now bruised, scared, and burned. Her beautiful hair outrage shred off to make lace for that Pink Witch! She was now so frail and thin as well as pale. She looked so bad! Her clothes didn't fit either. Her parents had been butchered before her eyes. She lost her, health, innocence, childhood, dreams, parents, and most importantly her freedom. All because of their deaths!
"Friends we have to do something! I give anything if I could stop all this madness and chaos from happening. If we can make it up to one little girl then I feel a little better. It starts to make up to the whole Earth. Let do something nice for Tahiri." Said Starfire who sound very sad and serious at the same time.
"Well that's everything girls. I've been assigned to be you three personal aid. So tell me what to do and I 'll do it." Said Tahiri with a fake smile plastered on her face.
"Tahiri we would like it if you go to bathroom, fill the gold tub with hot soothing bubbling spring mineral water. Stay in there for 30 minutes and when you come out we'll have a wonderful surprise." Said Nakida as she hand her a warm soft white towel, and matching robe.
She ran into the bathroom and wash away half a decade of neglect and abuse. She had almost forgotten what kindness felt like. When she came out Raven had made a beautiful cranberry colored silk dress with matching shoes. Starfire brush and cut her damage hair till she mange to style it even with her ears. Nakida who never had worn make up in her life but knew a lot after watching her mom use the stuff did a miracles job of covering her bruise as well as the burns and hideous scar. She walked over to a gold mirror and looked at her reflection. "Is that really me?" she said in a whisper.
"Yes, It the real you. Come we must go to breakfast." Said Raven.
They hurried to dinning hall where the boys were waiting impatience.
Robin was talking to his father about business; Cyborg was talking to a general about some kind weapon delivery and Beast Boy was talking to a very large snow white she wolf with gold eyes, silver fangs, and three tails.
The girls took their seats at the table as Tahiri hurried to the kitchen and came back with breakfast. Coffee for the men and orange juice for the girls. "Here I had these specially made for you girls. Blueberry chocolate chip pancakes sprinkled with cinnamon and glazed with honey. My mother used to make them for me." Turning to face the guys she laid a plate with steak, sausage and ham in front of everyone of them, even Beast Boy. She then rolled the cart back into the kitchen. The three wicked ladies came in giggling and sat down.
"Where is that little brat? I'm famished! If she not here in two seconds I 'll make sure she black and blue forever! "Said Terra
Blackfire was just about to comment when she notice the girls eating before them. "Hey why did they get served before us?" Blackfire asked outraged
"They were here on time. Now girls sit down and behave yourselves." Slade chided before returning to his conversation with Robin.
Tahiri came back from the kitchen with a new cart loaded with muffins and fruit. She quickly set the plates down in front of the Ladies. "Here's your breakfast. I hope you find it enjoyable." Tahiri said quietly.
"Hey come back here you little twit. What's the big idea wearing that outfit? Did you go raiding the royal wardrobe again? I'll have to punish you." Jinx said. A huge hex formed in her hand.
"Stop! Don't you dare harm that child. We gave her that dress because she was so nice to an excellent assistant to us last night. So back off witch." Nakida threatened.
"Enough! Can't we ever have a quiet breakfast? Jinx love its fine just let it go. Now I've arranged for you girls to go on a tour of the town today. I'm sure you want to see the improvements I've made." Black Robin said.
"Yes Robin we can't wait. May I ask if Tahiri here can be our guide? I mean she's been such a help so far." Starfire said quickly.
"Sure why not. After you've finished with your tour come back here and spend a day with the girls and I to see how we get things done." Black Robin said nonchatly.
"If you're all done talking I have to go. Coming BB?" Cyborg asked robotically. Beast Boy nodded and followed him with his mutated wolf.
The Ladies excused themselves saying they had appointments to keep and they would meet up with the others later.
Slade left shortly after that for his office, which was on the next floor down. Saying he loved Robin and he would see him tonight he wished him luck.
"I have some business conferences to attend to, but I'll be able to hang with you guys later. Tahiri! Make sure my guests have a good time. See you guys later." Black Robin said heading to his office.
"Follow me please. The private elevator is this way." Tahiri led them down to the garage where they had their choice of limos. After selecting a Rolls Royce they headed out.
"So where would you girls like to go?" Tahiri asked timidly
"Actually Tahiri since were all so glad to be out of that dungeon. How about you decide where we go?" Raven suggested
"Me? You want to hear my opinion? Well okay I guess. Lets do as Black Robin suggested and see the good parts of town then visit my old home." Tahiri said.
The limo driver took them all over the "improved" Jump City. According to Nakida it looked like the Holocaust and the Dropping of the A-bomb here. Everything was to forced and not naturally good looking.
After an hour they headed to an older section of the city. Tahiri told the limo driver to stop. She was enjoying her improved status.
"This is where I used to live. Before all this madness started. Most of the servants refer to the take over as the Dark Times. A lot of servants wish they were in the Rebellion but most are to afraid of the wrath of Black Robin." Tahiri explained as they entered an old brick apartment building.
"Rebellion? What is this Rebellion?" Starfire asked curious
"Not everyone was so easily conquered. There are lots of resistances all over the world. The strongest is here in Jump City. I believe the leaders name is Cassie Springs. Anyways follow me. My apartment is the next one over." Tahiri said leading the girls deeper into the building.
"This Rebellion might actually be a good thing. They might be able to help us get home." Raven whispered
"They might also be able to help us straighten the guys up. I mean have you seen the way they've been acting? They think their the best thing since sliced bread." Nakida whispered.
"Your both right friends. But right now let us concentrate on the task at hand. That is Robin is getting married the day after tomorrow." Starfire replied. The girls shut up as they entered Tahiri old home.
Across the street on the roof of another building the Ladies stood observing their most hated foes. They had been shocked to say the least when they met them last night. Now they were just plain angry.
"Those ditz could ruin everything! I mean we haven't spent the last four and half years preparing for this moment for them to come out of the blue and ruin it all!" Terra wailed. She was barely controlling her temper.
"She's right Jinx. They weren't part of the plan. How are we going to take over the world and make everyone are helpless mind slaves if my goody sister and her two pesky little friends are here to mess things up?" Blackfire commented as she painted her nails.
"Would you two Neanderthals hush up for moment? Those three are nothing more than incontinences in our master plan. The plan will just have to be modified a little. Believe me nothing in the world is going to interfere with my personal revenge in this. Now lets get rid of those brats. Terra if you would be so kind?" Jinx ordered.
Terra nodded smiling evilly. "It will be my pleasure. I have a personal score in this as well. Raven is going down." Turning she faced the building and concentrated.
Inside the building the girls and Tahiri felt the ground began to shake and the walls started to fall down. "Earthquake! We must get out of here." Tahiri screamed frightened.
"Too late everyone brace yourself." Raven ordered shielding them. The building collapsed on top of them and they knew no more.
"Easy does there. Give her a little room to breath. We just got her breathing under control and I need to finish stitching her head." Said a strong famines voice. Starfire eyes slowly adjusted to her surrounding and she sat up really fast. "Girl please lie down I need to finish yours stitches," said a women about 26 said. She had short brown hair and green eyes. She was wearing a tank top and khakis. Starfire lied back down trembling as the lady finished. "Hi my name is Stella. You got a nasty cut on your forehead. We barely got you out of that building in time. You should consider your self lucky."
Starfire looked around her. There were about 6 other girls tending about 335 people. Starfire saw not one of her friends anywhere so she asked with panic in her voice. "Where are my friends? Raven! Nakida! Tahiri!"
"Starfire! Over here!" called Raven from the dark doorway. Starfire ran over to her and hugged her friend till Raven said "OH! Star, Please my arm hurts enough already. Don't aid to the pain please." Said Raven in her usually monotone
It was then Starfire notice that Raven right arm was in a sling. It was very bruised and swollen. "Oh! Dose it hurt a lot?" asked Starfire
"A hundred brinks and rubble fell on top of my arm and it was like that for ten minutes. Yes I think it hurts a lot. "She said in a sarcastic tone.
""Are Nakida and Tahiri ok?" she asked in small voice.
"Yeah we're ok. Damaged yes but all right. Starfire, Raven their someone who liked to talk to us and she looks like she ready kill if she doesn't get what she wants." Said Nakida. She had a crutch under her right arm because she had sprained her ankle.
The three of them walked the long dark corridors which all looked strangely familiar. They were lead to a small dingy room. In the room was a metal table with a laptop, some envelopes and a flickering light. A large chair was turn face the wall. They sat down as the door slid shut.
The chair was rocking back and forth and the girls wait for a few minuets before they decided to speak.
"Excuse me but though we're very grateful that you saved our lives we need to know what going on and where are we and where are friend. She a little girl with strawberry blonde hair and turquoise eyes. We need to be going so if you tell us what you want we could go.
"Why would you want to go? Back to that Devil? He a demon! He caused nothing but pain and sorrow." Said a female voice from behind the chair.
"Listen I understand you and thousand of others have been victim to the boys, but what to want with us because you can't hold us here against our will." Said Nakida.
"Yes who you do tell us what we can't do?" said Raven as her eyes flashed red for a sec.
"I will tell you!" said the voice as the chair around to reveal a 15-year-old girl. She had long red hair in a ponytail with two long stands of hair that was snow white. Her skin was tan and she looked like she been to the heart of Hell and dance with the Devil a few times. In her right ear at the top was a gold hoop. She wore a red leather halter and black leather jeans. An orange bandage was on her right arm and a tattoo on the left. Her right eye was gone replaced by a gold computer one. A green goggle was over her left green eye. And she was wearing a headset.
"Hello girls. I'm pleased to see the rumors that you three have raised from the grave are true! You three could be most esennally to my plans to restore order to this Hell! Oh silly me I should introduce myself first!!! My name is Cassie, Cassie Carmen Springs. I'm leader of the Rebellion and I guess you like to hear my story am I right?" she asked with her gold eye staring into their souls. They where all very frighten but the girls had all been save from certain death. So the allowed this teen to tell her story. And this girl knew how to tell a story and give a lasting impression.
She pick up a halo with a little diamond and goggles put them on her head. She then closed her eyes as a tear rolled down her face she begins to explain. "This device is called a Memory Player. Think of it has a VCR used for reliving memories. It also makes a tiny DVD of whoever uses it. So if you got animmsa it is very helpful. My story began five years ago. As she spoke her memories were played before their eyes. I was in military school like everyone in my family before me. It's kinda a tradition that you serve in the military in my family. When you three where killed, it sent the whole world into a war form Hell! My parents fought valiantly and stood true to the USA to end. Here the only thing I have left of them she said a she open a silver locket and showed a picture of two people with jet-black hair and green eyes with a ten-year-old Cassie.
"How come you have red hair if your parents had black and where did the white strikes come form?" asked Starfire.
"It's a reassive gene on my mom side. I got the white locks when I watch my parents be murder!!!!!!!!! I was separate from them because Robin the saint wouldn't harm children, but it was perfectly ok to murder millions of adults and leave the kids with out their parents!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" she pounded her fist on the table that made everyone jump!
I was in a concentrate camp for six months learning what they called "My Place" I escaped and found others like me. We formed a family and created the Rebellion. We made our headquarter the last place PRINCE ROBIN would look. The place where he got his first taste of the dark side! Where his heart was first tainted by SLADE!"
Starfire snapped her fingers "Now I know why this place looks so familiar! It's the same place where Robin had been forced to be Slade 's Apprentice!!!"
"That right, Starfire. Now if you look at the monitors. They are the same one Robin looked at when he tried to save your lives!!!!! Now as you can see world wide because of your boyfriends betray to the Earth. We being living in conations like this. Many injury and several children not educated propel. I tell I want to end this war. And the best way I know how is to cut off the head of the snake!" she said with rage.
"What snake is she talking about?" asked Starfire
"She means to kill Robin and the others. She was only fighting the body of evil now she wants to end it! By killing Robin and BB, and Cy." Said Raven.
"We won't allow you vendetta do get in the way peace. Death has never solved anything, Cass you are letting your hate and angry cloud your mind!" said Nakida
"Let me tell you girls something. The boys are nothing like the way you remember! Cyborg is now a complete machines no heart, or soul! Beast Boy is animal now a savage beast! Slade is worse than ever! And Robin he makes Hitler look like Mother Teresa! I'm trying to save this world! I didn't start this war but I'll be dammed in Hell first if I 'm not the one to finish it!" she said in fury!
She motion for them to follow her. She brought them to a room with an artificial sun and a tree. Sitting under the tree where children. They were singing and the one sing the loudest was Tahiri. When she spots them she ran and hugged each of them. "I 'm so happy to see you all right! Are you going on the raid with Cassie?" she asked.
"What are you talking about Tahiri?" asked Starfire as she hugged the girl.
"We are going to raid a medical facently and a food warehouse from under that precious little princess Jinx! You girls with me or not?" asked Cassie as she cocked her gun.
"We will help but we must get Tahiri to safety. She can't stay here." Said Raven
"What! You send her back to be abuse by those demons? She is perfectly safe here with the others. "Said Cassie.
"You don't understand! We promised her to be there for her and Procter her! She can't stay here. She needs us! " Plead Star.
The girls made a plan. They would help but the also make sure Cassie didn't let her hate get in the way.
Jinx was at a jewelry shop when there was a disburse outside. Her limo had been vandalized! She ran after the hoodlums responsible, while this was happening Nakida and Cassie hit the medical facility and Starfire and Raven got food and other supplies. Tahiri was the lookout. It looked all clear till the Enforcer came then it was a bloody mess. Cassie was aim right at Lt. Gold when an innocuous mother and her baby came out from the garbage where they been sleeping. Tahiri saw that there was about to be innocent blood spilled so she yelled to Starfire. Star rescue them a spilt sec before Cassie and Gold fired.
"All right that enough! Its time for this battle to end! Before someone really gets hurt! Nakida! Separate everyone and I'll get us out!" shouted Raven
Nakida nodded and create force field bubbles that separate the Enforcer and Jinx from Cassie and the rest of the Rebels. Then Raven said with all her might" AZRATH MERTION ZENTOS!" They all disappeared into a dark shadow.
"What you pulls us out of there?! We could have finished off Gold and Jinx once and for all!" said Cassie angrily
"Innocent people were getting caught in the crossfire! We promise to help you anyway possible to stop this evil. But we won't hurt, endanger, or kill anyone to achieve it! We 're going friend! Girls, Tahiri come on lets go!" said Starfire.
"Wait takes this so you can commentate with us. My tech girl Gadget made." Cassie said as she hand a small silver crystal. "I hope we can be friends Starfire."
"I also hope we can be friends too. Keep fighting." She said as she shook her hand.
"But don't let your emotions cloud your judgment!" snapped Raven
"Remember all life is important! And make sure you don't become what you fight against!" said Nakida sternly
"Tahiri you are still welcome to live here and fight by my side. We could use someone with your knowledge of the People of the Tower."
"Thank you, I would taken that offer this morning. But after I've seen how you are I think I am safer with Starfire, Raven and Nakida. But will help anyway I can!" come we can still make it back in time for dinner and tonight dinner is ribs!"
So the left but the girls were really staring to understand what was going. But they didn't know it was about to get much much much worse!