Chapter 4
Kori gasped shaking her head as more tears slide down her already wet checks. This was all her fault, all her fault, although the others didn't know, but it was.
"Don't worry Kori we'll get her back" Rich promised solemnly putting his arm around her. She tried to nod but could not, this was more serious than any of them knew.
:Flashback:
Kori was walking down the street, she had just finished her lunch and was on her way back to Stephanie Acting Co. Where she worked. She was just about to turn on the corner of the street, when from behind her some one grabbed her. She tried to scream but the kidnapper covered her mouth as he drug her to an abandoned alleyway setting her down against a wall. There was no way out. Kori looked up at the guy who had brought her here.
"Hello Kori, or should I say Starfire, remember me?" the man asked revealing himself as Red X.
Kori gasped, "Why did you bring me here what do you want?" She demanded standing up readily preparing herself to change into Blaze if needed.
Red X didn't answer the question, "You know baby, you still just as sexy as the last time I saw you" He said eyeing her all over then stopping to stare at her chest.
Kori noticing this slapped him.
"And you still hit as hard too" He commented.
"What do you want anyway?" Kori asked she didn't have time for this.
Once again he avoided the question, "You have a beautiful daughter you know, she has your eyes" He told her,
"You stay away from my daughter!" Kori yelled
Red X just laughed.
"You still haven't answered my question- What do you want!" She practically screamed at him she was getting annoyed and upset especially since his mention of Talia.
"I want to tell you to be careful because some one you know yet have never met or even know exists is here in Gotham." he said
"Stop speaking in riddles what the hell do you mean?" Kori yelled
"You'll figure it out...eventually" He said jumping on top of the wall of the alleyway and then added, "Oh and keep a close eye on your daughter" Red X said smirking and then leaped over the edge.
Kori had looked at him in horror and confusion then changed into Blaze leaping over the wall after him, to follow him, but he was gone. She stood confused the wind gently blowing her hair. She leaped back over the wall becoming herself again and walked to her work trying to think of an excuse for being late because she wasn't going to tell anyone about her encounter with Red X.
: End Flashback:
"Kori? Kori?" Rich said bringing her back to the present and her problems.
"Huh? Oh yeah, what?" she asked confused
"Are you okay you kind of spaced out for a minute there" Rich said he knew this was hard for her and he hated seeing her in pain.
"I'm fine" She replied
Rich nodded
"So what are we going to do?" Bee asked anxiously she loved Talia as much as anyone and wanted to find her.
"Well if that's all the information we have we have to work with that to try and find his location" Bruce explained.
Kori looked away wondering if she should tell them about her encounter with Red X. She looked back hesitating.
Rich looked at Kori seeing the hesitation in her eyes "What is it?" He asked "Do you know something?"
"I..." Kori started then stopped. Did she really want to tell them? What if they blamed her? 'No they need to know maybe it will help us find Talia' she told herself then started again.
"A couple of weeks ago..."Kori said explaining the whole ordeal and then sitting waiting for there responses.
"WHAT!" Rich yelled "Why didn't you tell us sooner" he tried to calm down but Kori saw the angry glint in his eye.
"I'm sorry" she said quietly turning away as another tear slid down her check. "Its all my fault, all my fault" Kori said quietly.
"What? No Kori its not your fault! I'm sorry I overreacted" He said calmly.
Kori shook her head "No its my fault if I had told you guys then maybe we wouldn't be here maybe Talia would still be here. Its all my fault, I'm a terrible mother" She said right now she was really angry at herself.
"No Kori you're a very good mother and its not your fault, its okay we'll find her" Rich said kissing her reassuringly.
Kori nodded slowly looking up at Rich. 'What would I do without you?' she thought
"What was that riddle you said he told you again?" Bruce asked this could be very helpful.
"Some one you know yet have never met, and don't even know exists" Kori quoted.
"Okay name some people you know" Bruce instructed
"Um well there's all of you, Lori, Mr.Crow," she stopped "this doesn't make since how can you know some one and not have met?" Kori asked confused.
"I'm not sure try thinking Superheros" Bruce told her. Kori nodded
"Um, Nightwing, Blaze, Blade,-" She stopped as Bruce cut in.
"Blade, could it be him?" Bruce asked
"No, I was Blade a long time ago but not anymore it was a way to get closer to Blaze" Rich said remembering 5 years ago when he had been Blade.
"Do you still have the suit?" Bruce asked
"Of course its in the safe at home" Rich said
"Are you sure?" Bruce questioned, "when was the last time you looked?"
"Well, a couple of months ago" Rich said
Rich gasped realizing he had made the same mistake again. "Oh no"
"So then Blade is here or some one that's impersonating him, what does that have to do with Talia?" Kori asked.
Kori shook her head all she wanted was her daughter back. She looked at Nightingale watching as her eyes widened in fear and knowing.
"What is it Nightingale is something wrong?" Kori asked seeing her expression.
Nightingale nodded
"What is it?" Ella asked worriedly
"I..I..think ..I saw some one else when Talia was kidnaped" Nightingale stammered
"You did can you tell us what he looked like?" Ella said gently stroking her daughters hair.
Nightingale nodded and then described the man she had seen. When she had finished she looked down borrowing her head in her Mother's cloak.
"Thank-you" Kori thanked Nightingale and smiled at Ella.
"That sounds like Blade alright" Rich said he should know after all he had been him for a short while.
"But that still doesn't explain why they kidnaped Talia" Kori wailed she just understand what use was Talia why not her instead.
"I don't know Kori but we'll figure it out, Richard do you have any way to track them?" Bruce asked.
Rich nodded "I have tracking devices from 10 years ago on Red X and Blade should have my old tracker on him" Rich told them.
Kori smiled now they were getting somewhere.
"Come lets go to the back cave we can track him from there" Bruce said
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That's all for now! Sorry it took so long to update. Anyway r&r please! Hope you liked promise the next chapter will be more action.
Preview: Kori took of into the forest she was going to find Talia...alone
okay here's the new question
In The Quest name one of the 3 memories that Starfire had when she was missing Robin?
