Chap. 6 The Cubby
Starcats eyes opened. Her vision was blurry and dark. She shook her head a little. She found herself strapped down to a table, under a light, in a dark room. He called out,
"Hello?" Her voice echoed. Slade appeared out of the shadows above her head, "Your present is here." A dark echoic voice called from the dark too, "Let me see if you got the right one." Red X appeared. "Yes." Slade took out his hand, "Do we have a deal?" X shook it. Starcat gasped, "Who are you?" Red X lifted her chin towards him. "Why, I am Red X. Your new crush. Your new valentine." Slade walked around the table tracing a finger around the edges. "& I am Slade. Master of the dark. But I am a good man my girl-" Red X glared and coughed. "I mean, I am a good man. I teach good skills in fighting for your enemies."
Starcat spat, "It is not good to kidnap others! And you look dark, sound dark, and are strong, so I am judging you are not!" Her eyes had glowed a blue whitish color and her hair flowed again. Gusts of wind broke the straps across her. She jumped up, off the table quickly. She ran. "After her!" Slade shouted. Red X ran after her and threw two X's. The X's caught her wrists and threw her to a wall, sticking her there. He walked over to her and crouched to his knees. "Don't worry. I won't let you get away. Or run away from our relationship." Starcat glared, "Why did you choose me?" Red X put a finger to his chin, "Well, I first ran after Starfire. But she didn't want me. She chose the other me. The first Red X. She was cute, but, it just didn't work out. I gave up. But I have seen you around so you caught my eye." She glared more.
"Don't worry, I'm not really such a bad guy, until you get to know me." He put an X around her feet and mouth. He took her off the wall and X'd her hands together. He picked her up. "Put her in the cubby." Slade said. X walked off with her down the stairs, "You're a lucky girl, and did you know that?"
They walked into a dark, pitch black room. He set her on something comfy. It felt like an old army cot. He lit a candle, "Once this candle goes out, I'll be back." He shut and locked the door behind him. She glanced at the little flame flowing and glowing. ((That rhymes!)) Her eyes narrowed, she soon fell asleep.
