Welcome to another excitin' addition of Waking Dreams II: Church of Blood!

DISCLAIMER:….. I don't even need this thing; you know I don't own any DC characters but I got some OCs.

Chapter 8: "What's Happening Here?"

No more specific POVs

Red X and Moth were engaged in hand to hand combat, and neither showed sign of stopping. Red X pulled down the top of his suit and tied it around his waist to cool off a bit.

"Well I see you've been trainin' some Ray.." Moth commented

"The name's Red X!" as he charged at his opponent in a blind rage, the earlier times came back to him.

Flashback

Four years prior to this, the Southside Squad was three months old and had seven members; Moth, the Dragoness (deceased), the first Guard (wheelchair bond), Tundra (deceased), Polar (deceased), Glock (now Gun Wraith), and Dyggar. They were admired and loved in their neighborhood. They helped only the Southside and not the entire city, as the Teen Titans would do a year later.

He was a member of a gang apart of the Southside Crew; there he learned his favorite skill, stealing. He was given the name Krack, for his skill on a safe and codes, but his name was Ray. His surname was unknown, he wasn't sure why he would need one anyway; he had no parents. The only family he knew was the Crew and that's all he had. He met Glock and asked if he could join the Squad many times; and he was denied many times.

"What? Why not?"

"Ray, you only steal. That's all you do and that's all you know. You have no real skill to help anyone.."

"But I've took martial arts lessons too; I can be a little bit of help.."

"Ray, we all can handle ourselves and we don't need anyone else, I'm sorry…"

The words of the former Squad leader were harsh to him, but true. He was a thief. He didn't like to play the 'good guy' and probably wouldn't know how until one night.

The Eastside Crips, broke into a jewelry shop a few blocks from Krack's apartment. He saw flash lights and about three armed men. Not thinking fully, he wanted to prove himself and went to stop them. Making a dramatic entrance in, he was immediately slammed against a wall and a gun put to his head.

"Look here, man! We gots ourselves a hero!"

They laughed as he shook in fear. When the man pulled back the hammer, he thought it was all over…. Until blinding blue and red lights engulfed the building. A dark figure wearing a half black and half white mask and a trench coat hovered into the doorway.

"Let 'em go…"

"Who tha fuck are you!" One of the man asked in fear as he pointed a gun in his direction.

"Moth…." He threw up his arms and the gun's were surrounded in glowing blue and red energies. They flew from their owners' hands to Moth. "Now your toys are gone.."

Krack quickly hit the man holding him in the throat and hit him repeatedly with different blows; kicks, punches, and head butts.

After subduing the men and calling the police, the Squad eagerly accepted him. He was a great addition to the team. However, old habits die hard. He began to take what he wanted, when he wanted. Within a few months' time, he was kicked out of the Squad, but was still considered a close ally to Moth until he hit on Mya, the Dragoness. Many others would join and leave, but the seven first members stayed until Slade's attack, which was six months after his son, Jericho, took his leave.

Back to Reality

"You were a punk then, and you're a punk now.." Moth had Red X pinned down. As he reached for the mask, two legs wrapped around his neck and threw him backwards.

"What do you think I've done in four years, Tobias?" X got to his feet and calmly walked to Moth, taking the third scroll from his pocket. "Thanks Toe, I'll be seein' ya' "

Moth was out cold, his head had hit the cavern wall. The two men walked back out of the tunnel. Geo-Force placed a letter into Terra's hand as he left behind Red X. "See you guys later, sorry we were a little rough…" he said as he looked over his shoulder.

When they were long gone, Guard broke free of his rock restraint and checked on his teammates. "Steve? You awake?"

"Just get me outta this, ok?" Gun Wraith was more than a little angry at the moment

Later on, Moth was seated on the couch with an ice pack on the back of his head and talking to Nightwing on the monitor.

"What do you mean they have the scrolls!"

"Dick, it ain't a good time for rhetorical questions…"

"Tobias! It was your job to stop them!"

"Don't you think I know that!"

Infuriated, Nightwing shut off the monitor on the Titan end.

"Need help hermano?" Gun Wraith asked his brother

"Yeah" As he removed the ice pack, Gun Wraith extended his angel wing and placed his hand on the back of Moth's head.

"Ok, everyone's healed now.."

"Only psychically bro…"

"Don't worry… we'll stop what ever their planning…"

"Don't worry… we'll stop what ever he's planning…" Red X and Geo-Force were in a small apartment just outside of the Jump City limits.

"If we did this right.. everyone and Blood will know the truth… That Slade is doing this to turn everyone against each other…"

"That's right boys." The cockney voice of Mad Mod rang through the room. "Slade's one fag short of a full carton and he will stop at nothin' to have his revenge on all of us."

"But did we have to do that?" Geo-Force asked his partner.

"To make a non-Armageddon omelet, you gotta break a few eggs, guna"

(I got no clue whut I'm doin' now, haha, tha ideas just come. They flow through me, but tha outcome will be through many different comic inspired events. Til next time mutha fackos!)