"I have some information on Ana and Karl, the two persons responsible for Beast Boy's death," said Takashi.
"He's not dead yet," corrected Kay. They were sitting at a card table in his room, his laptop on the surface.
"Right. Anyway, here's some pics of them, collected from various international agencies, most from Interpol."
Kari craned her head to look at the screen. She frowned. Somehow, she hadn't expected the mercenaries to be so . . .young. There were two pictures, both obviously taken without the twins' knowledge. One was of them getting out of a car, the other an aerial view of the two sitting down at a restaurant. "These are the ones responsible." It was part question part statement.
"Yep, active international terrorists since before the fifties."
"Fifties? The people in this picture are twenty tops. No way they were alive back then."
A shrug. "I'm just telling you what they know."
"How have they managed to operate without getting caught for so long?"
"Raw power. One repot says the girl once picked up a Plymouth-"
"The car?"
"Yeah. A Plymouth voyager. Threw it fifteen meters into a pursuing police van. Ten people were killed in the resulting explosion. Needless to say, she and her brother got away."
"They used tranquilizers on Beast Boy."
"And if I were you, I wouldn't take that to mean that they wouldn't have been able to handle him without the tranquilizers. They seem pretty powerful in their own right."
Kay swore. That was exactly what she didn't need to hear. Question: How strong did you have to be to toss a minivan like a football. Answer: really, really, strong.
Takahashi stood, closing the laptop. "I have an errand to run," he announced. "Think about what I told you, and remember what I've always said."
"Never underestimate those who have nothing to lose."
"Precisely. Because believe me, Kaila. These two have absolutely nothing to lose." He gave curt nod, and then walked out of the room.
Kay sat still for a moment, pondering what these new revelations met, and then rose to walk out into the hallway. Once outside, she closed the door behind her.
And came face to face with Starfire. The Tamaranian girl must have been there all along. Right outside of the room. Takahashi hadn't noticed when he'd left because the door had kept her hidden.
"Starfire!" gasped Kay. "What are you doing here."
"I heard everything." Starfire's green eyes flashed with fury.
"No, you didn't."
"Yes I did! I know about your boss and the relic and Rupert Thorne, Kay."
"How long have you been standing there?"
Starfire crossed her arms. "Long enough. I knew you could not be trusted! I knew-"
"Wait a minute." Now Kay was angry too. "I couldn't be trusted?! You were spying on me you little sneak. You had no right-"
Starfire stepped closer so that she was in Kay's face. She didn't think she'd ever seen the Tamaranian girl more ticked off. "I had every right Kay! You went behind our backs. It's your fault that Beast Boy is barely alive!"
"Back off!" Kay did something very stupid. She shoved a P,O.'d Tamaranian. And not just any shove, but the kind that sent Starfire slamming back into the opposite wall.
Starfire retaliated before Kay could even get her bearings, throwing a solid punch that connected cleanly with Kay's eye. It was definitely not a sparring punch.
Kay blocked Starfire's next punch and snap kicked her the toe of her shoe slamming into the tip of Starfire's chin. The alien girl's head snapped back and she stumbled. Kay wasn't through though. She punched Starfire twice in the stomach. Again, not sparring punches. She grabbed Starfire's arm, kicked her leg out from under her, and (using a particularly effective judo technique) threw Starfire at the wall. The impact came with a sickening thud.
Kay touched a hand to her eye. It was swollen and no doubt black and blue by now. As for Starfire, her eyes were . . .glowing green. Kay had only seen that twice before, and both times it was right before Starfir . . .
Kay didn't get to finish the thought. Twin starbolts literally picked her up off her feet and deposited her a god seven meters away. Kay had never been hit by a starbolt before. Sure, she'd seen it happen, but she'd never been on the receiving end. It was not a pleasant experience.
"What the heck is going on here?!" The voice belonged to Cyborg who, along with Robin and Raven had just entered the hallway. "Sounds like y'all fightin' a war or something."
"Explain," snapped Robin to both girls. "Now."
Kay slowly managed to get back to her feet, her chest aching and wisps of smoke still wafting up the front of her singed shirt. She could see that Starfire too was a bit out of it. Good, she thought.
"Kay and Takahashi have been hiding something," Starfire said calmly.
"What are you talking about?" asked Robin.
"Don't ask her, she doesn't even know!" snapped Kay. She turned to Robin, took a deep breath, and told him everything.
AN/: Yeah, I know it's a short chapter but I'm suffering writer's block. Ugh. Trust me, it sucks eggs.
Anywho, R&R por favor
