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Note: Sometimes the title of a chapter will be a clue, if you haven't already figured that out.
Ch 9: Connected: Part 2
"Give me that suit NOW!" Nightwing demands angrily. He raises his bo staff in preparation.
Red X places her hands on her hips. "You just met me and already you think you can have your way with me?" The X's on her gloved hands start to glow.
Nightwing growls. "NOW!" He yells.
"No." Red X states simply. She's about to say more when Nightwing charges at her. He swings the staff at her with abandon. Blind rage was controlling him.
Kid Flash knew that Red X was Nightwing's problem. All he wanted was to be with Raven and now he was once again within reach of her. He longed to kiss her.
He looked over at his love, but his attention was stolen by Jinx. He immediately recalls all the time he had fought against her and all the times she had hurt Raven. His duty and hatred called for her arrest.
Jinx saw Kid Flash begin his charge to her. She had fought him enough times to understand how his mind worked. She had hurt Raven the most in the past and Kid Flash's anger always over come him when they fought.
Jinx lifted her hand and threw a hex on the ground in front of her. Kid Flash had to slow down as he came upon the broken ground, but it didn't detour him from his course. Jinx threw a second hex at a fire hydrant not far behind Kid Flash. The water burst out and slammed into Kid Flash just as he reached Jinx. He was thrown passed her and landed in a daze.
Supergirl notices that Raven has done nothing to free herself, but Ghost Blade has also remained inactive. She is unsure if Red X, Jinx and Ghost Blade are really enemies. None of it matters to her any more when Nightwing finally lands a hit on Red X and Ghost Blade draws his sword.
Ghost Blade is about to rush in between Red X and Nightwing, when Supergirl speeds towards him, obviously attacking him. He didn't have time to deal with her. He thought that Red X could handle Nightwing, but she had done little more then dodge his attacks. He was making far too many mistakes as of late. 'Please Raven, bind super chick there.'
Raven knew not how, but she had heard Ghost Blade's mental plea without entering his mind. "Azarath Metrion Zinthos." Black energy appears and warps itself around Supergirl, binding her and dropping her to the ground.
Ghost Blade turns momentarily to Raven and nods thanks. He charges over to Nightwing and blocks an attack that was aimed for Red X's head.
Nightwing backs off only to come back with a well planed and executed move that would have foiled almost any other, but Ghost Blade was not one of those others.
The two fought hard, fast and strategically. It felt like a life or death battle for the two, but to the others, it appeared as if they were simply sparing.
Eventually, Raven grew tired of their battle and forced them apart with her power. She explained everything that had happened to her to Nightwing. "One more thing, Nightwing, I'm not going anywhere without them."
"But, she has the suit!" Nightwing yelled as he pointed at Red X.
"She's not like Jason." Ghost Blade states in a monotone voice that only Raven could out do. "She wants to be a hero."
Nightwing stares at Ghost. "And, what about you?"
"I'm as close to your version of a hero that my code allows." Ghost Blade responds.
"And, what does that mean?"
"It means that you two don't have the same view of what is right and what is wrong." Raven says.
"I hate to interrupt," All eyes turn to the still bond Supergirl on the ground, "but can someone help me?"
Raven let's her power around Supergirl fade. Kid Flash finally gets up off the ground and joins Raven. They all move closer together and start to discuss if they should return the Titans Tower.
Nightwing's motorcycle pulls up behind the T-car. "It has autopilot." Nightwing explains.
Suddenly, Supergirl is knocked to the ground. Bane is standing were she was once standing. The mark of Scath is burning brightly on his masked forehead.
He punches Supergirl a few more times, making sure she is out of the fight. He takes a few steps towards Raven, walking over the unconscious Supergirl, and everyone gets into defensive positions.
Kid Flask moves closer to Raven. Nightwing, Ghost Blade and Red X move between Bane and Raven. Jinx stands on the opposite side of Raven then Kid Flash.
Bane quickens his pace and is met by a trash can surrounded by a black aura, which hardly fazes him.
Ghost Blade and Red X charge at the 6'7" Bane. They worked in perfect harmony, complementing each other's moves perfectly, with a few minor mistakes on Red X's part. Red X throwing Xs, many that Nightwing had never installed into the suit, which would be followed by sword attacks from GB, none making more then a scratch here and there. Bane was indeed a formidable foe.
Nightwing rushes into the fray, attacking Bane on his right side as GB and X move to Bane's left. They fought as hard as they could, but Bane just seemed to be beyond them. He was holding out against the three melee combatants and several attacks from Raven and Jinx when it would not endanger the others, but he was still pushing them back.
They were losing ground and fast. They were being worn out. They were losing hope. But, most importantly, they were losing focus and giving into angry, so was the mistake of Red X.
Red X gave into her anger and frustration. She abandoned all prepared plans and strategy, she began to attack with abandon and it cost Ghost Blade critical strike.
She rushed up to Bane and planted an explosive X on his stomach, hoping it would give them a serious advantage. A painful grunt was heard from Bane as the X blow up, but Red X was also hurt for she hadn't the time to retreat.
When the smoke cleared, Red X was barely standing and Bane was right in front of her with his fist cocked. He slammed her so hard in the stomach that she flew passed all of her team mates and landed near the T-car.
"We have to synchronize our attacks." Ghost Blade yells to Nightwing.
Nightwing nods his reply.
The two have a little trouble with attacking as one at first, but they quickly are able to stop Bane's progression. They were actually better off without Red X's help.
Raven yells over her shoulder to Kid Flash. "If you can't help in the fight at least check on Supergirl and Red X." She hadn't wanted to call him virtually useless, but she was endangered by Bane extreme resistance to their attacks and most of it wasn't from her father's help.
He runs and arc around Bane to get to Supergirl. She was bruised up a little and unconscious, but otherwise fine. He picked her up and ran over to the T-car. He put her next to the also unconscious Red X, who appeared to have no fatal injuries.
Bane is about to deal a serious blow to Nightwing when he is blown back. Brother Blood comes out of nowhere and pushed Bane back with his powers some more.
Mammoth rushes over to Bane and punches him in the head, forcing him back some more. Nightwing and Ghost Blade split up and take opposite sides of their foe as Mammoth goes to work on the center.
Gizmo get to the T-car and turns to Kid Flash. "We need to get out of here right now, snot brain, now get your friends over here now."
Kid Flash looks at Gizmo. "We're not all going to fit in there." He did well to hide his anger for the villain.
Gizmo smiled evilly. "Yes we will." He got into the T-car. "Shit! Bolt brain changed everything."
Mirror moves up behind Nightwing, Ghost Blade and Mammoth, as Kid Flash returns to Raven. Mirror reflects Bane's more powerful attacks back at himself when ever need be.
"Finally!" Gizmo yells as the T-car transforms into an eight seat van.
Brother Blood shoves Mammoth towards the T-van. "Fall back and keep Raven safe," Blood orders, "our lives depend on it."
Mammoth and Mirror head to the T-van as Nightwing, Ghost Blade and Brother Blood fight on. Blood was fighting the hardest, trying to give the two others a bit of rest.
Kid Flash strapped Supergirl and Red X into the back seats. All the others get into the T-van except KF. He runs up the street and back again.
"The road is clear." He turns to Nightwing. "Come on."
Nightwing heads off with little hesitation. Ghost Blade makes a few more attacks before turning to leave, but hardly gets a few feet before the ground in front of his is ripped apart by a yellow light.
Sinestro, a pink skinned, green lantern baring a yellow power ring, landed next to Bane. His forehead also baring the mark of Scath.
Ghost Blade turned back to the foes. He knew that there was no way for the others to escape with two hell powered minions behind them. He knew he had to give them the time they needed.
Apparently, Nightwing knew this too, for he returned to the side of his enemy to fight two others.
The others drove off, as Ghost Blade and Nightwing rejoined the battle. Brother Blood and Nightwing were fighting Bane, while Ghost Blade took on Sinestro. No one could understand why, but Ghost Blade was able to repel most of Sinestro's attacks, none except Ghost Blade himself.
Suddenly, Ghost Blade just disappeared and was instantly behind Sinestro. He swung his sword with such force that when he hit his target, the ring, it shattered into a millions pieces. All the energy in the ring burst out in a yellow light.
The light eventually faded, but only one person remained. Nightwing looked around, hoping to find Ghost Blade, but to no avail. He decided it would be best to return home, for if Ghost Blade had died, he did so protecting Raven and now Nightwing had to continue what he started.
End of Part 1.
I might not update for a litle while because I'm on vacation and during my free time I'm going to try and finish my script. But not to worry the story will continue and I promise that if I get a writer's block on the script I'll write another chapter. Ciao.