Chapter 6.
Second Impressions
She picked out a black blouse, looking somewhat disgusted with it. "Oh, well. I'm used to more impressively tailored finery as this, but what else would you expect from Earth." Blackfire then took a magenta skirt off the rack and carried her new clothes to the changeroom.
She removed her regular clothing and dressed into the blouse and skirt. Since she had nowhere else to go, she felt it necessary to come to Earth in order to torment her younger sister further. In her mind, it was only fair. Blackfire then left the store, with the owner running out and complaining that she hadn't paid for them.
Blackfire's hand glowed a pinkish purple and fired a blackbolt at the unsuspecting owner, barely missing him and creating a tiny crater at his feet. "I take what I please, worm."
The owner of the store jumped back, wide-eyed, but then continued to chastise the thieving Tamaranian even further. She began to grow tired of this pitiful human's rambling. "I'd love to stay, but this is getting boring for me. As a matter of fact, I feel that your establishment is of no further use. It's served its purpose for me." She then launched a blast from her eyebeams towards te building's awning, causing it to burst into flame. Soon enough, the entire building was ablaze, thanks to Blackfire's actions.
Back at Titans Tower, the alarm went off, indicating that the team was needed. Soon enough, they were at the scene of the disturbance and all of them were shocked to see the cause of it, Starfire in particular, as one would imagine. "S..sister..?"
Blackfire smirked, then scowled at the mention of her familial bond with the alien princess. "Starfire. Long time no see, little sister." The red-haired Titan wanted to know the reason for her appearance. "Why are you here and what do you want? To cause random acts of destruction?"
The black haired alien didn't respond, only flew up and launched a flurry of blackbolts at her younger sister. This prompted Robin to call the others into the fight. "Titans, GO!"
Beast Boy transformed into a hawk and soared towards Blackfire. She fired blackbolt after blackbolt at him, but failed to connect with even one. Raven used her powers to encase a parking meter in black energy and toss it towards the cocky girl. Blackfire unleashed her eyebeams, slicing the meter in half.
Cyborg lifted his arm and readied his sonic cannon. Unfortunately, he was unable to get a clear shot. "Come on…just one shot, that's what I need…" Meanwhile, Beast Boy, in hawk form, reached Blackfire and then promptly transformed into a bat and flew into her hair. This definitely didn't sit well with her.
"Stop it! Get…out! Aaugh! Oh, I absolutely despise this world!" She flailed her arms around in an attempt to get BB to leave her be. This gave Starfire ample opportunity to surprise her older sister by tackling her in midair. The younger alien twisted the older one's arm behind her in order to keep her from escaping. "Why have you returned to Earth?"
Blackfire struggled to break free, albeit without much effort put into it. "I came for you, little sister. You kept me from coming back to my own home world, I consider that an embarrassment and an insult! I said it wasn't over, and now I intend to keep that promise!" With that, she bent forward, tossing Starfire over her shoulder and causing the young heroine to stop herself in midair.
Starfire's eyes glowed intensely and she fired her eyebeams at her older sister, who dodged the blast with ease. She fired her own beams and Starfire dodged those. They then charged at each other, furiously exchanging blows until Blackfire positioned herself so that she was behind the redhead and proceeded to wrap her arm around her neck in a near-inescapable chokehold.
As Starfire fought for her breath, Blackfire gave a nasty sneer, enjoying her sister's torture. Suddenly, a blinding flash of light engulfed her, allowing Starfire to escape.
She flew back to the others and upon seeing what had stunned them, she shared their disbelief. Once again, Red X had made an appearance.
Robin was the first to rush him, but the thief dodged him and delivered a low spin kick to knock the masked hero off his feet. "Give us an explanation! This is the second time you've interfered in our business!"
X chuckled. "Still haven't it figured it out, have you kid? I guess I'll just have to show you…" With that he approached Starfire and ran his gloved fingers through her hair. "I said I was doing it to impress someone, and that someone is you, cutie…"
After her fight with Blackfire, this was the last thing Starfire needed right now. "Unhand me, now." She said this in a manner cold enough to freeze a bonfire. Red X stopped what he was doing and backed away, but not in fear.
Raven then spoke, beginning to become even more convinced of his true identity. "It's you, isn't it? At the mall, wondering what I was reading, at the parade, picking that bystander's pocket…Rex…that's who you are, isn't it?"
X looked at Raven, stunned for a few seconds, but regained his composure. "I'm whoever I want to be." Then there was another flash and once more, he was gone.
Robin was now outraged. He got up and yelled at the air. "Come back! I need answers! GIVE US ANSWERS!" Starfire went to the young leader. "Robin, we shall capture him…eventually. I wish to know as much as you, but I am certain that we will find out in time."
Robin calmed himself, knowing that she was right. Beast Boy then spoke up. "Uhh…guys? Where's Blackfire?" Starfire gasped, having forgotten about her and seeing that she was now nowhere in sight.
This caused the others to groan in exasperation. Robin then approached Raven. "When we get back, we should have a talk. I'd like to know what you know."
The dark girl sighed. "I'm not sure what I know, but maybe I could be the missing piece in this puzzle. You're right, we should talk."
The Titans headed back home and now with Blackfire on the loose somewhere, the mystery deepened even further.