Hotshot45: I think your guesses are going to go flying out the window, sadly, because Slade isn't involved in this chapter.

seantheimp: No Slade involved. But he kicks ass... or should I say IT kicks ass (it'll make sense during the chapter).

Warning: This chapter contains sexual content related to rape. If said subject is a disagreeable subject, I, the author, appologize, but would like to point out that rape happens in real life. Sadly, there isn't always a hero to save the damsel... or the reverse, in some cases.

That being said, I'm sorry about the lack of updates. Things have been really hectic around here, and midterms are soon. So updates will be sporatic at best, until I get some free time again.

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I scowled. A human woman and man were at the same tree I was using as a rift area to anchor my mobile dwelling. But… besides the annoyance, something was wrong. She was crying, and screaming "Please… no… stop… no… no… god…"

The woman looked over at me, horrified. "Help!"

I spat, and growled. Rape. Even my people… even when our women can call beings from other worlds… it happens. It's a problem when you have a gender. Sometimes, it's males that get raped… but that's a rare species that has that problem.

I growled, and concentrated. I was annoyed… the best Earth word would be 'Pissed off'. I did a very stupid thing right then and there. I joined my form with a being that I half summoned. She happened to be an Ocisishuhyan like me, and had a bi'waga partner… but still, it was considered stupid.

After all… she's dead. I'm not.

I stepped forward, and said in a voice that wasn't my own, "Male. Get off her. Now."

The man's head turned, still in the process of raping her. I held up my staff… only it wasn't a staff anymore. It was a blade – the hilt was solid blue Oegara, and the blade itself was composed of the tough metal as well. It was about as long as the human was tall, I supposed. It didn't matter.

The man said, "Fuck off!"

The woman, pinned to the tree, whimpered. I scowled, and stepped forward. "You will release her now."

He turned again, pulling himself out of her. I guess he finally looked for real, because I knew I looked different. I felt different. I lowered my stance, holding the sword in a two-handed grip, the blade low to the ground. "Care to die?"

He reached for a weapon, and pointed it at me. "Freak!" He pulled the trigger, and the woman screamed, fell backwards, and started to crawl away from her attacker.

I twisted the blade, and caught the projectile on the flat side of the weapon. The weapon vibrated in my grip, and the projectile stopped. I caught it with one hand, and shook my head. "Primitive, but I guess it works." Strange… I… have two voices talking at the same time. A female one, and my own voice, mixing… odd.

He backed up into the tree, and fired twice more. I caught the two shots with the flat of the blade, swatted the weapon out of his hands, and knocked him out with the flat of the blade with the reverse strike. He slumped, then collapsed.

I looked away from him, to the human woman. She was trembling, backed up against a tree. Her clothes were ripped, torn, and unusable, her blouse handing sadly off to one side, her… bra removed. "Don't… don't hurt me."

I closed my eyes, and quietly spoke to the warrior-hero that had joined with my body. She agreed, but first…

I stepped forward, and placed the sword in a sheath that had appeared by my side. "I shall not harm you." On an impulse of understanding, I spread my wings behind me, so that they expanded, haloing my form.

She gasped. I said quietly in the dual tone, "I could not let such a foul deed occur without that… scum… being punished for his actions." I walked right up to her, and curled my wings forward, surrounding her in the feathered wings that were lighter blue… a mix of pure white and sapphire.

She trembled, then threw herself at me, sobbing. "I… trusted him… he… raped…" One thing that happens when you combine another's form with yours... if you are of opposite genders, then you become practically genderless. Those who are in distress see whichever gender they trust the most not to harm them, though my origional male features were still existent... from the way she acted, she believed me to be female.

I stroked her hair in a brotherly manner with one hand, the other wrapped gently around her torso.

She continued to cry for five minutes, then stirred, looking up at my face. I met her gaze without any worry. She sobbed, then hugged herself into a fetal position. I sighed softly, and concentrated for a moment.

Cloth landed in front of her. A rather plain shirt, bra, and a pair of… pants. All of them were white. I said softly, "Please child, get dressed."

She opened her eyes, and wonderingly slipped on. I looked over at the human male, scowled, and turned back to her. She had already put on the jeans, and was slipping on the bra.

Once the shirt was on, she said hesitantly, "we should… go to the police." She looked over at the male, and shuddered. "Can… can you…"

I walked over to him, and shouldered him easily. "I will carry this waste of flesh." I nodded to her, and said, "Is it far?"

She shook her head, and slowly walked off in a direction. I followed. This is dumb!

Child, he is doing the right thing. And I will not leave until that waste of matter is put into whatever penitentiary this world has.

I nodded, agreeing with the aged woman's 'voice'. The poor human woman led the way. It was dark, so few were on the street. And the few humans that did see us didn't question us.

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The woman stepped into the building, and I followed her inside. The man groaned, and I bashed him harshly with one fist, knocking him out again.

She walked up to a woman sitting at a desk, and said shakily, "Excuse me…"

The woman looked up, and said, "yes?"

The one I'd rescued hesitated, and looked back at me. I looked levelly at her, and raised my burden higher on my shoulder. The woman behind the desk leaned over, and her mouth widened in an 'o' shape.

In a gush, she said, "I'd like to report a rape."

The one behind the desk stared at me, then shook herself. "When did this occur?" She reached for a sheet of writing material.

"About twenty minutes ago."

She looked up at me, and then my burden. "I take it the one your friend is carrying is your attacker."

Shakily, the woman nodded.

"Your name?"

"Ashley Williams."

The woman nodded, wrote something, then said softly, "We need to do a rape kit. The sooner, the better…"

Ashley nodded bravely, then looked at me. "Will… you look out for me?"

I said softly, "I will try. When you are ready, return to that tree again. I shall appear to you… within a half hour."

The female behind the desk studied me, then shouted, "Mark!"

A human male poked his head out from behind a door. "Yeah?"

"Help this… guy put the scumbag he's carrying in holding."

The human male looked over at me, his eyes widening as he walked through the doorway. "No way."

The woman snapped, "Stare later. Lock up scumbag now!" The man snapped to attention, and walked stiffly towards a door. I trailed him, silent. He passed past some other humans who looked to be busy with work, and finally a metal-grid doorway, with bars keeping the occupants inside. He opened the door, then gestured wordlessly. I nodded, and slung the human slightly higher on my shoulder, setting him down inside, then stepping out of the… cage.

I could feel the old woman's gratitude, and she vanished from my mind, as did the abnormal strength and sword I had… and most of my energy with her. Instead, I had my summoner's staff again, and a desire to collapse. I turned, looked inside as the door was shut and locked, then turned away, reversing the mikran so that it was right side out, and put it on.

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The young officer Mark turned to the winged guy, and said casually, "So, you a…" He blinked. "Where'd he go?"

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I walked (more like staggered, I was drained) out of the building, my duty done. Interestingly, I caught a green bird flying around. I smirked in the direction of the bird, then walked back to the park.

I reached the portal, and the first thing I did was head for the zero-g unit, and collapse into the gravity-free resting station.

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"A new vigilante has arrived at our city, baffling the Titans with his ability to appear and disappear." A sketch of my body was shown, and I chuckled softly. Looked sorta like me. Toiréasa sighed, eating (as usual).

The reporter continued, "This sketch is not in error, he possesses wings. It is unknown if he is Thanagarian. After foiling a bank robbery by Dr. Light, he disappeared. But that does not end our story. We go now to Mike Jeocowski, who has more."

The scene shifted aside, and a human male holding a mike said, "This new vigilante arrived in the city park at about midnight. A woman, at this time unknown, was being raped at this spot." The view widened, and it showed the tree I'd used as an anchor for the mobile dwelling. "The vigilante knocked out her attacker, and proceeded to carry him, and the victim, to a police station on foot."

The screen blackened for a moment, then a dark colored human appeared, saying "I saw this guy… he was trailing a woman who looked like she'd been through hell. He had a five foot six guy slung over his shoulder like nothing, and she seemed to be leading the way… he kinda looked like a guardian angel."

The screen blackened again, and several other people said similar things. The word was re-stated every time - that I looked, or was acting like, a guardian angel.

Then the man (Mike) returned, and continued, "The police made no comment, and the Titans refused to comment on either situation. The woman's attacker is being held by police. Back to you."

The woman commented, "The Justice League has expressed that they are 'interested' in this newcomer, and we expect to here more of this guardian angel soon."

I flicked off the receiver, then turned to Toiréasa. "We got our attention."

A/N: Little clarification about the 'combining another with oneself' thing. It's basically a fusion of a summon and another thing (it could be Tuán, another summon, or possibly even others...) Tuán will explain this latter to the Titans, but I saw fit to just explain it now. The specific thing mentioned is that basically, Tuán becomes whichever gender the person in distress trusts more to save them. It only happens if he joins his body with a female's, otherwise he'd remain definitely male.