disCLAIMer: Heh. Yeah. So far, all characters but The Windy are DCs. Thank you, come again.
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I guess this came a lot later than expected. I'm very sorry to all of you. Life... hasn't been the best this year, and I lost my sense of creativity for awhile too. I'm sorry you all had to wait, and I'm sorry... I don't know why, I just feel the need to apologize.
Please continue, albeit so short. And no, I had this idea before "Avatar: The Last Airbender" aired, so this is completely original. >
"If you are Windy, then who is this child?" Starfire queried. She glanced down at the child in her arms.
"Have you ever heard of a 'soul-self'?" the woman asked back. Starfire shook her head, obviously confused.
"I have," Raven said hesitantly, nodding reluctantly. "So, I guess you are her soul-self? Why did you appear to us, then?" The older Windy lost her gleam, and her speech reduced from "high-almighty" to informal.
"Gee, let me think about this. There was a lot of fighting going on. And obviously, she," she nodded to the infant, "was in danger. Once again, my brothers were being idiotic as usual."
"Brothers?" Robin asked. "Thunder and Lightning are you brothers!" Thunder had the most sheepish look on his face, and Lightning looked away with embarrassment, as red appeared in his cheeks.
"Yes, she is… our sister. But, we thought," started Lightning.
"She died." Thunder's last word lingered in the air. There was an uncomfortable pause among the group. Beast Boy fidgeted, pulling threads from his torn garment. Cyborg's brows furrowed together. Windy's face softened, and she smiled.
"I did," she responded quietly. "That's why I, er, she, came to you, Titans. That is why you must protect her with everything you have. Even elementals can die... permanently." Again, a silence washed over the Titans and the Air Elementals. Starfire looked down to the infant in her arms and opened her mouth, wishing to speak. "Do not worry. She is still living, Starfire, and will be fine. I should probably return…" She faced her younger self and started to glow.
"Wait!" Robin demanded. The Lady of the Storm set her gray, tempestuous eyes on Robin. "How… exactly did you… die?" He held out his hand in a questioning manner.
"Fire," she uttered. "A man of fire and darkness consumed my whole being." Seeing the confusion on their faces, she sighed. "I must explain. You see, each element has another element to either strengthen it or weaken it. Fire, obviously, weakened me, the Air element. Which is quite odd, for we Elementals have restriction, borders, in which we must comply. We were all to remain equal in power, status, and, most importantly, respect our opposite element. For some reason, Fire broke all regulations, and took advantage of my weakness against him.
"Titans, and siblings, keep safe the child that rests in this woman's arms. She shall grow faster than any human child will, and you must teach her what is right and wrong, as I have said in the wonderfully done poem ("You mean… That was her that wrote that! Oops!" Cyborg said to Robin, embarrassed). Allow her to express herself. Do not stifle her creative spirit. So long, and take care. You shall see me again." With that, the spirit flashed brightly and disappeared. The infant in Starfire's arms stirred and yawned.
"Defeat within this basket lies…" Robin whispered.
"Everything's starting to be clear, I guess," Cyborg said.
"Yah. Clear as mud, you mean. She's still puzzling!" Beast Boy retorted, waving a hand.
"Yes, but the Lady told us we must protect her." Starfire floated a few feet off the ground. Raven shrugged.
"I don't trust her at all. She does not feel that welcoming."
"Come on, Raven. Don't be so mistrusting all the time!" Robin said. "She told us her story, and, well, after all the oddities that have been happening lately, it makes sense." Again, Raven shrugged.
The team left, leaving the ruin to be cleaned by the city sweepers as they normally do. Thunder and Lightning were conversing in low whispers, afraid that others might overhear their conversation.
"Sister must have had help to be reborn as such," Thunder's voice shook.
"Yes, Brother Thunder. That is apparent, but I am worried from whom she received this new chance? I do not have a good feeling about this." Lightning looked down, scuffing his foot against the pavement, causing some sparks to jump.
"All I know is that we must protect her. We failed her once, and we cannot allow that to happen again. The fire Elementals must not have control again! The world must not come to-" Thunder stopped and stared right behind Lightning.
"What is wrong, Brother?" Then he, too, turned and saw it. "RUN!"
But it was too late. Within a blink of an eye, a tremendous circle of fire surrounded them and engulfed them. The fire disappeared, and all that was left was ash.
So there ya have it. That's the fifth chapter of A Newborn Wind. Please, read and review. Critiques welcomed.