Undercover
DING!
A flurry of new students swarmed across the lunch hall, young teens with super powers and weapons, all mustering into this massive, over stuffed lunch room. Several noticeable students came into view, some were recognized, and some were not. But the most important ones are the ones that aroused suspicion, suspicion that was carefully being watched for. Jinx sighed sadly next to her two friends, painfully remembering Blood's words.
Flashback
Jinx, Gizmo, and Mammoth screamed as they wiggled their struggling legs above the dead air beneath them. Gizmo's mechanical spider legs were desperately clinging onto the rim of the gigantic hole in the middle of the floor.
Brother Blood smiled "How's this for a failing grade?".
The wicked teacher laughed, watching his students struggle above the ferocious alligator pit he just opened up. Mammoth squealed and held tightly onto Gizmo's little body, while Jinx kicked her legs upward, trying to avoid the hungry, snapping jaws that eagerly waited to gobble her up.
Gizmo screamed "This isn't funny, come on, cut it out!".
Jinx also shrieked "EEK! Please Brother Blood, give us one more chance, we can prove ourselves".
Mammoth nodded "Yeah, what she said".
The dark teacher pondered this, idly scratching his chin.
Jinx gasped "We'll do anything, we swear it, ANYTHING".
The gray haired man grinned wickedly as he flashed his blood red eyes into a glowing aura, psychically lifting the students into the air.
Brother Blood smirked "Anything?".
The three student's nodded, willing to do anything Blood asked them to. Blood smiled and snapped his fingers. The gator pit was sealed up, and the students were dropped down in front of Brother Blood.
Brother Blood nodded "Very good, very good indeed my students, Brother Blood is quite pleased with your devotion. But first and foremost, we must talk of you're redemption".
The man flashed on a large TV screen, the small trio examined it and saw a series of flashing surveillance camera monitors. Examining and identifying each one of the new students arriving for the new semester of HIVE academy.
Brother Blood continued "There have been rumors floating around about a spy somewhere in the HIVE academy, disguised as a student. Someone who wishes to ruin all we have accomplished here and I don't need to tell you how important it is that we catch this slippery little spy now do I?".
Jinx, and Gizmo, and Mammoth all replied "No sir".
Blood growled "Whoever this spy is, we cannot allow him to muck up my plans. I have too much at stake to let some Teen Titan wanna be screw everything up. You're assignment is to find out who this spy is, and have him or her brought to me at once. I don't care what you have to do; I don't care how you do it, just find that spy. But if you fail me this time, you'll wish I HAD dropped you into that alligator pit……students dismissed".
End Flashback
A tall, savage looking teen walked in with a large spear. He was wearing a wolf's skin coat, lined with large silver stripes, and dozens of voodoo necklaces, loudly clanging around his neck. The boy's teeth had been carved into razor sharp fangs, and he shoved across any student foolish enough to cross him. The student behind the wolf dressed student him was short, fowl looking, and had a large, spiky hair style, like the bride of Frankenstein's.
It was bright magenta red and spiky on the top. The little troll of a boy had a gold/bronze colored suit, with black lines along the sides of each arm and pant legs. The hands and feet were encased in metallic, mechanical gloves. Gizmo scoffed at the little man "What a crud muncher, can't anyone think of their own costumes these days?". Jinx groaned and smacked Gizmo, silently reminding him "Don't start you guys, we've got to get this right for once.
If Brother Blood is as powerful as everyone says he is with his mind, then we can't afford to blow this one. We got to find that spy he was talking about", the grey skinned beauty said. Suddenly the hulking brute, Mammoth noticed something that obviously displeased him. "Hey, that guy sitting in my seat" Mammoth said. Gizmo blinked "Who, where, what guy?". A voice filled the room, drawing all eyes and ears towards this new HIVE student.
"Mmmmm, ah sloppy Joes. Just like the mad scientist who created me used to make"
Jinx grinned "I think we found our suspect", the trio quickly went over towards the dark skinned student, and began to question him. Unaware that a mysterious new student emerged just as the three students left. It was a boy, he was just above average height, and had the most sinister pair of purple eyes. His hair was short, and dark blue, mixed with traces of black and silver. The boy's outfit was dark purple, and looked like a lab coat of sorts.
Under the purple coat, was a black T-shirt with a faded, neon green colored bio-hazard symbol on it. The boy's purple eyes flashed around the room, his pupils brimming with the faces of countless students and trainees. The boy took particular notice to the pink haired girl in the black dress, the thin but irresistibly sweet beauty that the world had named Jinx. Jinx was busy arguing with the other new student, the one who called himself Stone.
"Ah Julius my boy, you've arrived at last" a proud and happy voice erupted. Julius turned to see Brother Blood approaching him, shrouded in his white cloak as usual. Blood smiled "So glad you could join us this semester, it's such a pleasure to have a student of you're remarkable quality". The strange boy nodded and replied softly "Thank you Brother Blood, this is quite a……interesting school you have here. Very interesting in fact".
The dark teacher watched the young boy with great interest, his psychic mind racing with such devilish thoughts, such twisted curiosities. Brother Blood continued "I trust you brought the……package?". Julius raised a silver suitcase up towards Blood's eyes, his dark orbs widened with delight. "Excellent, I'll make an announcement momentarily, in the mean time, enjoy you're stay, I'll have someone show you to you're room" Blood said.
As soon as the grey haired man left, the dark boy turned his curious eyes towards that young beauty once more. Julius reacted to Jinx's voice.
"Let's just see how he does in combat practice"
Every word Jinx said brimmed with feminine beauty, her voice was like enchanting music to the boy's ears, haunting his very soul. He didn't like it. "Scarab" Julius said, a dark armored girl suddenly appeared in the shadows. The faint sound of buzzing could be heard, the girl's skin brimmed with black, red, and gold colored lines. Almost as if the girl was wearing a suit of insect armor. "You called meistro?" Scarab asked, she awaited his response.
Julius frowned "I have a job for you my friend; I want you to keep an eye on that girl". Scarab looked at the grey skinned charm girl and scoffed at her with disgust. "What for, she's obviously got nothing on me" Scarab said, Julius replied "I'm not sure……at the moment. Follow her around, by the end of the day I want to know her name, her powers, her friends, everything you can get. I have a feeling that I'm going to need to keep an eye on her".
With that said, the mysterious armored girl vanished into the shadows. Jinx and Stone headed down to the combat practice arena. "To your room sir?" a HIVE soldier said, Julius said nothing and simply followed the armored trooper. Little did Jinx or Brother Blood know just how important that young boy truly is, and what he holds in store for the HIVE academy. But, like the truth behind Stone's true identity, that secret has yet to be revealed.
To be continued……