I actually wrote this in class...
Formal
"This sucks," Raven growled, tugging the black dress she was wearing down. It made her look elegant, but it reached mid-thigh; way too short for her liking.
"Relax," Nightwing breathed into her ear, chuckling. "We just have to stay here and distract Mumbo while the others go look for his 'wand'. It's just a formal event, Rae, nothing bad."
Her amethyst eyes met his blue ones in a glare. "You have it easy," she motioned towards the black tux he was wearing. "Bruce probably had these kinds of events all the time!"
His hand slipped to her lower back before settling around her waist. "Cyborg already tracked down the location of Mumbo's room, they just have to wait until he leaves and then they can take it. We'll be gone soon enough," he promised.
The half-demon huffed but nodded, eyes scanning the scene for the fake magician. "Remind me again why I'm here with you instead of Starfire?"
"Mumbo's all about magic, you're the sorceress here, not Star."
"You could've asked Jinx or Zatanna. Just admit that you wanted me here, Boy Blunder."
The acrobat rolled his eyes. "Fine, you got me."
She smirked.
The lights went out and Nightwing's eyes narrowed.
Mumbo walked on stage and Raven moved to hide her body behind the former Boy Wonder's slightly. This mission was very last minute and the sorceress didn't have much time to disguise herself, she only had time to put on the dress and throw her hair in a bun.
The guests here wouldn't be a problem, they wouldn't recognize her; she could sense the magic on them. Mumbo had hypnotized them.
Mumbo on the other hand wasn't hypnotized, he would recognize her easily.
Nightwing had it easy, he just needed to remove his mask and change his hair and he was Dick Grayson.
"Welcome to the Amazing Mumbo Jumbo!" The blue-skinned man said dramatically. He waved his hands around and the guests clapped and cheered; helpless under the power of the spell he put on them.
The two disguised Titans played along, making sure to stay hidden in the crowd.
"For my first trick we'll-" he cut himself off and frowned as his top hat started to move. A second later; a bunny jumped out and he cursed. This obviously wasn't planned.
"On second thought; maybe it's a good thing you didn't bring Zatanna," Raven commented. "She wouldn't have shut up about how bad this act is."
Nightwing scoffed, but he didn't disagree.
Mumbo glared at the bunny and angrily stuffed the white fluffy animal back into his hat. "As I was saying," he continued, trying to play it off coolly as he walked around the stage. "For my first trick, we'll make my beautiful assistant disappear."
The man whistled and a box rolled on stage; he slammed his hand against it a little harshly and his assistant fell out, tied up in ropes.
Nightwing cursed and Raven's breath hitched.
On stage was Beast Boy, in a sparkly pink dress.
The Titans leader turned and spoke into the earpiece- it was a lot more subtle than the communicator. "Change of plans; Cy, keep looking for Mumbo's wand. Star, get Beast Boy off there before he disappears."
"Raven," he muttered, and the half-demon understood immediately.
She stepped further behind him as her eyes glowed white, not even a second later the lights turned off. Including the stage lights.
A flash of green light could be seen on stage for a split second before it disappeared again. When the lights went on; Beast Boy was nowhere to be seen and only the ropes were left behind.
Even if she couldn't catch up to Kid Flash; Starfire was fast.
Mumbo growled in outrage. "Where did my assistant go?!"
Raven reached up and pressed the button on her earpiece. "Cy, did you find it yet?"
"I'm telling you, I've been looking everywhere but I can't find it!"
Nightwing froze. "Then it's-"
Mumbo pulled out his wand and pointed it at the audience. "Now where could my assistant have gone?"
Nightwing took a step forward but Raven pulled him back.
"Don't," she hissed quietly. "You'll blow your cover, I'll go and stop him while you get changed. Cyborg and Starfire can work on getting these people out of here while Beast Boy helps me until you get back."
The acrobat paused and frowned, before nodding. She was right, like always.
"Cy, you heard that?" He muttered.
"Clearly, quick thinking, Dark Girl."
Nightwing ran off, it was a good thing he pulled a Superman and wore his suit underneath his clothes.
Raven flew up and headed straight for Mumbo, her hands glowing with black energy.
She blasted him, but he merely twirled his wand and a blue shield appeared; he calmly watched with a smirk as the half-demon's power just bounced off the shield.
Mumbo rolled his mustache between his fingers and chuckled, not even looking behind him as he blasted a green cheetah off the stage.
Beast Boy crashed into a table and morphed back, rubbing his temple in pain. "Is it just me or did Mumbo get stronger?"
Raven tensed, her senses screaming at her there was a bigger type of magic nearby. When she turned, she could see Mumbo's wand glow blue, slowly powering up.
She quickly flew in front of the green changeling and surrounded a black bubble around them when she realized the magician was aiming at him.
Mumbo growled in annoyance, with Raven around, this wouldn't work.
He pointed his wand at her, and before Beast Boy could warn her; she was locked in a cage.
She rolled her eyes and tried to blast the cage open, but the more magic she used; the smaller the cage got.
The lights shut down, but this time it wasn't Raven's doing.
A scream could be heard from the old magician followed by a loud crack.
When the lights went back on, Nightwing stood on stage, looking at Mumbo's unconscious body with boredom. He quickly snapped the wand in half and watched how the cage around Raven disappeared and the pink dress Beast Boy was wearing changed into his normal costume.
Somewhere, all the money that Mumbo stole appeared back in the banks.
The doors burst open and in walked a livid Zatanna, followed closely by Starfire and Cyborg.
The female homo-magi was still in her stage clothes. It was the typical magician's suit, top hat and all. It was just a little modified so it looked more feminine and sexier.
She stopped in the middle of the room and raised her gloved hands, wind blowing her silky black hair back as she yelled a spell. "Tup gnihtyreve kcab ot eht yaw ti saw!"
As those words left her mouth, all the broken chairs and tables got repaired and put neatly back into place.
She walked up towards Mumbo's unconscious body, her heels clicking as she reached him and glared at him. "Serves him right for stealing my show," she growled, staring at him with livid blue eyes.
Her eyes glowed. "Tup mih ni a egac!"
A cage formed around the villain, similar to the one he locked Raven in. Zatanna smiled at the Titans and calmly left the building without another word; Mumbo flying in a cage behind her.
"Should we..." Cyborg started.
Nightwing smirked. "Nah, Zatanna can handle it."
"Friend Zatanna seemed to be the upset." Starfire noted.
Beast Boy scoffed. "No kidding."
"Mumbo actually walked in on her show and hypnotized all the guests to come with him while she was in the middle of an act," the acrobat explained and shrugged. "She reallydoesn't like people messing with her shows."
As the others made their way home; Nightwing turned to face Raven. "Are you okay?"
She nodded. "Fine."
He smiled and kissed her gently. "Told you formal events weren't so bad," he teased.
She rolled her eyes, the corner of her lips quirked up a bit. "Just keep walking, Boy Blunder."
