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Chapter 7: Back to the Pit

The Pit

"Hi!" Althea Delgado greeted as she walked up to the six people and one animal that had just returned from Titans Tower. They were in the Pit's hangar. "Welcome back." She noticed the white-and-pink mutated maggot in Raven's arms. "Um…what is that?" The hydrokinetic pointed at the maggot.

"This is Silkie." Bard introduced the little maggot. "He was Starfire and Beast Boy's pet. Beast Boy first got him during Robin's forced date with that Kitten psycho." Raven shuddered as she remembered it. "Is it okay if we keep him here? Can't really put him up for adoption at the ASPCA." Althea shrugged.

"Sure, why not?" Althea approved. "We already got an insane parrot. Come on. I want you guys to meet the whole team." The group walked towards Misfit Manor. As they approached, Althea sighed. "Okay, I better warn you three." She pointed at the ex-Titans Raven, Terra, and Bard. "Just in case you haven't heard yet, some of the other Misfits are…a little bizarre. And we have other people that show up here sometimes. They're okay." A scream was heard. "Oh, no…Not again…" Althea moaned. A silver-and-blue cackling blur raced out the front door, of the manor, cackling happily. What appeared to be a pale or gray-skinned young woman, with long dark hair in a braid, dressed like in a dark blur top, skirt, and red neckerchief, chased after him.

"Get back here, you baka! I'm going to kill you!" Saya screamed as she chased after the speedster, brandishing a katana and waving it about like a lunatic. Terra's jaw dropped.

"Was…was…that…a…v-v-vampire?" Terra gaped. Althea nodded.

"Yeah, but don't be afraid. That's just Rapture's girlfriend Saya. She doesn't bite or anything. We think she's a daywalker."

"Huh?" Terra blinked.

"Half-vampire." Lance cleared up. "Like that Blade guy we met a long time back."

"Oh." Terra nodded.

"Hey, save some for me!" Another voice yelled. The source appeared at the door: A blue-haired Chinese-American young woman. "I'll teach that pervert to stay out of my drawers!" Aja yelled as she zipped after them in a pink-and-blue blur, wielding a baseball bat.

"That's Aja Leith." Althea introduced. "Or if you're going by codenames, Lightspeed." Raven looked at Bard.

"There are Misfits all over the place." The dark empath mumbled to her half-brother. Bard nodded in agreement.

"Saya, calm down!" A blonde young woman in a black cloak and hood ran out after them. "You can't kill humans, remember?" Rapture exclaimed as she trailed behind.

"That's Phoebe Ashe." Althea noted. "We call her Rapture. She can make inanimate objects implode." Terra's brow furrowed in thought.

"Hey, I know I have seen Lightspeed and Rapture somewhere before, but from where?" Terra frowned in trying to remember.

"They both used to be in rock bands back in the day." Althea explained. "Aja played guitar for Jem and the Holograms, and Rapture played for the Stingers."

"Fire in the hole!" The Triplets shouted. The three girls, all dressed in identical pink tops and jeans (The only way to tell them apart was their black hair was in different styles), walked up, piloting a big robot. Althea sighed.

"And some of us should just be declared legally insane." She growled, looking up. "Where did you three get that, whatever it is?"

"We built it after watching Transformers." Quinn grinned widely. Althea groaned.

"These three loons are my insane sisters. You have to be very careful, they love to experiment on strangers." She then noticed something. "You guys are taking this well."

"Yes, well." Raven shrugged. "Let's just say not much surprises us." Althea nodded.

"Right. Well, the guy that was running for his life is named Pietro Maximoff, codename Quicksilver. He is a speedster like Lightspeed, only less sane and a bit jerky." She led the group into the living room, where three more mutants were sitting around, watching TV. "And over here is Wanda Maximoff…" Althea pointed to a girl dressed in red with long black hair and ankh earrings. "Craig Starr…" Althea pointed at a boy with long black hair, a black star birthmark over his right eye, and dressed in a black t-shirt, black leather jacket, and black jeans. "And that is Paul Starr…" Althea pointed at a boy who looked exactly like Craig, only his birthmark was cheerier, and he was dressed like an 80s rocker. "Also known respectively as the Scarlet Witch, Darkstar and Starchild."

"Hi." Wanda greeted as Craig just nodded.

"Hello." Paul waved cheerfully.

"Hey." The three ex-Titans waved.

"There are a few other people around here. You probably will meet them later. Why don't I show you the rooms?" Althea continued on. She led the three ex-Titans up the stairs. "Um, if you guys want, most of the Misfits have costumes for when we're on missions. You guys can use your old ones or get new ones, if you like."

"I rather stay with my old one." Raven shook her head.

"Ditto." Bard agreed.

"Um, I'll go for a new one myself. You know, to kind of start over after what I pulled."

"Terra…" Raven whispered. "For the last time, you already made up for your betrayal when you saved the city."

"I know Raven, but I still feel guilty about it."

"Fine." Raven shrugged.

"Here we are. Our rooms." Althea announced. "Welcome to the asylum. Please leave your sanity at the door." She quipped.

"How bad is it?" Raven wondered.

"Awk awk!" Polly screamed as he flew out of one room as with singed feathers. "Polly wants a Prozac! Polly wants a Prozac!"

"What happened now? I heard a racket!" Toad asked as he hopped up.

"Oh, you guys. This is my boyfriend Todd a.k.a. Toad." Althea grinned. "Isn't he the most adorable thing?"

"Oh, Al." Todd shook his head. He then noticed Polly. "Hey, what happened to Polly, yo?"

"Triplets trying to make dynamite again, I guess." Althea sighed.

"Dynamite?" Bard's jaw dropped. "And here we were, worried about fitting in here. Hey Raven, these people are as crazy as us!" He started to laugh.

"Shut up, Johnny." Raven muttered.

"I thought your name was Bard." Althea raised an eyebrow.

"Bard's actually my codename." Bard explained. "It's what everyone calls me usually. Raven only calls me Johnny when she's mad or really annoyed with me." Althea nodded in understanding.

"I see." Althea nodded. "Don't worry about it. You can use real names here when not on missions." The gang went downstairs. "And that's pretty much our house."

"Hey where can I park my motorcycle?" Bard remembered.

"The motor pool is where are all the vehicles are at." Althea explained. "Hey Lance! Since your jeep is there, can you show him where it is?"

"Sure" Avalanche nodded. He walked outside, gesturing Bard to follow him. "Come on, man. I'll help you check it in." A short time later, the group of ex-Titans were meeting in the hallway.

"Did you get your bike parked, Bard?" Raven asked.

"Yeah, no problem. Avalanche helped me out." Bard nodded. "Man, these people are strange."

"Bard, we're half demons that are stuck on earth with a father that is who knows where that tried to take over the world and thinks he's the devil. Define strange for us." Raven pointed out.

"Good point."

"Hey, you guys." Althea walked up to the trio. "How do you like the rooms?"

"They're okay. It's just taking us a while to adjust." Terra answered.

"Fair enough." Althea nodded.

"Any rules we should know about?" Raven inquired.

"Well, most rules are the same as regular ones. There are only a couple around here that you need to know." Althea explained. "One, keep your stuff hidden. Pietro, Quicksilver, is kind of a nosy pervert."

"Get back here, you little punk! How dare you mess with that stuff!" Aja screamed as she chased after Pietro, ranting and raving in Chinese. "Two, Baywatch and Xena are banned from here due to a few…incidents. Oh, and three, watch out for the Triplets you met earlier. They like to experiment on strangers."

"Oh, great. It's the Hellmouth all over again." Raven muttered.

"Hey, you were never in Sunnydale!" Terra argued.

"Yes I was." Raven responded. "It was before I joined the Titans."

"Was not."

"Was too."

"Was not!"

"Was too!" Raven and Terra got in each other's faces.

"Guys, do this later." Bard groaned.

"Those two fight a lot, huh?" Althea noticed. Bard nodded.

"Yeah. Usually they just argue. Unfortunately, since both their powers are emotional based, it can get…destructive." Wanda walked up to the group.

"I'm just letting you guys know dinner is ready."

"Okay, see you in a few." With that said, Althea and Wanda went downstairs. Bard and Raven stayed behind for a moment.

"Raven, should we tell them about our…origin?" Bard whispered worriedly.

"I don't know, Johnny." Raven sighed. "I just don't know. What if we tell them and they throw us out?"

"I don't think they will." Terra reassured quietly. "They don't seem to be the type of people to do that. Besies, the Titans took you guys in, and they took me back."

"She's got a point." Bard nodded."

"I hope you're right, Terra." Raven sighed.

"Let's go down to dinner. I could use some grub." Bard grinned.

"Why do I have a bad feeling about this?" Raven groaned as the three went down to have dinner with their new teammates.

"Awk! Serve the inmates! Awk!" Polly squawked as the green parrot flew around the table.

"Shut up, birdbrain!" The Joe sailor codenamed Shipwreck snapped at the flying parrot. "Rapture, don't blow up that chair! Aja, stop trying to strangle Pietro! And knock it off with the curse words! I know Chinese, little lady!"

"Rats." Aja grunted, letting go of Pietro's neck.

"Hey, watch it!" Lance growled as he was hit in the head with mashed potatoes.

"Too slow!" Pietro laughed cockily right before Toad threw several apples at him. "HEY!

"Why me?" Roadblock groaned as a full-scale food fight broke out. "Why can't we just get through one dinner in peace?"

"Johnny!" Raven screamed as Bard threw a plate of eggs at her.

"Hey, might as well join in on the fun." He shrugged.

"You think so, huh?" Raven muttered as a smirk formed on her face. She grabbed a plate of applesauce and threw it back. It hit Bard as well as Terra.

"Oh, that's it!" Terra playfully growled as she grabbed a plate of noodles and threw it at Raven and Bard. Cover Girl looked at Roadblock.

"Well, they will fit right in here, that's for sure." The ex-model sighed.

End

Next: Training and Schooling

Raven: With these loons? Hoo boy…

Bard: What? They are not that bad. (Pietro goes flying by the window)

Terra: Famous last words.