M RATED DISCLAIMER!

This is here just because I think all M rated things should have this and at the same time should. This fic is M rated. That means you know what you are getting into. So no crying or screaming or weeping or bitching about blood, gore or sex. You are reading this at your own risk! Just to let you know there is only a bit of blood coming up. NO WHINING!

Dolor

Pain

He never came back and Raven tried not the care. It had been several weeks since Stone had said he would be back to get her but he hadn't come. Raven was free at last but she found herself feeling… That was just it, she found herself feeling. That chocker he had given her, the one that absorbed excess Dark energy let Raven have emotions. She didn't have to wear it or even be relatively near it for its effect to work on her. Bottom line was that Raven could and did feel lonely and abandon by Stone even though she had wanted her freedom.

Still Raven tried not to dwell on it or let it affect her too much. She went back to running her café which had been untouched by the occupation. In fact a lot of the planet had been untouched. According to Star, who was spending all her free time at the Tower where Nightwing had taken up residence once again, once the planet had been coward into submission just about everything had been allowed to continue as they had. The only difference was that governments paid a 5 tribute of what they made annually. To the layman, prices of some things went up but nothing else changed. People could even openly protest against the occupation forces as long as they got a permit and didn't endanger lives. The occupation was as near perfect as one could be.

Raven had been surprised to find Star and hear her story but she was even more surprised that Nightwing wasn't going to start up a resistance group or join an existing. It was touching to see that Nightwing and Star were trying to make their marriage work despite some very serious obstacles but it brought back memories of the heartache Raven had felt as a Titan having to watch them and everyone else be happy.

Now that Raven could actually feel happy her thoughts and feelings would often drift to things she didn't want to think about. Her parents for abandoning and using her was something she had come to accept as a fact of the past but Stone's betrayal, if it could even be called that, hurt just as much. In hindsight she was free and away from him but she missed being close to him and being in his company. Deep down inside she knew there was some good left in him and maybe it was the spark that Raven was panging for.

"You miss him don't you?"

Raven snapped out of her thoughts and was airborne. She hadn't heard anyone open or close the door that led to the roof nor had she sensed anyone, though she was distracted. Standing behind where Raven had been sitting was a woman dressed in a red Chinese style blouse, jeans, and sneaker with her pink hair done up in a bun.

"What do you want Jinx?" Raven spat back.

"Hmm, he was right you are a lot more… feisty with emotions."

Raven glared at the HIVE member but landed on the roof several feet away.

"I came to deliver a message from my master, Lord General Stone. He says that you are to come with me for a meeting tonight." Jinx then smile and chided, "Plus you get to be close to him again."

Raven let the tease go opting to go with something that was far more interesting to her. "Why do you call him your master?"

The question caught Jinx off guard and it showed. "Because he is." Jinx said with a sad smile. "I'm sorry; I can't say anymore then that. I'm only supposed to deliver the message and bring you with me." Jinx explained heading to the door.

Raven cut Jinx off. "I'm not going to go anywhere until you've told me what he did to you." Raven said firmly. She and Jinx may have been enemies for years and still are, Raven knew Jinx was the head of HIVE now but she also knew that Jinx was head of the local resistance movement as well, but Raven wasn't going to let Stone get away if he had done something terrible to Jinx.

"I can't, please let me go." Jinx pleaded on the verge of tears.

Seeing Jinx in such distress Raven didn't push the subject and before she knew what she was doing, Raven had embraced Jinx in a comforting hug.

"I'll go with you but we don't have to go right away."

The last few weeks had been hard for Dick. Hearing that the occupations forces weren't causing unnecessary damage did ease his mind some but to find out that his wife was now a colonel and the officer in charge of the East Coast was both impressive and disturbing. Kori had so much on her shoulders and while she now had a cushy desk job she was the one in charge of where she had spent her years of spying. Personally Dick would have asked for a different assignment but Kori had wanted to find him again and for that he was thankful that she was the lady governor of the East Coast.

But none of that mattered. Here in the Tower, they we just husband and wife trying to relax after a long day. At least Kori was, Dick hadn't done much except do some repairs around the Tower and it could hardly be called work. Once the old man, Bruce Wayne, was informed that Dick was still alive he let Dick have some time off to get to be with his wife. Dick hadn't told Batman about Kori's involvement in the invasion but Dick knew that Bruce knew. After all he was Batman.

In front of the massive TV the couple were cuddling and enjoying each other's company. Even with the TV blaring they both heard Raven enter the room and turned to greet her. What they didn't expect was to find Jinx with her.

"Just what is she doing here?" Dick asked already suspicious and in a defencive stance.

Before Raven could answer for her Jinx spoke up. "I came to deliver a message from Lord General Stone."

"Lord General Stone?" Kori repeated looking to her husband for clarification.

"I guess since the team is gone I don't have to keep his real name a secret anymore. Victor Stone was Cyborg Kori, and he's used his last name to build a new persona 'Stone.' You remember that demon that wanted to put Raven on the Blood Throne, the seat of power in the Hells right?"

Kori nodded. It was hard not to remember because that was when their relationship had really kicked off. It also was the beginning of the end for the Titans.

"I remember."

"Stone took over and wants to do the same thing now. I spent the out time apart in Hell, literally. Stone is building an empire down there."

Jinx looked like she wanted to add to the conversation but she bit her tongue and let Dick go on for a few minutes about how Stone had become scum, a low life, etc. Raven took note of this and wondered just what Jinx knew that she had let unsaid.

"My lord would like to invite the lady governor and her husband to accompany the Di'Candra and myself for a meeting." Jinx cut in.

All eyes turned to Jinx.

"Don't call me that." Raven said sharply.

"My lord told me to address you using that name though I don't know why." Jinx apologized.

"It's my Infernal name; Princess Star." Raven explained.

"I don‎'t think anyone should go. Stone has gotten crafty and I don't like meeting him on his terms. How do we know this isn't a trap?" Dick objected. A full year after meeting Stone, Dick had no trust or respect for his former friend and teammate.

"My lord told me to expect this and while the participation of Raven," Jinx looked at Raven who nodded in approval, "but, you'll have to forgive me for having you're old Titan name as it's the only one I know you by, Starfire."

"Koriand'r Grayson" Kori provided.

"Then lady governor Grayson will have to come with me. The leader of the HIVE has sanctioned me to evoke clause 2 of the Phnom Penh Treaty."

"Kori, just what the hell is Jinx talking about?" Dick asked.

"The HIVE work as an independent informant of my overseeing government. They reserved the right to force meetings between representatives which means me and apparently Stone. I thought you were the one in charge Jinx."

"I am when Lord Stone is busy down below." Jinx answered. "May I suggest that you put on something more covering?"

Kori blushed when she realized her state of undress. Normally Star sheds her uniform when she gets to the Tower so she can just be Kori. Now she was just in a one of Dick's shirts which, because of her long legs, only covered to her mid thighs. Dick was just wearing jeans and Raven was in a white nightgown.

"Damn it all. Let's get dressed honey. I'm not letting you go alone." Dick said taking his wife by the hand.

Raven just left and got changed as well. It was late at night after all so no one in the Tower was expecting visitors. In fact, Kori was the only real visitor they've had, if she could be called a visitor.

Stone was looking forward to this. A reunion of the Teen Titans while showing off his new fortress in the north. Jinx had done well in providing the arms he wanted for his retrofitting. So far no other lords have found out but Stone knew it was only a matter of time before he had some explaining to do. Some of smarter lords might not cause trouble; the stupider or weaker lords might cause a fuss. While it wouldn't be a real problem, the potential mistrust of battle field etiquette may hamper Stone's plans. After all it is so much easier to convince smaller lords to enter the fold instead of having to beat the faction into submission. People always like older evils better then new ones a fact that Tir'eir's old holdings had shown. Upon their return Tear was able to rally the loyalists to reestablish his home province and power base. Stone had had to put down several loyalist uprisings but his gentle governing policies often won over the populous.

Right now Stone was waiting for Jinx to bring his former teammates. Stone couldn't help the shiver that ran through his body. The surface was so cold, especially at night and with his mechanical body.

More machine than man. That was something that Stone had learned to live with as Cyborg but now that was truer then ever. Stone had made a new face mask for himself. It fitted over his existing armored face and flesh giving him an entirely metallic look. Only an eye hole hinted at the remaining humanity beneath it. Horns adorned the sides making Stone look like a big gray devil. A fitting look for the future ruler of the Hells.

Stone had decided to leave Raven be though a part of him still yearned to see her even though she had never said anything to his confession of love for her. Stone didn't need her to take the Blood Throne. Maria and Jacob would keep Tir'eir in check and when Stone got a hold of the South and East Tir'eir wouldn't have the power or resources to out produce Stone should a civil war break out.

"My lord, a message from below. Lord Sanchez has mobilized his forces to the edge of the 6th and 7th levels on the South and West borders."

Stone nodded the messenger away. This definitely disrupted his plans for the night but war waited for no one. He would have to wait for his guests and teleport them all to the battle sight first. After that was taken care of Stone would then have to teleport them all back to the surface, then down to the fortress and finally back to the surface. Once that was all done he would have to teleport himself to the palace. 5 teleports with multiple people would be very tiring. Crossing planes is a power Dread Lords such as himself have but it is a draining process. A battle on top of that and a tour of the northern fortress. It would be near daybreak before Stone would get to bed. He was not looking forward to his guests coming now and if he showed a hint of fatigue Jinx would probably throw off the façade he had her play and make him go to bed.

The façade did have truth to it. Their relationship was generally good with the exception of that one night. Still it did bring them together fueling the spark that had always been between them. Ever since Cyborg had gone undercover as Stone into the HIVE, there had been a connection between Jinx and himself. However the relationship that Jinx had with the Stone back then and the Stone now was very different. The Stone back then had used her to get information. Now Stone had to admit that there were feelings that had been dormant and he did care for Jinx and that the feeling was mutual.

Stone chuckled to himself. Having a woman in your life really did change things. It was clear to Stone that though men ran both the surface and down below, it was only because the woman folk let the men do so.

Even though Jinx spent most of her time on the surface, Stone had taken her below and declared her his mistress bestowing her the title and social rank of Lady. Jinx had taken advantage of her new title and relationship with Stone to redecorate their room at Tir'eir's fortress and their room in the northern fortress. Stone had to admit that she had done a good job but he felt that all the pink was amusing the servants to no end. However, being who he was Stone could pull off striding into battle into a pink tutu and no one would blink. At least those that wanted to live wouldn't.

"My Lord, Lady Jinx has arrived with the lady governor Grayson."

Stone once again nodded the messenger away and went out to meet his guests in the main lobby of the HIVE headquarters. Jinx was dressed in just jeans with sneakers and a Chinese style blouse. Raven was similarly dressed; jeans, sneakers and a white blouse. The heiress to the Blood Throne was glaring at Stone so Stone knew that Jinx had done her job well. Dick was dressed in his Nightwing uniform and even from behind those white lenses of his Stone knew that Nightwing was glaring daggers at him. Starfire was dressed in what could only be assumed was her full military uniform. Surprisingly it looked very much like her old Titan uniform with several rows of medals and decorations being the only difference.

"I've had news of something I must that care off before we get to business." Stone said out loud as he strode towards everyone. Nightwing moved in front of Stone as he got closer but Stone ignored his former best friend. Instead he walked up to Jinx and leaned down before speaking.

"Remember you're place and you will change once we get to the northern fortress." With that Stone teleported them all down to the site of the military build up.

Once below Stone surveyed the area. The governor of the region had done well to deploy the local garrison along the border, which happened to be a river. His troops were green though; this was the newest acquisition but the march had stopped and the main army had been marched to the North South border. Given the might of House Tir'eir all the other houses had formed various coalitions. The North, West and much of the central plains that also held the Blood Throne itself were under Stone's control. The South and West were all that remained. It would still take a great deal of campaigning and bloodshed to take total control but it was only a matter of time. This border was supposed to be secure, a non aggression pact being signed with Lord Sanchez, one of the few remaining independent lords.

Stone had to admit he had left himself open to such an assault but from the looks of things battle hadn't started. The bridge did offer some advantage if he were to hold it alone.

Inexperienced men would just be wasted in a bridge defence and counterattack. The local troops here were mostly yari spearmen. The yari was a long spear often up to 4 meters long and it took some skill to wield it in single combat but it placed in block formations it was easy to use. Without a shield they could not be called hoplites and thus could form a phalanx but a block of long spears could turn cavalry and men in equal measure. The down side was that the yari spear man had no other weapon unlike the hoplites Stone had as the bulk of his forces. Even if Stone had several hoplite units here, the counterattack would be slow and difficult. The hoplites strength was in staying in formation. On a bridge it would be hard to do so with limited footing and only so many men able to fight at a time. Some legionnaire type troops, those trained in the Roman style of fighting, would work. Their testudo formation is very tightly packed and tough to crack but very slow and could be pushed off the bridge wasting the lives of the entire unit. Ideally a shock troop, the No Daishi, would be what Stone would send across the bridge when the time came. The No Daishi wielded a massive katana that required two hands to control. Their defencive abilities were somewhat lacking as they could be compared to berserkers but they had the discipline and armor that berserkers didn't.

As it was Stone had none of these things open to him. He could amply defend the bridge with spears but he would not force the men to counterattack. Perhaps Stone could challenge Lord Sanchez to a Circle of Equals for the control of the bridge. Or Stone could try to convince him to become a vassal.

Turning his attention to his opponents forces Stone knew he was going to be hard pressed to counterattack anyway. A pair of Naganita units stood at the other end of the bridge. These men wielded the naginata, a pole arm that was made up of a four foot pole and a two foot curved blade. While they did not had the reach of pikes or halberds these weapons were known to decapitate both horse and rider in a single swing. Of course it took a seasoned soldier to wield this heavy weapon to such devastating effect. This troop type wore armor that was second to none. While lords were supposed to get the best weapons and armor, few lords did have the armor quality that these men did. This made the Naganita a very expencive troop type to recruit, train, equip and upkeep but they were the ultimate defenders able to stand up to just about anything. In fact, they were the counterpart to the No Daishi shock troops.

With thoughts of a counterattack very thoroughly squashed for now Stone did what he had to do first.

"I declare these people non combatants." Stone bellowed so that those on the other side of the river could hear him and see that he was gesturing to Starfire, Nightwing, Raven and Jinx. By declaring them non combatants they couldn't be captured and held for ransom if something unexpected happened. In return they couldn't do anything to help Stone and his men in the coming battle or during any part of it. This was just one of the unspoken rules of battle that helped keep things civilized, if it could be called that. It merely let the men go into battle knowing their wives and children wouldn't be harmed after the fight was over. Of course some lords didn't follow this and other rules of battle field etiquette but for the most part people conformed to them.

Stone walked over to who seemed to be the captain in charge.

"I want two battle banners brought to me and a report on how this came about."

"Certainly Lord General. Lord Sanchez mobilized his men not an hour ago. There had been build up for the last couple of days but it looked just to be the changing of garrison so you were not alerted my lord."

"I want three units deployed at the bridge's end. One facing it head on at 10 paces and two other units on either side. Crescent Moon formation. Those men will hold position because their lives depend on it."

"What did he mean by remembering you're place?" Kori asked Jinx.

"I tend to want to help him whenever he brings me to a battle. It's not uncommon for a wife or mistress like myself to a company their husband to the field but we're not supposed to interfere. Fighting is a man's business. Women folk are brought for good luck and in my case to be shown off. However I wasn't dressed properly otherwise Stone would have introduced me to whatever lord he's fighting."

"Sexist pig." Raven snorted. "I'm sure you, Star and I could get this done much quicker then he can." Raven added.

"You forget that until you sit on the Blood Throne that things are still ina a state of magical chaos. Only because of certain things I did can I teleport myself to the surface. Any other benefits are otherwise useless to me. Like wise neither you nor Jinx can use her powers down here, remember?" Stone had returned to give Jinx another warning before the battle was committed.

"Stay here. You help me more staying here then you could ever possibly help me in the pitch of battle." With that Stone bent down and captured Jinx's lips for a quick but passionate kiss before returning to his men, battle banners flapping in the wind.

Raven wasn't sure if she was jealous, disgusted or mad at Jinx. Perhaps all three at the same time. For some reason no longer being the chief concern on Stone's mind bugged her and seeing him with another woman made her jealous. However it was obvious to her that Jinx had played her to get her to come along. Jinx and Stone had a very good relationship from the looks of things.

Jinx didn't see Raven glaring at her. Instead she had her eyes closed savoring the kiss she had just had with Stone. She knew that fighting and killing was what Stone did and it couldn't be help. All the same Jinx was praying to any and every god there was that Stone would be safe and come back to her unharmed.

Off to the side Kori sat down and pulled Dick to the ground.

"You have to admit that was sweet of Stone to make her stay here."

Dick grumpily grunted an acknowledgement.

"Besides, you have to admit this is going to be interesting to see how it plays out."

"Honey, it's only a battle. As much as I hate to say it Stone will probably win." Dick replied as he looked over the battle about to begin.

"Oh it will be a battle and he'll win, but I'm sure everyone involved will have to pay some price." Kori said looking at the two light skinned women.

"Lord Sanchez surely there is no need for this." Stone tried to reason with the lord.

"I won't give up my lands without a fight." With that both lords went to their ends of the bridge. No more diplomacy would work and it just be a waste of time.

"Men, look at the enemy! They come for your land, your gold, and your women! Will you let them take what is yours?"

A resounding "NO!" chorused from Stone's men.

"Look at the enemy! Take heart and know they are more afraid of you then you are of them! Now give them a cheer and let us go about our bloody business!" A cheer filled the air that quickly became battle cries from both sides as Stone's forces braced themselves against the heavily armored troops of Lord Sanchez.

Stone had to duck to kill his first victim. A naganita unit had been sent across and had so much momentum that they smashed through the first two ranks. Stone himself was instantly surrounded as he had not given an inch of ground. For his stout defencive stance Stone nearly had his head hacked off. Only a quick duck saved his head but not the tops of his battle banners. However that was all the man took with him as Stone cleaved through this helmet and cracked his skull open. Taking the falling man's pole arm Stone swung in large arches using his superior strength to hack his opponents to death. However being out numbered and several feet from the closest ally Stone had to be extra swift to avoid serious injury. Injury was going to find him; it was only a matter of time.

One over extended swing left Stone open and by some small miracle a soldier managed to swing his weapon down with a sickening crack on Stone's right arm. Had he not had a steel arm clad in Shadowsteel, his would have lost it. Instead the blow merely cracked and penetrated halfway into his arm making Stone lose motor control in his hand and as a result Stone dropped the naginata. This however also jammed the enemy's naginata and Stone capitalized by caving in the man's face with a left haymaker.

His right hand useless Stone deployed his arm blades. Even though he was right handed Stone was just as adept at using his left hand to kill someone and his right to block.

When it rains it pours. Stone's arm blades were designed to punch through armor without much force so stabbing and jabbing people to death was no problem though the thicker armor presented a challenge. However his arm blades were not meant to withstand constant heavy hits from such a powerful weapon. Stone's entire right forearm was cleaved off leaving a mess of stray wires and the occasional spark. His left arm blade was shattered and someone had landed a strike to his right ankle destroying his ankle mechanics forcing Stone to a limp. All this within moments of his first bit of misfortune. That just pissed Stone off. Stone sliced and hacked with his damaged blade, his way forwards to the edge of the bridge where the flow of enemy combatants was the most concentrated. Stone had to stem the flow to give his men a chance at killing off the troops behind him. Blinded by battle rage and adrenaline Stone failed to notice another shock to his right calf further hampering his mobility. Stone dragged his right leg behind him as he cried out; "For the Blood!" His cry was replied with a loud yell of "For the LORD GENERAL!" and followed by a deafening roar. Stone could only assume his men were making a push.

Everyone Stone had left safely behind watched in horror as the battle engaged. The cries of dying men, the shouts of anger and rage as men fought literally for their lives and the screams of terror echoed off the river. The mesh of white and red of Stone's forces mixed violently with Sanchez's purple and yellow.

Seeing Stone's battle banners drop for a moment earned a gasp from Jinx and even Raven had to admit she was worried too. Jinx let out a sigh of relief when Stone's banners can back into view. Several tense minutes passed with Jinx occasionally reaching out only to pull her hand back to her chest. It was quite clear to Kori that Jinx was having an internal battle to obey Stone's wishes while wanting to help him. Raven just thought this was how Jinx reacted to battles. Nightwing, true to being a male, was watching the actual battle.

Finally Jinx made up her mind when she heard Stone's battle cry and the response from the men. Bolting into the fray Jinx picked up a yari and heaved it straight into the gut of an enemy soldier splattering herself with the dying man's blood.

Seeing Jinx run Kori took flight and started to barrage the area around Stone. Nightwing threw himself into the fight after a quick "KORI!" that promised a scolding to after this fight was done. Not to be out done Raven pick up a yari and did what Jinx was doing; poking guys to death from a reasonably safe distance.

A sharp blow shattered Stone's helmet but the damage was limited to just breaking up his helmet. A split second later the sky fell. Or it seemed that way. A stream of green energy disks came pounding down melting straight through armor and searing flesh.

Stone looked up to see Starfire flying above the battle raining down the disks of death. While Stone was interested to see that Star could fly and use her powers here, the lord of war in him was outraged and fuming. Stone turned his attention back to the melee only to find it was over. Both forces were in full flight. It only took a few moments for things to thin out enough for Stone to see Nightwing waiting for Star to land and Jinx and Raven with yaris in hand and blood on their fronts. Stone wasn't sure if he was more angry or worried about Jinx and Raven. Their actions were unacceptable, even for the Lord General's mistress and the Di'Candra.

Still first things were first.

"Don't speak, just listen." Stone ground out in a low, cold, calm tone. Jinx and Raven flinched. They both had heard that tone of voice before and they both would have just had Stone shout at them. At the same time Jinx was having a hard time rushing to Stone's side to see how badly injured he was.

"I though you declared them non combatants." Lord Sanchez snorted as he reached hearing distance.

"I did but they are surfacers," Stone shot a look at Jinx who lowered her gaze to the ground, "and don't know better."

"Kill them. Surfacers have no business here."

"One of them is of rank on the surface. Having someone important killed will just bring more. We will finish this another time, without surfacers present." Stone nodded to Lord Sanchez who accepted and the two lords went their separate ways.

Stone limped his way to where Kori was and leaned in menacingly.

"If you weren't who you were, I would have already killed you." Stone barked.

Nightwing didn't take too kindly to Stone speaking that way to his wife and managed to land a solid punch to Stone's real jaw before Starfire wrapped Nightwing up and Raven and Jinx restrained Stone with a little womanly touch.

Stone and Nightwing glared at each other in intense silence before Stone declare they were going to the northern fortress. And with that he teleported to the surface and back down to his personal stronghold.

A/N: Ok then, 9 pages. Still not my usual 10 or so but this is where things will end for now. To the reviews! I had a chat with my sister the other day about fics. We've been waiting on some fics to update for a long time. You guys did some of that didn't you? My sister said I must be doing something right to have you guys still keeping tabs on this after that long break I took. Anyway thanks for waiting and reading and reviewing. Now to the reviews! I tried my hand at an action scene again. Terrible job but oh well. I think you can see what I have set up. Also just to clarify to all the guys out there. What I had Stone think is true. Men might run the world but only cause women let us. Just think how screwed up things would be if women didn't keep us clean, feed, and other wise sedated. And to clarify, I'm a guy. Now to the reviews, for real this time.

angelicdhampir2oo4: Ah surfacers, always seem to get in the way don't they? Well I'm trying to use the Hells as a kind of my insane world of how things should work kind of deal like thing. Surfacers are the real people and well Stone and everything else is now my universe. Its fun owning your own universe. I guess this makes this fic an AU doesn't it?

Th is for Tanya: Ok I get the T but where is the h in Tanya? I haven't seen any of the mentioned episodes except car trouble which I thought rocked. But Jinx works into my plans; well she just popped up really and now has a starring role as I've decided to explore another little traveled road. Since there is no real plan, I just know where I want to get eventually but not how to get there, this fic could easily out strip BE in length though it is sorely behind on reviews. 218 to 72. Breaking 100 is the goal now.

The different: So it's Ted, Rachel, Nicolas, Michal, Bob and Billy right? Just to let you know I spelled Michal right. My sister and an Aunt are named Michal so live with it. 6, SIX! And only one review. So sad, but at least it's a review. So let me get this straight. You all or some have me on the alert I'm guessing and you all go over to someone's house and read the new chapter together right? Then you sit for half an hour debating what to say on your collective review. Have I hit anything warm so far? Seriously now. Fun time over. Thank you for the complements. Teasing and cliffy's work cause they get reviews and make you at least read the next chapter to find out what happens. When I get to a good ending I stop like I did here. I had planned to write more but that stuff will be in next chapter. Ah yes the word might. They will get together now that I've thought things threw but it should be interesting, you wouldn't you agree? I'm only 18 almost 19 but I've been writing since I was nearly 15. My first fics, on Princess Mononoke, are terrible but some of the die hards think they are some of the best in the section. I must be doing something right I suppose. As far as the superhero names go, you'll have to see what I'm doing here. Starfire and Kori are the same person yes but Star is the military governor and Kori is Dick's wife while Nightwing is Dick's serious side. I'm using their various aliases to show different sides of them, to separate the personalities. Raven is stuck with Raven though I have heard that her middle initial is R and stands for Rachel. Like wise Jinx is Jinx until I come up with a name for her or someone provides me with her real name and origin. Even if someone does give me her real info I might substitute reality for my own. So it's a fancy little writing thingy I'm doing with the names. Plus how intimate can you really be when you only have fake names? There is a name behind the mask in Robin's/Nightwing's case. Starfire probably doesn't want to be in her uniform any longer then needed. Still working on the other people but you got a glimpse of a different Jinx and Stone and plus Raven is acting strange for Raven. WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!

LockDown over and out…