Jason's P.O.V
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"So this is the place?"

"Yeah, Babs said that Firecracker should be in here. I have a warrant."

"So we're backup?"

"Basically, yes, Tim."

Once we're inside, I notice a familiar pair of shoes. Yes, they belong to Nyx and a look inside tells me she's barefoot. That's not good. I know that she wears socks to bed.

Her hoodie's here too. At least her stuff is in it.

There's her wallet. A search shows there's no money.

Never though I'd be angry to not see her phone. Those assholes must have left it just out of her reach.

I clench my fists as Dick recites the riot act.

William shows up.

I glare at him. "Where the fuck do you have my little sister?"

Ashley shows up, tosses her blond hair, and laughs. "That little bitch is just a no good foster. She has no family."

I fight the urge to pummel her. "Where. Is. She?"

Dick shows his warrant.

William laughs. "Look, Ash, it's Officer Babyface."

She laughs. "Good one, sweetie. You even old enough to drink, sweet cheeks?"

Dick scowls. "Where do you have Heather Jane Smith?"

Feels a little weird to hear that instead of Phoenix.

Ashley snorts. "You three actually like that fucking waste of space? I told you she's no good. Hell, she's worthless."

Tim snaps. "No, she's not! She's family. Our little sister."

Before I can say anything, Bruce shows up. I guess the Pierces recognize him.

Ashley barks a laugh. "Damn, we've got a royal visitor." She curtsies mockingly. "All hail the prince of Gotham."

Bruce glares at her. "I came for Heather. Now, where is she?"

She gulps and I grin. "Fuck, that's an unnerving stare."

We're finally being taken to Nyx and...Fuck.

I smell something wrong. Like something's burning.

I run ahead. "Nyx!"

Please don't let me be too late to save her. Let my little sister be okay.
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Phoenix's P.O.V
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I hear footsteps. Jason, is that you?

I hear voices. Lies.

I do have a family, Ashley, I can hear them right now. It's making that warm feeling I got on my birthday come back.

Wait.

It started like that but now it feels like a prickly warmth all over me. I also feel like I'm shifting but I don't know what it's into.

This feels so strange. What's happening to me?

I want to call out but I can't. I don't even really feel sure of what's going on anymore.

I feel a stuffy kind of warm. Feel like it needs to find a way out.

What the fuck is going on with me right now?

Am I gonna become something?

Will my family be afraid of me when I do?