Reaching the roof, it seems the garage wasn't good enough, Jake stared at Terra still the same just resting on a transmutation circle that was chalked onto the ground. There was Beast Boy, Raven, Al, Cyborg and Jinx who still connected hip-to-hip. Detecting the elevator door open behind him. When I looked back, it was Robin and Starfire, holding hands. Jake gave him a thumbs up and a smile. Blushing, Robin acknowledge with a smile. Starfire had a confused look on her face.
"Uh oh, we better watch it, blue boy," joked Jinx, "we got romantic competition."
Cyborg laughed.
"Can we please bring her back now?" said Beast Boy jumping around the roof in anticipation.
Nodding, "We're only going to have one shoot at this," said Ed, "so Al and I are going to give it everything we got."
Nodding, "You might want to get the med lab ready," said Jake to Cyborg, "in case she need medical treatment."
Nodding and managing to break from Jinx's grasp, he left to prep the med lab. Taking up spots next to the circle, Ed and Al nodded at each other. Dropping to their knees, they placed both hands on the circle. A moment. The circle began to glow, then the statue of Terra followed. Blue lighting began to spark as the stone surface slowly faded.
"There isn't enough power, brother!" screamed Al.
"Keeping go, Al! We can't stop or we could lose her completely," responded Ed.
Coming up next to Ed, Jake dropped beside to him, placing his hands on the glowing circle. They looked at each other. He nodded. Jake began to focus his energy into the process, adding his power to theirs. Deep red flames followed the circle then appeared on Terra. The rock and flesh of Terra was changing faster. It wasn't holding.
"Its still not enough," growled Jake.
Noticing movement to his side, he watched from his corner of his eyes Raven going to her knees placing her hands on the circle. Looking at Jake, she smiled. Returning the smile, he focused his energies. Blue lighting and the red flames began twisting and turning as a black shape with a blue outline of a raven began circling. Through it all, Terra was changing. Her blonde hair flying, her green eyes in shock, and beginning to fall.
"Beast Boy, get your ass in there and pull her out!" screamed Jake.
Jumping into the maelstrom a large green ape carefully pick her up. The moment he jumped out, the four of us broke contact with the circle, and it all disappeared.
Getting up, Jake rushed over to Terra. Her eyelids were closed. Her breathing, ok. Checking her pulse, weak not life threatening.
"Get her down to the med lab and have Cy check her out," replied Jake, "She should be fine, but better safe then sorry."
Nodding, Cyborg walked off with her carefully cradled in his arms. Ed, Al, and Jake watched as the rest of the Titans followed him.
"Whoever changed her in the first place knew what they were doing," said Ed.
"Jake, do you know who did it to her?" asked Al.
They both looked at Jake.
Letting silence creep into the air allowing, "Slade," to be heard from Jake's lips.
Opening his eyes. That was draining. Doing a human transmutation using a human conduit would kill most then again he wasn't average. Standing up, bracing his hand against a brick wall, his head cleared. He continued towards the bar Susan called from.
Walking into the crowded med lab to hear, "Again, I don't know how, but she checks out one hundred percent," announced Cyborg, "A couple nights of natural sleep, and she'll be as good as new."
Sitting on a stool beside Terra's med bed, Beast Boy saw her beginning to move.
"She waking up," said Beast Boy moving closer to her. "Hey Terra, welcome back home."
Opening her eyes, she smiled as her eyes rested on Beast Boy. One moment, she was lying in the bed. Next, her arms around Beast Boy's neck and planted a kiss on his lips there might have been a little tongue action. Flailing his arms, realization checked in as his arms wrapped around her waist, returning the kiss. Wonder which animal tongue he used.
Shaking his head, Jake laughed and left.
When the door closed behind him, "God, I've turned from bad ass demon hunter, to match maker," he realized, "What is this world coming to?"
Walking away, his ears caught angry shouts of, "What do you call me? I'm a shrimp. If it wasn't for me you would still be rock girl!" from Ed.
Shaking his head Jake headed towards his room.
"She walked in here," said Susan.
"Relax," studying the interior of female's bathroom, "Need to block this off," handing her an ID, "We're investigating a missing person that's all they need to know. Go."
She left as his blue eyes continued studying. It seemed normal. Yet? Touching the bathroom sink basin, a joint went through his arm. Reaching into the pocket of his duster coat, he pulled out a post it pad. Drawing the reveal symbol, he pulled the paper from the pad then flipped into the air.
It floated towards the ceiling. Touching the overhead light, the room flickering like some hologram. The normal clean bathroom was replaced by an interior that had the signs of a fight.
Removing his bo staff from his coat pocket, it extended to its full length. Attaching a claw, he inched it towards a device where the overhead light used to be. Claw dislodged it. Lowing it, claw opened dropping the device into his hand. Returning the bo staff to the cylinder size, the staff placed in his coat pocket.
Studying the device, clever combining technology with magic, solving the volume of empty air problem however left something traceable for a magic sensitive person.
Returning his attention to the room, Jess didn't give her kidnappers an easy time even in her drunken state. Looking at his wrist gauntlet, he pushed the locator button. There she was. Time to retrieve her.
The next couple of days passed with nothing happening. Ed, Raven, and Jake were drained. No longer then five minutes did Beast Boy leave Terra's side for. By the end of the week, Raven sent Ed and Al back to their reality.
In his room, Jake finished the shotgun he's been working on. Questioning Terra didn't led anywhere. Sending his report back in the normal fashion receive five hundred dollars in his account the following business day.
Answering a knock from his bedroom revealed Raven was standing outside his room.
"Hi, I was wondering about something," she said.
"About?" he asked, motioning for her to enter which she did.
Closing the door, "This isn't another chat about me killing you is it?"
Producing a small laugh, "No, something else," Turning to allow Jake see an odd smile on her lips, "Do you remember the agreement we had?"
Surprised, he thought for a moment.
"Oh, the one dealing with your emotions, what about it?'
"How come you haven't asked me out again?"
His mouth snapped closed.
"Um, I have been a little busy, with, um."
Smiling again, "With getting Jinx and Cyborg, Robin and Starfire, and Beast Boy and Terra together. I'm sure it was worse then any hunt you've been on."
Grinning, "Care to see a movie tonight?"
Still smiling, "How about this? Everyone else is going out tonight as couples, I figured we'd join them, especially since you, Jinx, and Terra haven't been recognized as Titans."
Shrugging, "Well, officially, I'm not a Titan, but it sounds fun. Where are we going?"
Half smiling that crept him out, she walked towards the door.
Walking pass him, "That's for you to find out, but you can come as you are," exiting his room.
Poking his head out to watch her hips swaying down the hallway, "Would the lady at least give me the answer as in if she wants a ride on a motorcycle there and back."
Turning, "The lady would love a bike ride, see you tonight."
Mesmerized by those hips, Jake smiled pulling his head back into his room. He had a date with an angel to get ready for.
Water run through the sewer as the purple ninja followed beeping on his gauntlet. She was close with only a wall blocking his process. Slapping the post it with reveal against the vertical black line, the wall dissolved away leaving a passageway. Sticking katana blade into pass away, he pulled it out. Squinting his eyes, his right hand went forward. Flexing his fingers something was off.
Removing two mini hour glass from a pouch on his utility belt, he placed one in the passageway and the other outside of passageway. The one in passageway was flowing faster then other that's outside. Time was off.
Sighing, he entered with caution. Following the tunnel into an enclosure, his eyes studied the surrounding. Finding his quarry chained and naked to brick wall, he cut her chain links allowing him to lay her onto the blanket. Kneeling beside her, he used the rape kit to collect evidence. She had a weak steady pulse. Checking her blood content, alcoholic level higher level then normal at least normal for her. Strange, unknown drug. Search.
"Jess?" brought a groan.
Connecting his gauntlet to her gauntlet, he searched for the audio log that only he knew about.
"This drunk bitch was a hand full."
Jamin.
"That's why she's number two," said female.
"Darla," the purple ninja mumbled.
Locking of the shackles, cloth being ripped then unbuttoning, unzipping, and rustling of denim.
"This bitch should've wore zippered boots," followed by two dull drops.
"No, wonder she had curves," said Jamin.
"No, she's fat," replied Darla.
"There are those that take that as a praise plus earning her that whore rep."
"As long her tongue get loosened and tells us what's in Los Zappatos?"
"How's the IV drip?"
"Nighthawk," growled the purple ninja.
"Her blood alcohol content's steady and high," stated Darla.
"Good. Dr. Ohse, time to test your serum."
"Sure her immorality won't cancel the effects?"
"That's why her blood alcohol content must stay high and steady, doctor to keep her healing factor from nullifying the serum."
"Been looking for a live test subject to prove that council wrong," squishing sounds, "There the electrode in her vagina. Increasing the dosage and amps."
"Aaaaaaaaa," groaning of Jess.
"Think the slut's coming," replied Darla.
"What's in Los Zappatos?" asked Nighthawk.
"Mexicans," moaned Jess.
"Why are you're payments sending there?"
"To keep them in their country."
Whispering.
"Who's your goddaughter?"
"Eva, Rath's daughter."
"Pay the good doctor."
Chattering teeth tearing into flesh drowned out the doctor's screams.
"Rath, I'm going to say hello to the wife and kid while you're still trying to mind scan this fragmented drunk slut's mind."
