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Twelve

"Where are we?" Psi frowned as she snuke through the night on the city rooftops. "Looks like Chicago."

"That's because it is Chicago," Superboy replied. "That's what we're looking for," he spoke, pointing to a warehouse underneath them. "Intel says that there's a shipment of kids coming in tonight. There's Kryptonite all around the perimeter so you're going to go in set off this." He handed her a small device. "It's dispersal unit, it will block the Kryptonite somewhat and let me in. All we have to do is deal with the initial attack and the league will clean up the rest."

Psi took the unit and placed it in the pocket of her jacket. She was keeping a calm face but deep down she was so excited that this was her fist mission out in the field. Focusing all her energy on the mission was all that she could do to stop herself from dancing around. "Okay," she nodded.

"Take the stairs," Superboy replied. "You're not ready to go jumping off roofs are you?"

Psi laughed. "And let you have all the fun?" She stepped up over the ledge, "I used to jump off roofs for fun back in Hell's Kitchen." Psi turned and fell backwards off the roof, spinning her body in the air until she hit the ground cushioned by a telepathic bubble.

Superboy cocked his head to the side and shook his head. "Show off," he muttered.

Psi giggle and waved at him. She pressed the symbol on her belt and her whole suit went dark. She took cover behind a car and peeked over to look at the fence line. She watched as a truck turned into the alley and towards the warehouse. She took a moment before launching herself up and over the fence, landing on the ledge above her.

"Definitely a show off," Superboy muttered.

Psi took the item from her jacket and threw it with good aim.

It landed on the ground with a thud, in the middle off all the shouting and running around, no one noticed it as it beeped. The device glowed and launched itself up in to the air before it exploded.

Superboy grinned as the green glow of Kryptonite was dulled. He launched himself into their air and landed on the ground in middle of the compound. "Do you have a moment of time to talk about our lord and master, Cthulu?"

Psi laughed to herself and jumped from the ledge, right on top of the guard below. She punched him in the face, knocking him out. "I guess not." She got to her feet and threw the guy closest to her straight into a truck.

Skidding around the corner, Psi came to a stop seeing two teenagers standing there wearing black. "Jason!" she gasped.

He raised an eyebrow. "I don't know you lady."

The other teen with him glared at Psi and suddenly her eyes glowed red.

Psi chuckled. "Yeah, nice try sunshine." She narrowed her eyes and the teen started screaming.

Jason raised a dart gun at her and Psi managed just in time to deflect it away from her. He fired again and again and again until he was out of darts to fire.

"Nice try, dickhead," she smirked, flinging him away. Psi clutched her head and stumbled backwards. She could hear voices whispered in her head and all of a sudden she was very, very mad.

"Psi! Focus!" Superboy ordered.

Psi waved her hand, throwing Superboy away from her and through the wall. "OH god it feels good to knock them down a peg or two." She pulled her hair out of her braid, shaking it loose. "Men," she hissed, "fucking men!" she snapped.

Superboy picked himself up. "Okay…not cool Psi. Pull yourself together."

She grinned and twirled her hands together, gathering a wind between the two of those tiny hands just like Tess had taught her.

"Damnit," Superboy muttered. She threw him through the fence line laughing. He picked himself up. "Why am I letting this chick throw me around?" he grumbled. Launching himself at Psi, he grabbed her and threw her at the wall-hard.

Psi groaned when she hit the floor, picking herself up whilst she clutched her head. "What the hell?" she frowned. "Man I'm gonna ache in the morning."

"You can go now," came a voice from the shadows. Batman emerged from the darkness looking as stoic as ever. "We'll take it from here. There's someone waiting at Mount Justice for you."

Superboy put his arm around Psi's waist and took off into the air.

-XXX-

When Scarlet came out of the locker room she could hear the sound of yelling coming from the hanger bay. As if she didn't recognise that yell. The teenager shook her head and headed out only to find Megan waiting outside.

"Starla is furious," she muttered to her, "incredibly angry. I don't know why, you did good out there. Helping those kids.

"I got wammied," Scarlet frowned.

Megan shrugged. "Happens to the best of them. Admittedly I am jealous that you took to your first mission with the gusto that I wish I had."

"Relax Starla," Connor frowned, "Scarlet did pretty amazingly actually. She can think pretty well on her feet."

"She looks ill," Starla protested, arms crossed. There was just her and Barry, Connor and Richard there.

Scarlet waved it off with a laugh. "I did get wammied there for a second but a quick cranial recalibration fixed it."

"A what?" Megan frowned.

"A knock to the head," Connor chuckled.

Barry frowned. "Um-did you say you got wammied? Connor-what exactly happened?"

"There was a kid there," Connor replied, "he was a meta-human but he worked with the hunters. His eyes glowed red and everyone seemed to get really mad all of sudden. Like overly emotional."

"Empath," Starla frowned. "Scarlet are you sure you're alright? Empath's are dangerous."

"I'm fine," Scarlet objected. "Jesus. You're not my mother, you can't just show up here and turn the mother switch on. Stop trying to mother everyone else and focus on your own damn kids."

"I'm only trying to help," Starla objected.

"Nobody likes you, you know?" Scarlet snapped suddenly, advancing on Starla. "You're a good for nothing, vicious little control freak who has to control the thoughts and feelings of everybody else."

"Sc-Scarlet," Starla frowned.

"A deceitful, lying slut," she hissed, pushing her backwards. Scarlet's eyes were glowing red as she advanced on Starla. "Has to make sure that she's always right…pushing and pushing and pushing…forcing me to remember day after day after day of being raped and assaulted and forced to do go knows what. The only difference between them and you is that you rape the mind and they rape the body."

"Scarlet that's enough!" Barry snapped.

Scarlet turned on him and flicked her wrist, flinging the speedster away. She turned back to Starla as she was pinned against the wall. "Shall we rape your mind as well?" she snapped. She raised her hand and placed two fingers on Starla's head.

Starla screamed as Scarlet forced her way into her mind. She fell to her knees, eyes widening as the teenager forced images into her mind. She screamed grew louder and turned into wails. "Not so nice is it?" she hissed.

Connor grabbed Scarlet from behind and tried to budge her but she wouldn't move. The telepath threw him away like he was just a fly. She turned back to Starla and lifted her in the air with just a finger before she threw her across the hanger.

Barry flashed over to her to check her pulse, she was awake and staring off into the distance but she seemed to be in a state of shock. "I've got three broken ribs…Connor help me get her to the medical bay and call Cypher here, now! Her pulse is weak and fading…"

Scarlet stumbled backwards, clutching her head.

"Richard, move!" Megan ordered, jumping out of the way as a zeta tub activated. Scarlet jumped through the zeta not caring of her destination but only that she get away from everything.

-XXX-

"Bed, volk," Oliver ordered. "Now!"

Suki sighed, she was working on a history essay for class and was almost finished. "One more minute, Ollie!" she begged. "This is an A+ for sure."

"It better be," Oliver chuckled from his study.

Suki stuck her head back into her laptop as there came a knock on the door. "Son of a bitch," she muttered. "I'll get it!" she yelled. The teenager stood up, stretching her aching legs and went to the door. Like she'd been taught, Suki checked through the blinds first to see Scarlet standing there dripping wet. "Ollie!" she yelled.

Oliver came out of the study as Suki let Scarlet inside. "What?" he frowned. "Jesus-Scarlet are you okay?"

"Can I come in?" Scarlet whispered. "I think I killed Starla…"