Paused in mid-kiss, Tiger didn't take her eyes off of BeastBoy, "We should …"
"Good idea."
Tiger boosted BeatBoy out of the grate and climbed up herself. There was a teenager outside floating in midair. She wore a black robe, her eyes were blue and long, black hair flowed out all around her. My moving her arms, she lifted another car and threw it into the ground.
"Try to get behind her and cut off the collar, I'll distract her." Tiger told her companion, "And don't hurt her, if possible."
BeastBoy nodded and became a hummingbird. Tiger ran around in an attempt to catch the girl's eye.
"Hey, ghost-lady! Your mother was an exorcist!"
The girl continued to smash cars.
"Oh, that's just as well. You couldn't hit me with a semi!"
The girl looked down at Tiger and descended to the ground, lifting a Toyota.
"Oh, sure, that got your attention." Tiger became a tiger and jumped around to avoid being squashed. The girl continued to pick up whatever mailboxes and trash cans she could find and throw them, "Can't touch this!" Tiger mocked.
The hummingbird-BeastBoy flew towards the girl's neck. Almost ready to become a lion and bite off the collar, the girl turned and stared right at him.
"Eeep!" He screamed (or whatever sound hummingbirds make when they're scared). The girl waved her arms again and disappeared.
"What the heck?" BeastBoy became himself, "Where is she?"
"Anywhere she wants to be." Tiger said ominously.
"You're no help!"
Tiger felt herself get punched in the face. She fell to the left, rubbing her cheek. She barely had time to think before getting socked again. Desperately, she scratched at the air, but it was like fighting blind. It's hard to defend yourself when you can't see your enemy.
She felt something wrap around her neck and tighten. What a way to go, strangled by an invisible person. Her vision became blurry when she felt something slimy on her face. The girl let go and she saw a green T-Rex standing in front of her.
Gross … it spit on her.
The dinosaur turned into a lion and pounced on Tiger's attacker. She saw him slash at the girl's neck and turn back into BeastBoy.
Tiger shook off the spit like a dog and walked over.
"Sorry," Said BeastBoy, "kind of the only way I could tell where she was."
"It's fine." Tiger smiled, "Where were we?"
BeastBoy grinned and placed his hand on Tigers shoulder at around the same time Robin came running out of the vent.
"What happened?" He asked.
Awkward pause time.
"Idiot!" Flamethrower yelled at Tiger as she ran out of the open vent, "Never stay out longer than necessary! Now grab the girl and get back inside!"
Tiger and BeastBoy carried the girl into the subway. Flamethrower followed after picking up the broken collar.
Everybody, including the other Titans, gathered in a large room. It had a bunch of tables and shelves, along with some microscopes and tools for examining and building things. Drake was sitting at one table examining the broken collar closely. He had explained earlier that he was trying to find a way to shut down all the collars at once, in order to free his friends.
"Recognize her?" Flamethrower was referring to the girl who was now sitting on the table next to them.
"We went to school together." Tiger explained, "Her name is Anna."
"It looks like she's some sort of ghost." Cyborg was examining her, "Hard to tell, though. I don't exactly have 'ghost' on record."
Anna stirred slightly, Tiger walked over and looked down, she opened her eyes.
"Morning."
"I'm free?"
"Yeah, it's me, Sasha, but call me Tiger. Are you Anna?"
"It … it's Phantom now."
Phantom got up and looked around, "Who are you?" she was referring to the Teen Titans.
"We're the Teen Titans." Robin explained, "We're here to help."
"We need it."
Drake gasped and fell back in his chair, catching everybody's attention. The collar that he had been examining was projecting a tiny hologram of a cloaked figure, with a hood pulled over his head so you couldn't see his face.
"Hello, Titans." Said the hologram, "Yes, I know you are here. I can assume that my former minions have you up-to-date on me? Good. I have a proposal for you, then. You see, I have something you want, and you have something I want. I want you little friend; what did she call herself? Flamethrower? Well, regardless, if you deliver her to me, I promise to free all of your little mutant friends. I'll even let Batboy and the Jester go. Nothing up my sleeve, honest. If you wish to discuss my generous offer, come to my office at the corner of Fourth and Cook. Be there by midnight tonight or I will revoke the offer and, hmm, shall we say, your friends will expire in their usefulness? Ta-ta for now."
The hologram zapped out and left the crowd speechless.
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Author's Notes:
Sorry for taking so long. Really sorry. Seriously sorry. I don't moke excuses, I just say I'm sorry and hope people forgive me. Oh, sure I HAVE excuses, but I won't say them. Lol, I'll shut up now.
Publishing two chapters to make up for it, though.