"You did WHAT to my baby!" Cyborg yelled while Darkwing stood there, looking sheepish as both Cyborg and Roughhouse glared at her.
"I didn't know they were from the T-car..." she said feebly. Highspeed sat on the couch with Sorceress and Nightphoenix, all three trying not to laugh.
"Well you're going to help put it back together or both Cyborg and I are going to make you regret it," Roughhouse said coldly, his eyes glowing a pale crimson to match Cyborg's red eye.
"Understood. I'll start tomorrow," Darkwing mumbled as Cyborg's face disappeared.
"Better get a good night's sleep. You'll need that and coffee tomorrow," Highspeed taunted.
"I'll leave you to your flirting," Darkwing retorted, making Highspeed blush.
"Very funny," Highspeed said as everyone left the room. At that second, Starshadow's face appeared on the screen.
"Sorry I couldn't visit while I was in Jump, but I promise I will next time," the gothic Titan said.
"Hey, relax. There's always next time. So, how are things?" Highspeed asked.
"Pretty well. I'm still reading the Twilight Saga that Airblaze is making me read. It's definitely better than I thought," Starshadow replied.
"So, would I be the Edward to your Bella?" he asked, erecting a laugh from his lover.
"Probably. I've only started the second book and Laura already has the DVD. If she puts it on, I'm leaving the room," Starshadow muttered before looking up. "Dare I ask how you know that?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.
"It was a trip to the movies and it was Sorceress' turn to pick. Like you said, it's better than I thought," Highspeed said, rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly.
"Cool. Looks like you've got another call," Starshadow sighed before she and Highspeed jumped back.
"I'm probably not the person you expected or wanted to see, but I can't help that right now," Blastback said, his slightly pale face expressionless.
"Oh really? Did Nevermore's skies turn pink, or did Trigon decide he wanted to help mankind, cause that would happen before you'd ask for our help," Highspeed growled, eyes glowing pale blue.
"If you would shut up for a second and let our history go for a while, you'll hear about how one of my friends got captured by the government!" Blastback roared. Behind him was Darkspeed, Shockblast and Bullrun, all three surprised by their friend's outburst.
"Okay, how did it happen, or, first things first, did you do anything at all that would tick off the government?" Highspeed sighed.
"No. They just came after us, starting about a month ago. Since then, they've constantly been after us. This is the first time they've succeeded in their objective," Blastback said, his calm facade back up.
"Funny, a month ago, Senator Glickson started making changes to the law regarding us heroes. Can't be a coincidence," Starshadow said, her voice monotonous and her eyes now as if they were glowing.
"Going after super powered teens who aren't Titans. He clearly didn't want anyone catching on quickly," Highspeed muttered.
"Of course, they didn't count on our watches being communicators, so we can track them," Darkspeed said, almost shoving Blastback out of the way. "Name's Darkspeed, one of the fastest things alive, apart from you, Flash and Mas y Menos," she added.
"We'll see. Just give me the frequency and I can track it," Highspeed said, fingers dancing over the keyboard. "Got it. It's at a warehouse in Downtown, just before the outskirts. Why is it always a warehouse," he muttered, turning to find Sorceress standing behind him.
"You're not going without me. Afterall, you're not good as a solo act," she said, muttering a spell as she started floating.
"Fine, just don't hit me with any magic," Highspeed sighed, disappearing in a blue and silver streak with Sorceress close behind.
Warehouse
As Nightstrike started to come to, she realised she was resting against something, her arms bound behind her back. She was also aware of shapes moving in the light, only just starting to resemble people.
"So, you're awake. We'll be getting started shortly, so you just rest your pretty little head," mocked a male voice as a hand touched her cheek. Disgusted, she jerked her head away.
"Feisty. Doubt your little friends will find you in time," he laughed, walking away. Before she could hang her head, she heard something move beside her.
"Just wait. The distraction's about to begin," a female voice whispered. Before Nightstrike could ask, she heard several shouts.
"Everything's just floating! There's no way the Titans could have found us!" one voice yelled. From what Nightstrike could see, various pieces of lab equipment were floating. After half a minute, they gently dropped to the table tops. The men calmed down, until the warehouse doors slammed open.
As a strong wind blew about the warehouse, the invisible Titan appeared, already yelling a spell to make herself known, blue lightning crackling at her fingertips before she fired it, bolts arcing from her hands onto the various machines, causing a spectacular light show as sparks flew everywhere.
As men started to reach for weapons, the telekinetic Titan dropped from the rafters, faintly glowing a pale blue. As men yelled and started floating, the boy simply smirked, unleashing a dome of blue energy to send the men flying.
"Not bad for just two of us," the boy said, running to Nightstrike's side just as the girl cut the bonds, freeing the ninja.
"No, defiantly not. Perhaps I underestimated them," mused a certain man with large wings. As he turned to take off, he heard shouts from below.
"Malefor!" came the yell of the two Titans. Growling, Malefor spread his wings, leaping into the night. As he flew, he looked to see the two Titans and the ninja pursuing him. Laughing inwardly, he stopped, lowering himself to the ground.
"So, you wish to fight me. Remember how well that went for Titans Elemental," he chuckled, his yellow eyes, almost glowing.
"Yeah, I hear they won. Hope those shadow tendrils didn't hurt," Sorceress retorted, barely dodging purple flames. As Highspeed and Nightstrike moved in for close combat, Sorceress clutched her head.
"Half breeds...monsters in human form...strongest woman...no, strongest monster..." where just some of the things that pounded and echoed through Sorceress' head, making her cry out in pain as she clutched tighter.
"CLARE!" a new, younger voice yelled, bringing the young Titan from her pain. She stood, eyes faintly glowing silver.
"Malefor!" she yelled, both her voice and another female voice speaking at once. Everyone froze, including the dragon winged man.
"I hope you're ready to fight us," Sorceress and the second voice said as she reached back, grabbing a sword twice her size, that had appeared from nowhere. Despite the size and weight of the thing, she held it easily in one hand.
"Impossible..." Malefor gasped, getting thrown back as Sorceress moved like a blur. With each blow she tried to deal, he blocked with his wings, barely keeping up with the immensely fast and strong swings.
"Whoa, I thought I was fast," Highspeed gasped, him and Nightstrike forced to simply watch. Before long, Malefor let out a pained roar, landing on his feet with a very large slash on his chest. Sorceress also landed on her feet, sword in hand and barely breathing heavily.
"You may have been able to send your spirit through the ages, but you will not stop this world's cleansing!" Malefor growled, taking off. Sorceress simply stood there before collapsing, the sword clattering on the ground.
"That was incredible. But what exactly just happened?" Highspeed said, walking over to Sorceress. Nightstrike simply looked at the sword, seeing a strange symbol on it.
"And what does this symbol mean?" she asked, getting the speedster's attention.
"I don't know. Maybe Raven has a book with that symbol in it," Highspeed muttered, hitting a button on the side of his goggles to take a picture. After a few seconds, the sword had faded to nothing.
"I think you might want to find your friends. And take this, just in case," he said, handing Nightstrike his communicator. After watching the bat winged girl fly off, he picked up Sorceress bridal style, before running towards the Tower.