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Chapter Seven
Sonic's(?) Room
Sonic woke up with a yawn and sat up. A look around the room told him he wasn't back in his own reality. It also horrified him.
Sonic: Why are there pictures of GUYS on my wall?! …and why do I think they're HOT?!
Sonic clutched his throat. His voice…it…oh boy. Sonic sprang to his feet and ran over to a dresser that was never there before. It had a mirror attached to it. What stared back at him was a girl with dyed red hair, obviously fake judging from the shade of it. Sonic pulled his shirt out a little and looked down.
Outside Tower
Birds flew off as a loud scream filled the air.
Sonic's(?) Room
It all came back to her. Her name was Michelle Trevor, also known as Shriek. She was a part of the HIVE team set up by Slade (who's still a guy). Sighing, she opened her closet. Yep…nothing but punk and raver clothing. That explained all the bottles of green nail polish and glow sticks on the dresser. Man, if she was still Sonic, he'd find a girl wearing this stuff to be hot…which was the point really. Shriek was a flirt. She took a torn up t-shirt, a short skirt, and knee high boots from her closet, then gathered her unmentionables from the dresser. She was about to go shower when she stopped and turned back. One the dresser were a row of different studs. She opened her mouth and took out her tongue piercing, replacing it with another one. She placed the one she removed on the slot that was labeled "Wednesday". Yes, she had one for every day. She clicked it against her tooth out of habit and went to shower.
Main Room
Hair wrapped up in a towel, Shriek entered the main room in search of food. Hunched over his bowl of cereal was Hex, Jinx's male self. Hex glanced up at her.
Hex: …that you who screamed?
Shriek: I'm surprised you didn't.
Hex was bald. Since he had pink hair, he decided to shave it off. Shriek suggested he dye it, but Hex refused, having been shaving it for so long. Jinx took pride in her long pink locks. She took good care of it, thus waking up as a bald guy must have been a shock. Shriek passed by him, running her fingers across his head as she did.
Shriek: So what happened?
Hex: No idea…there was nothing that should have triggered that change.
Shriek: Another superhero?
Hex rolled his eyes.
Hex: What other superheroes? We don't even know if there WERE superheroes in that world.
Red X arrived. Obviously in this world Red X never wore any padding, nor did he need to. His real name was Roger Wilson, son of Slade. Shriek took a cereal bar from the cabinet and started eating.
Hex: Any theories on why we're here, Red?
Red X: Not a one. It doesn't make sense…nothing happened at all.
Shriek: Enjoying life as a boy?
Red X: No.
Shriek laughed.
Shriek: Maybe now you understand why I act the way I do.
Hex: …no, I still think you're a sleaze.
Shriek stuck out her tongue, clicking her piercing.
Hallway
Gadget grumbled as she walked down the hallway. Wasn't there any reality where she wasn't a dwarf? The only good thing was that she now had hair. It was long and red, kept in pigtails. What made her really upset was the memory that many people said the she and Amazon…that was Mammoth's female form…were sisters. Both had red hair and similar colored eyes. If it wasn't for the huge size difference, they'd be near twins. As she rounded the corner she paused and groaned.
Gadget: Don't you two have something BETTER to be doing then making out in the damn halls?
Prism (Krystal) and Darkflame (Blackfire, duh) separated, blushing. Gadget rolled her eyes.
Gadget: When I get back into my male body, I know this image is going to haunt me at night.
Gadget crossed her arms and walked passed the pair. Before she was out of sight, she turned back and glared at Prism.
Gadget: And for crying out loud, EAT something, toothpick boy!
Prism grumbled and squeezed his thin arms.
Prism: Why am I always so puny?
Darkflame: You're not puny. You're…petite.
Prism scowled at his lover. He had to look up since Darkflame was such a big burly dude. It was depressing and mind boggling at the same time.
Prism: That's only flattering to GIRLS! Normally I'd kiss you for that, but that just makes it worse now that I'm a guy!
Prism sniffled and crossed his arms. Rather then white and pink, his costume was now white and blue. Darkflame's costume was a tight purple shirt and shorts. The chicks dug it (though obviously that wasn't why he wore it).
Prism: I bet Ebony's probably more muscular then me…
Darkflame hugged Prism and rocked him back and forth.
Darkflame: C'mon…don't be like that. Let's go eat pancakes.
Prism: (hopeful) …with blueberries?
Darkflame: With blueberries.
There was a clearing of the throat behind them. Amazon stood there, arms crossed. Amazon was pretty much just that. An Amazon. She was over six feet tall, thick muscles (but not disgustingly so), and had wild red hair that reached her lower back and puffed out all over the place because she barely combed it. Her costume looked the same as Mammoth's. She tapped her foot.
Amazon: Would you two get a room?
Prism: No thanks. Already did.
Amazon: …I'm going to have so many nightmares when I'm Mammoth again…
Amazon walked off, shaking her head. Prism snickered.
Prism: Let's go grope each other in front of Shriek to give Sonic nightmares too. This is getting funny.
Darkflame: To hell with that. Let's go take some pictures and show them to the others.
Prism laughed.
Prism: That's the most mischievous idea you had since you came up with that streaking down the halls thing on New Years.
Titan H.Q.: Cyber's Weight Room
Cyber…who is obviously the female version of Cyborg…finished lifting her last set before placing it back on the rack. The "it" in question was a several ton heavy sheet of metal. Back when she was human, nothing relieved her stress better then pumping iron. Some might find that weird, but screw them. It made her the star track runner AND basketball player in school. Of course, all that was ruined when her body was pretty much destroyed. Suddenly all hopes and dreams were destroyed with it. But with the loss of her human body came great power indeed. And with great power comes a butt load of vengeance. Thought I was going to say "great responsibility", didn't you? They treated her like a science project and for that, she decided that all humanity would pay. They too would see what it was like to have their lives reduced to statistics and numbers by being part of a list of causalities. She picked up her face mask and slipped it back into place. She had even lost her hair in the accident and had it replaced with metal dreadlocks. Oh well. At least she didn't need to comb it. Deciding it was high time for some grub (though she hated needing to eat) she went to the kitchen. A somewhat screechy voice assaulted her ears.
Goblin: Like, what's up girlfriend?
Goblin, the green shape changing girl ran up behind her large friend, grinning her fang toothed grin. Once called Beast Girl when she was on the Doom Patrol, the name Goblin was thought more fitting since now all she could turn into were horrible monsters. Her green hair was tied back in a ponytail and she was chewing guy in an annoying fashion. For reasons beyond anyone's understanding, she purposely tried to be a valley girl. In reality, she was a nerd who enjoyed video games and sci-fi movies. Then again, it made sense for a shape changer to have an identity crisis. She wore a purple and gray costume that showed off her body, which wouldn't be all that impressive is Sparrow (the female Robin) didn't make them train. Despite the screechy voice, Cyber wasn't annoyed. They were best friends after all.
Cyber: Not much, Goblin. Have fun with Terrain last night?
Goblin: Totally. You know him. He's, like, always hard.
Cyber: …that's a terrible joke.
Goblin: Yeah, he'd totally kill me if he heard me, like, say that.
What? They're teenage villains. That means they have highly active hormones and low morals. Do you really think they wouldn't be fooling around? They arrived in the main room.
Goblin: Ugh. Can't you two, like…get a room?
Sparrow was cooking breakfast while Crimson (Starfire) kissed her neck. Sparrow was a pretty small girl compared to Crimson. Then again, most people were. Crimson was the same size as his brother, meaning he was over six feet tall himself. Of course, just because she was short, didn't mean she was weak in any sense. As the only person to ever take all of the Titans down, Sparrow was the undisputed leader of the group. It was this strength that made Crimson fall for her in the first place. Sparrow's costume matched Robin's save for two things. Rather then pants it had a green skirt and instead of an "R" there was an "S" on her shirt. She had short black hair, just reaching the middle of her neck in the back.
Sparrow: Stop…you're going to make me mess up the eggs.
Crimson: Alas, I cannot help myself. Your beauty is far too intoxicating.
Sparrow shook her head, turning her eyes skyward.
Sparrow: Spare me the smooth talk, Kory. That only works when I haven't just gotten up.
Sighing, Crimson let her go, backing away from her. Goblin and Cyber snickered.
Goblin: (sing-song) You're in the dog house. You're in the dog house.
Crimson: Dog house?
Cyber rolled her eye…not that they could see under her face mask.
Cyber: It means you're in trouble with your girlfriend.
Crimson: Hmph. It sounds to me to be more like the place we should keep Ebony.
Ebony was as wild as Shade in many ways. The hair was longer and she wore scraps of a shirt under her jacket. Her body was obviously built different then Shade's. In fact, the other girls have felt pangs of envy toward her in that regard. However, her body is as scarred as Shade's is and her eating habits as crude. She was still barefoot. Like Shade is to Raven, Ebony is fiercely loyal to Raven's counterpart, Talon. The pair in question entered the room, Ebony bounding onto the couch and perching on the arm.
Sparrow: Ebony, don't do that. You leave marks on the couch with your claws.
Ebony snorted in annoyance, but did as she was told and stepped back onto the cushions. Talon made his tea, another habit he shared with Raven. His costume was different as well. Rather then a two piece bikini, he wore a fishnet shirt and leather pants along with his red cloak and gloves. His behavior was similar to Raven's as he also took delight in causing people suffering so that he could feed on their emotions. While Raven verbal flirted and seduced, however, Talon went for the direct approach. He flat out groped them. More then once this has gotten him struck, but it achieved the desired end either way. Also, Talon never struck Ebony the way Shade got smacked around by Raven. No, he kept her in line through verbal abuse alone. Many of the girls were initially offended by this, but in time they realized that Ebony not only didn't mind it, she wanted it. In her twisted mind, she was receiving the parenting she had never had. Rewarded for her successes and punished for her failures, it was exactly what Ebony desired. Of course, since Talon WASN'T really her parent, the unorthodox form of reward was acceptable. Talon whistled and Ebony was at his side in a second. He tossed her a package of hamburger meat, which she tore into and devoured, smearing the red fluids all over her face and hands. The others knew better then to watch, lest they ruin their own appetites.
Talon: I'm bored. Are we going to kill people today or not?
Sparrow: No. We need to lay low a little.
Ebony snorted again, this time in disgust. She hated it when she was denied fresher meat. That's when a throaty female voice came from the doorway.
Female: Actually, Titans, you'll be doing my bidding today…well…some of you.
Before they could react, they were hit by chunks of rocks.
HIVE Tower: Main Room
Shriek covered her eyes, trying not to think about what she had just been witness to. Prism…Darkflame…oh, she had such a nosebleed right now (if they sweatdrop, they have anime nosebleeds). When she was Sonic again, he was probably going to pour lemon juice in his eyes, but for now that was the hottest thing she had ever seen.
Hex: …need a tissue…hon?
Shriek: Huh? Oh yeah. Just give me a few pecs…SECS…to get my head together…
Hex rolled his eyes. Prism high-fived Darkflame. It wasn't what they were going for, but it was still pretty funny. Gadget snorted as she leaned against the counter.
Gadget: Well, that's more then I ever wanted to see. I think you made Red X queasy.
Red X: I'm fine.
Gadget: Uh huh. And Shriek probably wants a video tape of your next make out session.
Prism rubbed his chin.
Prism: You think we could make money with that?
Darkflame: Prism!
Prism: What? It's just a thought. You don't like it, we won't…
Prism trailed off, his eyes glazing over. The other boys had similar expressions. Shriek waved her hand in front of Hex's face.
Gadget: Hey, what gives?
Hex: (monotone) She is calling us.
Prism: (monotone) And we must answer.
In a flash, Prism had teleported the men away. Gadget rubbed her eyes.
Gadget: Damn it, every time…
Shriek: Forget your damn eyes! Something is seriously wrong here!
As if things weren't bad enough, the intruder alarm went off, signifying that somebody had just stepped through one of the laser trip wires.
Shriek: Damn it…we have to see what's going on.
Outside Tower
To the remaining HIVE's shock, they found Ebony, Goblin, Cyber, and Sparrow outside, none too happy. Sparrow clicked her tongue when she saw the turn out.
Sparrow: Looks like it happened to you too.
Amazon: What happened? …where are the boys?
Goblin: Tsk, like, that's totally the point!
Sparrow sighed and shook her head. As much as she hated to do it, she had no choice.
Shriek: Your boys just leave on you too?
Gadget: Given your looks, I'm not surprised.
Cyber cracked her knuckles.
Cyber: You wanna say that a little closer, pipsqueak?
Sparrow: ENOUGH! We didn't come here to fight, remember?
Cyber tossed her dreads back, grumbling. Goblin popped her gum and Ebony continued pacing in an aggravated fashion.
Sparrow: No, they didn't disappear. Some red headed girl came and took them. It was like they had to listen to her.
Goblin: Yeah. Terrain attacked us for, like, no reason! He totally messed up my hair!
Cyber: Forget your hair, look at the dents I got to work out of me!
Sparrow: Shut. UP! Ugh. Look, whoever this girl is, she stole our men and now it looks like she did the same to you.
Gadget: We didn't see anybody.
Ebony grunted and made motions with her hands. Unfortunately, the only person who understood her was Talon. Sighing, she formed a bird from shadow. Sparrow snapped her fingers.
Sparrow: Talon! Using Talon, she probably could have reached them from a distance.
Gadget: Talon's empathic, not telepathic.
Cyber: You got a better theory?
Gadget grumbled. She had none.
Shriek: You got a plan to get them back?
Sparrow: Crimson is MINE. I'm not going to let some big chest bimbo take him from me.
Goblin: That, like, goes for me and Terrain.
Ebony nodded.
Sparrow: As for my plan, it'll be simple. You mind control super powered individuals unless you got some big plan for them. It's only a matter of time before she makes a…
There was an explosion from the city. Sparrow sighed.
Sparrow: I rest my case.
Jump City
The enthralled males attacked the city, busting open jewelry stores and bank vaults. Following with a huge shopping cart was the red haired girl. She was sexiness personified. Her body was utterly perfect. Tall and shapely even if she didn't have mind control powers, many guys would be bending over backwards for her. She was interrupted from her "shopping" spree when a sonic blast struck the cart. Cyber lowered her cannon.
Cyber: Game over, bitch.
Gadget: …oh my god.
The Titans looked at the stunned HIVE. They had their jaws open.
Goblin: What?
Shriek: …Control Freak?!
Dominator: That was my old name. In this world, I am…THE DOMINATOR!
Amazon: …still a geek.
Dominator: I am not! After jumping from world to world, I've finally found one where I'm cool!
Gadget: That was you making reality change?!
Dominator pulled out a remote from a holster on her belt.
Dominator: Of course! Using this, I was able to skip from reality to reality.
Gadget: Bet it can't fix everything.
Dominator: Oh yeah!? All you have to do is press this button here and reality will…
As she pointed to the button, it was suddenly snatched from her hand by Prism.
Prism: Thanks chump.
Dominator: What?! But…you can't do that!
Prism: Duh! Your mind control power works by use of pheromones, stupid. Since I'm gay, it has no affect on me.
Darkflame: He's right. That was just plain short sighted.
Dominator: But…but…you can't just…I'M COOL HERE! PLEEEEAAASEEE don't send me back!
Dominator got down on her knees and clutched her hands together.
Dominator: Please! Please do not push the button! You have no idea what it…
Prism shrugged and pressed the button.
Dominator: …does.
FLASH.
Jinx's Room
Jinx woke up with a start. She felt her head. There was hair. She looked at her bed. It was a single. Sonic wasn't there. She hopped out of bed. She was a teenager. So far so good. Everything seemed normal. She went to the memorial room. There was a statue of Shimmer. Jinx let out a sigh of relief. Whatever happened seemed to be over. She had no secondary memories to speak of. In fact, the memory of what happened was faint. Maybe she had dreamed the whole thing. Shaking her head, she headed back to her room. Reality falling apart…what was she thinking? Obviously she had been experiencing too much stress recently. Maybe she should go out with Sonic…as Jean and Michael. It had been a while since their last date…in fact, their first date had been their only date. She sighed. When she thought about it that way, it was depressing. Deciding to get dressed, she opened her closet and stopped. Rather then her robes there were strange costumes lined up. They looked like something out of Peter Pan…but black. Secondary memories started again. Rather then robes, she picked this costume.
Jinx: …to hell with it. It's close enough.
She took a costume out and got changed.
THE END