Chapter Ten: Big Brother Knows Best
The air in the tower was too thin for Blaze's liking. She decided to go outside, despite the torrential downpour that had started some time ago. She thought that she would be upset, but she was oddly relieved. Never before had she been able to walk in the rain.
Water was dripping from every inch of her body, but she didn't dare move from her seat on the same rock that Red X had been sitting on before. Everything was so calm, so serene. She had envied that she couldn't get away like this before.
That is, until she noticed the flashes of lightning coming streaming the sky, followed by the enormous sound of thunder crashing after it. Her brothers always were the ones to ruin every moment of privacy growing up.
One strike after another, Thunder and Lightning just weren't going to quit. "Stop it." Blaze mumbled, ignoring the feeling of her cloths sticking to her. Another streak of light and another loud crash. "Stop it!" she yelled. She was looking directly up at the sky, rain drops flooding her vision.
The cloud parted and the rain stopped. "Thank you." she sighed, curling up into a ball. Now that the rain had stopped, her wet state was making her cold. She never had to deal with this feeling before either, but once again, she oddly liked it.
"Don't mention it, baby sister." Lightning was standing on a cloud just above the water, before her very eyes. "We have heard about what happened. Father was not very pleased." he continued, Thunder appearing at his side.
"Yes, well..."
"He was mad enough to take away your ability to use your fire." Thunder spoke. Lightning glared at him something fierce. Apparently he wasn't supposed to say that.
"Father did this to me? He took away my power?"
Lightning shrugged. "That is all we can say."
"Why would he?" she wasn't asking her brothers, more like talking to herself. "It's because I died once, right? Talk to him, Lightning!"
"Baby sister..."
"No, you're his favorite, Lightning."
"Our father does not have favorites." Thunder clenched his fists at his sides. They had had this conversation before, when him and Lightning would bicker about who was better.
"Oh don't be so childish, Thunder. Of course Zeus, the king of all gods, has a favorite. Didn't you ever wonder about his choice of weapon? Lightning bolts?" Thunder always was very emotional. He did the very cliche "took his cloud and went home" move. Lightning remained. "Truthfully, I like you better, too. You were always more fun. Although I probably shouldn't say that, should I?"
"No, but dually noted." He stepped off his cloud and sat on the rock next to her. "I've been watching you."
"Great. Now I have two stalkers."
"Stalkers?"
"Never mind. I guess I should ask why you were watching me."
"At first I wanted to make sure you didn't make the same mistakes Thunder and I did. Then I saw how well you got along with Titans. Robin the most. I must say that I am pleased to no extent that you are getting along so well with our friends."
"My friends now, too."
Lightning nodded. "He was scared." Blaze squinted her eyes at him, confused about his statement. "Father, I mean. That's why he took your power. You know well the consequences that presume if an elemental does cease to exist."
"Yes, I am very aware." Lightning nodded again, not needing to continue with his previous comments. "Isn't this the part where my big brother offers me advice on what to do next?"
"I will talk to father, but he may not agree. I think it would be wise to find some other way of saving people if you wish to remain a Teen Titan."
Lightning stepped on his cloud and waved as he ascended back into the dark clouds still encircling overhead.
Her brother wasn't aware, but he had just helped make up her mind. Tomorrow, Blaze would go slip out of the tower before anyone else was awake to find Red X.
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