Chapter Six

Capture

The Fox family lived in a penthouse, which was also in one of the highest building in Bludhaven. That made my job about ten times harder since I couldn't go in through a window or something, thank you for your choices Xavier and Sabrina Fox.

(Notice the sarcasm)

It was two days after the meeting with Kaldur and the others. There was an ache in my chest which I hadn't had in about three years. I missed him so badly. Seeing Kaldur again only brought up old feelings, feelings of longing. I mentally slapped myself.

Suck it up Archer; you're here on a mission, not to whine about feelings

The parents were out for the evening, leaving Aurora and her twenty-four year old half-sister, Rachel, behind. If all went well on Dick's end, at best the two sisters would be out of the house, at worst they would still be there but so would members of the team who would be protecting them.

I had wondered for a while why Aurora had powers and Rachel didn't. It was revealed to me later that Rachel was only her half-sister; her parents had divorced when she was ten and Aurora was the child of Xavier's second marriage. Aurora's parents were scientists who worked for Queen Bee and when Sabrina became pregnant they decided to run experiments, see if they could manipulate the 'meta gene' or whatever it was.

I don't know what it is either. I must not have listened in science class or something.

They discovered later that Queen Bee planned to take the child away when she was born, so the pair escaped to live in America, changing their identities. Only now, Queen Bee had managed to catch up on them.

I wore civilian clothes, blazer, shirt, trousers, high heels and the glamour charm around my neck. I held a large, brown leather Chanel bag over my shoulder, which carried my uniform. I was apparently a business woman who 'conveniently' was away this month.

I swallowed before I entered the hotel. I didn't have a key to the room of the woman I was impersonating, so I would have to improvise. I peaked in through the window; the only person in the lobby was the blond receptionist.

Perfect.

I called him, thanking god that the glamour charm gave me their voice as well. "Hello Miss Hendrix, how may I-"

"I've had a disappointing day Charles and I really wouldn't like to hear your babble. Go up to my apartment and make sure the temperature is just how I like it." I said, my voice coming out in a posh British accent. I watched as the receptionist sighed, before turning and going up the hall. I followed close behind.

"Yes Miss Hendrix."

"And make sure the lights are dim." He went up the stairs and I followed.

"Yes Miss Hendrix."

"Close all curtains." I added.

"Yes Miss Hendrix."

"And Charles, don't linger." Just as he walked into the apartment, I slipped in before hiding behind the kitchen counter and hanging up the phone.

"What!" I heard Charles exclaim. "That bitch hung up on me!" I smirked as he walked out of the apartment, before standing up and letting out a sigh of relief. Didn't actually expect that to work. If only Sam was here, because I really feel like I need to give someone a high five. I shoved my phone into my pocket and got up from where I was kneeling, so I was crouching, before dusting off my jeans.

Time to get to work.

I grabbed my bag, before going into the bathroom and stripped my civilian clothes. After taking out the security cameras in the apartment and all footage from tonight, using some device Queen Bee had given me; I pulled on my uniform and made sure I had all of my weapons, before pulling up a map of the apartment building. There was a vent that led into the elevator shaft.

Perfect.

After unscrewing the vent cover and tugging myself in, I crawled through and gasped at how hot it was. Damn this uniform. I finally made it to the elevator shaft, so I unscrewed that vent cover and leapt onto a small ledge, that was luckily opposite it.

I had never kidnapped someone on my own before. The only other time I had, I had been with Sam, so this time the nerves twisted in my stomach. Being caught by someone who wasn't on the team terrified me, but I couldn't let that distract me. No distractions, no failure, that's what Pablo said. Well, I would fail tonight, the way I hoped to anyway.

Never thought I would think that.

I shot a grappling hook up and went up the elevator shaft, not willing to wait for the elevator. Switching on the infrared goggles in my mask, I scanned the hallway that held my entrance to the penthouse suit. Empty, apart from a lone security guard. I took on the security cameras, before getting to work.

I leaned on the ledge and pulled open the elevator doors. The security guard's head snapped up to face me. "And what the hell are you meant to be?" He said, springing out of the chair.

I didn't answer, instead shooting a sleeper dart from my gauntlet. He stopped, legs shaking, and feel face first. I stepped over him and searched his jacket for the key, pulling out the white key card with cry of triumph. I swiped it and pushed the door open, entering the apartment. The place was quiet, as I put another sleeper dart in my gauntlet, preparing for any surprises. I swatted the fly that landed on it, noticing that it looked oddly green. Probably nothing, I decided before going further into the house.

I switched on the heat vision in my mask, my eyes narrowing as I picked up on more than one heat signature. There was one in Aurora's bed, probably her, but there were others. I slipped my fingers around my knife as I crept through the house, keeping to the shadows and keeping my steps silent.

I found Aurora's room quickly, pushing open the door gently. It was a typical teenage girl's room, walls covered in posters, clothes spilling out of the closet and makeup lying on the desk. It made my heart pang; I might be taking a girl away from home.

Dick's plan had better work or I would be pissed.

There was also another reason for the pang, one far more selfish. I missed this; I missed my home, my room, my friends and my normal life. I wanted to go home.

Get a hold of yourself and focus on the mission! My mind screamed at me.

I got the sleeper dart ready and pulled the blanket off the girl. My eyes widened as Aurora looked up at me, her lips curling into a smirk and her eyes glowing green.

This wasn't Aurora.

I was suddenly lifted off my feet and sent flying into the wall behind me. Oh shit! I let out a grunt as my head collided with the wall, before blinking the spots out of my vision.

Wow, those were a lot of stars.

Now, the good news was the team were here and that meant Aurora was safe.

The bad news was that they were probably going to beat the shit out of me. Dick and I agreed that I had to go down fighting as it would be odd for me to not.

Great, just great.

Aurora floated upwards from the bed, morphing into Miss Martian. I dropped a smoke bomb, before rolling backwards out of it. I crept away toward the window, before being tackled. I landed with grunt, before flipping to my feet to face Batgirl, who had a dark scowl on her face.

Something tells me that she was still a little sore about Bialya.

She narrowed her eyes and took position. Every punch and kick I deflected and dodged. She seemed to have gotten tougher since the last time we fought, impressing since it had been such a short time ago. I had slammed my boot into her jaw, making her stumble back, when sparks started shooting at me.

What the fuck?

I swatted it away, trying to get back to the fight with Batgirl. God, this thing was annoying, was it one of the members of the team? It kept shooting at me. Jesus Christ, could you fuck off please? I let out a growl of frustration and, finally, my hand hit the hero, member of the team, whatever the fuck it was.

I noticed something hurtling at me, out of the corner of my eye. I pulled out my katana and brought it down, slicing the object in half. A broken birdarang lay at my feet. I looked up as Robin jumped towards me. It seemed odd to look at this boy and think this wasn't Dick. I flipped out of the way, letting out a yell as someone tackled me from behind, sending me into a different room.

I rolled over so I was on my back and gaped at the thing on top of me. A green leopard with a red and white collar around its neck. What the actual fuck? My eyes widened when I remembered who it was. Gar? I didn't want to hurt the boy too badly, so I pulled out one of my knives and sliced along his throat, making sure the cut wasn't too deep. The leopard growled and lessened its hold on me, so I was able to wriggle out.

I backed away as it let out a growl. Maybe I should break out a ball of yarn as a distraction. Play nice kitty. A birdarang flew towards me and I brought my hand up to get my sword, letting out a growl of frustration when I didn't feel it. I must have dropped it when Gar tackled me.

The birdarang exploded and sent me backwards. I let out a faint groan in pain and slid to the ground. My eyes opened and I sighed in defeat when I realised that I was surrounded. Robin held up his bo staff, Batgirl and…the girl who was dressed like an bumblebee, odd, were standing in fighting position, Gar was growling and M'gann was staring. I got on my knees and held up my hands.

I surrender.

My eyes widened as M'gann's eyes glowed green. My world turned black and I fell down face first, unconscious.

My eyes flicked open and I was immediately on high alert. I was on my back, my body had been tied down to what seemed like a stretcher and my mask was still on. Luckily, I could still feel the glamour charm on my chest. I really hope they don't think to remove this, because I will be screwed. Well, my mission would be anyway. The ceiling I could see was a dark purple, one that seemed oddly similar. Was I in the Bioship?

I shut my eyes again when I heard voices coming closer. Two females. I strained to hear their conversation, mentally thanking my heightened senses. "Do I read her mind?" I assumed that was M'gann.

"No, she's one of Queen Bee's, so there's a chance that Psimon has implanted a mental virus in her mind. We can't risk it, even though you can kick Psimon's ass ten ways from Sunday." A voice that sounded quiet like Batgirl said.

"Heh, thanks." M'gann replied. "So where does Nightwing want us to bring her?"

"The Cave, oddly enough. I wasn't sure about his decision, but he says he wants to interrogate her about the abductees in Bialya. Apparently he has a lead on it." Batgirl explained.

"Are you sure that's safe for Rory? She has to stay at the Cave in case Queen Bee makes another kidnapping attempt." M'gann asked. "And what's the guarantee that she'll know anything anyway? She could be low down on the food chain."

"I don't know, but Nightwing's pretty sure about this lead." Batgirl replied. "He better be right about it."

"Can we unmask her?" Another voice asked, this one sounded male.

"I told you to get to your seat Beast Boy." M'gann said, sounding annoyed.

"Come on BB, Miss M said to-"The other male voice stopped. "Sorry Guys, I couldn't stop him." He said, sounding sheepish.

"It's fine Robin." M'gann sighed. "Why do you want to unmask her?"

"Because it'll be cool to do a dramatic unmasking and we could see who it is! And we could use her mask as a souvenir!" Gar exclaimed excitedly.

"I doubt we'll know who it is." M'gann replied. "And what if she attacks you?"

"She's tied down and you guys will be there! I'll be fine." Gar replied. I closed my eyes, trying to make it look like I was sleeping as his steps came closer.

"Be careful!" M'gann exclaimed.

Batgirl laughed. "You sound like a mom. Be careful and don't forget your homework!" She said, mocking M'gann.

"Shut up." M'gann muttered, elbowing Batgirl who laughed again. I let out a quiet sigh, wishing I could have relaxed conversations with my friends like that.

"Okay mystery lady, let's see who you are." Gar murmured.

"Careful." Robin muttered.

"I am being careful!" Gar exclaimed. I closed my eyes, making me look like I was sleeping, as fingers closed around my mask and removed it. There was a moment of silence before Gar said "….I have no idea who this."

Robin burst out laughing, before smothering it. "Why did you expect to know her?"

"I don't know, I just thought it would be like an unmasking in Scooby Doo, where they take off the mask and it's some creepy dude they met earlier in the show!" Gar rambled. It took a lot of effort to not laugh loudly.

Robin didn't bother to hide his laughter. "Come on, you dork, let's go sit down." I waited until I couldn't hear their footsteps anymore, before opening my eyes. Batgirl was the only left in the room, leaning against the wall. She must be tasked with watching me. I kept my eyes closed, deciding to get some sleep while I was waiting. There was no point in me fighting them off, I would get beaten and my injuries would get worse. So I decided to close my eyes and let the injuries heal.

I had managed to fall asleep and was woken up by someone shaking my shoulder. "Up! Get up!" Batgirl snapped. I let out a low panicked whine when I opened my eyes and realised I couldn't' see. Then I realised it was just a blindfold covering my eyes, so I calmed down slightly. Only slightly, as my sense were now on high alert.

The ties had been removed from around my body so I swung my legs around and got up. My hands were then handcuffed behind my back and my ankles tied together. "Let's go." Batgirl said, guiding me forward by pulling my arm. I had to stop the smile coming across my face when I realised that I was going to the Cave, somewhere close to home.

Now I had just had to think of an escape.

Ugh, sorry this chapter took so long and isn't the greatest and also quite short. It was a necessary chapter for later ones, ones that include Kalila interaction. Also sorry it took so long, I've been mostly focused on my other YJ story, Catgirl, as I want to finish it by the end of this summer. Also, like I said in Catgirl, I was thinking that if YJ was a live action show, and Lila was included, I would love her to be played by Kaya Scodelario, though her hair would be black and curly. But yeah, just a little fun fact.

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