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TTNG: New Team

Chapter 24: Hey, Big Brother.

Stupid stupid stupid! How could I leave without my insulin? Ugh...I'm slowing down...come on Lucky...stay awake...

Lucky really WAS slowing down. She could go as fast, sometimes faster than, her brother. Now she was going much slower. She didn't have enough energy. She needed her insulin. And food. She needed to eat. She needed to rest. She needed Hex.

Lucky had seen her chance to run a few days after Slade had contacted the Titans. He hadn't let her come. He knew she wanted to see er brother. If she had disobeyed him, then that would mean another day without insulin. That was NOT good for her.

The night she saw her chance to escape, Slade was out trying to steel yet another plane from Boeing. She wanted to tell Hex his plan desperately, and Slade had left her behind in the locked warehouse he called her chambers. He wasn't there, and neither was Roxy. She could knock out the guards, and blow a hole in the wall with her powers. That's just what she did.

Now she was running. But slowing down. She was going fast for a normal human, but she was no longer a blur. She was usually a blur. Now she wasn't. She knew she wouldn't be able to stay awake for long.

Sprinting. Running. Jogging. Power walking. Walking.

Come on Lucky...stay awake...I hate diabetes...

She looked around. She knew Seattle like the back of her hand. There was the Space Needle, the Experience Music Program (EMP) and Sci-Fi museum, and the Pacific Science Center. Titans Tower was only a few miles away. If she could just find her way to the aquarium...

She couldn't. Lucky was losing energy fast. She leaned against the EMP, and tried to stay awake...she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Lucky? Lucky?"

Hex was out doing patrol. He didn't need to, but he needed to get his head cleared. Everyone else was asleep in the tower. Hex didn't want to wake anyone, so he didn't take his car. Besides, he could get around faster on foot. He was careful about what he ran into. Unlike Arachne, he didn't underestimate Seattle. She figured "I grew up in New York! What can be worse than that?" Hex wasn't fooled. Seattle was pretty much a smaller version of NYC.

He ran around the city, stopping a few robbers along the way. But there was one scene playing through his mind.

Flashback!

"Her insulin. He took her insulin." he choked out. Everyone just stared at him. LB broke the silence.

"Hex, how do you know?" she asked him. He looked at her.

"He said that if she wanted to run, she would have to leave without something very important. What could be more important than her insulin?" he asked them Everyone exchanged glances. They knew he was right.

"Hex, we-" Sunfire began. Hex shot her a glare.

"We what? Can't help her? Need to teach her a lesson? Have to accept that she might be in it for life?!" he stood up. Sun was hurt, but she didn't show it.

"-need a plan. I've let this go too far, and I'm sorry. I'm not letting anything else happen on my watch. But..." she trailed off.

"You still don't trust her." Hex finished. Sun nodded. At that, Hex left the room, leaving everyone to shake their heads at Sunny.

End Flashback!

He glared at the memory. She agreed to help Lucky, but not to trust her. Hex had been worried sick about her for days since he found out about the insulin. He couldn't stand the thought of his baby sister without it. He'd seen that, and he didn't like it.

Hex looked up, and saw the EMP. For some reason, he had a feeling that something was wrong. The next second, he was across the street, and in front of the oddly shaped building. He heard someone fall, and he turned. He could hardly believe what he was seeing. There was Lucky, sitting there, in her black dress that she used to wear. He shook it off, and ran over.

"Lucky? Lucky?' he asked, putting his hand on her shoulder. She stared at him faintly, her eyelids were drooping. Hex picked her up gently, and ran. Fast. Even for him.

Hex ran into the Tower. He almost sounded the alarm, but he didn't want Sunny to know she was here. He thought fast and ran down the hall. He knocked on a door, and a very groggy LB was standing in front of him. She woke up completely when she saw the half conscious Lucky in Hex's arms.

"I need a little help." he said. She nodded.

"I'll get Sun-" she began.

"No! She can't know she's here. She still can't trust Lucky. She'd probably keep her on lock-down if she knew Lucky was here." Hex interrupted. LB sighed. He had a genuine point.

"Well, why me?" she asked. He raise an eyebrow.

"You gave me surgery once." he explained. He would have said more, but Lucky weakly hit him in the back of the head as a reminder to help. LB laughed.

"Well, she'll probably be OK. Come on. Lets get her to the infirmary." she said. At that, they ran.

They arrived at the infirmary, to find a surprise. Arachne was there with an ice pack on her head. She looked slightly green.

"Hey girl. You OK??" LB asked her as she took Lucky's blood sugar levels. Too low. Ari pointed to the bathroom.

"Look in there for your answer." she replied. Hex cringed, and layed Lucky on one of the beds.

"Um, no need girl. What did you eat.?" LB asked.

"I don't think it's food poisoning LB. Wait. Is that Lucky?" she sat up in her chair. LB ran to the supply closet (which had labels EVERYWHERE). She came out with a vile of insulin, and a syringe/needle thing. She gave her the injection, and then checked her blood sugar levels. It was back to normal. Hex gave a sigh of relief.

"Thank God." he murmured. LB was equally relieved.

"Good thing you found her when you did." she said. Hex looked at her, shocked.

"Why is that?" he asked. She looked down at Lucky, who was asleep now.

"If you'd come in a half hour later, she would have gone into diabetic shock." LB explained. Ari gasped.

"Where did you find her?" she asked Hex. He explained to both girls what had happened.

"Poor girl must have been desperate." LB muttered. She was mad. Not good sign. LB+Mad=RUN! They jumped at a small sound.

"Hey, big brother."

Well, that sucked. I couldn't help but laugh when I thought of "You gave me surgery once." Well, be kind.