This went four different ways. I chose this one and am regretting it. (kinda)
Not much to say, except thanks t my reviewers. Oh, and those guys that killed Katie on Minecraft and then chased her with her own swords when she tried to get revenge. You were hilarious.
He raced down dark tunnels, searching for light, or safety, or just something. The ground shook as the creatures behind him ran behind him.
He was suddenly in his old costume, the one he'd worn as a member of the Titans East. His old arsenal weighed down his shoulder and his old bow –how he missed that thing- was in his hand. He could see Garth in front of him, And Bee, running ahead of them. Where was she?
He heard her behind him then, warning them that they were gaining on them. He felt his heart leap as he heard one of them roar, and the ground shook under him, nearly making him fall.
Right now they were just running, dogging the falling bricks from the walls and hoping that the creatures wouldn't catch up.
They made their way into a bright room, the prefect spot for her. She slammed the door behind them and put her hands to the door, covering it in an inky blackness, locking it for now.
"Run!" She yelled over her shoulder. "I'll hold them off."
She'd only been in the group for a while, a few months, possibly about eight months? But he'd felt a close connection between them. And now she was holding the door closed, and most likely giving up her life for them.
"You can't!" He yelled. The door jumped violently, forcing her to plant her feet and press her back against it, pushing with all the force her tiny body could muster up.
"Watch me Speedy." She nodded to Aqualad, who grabbed his friend by the arm and dragged him out. The building was going to collapse, and if they didn't make it out in time, then they would be trapped underground with those things as well.
"No, don't do this!"
"Just go!" she yelled, gritting her teeth as the door jumped again.
And now he was in the room, watching as the team ran off with him, or rather, his body, and also watching her.
She was pressed against it as tightly as she could, clenching her fists and holding her eyes shut.
The first of the explosions started, and he knew that the rest of the team was gone without him. She leapt from the door, screaming shrilly as the roof started caving in. and he was screaming too, in his old voice that was higher pitched and filled with terror. Those things burst through the door and roared, trampling her. They crouched over her and tore her apart, and he screamed even louder, unable to shut his eyes.
And then he woke up. Sweating and in pain from his flailing, he had to take a few more deep breaths before he realized where he was. He was in his room. Alone In the dark. The last thing he wanted to see was the darkness that had swallowed him in his dreams. So he reached over and turned on his bed-side lamp, illuminating the shadows.
Shadows. They reminded him of her. Of her dark powers and sense of humour.
He just sat there, in the shallow light of his lamp. Images flickered in the corners of his eyes as his thought drifted back to her.
Where would he be right now, had she not died? Would he be Red Arrow? Or would he have even joined Oliver again? What would she look like? How would two years affect her?
He pushed the thoughts away and pushed off the bed, standing sleepily beside it. He grabbed his phone and his headphones, a must now that the nightmares were returning, and shuffled down the hall into his still dark living room.
The sky was still dark, and few people were actually outside, the perfect time for both a patrol, and a bank robbery.
After dressing and gathering his bow, he set out into the night, taking his usual route across the city he called home. For the first few blocks, everything was silent.
But then he heard someone. A familiar voice penetrated the darkness, making him stop in his tracks.
"Hey Robin Hood!" she called. "Could you help me out?"
"My name's Red Arrow." He said through gritted teeth. She smiled playfully at him and walked forward, giggling quietly.
"Do you know where the Main Street Plaza is? I've got to meet a friend there."
"At Three A.M?"
"She's from out of town, so her clock's a little wacked out." She explained quickly. "Besides, who doesn't enjoy a nice midnight stroll?"
He sighed heavily. Was this al he'd resorted to? A tour guide? And how did she not know where it was? She's been living here longer than he has!
"If you live here, than why do you not know where Main Street Plaza is?"
"I actually don't know." She paused looking away thoughtfully. "Just felt like talking I guess." She smiled and walked past him, waving when she went by.
She was a clerk at the bookstore across the street from his house, and a nice person generally, although a little short-tempered.
She'd been the first one to notice that he was having nightmares. The first one to ask him if he was okay after noticing the dark circles under his eyes.
So what had she done?
She'd given him a dream-catcher. A little trinket that was woven with tight red and gold strings and had little matching feathers dangling from it. It was either very expensive, or hand made. She'd suggested putting it somewhere close to his head, like on his night stand, but he'd forgotten. Honestly, it still lay on his kitchen counter, forgotten in the bag along with that book he still hadn't gotten around to reading. What was it called again?
Oh yeah, Shift.
But each night, as the nightmares return more vivid and terrifying than the last time, he regrets it every morning that he wakes up sweaty and confused.
Turning another corner, he began musing with the possibility that she'd recognized him. Had she realized that the same guy who came in every morning with dark circles under his eyes complaining of horrible night-terrors was actually the fearless Red Arrow?
Nah, she was just being friendly.
Still no sign of any trouble. No assassins hiding in the shadows, and certainly no idiot first-timers who decided that toy guns would be more effective and be the least bit intimidating.
Although they still hurt when they're being chucked at your head.
Nope, only early risers.
Still silence. Nothing was going wrong. Nothing was exploding, or setting on fire, or screaming. Just pleasant silence.
Turning around, he headed back towards his house. His patrol was over, and now he just needed to get home in one piece…
His phone rang loudly, annoyingly, from its pocket.
"Yes?" he asked with a slightly bored tone.
"They pulled a Red-X, Roy! They just warped here and there and then they were gone!" Robin yelled.
"What…?"
"Ugh, weren't you listening?" Robin yelled into the phone. "They've broken into Cadmus. Or at least, their teammates have."
"So…?"
"They're villains, Roy! And we need your help to stop them!"
"That sounds like a cheesy unoriginal video game plot."
"What ever!" he yelled. "Get here as fast as possible!"
"Fine!" He yelled back. Slamming his phone closed, he turned towards the zeta tubes.
And at the exact moment, the building behind him exploded into flames.
You saw that coming didn't you?
And as for the mystery girl he keeps referring to? She was mentioned in here. Sort of. I guess.
T_T I can't go on the Warrior cats forums until the 3rd because of spoilers. DARN YOU BARNES AND NOBLE!
I'm eating pizza!