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Senkō Rebirth

3: The Hawk and the Hare

Kendra Hol, adopted daughter of Katar Hol and Shayera Hol (Hawkman and Hawkwoman respectively), laughed to herself as she soared above Central City. "That was almost too easy. It seems those sayings about blonds is true. Though it is a bit of a shame, he was pretty cute."

When she first arrived on this planet five years ago, she was too frightened to really make herself known, that the Thangarian police would find her and force her to go back to that house. Instead, she ran into Shayera Hal, who told her that she had retired from Thangar's forces and took her into her home. Katar was just as, if not more, welcoming to her presence. He had been on the planet longer than either of them, alone in a world of humans. The thought terrified Kendra at first, having been victim to an attempted mugging when Shayera found her.

They taught her right and wrong, and that thievery wasn't necessary anymore, but it had been too ingrained in her for Kendra to consider stopping. They gave her a special harness that would help her hide her wings during the day to blend in with the humans, so that she could go to school with other humans her age. It was one day after her first week in class that she had stumbled across a movie on TV one day after school. Tomb Raider, about a woman that ran around and stole artifacts from temples.

It ignited something inside Kendra, and she donned the spare uniform that Shayera had left her. She flew south to Mexico, where reports of a new temple had been found. Kendra went in and stopped grave robbers who had killed a group of curious tourists, afterward finding a golden tablet with Incan markings all over it. Since then, she'd been making a name for herself as a treasure hunter and occasionally a hero.

Kendra looked down at the totem in her hand. "So what's your story? Katar wouldn't have just given you up without reason."

"Hey!"

Kendra stopped and hovered in the air for a second, looking around before spotting a red and blue figure waving her down from a tall building. She cracked a smile. "Well, well, well. Hey, cutie, long time no see."

"I'll cutie you in a second!" Mercury said, scowling at her.

"We haven't even had a real first date yet, but I suppose I can make an exception for you." Kendra said, smirking down at him as she flapped her wings and rose in the air.

"No fair!" Mercury said to her. He blurred away and reappeared on a taller building close to her.

"Well look at that. Exit, stage right." Kendra said with a smirk, flying off to the left.

"Hey! There's no tall buildings over there!" Mercury said. She could hear the pout form on his face.

"That's the point, cutie!" She said with a laugh. She glanced below her and saw a red and blue streak run through the street. It stopped a bit in front of her and then he started to do something while pointing at her with both hands. Kendra couldn't see what, but she knew it was probably not going to end well. Then the cyclone shot out at her, encasing her and throwing her off the air current she was gliding on. Kendra fell, scrambling to recover from the blow. She dropped the totem in the process.

"Dammit!" She said. Kendra went into a dive for the totem. Her hands reached out for it and she almost had it. A gloved red hand grabbed it before her, snatching it out of the air. Kendra was forced to pull up before she hit the ground.

"Thanks, Hawkgirl." Mercury said from where he stood atop a parked car. He held up the totem and gave her a charming grin. "I'll make sure it gets back in the right hands, though."

"Sure you want to risk that curse?" Hawkgirl asked, internally scowling at him while keeping a smile on her face.

"Funny thing about that. You see I had a chat with Flash and a woman named Shayera...ring any bells?" Mercury asked, frowning at her.

"Crap." Hawkgirl said under her breath. She threw her smile back on her face to hide her worry. "So you talked to Shayera, huh? That makes it all the more important I get it back to them."

"There was a lot of cursing involved, and she sounded very upset." Mercury said, tucking the totem under his arm. "And for that reason, I don't think this belongs to you."

Now Hawkgirl lost her smile. "Okay, kid. Here's my offer. You give me the totem and I don't beat your cute booty into the pavement."

"Cute?" Mercury asked, craning his head back to get a look at his own posterior. When he looked back at her, fully prepared with a witty quip, it died on his lips as Hawkgirl whipped out a crossbow with a gleaming arrow knocked and ready to fly. "Uh...Can we talk about this?"

"Talking time is over. You've got three seconds, cutie. Three..." Kendra took aim with her crossbow. "Two..."

"Wait, wait! We really don't need to start shooting arrows, now, do we?" Mercury asked worriedly.

"Going to hand over the totem?"

"Against my better judgment, I'm going to say no."

"One." The arrow shot from her crossbow and Mercury did an impressive backflip onto the pavement. Hawkgirl arched a brow beneath her mask. "Huh, that was cool."

"I know right?"

"Dodge this one." Hawkgirl said, firing a sparking arrow from her crossbow. Mercury swerved out of the way. This continued, Mercury avoiding arrows shot at him in varying impressive manners, not once diving into his Superspeed because of his worry for civilians and his surroundings, and Hawkgirl growing more and more annoyed yet intrigued by him. "Is this some sort of earthling mating ritual?"

"I don't know. Is almost killing someone a Thangarian mating ritual?" Mercury asked, his face a bit red from the thought.

"Is it working?" Hawkgirl asked with a smirk.

"Uh...Look! A distraction!" Mercury said, pointing behind Hawkgirl before he sped up the side of the building he was in front of.

"They're so funny when they think they can escape." Hawkgirl said to herself as she flew up after him. She made it to the roof, but there was no sign of him. Hawkgirl floated down to the roof, looking around with her crossbow at the ready. "Just give me the totem, cutie, and this all goes away."

"You'll have to catch me first!" Mercury said, shooting out from behind an air conditioning unit and grabbing the Thangarian's helmet. He spun it around before shooting off back to the museum.

"That little-! Oh, when I catch you, you're going to wish you just handed it to me." Hawkgirl said as she fixed her helmet before flying off after him. When she caught up to him, she debated taking shots at him but decided against it since they were in a civilian heavy area. And she wasn't a villain, just a thief. "What if I said, 'pretty please'?"

"Not happening!" Mercury said over his shoulder.

"Come on. I'll bet a goodie-goodie like you has never even kissed a girl. Give me the totem and I'll fix that for you." Hawkgirl said with a smirk.

"No need, I've already done that!"

"I'm sure you have."

"I have!"

"Prove it, then. I'll let you get a free one in" She said. Mercury tripped up a bit and Hawkgirl smirked. She had him. "Virgin lips, hm?"

"So maybe I haven't, so what?" Mercury asked, hiding his face from her.

"How old are you?" Hawkgirl asked.

"I could ask you the same thing!"

"That would be rude."

"And pointless!" A new voice added. Hawkgirl looked up, falling back as a golden fist came at her from above. Her attacker followed with a right uppercut that she barely managed to avoid by getting some distance between them. She got a good glimpse at him and scowled. The man had golden Thangarian armor decorating his torso and false wings made of the same Nth element. A bird-like helmet hid most of his face, large golden eyes glaring daggers at her.

It was the Golden Eagle, a former protégé of Katar's who went rogue for unknown reasons.

"You!" Hawkgirl said with bite. She didn't approve of the teen her age trying to kill her adoptive parents.

"Hey, Hol, how's it going?" Golden Eagle asked, sneering at her. He avoided an arrow shot at him and smirked. "Too slow!"

Mercury noticed that Hawkgirl wasn't following him anymore, and wondered what that meant. He looked around and found her a few hundred feet away in battle with a shiny figure over the road. Narrowing his eyes in confusion, Mercury debated leaving her to fight off the assailant before throwing that idea out the window. He was a hero, and heroes helped everyone. Mercury ran back to the fighters, blinking in surprise when he realized another Thangarian was fighting with Hawkgirl.

"What's going on?" He asked as Hawkgirl backhanded the Thangarian down into the street.

The Thangarian got to his feet and turned to glare at him. "Personal matters, stay out of it!"

"No way, these cities are under my protection and so is everyone in them." Mercury said, readjusting the totem in his arm. The small gleam got the Thangarian's attention.

"The Urn of Chay'ara...Give that to me!" The Thangarian said, jumping at Mercury. The speedster zipped out of the way, allowing the new golden clad enemy land on his face with a groan.

"Geez, what's with you birds and this statue?" Mercury asked.

"Told you it was cursed, cutie." Hawkgirl said, taking aim with her crossbow and shooting at the golden hawk. He moved out of the way and Hawkgirl growled. "Stay down, Eagle!"

"Not until the Hawks on this planet lay at my feet!" Golden Eagle said, scowling as he faced them. He pressed a button on his gauntlet, causing spikes to protrude from his knuckles.

"I think he might like you." Mercury said to Hawkgirl.

"You're the only one for me, cutie." Hawkgirl said as she lowered down to land next to him and reload her crossbow's clip. "Want me to hold that while you play hero?"

"Do I look like I was born yesterday?" Mercury asked.

Hawkgirl smirked at him. "A little."

"Ha. Ha." Mercury said dryly. He avoided Golden Eagle's flying punch that almost caught him off guard. "Hey! I wasn't ready!"

"Give! Me! That! Urn!" Golden Eagle said with each punch.

"I! Don't! Want! To!" Mercury said as he dodged the attacks. The speedster dropped down low and swept the Thangarian off his feet, rising back up and spinning into a back roundhouse kick that sent Golden Eagle into a back first collision with a parked Toyota. Mercury grinned as he landed on his feet. "Ha! I knew that weird martial arts thing would come in handy! KF will never live this day down!"

"I'll kill you!" Golden Eagle said with a roar, flying from his place in the car at Mercury. The speedster jumped up and over the enraged winged warrior, letting Golden Eagle fly past him.

"Like I told Hawkgirl, you'll have to catch me first!" Mercury said with a grin. A hand reached for the totem, urn, thing and Mercury made some distance between himself and Hawkgirl. "Really?"

"Do you blame a girl for trying?" Hawkgirl asked, giving him a coy smile.

"A little." Mercury said dryly.

"Want to kiss and make up?" Hawkgirl asked, her smile widening.

"Really? Now? There's someone trying to kill you!" Mercury said, looking exasperated.

"So?" Hawkgirl's smile didn't dim in the slightest.

"...I have no response for that."

"I do."

Mercury just groaned and gestured to the approaching Golden Eagle. "Can we focus on the psycho in gold, please?"

"Do I get a reward for helping?"

"You're not getting the totem."

"I never said anything about the totem."

"I-You...Why me?" Mercury asked himself. He avoided the next fist thrown at him from Golden Eagle. "Seriously, dude, what is your deal!?"

"That urn contains the ashes of the original Chay'ara! If I destroy that, I end her life. Permanently." Golden Eagle said.

"Not happening." Mercury said, cradling the urn tightly as his eyes narrowed.

"Then you will die." Golden Eagle snapped a punch that nailed Mercury in the jaw. Mercury stumbled back, leaning on a dark Chevy while rubbing his jaw. The scrapes on his face already healed, but Golden Eagle was going in for another strike. Mercury moved, letting the parked Impala take the hit for him.

"Hey Eagle! Catch!" Hawkgirl said, firing a bolt at Golden Eagle's back. The golden clad Thangarian turned and caught the bolt in his hand. He smirked at Hawkgirl, who smirked back. The arrowhead suddenly came alive in a explosion of electricity, the sparks travelling through Golden Eagle's armor and into his body. Golden Eagle screamed in pain before dropping the arrow, leaving him open for a kick from Mercury. The golden Thangarian flew into another parked car, making the frame implode upon itself.

"I hope the insurance company pays for that." Mercury said to himself, keeping his guard up and watching Golden Eagle carefully. To his dismay, the villain started to rise up and out of the car. Mercury groaned. "Oh come on, give me a break!"

"Trust me, I will!" Golden Eagle said with a snarl as he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. Golden Eagle turned around and grabbed the car he was whipped into, ripping off the indented door and throwing it at Mercury. The intended target ducked under the door and winced when the projectile imbedded itself halfway into a concrete wall.

"Up here, Goldilocks!" Hawkgirl said, her crossbow being folded up and replaced with a collapsible mace. She twisted the grip and the heavy Nth metal came to life with electricity. "Let's dance."

"It will be your last." Golden Eagle said, his eyes narrowed behind his mask. He shot up from the ground, his fist brought back. Hawkgirl brought her own mace up over her shoulder and swung it like a bat, knocking the villain to the ground.

"Hey!"

Golden Eagle looked up from his crater, getting a supersonic punch to the face.

"Stop! Damaging! My! City!" Mercury said with each of his punches. Golden Eagle slipped his feet into Mercury's gut and shoved him off. The speedster recovered midair and landed on his feet, racing at Golden Eagle and jumping into the air. His feet shot out with the sounds of gunshots, drilling Golden Eagle into the ground with the barrage of kicks. With a final double kick, Mercury sent Golden Eagle skidding down the road. After seeing the damage he caused indirectly, Mercury palmed himself in the face.

"Dammit, I wrecked the street. Oh well, now I can prove to KF that kick move in that video game he showed me is possible," He said, his lips spreading into a grin. He raced back to a small mailbox and vibrated his hand through, pulling out the urn with a smirk. "God, I love the fact that I can do that."

"Yeah it does seem handy," Hawkgirl said as she landed next to him with a smirk on her face. "Do I have to ask nicely for the urn or will I have to fight for it?"

"...Seriously? We just fought the golden turkey and you still want to fight for this thing?" Mercury asked. He flushed a little as Hawkgirl leaned into his space, walking her fingers up his chest.

"Call it my Thangarian instincts," She said with a smirk. Mercury babbled for a moment, being saved from responding as Golden Eagle shot out of his trench, yelling angrily and incoherently. Mercury wrapped an arm around Hawkgirl, rushing her out of Golden Eagle's immediate reach and making the Thangarian villain fly headfirst into a windshield. Hawkgirl smiled at Mercury from where she lay beneath him. "And here I thought you weren't bold."

"Please, stop," Mercury said with a small whine. His hormones could only take so much. "Let's just focus on taking this guy down."

"Not my ideal first date, but I'll suppose it'll do." Hawkgirl said as he helped her back to her feet.

"I don't know why I bother." Mercury said with a groan. He began vibrating his arm at high speeds and Hawkgirl charged her mace up again.

Golden Eagle stumbled off of the car and turned around, holding his head. Mercury's eyes narrowed and he shot forward, Hawkgirl right behind him. They swung their respective weapon of choice, in Mercury's case his supersonic punch and in Hawkgirl's her Nth mace dancing with electricity, hitting Golden Eagle square in the face. Golden Eagle was sent through a car behind him and through a wall. He groaned and tried to get up, but ultimately fell down, unconscious.

"All right!" Mercury said turning and grinning at Hawkgirl, who had her own small smile. She lifted her hand and Mercury high fived it. The sound of clapping had the two turning around, surprised to find the scarlet speedster standing behind them and applauding.

"Not bad, kids." Flash said with a smile. He crossed his arms over his chest and looked up. "What do you think, Shayera?"

"Oh great." Hawkgirl said with a groan as Hawkwoman descended from above. Unlike Hawkgirl, Hawkwoman had a healthy tanned skin and red hair. Her armor was more similar to Golden Eagle's than Hawkgirl's, and she wore red boots and green tights. Weird.

"They did well. I guess you were right. We hadn't needed to interfere." Hawkwoman said. She sounded a bit disappointed at that. The Thangarian woman held her hand out to Mercury. "The urn, please?"

"Here you go." Mercury said, handing it over.

"What? I give you a kiss on the cheek and you steal it from me, but she asks somewhat nicely and gets it like that?" Hawkgirl asked. She pouted at the helmeted teen. Mercury opened his mouth and gibber-rush came out.

"It belongs to me." Hawkwoman said, cutting Mercury off and looking at the urn. "Just what exactly were you going to do with it when you had it, Kendra?"

"Um...Next question." Hawkgirl said, not looking all too entitled to answering her mother.

Hawkwoman's eyes narrowed behind her mask. "You're grounded. Again."

"Dammit," Hawkgirl said. Hawkwoman nodded to the speedsters before taking off, stopping in the air and telling her protégé/daughter to hurry up. Hawkgirl turned to Mercury with a small smile. Before he could say anything, she grabbed both sides of his helmet and gave him a kiss on the lips. Hawkgirl laughed slightly as she pulled away from the dazed and confused Mercury. "At least I stole something successfully today. Later, cutie."

"Bye..." Mercury said, sounding distant as Hawkgirl took off. Flash sped over to Mercury's side, a grin on his face as he clapped a hand on the younger speedster's shoulder.

"Way to go! But be careful with those Thangarians, kid. They've got hot tempers." He said. Giving another pat on the shoulder, Flash looked around. "Let's get started on clean up and restrain Golden Eagle."

"Right..." Mercury said, nodding before distractedly rushing over to the unconscious villain's side. He stopped for a moment and lifted his hand to his lips, remembering the soft feel of Hawkgirl's on his own. Golden Eagle groaned, snapping Mercury out of his thoughts and reminding him of what needed to be done.

"...You lucky bastard." Wally said from where he sat on his computer chair, backwards so he could rest his chin on his arms and glare at Naruto. The still costumed blond was lounging on the bed, his shoes off and his helmet at his side.

After the authorities took Golden Eagle away, he and Flash repaired the road and the immediate area as best they could until the city's officials let them go on their way. Couldn't take jobs away from the little guys after all. So while Flash went back on patrol, Naruto ran over to Wally's again and told him about everything that happened.

"I told you, it wasn't my fault. She kissed me." Naruto said, averting his eyes slightly and flushing as he thought about that kiss. As far as he knew, that was his first.

"But-but it was Hawkgirl!" Wally said, whining as he depressingly hung over the back of his chair. "She's a total babe! And she kissed you! You!"

"What's wrong with me?" Naruto asked, frowning at the implications of the statement his friend made.

"You're a rookie! I've been at this for almost a year!" Wally said with a pout. His pout turned into a glare. "Leave the babes to the experienced heroes and wait your damn turn!"

"It wasn't like I had a choice!" Naruto said. "She just grabbed me and...you know!"

"Liar!" Wally pointed at him accusingly. "You seduced her! How? I must know!"

"Boys! I've got cookies!" Mary, Wally's mother, said from downstairs. She was aware of their identities, a must since her brother-in-law had warned her about byproducts of Wally's powers, and didn't mind it all too much since she loved cooking. So when she heard about another speedster in the area Wally's age, she encouraged him to come over more often. Mary figured it would do Wally good to have a friend with powers like him.

"We'll be right there!" Wally said before pointing at Naruto expectantly. "This isn't over."

"But it wasn't my fault!" Naruto said. The two of them zipped downstairs, getting a disapproving frown from Mary.

"Wallace Rudolph West, what have I told you about running in the house?" She asked.

"Not to, sorry Mom." Wally said, snatching a cookie and eating it. Naruto wasn't far behind him, grabbing several cookies and shoving them in his mouth. Wally, seeing an opportunity for payback, grinned. "So guess what, Mom? You know that fight downtown a few hours ago?"

"Janice won't stop calling to talk about it. Oh, and Nathan, Iris wants to get an exclusive in costume later. Fair warning." Mary said, getting a thankful nod from the blond.

"Well, Nathan here stole a kiss from Hawkgirl after it." Wally said smirking while Naruto choked on the cookies he was currently trying to eat. His smirk fell at seeing his mother give a bright smile to the blond.

"Good for you, Nathan! I hear she's really pretty." Mary said, making Naruto choke harder and try to explain himself. Mary turned to her son and frowned. "And when will you get a girlfriend?"

"Mom!" Wally said, looking disappointed that his plan somewhat backfired.

"I didn't kiss her! She kissed me!" Naruto finally said once he swallowed the lump of food that was in his mouth.

"Oh! How unusual! Will you be inviting her over to meet the Garrick's for dinner soon?" Mary asked.

"Wha-No! She's not my girlfriend!" Naruto said, his cheeks flaming in embarrassment.

"Sure she isn't." Mary said, giving a tittering laugh. "I'll be sure to tell Iris this if Barry hasn't already. The new hero already stealing my baby's place in the spotlight."

"Mom!" "Mrs. West!" both young speedsters protested.

"What?" Mary asked, a smirk on her face.

"Mom, there's a code of conduct here!" Wally said, giving Naruto a mild glare. "Newbies don't get the babes! It's like, a law or something."

"Really?" Mary asked, crossing her arms and leaning against the counter. "Just where does it say that?"

"Uh, hero rule, um, one hundred and thirty seven, paragraph two, line six!" Wally said matter-of-factly. "It's in quotations. From Superman!"

"Superman?" Mary asked, her smile widening. "The 'boy scout' that Flash works with?"

"...Yes." Wally said, nodding.

"Wait, are you talking about the dude with the red underwear outside the blue suit?" Naruto asked, faintly remembering seeing him on the news. "That guy dates? He seems like a stiff to me."

"M-My point still stands!" Wally said while his mother laughed at Naruto's comment.

"Nathan, dear, you should really give Wally some tips." Mary said with a smile. "Poor boy's never going to get a girlfriend."

"Mom!" Wally said, his face as red as his hair while Naruto laughed.

AN: So who else enjoyed The Flash? Anyone? I know I did. Though the Arrow that followed was a bit weak, especially with Barry's cameo. Maybe Arrow and Flash should switch airtimes? Neat to see the guest stars, though.

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