"Run!" He screamed
I ran as fast as I could. I jumped into a alley and ducted under a escape ladder. I looked up and saw the man in the alley looking into the sky.
"What the hell was that?" I screamed at him.
"The dangerous part, that's what that was." He said nonchalantly
"Wow, well I'm leaving." I said as I started to climb up the brick wall. I felt something on my waist holding me back. As I looked down I realized it was his hands. "What are you doing?" I asked
"Just come with me, I promise it will be more... safe." He said jokingly.
"Fine I need the allies and suit." I said as if it was a normal occasion.
"Let's go." He said. We walked and I slowly grew more aware that he had been able to stay in the shadows this entire time.
"Hey who are you?" I asked after a while of walking.
"You know who i am, you just haven't put your finger on it yet." He said absently as though he was retrieving a memory. "I'll give you a hint, it was back when your hair was purple and your skin was gray." He said smugly.
"What?!" I asked in a mix of amazed and scared. Was it that easy to figure out who I was? As if on que he said
"No it wasn't easy, it took a lot of time but I figured out that it was you. I'm surprised bird boy hasn't." He said. That name made his fake identity apparent in my mind. How hadn't I futures it out sooner? The name, the mechanical voice, the carefree attitude. It all pointed to him, how had I not noticed it.
"RedX?" I asked quietly
"In the flesh." He replied. I staggered back. Why did he need me? Why did he look for me?
"So answer me this, why did you look for me and why do you need me?" I asked skeptically
"I looked because I could, I need you for reasons you will know soon." He answered, it sounded like he was enjoying toying with me. "Oh look, we're here." He said as he walked up to a brick wall. He removed his glove and placed his ring finger on a darker brick than the others. A panel in the wall opened and he walked through. I followed.
"Welcome to my 'humble' abode." He said jesturing at the large room we were in. It was huge, it had a gym in the middle with all the equipment imaginable. It was full to the brim with anything he would ever need. I unconsciously started to walk towards a gymnastics type area full of beams and spring boards.
"So the birdie likes gymnastics?" He asked jokingly
"Yes the 'birdie' does, and did I mention that I have a name? Because Im pretty sure I did, so use it." I said irritatedly. I slowly walked over to the bars and climbed up. I spun and then flipped into the air. I lost myself in the motions. Flip spin switch repeat. I forgot about my predicament and about who I was with, I continued to do what professional gymnasts envied as I flipped around the bars. I then jumped down onto the mat below.
"Nice job. I didn't peg you for the athletic type." Said a cocky RedX as he slowly clapped. "You weren't even wearing the proper material. I will get you some though, it would be nice to see you in a leotard more often."
"I wore a leotard when I was with the titans." I said irritably "Why is it you want that back?" I asked
"Dunno. Well let's get you ready we have a busy night ahead of us." He said as he stood up.
"Why is tonight busy?" I asked cautiously.
"Well we have got to give you a outfit. You also need to do something big for your first robbery. I have to introduce you to some friends of mine, you have decide what your motive for stealing is." He said "You also have to decide which room your staying in."
"What do you mean what room I'm staying in? I have a apartment." I stated.
"I mean I don't think it would be a good choice for you to stay there. I used to live there but it didn't end well. Also there are more job options here." He said.
"Fine, we will discuss this later. But for now how about we work on that outfit." I said hoping to get a look at my new apperal. He nodded and waved for me to follow as he walked out of the training room. He walked down a long hallway filled with doors and at the very end he showed me a room. It was full of computers and files and newspaper clippings. He sat down at a chair and I stood behind him. He clicked on a icon and it started a message conversation. It scrolled by so fast I couldn't see what it said but obviously he could because he nodded and wrote something down on a piece of paper.
"Sunshine, we are going on a errand." He said happily. He didn't give me time to respond as he dragged me down the hallway again and opened a new door. Once opened I saw it was full of any car imaginable. He quickly sat down in a Bugatti veyron and I followed suit.
"Are you even trying to blend in?" I asked. He just laughed and took off. I grabbed the sides of the seat and held on for dear life because of how fast he was going. He eventually slowed down near what looked like a abandoned department store. He opened my door and I climbed out.
"Where are we?" I asked
"This is where your new costume is." He said as he typed in a code on a hidden padlock. That gave me enough time to get a good look at the place. It had broken windows and graffiti covered walls. It wasn't what I had thought of but I'm not one to judge by looks. We entered the place only to realize that it looked nothing like it did on the outside. It was full of lavish furniture and rugs. It had the most expensive things I have ever seen. The walls were decorated in expensive and large guns, knives, and other weapons.
"If it isn't Mr. Red." Said a voice with a distinct Brooklyn accent. "Mr. J, how nice to see you." Said RedX to a man dressed in a green button down shirt, black dress pants and a purple trench coat, he also had green hair. The joker.
"I assume your the new girl. Bastet, is it." He said as he neared me. He began to circle me.
"I assume your the joker. Clown prince of crime, is it." I replied equally nonchalantly
"Nice choice Mr. Red, she'll do nice in the business. I can tell she already has the form and the attitude, we just need to clean up the wardrobe." He finished, jesturing to my beat up converses, oversized shirt and skinny jeans. I suddenly felt underdressed.
"Your right about the attitude, and spot on about form. She is a gymnast as it turns out." RedX stated as he looked at me
"Ahhh, she sounds like someone Har. would like to meet. HARLEY! I have someone you would like to meet!" Joker screamed into another room.
"Who is it puddin'?" Asked a woman that was clad in ripped black jeans a red tshirt and blond pigtails. "Is this the girl Redx has been talking about? She is just as pretty as he described her as." She said as she walked up to me. She quickly enveloped me in a hug that I returned. "So hun' where are you from?" Harley asked
"Oh, I'm from jump city." I said
"Why are you in Gotham then?" Harley asked
"I came her out of dire need to leave." I said slowly
"So hun' why did you leave the Titans?" Harley asked. I felt my eyes widen. She knew my secret!
"How'd you know?" I questioned defeated.
"I use to know bird boy and I know how he used to talk about a certain Raven. You fit the discription perfectly. The rest I guessed." She said sincerely. "So again, why did you leave?"
"It's a long story, my demon side made the impulse to steal to strong. I had to leave, that doesn't even include the new look and powers." I said.
"Okay hun' it's okay. Everyone has a bad side, some peoples just likes the attention more. Like me for example, I have a bad side that likes to get on people's nerves, you just have to learn to work with it not against it." She said.
"Thanks Harley, that made me feel a little bit better." I said then I huggged her.
"Okay. Enough chit chat let's get you a costume!" yelled Joker. I walked over to him and he showed me where to stand. A new woman walked out of a side room, she had light skin with a green leafy leotard on and had fiery red hair. Poison ivy.
"Let's start, we need measurements." She said as she took out a tape measure and started to measure all of me. It took about twenty minutes until she was done, once she had her measurements she looked at me.
"So what kind of costume do you want?" She asked in a sweet voice that I could tell was utterly natural.
"Something comfortable that doesn't show to much skin but still allows me movement." I told her. She nodded and walked away. Harley approached me and smiled
"She is a wiz with a needle, she'll have a costume for you in a hour or two." Harley said confidently.
"What colors?" Ivy yelled from the other room
"Darker colors I guess." I yelled back. I sat down on the couch Harley was on. She was watching a movie about a dog and was tearing up. I looked around for something to do. I saw RedX staring at me intently. I raised my eyebrow and he motioned for me to come over. I walked over and sat at the other side of the table he was at.
"You like it yet?" He asked. I smiled as I looked back at Harley who was cuddled up with a pillow. I looked at Joker who was looking over a map of Gotham. I turned to the room Ivy was in and saw her intently working on the suit.
"Yeah, I do like it here." I said as I once again looked at him.
"You think you want to meet the others?" He asked. I looked at him like he was crazy, how many others could there be?
"Sure," I answered. I stood and followed him to another door, we entered and I saw someone I never expected to see.
"Cat?"
Sorry it took so long to update. I got kinda busy, and sorry for the short ness I want to make the chapters longer. I hope you liked this chapter. I would appreciate if you review and give me opinions on what I should do with the story. There will be romance soon I swear! I need both approval and I need some criticism, review! The more reviews the more I write. Thanks for reading!