Chapter 2
"Adopted Family"
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Hawk sat in the shade with her eyes closed. She was looking for her adopted parents. Then she could hear footsteps.
"Brown Bear, are you there?"
"Black Bear, is that you?"
"Brown Bear, it is I, Black Bear."
Hawk walked out and looked up at a female Indian. She smiled at the Indian and then the one known as Brown Bear hugged Hawk. Hawk hugged back and smiled at Brown Bear.
"Black Bear, your father, Chief Bear, has been worried about you. We all have."
"I'll tell you where I have been, Brown Bear, when we go home."
"Yes we would like to know where you have been, daughter."
Hawk and Brown Bear walked until they came to the woods and a camp ground. Everyone looked at Hawk and she saw her old friend Little Feather.
Little Feather looked up at Hawk and her eyes widened in shock. Hawk waved and Little Feather hugged Hawk.
"Black Bear, I have missed you so much!"
"Whenever duty calls, Little Feather, you know I was always there."
"You mean you actually did it, Black Bear?"
Hawk nodded and then she saw Chief Bear, her father.
"Father, I'm back home."
"Black Bear, my daughter we shall celebrate your coming home!"
Hawk nodded and then saw an Indian running.
"Chief Bear! Intruders have wandered on the territory!"
"I-"
Hawk cut off Chief Bear with a smirk on her face.
"Chief Bear, let me take care of this. You needn't worry about me now. I'll have these intruders running. I know the weakness of city people."
Chief Bear raised an eyebrow and nodded towards his daughter. Hawk crept and kept going forward until someone called her name.
"Hawk, is that you?"
"What are you doing on this territory, Zero?"
"Hey, it's not only me! The Titans and Bruce Wayne are with me. Don't you go trying to kill me."
"Leave this territory. All of you! You have no reason to be here."
"Then why don't you leave this territory as well?"
"I am inheriting this territory soon. Now leave."
"No."
Hawk transformed into a wolf and stepped towards them. The Titans and Bruce Wayne were freaked out.
"Get off this land or I'll rip you to shreds."
"I think we should listen to her, Zero."
Beast Boy said to Zero who stood his ground watching Hawk step closer to him. Then there was a gasp and Hawk turned her head and then saw Little Feather, Chief Bear, Brown Bear, and two other Indians. They stared at Hawk in surprise. Hawk turned human and knelt down in front of her father.
"Chief Bear, I can explain everything if you will let me."
"What has happened to you, Black Bear? What has the city done to you?"
"Chief Bear, it wasn't the city's fault! It's my real parents and half way Bruce Wayne's fault if you count two puncture wounds in the neck."
Hawk looked at Bruce who rubbed the back of his neck while the Titans and Zero looked at him confused.
"You know I told you I was sorry, Hawk. Well not in those exact words I don't think."
"Why do you call her Hawk? She is Black Bear!"
Chief Bear shouted at Bruce who looked at him wide eyed.
"Chief Bear, let me explain. You don't need to harm them."
"They call you a name that you are not, Black Bear. Such doings should be punished. Tall Eagle and Walking Tiger take Black Bear home."
The two boys took Hawk as she struggled against them.
"Father no! Chief Bear you can't hurt them!"
"You have no say in this, Black Bear."
"Chief Bear, I'm the one you want! They didn't change my name! I wanted to go by Hawk! My name Black Bear is stupid! I hate that name because I am nothing as close to a Black Bear like you are, Chief Bear! I'm not an Indian! I can't relate to many animals. Please understand, Chief Bear. You're not in control of my life anymore."
Chief Bear turned around and looked at his daughter in surprise. Then Brown Bear gasped as the boys let go quickly. I was engulfed in black magic and then I stood up looking at Chief Bear.
"Black Bear, you go back to camp now!"
"You have no more control over me, Chief Bear. I'm not your little adopted girl anymore. I can't stand seeing you anymore. I should have done this awhile back."
Hawk was about to throw dark magic at Chief Bear, but then water was splashed on Hawk and she looked at Zero who was pointing at a green elephant.
"H-He did it."
Zero couldn't hold back his laughs and started cracking up. Hawk smiled at them and chuckled.
"I guess I could never get over your immature humor, Zero."
Hawk said and then the others started laughing as well watching Zero squirm like a worm while laughing. Then Hawk looked at Chief Bear and he knelt to the ground.
"Black… I mean Hawk I am sorry for taking advantage over you."
"You don't need to be sorry, Chief Bear. All you need to do is look within your soul. Do you remember what White Bear told us? Let the young soul go and do what they wish to do. Once they become full grown then they will know what to do. I've grown, Chief Bear, and I know what I want to do. I leave it up to you to know who takes your spot, Chief Bear."
Hawk said and then walked over to the Titans. She glared at Bruce Wayne and he stepped back clearly afraid now.
Robin noticed and looked at Bruce.
"You left Gotham without any back up heroes. You should stay there and not come back."
"I should have known not to come. Even after our talk wars we had with each other causing you to leave. Just let me point this out, Robin. Hawk is not a human."
Hawk winced at Bruce's words as he left. She tried to calm herself, but it didn't work. Raven looked at Hawk with a questioned glance. Then Hawk thought of scaring them. A smile appeared on her mask covered face. Hawk extended her fangs and then they went through the fabric of her mask. Beast Boy being the first one to see the fangs screamed bloody murder.
Everyone looked around confused and Hawk tried to play pretend too. That's when Zero noticed and pointed at Hawk.
"Are those your teeth?"
"Maybe they are."
"What are you, Hawk?"
"Wouldn't you like to know, Zero?"
"Are you a vampire?"
"What do you think? I'm a monkey?"
Hawk asked and then Beast Boy hit Hawk on the head and started yelling something about Holly Water. Hawk caught his fist and looked at him with a hard glare.
"I'm not those evil vampires you guys hear about. That's why I want to kill Bruce. He didn't save me in time. He couldn't be at the right moment when that vampire attacked me."
Hawk said and then let go of Beast Boy's fist.
"Hawk, Zero has been talking to me about you staying with the Titans. Do you think that you would want to?"
"I'm not a hero. My powers only destroy things."
"We can help you, Hawk. Can you trust us?"
Hawk nodded and then Zero and Beast Boy high five each other.
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Hawk and the others were at the tower and inside the training room. Robin was watching Hawk's hand-to-hand combat with Cyborg. Zero, Beast Boy, Raven, and Starfire had stopped what they were doing to watch. Cyborg was sweating uncontrollably and so was Hawk. She was sweating harder than Cyborg if possible.
"Come on, Cyborg. You can do better."
Hawk breathed and Cyborg chuckled slightly not buying a word what was coming out of Hawk's mouth.
"I think all the blood left your head, Hawk. Now you're talking like Beast Boy."
"Well at least he doesn't have a girlfriend."
"Wrong. B has a girlfriend. Her name is Copy Cat. She works in Gotham right now."
"That's just too sad."
Hawk wheezed and Cyborg laughed at her. Hawk punched Cyborg in the face and then he fell down too weak to get up. Hawk held a hand out for Cyborg to take it and he did. Hawk helped him up and then Starfire hugged Hawk.
"That was amazing, Friend Hawk!"
"Star…Can't…Breath."
Star let Hawk fall to the ground as her sweating started to slow down.
"You pack some tough punches, Hawk. I think you dented my chest."
"Sorry, Cyborg, I didn't mean to do that."
Hawk said and then Zero helped her up. Hawk thanked Zero and then looked at Robin who was smiling.
"That's pretty good, Hawk. See you can be good."
"Only with my hand-to-hand combat I can help, but my powers are worthless in hero acts."
"Maybe they aren't. Your hand-to-hand combat is amazing and your powers I bet are extraordinary."
"Extraordinarily dangerous if you ask me."
"I wasn't asking you."
"Well these are my powers, Robin! I should know what I am capable of doing!"
"These are your powers, yes. But, you should understand that we can help you."
"You can't help me, Robin. I try and tell you that with hints. Now it's time to tell you strait forward. I am only able to bring harm to everyone around me. I'm lucky that I didn't kill Zero."
Hawk hissed at Robin who glared at her. Then Hawk punched him in the face.
"I'm leaving you snot nose brat! You should know how to see through a mask. To see what I am! I am not like you superheroes being all good and that fluff. I destroy things not fix things."
"Well you're a b…"
Hawk slammed the door and then walked out of the T-Tower.
Hawk was in Steel City and saw a man with a red x on his mask.
"Aren't you with those Teen Titans? Great I thought that I would be safe here."
"I'm not with those babies for your information."
"Well, Sunny, how about you help me with this jewelry store and we could talk some more about the babies, unless you want to be one of those normal people."
"I'm not a normal person and I never want to be."
Hawk said and with her powers she lifted some jewelry.
"Well, Sunny, I'm Red X."
"Who do you work for, X?"
"I work for Slade right now. I'm usually a solo type of person. Don't know how Slade will react to you helping me. He may not like it, Sunny."
"He knows me, X, and my name is Hawk."
"Ok, Flighty, let's just get to Slade's hideout."
"Ok."
Hawk nodded finally feeling free. She didn't have to listen to Robin at least. Man was he a boss.
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