Chapter 4
"Zero?"
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Hawk froze and then her communicator from Slade lit up. She opened the communicator.
"Hawk, you need to get down here now."
"Hold on, Slade. I'll be right there."
Hawk closed the communicator as the transition was over. Hawk stood up and looked at Speedy.
"I need to go somewhere, Speedy, I'll be back soon."
Hawk kissed Speedy on the cheek and he blushed like mad.
Hawk laughed and then she walked out of the tower and then went to the regular hideout in Steel City for Slade. When she walked in Hawk saw Slade talking to Robin.
"Slade, what do you want?"
"Why in such a hurry, Robin? Did I come at a bad time?"
"What do you want?"
"I want you to meet my new apprentice. Whenever she comes that is."
Hawk rolled her eyes and then walked in and Slade looked at her.
"This is my apprentice, Robin. Meet Hawk."
Robin's eyes widened for a moment until he settled down. This couldn't be the Hawk he got in a fight with could it?
"Here is a hint, Robin, we are in Steel City."
"What do you want in Steel City, Slade?"
"I want to meet you of course. Catch up on old times."
Slade said and Hawk just crossed her arms.
"I need to get some soda. We are all out."
"Do you always have to leave when I'm about to say something about you?"
"If I stay you can get me a pony."
"Um…"
Slade said and Hawk rolled her eyes leaving. When she got the soda she headed back to the Tower.
"Speedy, are you in here?"
"Speedy is out looking for you, Hawk. He wanted to kiss you."
Bumble Bee started laughing and Hawk's face went red.
"Were you spying on us?"
"I can't let my best friend get attacked by a monster now can I?"
"Speedy is not a monster. He just eats way to much fish."
"Like you."
Bumble Bee said amused and then Mas y Menos grabbed onto Hawk's legs singing Under the Sea in Spanish. Aqua Lad came in with a smile on his face.
"I see you guys liked the movie."
"Where is Speedy?"
"He went out looking for me. I forgot to tell him I was going out for some soda. Oh and the West Titans are coming here."
Just then Speedy ran in and hugged Hawk.
"Hawk, I found you!"
"I was just getting some soda."
"I just saw Cyborg's car out in the garage. I had to come here quickly to tell you that they are here now."
Hawk's face went as white as a ghost and then the door opened. Zero and Robin were the first to step in.
"Speedy, Zero was a companion of mine before I left Robin."
Speedy nodded and then Mas y Menos jumped on Hawk's shoulders scaring the stuffing out of her.
"Mas y Menos, you guys better get back here so I can kill you! You hear me?"
Hawk shouted running after them. Mas y Menos jumped on Cyborg and then Hawk turned to a wolf and started growling.
"Get down off of that Tin Can!"
"Hey! No wolf calls me a Tin Can!"
"Well this wolf just did."
Hawk growled and then Aqua Lad splashed Hawk with water. Bumble Bee charged up her shocking weapons. Hawk went down to her stomach surprising the East Titans.
"Are you ok? You never sign defeat."
"I've been shocked when I was wet and I don't want it to happen again."
Hawk said and then Speedy laughed while the four others slapped their faces. Hawk trotted over to Speedy and sat down next to him.
"What's her name?"
"Why don't you tell them?"
Bumble Bee asked Hawk who turned human and stood up. She looked at Bumble Bee who tossed her, her mask. Hawk nodded and slipped it on. Then she heard the West Titans gasp.
"Hawk, you left to be here?"
"Well I did think that it would be a better experience. It surely was."
"You are forbidden to come to any of the Titans homes!"
"Are you still mad about our fight three months ago? I thought you were over that. Oh, and did you at least catch a glimpse at my face?"
"No. None of us did."
Hawk took off her mask and then everyone in the West Titans gasped.
"No way, you're Slade's apprentice!"
"What? He has an apprentice."
"Did Hawk just get some soda?"
Beast Boy asked and Hawk's face paled.
"Yes. She left right after Robin quit the transition. She was hiding behind the couch."
"I had to leave because who couldn't have fish without soda? You know me with soda and fish."
Aqua Lad freaked out yelling at Speedy and Hawk.
"How could you guys? They could be my friends that you just ate!"
"Well they tasted good. Maybe you can try and communicate with them."
"They'd be dead already! They are already dead!"
Hawk and Speedy started laughing at Aqua Lad's face and he just sat in the corner. Bumble Bee chuckled at Aqua Lad and he tried to ignore it.
"Listen, Aqua Lad, I'm sorry."
Hawk turned into a wolf and walked over to the kitchen and grabbed a package. Then she laid it down next to Aqua Lad who looked at her surprised. He opened the package and then jumped in the water. In the package was a fish staring up at him. It was for a little joke that the whole team was going to do.
The whole Titans East, but Aqua Lad started laughing.
"What did I tell you guys? That would get him scared out of his mind!"
"Oh really, Hawk?"
Hawk turned around and her smile disappeared as Aqua Lad was floating on water holding up a jar.
"Aqua Lad, don't open or drop it!"
Speedy shouted and Aqua Lad looked amused.
"So you want to help your girlfriend? I don't understand why she's so afraid if this is open."
"Aqua Lad, please don't. In that jar is something that can't live without being in me."
"Then why is it in here?"
"It can't live without taking me as a body. It can live in a jar just not some other person. If it lives in me then something bad will happen."
Hawk said scared. This was going to be bad if he opened the jar. Then Hawk took actions as Aqua Lad was going to drop it on the concrete. Hawk jumped in the air as the jar was let go of and then she clasped it in her jaws. The glass broke and Hawk landed on the ground and spit the glass out. She looked up in the air and saw the dark energy start swerving. She turned into a human and watched.
This was bad. She had to get to Slade as quickly as possible. Then the energy came towards her. Hawk tried to jump out of the way, but the energy hit her and sent her flying back. The energy now in Hawk made her eyes glow silver for five minutes as she lay on the ground. Speedy looked at Hawk and walked over to her catching a glance of her silver eyes until it disappeared. Hawk rubbed the back of her head and looked at Speedy.
"What was in that, Hawk?"
"It's something dangerous. Remember when I asked if I could take a week off when I started the team?"
"Yes."
"It was to take that energy out of me. I looked it up on how to and found the easiest way. I had to do a spell. It was painful yet it helped me."
Hawk smiled and then Speedy helped her up. Zero walked over to them and then punched Speedy in the face. Hawk raised her hand and then he was trapped in metal.
"Why'd you punch Speedy, Zero?"
"He touched my girl what else?"
"I am not your girl, Zero. You never did own me."
Hawk helped Speedy up and he looked pissed.
"Why do you help him up, Hawk?"
"It's because he's my boyfriend for god sakes, Zero!"
"What?"
Zero's eyes widened and Speedy nodded rubbing his cheek.
"You know you do pack a punch, Zero."
Speedy said and then something exploded nearby.
"I'll fix that."
Hawk said and then picked up some glass. She threw it away and then she heard Slade's voice coming from her pocket.
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