Chapter 10

"Surprise"

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Hawk walked out of the apartment she had rented with Mas y Menos. She fed them some donuts and told them that she was going to meet Master Bam. Hawk jumped through the trees and stopped seeing Master Bam sitting on the tree branch below her.

"You can't hide from me, Young Fledgling."

"It was a try, Master Bam."

Hawk said with a sigh. She jumped down next to Master Bam with a smile on her face.

"I'm ready to walk on bamboo."

"You don't walk today. You will fight. When you learn to fight on bamboo you will be able to run, jog, walk, anything."

"Cool."

Hawk said happily and then they started.

After Hawk had mastered to fight on bamboo she started pacing as Master Bam began laying questions on her.

"What type of men do you like?"

"Well I like men that can stand up for me and that will let me go my own way. I like them to be brave and challenging."

"There is not a wide variety of those men you look for."

"I know. I found Speedy like that. He stands up for me when I need it and he doesn't try and change the way I flow. He is brave and is up for any challenge. Yet Speedy doesn't match up to the baseball guy."

"So you like men who are the baseball type as well?"

"I think it's cool when a man plays a certain sport. Like someone doing karate, boxing, or baseball. It just depends on if I want to have a relation with them. Now, Master Bam, I think the questions should stop."

Then the monkey started to shake and Hawk looked confused.

"Master Bam?"

"Hawk, stay away from him!"

Hawk turned around and looked to see Gannon. He jumped in front of her and then Hawk looked over his shoulder at Master Bam. Master Bam wasn't a monkey. He was Kai.

"This the guy you're looking for, Hawk?"

"It's him alright."

Hawk nodded and Gannon scowled at Kai who just looked at him shocked.

"But, brother…"

"I was never your brother, Kai."

Gannon then kicked Kai and Mas y Menos tied him up.

"Mas y Menos, go and turn Kai in. He won't be showing himself around China anymore."

"Yes, Senior Gannon!"

Mas y Menos raced off and Hawk smiled at Gannon.

"Thanks for the help, Gannon, but one thing is troubling me."

Hawk could imagine Speedy's face when she said that.

"Brother? Are you and Kai related?"

"Somewhat. He's my stepbrother. I swear if I knew Kai was that monkey I'd have turned him in. Don't get me wrong, Hawk, I still love my brother, but in a distant way."

Gannon then held up a bottle of liquid and gave it to Hawk.

"Your fighting skills are amazing. I can see the boxing patterns in the moves of yours."

"So you saw me and Kai fight?"

"I work around these parts. It so happens that I was passing near on my way home."

Without Hawk knowing that the drink Gannon gave her was his potion she took a gulp. A smile fell upon her face.

"How'd you know that cherry was my favorite flavored water?"

"Lucky guess, Darling."

On the inside Hawk was screaming at herself to hit Gannon on the head and run, but her body wouldn't listen. What did he put in the drink? Hawk wandered madly. Something isn't right with this man.

Gannon came close to Hawk with a smile on his face. The drink dropped out of Hawk's hands as Gannon wrapped his arms around Hawk's waist. Gannon moved closer to Hawk and pressed his lips to hers. With the potion kicking in more and more each second Hawk kissed back.

She swore that she was going to kill herself afterwards for this. She was also going to kill Gannon. But, Gannon's green eyes shimmered in the light like nothing she had ever seen. Gannon broke apart looking at Hawk with an evil grin.

"What did you do to me, Gannon?"

"Ever heard of a love potion? I made Kai tell me everything he knew about you."

"That's why he asked me such questions."

"And don't you worry about your type of men. I'm one of them, Sweetie."

Hawk got a hold of her body and she whacked Gannon on the head.

"I already have a boyfriend, Gannon."

"What? How'd you get out of my potion?"

"It's called love. I look forward to be going back to my boyfriend now."

Hawk said and then she left to find Mas y Menos.

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Hawk had Kai held down. He had gotten out of Mas y Menos's hold and now she had him.

"Don't you go and think that you can get away, Kai. The Titans with me as a leader don't let anyone get away that we target."

"Yea, what Hawk said!"

Menos said and Hawk smiled at him and then Mas y Menos took him off to the police. Before the Chinese police put Kai in the car he said something that Hawk couldn't quiet hear. When the police pulled away Hawk was on her knees in pain.

"Halcon, what's wrong?"

Hawk didn't answer as she was turned into a tiger. Hawk lifted her paw in shock.

"No, I can't be a tiger! What did Kai do to me?"

Hawk wailed and then Mas took out his communicator and called Robin. He placed it down in front of Hawk and then Robin appeared on the other end. His eyes shot open and he looked ready to yell that we had died by a tiger.

"No, Robin! It's me Hawk!"

"Hawk, what happened to you?"

"Kai turned me into a tiger. He's in jail now. We won't be back for awhile. We have to go to Hong Kong to get a plane. We are in…Well right now I have no clue where we are."

Hawk looked around, but didn't see a sign anywhere. Robin nodded and then Speedy came on line.

"A tiger ate Hawk, Mas, and Menos!"

Speedy cried and Hawk placed a paw over her face.

"Speedy, it's me Hawk. I was turned into a tiger. I'll be back home soon."

"You better be, Hawk! I can't stand it without you!"

"That plead might get me to stay here longer."

"Then, don't come back."

"That's mean, Speedy! You don't love me anymore!"

"Of course I love you, Hawk! It's just…"

Aqua Lad and Bumble Bee cut off Speedy as Hawk saw them dancing in the background.

"Speedy said he loves Hawk! It's going to be Speedy and Hawk forever!"

"Will you to shut it!?"

Speedy and Hawk yelled at the same time. Everyone in the tower looked at them surprised.

"Did you guys practice that or something?"

"We didn't practice."

Hawk and Speedy said at the same time yet again.

"Sorry!"

"Stop it already!"

Cat said and then Speedy and Hawk shut up.

"Cat has a major affect on you two! Isn't that cute?"

"What did you say, Bumble Bee?"

"I said nothing!"

Hawk smiled and then Speedy chuckled.

"See you soon, Babe."

"Bye and don't call me that, Speedo."

Hawk hung up and then looked up at Mas y Menos.

"We better start moving."

The two nodded and then they started heading north.

When they reached the rocky roads Hawk stopped growling at her paws.

"Something wrong, Halcon?"

"My paws are too soft so the rocks will make them bleed."

"Will you be able to walk?"

"We need to rest every once in awhile, but I can walk."

Mas y Menos nodded and then the three left. Hawk stopped and Mas y Menos stopped as well.

"You stop quickly now, Halcon, Mas carry you?"

"But, why should I carry Halcon, Menos? Can't you carry her?"

"I hold map. Map is very heavy."

Mas rolled his eyes and then Mad Mod appeared in front of them.

"Hello, Little Duckies, how's it going?"

"What the heck are you doing here?"

"I hear you came to China. I decided to stop by and say ello."

"I'll have to put you in jail."

"But, I didn't do anything. You can't arrest me when I did nothing, Ducky."

"Stop calling me Ducky! That is not my name!"

"Well who knew that a tiger could have an attitude?"

"Do you know who I am?"

"You're a tiger."

"I'm Hawk."

"You are the Hawk, the Hawk that died?"

"Don't remind me."

Hawk chuckled and then Mad Mod just blinked. He really didn't believe it until he saw the look in Hawk's eyes.

"You are coming with me, Hawk."

Smoke surrounded the three Titans and when it cleared Hawk was gone and there was a note that said Mad Mod.

"Speedy is going to kill us, Menos!"

Mas cried and then Menos narrowed his eyes.

"We go to casa and tell the others. Even if Senior Speedy wants to kill us we know who took Hawk."

Mas nodded and then the two twin Titans headed off.

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"Senior Robin, Senior Speedy, we lost Hawk!"

Mas y Menos burst through the doors and saw Hawk standing there looking at them confused.

"I'm right here, Duckies…I mean Mas y Menos."

"She not Hawk! She brainwashed!"

Mas shouted pointing his finger at Hawk. Menos lowered his brother's arm.

"It do no good, Mas. They see her as regular Hawk, no Mad Hawk Mod."

Mas crossed his arms then Speedy went over to them.

"You guys noticed too? Aqua Lad, Bee, and I have strayed away from her. Tell us what happened."

Mas y Menos looked at each other and nodded back to Speedy.

"We come back from Kai. He turn Hawk into talking baby tiger and we rest. Then big haired red head came along. He made smoke come around us. Smoke cleared and Hawk no there nor is big haired red head. Left note say his name, Mad Mod."

Speedy nodded and looked at his girlfriend sadly. Aqua Lad and Bumble Bee had her tied up while the other Titans looked confused. Speedy pulled out his MP3 player and turned it on to what Hawk called it, 'The Madness of Cheesecake.'

"Snap out of his hold on you, Hawk. We know Mad Mod has brainwashed you."

"Who made you think that?"

"It was Mas y Menos."

"And how would they know that I was brainwashed or not?"

"Well they were with you."

"No they weren't."

The West Titans looked confused at Hawk and she knew what she just did. Mad Mod appeared next to Hawk as she lowered her head in shame.

"I guess I should have thought before I acted."

Mad Mod said and then he looked at his student.

"You little duckies are very missed behaved. I must say that Bear here is a better student then all of you."

"Let Hawk go!"

"Sorry, Ducky. She's my new student and your new enemy."

Speedy growled and then the ropes burned around Hawk and she stood up. She lifted her head and her eyes glowed deadly silver like the time when that dark energy stuff went in her.

"Attack, Bear!"

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