Chapter 13
"Red X"
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"Let me get back to my team and friends!"
"Not for awhile, Hawk."
"Why did you take me?"
"I need a partner for a mission I have."
"I wouldn't help you in your life."
"That's what I thought so I did the honor of buying a gun and bullets. If you don't help me with at least two missions your head will be gone."
Hawk held her breath terrified. She wanted to sneer at Red X, but this was a life and death situation. Red X waited for Hawk's answer as he held a gun to her head.
"So what's your answer?"
Hawk didn't even dare to speak afraid of what would come out of her mouth.
"I could just kill you on the spot, Hawk, what is your answer?"
"I'll do it."
Hawk managed to get out. Hawk knew that Red X was smiling under his mask. He kicked Hawk and told her to get up.
"Get in that uniform over there and when you are done get back here."
Hawk stumbled towards the uniform and went into the bathroom to change. When Hawk was done she looked at herself in disgust. Who did Red X think he was? Hawk was in a pirate uniform and she held a fake beard and an eye patch in her hand. She walked out and then went in front of Red X.
"Get the beard and eye patch on."
"Why?"
"Don't question me or you will be something to hang up on the wall."
Hawk quickly slipped on the beard and eye patch and then her eye started to twitch. She felt like some outsider.
"Come on."
Red X grabbed Hawk's arm and pulled her outside. They walked to a jewelry store and then Red X looked at Hawk.
"Break the window."
"What should I break it with?"
"What do you think?"
Hawk punched the glass and then Red X started shouting at Hawk for how stupid she was.
"You broke it with your fist! You have a laser in your hand right now!"
Red X held the gun up to Hawk's head and then she saw all of the Titans even her own team.
"Um…Red X? But, you're the bad guy."
"Of course he is! He took Hawk away from us!"
Speedy shouted and then Hawk let the pirate clothes burn on her and she was in her regular uniform.
"Hawk!"
Hawk looked at the Titans sadly and shook her head.
"She disobeyed my orders now she'll be my little prize on the wall."
"You better not shoot her, X!"
"If any of you try to stop me from shooting this girl right here she'll be dead anyway."
Red X growled and then Robin stepped up.
"Do you want to be a villain, X? In my opinion I like you better as a thief."
"Some people change, Robin."
"You are my fault, X. I don't want you to go and kill people."
"I'm not Slade."
Red X growled and then Hawk tensed. X seemed to notice and he pressed the gun into Hawk's head.
"If you even try to move you'll die."
"I'm not the one to listen to people lower than me."
Hawk growled and then she jumped in the air kicking X. The gun trigger was pulled and hit Hawk near the heart. Everyone rushed over to Hawk as the gun was at her hands.
"Hawk, are you ok?"
"She was shot for god's sake!"
Speedy shouted at Nacho.
"Nacho, come here."
Hawk said weakly and he hugged her. Even though Hawk was in pain she let him hug her.
"It's ok. I'll be ok."
Hawk shook her head and then looked up at X who got up groaning. Hawk took the gun in her hand and then aimed it at Red X whose eyes went wide. Hawk dropped the gun and Red X looked confused.
"My friends will kill you. Or at least put you under attempted murder."
X was handcuffed and Speedy sat next to Hawk with her head in his lap.
"Everything's going to be ok, Hawk."
"It burns."
Hawk said weakly. As much as she told herself that everything was going to be alright she knew that there would be some problems. She might need a new heart. That didn't really bother her, but it pained her thinking that she might need a new heart.
"How's Hawk, Speedy?"
"Not good, Raven, can you help her?"
"I'll try."
Beast Boy, Cat, Bumble Bee, Aqua Lad, Robin, and Mas y Menos stood over Hawk. Cyborg and the other kids were talking to the police officer of what had just happened. Raven placed her hands over Hawk's injury and then she closed her eyes about ten seconds later Raven opened her eyes sadly and shook her head.
"I can't do anything. All Hawk needs is rest right now. We need to get her in the hospital."
"But, we don't have a hospital at the East Tower!"
"Then we go to a public hospital."
Raven argued and Hawk groaned in pain. Speedy picked up Hawk and walked to the nearest hospital in Steel City. Everyone that knew Hawk was an East Titan and that she was Hybrid Hawk followed not sure.
Speedy looked behind him and smiled lightly.
"You have a lot of fans, Hawk."
"What do you mean?"
Speedy let Hawk look over his arm and her eyes widened when Speedy looked at her.
"See?"
"Wow."
Hawk managed to say, but then she stopped talking all together.
"Hawk, are you ok?"
Hawk didn't answer and Speedy became worried. The Titans all looked at Hawk sadly.
"She's not dead yet. She can't be dead. The bullet didn't hit her heart. She's just in shock and pain."
Speedy said.
They entered the hospital and the doctors and nurses were surprised, but right on the case of helping Hawk.
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