Audrey opened her eye, narrow and groggy. Her head felt sluggish and twirling, and she could barely make out the blurry figure's beyond the pod.
Pod?
She moved her head slowly, turning to look around. She was in some form of pod transport. She slowly looked around. Impulse was in the one of the other side. She groaned, tipping her head.
One the figures made strange noises she couldn't understand. She blinked, before falling back unconscious.
"That one," One of the Reach aliens pointed to Venus in her pod.
"When stress is applied to the subject, the heat rises," He explained. "She almost melted threw the first pod."
"Hmm..." Another Reach alien thought for a moment. "Send her to the lower level, the chamber's," It ordered.
Her pod was loaded to some form of transporter, separated from the rest of the group.
Venus awoke with a gasp. She was sluggish, but frantic. Only after did she remember what happened.
She looked around realizing where she was. She was still her pod. As she came to, her body shivered at what felt like cold. It was a strange and foreign feeling, one she had only felt once before.
The room was small, like a walk in closet. It was dark and damp, with a musty smell.
"You kept melting our pods," A voiced chimed. "We've moved you into a chamber where your powers are no match,"
Venus struggled weakly, not understanding the aliens words
"You don't have much of a choice," Said another voice.
She struggled to look forward, realizing it was English she was hearing. Who else was working with these people?
She struggled, before the antenna on top started to beep. It stopped, Venus's body had a strange feeling to it. shock waves painfully raced threw her body as stress was induced.
She gritted her teeth, her body in what could almost be described as pain. stress. She twitched, her muscles feeling tense. One whiff of whatever that musty smell was all it took to send her head spinning into unconsciousness.
Audrey awoke again, looking around, tired. Her body felt sluggish and weak, her arms and legs lethargic. The room was a painfully cold temperature; it kept her powers at bay, and her fingertips were starting to go numb.
The Reach continued the tour for Aqualad.
"Another one from the superhero capture. We moved her into a chamber where her fire powers are useless,"
The reach woman explained. Aqualad looked into the pod at an unconscious Venus. He merely nodded his head, ready to move on.
Miss Martian floated about, invisible. She went threw each wall, until finding Impulse and Beast Boy. "I've found Gar and Bart," She thought, communicating threw psychic link. "The unconscious, but alive; No sign of La'gaan or Venus," She commented.
"We've got eyes on Lagoon boy; And Shimmer? Plus, four civilians and the teens we came with," Batgirl thought.
"We're unsupervised now, but Blue and Venus are unaccounted for," She explained. "And escape could trigger response; Do we wait?"
"Negative, alpha; make your move, before you need rescuing to" Nightwing commanded. "Miss Martian, get our boys out," He added.
Miss Martians raised her hands, breaking the pods. She moved both Beastboy and Impulse gently on the ground. She floated to Beastboy, shaking him awake.
"Garfield?" She called his name. She steadily got up. "I knew you would come for me," He breathed.
"Are you shorter?" He asked, looking at her. She looked down at herself. "Oh? Oh! The water pressure outside made me shrink," She explained, returning to normal size. They finally reached the underwater hide out.
"Thanks for the rescue; Gotta find Blue!" Impulse said, running off.
"Impulse!" Miss Martian called, trying to stop him. She turned back to Beastboy.
"Where's Venus?" She asked. Beastboy pondered for a moment.
" I remember waking up for a short period. She melted the pod she was in, so they moved her... into another room," He shakily recalled.
The two both raced out.
"Which way?" Miss Martian asked. Beast boy sniffed the air. "That way!," He pointed.
Suddenly Aqualad crossed her path. Miss Martian gasped, flashes of Artemis's death running in her mind.
"Murderer!" She screeched, brain blasting him. He screamed, before falling to the ground.
Suddenly all of his memories ran threw her mind. Everything; Even the double agent plan.
The orange ninja appeared beside him, looking at Miss Martian. Miss Martian linked herself to her.
"Artemis," She thought.
"What have you done," Artemis asked.
"I thought he killed you; I thought he deserved it," She whimpered.
Beastboy suddenly attacked, protecting Miss Martian as she stood there.
Tigress threw a smoke bomb, and they both disappeared.
"Miss Martian, snap out of it! You did good, you took out Aqualad; There are still other's who need our help," He explained.
"Beastboy," Miss Martian finally said. "Head to the escape with Nightwing and the other's; I'll find Venus," She explained.
Beast Boy hesitated leaving, before finally nodding her head.
Miss. Martian flew off, looking for her other team member.
Miss martian sank threw the wall, finally finding Venus. She looked at the pod she was contained it.
"Fire proof," She concluded.
She flew over, ripping the pod apart with her mind.
"Venus?" She asked shaking her. Venus stirred, looking up at Miss Martian. "Thank goodness your here," She said, relieved. She clung to Miss Martian, shivering.
""You..Don't smell to great, " She smiled gently at the girl.
"Something in here kept the room freezing," Venus chattered. She curled her hands into fists.
"How do you feel," She asked. She placed a hand on the girls forehead.
Cold
"Tired," Venus answered. "I remember; I melted the pod, so they placed me somewhere else, I think," She tried to recall.
"C'mon," Miss Martian pulled One of Venus's arms over her shoulder, grabbing her waist.
"Nightwing," Miss Martian psych linked. "I've found Venus. She's alright; But freezing," She explained.
"Good. Impulse Freed Blue Beetle, and the rest have all made it to the escape point. Get there; Black Beetle is currently engaging battle."Nightwing commanded
"On it," The two floated away, meeting Beastboy by a closed door.
"We're sealed out of the docking bay," Beast Boy explained. "You gotta do something," He exclaimed.
Miss Martian only started at him, confused. "What do you mean; How?"
"How? Density shift!" Beast boy explained, confused at her behavior.
"Oh, right," Miss martian said quietly. "Hold her," She passed Venus to Beast boy. Venus leaned on him, but stood on her own two feet.
"Thank's," She mumbled, turning to beast boy. She floated Threw, gone.
Venus pushed off Beast boy, standing. Suddenly, rough, repeated bangs came from the door.
"We've got to help them!" Venus exclaimed.
There was a gust of wind, and Impulse was there beside them. Blue Beetle came up, following.
"You guy's alright," Impulse asked. "Ya, we're ok," Beast Boy explained.
"But, we need to get though that door," Venus stated.
"Leave that you me," Blue Beetle said. He simply pressed his hand on the door, opening it.
It opened, revealing a horrible sight. Most of the team was down. Blue Beetle quickly reacted, closing the door, removing a young, unknown boy from the room.
"Wondergirl!" Venus gasped.
Venus instantly dropped beside her friend, holding her in her arms. Beastboy grabbed Miss Martian, and Impulse raced to Superboy.
"Little Brother; One way or another, I'm putting you back on mode," Black Beetle stated. "You are of the reach; and cannot escape."
"I have too," Blue Beetle said, leaning against the wall.
"Do it," He said to seemingly no one.
Venus watched as Blue Beetle suddenly transformed, getting bigger and stronger. Him and Black beetle clashed, charging at each other.
Batgirl shook Venus, pulling her back into the present. "Let's get them all out," She pointed to the others.
Venus nodded, grabbing Wondergirl, pulling her arm around Venus's neck. Impulse tried to grab Superboy, but couldn't, so he switched with Beastboy, who was a gorilla at the time.
Nightwing was walking when Batgirl raced over. "Impulse, Beastboy, Venus and I are getting them out," She explained. "Once were in the Bioship, you need to be in the helm, ready to move," She explained. She handed him a shrunk, passed out BumbleBee.
"Execute," Nightwing commanded. He raced back to put Bumblebee.
Venus passed Wondergirl to Impulse, who raced her away.
"Venus!" Blue Beetled stopped her before she could leave. "The wall!" He exclaimed.
She looked over, seeing Shimmer leaning against it, the wall suddenly turning a violent white . Venus bumped her aside, placing her hands on the wall. She pulled heat away, trying to stop it from melting, but it was too late.
Shimmer pushed her back, halting her work. They were both suddenly hit by a large gush of water. She fell, pushing against crashing waves.
She laid by the hatch, before being picked up by Beast Boy. He threw her over his shoulder.
"Everyone's accounted for except Blue!" Batgirl shouted.
"I'm going back for him!" Impulse shouted. He took off, only to be hit by a wave.
"Nightwing, seal the hatch! Docking bay is flooding our hole!" Batgirl commanded.
"Acknowledged!" Nightwing shouted.
"But Blue!" Beastboy shouted. He held Venus in his arm, Impulse in the other.
"Were no good to him if we drown!" Batgirl yelled.
Blue Beetle slashed at Black beetled, engaged in fight. He blasted him, pushing him back.
Black Beetle stared at him, before grabbing Shimmer, who had been knocked by the waves.
Blue beetle had been pushed out by the blast, floating under water.
"It's me! It's me!" Blue yelled, his suit suddenly retracting.
"Of coarse it is," Impulse grinned. Venus smiled weakly.
"Lagoon Boy saved you," Impulse said.
"Mission accomplished everyone," Nightwing explained. "Well done."
"Miss Martian, care to take control?" Nightwing asked. She looked distant, looking out the window of the ship.
"She still must be basking in the glory of victory," Beast Boy came up with an excuse. "She totally nailed Aqualad! It was was awesome! Well, it didn't actually look like anything, but still!" Beastboy rambled.
Venus looked over, before looking down. How could she have been so useless? She couldn't stop Shimmer's fire.
She couldn't stop a fire?! She was fire!
She exhaled, disappointed. She wrapped herself in an thermal blanket, her head still spinning, her mind unable to focus on accessing her ablities.
When did she become such a damsel in distress? She couldn't stop them at the cave, and she couldn't fight back here.
"You alright?" A voice pulled her from her thought's.
"Huh?" She asked.
Blue beetle looked over to her. "You looked upset," He smiled.
"Oh, ya; it's nothing," She said weakly. "Just tired. It's been a long day," She said.
"That's true," Blue agreed. " thanks for trying to stop the melting hole in the wall," He said. "You did stop it from getting bigger," He added.
"Thanks," Venus nodded. She looked back, resuming in thought.
Lex Luthor was busying signing paper work when his phone went off.
"Hello?" He said into the phone. He put down his pen, leaning back in his chair with a smile.
"Well, your as wise as your mother, Audrey," He said. "Meet me tomorrow at Lexcorp. We have lot's to discuss."