(Exploring more Ravager... and Jericho is costarring!)

The HIVE hadn't gotten this lucky since they got Kid Flash.

But this time they didn't get a speeder who could escape quite so easily.

They had kidnapped Jericho.

It had almost been an accident- Jericho had seen where Punk Rocket was going and attempted to follow him. Unfortunately, his red-eye glitch hadn't been QUITE fixed yet...

They went at it, and Kyd Wykkyd went to see what was taking Punk so long to get the pizza they wanted and saw them fighting. Kyd Wykkyd popped up behind Jericho and hit a pressure point in his neck. Jericho went down, and Kyd decided to take him back to base. With Punk and the pizza.

"So... what should we do with him?" Billy asked. Kyd Wykkyd tied a white blindfold around Jericho's still shut eyes and attached a charm to it. 'There. He can still communicate with us, but he can't take the blindfold off.' Kyd signed, smirking.

See-More thought. "We could get some info out of him. And no, Billy, we are not going to mount him on the wall." Billy pouted. "So... he's really a mute?" Shimmer said, popping another chip in her mouth. "As far as we know, yes." Angel said, grabbing the bag of potato chips and putting it back into the cupboard, despite Shimmer's protests.

Jericho moved slightly and opened his eyes. What was on his eyes? He reached up to remove the blindfold, but it was stuck. Glaring with irritation, he used both hands and tried to remove it. He saw a purple glow, and it didn't budge. "The charm worked, huh Kyd?" Jericho's eyes widened. Oh dear. This... wouldn't end well.

Jericho did a mute growl and sat up. "Hey guys, Jericho is awake." Billy called. The villains grinned. "Hello there, Jerry." See-More sat beside the prisoner. Jericho scowled and attempted to get up, but when he moved, something attached to his ankle stopped him from moving. "We tied you to the couch. No moving." See-More patted Jericho's back a lot rougher than necessary. Jericho grunted and signed, 'Where am I?' "The Teenage Syndicate's base. You know, where you tried following Punk Rocket into?"

Jericho swallowed nervously. 'Uh... yeah. You got me. Now let me go!' Gizmo snickered as he entered the room. "Deactivated the tracker in the communicator. No one will follow him." Jericho ran his hand nervously through his blonde curly hair.

Kyd looked at Jericho's throat, then stole See-More's helmet. "Hey!" Kyd Wykkyd ignored See-More's grab for the helmet and clicked the switch a couple times until he hit see-through. He looked hard at Jericho's neck.

A jagged long scar was along his throat. Kyd handed the helmet back to See-More and vanished. "Uh... what just happened?" 'I don't know, I can't see, you asshole.' Jericho signed irritatedly. See-More scowled. "Hey, none of that. Now. Let's get to chatting."

Jericho turned his body away from See-More's voice and huffed. Oh, if Robin didn't find him soon...

See-More spent an hour asking about the titan's system and tower, and Jericho just crossed his arms and huffed or signed, 'I don't know. I'm only an honorary titan!'

So far, the last excuse has been working. Finally, See-More smacked the backside of Jericho's head, causing the other to gasp out in shock and See-More said, "Fine. Until you think of something useful, you are staying right there." Jericho's fist cracked into See-More's chest.

Jericho then crossed his arms and looked as cheeky as a boy with a blindfold possibly could. See-More growled and stomped off.

Jericho decided to pretend to be sleeping.

Ravager walked into base, whistling the tune to some random pop song. She didn't know what it was, just that it was some song that Shimmer liked. Something about olives... whatever. Point was, she had pulled off quite the successful heist.

She walked into the living room and got quite a shock. Jericho, of the Teen Titans, was lying on the couch, a blindfold tied over his eyes, and his leg chained to the couch.

Ravager blinked in surprise, then growled. "SEE-MORE!" She yelled. Jericho jumped half a foot and signed, 'Rose, is that you?' "... Yes, its me."

See-More walked into the room. "Yeah Ravager?" Ravager glared and pointed at Jericho. "What is he doing here?" Jericho frowned and signed, 'What did he call you?' Then he groaned and face palmed. 'Shoot. I should've figured it was you... why is your mask missing an eye? I've seen you maskless. You are NOT missing an eye. You. Aren't. Slade. Honestly, I am ashamed.' Ravager winced. "I didn't catch than entire rant... you know him?" See-More said. "Yes... long story." 'VERY long.'

Ravager cleared her throat. "Point is, you need to let him go. NOW." See-More shook his head no. "Ravager, technically speaking, you are not an official member of the Teenage Syndicate. Plus, he hasn't given us ANY good info. The minute he gives something useful, we'll let him go." Ravager scowled. "You don't get it. You need to let him go!" See-More rolled his eye. "What is he, some ex boyfriend?" "Ew, no." Ravager shuddered, and Jericho copied the motion.

Ravager sighed. "Let me talk to him alone for a couple seconds." See-More shrugged. "Fine. Don't try to remove the blindfold though... it has a charm on it. Only Kyd can remove it."

See-More walked out. Ravager sat next to Jericho. "Joseph, tell them anything. It can just be a lie." Jericho glared through the blindfold. 'I suck at lying, for one. And I can't tell him anything real. I'm a titan, Rose. I can't betray my friends like that." Ravager sighed. "Fine. I know I can't keep up the face on long about... who we are. And they already know who's daughter I am." Jericho groaned and beat his forehead against the couch arm. "Hey! Don't do that!"

Jericho sighed. 'Sorry, Rose. I'll think of something that isn't too dangerous.' "Kay, big brother." Ravager messed up his hair. 'Hey!'

Ravager got up. "I'll try to bribe See-More to let you loose. Don't worry, no one here is too creepy. Expect Billy clones to play video games though." Jericho nodded. 'Thanks, Rose.' "And don't sign my name. That will give something away." Jericho nodded. "Bye."

Jericho actually almost dozed off when someone grabbed his arm and he felt really cold all of a sudden. He jumped and then someone ripped off his blindfold. He tried possessing the first eyes he saw but all he felt was cold and the feeling of being forced back into his body.

Red eyes. Stupid, stupid glitch. Jericho glanced around nervously. He was sitting on a beam... holy crap. He was on a metal beam, several floors off the ground. Jericho remembered that he had passed a building under construction after following Punk Rocket. Great...

He glanced to his side and saw Kyd Wykkyd. At the moment, the silent teleporter was leaning against another beam, just watching the street a long ways below. Jericho glared at Kyd Wykkyd and signed irritably, 'Really? Teleporting me up here where no one else is? What do you want?' Kyd shrugged. 'Just want to talk.' Jericho glared. 'Really? Why?' Kyd smirked. 'Simple. We have one thing in common.' Kyd pulled down his collar. 'Our voices were forced from us.'

Jericho's eyes widened. A long jagged scar was on Kyd's neck. Jericho swallowed and undid the bandages that surrounded his throat. A scar that was similar was on Jericho's throat. Kyd smiled. 'Thought so. Borrowed See-More's helmet and turned on see-through. Saw the scar.' Jericho scowled. 'And respecting my privacy?' 'Didn't really come to mind. Curiosity killed the cat.'

Jericho sighed. No way to really reason with him... 'So, what happened to you? Accident?' Jericho's fists tightened. 'I'd rather not talk about it.' He signed. Kyd nodded and signed, 'Understandable. I'll tell you my story first.' Jericho looked up at Kyd in surprise. 'Really?' 'Yes. Its hard finding people that get it.' Jericho nodded understandingly and signed, 'I know. You don't have to if you don't want to.' 'Lets just say if you tell anyone and I find out I will personally drown you.'

Both silently chuckled. Then Kyd began telling his story. 'An easy way to describe my parents would be 'very screwed up'. They wanted to create a half-demon. A half-demon has a lot of power and can be controlled if given the right spells or potions. My father tried the engineering on my mother. It didn't work. A month later, they discovered she was pregnant, and when I came around, they discovered what happened to the missing genes. I was about seven years old when it happened. My parents made extremely dangerous enemies. They barged in, murdered my mother, then went after me. One tried slicing my throat, and I discovered my gift of teleportation. I somehow teleported to some distant ice like island, inside a monastery. I became a monk.' Jericho tapped his shoulder and signed, 'Hold on. You were a MONK? How does a guy like you become a villain?'

Kyd flicked his nose. 'That's another story. Your turn.' Jericho sighed. 'I... can't tell you the whole thing. Way too much. But... I grew up a happy kid. I had a thing for music.' Jericho smiled sadly. 'My mother used to brag about my voice. I thought it was nothing special... but oh well. One day, I was kidnapped by someone, can't tell you who. He was asking for information from... someone else, sorry.' Kyd nodded and signed, 'I get it. Keep going.' Jericho swallowed nervously. 'My kidnapper said he would kill me unless the man told. He refused... and barely saved my life. The kidnapper had just started pressing the blade to my throat. I lost my voice... but kept my life.'

Kyd nodded and patted Jericho's shoulder. 'We have a lot more in common. Just we were influenced by different people.' Jericho looked at him sympathetically. 'You know, you could be a hero. You don't have to be HIVE.' Kyd laughed silently. 'Please. And give up the love of my life?' Kyd readjusted his collar. 'We have chosen our lives. And I'm content with mine. Plus...' Kyd grinned. 'The sex with Angel is really, really nice.'

Jericho's eyes widened and he signed, 'Seriously didn't need to know that.' Kyd was about falling over with laughter. Finally, he regained control and signed, 'Just had to see your reaction. It was pretty hilarious.'

Kyd Wykkyd reattached the blindfold and teleported them back to the base.

Jericho scowled and reached to smack Kyd over the head, but Kyd dodged and telepathically said, "Missed me. I think we will have another conversation later." Kyd pushed him down on the couch and reattached the chain. Jericho merely huffed. He didn't reveal anything too bad to Kyd. The titans never asked, so he never told. Not even Kole had asked. It felt rather good to tell someone.

Jericho felt someone sit next to him. "What did Kyd Wykkyd do?" Jericho recognized it as Angel. 'Nothing. Just wanted to talk with another mute.' He signed. Angel nodded. "Alright... got ANY information your willing to give up?" 'Not unless hell freezes over.' Jericho signed. Angel chuckled. "Alright." Angel walked off, humming some random song.

"Kole. Breath." Raven was attempting to calm down the pink crystal girl. "Calm down, your telling me to CALM DOWN!" Kole began breathing in and out rapidly. "My boyfriend is missing. Someone sent us a picture of Kyd Wykkyd dragging him off! What if something bad happens to him?" Kole burst into tears. Raven hugged Kole and used her powers in an attempt to sooth her.

Kole slowly stopped sobbing. "What was he doing here, anyway?" "To investigate someone known as The Ravager. He said he had a connection with her." Raven explained. Kole nodded slowly and sniffled. "I hope he's okay." She said. "He will be. This is Jericho we're talking about." Raven said.

Ravager had See-More pinned against the wall, a katana next to his throat. "Look. I can't tell you my past with him. Its too dangerous for him here, that's all I can say. Get. Jericho. Out. Of. Here." See-More swallowed nervously. "Okay, fine. He'll leave in the morning." He said finally. Ravager smirked. "Glad we could reach an agreement."

She sheathed her sword and let See-More go.

Then Shimmer ran into the room, full panic. "See-more! Jericho fell asleep, and now he's freaking out!" "What?" See-More said, confused. "He's tossing and trying to scream in his sleep, I can't wake him up!" Shimmer explained, whimpering. Ravager just ran.

Jericho was freaking out, tossing back and forth and his chest was heaving. "Jericho, Jericho!" Ravager tried waking him up, but he wasn't responding. "Joey!" She pleaded.

Kyd ran in and signed, 'I'll enter his mind. I can get him out.' Ravager was about to tell him not to when Kyd's soul self left him and Kyd was gone. "Oh no..." Ravager said, covering her mouth and paling.

Kyd entered the dream. He saw a dark alley and sensed Jericho. He ran in, and saw a terrifying sight.

A thug was holding a small boy, a razor blade pressed to his neck. "Tell me what I need to know, Deathstroke." The man growled. "I'm sorry. I cannot." Kyd recognized Slade instantly. He looked slightly different, but it was definitely him. "Well then, you just killed a kid!" The thug put the blade to the boy's throat, and he screamed, "Daddy!"

Kyd shut his eyes, he didn't want to see this. This was just as bad as his nightmares. Then he regained control and called out, "WAKE UP!"

Kyd was forced from Jericho's mind and he landed into his body. Jericho blinked in surprise, breathing heavily. The blindfold had been forced off when he expelled his soul self. "Kyd. Teleport him back to the tower. I don't want to know." See-More said. Kyd nodded and opened a portal. Freeing Jericho, he pushed him through.

Kole woke up. What was on top of her? She looked up. "Jericho!" She hugged him. "Are you okay?" Jericho blinked a couple times in surprise, then signed, 'I... I guess...' Then his eyes widened. 'Oh dear.' Kole frowned. "What's wrong?" She asked. '… someone saw something they shouldn't have.'

Kyd sighed and rested. After he teleported Jericho back home, he went into the bathroom and puked. A lot.

Ravager ran in after him. "Kyd. What. Did. You. See?" She said through clenched teeth. Kyd looked up. 'He's your brother.' Kyd signed calmly. Ravager inhaled slightly, but nodded. "Half brother. But my brother."

Ravager sat down next to him. "Listen to me, Kyd. You tell anyone about who Jericho's father is, and I will not hesitate to kill you." Kyd sighed and signed, 'I wouldn't tell even if you paid me.' Ravager looked surprised. "Why?" She asked.

Kyd sighed and got up shakily. 'Simple. He has suffered worse than me.' Kyd smiled bitterly. 'My parents tried so hard to stop them from killing me... and his could've stopped the attacker with ease. I owe him to keep this secret.' Ravager nodded. "Alright. Jericho wants no trouble with being a titan, and we both know that a certain bird boy might not like the fact that one of his titans is the son of his worst enemy."

Kyd brushed off his cloak. 'It'll be a secret then. I won't tell anyone, make sure to tell Jericho this.' Then he grinned. 'And if some... information is leaked to the other side, I'll know who's the whistle blower.'

Kyd vanished and the razor part of his cloak narrowly missed Ravager's neck. 'And I won't hesitate to harm you.' Ravager growled but nodded. "Should've expected this... alright. Deal."

Kyd disappeared, and telepathically said, "Deal."

(This was sad... and OH HOLY CRAP VERY LONG! SIX FREAKING PAGES!

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