Chapter 3! UYFA! I would like to Congratulate Bobby Corwen for being the first to correctly answer about Circ. Bobby, have some of Alfred's double choc. Chip internet cookies! Now, what will happened?

The team followed Circ slowly. When they reached the villa, Artemis stopped suddenly.

"Wait, what is your name miss?" She sounded polite enough.

"Oh darling," the word darling sounded like sneer, "I'm the one you children were looking for. I'm Circ!" She smiled, showing her bright teeth. Megan and Artemis stopped and got into a fighting stance. Superboy looked at Megan, then joined them. After some long seconds, Garth joined them too. Circ frown.

"Now, why would two handsome men like you two choose such ugly girls over me?" Circ asked her voice smooth as honey.

"Circ cut the act. We don't want this to be difficult." Artemis said. Arty looked over at Wally, she noticed Wally was shaking his head as if to rid himself froma bug buzzing around his head.

"Release our friends." Megan said. Arty noticed Nightwing, Robin, and Kaldur were doing the same as Wally. Wally looked at Artemis and his face had a look of realization. He blinked then zoomed over to his girlfriend.

"Yo, lady, What were you doing to my head?" He said rudely. Circ sneered.

"Boys, such scoundrels. But I guess I should be proud of you three," Robin suddenly slapped his face and jumped away from Circ to join the group. Kaldur started to stumble, but Nightwing just stood there, no longer shaking his head in resistance.

"O.K, almost five, so four men." Circ continued. "There are always a few who remember someone they love over their infatuation with me." She giggled. Megan looked appreciably at Conner and Garth. Artemis stood a little closer to Wally. Robin glared at Circ and Nightwing.

"I can tell if someone is in love. This strong lad here, well, all the people he loved for some reason disappeared. My power is specifically targeted at men and their relations with women. I can sense he has family, but it isn't very specific." Circ shrugged. "It won't help him. He blocks himself from affections with people, and while that usually works, this time it will only hurt him." Circ smiled. Kaldur seemed to win his battle with himself and joined his teammates.

"Nightwing?" Robin called. Nightwing didn't respond. Circ laughed a short high-pitched laugh that could have been cute if it was so loud.

Robin felt his blood boil. This lady had to be lying. Robin knew Nightwing loved a lot of people. Robin knew, though Nightwing wouldn't admit it, that he thought of Catwoman as a mother, in that weird you-always-have-flings-with-my-mentor-and-you-are-both-madly-in-love-and-you-are-always-around sort of way. Robin also knew that back when Nightwing was Robin, he had loved a f=girl named Zatanna. The two talked every now and then (cell phones worked great in the magical realm!). Dick and Zatanna were really great friend still, their relationship completely platonic now. Robin even knew Nightwing's big crush now. Nightwing did love someone, how could this witch have him under her control!

Nightwing rolled one shoulder than threw out his arm in a punch, hitting Circ on the shoulder. She stumbled and turned to him.

"But- but I had you under control!" She stammered. Nightwing shrugged.

"Nope." He pulled out two black bird-a-rangs and was about to throw them when Circ screamed. Suddenly three lions, four panthers and about twenty monkeys, all twice as big as they should be, appeared.

"Monkeys." Growled Conner. Conner hated monkeys. Circ's gorgeous face sneered so I looked like a scrunched rag. Even Nightwing backed away from the sudden hideousness Circ showed.

"Talk about beauty on only the outside." Said a familiar voice. The team whipped around to see Batgirl.

"Were have you been?" Artemis asked/

"Eh, I didn't feel like talking to this slut so, I just walked way, waay behind you guys." Batgirl responded coolly.

"No need for insults." Nightwing said, snickering.

"Whatever." Batgirl pouted.

"But, you were under my spell! Your mind was fuzzy and confused! How, even now!" Circ complained. Nightwing sighed as Batgirl and Robin gave him a knowing look.

"Well, I guess not. Make this easy and just let me put this dampener on you." Nightwing said, pulling out the collar like machine. Circ's eyes turned red with rage.

"You dare collar me! I collar men! And you, you Nightwing," she sneered his over name so viciously she spat, "Will be the first to have the life choked out of you by a collar!" Her voice ended with a shriek of rage as she pounced towards Nightwing, but he easily dodged it.

"AAHHH!" Circ screamed. She started to send out lighting shocks. The team split up and started fighting, the oversized animals joined in.

"HHAHAHAHA!" Laughed Circ.

"She is as bad as Joker isn't she?" Robin said as for a couple steps he was next to Nightwing. Nightwing smiled and nodded. Robin noticed sweat beading up on Nightwing's brow.

Crap, he is really tired.

What?

Nothing! Robin had forgotten that the mental link was up. He saw Nightwing snicker and the two split up.

A gold glowing sphere appeared after a few minutes and a lucky lighting strike that almost hit Conner was blocked by more golden light.

"Need halp?" a sweet voice echoed. The fight stopped for a few seconds as a ebony-haired, tan girl appeared floating above everyone's heads.

"Zatanna!" Megan yelled, just to be tackled by a monkey. The fight started up again, and Zatanna joined.

Nightwing found himself in front of Circ. He wondered how that happened. Ever since Jason's… death, he found fighting was so… easy? He would just throw a punch, then the fight would be over and he couldn't remember anything that had happened during it. He would, in a few moments find himself feeling the bruises he didn't know about, and bandaging the cuts that hadn't stung earlier. Nightwing hated how numb fighting was, but, when he didn't fight, he felt useless.

Focus! He told himself. This earned himself a couple of worried looks, but they turned away as he easily flipped over one of Circ's attacks.

"Ga! Stop moving!" Circ yelled in frustration.

"Yes, cause you asking is going to make me sit still and wait for myself to be electrocuted." Nightwing said sarcastically. He pushed off the wall and as he leapt over Circ she shot out four shots. One just missed Nightwing's boot, the second almost hit his side, the third one went wild and hit a monkey, but the fourth one found its mark.

"Ah!" Nightwing spasmed as he fell and hit the floor hard on his shoulder.

"Hahaha! I guess it's true that no one can dodge everything." She laughed. Nightwing glared at her through his mask. It took all his strength to prevent his body from jumping around as the electricity, which wasn't normal, flooded his systems. He gasped as his lungs stopped for a moment.

"Nightwing!" Conner yelled. The electricity finally worked its way out, but damage had been done. Nightwing would find himself covered in bruises and burns from the strange purple lighting.

"Time for my final act!' Circ laughed as she stood over the barley conscious Nightwing. She bent over him, her faces inches from his, and her 'pets' formed an unbreakable circle around them.

"There are just more and more of these creatures!" Megan complained. She felt tired herself as the island was very, very hot and the only source of light was torches.

"Stop!" Zatanna and Batgirl yelled as Circ suddenly disappeared with Nightwing, sinking into the floor. The 'pets' attacked. This time, the team was renewed with anger and worry. The pets only lasted five minutes, but that might have been long enough. Conner leapt to the spot where Nightwing and Circ had been. He looked down and growled.

"They're below us. We need to hurry, Nightwing is in trouble.

Do I use to much suggestive things? I don't want to start just repeating things. Please review!

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