Fourth Chapter of this story.
Double upload today.
"What happened?" Captain Atom asked and Carmen's face lit up in true horror.
"Please tell me you didn't send the whole team plus every leaguer besides you after us!" she yelled.
"No, we only sent the whole team. Why?" Carmen looked down and sighed.
"They got to them before us… Captain Atom, you need to alarm the league… I request you send a leaguer to Dania, preferably Martian Manhunter. We might need his help…"
"What happened?" Captain Atom asked again and Carmen's face turned into a mask of anger and hatred.
"We were taken to Dania to help stop the war, but our enemy found us out and sent a fake distress call to you, so that they could capture them and brainwash them into helping them win the war" she looked back at the others "be ready, we'll have to fight them sooner or later" she said and Jackie gulped.
"We're at war with the team" she said and looked into the floor. She walked up to the screen and looked at Captain Atom "I have another request. You need to send out a message to the people… but make it so it can only be heard by Danians… Manhunter should be able to help with that somehow"
"What should the message be?" he asked and got ready to get Manhunter.
"Easy; The unthinkable has happened. That's all they need to know" she said and he nodded.
"Is that all?" he asked and Carmen shook her head.
"Just to be sure, tell the rest of the League that we are all okay and that we have not been harmed in any way" she said and Atom nodded.
"I will" he said and Carmen closed the screen. She removed her hands from the machine and put her arms around herself and stepped back.
"M'Gann…" she looked at M'Gann who looked slightly curios "if the others have been brainwashed, I will have to perform a rather unpleasant procedure on them… or they will be in Ethan's control forever" M'Gann looked at her in shock "please understand, I'm only saying this so you'll be prepared… because the last thing I want is for you to attack me because it looks like I'm hurting them"
"I understand…" she went over and put a hand on her shoulder "and I know you'd never hurt anyone from the team, unless it was absolutely crucial" she said and gave a weak smile. Carmen smiled back and put a hand on top of M'Gann's.
"Thank you" she said and M'Gann took her hand back.
"So where are the rooms we're staying in?" She asked and Carmen turned around and walked out.
"They're this way. We have to sleep two and two in the rooms… though I doubt you'll have any problems with that Nightwing?" she said and he smiled.
"Not one" he said and she smiled.
"I guess I'll be staying with Robin then?" Jackie asked and Carmen nodded "Yay!" Jackie yelled happily and shot her fist into the air. Carmen giggled and turned left.
"Why's that so 'yay'?" Robin asked and Jackie smiled at him.
"It's the Moon Festival tonight! It's one of the most amazing holidays on Dania! It's when both the moons are visible in a certain position and light up everything! It's so beautiful!" she said loudly in a happy tone.
"There's more to it, isn't there?" Nightwing whispered in Carmen's ear and she smiled. She'd told Nightwing about the second name of the Festival. She smiled and turned again.
"The rooms are in here. Please help yourself to whatever might be in there. Boys, I recommend you change into whatever clothes might be in there" she said and released herself from Nightwing's grip "me and Jackie will show you around later, but for now, I really need to sleep" she said and rolled her neck. She walked into the room and Nightwing followed.
"Why do I have a feeling those two shouldn't be sharing a room together?" Robin asked and walked into the room Jackie had walked into. He stopped up right after when he saw that there was only a double bed and she was already asleep on one half. He walked closer to her and studied her sleeping face. The last he'd seen it, it was wrinkled in pain. Now she was just hugging the sheets and her face looked so peaceful. She was snoring ever so lightly and he laughed quietly and looked around. The room looked primitive at the first glance, but when you studied it closer, you could see that almost everything was made up of a ground looking metal which were leading light into the room since it had no windows. He got fascinated by it and studied it closer. When he got close to the wall he noticed it had a rough surface but looked smooth when watched from afar. He looked to the other wall and noticed that someone had put clothes on the bed and remembered that Carmen had said there would be clothes there. He took a nearer inspection of the clothes and noticed they looked slightly Arabic in style, but more primitive. He took off his suit and looked at the clothes in suspicion.
Jackie opened her eyes slightly and made eye contact with Tim the second he entered the room. She was tired and made it look to him as if she was asleep. She smiled slightly when he walked over to the wall and studied it close. She'd entered his mind without him noticing and she made him think she was really sleeping. She only did it so he wouldn't ask her any questions. She hadn't accounted for him stripping off and trying on the clothes that were lying to be tried on. She almost let out a loud squeak when she realized he was taking off his clothes. The suit went off his arms like a second skin and he was being very slow and careful, like he didn't have a care in the world. She was happy she had made him think she was asleep, but was a little worried he would be so careless when taking of his clothes. He took on the shirt up and looked at it. It was a vest that could be closed. It was a light green color with a slight hint of blue in it. It had gold patterns in the edges and he put it on and closed it. She turned around like sleeping people would when he bowed down to take his tights off. She prayed to every god she knew that he wouldn't turn around and look at her. She decided to force herself into sleeping by a trick her mother taught her when she was little. She imagined every boring thing she'd ever experienced along with the lullaby her mother used to sing to her when she was little, and sleep took over in roughly ten seconds.
He looked at the pants and raised an eyebrow. He'd noticed that Derek had worn clothes in the style of Earth jeans you'd normally find in every clothes store these days. These looked nothing like anything you'd find in a store he knew. But they were at least not tight like the tights he wore and put them on. They had the same color as the shirt and matching patterns down the sides. He looked back at Jackie and noticed she was still sleeping. She rustled a little in her sleep and turned to sleep on her back. He walked over to the bed and leaned in over and studied her closer. He put one knee on the bed for better support and it bended under his weight and she rolled slightly. He noticed her expression had changed a bit and she was blushing.
"What could she be dreaming?" he asked himself and stood up again. He walked out of the room and looked around. He was looking for a way to find out what time it was and looked for a window. He walked away from the room, remembering every turn he took to make sure he could find back again. He found a window and looked out and was taken aback by the view. There were trees and far as the eye could see, and the cliff the tunnels had been dug into were elevated and he could see far. He noticed that the sun was going down and was bathing the whole scenery in an orange light. He felt himself relax at the sight and sighed in astonishment.
"Is everything okay?" he heard someone say behind him and he almost jumped into the ceiling. He looked back to see Caroline standing there and his heart sped down a little.
"Everything's fine… I never thought something could be this beautiful. How do you keep it so clean?" he asked and Caroline stepped up and looked out.
"We do not use cars for starters. Secondly, we don't have plastic and things like that here, so there's no litter either… we just don't need those kind of things" she said and leaned against the window.
"It's so… wow" he said and Caroline smiled.
"First time seeing a Danian sunset?" she asked and he nodded "well Dick had the exact same face as you do now" she said and smiled even more.
"Dick's been to Dania before?" Tim asked and looked at Caroline.
"Once. He and Bruce were here maybe seven or eight years ago. Maybe it was nine, but it was after they'd defeated Nemesis and the Joker and that Carmen had been cleared of her insanity. They were accompanying her to Dania and arrived not long before sundown. Carmen couldn't wait to show Dick the sunset and dragged him out of the ship and rushed up to a high enough place and showed it to him. I had followed him and he got the same look in his eyes that you have right now" she finished her small story and Tim looked out at the sunset again. He noticed the two moons and Caroline looked at them.
"Just wait until Jackie shows you some of the things we do for the normal Moon Festival. It's also called 'The night of Lovers'" Caroline said and walked away. Tim didn't really listen to her but suddenly the second name got registered in his brain and he whipped around to look at Caroline, but couldn't find her anywhere.
"Lovers?" he asked into the air and looked around again. He suddenly noticed that he was lost "and I tried so hard to remember the way" he said to himself and sighed. He looked out the window again and stared at the sundown.
"I sure hope Jackie finds me" he said without even knowing.
"Hey, I thought you needed to sleep" Nightwing said just after entering the room and looked at Carmen. She looked back at him and sighed.
"Well you did say you wanted to talk, so let's talk" she said and sat down on the bed. He sat next to her and put some of her hair behind her ear.
"It's okay Carmen… it can wait" he said and leaned closer to her. She let him kiss her on the lips softly. He pulled back and moved his hand on top of hers.
"Want to take a walk instead?" he asked and she nodded.
"A walk would be nice" she said and stood up again "outside or inside?" she asked and he smiled.
"I'd prefer to walk outside with you, if it's okay" he said and stood up. She nodded and started walking outside with them holding hands. He intertwined their fingers together and she looked around.
"I think we can come outside this way" she said and pointed.
"You lead us" he said and smiled "so why didn't Tim know about the second name of the 'Moon Festival'?"
"Don't know, maybe Jackie just didn't tell him about it. It would be so like her…"
"The night of Lovers" Dick said and smiled even wider "can't wait to see what happens"
"I can tell you. I'll get affected by the double dose of moonlight and at some point, will only be acting on one thing; love" she pronounced the last word as clearly as possible with as much movement of her lips as possible.
"Well, now I can't wait until that happens" he said and smiled at her "let's get you out in the moonlight right now"
"Easy there Boy Scout, the moons aren't even up yet" she smiled slightly and turned down a short corridor that opened up in hole "we can get out here" she walked out and looked around. She sighed happily and the last sunlight lit up on her skin and Nightwing used their hands to pull her closer.
"Beautiful" he said and kissed her bare shoulder. She blushed and shivered at the kiss.
"Oh and another thing, when the moonlight starts to affect me, everything will become a blur, right until I simply won't remember what happened. So if I at some point seem like I'm losing my sense of direction, that's why" she said and he smiled against the back of her head.
"Then I'll just have to take care of you, won't I?" she smiled at his words and turned around. He smiled at her and looked around.
"No one's near, do we run off like bad teenagers or?" he asked and she smirked.
"We run off" she said and started to run a little. He smiled at her and suddenly they were running full speed ahead, in the direction of a nearby lake. Carmen stopped up and looked at Nightwing. He was catching his breath and she looked at the lake. They'd only been running for five minutes, but the sun had already almost set. It was getting darker every second and she looked at the water. She stepped into it and moaned happily at the contact of the cool water.
"I thought you were and earth girl?" Nightwing teased and looked at her. He knew she was fond of water, and running. He walked closer to her and she stepped even further into the lake. He followed all the way out to the middle and looked down himself.
"It's not a very deep lake, is it?" he asked. The water reached just about his navel and she smiled. She stepped closer to him and wobbled a bit.
"Moonlight's…kicking…in" she managed to say and connected their lips. She ravished his mouth roughly and he was taken aback by the sudden action and had to put his foot back not to fall over. She kissed him for about fifteen seconds and then pulled back.
"Carmen. I need to tell you something" she heard him say and nodded. His voice was slowly fading away as he spoke. She couldn't catch what he was saying, and tried to read his lips. He pulled her closer by the hips and she brought her arms his neck. Then he spoke one last sentence, one that made her come back to reality and stare at him in shock.
"What?" she said as a lonely tear rolled down her cheek.
Tim stood and looked out the window when he noticed two shadows running away from the tunnels. He looked their way and sighed.
"Then they're off…" he said and suddenly he felt a hand on his shoulder and whipped around as fast as before.
"Are you lost?" Jackie asked him in a slightly mocking tone and he looked at her. Then he sighed and let his head hang down.
"Yeah…" he said and Jackie giggled. She looked out the window and her mouth opened in shock.
"Wow… I don't think the moons have ever been so clear" she said and stared at them in amazement. She stepped closer to it and the moonlight hit her face.
"It's very beautiful… so was the sunset" Tim said and she nodded.
"They always are… I love them" she said and put her elbow on the sill. She supported her head on it and smiled. The other arm was lying on the sill. She stared at the two moons and Tim stared at her. Suddenly it looked like she was falling asleep and her head slid off her hand.
"Hey are you okay?" he asked and grabbed her arm gently. She nodded and looked at him.
"Need to… lie down" she said and he nodded.
"Just guide me back to the room, you can lie on the bed there" he said and she tried to take a step, but almost fell over. Tim caught her and took one arm around his shoulder. Her head tilted to the side and lied on his shoulder. He started to walk and she mumbled the directions he should go in. He followed them as much as he could, but sometimes she needed to repeat what she said in order for him to understand it. They made it back to the room and he laid her on the bed. He checked her temperature by holding his hand on her forehead. She opened her eyes slightly and looked up at him. Suddenly nothing in his body did what he wanted and she leaned up, supporting herself on her elbows. He felt his body going against his orders and leaning down towards her. Their lips were extremely close and he could feel her breath on them. He leaned a little more down and caught her lips in a kiss. He got scared if someone caught them kissing, but Jackie didn't seem like she cared. She moved her lips slightly and shyly against his and he closed his eyes. He leaned further down against her and she followed his movement down, never breaking the kiss. He lied down on top of her and broke the kiss. He regretted it right after and looked at her. She had a faint pink blush across her cheeks and panted slightly. He could feel her chest moving up and down against his own. She connected their lips again and rolled the side. He slid off her and he got some control of his body back. He pushed her away gently and she looked up at him.
"Jackie… what're you?" he asked and she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him again. He noticed her eyes had been glazed over with something he couldn't put his finger on. She slid one of her hands down to the top button on his shirt. She unbuttoned it and went on to the next one. She unbuttoned his entire shirt and pushed one side down to his elbow. He tried to protest but she moved her hand up his arm and broke the kiss. He panted at this point at looked at her. She moved down and kissed his neck lightly, giving him goose bumps. She kissed down his neck and moved her hand down his chest to rest on his hip. Suddenly she stopped everything she was doing and he looked down at her. She looked like she'd fallen asleep and he finally regained full control of his body. He moved her hand away and buttoned his shirt. He looked down at her and rolled her to lie on her back.
#what just happened?# he thought and looked at her.
She woke up due to the room getting too hot. She sat up in the bed and looked around. She noticed Tim wasn't in the room and she got out of the bed. She stood up and walked out. The temperature got a lot more pleasant and she looked around again. She walked a little around and tried to remember where the dining room would be. She remembered and started walking in the direction. She skipped a little and tried to remember what had happened the day before. She stopped up and concentrated as hard as she could. She could remember she'd found Robin standing and looking at the sunset and that he'd followed her back to the room. He'd put her down on the bed to sleep… then everything became a blur. She growled and started walking again. She stretched a little and pushed the thought away.
#probably fell asleep is all…# she thought and started sing an old song quietly.
"You make me this, bring me up, bring me down" she skipped a little more and smiled. She reached the dining room and walked in. Carmen was already sitting there and Jackie sat down next to her. She looked at her and raised an eyebrow.
"Is something wrong?" She asked and Carmen looked at her.
"Just tired… Moon Festival has that effect on me" she said in a slurred voice and Jackie looked at food. It all looked like the food on Earth. Jackie ate it all quickly, feeling extremely hungry for some reason.
"Where're Nightwing and Robin?" she asked Carmen and gobbled the last piece of bacon down.
"They're still sleeping" Carmen asked shortly and looked up "at least Robin is" she said and stood up. She excused herself and walked past Nightwing who stood in the door. He looked after and raised an eyebrow. She'd looked mad for some reason. He walked into the room and blamed the sudden change in mood in her on the moonlight from the night before. He sat down next to Jackie and looked at her.
"Is something wrong with Carmen?" he asked and Jackie looked at the door.
"She didn't say anything, bu then again… she did seem mad" she said and looked at Nightwing.
"She did…" he said and looked at the plate "well this looks Earthly enough" he looked at Jackie who smiled at him.
"Well most of our animals have the same genetics as animals on Earth. And we have some fruit trees from Earth here too, so it's probably the closest to Earth food you'll get in this corner of the galaxy. But do you know where Tim is?" she asked and he looked at the plate.
"No, I think he's outside. I haven't seen him this morning" he said and tasted some of the food. Jackie sighed and got up from the chair. She walked to the door and tried to figure out where Tim could've gone. She suddenly picked up on something and walked in the direction. It was a mess of thoughts that sounded like Tim's. She walked outside and saw him pacing back and forth. He mumbled to himself and looked like he hadn't slept all night. She tried to make out his thoughts but they were too fast for her to understand. She looked at him and got a few words. She sighed and walked closer to him.
"Morning boy wonder" she said and he looked at her in shock.
"Uh hi" he said and she smiled at him.
"What's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost" she said and smiled.
"Uh nothing" he said and the scene from the day before flashed before his eyes. He blushed and looked away from her.
"There's breakfast inside. I think the smell of it should have reached out in the halls now, so you can just follow it if you want to" Jackie said and went inside again. She stopped up and looked back at him "by the way, what happened last night?" she asked and he turned around.
"What do you mean?" he asked and she smiled at him.
"I can't remember anything… it's all a blur to me… I think I blacked out after you'd put me to bed" she said and scratched the back of her head.
"Nothing happened…" he said and she smiled at him.
"Okay, just wanted to know" she turned around again and looked back at him "see you later then!" she said and ran off. He looked after her and then clenched his fists.
"Damn" he said. He looked into the ground, both relieved and disappointed that she didn't remember.
"The subjects are under your control Master" a young girl said and looked at the man in front of her. He smiled to himself and got up from his chair.
"Good, how many?" he asked and she looked at a holoscreen.
"Seven sir. We are missing the two without powers, Robin and Nightwing. We are also missing the Martian. Shall we go back and search for them?"
"No… they are with our enemies… are the subjects receptive to mind control?" he asked and she walked next to him into a big room. She nodded and smiled.
"They are highly receptive Master. We are already inserting the story you have ordered. They believe that the others are under the mind control of the Da'jeen who have gone evil under the last year and that the Queen have gone insane once more. They are also ordered to take the three members of their team down in order to free them from the control" the girl smiled wickedly and looked at the super humans in front of her.
"What of the red head?" the Master asked and walked in front of Batgirl "she does not have any powers"
"We are sending her in as bait. Making them believe that the others have been taken captives by us to black mail the Queen. We will rule Dania soon Master" she said and the Master smiled wickedly.
"Perfect, are the others ready to take orders yet Helina?" he asked and she looked at the screen again. She smiled widely and nodded.
"Yes. They have just finished putting in the story Master" she said and put her arm out in the direction of them.
"Perfect" He said and smiled. He walked in the direction she led him and the six super powered team members stood in front of him "then let this war be ours!" he yelled and they all yelled in agreement.
That's it for chapter four.
So what's gotten into Carmen? X3 you're welcome to guess XP you are also welcome to guess on everything else in this story. Maybe I'll get some ideas :D
Ps: the age for people to legally have sex is 15 in Denmark, so if you think Jackie is a little to intimate, then I'm sorry... It's normal where I'm from.