Robin's POV
*That's it! I'm going to help her!* I began to exit the stupid bush.
*No!* Aqualad grabbed my arm, pulling me down. *If you disobey Batman's orders...*
*What? He'll ground me? The girl's life is more important than a little punishment from the Bats!*
*Robin, Batman has a reason for making us sit out. He said he would tell us when to take action. If he hasn't yet, then he doesn't deem it the right time to help. Batman knows what he's doing.*
*But-* I tried.
*No! That is an order!* Aqualad said firmly, although I could hear the grimness in his voice over what he was saying. Fuming, I turned to watch the rest of the scene.
The girl was in Jar'Kai stance. Oh, God. This was about to get even bloodier than it already was. The girl's hair was tousled messily in the back. Strands of hair had come out of her straight ponytail. Her fitted black shirt was ripped like it was a cropped top. I spotted the missing strip of cloth tied around her injured knee in a complicated wrap. Her boots had blood stained on them, along with her leggings. Her muscles on her midriff were clearly visible. Her arms and legs were toned and muscular, but not enough to match Devastation. I examined the way her muscles would retract every time she struck out. When she moved to attack Devastation, she was poised and confident, although her face was twisted in pain. I tapped my finger impatiently, cringing everytime the girl failed against Devastation. Come on Bruce, let us go.
Bethany's POV
I was spinning, kicking, stabbing, jumping (much to my leg's dismay), and flipping through the air. I dodged the bitch's punches, avoided her attempts to grab me, and stabbed her legs when they tried to kick me. She had blood streaming out of her limbs, but she still moved with the same aggressiveness before I had stabbed her at all. Not fair, and definitely not human. Lucky for me, using the Jar'Kai fighting style allowed me to use two blades to support each other. I thought I was pretty good... well until the woman got a hit on me and I fell to the ground, blood splurting everywhere. She kicked me over and over again on the ground. Her kicks seemed stronger than they should have been. My vision tunnelled, but I forced myself to stay awake. Someone was screaming. I think that was me. My face was wet. I think it was a mixture between tears and blood. My stomach was in so much pain. I think I broke a rib or something. She stopped kicking me and started circling me like her prey, which I now admit. I am.
I start dragging myself away. I'm scrambling backwards, away from her. My hands meet the end of the parking lot. I steady myself on the curb.
"Stop.." I croaked out. I put one bleeding hand out like a shield. As if it would do anything.
"Now you see? I have now fulfilled my promise," She snarled. She took her time walking towards me. "I said you would be lying on the cold concrete. Now it's time to fulfill that last part of my promise. You will look like a dead animal." By now I had raised myself to a sitting position, using the parking lot curb. One last plan formed in my head.
Time to bait her. I spat as far and hard as I could. A mixture of spit and blood landed on her upper leg. I gave her the best smile I could muster, knowing I was probably smiling with a mouth full of blood. She looked down at her wet leg, shiny from my saliva, and gave me a death look.
"You bitch. You just can't help but want to die faster. I'll make sure to break every one of your bones before you die," she moved towards me, hands outstretched.
Just a little closer... Now! Using the last strength in my arms, I lifted my left knee off of the ground before snapping it back down to give my right leg momentum to fly through the air and kick her in the throat. I landed back on the ground with an ungraceful thud. I looked up to see the amount of damage I had done and felt my heart sink, seeing that the she was only gasping for breath. I think I crushed her windpipe. As is on cue, she recovered and grinned a crooked smile at me before continuing to advance. Or I could have just bruised it. Well, there was that. The woman picked up my dropped knives and poised both over me. She was about to bring them down, while I said a quick prayer that she wouldn't actually break all my bones, just kill me fast.
Just when I thought I was going to die in agony, a flash of black and gray barreled into the woman and she flew a couple feet back landing on her back. I looked up to see my savior. It was a boy in a black and gray suit with goggles on his head and a little bit of red hair peaking through his mask. He met my eyes and grinned.
"Well hello there, beautif-" He was interrupted by the woman knocking him aside. A blonde girl jumped in his place, releasing an arrow at the crazy woman, an explosion throwing her back to the ground.
"Stand down, Devastation!" said the same husky voice that saved me earlier. My head started spinning. I realized that I was safe now. Someone was here to help. The blonde girl helped me before, and now, so did her friend. I began to lean back, ready to fall asleep and let the girl and boy do the work instead. I was so tired and the world was starting to look hazy. But a pair of strong arm picked me up, bridal style. I moaned in pain as my body was curled up in someone's arms. I lifted my dizzy head up to see a masked face looking down at me. He looked to be my age and he had dark hair that fell around his face. It was a beautiful sight, after having to look at Devastation for so long. I unconsciously put my hand on his chest and I could feel the muscles underneath. I was too tired and hurting to be embarrassed at being carried like a little girl. Somehow, my head had found it's way to his chest and was leaning on it. I was so comfortable, I started to close my eyes, until I heard Devastation's voice again.
Devastation jumped back up, growling. "I will dissect all of you! You will regret-" She never got to finish her threat because a stream of water hit her square in the face. Another boy walked out from behind the boy that was carrying me. He was dark and had something wrapping around his arms. After Devastation finished sputtering water out, she jumped up, much higher than she should have been capable of, and was about to come down on the dark boy with stuff around his arms, when she was suddenly flung back. She broke a bunch of trees, before she was lifted in midair again and thrown onto the floor. The boy with the gray and black suit with red hair became a blur around Devastation. I blinked hard trying to wrap my head around what just happened. When I opened my eyes, Devastation was wrapped in some kind of thick black rope, unconscious. A girl with redish-brown hair appeared in front of me. She had a blue skirt with an X over her shirt. She leaned over me and was soon joined by the other teenagers. Suddenly, the only thing that I could see were five faces peering down at me with worried expressions.
"Are you okay?" A gentle voice asked. I felt the chest my head was leaning on rumble. I realized the masked black haired boy that was holding me was talking to me.
The pain and injuries had caught up to me, and so had the shock, the energy usage, and the blood loss. My eyes began to flutter close. I had so many questions and things to say, but the I managed to say something stupid, of course. "How come you guys knocked her out in 26 seconds, and I couldn't even get her to fall?" My voice was raspy as I managed to say one last thing before my vision tunneled to black
Yay! So Bethany finally got to meet the team!
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