5 Chapter 5

I didn't want to believe it at first, but it wasn't just me seeing things. Alaska really was outside the tower hovering on the island floor surface. Me and the rest of the titans rushed outside to engage her bringing her back inside unaware of her condition, so we had raven and aqualad run her vitals in the lab. I sat outside the room patiently waiting to hear back from one of them as starfire walked up to me.

" Robin don't be upset. We will stop the joker and his commanders." She says.

" That's not what I'm worried about Star. I'm worried about Alaska. She didn't look any better from when they whisked away with her before. I feel she is going to awake traumatized."

Just as I said that raven steps outside the room with aqualad closing the door.

" Anything?"

" She is severely injured robin. She has a minor concussion with severe broken bones to the point that not even her cellular regeneration is effective right now. She needs time to rest." Aqualad said.

I hang my head slightly as my fear was right. I felt bad for Alaska girl. I felt that we had let her down first unable to make it in time to save her, but then not knowing much of anything that was going to break her out sooner.

" Some of her injuries are worse than the others, but whatever they did to her really did a number on her physical state...hopefully it doesn't transition over to mental" Raven implies.

I couldn't listen any longer as I slowly turn walking back to the operating room to try and analyze Alaska's heat signature and trace it back to the last place she was at for more than a few hours. After moments of analyzing and scanning the computer pick something up.

" Odd this reading shows that she was in Vita city?...that most be where those bad guys lair is at. Now if only I can scan the area for any odd buildings or radiation."

As the computer started is scan it couldn't find anything as I became conflicted with what the issue was. At that moment kid flash comes in.

" Hey robin what you doing in here man? Still trying to figure this whole thing out?" He asks.

" What do you think? I managed to trace Alaska's heat wave back to this particular city, but I can't find anywhere the bad guys could be hiding. There's no odd activities going on within land radius."

" So have you tried scanning for any areas with strange radius of a cloaking field that possible could be blocking you out from detecting it?" He asked as he was actually catching on to something as I did a cloaking sensor radius scan.

As moments passed the computer pinpointed a location. It was not too far off from the coast of the city water waves, but it was heavily secured almost like the lair was made of some type of anti-atomic and foundational structure.

" Now if I can hack into their surveillance system I can see what they've been up to since the attack on the city with Alaska" I say to myself starting to crack codes and decrypting numbers soon breaking through the fire wall security. After several moments of trying to hack into the system I couldn't get it to break as I growl in annoyance slamming my fist down on the monitor.

"Let me see what I can do" kid flash says as I step aside letting me go to work.

Only taking five minutes kid flash managed to crack the code and our system had full control over files of the surveillance systems hard drive. I search through it's time slots as I found the one where they had just brought Alaska girl back. I started to play the camera footage as after twenty minutes into the surveillance that's when we get into the torturing and questions they were trying to get out of Alaska down to the grid. From information on the justice league to everyone of the heroes we knew secrets and weaknesses.

" This doesn't make any sense if they wanted to know all of this why capture Alaska? She is the last one to know information like that." Kid flash ask.

" Unless that's not really what they were after it's something in particular about the justice league they wanted to know...but what?"I thought to myself for a moment.

" Whatever it is it can't be good." Kid flash says as I agreed with him.

" Doesn't matter we still have to find a way to track those kids that was present during the attack on the city. If anything is for sure it's that they are will be endangered unless we bring them back here under protection and or surveillance watch"

" And how exactly do you plan to find them?" He asks.

" Being that Alaska girl is out of commission. I don't actually know for sure yet. Guess we have to wait and see when she will come to. She give us more insist on the situation."

~Madelyn POV~

I couldn't help, but feel bad for Alaska girl. Even though there wasn't much I could do from the beginning I still felt this void inside. I sat in my room looking out the window at the sky as the sun looked like it was going to start setting soon. I ran my hand across my face moving the bang of my hair behind my ear. I slowly started to tear up as the visuals of seeing her bloody and nearly beat to death cams crashing back into my head. I wrapped my arms around myself clenching onto my shirt as my brother Sebastian came knocking on my door.

He walks in while I continued to stare out my window as he made his way over to me. He threw one of his arms over my shoulder pulling me close as I held on to him. I lay my head on his chest as he wiped my tears away hearing me sob softly.

" Maddie this isn't your fault. You couldn't have predicted all this was going to happen." He explains.

" But Sebastian she was there. She was right in my view and I couldn't do anything to save her." I cry as he held me tighter.

" I know, but I promise you Maddie everything is going to be ok."he says having me look at him.

I nod my head looking at him as he hugs me and I hugged him back. Before he got up to leave, I asked him:

" Sebastian...Why didn't you just deny the afford?"

" Because your my sister and I love you. I couldn't let you go through this alone, so I'm going to be there with you every step of the way. We're Brooks after all. We are fearless." He says with a grin as I giggled.

Once our conversation was over I went to the bathroom turning the shower on. I take the rubber band out my hair letting it down as I sighed to myself. I got inside starting to cleanse my body with the body wash gel I had in the rack on the wall. I started to wash my hair humming to myself as I looked down at my hands and began to feel weird almost like my vision was getting blurry.

That's when the vision of Alaska girl raced through my mind as I saw her beaten up all bloody and me standing in the distance with blood all over me. She had a faint smirk on her face as she feared up saying: "I'm sorry Maga. I wasn't strong enough to save you."

I started to run to her body, but each step it seemed like I got farther and farther away from her. I saw a women with glowing red eyes stand over her before stabbing Alaska girl through the heart with a red energized blade. I snapped out of the trans as I leaned against the wall. I stared up at the shower head as the water rained down on me.

I didn't understand what I had just saw, but all I could think about was Alaska girl, the bad guys, and my parents. If our parents found out that me and my brother had powers I don't know what they would say or think of us. Soon I snapped out of my own thoughts hopping out the shower drying off. I put some fresh clothes on going to my room turning my tv on as I was still drying my hair off. I listened to the commercials as they were slowly starting to bore me before the news report alert appeared across the screen.

" This alert is brought to you by Oracle City seven live news feed. There have been reports that a strange man with fire powers along with other creeps like him have sprung out attacking innocent people and causing a disturbance in the city. Reporters say that he has a message for Alaska Girl!"

Invictus hologram : " Attention to everyone in Oracle City and the world! I am Lord Invictus! Soon to be ruler over this world and I am here to leave a message for my dear friend Alaska girl. We know who you are and we know what hurt you the most. Now as you are aware we have vanity captive and if you want to save her you will come to the Maunders Liar in Vita city and face me. We are here to make a statement along with bringing an end to all heroes and we will start with you."

" This is bad! Sebastian!" I yell as he comes in asking what was wrong and I point to the tv.

" Oh crap! We have to warn the titans!" He says as I glare at him.

" we can't he just said he knows who she is and the people she care about. He wants her to show up alone which means it must be some kind of trap. Why else would he tell where their lair is."

" Well someone has to stop him before-" he says being cut off as I had open the window flying off to the area the broadcast came from.

" Hey wait for me!" He says making a portal leading him outside.

~Robin POV~

I was in my lab trying to map out a blueprint for a new system I was getting ready to install in the tower for a better high quality security system when Kid flash zoomed in.

" Uh robin? I think you need to come see this. Some guy is calling Alaska girl out and is threatening to attack the city if she doesn't show up." He says as my eyes slightly widened.

I rushed him to the living room of the tower as I looked up at the monitor with the broadcast playing as it was being replayed on live streams across the city.

" This isn't good we have to go down there and stop him and his squad before they tear the city apart!-" I ordered as the others cut me.

" As much as I would agree with you robin we can't. He has made it clear that he wants Alaska girl and she is unresponsive right now. If we go and show our face there's no telling what could happen." Aqualad says as I growl folding my arms.

" Aqualad is right. We need a plan if we are going to go down there. He could have his team posted anywhere by now waiting for his signal to attack." Raven adds on.

" Wait guys look! Is them the kids from the other day!?" Kid flash says as starfire looked in shook.

" It is" beast boy says.

I turned my attention to the monitor again as the live stream played showing two kids showing up on the scene demanding for Invictus to stop his madness.

" No! What are they doing they are going to get themselves hurt!" Raven says worried.

" We have to go now!"

~Madelyn POV~

As me and Sebastian show up on the scene we saw what looked to be Invictus hovering in the sky as I shouted from below for him to stop his madness or else. He turns looking down at me as he smirked.

" well, well, what a surprise. If it isn't the wonder twins. You must have seen the broadcast. I'm so glad you could make it to be the first to see up close the demonstration of how serious I am when I say I will strike fear into this city." Invictus say laughing evilly.

" I don't think so creep" I say as I jump dashing at him ready to use all my force to kick him as I went right through his body.

" Huh!? No way it's a hologram!" Sebastian say turning looking around for the real him.

At that moment all of Invictus partners jump down from the buildings and up from the underground charging at me and my brother. I flip backwards dodging attacks as I panic seeing them going for my brother as I spring forward blasting them all back one by one. Sebastian watches not knowing what to do as he noticed enchantress wasn't in sight so he searched around the area. Once he found her they stood off ready to go at each other.

" Scared yet?" She asked.

" Of you? Never" he responded before his hands glowed and he shot a magical energy ball knocking her back. As we all fought on raging back to back blows sending shockwaves across the street I was starting to get worn down by their larger number.

"*pant* *pant* This isn't good" I muttered.

" what's wrong little girl? Getting tired? Or maybe your just starting to fear that we are going to do you like Alaska" Bane says laughing as I gritted my teeth without hesitating launching myself at him.

Letting my anger take over I started to bash and pumble bane's face in. I could feel myself getting stronger for the moment I still wasn't able to control myself. It was like the only time I could trigger my powers was if I got pissed. I didn't understand why, but hearing him talk down on Alaska girl just burned my fuse. Even with my courageous attempt Bane wasn't going down and my body was growing weaker by the second. I couldn't keep up in the fight as Sabertooth was starting to predict my every move preparing for his counterattack. He catches me off guard after I missed one of my swings and he slashed my side.

I groan in pain as I tried to maintain my posture spinning trying to kick him across the face, but he catches my leg throwing me across the street right into a car.

" So pathetic. Just like her." He mumbles approaching me as I clenched my fisted.

Once he got closer kneeling down to grab me I uppercut him in the chin sprinting up kicking him in the stomach to the ground cracking the surface floor. I looked around as I saw Sebastian still fighting enchantress and poison ivy as joker and bane made there way up behind me grabbing me. As I struggled to break free it didn't help to try as Bane started to crush me in a bear hug and I screamed out in pain. Bane continued to squeeze the life out of me as I continued putting strain on my body to break free. Waiting for the opening I head butt him as hard as I could, forcing him to drop me. I quickly jumped back holding arm as I realized the broadcast was still rolling showing everything that was going on in the break of the fight.

I have a standoff with bane and joker as Sebastian slide back to back with me as enchantress and poison ivy was slowly starting to get the upper hand on him.

" This is bad! We can't take them all on" Sebastian whispers as I groan in pain.

" Your right. We need the teen titans help."

" You saw what happened last time they weren't even able to stop them even with their matching number" he responds.

I lowered my head thinking of if Alaska girl was okay and that we really needed her help. It was then enchantress blasted Sebastian with her magic attacks causing him to be forced back more colliding into me. I was knocked down to the ground in front of bane as he picks me up by the throat tossing me into a closed store window. Shattering the glass I went flying into the shelf's and having a bunch of heavy objects dropped on top of me.

" Oh I bet that hurts! Hahahaha!" Joker grins as they all set they attention on Sebastian.

" Tell me something kid. Have you ever been skinned alive by a Sabertooth?" Sabertooth says evilly smirking.

" Nope and I don't plan to either." Sebastian resounds trying to create a portal to get to me as poison ivy summoned her plant monsters in the spot he would reappear in.

The monsters disembody wrapping themselves around him as she started to crush him dragging him back slamming him into the side of a building and then straight down on top of a car splitting it In half knocking him out. Moments later I managed to free myself from the pile of stuff bursting back out into the fight tackling Sabertooth into a cart stand and then grabbing bane plumbing him into the ground. Just as I was about to deliver the final blow joker shot me from behind with a taser and enchantress blasted me her magical synergy beams. I lay out in pain trying to get back up to my feet when Sabertooth came out of nowhere slashing my back and chest. I stand my ground still barely able to control my knees from shaking and my vision became blurry as I saw bane getting bigger out of nowhere.

" C-come on! Let's go!" I growled muttering starting to wobble.

He takes charge towards me as I stumble, but do the same as I cocked my arms back ready to hammer him with my fists. Once we collided bane had managed to dodge my attack upper cutting me sending me flying into a building. They all watched as I dropped back down crashing into the earth's surface creating a cradle in the ground.

" A-alaska...I-I'm sorry...huh!" I mutter as I blacked out.

~Kate POV~

Everything was beginning to spark out of control. I couldn't move or see anything around me. Everything was dark and silent as I start to wonder was this what death feels like. I felt really cold as I was sure this was the end to me cause I could feel apart of me drifting away. It almost like something was dying inside me. That's when I heard a loud scream echoed through my subconscious springing me up and waking me from my coma. Unaware of what was happening I panic rushing out the room bursting down the hallway as I ran into kid flash.

" Uh? A-Alaska your a wake?! Oh thank god you're alright! You have to get in here those kids from the other day are fighting the maunders we have to go!" He says getting up grabbing my hand speed down the hallway. As we got to the front of the building where everyone was at robin turns to see me with flash as he slightly smirked.

" Good to have you back Alaska, but we have business to attend to now." Robin says pointing to the monitor of the broadcast.

" Invictus has threatened to destroy the entire city and the kids if you don't show up to fight him." Starfire says.

Still just waking up I wasn't understanding until I saw the reply on the monitor broadcast of the girl from my school and her brother fighting the villains by themselves. The reply showed every part of the fight as I watched Madelyn get beaten down by bane and Sabertooth then getting tossed through a building.

" I have to get down there! They have vanity and now they have the twins they won't stop until I show my face!"

" We aren't letting you go alone! It could be a trap and you know that" aqualad says as I begged them to let me handle it.

" If he wants a fight then that's what he is going to get. I've fought and lost to them already before. I won't make the same mistakes this time. Millions of ppl will die including the three hostages if I don't go. Robin please let me do this! Let me prove that I can be just like them!"

" This isn't about proving yourself Alaska! If you die then we fail...Look I know how bad this past year has been for you, but we are your friends and we have your back no matter what...Superman and the others may not accept you but we do" raven explains putting a hand on my shoulder.

" Alright fine, but we do this my way"

" Of course we'll follow your lead." Starfire says.

"Main priority is getting the kids and vanity out first and out of the way of danger. Then once we do that we go all out against them...no mistake, no setbacks and no tricks."

" Alright let's do this! Titans go!" Robin says as we all prepared to fly off to the scene in the titan jet.