The Hybrid

Honey Ain't Always Sweet

The three of them found themselves being escorted down into the palace dungeon. "Please explain to me why we're going along with this?" Garfield asked.

"Queen Jinni wouldn't just order my arrest. Something's not right," Raven replied as they saw the cellmates they would be sharing the cell with. "Verloor? Lief! Lewe!" Raven exclaimed as she ran into the cell and hugged each one of them. The cell door closed shut behind them.

"It's so good to see you again. I knew you would come back," Lief smiled, hugging her back.

"It's nice to see you're alive and well. I just wish this reunion was done under... better circumstances," Verloor sighed. Lewe hugged Raven.

"Mrs. Raven. You're back!" The hyena happily smiled.

"You keep growing," Raven noticed.

"Or maybe you keep getting shorter," Lewe joked, causing Raven to roll her eyes.

"Keep dreaming," She muttered. "Everyone this is my friend, Garfield, aka Beast Boy."

"Hey," Beast Boy almost shyly said, "Um... is there a particular reason why you guys are in here?"

"Why is Queen Jinni wanting our arrest?" Raven asked. Lief sighed as he sat down in the stone-cold cell.

"There have been a set of imposters around the village. It's been so bad that Kadiba had to run away with his children to avoid the conflict. Queen Jinni is doing this as a precaution, not an actual issue."

"Imposters? Then just show your awesome might or stuff like that," Ed proposed.

"That's the issue. Fast darts of light stealing people's possessions, frightened people hearing laughter in the night, and a set of lions all seeming very similar to Lief spotted stealing a wagon of cargo. Someone is copying us, but they're doing a good job of it," Lief sighed. Raven thought to herself in silence.

"Then why have the hybrid imprisoned?" Lewe asked. Raven thought about it. No one knew the answer.

"Simple, get information without the confusion," Garfield explained. "If this queen knows that you guys are going to be here, then she knows that any action made outside the palace is someone else. But she has to figure out who. The Hybrid could help, but only so much. It's a tactical advantage. Clear the field of your true allies, find out what's true and what's not." Garfield thought. "Or she's expecting us to go to her ourselves."

"What do you mean?" Verloor asked.

"How many humans do you know that are running around here?" Beast Boy pointed out. "We'll just wait until word goes to her that we are arrested." Beast Boy sat crisscross legged and started meditating. Raven walked over to him and meditated as well. She and the others were impressed that Beast Boy took the time to be calm in this situation. It was really contrary to what he normally did. But then. "*SNORE*" The noise startled the group, but Raven was the quickest to get up and slap the green teen awake. "BAh City Urchins!"

"Nice to see that you're up and about," Verloor snickered, but Beast Boy suddenly seemed serious.

"No, I think I know who's doing all of this. I... I just had a vision. There was a triplet of lion brothers, a falcon carrying a light, and a mocking bird."

"Okay, why a mocking bird," Raven asked.

"The mocking birds here are very good ones. They can even imitate a fully grown lion roar," Lewe explained.

"What else did you see?" Raven asked.

"They were all kids. I didn't see a leader or anything. But they're definitely street rats. Um... no pun intended," Beast Boy muttered. Raven thought to herself.