"Deep breaths..." Soaren breathed.
"Dude, you'll be fine." Speedy said.
"I've been doing this my whole life." Batgirl said.
"That doesn't mean you should be overconfident." Nightwing said, "just because you've been doing this a while, doesn't mean you know everything. There are still a lot of things you still need to learn."
"There's always a first for everything." Soaren smirked.
"How does that relate to anything?" Speedy asked.
"Ssh...we're going in." Nightwing shushed the girls. Then they all tiptoed out from the bushes and entered the west wing of the prison through a cracked window of the prison. Nightwing hoisted Speedy and Batgirl up into the window silently while Soaren extended her wings and flew through the window, landing silently on the cold cobblestone.
"That's so cool!" Speedy whispered to Soaren as they eyed her wings.
"Thanks!" Soaren winked as she ruffled her feathers.
"Okay. I'll leave you guys here. Your objective is to round up the stray prisoners." Nightwing explained. There was a large moment of silence.
"...wait, what?!" Speedy whispered.
"You heard me." Nightwing said, "there are four prison escapees, two on each floor, and it's your job to return them to their cells."
"Wait, did you let them out on purpose?" Soaren gasped.
"We were given permission from the prison warden to let them out for your training purposes." Nightwing explained, "you have Batgirl, me, the team, AND the Justice League on speed-dial. Plus, they all have inhibitor collars, so they don't have any powers."
"Oh great...were gonna die..." Soaren groaned.
"No you're not. We won't let that happen. It'd be bad for our reputation." Nightwing said, earning himself a couple chuckles and eye rolls.
"So where are they?" Batgirl asked.
"The two prisoners you three are looking for are on this one level. But just this one level is huge. If you want out of this mission, I can take you back to the cave, and dismiss you." Nightwing said.
"...you mean, like, kick us off the team?" Speedy asked.
"Until you're ready to try again, yes." Nightwing nodded.
They all gulped nervously, now knowing that if they really wanted to be on the team, there was no going back now.
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"You're kidding, right?!" Alacrity whispered in horror as they walked through the halls of the prison.
"This is so terrifying!!" Night Owl shrieked in a whisper.
"Will you two just suck it up and shut up already?!" Jet whispered.
"Sorry..." Alacrity clutched Night Owl's arm.
"Wait..." Jet stopped them. They all stopped in their tracks.
"What?" Night Owl asked.
"Hear that? Footsteps." Jet said.
"Uh, no we can't." Alacrity said, "is this, like, super amazing hawk instincts?"
"Maybe." Jet looked around cautiously. He closed his eyes to listen. Suddenly, he shoved both girls back as a giant figure fell where they used to be standing.
"What the heck is THAT?!" Night Owl gasped. They all looked at the giant figure that crouched before them. In the dim light, the large figure looked scaly and dark swamp green.
"S-swamp thing? Just a g-guess!" Alacrity stuttered.
"Those teeth...that tail...it's..." Night Owl muttered, "Killer Croc." Suddenly, Jet felt something graze his back. He turned around, but when he did, someone had him in a headlock...with a claw to his neck.
"Now listen, handsome." a female voice drawled, "if you and your little girl friends back out of this now and let us out, I might let you three live..."
"Never in a million years." Jet growled through clenched teeth.
"Oh...pity...and at such a young age, too..." the person moved her other claws to his neck, ready to slice him open. Alacrity gasped as she saw who was holding Jet,
"...Cheetah...?!"
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"But really. How hard could this be?" Soaren asked.
"At least we're not dying..." Speedy sighed. Suddenly, they heard sinister cackles.
"Hello, children..." the voice said. They all peered through the dark.
"Who's that?!" Batgirl called.
"...Your worst nightmare..." the voice said. All they could see was a silhouette.
"Is it just me, or does that silhouette look like a...." Soaren's face turned pale, "...a scarecrow."
"Run!!" Speedy shouted, but when they turned around, they ran into a tall man with a hood and a muscled chest.
"Not. So. Fassssst." the man said. He flashed them an evil, sharp-toothy grin, "where do you think you're going?" He started walking forward, making the girls slowly walk backwards.
"You WILL let us free from this living hell, won't you?" the man asked.
"Besides...it all really is...a living nightmare." The Scarecrow said, "would you care to experience it?"
"Kobra..." Batgirl said, "I remember going off with this guy. He lost. Miserably."
"Yeah...I'd love to hear your backstory later..." Speedy said as they stood back to back, surrounded by two villains.
"Oh trust me...you don't want to know my backstory." Batgirl said.
"Enough talk." Kobra said rolling his neck, the cracks from his joints echoing through the hall, "let's fight."
-To be continued!-
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Young Justice Season 4 - The Red X Factor
FanfictionSeason 1 was based on the team as a whole, Season 2 was based on Blue Beetle, and Season 3 was based on Nightwing. Now, the slate was wiped clean. Kid Flash is back, the Light is back on the run, and the Teen Titans visit occasionally. But a slate w...
