Chapter 1:

Spellbound

"C'mon, don't you want him to like you?"

"There's nothing to worry about! It's not like she's going to turn you into a witch. You'll be fine, Lucky."

"Yeah, just do it! You're going to knock his socks off when he sees you after you have one of her potions!"

Lucy Nicole Diaz never said she wanted to "knock his socks off" with her looks, or to even catch his attention. Just seeing him and his brilliant smile was enough to make her day better.

Her friends, however, insisted that she should do this. Lucy wasn't stupid, though, she'd heard the rumors about this witch. She heard that the witch cursed people who asked her for a potion to make them stronger, smarter, or anything really. But her potions definitely worked, curse or not, and people would go to try their luck.

Lucy's nickname was 'Lucky', but she never felt that lucky... Especially now that she stood in front of the home of a witch. She got her nickname because she had a nice home, family, and overall a nice life in general. Who could want more? Lucy felt, for the most part, contented. But even a simple girl like her had someone special that frequently came into her thoughts.

It was a normal crush but, like almost every normal crush, she had never spoken to him. She didn't think she needed to since his friends that were in the same class as her would talk about him all the time. As a plus she had a window seat that let her see him quite often.

She still wanted to talk to him, but one look at herself in the mirror would tell her that it was pointless in trying. Every visit to the mirror got her a lecture from her mind. "You're not half as pretty as the other girls that like him. Don't think for one minute that you even have a chance with him!" That's what she would tell herself inside.

The boy was the most handsome and athletic guy in her school, and a number of girls also frequently had their eyes on him. Most tried to get more into sports so they could have something in common with him. Lucy was pretty athletic herself, but she didn't strive to be better than she already was. She preferred art. It was quiet, and helped her calm down and think when tests were hard, or her friends hadn't been as nice to her as she wanted. They'd jokingly insult her, then say they were kidding, but it still hurt.

She met them because one day they came up to her saying they liked him to and that they should all be great friends that can talk about him together. They never talked about him that much, though... And on that fateful day she found out why.

It was February 13th.

The plan was that Lucy would go in, ask the witch inside to turn her into a beautiful girl, and come out as such. Then the next day at school (Valentine's day) she would go up to her crush, hand him the chocolates she made him, and then they'd fall in love or something. That's what her friends told her would most likely happen... If she got the potion.

Said friends were waiting about a block away from the creepy looking townhouse. Making Lucy go in alone. They encouraged her to, saying she would be fine, and so she went. She trusted them more than anyone but her parents, and they didn't even know she was doing this.

But she really should've known better. That's what she would think for the rest of her life...

Lucy stood in front of the shop. It looked old, abandoned, and most of all creepy. She fiddled with her strawberry blond hair and wondered if she should really do this. 'No, I'll be fine. They said so! ...So...' she thought before taking a deep breath and slowly walking inside the old shop.

It was dark inside. The room was filled with cobwebs and dust. Not wasting a moment she found an entrance to the back room where she had seen a strange light coming from. It had quite a few bookshelves, and there was a huge pot in the center of the room. Next to it stood a rather old... lady? Lucy wasn't really sure. After some quick thinking she decided it must be a woman, and hoped she wasn't assuming incorrectly.

The elderly woman by the pot wore an old, tan cloak. Her hair was a mess of thin grey hair, and her eyes were a crazed green color. Her nose was rather long and had a few warts on it. As Lucy noted the features of the elderly woman, said woman glanced up and saw her.

"And who might you be, my dear?" the woman asked, sounding kind and gentle. Lucy felt less tense all of a sudden and put on a small smile. "Um... I'm uh... Lucy..." she stuttered. "Lucy?" the lady echoed and she nodded. "I see... And why are you here? This is no place for such a cute girl as yourself."

"Oh! I wanted to ask you... for a potion... if I may?" Lucy explained, hoping she wouldn't anger the woman. "Ooh! Why of course, my dear! Come here and tell me what you would like!" the lady said joyfully. Lucy smiled and felt a little braver as she came forward and stopped by the kind lady.

"What kind of potion would you like, dear?" she asked sweetly. "Um... A potion to make me look beautiful..." Lucy answered shyly. "A beauty potion? But why? You are already so nice looking!" the lady said as one of her old, frail hands began to pet her hair.

"Well... It's just that there's this guy I like at school and... I don't think he'd like me the way I look now..." she explained as best she could. "Aww... I see, dear. I understand. A beauty potion you shall have!" And with that said the old woman began to mix things together in her huge pot.

The liquid turned many colors, making Lucy feel a little hesitant now. It was pure white after the first item, but then another item was thrown in and it changed to an ugly grey color. Next it turned bright red, and after that the lady stirred and sprinkled something sparkly into the pot and the changing liquid halted to a light pink color.

The old lady picked up a spoon and glass, and poured some of her potion into it. "There, that should do it," she said and handed Lucy the potion, "Drink up, my dear!" Lucy nodded and took it a bit hesitantly, then just starred. It was pink, but for some reason the smell was giving her an uneasy feeling.

Nonetheless she drank every last drop in the glass. After a moment, rather suddenly, the old woman in front of her began to laugh. "W-what? What's so funny?" Lucy asked, her voice sounding more worried than she wanted it to. "Oho! This is just too good! I've really out-done myself this time! Ehehehehee!" she howled as she reached for a mirror and handed it to Lucy.

But what the young girl saw was not herself, but a grey-skinned girl with pink eyes and hair. She let out a loud scream, which shockingly sent out a pink spark from somewhere and made the mirror explode. Both ladies ducked just in time to avoid most of the flying mirror pieces. The old woman wasn't laughing anymore.

"What did you just do?" she asked rather calmly, but her face showed otherwise. "What did I JUST DO?! What did YOU DO?!" Lucy yelled in reply, standing up as she glared angrily down at the old woman. The witch, as Lucy now would call her, began to tremble. Just as Lucy was wondering why the lady was so frightened she happened to see a full-sized mirror behind the trembling witch. Pink eyes, her eyes, glowed brightly and angrily as they seemed to glare back at her from the mirror.

Lucy scared herself again and let out another loud scream. Then suddenly everything around her was exploding. Without another thought she turned and ran out as fast as she could, abandoning the awful witch that had turned her into this monster.

Upon coming out of the exploding building Lucy ran into her three friends. They had come to see how things were going after they heard screaming. They were almost as stunned as she was at that moment.

"Lucy...?" one girl asked. Lucy could only wait in worry. She began to fear that they wouldn't be her friends anymore because of how she looked. Her voice wasn't allowing her to say a thing, and besides that she didn't know what to say. Then the unthinkable happened: They laughed. They were laughing at her. "You look ridiculous!" one commented. "Haha! He'll never like you now!" another said through her laughs.

'It was all a trick...' Lucy realized as she starred at the girls in shock. "You..." she began angrily through grit teeth, "You lied to me!"

"Of course we did! We couldn't let a once cute girl like you," she giggled, "have even the slightest chance of getting him to... oh my gosh your eyes are GLOWING!" the third girl shrieked. The other girls joined in before a pink spark made a near by fire hydrant explode and soak them.

Lucy took a few steps closer and looked down at the girls that had fallen to their knees. "You will pay for this..." she said darkly, then ran away and left them.

The next hour felt like a blur. People were starring at her as she ran by. Some were laughing, but that soon changed to screaming. Things would explode, and she would run. Leaving people fearing for their lives. Finally she came to the city park as rain poured down harshly on the unfortunate girl.

"Why... Why did things get so messed up?" she asked herself as she fell to her knees in despair. "Why..." she began to sob, saying that one word over and over until her sobbing wouldn't let her say it anymore.

"Poor thing..." said an unknown voice.

She knew 'thing' meant her, and it hurt. Lucy angrily looked up and saw an old, tall man standing in front of her. He continued to stare for a moment before he bent down closer to her. She glared in return, but he didn't seem frightened at all.

"Would you like to come with me? I run a school and dorm that helps unfortunate people like you that the rest of society shuts out. It could give your life meaning once again."

The offer definitely sounded nice, but she wasn't just going to go with some stranger. He could be lying afterall. Who could she trust?

As if he knew what she was thinking he said, "I know it's hard to trust anyone right now, but believe me when I tell you that your life will get better if you come with me. You'll make friends, friends you can trust, and you'll have a home to come back to."

That would've sounded normal to her an hour and a half ago, but now it sounded impossible and non-existent. So she stayed silent. For some reason she didn't feel she could say yes or no. "So? Will you come with me?" he asked, interrupting her thoughts.

Lucy said nothing for a moment as she thought over her options. Which were: A) Go with the stranger or B) Wander around aimlessly with these new powers out of control. Needless to say, going with the stranger sounded like the better option.

'...Well, if something goes wrong I can always zap him, I guess.' she thought rather casually before answering him. "Yes, I will."

And from that day on she was called Jinx. Not Lucy, and most definitely not Lucky.

Thanks for reading chapter 1! This is kinda my own little take on how I think Jinxy got her powers, and it will be used as sort of a plot point in this fanfic.

Jinxed is going to focus on Jinx and Kid Flash's relationship(because it is so adorable and fun to write about) growing over the time they spend together after the big battle with the Brain and his talking ape friend. (I haven't seen that episode in ages so forgive me for not remembering the villain's name...) So if you're not a fan of this ship I suggest you buckle up(andpreparetobeconverted) or go find another way to waste your time. :P

Anyways, I just wanted to post her backstory first because it'll be nice if you, reader, know ahead of time. That way you kinda know what Jinx went through before the events next to come happen. And, as a plus, you get the enjoyment of watching poor Kid Flash try and figure it out because she's not going to open up easily to our favorite speedster. ;)

Every chapter after this will most likely always include both of them.(Hopefully I'll get to sneak in some other characters that are near-and-dear to our hearts when the time calls them!) Hopefully the rest of this fanfic won't be as boring as this chapter probably was. XD

Next chapter will have some Flinx goodness so look forward to it! :D

Hugs and cake,

~Panda-chiiii