Jump City. 12:45 pm. HIVE 5 HQ.
Jinx layed down flat against her bed. She stared at the ceiling while spinning the rose in her hands.
Why the HELL did I free him!? He ruined my room!
She heard a knocking at her door. "Come in," said Jinx. Silence followed. Aggravated, Jinx placed the rose near her mirror and opened the door. Emptiness. Jinx glared and stormed into the H.I.V.E. 5 living room.
"Alright, which one of you smartasses did it!?" Jinx questioned.
"What are you talking about butt licker!" responded Gizmo.
"I'm the leader of this team! One of you tried to play ding-dong-ditch at my room! Fess up now or so help me I'll-"
BEEP!BEEP!BEEP!
Jinx, Gizmo, Mammoth, and Billy Numerous stared down at their communicators which were flashing a dark red.
"This is See-More! I need backup at the Research Lab now, over!"
The four villains stared at each other seriously. Although they got on each other's nerves, they knew when to put their problems aside and get serious.
"We've got work to do" said Jinx.
Jump City. 1:24 pm. Research Lab.
See-More ran not daring to look back.
Almost there! Once I'm at the door I'm home free!
TAP!
The black-haired boy landed in front of the store exit, blocking the door. His cape covered his shoulders and his mask hid his identity.
"I spy with my little eye, a criminal that needs to be stopped" said Robin looking up at See-More.
See-More gulped. Sweat ran down his face.
I am so dead...
Suddenly, the door behind Robin burst open and flied straight toward the crouched hero. Robin quickly rolled out of the way and produced a metal bo staff from his utility belt. He twirled it in his hands several times and stared at the villains at the doorway.
"HIVE 5, ATTACK!" ordered Jinx.
Instantly, Mammoth roared and ran towards Robin with his fists clenched. Robin flipped over the orange-haired villain and threw several red birdarangs toward the leader Jinx. Jinx sidestepped the projectiles and laughed as one of them landed in front of her feet.
"You're gonna have to do better than that!" said Jinx smirking.
Robin smiled at the girl's words and gestured at her feet. Tied to the birdarang in front of her were two Disc Grenades. Before Jinx could react, the discs exploded sending Jinx backwards and skidding across the floor. She opened her eyes which were tearing up. Jinx quickly wiped the tears from her face and stood up. She clutched her left arm in pain but refused to scream. She would never give Robin that satisfaction. Looking back at the fight, she saw Robin knocking out each Billy Numerous clone with one swipe of his bo staff.
This is bad Jinx thought to herself.
WHOOSH!
Jinx felt a gust of wind rush past her. She turned around and saw a first-aid kit laying at her feet. Jinx opened her mouth in surprise. She crouched and opened the kit. Noticing a package of ice among its contents, she hurriedly seized it and pressed it against her left arm. The cold eased her pain a little. She looked back at the fight taking place. Mammoth was able to break the bo staff however Robin was beating the villain senseless with his fists. The villain was disoriented and unable to block the boy wonder's punches. Jinx gasped in horror.
"HIVE 5, retreat!" she ordered while sending a pink hex toward Robin.
Jinx, Mammoth, Billy Numerous, See-More, and Gizmo fled out the door. Tears were running down Mammoth's bruised face and he whimpered in pain. "Be quiet you snot face!" yelled Gizmo angrily. See-More stared at the ice pack in Jinx's hand.
"Where'd you get that?" See-More asked.
"Just keep running!" replied Jinx.
Jump City. 2:25 pm. HIVE 5 HQ.
"Looky here Billy! That no good titan hit me in the mouth!" said Billy
"Who does that guy think he is!" said Billy to Billy.
Jinx covered her face in disappointment. This wasn't the first time the HIVE 5 had been defeated. So many questions ran through her head.
Where was Kyd Wykkyd during that fight? When did Robin get so good? Where did that first-aid kit come from? Who was the idiot who ding-dong-ditched her door?
Jinx massaged her temple in frustration. Without a word, she went into her room. She wanted to figure things out. She opened her door and entered the clean room.
At least I've got my room to look forward t-...What the hell? My room is all fixed!
She examined the room. It was as if Kid Flash had never been there. She sat on her bed and sighed. Her arm was still hurting from the fight.
"Impressed?" said a voice behind her.
Jinx turned around prepared to hex the intruder. The intruder was wearing red and yellow spandex. A cocky smile grew across his lips. "Don't do that, you don't want to ruin your room again do you?" said the boy smiling.
"Kid Flash!? What the hell are you doing here!?" questioned Jinx.
"That's not a very warm welcome, especially since I cleaned your room and gave you that ice pack you're holding." replied Kid Flash.
"That was you?"
"Well it wasn't Robin, smartypants" said Kid Flash. "By the way I'm going to need to talk to Robin about self-restraint, he really beat you guys didn't he,"
"You don't need to rub it in!" replied Jinx angrily while lifting her arms for emphasis.
"Ouch!" she moaned clutching her left shoulder.
Kid Flash quickly rushed to her side and began examining her shoulder. He placed his hands on her shoulder. "Don't touch me you perv!" yelled Jinx while pulling away from his reach.
"Come back here, I can treat that injury" said Kid Flash.
"I don't need your help!" replied Jinx still clutching her shoulder.
Kid Flash ignored her words and quickly resumed treating her. Coming to a realization, Kid Flash ran out of the room and returned a second later holding a first aid kit. "Get away!" Jinx commanded. Kid Flash ignored her words once again and rolled up Jinx's sleeve. She responded by throwing a pink hex at him. Kid Flash dodged it and so the hex hit the wall of the room creating a hole. "See, what did I tell you?" Kid Flash questioned. He rushed away and returned with supplies. He fixed the hole in the wall at superspeed. "Wow! A new record, that only took me 3.02 seconds!" Kid Flash said smiling happily at his work.
"Thanks," Jinx muttered quietly.
"Aw, you don't have to hide it Jinxy, I'm happy to clean your room," said Kid Flash grinning.
"Shut up!" Jinx responded blushing.
Kid Flash rubbed an ointment on Jinx's shoulder. Jinx moaned as she felt the pain easing away. Kid Flash smiled. "Feeling better? I noticed you didn't pull away this time," said Kid Flash smiling. Normally, Jinx would have hexed him but she held back and allowed the boy to heal her. Suddenly, a question came to Jinx's mind. "Why are you helping me? I'm a villain and I put you in a level 4 containment field," Jinx said.
Kid Flash smiled and said "You also freed me from that SAME level four containment field and allowed me to escape from Madam Rouge which took a lot of guts,"
Jinx could feel herself blushing. "I owe you, if it weren't for you I might be dead" said Kid Flash while bandaging Jinx's shoulder. Jinx smiled.
What! Since when do I smile at heroes, especially Kid Flash! Jinx thought to herself. "Well I'll see you later then, if you ever need my help I'll be there, you did save my life after all" Kid Flash said standing up.
"Make sure that you ice that shoulder twice a day and let it breathe a little every four hours" Kid Flash instructed smiling.
"Thanks," Jinx replied trying hard not to blush.
"No problem, Jinxy" chuckled Kid Flash. He waved goodbye and disappeared in a flash. Jinx felt something in her hand. She looked down and saw another rose. Jinx smiled.