The Joys Of A City

[Serenity♥]

The wind moved and blew and turned as it soared over the city of Keystone. It blew over cars, people, and the Museum of Keystone. No one really noticed the figure on top of the roof, her hands behind her head, her eyes closed, a smirk layed on her lips.

Serenity opened her blue/grey eyes and looked around. Her brown hair moved with the wind. She stood up quickly and smiled even bigger. Ah, the feeling of the wind carressing your body!

Serenity looked over the area, her eyes trying to take everything in. Her roaming sight stopped when she saw a disturbence. Smoke. Bells ringing. Screaming. Fire.

Serenity put up a hand. Shadows gathered to become a swirling portal. Quickly she stepped into it, only to appear where the fire and smoke was. She looked around and found out what happened. A bank was on fire. A few men with black ski masks were running out with trash bags. Her smirk was on her face as she neared the men with her shadow. The joy of a city.

[whiteraven]

Fire, smoke, screams. There had been a thievery, several petty thieves who set the building on fire to cover their traces. Raven happened to be in the neighborhood. Flying through the crowd she assessed the situation in a heart's beat and made her decision. There were still people in there to help.

Fearlessly, the Azarathian woman strode into the collapsing structure. Using her powers to help her know where the safest place to walk was and where surviving bank workers were cowering. Once she had found them all, she closed her eyes and reached out with her soul self - eating the people's fear.

The emotion was replaced by bewilderment, and they easily complyed when Raven told them to follow her out of the building. The flames roared higher and smoke filled the air, several creaking beams fell from the cealing but at last the cloaked, hooded woman had them all out.

The crowd around her gasped as they saw her. The teenager realised her face was black and streaky with soot, the edge of her cape had been burned and her eyes glowed white in the shadows, reflecting the flame. Carefully ignoring their fear of her, though, Raven turned to the thieves, only to see them being approached by a girl of much the same age. Striding up to stand beside this girl, Raven growled,

"You want me to split 'em up for you?"

[Serenity♥]

As the crowd gasped at the hooded girl, Serenity got her shadow around the men. She heard a voice and turned to see a girl, about her age, in a dark blue cloak.

"Nah. I got 'em." Serenity said, smirking. She walked closer to the men and placed a hand on the forehead of one of the men. All his memories were transfored to Serenity in a flash. Quickly, she sent all the man's bad memories back, causing him to fall to his knees.

OOC:Should this be S and Raven's first encounter or can they be old friends like on Endless?

[whiteraven]

((I say we compromise. what if they were best friends like on endless before the war, but after they just lost contact. I dunno what you did but they haven't seen each other since.))

Raven's brow furrowed in confusion when the other girl spoke. Her voice seemed almost - familliar. But Raven couldn't put a finger on where it was from. As the Azarathian thought, her counterpart lept into action, trapping one of the men in shadow and placing a hand on his shoulder. He cried out, tears making his ski-mask wet.

At that moment Raven relaxed and she floated up so she was sitting in the air cross-legged. She knew where she had seen those powers before and how that voice was so familliar. Tantatively, a woman from the crowd came up to Raya, asking, Aren't - aren't you going to help her?

Raven only shook her head as she whiped soot off her face, "No, I have a feeling she doesn't need it."

[Serenity♥]

Serenity rolled her eyes at the man on the ground. He was crying over the memory of read the book 'Where The Red Fern Grows'. What is wrong with the people of today? She sighed and turned toward the other men.

Something in the back of Serenity's mind was trying to point out something to her. Something familier. She just shook it off. She quickly made the two men fall to their knees and police sirens started going off.

Serenity cast a look at the girl with the cloak. Dark blue cloak, red belt, hooded face, creepy but cool powers. Why was that familiar? She closed her eyes breifly and thought through her memories. It was difficult through the memories of others, but soon, she foud what she was looking for.

Serenity's eyes snapped open. How could she forget her partner in pranks? The person who helped her rid herself of the evil in her mind? A smirk spread on her face as she walked closer to Raven.

"So..." she started slowly. "How ya been?" she asked. Serenity realized how much she missed Raven. She had been her best friend, and the only one to know her secrets.

[whiteraven]

((Hey, I cried when I first read Where the Red Fern Grows. Sure I was ten years old... buuuut... ^_~))

Raven's eyes popped open as Serenity's emotions changed from purely work related to sudden memory's. Looking down at her oldest and best friend, Raven showed no sign of happienes on her face, but it was obvious all around her. Floating back down to the ground, Serenity asked her So... How ya been?

"I won't lie," Raven said dryly, "it's a work in progress." Sure enough, she seemed paler than usual, but in her mind she was ecstatic to have found her friend.

The sound of fire trucks filled the air and Raven's head jerked around. Not wanting to be seen by the law enforcement, she jerked her head in the opposite direction and led S. off away from the crowds. When they had gained enough distance, she slowed down and asked,

"And you? I haven't heard much of you. Managed to stay out of the news pretty well."

[Serenity♥]

Serenity looked at Raven. She had no emotion at all on her face, and yet, it was like she was smiling. As they walked away, Serenity thought about the answer to Raven's question.

"Yeah. Been going here and there, not really settling anywhere. I've tried to help out when I can, but other than that, nothing much." Serenity said. After a few moments, she asked, "Were you one of the ones in the war?" She could see that something had affected her friend.

[whiteraven]

Raven nodded to What Serenity said. It was just like her to wander, Raven wanted to ask about the places she had been, things she had seen. However, her next question slowed the words in Raven's mouth.

"Yah, I guess you could say that." She finally answered with a wave of her hand as if it weren't much of anything. Being an Untouchable wasn't a good thing these days with a price on your head.

After another pause, Raven asked in a compleatly differen't tone, "So, you ever go to Canada?"

[Serenity♥]

Serenity was remembering all the things her and Raven did those years ago. They were sent to a Superhero camp, escaped together, Raven walked Serenity's mind, defeating the evil that resided there, and finally, a smile came to her face. The two became villains for a while, finding fun in it.

She snapped out of her trance at Raven's question. She smirked. "Canada? Yes. I've been planning to go there. See the lovely moose and the telephone system." she said, joking.

OOC: ROFL. I luv Monty Python and the Holy Grail and the moose and telephone thing is from the credits. Tehe.

[whiteraven]

((Ohhh, yah. I know montey Python real well. ;D))

Raven quirked an eyebrow at Serenity, saying serious. "There are many interesting furry animals in Canada. I'de be careful about the big ones, however. A moose bit my sister, once. She was carving her initials into it's flank with an electric toothbrush she got from a relative in swedon." Raya paused dramatically, "Poor brittany wasn't all that bright."

[Serenity♥]

OOC: Dies laughing. That is so funny!!! I luv that part!

Serenity chuckled and shook her head. "Why is that all girls named Brittany are never really bright?" she wondered aloud. She shrugged her shoulders and sighed. "But it was a very interesting thing to do. Carve youre initals in the moose. Creative." she commented.

"So why the question about Canada? Thinking of going there, eh?" she asked, seriousness in her eyes, yet a childish smirk on her face.

[whiteraven]

Raven shrugged and shook her head, avoiding Serenity's serious eyes by carefully looking at the sky. "Not really, just curious. Heard it was a nice place is all." It was a lame finish, and Raven could have kicked herself in the leg. Canada? Really? That's the best she could come up with?

((sorry it's so short. Any ideas?))

[Serenity♥]

OOC: Nope. Not much. I can't think. Maybe we should go to Canada... terrorize some moose or go evil or something.

Serenity stopped walking and looked to the sky. Rain started pouring from the sky, soaking her quickly. But she smiled and accepted the rain. It was so calming.

"I have a place around here. You want to got there, try to see what we can do?" she asked, her wet hair in her face. Behind her, a dark portal was already opening.

[whiteraven]

As the rain started coming down, Raven made a shield above and around her back like a great half circle, shielding her from the rain perfectly. Looking over at Serenity as she soaked up the water. S. was sopping in no time. "You're mad." She said, before stepping gratefully into the porthole.

((Make a thread somewhere for us to pop out into and PM me ;D))

[Serenity♥]

Already! High ho silver, away!!!!

Serenity gave a fun out laugh. "It comes with the job!" she exclaimed. She thought of the apartment and stepped into the portal.

"Next stop, Gotham."