Kid Flash returned to his apartment in Central City after another day of fighting crime. Nothing big today, two robberies, one mugging, and a kitten stuck in a tree. He was just about to change and retire to the couch when he got a call on his Titans communicator. He grabbed it and answered.

"Robin? Whats Up?"

"Kid, we have a problem."

"What's wrong Robin? Another person showed up wanting to take over the world?"

"Actually, the opposite."

"What do you mean?"

Kid Flash heard Robin take a deep breath. "Kid, Jinx is missing."

Central City turned into a blur as Kid Flash took of without a second thought. In about 30 seconds, he had reached Jump City. Another second got him to Titans Tower with Robin waiting for him at the ground entrance. He probably made the call from there, knowing what Kid Flash would do.

"Robin, what are you talking about? If this is a joke, I'm not laughing."

"It's not a joke Kid. Go see for yourself." Kid Flash complied and went immediately to Jinx's room. She often stayed at Titans Tower, so the Titans gave her own room; which was decorated much like her old room at Hive Headquarters. Beast Boy swore she got the stuff from Raven. As Robin had said, she wasn't there. He zoomed around the room, but found nothing. Her closet was empty, her sketchpads were gone, as well as all the pictures she had.

"She just left. We don't know why. But she left a note in your room. We didn't read it." Raven said as she appeared behind him. Kid Flash ran past and down the hall to his room. On the bedside table were three objects. One was a sheet of paper. The second was a Titans communicator. The last was a rose. He picked up the note. In Jinx's script, it read,

Dear Wally,

If you're reading this you probably know I left the Tower. And since you probably found my communicator, you'll know that I've left the team. It's kind of hard to explain, but I have to leave. I'm not gonna make this some sappy letter like you see in movies. Don't worry alright? And don't come looking for me.

-Jinx

Wally crumpled the letter in disbelief.

Chapter 1

7 years later

"Flash, you distract him." Superman called.

"Got it." Flash began to literally run circles around Bane. The normally Gotham-centered villain had tried to rob the Metropolis First Bank, and since Batman, and Flash and Green Lantern were bored, they and Superman were fighting the drug addict.

Flash and Superman's attack was coordinated so as soon as Flash halted Superman flew in to punch out Bane. While the attack originally worked, Bane got right back up.

"Gee, how does Bats put up with this guy?" Flash wondered.

"Flash, those civilians are too close to this." Superman informed him

"I'm on it." Flash zoomed towards the crowd, trying to bring order and police to the area. He didn't notice Bane lift up a car to throw at Superman, who easily dodged, but the car went sailing towards Flash and the civilians.

"Crap." Green Lantern swore and created a long green hand to catch the car. But it was moving to fast, he wasn't going to reach it in time. Suddenly, pink hexes shot up and knocked the car away.

The show of power stopped Flash. "Jinx?" he said under his breath. He turned back to find Bane had disappeared. Superman and Green Lantern were looking around confused. They came to the ground to meet Flash. Superman negotiated and talked with the police before returning.

"What happened right there?" John asked. "As soon as those energy bursts appeared, we looked away for a minute and then Bane was gone."

"Another question would be what was Bane doing here?"

"Um, guys. I don't mean to sound crazy, but I'm not sure they were energy bursts." Wally said. Two confused faces returned his comment. "Look, could be wrong, but they reminded me of another kind of power, it was magic-based and belonged to someone I used to know. Anyway, I gotta go, but I'll catch you guys later." Wally sped away to where he had a clear view of the crowd. He was about to believe what he was looking for wasn't there, but then he saw a figure turning into an alleyway. He was there in less than a second, but they were gone.

Bane entered the office of the abandoned warehouse. It wouldn't be his first choice, but with all the machines and other gizmos, his employer had a pretty good base of operations. Upon entering, Bane said, "I did what you asked. The girl was definitely in Metropolis, and if you're right, she lives pretty close if not in the city."

The employer turned around. His youthful appearance and physique never failed to surprise even the boy didn't look older than fifteen. But Bane also knew it wasn't just the appearance, for the boy was only sixteen years old. "What about those heroes, did they see her?"

"Not that I saw, pero la chica no estaba ocultando."

"If she wasn't hiding she'd be easier to find, but your right the hexes weren't discreet." The boy looked at the gadget on Bane's belt. "Good to see the transportation device got you here in one piece. I'll still have to work out some other kinks before it could be used again. As for your money, it's been transferred to your bank account." He said.

"If there is anything else you need from me, for the right price, I'll be more than willing."

"No there is not. Now that I know she's here I'll be doing this using brains, not muscle." he answered.

"Well than, I'll just be going back to Gotham." he moved towards the door before asking. "Why do you care so much about finding this girl?"

"Because I want her to suffer." he answered. "I want Jinx to pay for abandoning the Hive Five." Gizmo glowered at the memory of his old teammate, his past leader, and his former friend.

Later that night at a bar in Metropolis, a news reporter was covering the attack that happened earlier played on the TV. One petite girl with pink hair and black clothes was wiping down the bar when she heard some yelling from men at a table.

"Heroes!" One, obviously drunk said. "Always thinking there so great just because they have some special abilities, while the rest of us have to praise and worship them like they're some sort of god."

"And those Justice Leaguers, they're the worse." slurred another one. "What sort of name is that anyway? Justice League? I never heard anyting more stupid." he spat on stupid. The girl felt her grip tighten on the rag.

"And they think they can do anything they please!" yet another one half said/half shouted. "Just the other week I saw that stinkin' speeding idiot in the red spandex flirting with a whole bunch of women after some robbery, and I swear half of them were married!" Somewhere, something snapped. All the beer bottles (and there were quite a lot) at the men's table exploded with a piercing shriek and the smallest tint of pink. All heads snapped to the table now covered in glass, beer, and all three men were bleeding from a few cuts.

"Hey what do you think you're doing?" the owner of the bar, a stocky man in his late forties, yelled. A few yells and curses were exchanged before the men were thrown out of the bar and a waitress started to clean up the mess. Soon the chatter rose back up and normality returned. The woman smirked to herself and grabbed a fresh beer.

A few hours later the bar had lost all it's customer to the bright sun rising out side. The manager moved behind the bar, for the bartender had moved to a stool.

"I suppose that small explosion earlier was your doing?"

"Yep."

"Did you really need to do that?"

"I can't help if they had a bit of bad luck."

"That's the same excuse you always use Jinx."

The pink-haired 23-year old took off her sunglasses, so her pink-cat eyes could be seen twinkling with devious intentions. "It's the only one I have." she stood up and grabbed her purse. "I better be going."

"You're not supposed to drive when you've been drinking." He said.

Jinx rolled her eyes.

"Just be careful." Jinx walked out of the bar and down the street to where she had parked her black BMW convertible. She started the engine and drove out of the city and another twenty minutes away to a more suburban area, at the far end of town was a hill on which a huge mansion rested surrounded by a few acres of property. She drove up to the large gate entrance. A tablet that read 'Hexe Academy for Extraordinary Boys and Girls' was on each side of the gate, and a large iron fence surrounded the school. Despite this, and its incredible size, the school didn't look very imposing. The woods; which were on either side of the fence, extended into campus at some areas, and both sides of the long driveway were dotted with trees and bushes. When you finally got up the driveway, there was a large Victorian-style white building, five stories and the basement, and had a curved room that slightly extended the mansion on one corner that looked like a tower. Jinx parked her car in a garage off to the side and entered the building. Quiet and dark. All the children would be in bed. She made her way through the kitchen and into the family room, heading towards the stairs when a voice rang out.

"There you are. Where have you been? No, don't tell me, at the bar, right? On a Sunday night."

"Hello Aria."

Aria sighed. She was standing at the top of the stairs in a white night gown. Her hair was down and messy and she spoke quietly.

"So you were at the bar."

"It is where I normally come from if I'm just getting home at this hour. The children asleep?"

"Yes. They do have class tomorrow."

"Have you been waiting up for me?"

"I saw your car coming."

"Ah. Well you better get back to sleep. Class starts in a few hours."

"What about you? You have a class to."

"Aria, after all these years you should know not to worry about it. Now, get some sleep." Jinx said as she passed Aria on her way to next flight of stairs.

"Fine." Aria relented. But after a few moments she called, "Jade?"

Jinx stopped. "Yeah?"

"That fight I Metropolis, where you. . ."

Jinx smiled. "I was working late and was caught with a group of pedestrians. Everyone's fine."

"I was just wondering, because, you know."

"Don't worry about it Aria. Besides, he wouldn't have even recognized me. He's never met Jade Hexe." Jinx assured Aria before proceeding up the stairs.

Half the first floor was taken up by a ballroom that hadn't been used for balls in half a century, along with had the formal receiving room, Aria's office, a dining room, and the kitchen. The second room had been converted to multiple classrooms, and a science lab. The third floor had six bedrooms and a bathroom, the boys level. The fourth was the same, but for girls. Jinx's destination was the fifth floor. The first part was a smaller receiving/living room, for more private matters. A hallway branched in two directions, one to lead to Aria's bedroom, and one that led to Jinx's quarters. Jinx entered her bedroom, and sighed tiredly. It was by far the biggest room in the mansion. It also had a giant walk-in closet, master bathroom, and a corner outfitted for Jinx to do experiments. Double glass doors were center of the right wall, which was simply floor-to-ceiling windows, and they opened to a balcony that was right next to the tower. The part of her bedroom that was the tower was closed off, only accessible by a locked door to the side.. The whole room was decorated in black, purple and pink. All around the room was magic items and totems. Tiredly, Jinx changed into her night clothes. She flopped onto the bed, about to go to sleep when she turned her head to the bedside table. On it sat a picture and a flower. The picture was taken around seven years ago. It showed Jinx as a young girl, smiling, surrounded by teenagers all adorned in bright costumes. With the distraction of the Teen Titans in the picture, most wouldn't bother to notice the arm around Jinx's waist. The flower was a full, bright red rose. It was kept in a yellow vase, which Jinx often found herself smirking over. With a sigh, Jinx closed her eyes, thinking, as she often did, of none other than Wally West.