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Chapter 12 - Elko

"Miss Hall, I'm Mercy Graves. It's an honor to finally talk to you. Can I interest you in something else to eat? Grass fed ribeye? Chia pudding? Name anything you'd like." Mercy smiled.

"How about letting me go?" Erin suggested.

"I'm afraid they don't have that on doordash." She dropped her smile.

Erin chuckled slightly before abruptly stopping,"What have you done to Conner and Gar?"

"Exactly as he wanted. We didn't force him to come back. It was his choice." Mercy explained.

"Yeah, 'cause you guys are all about free will here." Erin rolled her eyes,"Loving my room, by the way."

"My apologies for any discomfort. We just wanted to contain your... Energy... To ensure we had the opportunity to talk." Mercy nodded slowly.

"Let me guess, you can 'fix' me to?" Erin raised a brow.

"No. But I could help you. I could offer you what Ra's Al Ghul never did. Mr Al' Ghul and CADMUS Industries have crossed paths from time to time. He's a brilliant man, although not the nicest and not entirely altruistic, no matter how he wishes to appear. He saved you. Gave you the gift of life, but only as it suited his needs. His purpose. Did he ever ask you what you want, for yourself? Has anyone? Or do they just string you along... Using you for their own ends, with little concern for you or your welfare? CADMUS will focus on you. Help you explore your powers to their fullest. Help you be... Everything you want to be." Mercy explained.

"What I want to be, is a Titan." Erin told her.

**

"I spoke to Mr. Luthor. There have been some changes regarding Subject 13, Project Eusfur and Project Rakshasa." Mercy walked out to Walter.

Walter turned to her,"With all due respect Ms Graves, I don't answer to you."

"Well, that's one of the changes. Now you do." Mercy instructed.

What do we do about her?" Walter gestured to Erin.

"She says she wants to be a Titan, reunited with her team. I think it's an excellent idea." Mercy laughed.

**

Kayleigh walked out of the room before she tapped the phone. This was her first time using it. She put the phone up to her ear and tapped her foot. One ring... Two ring... Three rings...

"Hello? Erin?" Kayleigh waited before she talked again, "I'm... I'm sorry, I never should of left you. I-I did something bad, I hurt... Someone. I just want to come home to you. Just- Phone me, please?"

There was nothing. No answer.

"I miss you." Kayleigh sighed and hung up before she walked back into the room.

"Any luck?" Rachel asked her.

Kayleigh shook her head.

Rachel sighed,"It's not like her."

"Maybe.. She just doesn't know how to work her phone yet. I only learned there." Kayleigh suggested.

"I thought Gar was teaching her." Rachel told her.

"Maybe... So what did she wanna do?" Kayleigh pointed to the girl who now had cards.

"Tarot?" Rachel raised a brow.

Kayleigh shrugged and sat down across from the woman, "So, what's this?"

"Your past. "The Tower. Uh... Upheaval. It leads to a period of darkness. Your present... The moon. The realm of dreams. Your unconscious knows the way back to the light. You have to trust your intuition. It will guide you to your purpose. Your future... The hanged man. Brutality is coming your way. You must... Prepare to make a great sacrifice or... Suffer a great loss." She explained.

"Rachel!" She heard Dick's voice.

"Holy fuck." Rachel jumped back.

"You okay?" The woman asked.

"Yeah...Yeah. I thought I saw something." She shook her head.

"Eriel." The woman spoke as another woman walked in.

"What's wrong?" The woman asked.

"It's your father." Eriel told her.

"Did that asshole follow you again?" The woman sighed.

"No, he's dead." Eriel shook her head.

"What happened?" The woman stood up.

"We don't know. It looked like something attacked him." Eriel explained.

"Dani... I'm sorry." She sighed.

"It wasn't me." Kayleigh shook her head.

"I know." Dani nodded.

"Hey, I'm sorry." Rachel sighed.

"I must have wished for this so many time, I just... Never thought it would actually happen." Dani sighed.

"Huh?" Kayleigh raised a brow.

"That man beat me until I pissed blood." Dani stated,"I hope he died screaming."

**

The girls walked up to the ticket lady at the train station.

"Four letter words, pony express stop in Nevada." She leaned forward.

"I need a ticket, please." Rachel told her

"Two." Kayleigh nudged her.

"Where would you like to go?" She asked.

"Elko." Rachel exhaled

"Elko? Aha! That's the answer." She laughed.

**

"Hey!" Kory rang the bell, "Hello?! Is anyone back there?"

That's when a woman eventually walked out.

"You're not Elko Joe." Kory tilted her head.

"Who?" The woman raised a brow.

"I'd like a dozen doughnuts, please. Two, actually. Jellies. Since they're the best on earth." Kory shrugged.

"Doughnuts?" The woman asked.

"Yeah, jellies." Kory leaned on the counter.

"We don't make doughnuts." The woman shook her head,"Pie or cake, you choose."

"That's disgusting. Here's the thing, um... I'm having a really shitty few days. So, if you could just try, that would be great." Kory nodded.

"And people want ice water in hell, lady." The woman crossed her arms,"We don't make doughnuts."

Kory slammed her hand against the counter, "Listen! My sister killed my parents. And she stole my damn crown and marooned me on this ridiculous planet. So if you got flour, eggs and sugar back there, I'm going to need you to go and figure it out, okay?!"

"Doughnuts... Coming right up." The woman nodded slowly, quickly returning to the back room.

"What... Is wrong with me?" Kory sighed.

That's when the bell above the door rung as Kayleigh and Rachel walked in.

"Kory?" Rachel raised a brow.

"Rachel? Kayleigh?" Kory tilted her head.

"What are you doing here?" Rachel questioned her.

"I- Shit, I'm not completely sure." Kory sat down.

That's when the door opened again, this time Donna walking in.

"Rachel? Kayleigh?" Donna raised a brow.

And then... Dawn walked in.

"Is this real or am I going crazy?" Kory blinked.

"This is definitely real." Dawn nodded slowly.

"Why are you following us?" Kayleigh asked her mother.

"Following you? Rachel called me and told me to come her." Donna crossed her arms.

"No, I didn't." Rachel looked at Donna.

"Yes, you did." Donna stated.

"My engine light went out. Kory?" Dawn turned  to Kory.

"I'm just here for the doughnuts." Kory raised her hands.

That's when... Bruce Wayne walked in?

"I'm so glad you all could make it." Bruce smiled.

**

"This is troubling news. So no Conner, Gar or Erin?" Bruce asked.

Kayleigh bit her cheek and texted Erin again, she needed to know if she was okay.

"No." Donna shook her head,"I found bloody paw prints, broken glass and the power wasn't working at all."

Kayleigh looked down, there was no way that Erin would leave the Tower like that.

"So when Rachel called me, I thought maybe she knew where they were." Donna sighed.

"We haven't spoken to them." Rachel told her.

"I'm aware of what's happened to all of you. And I... I'm sorry. Lies can tear a family apart and you've been living in the after math of that. And it's a... Lonely place to be. But this was a... This is... a family of choice. Breaking apart was a choice. In the light of this news, I'm asking you to make another one. To come together. Walking away from bad feelings is easy. It's much harder to take the blow, and come back for more, but that's what a family does. If you can unite, you can face any threat. But if darkness arrives while you're still cast apart, I truly believe that none of you will survive. If you won't protect one another, who will?" Bruce shrugged.

Bruce then cleared his throat, stood up and walked out. Rachel watched as he drive off in his limo.

"Did he just leave?" Donna asked.

"Yup." Dawn nodded.

"So, let me get this straight. Bruce Wayne somehow miraculously arranged for us all to meet in this diner in the middle of nowhere to mansplain us into putting the Titans back together?" Kory raised a brow.

"Yep, I think that's exactly what happened." Dawn answered.

"Today's top story. Two men escape Kane Jail, apparently aided by imprisoned Detroit Police Detective Dick Grayson. More details on this story and more on our next news update.' The TV went off after only being on briefly.

"You've gotta be fucking kidding me." Donna cursed.

Donna then stormed out of the diner, shaking her head.

"Donna, wait." Rachel called after her.

"Troy, where are you going?" Kory asked.

"Back to San Francisco." Donna told them.

"No, we need to save Dick." Rachel grabbed Donna's hand.

"Dick's on his own." Donna pulled her hand away.

"What is wrong with you?" Rachel scoffed.

"What's wrong with me? I know Dick Grayson, okay? He put himself in that cross, nailed himself to it. Now he's gonna have to take himself down too." Donna shook her head.

"Donna's right. Whatever Dick's doing, he's doing to himself." Dawn sighed.

"I'm having dreams again." Rachel told them.

"You never told me that." Kayleigh turned to Rachel.

"I was at Dick's funeral. Deathstroke killed him." Rachel sighed,"Look, I know it sounds crazy but Dick needs my help... And I need yours. Please."

"I'm sorry Rachel, but the others need us more." Donna sighed and walked to her car.

"Rach." Kayleigh sighed.

"I have to save Dick." Rachel told her.

"I... I need to save Erin." Kayleigh nodded.

"I get why you're doing this, I do." Donna assured Rachel,"But I'm going to go with Donna.

"As soon as you get Dick, you come get us, okay?" Kayleigh held Rachel's shoulders.

Rachel nodded slowly, holding Kayleigh's hands gently.

"You understand, I gotta get Erin back." Kayleigh squeezed Rachel's hands before she followed her mother and Dawn.

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