An Unlucky Relapse {Gizmo}

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Ah, New York. The city had been home to Jinx for about a month. She had been alone, no Titans nor H.I.V.E members to keep her busy. And it was... boring. She hated being bored, it never led to anything but trouble. Especially for her. Bad things tended to happen when she was bored. People didn't have much luck when she was in one of these bored moods.

Then again, when bad things happened to people, she couldn't help but smile. It made her wonder why she had ever decided to go to those goody-goody Titans. She had fled them, not without having a nice 'gift' behind in her place. They wouldn't forget her anytime soon.

Yet she didn't want to return to H.I.V.E, a bit nervous as to how they would react to her reappearance. She had betrayed them. Jinx had been a traitor, in every way. If she were them, she wouldn't even think about taking her back. She kind of missed them though. She missed Gizmo and Mammoth the most.

These thoughts of hers had succeeded in distracting her for a little, but not for long. Soon, that boredom was gripping her up again. It seized her and she couldn't ignore it. Nickie tried just walking, hoping to find someplace she could just relax and think. She wasn't surprised when she found her self standing in front of central park at night.

There were very few people in the park at the moment, just a few stragglers that she was able to toy with for a little bit of fun, scaring them and harming a couple.

But like most things, it didn't last and she was completely alone again. Nickie pouted, knowing no one was there to see it. "This isn't fair. I'm on the receiving end of my own bad luck," she complained. The girl was dressed down, for once. She had on pink skinnies, a purple crop top, and a black zip-up hoodie. Black, fingerless gloves donned her hands and boots were on her feet. She had a purse set down under the bench she was seated on.

'Meow. Meow.' The sounds of a cat filled her ears, making her perk up. Looking around, her eyes landed on a black kitten sitting but a foot in front of her. It gave her a longing look, touching Jinx's heart slightly. The pink haired femme picked it up and cradled it, listening to its purrs.

"Looks like I'm not the only source of bad luck out at night, huh?" She purred. She stroked the cats fur, still rather bored but at least she was distracted. But she wished someone would be able to come so she can get rid of the rest of her boredom. "You won't leave me, right? You trust me?" she asked, then sighed, feeling stupid. She wished that she could talk to just one of her old teammates, just once, and get them to take her back.

[Gizmo]

Stomping through the eerily quiet streets as though he was the mini edition of Godzilla with his lips looking like a large zig zag across his face. Aside from how he was hunched over with his hands balled into fists, to finish off his obvious irritated composure was his pitch white eyes rimmed with dark circles narrowed like the cherry on a pissed off sundae of doom. The little genius couldn't believe it! Those stupid ungrateful pit sniffing fart munchers who commissioned him to make robots and guns to defend the area gave him everything but the rare game he wanted so now it was time to steal again! Sure he had the regular version but he was a collector AND gamer, he HAD TO have the collector's edition too! They had bonus features and EVERYTHING! Shooting that guy in the face with a laser didn't make him feel better...nor did having his new robot buddy who could only speak and shoot out toppings pelt the jerk with cheese and anchovies.

Grunting and grumbling under his breath, this part of the city was pretty dang safe and he was pretty sure it was all thanks to the robots he had on patrol. Once things got to normal, he was going to slip these losers a fast one and have his creations turn against them and attempt to actually rule the city. No one else was doing it aside from those stupid zombies so why not him?! Especially because Brother Blood was out of the picture and didn't have to take orders from anyone. The payment he was getting from the survivors wasn't money, more like tech and games he demanded. In a way, this place was gradually getting under his thumb buuuut it was pretty hush hush since it would be bad for both of their reputations to be associated with one another. In the midst of his little tantrum of inaudible grumbles and grunts, it was then he saw in the distance an all too familiar figure...that had pinkish purple locks styled in a way that almost looked like horns.

Freezing in his tracks completely, he mumbled out "No way..." in disbelief and shock with his eyes widening. It looked like her, the ultimate bad luck girl he had ever known who wasn't a total idiot, Jinx! Shaking his head, a blank look had a hostile take over of his features, it was just her back he could see considering he was behind her but that outfit wasn't the same. How could someone have the nerve to copy her?! Stupid scuzz buffing hero fans! ...wait...that's right she turned goody goody two shoes for some stupid speedster. Bringing his hand to his forehead, he closed his eyes for a moment and thought about how many sleepless nights he had as of late not only working late on robots and such but also in fear of being eaten alive by some of those freaky undead that should go back to the video games! Maybe he was hallucinating and when he opened his eyes again then she'd be gone!

Yeah, that happened a lot! Sometimes he thought he saw Mammoth digging through trashcans but it just turned out to be a hairy hobo...or...one of the bigger zombies. Lately he managed to get a little more sleep than usual but still, chances were he was sleep deprived! Reopening his eyes, it turned into a glare seeing she was still there and this time holding and cuddling some stray black cat. Maybe he should just chew that pink haired muffin brain out whether it was her or not just for looking like that traitor who ditched them for what girls called a `pretty boy`. Even though he was pretty far away and couldn't here a word of what she said at a normal volume, he stomped on over speaking up in an obnoxious and frustrated tone, "Hey! Barf for brains! You know how stupid that hair style looks or are you going for a cruddy cupcake moron look?!"

With clear hints of venom in his childish words, he stopped a few feet away before grabbing the controller from the spot it hung off of his chest figuring once he got her attention he'd cut loose on some of the rage he had within him. It couldn't possibly be the ex H.I.V.E academy student anyway...she was probably making nasty kissy faces at what's his face in the yellow and red tights. Man he couldn't wait to whoop that friend stealing speedster's butt! For now, he'd just have to test some tactics on this unsuspecting girl with the suspicious hair. One thing was certain, if she were to turn he'd see a twisted, smug smirk on the short, bald brat's face who wore those trade mark goggles. Despite the time apart, he hadn't grown much at all. Granted, he wasn't going to do anything at all until he saw this girl's face...partly to see if it was really her or not...aaand partly because it was so much better to suddenly attack and take in the look upon some unsuspecting idiot's face.

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The girl was too.... sad? Mad? No neither of these words were right. She didn't know what word would be, though. She felt alone, for one, so she continued to stroke the soft furs of the black kitten.

If she hadn't been so distracted by her thoughts and slight insecurities, she probably would've sensed the fact that someone seemed to be looking at her... staring at her. But she didn't. She didn't really care much, either, to be honest. It probably wasn't anyone of importance.

"You know, I kinda wonder what they're doing right now, Lucky," she said to the cat, giving it one of her old nicknames to call it. Great! Now she probably sounded like a psycho. It was as if she was talking to herself. Well, at least the cat would listen to her. "They're probably having fun somewhere or... or out on a task of some sort. Gizmo's probably playing his games and Mammoth..."

She trailed off as she heard someone approach her from behind. Jinx heard a voice, one that was strikingly familiar that, for a moment, she thought she might have imagined it. But what the voice had said swiftly changed her mood. A bit of anger raced through her. True, the girl wasn't wearing her costume, she had always kept her hair the same. She loved the style. There was no way she was going to take that comment from some low-life New York. She forgot about the familiarity of the voice. The way it reminded her of Gizmo's. Jinx was a girl who didn't take taunts or the such lightly.

Looking at the cat for but a second, she watched as it jumped off her lap and into the ground, wondering a few feet away and watching.

The bad luck girl turned, her cat-like pink eyes glaring. She was barely focused on the boy, even though she was glaring at him. The only thing she noticed at first was the boys size. She could feel the psionic energy around her and she wanted to use it. "Hey short stop, if I were you, I would shut your trap!" she growled. Her eyes began to glow that eerie pink they did at times.

That is, until she noticed exactly who it was. Jinx's eyes turned back to normal as quickly as they had started to glow. Gizmo? No way. What would Gizmo be doing her. She couldn't say that she was relieved, not completely. Just her luck to have one of her 'wishes' actually come true.

Straighten up, she crossed her arms and showed no sign of caring. "Gizmo?" she asked, her tone rather flat.

[Gizmo]

Closer and closer, the voice of the girl sounded just like his old teammate, Jinx...traitorous witch! Sitting there like nothing was going to happen, like she was the only one in her pink haired little world...boy was she going to hate the wake up call he had in store for her! With that girn still across his lips, he could of sworn that he heard her acting like a crazy cat lady by asking something he couldn't quite hear...but she was calling it `Lucky` for sure! ....wait a second, little step after little step, he thought he heard his name along with Mammoth's! No way, nuh uh! It couldn't be her, it just couldn't be, it was her twin sister or someone who wanted to be her twin sister for some retarded reason! Stopping in his tracks just a few feet away, his controller was in his hands, ready to make this girl feel like target would at a shooting range.

Not like it was hard seeing how many weapons he had on him from that tech pack of his! The little kitty made its escape as the girl got up and he felt an aura that ALMOST reminded him of Brother Blood on a bad day but more so of the bad luck caster with a pink and purple color scheme. But when she turned to him and her eyes lit up his smirk went right away and just switched to complete and utter confusion when she spoke, calling him a short stop and that he should shut his trap before her eyes began to glow like a pair of evil pink nightlights. IT WAS HER! If he KNEW it was her he probably just would of insulted her for being a hero! Even though he wasn't all knowing about girls, he knew she took pride in her hair like it was the best thing ever along with those stupid outfits she used to collect. Making fun of that was almost asking to die then and there but saw it went back to normal.

Ok so she wasn't going to go all crazy on him...er...at least not just yet. She was now there with her arms crossed over her chest and said his name in a way that wasn't exactly `NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN!`. Gritting his teeth a bit, he smacked a few buttons with his thumbs in a pattern activating his spider legs before lowering himself to her size. "WHAT THE HAIRBALL?!....JINX?! After those words riddled in surprise escaped him, he was tightening his grip on the controller, he narrowed his eyes a bit before continuing in an irritated tone, "Geeze! What's with the get up anyway, huh?! I thought you were one of your annoying pit sniffing fans!" Grunting a bit after those words, he remembered bumping into some of her fanfreaks and they were irritating beyond belief, more annoying than the day she went traitor!

That was a difficult thing to pull off but they managed with ease. Probably because they were stupid AND reminded him of that day. Quirking a brow, he decided he might as well ask since he was here... "What the crud are you doing out here anyway?! Don't you have those stupid stinking heroes to pal around with? Or did they run away like little tutu wearing wusses?" Snickering a bit after those snarky words of his, he looked from the kitten who probably had one of the cutest looks EVER on its face then over to some shady looking trashcan theeeen right back to the girl with cat-like eyes. Maybe she snapped back to her senses and actually ditched them?! Yeah right....that speedster who was obviously a ladies man probably STILL had her wrapped around his finger....what a fart munching puss brain...!

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Jinx's face was wiped of most emotion. All of what she had said, though true, was hidden deep in her own head now. Her features didn't even hint at the fact that she had missed to short tech boy in front of her. But she had, of course. She missed all of the times they had fought together, helped each other... worked as part of a team. He was with her on her first mission! She would never forget him. But she wasn't going to allow him to realize any of this... not yet.

He said something that made her want to chuckle, it was hard not to, but she was able to keep her control. "I-i don't have many clean clothes... this was the first thing I could find, okay?" she growled. She started to think of the very fans he was talking about and scoffed. "How could you ever mistake me for one of them?"

She honestly hated the thought of all of those... low-life Jinx wannabe's. They really disgusted her and made her feel sick on the inside. They made her wanna hex the whole lot of them with so much bad luck, their children's children would still be suffering for what they had done. That was how annoyed and irritated they made her. It wouldn't surprise her if he felt the same way.

"What the crud are you doing out here anyway?! Don't you have those stupid stinking heroes to pal around with? Or did they run away like little tutu wearing wusses?"

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Jinx smiled at him. "What can I say? I'm bad luck. Good was never an option for me," she cooed. Sure, she had said it before but it was the perfect answer. She glared at him momentarily. "And don't ever say that they are my friends again. The only friends I got probably never want to talk to me again," she said, a tint of sadness in her voice. Granted, she was actually talking to one such friend. But Gizmo probably would never want to take her back as one of his friends. She was a traitor, there was no changing that.

She smiled again, though. "I'm sure when the bomb went off, they ran like 'little tutu wearing wusses'," she snickered, using Gizmo's termonology. "Let's face it, I never belonged there in the first place. So now I'm here, in New York... I had no place else to go so where was I supposed to go. It's not like you and Mammoth would've accepted me back. I wouldn't even accept me back." A bit of her true emotion was showing through. She didn't mean for it to, but it always seemed to have a way with sneaking out into the open like this.
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[Gizmo]

Oh geeze, when he heard her say that she didn't have many clean clothes, he couldn't help but wonder why she didn't just steal more but before he could blurt out his all knowing answer, she didn't know how he could mistake her for one of her stupid fans. The bald midget could go on and on all day with that one! Odd thing is instead of saying something right on the get go, he couldn't help but laugh like the little brat he is at how even she couldn't tell the similarities her fans had when trying to look like her. Those crazy girls went to EXTREME lengths to mimic her hair style then the REALLY dedicated ones got contact lenses. Some didn't have the same fashion sense as Jinx so it was easy to tell them apart and just played horrible pranks on them for kicks. Maybe he should tell her all about it?! First he had to stop laughing...too bad he didn't make something to stop laughter, but that invention idea was more stupid than his pizza topping robot!

Starting to regain his slightly annoyed, yet witty bratty composure, dear ol' bad luck infested Jinx answered him with a line that almost sounded corny, especially with that cooing tone of hers! Good was never an option for her, huh? What a load! Didn't stop her from ditching the team for some stupid stinking hero. Snorting in response to that as though to say `yeah right` in a single sound, he then saw that she was glaring at him and glared right back at her like it was going to be some sort of competition. Awwww he hurt her feelings by calling them her friends! Wheren't they though or were they like those relatives who'd gush about really stupid things that made just about any sane person want to shut them up? Gizmo hadn't a clue but he liked to think so because, well, heroes were annoying to a whole new level for him.

Almost made him wish Slade was alive and kicking, they'd be too preoccupied then maybe he'd actually have employment from a criminal rather than some citizens wanting safety from the cannibalistic terrors trudging around and about here and there. Actually defending a city from the undead...it was almost degrading. Only cool thing about it was he felt like he was in a real life video game! Thankfully they didn't give him the title of hero though, he'd have to use them to slow down the zombies as bait or something if that were the case! But he realized she said something else soon after...that the only people she considered her friends probably don't want to talk to her again. Quirking a brow to her words out of sheer confusion and being a bit thrown off, he was almost sure the pink haired queen of misfortune threw them over her shoulder... Wait a second...bomb?

Did that mean she blew them up sky high?! Guh...what if she was making it all up? Then again...from what he remembered of Jinx, being a liar wasn't her thing. The next set of words kind of three him off big time though since it sounded like she might of wanted another chance and...he wouldn't say it out loud but he kinda felt bad for her having no where else to go. The big bummer was he didn't know where Mammoth went...that was all he had left of the original group too. Well, there was only one thing he could do..."Of course we wouldn't accept a traitor like you back with big stinking open arms!"

A tone far from being nice and actually kinda pushy and rude, he polished it all off by pointing at her in an accusing fashion but smirked and almost sounded as though he had something devious and horrible in store when he continued speaking, "...you'd have to go through initiation again. Noooow....let's see...what can I make you do to prove you're REALLY not gonna be a pit sniffing traitor again..." Trailing off on his words, he moved his hand up to his chin with a large grin that definitely hinted off he was up to no good, "I could have you walk around in bunny pajamas...OR make you stuff your face with pizza 'till your stomach is gonna explode! .......nah! I got it! How 'bout we rob some store with those girly clothes you like so much? I'll take the money and you take the stuff!"

Eager as can be to see if she actually went back to being awesome without the stupid hero antics, this would only be the first step to having her earn her role as a friend all over again. Besides, in a his own weird way, this was going to be how he helped her out a bit! Besides, she DID say she didn't have many clean clothes...so this right here was like some kind of messed up good deed in the making!

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A rather annoying laughter penetrated the air and Jinx narrowed down her eyes to glare at the bald little boy. What had she said that was so funny? Oh, well, she knew what it was that he was laughing at, though. But he should know her... at least she had though he had known her well enough to be able to tell the difference between her and one of those obnoxious, low-life, good for nothing, nit-wit copy-cats! Oh, that really agitated her. And to think, they had been such good friends. Even she could see the slight difference between those wannabe's and herself... but then again, it was Jinx they were copying and if she couldn't tell herself from idiots then there was something a bit wrong with her, right?

After a moment, he stopped, almost as if she had said something that had shocked the boy. That wouldn't surprise her, though... well, not too much.

Jinx looked down, hearing what the boy said. She didn't need to hear what she already knew... but then he said something that made her look up. Did he say what she thought he said? Put her through initiation again? God, that was going to be a pain... especially since Giz would be the one to come up with it. He was going to completely humiliate her! He was going to total her reputation! He was-

"How 'bout we rob some store with those girly clothes you like so much? I'll take the money and you take the stuff!"

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She blinked. Did he... is that... Would that be all she would have to do? God, that was lame, even for Gizmo! She thought she would have to do something so humiliating that she wouldn't ever want to go out in public again... but robbing a store? That was easy!

Jinx grinned that malicious grin of his. "Is that all I have to do? That's nothing. And here I thought you were more creative than that," she teased. "So, which store. This is New York. There are a lot of stores that hold my style."
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[Gizmo]

Ooooh this was really interesting, his girl with pink cat-like eyes REALLY thought that was all? Boy was she in for a rude awakening...a really rude awakening! That little hint of the bunny suit wasn't far off from what he had in store for her. In fact, it was pretty darn close to what he was going to make her rob from a store in. Granted, it wasn't on him at this moment but the stupid, degrading outfit she'd have to wear was in a store he passed by. But...of course they had to get it first...a little pit stop, so to speak. Moving his hand back to the controller so that he'd be holding it with both hands, he shrugged not really giving two craps about what store they stole from.

Thing is, the fashion world didn't interest him and he didn't care one bit about what the popular kids were into, let alone what people thought of his outfit. That's probably why he always wore one of his emerald green tech suits as though it was the only article of clothing he owned. "Are you kidding?! We're picking up your burglar outfit on the way! Geeze, did those fart stuffers corrode your brain or what, Jinx?! C'mon, we'll get your uniform and you can figure out what stupid, high end store we're gonna hit first on the way." Tapping away at the buttons on the gamepad style controller, he snorted a bit after that comment and the metallic spider-like legs with ball joints for maneuverability pulled him up a bit before trotting forward on the little adventure they were about to embark on.

Snickering quite a bit as he went along but then turned his head slightly realizing something. There was that little kitten keeping Miss Traitor of the HIVE company...and boy would that bundle of fluff play quite the role in his scheme for initiation! "...and get your hairball cat buddy! It's gotta come with us or you fail the initiation and I gotta come up with something else!" Barking out those words in a demanding fashion almost like how he did when telling some poor shop keeper to give him the game he wanted. If she didn't get the cat, there were only going to be a few more alterations to his scheme...and that scheme was pretty embarrassing for someone like Jinx who was borderline...scratch that, DEFINITELY obsessed with her looks! No one in their right mind who cared about their appearance could get out of this situation unscathed.

At least he wasn't going to make her eat the cat...that's something Mammoth would probably suggest...or...do himself. Man did he miss that big lug...maybe he got lost scrounging around through dumpsters or something. Er...maybe holding up places for their food...yeah...that might be it...and looking through dumpsters on the side. Yup, that definitely sounded like something the behemoth with a bottomless pit for an iron clad stomach would do! Eh...in fact he was probably just fine and would randomly show up again with some crazy story...

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Jinx blinked. Boy, she must be stupid. How could she possibly think that that would be all she had to do. She knew that there was something else to it, there always was. She was just lucky that Mammoth wasn't here as well. If he had been here, she would never be able to be seen in public again. But still... she couldn't help but wonder what exactly was on Giz's mind.

She thought of his earlier comment and felt herself become a bit... agitated. 'He would... would he?' She thought. The bald boy had mentioned something about bunny pajama's. Oh, that was so not okay. Was he gonna really make her wear something that humiliating to rob a store? The answer... Yes, yes he would. Oh this was going to be one heck of a night.

Not showing a single one of her emotions or thoughts in her features, she rolled her eyes. "Alright, Gizmo, I'll do whatever it is you got in mind... but... what exactly are you gonna make me wear?" she queried. She at least had a right to know that, right? She didn't want to have to wait... though she knew that she probably would have to. Oh well, she could always hope. In the meantime, she would let her imagination take control. God, she didn't want to go through initiation again... but she knew she would have to.

"...and get your hairball cat buddy! It's gotta come with us or you fail the initiation and I gotta come up with something else!"

Jinx nodded, hating having to take orders from the Bald little Midget {yes, a bit redundent, huh?}. Oh, she'd just have to deal with it until her 'initiation' was over, now wouldn't she?

The bad luck sorceress walked over to the cat and picked it up lightly. "Com'on, Lucky, you're coming with us for now," she cooed, scratching the cats head.

Looking at Gizmo, she grumbled, "Alright. Lead the way." she would follow him where ever he went,even if she didn't really like where this was going.

[Gizmo]

Revenge was best served in an embarrassing package and loyalty was best tested by seeing if the person being humiliated was still around when all was said and done. The sorceress of bad luck wanted to know what he was going to make her wear...huh? Smirking at the thought of her in one of the ridiculous costumes he had in mind...that's right this thing was going to be multiple choice! All of them on an equal level of ridiculously far from being fashionable. Wouldn't of been so bad if this was taking place during Halloween but too bad, so sad, it wasn't! Staying put with those mechanical legs, a little grund came from the midget genius before muttering out, "You'll see..." Not a really good answer to the fan of pink and purple, but hey why should he be nice?

This was time for her to prove she wasn't going to be a backstabber all over again. Fool me once, shame on you! Fool me twice, shame on me BUT THAT'S IT, PAL! Not really his motto but it fit the situation like a glove, didn't it? Giving a traitor a second chance...this was normally unheard of but hey, she was actually his friend before...and she seemed sincere enough too. Not something he could say about many people seeing how people were a waste of time unless they had money or valuable things he could steal. Waiting for her to grab the cat, he let out a sneeze before narrowing his eyes and grumbling in an inaudible mumble beneath his breath.

Yeah the season was changing and that meant things were getting just a bit more chilly. The little gust of wind that whipped past his nose tried to provoke a snot filled sneeze but failed miserably at such a task. When he heard her finally say she was ready, it felt like forever and a half even though he wasn't even waiting all that long. "Good! Now let's get to first stop of stealing for your uniform!" As bratty as his words sounded, there were still hints of `I'm giving the orders here! BWAHAHAHAHA` in his childish tone. Turning around, the inventor with a love for technology pushed in the commands to trot on along to a small store that wasn't too far away. In fact it was across the nearest street and around before his metal legs carrying him on over stopped in front of a place that had a sign which read `It's ALWAYS Halloween!`.

Making one of the legs motion and point over to the door as though to quietly tell her `C'mon, open it up!` in the window there were three costumes...all were made to look like reject mascots. The first one looked like a special ed version of Godzilla with its fang filled mouth open and big buggy eyes that had `angry eyebrows` above them with the label `Godika` attached to it. Next to it was a cute and cuddly creature that looked almost like a cross between a hamster and cat considering it had a color scheme going on that would be more suitable for a feline...let alone pointier ears than the average rodent. Not to mention it even had a blue cape, attached to the strange animal's paw was a tag saying `Super Hamcat`. The last one was a panda that looked like it had serious issues...it's tag was telling the world this costume's name was `Angry Panda`. "Bust in and take one of the burglar uniforms in the display." Oh how seriously amused he sounded!

It wasn't going to be every day he could make her dress this stupid, especially because he didn't plan on making her go through initiation again. Might as well make it all count!

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Jinx grumbled a bit, glaring down at the midget. He was going to torture her! He was going to be the end of her! SHE WAS NEVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE HER FACE SEEN IN PUBLIC AGAIN!!!!! This was horrible... but she was going to have to go through with it. Besides, whatever Giz had in mind couldn't be worse than what they had put Stone... er, Cyborg through during his time at the H.I.V.E.

Anyway, Jinx followed Gizmo, wondering exactly where he was taking her. There were so many different stores that he could make her go to... And she couldn't think of one that could hold that horrible of clothing that she would be that embarrassed. She was just overreacting, right?

Wrong. The second they were outside of the shop, her eyes grew big and her jaw nearly dropped. What in the world? Obviously she didn't just cause bad luck anymore... she had it. Those costumes... they were... HORRENDOUS!

"Bust in and take one of the burglar uniforms in the display."

Jinx stood there for a moment, in shock, and examined each costume from the outside.

First was Godika. Godika looked like a horrible fail and barely would cover her face. People would be able to see her face and know who it was. It would take weeks, months even to get her rep back to where it was meant to be. Granted, she would have the rep of a villainess, at least she would have a good rep amongst other criminals. And she would have a great look still.

The next one she saw was called Angry Panda. It wasn't as bad as the first costume... but it still had a way of making her skin crawl and her stomach cringe. It wouldn't cover her head at all, which seemed to be a fail on the manufactures part. Well, that was a lie. It would slightly cover her head. But still, not enough. It was definitely a no.

Then there was Super Hamcat. The costume seemed adorable but, like the Angry Panda, it left a sour feel to her. But there was a bright side to it. It actually covered up her whole head and face. It would be hard for most to recognize her. Wonderful.

Grumbling, she walked inside and placed the cat down on the floor. "Lucky, stay," she cooed. Surprisingly enough, the cat listened. She walked over to the mascot that was up as a display and grabbed it.

"They. That ain't for sale! If you wan-"

She glared over at the man, her eyes glowing that pinkish color. "It's alright. I didn't plan on buying it, anyway." she growled, taking it and started to pull it over her clothes.

"I-i-i'mma ca-call the c-c-cops," the clerk stuttered. Why was he afraid? She hadn't even done anything yet... oh yeah. Anyone sees someones eyes start to glow, they would probably be freaked out. She smirked. "No you won't," She growled, the whole costume, aside from the head, on. She looked at the phone for a second and it, too began to glow. A fizzling sound came from the phone and the glow disappeared.

The man, scared stiff, tried to hide. Boy, he was a wuss. Jinx slipped the head on, almost losing her balance. She then proceeded to pick up the kitten and look at the cashier's stand, her eyes still glowing pink in anger. She made sure to zap a small starbolt at the cash register and watched as the electricity seemed to crackle off of it. Then she left, knowing perfectly well that as soon as the man touched it, he would get a good zapping... at least if he went to check it with in the next fifteen minutes. She was too annoyed to want to do much... she just wanted to get this initiation over and done with. She placed the cat on the top of her 'head', where it dug its nails in and then curled up.

Standing in front of Gizmo once more, growled. "Happy? Now let's get this over and done with."

[Gizmo]

Snickering a bit at her pretty little reaction that screamed `OH MY FASHION SENSES!`, it was all a lose lose situation for someone like her since she actually cared about the way she looked. All the better, maybe this would scare her into not being a hero ever again! Of course all of this would have been avoided completely if the baldy boy midget actually followed all of her crimes and such from the day she set foot in New York...but obviously he wasn't his stalker and was too busy to follow the news or...what was left of it anyway. Seemed like there were less and less celebrity stories and more about the important crap people actually needed to know during this time. ...which he was out of the loop for since he was one of the zombie exterminators...and that actually irritated him quite a bit but hey, it was something to do...right? After a bit of silent debate, it seemed like the pink haired hex queen had a costume in mind since she wandered on into the store. Blinking a couple of times, he looked almost like a kid trying to figure out what their wrapped up Christmas gift contained with the way his smile contorted into a confused frown and quirked both of his thick brows in curiosity.

Retracting the metal spider legs back into his pack, lowering his small form onto the ground...when he felt his feet land upon the cement, he placed the controller on its little holding spot upon his chest. Running over to the door, peeking around the corner, it was almost as though he was waiting for roboclause or something! The little black cat Jinx kept calling Lucky seemed to be really behaved, but the question on his mind is if it would stay that way when the second phase of this took place. Watching her go ahead and waltz on over to grab the only costume that would cover her face, go figure! Prolly in the name of saving herself from looking like a total idiot or fashionably challenged. Eh...that was all fine and dandy...the little genius didn't mind at all since no matter what, the cat friend of hers would still have to be part of the show! As cool as it was to see Jinx acting more like the team mate he remembered and less like the backstabbing hero...he had to slap his hands over his mouth when she finally got the costume on.

OH FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED! That was just HILARIOUS! Letting out a little "Pfffffffff-fffff-fffff-ffffff!" trying to contain his laughter to the best of his ability, it sounded like the shop keeper was going to actually call the cops! What an idiot, if Jinx was really back to being a villain then she'd probably make using the phone impossible! YUP! She was definitely back to her old self with the way she looked at the phone and made it glow in that all too familiar way that only meant some kinda unfortunate destruction! But...as awesome as that was...still...the costume...it...it...it looked so STUPID on her without the head part! Feeling his lips turn up into a wiggly grin, keeping his hands clasped tightly over his mouth.

But seeing her upset...oh boy he'd have to cover what he was actually laughing about to avoid this whole thing ricocheting! OH GEEZE the icing on the cake of initiation is after she rigged the cash register with a pink bolt of misfortune, she actually put the head piece on AND put the cat on her head which is what he was going to ask her to do anyway. Huh...she wasn't so stupid from the heroes after all! ....or maybe it was just common sense...? Either way she seemed pissed off and ready to go...what a good combo! Before even responding to her, he thought of the perfect cover, possibly even flawless! Moving his hands away from his mouth, he flailed his arms up and down as though he was really really excited...or making a failed attempt to take flight while blurting out, "PWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA! THAT SCUZZ BUFFING PANSY PANTS WUSS PROBABLY PEED HIMSELF!"

Chuckling and laughing mixed in a bit of those words as a slight undertone. Stopping his little laughing fit after a couple little moments, he abruptly stopped with a, "Errr...uh..." Clearing his throat, that when he crossed his arms and got a look of slight suspicion before glancing from left to right and grunting a little, "So...where ARE we going for your five finger discount thing? I don't know 'bout those stupid girly stores you like so much...none of em' have video games or electronics aside from security cameras..." As boring as the trip was in terms of where they were going, he could at least get a kick out of stupid bimbos freaking out about a cat hamster thing trying to steal from them. Staring up at her, he lifted up one of his hands toward his ears before sticking his pinkie inside with his eyes narrowed while battling an irritating itch for a couple seconds before recrossing his arms. Where they were going next he hadn't a clue...considering he was going to leave that one up to Jinx.

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Jinx heard the laughter and scowled. She knew that he wasn't laughing at her, now was he? Because, if he was, he was going to be in a heck of a lot of pain if he was. Thankfully, if he was, he was able to cover it up nicely. Well, okay, nicely enough that she actually let it go.

She simply tapped her foot, seeing in which her mobility was a bit null. She wanted to be able to cross her arms over her chest but, well, it was a bit hard in the ridiculous costume that she was being forced to wear. God, she couldn't wait to take the stupid thing off and actually do something productive with her life. Like actually see if she can take lead of the HIVE Five again, like old times. She doubted that she'd get her place back that fast, though.

"So...where ARE we going for your five finger discount thing? I don't know 'bout those stupid girly stores you like so much...none of em' have video games or electronics aside from security cameras..."

Jinx stuck her tongue out at the bald midget genius. "Oh hush you. Just because one of us has an actual sense for fashion," she growled, still agitated about the costume. Then she turned around and started to head down the street. "There's a good store three blocks down that has a ton of nice clothes. And they have tons of camera's for you to play with," she said, a bit of authority slowly going back into her voice. As she walked, she could feel the cat move around a bit on her head. It was digging its nails into the costume head, stretching and yawning. The cute little kitten. She hoped that she got to keep it. At least it always listened to her.

As she walked, she felt herself trying to dodge any cracks on the side walk. It was starting to become a force of habit for her. She had a few superstitions that she believed, seeing in which her luck was just as bad as that of the people she meets. And she didn't want her luck to get any worse.

As she walked, she couldn't help but wonder. "Hey Giz, where's Mammoth?" she asked as she turned down one of the sidewalks. One more block and she stopped in front of a store. All sorts of nice clothes could be seen through the glass window. She gulped. She didn't want to be seen in there with this out fit on. And, what was worse, was that it was full! All sorts of people. God, this went against everything she had ever believed. She was so going to hurt Gizmo when this was all said and down.

"So... just steal some clothes and get out, right?" the less time she had to be in that room, the better.

[Gizmo]

SMOOTH! He didn't enrage the almighty pink mistress of unluck! Though she did telol him to hush just because one of them had a sense of fashion. Heeeeeey he LIKED his jump suits! Scrunching his nose a bit while frowning in a `Gizmo is NOT amused` way, fashion only mattered when technology had a hand in it! All the gadgets and gizmos that made em' cool and more use than just `looking good`. Going on alongside her letting out a frustrated huff that she dissed his super special awesome outfit, crossing his arms over his chest while joining her on the walk of shame.

About to give her a heavy dose of attitude just to make her hurry up and pick a place, it seemed like he didn't have to throw a little fit! In fact she had a place in mind on this lovely evening pouting a bit wishing she would have taken them to a mall or something, the cameras she mentioned would HAVE TO DO. Sure they were a nice chunk of technology but they could only do so much and all of which he's already done! OH WELL! Something to kill time while she got herself some new clothes while redeeming herself was all good! But...it was three whole blocks away....why didn't he just bring a vehicle of some kind tonight?! Bah, he'd make do and it wasn't like he'd blurt it out loud but it was kinda nice having Jinx back...ok really nice since it's not like he enjoyed HAVING to beat the snot out of her if they crossed paths and she was a good guy. Not just because of her powers but because he didn't have many human friends and hurting them for real and not for fun...well...it sucked.

Though...he thought about how all the good ol' times were gonna be back! Letting a devious smirk creep across his lips, he spoke in a somewhat amused and bratty tone, "Sweet! While you get your stupid girly clothes, I'll give the security pigs a show they won't forget" Sinister as could be, like always! Tilting his head a bit upward to see her in that really stupid costume, he saw how much she was getting along with the kitten and figured since Mammoth wasn't around to eat it that maybe after all this was done they could just bring it back to the hideout with them. One thing he was trying to wrap his mind around was a person like Jinx who used bad luck on people avoiding cracks...odd...then again she did have some strange little habits. But...then came a somewhat ironic question...where was Mammoth? "I...actually don't know...I've been lookin' for him. You'd think for someone so big he'd be easy to find..."

Grunting out the last portions of his words as though to hide that he was totally bummed out about that while they took the turn, looking at the ground for a bit. Then...he side glanced toward where Jinx's fluffy foot should be. Widening his eyes, he quickly looked from left to right then turned around scampering back on over to where his hexing pal went. Just before he could blurt out anything to her, he looked toward the window...and...holy taletooo! IT WAS FULL OF PEOPLE! ....goooooooood. That pink eyed girl REALLY needed to pay for being a traitor and betraying not just team mates but FRIENDS too! Ok so this kid wasn't one you'd expect to go on and on about friendship but he definitely knew the golden rule of not betraying people you see as friends!

Arguing, little fights and the like sure! But betrayal? No no no no, that was just asking for trouble when the traitor came crawling back! Shaking off the look of shock for people going shopping at this time, he had one of the most evil, sinister grins as he narrowed his pitch white eyes looking at her, "Yup, all those pit sniffers are gonna see you too!" Letting out a childish laugh of bratty proportions, he could help but find this EXTREMELY humorous while holding his stomach and decided to throw in another comment, "Hey Jinx! Ya think they're gonna scream about being hexed for life or die laughing first?!" He REALLY just couldn't resist....