The Unexpected Visitor (Titans)

[Continuation of Mall Heist ]
It took Galaxuis a bit to regain enough energy to drag Ravian unseen out of the mall. Most people would think she was out of her mind for helping a thief but she saw it as reaching out to the runaway. Unlike her first encounter with the electromancer the escape from publicity was much calmer and slower. Even though he is much taller then herself Galaxuis had securely strapped Ravian onto her back and while flying high up into the sky had wrapped her arms back to cling to his sides. She flew about 50 mph not trying to exceed her usual 70 mph due to the gun wound Ravian sported (heavy winds can cause the flight to be bumpy). Even though Galaxuis tried her best to help Ravian's wound by ripping off parts of her clothing (using that for a thick pad over the wound) and using her cape to apply pressure she could still feel the extra warmth from his shoulder. Every now and again Galaxuis would ask him a few simple questions to keep the boy awake and conscious.
It wasnt long until they reached the Tower. Galaxuis quickly made her way up to the infirmary, finally unstrapping herself from Ravian and gingerly helping him onto the hospital bed. She brushed her hand on his forhead to test his change in temperature then whipped around and grabbed a flashlight to test his pupils response. All this was done quickly he did indeed need serious medical attention but his state of mentality was also to be checked. "Aeon, I'll need your help," in the blink of an eye the Towers computer persona made her appearance on one of the huger screens "Urgh Gals, you know that he's a villian right? A theif!?." Galaxuis voice became more stern as she turned to look at the image on the screen "I need help and now, he has a bullet wound and though I know I can pull it out, I'm no doctor." The image looked taken aback by Galaxuis unusual action but nodded in agreement as she flashed off screen. The alien girl turned back to Ravian, her voice much softer and sweeter "You'll be getting some help soon."

Well this was surprising. Ravian couldn't remember the last time someone had actually helped him. Did she actually care, probably not. No that couldn't be the case, maybe she wanted to be the one to turn a villain good? To up her reputation at the tower? There had to be some angle right? Like when she turned up by the warehouses, it was obviously to try and make sure he took the list to the police. Which he had, sorta. Selling to both parties, while dangerous, made for more money. He took the risk, it payed off.

He had never been flying before, he could jump high, and he had fallen plenty of times, but this was different. he still felt the weight, but he wasn't falling, weird. Though he still couldn't help but remember that he has been bleeding. That he had been shot, it still hurt, though it had turned into a dull throbbing, mixed with a sharp needle like pain near the hole. Whoa....he had a hole in his shoulder. But as he became a bit dizzier the pain began to fade just a bit. That had to be a good thing right?

As he laid on the bed he couldn't help but comment "You should get that outfit in the wash before my blood stains it." he managed a pained smile. As he blinked away the blinding light of that flashlight, he somehow managed to sit up, while Galaxuis glared at this apparent "Aeon". [color=maroon]"First, I'd like to say, Thief out of necessity, second. Gals? O-oh, right, your name. never mind. He said, maybe it was the blood loss but he was sorta slow at the moment.

As Galaxuis turned back to him he couldn't keep from recognizing, first how serious she was about helping him, then the kindness in her voice. So she was serious. Well that was unprecedented. He suddenly felt bad for hurting her, well, worse. "So, you really are trying to help? Weird" he said, appearing deep in thought.

Galaxuis moved away from Ravian and bowed at Ben as he entered the room. She kept her head low as Ben pointed out her mistakes. She felt her heart drop as she noticed Ben's voice wasn't the happy-normal-tune that she was used too. Biting her lip she hoped this wasn't a result of her loosing a position in the Titans. She could feel Ben's cautious emotions in the pit of her stomach and her ears dropped as she realized that there must have been more to what Ravian's done. "I'm sorry Ben," Galaxuis looked up from her bow to gaze at her leader. She wanted to explain more but knew to keep her mouth closed do to what she had done. She glanced over at Ravian and couldn't feel both sympathy and rage. She knew a lot of his past and it broke her heart to see a kid turn bad but if the leader says to have him placed in jail then so be it.

Oh, this guy. Ravian remembered this guy. He had teamed up with "Deepfreeze" to take Ravian down. Ravian barely even remembered what he had been trying to steal. He had been confident about beating the ice girl until Ben had showed up. He had made everything difficult. With whatever those things he had morphed into were. They were capable of giving one huge headache though. Or maybe that had been the whole "being froze solid" thing. Which Ravian had thought that was over the top.

But what really surprised Ravian was Galaxuis. She was acting like a scolded dog, without defense or justification for her actions. Though after meeting her the first time he was a bit astonished she hadn't looked him up "Hey, say hi to ice girl for ke" he said jokingly though he still winced at the end "Yeah, I figured her whole 'try and go good for more security' idea wasn't all that hopeful, but I had to give it a chance." he knew that he could probably get out some how, when he was healthy. Thanks to his wire traveling ,being little known since it wasn't something he showed off, he always had confidence he could get out of most situations.

"Thanks for the try though" he directed at Galaxuis, still surprised at her lack of justifying her own actions. She certainly was submissive, completely different than either times he had met her "But, next time we meet, I don't owe you anymore" he said, completely serious. He had been indebted to her since she helped him escape those warehouses, but now. Not so much. Turning back to Ben he said "So when is 'as soon as you're better?'" he poked one if the holes in his shoulder only to jump a bit when he found out how much contact hurt. Were they seriously gonna take out the bullets? Ugh, that would he horrible. He would've been better off making a run for it.

"Well, I brought him for a second chance. He's a trouble child whose life is hard. To have landed in his current state is no surprise but I couldn’t bring myself to send him to jail or to even try to fully hurt him," Galaxuis looked over at Ravian “You see I know about your past, I know about how you almost killed your sister and the fear you have about returning home. I know that you went to great deals to not harm your family again.” She gave a soft smile as she continued on “I can literally feel the pain, sadness, and grief you went through all those years. I can also feel that you’re not evil or bad. I know for a fact that you do it to survive while trying not to hurt the ones you love.” She looked over to Ben, pausing as she decided she should continue with her reasoning “When, I was back in Golethie I turned into my full form and nearly killed someone. It was terrible, it was scary, and I was ashamed. Even without my powers I understand what he went through. Though, I was lucky unlike him. The Omegas took me in and helped wipe the negativity out of my system. They taught me to control my powers and I suppose…I figured….I would want to help Ravian as the Omegas helped me," as she finished she took in a deep breath and exhaled slowly. She didn’t like remembering those harsh years back in Golethie. Though her step father was gone and her wounds healed over, it was strange to think of herself having so much hatred for a single person. She remembered her skin crawling with negative forces so strong that everything around her had broken apart and disintegrated away. She remembered the very flesh tear away from his muscles as the man's eyes rolled to the back of his skull in fear of his death. Her past-self scared Galaxuis and she too at some point just wanted to run away because of all that has happened and all that she had done.

As she started talking Ravian would look confused. How did she know anything about him? He hadn't told her anything, he never told anyone anything who was she to assume something like that. Of course as she continued he learned differently. She knew about his sister, heck she knew everything! She knew he had run away, she probably knew about the gang he had been in. She even knew why. Telepaths, he remembered why he didn't like them. They were invasive. "Don't-..." he started, but wasn't sure where he was going. This was unexpected. He had meant to avoid ever even thinking about this until, um, indefinitely.

When she talked about her history, he couldn't help but sympathize but still resented that she had pried so deep into his history. He couldn't do anything about it, but he wished he could. So he just averted his faze, from both of them. He didn't have anything more to say after all, he didn't really want the help, but was he supposed to refuse it? No, he couldn't, going to jail wouldn't solve anything, not when she knew so much. If she told them the full extent of his powers he might actually have to serve his time. "Lots of drugs, wouldn't mind being out of it for a while actually" he said looking at a the console of where he assumed aeon was, whatever she was, despite his fake smile and weak attempt at a joking tone, he was serious, he didn't feel like dealing with this. Like always.

Galaxuis smiled wide as she clapped her hands together in excited relief. She was just glad that things weren't going to get out of hand and that no one was going to get hurt. She couldn't help but feel a admiration and love for her leader. He had always been there for her and he had understood her even when those haven't. She thanked Ben and had promised to keep an eye on Ravian. She then grabbed a chair and placed it next to the electromancer, she sat in it her arms and legs crossed as she debated paying back Ben. Her mind wondered of things Ben enjoyed his possible favorite food, music, and items but little did she know that nothing she could do would change the future hate that would be placed upon her.

Grace was walking down the stairs towards the infirmary when she saw Ben walk out.

"Hey Ben, is someone hurt?" Grace looked concerned. She hadn't been alerted of an injury.

Curious about demons? Why? Grace had no interest in educating Ben 10 on the nature of demons. She also didn't want to bring up any painful memories from her past.

Grace turned and walked past Ben and towards the kitchen. "I don't want to talk about demons, and I don't like the database. Sorry, Ben. Why don't you just ask the...Galaxuis what she knows about them."

Grace hadn't eaten yet today. She decided it was time for some pancakes. She needed something to get this sudden bad taste out of her mouth.