Alyssa breathed in the humid and hot summer air. Her glasses were slightly fogged up, so she took them off and cleaned the lenses on her Superman Tee. She set them back and readjusted her purple plaid backback and started walking. She tried to keep to the road so she didn't ruin her new shiny black shoes with the dust. She held the strap of her backpack with one hand firmly which let the other one swing lazily. Alyssa turned into her dirt driveway, flipping her backpack so she could grab her key to the house. She felt a touch of metal and grasped it. The smooth metal was cold to the touch, but warmed slightly in her grip. She pulled it out and stepped around the cat, who was sleeping peacefully next to the carcass of a mouse. She gagged slightly in disgust and climbed the cement stairs. She rubbed the key and unlocked the door, opening the creaky wood door and turning the light on. Her shoes made loud noises on the wood floor that seemed to echoe through the empty house. She closed the door with her foot and walked into the room her and her sister shared. She dropped her heavy backpack, the sound muffled by the carpet. The bright pink walls of the room gave her a small headache, and she rubbed her temples and sighed. She grabbed the TV remote and climbed up to the top bunk. She layed on her stomache, facing the screen and rested her head on her hand. She lazily turned the TV on and started flipping through the channels. She gave up and checked the DVR and smiled. She climbed back down and got her sketchbook and pencils from her discarded backpack. She carefully balanced them between her arm and chin and climbed back up. She resumed the same position as before, except with a pencil in hand and a blank page ready in front of her. She took the remote and pressed play.
The theme for Teen Titans came from the small TV, flashes of color from the anime drawing Alyssa into it immediately.
Maybe a bit too much.
As the theme faded, a new title appeared on screen, the Titan Tower shown in the background. In white, bold letters, it declared the name of the episode.
"The New One?" Alyssa muttered. Teen Titans had a while ago stopped making new episodes. But this one seemed new. She hadn't even heard of this one before!
The Tower faded away to show Cyborg crouched over something. His back was to the audience so you couldn't tell what it was. Alyssa could see the machine that Cyborg hooks up to glowing brightly. The rest of the room was coated deeply in shadow compared to the brightness.
Cyborg's Room
Cyborg wiped his brow with his free hand and stared down at his project. A deep sense of pride overwhelmed him and he smiled a bit. It resembled a small podium that was only as wide as two feet put together. It was made of steel and had blue pulsating lines like veins threaded throughout it. Two thin pole stuck out of the sides with a small ball situated at the top of each. The small ball was blue and more of the veins lead to it. Cyborg heard a knocking at his door and hastily covered his creation with a tarp. He nudged it under his bed and opened the steel door to his room. Robin was outside of it, his arms crossed and with a raised eyebrow.
"It doesn't take that long to get to the door, does it Cyborg?" Robin questioned, trying to peak around his bulky form.
Cyborg sidestepped to block Robin's view. Robin tried once again but Cyborg was a step ahead of him.
"What are you hiding?" Robin asked suspiciously. Cyborg had been acting strange all week, holing away in his room and only coming out for food. Even those trips to the kitchen were short and he wouldn't talk to anyone. It was like that one time he got addicted to that game.
"Nothing." Cyborg lied.
Robin turned as if he was about to leave, but suddenly jumped back and got past Cyborg. Cyborg wheeled back in surprise that gave the opening. Robin started searching the room as Cyborg got his bearings. Cyborg lunged for Robin but he dodged out of the way. Robin scrutinized every corner of the room, but didn't see anything amiss. Cyborg got up and held his head, groaning slightly. Robin noticed that a bit of the bedskirt was poking out, and rached for it. Just then, Cyborg got his bearing back enough and jumped and grabbed it right as Robin did. They glared at eachother and Robin pulled it out and stood up with it grasped in his hands. Cyborg grabbed the other end of it and they started a tug-a-war.
"Give it back!" Cyborg shouted.
"No!" Robin shouted. Robin's hand slipped and pressed a button, and the room was soon filled with a loud ringing noise.
"Now look what you did!" Cyborg shouted over the noise.
"Me? You were the one that..." his voice was cut off as a rainbow swirly-thing started to come to life inbetween the two poles. Both Teen Titan Members dropped it as it grew larger and larger!
Back with Alyssa...
Alyssa laughed a bit, but then noticed something strange. The portal was getting bigger than the television! It got larger and larger until it took up the whole wall space. Alyssa backed up a bit, fearful of what was going to happen. The portal shimmered and squished a bit, then gave some suction. Air whipped in towards the portal and Alyssa flew in screaming with it.
Back with the Titans
By then Robin and Cyborg were backed up against a wall, the cement hard and ungiving against them. The portal seemed ferocious and was spitting random stuff out of it. Robin was hit in the head by a cat. He yelped and rubbed his head as Cyborg tried not to laugh. Suddenly, one last object flew out of the portal and it closed abruptly. Cyborg felt it hit him hard and he tumbled backwards. Whatever had flown through was heavy! Robin immediately studied what had gone through the portal. He immediately noticed it was a girl.
She had peach skin and long blonde hair in a ponytail. Her glasses were purple and cock-eyed on her face. He couldn't tell her eye color because she was apparently out cold. She was wearing a navy blue Superman Tee which seemed a bit strange, and black shoes and capris.
Cyborg got up and studied her a bit,"What are we supposed to do with her?"
"I don't know." Robin rubbed his chin, he had a feeling that the portal brought her in for some reason.
This story is for my good friend! Please enjoy or I will sick the rabid octopus on you.
Starfire: He is my friend from my home planet!
Me: Be very afraid...
