"Oh yeah, baby!"
Cyborg laughed in victory as he watched his car zoom pass Changeling's now destroyed, virtual one. The titles on the screen displayed in bold letters, "You Win!". Changeling sulked on the couch as if he was a young child that didn't get his way in the candy store.
"Nah dude! You absolutely cheated!"
Changeling was raging his arms in front his tall robotic friend who simply ignored his angered shouts.
"Changeling, you've been losing to me for years! This shouldn't be a surprise to you." Cyborg laughed when he saw Changeling puff out his bottom lip.
"Oh Changeling, that is the alright! Surely you can defeat Cyborg in a much less advanced racing game." Starfire smiled at her teammate to hopefully cheer him up, but it was not working at all.
Changeling flopped himself back onto the couch. His body was no longer small and frail. He was developing into a man. His height increased immensely, giving him the height of Cyborg's, which he believes was a product of the many amounts of tofu he consumed. Not only was his height growing, his body mass was also beginning to increase. His shoulders became more broad, and his torso was buffing out. His biceps and pecs were now fully ripping through his uniform.
"Man, I don't care anymore." Changeling said while he threw the controller onto the floor, "If I chose the game, I will win!"
"Oh you sure about that?"
"Yeah! Come on. Street Death Battle V"
"Ooo, such a challenge.." Cyborg slowly said in teasing tone. "You're on!"
Cyborg quickly moved back to his spot on the long couch with his controller in hand. He also grew over the years. Since a large percentage of his body consisted of robotic parts, his physique changed the least; however, it was upgraded to handle a larger amount of power. His sonic cannon is now more powerful, as well as other gadgets that he possess. The tracking system, sensors and controls of his overall weaponry in his body were enhanced with the help of Raven. His face did age though. He no longer looked so young. A moustache was beginning to grow on the top of his lip, giving him cocky pride. Unlike Changeling, his maturity level was increasing, but there are times when he reverts back to his teenage self.
"I have never seen the two of you play this...graphic game before. Is this the new?" Starfire grimaced at the graphic features that were displayed on the screen of the large TV.
"Of course, Star! I got it last week after we battled Control Freak. We're not kids anymore, so the deadliest is the most fun!" Changeling said.
"..I see.."
Starfire turned from the two men and walked through the common room doors to search for Nightwing. Soon after their trip to Tokyo, Nightwing finally confessed his feelings for the Tamaranean princess, creating it official for the young couple. They faced teases from their friends and other Titan teammates, but it was eventually dropped when their relationship grew stronger over the years.
Starfire walked down the long corridors of the Tower. She glanced at the plain walls she passed, noticing a few pictures of her and her teammates here and there. One framed photo was a picture of them at the end of a battle with Cinderblock. Starfire stopped and carefully looked at the picture of their younger selves. She began to feel a warm feeling inside of her as she remembered the warm moment of that battle. They were getting ready to stop for pizza before Beast boy forced a fearful civilian who was hiding behind a toppled car to take their picture with his new camera.
Starfire compared her younger self to her now present form. She possessed more curves than her former teenage self, but her height increased by only an inch. Her breast size grew, and her hips were thick. Her old purple outfit was too tight to contain her image, hence she changed her uniform to a much more fitting one. She now wore long, tight purple bottoms with her usual silver belt around her slim waist. Her top was very similar to her teenage one but in a larger size to contain her chest.
Grunts and chain noises down the hallway immediately catched Starfire's attention. She knew that it was Nightwing in the training room, beating at the punching bag. She quickly flew to the open room and saw her lover forcefully punching the bag that was connected to the ceiling of the room. Beads of sweat were running down his smooth skin as he continued his forceful punches on the hard material.
Nightwing probably changed the most out of the entire team. He was about the same height as Cyborg and Changeling, and had a large, broadened chest with rippling muscles. His legs were also long and muscular. His new bodysuit was tight enough to show each feature that has developed. Starfire couldn't help but stare at the strong man in front of her.
"Nightwing!"
He stopped his punches at the sound of his name and turned around to see Starfire. He gave a small smile before grabbing a white towel that was placed on top of the bench-presses. He wiped the sweat from his face then trapped Starfire's slim body in his muscular arms. They shared a kiss and smiled at each other.
"What's up, Star?" Nightwing asked out of breath from his exercise.
"I am doing much of nothing." She said with a big smile.
Nightwing laughed silently before correcting her, "Do you mean, 'nothing much'?"
Starfire blushed from embarrassment. "Yes! Nothing much!"
"You know, I've been thinking about the two of us going out for dinner."
"Out for dinner? How wonderful! Will this be what you call, the date?"
"Yeah, Star. A date. I know that we've been very busy with criminals and investigations recently, so I wanted to treat you."
Nightwing squeezed Starfire tightly in his big arms, but not too much to crush her. Starfire merely blushed like a young high schooler in love. Her words were stolen right from her mouth with Nightwing's random gestures.
A small giggle escaped her mouth, "I shall take your offer of the date, my love."
Nightwing leaned in and kissed Starfire on the neck before letting her go, "Wednesday night at 8. Dress fancy."
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos…"
Raven gave a small sigh as she finished her meditation. Her large violet orbs scanned her dark room, searching for an object. She simply gave up on her short search before looking down at her small purple alarm clock. She hardly used it, but found it nice to keep. The arms of the clock ticked with every second. It was 11:45pm, and Raven was counting down til midnight. Today is her birthday, and the Titans did celebrate with her earlier on in the day before dispersing to do their own tasks. She still did not fully enjoy her day of birth. Whenever her birthday came, the countdown till it was over would start. The defeat of her father was truly something to celebrate in her mind, but the entire situation of it was still uneasy to her. Her father's defeat was 5 years ago, marking her to be 23 years of age.
Raven continued to stare at the clock. Flashbacks of that very night continued to zoom in her head-the fire, evil laughter, tears and most importantly Slade. Their arch nemesis. Although he made his disappearance shortly after the beatdown of Trigon, she couldn't help but think of him returning. Raven gave a small laugh at the thought of Slade reappearing. She placed the clock neatly on her stand and shook her head. "I'm turning into Nightwing with all this Slade obsessing."
She lied on her bed and was consumed by its comfiness. Flashbacks of Slade continued to appear. His large hands holding her firmly against him; the sight of a destroyed city; her friends turned into stone. Raven quickly sprung from her bed, rubbing her temples.
"Stop worrying about the past! He's gone! Slade is never coming back, as well as Trigon!"
After she calmed her distressed mind, the red blaring alarm began to ring around the tower. Raven rushed to the door but attached her long hood before running out the door to meet her teammates.
"Who would be causing trouble at the docks at 3 in the morning!? I was trying to get my beauty sleep!"
"Will you shut up? Criminals don't care about your beauty sleep."
Changeling turned to Raven and gave her a hard stare, which Raven returned with an even harder one. Changeling's face quickly went soft as he saw the intensity of her anger and turned away, looking out the window of the T-car.
"Whoever it is, they don't seem to be much of a threat." Nightwing said as he looked his communicator. "Nothing has been reported as stolen, just a disturbance."
"Good, then let's get this over with! My bed is screaming for me to come home." Changeling exaggerated.
The T-car pulled into the small parking lot of the docks. There was not much land but a long wide dock that extended from one side of the lake to the opposite. There were small and large ships anchored with thick ropes. The waters of the lake were shining with the moon's light. It looked like a sea of diamonds.
Starfire simply stared at the lake with joy and love in her eyes. "Oh friends! The lake is most pretty at the night time."
"Yeah, it's an eye stopper." Cyborg said softly.
"Now is not the time to be gazing into a lake. We have to find this criminal."
Starfire's face fell when Nightwing interrupted her light mood. She loves him very much, but there are times when she wished he was less work obsessed.
The Titans looked around the large dock. There were many branching parts of the dock that extended deep into the water and some that were not as far. A slight fog was beginning to form around the lake, making it harder to see. The young adults were separated into different sections of the port in hopes of finding the crook but their chances of finding him was low.
"I don't think anyone's here." Raven said coolly when she regrouped with her friends.
"I agree with Raven.'' Starfire said.
Nightwing nodded his head in acknowledgement, for he too didn't find anything. "Alright let's go."
The Titans were beginning to head back to the car when a low but yet familiar voice caught their attention.
"Leaving so soon Titans? We have much to catch up on."
Nightwing snapped his neck at the sound of the voice. His blood began to boil with hatred. He looked around, searching for the man but struggled due to the thick fog. He looked up and snared at the evil man he once worked with.
"Slade!"
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