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Chapter 2: Trust
Walking down the hall way of Titans tower Raven had a lot on her mind, the moment Robin had gotten the okay from Cyborg about Static room he taken the Dakota hero with him to his crime lab, and had not come out in the last three hours.
"Some much for us going to the Black Rose cafe tonight." Raven mutter as she turn a corner and came up to Starfire.
"Hey Star... how are you?" Raven ask hating how uncomfortable she now was around Starfire but it couldn't be help.
"Fine, but I was wondering when Robin would be done with our new friend Static." Raven raise an eye brow wondering what she needed him for.
"Knowing Robin, not for a while." Raven replied as she take a deep breath.
"Hey if your not busy... want to go to the mall?" Raven ask, normally not one for such things but if it work then it would be an essential step to repairing their broken relationship.
"Thank you for offering friend Raven, but I have, other matters to attend to." Starfire said turning around and walk away, Raven sigh knowing this wasn't going to be ease, however before she could think of anything else quite abit of of weight suddenly came over her back nearly knocking the empathic over.
"Hey Rae, Rae, what this about you wanting to go to the mall, can I go with you?" Jinx said having jump on Raven's back, a huge tick mark appeared on her face as her eyes twitched.
"AND JUST WHERE THE HELL DID YOU COME FROM!"
Robin and Static
"Okay let's go over this again." Robin said to Static who was sitting backwards in a chair and groan, this was not how he plan on spending his day, granted he really didn't have any plans for the day but Static sure as hell could have thought of something better then playing a game of 20-20 questions with the Boy Wonder.
"I've already told you a dozen times, I had been on patrol when I flew past the docks and found them, had a quick fight and manage to knock out Blockbuster." Static told him tire of repeating his self.
"Right after I take out Blockbuster the ship he was using teleported away but not before I manage to sang 10 of it's containers." Static sigh as Robin thought over everything.
"And your sure there was no kiddnapping or missing persons in Dakota as of lately at all?" Robin ask causing Static to sigh.
"Yes, both me and the police work together in doing a heavy search around Dakota but know one reported any missing family members." Static replied.
"After reaching a dead end in my search, the only lead I had left was the name Madame Rouge that Blockbuster said, which led me here." Static finish as Robin went over everything he said once more in his head.
"I see... let's take a break for now, I'll call you if I have anything else to ask about." Robin said and Static was more then happy to get up and head for the door that lead out of the room.
"Find Cyborg, he should have a guest room set up for you by now." Robin said with his back to him looking over all the new intil he had just gotten, (Same old Robin.) Static thought with a laugh.
"Sure man." Static replied leaving.
Rec Room
"Yo, any idea how long Robin will be at it this time?" Beast Boy ask Cyborg taking a bite of some cheese pizza with Terra while Cyborg was on the game cube playing smash brothers.
"Dude, it's been a while since we found out anything on Blockbuster, I think it's safe to say with this break through he'll be in his lab for awhile..." Cyborg replied using Link to beat Mario.
"I hope you guys find out whose behind Blockbuster's actions before anyone else get hurt..." Terra spoke in a quite voice, much to Beast Boy's joy, she barely talk at all, so anything coming out of her was a good sigh as far as Beast Boy thought.
"Don't worry friend, we will get to the tracking down of Blockbuster's boss and give the bad guys a good amount of the butt kicking." Starfire said having just walk in and patted her on the shoulder, Terra always found herself smiling at the way Starfire spoke and was glad she was speaking to her again after what had happen a month and a half away. The door to the Rec Room open up to let Kid Flash in who was talking to Static.
"So you really take him down and wrapped the guy in a metal container!? Dude that bad ass!" Kid flash exclaimed causing everyone to turn to them as he brought Static to the table with pizza on it.
"It wasn't any big deal, you should have seen the time I want at it with Brainiac while helping out the Justice league, now that was bad ass!" Static said walking up to the table and Kid Flash quickly grabs two slices giving out one to Static.
"You team up with the Justice league before!? Man have you been around the block!" Beast Boy said with a measure of respect in his voice, Raven had just walk in with Jinx having been force to promise the girl they'll go to the mall later, she stop at seeing Starfire staring at someone, follwing her vision Raven raise an eye brow at seeing it was Static (Interesting...) Raven thought walking over to the cabin to make some tea... with Jinx follwing behind, Raven was starting to lose her impatient her.
Ever since the fall out Raven and Robin had with Starfire, the pink head was quick to take the auburn orange skin alien's place since she wanted to hang out with someone whose powers were closer to her own. Raven had been trying her best to fix things with Starfire while Robin had thought it best to give their alien friend some space, truthfully he just didn't know how to deal with girls after a break up.
"Yo Stat man, you knew Robin when he was still side kicking it with Batman right?" Cyborg ask looking over his shoulder to the new hero in their tower, Static nodded.
"Mind if I ask what it was like working with him back then, just wondering if he was any different then he is now." Cyborg said, Static who had eaten his pizza slice was mess around with the electricity he had made into a tennis sized ball and turn to him about to speak when…
Skreeeeeeeeeee! Skrrrrkk! Skreeeeeee! Skkkr skkreee!
"Arrgh!" The electric ball dissipated as Static lost his concentration and clapped his hands over his ears. "Turn it off!" He yelled as the sounds continued. Starfire blinked till her eyes became full of worry as he fall to his knees.
"FRIEND STATIC!" she yelled kneeing down placing a hand on his back, her looked at him friend in confusion and was about to see what was wrong right as all the electronic equipment in the tower suddenly shut off!"
"What the hell!" Cyborg exclaimed but then his eyes went white and he fell to the ground unmoving!
"Cyborg!" Beast Boy cried out, all the Titans now way past alarm! Seeing this when Static heard Beast Boy's yell, and trying to ignore the electronic screeches, like feedback from a huge microphone, Static stood up straight and aim his hands at the ground, pouring a large amount of electricity, seemingly into the tower but outside it a giant barrier of eletricity form around then Tower.
"There that should keep the Tower and Cyborg safe for now..." Static muttered as the lights and equipment started coming back on, screwing up his eyes and face against the still sounding electronic feedback he was hearing and quickly place his hands on his ears.
Sssskkkkrrraaattic! Ssssskkkkraaattttic! Mettttrrrrrpppliiisss….Brrrrrzzzztmrrrraaan!
"Friend Static? Can you hear me?" Starfire asked, as she held him on his feet.
"Make it…stop…" Static groaned as he finally fell back to his knees and Starfire was really worry for him now. It lasted for a full minute but finally feedback were gone.
"Cyborg, can you hear me?" Kid Flash call out as Beast Boy and Jinx stay by Terra to make sure she didn't freak out and do something harmful to herself. Raven was who was looking over him with Kid Flash was relieve when all of his systems started powering up.
"Cyborg are you alright?" Raven ask as he use his hands to push up off the ground.
"Y…yeah…" Cyborg replied slowly getting up with Raven's and Kid Flash's help, it was at this point Robin burst in...
"Hey is everyone alright!?" Robin yell but was mainly looking at Raven.
"Yeah we're fine, but what in my father curse name just happen!?" Raven exclaimed as Cyborg shake his head.
"I don't know but all the power in the Tower just went out for some reason!" Robin said wondering if this was some kind of attack on them but just now noticing the state Cyborg was in.
"What happened to you?" He asked at last as Cyborg look up.
"I don't know, one minute my body was working fine, the next it was defaulting on me and I was falling face first into the floor. It's like it was an electrical surge hit me or something… worse yet Static shield is the only thing that kept online If I leave this place chances are I'll be shut down again!" Cyborg replied unhappy any of this, however the moment Beast Boy heard the electrical surge part he turn to Start thinking he might have had something to do with it. Starfire was helping Static to his feet when her hand slid across his ear and was surprise to see blood on her hand.
"Friend Static…your ears…" Starfire said, sounding shocked as Static look down at her hand causing his eye to widen, he then took off one of his gloves and touched his right ear. He brought it back and was shocked to see the blood on them. Starfire took a piece of cloth off the table and carefully wiped up the blood from her hand and from inside his ears.
"Dude, whatever did this… it did a number on your eardrums." Kid Flash said after Starfire had finished and looked at all the blood on the white cloth.
"Yeah it did…sounded some weird garbled transmission except super super loud with my powers…though it did seem like it was nearby…" Static said now able to stand on his own.
"How do we know you didn't do this?" Beast Boy said catching everyones attention.
"Umm what are you taking about?" Static looking at the green boy.
"Yeah BB why would he hurt himself like that just knock out the power for little more then a minute." Fid Flash spoke but Beast Boy just glare at the Dakota hero.
"It could have all been an act to gain our trust, he could be working for Slade to take back Terra!" Beast Boy snapped and Terra was actually was startled by that, Static just raise an eye brow.
"And who the hell is Slade?" Static ask but pause at seeing Starfire step in front of me.
"Beast Boy, our new friend Static would not have hurt his self this badly just to gain our trust." Starfire told him holding out the piece of cloth stang with blood to prove her point Beast Boy still look unsure, Robin had already had enough of this point.
"Stop it Beast Boy! I've know Static long enough to know he wouldn't work for someone like Slade." Robin said to Beast Boy who turn to him.
"But Robin we can't be too sure, just to be on the safe side, Raven should take a look into his mind and-" "Beast Boy!" Raven snapped causing him to finch realizing he just cross the line on that one.
"I'm going to past that off as you just being really, really, worry for Terra and ask that you don't bring it up again." Raven growled causing him to nodd quickly, Raven never like using her power in such away and to even suggest that she force herself into anothers mind was a big no, no, in her book, she was so mad that even when Jinx throw her arms around her she didn't care.
"Yeah grasshopper, cool it! If the boss man says he okay, that gotta mean Stats here is on the level." Jinx said cheerfully.
"Yeah but that doesn't change the fact someone tried to black out the Tower." Robin said bring everyone back to the matter at hand.
"It not just the Tower, the whole city is black out!" Cyborg causing everyone to snapped her heads to him as he was looking to the com-link in his before heading over to the big screem to bring up for al of them to see.
"Everything with in Jump City has lost power! That make no sense, since the backup generator should be online by now and, wait..." Cyborg stop something catching his attention on the screem.
"Check it out, from these reading it seem someone at the Jump City power plant hack into the system and shut down the backup generator system!" Cyborg state shocking everyone.
"Do you know who?" Robin ask taking the lead now as Cyborg type away at keyboard, he frown at what he saw.
"Oh yeah, Gizmo, Mammoth, and See-More!" Cyborg stated as Jinx to growl at her old teammate causing trouble with everyone focus now on Cyborg the only one to notice that Static's mind was else where was Starfire as she stood next to him.
"Those morons huh, I'll go this time to deal with em..." Jinx said letting go of Raven, Robin nodded before turning to Cyborg.
"Cyborg sorry to say but you'll be staying behind and look after Terra." Robin told the tech man knowing he couldn't leave the Tower anyway, he was about to ask if Static would stay behind as well.
"Yo Robin, I think I might have found what cause that electrical surge just now!" Static spoke gain everyones attention.
"Really, how!?" Robin ask though Static wasn't looking at him but in another direction and point to where his veiw was.
"Somewhere over, but keep in mind I only said it might be the cause." Virgil told him causing the boy wonder to raise an eye brow.
"What do you mean?" Robin ask as Static rub the back of his head not sure how to word what he wanted to say.
"Well the electrical power that I'm sensing right now, is a type that I've never sense before!" Static state comfusing the Titans.
"What do you mean friend Static? Starfire ask and it was only now did Static realize she was very close to him, maybe even closer then before.
"Well this power source that I'm feeling couldn't have been in Jump city before I got here, there no way I'd have miss it with how strong and unstable it is." Static said taking a step back from Starfire, Robin thought over and wonder if maybe Mammoth, See-More, and Gizmo attackon the citys backup generators was just a ruse to keep them busy.
"Robin I have a suggestion." Starfire spoke bring everyones attention to her.
"Oh and what that?" Robin ask though he was very glad she was talking to him again.
"Why not let me and our new friend head to the location of this abnormal electrical power source. while you and the other take care of Gizmo and crew of misfits?" Starfire said, Robin for his part was surprise at this as it was the first time Starfire ever volunteer for something like this, before he could even think of an answer Raven step up and spoke.
"If Starfire think she can take care of it with Static then I say we let her do it." Raven said and Robin almost miss that look of gratitude that Starfire flash to Raven.
"Fine, Starfire we'll leave it to you and Static." Robin said as he turn to the rest of the team.
"The rest of us will head to the Jump City power plant to deal with Gizmo, Mammoth, and See-More." Robin state before turning to Cyborg.
"Cyborg I'll leave you to monitor what going on and Report anything suspicious you find." getting nodded back Robin saw that everyone was ready to go.
"Alright Titans, let's head out!"
To Be Continued.
