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Episode 2: How to Escape the Heat. Part 1

It was a particularly hot day in Jump City. The unexpected heat wave had hit the residents randomly and no one had been prepared for it. On this day, schools had been closed and students were let out. Leaving the streets filled with teenagers and children relaxing or having ice cream. Every air conditioner was turned on to the max as people tried to keep there cool in the blistering weather. All but in one place, where the heat was the worst.

"Awww MAN!"

This place was a Tower located at Jump Rock, not to far off the edge of the city's shores. It was also the home of the three young college men that lived there, Robin, Garfield and Victor (Aka Cyborg). With classes cancelled for the day, the three men were left with little to do. After all, most of their options involved venturing outside into the heat or staying the cool space of their home. At least, it used to be cool.

Cyborg pulled away from the panel of the wall, his dark face covered in some oil and a wrench in his right hand. He sighed and wiped his face, reaching down into his toolbox to grab for a screwdriver. He mumbled to himself as he flipped a switch and another sputter came out of the Air Conditioner. He had been trying to fix the thing for the past 2 and half hours and it had only gotten worse. "Damn Gar, if I told him once I've told him a dozen times…"

The reason for his mumbling was Garfield. Who had, in all his intelligence decided it wasn't cool enough in the tower. Despite Cyborg's warnings to not go messing around with his systems, Garfield had walked into the Living room and raised the AC as high as it could go. Apparently, the tower had its own energy supply, where everything ran off of. And when Gar started messing with the AC it caused an overload. Leaving the entire tower without any electricity and more importantly, cool air.

"So Cy! How's it going with the AC?" gar asked from behind. He watched as his taller friend sighed and stood up from his work. "Well the AC is fixed. Problem is that the Power's still out. So we have to wait until it charges back before we can turn anything on." Garfield visibly deflated. "So now what do we do!" he asked. "How the hell should I know! This is all your fault anyway! I told you not to go messing with my systems and what do ya do? YA MESS WITH MY SYSTEMS!"

"Guys calm down." Robin said, walking up to them. "We live on an island. Why don't we head out and go swimming?"

"I like that idea!" Gar said. "I'm up for it" Cy added. The three agreed and headed out to their rooms to get their stuff, leaving the living room quiet.

A soft groan could be heard in the once silent living room. A tabby cat was lying in her pink bed, her orange fur matted with sweat. With so much heat Garfield and Robin had forgotten about there pets. (Animal Abuse! XD) This left the cat in the hot room.

"It is much too hot." She got up and stretched out her back. After she looked up at the counter next to her "Raven?" The cat jumped up, albeit with difficulty, and sat next to the cage containing her friend.

"Ughh…yeah Starfire?" Raven said, her white rabbit ears feeling slightly heavier then normal. "How are you dealing with the heat?" Starfire asked. "I'm not. I feeling like someone's making rabbit stew." "The heat is trying to cook you! Hold on friend, I will save you!" Starfire lifted her tail and slapped at the cage's lock. At trick she learned since neither her nor Raven had thumbs.

The door opened and Raven stepped out. "Thanks Star. But that was just an expression." "Oh. Then you are uninjured?" Raven nodded. "Thanks anyway. So now what do we do?"

Starfire looked out at the large windows. "Perhaps we can try to get outside into the fresh air?" She looked to her friend for confirmation. "Its better then being in here. But how are we going to get outside?" She asked. "Can we not just take vents like always?" The bunny sighed. "No. If we go out into the mainland it will take us too long to get back. Our owners would be back before then and then they'd see we weren't there." Starfire's ears drooped.

Raven noticed this and sighed. 'Might as well tell her. Besides, one more minute here and I really will be cooked.' She thought. "But I think I know another way outside to the beach. Follow me." She jumped off the table and walked towards the door. Starfire followed, happy to be getting out of the baking home.

Raven led Starfire around the hallways and down the stairs until they reached the front door. She looked around the small space trying to find where she left it.

"What are you looking for Raven?"

"Something." She replied. Raven pushed a small box, about her size, away from the wall. Past it was a small hole covered up by a few planks of wood.

"What is it?" Starfire asked. "It's the hole from when Gar was testing out his science project and it went haywire. Remember?" The cat shuddered. "Oh yes. My tail still has not fully recovered." "Well, when Cyborg told him to fix it this was the result. "Raven shook her head sadly. Her owner could be such an idiot. "If we can break through this then we can get outside."

"Perhaps I can use my claws to cut through it." Starfire walked over to the boarded hole and began clawing at the minutes later all they ended up with were a few claw marks on the wood and a few shortened claws. "Well….that did not work" she said.

Raven looked around, taking note of everything there. A hanger. Some shoes lined up against the wall. A locked window. A toolbox. Some du—TOOLBOX! Her eyes lit up and she hopped over, using her teeth to break the small lock. Inside were some screwdrivers, A box of nails, a wrench and a steel hammer. She grasped the hammer with both her paws and pulled. This action incidentally brought the whole toolbox crashing to the ground.

"Raven!" Starfire said. "Are you alright?" She watched her friend stand up and fix her bushy tail. "I'm fine Star. Now, help me lift this up. Grab this side and I'll grab the other."

Starfire walked over and lifted on part of the hammer on her front paws. Raven picked up the other half with her smaller ones. The two moved over until they were lined up with the hole. "Alright." Raven said. "On three we charge. Ready?" Starfire nodded.

"One."

"Two."

"THREE!"

The two charged. The hammer's head hit the barrier…..SMASH!

"Ow!" "Well, that hurts. Can you get of me?"

The two had broken through and landed on the other side. Starfire on top of Raven. "Sorry friend." Starfire said as she got up. "Whatever." Raven looked around to find their owners lying down on some of the rocks by the shore. They were just within hearing range of her ears. "See I told you guys coming out here were a good idea." Robin said, stretching out on his towel. "Yeah! The ocean gives off an awesome breeze!" That would be Gar. She looked around and found a good spot. Close to the shore, but hopefully not close enough to get them wet. "Over there looks good."

The two walked over and sat at the spot, feeling the cool breeze on their fur. "Oh this is very nice Raven!" "Yeah…feels good." Raven laid herself down on the cool rocks and closed her eyes to get some more sleep. Starfire noticed a small mouse coming out of the vent that connected to the mainland. Her curiosity got the better of her as she began following it.

She pawed at the little mouse trying to catch it, giggling as she did. Being a cat she had no control over what she was doing and she really didn't care. She was having fun! With a sleeping Raven and a distracted Starfire, no one noticed the shadow circling overhead. It veered and spun before quickly shooting down towards them. Its talons extended, it zoomed in on Raven.

"KAAAWW!"

That's it for part one! Part two maybe posted this weekend. If I can finish it by then. Expect it sometime next week at the latest. Please! Or else we'll never find out what happens to Raevn!

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