Keeping Focus
"Here you are orange face!" Before Starfire was fully prepared, a huge glob of yellow substance was thrown on her tray by the lunch lady.
"Thank you ever so much!" Starfire said cheerfully.
Star crossed the large open space of the prison common area, before arriving at the back corner next to the other Titans.
"Friends, it appears Doris had fixed up another scrumptious meal!" Star said excitedly, and she began to devour her food with glee.
"Star, how can you eat this stuff?!" Beast Boy asked.
"It is quite easy friend Garfield, it reminds me of the meals provided by the people of the Gloshouglchs region of Tameran, their food was always delicious!"
"Well, I'm glad you're enjoying yourself Star." Raven said, as she threw away her food in the nearby trash bin.
"Raven, that is the fifth meal that you've skipped, you have to eat something!" Robin told his teammate.
"I respect that you eat food, please respect I only eat good food." Raven told Robin.
"Beggars can't be choosers Rae. I've spent the last half an hour picking all the little meat chunks out of this stew, but am I still going to eat it? Yep." BB told his girlfriend.
"I admire your bravery Gar." Raven told him, sarcastically.
"Friends, I know this is a sensitive-to-touch topic, but what are we going to do about Cyborg?" Star asked her friends.
"Star, we're thirty feet underground, constantly watched, and all of your powers are turned off. There is no way we can get out of here, and find Cyborg. We'll just have to wait and see." Robin reassured his girlfriend.
Cyborg was currently strapped to a table, looking straight up at a bright light bulb. He couldn't move his limbs, the prison found a way to deactivate them, and he couldn't see out of his cyber-optic eye, only his human eye remained in function.
"Alright Cyborg, are we ready to continue?" A dark figure hidden by shadows asked.
"I don't know what your game is, but I won't give into you, ever!"
"Now there's no need for resistance Cyborg, I only want to ask a few questions." The figure stood up, and walked towards Cyborg.
"Stay away from me!" Cyborg protested, the figure drew in closer.
"Why? Don't want to look upon your work?!" The figure waked into the light, revealing a long dark robe, with a black hood. His arms were hidden, as was his face because of the garment. The figure brought up his hands, they were robotic, skinny, almost like bones, and the figure revealed his face.
Half of the face was disfigured, scarred and broken, missing the eye. The other half was intact, and bore the signature stare of Brother Blood.
"You know the prison surgeon team spent hours removing the cybernetic components from my body. It turns out that my cells rejected the technology, and they needed to be removed. My arms were replaced with these meager little sticks, after you destroyed the originals! Luckily, you didn't destroy all my power." Brother Blood smirked at Cyborg.
"Your mind control! That's why…" Cyborg began.
"That's why I'm outside the prison, and in here with you, yes." Blood explained.
"But, if you control the minds of the prison guards, why don't you just leave?" Cyborg asked.
"Before I do that, I need some supplies, and no one can provide them but you." Blood explained.
"You want to take pieces of my body?!" Cyborg exclaimed.
"Just a few, not sure if you can survive without them or not, but it'll make me very pleased." Blood them walked over to the instrument table.
"Blood, you said your cells rejected the technology, what makes you think this will be any different?!" Cyborg questioned.
"Because Cyborg, before, I didn't have the original to steal from. My components were never tested on humans, yours are. Sequels are never better than the originals." Blood them pulled out a drill, "Now, stay still, not that you could resist anyway."
"AHHHHH!" Cyborg let out a loud scream.
Beast Boy pricked up, his sensitive ears hearing something.
"Did you guys hear that?" BB asked.
"The sound of Control Freak's laugh, yeah, annoying." Raven said.
"No, it was something else." Beast boy began, before a giant of a man suddenly appeared next to the Titan's table.
"Hey you stupid kids! I have a score to settle with you!" The giant said.
"Who are you?" Robin asked.
"It's me, Killer Moth!" The giant exclaimed.
"Wow, you've really, um, changed since we last saw you." Beast boy sweated.
"Prison life will do that to you. You kids are the reason I'm in here! It's time for a little pay back!" Killer moth grabbed the Titans table, and threw it across the room.
"Titans, fall back!" Robin ordered.
"What?!" Beast boy exclaimed.
"None of you have your powers, you can't take him, I can." Robin explained.
Robin ran up to Killer Moth, and quickly knocked him off his feet with a foot swipe, then used a chair, and smashed it on Killer Moth's head. He was out cold.
"Yeah, he wasn't that tough." Robin smirked, until he felt a stabbing, shocking pain within him that brought him to his knees. Robin looked up to see one of the guards holding a remote.
"Insubordination and fights will not be tolerated!" The guard said.
"It wasn't Robin's fault, it was…" Beast boy began before the same thing happened to him.
"Neither will back talk." The guard stated as she walked away.
As the guard walked away, the girls helped the guys up.
"Boyfriend Robin, are you unhurt?" Star asked.
"I'm fine Star just need a minute." Robin assured her.
"Gar, will you be okay, because it would be very inconvenient to plan a funeral in a jail." Raven said.
"I'll be fine, once I show that guard what for!" Beast boy snarled.
"It'll be fine, stay calm Gar. Let's get you back to your room." Raven said.
"You as well boyfriend Robin." Star said.
Raven helped Beast boy into his bed. The cells were very small, built for one with a small toilet, sink, and bed all jammed into a janitor's closet.
"What do you think?" Raven asked.
"I don't know. It's a huge strain on me, and I haven't done it in a while. You don't think the mircrobs…" Beast Boy began.
"They're designed to control all of the powers they are designed to control. That one should be in free play." Raven told him.
"I don't know Rae, I promised myself I would never use it, no matter what." Gar looked at her.
"For this to work Gar, you have to." Raven looked into his eyes, then kissed him gently, Beast boy returned her kiss.
Once they pulled away, BB looked at her.
"Alright, I will, but after that, never again." Gar stated.
"Never again." Raven assured him, and Gar pulled Raven in for a hug. Raven gave him a soft three pat on the back.
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