Afterburn Part I
Arc 1: Illusions
Chapter 3: Plots Peculiar
By: mrbeans
Rated: T
Cool, 3 reviews for chapter two and 4 for #1! I'm gonna address them all because I forgot to last chapter.
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Chapter 2 reviews
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STJadeTebraa890- Ok...
Me- Whoever you are, thanks.
1- I'm continuing it right now.
2-So do I
3-Thank you
4- Not my thing, sorry.
5- Your wait is over.
Sailormarsfire93- Thanks.
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Chapter 1 reviews
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darkmagyk- thanks, It's really cryptic right now which is probably why (as far as I can tell) you don't like it as much as you would. Once Arc 1 is finished (this chapter is the last) it will become more clear. It did take four episodes to learn anything about Slade.
Phantom5656- Yes, negative Slade. We unfortunately won't hear from him again until 'Part II'
El Queso de Maliscioso- Thank you, this one is being run through spell check and being proofread so I hope it's better.
IGAF-kun: Thank you. I hope this chapter is considered good work as I'm trying to keep it up.
----------Robin had called a team meeting in the briefing room.
"How long have we had this?" asked Beast Boy, not sure whether to be mad at himself for not noticing or freaked out that it had just appeared.
"It's new" said Robin rather evasively. He had been acting odd all week, like an actor noticing he was slipping out of character.
Cyborg vividly recalled one event that had really brought Robin into the odd category.
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FLASHBACK
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Cyborg walked into the room extremely happy. It was waffle time. He danced merrily around the kitchen, humming his theme song as he got out various ingredients.
"Just a pinch of flour, a cup of baking powder" he said, reciting the recipe to himself.
He dumped a large number of items into a bowl, used a whisk built into his arm, and stirred the stuff so it flicked spots of batter everywhere.
Robin entered the room as Cyborg got out his trusty waffle iron.
"Hey Robin" said Cyborg from his almost disgustingly happy mood. "Want some waffles?"
"No" muttered Robin, not even making eye contact.
"Sure you do" denied Cy, happily plopping Robin onto a chair and handing him a plate of steaming cakes.
Robin took a single bite and picked up the plate threw it at the window; which shattered, and screamed "You call those waffles! That was disgusting!"
Cyborg looked as if Robin had shot him, a tear even streaked down his face. Robin suddenly snapped into a happy mood as if he had just regained his personality and said "I mean...Deliscious" he gave Cy a disturbingly Starfire-ish hug and skipped out of the room.
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END FLASHBACK
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Cyborg crossed his legs and squirmed uncomfortably at the thought of Robin insulting his precious waffles.
"Now, we recently got an anonymous letter saying that Control Freak is going to rob the Wisconsinite cheese factory." said Robin.
"Why would the Control Freak want to rob a factory of aged milk?" asked Starfire in her oh so Starfire-ish way.
"I...uh don't know" said Robin, beginning to sweat.
"Dude" said Beast Boy, oddly enough being the first to notice Robin's sweating "Are you ok?"
"I'M FINE!" yelled Robin pounding his fists down on the table "I mean...yes...I'm fine"
"Well that was weird" said Raven throwing a monotonous comment into the mix.
"As I was saying...We're going to the Wisconsinite factory to prevent the robbery." said Robin.
"Will we have to eat any cheese?" asked Cyborg feebly, recalling painful memories of constipation, evil cows and a bag of frozen peas.
"How soon can the T...thing...be ready?" said Robin
"You mean the T-Ship?" corrected Cy
"Yeah, yeah, that. How soon?"
Cyborg pulled out a key fob and pressed a button. With a grin he said "Now"
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The Wisconsinite Cheese factory could only be described as a tourist trap. People bustled around buying over priced tickets to see milk get turned into cheese. There was even a dairy themed theme park, featuring a curds and way too much fun kiddy park.
"So, why are we here with the fat people?" asked Raven who had decided there was nothing about the place she did not despise.
"We're looking for Control Freak" said Robin.
They walked around for a while, looking at the disturbing sites until closing. Once the lights went out they divided up and went to find Control Freak.
After hours of searching they rejoined each other.
"We did not find anyone" said Starfire.
"That's because you weren't looking for him. You were looking for me" said a voice behind them.
They all turned. Standing beneath the street light was Rorek, the wizard who had actually tried to slay Malchior.
Robin, in his usual reflex threw a bird-a-rang at him. Rorek simply phased through the ground and appeared behind Robin.
"All I can say is that someone around you is not what they seem"
"What do ya' mean that's all you can say?" asked Cyborg, attempting to interrogate him a bit before he left.
The wizard simply replied "You're being watched" and at that he vanished.
"What did he mean we were looking for him?...Robin!" said the team simultaneously .
But as if to prevent Robin from answering, their communicators rang.
Robin flipped his open. "We have 3 calls coming in at the same time. Beast Boy and Raven, you take the first; Cyborg and Starfire, you'll respond to the second; and I'll take the third." ordered Robin.
Everyone got into their vehicles. BB and Rae took the T-ship off to the 1st call, Cyborg and Starfire detached the T-car from the ship and drove off and Robin detached the R-cycle. Robin remained for a moment and pulled out a different, black communicator.
"The team's divided. You had better collect him before he meets someone there he shouldn't" he said
Malchior's voice was unmistakable on the other end "I will. What of that pathetic wizard Rorek? He's been trouble for me before"
"Once I reveal myself, the time disruption will come into effect and he will be trapped in his own dimension."
He closed the communicator and rode off.
Ok, Arc I is finished! For any of you who looked at the pairings, you should discern that BB and Rae are gonna have some relationship stuff because they're paired with each other for this assignment. This does not apply to Cyborg and Starfire! That pairing scares the cheese coated popcorn out of me. Rob/Star will come into play in part II (separation).
ATTENTION BB/Rae SHIPPERS! If you really don't want to read about cyborg and starfire (not a pairing just working together), though it will take from the story, skip to chapter 10
For those who didn't figure it out yet, the story will now break off into the individual stories of the two groups and what "Robin" does while they're busy.
I also ran this through spell check and everything so it should be better for spelling and grammar errors.
Finally, for those of you who are being hateful of me because I'm being really cryptic you can relax now. The story is going to unfold more now so stop griping!
Review please!
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Trivia!
What TV show did the video game Mace Racer II appear on? (Hint: It's a Disney cartoon, a new one)
A) Yin Yang Yo
B) Kim Possible
C) Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go!
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-mrbeans