A/N: Well, I'm bored. And I have nothing else that I would rather do than to update my ever so wonderful story…that nobody has really read yet. =(. Anyways, I would really especially like to thank Raziel's Messenger for their awesome reviews that make me wanna write even more. I promised myself that I would complete this story, and I will do just that!. And with that I give you the third chapter of As The Tables Turn, See ya at the bottom! =)
Chapter 3:
Center of Attention
TITANS TOWER….That night.
"Here's the plan." Robin started; He was standing, while all of the other titans were sitting on the couch. Listening carefully, as their leader had been pacing in front of them, telling them what they needed to know for the banquet that night. Before Robin could even start speaking, a gloved hand had quickly raised in the air, swinging to and fro.
The Boy Wonder let out an exasperated sigh.
"Yes, Beastboy?"
"Well….uh…" he paused for awhile. After what seemed like hours of waiting, a black orbed book had thumped the Changeling in the side of the head.
"Say Something! We haven't any time for this…" Raven ordered.
"I was thinking!" he yelled back at the Sorceress.
"Well you better start!" Raven responded "Or else my foot is going to go right up your-"
Raven was soon cut off by a loud voice that had been used to sing ancient Tameranian folk songs.
"QUIET!!!" Starfire had belted out as loud as she could.
All was silent. And all eyes were on the Tameranian.
"Uh, I am sorry for having to do the yelling." She apologized as blood rushed to her cheeks. "Please continue Robin."
"Anyway" Beastboy said as his eyes were still glued to the Tameranian. "I was gonna ask, since this banquet is all 'fancy schmancy' do WE have to dress up?
"Not entirely." Robin replied. "We're the Teen Titans, we're heroes, and we have the key to the city."
"Oh…" Beastboy responded, with a little line of drool flowing out of his mouth.
"Okay, on with the plan now." Cyborg encouraged.
"Wayne Enterprises is one of the biggest buildings in Gotham City, and it's filled with valuable things. Slade and Pyro are bound to show up and crash the party, we need to know what exactly their agenda is, and why they want to burn every single building that has value in the city, can we do that Titans?"
"It's easier said than done, it won't be easy." Raven acknowledged.
"We've have done what seems to be the impossible before..." Starfire added.
"He won't get away this time Robin." Cyborg assured.
Terra sat silent, not wanting to say a word about the matter.
"Well, let's hope for the best Titans." Robin said, making his way out the doors into the hallway.
SEVERAL HOURS LATER...
Wayne Enterprises was filled with people that night. Thousands of people, dressed in suits, dresses and other types of formal wear, making the Teen Titans stand out as they inched their way through the crowd.
"Dude, I told you it was going to be all fancy schmancy." Beastboy declared as he tried squeezing his way between rather large men just itching to get to their way to the chocolate fountain.
"Our main objective is to find Slade, So keep your mouth shut, or I'll kick your little green butt!" Cyborg grinned at Beastboy.
"Enough, we need to get to them before they decide to engulf this building into flame." Raven spoke dryly as her hands grasped the edges of her hood as she placed her hood over her head.
"Beastboy and Cyborg, Raven is correct." Starfire nodded as she looked at the anxious Terra, who hadn't said a word since the afternoon.
"Terra, what is the matter?" Starfire asked. "You have not spoken since the afternoon, yes?
"I don't know Star…" Terra answered. "I just guess I'm sick of chasing Slade around all the time."
"That is quite understandable..." Starfire smiled. "But I am certain that we will work together and stop him for good."
"Yeah…" Terra trailed off. She stopped dead in her tracks as she looked over and seen exactly what the titans were looking for. Slade and Pyro.
"You know what to do Pyro." Slade told him. "Are you ready?"
"As ready as I'll ever be, Slade." Pyro grinned.
"Make me proud." Slade said while he made his way out through a nearby door.
Without ease, Pyro took a matchbox from a compartment in his belt, he took one, little match from the box, and closed it, and it wasn't before long a fireball was cradled in his hand. He threw it at a banner hanging from the wall on the other side of the room, as the banner shortly burst into flame. Civilians screaming. Robin turned to face the others.
"I guess we found what we were looking for, Titans Go!"
Terra, Starfire, and Raven, made their way towards Pyro as Beastboy tried to put out the fire, Cyborg tried to control the citizens, and Robin, well it was kind of obvious where Robin went. Just as Terra, Starfire and Raven were mere feet away from the Pyrokenetic, he used some sort of Pheromones to stop the girls right as they were about to attack.
"Stop right there girls." He grinned as the girls followed his orders and stopped.
"Tell us your plans…" Terra ordered as the effects of the Pheromones had taken their toll on the blonde haired titan.
"What plans?" he smiled innocently.
"The plans…to why you are…burning buildings…down." Starfire added as she, too was affected by the Pyrokenetic's new found power.
"You know exactly what we are talking about." Raven finally said, unaffected by Pyro's power.
"Oh really now?" he asked the Sorceress, as he stepped closer to her. "How about now?"
Raven had tried to resist the Pyrokenetic's powers. It seemed to her that Terra, and Starfire had no idea what Pyro had been trying to do, but Raven had some sense of it. She wasn't an idiot. But his powers were too strong.
"What about now..?" Raven asked, astonished at herself for letting Pyro's power to manipulate her take over her.
"Exactly." He said as his eyes widened. He looked over at Cyborg and Beastboy, Cyborg was getting trampled with panicking civilians as Beastboy had turned himself into a whale trying to put out the flames, which led to more civilians screaming.
"What do you want with us…?" Terra has asked, under Pyro's pheromone spell.
"Now ladies…" Pyro laughed as he walked towards Terra.
"We better send Elf boy packing, I can't have him with you, when I'm around, and we can't have the others stick around for the show." He said alluringly as Terra looked over at Beastboy and slowly gazed back over into Pyro's fire Red eyes.
"On the other hand, being distant has its advantages…" he turned to Raven, the Sorceress was Dazed, like someone who's drunk a quart of some sort of Love Potion. He grabbed her hand.
"Mystery, Darkness, I love a challenge…" He charmed the Sorceress; Raven had not felt this falsely in love since her incident with Malchior. She was soon perplexed as he quickly let go of her hand, and made his way towards Starfire.
"Why settle for third place? If you were with me, you would be number one…Starfire, Forget the Witch and Rock-Girl, come with me, think of what we could do together, besides, I love disparity…" he spoke so smoothly to the Tameranian, who was suddenly smitten the moment he came near her.
"Terra has a boyfriend." Raven abruptly said. Terra glared at her.
"That's not the point." She retorted, walking up to Raven, staring her down.
"Yes it is the point!" Starfire yelled, splitting the two up. The three girls were immediately in a smack down over Pyro.
"You three girls, are not going to fight over me? Are you?" he beamed as Police Sirens were heard in the distance. Robin had made his way to the three arguing girls.
"Raven! Terra! Starfire! We gotta go, our work here is done!" he yelled to the girls. Raven and Starfire snapped out of the pheromone spell as they made their way to The Boy Wonder while Terra stood there, astonished.
"I guess that's my cue." Pyro grinned as he made his way to be inches away from the blonde titan. "I'll be seeing you…" he winked as he escaped.
"Terra, Let's go!" Raven called, as Terra soon snapped out of her sudden astonishment, and made her way to her teammates.
A/N: I'm sorry about the ending, but I thought it would be good to end right here, because I have total writers block and I cannot comprehend to think of anything to write right now. I like reviews, I really like them, and they would be greatly appreciated, reviews are the thing that is keeping this story alive, so PLEASE REVIEW! =) I'm tired, so I best be off to bed. GOODNIGHT, and once again, please review.
