Okay, I know I've been gone for a looooong time, and I'm sorry. Computer viruses' suck. I also noticed that the time clock was way off in the last chapter, when they were in the T-car. It should have said 4:15, not 1:15.
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Chapter 4
Titan Tower
5:35 p.m.
Do you actually think friend Alex-an-ia-lee will consider staying with us?" Starfire asked, as Batman and Robin contemplated their next moves in chess.
Beast Boy was playing his Gamestation against Kid Flash and the remaining heroes were playing cards.
"Never know until someone asks her, Star." Robin murmured as he moved his pawn.
"But if someone asks her and she still refuses then what?" Starfire asked.
This caused both Batman and Robin to pause and look up at her. Everyone looked at her. She had a point…. What if Alexanialee refused the offer?
"I doubt she'd refuse." Superman said as he rearranged his cards.
"What makes you so sure?" Beast Boy asked.
Batman suppressed a grin. "Simple. She's got some of my DNA in her. That in itself makes her one of the smartest people around."
Superman's lips pressed into a thin line briefly before curving slightly. Robin rolled his eyes, even though no one could tell. He was accustomed to these rare, smartass comments from Batman, the others, however, were not… so the were looking at him somewhat owlishly…well in Beast Boy's case, he had unconsciously turned into an owl, and was staring as gapingly as one could as an owl.
Robin's communicator beeped slightly and he pulled it out of his pocket and flipped the lid open as Beast Boy flew over and perched himself on Robin's shoulder. "Go ahead Cyborg."
"BOO-YAAAAAAA!!!!"
Needless to say, Beast Boy was blown off of Robin's shoulder… feathers included, while Robin's hair was blown back in a do, something similar to Bart Simpson's.
"My god! What on earth are you trying to do? Call every bat and crow within a thousand mile radius?!" came Alex's remark.
"I was not trying to call any bats or crows!" Cyborg exclaimed.
"Then what was that? Some sort of mating call? Don't you have to puff up and strut about for it to work efficiently?"
"Well Batman, she's got your smartass comments down that's for sure." Green Lantern said.
"I'm not doing any sort of mating call!" Cyborg all but shrieked.
"Could have fooled me!" Alex shot back.
"Good for her. She'll need it." Batman said, causing Green Lantern to chuckle.
"Bucket of Bolts?! Now listen here you cupcake…!"
"Cupcake?" Wonder Woman and Starfire asked at once.
"Cupcake?!" Alexanialee echoed Wonder Woman and Starfire's comment. "I've got a question for you Cy. Do you like to fly?"
"Not really… why?" Cyborg asked slowly, almost warily.
"Because I'm going to punt kick your ass from here to Titan Tower if you don't pull over!" Alexanialee said with emphasis.
You could almost hear the crocodile smile in Alexanialee's voice.
Robin could tell, then and there, life at Titan Tower was going to get a lot more interesting. Reaching up to mess his hair back into place, Robin took in a calming breath. "Are you coming back now?"
"If Cyborg would either learn to follow directions or let Alex drive, we probably would have been there by now." Raven said.
"AHA! Paper beats rock! Move over teddy bear!"
"Huh? Let Alex drive?" Robin asked.
"Do you need to clean the bees wax out of your ears or are you just selective of hearing?" Raven asked teasingly.
The Titan's blinked at once.
"What? Don't tell me you've never had someone tease you before." Raven laughed.
"Do you think the feed was cut?" Cy asked.
"They're probably gaping at the communicator right about now, trying to decide if I hit Raven upside the head and gave her a case of amnesia." Alex laughed.
"We'll be there in 15. Out." Cy laughed.
"Well, if she managed to out argue Cy, she's more than a match for Raven." Hotspot commented, as he laid down a card.
"We'll just have to wait and see." Robin said as he and Batman resumed their game.
Jump To The Moon Hotel
5:58 p.m.
"See? Now that wasn't so hard to find. I told you." Alex said as she pulled into the parking lot.
"This used to be a warehouse?!" Cyborg exclaimed, gaping at the nice hotel.
"That's what the lady told me. I'll be back." Alex said as she made her way into the building.
"So… how was shopping with Alex?" Cyborg asked.
Raven gave him a beautiful smile, and began telling him what she had learned about Alex and the pointers Alex had given her on how to relieve stress without using meditation.
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Alex walked into the hotel, taking in the tasteful deep blue carpets and the mahogany front desk. She made her way passed a bamboo plant and then pressed the button for the elevators. The bell dinged, and she stepped to the side as an eerily familiar man walked out of the elevator, giving her a lustful leer as he walked passed. She shivered mentally and then pressed the button and the door slid shut just as the man turned and looked at her.
"Girl you need to cool down your overactive imagination." Alex sighed to herself.
Still, there was something…. Alex just couldn't put her finger on it. What was it about that guy that sent every warning bell in her head to go off? Alex shook her head and stepped out of the elevator when it dinged. She pulled out her temporary room key, and then pushed the door open. As she walked in, she unconsciously noted that everything was the way she left it and set about gathering her things. Once she had finished she reached under the bed and pulled out her laptop.
From the moment she knelt down to get it, she knew something was wrong. The computer was pushed too far back from where she had left it. She inspected it, and found a small piece of technology that wasn't there before. A small microchip…not even the size of a dime and as thin as paper. Alex looked closer at it, and noticed a familiar insignia.
LL
"Shit!"
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Ok! One more chappie down! Next up introductions and how Alex ran into Slade!