This chapter is a quick insight with the OC.

Chapter 4

Piece of Mind and Body

Inside the Titans Lab, Crow, Raven, Robin, and Beast-Boy were having a conversation in the early evening.

Beast-Boy: [curious "So, what are you doing?"

Crow: [clam "Analyzing my sword to find what the acid is composed of, if any residue remains. It a new trait of Keith that was not there before; he should have stayed paralyzed by my sword, I cut off his main motion nervous system in his neck, at less what is left of his human organs. Don't touch it, or it may eat your skin"

Beast-Boy nearly trip on to them, wave his arms, to back away from the swords and other chemicals that are there.

Robin: [inquisitive "So who is this Tech, that Keith was referring to? It seems Paradox knows him."

Crow: [normal "Tech is Paradox's archenemy, even before Paradox became a Titan."

Raven: [curious "Why is that?"

Crow: [sigh "Where to begin? Tech used Paradox, to steal equipment and technology, which gives Tech wealth that rivals even Lex Corporations and Wayne Industries and tried to kill Paradox. Moreover, as I recall, Tech killed a family member, or at less someone of Paradox respected acquaintance as I assume. Is that enough information for you about Paradox nemesis?"

Robin, Raven and Beast-Boy were astonish in silent.

Beast-Boy: [astonish "Dude what happen?"

Crow: [normal "I don't have that information. The only record I found is that Tech was supposedly died at the high of his criminal empire, murdered presumably by Paradox."

Beast-Boy: [confused "But Tech is alive. Isn't he?"

Crow: [normal "I am awareof his wellbeing. As Tech's organization went underground, he reappeared as a cyborg, assumingly caused by the incident."

Crow replied still working, as he did not look up as he speaks.

Beast-Boy: [a bit hyper, 'too much sugar maybe?' "A cyborg? Dude, what he like, and what dose his stuff do, dose Cy know!?"

Crow: [calm "You will have to talk to Paradox for that information, because I never meet Tech."

Robin: [curious "So, what are Paradox's abilities? I guessing you know him well and being on the same team."

Crow: [cold tone "Do not assume we are acquaintances, friends, or even teammate for that matter; I enlisted myself for dealing of complicated matters of highest importance, in which is only my priority. [paused, then continues Though I do know his abilities and to its extent. He able to adapt a resistance from pressure force and of some chemically-caused injuries. Though he has a limit to how much he is able to deflectenergy; with enough intensity of energy it will cause his cellular body structure to deconstruct and fall apart causing a chain reaction through out his body which will kill him, due to his deoxyribonucleic acid is always been unstable."

Beast-Boy: [awareness "Whoa, that's like me, well not exactly like me, just the DNA being unstable and well, uh, yeah that's it." Robin and Raven stared at Beast-Boy, shocked that he just understood a very scientific term for DNA.

Beast-Boy: [worried "What? did I say something, do have something on my face?"

Beast-Boy checks himself on the reflection of the windows.

Robin: [dumfounded "…, actually Beast-Boy, uh, never mind, don't worry about."

Beast-Boy: [confused "Uh, Okay. Sure there nothing?"

Robin: [apathetic "Yes,"

Beast-Boy: [concern "Positive."

Robin: [irritated "Yes!"

Beast-Boy: [curious "really?"

Raven glancing at the annoyed Robin, and seeing the pointlessness to the conversation is dragging into she interject.

Raven: [irritated, while trying to stay calm "Enough, it's nothing Beast-Boy, now be quite." [a slight pause, calmly continues "Crow what are Paradox's other abilities?"

Crow: [unfazed of the discussion "As requested. There is more of Paradox's unique abilities. His physical abilities are heightened far more than any human; to list a few: running a constant thirty-five miles an hours, on all four limbs of course, he is nearly five times stronger than the average man, and his senses are heightened beyond a humans capability."

Beast-Boy: [not impress "Yeah, he didn't look that tough. He just stood back at end of the fight."

Crow: [his natural tone "Paradox has some problems maintaining a new form when he transforms. His deoxyribonucleic acid was being stressed to maintain the new form, which creates a surge of energy that causes him pain when he transforms back. His heightened senses deteriorate when he does transform; therefore, when he regains back his old form, his senses come back and overwhelms him, in touch, sight, smell, and sound."

Beast-Boy: [just being humorous "ha, no wonder he's always cranky."

Ignoring Beast-Boy, Robin and Raven just sigh.

Crow: [calm "His genetics also augment his instincts, which can make him very aggressive, though he is more calm when he is not fighting or feeling hungry; after a fight he can be very agitated. Also if you are wondering about his rough voice, the muscles in his vocal cords are thicker than normal, which can allows him to roar, though it does not allow clarity within human speech of conversation, which irritates him to no end. He yet to go back full human form, which was six months ago, he never stayed in his beast form that long before, so you might see him in human form."

Suddenly the alarm went off.

Crow: [calm "If you don't minded, I won't be coming."

Robin: [confused "Why?"

Crow: [face Robin soberly "I here due to time travel, we can't altering the past for the risk of new problems may arise in our future, we have enough problems to deal with already. I'll join you if it a problem from the future."

As they left, only Beast-Boy stayed in the room, about to mix two unknown chemicals together till a black energy took them away and send him flying out the door. Beast-Boy now in a daze after hitting the wall, was still visible through the door in perspective of crow, as Silkie came and push Beast-Boy out of sight from the door to go with the other Titans.

Crow: [inquiry "hmm, strong larvae."

Meanwhile, in the Titans' Training Gym, Paradox was training with Cyborg and Starfire.

Cyborg: [curious "So, what's up with your friend Crow?"

Paradox: [flustered "He is no friend to anybody! Just few days ago before we came here…"Paradox answered heading towards a flashback (or flash-forward; the time thing).

'There were dim lights flickered in large destroyed room.

Paradox: [outrage yelled at Crow "Why the hell, didn't you stop those robots from trashing the TOWER?"

Crow: [sober "I am here only to help with this crisis that's developing, petite theft and vandalism do not concern me."

Paradox [frustrated "OF COURSE IT'S YOUR PROBLEM IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, ALL OF US, INCLUDING YOU LIVE HERE…"'

Paradox: [slight nervousness fell upon him "And I'd rather not talk what happen next." Sweat-drops came on all three of them, for different reasons.

Cyborg: [confused 'no one asked him' "Well, you were pretty chummy with him."

Paradox: [offended "Hey, when he dose help, I have no complaints. But don't get the idea were friends, I still hate that guy's attitude, if you can call it an attitude."

Starfire: [uncomfortable with the negative comments "Why not try telling us about Crow's unique aspects than Crow's rude behavior?"

Paradox: [compelled by spite "One, he's not just boring but if you don't have any informative facts than he'll just ignores you. He's a… what that word again… savy-et, savant, a sage, whatever, Crow knows a lot of things through reading books and [hesitant his foresight." Paradox answered.

Cyborg: [inquisitive "What you mean foresight?"

Paradox: [frustrated, due to not knowing much about it himself "He's able to see a lot of thing you wouldn't normally see, it through some sort of sense of his, and I think he's also able to see into the future, or just being a know it all jerk!…" Kicked the stuffing out of a punching bag "…He'll understand almost anything, just by looking at it!"

Starfire: [intrigued"Fascinating, what are Crow's other capabilities?"

Starfire was uncomfortable with Paradox attitude, although her curiosity with Crows' abilities did deter her form leave the room.

Paradox: [tired "Well, he has training in the martial arts, and has powers like Raven."

Cyborg: [eureka "I knew it! he the one who put up the shield."

A bigger sweat drop appeared on Paradox.

Paradox: [plainly and slowly "Uh, yeah, he did.[sarcastic Big deal."

Starfire: [puzzled "Wait. If Crow has abilities like Raven, then why didn't he use his powers to combat the robots and" [mumbling "of the one who has two names?" She is still slightly confounded of two separate names for one person.

Paradox: [irritated "Uh, well, he can, though it's better if he didn't use it."

Cyborg: [also puzzled "Why's that?"

Paradox: [annoyed, sighed "When he does uses it, well, it doesn't want to stop most of the time."

Cyborg: [frustrated "Ah, would you give bit more descriptive?"

Paradox: [concentrating not to get too bored with the conversation "His powers' not as easily controlled as Raven's. It isn't pretty when it happens, so don't ask!" [growls

Cyborg: [inquisitive "Okay. So, any hobbies you or Crow have?"

Paradox: [bored "Crow reads book about mathematics, science and its theories. As for me…[realization/sour express on his face wait! it's none of your business!" as he started to sweat a little more as a small flashback appeared in his head, about a consequence of his "hobbies."

… In a large Bar, a man with a machete chasing what appears to be Paradox's completely human form, but the dim light made it difficult to see any feature.

Cyborg: [unsatisfied "Ok, ok, but doesn't Crow have anything, more recreational? You know, like a fiction book, see horror movies…"

Paradox: [interrupting "No. All work, and no play.[mumbles makes him the dullest man alive. [getting irritated Besides, it's probably the only thing he doesn't understand." Paradox was about to leave the gym when Starfire intervened.

Safire: [interest "What does Crow not understand?"

Paradox: [irritated, speaking to himself "Me and my big mouth." [loathing "Fun, Games, Emotions"[Whispering to himself"…and Virtue."

Starfire: [perky "Raven also has trouble with her emotions, I am positive that he will show…"

Paradox: [steamed "NO! You don't get it. He really doesn't understand. He has this de… defish… deficient, deficiencies in what makes emotion inside his head. He has no emotion whatsoever! His mind is wire differently than the rest of us."

Starfire was shocked of someone literally unable to feel, regardless of choice.

Then the alarm went off; as Cyborg and Starfire they notice Paradox wasn't coming.

Cyborg: [confuse "Yo, aren't you coming?"

Paradox: [clam "No, Crow already told me on the way back here there will be a robbery that should take place in this time line."

Cyborg: [puzzled "How? That sounds like he really can see the future."

Paradox[cocky "Yeah it does; except that it took him a whole night to get to this time with the only working time belt when we were chasing Slade. Which he probably spend that night to look and memorize all the events that should have happen in this time; Like the robbery that happing now…" [pause and had an epiphany with furry "What The Hell are you guys still standing here for, the crooks aren't going to be waiting for you to show up you dumb-ass!"

Cyborg: [shook & angry "Excuses me, you better not said what I think you said; it better be due to that screechy voice of yours!"

Paradox looked very irritated as his eye was twitching.

the apperance of Silkie; I have notic that there is not a lot of Silkie appaerance in most of the stories I have read. So I might do something about it. Which probably will delay me from finishing this one, due to too many ideas; not a lot of uniformity of a story. If you people happen to write a story about the mutant worm, a good one, send me a message and I will cheek it out.