Spent the whole summer travelling, had a HUGE case of writer's block, and became very, very, very busy. I did write this chapter (after 5 drafts) and edit a few other chapters. Anyone else go to the Wizarding World of HP and thought it was absolutely awesome?


It took a while, but the Titans managed to scavenge up all they needed to visit Gotham and, to Beast Boy, Raven, and Starfire's surprise, Robin and Alfred managed to persuade Cyborg to leave behind his precious T-Car.

Pretty soon, they were on Bruce Wayne's private jet, waiting for it to take off.

Beast Boy, Cyborg, and Starfire were practically jumping in their seats. Robin, Raven, and Alfred were a bit more sedate (though things kept randomly exploding at the tower, you never could know with Raven).

Their surroundings were luxurious, so Beast Boy started exploring as a small cat.

Starfire didn't like the takeoff.

Beast Boy didn't like the lack of airline peanuts. (They tried to explain that the airplane wasn't part of any airline but he just wouldn't listen.)

Cyborg got airsick.

Robin and Alfred argued about something that nobody else payed any attention to.

Raven read a book.

It was almost like a regular day at the tower.

The real surprise came when they all changed into their non-superhero clothes.

Because it was an airplane, there was only one, very tiny bathroom.

First was Beast Boy. To the rest of the Titans' dissatisfaction, he still looked like Beast Boy. Even when they solved the whole "Green skin" problem.

Cyborg, once they disguised the cybernetic part of him, looked like a regular high school jock. This was explained by the fact that he was actually a regular high school jock before the accident that took most of his limbs and whatnot.

Raven looked a bit more goth, if that were possible. In fact, she was posing as a goth. After changing, she sat back down to read without another word.

Starfire was the exact opposite. She wore a bright yellow sundress that clashed horribly with her hair, which she had used a temporary dye to color it blonde just for their visit to Gotham. Her enthusiasm was so tangible that nobody wanted to tell her that she looked terrible.

She, luckily, wore a few things that disguised some of her more alien features.

It was Robin that received the most attention, seeing as none of the Titans had ever seen his eyes. They had always been hidden behind his mask.

"Whoa," said Beast Boy "Your eyes are blue!"

"I know," Robin said.

"You're dressed like a preppy rich boy!" Cyborg laughed.

Robin scowled before repeating, "I know."

He swatted away Alfred's hands when they tried to put some type of goop on his hair, probably gel.

He and the other boys were saved by the arrival of the flight attendants. They served sodas, ice cream, and sushi (which, to everyone's surprise, Cyborg refused, saying that his experience in Japan completely ruined his appetite for sushi).

They all talked about things they wanted to see in Gotham. Alfred recommended a few museums and the Amusement Mile. He repeatedly reminded them not to stray into Crime Alley and to stay very far away from Arkham.

Robin received a glare for trying to be logical by reminding Alfred that the Amusement Mile intersects Crime Alley at one point.

Before they knew it, they were flying over the Gotham skyline.

"It almost looks like a safe place to live from up here," Robin remarked.

"Yes, well... Appearances can be misleading," Alfred replied.

Beast Boy, Starfire, and Cyborg wrestled over the windows, all trying to catch the first glimpse of Gotham. Even Raven snuck a few glances out the window.

They were soon told to buckle up and prepare for landing.

Cyborg got airsick again. He also broke an armrest by gripping it too hard.

Luckily, there were no more mishaps and the plane landed safely.

"Well children," Alfred said, smiling ("We aren't children!" the Titans hissed angrily.), "When you step off this plane, you are officially five almost-regular teenagers."

And with that, the plane doors opened and they were carefully shoved out the door.


I actually finished this yesterday but I fell asleep and I would have uploaded earlier today except I got distracted by pictures of robots. (I'm a sucker for a cute humanoid robot, droid, or even a box with wheels programmed to do something simple. It's the ones that have artificial skin and hair that scare me. But that Einstein one is nice! *coos over ASIMO* Cyoot-est wobot evah! ... Yeah, I'm done now.)

TTFN!