AN: Heeeeyyyy guys! It's that day of the week! Now before I start the chapter, I want you to listen. You may think the cause of Slade's weirdness isn't possible or hate it, so if you decide that, good for you. I dont care if you like it or not. well o do want you to like it, but..you know. You may want to say negative things and crush my hopes and dreams again. I do have one thing to say though. Haters, back off. (Anyone else get that reference?) I don't care that you don't like my writing. Plenty of people do, so you can take your snotty comments and shove them up your throat. Basically I don't care what you say. From now on nothing can stop me from finishing this. Have I made myself clear? Good...wow that sounded kind of angry...uh... Now let's get on to the story.:)
SLADE?'s POV
It didn't work. Nobody really takes me seriously, so I created this..illusion. To seem like a more...threatening villain. I borrowed equipment from Mad Mod and Mumbo, and of course added a few of my own tricks to make this work. Months of watching Slade's every move, so I could somewhat master them to my...own ability. Months wasted. I know what you're thinking. If I'm not actually Slade...Who am I? Well I guess you'll never know.
BEAST BOY'S POV
"Don't say that. Of course you'll find a way back to normal." Raven gazes at me, her eyes full of compassion.
"I dunno Raven. It seems less likely by the second." We are currently searching the park for Robin. My hopes of rinsing him are dropping fast.
"Sit down." She points to a bench. I sit.
"Wha-"
"You need to calm down." She says monotonously.
"Calm down? Calm down! How can I be calm? I'm in major freak out mode Raven. Things keep getting worse and worse. First Star tried to tell me how she feels when I didn't feel the same way, then I couldn't even fight in battle, and then Slade's machine activatin and him having control. Ad now I can't even publicly display my affection for you because of Starfire. It's plenty of reason to freak out." I just sit there, huffing.
Nobody's POV
Starfire shut her communicator with anger. He liked Raven. This whole time Robin liked Raven. Her communicator had rang, and she picked it up to see all black, but hear a muffled conversation between what she thought was Robin and Raven. And Robin had said it was because of her he could not show Raven his true affection. She had figured out she had been pocket called right away, but decided to listen to the entire conversation. She flew off, not knowing, or caring where she was going, tears streaming down her face. Cyborg who hadn't heard anything, because he saw a billboard for the triple bacon extra sausage double patty cheeseburger McDonald's was selling, turned around to see Star flying off in the distance. He couldn't help but wonder what had just happened.
Beast Boy's POV
"Beast Boy. If you want I can try to explain to Starfire and Cyborg. They might believe me."
"They didn't believe Robin, and you know how he's always serious."
"You just need proof, like you had telling me."
"Like stuff that Robin wouldn't know?"
"Yes."
"Okay. I guess I can try again." I look at Raven, feeling a little bit of hope, when our communicators start ringing out of nowhere. I open it to see a worried Cyborg.
"What's up Cyborg?"
"It's Star."
"What happened?!" Raven questions him.
"I dunno. She was here one second, and the next she was flying away."
"Did you say something?" I ask him.
"No..I just...I don't know what's going on. I think you two better get over here though.
Robin's POV
I'm a hawk, flying as fast as I can toward the tower. I have to say it's pretty cool being able to fly on your own. I can't help but feel that it was...too easy to escape. Slade wouldn't let me get away that fast. And the machine. Poorly made. An amateur job. Out of the corner of my eye, a streak of green flies past me. Starfire.
THE MYSTERIOUS PERSON WHO ISN'T SLADE'S POV
I sit, waiting for something to happen. The hologram of Slade that I have been controlling paces back an and forth. How did this all happen? I'll tell you. The titans had just beaten me...again. I was now in jail..again. I was explaining to my inmates how I was the Titans's biggest threat, but they just laughed and insulted me. I tried to tell them again, and someone mentioned that the real villain to look out for was Slade. The name stuck to me. Slade. I had to figure out who he was. It didn't take me long to break out of prison and tap into footage of him fighting the team at different locations. I'm a lot smarter than most people think I am. I watched him, studied him. I decided to pretend to be him, so the Titans would consider me dangerous. I went to Mad Mod, promising to get him out of jail if he told me how to get the equipment to make a successful hologram of Slade. I added tweaks, so it would talk like him too. I went to Mumbo next. He cast a spell so if anyone bumped into the holograph, it would feel like an actual person. Of course I owe him a bail too now. I researched places Slade had been spotted, and set up base in an abandoned warehouse type place. That seemed like his type of thing. I then created a Sladeish machine. It didn't work as well as I'd like it too, but what can you expect? It was powered on light by the gems. They powered it by reflecting the light into the machine as a sort of prism. Plus they made it look really cool. I knew Slade had a thing for apprentices, so I figured I'd talk about that. I think I overdid it. It was so hard to try to keep the hologram in character. I wanted to add things to the conversation that would have blown my cover. I built a compartment into the wall, where Im currently hidden. It's filled with TVs that show what is going on with the hologram. Grade A technology. My thoughts are disturbed by a sobbing sound. The cameras show it's Starfire.
STARFIRE'S POV
Robin does not love me. He loves Raven. I have abandoned Cyborg, so he would not see me doing the crying. I am sobbing uncontrollably. Perhaps I should not be here if I just do the getting in the way of Robin and Raven. I could have gone back to the tower and sulked while I sat on the couch and watched operas of soap and eat unhealthy amounts of junk food. Instead I have chosen to fly around and do the gathering of my thoughts. That was when I saw this factory of sadness. It looked like something Slade would use to capture Beast Boy, so perhaps he is here. I am then treated by Slade.
"Why hello Starfire."
"Slade! What have you done with my friend?!" I yell at him.
"He left." Slade says kind of glum.
"You let him..escape?" I am very confused.
"Indeed I have. But I am still evil. So now you have to be my apprentice. AHAHAAHAA!"
"I will do no such thing!" I yell at him.
"Think of it. I'll uh..get you anything you want if you work for me!"
"Even Robin?" I ask.
"You're too good for him. You need someone better."
"But..."
"Do you really love him?"
"I...YES I DO! But he loves Raven."
"HE DOES?!"
"Yes, I heard him tell her several minutes ago."
"Oh you mean Beast Boy."
"What do you mean?"
"They switched places or something. It's like The movie Freaky Friday. Isn't it obvious? Today actually is Friday, so it's like a remake."
"Robin said something about him not being Robin..."
"Because he isn't!"
"So Beast Boy is the one who likes Raven?"
"Yes. So now I have to switch to that fandom." I fly out of there as fast as I can. I must talk to Beast Boy. Who is possibly Robin. I have never been this confused.
AN: So that's it. Short chappie I know but I have to clean my room. I just got yelled at that I have exactly one hour to clean my room which is really bad, so I have to end this sooner than I want to so I don't get in trouble. Then I have to clean my basement. I cannot wait until Im old enough to move out. Just saying. Okay the story is over soon, so only 3 or 4 chapters left, plus an epilogue. The mysterious villain is in fact Control Freak. I tried to make it somewhat obvious. Next week the Titans figure out it's him, plus a lot of BBRae and RobStar fluff:) Please review, and have an awesome weekend...unlike me.
-Dramaticswimmergirl
