P/A: Quick word of caution regarding the entire story lineup, including this chapter, is consider to be taking with a grin of salt, due to the contents that people might find offensive. I was originally going to push the story towards the mature section due to the strong language, and crude humor it presents before deciding that it wasn't enough to meet the merit.
Pardon the inconvenience. Thank you.
BIG MOUNTAIN
MATRIX TITAN CHAPTER SIX: DISTRESS FROM THE EAST.
"Sarah..."
"Its doctor."
"Doctor! "Cyborg disbursed at being corrected. "When you said you needed help bringing some of your personal belongings, you didn't mention of bringing…. THIS!" Cyborg holler at snapping his steel index finger to a massive blue forty-foot-long shipping storage container. A storage container being substituted by what appears to be four sets of durable security lock panels instead of the conventional twist locks that he normally sees.
Refusing to join Robin and the others at staring at the massive shipping container with a dumbass look. And who the hell could blame them? It's not every day a massive forty-foot-long object landed on somebody's front door out of nowhere, without causing any sign of disturbance. Excluding Beast Boy who was knocking on the right side of the shipping container, possibly validating himself that he wasn't seeing things.
"Sarah, I know it must've taken an oil tanker to bring that damn thing over here. My question is how? How do you ever convince whomever it is in bringing in a Sea-Train container? A SEA-TRAIN SARAH!" He hysterically rages. His rapid chaotic fury was shot dead, after being hit with a sudden apprehension, that have cause both his skin tone and his cybernetics attachments to visibly bleach in horror. "Oh no, Sarah, you didn't. " He profusely feared. "Dammit, you hijack the ship didn't you." His dreaded answer was confirmed after the sharp gloss have flicked from the doctors soul wrecking eyes. Sarah, about to give the cybernetic titan an intellectual astute answer. However that line of motion was quickly derailed, as Cyborg quickly snaps his hand up before her words even left her mouth. "Wait, don't bother answering. Sensible deniability, I don't want to know how."
"Your adverse argumentative logistics as usual, is very impressive dear Icky." She simply prompt. "As to why? Well I just can't leave my entire life long works behind, and let it be taken by the unlikable hands, now can I?" Sarah, already unlocking the first security panel. "Besides, you, and I have the same understanding of how we felt about our own inventions." Looking directly at Cyborg with an evil chill being emitted from her relax eyes. "And exactly how I feel, when people try to take my most beautiful creations behind my back. "
"Oh come on! Your still on about that for all these years?!"Cyborg exploded through his open rant. "I thought we have long gone passed that."
"Passed what?" Robin curiously cutting in between their brewing tirade.
So the hell be it! A little information would not hurt much. More for his sake then anything, or else Sarah will do it for him. He himself, being a highly durable steel door that just got blown off, with the hinges still attached, by a simple nudge by Sarah's seemingly innocent hand. Doors be damned he metaphorically dismissed, as he had every intention of telling his friends everything in terms of how he became who he was, when the time is just right. That it itself is a problem all on its own. And due to the recent events that they have encounter, it might be much sooner than later. A down side of being a damn super hero, he willfully distaste. Settling his internal dispute at bay in favor of answering Robin's questions.
"Well, let's just say I took one of her most prize creation a long time ago, and switch it with something else that kind of ended in disaster. Hard to believe that was my very first prank." Cyborg figuratively abstract to himself, but not before felting a fowl depress energy coming from Sarah.
"Kind of? Oh no Icky, allowed me to better clarified for everyone." Sarah wavering her impassive words." That creation you switch, happens to be the food clench inhaler tank for the unfortunates, that was supposed to be schedule for its final testing faze before being officially patented and license under my name. Till that day change, when you came in after you somehow gain access to the chemical solution labs unsupervised. Dragging an incomplete, untested, and unproven sexual inhaler tank. For those who don't have that certain it factors when trying to get intimate with another partner. In which you mistakenly thought was laughing gas. Unknown how great the ramifications were, once it have been release before the toxicity itself have broaden throughout the facility. For a better word, it was complete chaos for star labs. Strangely for the female staff, me included, did not sustain any adverse effects. Sadly, the same cannot be said for the male staff members who were not so lucky. "Sarah, trying her best to show her mock sadness through her lifeless expression. "It's too graphic to give a full description, other than the inhalation gas converted the male hetero psyche, to a homosexualized maniacs. Personally, I find the whole outcome quite... interesting." She thoughtfully knowledge before vexing her sight at Cyborg. "But none the less, it took a full month for the hazmat team to get rid of that twisted gas that you alone have unleash. " The doctor finished before moving on to the third panel, after gotten through unlocking the second with careful precision.
Cyborg, ready to retort back, before the doctor's sharp witted words have left him tongue tie. "Icky, let's not also forget, because of your ideal prank, one of our key staff members have suffer a permanent mental contusion, after founding out that he had raped and violated his cross-dressing brother. "Sarah dolefully insipid to the peevish look of Cyborg.
"Cyborg, is this true?" Robin deliberately demanded at the torn look of Cyborg after his ignominious moment converted to mock ten.
"Man Cy, that's so wrong, even for myself. And even I don't have standards, but I knew what line not to cross. Dude, have you no shame?" Beast Boy mask himself in mock disappointment.
Feeling like someone just given him a good kick to his right steel plated ass. Trying with all his might at resisting the urge to punch the shape shifter right to his face. He knows his little game; the little green bastard was using him as a human meat shield in the pursuit of Sarah's attention and her affection! He's going to have a one on one talk with his soon to be dead bro. His vengeful conception he had for the changeling, cut entirely by Starfire's oh so innocent glory. The most wholesome titan member, was about to become a living fire hydrant at any given moment.
"Cyborg. "Starfire sadly expressing his name. "I have to come to a full agreement. What you have done is most shameful, but getting poor Sarah involve after all she had done for you. Is this how you show your gratitude? In my world, we have a name for people who done such a thing." Starfire hiding her tears within the comfort of Robins embrace. The boy wonder, stabbing Cyborg hard with a reprimanded look, in which he retorted back, after catching Starfire's well hidden act, as she was lightly giggling over Robins shoulders
"Hey, come on guys." Cyborg pleaded. Formulating the ideal escape plan from this drama." I know what I have done is not right, and maybe a bit extreme. But, in my judgment, they have it coming. Although I did not expect my prank to be a total disaster. However most of the staff I've been around with, not all of them, but the majority of them were assholes. That's the prime reason why I've done it. To send them a clear message not to pissed off the so called gifted." He somewhat grouch. "And if it makes ya all feel any better, Sarah did get a passing grade on her successful invention. Right after tricking me into eaten her experimented ice cream that contained a special made chemical compound. Yeah, she had her sweet revenge alright. Had my entire jaw line being cemented shut for a week. Man, I'll never look at strawberry splash sherbet the same way ever again." Cyborg gloomed at the nasty nostalgia. Ignoring Beast Boy who was laughing his head off.
"Ha! Good one. But dude, after hearing the whole story, I am still a little confused over who's the real asshole here?" Beast Boy giving Cyborg a up your ass grin.
"Cram it BB!"
"Well he's not exaggerating. "Sarah gravely said. Looking at the last panel with a grim smile. "Now don't get me wrong, while I really do enjoy working for star labs, the only issue I have while working there, is the abundant of ego problems coming from the staff. In which he and I have to content with on a daily basis. Heh, imagine a couple of children being held to near impossible expectations. Dejection by scrutiny just because they were born with a big ass natural ability that might change things for the better. By default, of course. Not exactly a fun moment for the both of us. Simply put, the adult world is harsh, and don't take too kindly when being out perform by a mere child. So yes, I completely understand why Icky vent out his frustrations. However, it does not excuse the fact that I was forced to do damage control all by myself. Yes, while I was very happy over my success of the project, but that was only before I had to make a ten-hour report call to the occupational safety, and health administration. Explaining in quintessential detail about the whole inhalation outbreak. Like how did it occur? Why did it occur? How to prevent that occurrence from ever happening again. And how to prevent an incapable certain person from ever letting himself into the danger zone. And prevent that person from touching other people's project, Icky!" Sarah slowly spewing her toxic words at the nervous look of Cyborg.
A mere second away at banging his own forehead by the palm of his hand, just for therapeutic means from the death warrant looks he was receiving from everyone. Do they even have the slightest idea that all this shit happens in the past?! Aware of any small attempt of gaining any sense from his team was suicide on his part. Robin, who was too damn prideful to understand at this moment, and his girlfriend? Well, he has no comment of what the hell to make of it, other than being a spontaneous dick. And Raven? That damn woman was enjoying the humiliating onslaught behind her sultry persona.
"Wow Cyborg, don't be surprise when I see you in hell through my portal mirror after you passed on. Not that I don't care, though I think hell will choose well for once." The dark sorceress honestly confessed to the fuming look of the cybernetic teammate.
"I'm honor!" Cyborg grouted at putting all his mental strength at sweeping off the embarrassing part of his past that was riding up his ass at this moment. Expecting something big, and flashy, once the doors from the sea train container have began to automatically unlocks itself. What lays inside instead was loads of storage plastic heavy duty looking case, in various size, being neatly stack on top of one another. "Uh Sarah, how you are going to fit all this stuff into your room?" Cyborg wonders to the passive doctor.
"Yeah, I've been thinking the same, because it's not exactly the most spacious, if that's what you're looking for." Robin atypically said.
Sarah, turning to both Robin, and Cyborg with no sign of doubts across her dull smile." There's no need to be concern. Believe me, as long I have Mr. muscles here." The doctor gesturing at Cyborg." Everything will fit in just fine."
Cyborg keeping his doubts check when it comes to Sarah. And good thing to, as she once again bashed his expectations. Not only did her precious belongings fit into her new room perfectly, but there was still decent amount of space available once all her stuff was brought from the storage container unit, and onto her new room. Assuming it would take hours to bring her stuff up to the tower, when it took only less than thirty minutes. Most in large part of Sarah's epic motivational skills at using Cyborg as her personal whipping boy at carrying the most heaviest equipment up to her room.
Sarah, personally thanking everyone by first kicking Cyborg out of her newly acquire room in order to sort out her, in his definitive terms, her precious. Personally, he had wish Sarah have the superhuman strength to kick him thoroughly out of the tower completely, because as of right now, he could not ignore Robins hawkish glare being burned right at his face. Whatever it is that's been bothering the boy wonder, he will not let it go until he gets the legit answer.
"Cy, I've been meaning to ask. Aside you, and Sarah knowing each other for a long time. What's your real evolvement with star labs? I know it can't be just mere coincidence." Robin already wish he had reeled that question back after receiving the uncanny look from Cyborg. "Hey Cy, forget it, you don't have to answer, it wasn't my intention to cause any pressure; I was just curious.
"Nah, it's going to have to be now." Cyborg brushed Robins worries." Listen, it's not that simple to explain because it pertains who I became to be entirely. I was eventually going to tell all of you down the road when I am fully ready, not out of a simple obligation, but because I felt that all of you have earned my trust, and how grateful I am for being part of this team. But after seeing what has transpired in our last mission, it might as well be now before it becomes too late." Cyborg critically glance at both Beast Boy, and Raven before proceeding further. "Before I was called Cyborg, I was called by my birth name Victor Stone or Vic for short. If the last name sounds familiar? Well, it's because it is. The man that Sarah have mention who was head of star labs, happens to be my father Silas Stone." Cyborg meeting the flat expectations of his teammates. A bit shrivel of the dry response he was receiving.
"Ain't that the same undercover name you use during the sneaking mission at the hive academy? Dude, of all the names you could have possibly use, you have to choose that one?" Beast Boy unintentionally knee capping his teammate self-esteem down a few pecks.
"Don't remind me." Cyborg grieved at his regretful decision. "There's not a lot to say in terms of my relationship that I have with my parents. Due to moral disputes, we never have the typical family bonding that people normally sees, especially my father. I mean just ask Sarah, and she would tell you that he's the living embodiment of what science supposed to be."
"Makes you wonder. I mean with all the accomplishments; you would think he would gain a lot of notoriety from the main stream." Robin noted to Cyborg.
"Yeah well there's a reason for that. A lot of well-known people that used to work under my father before becoming famous, give him a bad rap after being let go. During that time, they wrote a lot of nasty complaints on the way he runs things, and most of the arguments were validated. Plus, being back with his notorious history of a high turnover rate, is what got him banned from public fame. Honestly, a little thing like that doesn't bother him at all, and makes no apologies on his cut-throat approach. He does not tolerate simple mistakes. One little miss-half and you're a goner. Definitely a harsh man, but a fare person I suppose. Anyway, as to my involvement with Star lab? It has little to do with associative means. Nah, it's because I am my father's main secret project in various nanotechnology enhancements. "Cyborg sprouting out his disdain bitterness.
"By the sound of it, it must've suck." Beast Boy eerily said.
"Ideally from the outside prospective, yeah, but that was my normal adolescence when I was growing up. "Cyborg said. "The crazy thing was, it was all my mom's idea, long before I was born. And don't get me started with her. Yeah, my father is definitely a cold person to be around, but try to imagine living with an ex-marine! Of course, it took me some time for me to realize that I was their number one lab rat. More over during that period, I didn't even consider whether that was a good thing or a bad thing, due to the fact that this was my everyday routine since birth." Cyborg bearing no emotion in giving his team a piece of the vivid past without the cause of drama. Bearing no mind to the ear numbing silence that he was getting.
"Must have created a strong rift between you and your family with the things you have gone through." Robin cautiously said.
"Nope, that would come a little later." Cyborg adjusting himself from leaning against the back of the couch, before standing straight up. Confliction ever so presence as he continued. "Usually that alone would be the cause, but having an abnormal natural high I,Q before being pumped with nanotech, I know better. The only reason it didn't happen sooner was because I kept on clinging on to their damn hopeful words. That I was doing a world a lot of good, and constantly being told that I was the first to do the impossible, while embodying their legacy towards perfection at everything, in terms of gaining knowledge and what not. Even though deep down I knew they have been in progress of making me beyond that I was meant to be. Beyond that of what? Have no clue, just as long I get the peak of my parents at giving a damn towards their child, is what matters to me. Spoiler, it hardly happens and the only reason why I didn't go crazy is because I got the real deal from my grandparents on my mother side, who fought tooth, and nail in gaining full custody of both me and Sarah after my grandmother constantly kept on telling me, and I quote, too fucking crazy to raise a couple of children. After they have realized on the ongoing experiments being perform. Or to their point of view, child abuse." Cyborg briefly pause at remembering the blunt honesty of his grandmothers' words. "Well, eventually they both pass on from natural causes, along with the whole case. That's when the rift started to form between us, right after Sarah became my official guardian." Cyborg finish with a uncontrol bone chilling quiver over the horrid memories he had with Sarah's sisterly tactics.
"Are you not okay dear Cyborg? "Starfire through her concern fondness said, as the Tamaranean princess could burly retain herself after hearing such a sad story from Cyborg. Wanting to straight up bull rush him into a steel crushing hug, before she thought better of it after a sudden grand idea came to her.
"Yeah I'm fine." He said through his reassured grin.
Not buying Cyborg, or his fake smile for a second as she zipped towards him with Silkie in arms.
"Here." Starfire cheerfully thrust her giggling pet larva over to the stun look of the half cybernetic teammate.
"Uuh Star? What's going…"
"Please, I would like you to hold onto my little Bumgorf. For you see whenever I have the troubling thoughts, Silkie is there for me to help soothe the very thing that's been bothering me to rest. So please." Starfire said with a sweet candy like smile.
He would be damned to throw away that candy like grin of hers. It was the last thing he needed in his overly long guilt list. Cyborg taking Silkie from Starfire's nurturing grasp without a word. Watching her slowly floating back to Robin side with a spring like smile. Looking down at Silkie, who was openly grinning its sharp teeth while playfully cuddling within his arms, with all the cuteness in the. . . world? He bemused. Though it was a little un-cute after a thick slimy looking snot have started to drool its self over to his fore arms. Despite the odd moment, his cheerful grin was taking effect at withering some of the buildup tension he was fighting with.
Uuh, thanks Star." He awkwardly said. "Where was I saying now? Oh right. Things took a one eighty turn once I hit puberty, and not for the better. And through Sarah's inspiring means at breaking the fourth wall, I was finally able to muster up the courage to rebelled against my parents, by leaving star for more public exposure and school. I can't really complain. Becoming a star athlete, dating the hottest girls in school. The popularity was all good, but that wasn't enough, I wanted something more than that. So, I took advantage with my intelligence through the life of crime. "He said, though not derailed by their knee jerk reaction coming from his teammates. "Hey, I never said I was a good person prior. But you name it man, from grand theft, robbery, mugging, before enlisting myself with the gang, just to gain my parents attention.
"And for that, I take it your peers weren't too happy."
He shrugs nonchalantly at Raven's straight forward question." They didn't show it, but I can tell they weren't all that please. My mom tried with great effort at convincing me to returned to the labs just out of safety. Obviously, I refuse. My father on the other hand, just sat there and watch, before warning me at becoming close to a complete failure. Looking back, I had no idea how right he was, and the things I've done will come back at me in ten-fold."
"Cy, not to be blunt here, but by any chance, where you involve in that incident within the labs, that became national news? Robin carefully said to the dim look of Cyborg.
If it weren't for Silkie snuggling deeper into Cyborgs fore-arms, along with his adorable yawn, minus the drool being spewed while in his sleep, he might've have diverted this discussion with a vague explanation.
"Yeah about that. Remember when I told you about how I became Cyborg after surviving the deadly car crash?" Cyborg receiving a good portion of nods from everyone, except for Raven. "Yeah well, I already informed this with Raven, but what you all see here, is not the result of that car accident, a total farce on my part. Less to do with trust, and more with running away from the things that I have done. Let's just say that I want to prove my worth with a few buddies from the streets, by stealing a master hacking unit from the labs, just to gain access to unlimited cash from the ATM machines. Little did I know, my mother was there at that time, doing some last-minute inspection for the higher ups, before I accidently activate some type of dimensional warp gate. Unleashing some sort of monster…. And well…I'll let your imagination filled in the rest as to what happen towards the end. "Cyborg cuddling Silkie for deep comfort through his desolated look.
"And here I thought my life was hell." Raven blurted while getting a quick elbow nudged from the stern look of Robin. Lifted off from Cyborgs in-depth nightmare, after the loud buzz of the communicator have rung from Robins utility belt.
"It's coming from Titans East." Robin said in patching himself through. Hearing a slew of gun fire, and numerous explosions from the back ground, till hearing a heavily panted person spoke clear through the audio.
This is Titan East to Titan West. Do you copy?
"Copy this is Robin of Titan West. What's going on Bumble Bee? I hear gun fire."
"Well your hearing is pretty legit, because were currently being under attack…"
"Bumble Bee get down!" Shouted Speedy from the far background before the line was seemingly cut off from the loud explosive blast, loud enough to ding Robins earlobes.
"Bumble Bee, do you still copy? Bumble Bee, come in!" Robin raising his steady authoritarian voice to the communicator.
"Thanks speedy. Yeah, I'm alright Robin." She said at clearing her raspy voice after a few evoking coughs. "Sorry guys, have to cut this short. Right now, we are currently being under attack by these strange looking machines, which we have never face, or seen before. And from what I am seeing, these things are not playing around, they mean business."
Robin narrowing his eyes, oblivious on the tight squeeze he was putting to the communicator. Fearing that they are most likely engaging with the same machines they have encounter back at the mines. "Bumble Bee, do what you can at staying alive. And that goes for the others, we'll be on our way to back you guys…"
"Robin, listen. I am not contacting you for a rescue!" Bumble Bee barked. "I'm contacting you because they got Aqualad."
"WHAT!? How? I mean Aqualad is the dude who can't be taken out so easily." Beast Boy scuff in disbelief.
"Yeah I'm with BB on this one, you've got to have an army just to take down one hydrokinesis, if you're lucky to lay a scratch on him." Cyborg sharing the same vibe with the changeling.
"I'm completely with you." Bubble Bee said. "But that's the strange part. He went with them willingly. Without putting up a fight."
"Man, that's not right. I mean, he can be a jerk every now and then, in a good way. Kind of? But he must have a reason, right?" Beast Boy conjuring his defense for the distant teammate.
"I agreed, what would you like us to do Bubble Bee?" Robin inquires.
"Don't worry about us, their just making their retreat to some odd portal that they came from. Luckily, Aqualad still have his communicator with him, and it's still active. And base off its tracking, he's currently located somewhere out in the pacific. Most likely he's heading back to Atlantis"
"So, you want us to get Aqualad back to you guys is what you're saying? "
"It's exactly what I'm saying. I wish we could do it ourselves, but they beat us to it, after demolishing our T-Ship. "
"Robin, I've got the coordinates of his location, and its eighteen-hundred, and seventy-six miles west from here. The T-Sub is all set, and ready to go. "Cyborg informed to Robin after releasing Silkie to do his business.
"Good to know Cyborg, and don't worry Bumble Bee, will get him back no matter what."
"Thanks Robin, and be careful. These guys are no push over. Bumble Bee out"
Robin switching off the link as well. Turning his blazing objective over to his teammates. "All right guys, its most likely were going to face the same machines we have encounter back at the mines. Once we get to Atlantis, we are not leaving without Aqualad. That's all I'm going to say. So, are you all ready for some payback?"
"Oh yeah." Beast Boy dropping his playful mask by unwrapping the bandages.
" Don't mind me, I'm just looking forward to give Blitzwing a piece of my mind." Cyborg exposing his dark vendetta.
"Yes, I too been ready to return the ass kicking." Starfire dangerously said behind her cheerful tone.
"You already know my answer." Raven said.
"Alright guys, Titans, G…."
"Not so fast!" Sarah vocally boomed the entire living room. The doctor, pulling five heavy looking gray crates by an electrical pallet jack, with their names well sketch in each of them. Her simple dark aura being radiated behind those thick welding goggles that she was wearing, assured them that the nightmare of bad news is here to hit them right on their faces.
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Bumble Bee/ Karen Beecher. First appearance. Teen Titan Vol 1 Num 45. December 1976= Technical Data
Strength:======7
Intelligence:=========9
Speed:========8
Endurance:=======7
Rank:========8
Courage:==========10
Fire blast:=======7
Skill:=========9
Speedy/ Red Arrow/ Arsenal/ Roy Harper. First appearance. Adventure Comics Num 246. March 1958=Technical Data
Strength:=====5
Intelligence:========8
Speed:======6
Endurance:=======7
Rank:=======7
Courage:==========10
Fire blast:========8
Skill:======6
Mas y Menos. Real name:=unknown= First appearance. Teen Titan Episode Num 38 . Titans East part 1. 2005=Technical Data
Strength:=====5
Intelligence======6
Speed:=Unknown=
Endurance:========8
Rank:=====5
Courage:=======7
Fire blast:=Unknown=
Skill:======6