A/N: ….I'M SO SORRRYYYYY FOR NOT WRITING MY PART IN A LOONG TIMEE ARGHHH. I'VE BEEN SO DAMN BUSY WITH COLLEGE AND I LITERALLY HAD NO BREAK FROM HOMEWORK SINCE IT WAS ALWAYS ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER. BUT, I have little homework today so I'm able to write =D anyways, I'll shut up and let you guys read ^^
(FOUR) A Showering Silence
Everybody in the Tower stood there with shocked faces. There was a thick silence and Raven finally managed to break it.
"What do you mean "people can't dream anymore?" she asked, narrowing her eyes.
"Exactly what I just said. People can't dream anymore. Literally. It's like something had been…" Chris paused, trying to find the right word.
"Erased." Cyborg finished.
"Well it wasn't the word I was looking for but I guess it would do."
"But who's behind all this?" Robin asked.
"Anyone with a crazed up mind can pull this off with the right tools." Beast Boy responded.
"Hate to say it but Beast Boy's right." Jinx responded.
"I'm always right." Beast Boy commented.
"Yeah when you are actually using your brain." Raven replied, making the green one scowl. This earned a few chuckles from Sam and Jinx who smirked at him.
"I think what we need to do right now is to continue scanning the city. And to also keep on a lookout for…whatever is causing this." Robin responded, cutting off Beast Boy who was about to make a remark. He then turned his attention to the two enchantresses. "Jinx and Raven, since you two are the best at magic, maybe it would help if you could look into your spell books to see if this is a spelling effect."
The two girls nodded.
"And as for the rest, I guess we could do a little patrol around the city." Robin replied.
"Yeah, a slight problem on that…what is 'to patrol' ?" Danny asked.
:(/\):
Raven sighed, an exasperated sigh. "This is hopeless. Robin gave us a task that not even we can figure out."
Jinx eyed her fellow sorceress for a minute before going back to the old book she was currently looking at.
"Or maybe you need to be a bit patient…which we both know is something you aren't." the pink haired witch drawled.
Raven glared at her. "Are we supposed to know that this…villain is even using a spell? What if he isn't using one at all?"
"Something called research? And oh look, that is exactly what we're doing right now!" Jinx huffed a little, being a bit annoyed by Raven's lack of patience. "Seriously, take a chill pill and we will eventually figure this out. You guys always do."
Raven narrowed her eyes. "Well, you seem awfully…relax about this !"
"It's simple. If you're impatient, you obviously won't get anywhere, whereas if you have patience and time, you'll eventually figure out whatever the situation may be."
Raven rolled her eyes before giving her undivided attention to her book. "Isn't someone being the wise one here…"
Jinx gave a little shrug. "Someone just taught me a few things…"
Raven smirked, knowing exactly who Jinx was talking about.
A little while passed and the room was consumed by silence, as the two were much focused on their books—even though almost all books were Raven's.
A sudden slam interrupted the silence, startling Jinx. She raised her eyes to the Goth.
"I'm going outside for fresh air." she stated.
With that, the sorceress exited the room.
:(/\):
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos…"
The young sorceress chanted her magical words. If someone had heard her say those sacred words, they would have thought they were some gibberish.
But to her…to her, it means something. Those words are important to her.
And they always make her feel…calm.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos…"
The young empath took a breath before opening her eyes. Soft breeze blew past her, making her bangs dance. Her eyes stared ahead, watching the sun setting.
The sunset always calms her…
It feels so soothing…so…so…serene.
She loves it when the rays of the setting sun beat down on her, warming her body, which sometimes gives her a bit of a chill.
She just simply loves the sunset.
"People can't dream anymore."
The sound of Chris's voice echoed inside her mind, interrupting her peaceful state. Just thinking about that sent shivers down her spine, which was odd, because she was usually the one able to handle creepy things. But just that simple sentence gave her a chilling feeling…an ominous feeling.
But what could cause this? Who would cause this? Did the mysterious villain hate the human kind so much that it had to do this?
Raven unconsciously tightened her grip. She was still mad at herself for being unable to find anything from her spell books…but then again, how could she? With so little information, there was nothing tofind!
Sometimes, she wonders if Robin actually knows what he is doing…or if he is insane!
Thanks, Robin…for giving Jinx and I an impossible task to complete!
She gave out a sigh. As she was about to close her eyes again, she instead opened them wider since something had just caught her attention.
The empath stared out in the distance before uncurling herself from her current position and continuing to observe carefully.
She had this feeling…a feeling that something bad was about to happen… and she naturally didn't like it one bit.
Raven continued to stare out in the distance, eyes narrowed, feeling that the sun might be about to disappear.
Just then, something started to appear in the sky.
Raven wasn't sure what it was because of the shine being so bright. She squinted her eyes to see that several things were falling from the sky… and it also seemed to be heading towards her!
Raven froze in her spot—not from fear. The falling pieces fell and fell until they eventually reached Raven's face, showering it. The once violet eyes that held a sparkle were now lifeless…
:(/\):
A sudden whoosh came from the dark alleyway. Someone started to walk, but only after a few inches did that someone come to a halt.
"We have spent hours patrollingand obviously, nothing out of the ordinary happened. Shouldn't we say that it's about time we go back?" a voice in the dark complained, groaning a bit.
The white eyes close by in the shadows gave a narrowed look.
"Forgive Danny. He has nothing better to do than complain." another voice, a female one, stated.
The one with the white eyes said nothing but continued to move forward until he stopped as though he remembered something.
"Must you have suits that light up?" he asked, slightly irritated.
"How else are we supposed to see in the dark?" Danny asked.
Even though they were in the dark, Robin could guess that the red MBC member was rolling his eyes.
"Well for one, it's distracting and for two, it doesn't make a good camouflage. If you want a sneak attack on your enemy, you're going to have to lay low."
"What's his problem?" Danny muttered.
"You'll find that Robin is always too serious about crime fighting. So him being serious and moody is nothing new." Beast Boy replied.
"Well, we can relate..." the red fighter murmured.
Sam glared at him.
"What I think we should do is head back to the Tower and call it a day. We're all tired from the patrol." she stated.
"I'm not tired…I'm just worried that nothing strange had happened yet…everything is too…quiet." Robin stated.
"I know what you mean." Sam replied while listening to the deathly silence. "But you're only human, Robin. You need sleep. I know you're tired…you just don't want to admit it." She then walked closer to him, whispering the last sentence : "I know how it feels to always be the stronger one in your team. Trust me, I know."
"I'm not really tired." he protested. But then came a yawn that made the African-American raise an eyebrow as she smirked. "Okay, maybe a little." he admitted.
"Come on."
The group eventually started to walk back, but just then, something caught Robin's attention, out the corner of his eye.
He stopped walking and turned around, which gained the attention from the whole group.
"Robin?" Starfire asked.
"Hold up." he replied.
Then he went towards the spot that caught his attention. Something sparkled from the light of the streetlights, so he crouched down and stared at the object. Curiously, he reached out for it and brought it closer to his eyes so that he could examine it.
Noticing that the Titan leader was inspecting something, Sam walked to him.
"What is it?" she inquired.
"I don't know…" he answered. He touched the cold surface and it felt like glass. "It seems to be glass… but what is surprising is that it's pretty heavy for glass !"
Beast Boy rolled his eyes. "I'm pretty sure that a piece of glass means nothing. It's probably just…a broken shard."
"But Robin is right : although it both looks and feels like glass, it is way heavy… more like metal Never seen such a thing… appearing to be glass yet really weighty, like metal! That's not an ordinary shard to me! I say we should take it anyway and analyze it!" the MBC leader explained after weighing up the unusual object.
Robin stared at the piece with rather an intense look.
Who was right of Beast Boy and of Sam? That is, was that object really just a broken piece of (heavy) glass… or really something out of the ordinary?
"I'll take my chances." Robin finally replied, taking the shard with him.
A/N: Whoo-hoo! I typed it! But what is up with the shard? Who is right about it : Beast Boy (it's after all an ordinary shard, just heavier than medium) or Sam (it's a really peculiar thing… and it needs investigation) ? And what happened to Raven? So much intensity going on here :o Anyways, I will leave off here and leave the next chapter to the good ol' Dixxy (who, I hope, liked the chapter I have written…)! Toodles!
(SKYCHILD 101)
