Since for some reason, my summary got cut off, I'll put it properly in
here.
Long ago, the world of magic and the world of science knew each other, and traded with each other. But the connection has long been lost. Queen Amanra of Alais believes it is time for the worlds to be reunited. So she sends a Magician and a Fae, the latter of which is not completely sane. Poor, poor, science world.
On to the next chapter!
~~~~~
"Well, what do we do? They might be bluffing about killing a hostage, but how can we take the chance?" Robin asked pacing back and forth nervously.
"Simple," Raven replied, "Give them what they want and get them when they come out of the building."
"Alright," Robin reached for the cell phone. Before he reached it, the sound of gunshots and several people screaming came out of the building.
"We're too late," Cyborg said.
A few seconds later, a flood of people came running out of the bank.
Beast boy stopped a passing man, "Dude, what's going on?"
"I-I think it's safe for you to go in," the man said shakily, "they dissappeared."
"Who dissappeared?" Starfire asked.
The man pointed back toward the bank, "Look and you'll see what I mean. I have to get home, my wife must be terrified."
The Teen Titans walked into the bank to see a gruesome scene. Two of the three men were knocked out, and the other was-
"Dead," Raven said, "One of the bones in his neck has been completely shattered."
Starfire voiced the question they were all thinking, "Who could have done this?"
***
"I KILLED HIM!" Magpie screamed, "WHAT PART OF THAT IS 'OKAY'?"
"You saved a child's life," Jeremy replied, somehow manging to be calm in the face of a hysterical Magpie.
"In exchange for another! That's HARDLY an improvment!"
"If you hadn't done anything, he would have been killed."
"If I hadn't done anything, my hands would be clean."
"Magpie, it was an accident caused by being carried away in the heat of battle. It could happen to anyone."
"It didn't happen to you, I noticed. If our places were reversed, wouldn't YOU be feeling the same way I am?"
Jeremy opened his mouth and closed it a few ttimes before resaponding, "Yes."
"And if I were telling you the same things you are now telling me, would you be listening?"
"Probably not," he saw Magpie's cold stare, "Okay, no."
"Then why do you think I will?"
"I'm just trying to help," Jeremy put an arm around Magpie's shoulder, "If you need anything, just tell me okay?"
The black and white haired girl looked at him, "Right now I need to be alone. There are some things I need to think about."
Jeremy nodded and left the room.
***
"So, why are we looking for these guys?" Beast boy asked.
"Because if they are strong enough to kill someone like they did, we had better know what we're going to be up against if they aren't on our side." Raven replied, her eyes not leaving the computer screen, "There."
"What is that?" Cyborg asked.
"The bank's security cameras," Robin answered, "We'll at least know what they look like."
There was no sound, unfortunately. It was clear that the man was talking, but they could not tell what he was saying.
"At least the girl is easily recognizable," Starfire said.
She was very much correct, too. The girl had mostly black hair, with a large white patch that vaguely resembled a bird if you looked at it for a little bit.
It was clear to the Titans that if they were going to have to fight these people, they would be up against some powerful opponents. They would most likely be able to win, though.
~All the same,~ thought Raven, ~I'd rather not fight them.~
***
Magpie was in an empty room. Some part of her mind was aware that she was dreaming, but it didn't matter.
She heard footsteps and turned to see herself. But it was different somehow... Darker... Or lighter... She couldn't tell.
"Murderer," The other her said, making chills go up and down Magpie's spine.
"No!" Magpie responded, "It was an accident!"
"You shattered his neck," Came the other her's response, "That is hard to do by 'accident'."
"I didn't mean for it to happen!"
"You know you enjoyed killing him. You were exhilarated, excited, almost... happy..."
"LIAR!"
"No, that would be you. After you killed him, you wanted to kill again, no matter how much you try to deny it."
"You're lying! You're wrong! Just shut up! Go away and stop telling me bad lies!"
"I'm not lying, nor am I wrong. And you know it."
"Go away!"
"I can't go away, Magpie," the other her spoke, "I'm a part of you. I'm a part of everything that lives. Evil is in everything, and you are no exception."
"SHUT UP!!!" Magpie screeched, and awoke.
~I need help,~ She thought.
She got out of her bed and put on a tee-shirt and pair of jeans. She walked downstairs where Jeremy was sitting on the couch reading a book.
He looked up as she entered, "You okay?"
She shook her head.
Jeremy scooted over on the couch to make room for Magpie.
She sat down on the couch next him, "I don't know why it bothers me this much. I must have killed two dozen people in the Luskan war and I never gave them a second thought after the first one." She sniffed and wiped her eyes. A few silent moments passed and she started crying outright.
Jeremy put his arm around Magpie's shoulder. She hugged Jeremy and cried into his shirt.
"It's all right, just cry. Let it go."
Jeremy wasn't sure how long it was before Magpie's sobs dissolved into hiccups.
"Hey," Jeremy said softly, "If you want to hear it, I've got some good news."
Magpie pulled away from him, wiping her eyes, "What?"
"I talked to Y'kolo."
"Is she angry at us?"
"No, actually. She says that she herself would have done no differently. But that's not the good news."
"Then what is it?"
"We get to come home."
"THREE YEARS EARLY?"
Jeremy smiled, "Yep. She's picking us up tommorow evening."
~~~~~
I know, I know. You're wondering who Y'kolo is. Don't worry, you meet her next chapter.
Long ago, the world of magic and the world of science knew each other, and traded with each other. But the connection has long been lost. Queen Amanra of Alais believes it is time for the worlds to be reunited. So she sends a Magician and a Fae, the latter of which is not completely sane. Poor, poor, science world.
On to the next chapter!
~~~~~
"Well, what do we do? They might be bluffing about killing a hostage, but how can we take the chance?" Robin asked pacing back and forth nervously.
"Simple," Raven replied, "Give them what they want and get them when they come out of the building."
"Alright," Robin reached for the cell phone. Before he reached it, the sound of gunshots and several people screaming came out of the building.
"We're too late," Cyborg said.
A few seconds later, a flood of people came running out of the bank.
Beast boy stopped a passing man, "Dude, what's going on?"
"I-I think it's safe for you to go in," the man said shakily, "they dissappeared."
"Who dissappeared?" Starfire asked.
The man pointed back toward the bank, "Look and you'll see what I mean. I have to get home, my wife must be terrified."
The Teen Titans walked into the bank to see a gruesome scene. Two of the three men were knocked out, and the other was-
"Dead," Raven said, "One of the bones in his neck has been completely shattered."
Starfire voiced the question they were all thinking, "Who could have done this?"
***
"I KILLED HIM!" Magpie screamed, "WHAT PART OF THAT IS 'OKAY'?"
"You saved a child's life," Jeremy replied, somehow manging to be calm in the face of a hysterical Magpie.
"In exchange for another! That's HARDLY an improvment!"
"If you hadn't done anything, he would have been killed."
"If I hadn't done anything, my hands would be clean."
"Magpie, it was an accident caused by being carried away in the heat of battle. It could happen to anyone."
"It didn't happen to you, I noticed. If our places were reversed, wouldn't YOU be feeling the same way I am?"
Jeremy opened his mouth and closed it a few ttimes before resaponding, "Yes."
"And if I were telling you the same things you are now telling me, would you be listening?"
"Probably not," he saw Magpie's cold stare, "Okay, no."
"Then why do you think I will?"
"I'm just trying to help," Jeremy put an arm around Magpie's shoulder, "If you need anything, just tell me okay?"
The black and white haired girl looked at him, "Right now I need to be alone. There are some things I need to think about."
Jeremy nodded and left the room.
***
"So, why are we looking for these guys?" Beast boy asked.
"Because if they are strong enough to kill someone like they did, we had better know what we're going to be up against if they aren't on our side." Raven replied, her eyes not leaving the computer screen, "There."
"What is that?" Cyborg asked.
"The bank's security cameras," Robin answered, "We'll at least know what they look like."
There was no sound, unfortunately. It was clear that the man was talking, but they could not tell what he was saying.
"At least the girl is easily recognizable," Starfire said.
She was very much correct, too. The girl had mostly black hair, with a large white patch that vaguely resembled a bird if you looked at it for a little bit.
It was clear to the Titans that if they were going to have to fight these people, they would be up against some powerful opponents. They would most likely be able to win, though.
~All the same,~ thought Raven, ~I'd rather not fight them.~
***
Magpie was in an empty room. Some part of her mind was aware that she was dreaming, but it didn't matter.
She heard footsteps and turned to see herself. But it was different somehow... Darker... Or lighter... She couldn't tell.
"Murderer," The other her said, making chills go up and down Magpie's spine.
"No!" Magpie responded, "It was an accident!"
"You shattered his neck," Came the other her's response, "That is hard to do by 'accident'."
"I didn't mean for it to happen!"
"You know you enjoyed killing him. You were exhilarated, excited, almost... happy..."
"LIAR!"
"No, that would be you. After you killed him, you wanted to kill again, no matter how much you try to deny it."
"You're lying! You're wrong! Just shut up! Go away and stop telling me bad lies!"
"I'm not lying, nor am I wrong. And you know it."
"Go away!"
"I can't go away, Magpie," the other her spoke, "I'm a part of you. I'm a part of everything that lives. Evil is in everything, and you are no exception."
"SHUT UP!!!" Magpie screeched, and awoke.
~I need help,~ She thought.
She got out of her bed and put on a tee-shirt and pair of jeans. She walked downstairs where Jeremy was sitting on the couch reading a book.
He looked up as she entered, "You okay?"
She shook her head.
Jeremy scooted over on the couch to make room for Magpie.
She sat down on the couch next him, "I don't know why it bothers me this much. I must have killed two dozen people in the Luskan war and I never gave them a second thought after the first one." She sniffed and wiped her eyes. A few silent moments passed and she started crying outright.
Jeremy put his arm around Magpie's shoulder. She hugged Jeremy and cried into his shirt.
"It's all right, just cry. Let it go."
Jeremy wasn't sure how long it was before Magpie's sobs dissolved into hiccups.
"Hey," Jeremy said softly, "If you want to hear it, I've got some good news."
Magpie pulled away from him, wiping her eyes, "What?"
"I talked to Y'kolo."
"Is she angry at us?"
"No, actually. She says that she herself would have done no differently. But that's not the good news."
"Then what is it?"
"We get to come home."
"THREE YEARS EARLY?"
Jeremy smiled, "Yep. She's picking us up tommorow evening."
~~~~~
I know, I know. You're wondering who Y'kolo is. Don't worry, you meet her next chapter.