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"This can't be happening!" screamed a frustrated Cyborg. He and Starfire had been playing rematches in video games all day long. "How can you keep winning?!" He sulked, almost breaking into tears. "This contest is pointless." Said Raven, who had been observing the contest for quite a while. "End your misery and give in." She continued, watching Starfire trying really hard to hide her excitement. "You have competed well." She giggled. "Perhaps we can this 'image game" again?" "WHAT.ITS CALLED A." Cyborg stopped himself and then slapped himself in the head "I give up!" Raven snorted "Wise, very wise."
Raven and Cyborg turned to Robin who had been fumbling away at the computer for hours. "Its Excelsior." He jumped up from his chair almost knocking Raven over. Cyborg looked puzzled. "What is Excelsior?" Asked Beast boy who had now joined the group "Sounds like a brand of cologne." He continued. Robin proceeded with a description ignoring Beast boy's laughter. "All the pieces stolen by Cinderblock have one thing in common, and that's Excelsior." Robin pressed a button on the keyboard and began to read from the screen. "It says that Excelsior was the worlds closest attempt at successful time travel. The machine was built in the early 1990's by Professor Hans Crafter to transport goods and people from time period to time period." Raven moved closer to the screen in order to see. "The idea resembles H.G. Wells "The Time Machine"." She commented in a matter-of-fact manor. "Right!" Robin said nodding his head in the affirmative. "Actually that book is listed as his inspiration for the machine." Robin clicked some more buttons on the mouse.
Beast boy's eyes opened wide "You mean this guys got a time machine!?" His mouth dropped wide open. "Well not necessarily." Robin continued, "Apparently Crafter dies before the Excelsior was ever completed and the project was cancelled." His eyes opened wide. "Awesome, I can download the schematics for the whole machine!" He clicked the 'PRINT' button and walked over to the printer on the far corner of the desk.
"Do you mean that that Slade dude has got a fully working time travel device?" Cyborg asked, looking tense for someone whose entire muscular system is made of metal. "For what purpose would he exert so much energy and time?" Starfire asked staring at Beast boy who just shrugged his shoulders and smiled nervously. "I can tell you what his reason is." Raven said calmly. She held up her hand, which had now begun to grow transparent. "He's coming for us!"
The transparency was quickly engulfing Raven's whole body. "This is disappointing." She scoffed, observing what was happening to her. Starfire grabbed Beast boy and was now madly shaking him. "Why would he do such a thing!!??" She screamed as Beast boy's head flung back and forth on his shoulders. "Star.calm." Beast boy never finished his sentence but broke into a howl. It appeared that the more transparent Raven became, the more swollen Beast boy's nose was growing. "Id coming back!" He screamed through tears.
"Oh dang!" Cyborg cried. "Not me two." Sure enough as they all turned to Cyborg, he was also beginning to grow transparent. "This would be so cool, if it didn't mean I was about to die." He moved his hand as if to slap his forehead, but the now almost invisible hand went right through his skull. "That can't be good!" he whimpered.
Meanwhile Raven was now completely transparent. "NOO!" Cried Starfire, "We have to do something!" She bawled. "Were going to build our own Excelsior!" Robin said confidently, "Remember, as a team, we Titans can do anything!" Beast boy tried to nod, decided his nose hurt too much, and just blinked an eye. "Just hang on Raven!" Robin pleaded. "Don't worry about me." Raven said sadly "I will be fine." She gave a hint of a smile, and pulled her hood over her head. "I will see you in the past." And with a small pop, Raven had disappeared completely.
"Worry about me, worry about me!" The now completely transparent Cyborg was crying as he flailed his arms up and down. "I don't want to be time dust." He continued to jabber on, but his words became broken and distant. The three Titans watched, feeling helpless. ".Had.to lose.last game.too!" He mumbled and with a small pop, Cyborg was gone.
"Where do we go from here?" Asked Beast boy quietly, still staring at where Cyborg once stood. Robin turned to him. "We build Excelsior and fast!" He responded. He grabbed the schematics from the printer. "We might have most of the pieces here in the tower." He placed the papers in order. "But we got to move quickly." He put his fist in his palm. "Lets move team!"
*****
Within an hour the Remaining team had gathered all the pieces and began work. "I can't wait to get Slade for this!" Beast boy cried, trying to screw a bolt into place. "At least we still got our leader!" He smiled. Suddenly Star let out a small whimper. "Actually team." Robin started "You may be doing this alone." Unnoticed to any of the others Robin had become almost completely transparent by now. "No, I will not let you go!" Star cried, lunging at Robin as if to grab him, but instead, phasing through him and crashing to the floor. "But, we can't do this with out you!" Beast boy cried over Star's screams. " You.can. team." Robin tried to say, but his sentence was never finished. He was gone.
***Small Authors Note*** The Excelsior and Professor Hans Crafter are all fictional. To date there is no known creation of any time travel device. Prof. Crafter's machine was just created for story intensification, and has no real basis. (However the story "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells is an existing book.) Stay tuned for the next chapter of "In the Beginning" to find out what will
happen to the Titans now. Hope you all are enjoying my story! (
Sincerely,
TitanR
"This can't be happening!" screamed a frustrated Cyborg. He and Starfire had been playing rematches in video games all day long. "How can you keep winning?!" He sulked, almost breaking into tears. "This contest is pointless." Said Raven, who had been observing the contest for quite a while. "End your misery and give in." She continued, watching Starfire trying really hard to hide her excitement. "You have competed well." She giggled. "Perhaps we can this 'image game" again?" "WHAT.ITS CALLED A." Cyborg stopped himself and then slapped himself in the head "I give up!" Raven snorted "Wise, very wise."
Raven and Cyborg turned to Robin who had been fumbling away at the computer for hours. "Its Excelsior." He jumped up from his chair almost knocking Raven over. Cyborg looked puzzled. "What is Excelsior?" Asked Beast boy who had now joined the group "Sounds like a brand of cologne." He continued. Robin proceeded with a description ignoring Beast boy's laughter. "All the pieces stolen by Cinderblock have one thing in common, and that's Excelsior." Robin pressed a button on the keyboard and began to read from the screen. "It says that Excelsior was the worlds closest attempt at successful time travel. The machine was built in the early 1990's by Professor Hans Crafter to transport goods and people from time period to time period." Raven moved closer to the screen in order to see. "The idea resembles H.G. Wells "The Time Machine"." She commented in a matter-of-fact manor. "Right!" Robin said nodding his head in the affirmative. "Actually that book is listed as his inspiration for the machine." Robin clicked some more buttons on the mouse.
Beast boy's eyes opened wide "You mean this guys got a time machine!?" His mouth dropped wide open. "Well not necessarily." Robin continued, "Apparently Crafter dies before the Excelsior was ever completed and the project was cancelled." His eyes opened wide. "Awesome, I can download the schematics for the whole machine!" He clicked the 'PRINT' button and walked over to the printer on the far corner of the desk.
"Do you mean that that Slade dude has got a fully working time travel device?" Cyborg asked, looking tense for someone whose entire muscular system is made of metal. "For what purpose would he exert so much energy and time?" Starfire asked staring at Beast boy who just shrugged his shoulders and smiled nervously. "I can tell you what his reason is." Raven said calmly. She held up her hand, which had now begun to grow transparent. "He's coming for us!"
The transparency was quickly engulfing Raven's whole body. "This is disappointing." She scoffed, observing what was happening to her. Starfire grabbed Beast boy and was now madly shaking him. "Why would he do such a thing!!??" She screamed as Beast boy's head flung back and forth on his shoulders. "Star.calm." Beast boy never finished his sentence but broke into a howl. It appeared that the more transparent Raven became, the more swollen Beast boy's nose was growing. "Id coming back!" He screamed through tears.
"Oh dang!" Cyborg cried. "Not me two." Sure enough as they all turned to Cyborg, he was also beginning to grow transparent. "This would be so cool, if it didn't mean I was about to die." He moved his hand as if to slap his forehead, but the now almost invisible hand went right through his skull. "That can't be good!" he whimpered.
Meanwhile Raven was now completely transparent. "NOO!" Cried Starfire, "We have to do something!" She bawled. "Were going to build our own Excelsior!" Robin said confidently, "Remember, as a team, we Titans can do anything!" Beast boy tried to nod, decided his nose hurt too much, and just blinked an eye. "Just hang on Raven!" Robin pleaded. "Don't worry about me." Raven said sadly "I will be fine." She gave a hint of a smile, and pulled her hood over her head. "I will see you in the past." And with a small pop, Raven had disappeared completely.
"Worry about me, worry about me!" The now completely transparent Cyborg was crying as he flailed his arms up and down. "I don't want to be time dust." He continued to jabber on, but his words became broken and distant. The three Titans watched, feeling helpless. ".Had.to lose.last game.too!" He mumbled and with a small pop, Cyborg was gone.
"Where do we go from here?" Asked Beast boy quietly, still staring at where Cyborg once stood. Robin turned to him. "We build Excelsior and fast!" He responded. He grabbed the schematics from the printer. "We might have most of the pieces here in the tower." He placed the papers in order. "But we got to move quickly." He put his fist in his palm. "Lets move team!"
*****
Within an hour the Remaining team had gathered all the pieces and began work. "I can't wait to get Slade for this!" Beast boy cried, trying to screw a bolt into place. "At least we still got our leader!" He smiled. Suddenly Star let out a small whimper. "Actually team." Robin started "You may be doing this alone." Unnoticed to any of the others Robin had become almost completely transparent by now. "No, I will not let you go!" Star cried, lunging at Robin as if to grab him, but instead, phasing through him and crashing to the floor. "But, we can't do this with out you!" Beast boy cried over Star's screams. " You.can. team." Robin tried to say, but his sentence was never finished. He was gone.
***Small Authors Note*** The Excelsior and Professor Hans Crafter are all fictional. To date there is no known creation of any time travel device. Prof. Crafter's machine was just created for story intensification, and has no real basis. (However the story "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells is an existing book.) Stay tuned for the next chapter of "In the Beginning" to find out what will
happen to the Titans now. Hope you all are enjoying my story! (
Sincerely,
TitanR
