Emotions
Don't own Titans. But I own everything else. Yes. I even own you.
The 8-letter word for rage is, of course, Starfire… just a little joke…
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Chapter 3
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Where did Raven go? Why did she disappear? Even though her laughter creeped him out, at least she still seemed somewhat sane…
…Robin sighed. Self-pity. He was feeling a lot of it just about now, and he wasn't quite sure why. No… he knew exactly why. The 'Emotion Virus' was getting to him too. Robin only hoped he could find out how to reverse this before he began wallowing in complete depression. If that was, in fact, the emotion he was currently getting.
He couldn't doubt that it was… after all, he had such horrible luck… stuck with all of these miserable curses to figure out… Robin smacked the heel of his hand against his forehead. That didn't really chase out the depression, but it hurt, and made Starfire laugh viciously.
"I could do that for you, you know," she cackled, her eyes glowing green with pure evil.
"I'm sure you could," Robin mumbled.
He hoped that H.A.E.Y.P. would be at their usual hang-out… if he didn't find the evil trio, and soon, Starfire was likely to start blasting holes in whatever was near her. She looked ready to fight and wasn't pleased about the delay.
"When are we going to arrive at our destination?" She asked, for the fifth time since they had set out from the Tower.
"Soon," Robin assured her. "So don't hurt anyone."
Starfire glared at him, but remained silent. And thankfully, did not gesture threateningly at him like she had the last four times. Robin gave a shuddering sigh. Why did Starfire hate him so much? She was supposed to be his friend. Everyone hated him. No one liked him…
Robin wiped a tear from his eye, gritted his teeth together, and continued resolutely ahead. He was NOT going to let this emotion virus get to him! All of these troubling thoughts were preposterous!
A starbolt fired behind him, blowing out a chunk of concrete and making Beast Boy shriek in terror. Starfire cackled evilly, and shouted some rather vile words he would not have guessed she knew at the green shapeshifter. Robin ignored it all and continued on.
Cyborg was standing much too close to him. Robin gritted his teeth together, and sped up a little, trying to put some distance between himself and the metal man. It didn't work. Cyborg kept pace disturbingly well.
The H.A.E.Y.P. member's hideout came into view- a run down old buildings, which had once been a factory but now seemed completely deserted. Anyone who bothered to pay attention in this city, though, knew that the inside was just as lush and filled with loot as just bout any other place imaginable. Robin had known about this hideout for awhile- but attacking the enemy in their own hideout was very unsafe. Positively stupid, if one didn't have… well… a raging Tamaeraen on their side… Robin glanced back towards Starfire.
"There it is," he said, very unenthusiastically.
There was suddenly a hole in the wall. Starfire went flying inside, screaming in rage. After a minute, Robin could hear her bellow, "THERE IS NO ONE OCCUPYING THIS BUILDING!"
The building was suddenly missing a floor. It should have known better than to disappoint Starfire.
Robin, Cyborg, and Beast Boy all watched Starfire turn the building into rubble. Robin didn't really see any point in trying to stop her- after all, if he DID, she would quite possibly decide to turn HIM into rubble. He didn't want that… but he probably deserved it… he was such a horrible leader and always let his- Robin gritted his teeth together. He was *not* going to let this get to him!
Jinx was suddenly standing next to him, staring up at the ruin Starfire was quickly making of their hide out. Robin glanced over- and did a double take. "Hey!" He yelped in surprise.
"I worked so hard decorating that…" she said regretfully, and threw a pink curse at the building.
The foundations collapsed, trapping Starfire inside. Jinx turned towards Robin, prepared to hurl a curse in his face- and was suddenly scooped up into a bear-hug. "It was so nice of you to help Starfire!" Cyborg cried, little hearts in his eyes.
Jinx immediately freaked out. "Get off of me you big lummox!" She shrieked.
"Are you my friend?" Cyborg asked dreamily.
"AAUGGHH!!! Help me!" Jinx screeched.
"Alright, Jinx, tell me about this emotion virus, and how to reverse it. And do it fast," Robin said, grievously. He really couldn't work up any sort of aggression anymore…
"Oh PLEASE!" Jinx shouted. "Do you honestly think I came here ALONE?"
"Look out! He didn't wash his haaaands!" Beast Boy shrieked. Robin turned, and vaulted over Mammoth's head as the monster of a man came barreling towards him.
Gizmo appeared on the other side, four metallic legs growing from his backpack. He had a huge grin on his face. "Hey there, loser!" He exclaimed. Enormous ray guns popped up at the edge of each of the metallic legs.
"Beast Boy, he's dirty! Dirty! Clean him up!" Robin shouted.
"Dirty…" Beast Boy said with a twitch, looking up from where he had been
spraying a block of concrete with his Lysol. His nervous twitch slowly
transferred to Gizmo. "Dirty!" he shouted, and flew at Gizmo, suddenly a great
green eagle, Lysol cans clutched in both powerful talons.
Gizmo blinked, obviously, for one disastrous second, not really sure what Beast Boy was actually planning to do. And then he just made a run for it.
Mammoth was trying to pry a grinning Cyborg's arms away from the wriggling Jinx. He wasn't having much luck at all- Cyborg's hugs of friendship were too powerful for even Mammoth to break. The collapsed building alongside them suddenly surged with green energy as Starfire freed herself- and with a scream of rage, she launched herself at Mammoth.
He didn't stand a chance.
Robin was also giving chase to Gizmo, now- if they were going to find out what, exactly, was up, they needed the one who had quite probably caused it all. But Gizmo didn't want to get anywhere near Beast Boy and his dangerous Lysol… Robin couldn't blame him… after all, who wanted to be miserable… like Robin was every day…
Robin choked back a sob.
Beast Boy had caught up with Gizmo- wings could always outrace their ground-bound quarry. He now had Gizmo curled up on the ground, begging for mercy, and now remarkably free of various (and not necessarily ALL harmful) bacteria and viruses.
"Okay, Beast Boy, I think he's… er… clean…" Robin
began.
"NO! DIRTY!" Beast Boy was foaming at the mouth.
"Look- someone didn't wash their hands coming out of the bathroom!" Robin exclaimed, pointing towards someplace in the distance.
Beast Boy was gone in a flash.
"Okay, Gizmo… tell me what you did… and how to reverse it," Robin sobbed.
Gizmo
gave Robin a contemptuous look- Robin knew exactly why- he was crying, now. But
as miserable and pathetic as Robin felt, he kept one hand on a birdarang. Just in case Gizmo tried anything.
"Fine… FINE! I got the powder from someone else, alright? I can't
micro-engineer viruses! Not yet at least… and he was the only one I knew who
could?" Gizmo exclaimed.
"Where do I find this guy?" Robin asked, his voice
pitifully weak, but his eyes hard.
"Like I'm going to help you! Find it yourself!" Gizmo exclaimed.
Robin sneered, now, managing to chase back some of his depression. "I think you ARE going to help us, Gizmo… want to know why?"
"Why?" Gizmo asked, now looking slightly nervous.
"Because both Mammoth and Jinx have already touched Cyborg, so they'll have this virus too," Robin took off his glove and poked Gizmo in the forehead, "and because… tag, you're it…"
~~End part 3~~
