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Zephyr opened her eyes. The room swirled around her and she squinted in order to focus. For a minute, it stopped spinning and she could make out the metallic walls and closed windows. It was almost completely dark in the room, which was actually good because of her splitting headache. What had happened? Zephyr looked around wide- eyed. Where was she?
A flash went through her head. Being on the beach. Deep blue . . . Suddenly a shiver ran down her spine and she retreated under the covers of the thin-sheeted bed. Who were those people? Her mind's eye wouldn't show their faces. Obviously this was where they lived. Something scared her about that though. Being in the house, or the room of a stranger, made her feel uncomfortable. But what else could she do? She had no money, no food, and no clothes except the ones she wore. And that stupid jacket that about drowned her, she thought hatefully. For the first time, she glanced down at her clothes. Instead of her white shirt and blue jeans, she wore a long blue shirt and knee length blue pants. She blushed furiously at the thought of someone other than herself dressing her.
Zephyr lay quiet for a moment, letting the silence echo in her ears. She almost had wished she drowned. . . Then end up like this, with no place to go. The pain rose in her throat and she gulped, trying to calm it. This would have never happened if she hadn't of trusted him. . .
Suddenly, she thought of something. Frenziedly, she felt her jean pockets and her coat that lay on a random chair beside her. Then she realized, feeling stupid, that it was on her neck. Zephyr reached to her neck and took the necklace over her head. An amber jewel hung, glittering and gleaming in the dim light from the door and windows. She gazed inside it, anxiously, relieved that she had not lost it. Inside was a beautiful scene. Purple clouds drifted overhead with a red-yellow sky as a background. Underneath was an enormous chrome city. Tekgnar.
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Beast Boy pushed on the door ever so slightly. A bar of light flew across the room as the door opened slowly. Beast Boy poked his little green head in, followed by Cyborg. Beast Boy crept inside the dark room and waited for Cyborg to close the door. Cyborg's football player body struggled to be gentle as he shut the door. Instead it creaked in displeasure and slammed.
"Man, shut up!" he whispered as loud as he could while glaring at Cyborg through the dark.
"You shut up you little green bean!" he shot back in a hoarse voice. Normally Beast Boy would have a smart comeback, but right now he just didn't feel like fighting while at the same time, trying to be quiet. It was still light outside, but in the room it seemed like night. Only a small amount of light was allowed through the blinds on the windows.
They almost looked like burglars, making their way across the room, on tip-toe. They were curious, what could they say? Some strange girl washes up on the beach, you gotta check her out. Since they had missed all the fun when Star, Robin and Raven had found her, Beast Boy and Cyborg decided to see who she was. But seriously, how could you leave a game when you're on the last level??
The glowing eye of Cyborg shone down on the girl in an eerie redish light. She lay curled up on the bed breathing deeply. She looked about 15, had short layered brown hair, and tan skin. Pretty much normal. . . man,. . . they were expecting some kind of weird person with some kind of freaky mutation. The only thing that was some what different was that she had a purple triangle tatoo underneath her left eye. Big deal.
Suddenly Beast Boy saw something. Something that glimmered in the Cyborg's red light. He edged closer to the girl, extending a long green finger towards her neck. On her neck was a necklace that had some kind of jewel on it. Beast Boy reached down and gently took the jewel in his hand. He gazed inside at the chrome city of Tekgnar, unaware of what it actually was.
"Whoa. . . he breathed in awe, with Cyborg peeking over his shoulder.
"What is it?" Cyborg whispered as he leaned in closer, trying to see inside the jewel.
"Dude! Get off me!" Beast Boy pushed back. But in the process he pulled the necklace backwards, tugging at Zephyr's neck. Suddenly, her piercing green eyes shot open and she threw her arms out in front of her in alarm. Unexpectedly, the wind blasted through the windows and sent both boys flying backwards.
Her eyes, blinded by the outside light and wide in fear, searched the room for the intruders. Beast Boy and Cyborg lay in tangled mass on the floor blocking the door. Zephyr glared at them from the wrinkled bed.
"What were you doing with my necklace?" She watched them suspiciously, waiting for the big metal guy to lunge at her and carry her off. Instead, they lay there awkwardly, stunned from what just happened.
"We swear we were just looking at it," Beast Boy insisted as he pulled his leg from underneath Cyborg. Zephyr studied the carefully, still a little suspicious. After figuring that the little green guy with his skinny short build wouldn't be able to hurt her, she nodded her head slowly. Cyborg stood up suddenly, which made her flinch. She wasn't too sure about him though. Beast Boy walked up to her bed and smiled apologetically.
"Sorry, we were just kinda um, . . . bored?" he squeaked as he glanced back to Cyborg in a silent call for reasurrance.
Zephyr smiled back at him and pushed herself off the bed. She stood up straight, although still feeling weak and full of water. "I'm Zephyr," she held out her hand to the shape-shifter, still getting used to his green color. He hesitated a moment, and then joined his hand with hers.
"Beast Boy," he greeted, "Nice power you got there Zephyr, you just about killed us," he grinned. Cyborg clomped up and extended a metal arm to her.
"Cyborg," he shook his hand violently with his massive arm, thoroughly enjoying himself by shaking her up. Zephyr smiled pleasantly although she felt like she would throw up.
"By the way," Zephyr started quietly, "Thank you for, you know, letting me stay here. . ." she trailed off, a little embarrassed.
"Aww, don't worry about it!" Cyborg flapped his arms wildly. " Besides, it wasn't really us that saved you, it was the others," he gestured to somewhere outside the room. Suddenly Beast boy grabbed hold of her hand and pulled her away.
"Come on, you've gotta meet them," he dragged her out of the room.
"Others?"
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hey srry it took so long, I was still kinda thinking about where it should go from here. Haha yeah I haven't even planned it out all the way, I'm just doing it as I go. Thanx for the reviews! ^_~ Ja ne!
Zephyr opened her eyes. The room swirled around her and she squinted in order to focus. For a minute, it stopped spinning and she could make out the metallic walls and closed windows. It was almost completely dark in the room, which was actually good because of her splitting headache. What had happened? Zephyr looked around wide- eyed. Where was she?
A flash went through her head. Being on the beach. Deep blue . . . Suddenly a shiver ran down her spine and she retreated under the covers of the thin-sheeted bed. Who were those people? Her mind's eye wouldn't show their faces. Obviously this was where they lived. Something scared her about that though. Being in the house, or the room of a stranger, made her feel uncomfortable. But what else could she do? She had no money, no food, and no clothes except the ones she wore. And that stupid jacket that about drowned her, she thought hatefully. For the first time, she glanced down at her clothes. Instead of her white shirt and blue jeans, she wore a long blue shirt and knee length blue pants. She blushed furiously at the thought of someone other than herself dressing her.
Zephyr lay quiet for a moment, letting the silence echo in her ears. She almost had wished she drowned. . . Then end up like this, with no place to go. The pain rose in her throat and she gulped, trying to calm it. This would have never happened if she hadn't of trusted him. . .
Suddenly, she thought of something. Frenziedly, she felt her jean pockets and her coat that lay on a random chair beside her. Then she realized, feeling stupid, that it was on her neck. Zephyr reached to her neck and took the necklace over her head. An amber jewel hung, glittering and gleaming in the dim light from the door and windows. She gazed inside it, anxiously, relieved that she had not lost it. Inside was a beautiful scene. Purple clouds drifted overhead with a red-yellow sky as a background. Underneath was an enormous chrome city. Tekgnar.
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Beast Boy pushed on the door ever so slightly. A bar of light flew across the room as the door opened slowly. Beast Boy poked his little green head in, followed by Cyborg. Beast Boy crept inside the dark room and waited for Cyborg to close the door. Cyborg's football player body struggled to be gentle as he shut the door. Instead it creaked in displeasure and slammed.
"Man, shut up!" he whispered as loud as he could while glaring at Cyborg through the dark.
"You shut up you little green bean!" he shot back in a hoarse voice. Normally Beast Boy would have a smart comeback, but right now he just didn't feel like fighting while at the same time, trying to be quiet. It was still light outside, but in the room it seemed like night. Only a small amount of light was allowed through the blinds on the windows.
They almost looked like burglars, making their way across the room, on tip-toe. They were curious, what could they say? Some strange girl washes up on the beach, you gotta check her out. Since they had missed all the fun when Star, Robin and Raven had found her, Beast Boy and Cyborg decided to see who she was. But seriously, how could you leave a game when you're on the last level??
The glowing eye of Cyborg shone down on the girl in an eerie redish light. She lay curled up on the bed breathing deeply. She looked about 15, had short layered brown hair, and tan skin. Pretty much normal. . . man,. . . they were expecting some kind of weird person with some kind of freaky mutation. The only thing that was some what different was that she had a purple triangle tatoo underneath her left eye. Big deal.
Suddenly Beast Boy saw something. Something that glimmered in the Cyborg's red light. He edged closer to the girl, extending a long green finger towards her neck. On her neck was a necklace that had some kind of jewel on it. Beast Boy reached down and gently took the jewel in his hand. He gazed inside at the chrome city of Tekgnar, unaware of what it actually was.
"Whoa. . . he breathed in awe, with Cyborg peeking over his shoulder.
"What is it?" Cyborg whispered as he leaned in closer, trying to see inside the jewel.
"Dude! Get off me!" Beast Boy pushed back. But in the process he pulled the necklace backwards, tugging at Zephyr's neck. Suddenly, her piercing green eyes shot open and she threw her arms out in front of her in alarm. Unexpectedly, the wind blasted through the windows and sent both boys flying backwards.
Her eyes, blinded by the outside light and wide in fear, searched the room for the intruders. Beast Boy and Cyborg lay in tangled mass on the floor blocking the door. Zephyr glared at them from the wrinkled bed.
"What were you doing with my necklace?" She watched them suspiciously, waiting for the big metal guy to lunge at her and carry her off. Instead, they lay there awkwardly, stunned from what just happened.
"We swear we were just looking at it," Beast Boy insisted as he pulled his leg from underneath Cyborg. Zephyr studied the carefully, still a little suspicious. After figuring that the little green guy with his skinny short build wouldn't be able to hurt her, she nodded her head slowly. Cyborg stood up suddenly, which made her flinch. She wasn't too sure about him though. Beast Boy walked up to her bed and smiled apologetically.
"Sorry, we were just kinda um, . . . bored?" he squeaked as he glanced back to Cyborg in a silent call for reasurrance.
Zephyr smiled back at him and pushed herself off the bed. She stood up straight, although still feeling weak and full of water. "I'm Zephyr," she held out her hand to the shape-shifter, still getting used to his green color. He hesitated a moment, and then joined his hand with hers.
"Beast Boy," he greeted, "Nice power you got there Zephyr, you just about killed us," he grinned. Cyborg clomped up and extended a metal arm to her.
"Cyborg," he shook his hand violently with his massive arm, thoroughly enjoying himself by shaking her up. Zephyr smiled pleasantly although she felt like she would throw up.
"By the way," Zephyr started quietly, "Thank you for, you know, letting me stay here. . ." she trailed off, a little embarrassed.
"Aww, don't worry about it!" Cyborg flapped his arms wildly. " Besides, it wasn't really us that saved you, it was the others," he gestured to somewhere outside the room. Suddenly Beast boy grabbed hold of her hand and pulled her away.
"Come on, you've gotta meet them," he dragged her out of the room.
"Others?"
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hey srry it took so long, I was still kinda thinking about where it should go from here. Haha yeah I haven't even planned it out all the way, I'm just doing it as I go. Thanx for the reviews! ^_~ Ja ne!