I know whenever I start a story, I never finish. My track record is awful. However, for the first time I outlined this story, so I know EXACTLY where is it going, and I promise you that I will finish this.
Since I outlined this, I have most of the ideas for the story in my head, but if you have any suggestions, please include them in reviews!
I am going to mix some facts from the comics into this story, but it's mostly based on the current cartoon.
Enjoy! And remember, TEEN TITANS, sadly, doesn't belong to me. If it did, I'd be a character on the show! : )
Robin knew the transmission was bad news, yet he pressed the button to accept it anyway. He was betting it was Slade, so the four Titans were surprised to see Star's solemn face.
"STAR!" they cried.
"Hello friends. It is I, Starfire," she said. She put her head down, clutched her right arm, and spoke quietly. She was deeply upset by something. "The situation I currently face is far worse than I, or anyone else, expected. I . . . I . . . well, I wanted to say good-bye, in case something should happen to me." She looked up, as if it were a live chat session, rather than a tape. Her eyes were filled with tears, yet she quickly wiped them away and continued with a strong voice. "You have all been so wonderful to me. Beastboy and Cyborg – you two never cease to make me laugh during times of hardship, and I am truly thankful for that. Raven, you may be a little . . . um . . . scary at times, but you have been a good friend. Thank you for letting me join you in the art of meditation. It was very relaxing. Robin, you are my best friend. No matter what happens, I will always be there for you. And I just wanted to tell you that I . . . well, I wanted to tell you this face to face, but it never was to be, but . . . I . . ."
"STARFIRE!" yelled a familiar, scratchy voice in the background.
Starfire's head snapped to her right. Her eyes grew large. "It is him! I must go! Good-bye my friends!"
With that, the transmission ended.
The final four stared at the blank screen in silence before the sound of metal hitting the floor broke the deadness. Robin quickly left, not wanting anyone to see the tears in his eyes or see his expression of worry.
*What did you want to tell me, Star? Where are you? Are you safe? Are you hurt?*
For the first time in his life, Robin was helpless to save the girl he loved (though he wouldn't admit he loved her . . . yet). He once again locked himself in his room, determined to learn everything he could about this "Night".
* * *
Cyborg, Beastboy, and Raven sat in the living room of the tower. For once, everyone was silent. Of course, it was short lived.
"Something bothers me . . ." admitted Raven.
"What's the matter, Raven?" asked Cyborg.
"Well, this Night guy. It sounded like his voice on the transmission, correct?"
"Uh . . . yeah . . ." said Beastboy, unsure of where this was leading.
"And the transmission was sent right after we left, right?"
"Yeah, Rae. Where are you going with this?" asked Cyborg. One of his best friends was in distress, and all they did was sit here and ponder a transmission. He was very irritable, and confusion was not something he wanted to deal with.
"Well, there is no way that the person in the background could have been Night. We went to go fight him. Not even Starfire could arrive to Earth that quick, even if she flew at her fastest speed. Yet, it had to be him."
"Raven, we don't know if it was Night or not . . ."
"Cyborg, I know it was. Call it a gut feeling or whatever. Even do a voice recognition test . . . I'm going to meditate. Get me if you find anything . . ."
Raven flew out as a couch cushion exploded. She was upset no one would believe her.
"I'm gonna replay the transmission. Maybe we'll find something . . ." said Beastboy, pressing a few buttons. They re-watched it, but kept it in slow motion. When they heard the voice, they saw a familiar shadow, and when Starfire turned, they noticed she was covering something on her arm. It almost looked like a . . .
"Cyborg, can you zoom in on her arm?"
Cyborg nodded and went to the computer. He paused the video and zoomed in. There was a tattoo on her arm. It was very similar to the bottom half of a Slade insignia.
"Oh, man!" cried Cyborg. "Raven, get back in here!"
Raven rushed into the room. She looked at the screen, not surprised. "Something is very wrong here. This transmission is old. It was recorded hours ago, but it was just sent."
"Should we tell Ro . . .?"
"No," said Cyborg, cutting off Beastboy. "Not yet. When the time comes, we'll tell. Look, Robin's nuts as it is. It's only part of the insignia. We may be wrong . . ."
"But!"
"Beastboy, not yet. Just get some sleep. We'll see what happens tomorrow. Robin will probably find info. for us. It'll be cool."
The three were getting up when Beastboy stopped them.
"Wait!"
"What, BB?"
"Do a voice recognition test, Cy. I'm just . . . curious . . ."
Cyborg nodded. He recorded some of the voice from the screen and went back into the files of his computer to the night's occurrences. He found a tape of them fighting Night, and took a clip from that. He took the files and used an analyzing program.
"Woah. This can't be right!"
"What's wrong, Cyborg?"
"The voices match up 100%, but there's a problem with the voice. It's not human."
"It's alien?"
"No. Not even alien. It's mechanical. It's a voice changer . . ."
"A voice changer?!"
"Then that means . . ."
"This could be anyone!"
Cyborg, Raven, and Beastboy: Detectives?! They should open a detective agency! LoL! JK! Hope you enjoyed it! It's shorter, so hopefully it'll be better for you guys. R/R please! I'll update, soon! : )