Disclaimer: I do not Teen Titans, else I would be fired. I do own Fayrii
Lijaro.
Warning: Read 'A Simple Boy' before you read this.
Chapter II: Travels Begin
Robin sat below deck at a table. Food was strewn out, and everyone was eating. Surprisingly, there was even soy and tofu food. Robin looked down at his plate. He had barely touched it.
"Hey, Fayrii?" Beast Boy said, breaking the silence. Fayrii swallowed whatever was in his mouth.
"Yes, Beast Boy?" Fayrii replied.
"Do the Ludiquil Faeries eat?"
"No. They never had to and never will. They are in a way, higher beings."
"Then why do you eat?" Cyborg asked.
"Same reason as you, I'm still half-human," Fayrii answered, putting a piece of meat in his mouth. "Hey Robin, you need to eat to keep your strength up, especially after not eating for four days.
"Right," Robin said. He managed to put a few bites in his mouth. Despite the fact that he hadn't eaten in days, he wasn't hungry.
"I'm full for now," Robin said. He got up and walked even further below. Starfire's body was still in the barrier, as perfect as seven days ago. Except it wasn't alive. It just lay there, not at all like the joyful, energetic Starfire he knew. Robin felt a tear run down his cheek.
Robin knew he loved her and missed her. But what if Fayrii was wrong? What if she didn't come back? How could he live with that? No, Robin thought to himself, that isn't going to happen. We ARE going to make it this altar thingy; Starfire WILL come back to life, and I will go whatever it takes to get through this, no matter what the cost. I will see it through and see her smile...
While Robin was lost in his thoughts below, Beast Boy had encountered a problem above.
"Dude! I have to pea really, really, bad!" Beast Boy said to Fayrii.
"Like I said before, this is no bathroom on this ship!" Fayrii said back, folding his arms.
"WHY NOT!"
"Because the flight usually does not take this long."
"Then how much longer!"
Fayrii thought for a while, and then said, "About 30 minutes."
"I CAN'T HOLD IT THAT LONG!"
"Then you're out of luck. Find a bucket of something."
Beast Boy turned a reddish color and his mouth dropped open. Raven's eyes widened, and she silently mused with the thought of seeing Beast Boy going in a bucket. She and the others didn't see Raven blush.
"I am not going to pea in a bucket. That is what a toilet is for," Beast Boy got out.
"Then get used to it. Because where we are going, there is no such thing as a toilet. The closest thing to it is a hole in the floor in a small, empty room," Fayrii spoke with a grin.
Everyone stopped and stared at Fayrii.
"You mean we have to go in a hole?" Cyborg shouted.
"Only the town. Then we're going to be in the desert with loping hills. Only to go out there is go behind a hill, dig a hole, go, and bury it," Fayrii explained, as though it was the most natural thing in the world.
"Starfire's really gonna owe me for this," Raven muttered. A rumble went through the ship.
"We've reached destination!" Fayrii shouted. "Everyone up on deck!" Raven, Cyborg, and Beast Boy ran up on deck. Fayrii ran to find Robin. He was standing near Starfire's body, looking around.
"Robin! We have to get up on deck!" Fayrii told him. The two darted up on deck. The hole was right in front of them.
"Fayrii, before we go, where are we if we aren't a dimension?" Robin asked.
"Nothingness," Fayrii answered.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Raven asked.
"You really wanna know?"
Right then, the ship lurched forward. It wasn't as bad for Robin this time, except he had food in his stomach this time. He felt his stomach about to blow chucks, and the galleon made it through the hole. To a small town.
It seemed like a really old town from the seventeen hundreds. The small, one-story buildings were made out of adobe, and no one seemed to care that there was a flying galleon coming out of a giant hole in the sky.
"Uh, Fayrii?" Beast Boy started.
"What now?" Fayrii asked.
"If we're in another dimension, then what do people look like, and what do they speak?"
"This is my home dimension and planet. On this planet, there are people who look like humans with white hair, but are a type of Fairy that you don't wanna cross. Then there are Elementals with silver hair and magic powers."
"You were born here?" Raven asked.
"On the other side of the planet. This planet is pure water except for two gigantic islands on either side. I was born on the other one, with the Ludiquil. This type of Fairy called Eefalos. They claws instead of fingers, red curved diamond eyes, brown spikes on their back and short tails, short claws for fingers, and brown fur.
"As for the language, they speak English, and their native language, whether they're Eefalo or Elemental.
Oh, also, Robin and Cyborg, don't tell them anything about your technology. It's the dimensional code for all planet travelers. Never share and try not to bring any technology that is higher than the planet you are visiting. Consequences are very high about that."
"Then why doesn't Earth know these codes?" Robin asked suspiciously.
"Because, Robin, no one really visits Earth or visits from Earth, now do they?" Fayrii tested.
Robin had no answer to that, so he waited for the ship to land. As it did, white-haired humans ran out to catch the ship. Robin and the others decided they were Eefalos.
"One more word of advice, my friend," Fayrii said, "Out here, where the police force is scarce, due to the fact that this country always has to defend against monsters, corruption is undoubted to bloom. So just be careful."
The ship landed, and Eefalo tied it down. Fayrii and the Teen Titans jumped off. Starfire's body came in its barrier, before vanishing. Robin panicked before being told that it was invisible. Fayrii gave some golden pieces to the Eefalo and entered the town. The Titans tentatively followed. Surprisingly, the Ludiquil didn't follow.
This town was currently very active. People setting up little markets and selling strange objects. So far, it seemed like an ordinary town.
Fayrii had stopped to talk to an Elemental outside an inn. The four Titans stood there waiting. Someone tapped Raven on the shoulder. She turned around to face an Eefalo hidden by a purple cloak.
"Hey, you. Would you be interested in this?" he said, holding out a small staff. Raven sensed psychic energy around it.
"I am interested, but I possess no gold," Raven muttered back.
"Yes but perhaps you could pay me back another way..." His voice sounded lusty.
Raven stood still for a moment, and then shouted, "YOU SICK THING!" As she did, a building nearby blew up. The other Titans and Fayrii turned around. Beast Boy heard the Eefalo mutter, "Fiery, nice." He got angry.
"Dude!" Beast Boy hollered at him, "Don't you dare talk to Raven like that!" Cyborg grabbed him to hold him back. Fayrii approached the Eefalo, who had stood up to full height, which was taller than Cyborg.
"I thought you were a respectable species with honor," he insulted with great effect to the Eefalo. The Eefalo's face went dark.
"Why is the shorty in charge of the group?" he taunted.
"Don't you dare talk to me like that," Fayrii warned.
"Oh, you're the Crown Prince of Argoth. A nice ransom for me and my friends." Four more Eefalos appeared.
"Eat my fist!" Fayrii yelled, and attacked. He charged the leader. The Eefalos also attacked.
"Titans, move!" Robin yelled. The four Titans met the remaining Eefalos. Beast Boy and Fayrii switched who they were fighting. Now Beast Boy was fighting the leader.
"Dude, you're pay for talking like that to Raven," Beast Boy said, then changed into a grizzly bear. It caught the Eefalo off guard, and BB charged. The Eefalo caught him, and BB found that the Eefalo was much stronger. About as strong as Fayrii. BB became a dinosaur. He smashed the Eefalo with his tail and sent him flying. He changed back to normal just as the other Titans finished their opponents. Fayrii was still knocking his opponent senseless. Fayrii was taken off of him. Fayrii regained his composure.
"Well then, we must be on our way," Fayrii said, and he motioned for the others to follow.
Raven asked Beast Boy to talk. "What is it?" Beast Boy asked.
"I want to thank you for standing up for me," Raven answered, somewhat shy. Her cheeks were slightly red.
"Hey, no big deal."
"No, I mean it," Raven insisted. She hesitated, and then gave Beast Boy a kiss on his cheek. She then left to join the others. Beast Boy stopped for a while. She gave me a kiss? In public? he thought. "Whoo-hoo!" he shouted, and then caught up with them.
Meanwhile, Robin was thinking and preparing. Preparing for whatever might try to stop him from reviving Starfire. Fayrii watched him silently. May the Light have mercy on whoever stands in Robin's way. And may the Light watch over and protect him from whoever's in his way, Fayrii silently thought. They were all going to need it.
Chapter II: Travels Begin
Robin sat below deck at a table. Food was strewn out, and everyone was eating. Surprisingly, there was even soy and tofu food. Robin looked down at his plate. He had barely touched it.
"Hey, Fayrii?" Beast Boy said, breaking the silence. Fayrii swallowed whatever was in his mouth.
"Yes, Beast Boy?" Fayrii replied.
"Do the Ludiquil Faeries eat?"
"No. They never had to and never will. They are in a way, higher beings."
"Then why do you eat?" Cyborg asked.
"Same reason as you, I'm still half-human," Fayrii answered, putting a piece of meat in his mouth. "Hey Robin, you need to eat to keep your strength up, especially after not eating for four days.
"Right," Robin said. He managed to put a few bites in his mouth. Despite the fact that he hadn't eaten in days, he wasn't hungry.
"I'm full for now," Robin said. He got up and walked even further below. Starfire's body was still in the barrier, as perfect as seven days ago. Except it wasn't alive. It just lay there, not at all like the joyful, energetic Starfire he knew. Robin felt a tear run down his cheek.
Robin knew he loved her and missed her. But what if Fayrii was wrong? What if she didn't come back? How could he live with that? No, Robin thought to himself, that isn't going to happen. We ARE going to make it this altar thingy; Starfire WILL come back to life, and I will go whatever it takes to get through this, no matter what the cost. I will see it through and see her smile...
While Robin was lost in his thoughts below, Beast Boy had encountered a problem above.
"Dude! I have to pea really, really, bad!" Beast Boy said to Fayrii.
"Like I said before, this is no bathroom on this ship!" Fayrii said back, folding his arms.
"WHY NOT!"
"Because the flight usually does not take this long."
"Then how much longer!"
Fayrii thought for a while, and then said, "About 30 minutes."
"I CAN'T HOLD IT THAT LONG!"
"Then you're out of luck. Find a bucket of something."
Beast Boy turned a reddish color and his mouth dropped open. Raven's eyes widened, and she silently mused with the thought of seeing Beast Boy going in a bucket. She and the others didn't see Raven blush.
"I am not going to pea in a bucket. That is what a toilet is for," Beast Boy got out.
"Then get used to it. Because where we are going, there is no such thing as a toilet. The closest thing to it is a hole in the floor in a small, empty room," Fayrii spoke with a grin.
Everyone stopped and stared at Fayrii.
"You mean we have to go in a hole?" Cyborg shouted.
"Only the town. Then we're going to be in the desert with loping hills. Only to go out there is go behind a hill, dig a hole, go, and bury it," Fayrii explained, as though it was the most natural thing in the world.
"Starfire's really gonna owe me for this," Raven muttered. A rumble went through the ship.
"We've reached destination!" Fayrii shouted. "Everyone up on deck!" Raven, Cyborg, and Beast Boy ran up on deck. Fayrii ran to find Robin. He was standing near Starfire's body, looking around.
"Robin! We have to get up on deck!" Fayrii told him. The two darted up on deck. The hole was right in front of them.
"Fayrii, before we go, where are we if we aren't a dimension?" Robin asked.
"Nothingness," Fayrii answered.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Raven asked.
"You really wanna know?"
Right then, the ship lurched forward. It wasn't as bad for Robin this time, except he had food in his stomach this time. He felt his stomach about to blow chucks, and the galleon made it through the hole. To a small town.
It seemed like a really old town from the seventeen hundreds. The small, one-story buildings were made out of adobe, and no one seemed to care that there was a flying galleon coming out of a giant hole in the sky.
"Uh, Fayrii?" Beast Boy started.
"What now?" Fayrii asked.
"If we're in another dimension, then what do people look like, and what do they speak?"
"This is my home dimension and planet. On this planet, there are people who look like humans with white hair, but are a type of Fairy that you don't wanna cross. Then there are Elementals with silver hair and magic powers."
"You were born here?" Raven asked.
"On the other side of the planet. This planet is pure water except for two gigantic islands on either side. I was born on the other one, with the Ludiquil. This type of Fairy called Eefalos. They claws instead of fingers, red curved diamond eyes, brown spikes on their back and short tails, short claws for fingers, and brown fur.
"As for the language, they speak English, and their native language, whether they're Eefalo or Elemental.
Oh, also, Robin and Cyborg, don't tell them anything about your technology. It's the dimensional code for all planet travelers. Never share and try not to bring any technology that is higher than the planet you are visiting. Consequences are very high about that."
"Then why doesn't Earth know these codes?" Robin asked suspiciously.
"Because, Robin, no one really visits Earth or visits from Earth, now do they?" Fayrii tested.
Robin had no answer to that, so he waited for the ship to land. As it did, white-haired humans ran out to catch the ship. Robin and the others decided they were Eefalos.
"One more word of advice, my friend," Fayrii said, "Out here, where the police force is scarce, due to the fact that this country always has to defend against monsters, corruption is undoubted to bloom. So just be careful."
The ship landed, and Eefalo tied it down. Fayrii and the Teen Titans jumped off. Starfire's body came in its barrier, before vanishing. Robin panicked before being told that it was invisible. Fayrii gave some golden pieces to the Eefalo and entered the town. The Titans tentatively followed. Surprisingly, the Ludiquil didn't follow.
This town was currently very active. People setting up little markets and selling strange objects. So far, it seemed like an ordinary town.
Fayrii had stopped to talk to an Elemental outside an inn. The four Titans stood there waiting. Someone tapped Raven on the shoulder. She turned around to face an Eefalo hidden by a purple cloak.
"Hey, you. Would you be interested in this?" he said, holding out a small staff. Raven sensed psychic energy around it.
"I am interested, but I possess no gold," Raven muttered back.
"Yes but perhaps you could pay me back another way..." His voice sounded lusty.
Raven stood still for a moment, and then shouted, "YOU SICK THING!" As she did, a building nearby blew up. The other Titans and Fayrii turned around. Beast Boy heard the Eefalo mutter, "Fiery, nice." He got angry.
"Dude!" Beast Boy hollered at him, "Don't you dare talk to Raven like that!" Cyborg grabbed him to hold him back. Fayrii approached the Eefalo, who had stood up to full height, which was taller than Cyborg.
"I thought you were a respectable species with honor," he insulted with great effect to the Eefalo. The Eefalo's face went dark.
"Why is the shorty in charge of the group?" he taunted.
"Don't you dare talk to me like that," Fayrii warned.
"Oh, you're the Crown Prince of Argoth. A nice ransom for me and my friends." Four more Eefalos appeared.
"Eat my fist!" Fayrii yelled, and attacked. He charged the leader. The Eefalos also attacked.
"Titans, move!" Robin yelled. The four Titans met the remaining Eefalos. Beast Boy and Fayrii switched who they were fighting. Now Beast Boy was fighting the leader.
"Dude, you're pay for talking like that to Raven," Beast Boy said, then changed into a grizzly bear. It caught the Eefalo off guard, and BB charged. The Eefalo caught him, and BB found that the Eefalo was much stronger. About as strong as Fayrii. BB became a dinosaur. He smashed the Eefalo with his tail and sent him flying. He changed back to normal just as the other Titans finished their opponents. Fayrii was still knocking his opponent senseless. Fayrii was taken off of him. Fayrii regained his composure.
"Well then, we must be on our way," Fayrii said, and he motioned for the others to follow.
Raven asked Beast Boy to talk. "What is it?" Beast Boy asked.
"I want to thank you for standing up for me," Raven answered, somewhat shy. Her cheeks were slightly red.
"Hey, no big deal."
"No, I mean it," Raven insisted. She hesitated, and then gave Beast Boy a kiss on his cheek. She then left to join the others. Beast Boy stopped for a while. She gave me a kiss? In public? he thought. "Whoo-hoo!" he shouted, and then caught up with them.
Meanwhile, Robin was thinking and preparing. Preparing for whatever might try to stop him from reviving Starfire. Fayrii watched him silently. May the Light have mercy on whoever stands in Robin's way. And may the Light watch over and protect him from whoever's in his way, Fayrii silently thought. They were all going to need it.