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Chapter IV: Power of the Mind
Robin woke up to fighting noises. He closed his eyes, wishing they would be quiet. He had just had to most horrible dream. Starfire had died, and he had gone on some crazy adventure with Fayrii in a desert to get three orbs. Then he recognized one of the voices arguing as Fayrii.
Robin's eyes snapped open. He was deep inside his sleeping bag, and as he pulled his head out, he saw Cyborg and Fayrii fighting.
"ARE YOU TRYIN' TO KILL ME?!" Cyborg shouted at a frightened Fayrii. Fayrii simple stood there, dry tears in his eyes and his voice trembling softly, not like it usually is.
"I didn't know..." Fayrii spoke, shaking with fear.
"WELL YOU SHOULD HAVE!" Cyborg cut him off. Apparently, Fayrii hadn't made a recharge battery for Cyborg, and Cyborg had spent the whole night draining energy. He was supposedly low on power, and taking it out on Fayrii.
"I'm really, really sorry..." Fayrii tried again, this time with more sadness in his voice and tears beginning to run down his face.
"Cyborg, he's created a recharge battery, why are you so angry at him?" Beast Boy cautioned, pointing to the one Fayrii had just made. Cyborg spun on Beast Boy who, Robin noticed, was still with Raven.
"I COULD HAVE DIED DUE TO HIS STUPIDITY!" Cyborg yelled at his friend, taking the color out of the shape shifter's face. Suddenly, Fayrii ran forward and picked up Cyborg with his tail, holding him up high.
"I'M SORRY, OK?" Fayrii shouted, losing it. Tears now ran freely down his face. "I'M SORRY THAT YOU ALMOST DIED AND I DIDN'T KNOW! JUST STOP YELLING AT THEM!" With his outburst, a crying Fayrii threw Cyborg into the sand about twenty feet, and then ran away out into nowhere, the wind picking up as he went. The sounds of his crying faded away as Fayrii left the Teen Titans. Robin stood up at this point and walked over to a very surprised Cyborg.
"Do you realize what you just did?" Robin shouted, pulling up his friend. Enraged that Robin took his side, Cyborg picked him up by his shirt.
"MISTER I KNOW EVERYTHING JUST NEARLY KILLED ME!" Cyborg yelled at Robin, who was looking at him with a death glare.
"Cyborg, how was he supposed to know? As far as he was concerned, you slept like a human, which is what you mainly are. He thought you and he shared some common things, and he was wrong," Robin said in his serious tone.
"SO WHAT!" Cyborg shouted back.
"The point is," Raven said, standing up, "You just terrified a little child because he made a mistake. Fayrii does too count as a little child." As realization of what she just said, Cyborg's temper left him, and he put Robin down.
"I didn't think..." he muttered to himself.
"That's right you didn't think. And now a little child is lost out there in the raging desert with our only hope of getting back Starfire and going home. What's more, he's a Crown Prince, and I don't think that his kingdom will be happy you scared him to death," Robin finished for him. Cyborg softened even more, and put buried his face in his hands. Beast Boy carried the recharge over, plugged him in, and shut him off. Beast Boy and Robin started picking up the sleeping bags and blankets. While he was cleaning up, Robin found Fayrii's black ocarina. The poor child had been so distressed he had left his prized possession.
After standing for a while, Raven abruptly said, "I'm going to get Fayrii."
"Take this with you, it's his," Robin said, tossing the black ocarina to her. Beast Boy seemed a little concerned about her going off alone, but he didn't argue. Raven walked off in the direction Fayrii had gone.
When she was out of sight, Raven took to flying low. The wind and sand were raging again, and it was hard to see. Soon she came across his path, locating it by his immense power. Raven landed and followed the trail Fayrii had left. He was not hard to find. When Raven found him, he was sitting in the sand, still sobbing to himself. He didn't hear her walk up to him. For some reason, Fayrii crying reminded her of Starfire.
When she put her hand on his shoulder, he jumped a little, saw her standing there, and turned back around, trying to hide his tears.
"Emotion is nothing to be afraid of," Raven told him, crouching down next to him. Fayrii began to speak in between sobs.
"I was taught never to show what you are feeling, because then the demons will take advantage of it," Fayrii explained, still trying to wipe them away. Raven put her hand up and wiped one off his cheek. Fayrii looked up.
"What do you mean by 'demons'?" Raven asked. Fayrii told her. Back before his great-great-great grandfather was born, before his kingdom was a kingdom, there had been a race called the Death Faerie. They were the exact opposite of the Ludiquil, and hated them above all else. Every year, the Death Faeries invaded the Ludiquil kingdom, in as much as there were 24 outposts reaching ten miles into the kingdom, and only three real cities were in his kingdom. Always war, never any peace, no time to play. Fayrii did not know any games that a four-year old would know. His life had been stuffed with fighting, and despite how he acted, Fayrii was sensitive. In lots of ways, Raven thought, he was much like Starfire (A/N: My first note! I just now noticed the similarity between Starfire and Fayrii when I was writing this. And I had made Fayrii long before I saw Teen Titans).
Fayrii eventually stopped sobbing and calmed down. He rubbed his eyes, which were red from tears. Raven pulled out the black ocarina and showed it to him. "Did you drop this?" she asked him. Upon seeing the ocarina, Fayrii's sad blue eyes brightened to sky blue, and he smiled happily. He took the ocarina, and played a song, the Song of Illusions. Raven stood up to find she could show emotion, without any worry about her powers. She could laugh, cry, and frown without anything breaking. For Raven, it was as close as she could get to being free. Fayrii stopped playing, and put his ocarina away.
"Are you ready to head back?" Raven asked. Fayrii nodded happily, now back to normal. Suddenly, Fayrii stood up (only coming to Raven's mouth), and hugged her. Shocked, Raven stood for a while, and then hugged the little kid back. Fayrii stopped hugging her, and followed her back to the small encampment.
Back at the camp, Cyborg had recharged fully, and walking around moping. Robin was sitting on a log, and Beast Boy was pacing worriedly. When he saw Raven, Beast Boy immediately ran up to her and hugged her, surprising her and knocking her to the ground. Fayrii gave a smile at Raven's face. Cyborg walked over and apologized to Fayrii, who sort of kept his distance from him. Sorry or not, Fayrii was still somewhat scared of him. He helped carry some of the stuff, and led the way to the next orb.
Upon arrival of reaching their destination, Fayrii put his stuff in a pile, while the others put their stuff next to it. This building was a dome, stretching 20 feet high. Fayrii and the others walked in. Fayrii was back to himself, and gave his warning again, "Robin has to win."
Inside, the room was made of bronze and lit by torches, making a brilliant display on the dome. A voice sounded from nowhere, "State your number."
"Five," Fayrii shouted, expecting a fight. Instead, five desks fell from the ceiling with a parchment on each. A hole in the desk held a pen.
"Step up to a desk. You will be given an answer, and you are to write it on the parchment. When you are done, place the pen back in the hole. Anyone who gets it wrong will be asked to leave," the voice instructed. Fayrii gave a moan about having to take a test, but everyone did as told.
"First question: Which is a better weapon, Bow or Sword?" the voice asked. Everyone wrote their answer, and then put their pen away. The voice asked them to show their answers.
Raven had written: I don't care. Beast Boy had written: I'm hungry. Everyone else answered Sword.
"Will the incorrect participants leave." Raven and Beast Boy walked outside, holding hands.
"Next Question: What orb are you trying to retrieve?" After a while, Cyborg, Fayrii, and Robin showed their answers. Cyborg was incorrect, writing: Some Orb. He walked out.
"Final question: Who are you trying to revive?" Robin wrote Starfire very quickly, and put his pen in the hole. When asked to show their answers, it was obvious Fayrii followed his own advice. He had written: Your butt.
"Will the incorrect participant leave and never write about me like that again." Fayrii left with a wide grin on his face.
A door was opened, and Robin went in to see the Orb of the Mind. This one was filled with a red liquid. As he held it, the liquid ran up his arms and into his mind. Robin saw and heard every comment, action, and everything Starfire had ever done. Then he was left with the orb. Robin placed the 2-inch in diameter orb in his utility belt with the other one. Starfire, he thought, I'm coming. I'm almost there. Robin walked outside.
Surprisingly, it was dark, and everyone was seated around the campfire. Beast Boy and Cyborg were laughing at what Fayrii had written for his last answer. Raven even had a smile.
"Why is it dark?" Robin asked. Fayrii answered.
"Time passes differently in there," Fayrii explained.
"I don't care, how about something to eat, huh?" Beast Boy asked. It became apparent to everyone they hadn't eaten since the ship. Fayrii's magic and psychic came to use. He made everyone their meal, and they ate. Robin noticed all Fayrii had made himself was milk, bread, cheese, and some beef. Yet it seemed to fill Fayrii up very quickly. However, at first notice of bed, Fayrii made the recharge box first. He was still somewhat scared of Cyborg. Everyone climbed into the bags he had made them, and Fayrii hid under a blanket on the sand, and fell asleep instantly. This night everyone was close to the fire, and Raven and Beast Boy slept together again. The last thing Robin saw before falling asleep was Starfire's body floating in the psychic barrier. In his sleep however, Robin mumbled silently, "Good night, Starfire."
Chapter IV: Power of the Mind
Robin woke up to fighting noises. He closed his eyes, wishing they would be quiet. He had just had to most horrible dream. Starfire had died, and he had gone on some crazy adventure with Fayrii in a desert to get three orbs. Then he recognized one of the voices arguing as Fayrii.
Robin's eyes snapped open. He was deep inside his sleeping bag, and as he pulled his head out, he saw Cyborg and Fayrii fighting.
"ARE YOU TRYIN' TO KILL ME?!" Cyborg shouted at a frightened Fayrii. Fayrii simple stood there, dry tears in his eyes and his voice trembling softly, not like it usually is.
"I didn't know..." Fayrii spoke, shaking with fear.
"WELL YOU SHOULD HAVE!" Cyborg cut him off. Apparently, Fayrii hadn't made a recharge battery for Cyborg, and Cyborg had spent the whole night draining energy. He was supposedly low on power, and taking it out on Fayrii.
"I'm really, really sorry..." Fayrii tried again, this time with more sadness in his voice and tears beginning to run down his face.
"Cyborg, he's created a recharge battery, why are you so angry at him?" Beast Boy cautioned, pointing to the one Fayrii had just made. Cyborg spun on Beast Boy who, Robin noticed, was still with Raven.
"I COULD HAVE DIED DUE TO HIS STUPIDITY!" Cyborg yelled at his friend, taking the color out of the shape shifter's face. Suddenly, Fayrii ran forward and picked up Cyborg with his tail, holding him up high.
"I'M SORRY, OK?" Fayrii shouted, losing it. Tears now ran freely down his face. "I'M SORRY THAT YOU ALMOST DIED AND I DIDN'T KNOW! JUST STOP YELLING AT THEM!" With his outburst, a crying Fayrii threw Cyborg into the sand about twenty feet, and then ran away out into nowhere, the wind picking up as he went. The sounds of his crying faded away as Fayrii left the Teen Titans. Robin stood up at this point and walked over to a very surprised Cyborg.
"Do you realize what you just did?" Robin shouted, pulling up his friend. Enraged that Robin took his side, Cyborg picked him up by his shirt.
"MISTER I KNOW EVERYTHING JUST NEARLY KILLED ME!" Cyborg yelled at Robin, who was looking at him with a death glare.
"Cyborg, how was he supposed to know? As far as he was concerned, you slept like a human, which is what you mainly are. He thought you and he shared some common things, and he was wrong," Robin said in his serious tone.
"SO WHAT!" Cyborg shouted back.
"The point is," Raven said, standing up, "You just terrified a little child because he made a mistake. Fayrii does too count as a little child." As realization of what she just said, Cyborg's temper left him, and he put Robin down.
"I didn't think..." he muttered to himself.
"That's right you didn't think. And now a little child is lost out there in the raging desert with our only hope of getting back Starfire and going home. What's more, he's a Crown Prince, and I don't think that his kingdom will be happy you scared him to death," Robin finished for him. Cyborg softened even more, and put buried his face in his hands. Beast Boy carried the recharge over, plugged him in, and shut him off. Beast Boy and Robin started picking up the sleeping bags and blankets. While he was cleaning up, Robin found Fayrii's black ocarina. The poor child had been so distressed he had left his prized possession.
After standing for a while, Raven abruptly said, "I'm going to get Fayrii."
"Take this with you, it's his," Robin said, tossing the black ocarina to her. Beast Boy seemed a little concerned about her going off alone, but he didn't argue. Raven walked off in the direction Fayrii had gone.
When she was out of sight, Raven took to flying low. The wind and sand were raging again, and it was hard to see. Soon she came across his path, locating it by his immense power. Raven landed and followed the trail Fayrii had left. He was not hard to find. When Raven found him, he was sitting in the sand, still sobbing to himself. He didn't hear her walk up to him. For some reason, Fayrii crying reminded her of Starfire.
When she put her hand on his shoulder, he jumped a little, saw her standing there, and turned back around, trying to hide his tears.
"Emotion is nothing to be afraid of," Raven told him, crouching down next to him. Fayrii began to speak in between sobs.
"I was taught never to show what you are feeling, because then the demons will take advantage of it," Fayrii explained, still trying to wipe them away. Raven put her hand up and wiped one off his cheek. Fayrii looked up.
"What do you mean by 'demons'?" Raven asked. Fayrii told her. Back before his great-great-great grandfather was born, before his kingdom was a kingdom, there had been a race called the Death Faerie. They were the exact opposite of the Ludiquil, and hated them above all else. Every year, the Death Faeries invaded the Ludiquil kingdom, in as much as there were 24 outposts reaching ten miles into the kingdom, and only three real cities were in his kingdom. Always war, never any peace, no time to play. Fayrii did not know any games that a four-year old would know. His life had been stuffed with fighting, and despite how he acted, Fayrii was sensitive. In lots of ways, Raven thought, he was much like Starfire (A/N: My first note! I just now noticed the similarity between Starfire and Fayrii when I was writing this. And I had made Fayrii long before I saw Teen Titans).
Fayrii eventually stopped sobbing and calmed down. He rubbed his eyes, which were red from tears. Raven pulled out the black ocarina and showed it to him. "Did you drop this?" she asked him. Upon seeing the ocarina, Fayrii's sad blue eyes brightened to sky blue, and he smiled happily. He took the ocarina, and played a song, the Song of Illusions. Raven stood up to find she could show emotion, without any worry about her powers. She could laugh, cry, and frown without anything breaking. For Raven, it was as close as she could get to being free. Fayrii stopped playing, and put his ocarina away.
"Are you ready to head back?" Raven asked. Fayrii nodded happily, now back to normal. Suddenly, Fayrii stood up (only coming to Raven's mouth), and hugged her. Shocked, Raven stood for a while, and then hugged the little kid back. Fayrii stopped hugging her, and followed her back to the small encampment.
Back at the camp, Cyborg had recharged fully, and walking around moping. Robin was sitting on a log, and Beast Boy was pacing worriedly. When he saw Raven, Beast Boy immediately ran up to her and hugged her, surprising her and knocking her to the ground. Fayrii gave a smile at Raven's face. Cyborg walked over and apologized to Fayrii, who sort of kept his distance from him. Sorry or not, Fayrii was still somewhat scared of him. He helped carry some of the stuff, and led the way to the next orb.
Upon arrival of reaching their destination, Fayrii put his stuff in a pile, while the others put their stuff next to it. This building was a dome, stretching 20 feet high. Fayrii and the others walked in. Fayrii was back to himself, and gave his warning again, "Robin has to win."
Inside, the room was made of bronze and lit by torches, making a brilliant display on the dome. A voice sounded from nowhere, "State your number."
"Five," Fayrii shouted, expecting a fight. Instead, five desks fell from the ceiling with a parchment on each. A hole in the desk held a pen.
"Step up to a desk. You will be given an answer, and you are to write it on the parchment. When you are done, place the pen back in the hole. Anyone who gets it wrong will be asked to leave," the voice instructed. Fayrii gave a moan about having to take a test, but everyone did as told.
"First question: Which is a better weapon, Bow or Sword?" the voice asked. Everyone wrote their answer, and then put their pen away. The voice asked them to show their answers.
Raven had written: I don't care. Beast Boy had written: I'm hungry. Everyone else answered Sword.
"Will the incorrect participants leave." Raven and Beast Boy walked outside, holding hands.
"Next Question: What orb are you trying to retrieve?" After a while, Cyborg, Fayrii, and Robin showed their answers. Cyborg was incorrect, writing: Some Orb. He walked out.
"Final question: Who are you trying to revive?" Robin wrote Starfire very quickly, and put his pen in the hole. When asked to show their answers, it was obvious Fayrii followed his own advice. He had written: Your butt.
"Will the incorrect participant leave and never write about me like that again." Fayrii left with a wide grin on his face.
A door was opened, and Robin went in to see the Orb of the Mind. This one was filled with a red liquid. As he held it, the liquid ran up his arms and into his mind. Robin saw and heard every comment, action, and everything Starfire had ever done. Then he was left with the orb. Robin placed the 2-inch in diameter orb in his utility belt with the other one. Starfire, he thought, I'm coming. I'm almost there. Robin walked outside.
Surprisingly, it was dark, and everyone was seated around the campfire. Beast Boy and Cyborg were laughing at what Fayrii had written for his last answer. Raven even had a smile.
"Why is it dark?" Robin asked. Fayrii answered.
"Time passes differently in there," Fayrii explained.
"I don't care, how about something to eat, huh?" Beast Boy asked. It became apparent to everyone they hadn't eaten since the ship. Fayrii's magic and psychic came to use. He made everyone their meal, and they ate. Robin noticed all Fayrii had made himself was milk, bread, cheese, and some beef. Yet it seemed to fill Fayrii up very quickly. However, at first notice of bed, Fayrii made the recharge box first. He was still somewhat scared of Cyborg. Everyone climbed into the bags he had made them, and Fayrii hid under a blanket on the sand, and fell asleep instantly. This night everyone was close to the fire, and Raven and Beast Boy slept together again. The last thing Robin saw before falling asleep was Starfire's body floating in the psychic barrier. In his sleep however, Robin mumbled silently, "Good night, Starfire."