(I redid the chapter. The new school wasn't cool, it was too sci-fi.
I wanted this to be more general. I might put up the new school as its
own story. w/e)
"Dude! This has got to be the lamest thing ever!" BB said. He was carrying Terra's lunch tray loaded with food to her. It was separated by colors since the actual food was unidentifiable. Terra had already sent him back to get her more food twice even though she had barely touched it. She was blackmailing them into doing whatever she wanted.
"You have it easy," Raven said. "She's making me do her math homework. I don't even understand the problems; she just does it to make me suffer."
They all sighed. They needed their files. Robin was especially downcast: there was no way he could ever replace his files. "I swear, the second she let's her guard down..." his voice trailed off. Everyone knew it was a useless threat.
"She guards her computer so carefully. It a brand new computer with some new equipment I haven't even seen before. And without my laptop there's no way I can hack in," Cyborg whined. "The school computers don't have a good enough system."
"If you can't do it, no one can. No one's as good as you are on the computer," Star said.
"Or is someone?" Raven said, smiling. "Haven't we forgot about..."
"Gizmo!" the Teen Titans burst out, then checked and made sure Terra was no where near them.
"Let's go now!" Star said impatient as always. She had to get her report back or she wouldn't receive credit for the class. "He's over there." She said pointing to him.
The Titans hurried over. Once there they all turned toward Cyborg.
"I'm not doing it!" He said.
"You're the only one who even understands what he says. You have to." BB begged.
The other Titans chorused their agreement.
"Fine," Cyborg said. "But only because you're bugging me." He walked over to Gizmo and explained the dilemma.
Gizmo thought for a few minutes. He had always enjoyed competing against Cyborg in computers and it was fun to see Cyborg in trouble, but he did have a sort of respect for the Titan who never made fun of his age. "I'll do it," he declared.
His breath was knocked out momentarily by one of Star's death hugs.
"I'll have your files and your systems back in pace by this afternoon on one condition," he said when he got his breath back
"What's that?" Star asked.
"No hugs (how predictable)." Raven smiled. He was just like her in at least one respect.
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That afternoon:
"Aww yeah!" Cyborg said when he finally logged into his system. He and the other Titans quickly changed their passwords and added security features. Raven had to phone her mom and tell her what to do.
"It looks like my trip is back on!" She came back, smiling.
"Dude! I can't believe we forgot!" BB exclaimed.
"What's wrong?" Star asked.
"I think we need to teach someone a little lesson,"
Everyone smiled. The Teen Titans were back in control.
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"Hey Raven!" Terra smiled widely. "Just the person I wanted to see."
"Same goes for me," Raven smiled back.
Terra looked at her confused. "Hello, I'm the one in control here!"
"Not anymore. Why don't you check your computer?"
Terra logged on quickly. Or should I say, tried to log on. As an extra favor, Gizmo had destroyed all of her files. "Just to make sure she can't retaliate," he said.
Terra gasped as she looked desperately for her essay.
"Here it is," Raven continued handing her a floppy disk. "We were too nice to just get rid of everything. But this way, you can't mess up our computers for a long time."
"I'll get you for this! You won't get away!" Terra screamed, enraged.
'How could I EVER have even thought she was nice?' Raven thought. 'I need to always trust my intuition'. Raven turned back to Terra. "You and Kitten both."
Raven tried to walk away, but she saw a foot lash out at her. Quickly ducking and rolling, she tried to grab Terra's foot. Terra, realizing what Raven was about to do, rotated her body and shifted her weight. She raised he foot into an almost straight line then flipped back to avoid Raven's grasping hands.
"Is the widdle-Ravy out maneuvered?" Terra asked.
"Not quite." Raven said and continued to fight.
It was after school and there weren't any students or teachers around. 'The only one who can stop this fight is me.' Raven thought. She aimed a blow at Terra's stomach but Terra dodged easily. Raven saw an opening and tried to kick Terra.
"You forgot one thing: I'm not a guy!" Terra laughed.
Raven smiled and rotated her foot so it caught on Terra's leg. Pulling forward, she flipped Terra neatly and stepped back.
Terra lay on the floor with the breath knocked out of her. Raven knew there wasn't any serious damage. When Terra made no move to get up, Raven smiled and walked away. "Copies are never as good as the original," She said and walked towards the front of the school.
The other Titans were lounging around on the school's front steps. Robin had wisely refused to let any of them go and watch the fight. "It's between Terra and Raven." He said.
Watching Raven emerge, they all looked at her for some sign. Smiling, she gave them a thumbs-up. While it was unlike Raven to do so, she was so happy that her trip was back on she was being very uncharacteristic.
The Titans all cheered. It was good to be back to their normal selves.
As Cyborg pulled up in his car, Star laughed to herself.
"What's so funny?" Raven asked.
"I always thought high school was all about books and learning," Star giggled. "In two weeks you all have proved me incredibly wrong."
They all laughed.
"They always say that high school is the gateway to the real world," Raven said slowly. "I think the real world is going to be a vacation compared to high school."
Everyone laughed again. It was great just hanging out like normal kids. Just then Cyborg pulled up. "You're never going to believe this..."
"Dude! This has got to be the lamest thing ever!" BB said. He was carrying Terra's lunch tray loaded with food to her. It was separated by colors since the actual food was unidentifiable. Terra had already sent him back to get her more food twice even though she had barely touched it. She was blackmailing them into doing whatever she wanted.
"You have it easy," Raven said. "She's making me do her math homework. I don't even understand the problems; she just does it to make me suffer."
They all sighed. They needed their files. Robin was especially downcast: there was no way he could ever replace his files. "I swear, the second she let's her guard down..." his voice trailed off. Everyone knew it was a useless threat.
"She guards her computer so carefully. It a brand new computer with some new equipment I haven't even seen before. And without my laptop there's no way I can hack in," Cyborg whined. "The school computers don't have a good enough system."
"If you can't do it, no one can. No one's as good as you are on the computer," Star said.
"Or is someone?" Raven said, smiling. "Haven't we forgot about..."
"Gizmo!" the Teen Titans burst out, then checked and made sure Terra was no where near them.
"Let's go now!" Star said impatient as always. She had to get her report back or she wouldn't receive credit for the class. "He's over there." She said pointing to him.
The Titans hurried over. Once there they all turned toward Cyborg.
"I'm not doing it!" He said.
"You're the only one who even understands what he says. You have to." BB begged.
The other Titans chorused their agreement.
"Fine," Cyborg said. "But only because you're bugging me." He walked over to Gizmo and explained the dilemma.
Gizmo thought for a few minutes. He had always enjoyed competing against Cyborg in computers and it was fun to see Cyborg in trouble, but he did have a sort of respect for the Titan who never made fun of his age. "I'll do it," he declared.
His breath was knocked out momentarily by one of Star's death hugs.
"I'll have your files and your systems back in pace by this afternoon on one condition," he said when he got his breath back
"What's that?" Star asked.
"No hugs (how predictable)." Raven smiled. He was just like her in at least one respect.
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That afternoon:
"Aww yeah!" Cyborg said when he finally logged into his system. He and the other Titans quickly changed their passwords and added security features. Raven had to phone her mom and tell her what to do.
"It looks like my trip is back on!" She came back, smiling.
"Dude! I can't believe we forgot!" BB exclaimed.
"What's wrong?" Star asked.
"I think we need to teach someone a little lesson,"
Everyone smiled. The Teen Titans were back in control.
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"Hey Raven!" Terra smiled widely. "Just the person I wanted to see."
"Same goes for me," Raven smiled back.
Terra looked at her confused. "Hello, I'm the one in control here!"
"Not anymore. Why don't you check your computer?"
Terra logged on quickly. Or should I say, tried to log on. As an extra favor, Gizmo had destroyed all of her files. "Just to make sure she can't retaliate," he said.
Terra gasped as she looked desperately for her essay.
"Here it is," Raven continued handing her a floppy disk. "We were too nice to just get rid of everything. But this way, you can't mess up our computers for a long time."
"I'll get you for this! You won't get away!" Terra screamed, enraged.
'How could I EVER have even thought she was nice?' Raven thought. 'I need to always trust my intuition'. Raven turned back to Terra. "You and Kitten both."
Raven tried to walk away, but she saw a foot lash out at her. Quickly ducking and rolling, she tried to grab Terra's foot. Terra, realizing what Raven was about to do, rotated her body and shifted her weight. She raised he foot into an almost straight line then flipped back to avoid Raven's grasping hands.
"Is the widdle-Ravy out maneuvered?" Terra asked.
"Not quite." Raven said and continued to fight.
It was after school and there weren't any students or teachers around. 'The only one who can stop this fight is me.' Raven thought. She aimed a blow at Terra's stomach but Terra dodged easily. Raven saw an opening and tried to kick Terra.
"You forgot one thing: I'm not a guy!" Terra laughed.
Raven smiled and rotated her foot so it caught on Terra's leg. Pulling forward, she flipped Terra neatly and stepped back.
Terra lay on the floor with the breath knocked out of her. Raven knew there wasn't any serious damage. When Terra made no move to get up, Raven smiled and walked away. "Copies are never as good as the original," She said and walked towards the front of the school.
The other Titans were lounging around on the school's front steps. Robin had wisely refused to let any of them go and watch the fight. "It's between Terra and Raven." He said.
Watching Raven emerge, they all looked at her for some sign. Smiling, she gave them a thumbs-up. While it was unlike Raven to do so, she was so happy that her trip was back on she was being very uncharacteristic.
The Titans all cheered. It was good to be back to their normal selves.
As Cyborg pulled up in his car, Star laughed to herself.
"What's so funny?" Raven asked.
"I always thought high school was all about books and learning," Star giggled. "In two weeks you all have proved me incredibly wrong."
They all laughed.
"They always say that high school is the gateway to the real world," Raven said slowly. "I think the real world is going to be a vacation compared to high school."
Everyone laughed again. It was great just hanging out like normal kids. Just then Cyborg pulled up. "You're never going to believe this..."