Chapter Seven: The Meeting
After traveling back to Titans Tower with their new comrade, the Titans sent an E-mail to Aqualad informing him about the new member. While everyone went back to his or her daily rituals Robin decided to give Cloud a tour of his new home. "So," said Cloud after he had been given a room 2 floors away from Starfire, "What do you guys do for fun around here?"
"Well we have a PS2, lots of games, movies, books in Raven's case, and we fight and train," Robin told him.
"Cool."
"So, what do you like to do?" Cy asked him.
"Throw daggers and hit stuff," Cloud replied.
"Oh," Cy said, looking slightly put out. They wandered around a bit more and showed Cloud the rest of the tower. Then they all sat down to dinner made by Cyborg.
"Where did you learn to fight like that?" Robin asked Cloud.
"My dad taught me most of it and when he died I had to live on the street. You learn to protect yourself after your first gang beating," he said.
The Titans stared at him. "What's with you guys and staring at me? Don't you know it's rude? It's like you've never seen a British street kid with amazing fighting skills and a gorgeous smile."
"Sure..." said Beastboy. "Well, I'm gonna go watch a movie now so whoever wants to join me can come." As soon as Beastboy got settled on the couch and was about to put in his favorite monster movie, the alarm went off again.
"Oh man! Two in one day!" groaned Cyborg. "I don't believe this crap."
"Deal with it, Cy," Robin said. "Titans Go!"
As they were running out the door, Cloud pulled Raven aside. "Does he always act like this?" he asked.
"Yup," Raven replied, "You'll get used to it."
"You guys certainly are a weird bunch of people," he stated.
"Hey you're not perfect either," Raven told him.
Robin turned around and yelled, "Are you two gonna stand there all day and talk about going on a date or are you gonna come and help save the town?"
Raven blushed scarlet and flew away.
The Titans headed straight for the intercontinental bridge that was conveniently located outside the town. It seemed that a flame-throwing fiend called Pyro was sending cars up in flames for his own enjoyment. Quick as a flash, Cloud ran into a car that Pyro was about to inflame and rescued the trapped people. Beastboy said, "Whoa! How did you do that, man?"
"I am able to walk through solid objects. It is helpful when you're being chased by rabid street dogs." Cloud replied. Once again, a crowd of stares met Cloud.
"What else can you do?" asked a jealous Robin.
"I can fly," said Cloud. "Now can we stop the talking and fight?"
"Right. Sure," said Robin. Both Titans looked back just in time to see Beastboy's hair catch fire. It was quite amusing to see Beastboy run around screaming in circles. Cyborg picked him up and threw him off the bridge and into the water. Beastboy let out a sigh of relief, and turned into a hawk and flew back onto the bridge. He began angrily pecking at Pyro. All the Titans joined in the battle. Too bad, it wasn't enough. No matter what attack they threw at him he countered it with a stronger attack of his own. Things were really starting to suck. Could the Titans really lose?? Of course not! This is the part of the story where famed Ella makes her fashionably late entrance.
"Hey Guys! Whassup?" Ella asked. Once again, her eyes traveled around the group. Something gave her a hint that things weren't going good. Whether it was Raven stomping out the fire on her cape, Beastboy with his singed hair, Starfire crying in a corner over her 2nd degree burned hand, Cyborg attempting to scale the bridge after being thrown off, or Robin being held in the air by some crazed pyromaniac.
"A little help here?" Robin gasped.
"Oh! Sure!" she exclaimed. Then out of nowhere, Cloud flew to Ella with a chain at hand. He threw one end to Ella. She snatched up the chain not looking at Cloud. Together they ran full speed at Pyro and totally clothes lined him! Since thinking fast was not one of Pyro's strong points, he dropped Robin and fell headlong off the bridge. As soon as he hit the water, he changed into a gigantic cloud of steam. This was the end of him. "Excellent!" said Ella. "Quick thinking!" For the first time she actually glanced at Cloud. She had been so caught up in the action that she hadn't even noticed that Cloud was there. "Um..." was all she could manage to say.
"Uh..." Cloud wasn't doing any better with forming words.
"What? Oh, yeah. You guys haven't met yet. Cloud meet Ella. Ella this is Cloud. Can we go home now?" Beastboy said.
Robin then said, "Titans, huddle. Except for you Cloud. You just... keep... standing there." The Titans huddled. "I think we should ask Ella to join the team before Slade tries to persuade her. What do you guys think?"
"Sure," said Cyborg. "She's a good fighter."
"Yeah, and she's hot!" Beastboy said. Raven and Starfire shot icy looks at him.
"Well, she is a good fighter..." Raven said slowly.
"Oh, yes, and she has lovely hair! I wonder if she likes to go to the mall," Starfire said.
"Well then it's decided," Robin said. They looked back at Cloud and Ella who were attempting conversation but not really succeeding. "I think they're kind of taken with each other."
"Way to state the obvious, Robin," Cyborg said grinning as the Titans walked back to them.
"So... You're a Titan?" Ella nervously asked Cloud.
"Yeah," he mumbled.
"Hey guys," Beastboy said. "Sorry to interrupt your killer conversation but we have a question for Ella."
"Huh? Oh sure," Ella said. "Ask away."
"Would you like to join the Teen Titans?" Robin asked her.
"Really? I'd love to!" She answered excitedly. Cloud smiled. Raven and Starfire glowered at Ella and the thought of losing Cloud though they never really had him in the first place. The Titans returned to the Tower. Robin gave Ella a tour of the tower and she chose a room near Star's and Raven's.
After traveling back to Titans Tower with their new comrade, the Titans sent an E-mail to Aqualad informing him about the new member. While everyone went back to his or her daily rituals Robin decided to give Cloud a tour of his new home. "So," said Cloud after he had been given a room 2 floors away from Starfire, "What do you guys do for fun around here?"
"Well we have a PS2, lots of games, movies, books in Raven's case, and we fight and train," Robin told him.
"Cool."
"So, what do you like to do?" Cy asked him.
"Throw daggers and hit stuff," Cloud replied.
"Oh," Cy said, looking slightly put out. They wandered around a bit more and showed Cloud the rest of the tower. Then they all sat down to dinner made by Cyborg.
"Where did you learn to fight like that?" Robin asked Cloud.
"My dad taught me most of it and when he died I had to live on the street. You learn to protect yourself after your first gang beating," he said.
The Titans stared at him. "What's with you guys and staring at me? Don't you know it's rude? It's like you've never seen a British street kid with amazing fighting skills and a gorgeous smile."
"Sure..." said Beastboy. "Well, I'm gonna go watch a movie now so whoever wants to join me can come." As soon as Beastboy got settled on the couch and was about to put in his favorite monster movie, the alarm went off again.
"Oh man! Two in one day!" groaned Cyborg. "I don't believe this crap."
"Deal with it, Cy," Robin said. "Titans Go!"
As they were running out the door, Cloud pulled Raven aside. "Does he always act like this?" he asked.
"Yup," Raven replied, "You'll get used to it."
"You guys certainly are a weird bunch of people," he stated.
"Hey you're not perfect either," Raven told him.
Robin turned around and yelled, "Are you two gonna stand there all day and talk about going on a date or are you gonna come and help save the town?"
Raven blushed scarlet and flew away.
The Titans headed straight for the intercontinental bridge that was conveniently located outside the town. It seemed that a flame-throwing fiend called Pyro was sending cars up in flames for his own enjoyment. Quick as a flash, Cloud ran into a car that Pyro was about to inflame and rescued the trapped people. Beastboy said, "Whoa! How did you do that, man?"
"I am able to walk through solid objects. It is helpful when you're being chased by rabid street dogs." Cloud replied. Once again, a crowd of stares met Cloud.
"What else can you do?" asked a jealous Robin.
"I can fly," said Cloud. "Now can we stop the talking and fight?"
"Right. Sure," said Robin. Both Titans looked back just in time to see Beastboy's hair catch fire. It was quite amusing to see Beastboy run around screaming in circles. Cyborg picked him up and threw him off the bridge and into the water. Beastboy let out a sigh of relief, and turned into a hawk and flew back onto the bridge. He began angrily pecking at Pyro. All the Titans joined in the battle. Too bad, it wasn't enough. No matter what attack they threw at him he countered it with a stronger attack of his own. Things were really starting to suck. Could the Titans really lose?? Of course not! This is the part of the story where famed Ella makes her fashionably late entrance.
"Hey Guys! Whassup?" Ella asked. Once again, her eyes traveled around the group. Something gave her a hint that things weren't going good. Whether it was Raven stomping out the fire on her cape, Beastboy with his singed hair, Starfire crying in a corner over her 2nd degree burned hand, Cyborg attempting to scale the bridge after being thrown off, or Robin being held in the air by some crazed pyromaniac.
"A little help here?" Robin gasped.
"Oh! Sure!" she exclaimed. Then out of nowhere, Cloud flew to Ella with a chain at hand. He threw one end to Ella. She snatched up the chain not looking at Cloud. Together they ran full speed at Pyro and totally clothes lined him! Since thinking fast was not one of Pyro's strong points, he dropped Robin and fell headlong off the bridge. As soon as he hit the water, he changed into a gigantic cloud of steam. This was the end of him. "Excellent!" said Ella. "Quick thinking!" For the first time she actually glanced at Cloud. She had been so caught up in the action that she hadn't even noticed that Cloud was there. "Um..." was all she could manage to say.
"Uh..." Cloud wasn't doing any better with forming words.
"What? Oh, yeah. You guys haven't met yet. Cloud meet Ella. Ella this is Cloud. Can we go home now?" Beastboy said.
Robin then said, "Titans, huddle. Except for you Cloud. You just... keep... standing there." The Titans huddled. "I think we should ask Ella to join the team before Slade tries to persuade her. What do you guys think?"
"Sure," said Cyborg. "She's a good fighter."
"Yeah, and she's hot!" Beastboy said. Raven and Starfire shot icy looks at him.
"Well, she is a good fighter..." Raven said slowly.
"Oh, yes, and she has lovely hair! I wonder if she likes to go to the mall," Starfire said.
"Well then it's decided," Robin said. They looked back at Cloud and Ella who were attempting conversation but not really succeeding. "I think they're kind of taken with each other."
"Way to state the obvious, Robin," Cyborg said grinning as the Titans walked back to them.
"So... You're a Titan?" Ella nervously asked Cloud.
"Yeah," he mumbled.
"Hey guys," Beastboy said. "Sorry to interrupt your killer conversation but we have a question for Ella."
"Huh? Oh sure," Ella said. "Ask away."
"Would you like to join the Teen Titans?" Robin asked her.
"Really? I'd love to!" She answered excitedly. Cloud smiled. Raven and Starfire glowered at Ella and the thought of losing Cloud though they never really had him in the first place. The Titans returned to the Tower. Robin gave Ella a tour of the tower and she chose a room near Star's and Raven's.