Chapter 3: Acceptance
It would be dawn soon, and Cyborg's sensors would flicker as the heat and lumination of the sun reacted to the harsh slums of the city. He arose up and looked in a piece of broken glass, hmmm still a machine. "Why was I cursed with this piece of metal?" he said staring at himself, "Everyone has their limitations, but for me my limitations are permanent."
The metal components would plague his mind ever since the day he received his new body. His limitations lie in the fact that he was neither machine nor man, but just a "thing". "Raven would understand..., she also is a half hybrid as well, but since Beastboy got involved, he just quit. He shattered the window out of pure desperation, then headed towards the bathroom to clean his human components.
Cyborg started to have suicidal thoughts about himself. He could easily kill his human form, but it would lead the machine to act on its own hurting innocent people. Yet, if he shut off his robotic half, nothing would be able to rid his flesh. This situation prevented him from doing anything drastic.
The glance in the mirror would change into that of a back view window of a car. Cyborg drifted off into a daydream as the water trickled down the sink.
::Flashback::
Both Raven and Cyborg were tired, after their fight with overload came weeks of working on the T-Car. Although they disagreed on the car interior color, Raven seemed really happy to work next by him.
"So Raven, now that were done with the T-Car, lets get some shakes"said Cyborg smiling.
"Sure, I guess I need my daily dose of fatty deposits my thighs," said Raven with a neutral smile. Raven would always be sporting a depressing frown or look of discontent, but when Cyborg spent more time with her, she acted differently. She would smile once in a great while, but with Cyborg she had an look of neutraility on her. Cyborg interpreted this her "happy go lucky mood."
"Raven, your not fat, your pretty, me on the other hand need to watch the foods I eat, said Cyborg slapping on his metal abdominal wall, "Whooo got to watch out, otherwise I'll get love handles.
"Heh, charming," said Raven with a slight grin on the face, we better be going, less you want to drink Beastboys tofu shakes.
"Absolutely not," frowned Cyborg, "And since you helped me fix it, why don't you drive it."
"Sure thing Daddy-O,"said Raven has she put up her coat's hood and slid against the front of the car while shooting a double guns pose at Cyborg.
"Slick moves sista," replyed Cyborg with some slang he learned as a young child, "Foxy kitty has got style."
The car took off, and the two headed towards the Shakedown, a shop known for it's peculiar name, song, and shake selection.
::End Flashback::
The water overflowed the clogged sink and Cyborg immediately woke up from his dream. He shook his head quickly and washed his face. After he had finished he noticed a trail of mechanical oil leading up to him. As he scanned the area he realized that it lead up to his robotic heart.
The robotic heart matched like that of his human version with some striking differences. First it was the shape of a perfect sphere, then it had valves and regulatory systems attached to it. The device was supposed to withstand a nuclear blast, but it strangely leaked. Of course Cyborg had a human heart has well, but he wondered if his robotic heart broke due to heartache.
"Oh god, my systems are getting shittier every minute," he said with desperation. The repairs were effective at holding him at a nominal status for the night. However the percentage was trickling down to forty-five, and dropping at a rate of one percent for 5 minutes.
"Let's see," said Cyborg as he rubbed his chin, and with the calculations of his robotic brain, he had about 255 minutes or the equivalent to 4 hours and 15 minutes.
Cyborg did not have much time, he could not get to his original creator in time, and he did not want to go towards the Teen Tower, where the unfortunate happened.
"Well, I guess I got 15 minutes to plan so what do I do now?," he frantically paced as he tried to plan out his day. "I got no one to see, and nothing to do now, so do I just wait here now......"
End Chapter 3
It would be dawn soon, and Cyborg's sensors would flicker as the heat and lumination of the sun reacted to the harsh slums of the city. He arose up and looked in a piece of broken glass, hmmm still a machine. "Why was I cursed with this piece of metal?" he said staring at himself, "Everyone has their limitations, but for me my limitations are permanent."
The metal components would plague his mind ever since the day he received his new body. His limitations lie in the fact that he was neither machine nor man, but just a "thing". "Raven would understand..., she also is a half hybrid as well, but since Beastboy got involved, he just quit. He shattered the window out of pure desperation, then headed towards the bathroom to clean his human components.
Cyborg started to have suicidal thoughts about himself. He could easily kill his human form, but it would lead the machine to act on its own hurting innocent people. Yet, if he shut off his robotic half, nothing would be able to rid his flesh. This situation prevented him from doing anything drastic.
The glance in the mirror would change into that of a back view window of a car. Cyborg drifted off into a daydream as the water trickled down the sink.
::Flashback::
Both Raven and Cyborg were tired, after their fight with overload came weeks of working on the T-Car. Although they disagreed on the car interior color, Raven seemed really happy to work next by him.
"So Raven, now that were done with the T-Car, lets get some shakes"said Cyborg smiling.
"Sure, I guess I need my daily dose of fatty deposits my thighs," said Raven with a neutral smile. Raven would always be sporting a depressing frown or look of discontent, but when Cyborg spent more time with her, she acted differently. She would smile once in a great while, but with Cyborg she had an look of neutraility on her. Cyborg interpreted this her "happy go lucky mood."
"Raven, your not fat, your pretty, me on the other hand need to watch the foods I eat, said Cyborg slapping on his metal abdominal wall, "Whooo got to watch out, otherwise I'll get love handles.
"Heh, charming," said Raven with a slight grin on the face, we better be going, less you want to drink Beastboys tofu shakes.
"Absolutely not," frowned Cyborg, "And since you helped me fix it, why don't you drive it."
"Sure thing Daddy-O,"said Raven has she put up her coat's hood and slid against the front of the car while shooting a double guns pose at Cyborg.
"Slick moves sista," replyed Cyborg with some slang he learned as a young child, "Foxy kitty has got style."
The car took off, and the two headed towards the Shakedown, a shop known for it's peculiar name, song, and shake selection.
::End Flashback::
The water overflowed the clogged sink and Cyborg immediately woke up from his dream. He shook his head quickly and washed his face. After he had finished he noticed a trail of mechanical oil leading up to him. As he scanned the area he realized that it lead up to his robotic heart.
The robotic heart matched like that of his human version with some striking differences. First it was the shape of a perfect sphere, then it had valves and regulatory systems attached to it. The device was supposed to withstand a nuclear blast, but it strangely leaked. Of course Cyborg had a human heart has well, but he wondered if his robotic heart broke due to heartache.
"Oh god, my systems are getting shittier every minute," he said with desperation. The repairs were effective at holding him at a nominal status for the night. However the percentage was trickling down to forty-five, and dropping at a rate of one percent for 5 minutes.
"Let's see," said Cyborg as he rubbed his chin, and with the calculations of his robotic brain, he had about 255 minutes or the equivalent to 4 hours and 15 minutes.
Cyborg did not have much time, he could not get to his original creator in time, and he did not want to go towards the Teen Tower, where the unfortunate happened.
"Well, I guess I got 15 minutes to plan so what do I do now?," he frantically paced as he tried to plan out his day. "I got no one to see, and nothing to do now, so do I just wait here now......"
End Chapter 3