Chapter 4: Three-By-Four?
After everyone entered the main room of the tower, members of the Kids Next Door were assigned at least one Titan or two to be watched over, before they could deal with Slade. But before they could do that, Beast Boy brought in his favorite tofu meals that he had created himself. At first, Number 4 thought it was a regular hamburger he was eating, but it turned out to be a tofu burger as he spit the awful taste of tofu out of his mouth.
"Told you this stuff was horrible" said Cyborg.
"And I thought I had to eat horrible vegetables, but this is worse than that" as Number 4 agreeing with Cyborg.
"You two stop eating" said Number 1 as he approached the table, "we KND members have all been assigned to a Titan. I would be assigned to Robin, Number 2 has been assigned to Cyborg, Number 3 to Starfire, Number 5 to Beast Boy and Terra and you Number 4 would be assigned to Raven."
"What?!" cried Number 4 as he pounded his fists on the table, "I'm not going to team up with some cruddy teenage girl!"
"Now Number 4" continued Number 1 in a strict voice, "this is an order. Be nice to Raven, or I will tell Number 86 about this."
"You mean how you told us that we should team up with some teenagers?" replied Number 4, "One of the rules that we have broken here?"
"Good point" replied Number 1, "but we have to fight a common foe here, so get cracking and head to Raven's room immediately."
Still angry that he was assigned to a girl Titan, Number 4 trouted off with his usual rants. Meanwhile, Cyborg decided it was time for him to get to know Number 2 a bit better. So he introduced Number 2 to his car.
"Wow!" said Number 2 in an excited voice, "You have a car? This technology is so advance."
"Yep" replied Cyborg, "top of the line."
"Hmm" thought Number 2, "I could improve the next generation of technology for the KND with this more advance technology here."
"Go right ahead" said Cyborg, "that should keep you busy. Just don't touch my car or try to do anything to dismantle it."
"No problem" replied Number 2 as he saluted to Cyborg.
"That should keep the little guy busy" said Cyborg as he exited his garage to go to take a nap.
Meanwhile, Number 3 was with Starfire, showing Starfire her Rainbow Monkey doll.
"It's beautiful" said Starfire as she overlooked the large doll.
"It manage to survive the crash our tree house had" said Number 3.
"What's wrong with this doll?" asked Starfire as some parts of the doll showed some fuzz coming out of one of the arms of the doll.
"Oh, that was when Number 4 was punching the doll" replied Number 3, "Number 5 tried to help me get the doll back, but it only made it worse. He deserves to be assigned to Ms. Creepy."
"You mean Raven?" asked Starfire.
"Yea" replied Number 3, "Number 4 has always hated teenagers. It's kind of funny that he has been assigned to one."
"Let me heal your doll" said Starfire.
"Really?" asked Number 3, "You can do that?"
"Sure" replied Starfire.
Starfire carefully placed her hand on the Rainbow Monkey doll. She concentrated all of her energy on the doll. The patches of fuzz that were exposed went away, and the doll was brand new.
"Oh thank you" replied Number 3, "I just hope I can keep the Rainbow Monkey doll away from Number 4."
Number 5 was busy with Terra. Beast Boy gave Number 5 permission to listen to some of his CDs, since her CDs were destroyed when the tree house fell.
"So each one of you had your own room?" asked Terra.
"Yep" replied Number 5 as she was busy listening to the CD on the CD player.
"So how did you guys know how to contact us?" asked Terra.
"I think that question belongs to Number 2" replied Number 5.
"Hey Terra, you want to watch me beat the high score on the Gamestation?" asked Beast Boy.
"Sure" replied Terra, "hey, Number 5, you want to come?"
"I suppose so" replied Number 5.
Number 5 got up and followed Terra and Beast Boy to the main room, where the Gamestation was located. Meanwhile, Number 1 and Robin were discussing ways to find out what Slade is planning.
"This Slade character sounds really dangerous" said Number 1 as he was studying the pictures Robin gave him.
"Yes, I know" replied Robin, "this mad man almost destroyed the tower once."
"I would hate to see what he has in store for the KND moon base" said Number 1.
"You guys have a moon base?" asked Robin.
"Uh, forget I mention it" replied Number 1 in a nervous voice.
"Don't worry" said Robin trying to calm Number 1 down, "we're on the same side."
"I know" replied Number 1, "but some members of the KND won't be too fond that some of their own have teamed up with teenagers."
"What do you mean?" asked Robin.
"You see, we kids and you teenagers are mortal and natural enemies" replied Number 1, "if some other KND members saw me with you, or even us collaborating together, I could be labeled as a 'traitor'."
"I see what you mean" replied Robin, "then we just have to pretend that we don't work together."
"I see what you mean" continued Number 1, "now what information do you have on the three villains that beat me and my teammates up?"
Robin gave Number 1 some files of Mammoth, Gizmo and Jinx. He read the files carefully and put the files down.
"It seems to me that we're dealing with a common foe" replied Number 1, "and that foe is Slade and his minions."
"But we need more information on what Slade is planning to do with your moon base and how we can stop him" said Robin.
While Number 1 and Robin were continuously going over plans to find Slade and stop whatever he was planning against the KND moon base, Number 4 was in Raven's room. He was so surprised that a girl's room could be so dark.
"Where's all the girly stuff?" asked Number 4, "I thought you were a girl!"
"Look" replied Raven in an angry voice, "I have to baby sit a little shrimp like you. So sit on the chair near my bed and shut up!"
"There is no way I am going to listen to a cruddy teenage girl!" replied Number 4 as he folded his arms and turned his back away from Raven.
"You don't want to mess with me when I get angry" said Raven, "I have powers that you can't possibly imagine."
"Oh really?" replied Number 4, "Come on and show me, unless if you are chicken?"
"Then let the fear begin" said Raven as she closed her eyes.
Suddenly right in front of Number 4's eyes, he could see a large string moving. The string wrapped around Number 4 and pulled him to the chair that was near Raven's bed. Raven managed to use her powers to tire up Number 4 to the chair.
"Let me go" said Number 4 as he struggled to get out.
"So you promise to stop calling me a cruddy girl?" asked Raven as she was still controlling her powers.
"Alright, alright!" replied Number 4 as he continued to struggle while he was on the chair, "Just let me go!"
Raven stopped using her powers and released Number 4. For the first time in his life, he was frightened by a girl. And worse, it was a teenage girl which was the type of teenager he despised more than a boy teenager. Back at the garage, Number 2 was busy coming up with a new generation of technology for the KND. He had managed to invent a new technology. But instead of calling it two-by-four, it was called three-by-four. Number 2 had managed to combine some of the old obsolete two-by-four technology with some parts that were lying around Cyborg's car. When Cyborg couldn't sleep, he got up and went back to his garage to find Number 2 working.
"So what are these strange gadgets?" asked Cyborg.
"This is top secret" replied Number 2 as he was busy working on one of his inventions.
"Come on" continued Cyborg, "you can tell me."
"It's for KND eyes only" replied Number 2.
"Okay, okay" said Cyborg as he backed off.
"Uh, could you get all of my friends here?" asked Number 2.
"Certainly" replied Cyborg.
Cyborg came back with Number 1, 3, 4 and 5. They were all wondering what was going on.
"Cyborg" replied Number 2, "since you are technically a teenager, I was wondering if this could be a private meeting."
"Fine with me" said Cyborg as he exited the garage.
"So what's going on here Number 2?" asked Number 4.
"Fellow Kids Next Door members" said Number 2, "I would like to introduce KND's next generation of technology. Since our old two-by-four technology is considered obsolete, I have decided to improve it with some parts lying around Cyborg's garage. I have manage to upgrade our two-by-four weaponry to be more high-tech. I call this new brand new generation three-by-four technology."
"Say what?" said Number 5 in a more curious tone of voice.
"Three-by-four technology" continued Number 2, "the next generation of KND technology."
"Are you crazy Number 2?!" cried Number 4, "This is from cruddy teenagers!"
"You mean those kind 'cruddy teenagers' who are kind enough to save our butts?" said Number 1.
"Alright, alright" replied Number 4, "I'll quit my anti-teenager rants for now."
"Number 4, I am quite sick of your anti-teenager rants" continued Number 1, "I am ordering you to be nicer to these teenagers. We are both going out of our way to stop whatever this Slade villain has in store for our moon base, before it's too late."
"So what is this meany Slade up to?" asked Number 3.
"We don't know" replied Number 1.
Suddenly, Robin ran into the room. It seemed pretty urgent that he wanted to speak to Number 1.
"We've gotten a fax from an anonymous individual who claims to know what Slade might be planning" said Robin giving Number 1 the paper.
"Hmm, let's see" replied Number 1 as he looked over the paper, "'Come to the ally downtown near the pizza restaurant. Stay with the Titans for at least two days. I'll be waiting for you in the ally near the pizza restaurant. I'll be there at midnight sharp. Don't be late.' I wonder who could have sent this fax?"
"I don't know either" replied Robin, "but it seems like whoever this individual is wants to help you kids."
After everyone entered the main room of the tower, members of the Kids Next Door were assigned at least one Titan or two to be watched over, before they could deal with Slade. But before they could do that, Beast Boy brought in his favorite tofu meals that he had created himself. At first, Number 4 thought it was a regular hamburger he was eating, but it turned out to be a tofu burger as he spit the awful taste of tofu out of his mouth.
"Told you this stuff was horrible" said Cyborg.
"And I thought I had to eat horrible vegetables, but this is worse than that" as Number 4 agreeing with Cyborg.
"You two stop eating" said Number 1 as he approached the table, "we KND members have all been assigned to a Titan. I would be assigned to Robin, Number 2 has been assigned to Cyborg, Number 3 to Starfire, Number 5 to Beast Boy and Terra and you Number 4 would be assigned to Raven."
"What?!" cried Number 4 as he pounded his fists on the table, "I'm not going to team up with some cruddy teenage girl!"
"Now Number 4" continued Number 1 in a strict voice, "this is an order. Be nice to Raven, or I will tell Number 86 about this."
"You mean how you told us that we should team up with some teenagers?" replied Number 4, "One of the rules that we have broken here?"
"Good point" replied Number 1, "but we have to fight a common foe here, so get cracking and head to Raven's room immediately."
Still angry that he was assigned to a girl Titan, Number 4 trouted off with his usual rants. Meanwhile, Cyborg decided it was time for him to get to know Number 2 a bit better. So he introduced Number 2 to his car.
"Wow!" said Number 2 in an excited voice, "You have a car? This technology is so advance."
"Yep" replied Cyborg, "top of the line."
"Hmm" thought Number 2, "I could improve the next generation of technology for the KND with this more advance technology here."
"Go right ahead" said Cyborg, "that should keep you busy. Just don't touch my car or try to do anything to dismantle it."
"No problem" replied Number 2 as he saluted to Cyborg.
"That should keep the little guy busy" said Cyborg as he exited his garage to go to take a nap.
Meanwhile, Number 3 was with Starfire, showing Starfire her Rainbow Monkey doll.
"It's beautiful" said Starfire as she overlooked the large doll.
"It manage to survive the crash our tree house had" said Number 3.
"What's wrong with this doll?" asked Starfire as some parts of the doll showed some fuzz coming out of one of the arms of the doll.
"Oh, that was when Number 4 was punching the doll" replied Number 3, "Number 5 tried to help me get the doll back, but it only made it worse. He deserves to be assigned to Ms. Creepy."
"You mean Raven?" asked Starfire.
"Yea" replied Number 3, "Number 4 has always hated teenagers. It's kind of funny that he has been assigned to one."
"Let me heal your doll" said Starfire.
"Really?" asked Number 3, "You can do that?"
"Sure" replied Starfire.
Starfire carefully placed her hand on the Rainbow Monkey doll. She concentrated all of her energy on the doll. The patches of fuzz that were exposed went away, and the doll was brand new.
"Oh thank you" replied Number 3, "I just hope I can keep the Rainbow Monkey doll away from Number 4."
Number 5 was busy with Terra. Beast Boy gave Number 5 permission to listen to some of his CDs, since her CDs were destroyed when the tree house fell.
"So each one of you had your own room?" asked Terra.
"Yep" replied Number 5 as she was busy listening to the CD on the CD player.
"So how did you guys know how to contact us?" asked Terra.
"I think that question belongs to Number 2" replied Number 5.
"Hey Terra, you want to watch me beat the high score on the Gamestation?" asked Beast Boy.
"Sure" replied Terra, "hey, Number 5, you want to come?"
"I suppose so" replied Number 5.
Number 5 got up and followed Terra and Beast Boy to the main room, where the Gamestation was located. Meanwhile, Number 1 and Robin were discussing ways to find out what Slade is planning.
"This Slade character sounds really dangerous" said Number 1 as he was studying the pictures Robin gave him.
"Yes, I know" replied Robin, "this mad man almost destroyed the tower once."
"I would hate to see what he has in store for the KND moon base" said Number 1.
"You guys have a moon base?" asked Robin.
"Uh, forget I mention it" replied Number 1 in a nervous voice.
"Don't worry" said Robin trying to calm Number 1 down, "we're on the same side."
"I know" replied Number 1, "but some members of the KND won't be too fond that some of their own have teamed up with teenagers."
"What do you mean?" asked Robin.
"You see, we kids and you teenagers are mortal and natural enemies" replied Number 1, "if some other KND members saw me with you, or even us collaborating together, I could be labeled as a 'traitor'."
"I see what you mean" replied Robin, "then we just have to pretend that we don't work together."
"I see what you mean" continued Number 1, "now what information do you have on the three villains that beat me and my teammates up?"
Robin gave Number 1 some files of Mammoth, Gizmo and Jinx. He read the files carefully and put the files down.
"It seems to me that we're dealing with a common foe" replied Number 1, "and that foe is Slade and his minions."
"But we need more information on what Slade is planning to do with your moon base and how we can stop him" said Robin.
While Number 1 and Robin were continuously going over plans to find Slade and stop whatever he was planning against the KND moon base, Number 4 was in Raven's room. He was so surprised that a girl's room could be so dark.
"Where's all the girly stuff?" asked Number 4, "I thought you were a girl!"
"Look" replied Raven in an angry voice, "I have to baby sit a little shrimp like you. So sit on the chair near my bed and shut up!"
"There is no way I am going to listen to a cruddy teenage girl!" replied Number 4 as he folded his arms and turned his back away from Raven.
"You don't want to mess with me when I get angry" said Raven, "I have powers that you can't possibly imagine."
"Oh really?" replied Number 4, "Come on and show me, unless if you are chicken?"
"Then let the fear begin" said Raven as she closed her eyes.
Suddenly right in front of Number 4's eyes, he could see a large string moving. The string wrapped around Number 4 and pulled him to the chair that was near Raven's bed. Raven managed to use her powers to tire up Number 4 to the chair.
"Let me go" said Number 4 as he struggled to get out.
"So you promise to stop calling me a cruddy girl?" asked Raven as she was still controlling her powers.
"Alright, alright!" replied Number 4 as he continued to struggle while he was on the chair, "Just let me go!"
Raven stopped using her powers and released Number 4. For the first time in his life, he was frightened by a girl. And worse, it was a teenage girl which was the type of teenager he despised more than a boy teenager. Back at the garage, Number 2 was busy coming up with a new generation of technology for the KND. He had managed to invent a new technology. But instead of calling it two-by-four, it was called three-by-four. Number 2 had managed to combine some of the old obsolete two-by-four technology with some parts that were lying around Cyborg's car. When Cyborg couldn't sleep, he got up and went back to his garage to find Number 2 working.
"So what are these strange gadgets?" asked Cyborg.
"This is top secret" replied Number 2 as he was busy working on one of his inventions.
"Come on" continued Cyborg, "you can tell me."
"It's for KND eyes only" replied Number 2.
"Okay, okay" said Cyborg as he backed off.
"Uh, could you get all of my friends here?" asked Number 2.
"Certainly" replied Cyborg.
Cyborg came back with Number 1, 3, 4 and 5. They were all wondering what was going on.
"Cyborg" replied Number 2, "since you are technically a teenager, I was wondering if this could be a private meeting."
"Fine with me" said Cyborg as he exited the garage.
"So what's going on here Number 2?" asked Number 4.
"Fellow Kids Next Door members" said Number 2, "I would like to introduce KND's next generation of technology. Since our old two-by-four technology is considered obsolete, I have decided to improve it with some parts lying around Cyborg's garage. I have manage to upgrade our two-by-four weaponry to be more high-tech. I call this new brand new generation three-by-four technology."
"Say what?" said Number 5 in a more curious tone of voice.
"Three-by-four technology" continued Number 2, "the next generation of KND technology."
"Are you crazy Number 2?!" cried Number 4, "This is from cruddy teenagers!"
"You mean those kind 'cruddy teenagers' who are kind enough to save our butts?" said Number 1.
"Alright, alright" replied Number 4, "I'll quit my anti-teenager rants for now."
"Number 4, I am quite sick of your anti-teenager rants" continued Number 1, "I am ordering you to be nicer to these teenagers. We are both going out of our way to stop whatever this Slade villain has in store for our moon base, before it's too late."
"So what is this meany Slade up to?" asked Number 3.
"We don't know" replied Number 1.
Suddenly, Robin ran into the room. It seemed pretty urgent that he wanted to speak to Number 1.
"We've gotten a fax from an anonymous individual who claims to know what Slade might be planning" said Robin giving Number 1 the paper.
"Hmm, let's see" replied Number 1 as he looked over the paper, "'Come to the ally downtown near the pizza restaurant. Stay with the Titans for at least two days. I'll be waiting for you in the ally near the pizza restaurant. I'll be there at midnight sharp. Don't be late.' I wonder who could have sent this fax?"
"I don't know either" replied Robin, "but it seems like whoever this individual is wants to help you kids."