Disclaimer: You know the drill, I don't own the Teen Titans.
By the way, I also don't own Tekken or the Gap.
A week later, as Cosmo foretold, Silva arrived back from Australia.
Other than that nothing interesting happened until...Scene:
Rooftop of Titans Tower
''Cosmo!''
'Uh oh, here comes trouble...' thought Cosmo as she sat cross-legged on the tarmac.
Replying pleasantly, Cosmo looked up and rested her unmasked eyes on Silva.
''What is SOO interesting that you just HAD to interrupt my train of thought?'' she said, voice heavy with sarcasm.
''Oh, I don't know, THE FATE OF THE WORLD!''
(N.B. Silva also got A's in drama.)
Raising a sceptical eyebrow, Cosmo gazed on, unpertubed by his sudden outburst.
''We have to tell them about the Apocalypse Collection, if we don't find it soon our whole mission will have been a waste. Your parents will have died in vain...''
''That was low Reuben.''
Replying in hushed tones, face ashen, she continued.
''For your information, I already knew that the Collection was arriving in Jump City in a week. I was planning on telling the Titans tonight, when the ship carrying it set off.''
''Oh...''
''And if you'd asked me you'd also have known that just finding the Collection won't be enough, we have to destroy the whole collection.''
''Look, Cosmo I'm sorry...''
His apology fell on deaf ears as she flew off the rooftop and into the city.
Scene:
High street
'He had a point, I could be doing more...'
Other than dragging the ship here with your teeth, there's not much you can do.
'I just think...'
Don't.
''Friend Cosmo!''
Starfire was heading straight towards her, dragging an unfortunate Raven behind her.
''I see you have not replaced your mask, without it the resemblance between you and Raven is uncanny.''
Cosmo glanced up at her future mother uncomfortably.
Ever since she'd revealed her true identity, relationships between the two had been...tense.
''Hi Star, hi Raven.''
''What are you doing here?'' asked Raven accusingly.
Cosmo looked up sharply.
''Getting some air, what's it to you?''
''Nothing, but if you insist on walking around looking like my twin, certain people are going to get suspicious.''
''If you mean the HIVE, I can take care of them.''
''What about our other enemies? Slade isn't such a pushover!''
''Why are you yelling at me? Why should you care?!?!''
''Why should I care? Maybe the fact you're my daughter!''
''Friends, I do not think this is the time for such words.''
Cosmo and Raven had gradually been getting louder and louder; people were starting to stare.
''Hello! I'm not your daughter YET! I'm a big girl, I can take care of myself!''
''Then why did I need to send back Silva?''
''He was sent to tell me you were dead, 6 foot under, you'd kicked the bucket!!!''
''QUIET!!!!!''
Starfire had finally got fed up with their bickering. She pushed Raven into the nearest shop, which happened to be the Gap, and handed her a basket. She then turned to Cosmo.
''Cosmo, go and find me a glorpanelp. I understand you speak Tamaranian, correct?''
When Cosmo nodded she continued,
''I want a pink one.''
Giving her a stern look, Starfire turned on her heel and walked into the Gap.
'A glorpanelp?' mused Cosmo, 'Oh, I see...'
Scene:
Titan Rec. Room
Robin and Cyborg were busy playing one of their many Tekken games, Cyborg was winning.
Silva had decided to start to tell them about the future...
(Uh oh!)
'Cosmo's gonna kill when she finds out.'
She was going to tell them anyway, where's the harm in telling them early?
'Good point...'
''Robin, Cy...''
''Er, Silva, can you talk later, we're kinda busy,'' said Robin, bent double over his controller.
''But...''
''You heard the man, come back later! HA! Don't even think you can win Robin!''
Silva walked away, muttering something about 'immaturity', 'big babies' and 'dropping game consoles out of windows'.
Scene:
Plaza''So, did you find my glorpanelp?''
Raven had given up and gone back to the Tower, after Star tried to force her into one pink dress too many.
Starfire had then gone to find Cosmo.
''As a matter of fact I did. Here is your glorpanelp, also known as a scarf.''
Holding up the fuzziest, pinkest scarf in existence, Cosmo beamed at Starfire's pleased expression.
''I'm glad you like your...''
She stopped mid-sentence when she saw Nexis trailing after a teenage girl.
'What is he doing here?'
One way to find out...''Star, I'm gonna meet you back at the Tower.''
''Why, where are you going?''
''To see an old friend...''
She teleported out before Star could question her further.
Scene:
Underground Car-Park''Why are you following me?'' shouted the girl into the darkness.
''I'm here to make sure your son is never born.'' said Nexis, stepping into view.
''Son? Son! I don't even have a boyfriend, you psycho!''
''Never the less...''
Slowly he advanced towards the fear stricken girl. With a loud scream she began to run...
'How could I lose them, they were right in front of me!'
Cosmo mentally berated herself as she flew through the many levels of the underground car park.
Just then, she heard a blood-curdling scream...
''Help me! Someone please help me!''
Screaming as she ran, the girl evaded Nexis as best she could.
Fortunately, Cosmo and Silva managed to catch up with her.
Cosmo had called for help when she'd heard the scream.
''Please help me! Please...''
''It's alright, calm down. You're safe,'' murmured Silva reassuringly.
''There... there's someone following me...'' glancing over her shoulder nervously, the girl clung to him.
''It's alright, what's your name?''
''Ella.''
''Okay Ella, we're going to take you to Titan's Tower, you'll be safe there.''
''Fine...fine.''
Meanwhile, Cosmo had been scanning the area with her eyes, searching for Nexis.
''Cosmo!''
She turned abruptly, shocked by the sudden noise.
''He's not here so don't waste your energy.''
''What I want to know is why he was chasing her...'' nodding her head towards Ella.
''I think I know,'' said Silva looking at Ella out of the corner of his eye.
''Her name is Eleanor Samuels, she's my mother.''
Scene:
Titans Tower, Conference Room''He said something about stopping my son being born.''
Ella was sat in front of the Titans. She had calmed down considerably but was still a little shocked.
''Have you ever seen him before?'' asked Raven.
''No, never. He acted like he knew me though...''
After a few more questions Cosmo flew Ella home to make sure Nexis didn't attack again.
''Are you sure we should have let her go home? Who knows, that Nexis guy could just come back when she's at home.''
''He won't. He risks changing the future too much if he does.
Plus,'' Silva laughed as he continued, '' she lives in an orphanage full of nuns. You don't want to mess with an angry nun!''
''How do you know...''
''Which brings us to the reason why Ella was being followed,'' chipped in Cosmo as she walked into the room.
''The reason,'' said Silva glaring at her, ''is that she's my mother, in the future.''
''Dude! You mean he came back just to wipe you off the map?'' Beast Boy's voice echoed around the room as he stared at Silva incredulously.
''Probably not me specifically, just whoever was easiest. Which brings us to the topic of the Apocalypse Collection!''
Silva smiled lightly under Cosmo's angry stare.
''The what?''
''The Apocalypse Collection. It's arriving in Jump in about a week but what that has to do with anything I don't know.'' Raven crossed her arms, slightly annoyed.
''It has to do with everything! That collection is the reason we came back in time.'' Silva practically yelled.
' Note to self, when I get back to the future must remember to kill Silva, drag him from the Underworld then put him on extra cleaning duties for...eternity!'
''Way to let the cat out of the bag Silva...'' muttered Cosmo under her breath as Silva began to explain.
''The Apocalypse Collection is not only priceless but also extremely powerful. When the planets align 20 years from now a force powerful enough to re-route planets is released.
This power fell into the wrong hands and...you know the rest.''
''We have to find the Collection and destroy it.''
''Destroy it! Didn't you just say that it's priceless?!?!?'' BeastBoy couldn't have stared at Cosmo more if she'd grown another head.
''I'll deal with the bill when I get home.''
''Err...''
''Anyway, I'd rather spend the rest of my life in debt than the other possible scenario.''
''Which is?''
''I go back to the future, find my parents are still dead and become Trigon's slave.''
''He he...'' BeastBoy chuckled nervously.
''Who do you think he'll target next?'' asked Robin.
''I don't know...''
''Donna is safe on Themascara, Kid Flash is pretty safe, his mum was always travelling, Silva you've already been targeted so let's assume you won't be again. That leaves Robin and Terra...''
''Terra?!?!''
'Me and my big mouth...''
Glancing at BeastBoy out of the corner of her eye, Cosmo addressed him quietly.
''Yes, Terra. In the future we manage to change her back from stone.''
''I... how?''
''I can't tell you, it's too...complicated.''
''But...''
''BeastBoy...''
Resting a hand on his shoulder, Cyborg gave his friend a sympathetic look.
B.B shook off the hand and walked out of the room.
''There goes trying not to change the future too much, Cosmo!''
She visibly paled under the group's hard stares.
''I'll go talk to him...'
Walking off she thought about how she was going to tackle the new problem of BeastBoy's broken heart.
Author's Note:
Really sorry this chapter took so long!
First I got writers block then I went to France (tried snails and would rather not talk about the experience...).
Could you please review and tell me what you think and if I should quit while I'm behind...
Thanks!
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