Author's Note: Hey guys thanks to all those who reviewed! As usual answers are at the end, and thanks to all those who welcomed me back and congratulated me on my results! Much appreciated! I think I'm just gonna keep this in the one story now, it's much easier to do than keeping two available to read. I was going to put them both together anyway. The next chappie (should) be up tomorrow cos I wrote it out last night ahead of schedule, so hopefully I'll be even MORE organised and write one of the biggiest chapters tonight, making me even MORE tired in the morning! YAAAAAY! Oh well, you can't say I don't love you! Hope you enjoy!
Knife Edge: Part Two
A Teen Titans fanfiction by J.S.Danskin (a.k.a. Invader Jed)
SCENE TWO – Titan Tower -
BEASTBOY and CYBORG are sitting around a table in the main living area, having just finished playing a video game. On the ground lie two controllers cracked and steaming from the virtual battle just taken place. There is no sign of RAVEN or ROBIN.
CYBORG: So what's up with you and Raven? Had a fight or somethin'?
BEASTBOY shrugs indifferently, but looks somewhat troubled.
BEASTBOY: I dunno, dude. It wasn't really a fight...but she's been acting weird for ages now.
CYBORG: She's been alright with me...
BEASTBOY: Ooh, bully for you! Look at Cyborg, everybody, the mystic's friend! He gets on with all scary, powerful witchy things. Don't ya just love Cyborg?!
CYBORG rolls his eyes at BEASTBOY irritably.
CYBORG: Whatever, man. Just don't take out your troubles on poor old sarcasm by torturing it, okay? It never did anything to you.
BEASTBOY looks confused for a moment before clicking and turning into an angry bear.
BEASTBOY: What's wrong with my use of sarcasm!?!??!
CYBORG: You don't use it, you abuse it.
BEASTBOY: Okay, now you're starting to sound like a drugs councillor.
Before CYBORG can reply, the alarm goes off all of a sudden and BEASTBOY runs to the tracking screen. CYBORG follows BEASTBOY and looks over his shoulder just as ROBIN and RAVEN enter the room together. ROBIN runs past RAVEN, whose hair and cape flies back in the force of his speed. She looks peeved for a couple of seconds before walking slowly over to the boys. ROBIN grabs hold of BEASTBOY's shoulder and pushes him out of the way. He stumbles and picks himself up, scowling at ROBIN.
BEASTBOY (brushing himself down): Hey, dude, chill. I know I'm brilliant, but I can still lose my balance!...heh...(acknowledges the withering looks from the other Titans and shuts up)...eh hee...hm.
ROBIN: Is it Slade, Cyborg? Or the guy who took Star?
CYBORG shakes his head disappointedly.
CYBORG: Sorry, man. Cinderblock and Plasmus. (he suddenly notices another dot. An image comes up with a head and a question mark over it)...and a new guy on the block, by the looks of it. What do you reckon, y'all?
ROBIN (excitedly): He could be linked to Starfire's kidnapper! Beastboy, Raven, Cyborg, you guys go after Cinderblock and Plasmus. I'll handle the other guy. I'll keep in touch.
RAVEN (concerned): Don't you want one of us to come with you? We don't know anything about this new person or whatever. He could be dangerous.
ROBIN: But he could be the key to finding Starfire!
RAVEN exchanges knowing glances with CYBORG. ROBIN sees and frowns at her. He turns and heads for the door, looking back and addressing RAVEN.
ROBIN: Raven, I have to do this. It's...it's Star.
CYBORG: Robin, you know how crazy you can get if you're too involved in a case. If we're going to have any chance of getting Star back, you need to stay cool!
BEASTBOY: Cy's right, Robin. We're all worried about her, but we don't want to put her in further danger...
ROBIN (impatiently): Then let's go instead of dawdling around! The city's still important and you need to stop Slade's men!
BEASTBOY (under his breath to CYBORG): I would hardly call Cinderblock and Plasmus "men"!
CYBORG gives BEASTBOY a small smile. Once realising no one is going to say anything more to him, ROBIN runs for the door.
ROBIN: Don't worry. It'll all be fine. Titans, move out!
He leads them out, the door sliding open and closing behind ROBIN, catching his cape again. The titans stop in their tracks and look like they are trying desperately not to laugh. A furious grumbling erupts from outside and the door opens again, revealing a bright red ROBIN, steam coming out of his ears and all. BEASTBOY turns from green to blue in the attempt not to burst out laughing. ROBIN throws him a dirty look and leaves again. The others follow after him.
They fly out of the building. CYBORG, RAVEN and BEASTBOY turn right, heading for the abandoned warehouse the two villains are located in. BEASTBOY stops and looks at ROBIN running wildly towards his destination which is, unbeknownst to him, very near SLADE's new base.
CYBORG: Yo, B.B.! We gotta schedule, ya know!
BEASTBOY runs after them, turning into a cheetah to catch up. The camera zooms in on ROBIN's concentrated face as he runs to the new villain with no idea that it is in fact STARFIRE...
-SCENE CLOSED-
Author's Note: Phewww! That was quite short, but longer than I had originally planned it to be. Fight scene next chapter dudes! Did you like the return of the evil-cape-jamming-in-door routine? Maybe it got a bit old, but I hope you guys liked it. I was very hurt by one of my best reviewers today on MSN, who said she liked a story I read and thought was a bit bland better than mine. Maybe it is, but I cried. Lots. BOOOOOOHHHOOOOOOOOOO! Ah well. Can't please everyone!
Answers to Reviews:
ravenrules23: Hey! Glad you liked it! Thanks for reviewing, and please keep doing so! THANKS!
Dark Fire Fox: Hey! Thanks for reviewing (I know you reviewed in the Part II section but I changed my mind and decided to keep it all together). You know I love reviews like yours! Short and sweet! I'm sooo glad that you liked it, and that my story has that effect on you. Sadly so many fics here are quite poor quality, and I'm not saying mine is great or anything, but it makes me happy to know that people are appreciating the effort I'm putting in to do justice to such a great show. Please review again!
Starxfire: Hey cool. I'm not scared of spiders but seriously, it was absolutely HUUUUUGE! Like, spread out it was probably the size of my hand! WHAT WERE YOU DOING UP AT 7.30 AM????? I don't even get up that early on school days! Lol. I'm always late, mind you! Hope you liked this chapter, it starts getting real interesting next chapter!
DIWaRrIa: Hello again! Not got much to reply to here, considering you can just speak to me anytime you want on msn nowadays (hrrmph) I can't wait to see Season Three YAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!!! I wanna see it now! I don't like Terra, so she should stay away for ever and ever! WEEE! Heh heh, I'm sure I've got another of ur reviews to answer so best hop to it! (hops)
Lhaewen: Oooo nice new name dudette. I do suck. But it's okay, cos you don't think so. Wouldn't go as far as awesome, but thanks anyway. Candycane sounds like a dude, has the fungus growing on him made him alive? Thanks, glad you liked the name, I was wondering if it was a tad cheesy for her to say "I am Dagger" but I intend to make up for it with exciting fight scenes and Beastboy falling over a lot! And of course, Robin's cape getting stuck in the door a lot! It's okay, I think the Betrothed episode will enhance Star and Robin's relationship cos he gets JEALOUS! I'm so excited! I wanna see it I wanna see it! WOOOOO! I know, they're meant to be though. I've enjoyed reading and replying to your ramblingness, it made me grin lots. Please review again...NOW!!!!
AntimatterManticore (2 lazy 2 sign in): Sorry I had to stop there. I had to go to bed!!!!! Lol. Anyway, it's here now and next chapter will probably be up tomorrow. Considering all goes well and I don't die, cos then you'll never know what's happening! OOO! Heh heh. Anyway, glad you're enjoying it, and I totally agree. There is NO chemistry between Robin and Raven, and Star and BB...just...no. In fact, I don't even see the Raven/BB thing. Raven and Cyborg possibly, but I don't like it when people pair up all the titans just for the sake of it. Star and Robbo all the way! WOOOO! Please review! Thanks!
ShadowSage2: Hey welcome to the fold! We're all weirdos here! YAAAY! Ahem. Glad you like it, I just wanted it to be like an average episode, well, there is no average with Teen Titans is there? Heh. There'll be no overdone fluff here! Who knows...if Robin mistakes Starfire for a villain he may no longer have any fluff with her! o!!!! NOOOOO! Oh, wait, I write it, don't I...um...yeah... Actually, yeah, if it wasn't for my new ambition to be a screenplay writer I don't think I would have written this, even though I think eventually I will write it in proper story style anyway. I always knew I wanted to write, but I think writing for films and dramas and even TV series' would be such a cool job. So this was kind of a self assessment, to see if I could do it and if people liked it. I guess they do. Thanks for reviewing, and I hope you do so again so I can write back to you!
Ninja Chic: Lol your review made me laugh out loud, seriously. Twas funny. I know it's not very original, cos Slade has already made Robin and Terra his apprentices, but this time he's BRAINWASHED his apprentice, after controlling them before with funny mites and a wonky suit thing, finally he's got enough sense to quit the blackmail and funny chippy nervous system thingy and just turned them into mindless Robin-brain-eating zombies! But will he recognise Star?? Find out next chapter!!!
DIWaRrIa: Don't be cheeky young lady! Yes I had, but then I decided to put it up in the same story bitty as the first so DEAL WITH IT! Just kiddin, I love ya really! WEEE! Okay, I'm gonna go cos I have to get this up NOWWW!
Anwen: Yeah I know last one was short but it just means more longer scenes next! YAAAAY! Next one is even longer than the big fight scene in the first part! And that's not even the climax! I think I've defo saved all the energy of this till the second part, so bear with me and it won't be long till next chappie!
Wild Cyan: BUT WHEN ROBIN WAS TRYING TO STOP KNIFE TAKING STAR HE WENT CRAZY! He was all desperate and stuff, but I'll make sure he's more IC for the rest of it, just for you! Glad you like my story, and a couple of ppl have said that the start is a bit "urmm...okay" but then that's what I thought the first time I saw Teen Titans and now I'm hooked! So I'm not taking that as a negative thing. If you said you hated me and the story, well...then I may be forced to cry and jump out of a tall building...onto a trampoline! YAAAY! Anyway, thanks for reviewing! DO SO NOW! OR FALL OUT OF A BUILDING, onto a TRAMPETTE!!!! MWAAAAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHA!
starrobin4eva: Yaaay thanks for the welcome, it means a lot! Well here is the chapter for you, and I hope you like the next addition, COMING SOON! Teee heee!
HURRAH I CAN POST IT NOW! WOOOOO! Thanks again for reviews people, I LOVE YOU!!!!!