"EEEEP!"
Starfire, who's head was already over the edge while she slept, slid off her bed and fell on her back. "Uhhg" she groaned. It was dark out, and she remembered some sort of dream, but she felt like she hadn't slept at all. Star hovered down the corridor; maybe one of the other Titans was awake.
The only one she found was Beast Boy. He rested on the couch, remote in hand and drool hanging from his mouth. Static from the massive television cast an eerie light across the room that played on the walls and danced on Beast Boy's face. The sharp sound accompanying the static did nothing to help the mood.
With a slight twinge of Déjà vu Starfire moved to where Beast Boy lay.
He was cuddled up on the sofa, almost in a fetal position. He whimpered in his sleep and his leg twitched. Star decided not to wake him, instead turning off the television. She would to head down to the training room. Robin sometimes stayed up late there.
"Robin?" she floated in into the weight room "Robin, are you here?" Her friend was somewhere else. Starfire replaced some weights on the rack when she heard it.
"Starfire..." it sounded like Beast Boy down the hall, but Beast Boy wasn't even on this floor! Starfire headed for his voice. It seemed to be coming out of the basement. "I never liked you..." Raven must be down there, too. "Works for me."
Starfire entered the basement. The normally dark room was aglow with red light. Something shimmered in there with the abandoned equipment and boxes of Christmas decorations, and Starfire was drawn to it like a moth to an open flame. "Such a pretty face." Infurnus's voice mused. A tentacle of red energy shot from the thing and wrapped around her. Starfire squealed in horror. "Too bad I could only find you all by your onezys." The strange limb pulled her closer "That shouldn't be a problem though... you will help me find the rest..."
-
"This is too weird." Beast Boy looked at Cyborg. "What are you talking about?" "Are you kidding? One night I'm being taught a lesson by Mad Mod and the next I'm starring in Iron Chef as the special ingredient," Beast Boy looked down at what Robin and Cyborg couldn't look away from, "and now this."
It had taken hours to find her. After searching the rest of the tower Robin finally had the idea to check her closet, though it was more an act of desperation then good detective work. Starfire lay on her side cupping her hands over her face, sobbing quietly. The other titans couldn't rouse her.
Beast Boy went on appealing to Robin for direction. "Something's going on around here, something serious."
"There's no need to jump to conclusions." Raven said, standing in the doorway of Starfire's room. "Your little nightmares and Starfire's condition aren't necessarily linked."
Beast Boy faced Raven. "Don't tell me you didn't have another one too, I saw you mediating again this morning and you don't exactly look well rested, either."
Raven started to say something but stopped. She hadn't told anyone about her second dream, but it must have been obvious she had another one the night before. Her eyes slightly sagged and her hair was unkempt. She finally thought of something to say, "We don't know everything about Tamaranians, who knows what-"
Robin, who had remained silent since they found Starfire, stood up and shouted at Raven, "What the hell does it look like to you," he pointed at their fallen friend "like she's hibernating for winter!?"
Raven looked stunned. Soon she raised her hood and turned from Robin. The usually calm leader of the Titans stopped. His voiced softened as he realized he might have just hurt Raven... she was only trying to help. "Raven... I'm sorry... I..."
Alarms rang throughout the tower, the red emergency lights flashed.
"It will have to wait." Raven said, still facing the wall.
Starfire seemed to notice the change but she still did not sit up, she only sobbed harder.
"We can't leave her here alone." said Cyborg, one massive hand on Starfire's shoulder.
"You're right," said Robin, the sound of stability and authority back in his voice, "Cyborg, take the others and deal with the problem. I'll stay here and watch over Starfire, maybe figure a way to snap her out of it."
The half metal titan got to his feet. "You heard the man," he said to Beast Boy and Raven, "let's move!"
-
The T-Car screeched to a halt just outside a rather large toy store, children and their parents fleeing in every direction.
The three titans got out of the car in time to see the cause of the citizens' fears exit the store. It was a stout thirty year old kid, dressed in a klingon warrior's uniform and wielding a remote. "Not this guy again..." Beast Boy sighed.
Raven moved her hood lower over her face, trying to hold in her look of concern.
"What's the matter, Titans?" asked Control Freak while looking smug "You running out of friends?"
"They're busy," replied Cyborg, the villain was obviously referring to Robin and Starfire. "At least we got friends!" added Beast Boy, "unlike some people."
"Don't be so sure, Teen Tikes," Control Freak aimed his remote behind him and pressed the main button. Something stirred inside the toy store, a whole lot of something. "I've got all the friends I need right here!"
Starfire, who's head was already over the edge while she slept, slid off her bed and fell on her back. "Uhhg" she groaned. It was dark out, and she remembered some sort of dream, but she felt like she hadn't slept at all. Star hovered down the corridor; maybe one of the other Titans was awake.
The only one she found was Beast Boy. He rested on the couch, remote in hand and drool hanging from his mouth. Static from the massive television cast an eerie light across the room that played on the walls and danced on Beast Boy's face. The sharp sound accompanying the static did nothing to help the mood.
With a slight twinge of Déjà vu Starfire moved to where Beast Boy lay.
He was cuddled up on the sofa, almost in a fetal position. He whimpered in his sleep and his leg twitched. Star decided not to wake him, instead turning off the television. She would to head down to the training room. Robin sometimes stayed up late there.
"Robin?" she floated in into the weight room "Robin, are you here?" Her friend was somewhere else. Starfire replaced some weights on the rack when she heard it.
"Starfire..." it sounded like Beast Boy down the hall, but Beast Boy wasn't even on this floor! Starfire headed for his voice. It seemed to be coming out of the basement. "I never liked you..." Raven must be down there, too. "Works for me."
Starfire entered the basement. The normally dark room was aglow with red light. Something shimmered in there with the abandoned equipment and boxes of Christmas decorations, and Starfire was drawn to it like a moth to an open flame. "Such a pretty face." Infurnus's voice mused. A tentacle of red energy shot from the thing and wrapped around her. Starfire squealed in horror. "Too bad I could only find you all by your onezys." The strange limb pulled her closer "That shouldn't be a problem though... you will help me find the rest..."
-
"This is too weird." Beast Boy looked at Cyborg. "What are you talking about?" "Are you kidding? One night I'm being taught a lesson by Mad Mod and the next I'm starring in Iron Chef as the special ingredient," Beast Boy looked down at what Robin and Cyborg couldn't look away from, "and now this."
It had taken hours to find her. After searching the rest of the tower Robin finally had the idea to check her closet, though it was more an act of desperation then good detective work. Starfire lay on her side cupping her hands over her face, sobbing quietly. The other titans couldn't rouse her.
Beast Boy went on appealing to Robin for direction. "Something's going on around here, something serious."
"There's no need to jump to conclusions." Raven said, standing in the doorway of Starfire's room. "Your little nightmares and Starfire's condition aren't necessarily linked."
Beast Boy faced Raven. "Don't tell me you didn't have another one too, I saw you mediating again this morning and you don't exactly look well rested, either."
Raven started to say something but stopped. She hadn't told anyone about her second dream, but it must have been obvious she had another one the night before. Her eyes slightly sagged and her hair was unkempt. She finally thought of something to say, "We don't know everything about Tamaranians, who knows what-"
Robin, who had remained silent since they found Starfire, stood up and shouted at Raven, "What the hell does it look like to you," he pointed at their fallen friend "like she's hibernating for winter!?"
Raven looked stunned. Soon she raised her hood and turned from Robin. The usually calm leader of the Titans stopped. His voiced softened as he realized he might have just hurt Raven... she was only trying to help. "Raven... I'm sorry... I..."
Alarms rang throughout the tower, the red emergency lights flashed.
"It will have to wait." Raven said, still facing the wall.
Starfire seemed to notice the change but she still did not sit up, she only sobbed harder.
"We can't leave her here alone." said Cyborg, one massive hand on Starfire's shoulder.
"You're right," said Robin, the sound of stability and authority back in his voice, "Cyborg, take the others and deal with the problem. I'll stay here and watch over Starfire, maybe figure a way to snap her out of it."
The half metal titan got to his feet. "You heard the man," he said to Beast Boy and Raven, "let's move!"
-
The T-Car screeched to a halt just outside a rather large toy store, children and their parents fleeing in every direction.
The three titans got out of the car in time to see the cause of the citizens' fears exit the store. It was a stout thirty year old kid, dressed in a klingon warrior's uniform and wielding a remote. "Not this guy again..." Beast Boy sighed.
Raven moved her hood lower over her face, trying to hold in her look of concern.
"What's the matter, Titans?" asked Control Freak while looking smug "You running out of friends?"
"They're busy," replied Cyborg, the villain was obviously referring to Robin and Starfire. "At least we got friends!" added Beast Boy, "unlike some people."
"Don't be so sure, Teen Tikes," Control Freak aimed his remote behind him and pressed the main button. Something stirred inside the toy store, a whole lot of something. "I've got all the friends I need right here!"