Review replies:
Jerrylover121: I'm sorry the first chap didn't live up to my discription, I sort of jumped the gun and discribed what I would add later. I hope you like it with the new chaps up and what is to come!
Carrot: Thanks! I don't know if I will add romance... it really isn't my thing, though I may hint at it every once in a while.
DarkXeno: eh, the dreams are half the fun! No, I don't recall watching Rod Serling's Night Gallery.
To everyone else: thanks a lot! I'm loving the reviews, they make me want to update more oft! hehe.
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"A toy store," Raven stated in her uncaring yet cynical manner, "you broke out of jail and made a new remote to rob a toy store." She was still troubled by her last encounter with Control Freak, but really, what sort of threat could come out of such a place?
Control Freak was undaunted by the hooded girl's remarks, he had a very good reason for being there. "They've got the all new, completely collectable and exceedingly valuable Warp Trek action figures here," his eyes lit up as he thought about them, "and they're all going to be mine!" The heavy villain retreated through a pair of automatic doors and into the darkness of the store's interior. "But enough about that, you haven't met my new friends, and believe me they can't wait to meet you!"
"Ugh..." Beast Boy turned into a pigeon, "let's just get him." He took flight and swooped to the open doors. Control Freak, never one to let his finger off the button, quickly aimed his remote and took control of the doors. They slammed shut before Beast Boy could get through. He collided with them; very much like a bird that was unaware glass windows are not open air.
He fell to the ground, his feathers ruffled, before turning back into human form and opening his eyes. He could see inside the darkened store.
"EEK!" Beast Boy did a quick about face and dashed to the T-Car, stumbling and screaming all the way. "Run away! Run away! That thing's too big!" He leapt over the automobile and hid behind it.
"Beast Boy, what did you see in there?" asked Cyborg. He still couldn't make out what it was.
"It was... it was-"
Thud!
Something pressed against the doors and display windows of the large shop. The windows and roof bulged from the pressure.
It slammed into the front of the store again, this time smashing the windows and hurling large hunks of roof into the air. The debris rained down on the titans, one large piece denting the T-Car's roof before coming to rest near Beast Boy, and a couple letters from the store's name, "Fun Land" were stopped by Raven before they could crush her and Cyborg.
"... a giant toy monster!"
It emerged from the store's new grand opening, rising up and crashing down like wave in a sea of toys.
"Uh... Teen Titans, Gaaah!" before Cyborg could finish the monstrous pile collided with him and rolled away like a gushing river.
Raven tossed the letters at the mass of toys, first an 'F' then the 'U.'
It collected and rose up again, Cyborg sticking out about half way up. He aimed his sonic cannon and fired, blasting a small hole in the creature and sending chunks of Furbies and G.I. Joes flying.
"I think I can take it," said Cyborg between shots, "Raven, take Beast Boy and get that remote!"
A jagged maw formed near the top of the mountain of toys. The monster smashed into itself, engulfing Cyborg.
"Come on," Raven grabbed the green changeling who was still cowering behind the T-Car.
They entered "Fun Land" or what was left of it. The monster had knocked down the front wall and a large portion of the ceiling, the racks that used to hold toys were knocked over or destroyed, and garbage from the toy wrappers littered everywhere. Only the section that held the toys Control Freak was swooning over was in one piece.
"All right Control Freak, hand over the controller." Beast Boy commanded, feeling better away from that monster.
"I don't think so," Control Freak aimed his remote sideways, not even looking up from his new collectables. A model of the ship from Warp Trek hummed and flew at the two titans. The obsessed villain laughed "Set phasers to fry!"
The ship dived down near Beast Boy and a red stream of energy discharged from it, blasting the green boy and sending him flying across the room.
Outside Cyborg was thrown into the driver side door of the T-Car, causing another massive dent. Cyborg raised his sonic cannon and fired again before the mass of toys rammed into him again. The half robot titan was knocked through the car and out of the passenger side window. Cyborg struggled to his feet. The toys seemed trapped; they all tried to go through the car at once but were caught in the bottle necks. The strange pile reared back lifting the T-Car into the air. This would probably be his only chance, Cyborg had to take it. He aimed his sonic cannon at the gas tank and fired. "Booya."
The explosion took out the T-Car, the strange monster, and the metal hero.
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Starfire stirred in Robin's arms. Her sobbing stopped and her hands around her face went limp, however she did not wake up. Robin tried a few more times before giving up again. He used his cape to wipe away the tears and mucus that had collected on her face and hands. Maybe it was over... maybe now she just needs some rest...
"Cyborg!" she cried, sending Robin leaping backwards in surprise. Starfire resumed her silence. Her eyes darted behind closed lids.
"She must be dreaming." Realized Robin... then he heard a voice.
"Starfire, Robin's dead and it's all your fault!" it was Beast Boy... the sound was muffled and seemed to come from below him but it definitely sounded like Beast Boy. "Bastard!" it was his own voice.
"What in Hell?"
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Beast Boy turned into a falcon. He swooped through out the store, trying to cloak himself in the shadows, but the Warp Trek space ship never lost sight or the green bird of prey.
"So Raven, just you and me." Control Freak stood up. His figures, still in original wrapping, were secured in his backpack. "To be honest I'm a big fan," he pulled out a spool of duct tape, "so I'm almost sorry to do this."
"Whatever," Raven spotted a toppled rack and started to lift it with her powers. "Azarath..."
Control Freak tossed the tape into the air and took control of it. Tape peeled off the spool and wrapped around the half demon girl's face. She hadn't even gotten to the second word.
"Mmmph!" Raven protested.
"Well, time to go!" Control Freak turned to leave when Raven clocked him in the face.
"Ow!" the stout villain fell over, his remote sailing across the room.
"You hit me! I can't believe you hit me!"
Seeing his opportunity, Beast Boy flew over the remote control and squashed it as an elephant. The spaceship bounced off him futilely before falling to the ground.
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Robin left Starfire in her bed and went down stairs. 'What the hell is going on?' he thought again. As he descended the staircase and the voices got louder he couldn't stop thinking about his own recent dreams. They always had to do with one thing: Slade. Slade hurting the other titans, or even worse... Robin hurting the other titans for Slade... and enjoying it.
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After restraining Control Freak with the remaining duct tape, Beast Boy and Raven exited the store. Broken toys and debris from the building and the T- Car were scattered everywhere.
"Where's Cyborg?" Beast Boy looked around... finally they spotted a glint of blue sticking out a pile of charred toys. "There!"
The two titans cleared away the toys and woke Cyborg.
He sat up quickly, knocking Beast Boy over.
"Starfire," he said, looking a puzzled. "I saw Starfire!"
"Huh?" Beast Boy asked while getting to his feet.
"Well, I saw two Starfires, one that was dead and another that was new... she wasn't part of the dream before."
"What are you talking about?" questioned Raven, annoyed that the fact that Cyborg having another dream was making it hard to deny anything strange was going on.
"Look, I saw Sarfire all right? She told me something!"
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Back in Titan's Tower the basement door slid open. Red light illuminated the large room.
"And that was?" asked Raven
"The basement." Cyborg said.
Robin stepped through the door and his eyes grew wide. The door slid shut behind him.
"She told me to never go into the basement..."