Yeah, I've been out of it. Yeesh! Being tired sucks! Also, to answer Pheonix's question:
1. Ikari has appeared in every chapter since two. Check his bio at the end of two.
2. Cybrog's analysis......I actually made that up. No idea what the heck I was talking about.
Disclaimer: Really, you'd think you know by now.
"Hey, Hexe!"
The girl was surprised by the sudden yell, so she turned around to see who shouted. "Yes? Who said that?"
"It's me." Robin turned around the corner to see her just stopping. "I want to talk to you. Have a moment?"
"Er, sure. What's up?" she asked nervously. (Oh, no. What's he going to say? Does he know already who I am?)
Strangely though, Robin gestured her to follow him into an empty room. She followed swiftly, but the doubts wouldn't leave her alone. Fear of being found out, or even worse...Brother Blood coming to punish her for the failure. (What a horrible way to go.) She shivered involuntarily.
"Hexe, you okay?"
Quickly, she stopped. "Yeah, just fine. Why're we here?"
"Robin? What's the matter?" His silence became more fearful, almost at the bar with Batman himself.
"......I know your secret."
"?! What? Wha-what secret? I got no secret!"
"I beg to differ. You see...Ikari told me of your secret from the training session quite a while ago. You'd think you could've hide it from us forever?"
The boy's voice was daunting as each word was spoken. This was not the same boy wonder. It was a person possesed. "Robin, please listen to me. I didn't mean to not tell you. It was...very akward. I'm sorry if I didn't!" Forgiveness came faster than ever from her mouth, even tears began to develop.
"Well, why didn't you tell us sooner? Otherwise...we wouldn't have..."
"Have what?"
"Known your favorite cake flavor."
"I didn- what?"
"SURPISE!!!" A blurry of lights came on the room, flashing fast enough for Hexe to cover her eyes tightly. The roar was also deafining, but what was more weird was that there were six other Titans......holding ballons.
"Wha-what is this? What's going on?"
"Are you kidding me?" Terra giggled out. "Don't tell me you forgot your own birthday already?"
"My what?"
Beast Boy went into fits of laughter. "Wow! She really DID forget! I don't believe this that anyone would not remember that!"
The pink haired girl went into a mad crimson before responding to this. "I didn't forget! It's just that......everyhing's been hectice lately. You know?"
"Eh, doesn't matter now. As punishment, you have to be Cyborg's Assistant in his magic show." Robin concured.
"Ma-magic show?" Somehow, she didn't exacatly see the machine man wearing a cape and saying 'abra-kadabra.' "What is-"
"Presenting for the first time ever is......Master Cyborg!!!" The loud speakers announced throughout the large room, with thick curtains rising behind the birthday girl. On the stage was really Cyborg. In a dark cape. With a hat. And oh yes: a bunny.
"Shall I have my lovely assistant be randomly chosen from the audience?" Quickly, Beast Boy came up and whispered something. "Wha? Oh, okay. AND NOW FOR TODAY! I SHALL CHOOSE MY ASSISTANT WHO SHALL BE-"
"ME!!!"
"Oh, crud."
The entrance to the room was smashed open wide by a tall red giant, flames embracing his entire body as he walked down to the stage. Cyborg's mouth just hanged open while looking up at the new guest. "Er, can I help you mister? Who.....are you exactly?"
"Me?!" He pointed himself proudly. "I am the king of all that is hated! I am hate itself! From the planet Azerath......I am Ravious! MUAHHAHAHAHAH!" He did poses of all sorts...even came with a theme song.
"Dad!! What are you doing here?!" That came from......Raven?! "You're supposed to be AT HOME!! Why are you always embarrasing me?!"
"Um, B-B? Didn't we face that guy before?"
"Yeah, in Raven's mind."
"Didn't we beat him?"
"Probably an incarnation or something. Not the real thing."
"And am I imagining things, or is he deathly afraid of Raven?"
"Who isn't?"
"Good point." Cyborg turned his head up again. "So, Mr. Raven's dad. How are you this evening?"
"Oh, very good. I'm just here because my little dark ruler said she wanted to talk to me."
"DAD!!!"
"Okay, okay sorry. Anyway, what was the problem?"
Raven gritted her teeth before somehow pulling on his ear with her powers outside to the balcony. The other titans looked blanky at this before they just continued on with the party. "All right, Hexe. Sing a song! Karoke time!"
-Balcony-
"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Okay, so what now sweet-ums?" He obviously made a mistake by Raven's intense firery eyes that would put Starfire's powers to shame. And her pudding. "Alright, alright. Sorry. I know it's a little embarrasing having a dad like me."
"Embarrasing? EMBARRASING?! I had to imagine the perfect father for me in my mind! He was SO much better. He was angrier, more evil, smarter, powerful, and even cool! You're just...a regular father."
"Well, what do you want me to tell your friends? That I'm actually a peace-loving fool who hasn't destroyed anything since the Green Latern had hair?"
He rolled his evil eyes. "Alright, fine. What's the matter this time that you called for me?"
The robed girl looked out the night sky as a heavy sigh escaped her. "Dad, you do know the legend of the Azerael right?"
"The wha?" he asked jokingly. However, Raven in her Shadow Mode soon proved that to be a mistake. "Alright, yes I do know. So, what about it? Have you wondered about the legend further?"
"No. It's because we've met an Azerael on this world. They still exist, and the Titans need our world's help."
"What? An Azerael? They are still alive? I thought your grandfather wiped them out."
"Looks like he didn't. So, will you help us or not?"
"Maybe......have to consult the council first and- hey! You must be that Robin that I heard about."
Raven turned around to indeed see the boy wonder standing near the balcony doorway, carrying some sort of colored box. The father double-took on both their faces before simply saying, "Well, I'll be going now." With that, a quick escape inside was done.
The two people just stood there in silence, neither dare saying a word. Time seemed to pass slowly between them, as crimsom began infecting their faces to bright poportions. Finally, Robin was the first to speak softly.
"Um, Raven? I got something for you." he said nervously, his hands shaking quite a lot and rattling the box.
"Um, yes? What's that in your hands?"
"Oh, this? Well, it's...uh...for you."
"Really?" The blush became even more visable under the starry night. "Wel-well, why is for me?"
"Um...really, it's for you because, I really...do...ARG! I CAN'T DO THIS! SPEEDY! GET OVER HERE!!!"
For some reason, the arrow boy fell down out of the blue between the two. Robin angerily placed the gift to Speedy and yelled, "I give up! YOU try declaring your crush yourself! I give up!" After that, he stomped out angerily.
Speedy somehow looked really uncomfortable right now. "Er, Merry Christmas?"
Here comes Shadow Raven again.
"KYAAAAAA!"
-back inside-
Robin mumbled something about stupid loves when he was shocked at the spectacle in front of him. He rubbed his eyes once, twice, and again until he accepted reality.
"We are Fighting Dreamers!"
"What the?" Raven's dad, Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Terra......were singing the Naruto theme song.
"We are Fighting Dreamers!"
"Oh jeez. This is great." He buckled down in defeat at how the Titans were celebrating Hexe's birthday. How sad he felt indeed.
"Robin? You okay?" The birthday girl joined him on the stairs. "You look depressed. What's wrong?"
"Nothing. Just worried, since no one else is."
"Hey, I'm worried too. This Azerael guy seems really strong."
"Yeah, at least someone else is lessening the strain. Thanks."
"No problem. So......did Ikari tell you anything else?"
"Tell me what? All he said was your birthday was today. Why?"
"Nothing." she said quickly, taking a breath of relief. Robin simply shrugged off that response before heading back to the 'horror' inside. Hexe, however, immediatly began divising a plan in her head. "Now that a day has passed, I can freely do phase two."
Muahahaha! My fingers hurt!! Hahahahahah! ouch ouch ouch ouch.
Review, and yeah I know. It's a filler. Eh.
