The Adventures of the Teen Titans
Wow...I cannot tell you all how happy I am. I woke up this morning and my writers block was GONE. G-O-N-E. That's right, gone. The story I had the most inspiration for was The Adventures of the Teen Titans. And here's the new chapter that you've all been waiting for. Sorry it took so long. But, the beginning of school has absolutely exhausted me. I can't wait to get re-involved with this site. There are so many great people here! So, without further a-do. Ta-daaaa!! curtain pulls back
Chapter-Six Delayed ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Beast Boy! GET...UP...NOW!!!" A sharp rap came from the green boy's door, along with the harsh calling.
"Fine..." a high drawl came from inside the door.
"Beast Boy! Now! It takes an hour and a half to get to the airport!" Robin was fuming. They were going to be late for their flight. It left at ten-thirty and the clocks ready eight-thirty.
"Okay! Okay!" Shuffling was heard by the Boy Wonder from inside the door. Finally, after about a minute or so, the door slide open. Robin almost laughed out loud, but didn't because he was furious. Beast Boy had the general look of waking up unceremoniously about him. He was giving Robin the evil eye that said, 'When I'm actually awake, I'm going to get you.'
"Tell me Robin, why did you book a flight for ten-thirty?!! Wasn't there a 3:00 one or something?!!"
"Consider actually getting a flight lucky. By the way, were riding first class." Beast Boy's eyes lit up at that.
"You can sleep on the plane. Get ready, we leave in ten minutes."
"Yes, oh wise leader..." the green man bowed. Robin scowled and walked away, but not before calling over his shoulder.
"I want you down in the living room in seven minutes! SEVEN!" His "Batman Training" was coming out. Almost like a military command.
"O-KAY already!" Robin smirked. That would get him going.
"Everyone ready? Check to make sure."
The team nodded.
"Then lets go." They all piled into the car and were quite squished.
"Uhh....I think the people that can fly...better fly," said Robin as he looked at the back seat, which was almost non-existant at this point, considering all the teens that were trying to get comfortable.
"Fine." Raven, Starfire and Beast Boy were delighted. Alethea couldn't imagine why.
Beast Boy morphed into a hawk. With a screech he was in the air and flying towards the south side of the city. Starfire and Raven took off next to him. The car started with a "vrroom". Cyborg grinned and stepped on the accelerator. Alethea got a strange feeling in her stomach that she surprisingly related to riding a rollarcostar. She immediately understood why Starfire, Raven and Beast Boy were so happy to steer themselves. Cyborg, instead of braking, accelerated around every corner and absolutely refused to turn the stereo down. It was deafening.
"We're almost there!" shouted Cyborg.
"What?!!" replied Alethea.
"WE'RE...ALMOST...THERE!!!"
"O-KAY!!!"
"Almost there", apparently, was farther away than Alethea had anticipated. It was about another half-hour before they actually reached south Jump City. Much less the airport. After another thirty minutes they found a decent parking spot and lugged out their cargo.
"Need some help with that?" Speedy asked as Beast Boy, Raven and Starfire landed gracefully next to the T-Car.
"I got it," said Alethea. She hoisted her backpack on and lifted her suitcase with her powers.
"Oh...nevermind." Speedy blushed. She grinned.
"What did you pack in that thing?" Robin asked as he came over, pack slung over his shoulders also.
"Shirts and pants. Why?" she questioned suspiciously.
"Shirts...as in 'long sleeves'?" Speedy asked.
"Yes. Why?" she repeated, a little irritated.
"You packed long sleeves when we're going in the Amazon."
"Have you ever heard of malaria?" she asked.
"Of course..." they both replied.
"Have you ever had it?"
They exchanged glances.
"No."
"One of us will. And I can guarentee it will not be me."
That was the end of that conversation. Alethea gracefully walked off with her carriage floating behind her, leaving the two boys dumbfounded.
"You ever had malaria?" asked Speedy.
Robin shook his head and scratched it.
"Terminal 10, gate 57, flight 686. Everyone got their tickets?"
Everyone nodded.
"We have about five minutes....So just relax until they call our--"
"All flights have been delayed until further notice." Everyone in the entire terminal stopped what they were doing to listen to the announcement over the intercom. They literally froze, not missing a single drop of the
"What?" shouted Cyborg to no one in particular, not caring that he was the only one talking. An answer came back as the speaker repeated itself.
"All flights have been delayed until further notice."
"Fantastic!" shouted Azar as the speaker blared once more. A murmur of talking swept through the terminal and everyone groaned.
"What are we gonna do now?"
"We're going to wait," said Raven.
"And pray," finished Robin.
"Look." Everyone turned toward Alethea. She was pointing to the window. Robin walked up behind her. It was pouring outside. Horizontal rain and gale like winds were devistating anything and everything in it's path. Luggage on the racks was being hauled inside, but many suitcases were still being blown around. The others looked at her as though she was insane. But, Robin questioned.
"What?"
"Do you remember when we left?" He nodded.
"There wasn't a cloud in the sky."
They watched the rain continue to hail the city as they waited for the sun to show itself once more.
"Any fours?"
"Yes."
"Any nines?"
"Yeah."
"Any aces?"
"GO FISH!" Starfire was having way to much fun with this game.
"Starfire," said Aqualad, "Don't be so loud. All you have to do is talk like this." He demonstrated in a soft voice.
"Oh! I am sorry. I did not realize what I had done. I will yell no more."
'Thank the gods,' said Raven mentally. She was meditating over by the window, it continued to pour outside. For some reason, the rain calmed her and helped her concentrate on her meditation.
"Azarath....Metrion....Zinthos....Azarath....Metrion....Zinthos..." She drifted off into deep thoughts. They rested on Alethea. Who was she? Why did Robin invite her to join the team? And just how powerful is she? Raven didn't even think that she could stop bullets in mid-air. It was nearly impossible, even for the most skilled warriors of her dimension. Raven had an idea. She would pry into Alethea's mind. That way she could discover more about her past and her powers. Maybe even help her. She prepared herself. Going into other peoples psyche was risky business and she normally didn't do it. Yes...she could read minds. But, invading others privacy was a whole different ball of wax. She gently changed her magic words and prepared for the plunge. Her consciousness dove into Alethea's, searching for things of her past. But, all she found were solid, steel walls that kept intruders out. How had she developed those barriers? Raven cursed inside. She continued around the perimeter for quite a while, but found that the walls were very solid and impenitrible with no weak spots. Her mind left with many questions, and she continued to ponder them as she resumed meditation.
"How do you know so much about South America?"
"We went on a lot of trips when I was young... I also lived there for a period of time." Alethea and Robin were sitting in the extremely uncomfortable chairs that airports force you to sit on on when your flights were delayed or set back. They just couldn't get in a comfortable position.
"Did you live anywhere else?"
"Oh yeah, lots of places. I was born in the U.S, but my dad was in the military, so we had to be positioned wherever the higher officers ordered. He got transfered a lot. It feels really good to just settle down somewhere like Titans Tower. I've moved all my life and never really had a home."
"It must be really different to know that you won't be leaving again," sympathized Robin.
"Yeah, it's kind of weird."
"What other places did you live?"
Alethea felt a faint buzz in her consciousness. It was very weak, but there. Someone was trying to break into her walls. Raven.
"We went to Corumba, it's a city on the Bolivian and Brazil border and lived there for about seven months. That's when I got malaria."
"So you have had it..."
The fuzzy sound was becoming more pronounced. Alethea wished Raven would stop. It was getting annoying.... And after all, it was a severe invasion of privacy.
"Yeah. It's not fun."
Alethea strengthened the walls around her psyche, but Raven continued unrelentlessly. It was becoming harder and harder to resist her. Raven's mind was uncomparably stronger than her's, because of how much she meditated and strengthened it. She didn't know how much longer she could guard her past. Besides the fact that she didn't want Raven to know her secrets, it was also physically painful to have her mind probed. If the goth did manage to get through, it would not be pleasant.
"You okay?" Robin asked, a little concerned. Alethea looked up.
"Fine." She looked out the window and concentrated on the rain.
'I have to stay focused. I can't let her in...' After a while of furious concentration, and several worried glances from Robin, it stopped. As suddenly as it happened, it stopped. The buzz was gone, the pressure in her head decreased, and everything was back to normal. She glared at the meditating azranian that had positioned herself in front of the window in a dark corner. How rude. She sniffed.
"Are you sure you're alright?" Robin asked for the hundredth thousandth time.
"Yes!" she snapped, extremely irritated. She was tired now. The concentration and strength she had to muster to stop Raven was immense and she was running out of energy.
"You look tired," he said like he'd been reading her thoughts.
"Thanks." She crossed her arms, sank down in her chair and closed her eyes, praying for sleep to take her. And slowly, her prayers were answered.
She was in a field. The grass tickled her ankles and the clear blue, exhilerating sky reflected in her eyes. She watched the clouds in her sea of untamed grass. A cricket chirped nearby. There was nothing around her. She was alone. Free to express herself, free to be her own person, free of worry. Oh, look. A cloud shaped like a duck, or was it a turtle? It didn't matter. Nothing mattered. Nothing important. No wars, no starving children, no presidential elections. No powers. Especially her powers, they were gone. She heard a whisper in her ear. What was it? She sat up, showing herself the immense space that surrounded her, looking around for the person who called her. She stood up and turned around. A house. It wasn't there before. A small, cozy cottage with smoke coming out of the chimney. It's welcoming porch beaconed to her. She walked slowly, stopping to pick a few flowers here and there. The grass folded underneath her feet and her long dress got caught on some of the longer blades of grass. She continued. The whisper tickled her eardrum again. They said her name. It was almost soft enough to be the wind.
"Alethea....."
It was like a child's voice.
"Alethea....."
Soft and pure, yet full of laughter. She heard a splash somewhere.
"I'm coming..."
"Alethea....."
"Yes. I know. I'm here." Her mother appeared in front of her. She dropped her flowers.
"Mom?"
"Darling." Her mother was beautiful, her sandy blonde hair, exactly the opposite of Alethea's, fluttered in the wind and her blue, unadorned, ankle-length dress also waved in the breeze.
"How did you get here?"
"I've been here for a while."
"I've missed you..."
"Alethea....."
"Do you hear that?"
"What, dear?"
"That voice..."
"Voice?"
"Alethea.....
"That one."
"One what?"
"Didn't you just hear my name?"
It got louder.
"Alethea..."
"Mom?"
"Alethea."
"Are you alright, dear? You're acting strangely."
"But, don't you hear it?!!"
"Hear what?"
"ALETHEA!"
She jumped up, sweating.
"Alethea! Calm down!" She was on the floor. Robin was leaning over her and pushing her shoulders back down. She looked around frantically.
"What?!! Where--"
"Shh..." he continued, "Lie back down."
"What happened?"
"You started having a fit. You kept talking about voices."
"I had the...the strangest dream."
The others came rushing over, Speedy in the lead.
"Oh my god! What happened?" he asked feverishly.
"I'm fine really."
"She started shaking."
"I'm fine," she said firmly.
"Then had a fit or something. I heard her fall and then found her there talking about--"
"I'M FINE!" To prove it, she got up and tried to walk around. But, she was not very successful. She swayed and almost fell. The others all jumped to catch her but Speedy caught her first.
"Careful," he consoled. He picked her up and took her back to a chair. He set her down and sat in the seat next to her.
"I'm so tired..."
"It must be the after-effect of your fit," diagnosed Robin.
"Whatever it is, she isn't well enough to travel."
"I'm going," she said immediately.
"No you're not," said Speedy and Robin at the same time.
"Yes...I...am." She got up again with a determined expression on her face. She started walking towards her bags but then fell to her knees. Robin rushed forward.
"Alethea...you know you can't go. You have to stay."
"I can rest on the plane. I'll be fine," she debated in her hunched over position.
"We don't even know if we're going. If the weather keeps up like this, then we could all be going back to the tower and have to reschedule the flight."
"Robin. Let me make this very clear to you. I...am...go-oing."
Robin sighed, knowing he couldn't stop her. "Okay," he agreed, "but we're not going to let you overdo it."
"All flights, are not open for departure. Repeat, all flights are open for departure."
There was a cheer from the pack of teenagers and they all gathered their belongings.
Alethea looked up at Robin who was on one knee and in front of her.
"Thank you." She hugged him. And he embraced her back.
Titan009- Sorry for the lack of updates. But, as I said, I'm getting re-involved in fanfiction!! How neat is that? Reviews would be welcome...thanks! Adios Muchachos.
Chapter-Six Delayed ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Beast Boy! GET...UP...NOW!!!" A sharp rap came from the green boy's door, along with the harsh calling.
"Fine..." a high drawl came from inside the door.
"Beast Boy! Now! It takes an hour and a half to get to the airport!" Robin was fuming. They were going to be late for their flight. It left at ten-thirty and the clocks ready eight-thirty.
"Okay! Okay!" Shuffling was heard by the Boy Wonder from inside the door. Finally, after about a minute or so, the door slide open. Robin almost laughed out loud, but didn't because he was furious. Beast Boy had the general look of waking up unceremoniously about him. He was giving Robin the evil eye that said, 'When I'm actually awake, I'm going to get you.'
"Tell me Robin, why did you book a flight for ten-thirty?!! Wasn't there a 3:00 one or something?!!"
"Consider actually getting a flight lucky. By the way, were riding first class." Beast Boy's eyes lit up at that.
"You can sleep on the plane. Get ready, we leave in ten minutes."
"Yes, oh wise leader..." the green man bowed. Robin scowled and walked away, but not before calling over his shoulder.
"I want you down in the living room in seven minutes! SEVEN!" His "Batman Training" was coming out. Almost like a military command.
"O-KAY already!" Robin smirked. That would get him going.
"Everyone ready? Check to make sure."
The team nodded.
"Then lets go." They all piled into the car and were quite squished.
"Uhh....I think the people that can fly...better fly," said Robin as he looked at the back seat, which was almost non-existant at this point, considering all the teens that were trying to get comfortable.
"Fine." Raven, Starfire and Beast Boy were delighted. Alethea couldn't imagine why.
Beast Boy morphed into a hawk. With a screech he was in the air and flying towards the south side of the city. Starfire and Raven took off next to him. The car started with a "vrroom". Cyborg grinned and stepped on the accelerator. Alethea got a strange feeling in her stomach that she surprisingly related to riding a rollarcostar. She immediately understood why Starfire, Raven and Beast Boy were so happy to steer themselves. Cyborg, instead of braking, accelerated around every corner and absolutely refused to turn the stereo down. It was deafening.
"We're almost there!" shouted Cyborg.
"What?!!" replied Alethea.
"WE'RE...ALMOST...THERE!!!"
"O-KAY!!!"
"Almost there", apparently, was farther away than Alethea had anticipated. It was about another half-hour before they actually reached south Jump City. Much less the airport. After another thirty minutes they found a decent parking spot and lugged out their cargo.
"Need some help with that?" Speedy asked as Beast Boy, Raven and Starfire landed gracefully next to the T-Car.
"I got it," said Alethea. She hoisted her backpack on and lifted her suitcase with her powers.
"Oh...nevermind." Speedy blushed. She grinned.
"What did you pack in that thing?" Robin asked as he came over, pack slung over his shoulders also.
"Shirts and pants. Why?" she questioned suspiciously.
"Shirts...as in 'long sleeves'?" Speedy asked.
"Yes. Why?" she repeated, a little irritated.
"You packed long sleeves when we're going in the Amazon."
"Have you ever heard of malaria?" she asked.
"Of course..." they both replied.
"Have you ever had it?"
They exchanged glances.
"No."
"One of us will. And I can guarentee it will not be me."
That was the end of that conversation. Alethea gracefully walked off with her carriage floating behind her, leaving the two boys dumbfounded.
"You ever had malaria?" asked Speedy.
Robin shook his head and scratched it.
"Terminal 10, gate 57, flight 686. Everyone got their tickets?"
Everyone nodded.
"We have about five minutes....So just relax until they call our--"
"All flights have been delayed until further notice." Everyone in the entire terminal stopped what they were doing to listen to the announcement over the intercom. They literally froze, not missing a single drop of the
"What?" shouted Cyborg to no one in particular, not caring that he was the only one talking. An answer came back as the speaker repeated itself.
"All flights have been delayed until further notice."
"Fantastic!" shouted Azar as the speaker blared once more. A murmur of talking swept through the terminal and everyone groaned.
"What are we gonna do now?"
"We're going to wait," said Raven.
"And pray," finished Robin.
"Look." Everyone turned toward Alethea. She was pointing to the window. Robin walked up behind her. It was pouring outside. Horizontal rain and gale like winds were devistating anything and everything in it's path. Luggage on the racks was being hauled inside, but many suitcases were still being blown around. The others looked at her as though she was insane. But, Robin questioned.
"What?"
"Do you remember when we left?" He nodded.
"There wasn't a cloud in the sky."
They watched the rain continue to hail the city as they waited for the sun to show itself once more.
"Any fours?"
"Yes."
"Any nines?"
"Yeah."
"Any aces?"
"GO FISH!" Starfire was having way to much fun with this game.
"Starfire," said Aqualad, "Don't be so loud. All you have to do is talk like this." He demonstrated in a soft voice.
"Oh! I am sorry. I did not realize what I had done. I will yell no more."
'Thank the gods,' said Raven mentally. She was meditating over by the window, it continued to pour outside. For some reason, the rain calmed her and helped her concentrate on her meditation.
"Azarath....Metrion....Zinthos....Azarath....Metrion....Zinthos..." She drifted off into deep thoughts. They rested on Alethea. Who was she? Why did Robin invite her to join the team? And just how powerful is she? Raven didn't even think that she could stop bullets in mid-air. It was nearly impossible, even for the most skilled warriors of her dimension. Raven had an idea. She would pry into Alethea's mind. That way she could discover more about her past and her powers. Maybe even help her. She prepared herself. Going into other peoples psyche was risky business and she normally didn't do it. Yes...she could read minds. But, invading others privacy was a whole different ball of wax. She gently changed her magic words and prepared for the plunge. Her consciousness dove into Alethea's, searching for things of her past. But, all she found were solid, steel walls that kept intruders out. How had she developed those barriers? Raven cursed inside. She continued around the perimeter for quite a while, but found that the walls were very solid and impenitrible with no weak spots. Her mind left with many questions, and she continued to ponder them as she resumed meditation.
"How do you know so much about South America?"
"We went on a lot of trips when I was young... I also lived there for a period of time." Alethea and Robin were sitting in the extremely uncomfortable chairs that airports force you to sit on on when your flights were delayed or set back. They just couldn't get in a comfortable position.
"Did you live anywhere else?"
"Oh yeah, lots of places. I was born in the U.S, but my dad was in the military, so we had to be positioned wherever the higher officers ordered. He got transfered a lot. It feels really good to just settle down somewhere like Titans Tower. I've moved all my life and never really had a home."
"It must be really different to know that you won't be leaving again," sympathized Robin.
"Yeah, it's kind of weird."
"What other places did you live?"
Alethea felt a faint buzz in her consciousness. It was very weak, but there. Someone was trying to break into her walls. Raven.
"We went to Corumba, it's a city on the Bolivian and Brazil border and lived there for about seven months. That's when I got malaria."
"So you have had it..."
The fuzzy sound was becoming more pronounced. Alethea wished Raven would stop. It was getting annoying.... And after all, it was a severe invasion of privacy.
"Yeah. It's not fun."
Alethea strengthened the walls around her psyche, but Raven continued unrelentlessly. It was becoming harder and harder to resist her. Raven's mind was uncomparably stronger than her's, because of how much she meditated and strengthened it. She didn't know how much longer she could guard her past. Besides the fact that she didn't want Raven to know her secrets, it was also physically painful to have her mind probed. If the goth did manage to get through, it would not be pleasant.
"You okay?" Robin asked, a little concerned. Alethea looked up.
"Fine." She looked out the window and concentrated on the rain.
'I have to stay focused. I can't let her in...' After a while of furious concentration, and several worried glances from Robin, it stopped. As suddenly as it happened, it stopped. The buzz was gone, the pressure in her head decreased, and everything was back to normal. She glared at the meditating azranian that had positioned herself in front of the window in a dark corner. How rude. She sniffed.
"Are you sure you're alright?" Robin asked for the hundredth thousandth time.
"Yes!" she snapped, extremely irritated. She was tired now. The concentration and strength she had to muster to stop Raven was immense and she was running out of energy.
"You look tired," he said like he'd been reading her thoughts.
"Thanks." She crossed her arms, sank down in her chair and closed her eyes, praying for sleep to take her. And slowly, her prayers were answered.
She was in a field. The grass tickled her ankles and the clear blue, exhilerating sky reflected in her eyes. She watched the clouds in her sea of untamed grass. A cricket chirped nearby. There was nothing around her. She was alone. Free to express herself, free to be her own person, free of worry. Oh, look. A cloud shaped like a duck, or was it a turtle? It didn't matter. Nothing mattered. Nothing important. No wars, no starving children, no presidential elections. No powers. Especially her powers, they were gone. She heard a whisper in her ear. What was it? She sat up, showing herself the immense space that surrounded her, looking around for the person who called her. She stood up and turned around. A house. It wasn't there before. A small, cozy cottage with smoke coming out of the chimney. It's welcoming porch beaconed to her. She walked slowly, stopping to pick a few flowers here and there. The grass folded underneath her feet and her long dress got caught on some of the longer blades of grass. She continued. The whisper tickled her eardrum again. They said her name. It was almost soft enough to be the wind.
"Alethea....."
It was like a child's voice.
"Alethea....."
Soft and pure, yet full of laughter. She heard a splash somewhere.
"I'm coming..."
"Alethea....."
"Yes. I know. I'm here." Her mother appeared in front of her. She dropped her flowers.
"Mom?"
"Darling." Her mother was beautiful, her sandy blonde hair, exactly the opposite of Alethea's, fluttered in the wind and her blue, unadorned, ankle-length dress also waved in the breeze.
"How did you get here?"
"I've been here for a while."
"I've missed you..."
"Alethea....."
"Do you hear that?"
"What, dear?"
"That voice..."
"Voice?"
"Alethea.....
"That one."
"One what?"
"Didn't you just hear my name?"
It got louder.
"Alethea..."
"Mom?"
"Alethea."
"Are you alright, dear? You're acting strangely."
"But, don't you hear it?!!"
"Hear what?"
"ALETHEA!"
She jumped up, sweating.
"Alethea! Calm down!" She was on the floor. Robin was leaning over her and pushing her shoulders back down. She looked around frantically.
"What?!! Where--"
"Shh..." he continued, "Lie back down."
"What happened?"
"You started having a fit. You kept talking about voices."
"I had the...the strangest dream."
The others came rushing over, Speedy in the lead.
"Oh my god! What happened?" he asked feverishly.
"I'm fine really."
"She started shaking."
"I'm fine," she said firmly.
"Then had a fit or something. I heard her fall and then found her there talking about--"
"I'M FINE!" To prove it, she got up and tried to walk around. But, she was not very successful. She swayed and almost fell. The others all jumped to catch her but Speedy caught her first.
"Careful," he consoled. He picked her up and took her back to a chair. He set her down and sat in the seat next to her.
"I'm so tired..."
"It must be the after-effect of your fit," diagnosed Robin.
"Whatever it is, she isn't well enough to travel."
"I'm going," she said immediately.
"No you're not," said Speedy and Robin at the same time.
"Yes...I...am." She got up again with a determined expression on her face. She started walking towards her bags but then fell to her knees. Robin rushed forward.
"Alethea...you know you can't go. You have to stay."
"I can rest on the plane. I'll be fine," she debated in her hunched over position.
"We don't even know if we're going. If the weather keeps up like this, then we could all be going back to the tower and have to reschedule the flight."
"Robin. Let me make this very clear to you. I...am...go-oing."
Robin sighed, knowing he couldn't stop her. "Okay," he agreed, "but we're not going to let you overdo it."
"All flights, are not open for departure. Repeat, all flights are open for departure."
There was a cheer from the pack of teenagers and they all gathered their belongings.
Alethea looked up at Robin who was on one knee and in front of her.
"Thank you." She hugged him. And he embraced her back.
Titan009- Sorry for the lack of updates. But, as I said, I'm getting re-involved in fanfiction!! How neat is that? Reviews would be welcome...thanks! Adios Muchachos.