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Chapter Two: Overload and more Suspicions
The Titans slept well that night, except for two Titans which were the ones who heard someone outside or possibly inside the tower the night before. Raven even considered using her powers to find the person, but she dismissed the thought because that was ridiculous. Besides, how could she find them when she didn't know who she was looking for?
The heroes made their way down the stairs to eat breakfast. Robin was tired and in deep thought.
What if this really is a new criminal? What if he's just like you-know-who?
The other Titans noticed their leader's behavior. Starfire was the first to notice.
"Robin, something bothers you?"
"It's nothing Starfire."
"He's probably thinks there's still someone watching us," Beast Boy said as he licked his spoon covered in Tofu. "That's it isn't it Robin? There's no one here. If there was-I would know. I'm the master of disguise, remember?"
BEEP-BEEP-BEEP the alarms rang.
Robin ran to the Titan Mainframe. "Overload's causing a power outage downtown," he said rushed. "Titans GO!"
Little did the Teen Titan's Spy know, she was causing the leader of the Titans to worry inside and causing the dark one to wonder. But who cares! She was getting closer and closer to the Titans! She got her cheap Polaroid camera ready and followed the Titans.
"Mine! Mine!" shouted Overload.
He broke into a large building and attempted to suck out everything that had electricity in it.
"You know, I wouldn't want you to go into a power overload, Overload." (AN: Terrible pun, but it was the only thing I could think of...)
The villain turned to see a boy and the four other titans behind him.
"Titan's GO!"
Robin threw three freeze disks at the monster and he froze for a few seconds. Electricity sparked all over the place but that didn't keep Overload down. Raven used her powers to open the sprinklers and spray them over Overload. He shrunk a little, but he was very big this time and it would take a lot of water to bring him down. Starfire's star bolts gave Overload more energy. The monster electrocuted her and she fell about 50 feet away. Beast Boy was told to go up to the lake by Titans Tower and bring some water in the form of an elephant. After all of that work getting the water that still didn't work. The depressed shape-shifter started near where Cyborg was trying to take down the culprit, and he noticed that Overload's only response to him was, "Mine, Mine!" as he chased Cyborg.
Low and behold Beast Boy got a bright idea.
He rushed over to Robin to tell his great plan.
"Live bait," he said pointing in the direction of Cyborg.
"Live bait?" Robin asked with a peculiar look on his masked face.
"Dude, don't you get it? The thing obviously loves Cy. We can use Cyborg to lure him into the lake. After he falls in, I'll go in and get the chip."
Robin looked at him in awe.
Was that Beast Boy talking?
The Teen Titans Spy took a number of pictures by this time in the fight. She took pictures of their failures and she was sure to take a shot of the Titans plan. Heck, she even asked Starfire for her picture and got it just a few moments before. No, the Spy did not just go up as herself and ask for her picture-she disguised herself and asked for the alien's picture, a big difference. It pretty much went like this:
Flashback
Starfire blasted her eye beams and even hit the creature with her star bolts. Overload roared and electrocuted the Tameranean. She fell to the ground a number of feet away after a temporary defeat.
The Spy was surprised. Starfire fell? Without Robin to catch her? With no one around? This is my chance.
She took out a trench coat, boots, and she of course needed sunglasses from her spy kit for non-geeks.
'Yeah, I knew this would come in handy.'
The girl walked up to Starfire.
"Hello Miss. I'm Eliza Sham from the Jump City Paper. I hear you are Starfire from...the Teen Titans. Is that correct?"
Starfire looked up to see the phony photographer looking down at her. Starfire had a queer look on her face.
'Oh no, she recognizes me,' the Spy thought.
Instead, she sat up and smiled.
"Oh yes, I am. What do you wish to ask me?"
"Well, the Jump City Newspaper staff is writing an article on the Teen Titans, and I wish to take a picture of you for the Jump City newspaper. You teens have helped JC in so many ways, that it's only proper for you to be on the front of the newspaper."
Starfire squealed, but not for long.
"What about my friends?"
"I'll get their pictures later."
"But the Teen Titans are not victorious without all of the Titans."
"I'm sure the readers know what the other Titans look like. They'll live."
"How is it to be a Teen Titans article without a picture of all of my friends?
"Well...you're er....special and-look do you want to be on the front page or not?"
"This picture business is not right. I shall go ask Robin if he and the others will take a picture with me," Starfire said as she started to fly over to where her comrades were still trying to pursue Overload.
What? NO! Robin sure would recognize her easily. That kid had a good eye sometimes. Raven would probably be able to recognize her since the Azerathian girl glared at so when they first met. Luckily, Cyborg and Beast Boy probably didn't care who or what the pizza person was then, they just cared that the pizza arrived. She knew she couldn't take any chances...well, maybe just one.
Any other person would have given up, but not the Spy. She snapped a shot of Starfire and ran before she could say "I don't wish to partake in the taking of pictures." The camera spit out its newest shot and the Spy took it in her hand.
And as if on cue, Overload zapped a long stream of electricity towards the camera and ate it up.
End Flashback
That's how the Spy got Starfire's picture. That was pretty clever huh? Well, not that clever, but she got THE Starfire's picture anyway. The Spy ran outside to where the other Titans were and to also find a good hiding place.
Starfire's Point of View
I'm flying to my friends to tell them about us being in the newspaper. I hope they are not filled with sadness since I am the only one whose picture will be on the cover. I did not wish for that photographer to take my picture, but after she did take my picture, as I was leaving the Overload ate up her camera. After that she disappeared.
Here they are! Well at least here Beast Boy and Robin are. He seems to be telling Robin something and Robin looks shocked.
"Friends, none of us have been able to stop the Overload. What shall we do?"
Robin turns to look at me and told me, "Don't worry Star, we have a plan. Go get the others and we'll tell you."
"Yeah! It's my great plan. Make sure Cyborg and Raven hear that too," Beast Boy boasted.
My two other friends were not having much success with the Overload. I tell them that Beast Boy and Robin have created a plan and that we will soon be victorious.
We met up with them. Beast Boy wanted to tell them what he thought of.
"No way man. I am NOT going to be used as live bait," Cyborg demanded.
"Aww come on Cyborg please. I know you're tired of fighting this giant light bulb and it'd be really great if my plan worked. Another way for me to prove I am a genius." He smirked.
"And if it doesn't work will we be able to get rid of the phony genius?" Raven asked their leader.
Beast Boy scoffed.
"No, Raven... I'm sorry." You could see laughter in Robin's eyes, "Beast Boy's right, Cyborg. I actually think this might work." I think Robin's voice had changed to a pleading tone in it. I also think he wants to find out who was running around in Titans Tower yesterday.
I thought Beast Boy's plan would work too and especially if Robin thought so. Most of the things he thought would work worked. One of his plans involved him becoming a ruthless villain and calling himself "Red X". That did not work. I do not want to think about that now anyway.
In the meantime, Overload went to the building across the street and was destroying property there. Cyborg was sent there and Beast Boy followed him. Soon Cyborg was running and screaming while being chased by the Overload and they ran down to the lake. Raven, Robin, and Beast Boy followed. I was going to follow them as well, but I heard a noise in the alley next to the structure. As if giggling was there.
"Who is there?" I asked, but around the time I got the courage to actually go into the alley and look there was no one there. I decided it was nothing and I needed to catch up with my friends.
What Starfire heard was the laughter of the Spy examining her pictures of the Titans she had just taken. She wished she had had her camera still, but the risks were worth it. The Spy didn't even notice Starfire there trying to see if someone was in the alley since she was so intrigued to see her photo work.
Cyborg's Point of View
Man, BB gets the craziest ideas! He and the other Titans owe me big time. There he goes laughing his little self off about it. Overload was finally taken down because of his idea, now he has to do his part- getting the chip that was once Overload from the water. Well, Raven's telling the little grass stain to shut-up and get the chip. He turned into a dolphin and came back up with the chip in his mouth. No one really wants to touch it. Now all we have to do is get Overload to jail.
Starfire's just now coming here. Don't know where she's been. Rob and I are turning Overload in to the police while the other Titans head back to the tower.
As soon as we start on to the police, Robin rambles on about how he thinks there's someone watching us.
"There is no one watching us! Even if there is, we would be able to bring him down anyway."
"You might be right Cyborg, but you never know."
"Believe me, I know. No one would be able to get in with my security system."
"The security's been deactivated before and what if they are watching from outside?"
I should just go on a call Robin paranoid, but I think he's heard that name enough in his lifetime.
Our way back to Titans tower is fast and as soon as we get in the door BB waiting for me to challenge him at video games.
"Hey Cy! Wanna lose to me at Mega Monkeys?"
Dream on, kid.
I go to my room to recharge my battery first since the Titans made me do all that running earlier. That was a stupid plan and-
Huh? My system recharger's messed up. The first thought that comes to mind is Beast Boy, but now the little dude wouldn't dare touch it again after he made me get a virus. It would be four against one. I'll ask him anyway.
"Yo Beast Boy!"
AN: And that is Chapter Two. Chapter one was much better in my opinion. Beast Boy's POV is in the next chapter, and two more Titans are suspicious as well.
Thanks to oBsEsSiVe AnD hYpEr for being my first reviewer!
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