A/N Wowseroonies! So many reviews! Thank you all!
Instant Coffee:As if I 'd end a humour fic with angst...Oh I'm so glad you've found this little ficcie of mine! Your reviews are so appreciated, you have no idea. I'm thrilled that you think they're in character, especially Starfire, she's so hard to write because she's so intelligent, but naive. I agree about the punctuation thing, it does make a difference. I'll go over it later and see where I could fix that. One note, sceptical and skeptical are both correct spellings. Sceptical is the British/Canadian spelling, I prefer the 'k', but my computer's auto correct keeps changing it, so I gave up trying to fix it. Also I didn't start writing TT fics because I don't have a TV and until early July when I visited my grandmother in the US for a month and a half, I had never seen it before, so Teen Titans is a recent discovery of mine. I wish I could still watch it, there are still a lot of episodes I haven't seen ,sadly and some of the upcoming ones look good. That's really cool about the CPR class thing. It honours me to hear you say that this could be an episode. Eeps, I'm rambling! I hope you check out my other stuff, your reviews are golden to me! Thank you so much!
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On with the chapter, enjoy!
The next day things weren't much better. Robin decided that everyone should go through the obstacle course for training and to let out their frustrations. It worked all right for them, they were able to take out their anger on inanimate objects instead of each other. Unfortunately by the time Robin, who was last in line, went through the course there wasn't much of a course left.
After training the tension in the tower wasn't nearly as intense as it was before but still, the only two Titans who were talking were Robin and Starfire.
Finally Robin said, "OK, before this entire team officially breaks up from all this madness, I think we should talk, all five of us. No, as leader I order that we discuss this in a civilized manner until we can resolve this!"
"I agree!" Starfire nodded.
Before they could get any response out of Raven, Cyborg or Beast Boy, the alarm went off.
"Oh just lovely," Robin sighed in frustration, "We'll do this later, but duty first. Titans go!" he said with less zeal than usual.
They were called to answer to trouble at the local multiplex. Apparently Control Freak had attacked. When they arrived on the scene Control Freak was there but the theatre had been evacuated, "Check it out Titans! I have a bigger and better remote this time!"
Raven snorted, "Wow. That is a big remote. You must compensating for something."
Control Freak's cheeks turned red as the all the other Titans snickered, "I will choose to ignore that statement sweetheart."
"What do you want this time?" Beast Boy asked. "Do you want your favourite movie to be played in the best theatre or something? Are you going to demand a sequel to 'Howard the Duck' or something stupid like that?"
Control Freak shook his head, "No, I'm in the mood for something more romantic this time. It's been so long, did you miss me Raven?"
Raven raised a brow, "Excuse me?"
"Come on, I know last time we met there was some sort of connection," Control Freak grinned, "You know, a spark of passionate feelings."
"Yeah, of hatred," Raven replied with a scowl.
Control Freak shook his head, "Wrong my little bird. You know, a guy like me can get really lonely. I haven't been able to stop thinking about you since we last met. Will you be my girlfriend so we can date and get married and bear my children and make all my friends jealous?" he asked bluntly in a jumble of words.
Cyborg and Beast Boy exchanged angry looks, for the first time in days their anger wasn't directed at each other. "Sick!" Cyborg exclaimed.
Raven lurched, "You have got to be kidding. There is no way in hell I will ever go out with you."
"I was afraid you'd say that," Control Freak sighed, "No matter. Behold Titans! Check out what this little baby can do!" He pressed a few buttons on his new remote and all of a sudden the cardboard cut-out for "Wicked Scary 2" became animate and so did the popcorn machine and the power cords for all the machines came off, plugged into each other and wrapped around Raven's hands before anyone could react. Control Freak grabbed the slack of the cord wrapped around Raven's wrists and pulled her close, "Come on, let's go see a movie my sweet."
"I don't think so!" she hissed, "Azarath, Metrion Zinthos!" she snapped trying to break free of her bonds but her powers reacted to the animated cords and they reflected her power so she ended up zapping herself. She fell down in shock and drifted into semi-consciousness.
"I should've warned you my pet that there's no point in fighting back," he grinned, "New design in the remote, so as you can see, your powers are useless Raven." He pressed a few buttons on his remote and scooped Raven into his arms before they disappeared down the long dark hallway.
"Raven!" Beast Boy and Cyborg shouted, but before anyone could go after them, the objects Control Freak animated began to attack. Robin and Starfire began battling the "Wicked Scary 2" cut-out while Beast Boy and Cyborg found themselves fighting the popcorn machine. The animated inanimate villains were proving to be more challenging than last time.
After a while, the cut-out pushed Robin and Starfire into the box office booth and then folded into itself becoming a harmless piece of cardboard. But when they tried to leave the box office, they were pushed back by an invisible force field. They were trapped.
Robin quickly noticed that the popcorn machine was trying to drive Beast Boy and Cyborg into the concession stand. That was probably where another force field was. "Try to get the popcorn machine back into the concession stand!" Robin told them, "Don't get behind the counter, whatever you do!"
Cyborg and Beast Boy nodded and continued their fight with the popcorn machine. Robin was thankful that as much as they might be fighting with each other, they were both professional enough to let go of personal issues in a time of crisis. They managed to get the popcorn machine back behind the counter where it belonged and it stopped moving, returning to normal.
"Now I'm going to save Raven! You help Robin and Starfire!" Beast Boy exclaimed heading in the direction where Raven and Control Freak went. Cyborg grabbed his shoulder.
"No way! You help Rob and Star, and I'll rescue Raven!"
"I'm going to save Raven!"
"No I am!"
"I am!"
"No me!"
"Me!"
"Me!"
Robin slapped his forehead for thinking too soon. "Will you guys shut up!" he yelled, "Starfire and I are fine, we'll find a way out on our own! Both of you go help Raven and stop fighting already! We're on the same team remember!? Do I have to remind you how to work together? You know, for two people who claim to love Raven like you do, you would think they'd get their priorities straight when it comes to her friggin' safety at least!"
Both Beast Boy and Cyborg bowed their heads in shame. Robin was right. They looked at each other, "Come on Cy, let's go," Beast Boy said in a soft, small voice.
Cyborg nodded and they reluctantly shook hands before running after Raven and Control Freak.
Starfire sighed, "Courtship on Earth is confusing. I do not understand why any human would want to date anyone yet most humans seem to really want to date and fall in love."
"Well, dating is fun, and what is the problem with being in love anyway?" Robin asked.
"On Tamaran love is a wonderful, beautiful thing, but here it is chaotic," Starfire said, "love is dangerous here."
Robin smirked, "This coming from a girl whose home planet's custom has guys fighting to the death?"
"Unless they come up with an alternative solution. They almost always come up with an alternative solution," Starfire clarified.
Robin nodded, accepting her answer, "Well, love makes people here on Earth do crazy things."
"I have to agree with you Robin. You know, on Tamaran it is considered an honour when to males fight over a female, they go through trials while the girl is rewarded. However, I am so glad I am not wearing Raven's shoes right now," she sighed. "It seems here on Earth when two, or now in this case, three males wish to date a female, she is the one who must go through the trials and tribulations."
"Believe me Star, this is unusual even for Earth. In most cases falling in love is wonderful," he explained, "Problem with love is that it's complicated."
"I see," Starfire replied softly, as they made eye contact. They gazed into each other's eyes for a moment before quickly looking away blushing.
"Shall we uh... try to find a way out?" Robin asked tugging nervously at his collar, "You know, before our friends kill each other?"
Meanwhile Control Freak carried Raven into a dark theatre and locked the doors and sat her down. He sat beside her and put his arm around her. Poor Raven was too weak to resist him, she was still trying to come back to her senses after zapping herself. "So Raven, don't you think we'd make the perfect couple?"
"No," Raven muttered.
Control Freak's expression angered, "Oh your feelings will change when I'm finished."
"What are you going to do?" Raven demanded, struggling in vain to wiggle out of her bonds.
"I am going to make you love me," Control Freak said simply. He held up his remote and pointed it at the projection booth, "Now, let's watch the movie shall we?" He pressed a button on his remote. The screen lit up and she watched the numbers "5, 4, 3, 2..." come on the screen and then cut into Control Freak's movie.
His face appeared on screen, "Hello Raven my pet," he said as the background turned into a swirling black and white kaleidoscope and the camera lifted up so that a majority of the picture was of the hypnotic background and on the bottom of the screen was a close-up of Control Freak's eyes. The caption on the screen said, "A Mad Mod Production..."
"It was so easy to persuade Mad Mod to direct for me too thanks to this baby." Control Freak said kissing his remote.
Raven rolled her eyes, Oh please...
The title "Raven and Control Freak Forevah!" appeared on the screen.
"He is after all a genius when it comes to hypnosis. In fact this movie is specially designed to work only on you," Control Freak bragged, "When the movie is over you'll love me and all my D and D friends will be like, so jealous!"
Not wanting to be hypnotized into falling for Control Freak and becoming his arm candy, Raven closed her eyes tightly and focused her energy on something else, anything. She tried escape the tightly wound cords that were binding her wrists together but she was beginning to feel her skin become raw from the friction. She repeated her mantra in her mind over and over again to try and protect herself from hypnosis and maybe figure out a way to break free without zapping herself again.
Control Freak noticed she wasn't watching so he lowered his arm from around her shoulders and elbowed her harshly in the ribs. Raven's eyes shot open, startled. "Pay attention my little bird! We're coming to my favourite part!"
Raven looked away anyway turning her head away from the screen and away from Control Freak, "Why are you doing this? Why do you want me to fall in love with you anyway?" She asked calmly with a slight irritation in her voice.
"Because we had a connection," Control Freak hissed, "And you're hot and all my friends on the internet and at D and D made a bet that I would never get a girlfriend, certainly none as hot as you."
Raven wanted to hurl because of the comment and at the same time wanted to laugh at his pathetic excuse but that would make her powers act up and she'd only end up attacking herself. "You're an idiot, do you realize that?"
Control Freak put one arm around her shoulders and forcefully pushed her head to face the screen and held her jaw with his other hand tightly and angrily so she wouldn't be able to pull back and she'd have to watch, "Watch the screen honey!"
Raven closed her eyes.
"Don't make me force your eyes open," Control Freak warned shaking her jaw, forcing her to attention.
All Raven could do was try to meditate and put up her mental defence shield with her eyes open and hope that the hypnotic suggestions on the screen wouldn't affect her. Unfortunately that wasn't the case. As powerful as her mind was, it was possible for Raven to fall under hypnosis. Especially if she was in a situation like she was in, she was forced to look at the screen, and with the effect her bonds had with her powers, fighting it mentally was hard to do without activating her defensive powers. She fought the hypnotic suggestions on the screen until different areas in her mind turned off and there was only one thing left on her mind.
She suddenly seemed to relax and Control Freak let go of her jaw and watched her. She let out a relaxed sigh and her eyelids drooped, but she wasn't closing her eyes to avoid looking at the screen anymore. She looked at him, her eyes glazed over and she smiled as she reached up and ran her fingers through his greasy hair. She put her bound hands over Control Freak's head so her arms were wrapped around him. She closed her eyes slowly and her lips furrowed, parting slightly as she tilted her head and leaned in to kiss him.
At that moment Beast Boy and Cyborg burst in and gaped in horror. They both wanted to puke as they watched the silhouettes of Raven and Control Freak begin to get intimate in the movie screen's hypnotic light.
A/N Ew! Ew! Ew! I can't believe I wrote that! Raven/Control Freak? I never would've thought. Bet that's never been done before though.
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