MEEP! Dang, there's a lot of stuff to do! I'm sorry it took so long to
write again... but you know how it goes... so much work! Anyway, I've thought
long and hard about what's going to happen in this chapter. I thought
before school, I thought after school, I thought before sleeping, I thought
while eating spaghetti, but I finally got it. WARNING: if you despise any
relationships with robin that aren't Robin/Starfire, that means you, K9,
don't complain. Thank you. PEACE OUT! ~*~AMY~*~
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~*~PROLOUGE TO THE CHAPTER:
A cold, bone-chilling wind ran through the endless gray sky. Fog, starting off thin then thickening slowly, tiptoed in following the howling wind. It rolled along the ash-covered ground, giving the endless horizon a smokey cast. The only two things visible in this barren land of loneliness were a gnarled, dead, rotting tree... and a young girl sitting at its base.
The girl sat at the roots of the tree, her chin leaning on her drawn-up knees, tears streaming down her tan cheeks. She was alone and knew it... all alone... forever.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaleeeeeeeeeeeeeex" called a haunting, echoing voice from far off, "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeex!"
The girl looked up; her face tilted toward the sky, looking for the source of the voice that had called her name. When she saw no one, she leaned her head back on her knees.
"I'm alone..." she murmured, "all alone..."
"Aleeeeeeeeeeex" The voice called out again, not as haunting this time... familiar... and perhaps even comforting.
Alex looked up, less distressed, her ragged breath becoming calmer.
"W-wh-who-who are you?" she whispered.
"Alex," the voice began, extremely familiar and very close by, "Don't worry... I won't hurt you." Suddenly, small particles of light flying from all corners of the barren landscape began to come together, forming a figure, which was becoming clearer by the second. Alex gasped as Robin looked down at her, smiling. (Amy's input: o0o0o0o0o... the beginning of the hinted romance, how exciting.) Robin reached out his hand to her, a reassuring smile playing across his lips. Alex looked at the hand he offered her and grasped it, pulling herself up from the dusty ground.
As soon as their hands touched, the lonely, gray land began to change. The ashes disappeared, and grass began to grow. The clouds covering the night sky receded, presenting a full moon and a sky dotted with stars. The tree behind her blossomed, covered in rich new bark, deep green leaves and beautiful, white orange-blossoms.
Robin smiled at Alex while she gasped in amazement. He reached out his hand, brushing away the stray tears on her cheek.
"Don't cry," he whispered, "You'll never be alone, I'll always be there for you. Don't ever feel abandoned."
Alex looked up at him, her shock being replaced by a blush. Robin leaned closer, "Alex, I have a confession..." he said, blushing.
"What?"
"I lo-"
"ALEX! GET YOUR BIG LAZY BUTT OUTA BED RIGHT NOW!"
"ARRRRRRRRRRRRG!!!" Alex shot straight up in bed, her eyes wide.
Jinx scowled, hands on her hips. "Well it took you long enough."
"Erm... sorry?" Alex grinned sheepishly, trying to remember her dream.
"Whatever." Jinx grinned smugly, "You better get up now, Slade needs us, it'll be your first mission." She stormed out of the room, "you have five minutes." She called over her shoulder.
Alex sighed, rising from her bed, trying to grasp the fleeting memory of her dream, but she couldn't. The harder she tried to remember, the more that was lost, buried in the darkest portions of her unconscious mind.
~*~
"So," Alex said to Jinx as the two of them, followed by Gizmo and Mammoth walked down an ally-way, "Where are we going?"
"Well," Jinx began, "there's a brand new computer chip in the basement of Gothem Central Intelligence, a technological breakthrough according to Slade, called the Intergalactic Nuclear Transmitter/ Extraterrestrial Locator, or I.N.T.E.L. we need to get it." Jinx led the group into another ally-way, a dark, trashed one.
"Why does Slade need it?" Alex asked, figuring she might as well get as much information as possible so she could help stop it.
"I'm not really sure... I think he can harness alien powers with it or something. I really don't ask, I just do." Jinx stopped abruptly, causing everyone to crash into each other. "Here's the place." She said, grinning.
"This place?" Alex glanced around. The building Jinx was pointing at had a small dirty sign hanging in the ally-way. "Lilly's Inn," an old, rundown hotel that had gone out of business years ago.
"Yes, this is it. What did you think, they'd actually label it "Central Intelligence" or something?" Jinx sneered then looked over at Mammoth. "This wall." She said.
"HEY!" Gizmo shrieked, "The snot-munching barf brain can't even find his nose with his eyes closed! How is HE gonna hit the right spot?"
"I CAN TOO TOUCH MY NOSE WIT' MY EYES CLOSED!" Mammoth shouting shutting his eyes to touch his nose. "See?" he said proudly.
"THAT'S YOUR LIP, YOU SNOT MUNCHING CAKE-SNIFFER!"
"Duh, what did you call me?"
Jinx sighed as the two boys rolled around on the ground beating each other up. "If you want something done, you have to do it yourself." She muttered, blasting away the wall. Over the crashing of the bricks, a loud alarm could be heard.
"Alex, Mammoth," Jinx shouted over the raucous, stay here and guard the entrance, warn us if the Titans come. Gizmo and I'll get I.N.T.E.L.
Alex nodded and stood by the opening in the wall, the alarm pounding into her head.
"Duh, I ain't no stupid." Mammoth muttered.
Alex rolled her eyes, "sure he isn't." she thought sarcastically. She kicked at a brick with her foot and wondered how long it would take Jinx and Gizmo to get the chip and if there was enough time to "accidentally" trip her when she came out when from the end of the dark ally-way came a familiar voice.
"TITANS GO!"
"Titan's are here!" Mammoth shouted, them muttered "aw, don't them titans got nothin' better to do them pick on us?"
Alex gave him a look that clearly said, "you are an idiot."
"Why you be lookin' at me all funny?"
"Because, you nimwi- OOF!" Something rammed into Alex, knocking her to the ground. Robin grinned down at her.
"You gotta pay attention," he whispered in her ear. He raised an eyebrow, smirking, "so how's it goin'?"
Alex kicked him into the air and pinned him against the wall. "Fine, and you?"
Robin grabbed her arm, kicked off from the wall and jumped over her, causing her to slam to the ground.
"Pretty good."
Alex winced slightly, scrambled to her feet and turned to face Robin.
"I see. How's Beastboy?" she asked, kicking him.
"Why can't WE just talk?" he asked, grabbing her foot and twisting her leg, "why does Beastboy always work his way into the conversation?"
She jabbed him in the stomach and pulled her foot away, "what are you talking about?" she asked, tackling him.
"I mean," he said, shoving Alex off, "Ever since I met you, Beastboy has wormed his way between us."
She raised an eyebrow, "Wha- are you jealous or something? I don't like Beastboy, if that's what you're asking, besides, I've only known you 4 months."
He stood in front of her, "Four months is a long time when you consider..."
Alex's heart beat faster... but she didn't know why.
~*~FLASHBACK~*~
"Don't cry, you'll never be alone, I'll always be there for you. Don't ever feel abandoned."
~*~ENDFLASHBACK~*~
"Consider what?" Alex asked, swallowing.
"That-"
"LET ME FIGHT ALEX!!!!" Beastboy said, popping between Robin and Alex.
"Fine." Robin said, and stalked off, heading toward Mammoth.
"HI ALEX!"
"Hi." She muttered, not really paying attention. Beastboy turned into a ram and charged. Alex realized what was happening at the last moment and jumped up, her feet pushing against the wall and kicked Beastboy, causing him to fall. Beastboy immediately got up, turning into something way larger this time... an elephant. Alex's eyes began to glow silver and the air around Beastboy began to shimmer as if it where a heat wave. Beastboy looked down at the ground as he floated higher and higher.
"EEP!" He shouted becoming human as Alex let him fall. She winced as he hit the ground.
"Ow..." he moaned.
"Sorry!" She whispered.
A hand tapped Alex's shoulder and she whirled around, it was Jinx.
"WE BEAT THEM!" Jinx exclaimed, "We actually beat them! And we have I.N.T.E.L.! Ha ha!"
Alex looked over Jinx's shoulder at the Titans.
Starfire was lying atop a pile of bricks, a bruise forming on her head, a nasty cut on her arm, and a number of scratches on her golden face.
Cyborg was lying, motionless, his circuits strewn about the ally.
Raven was doubled over, grasping her chest, trying to breathe.
Beastboy lay behind Alex, groaning quietly.
Robin was crumpled by the edge of the wall, the wall he had been thrown against, out cold. Alex gasped.
'I'm supposed to be helping them! It should've been easier for them to win!' She thought, 'How did they lose so quickly?' She looked at them, her heart bleeding... she couldn't help them... she couldn't stop their pain... she couldn't do anything but watch...
She was helpless.
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TA DAAAAAA! End of chapter 3! YAY!!!!
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~*~PROLOUGE TO THE CHAPTER:
A cold, bone-chilling wind ran through the endless gray sky. Fog, starting off thin then thickening slowly, tiptoed in following the howling wind. It rolled along the ash-covered ground, giving the endless horizon a smokey cast. The only two things visible in this barren land of loneliness were a gnarled, dead, rotting tree... and a young girl sitting at its base.
The girl sat at the roots of the tree, her chin leaning on her drawn-up knees, tears streaming down her tan cheeks. She was alone and knew it... all alone... forever.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaleeeeeeeeeeeeeex" called a haunting, echoing voice from far off, "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeex!"
The girl looked up; her face tilted toward the sky, looking for the source of the voice that had called her name. When she saw no one, she leaned her head back on her knees.
"I'm alone..." she murmured, "all alone..."
"Aleeeeeeeeeeex" The voice called out again, not as haunting this time... familiar... and perhaps even comforting.
Alex looked up, less distressed, her ragged breath becoming calmer.
"W-wh-who-who are you?" she whispered.
"Alex," the voice began, extremely familiar and very close by, "Don't worry... I won't hurt you." Suddenly, small particles of light flying from all corners of the barren landscape began to come together, forming a figure, which was becoming clearer by the second. Alex gasped as Robin looked down at her, smiling. (Amy's input: o0o0o0o0o... the beginning of the hinted romance, how exciting.) Robin reached out his hand to her, a reassuring smile playing across his lips. Alex looked at the hand he offered her and grasped it, pulling herself up from the dusty ground.
As soon as their hands touched, the lonely, gray land began to change. The ashes disappeared, and grass began to grow. The clouds covering the night sky receded, presenting a full moon and a sky dotted with stars. The tree behind her blossomed, covered in rich new bark, deep green leaves and beautiful, white orange-blossoms.
Robin smiled at Alex while she gasped in amazement. He reached out his hand, brushing away the stray tears on her cheek.
"Don't cry," he whispered, "You'll never be alone, I'll always be there for you. Don't ever feel abandoned."
Alex looked up at him, her shock being replaced by a blush. Robin leaned closer, "Alex, I have a confession..." he said, blushing.
"What?"
"I lo-"
"ALEX! GET YOUR BIG LAZY BUTT OUTA BED RIGHT NOW!"
"ARRRRRRRRRRRRG!!!" Alex shot straight up in bed, her eyes wide.
Jinx scowled, hands on her hips. "Well it took you long enough."
"Erm... sorry?" Alex grinned sheepishly, trying to remember her dream.
"Whatever." Jinx grinned smugly, "You better get up now, Slade needs us, it'll be your first mission." She stormed out of the room, "you have five minutes." She called over her shoulder.
Alex sighed, rising from her bed, trying to grasp the fleeting memory of her dream, but she couldn't. The harder she tried to remember, the more that was lost, buried in the darkest portions of her unconscious mind.
~*~
"So," Alex said to Jinx as the two of them, followed by Gizmo and Mammoth walked down an ally-way, "Where are we going?"
"Well," Jinx began, "there's a brand new computer chip in the basement of Gothem Central Intelligence, a technological breakthrough according to Slade, called the Intergalactic Nuclear Transmitter/ Extraterrestrial Locator, or I.N.T.E.L. we need to get it." Jinx led the group into another ally-way, a dark, trashed one.
"Why does Slade need it?" Alex asked, figuring she might as well get as much information as possible so she could help stop it.
"I'm not really sure... I think he can harness alien powers with it or something. I really don't ask, I just do." Jinx stopped abruptly, causing everyone to crash into each other. "Here's the place." She said, grinning.
"This place?" Alex glanced around. The building Jinx was pointing at had a small dirty sign hanging in the ally-way. "Lilly's Inn," an old, rundown hotel that had gone out of business years ago.
"Yes, this is it. What did you think, they'd actually label it "Central Intelligence" or something?" Jinx sneered then looked over at Mammoth. "This wall." She said.
"HEY!" Gizmo shrieked, "The snot-munching barf brain can't even find his nose with his eyes closed! How is HE gonna hit the right spot?"
"I CAN TOO TOUCH MY NOSE WIT' MY EYES CLOSED!" Mammoth shouting shutting his eyes to touch his nose. "See?" he said proudly.
"THAT'S YOUR LIP, YOU SNOT MUNCHING CAKE-SNIFFER!"
"Duh, what did you call me?"
Jinx sighed as the two boys rolled around on the ground beating each other up. "If you want something done, you have to do it yourself." She muttered, blasting away the wall. Over the crashing of the bricks, a loud alarm could be heard.
"Alex, Mammoth," Jinx shouted over the raucous, stay here and guard the entrance, warn us if the Titans come. Gizmo and I'll get I.N.T.E.L.
Alex nodded and stood by the opening in the wall, the alarm pounding into her head.
"Duh, I ain't no stupid." Mammoth muttered.
Alex rolled her eyes, "sure he isn't." she thought sarcastically. She kicked at a brick with her foot and wondered how long it would take Jinx and Gizmo to get the chip and if there was enough time to "accidentally" trip her when she came out when from the end of the dark ally-way came a familiar voice.
"TITANS GO!"
"Titan's are here!" Mammoth shouted, them muttered "aw, don't them titans got nothin' better to do them pick on us?"
Alex gave him a look that clearly said, "you are an idiot."
"Why you be lookin' at me all funny?"
"Because, you nimwi- OOF!" Something rammed into Alex, knocking her to the ground. Robin grinned down at her.
"You gotta pay attention," he whispered in her ear. He raised an eyebrow, smirking, "so how's it goin'?"
Alex kicked him into the air and pinned him against the wall. "Fine, and you?"
Robin grabbed her arm, kicked off from the wall and jumped over her, causing her to slam to the ground.
"Pretty good."
Alex winced slightly, scrambled to her feet and turned to face Robin.
"I see. How's Beastboy?" she asked, kicking him.
"Why can't WE just talk?" he asked, grabbing her foot and twisting her leg, "why does Beastboy always work his way into the conversation?"
She jabbed him in the stomach and pulled her foot away, "what are you talking about?" she asked, tackling him.
"I mean," he said, shoving Alex off, "Ever since I met you, Beastboy has wormed his way between us."
She raised an eyebrow, "Wha- are you jealous or something? I don't like Beastboy, if that's what you're asking, besides, I've only known you 4 months."
He stood in front of her, "Four months is a long time when you consider..."
Alex's heart beat faster... but she didn't know why.
~*~FLASHBACK~*~
"Don't cry, you'll never be alone, I'll always be there for you. Don't ever feel abandoned."
~*~ENDFLASHBACK~*~
"Consider what?" Alex asked, swallowing.
"That-"
"LET ME FIGHT ALEX!!!!" Beastboy said, popping between Robin and Alex.
"Fine." Robin said, and stalked off, heading toward Mammoth.
"HI ALEX!"
"Hi." She muttered, not really paying attention. Beastboy turned into a ram and charged. Alex realized what was happening at the last moment and jumped up, her feet pushing against the wall and kicked Beastboy, causing him to fall. Beastboy immediately got up, turning into something way larger this time... an elephant. Alex's eyes began to glow silver and the air around Beastboy began to shimmer as if it where a heat wave. Beastboy looked down at the ground as he floated higher and higher.
"EEP!" He shouted becoming human as Alex let him fall. She winced as he hit the ground.
"Ow..." he moaned.
"Sorry!" She whispered.
A hand tapped Alex's shoulder and she whirled around, it was Jinx.
"WE BEAT THEM!" Jinx exclaimed, "We actually beat them! And we have I.N.T.E.L.! Ha ha!"
Alex looked over Jinx's shoulder at the Titans.
Starfire was lying atop a pile of bricks, a bruise forming on her head, a nasty cut on her arm, and a number of scratches on her golden face.
Cyborg was lying, motionless, his circuits strewn about the ally.
Raven was doubled over, grasping her chest, trying to breathe.
Beastboy lay behind Alex, groaning quietly.
Robin was crumpled by the edge of the wall, the wall he had been thrown against, out cold. Alex gasped.
'I'm supposed to be helping them! It should've been easier for them to win!' She thought, 'How did they lose so quickly?' She looked at them, her heart bleeding... she couldn't help them... she couldn't stop their pain... she couldn't do anything but watch...
She was helpless.
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TA DAAAAAA! End of chapter 3! YAY!!!!