Howdy y'all! I'm back again with the second chapter! So kick back relax and enjoy!
First though review responses!
Blaze-firestorm: Thanks for reviewing both my last story and this one! What's with Cyborg and Nightfire you ask? You'll find out over the span of the next few chapters. And don't worry Raven's there she just wasn't in chapter one much. Thanks for the good review!
Terra-Jordan: Thanks for the good review!
Heome lover: Thanks also to you for the good review!
Nevermoretheraven: Thanks for being a faithful reviewer of my stories! Don't worry both Raven of 2004 and 2018 will play a very important role in this story!
Candyclouds711: Thanks for the good review. Oh and yes I am aware Terra is lavaized as I have seen every episode of teen titans a lot(I have basically no life outside of star wars and teen titans). In all my BBterra stories she's been brought back, however I realize I didn't make that clear. Anyway thanks for the good review!
Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans or the Dick and Jane book series for little kids (you'll see why I'm saying that) however I do own….a pencil! Yaay!
On with the show…
Vortex
Chapter two: back 14 years
Year: 2018 Time: Noon
Setting: Kitchen
It was lunchtime in Titans tower. Beastboy had cooked Tofu for lunch so that had coaxed Nightfire to come out of his room. Beastboy was still cooking the last bit of the Tofu and Nightfire was eagerly working on his time machine, using the tabletop as his workspace.
Everything was peaceful for now. Terra was helping her husband cook. While Reena was eagerly trying to read 'Fun reading with Dick and Jane' as Robin taught her to read. They were all taking turns helping the blond haired little girl to read. Starfire was also helping and Raven was meditating in the seat next to Nightfire.
"Sa… sa …sa.." Reena tried sounding out the words.
"Sally" Robin said to her.
"Oh. Sally walked up to Dick and ja..jane and…Robin this book is silly. Can't I just play video games?" Reena pleaded.
" Nope. You have to learn to read. You can either have me teach you the fun way with fun books or you can have Nightfire teach you the boring way by teaching you every word and every grammar rule. Your choice" Robin replied.
" This book is so great I think I'll finish it!!!" Reena replied quickly and then went back to sounding out the words.
" Dude Nightfire, Mega Monkeys 20 for the Game Station 3 is coming out next month. Think you can get us an advanced copy?" Beastboy asked while flipping the Tofu over on the stove.
" You bet dude! I'll work on getting a bootleg copy from an eastern Zandia dealer as soon as I'm done with this" Nightfire said looking up from his work.
" Awesome. What is that anyhow?"
" You'll see soon" Nightfire replied going back to his work
The only 2 residents of Titans tower not in the living room were Wingfire, who was being watched by his robotic nannies that Nightfire had built so the Titans could go on missions without having to deal with a baby-sitter, and Cyborg. But not that neither Nightfire nor Raven wanted him down there anyways.
" Your arm ok Raven?" Nightfire said. Raven arm was also broken, but only in 2 places.
" Yeah" she smiled and then hugged him tightly. Raven had found out over the years that hugging a 5 year old can brighten your day just because you can hug them and no one will make fun of you because they're only 5..
"Uhm Rae…you're one of my best friends but you're scaring me now" Nightfire said.
" Sorry" she said, letting him go.
" Morning Y'all" Cyborg said entering the room. Nightfire shot him a hateful look.
" Morning Dweeb" Cyborg finished staring at Nightfire.
" Morning rusty tin-man" Nightfire shot back.
"Freak"
Freak just was the last straw for Nightfire " SHUT UP YOU…YOU…CHLORTANDOBOWOOD!" Nightfire said using a tamerainien curse word.
" Nightfire! Watch your language" Starfire scolded.
" Sorry Mommy" Nightfire said sitting down again.
" Leave" Raven said to Cyborg "Nightfire has never done anything to you! Unless you want me to send you to another dimension I suggest you get out of this room"
" I agree. Get away from Nightfire. Now. You're not permitted in the kitchen during mealtime after last nigh anyways" Robin said.
"Yeah Cyborg you're a meanie!" Reena said, looking up from her book.
" And you can't read and have the intelligence of a rat." Cyborg shot back.
Tears formed in Reena's eyes.
"Leave Reena alone!" Beastboy shot back as Terra rushed over to her daughter and picked her up.
" No. Maybe I'll break all Y'alls arms like I did to Dweeb and Goth girl here" Cyborg said.
" Please Cyborg why are you so angry with us all?" Starfire asked approaching him
"Yeah were you always such a meanie?" Reena said as Terra wiped the tears from her daughter's eyes.
" We can find out!" Nightfire proclaimed "See I built a time machine. I just finished it! And it's about time we see if it works!" Nightfire then pressed a button on the small compact mettle box and a Vortex of streaming light came into the room.
"Dude what is that?" Beastboy asked.
" A trans-time,1 dimension Vortex regulation beam!" Nightfire said.
"Huh?"
But Nightfire couldn't explain as everyone was sucked into the swirling vortex of light…
Year: 2004 Time: noonish
Setting: Kitchen
" Who wants Tofu!" Beastboy said in a sing-song voice, laying dishes of the white substance on the table.
" Not me man" Cyborg said pushing himself away from the table.
"I'll pass" Raven said, looking up from her book.
"Me and Starfire just had breakfast at a restaurant. We're full" Robin replied from the couch where Starfire and him were playing video games. Starfire was winning.
" Umm no Thanks Beastboy" Terra said quickly.
" But Terra…" Beastboy pleaded.
" No 'But Terra's. I'll make it up to you" She said quickly pressing her lips onto his. They didn't break free though and were oblivious to the world around them when suddenly Raven said " Not something I really want to see guys"
But they didn't really hear Raven and continued to kiss.
" Uhm dudes its bad enough Robin and Starfire make out in the kitchen but…" Cyborg started but then…
" Hey!!!" Robin said, as his face turned red and Starfire started to giggle.
"Oh yeah. sorry" Terra said pulling away from Beastboy, her face red.
Suddenly out of nowhere a swirling Vortex of colors appeared. 2 people came flying out and hit the ground with a large thud. The bigger one grabbed the little one and pressed him against the wall.
"All right you little bloodstain where are we?" The bigger one asked. All the present day Titans gasped as they realized it was an older version of Cyborg.
" I don't know! I didn't expect my time machine to work this well!" The little boy said.
" Well it did and now I'm gonna kick your can!" the older Cyborg said.
" Cyborg let go of me!" The little boy pleaded "Let go of me before I make you let go!" The boys masked eyes flashed green and he punched future Cyborg. He went flying into the wall and with no sympathy the boy landed to the ground.
" Wow dude that little dude just took down another version of Cyborg!" Beastboy said in shock.
" Man, how old are you little guy?' the present day Cyborg asked.
The little boy looked up, shrugged, and said "five".
Ok guys, that was the second chapter! I know it was kinda short but don't worry chapter 3 will be plenty long. It will take me a little longer than usual to type chapter 3 cause it's so long but it should be up on the 26th. Or shortly after. Please read and review!
Next time on Vortex (I sound like a T.V. show announcer don't I?): the rest of the Titans are coming through the portal and the present day titans are a little 'freaked out'.
See ya next time!
Bye y'all