To all my reviewers who are still out there. Thanks so much for stcking with me. Life has been a female dog lately.
There will be a sequal and a part 3. They should be up as soon as I can get them typed and edited. These two chapters would have been up sooner, but it took forever and a day to get them edited.
Angel Tears 101- Hope you like these chapters as much as you liked the other ones.
the kelsey- you get your wish and more. Another two parts to come. With lost of humor and things.
flying alien- I think that you would particully like a line that i have put in Chapter 12. ;giggles slightly;
Slayergirl1362- Sorry it wasn't that soon, but i promise to be faster in the future.
Hobbes- i already email you.
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I hope you like this chapter and the next one. Part two should be up later. Also I am thinking about changing the name to something else, since there is going to be three parts). I need your vote on what to change it too. Your choices are-
A lonely birds tale
Songbird's Tale
Tale of a Bird
Which one do you like best? Or better, got any ideas of your own? Let me know.
Now that is done- On to the story! WAIT one last thing, I am pretty sure I got every one. if i didn't respond to you. SORRY!
Chapter 12- Don't Look Back
Songbird was once again on the now dry roof. And she was meditating.
"So Songbird," Aqualad said slowly, "are you and Cyborg going out?"
"No," Songbird said bluntly.
She could already feel her temper rising. She really didn't like Aqualad.
"Then why did you kiss him?" asked Aqualad.
"Why do you want to know?" she snapped.
"No reason."
There was a pause. Cyborg snuck onto the roof. They didn't notice him.
Songbird rose and was leaving when Aqualad blocked her way.
"Look I really don't want to deal with you right now so if you don't mind-" she said trying to move around him.
"Well I do mind," Aqualad smirked.
Songbird smiled coyly. Aqualad should have found it as a danger signal, but being arrogant-
"You do?" Songbird said. She parted her lips.
"Yes I do," said Aqualad.
His arms circled her waist. It took all of Songbird's will power not to obliterate him right then and there, but she was waiting for the opportune moment.
Aqualad lowered his head. He paused a few inches from Songbird's lips. Songbird smiled the same coy smile. Aqualad lowered his head again and was centimeters from kissing her when-
WHAM!
Songbird's knee connected with his groin.
Aqualad fell onto the floor groaning.
"I told you if you try that again I would make sure that you wouldn't be able to have little Aqualad's. Fortunately for you, I am not PMSing right now."
Songbird turned and walked to where Cyborg was doubled over laughing.
"No wonder I have such guy trouble," Songbird said as she approached Cyborg. She winked at him.
"That was too rich," Cyborg said standing back up.
"Did I not warn him?"
"Yeah. I just hope he doesn't tell on you," said Cyborg.
"He won't because then he would have to admit getting beaten up by someone a foot shorter than him," Songbird said with that same coy smile. Only this time it wasn't a danger signal.
There was an awkward pause between them.
Luckily they were spared anything by an explosion rocking the Tower.
"That seems to be happening a lot here," Songbird grumbled.
A cold laugh pierced the air.
"Frankly it doesn't happen enough in my opinion," said a voice.
Cyborg and Songbird twirled around to see who it was. Cyborg groaned.
"Not you again. Listen we are in the middle of something really big right now. So do you mind coming back in a week or so?" Cyborg asked.
The fat crook shook his head.
"You Titans got off easily last time. This time I have made a few modifications to my remote. And speaking of you Titans," said the fat crook known as Control Freak.
The other Titans arrived near Cyborg and Song via a black hole made by Raven.
"Remote?" questioned Songbird. "Can someone please explain?"
"Why explain when I can demonstrate?" sneered Control Freak.
He whipped out a remote, pointed it at the volleyball net and clicked. The net formed eyes and a mouth. The strings attaching it to the poles became its legs and arms as it moved toward the Titans.
"Ohh please," said Songbird. "Do you really think that that is going to scare me? Come on. Can't you do better than that?"
Control Freak was speechless.
Did this half pint just insult me?
"Actually I can half-pint," smirked Control Freak.
Songbird bristled; her height was a very touchy subject.
"You did not just call me half-pint," she snarled.
"Why yes I did shorty," sneered Control Freak.
"Dude, very very bad idea," said Cyborg.
The last time Beast Boy made fun of her height he found himself hearing strange noises for the next week. Unearthly howls, screeches, and moans followed him wherever he went. Needless to say he never did it again and the others got the point to not make fun of it.
"And you know what, pipsqueak there is nothing you can do about it," Control Freak stuck his tongue out.
"Even Beast Boy isn't that childish," Raven said as Control Freak aimed and pointed.
The next thing the Titans knew everything that wasn't latched down was moving toward them.
"Hey Cy," said Song as the Titans moved closer to each other.
"Yeah."
"If that remote gets destroyed what will happen to the monster things?"
The monster things were circling the Titans.
"They'll go off."
Before Songbird could answer Robin interrupted her.
"Teen Titans, GO!"
They sprang into action. Cyborg wrestled with some of his dumbbells, Raven tackled the volleyball net, while Robin and Starfire found themselves battling two very angry looking very tall metal poles and steel boxes, and Aqualad was still groaning on the floor. Songbird really got him.
Songbird thought quickly.
Take out fatso, you take out the remote, you take out the remote you take out the monster things.
An evil smirk came onto the lips of Songbird.
Why go the round way to solve a problem when you can go straight to it?
"Hey fatso," she called flying over to him. "Pint size this!"
WHAM!!
Her fist connected with his jaw. Control Freak was sent reeling back from the force. He managed to righten himself though. Which is surprising for a man that is about a hundred pounds over weight.
"Is that all you got squirt?"
"Nope. How about this fatty?"
Songbird gabbed the noise being made by the various explosions and sent the directly at Control Freaks remote. Her aim was true and it hit dead on. Shattering the remote in his hands. The monsters dropped, once again lifeless.
"You, you destroyed my remote," said Control Freak with a look of disbelief.
"Yes I did," smirked Songbird. "Now I really don't have time to deal with you. So Aqualad why don't you make yourself useful and take him to the state prison, then go home."
Songbird turned and walked back to the stairs. Control Freak seemed to come out of his shock. He pulled out a pistol and aimed.
WHAM!
Cyborg's fist smashed into his jaw.
"Of all the dirty low handed things," he mumbled.
They all (the Titans and Cyborg) jogged/flew up to Songbird, leaving Aqualad to limp over where Control Freak was lying sprawled on the ground.
"Umm thanks Cyborg," said Songbird, with a blush on her checks, as they stepped into an elevator. "Didn't catch that one."
"Yeah no big," Cyborg said.
"Come on we need to get back to the main room. I want to find Slade and soon," said Robin briskly.
"No need to Robin I am right here."
True to his word. There stood Slade, leaning up against the wall ahead of them.
Everyone went into battle mood.
"Teen Titans-"
"No!" Robin was cut off by Songbird's voice. "He's mine."
Flying in front of the Titans she took her normal fighting stance. Her power was blazing around her. Her body was outlined in red as she stood there her eyes locked onto Slade's body.
"No, he is our villain," Robin said.
"NOT ANY MORE!" roared Songbird.
Robin was about to protest more, but he found himself sinking into the ground and then in the main room.
"What are you doing?" he screamed at Raven. He started to run to the door back to where Slade and Songbird were but Raven stopped him and pointed to the screen of their giant television.
"Songbird is facing him alone Robin. We are not going interfere in the least amount," Raven said.
"But that doesn't mean we can't be peeping toms," said Cyborg clicking a few keys.
The giant TV screen turned on and showed the picture of the hallway where Songbird and Slade were.
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Slade sighed heavily. "Tell me how has it been? How has being alone, cut off from the world by your past, affected you?"
Songbird faltered slightly. That was her one fear, loneliness. She was terrified of it. She was terrified of spending her days without a friend. Instead of answering Slade she just glared at him.
But then something revolted in Songbird. She wasn't going to let him control, manipulate, her again. Songbird crouched back into her fighting stance. Eyes blazing with power and anger.
"So like you," Slade sneered. "Always independent always biting off more than you can chew." Without warning Slade attacked.
"RRRAAHHH!"
He came at her with a flying kick. Song blocked it and sent a flurry of punches his way. All of them Slade blocked.
With inhuman speed they smashed through walls and floors. Their fighting was blurred movements that the Titans watching could barely make out.
They finally parted, three floors down and six rooms over, it was from a mutual need of air. Songbird was really giving Slade a run for his money, or in this case his life.
But Songbird's back was turned to Slade. Slade saw his chance and acted on it, knowing that he had trained Songbird very well and that this might be his only one.
Running he aimed a jump spin kick right at her head.
At the last possible second Songbird spun around and grabbed Slade's boot. Using his momentum she smashed him threw the wall she was leaning up against.
Slade landed in Beast Boy's room, the mountains of clothes cushioned his fall. But they couldn't cushion the punch that Songbird dealt him. He went crashing threw the floor.
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"Tell me how has it been? How has being alone, cut off from the world by your past, affected you?" the Titans heard Slade ask Songbird.
They saw her shoulders slump slightly as she stood from her fighting stance. They saw the pain that flashed on her face for a second.
But then they saw her crouch back down. Eyes hard and blazing.
"So like you," Slade sneered. "Always independent always biting off more than you can chew." Without warning Slade attacked.
"RRRAAHHH!"
They saw him come at her. She blocked. They watched awestruck at the speed that they exchanged blows.
If that were Robin, he would be dead by now. Raven thought to herself as she stole a glance at the Boy Wonder.
"What's she doing? She shouldn't turn her back on him!" shouted Beast Boy. Raven pulled her eyes back to the screen.
Sure enough Songbird had her back turned to Slade. The watched in horror as Slade ran at her.
"We must warn her!" shouted Starfire.
"Shhh. Don't under estimate her," Cyborg said. He saw the wicked grin on Songbird's face and could see what was about to happen.
They all let out a whoop when Songbird smashed Slade through wall.
"Awwwwwww man! That's my room," groaned Beast Boy.
"Hush. We can always fix it later," said Raven.
Songbird punched him in the face.
CRASH!
They all turned to the kitchen. Songbird flew down the whole. She stood over him, her foot pressed against his throat.
"It's over for you Slade," she growled. She applied pressure. "All the pain that you would have caused is now going to be stopped."
"Song don't!" shout Cyborg.
"And why shouldn't I? He killed everyone in my family. Why shouldn't I kill him?" she growled.
"Do you really think that your family would want you to? Do you really think they would want you to become a killer? To sink down to his level," pleaded Cyborg.
Songbird paused. "He's right. Do I really want to kill him?"
Slade saw the uncertainty in her eyes. He grabbed her foot and threw her into the refrigerator. She slumped down.
BOOOM! FLASH! FLASH! BOOOM!
Cyborg's cannon hit him in the chest. Starfire threw starbolts and Robin threw a birdarang.
"She is not alone." said Raven materializing behind Slade and kicked him in the kneecap.
Slade swiped a fist behind him. He hit nothing.
"Because now she has us." Raven appeared in front of him.
SMASH!
Her fist connected with his nose.
He stumbled back. The Titans went into there classic formation. This time Songbird led them.
"Titans! GO!"
Songbird upper cut him, sending him in the air. Cyborg's sonic cannon pushed him higher. Robin spun kicked him, pushing him to Starfire. Starfire hit him with a massive starbolt and Beast Boy flew up in falcon form. Getting in position, he morphed into a kangaroo and smashed him down.
They all landed in a circle around Slade. His costume was ripped and tattered. His facemask was cracked and you could see part of his face. Everyone was panting heavily.
"Give up Slade. You're threw," Songbird said.
"Never!" he sat at her.
His fist swung out. Songbird ducked and upper cut him again. Slade flew head first into the refrigerator door. His head made a dent in it. He slipped down onto the floor. He didn't move.
The Titans slowly walked out of the room. None of them looked back