Disclaimer: Would I be writing this if I owned TT? Perhaps not. :-(
Author's Note: Thanx so much for the reviews!!!! I promise that this chapter will be much longer than the previous 3, and definetely more interesting... and if I get 5 more reviews (or more) I write THREE MORE CHAPTERS the day after! Sound good? Great!!! Then on with the show!:-)
Chapter Four-Battle of all Odds
"The enemy's at an old warehouse nearby. It's Slade, and he and his minions are trying to steal all the loot," Robin explained to the team. "We should hurry. The antiques in there cost millions."
Beast Boy squinted. "What does he need with all that dumb old stuff anyways? It better not be a death machine, or he's gonna pay!" The green elf(?) morphed into a karate-chopping kangaroo, and then a kickboxing chimpanzee.
Silver sighed. In the midst of all her anticipation, she felt a new emotion arising-fear. She thought fighting would be easy- just hit your enemy and they're down. It all looked so easy for the Titans, that she had forgotten that she could get hurt.
She climbed into the T-Car next to Beast Boy and sat slumped onto the chair. Nothing seemed quite right that day, with all those events jogging around in her head. She was a Titan, and heading towards her first fight without any training. Whatis more intriguing than that? She thought sarcastically, and on the ride, she took time to look at the streets that they were aproaching. Large trees loomed over, and the darkness made the moon seem dim. Owls shrieked in the brances above, and all the civilization Silver could spot was an old crumbled facility on a low hill to the left.
"That's the warehouse," she said to herself. "Then why don't I see anything going on?"
In the midst of her thoughts she heard an explosion, then a loud bang. Cyborg, who had now climbed out of the T-Car, motioned for the other Titans to get moving. "C'mon, y'all! Danger's on the loose, an ya'll wanna lag like that?"
Silver wanted to stay in the warmth of the T-Car, to shield herself from the danger of death. But fighting was the cost of being a hero. Being a hero was how people became Titans. And now that she was a Titan, how could she not fight? Nervously climbing down, she entered the warehouse beside Starfire, whose eyes were glowing in the dark, and clenched her fists together, preparing to fight.
Out of the corner of her right eye she spotted Raven, crouched near a crate. "What is she doing? Certainly not meditating, in this type of situation," Silver whispered to Starfire, who nodded in greeting.
"Friend Robin has told Friend Raven to keep watch for Slade," she replied, not once diminishing the glow in her eyes. "He has also ordered us to fight in case he appears." She smiled reassuringly at Silver, who was trembling uncontrollably. "I am sorry if this frightens you, my friend, for Robin has gone to ward off Slade's...robots, if that is how you pronounce it on this delightful planet." Silver nodded in approval and shut her fists tighter.
Then there was another explosion, and the factory shook. Robin ran to the Titans, who were alarmed by the noise. "Slade's coming!" he shouted, nearly knocking Silver over. "Titans, move!" Peering closely at Silver, he pointed at her. "That means you too," he said, and ran off to join the team.
Silver braced herself, desperately hoping her powers would work right. She had to focus...
Then she felt it. A violent gust of wind nearly swept her off her feet again, and she let off more of her power. The winds she had created soared up highing into the sky, until Silver couldn't feel the ground at her feet. "I can fly?" She wondered, bemused, until she realized she was on a mission. Seeing about 2 of Slade's minions hurl towards her, she hit each with a blast of icy cold wind, knocking down each one. How could I do that? she wondered, then made her way towards about 3 more robots, who were obviously distracted. Hitting each with the same attack, she finally sat down and examined her palms. They were glowing eeriely in the dark, and her eyes were the same. Her whirlwinds had softened down to a light breeze, then absolutely nothing. "Am I that much?" she wondered.
She was too busy thinking when one of the robots hit her with a punch. Weak, Silver collasped and the next thing she knew, there was another explosion on the roof directly above her. Then, everything went pitch black- and nothing moved for a long time.
Starfire was the first one to notice this. "FRIEND SILVER!!!!" she shrieked, and hastily made her way to where Silver lay, clearly unconcious. "Friend Silver, are you injured?" she asked, bending down. A tear trickled down the Tameranian's cheek. She, of all people, would know that Silver needed extra protection. But because she had not been warned... her first fight was a disaster.
Then Robin came. He was called by the sound of Starfire's loud shriek, and headed towards the girl. "You OK?" He asked, but he found no answer. "Call Cy. And the rest of the team. Tell them to come," he told the alien girl, who nodded and went off to find her friends. Looking at Silver, Robin shook his head. "A lot of things could've hapened differently," he said to himself.. "A lot of things. When Ter-er-another Titan had her first fight, nothing was predicted. She ran off with Slade as her master. Silver read about us. She knows us. And she's not one to betray us."
But Robin had spoken too soon, for there was still much more to come.