Chapter 7: Emergency at the Worst Possible Time
Back in Raven's room, Robin was watching over Raven, who was still unconscious. Robin had just come back with a cold compress and placed it on Raven's forehead.
"Don't worry, you're going to be all right," said Robin. "Just relax."
Raven began to stir, but quickly lost consciousness. Robin ran his hand through her hair and rubbed her hand. Robin sighed heavily when the worst possible thing happened: the alarm started ringing.
"Oh no. Not now," Robin whined. Robin turned to Raven and said, "Don't worry, I'll be back. You rest."
Robin headed out to the main chamber to see what the matter was.
-Elsewhere in the Tower-
Starfire and Cyborg were monitoring J.T. and Terra's vitals and Beast Boy was catching 40 winks when the alarm sounded.
"Man, out of all the times for that thing to go off," said Cyborg.
"Zzzz…huh? Wha? Wha happened? What's going on? Are we under attack?" Beast Boy, who was still half asleep, asked.
"No, but the city is," replied Starfire. "I shall tend to J.T. and Terra. You two see what the problem is."
"Deal," replied Cyborg.
Beast Boy yawned as he said, "Five more minutes." Cyborg grabbed him by his shirt collar and dragged him along.
-In the Main Chamber-
Robin was typing something on a keyboard when Cyborg and Beast Boy came in. Robin looked behind him and noticed Starfire wasn't with them.
"Where's Starfire?" Robin asked.
"With J.T. and Terra. Where's Raven?" replied Cyborg.
"She's sleeping. And you know what she's like when she's disturbed," said Robin.
"Good point," stated Beast Boy.
"So what's the emergency?" asked Cyborg.
"Johnny Rancid escaped," replied Robin.
"Oh, just perfect," said Beast Boy sarcastically.
"Well, we're going to have to go get him," said Robin.
"I'll come too," an unfamiliar voice called out. Everyone turned around and saw Shockwave with electricity crackling all around his body.
"Shockwave? You're as unstable as J.T. and Terra," stated Robin.
"But you guys are shorthanded, and I figure I'd lend a hand," said Shockwave.
"We don't have a lot of options, Robin. I'm with Shockwave on this one," said Beast Boy.
"All right. He can come," said Robin reluctantly. "Titans, go!"
With that, Beast Boy turned into a pterodactyl and let Cyborg and Robin on, while Shockwave used his control of wind and electricity to fly over to Johnny's location.
-Outside of the Jail-
Johnny Rancid was making a desperate run for freedom. He had already stolen a pair of guns from the guards and he was trying to hijack a car.
"Twice and one day?" shouted Robin. "You really don't learn do you, Johnny?"
"The only thing I've learned is the best way to kick your butts," Johnny replied.
"Titans, go," Robin shouted.
Shockwave commanded a ball of electricity and fired it at Johnny. He missed, but the electromagnetic pulse the ball emitted disabled Johnny's weapons.
"What the...?" said Johnny, puzzled as to why his weapons wouldn't fire. Cyborg fired his sonic cannon, and Robin tossed some electric disks, at Johnny. Both hammered him and knocked him into a cliff. Beast Boy turned into a grizzly bear and hugged him until he passed out. Then, the Titans put him in the clink.
-Meanwhile, Back at the Tower-
Starfire was still checking J.T. and Terra's vital signs. J.T. and Terra both went in and out of consciousness every few minutes, and Starfire was starting to get worried.
"Oh, will you please choose between consciousness and unconsciousness?" she asked.
Sure enough, she got her wish. Terra started to stir, shaking her head until she opened her eyes.
"Nnnngh, what happened? Where am I?" Terra asked.
"Rest, friend. You have been unconscious for hours," replied Starfire.
"Unconscious? How?" Terra asked.
"Your powers generated an earthquake and transformed the island our tower is on into a mountain," Starfire replied.
"Wow. My powers really must be strengthening," said Terra in awe.
"Rrrgh…ouch. How long have I been out?" said J.T. as he regained consciousness.
"Ah, J.T.! You are okay," Starfire exclaimed. "It has been almost four hours since you lost consciousness."
"Four hours! Wow, when I'm out, I'm really out," J.T. stated. "Terra, how you feelin'?"
"I've been better, J.T.," Terra replied. "You?"
"Same story," said J.T. "So Starfire, where's Robin and the others?"
"Robin, Beast Boy and Cyborg are attending to an emergency, and I presume that Raven is with them," Starfire replied.
Just then, Robin and the others came in, talking about how easy it was to take down Johnny Rancid.
"…How many times do we get to whup on the same bad guy twice in one day?" asked Cyborg.
"I'll presume not many," replied Shockwave.
"Yeah, Cy, you might want to consider getting lighter armor. You're really heavy," said Beast Boy.
"I can't help that," said Cyborg. "GameStation anyone?"
"I'm in," Beast Boy exclaimed.
"No thanks," said Robin. "I've got something to check on."
"Nah, think I'll take it easy," said Shockwave.
"Suits me, we only have two controllers," said Cyborg.
Starfire came down to see her friends, but they disregarded her and went about their business.
"J.T. and Terra are awake," she said to herself, "so I do not need to check on them."