Chapter 2: "Suspicions"
She woke abruptly, gasping as her dark eyes flared in panic. Flames engulfed her, she floated in the inferno. She saw ruined cities, seas of magma, her friends turned to stone. Tears steamed off her cheeks, and she looked down at her hands. Wreathed in flame, on her palms the characters etched into life once more. Her eyes wavered, she tried to moan No… but her lips barely moved. And then Slade burst out of the flames, his mask almost touching her burning skin. She could smell his spicy, unnaturally hot breath. "What you have concealed you will become!"
Horror scattered across her face just before she screamed. "Nooo!"
Raven snapped awake, her hair flaring as cold sweat ran down her temples. She fell onto her bed, floating just above it with her dream. Sitting bolt upright, she rubbed her arms to warm them, her eyes closed, her breath shivering. "No… no…" she whispered painfully, and gradually calmed.
After a few moments, she looked at her open palms, and watched the marks fade out of sight. Letting the fingers close over their wake, she let her arms down, and tilted her head back with closed eyes. I just need to calm down. Being panicked won't help anyone or solve this problem… We couldn't stop him, no one could have…
Then she stopped, a bit puzzled as she gently sniffed. Food… At this hour? She looked to her clock. It was barely past dawn. Curious, she hopped off her bed, and walked down the hall, her hair swaying gently with her stride. She almost jumped, calming herself with a breath, as Cyborg popped his half-drowsy face out of his own room as she walked past. "…I smell food…" he mumbled. Then a particular sent reached his nostrils and he perked up, chibi and grinning. "Waffles!" He shot past Raven, leaving her to settle her hair down with a dark expression.
As the dark Titan moved to the living room, she watched Starfire, Robin, and Beast Boy start to come out of their rooms in various stages of dress or pajamas. Robin seemed quite awake, but no less confused. When they reached the living room, the doors sliding open in the center of the front wall, they all stopped short, even Raven blinking.
Cyborg was sitting at the counter, drooling, over a small feast of various foods and drinks. Waffles, pancakes, toast, eggs, tofu in various configurations, hot chocolate, steaming tea, and even a few dishes that looked exactly like some of Starfire's more… unique left-overs.
And standing behind the counter, washing dishes in the sink, was Rith, a faint smile on his face. He looked up with raised eyebrows to the group lingering in the doorway after setting the bowl he was cleaning down in the strainer. "I didn't mean to waste your food, but I thought a nice breakfast for everyone might be pleasant. I have some money, so I think I can buy enough to make up for it later. Though I… don't really know how to find many of these dishes," he admitted with a meek smile and blush, scratching the back of his head as he gestured at Starfire's 'food'.
Beast Boy and Starfire went star-eyed, salivating, and streaked to the counter. Beast Boy was already shoveling tofu dishes into his mouth, Cyborg dominating the waffles with massive chomps and pouring the syrup into his open mouth, while Starfire grabbed Rith's hands and hovered up and down so rapidly his hair and cloak were blowing back with the wind she created. "What a lovely beginning to the day! You are a wonderful, wonderful new friend!"
Rith was quite sincerely blushing, 'looking' at Starfire with overwhelmed shock. "A-ah… That's very kind of you to say… Madam… Would you like to sit and eat?" he managed at last, gesturing to another stool on the other side of the counter.
She zipped into the stool and started devouring her special foods. She hit a green jello with white spores inside it with glee. "You have even warmed it to the proper temperature!"
Rith just scratched the back of his head again. "…Just room temperature…"
Robin smiled as he walked down more orderly, Raven floated over and down to join them herself.
"This is really nice of you, Rith, but you didn't have to go to all this trouble…" Robin pointed out, sitting down and pulling himself a plate of eggs and toast.
The blind boy smiled calmly. "It's nice to get a pleasant surprise sometimes. Don't worry… I don't have the money to make a habit out of it!" he added with a light smile and self-deprecating laugh.
Raven passively scanned the food, and sensed nothing 'added' to it that could cause a problem, and she found her gaze wandering to the steaming cup of tea just waiting for her at the edge of the counter. Her eyes flitted up to Rith for a heart-beat, and then back to the cup. A bit disappointed with her self-control, she took the cup and sipped it quietly. Her shoulders eased a bit. Just right… very soothing…
Rith poured himself a cup of the very same tea, and sipped it as the others ate. Starfire paused. "You do not wish to partake of the feast, friend?" Her adorably inquisitive and concerned expression made Rith smile gently, though his 'eyes' were aiming down at the counter.
"I ate earlier, lady Starfire, but I appreciate the concern."
Robin finished off one of his eggs. "This is all really good, Rith, thanks. Yesterday, you showed some real skill with that staff of yours," the item was propped up against the far counter behind Rith at the moment. "I was wondering if you'd like to spar with me later?"
Rith shrugged. "Sure, if you wish."
Beast Boy grinned. "And you gotta play me in our racing game!"
Raven's brow creased, and she looked up to see Rith amused and intrigued. "I would love to Beast Boy, but considering I can't see the game itself, I doubt you'll find me much challenge."
Beast Boy blanched. "O-oh… right… I'm way sorry dude…"
"I take it as a compliment you don't find me handicapped. I'm sorry I can't play with you," the blind young man said quite sincerely with a tip of his head.
Raven set her tea down. "You can only see the TV itself, and the speakers, with your senses, correct?"
Rith's expression became a bit more peaceful, his smile softening. "Quite correct, Raven. And the sounds of the game just aren't real enough for me to guess what's going on."
His kind expression gave Raven a flash of Malchior, the dragon she'd freed from a book thinking it was the hero trapped inside from the battle it depicted. She looked down, suppressing her emotions. "Just checking."
Robin watched the interaction, and saw Rith shift a bit, concern in his expression before he keeping his face toward the counter. He'd sensed Raven's changed demeanor just as fast as Robin.
Raven drained her cup, and moved to the sink to place it there. "Thank you for the tea, Rith. I'm going to go meditate." She pulled her hood up as she walked out, floating the last bit before the doors closed in her wake.
Beast Boy swallowed and frowned at the doors. "Sheesh… She could at least hang out for a little while in the morning, couldn't she?"
Rith just smiled. "Meditation is a lovely practice. I wouldn't deny it to her. She seems to have enjoyed the tea, and I'm glad I could bring her that."
Beast Boy pointed at him. "Dude… you're like so nice it's scary…"
The blind young man eased back, a bit perplexed. "…I am?"
Cyborg chuckled. "Well I think he's got a point, Rith. I respect Raven, she's got her own stuff to deal with, but if I was getting the cold shoulder you are, I wouldn't exactly be smiling."
Rith shrugged. "I don't want her to feel forced to trust me. I would feel quite guilty if that ever happened." He turned his face to Robin. "I'll clean up after breakfast, then would you like to spar?"
Robin perked up. "Sure, Rith, but you don't need to do all the dishes, too."
"It helps me think, and I like to think," Rith replied with a mild grin, amused at himself.
Robin chuckled, and Starfire zipped around the counter as she finished. "You are a most kind new friend, Rith!" And she grabbed him in a crushing hug.
Rith twitched, his back making several loud pops, and forced a tight smile. "Glad I could… be of… service…"
Starfire giggled, letting go, and he crashed into the floor, making everyone sweatdrop.
Rith sprang back up, smiling. "Go relax, I'll wash up."
(Later…)
Using Robin's personal sparring room, a little smaller than the massive training room the whole team used on occasion, Rith faced the boy wonder across a spacious, yellow mat. Robin had his progressive staff in hand, the blind boy standing straight, his wooden weapon held with one end to the ground. Robin smiled a bit, always enjoying a good match, and shot in. Rith flicked his staff up, blocking a strike on his left and right, then ducked a cross-swipe, neatly stepping out on Robin's left. Robin stabbed with his staff as he landed from his hop with the swipe, and Rith yanked his left shoulder back, letting the weapon just miss as he back-peddled smoothly.
Robin landed again, and started to pace around to his left, facing Rith. He's totally calm and in control. "You going to play defense the whole time, or do you want to show me what you've got?"
Rith chuckled. "As you wish, Robin." He hefted his staff, and ran in. Robin laughed, whipping his staff down, but Rith blocked it by snapping his own across his back, then kick-flipping away from Robin, swiping the wooden staff off his back to keep Robin on the defensive. The cape-clad boy had to almost fold in half backward to avoid getting a nice blow to the side of his head.
Landing, Rith was forced to dodge several precise sweeps of Robin's metal staff, weaving his head through them as his hair and clothing dragged. Finally, he blocked a blow to his right flank, and twisted to deliver a kick into Robin's. The boy wonder leapt away, twisting around wide to bring his staff in for another blow on the other side. Shoving the wooden staff with both hands, Rith blocked once again, and leapt off the ground as Robin lunged with his own. Pressing one wooden butt to the ground, Rith pressed his feet to the ceiling, and Robin paused, his eyes widening with his mask.
"Nice, but it has a weakness!" and he slammed his staff into the side of Rith's with a powerful wrench of his arms, grinning.
Rith simply collapsed as his staff flew out to the side, but Robin looked up to see the blind boy's palm rushing at his head. Robin leapt back, the blow just shy of his face.
At that moment, outside the room, Raven was just walking around the threshold, just returning from the roof and her meditation. She looked inside, and paused, curious to see how Rith handled himself with her friend.
Robin recovered with a barrage of sweeps and stabs, and Rith wove and dodged them as well as ever at first, but finally one tripped him, yanking his left foot forward from behind. Robin chuckled, twisted in, and shoved down on Rith's chest. The blind boy crashed to his back, chuckling as well. "Well played, Robin," he conceded, raising his hand.
Robin took it, and helped him up. Rith hefted his staff, and nodded to Robin. "You're very good."
In truth, the masked hero was curious, because he caught the faint hesitation in Rith's movements that let him trip him. "So are you," he chose to respond, half-smiling.
Rith tipped his head, and they both looked to the exit, where Raven stood, leaning against one side with crossed arms. She raised an eyebrow. "Enjoying yourselves?"
Her masked friend smiled. "I think so."
Rith gave a gentle nod. "A welcome bit of practice between friends." He glanced to Robin, "If I may presume the term?"
Robin waved the issue down. "Relax, it's fine." He started for the door himself. "I think I'll go patrol for a while. Take care, you two."
After he brushed past Raven, she focused on Rith as the blind boy came to the opening himself. "Why did you let him floor you?" she challenged directly.
Rith's expression slackened. "I should have realized you'd catch that. I think Robin did." He sighed, letting his shoulders sag. "I wasn't sure which would be worse. Making you think I was practicing beating up your friend, or faking a loss and appearing like I'm testing him."
Raven raised her eyebrow again. "You're putting an awful lot of work into getting me to trust you. You're not helping yourself."
"To do otherwise would be insincere, and then you really couldn't trust me," he replied, mildly helpless. "No games next time. I'll just let it flow as it will."
"That would be smart," she agreed with a nod, and turned, starting to walk off.
"Was your meditation restful?"
Raven stopped, staring ahead blankly.
"…My apologies for intruding on a personal matter then. I won't repeat it." Rith moved out of the sparring chamber behind her, but turned and walked down the opposite direction, heading for the roof himself.
She turned, her cloak rippling a bit. "Where are you going?"
"To the roof, to meditate. I may be ignorant enough to ask you about yourself, but I knew walking in on your meditation would frustrate you," he shrugged, and his voice followed in mild amusement, "Follow me and check, if you like."
Her expression softened with weariness as she bowed her head. I really am giving him a hard time… even I think so, which says something…
"I'd much rather you not trust me than cause that disappointment on your face."
She looked up, focusing on his back curiously. He'd stopped, and his head was turned to 'look' over his right shoulder. She replied, "You didn't cause it."
"Not directly, perhaps. I would never make you feel guilty for protecting your friends, Raven. If you must never trust me for you to feel secure in that, then may you never trust me. Please only trust that I wish for your happiness." He bowed his head as he stood, and walked on into the shadows of the hall. Naturally, he didn't need to turn on the lights to get around.
She stood in the darkened hall, soft surprise on her face. His words touched something in her heart, realizing he really sympathized with her… She firmed her expression and closed her eyes. It could just be another act. Don't make the same mistake twice! And if he is a good person, don't drag him into your problems… She turned, and made herself walk calmly back to her room. Maybe reading would help get her mind off of things.
(Later…)
That afternoon, most of the Titans were out or in different places in the tower, and Rith had gone shopping to make up for all the food he'd used for breakfast. Raven took the opportunity to float in front of the living room's main window, legs crossed, hands posed on her knees, eyes closed, repeating her focusing mantra. In her mind, she was alone in space, no sound to disturb her, no planet to defend, no tower around her. Just herself and nothingness, the chance to examine and control her emotions. She smoothed out her agitation over Rith's arrival, calmed her annoyed feelings with Beast Boy for some of the jokes he cracked at lunch. Her suspicions of Rith, who had not joined them for lunch, choosing to meditate on the roof further instead, were quickly quelled for the sake of her greater balance. They were worldly matters, things that didn't matter in that moment, in the nothingness.
She moaned faintly, her brow creasing ever so subtly. Wisps of flame burnt her mind's eye, and she started to feel suffocated. No… calm down… I must not let fear take control. It eased, but then her hands stung, she could feel the marks on her palms. No… No, Raven… Focus… She didn't even notice the door opening behind her, but there was no sound to disturb from it.
"A-azarath metrion… zinthos," her rhythm broke faintly, her fingers shaking. Her throat was parched, she could smell smoke. I must maintain control… Fear was rising, twisting in her stomach. Not just of the message this time, but of exposure. She'd been so stupid to meditate out in the living room like this. If someone stumbled in on her and she lost control… Enough!
She dropped her legs down and stood up, firm irritation etched into her features as she turned around and started for the doors. Looking up, she froze solid, her eyes widened, a gasp dying in her throat.
Rith was in the kitchen area, the lights still off in the living room (she'd turned them off for her meditations), and was storing food from bags on the counter. As she watched, she realized nothing he did made any sound. He was completely silent, impossibly silent.
"How long have you been there?" she blurted out, and then clamped a hand over her mouth.
He twisted, seeming surprised to hear her voice. A can dropped from his hand, clattering loudly on the counter-top. "R-Raven? I apologize, did I not silence myself enough?"
Her deep embarrassment flared. "I don't care how quiet you were! You said you wouldn't interrupt my meditation! What are you doing right now?"
Rith started to speak, but slowed his throat, and didn't utter a word. He just closed his mouth and bowed his head. "I'm very sorry, Raven. I wasn't thinking…"
But she felt awful. She'd been meditating in the main room, and he'd obviously made himself deaf to her until she called out to him. Her expression melted with guilt. "N-no, I'm sorry, Rith. I shouldn't have… been here. Sorry… I…" she shook her head, and hurried to the doors.
His face watched the doors shut in the darkened room, his expression gravely sympathetic. She's feeling the weight… whatever it is. He turned, picking up the can he dropped. "Idiot," he muttered, and sourly shoved it into the fridge.
(Later…)
After dinner, when most of the team had already gone to bed, Beast Boy walked into the living room to get some late-night gaming in, but found Rith, standing at the window, looking out over the water. The blind boy turned. "Sorry, Beast Boy. You want to play your game?"
The shape-shifter smiled a bit, walking up himself. "Yeah, but it's cool. I can play whenever. What are you doing?"
Rith flashed a smile. "Thinking."
Beast Boy smiled back and looked out himself. "If you were Raven, you would've said 'you should try it some time' at the end there."
The other boy chuckled a bit. "She'd miss you if you weren't around, Beast Boy. I think more than she realizes now."
The morpher smiled more calmly, looking down. "Yeah, I know. She's been nice to me some times… when it really mattered. How much do you know about us, anyway?"
Rith shook his head, frowning. "Not much at all. You're famous heroes, but other than some of the larger villains you've put away or stopped, I know little."
"Well… we used to have a sixth member of our team. Terra. She and I were great friends, but… Slade got to her at some point. You know him?"
"I know of him, yes," Rith answered gravely, following Beast Boy's serious tone.
"Well… he… he convinced her she was a bad-guy, and she turned on us for a while. She was hard to fight… for a lot of reasons," he looked off to the side. "But in the end, she came back to her senses… in time to take Slade down for us. She… turned to stone as a result. We've been looking for a way to reverse the effect, but…"
A hand rested on Beast Boy's shoulder, and he looked up into Rith's scarred eyes. "You will speak to her again, Beast Boy. Never lose hope."
The green boy smiled. "Thanks, Rith. It's good to hear that from someone outside the team… you know, just because…"
"Exactly," Rith agreed with a simple nod.
Beast Boy turned serious again. "There's a problem, though."
The blind boy raised an eyebrow.
"Slade… somehow he came back. And I mean big time. He had all these crazy powers, and he was after Raven this time."
Rith's attention was obviously acute, his expression tightened.
Beast Boy continued, not really noticing the particular effect it had, "It was Raven's birthday, and, you know her, she was being really sour about it. I figured she was just one of those girls, right?" He shook his head, scratching it nervously. "Apparently something was supposed to happen that day. Something bad, she wouldn't say anything else, and she only told Robin, really. It looks like it happened, and it had something to do with Slade." He looked up to the guest in the Tower. "We haven't seen Slade since, and Raven's bit… a little more creepy than usual since that day. She hides it well, even cracks a few jokes like she used to, but…"
"I didn't know what, but it's clear something is effecting her deeply," Rith explained his knowledge calmly, nodding to the green boy's trailing voice.
Beast Boy sighed, looking down again. "I feel bad for her, Rith, but I can never cheer her up. Especially not now. I mean… after that Malchior thing we were actually doing pretty well-!" He froze, clamping his hands over his mouth. "Oh no… she'll kill me now!"
Rith would have blinked, his eyebrows rising. "…Raven? Why?"
"I mentioned that name… Oh man… Me and my big mouth!" Beast Boy was sincerely angry with himself, his body tensing as he ground his teeth.
It was going to be difficult to get the boy to explain more, and Rith questioned the justification for persisting. He raised his hand, and touched the other boy's shoulder again, calming him. "I never heard a word," he said with knowing humor.
Beast Boy looked up, and was obviously relieved. "Thanks, Rith. Please, I'm beggin' ya, don't let that name slip around her. She'll know it was me."
Rith frowned. "What name?"
Beast Boy was about to respond, but stopped and laughed. "Right, thanks."
The blind boy just nodded, and started to walk away. He paused, looking to Beast Boy. "If you want to cheer her up a bit, don't expect much, and give her something you know she likes. If I gave it, she would be suspicious, but if you give her a gift, it's a kindness from a trusted friend."
The shape-shifter shrugged helplessly. "But I don't know what she likes other than spooky stuff and old books."
Rith smiled, walking off. "Then find her an old book or something spooky. Just don't tell her you think that about them." He left the morphing boy blinking, never sensing the pleased, scheming look on Beast Boy's face after a few moments.
(That Night…)
In the dead of night, the tower was dark, silent, and undisturbed. At least it was supposed to be. Deep in the basement, a large vault glistened faintly in the gloom, and a dark figure crept silently toward it. A sharp shink rang out, and two arcs of light appeared briefly. The massive hinges of the huge door cleaved apart, and it fell down on its front with a loud bang. The figure stopped, looking around, and nodded to himself. Looking into the vault, a gray, complex, chambered belt lay waiting, a red X marked on the buckle.
The lights came on, and Red X jerked, twisting around. His black body-suit, skull-mask, and tattered cape were all there, but he, of course, lacked the xenothium power-core belt that really gave him his tricks.
And standing at the entrance was Rith, his staff touching the light switch as he smiled faintly. "The massive bang not withstanding, you breathe so loud I could hear you from the roof."
Red X took on a tensed stance, but spoke with an amused tone to his filtered voice. "Not bad, kid. So who are you? A new Titan?"
"Just a guest. An invited one," he affirmed, continuing the mild humor as he brought his staff down, touching one end to the floor.
"Then I guess you're not going to let me take this belt, right?"
Rith nodded.
"Sorry, kid, but I don't pick fights with blind people."
The blind boy smiled cordially. "Excellent. Then you'll leave and I'll try to fix the vault."
"I didn't come all this way just to give up now, Chuckles." Red X twisted, and reached for the belt, but his hand bounced off a distortion, and he jerked his mask toward the boy. "What the-?"
"You're not getting the belt. How you leave is up to you."
"You picked the wrong hombre to mess with, kid. Let's do this."
X-blades popped off his fists, and he shot at Rith as they spun like saws. Rith flitted out of the paths of his swipes and jabs, and finally sent his staff out, but Red X was just as good. They flitted, blocked, struck, flipped, and coiled around each other, rounding the center of the room with their fight. Red X caught the staff with his blades, and the two faced-off over their shivering arms.
"You're pretty tough… for a blind guy… kid…"
"You're more than… just a trickster… yourself…"
Red X chuckled a bit. "I'll have to finish this another day. I think I'll make this interesting though!" He leapt back, two black balls in his fingers as he shot X-stars into the walls.
Rith braced, and sensed the balls drop just as Red X leapt for the ceiling. He was about to counter the thief's attempt, when the balls detonated with deafening tones. Sonic grenades. Rith grabbed his ears, his perceptions echoing and tearing at his skull as he fell to the ground with his staff, the alarms finally going off from a combination of Red X's stars and the two explosions.
Chiding himself mentally for not realizing what the grenades were, Rith slowly picked himself up, gripping his staff. His ears were ringing, but he could still perceive quite a bit. …Wait… all his blades, even the blast scorches… It's like he was never here. He looked to the broken safe. …Uh oh… The belt was still there, but he realized another problem.
Dark power coiled around Rith, and slammed him against the wall with a grunt. A mechanical shift revealed Cyborg, leaping down and aiming at Rith's face, Raven floating with blazing eyes, Robin, Beast Boy, who looked quite shocked, and Starfire rushing in. Robin skidded to a halt, seeing the belt still in its place. "What's going on? What happened?" he demanded of Rith, who was held to the wall in a cocoon of darkness except for his head.
Rith winced, feeling the dark set to Raven's expression inside her hood as she floated near the entrance. "Someone was trying to steel that belt. I heard him and came to stop him. I didn't have time to wake you."
Cyborg held his cannon at Rith's face. "The alarms just went off. Where'd he go?" His voice was cool and flat.
Rith's eyebrows rose sorrowfully, his head bowing. "I know what this looks like, but I swear it wasn't me. It was some boy in a body suit, a skull-mask, and he used x-shaped weapons."
Raven squeezed a little, her voice harsh with anger. "You could know about him from anywhere and made this whole story up."
The blind boy was uncomfortable, but not in pain yet. "Is there no evidence of a struggle here?"
Robin looked at the wall thoughtfully. "I see blade marks… like Red X's shurikens. We knew he'd come for the belt again at some point, if not just get another one himself."
Raven shook her head. "I'm not buying it that easily."
Rith sighed. "She's right, too. I could have made those marks."
Everyone looked at him. Robin raised an eyebrow. "How?"
"Give a location. I don't want to alarm Raven into crushing me like a sponge."
Raven's anger was wavering, but her reason wouldn't let her release him just yet. The circumstances were very suspicious… however tired and weary he looked.
Robin pointed to a blank wall-space near the other marks. "Make it exact."
Rith's brow creased, and a soft crack sounded. Robin looked, and nodded. "Perfect match… So you're saying you didn't do it, but you can't prove that?"
The blind boy just nodded. He raised his head just enough to focus on Raven, and she turned awkward. He looked so sad.
Well this is it… No proof, they can't take a security risk like this. Ah… Things were just starting to relax, too.
Cyborg let his arm down, the cannon deactivating. Robin came up, tipping his head to Raven. Rith looked up with some surprise as he was, rather gently, set on his feet. Cyborg smiled awkwardly. "Sorry about that, man. Gotta be careful!"
Rith raised his eyebrows. "Wait… you believe me?"
Starfire flew to him and hugged him again, his body cracking and popping in many bad ways, but he smiled after she let go. "Of course. You are our new friend. I'm very sorry we attacked you…" she added quite sincerely, drooping where she floated.
Rith shook his head. "I can't blame you for being cautious. Thank you very much… but… Would you prefer I left the tower? I'm a bit of an undue risk now."
Raven turned away from them all, but spoke calmly. "I can tell you're not lying… Sorry if I hurt you."
The others watched, this time even Beast Boy seeing Rith's softened expression in response to her voice. "…You didn't, thank you. Your control was very precise."
Privately, her eyes softened. If only it was precise enough… She physically nodded, and left.
Cyborg stomped over to the vault itself. "Just great… I'll fix this up, but at the rate he goes through vaults, this isn't going to hold too well."
Robin joined him, starting to discuss ideas. Beast Boy watched Rith pick up his staff, and pause, holding a hand to his temple gently as a pained look came over his face. The morphing Titan came up to him. "Hey, Rith, are you okay?"
He smiled back. "Sonic grenades. I'll be fine, just a headache. Thank you, Beast Boy." Rith tipped his head, and started off. "What would you guys like for breakfast?"
Beast Boy grinned. "Tofu!"
"Eggs and bacon!" Cyborg called back, grinning and giving a thumbs up. Starfire and Robin showed agreement.
"Tofu for Beast Boy, eggs and bacon for the rest coming up," the blind young man called back lightly, moving up through the tower.
