My Season 4 - VOL. I
Abashed Enchanters, Part 3
The 2nd Teen Titans Fanscript – Fanfic Adaptation
By RavenStar
Author's Note: The plot for Abashed Enchanters is as follows: Jinx defects to the Titans, quickly quelling thoughts that she's trying to subvert them, and soon becomes a powerful new addition and friend to the group. But when an unexpected attraction starts forming between her and Raven, both girls find themselves confused over their feelings and emotions - and Cyborg finds himself needing a more efficient circuit breaker for his jealousy fuse.
ACT ONE
The storm still went strong outside the shattered windows of Titans Tower. Lightning flashed.
Inside the Tower, Robin, Starfire, and a gorilla Beast Boy cleared the pile of rubble in the hallway blocking the stairwell. Jinx, Cyborg, and Raven were repairing the many shredded power lines and electrical cables and circuits "and stuff," as Beast Boy had explained to them after forgetting Robin's instructions.
While he was still working, Cyborg broke the silence. "So Slade's back. For real."
"And now he's stronger than he was before," Robin muttered.
"I wouldn't necessarily call that "stronger," Jinx explained. "He's always had connections the HIVE. He just added a little title to the front of his name, is all."
"But what does he want this time?" Robin asked himself.
"Why do you even have to ask that question?" Cyborg snapped.
"Um, because he's Robin?" Beast Boy said a little harshly.
"Well, yeah, besides that..." Cyborg responded, exasperated.
Starfire sensed something. "May I ask for the anger to subside, please?"
"What anger?" Beast Boy chided.
"Your anger," Raven cut in.
"My anger?"
"Yeah. Your anger," said Cyborg.
"I'm not ang-!" Thunder exploded right over their heads, startling everyone. Beast Boy shrunk. "Okay. That was loud."
"Yeah, well, it's gonna be until we get those windows fixed," Cyborg sighed.
"We're gonna have to do something to block that up temporarily for the night," Raven said.
"Wanna go with trash bags and duct tape?" replied Cyborg, mimicking Raven's dry tone.
"Duude - my territory?" Beast Boy cut in.
"Yeah." Raven ignored Beast Boy and answered Cyborg. "Let's make our Tower look like a junker car."
"Don't tell me you're actually thinking about image now," Cyborg sniped at her.
"Why I would I be worried about something like that?" asked Raven, irritation festering.
"I don't know. It just crossed my mind. Among other things. Sounded like somethin' Jinx would do."
"Jinx and I are two different people, Cyborg."
"Oh, like I couldn't tell?"
"Hey, whoah!" Robin ran between his teammates. "Piranhas! Chill! The cow's out of the water! Relax!"
"Yeah, you guys really need to calm down," Jinx told them. "Fighting over nothing is exactly what Slade wants us to do."
"I ain't fightin' over nothing!" Cyborg argued.
"Well, you're arguing about something," said Jinx.
Raven crossed her arms and harrumphed. "We're not arguing over anything."
"Well then, what are you arguing over?" Jinx asked her.
Raven & Cyborg looked at Jinx blankly for half a second.
"WE'RE NOT ARGUING!"
"Well, you certainly fooled me," Jinx said. "Could've had a court case with that last spat."
"Duude-ette - my territory?" Beast Boy once again cut in.
"Aw, go blow it out your ear, Beast Boy," Cyborg snapped.
"Hey!" Beast Boy snapped back. "I'm not the one said we should bring her onto the team!"
"I didn't hear you arguing about it much, did I?" responded Cyborg.
"Because I knew you wouldn't listen!"
"Whoah! Whoah!" Robin exclaimed, trying to cool down the situation.
"Okay," Raven admitted, as Cyborg and Beast Boy argued in the background. "so maybe I WAS arguing. But now it's gotta stop."
"I would suggest you all plug your ears, then," Starfire told them. She proceeded to take in a huge of air - and let out an ear-splitting scream. Jinx, having not covered her ears in time, was jolted along with Cyborg and Beast Boy.
The two boys looked at Starfire. "What was that for?"
"Please stop this arguing immediately!" Starfire asked them.
Cyborg and Beast Boy looked at each other. They both sighed..
"Infighting between us is exactly what Slade wants to happen," Robin reminded them. "He's toying with our minds - again."
On cue, Slade popped up on the newly repaired monitor screen. "Hello, Titans. Short time, no see."
The Titans whirled. Behind Slade were Gizmo and Mammoth.
"Slade..."
"I just wanted to know how the repairs are going. Is everything all patched up over there - or are you having trouble sealing some of the cracks?" the villain asked.
"Professional quality, Slade," replied Robin.
"So you've just painted over them? My my...you know that paint's going to eventually dry out and crack soon."
"Did you come here to talk interior design or to tell us something, Slade?" Jinx suddenly cut in. All the Titans were a little shocked at this display from her, but then remembered she used to lead her old team. "Oh...so now the Titans have a new general. How interesting," Slade hissed.
"What do you want, Slade?" Cyborg asked.
"I just wanted to let you know that Cinderblock, Overload, and Plasmus are going to be having some fun tonight."
"What else is new?" asked Raven.
Slade held up Raven's mirror. "By the way, Raven - this is just an absolutely lovely mirror."
The Titans gasped - Raven, Beast Boy, and Cyborg the most.
"No!" Beast Boy cried.
"How does it work?" asked Slade.
Jinx turned to Raven. "So he got your mirror - what's the deal?"
"That ain't no ordinary mirror!" Cyborg told her.
"Whaddya mean?" asked Jinx. "It seemed like a regular mirror to me. I used it when we took over your Tower the first time we met-"
In the background, Slade looked at his 'henchmen.' "Gizmo, Mammoth - I want you to guard the base. Do not, I repeat - do NOT come within ten feet of this mirror."
Raven whirled to see Slade taken into the mirror by a dark energy hand!
"NO!"
END ACT ONE
