A/N: Whether or not I got ten reviews, here's chapter 2 anyway. I was just too excited to wait. Of course, this doesn't mean to stop reviewing. In fact, if you read my story and don't review, I will hunt you down and pester you until you do. And if that still doesn't work, I'll get MorganShadow to haunt you until you crack. Believe me, you'll wish you were dead if I have to get MorganShadow up in here. Now let's see… where did I leave off? Oh yes, it was right about here.

Chapter 2

A scraggly body emerged from the alley next to what was just seconds ago a pizza parlor. It was wearing square brown glasses, had a fuzzy black goatee, and was covered in acne.
It was Carl. And he was holding was looked like a detonator in his hand.

"You have no idea how long I've been wanting to do that!" he shrieked. It was obvious that he had gone insane.
"Too long…too long have I been working at this greasy dump under that wanna-be high school football star!" he gasped. He was having a hard time breathing.

With the shield still up to protect Soda from the heat, Raven sprang forward and used her telekinesis to pick up a chain from a nearby gate. She wrapped Carl in it. But he didn't seem to notice, he just kept laughing. Laughing like the flames were the funniest thing he had ever seen in his entire life.

Just then, the rest of the Titans landed.

"We got a crazy one." said Raven. She looked disturbed.

Soda came out from behind the shield.
They're the Teen Titans, aren't they?

They have to be the Teen Titans. I can't think of anyone else they could be.

"Why the hell are we just standing around? There are people in there!" screamed Cyborg. He activated his sonic cannon and prepared to blast a way into the building.

Raven looked at him with dismay.
"Did you see the explosion? The people in there are already dead, fool. No human could have survived that."

"I don't care! There's still a chance!" screamed Robin. He pulled out his metal fighting stick.

Soda stepped forward and stood in front of the burning building. She wanted to cry, but she just couldn't. She had had her fair share of crying in the past two and a half months. She turned to the boy wearing a mask and spoke,
"She's right. You would just be wasting your time."

Cyborg turned to Soda. He was about to yell at her and tell her to mind her own damn business, until he noticed that she was hurt. And it looked like it was bad, too. The back of her clothes were black, so she had been scorched. When the building had first exploded and Soda was thrown forward, glass and rubble had hit her. But she wasn't aware of this. Soda didn't even know that her head, legs, and arms were bleeding.

The Titan's eyes were wide. This girl needed to be taken to a hospital before she bled to death.

Robin turned to Beast Boy. Beast Boy nodded.

What are they doing?

I'm not sure. They aren't going to try to go inside, are they?

Are you okay? You feel kind of weak.

It's just mental strain. I think I need a break.

"Here," said Beast Boy, "You're hurt really bad. I'll take you to a hospital."

"A hospital? But I'm fine, I'm just tired-" Soda looked down at herself and gasped.
"Oh damn…" was all she said before she collapsed.


Alright! You've slept enough! I can only be quiet for so long. Wake up, lazy.

Unh…

What, you still can't think straight? C'mon, be a man and sit up.

Pepper, shut up. And I'm not a man!

Open your eyes.

Soda lifted her eyelids, but just a little. They felt like weights. She was in a green room, and fuzzy images surrounded her. It was like her eyes were a bad television set. She could hear people talking. One of the voices was Joey's.

"Joey…?" she whispered. "Why is everything green? Where are we?"

"Who's Joey?"

"You are, stupid. Don't play games with me right now. I'm not in the mood."

"I really don't know who Joey is. Open your eyes a little more, things might start to look clearer."

"Huh?" Soda opened her eyes more. The five Titans were standing around her, giving her half hearted smiles. She sat up, and immediately her head began pounding. Everything that had happened started flooding her mind. She looked down at herself. She was wrapped in bandages, and she could feel a band-aid on the side of her face, close to her ear.

"But the explosion, the blood, where…?"

Robin knew what she was trying to ask, "Firefighters took care of everything. But there were no survivors. You really are lucky that you walked out when you did. As for where you are, you're in Titan Tower."

Starfire chimed in, "We were going to take you to a hospital, but you kept screaming, 'Do not take me to a hospital! They are too expensive!'"

"Really? I don't remember that. I guess I was hallucinating." Soda looked around the room. "So you saved me…" she turned to the Titans and gave them a genuine smile. "Thank you all very much. I would have bled to death if you hadn't come."

"No problemo, it's what we do." said Beast Boy.

"But I'm afraid I don't know your names. Could you please tell me? My name is Soda."

Even though the Titans thought 'Soda' was a very unusual name, (except for Starfire, who thought that a girl named after a sweet, fizzy beverage was perfectly reasonable) they didn't say anything about it and introduced themselves one by one. When it was Raven's turn, Soda thanked her again for putting up the shield.

"And now we must let you rest, yes?" Starfire looked at the other Titans to see if they approved.

"Yeah, we'll let you rest. Then when you're feeling better, we need you to tell us what happened. We need the details." said Robin.

Soda agreed. As they left the room she thanked them one last time, then fell onto her pillow.

End Chapter 2
A/N: This chapter was entirely story development. I swear it gets more interesting. I'm going to have chapter three up soon. This is kind of tough, because I'm making things up as I go along. Plus, I have school to consider, so chapter three will probably be along a little longer than this chapter. Remember to R/R!