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Communications:
.,.microchip telecom.
"normal conversation"
'thoughts'
Chapter 1: Nuclear Interference
"There!" Cyborg grinned as he set down the suturing tool. He had just finished sewing the incision on Raven's scalp shut.
"I'm so glad you agreed to get the microchip communicator implant like everyone else!"
Raven shrugged. .,.There was no reason not to.,.
Cyborg looked very pleased. No one else had mastered the chip so quickly. Robin, the first person to get one, was still working on certain sounds. His S's sounded like static.
Raven stood up and said, "If you don't mind, I'm going to go read."
Without waiting for an answer, she left. It didn't faze Cyborg at all. He was used to her rather abrupt departures.
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Raven carried her newest literary acquisition to the living room, intending to crash on the couch and read for a while. However, it was not meant to be. Robin was there reading also, and Raven wasn't comfortable around other people. With a sigh, she decided to read anyway. How bad could it be? Other people interacted without a problem.
Robin looked surprised as she sat down right next to him. The couch was a two-seater. He knew Raven didn't really like being so close to others. And it really wasn't her fault, given her past and powers.
"Uh, if you want I could go read somewhere else..." he offered.
"No, it's fine. I should get used to being around people. After all, I'm around them all the time," Raven answered in her standard monotone voice.
Robin just nodded and returned to his book. It was an entrancing action book about this girl who could control computers. She and her brother were trying to locate their younger sister who was taken by a government agency. The main character's name was Raven. She was similar to the Raven he knew, kind of. Kind of distant and unique. Both Ravens possessed a dark intelligence that could frighten the weak and intrigue the strong.
Robin found that he was unable to continue reading, as good as the book was. His thoughts kept returning to Raven. The one sitting next to him, not the one from the book.
'She looks really pretty when she's concentrating on her books...why didn't I ever notice before?' he thought to himself, hoping that Raven couldn't hear his thoughts.
'Wait, why am I thinking this? I should pay more attention to Starfire. She likes me. But Raven hasn't ever shown any signs of interest in me.' He shook his head. 'Why am I thinking this?'
'Robin, Robin, Robin. You really shouldn't try to decieve yourself.'
'Who are you?' Robin asked mentally.
'I'm your concience.'
'Oh. You said I'm decieving myself? How so?' he asked.
His concience answered, 'You know you like her.'
'Who, Raven?' Robin wondered uneasily.
'Yes, Raven! You dimwit.'
Robin scowled. His concience was getting on his nerves.
'So what should I do about it? What if she doesn't like me back?' he asked himself.
His concience responded, 'Don't be so nice to Starfire, and be nicer to Raven.'
'That wouldn't be nice! Well, I guess it would work. Ok, then.' Robin decided.
He finished his inner conversation and looked once more at Raven. The slightly perverted part of his mind, the one that every guy has, told him, 'She really looks hot in that uniform of hers. Her b..." He shook his head abruptly, not wanting to hear anything else that his mind wanted to tell him. He couldn't help but look back over at Raven, again.
He scowled, thinking, 'Why do I keep looking at her!' And he looked away, down at his book. But he was still watching her out of the corner of his eye.
Then he saw Raven glance over at him once. And again. On the third glance, she kept looking, not taking her eyes off him. He couldn't see the expression on her face very well, but if he didn't know better he'd say she was checking him out.
'Neh. Not Raven.' he thought. 'Why would she like a guy like me, even if I do really like her'
He was suddenly aware that Raven heard his last thought. She blushed a little and tried to continue reading, but it was useless. She looked at Robin, who was staring at her.
Her nervousness took over. She stuttered, "I'm...I'm sssorry, I ddidn't mean to overhear, but it-it's hard when you think so loudly." Robin knew she'd been having difficulty controlling her powers as of late. She kept getting stronger, which made it harder for her to control her abilities.
"Er...it's ok," Robin blushed darker that she had. Perhaps because his face had more color in it to begin with.
They were both saved from the awkward moment as the alarm went off.
WARNING! WARNING! INTRUDER IN JUMP CITY! DANGER TO COMMUNITY! LAST SEEN IN WAREHOUSE ON PIER 92!
With one last glance at eachother, they stood up. The other Teen Titans came in and Robin shouted, "Titans GO!"
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"Alright. We know someone has been seen in this warehouse. We'll split up to find him. Send a call in the communicator chip if you find anything. We'll all group together and fight whoever it is." Robin told them.
They nodded, agreeing with his plan, and they broke apart. Starfire disappeared around some boxes, BeastBoy went around another stack, Cyborg went elsewhere, and Raven went her own way. Robin set off alone, wondering who the new villain was. The warehouse was full of boxes with a radiation symbol on them. He supposed they must be dangerous.
To his dismay, the power suddenly went out. He groaned and fumbled for the flashlight on his utility belt, then realized he had left it at home.
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Raven floated around yet another group of boxes. All around her were stacks of boxes.
'What's in all of these boxes?' she wondered. 'Something nuclear, I guess. Hmmm...let's see.' She pried the lid off of one box and gasped. Uranium was packed in special containers inside. That itself wasn't the problem, though. Folded neatly next to the cartridges were directions on installing it in a nuclear bomb. She immediatly tried to radio the others on the microchip, but something was blocking the signal.
'Oh no! If there's enough radiation to block the signal, then we could all be in danger of radiation poisoning!' she thought worriedly. Then she realized that the level of radiation wasn't high enough to harm her. The microchip also served as a warning sensor when there was dangerous gas in the air, or other harmful substances.
Then the lights went out.
She scowled and felt her way forward. She thought she heard something behind her, and she ran forward, smacking into a body...
"Ooompf!" The voice sounded familiar.
"Robin?" she asked.
"Oh, hi Raven. Found anything yet? Other than me." He chuckled.
"No. I heard a noise, but I guess it was just you," she answered.
Then they noticed how close they were. When Raven bumped into Robin, they had both toppled to the ground, and Raven landed on top of him. Her heart raced, and she could feel Robin's heart beating as quickly as hers.
They both had the same thought, 'Why am I so nervous all of a sudden?'
"Um, Raven, could you get up?" Robin asked hesitantly. 'I don't really mind though. I like being near her...' he thought to himself, or so he thought. Raven overheard that last thought, and he could imagine her blushing fiercly.
Raven stood up slowly, and reached down to help him up. He groped wildly for her hand in the dark, and only succeeded in catching the edge of her cloak. "oops..." he muttered, and finally found her hand. He stood up beside her, and they started walking together.
After a few moments of silence, the lights came back on, and Raven flew up to the cieling. She looked around and realized that the other Titans were gathered back at the door, looking very worried. She grabbed Robin's hand and teleported them both back to the entrance.
"Friends Raven and Robin! We were concerned for your safety! Are you in fair condition?" Starfire asked, wide-eyed.
Cyborg jumped in, "Yeah, we tried sending a telecom microchip message to you, but the radiation is blocking it."
Apparently everyone except Robin had looked in the boxes. "Radiation!" he shouted. "Let's get out of here!" But Cyborg just chuckled. "Don't worry, Rob! It's not enough to hurt us. Just enough to block the telecom."
Robin looked relieved. After a brief discussion, the Titans realized that they had covered every meter of the warehouse and had found nothing. They decided to go back to the T-Tower and wait for more news.
Robin/Raven forever-kuroya of fire and night
