Doppelganger
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Author's Note: rurouni's girl- personally I'm fairly neutral on Terra. She made for a good storyline while she was there, and she gave Beast Boy a little depth, but I don't particularly care if she's gone or if she's there. Glad you like the story!
I like this chapter because of the Starfire stuff…and yes its true (well maybe not the scar stuff). If you don't believe me check http/ www. titanstower. com /meeting alpha. html (without the spaces)
Sorry this has been taking so long. I've been writing some Fullmetal Alchemist Fan fiction lately and I just can't seem to pull myself away. On with the story!
Chapter 8 – Collective Memories
Doppelganger laid inside her hiding place trying to work out how she would take Raven's place. She'd given up a while back digging Raven's grave because Terra had come along and made things a mess. Now Doppelganger was faced with the problem that she wasn't any closer to finding a way into Beast Boy's life than she was two weeks ago. 'This is getting ridiculous. I'm a Doppelganger…taking a person's place should be easy, but these people are so unpredictable!' It was then that it hit her. She could simply absorb the memories of the other titans. If she had their memories and mannerisms it would be simple. She'd be able to predict each of the titans's next moves. Her options were getting slim…so she went to work.
The digital kitchen clock read 4:00am. 'Robin would be up in an hour.' She thought to herself. He had a habit of waking up at 5:00 every morning and Dorinda found it quite annoying. Most people she'd stalked went to sleep and woke up at reasonable hours, but not these people. Someone was awake almost all the time around here. It made it extremely hard to go to the bathroom without being noticed. It was just a good thing that she had Beast Boy and Raven's forms in her memory banks otherwise she would have already been caught by one of the other titans.
Doppelganger quickly walked down the hall. The first room she came to was Robin's. Silent as a ghost she slipped inside. Robin was sleeping soundly on his bed, a picture of the team was on the nightstand. He turned over restlessly in his sleep. Doppelganger couldn't help but smile. 'He sleeps in his uniform! What a dork!' Lightly she tapped the uncovered part of his arm. Suddenly a shock of information struck her. NAME: Dick Grayson, OCCUPATION: Superhero, CODE NAME: Robin, FAVORITE COLOR: Red, FAVORITE FOOD: Steak, FRIENDS: Beast Boy, Starfire, Cyborg, and Raven, LOOKS UP TO: Batman, LIKES TO: listen to hard rock…and the information continued to flow through her. She let go. Now she knew everything about him. The wave of information left her a little weak kneed. She felt bad for him as she stared at his sleeping form. She knew what he was dreaming about. He was having a nightmare about his parents' death…she knew what that was like. Slowly she turned and slipped out of the room just as undetected as she'd entered.
Starfire's room was next. Starfire was tossing and turning just as Robin had been. 'Strange,' Dorinda thought 'Nightmares seemed to be multiplying around this place.' Doppelganger lightly touched Starfire's arm as she rolled over. Suddenly a shock of information struck her. NAME: Koriand'r, OCCUPATION: Superhero, CODE NAME: Starfire, FAVORITE COLOR: Purple, FAVORITE FOOD: Gorka Berries, FRIENDS: Robin, Beast Boy, Cyborg, and Raven, LOOKS UP TO: Robin, LIKES TO: Cook…and the information continued to flow through her. She let go. Now she knew everything about her. The wave of information left her more than a little weak kneed. She stared down at the alien girl and felt an extreme sadness envelope her. There was much more to this girl than met the eye. There was much more about her that her comrades didn't know. Starfire's nightmare was even worse than Robin's had been. Starfire was dreaming about her years in slavery with the Citadel. She'd been shackled to a wall for hours on end. The shackles had cut through her skin and left scars…it was for that reason she wore wrist guards at all times. Dorinda had to fight the urge to cry. She wasn't usually the empathic type, but some people's hurts ran so deep it was hard to differentiate between her own emotions and theirs.
Quickly Dorinda ran from the room. She clutched her stomach. She didn't usually absorb more than one person at a time, and it was really taking a toll on her. 'Cyborg is the last one…just one more, and I can go back to sleep…' Cyborg's room was covered from wall to wall with computers. He was sleeping on a hard platform. She walked over to him…he looked strange, like he was turned off. Dorinda was a little hesitant, she'd never absorbed someone that wasn't fully human. She took a deep breath and took the plunge. Suddenly a shock of information struck her. NAME: Victor Stone, OCCUPATION: Superhero, CODE NAME: Cyborg, FAVORITE COLOR: Blue, FAVORITE FOOD: Anything that's got meat in it, FRIENDS: Beast Boy, Starfire, Robin, and Raven, LOOKS UP TO: Robin, LIKES TO: play video games, work on his car… and the information continued to flow through her. She let go. Now she knew everything about him. The wave of information made her feel sick. Her head felt as if it was about to explode. She fell to her knees next to Cyborg's bed. She fought off the need to regurgitate. As quickly as she could she stumbled out of the room and back to her hiding place…sleep was definitely a must.