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Ch 30: Interrogation
Speedy could feel the beads of sweat starting to form on his head. He had fought villains, been through some of the intense training imaginable, and nearly died on numerous occasions but nothing had rattled him more than this moments. He could feel 7 different sets of eyes on him, all glaring, all quietly studying and judging his every move. Six people sat in front of him while one paced in front of him with his hands behind his back carefully contemplating the situation.
Though normally this would be the job of a leader, another was elected to lead this interrogation. He watched as the massive being in front of him stopped as if to say something but instead only shook his head as if disappointed and continued pacing. Speedy began fidgeting in his chair which caused most of the room to smile though a few simply continued to glare.
"So Roy, I can call you Roy can't I?"
"Yes sir." The man in front of him laughed.
"That was more of a rhetorical question. I really doesn't matter what you think at this moment." Speedy only fidgeted again reminding himself in his head that this was worth it. All this was definitely worth it for what he was here for.
"So Roy, I'm assuming your intentions for being here are perfectly honest and pure, is that right?"
"Yes sir." The man in front of him grinned.
"That's a good answer Roy. Now what makes you think you are worthy of this? What makes you think you are good enough?" Roy felt his mouth going dry as he thought about his response.
"Um well I'm a nice guy…" Speedy was cut off by the man in front of him.
"Oh you're a nice guy. Well there's lots of nice guys in this world, hell there's plenty of nice guys in this room. You're going to have to do better than that. What makes you so special that we should allow you to take out our little Starfire on a date? And just to let you know, Raven will know if you are lying." Speedy glanced over at Raven who was sitting comfortable in Robin's lap but still had the same glare she had the entire time he had been here. God that was a frightening glare. He turned back to Cyborg who still stood in front of him.
"Well I'm smart, honest, will always fight for the innocent, will always treat her with respect. I'll do everything I can to make her happy and to make sure she never feels bad." Cyborg interjected again.
"You better treat her like an absolute princess Roy and just for the record she is a princess so you better be up to the challenge."
"I am sir."
"That's another good response Roy. Your scoring some points in my book but that only puts you slightly ahead of Brother Blood."
Roy could feel himself fidget again. No guy could have possibly had to deal with something like this. Heck you expect an interrogation from a father when you come to take a girl out but this was just scary. Four very dangerous older brothers and three very frightening older sisters all glared at him as he sat there. Even Terra and Beast Boy who were normally making jokes and laughing managed to look completely serious. Speedy would occasionally glance at Robin who would only give him a look that meant to say, 'You are so screwed right now.'
"So Roy. Where will you be taking Starfire tonight and I do hope its something good."
"I was planning on taking her to a romantic film that I know she loves and then out to dinner. After that I was hoping to walk with her around the city. It is a beautiful night." Cyborg only chuckled.
"That sounds like a good plan but I highly doubt there will be time for walking around the city. What time do you think we want our little Star home at?" Speedy thought quickly.
"Um 12:00." The entire room burst out laughing with the exceptions of Raven and SoulBurn who remained emotionless. Speedy had barely met SoulBurn but he still got a creepy vibe from him. It had to be the eyes and that scar on his face. His glare was almost as bad as Raven's but Raven had years of practice to perfect her glare thanks to living with Beast Boy.
"Now that was funny Roy. Now how about a realistic answer."
"Umm, 11?"
"Your getting warmer Roy."
"10?"
"That was close Roy but we are more generous than that. You can have until 10:30 with Starfire." Roy nodded his head slowly in understanding.
"Don't you think a thank you would be in order."
"Oh sorry. Thank you sir."
"Why are you just thanking me. You should be thanking everyone." Speedy fidgeted again.
"Thank you all."
"Now that's better. You see Roy, we all like you, well except for Blackfire. I won't mention what she wanted to do to you when she found out you wanted to take out her baby sister because there are children present and I don't want to disturb him." It only took a few seconds before Beast Boy realized Cyborg was talking about him.
"Heh!" Terra jabbed him in the arm to keep him silent but Speedy couldn't help but laugh.
"Did I say something funny? Did I say you could laugh?" Cyborg was about three inches from Speedy's face.
"No sir."
"Well then you shouldn't be laughing. Well I was saying that everyone likes you but before I do that I'd like to check in with our resident empath. Raven, are there any thoughts or feelings that Roy had during this conversation that I should know about."
"Not much Cyborg. He's far too scared for a superhero and I did pick up one impure imagine about Starfire." Speedy's face went white as he watched a few people crack their knuckles.
"Are you serious Raven?" A strange smile crossed Raven's face.
"No Cyborg. I was just kidding. There was nothing he felt or thought that should keep him from going out with Starfire." Cyborg smiled.
"Alright then. Everything should be settled. But I will give you some good advice, if I ever see her cry because of you, I will shove that bow of yours so far up your ass, well lets just say, you'll need a lot of fiber." All Speedy could do was nod his head. As if on cue, Starfire took that exact moment to glide into the room. Everyone smiled at her as she entered. She was dressed in a beautiful dress and looked absolutely gorgeous. Speedy's jaw dropped at the mere sight of her. Raven quietly said something to Robin.
"Now he's thinking something impure." Raven looked at Robin and noticed he was staring directly at her chest.
"So am I." Raven slapped him lightly in the back of the head but couldn't help but laugh at her lover's antics. Starfire began speaking.
"It is so wonderful to see all my family and friends be there to say farewell for my first date. I am most filled with joy right now." Everyone simply smiled at her.
"Are you ready for our date Speedy?" Speedy jumped up from his seat and nervously began speaking.
"Yeah Star. I'm ready. Why don't you say good bye to everybody and we'll head out." All the girls approached Starfire complimenting her on how beautiful she looked. Starfire only blushed and giggled. The guys simply stood behind Speedy with their arms crossed and frightening glares in their eyes. Starfire finished hugging and saying good bye to the girls and waved good bye to all the guys. Speedy walked over. He normally would have placed his hand on her back as he walked out but the eyes boring into him stopped that. He turned around one last time and saw SoulBurn draw a blue blade of energy across his throat to further make all their points clear. Speedy gulped one last time and finally got out the door. Everyone stood there quietly for about a minute before everyone burst out in laughter.
"Did you see the look on his face when Cyborg was yelling at him? It was absolutely hilarious!" Cyborg responded to Beast Boy's comment.
"Yeah and him calling me sir, that was priceless. I probably could have made him jump on one foot if I wanted to." Terra spoke next.
"It was a nice touch when you said Blackfire wanted to kill him. That was cool."
"No Terra, I wasn't joking. You don't want to hear what Blackfire said she'd do to him." Everyone glanced over at Blackfire who had a sheepish grin on her face.
"What. She's my only living family and the best person I know. And you'd be amazed what kind of torture techniques you learn from traveling around the universe all your life." Everyone laughed again while Cyborg turned to Raven.
"And Raven, if there was any better time to make a joke, that was the time. I think he almost wet his pants when you accused him of having bad thoughts about Starfire."
"Hey, he was afraid; its his own fault." Robin put his arm around Raven who was standing next to him and everyone laughed again. Cyborg spoke again.
"We have to do that like once a week. That was the most fun I've had in forever." Robin decided to take this time to speak.
"Sorry Cy but that was a one time deal, unless any of the other girls living here decide to start dating outside the tower." Everyone looked over at Blackfire.
"Why's everyone looking at me? I got my eye on someone." Everyone laughed as SoulBurn blushed deeply. It was always funny to watch someone like him be nervous considering what he had been through. Robin thankfully intervened.
"Alright team. Me and Raven are going to go over some files. I'm asking the rest of you to stay awake until Starfire gets back. I know she'll be ecstatic too see all her friends when she comes back." Beast Boy tentatively raised his hand.
"What is it Beast Boy?"
"Um how come every time you and Raven look at files neither of you end up with clothes on." Before there was any response, Raven pulled Robin into her soul self and disappeared.
"Great way to end that conversation BB. I couldn't have done it better myself." Everyone simply smiled at each other. When the leader is away, the mice shall play.
