Chapter 6: Control Freak

The next few months passed like a blur to Storm. Since she really didn't have a bedroom she stayed in the medical room. She didn't complain, the medical room was luxury compared to what she was used to. She spent most of the time walking or flying from place to place, learning new and different things, and just for the joy of freedom.

However she felt herself drawn towards Robin and she spent as much time with him as she could. Robin enjoyed her company and showed her the tower, the city, and talked to her a lot. Robin was happy that she had time to recover from the previous accident. He still felt bad about it and he blamed himself for getting Storm injured.

"It's not your fault Robin." Storm had said when he was showing her the beach around Titian tower.

"Yes it is. I am the leader of this team and I should be more responsible. If I hadn't thrown that bomb you wouldn't have gotten hurt."

"I think Slade did a lot more damage to me then your little bomb did. Besides look on the bright side, if you didn't throw that bomb then Slade probably would have killed me. I wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for you."

"But what if the bomb did kill you, an-"

Storm put a finger on Robin's lips, silencing him. "It didn't kill me. I'm alive. It'll take more then a bomb to get rid of me."

Robin wasn't convinced but it soon slipped his mind and he was eager to show Storm more and more. He knew that she had had a painful past, even though she had not said anything to him about it. "She will tell me when she's ready." Robin kept saying to himself.

Robin was curious to know what kind of power Storm had. He knew she could fly but what else was she hiding?

A month and a half after the accident he asked her if she wanted to come to the obstacle course with him. She was overjoyed and accepted. Robin went through it first coming out without a scratch.

Storm shot through the course like it was thin air dodging things and flipping out of the way only to dash forward and avoid another obstacle. When Storm flew out of the course Robin was amazed. Storm had set a new course record with out using her powers at all!

Robin noticed that she didn't meditate as much as Raven did, and he asked her about it.

"No need to. I meditate to calm myself, to look inside myself. Meditation connects me with the world and the elements."

"How is it that you can control your emotions and your magic? Don't you have any?"

"Of course I have magic there is just no need to use it. As for my emotions…I've learned to harness them."

"How?"

"I……..I'd rather not say."

As the months slipped by Robin slowly came to realize the he cared about her. He wanted to help her in whatever ways he could, and he wanted her pain to stop. As Robin spent more and more time with Storm he didn't notice how jealous Starfire was getting of her….


After two months of staying with the Titians, Storm was used to almost everything that was going on around her. Raven and Beast Boy had hit it off, and she was enjoying her time with Robin. Storm knew that she was going have to tell Robin and Raven the truth about her past but she still didn't feel like she trusted them fully.

She was sitting on the medical bed, reading a book that Raven had given to her when the alarm bell went off.

Storm bolted off the bed and out of the door. She was flying down the hallway when Starfire stepped out in front of her and blocked her path.

"Hey Starfire! What's going on?"

"This job is for Teen Titians only! You are not a Teen Titian therefore you must not aid us in this task."

"But I can help you-"

"We do not need your help dark one." Starfire turned and flew down the hallway. Storm was left standing speechless. Storm turned and walked back to the medical room she sat on the bed with her arms wrapped around her knees and closed her eyes trying to ignore the urgent blaring of the alarm bell.

"I don't belong here. I might as well just leave." She thought sadly.


Robin sat in the meeting room a grave look on his face. He looked around. All the Teen Titians were there but where was Storm?

"It's just as I thought. Control Freak was the one responsible for all the robberies, and now he is going on a rampage through Jump City. He must be stopped! Innocent people might be killed if he is allowed to continue!" Robin stood up. "Where's Storm?"

"I think she's in the medical room. I gave her a book to read so she's probably still there." Raven explained.

"Perhaps she does not wish to join us?" Starfire mused.

"I'm going to find out." Robin said and started to run out of the room.

"Friend Robin she would have come if she wished to!" Starfire's voice followed him but he kept running. When he got to the medical room he opened the door and found Storm sitting on the bed, her head on her knees. She looked up as he entered the room.

"Robin!"

"Storm what are you doing here? Didn't you hear the alarm bell?"

"Yes but I thought….. I thought that since I wasn't a Titian that you wouldn't want my help."

Robin walked over to the bed. "Storm does it really matter if you're a Teen Titian or not? Control Freak is on a rampage and we need all the help we can get if we plan on beating him." He said softly. "You coming or not?" He asked as he thrust his hand towards her.

Storm looked at his hand, then looked up at him. She took his hand and he pulled her off the bed and down the hallway.


Raven paced back and forth in the meeting room. Robin had just left to get Storm and Raven was anxious to stop Control Freak, and she still hadn't gotten any information out of Storm.

"Hey Rae? You ok?" Beast Boys gentle voice made her look up. Everyone was sitting on the couch waiting. Raven walked over and sat beside Beast Boy.

"Yah I'm fine." She answered. Beast Boy put his arm around her and linked his hand with hers.

"You've been a bit edgy lately…..It's because of Storm isn't it?"

Raven nodded. "It's been two months now and she still hasn't said anything."

Beast Boy kissed her head. "Don't worry Raven. I'm sure everything will work out…. eventually."

Raven sighed and rested her head on his shoulder. "Hopefully."

Beast Boy gripped her hand reassuringly.


Robin and Storm ran back through the doorway, hand in hand. Starfire was on her feet as soon as she saw them.

"Titians let's move!" Robin yelled and The Titians were off and running. Robin turned to Storm. "That means you too."

Storm smiled and drew her black hood over her head before fallowing Robin out to the garage.

When Storm got there, Cyborg was in the driver's seat of the car, Raven was in the passenger seat, Starfire and Beast Boy were in the back. Robin was pulling a motorcycle helmet over his head. Storm looked over at the motorcycles and a smile crept across her face. Robin tossed her a helmet.

"You can ride with me, on the back of my bike."

"No thanks." Storm said and pulled the helmet on. "I'll drive my own." Storm walked over to a black one and mounted it. Robin got on his own motorcycle and the car engine turned on. Cyborg drove the car out of the garage and stepped on the gas peddle. Robin followed, Storm was the last to leave the garage, but she was soon driving beside Robin, black cape billowing out behind her and a look of exhilaration on her face.


Five minutes later the Titians were tearing down a street in hot pursuit of Control Freak and his many electronics. Everything from cash registers to big screen TV's were crashing down the street like a giant parade of death. Robin's motorcycle lurched into the mass of electronics dodging the many wires and flying objects being thrown at him. The roof of the car slid open, and Raven and Starfire were out like a shot. Starfire's green globes flinging from her hands and exploding on different TV's, and Raven's black magic freezing video tapes and sending them colliding with other electronics.

Beast Boy morphed into a pterodactyl and jumped into action, ripping electrical cords and tearing chucks out of big screen TV's. Cyborg put the car on auto drive and stood out of the roof aiming his laser canon at flying cash registers and DVD players.

Storm looked at the havoc going on around her. She wanted to help. Sliding her motorcycle to a stop, she ripped off her helmet and flew to catch up with the others. The mass of electronics had stopped moving and were fighting back against the rest of the Titians. Robin was going after Control Freak, so Storm decided to go for an easy target. A radio was flying towards her, so her eyes turned white and she caught it with her black magic. It was a lot like Raven's except it had veins of blue lightning coursing through it. She swung around for momentum and threw the radio, causing it to collide with a computer, and explode. CD's sped towards her but she shielded herself causing the CD's to shatter. A power cord wrapped around Storm's arms but she blasted it to pieces with a quick power burst around her body. Storm flew deeper into the collection of electronics dodging and destroying numerous pieces of electrical appliances. A huge TV stood out in front of her, and Storm's eyes turned black, a ball of dark magic with veins of blue forming in her hands.

"Azroth Metrion Zin-" Storm wasn't able to finish her spell as she was pushed out of the way by Starfire. Starfire threw a big bolt of green magic at the TV causing it to tip over backwards and smash on the pavement. "Hey-" Storm wasn't able to finish her sentence as Starfire flew off and began rapidly throwing bolts at more electronics. Storm flew above the electronics and noticed that Robin wasn't having very much luck fighting Control Freak. Glancing back towards her motorcycle she got an idea….


Beast Boy went through the crowd of electrical equipment slashing and ripping cords, and other appliances. Landing on top of a TV, he morphed into a tiger and dug his claws into the top of it. He felt something collide with his side and he ducked as video tapes flew over his head. Turning they flew towards him again. Just before they collided with him black magic enveloped them and they changed course smashing into the TV under him. Looking up he saw Raven, eyes glowing and black magic around her hands. Beast Boy morphed back into himself, and smiled. "Thanks Rae."

She smiled in return. Beast Boy loved it when she smiled, her whole face would just light up adding more beauty to it. He looked up at her and his smile faded. "Raven look out!" He screamed. A radio flew out of no where and smashed into the back of her head. She fell out of the air and Beast Boy morphed into a pterodactyl and caught Raven before she hit the ground. He landed in an ally way and turned back into his normal self, clutching Raven in his arms. He looked her over and found a trail of blood falling from the back of her head. Other then that cut and her being unconscious she was unhurt.

"Hey Raven." He said as he gently shook her. "Come on Rae….wake up." She stirred and her violet eyes slowly opened.

"Beast Boy?" she asked quietly. Relief flooded through him.

"It's ok Raven your safe."

"What happened?"

Beast Boy quickly explained what had happened and Raven smiled foolishly.

"Stupid me." She said. "Next time I will be sure to look behind me as well as in front of me."

Beast Boy looked down the ally way. "Don't worry about it Rae. Hey….look at Storm go!"

Raven turned her head and saw Storm attacking the electronics with deadly accuracy and speed causing them to explode. "She's mastered magic like yours Rae….except hers has that blue stuff in it."

"It's blue lightning. I've heard about it, but never actually seen anyone on Azroth with magic that advanced before. She obviously had some very intense training from somewhere. There's another question that will probably go unanswered." Raven sighed and closed her eyes, leaning into Beast Boy's embrace. "I should get up and help."

"No you shouldn't, not with that head injury."

"Beast Boy don't worry I'm fine." Raven stifled a smile and then tried to stand up. The world spun around her and she felt herself falling only to be caught by Beast Boy.

"Raven….I don't want you to hurt yourself….just stay here."

"Fine but you better go help."

Beast Boy opened his mouth to protest but Raven placed her finger on his lips.

"Don't worry Beast Boy, I can handle myself." As if to prove her point, black magic shot from her hand to destroy a CD that had made it's way down the ally way. Beast Boy gingerly placed Raven so that she was leaning against a wall. He stood up to leave and felt Raven clasp his hand.

"Whatever you do…please don't do anything stupid."

Beast Boy smiled at her sarcastic remark, turned around, and knelt dwon to kiss her. When they parted, Beast Boy stood. "I won't." he promised. Then he turned and dashed down the ally way to join the fight again.


Control Freak was at the head of the army sitting on top of a giant TV. Robin flipped off his motorcycle and jumped up to the top of the TV. Control Freak was pirouetting, a controller in his hand. "So Robin we meet again."

"This time you're going to be locked up for sure." Robin contorted as he pulled out his bow staff.

"I don't think so…not this time."

Robin jumped forward and swung the staff at the remote but Control Freak danced out of the way pressing a button on the controller. Cash registers appeared out of nowhere and change flew towards Robin knocking him backwards.

"Hope you like loose change." Control Freak mocked. Robin pulled some bird-a-rangs out of his belt and threw them at the cash registers. They flew around smashing into them and the cash registers flew to the ground. Robin stood up to attack Control Freak but radio's blocked his way. Swinging his bow staff around it smashed into a radio, sending it flying into another one. Robin struck another radio and jammed his staff into the TV jumping over to Control Freak. He swung for the controller again but Control Freak jumped backwards pressing another button on the controller. Power cords suddenly wrapped around Robin's body and Robin couldn't get them off. Control Freak laughed and pushed him off the TV. As Robin fell he saw a black streak smack Control Freak in the head and the controller slipped from his hand. Robin felt the power cords around him fall off and he flipped to land on his feet. Looking up he saw Storm, her dark blue hair swirling in the wind, standing beside Control Freak's unconscious body, his controller in her hand….


Storm dodged a power cord and blasted the TV in front of her to pieces as she flew back towards her motorcycle. Flying from the mass like a shot Storm felt something coming up behind her and shielded herself, causing the radio to collide with the shield and explode. Storm stopped by her motorcycle and her eyes turned white. The motorcycle was engulfed by her black magic and thin veins of blue zipped across the black surface. Storm lifted it up and flew to the top of an apartment building. She landed and carefully placed the motorcycle on the flat roof.

Storm bolted over to it. "Thank God that the helmet was on the back." She thought as she reached for the helmet and pulled it loosely over her dark blue hair. She straddled the bike and made the engine roar. Storm stepped on the gas and the motorcycle shot across the roof. When the bike got to the edge of the roof storm pulled the front end up into a wheelie and the bike soared over the edge of the building only to land on another roof. "One jump down, only two more to go." Strom though sarcastically. After jumping over two more edges. Storm slid the motorcycle to a stop and put her left leg on the ground to make a sharp turn.

Looking up she saw that she was in line with the giant TV. Control Freak was dancing around with a ridiculously huge grin on his face, and Robin was tied from head to foot with cords. Storm gripped the bike's handle bars in anger and revved up the engine. She sped towards the TV, just as Control Freak pushed Robin off of the TV's edge.

Storm's motorcycle surged over the edge of the apartment building's roof and Storm flipped off of the bike, slipping the helmet off her head. Landing on the side of the TV, she heard the sickening crash as the bike smashed against pavement. Standing she flew towards Control Freak and slammed her helmet into the back of his head. She shot a bolt of her black magic at Robin's bindings causing the cords around him to break and fall off. She watched Robin flip and land on the road, unscathed, and she breathed a sigh of relief. Looking down, she saw Control Freaks remote and snatched it up. She studied it for a second then tapped a button. All the electronics returned to normal, frozen in place. Strom looked around. The street looked like some one had taken a sledge hammer into an electronics store. Shattered pieces of electrical equipment were everywhere and everything else was either smoking or completely unusable. Storm suddenly became aware of Robin standing beside her, a smile on his face. Strom stifled a smile back at him and tossed him the remote.

"Here…just don't let Control Freak's slimy fingers touch that again or I will do more then just knock him out." Storm smiled. Robin put a hand on her shoulder.

"Thanks Storm...if you weren't here I don't know what would of happened."

They jumped off the, huge, smoking TV to the ground and saw Cyborg and Starfire emerge from the wreckage.

"Is everyone alright?" Robin asked.

"Ravens not." Beast Boy came up behind them an unconscious Raven in his arms. Storm felt her stomach lurch. "A Radio hit her in the back of her head and she's lost a lot of blood." Beast Boy's expression was grave.

"Every back to Titian Tower!" Robin yelled. Cyborg got in the car, which was pretty beaten up, and Beast Boy climbed in the back with Raven in his arms. Starfire jumped in the front seat and Cyborg stepped on the gas, heading back towards Titian Tower.

"I crashed my bike, when I jumped off the edge of the apartment building." Storm said in an undertone. "Sorry."

Robin smiled "Don't worry, you can ride on the back of my bike."

Storm smiled. "Fine." Robin looked around and found his bike lying sideways on the ground, near the bottom of a building. It was a little scratched up but it was still usable. Robin got on the bike and moved forward to make room for Storm.

"Hop on!" He said sarcastically.

"I don't do hopping."

Robin laughed. "Well you sound like Raven's twin…"

"Thanks."

"For what."

"For calling me a twin instead of a clone." Storm said as she mounted Robin's bike.

"Hold on." Robin said and started the engine. He stepped on the gas and the motorcycle lurched forward. He felt Storm's arms wrap around his waist and her head rest on his back and he smiled. Something sparked inside of him that he never thought he would feel….. especially about someone like Storm….

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