I finally got chapter 5 done. Whoop-de-do! :D Anyways, please review!
Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans.
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Chapter 5: The Date
The next morning came rather early for the tired Titans. Robin was already typing away like mad on his computer. Raven, Terra, and Starfire were training out near the Tower, and Cyborg and Beastboy were at their usual place, sitting on the couch playing video games.
"Ey Cyborg. Ever wonder what might happen if the three gems merge?" Beastboy asked while staring at the TV screen, watching his character get beaten up by Cyborg's.
"Hmm, not really. I mean comon, what's the worst that can happen?" Cyborg relied.
"Dunno, but what if Robin is right? What if it does destroy the city or worse?"
"Beastboy, keep your cool. Don't go berserk on me now." the half robotic teen replied "Heh, speakin' of berserk... WOOHOO!" Cyborg jumped up and cheered as he just beat Beastboy.
"That was pure luck metal man..." Beastboy grumbled as Cyborg danced around the place.
Just as Cyborg was rubbing in his victory, Robin finally came out of his room.
"Hey there Robin! What ya'll been up to?" Cyborg asked as he calmed down.
"Well, I didn't mention it to you last night, but I finally found something out about Breaker, Kulex, and Firesprite." Robin said as he poured himself some soda from the kitchen.
"Really? Cool, anything important?" Beastboy asked as he stretched out his arms.
"Well, what I found were some quick bio's about each of them. Come on, I'll show you." Robin lead Cyborg and Beastboy to his computer were he showed them each of the three fighters' biographies. Cyborg and Beastboy were amazed.
"Wow, so that's what you've been doing! I just thought you went off to your room to sleep in or something." Beastboy said with a large grin. Robin just sweat dropped.
"Anyways, I gotta go tell the rest of the Titans about this. Be back soon." Robin said as he walked out the door. Beastboy and Cyborg went back to playing video games again. Robin managed to persuade a rather annoyed Raven and the remainder of the girls to look at the uncovered information.
"Wonderful, you located all of this in just three days?" Starfire asked, stunned that Robin managed to find out this much in such little time, especially since he had to start from scratch. Raven just simply shook her head, not looking too interested.
By lunchtime, the Titans went out to their favorite pizza restaurant. Robin decided to talk about his new discoveries.
"So, I have some ideas of where we should search for the Gem of Strength." Robin announced after chewing his slice of pizza. "I say we first check out the SciCorp Laboratories. I have a feeling that's where it might be considering I found out that the Gem of Strength provides a lot of energy to power some of the machines they have in there."
Beastboy nodded as he chewed his mushroom pizza. "Ya, sounds good to me."
"Same here. But I also think it might be in the Power Plant since, like you said, it does give energy and that's what the people might need to power the generators there." Cyborg added as he waffled down his two slices of pizza at the same time.
"Your ideas are wonderful, but I also must add that the Gem of Strength might be located in the Communications Hub." Starfire said.
Raven looked bored. "This is gonna take awhile..." She said in her dull voice.
Terra seemed to be thinking of someplace completely different. "What if Slade has it at his place?"
All of the Titans stopped eating as they considered this thought. If Slade had the Gem, then that would mean that they would need to fight him to take it, since Slade is not the most generous villain around.
"I never would have thought of that. Good thinking Terra!" Robin acknowledged.
"Just to be sure, let's check all the other places we said the Gem might be in, and then go after Slade as a last resort." Beastboy said, deep in thought,
"Uh huh, so is that what you were thinking about all this time, BB?" Terra asked with a grin.
"Not really. I was thinking more along the lines of video games and whooping Cyborg's butt. That just came to me out of nowhere!" Beastboy said as he started on his third consecutive slice of pizza.
"Beastboy is right, for once." Robin said, earning an angry look from Beastboy. "Anyway, so let's settle this. Tomorrow we will check out the Power Plant and SciCorp. Since the Communications Hub is huge, we'll search there the day after tomorrow. And finally, if we really are clueless, we'll check up on Slade."
Everyone agreed and finished up eating. Cyborg headed off to the gym to get ready to fight Slade if need be, and to be prepared in case Kulex or Breaker decided to show up. Raven went to meditate on the roof of Titans Tower as usual. Robin went to set up some practice targets outside.
Since now it was close to 4:00, Beastboy and Terra stayed inside to get ready for their date. Finally, it was time. Beastboy walked over to Terra's room and knocked on her door. Terra opened up, and lightly hugged the shape shifter, who returned the hug.
"Ready to go?" Beastboy asked with a small smile, who was in his usual cloths. Terra also wore her normal Titan clothing. None of them had bothered to dress up, just in case some annoying villain was gonna show up.
"Yeah, so where are we going first?" Terra asked as she linked arms with Beastboy.
"Hmm, there is that new movie playing. What was it called again? Oh yeah, The Rise of the Undead. Wanna see that one?" Beastboy asked as the two teens left the Tower and walked to Jump City.
"Sure, I heard it was really cool, and scary." Terra said, resting her head of Beastboy's shoulder. The two Titans then arrived at the cinema after a rather short walk. They bought their tickets and took their seats. The seats formed like a small couch since one of the armrests that separated the two was broken off. (A/N, couldn't resist putting that in) Terra cuddled up next to Beastboy and rested her head on his shoulder like always. The two got comfortable as the movie began.
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(At the gym somewhere in Jump City)
Cyborg was lifting some weights, following his usual routine whenever he came to this gym. However, just as Cyborg was taking a drink of water, he overheard two familiar names in some conversation. He looked over to the entrance of the gym, where two men stood. One was tall and had giant muscles. He wore a black cap backwards, and spoke in a deep voice; Cyborg assumed he must be a bodybuilder. The other person, however, looked nothing like the bodybuilder he was talking to. He was rather short, and skinny. He wore a polo shirt tucked into his jeans. This person spoke in an unusually high voice.
"So, how was Breaker been doing lately?" the muscle man asked.
"Excellent if I do say so myself. It was a great idea to persuade SuperTech's lead scientist to remove the control chip. Now without it, Breaker is a full power killing machine!" the skinnier person said in an airy voice.
"Looks good so far. I think they need da Gem of Strength or whatever the hell it is called. Then that Firesprite guy will be happy." the bodybuilder said.
The skinnier man yawned a bit and replied. "Yes, I just finished programming Breaker a new control module. With this, he will be able to fire his electro beams with no problem whatsoever. I feel sorry for the person to get in his way now. So, are Breaker and Kulex going to get the Gem of Strength today?"
"Yeah, and it will be an... electrifying experience, if I do say so myself. Ok, I gotta go back to training. Peace Mark." the muscle man said.
Mark waved and started walking out the door. "And put on some deodorant next time Yorick!" he yelled.
The muscular Yorick just waved him off and went over to the treadmills. Cyborg was dumbfounded. This is the first time he heard two random people mention something about Breaker. And he wondered what the Mark guy had in store for Breaker, something about a new control module that would make the alien robot more powerful.
'Nah, probably just coincidence...' Cyborg thought as he went back to his regular routine. 'But wait, they did say something about Lord Firesprite. I guess I'll tell the Titans after I come back. Besides, what can some nerd and muscle freak do?'
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(Back at the theater)
The movie Beastboy and Terra were watching just ended, and so the two left the theater. Terra held on to Beastboy's arm as they walked.
"That was probably the best movie I watched all year! Thanks BB." Terra said with a smile.
"You're welcome!" Beastboy said enthusiastically.
"By the way, were are we going now?" Terra asked as they kept walking towards a large lake outside of Jump City.
"Oh, I was wondering if you wanted to just walk around Crystal Lake with me." Beastboy said.
"That would be great." Terra said. The two Titans circled the lake once, and sat down on a bench facing it. Beastboy wrapped his arms around Terra as she snuggled up close to him. Beastboy then rested his head on hers as Terra closed her eyes dreamily.
"It's a great night. Especially since no monster showed its ugly face yet." Beastboy said as he rubbed Terra's back. Terra simply shook her head lightly.
"Ever since I met you, I always had felt something special towards you." Beastboy said as he lifted his head and looked at Terra. "See, I care about you, a lot. Remember when we fought Plasmus back in the museum a few days ago? Well, when I saw you about to fall into that crack, I though that I would never see you again. But thank God you didn't die." Beastboy now took a rather deep breath and said, "So what I guess I'm trying to say is that... I... I love you Terra." The shape shifter was now blushing like mad, and his face looked funny with the red blush on his green skin. "If you don't like me, I guess... that's ok, you know, since..."
Terra cut him off as she placed a finger on his lips, and brought her face closer. Their lips met for their first passionate kiss. It lasted about 30 seconds, and Terra then broke the kiss. "I love you too, Beastboy. I can't live without you in my life." Terra said with a loving smile.
"I can't live without you either. You're like an angle to me." Beastboy and Terra hugged each other tightly and leaned in for another kiss. As they were kissing, Beastboy placed his hand on Terra's cheek and softly caressed it. Terra in turn wrapped her arms around the shape shifter's neck. After they broke the kiss, Terra cuddled up in Beastboy's strong arms and closed her eyes once again, at peace with the world.
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(Near Titans Tower)
Cyborg was running full speed back to the rest of the Titans after he finished his workout at the gym. 'I must tell the others about those two guys I saw back at the gym. I think we'll need to check out the Power Plant as soon as we can; Yorick did say something about electricity, didn't he? Makes sense to me...' Cyborg thought.
After a rather short time, he arrived at the Tower to find Robin, Raven, and Starfire training outside.
"Back so soon?" Robin questioned as he took a moment to relax from shooting down targets.
"Yeah, and ya'll won't believe what I heard. Listen up." Cyborg said, breathing heavily from his sprint. The rest of the Titans stopped their training and came to hear what Cyborg was going to lecture them about.
"Ok, so I was at the gym as usual, when I heard these two guys talking. And do ya'll know what they were talking about?" Everyone shook their heads. "Well, they were chatting about Breaker and Kulex!" The Titans all put on a serious face. "And that's not all, this one guy called Yorick said that Breaker and Kulex were going to get the Gem of Strength today, and I think it's at the power plant since Yorick mentioned something about electricity."
"So what are we waiting for? I'll call up Beastboy and Terra and tell them to meet us there" Robin said as he called Beastboy's communicator.
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(Back at the lake)
The two Titans sat in silence on the bench, simply enjoying each other's presence. Beastboy was stroking Terra's back, happy that nothing was going wrong. However, the sound of Beastboy's communicator made both teens jump. Terra looked on with Beastboy and saw Robin had contacted them.
"Beastboy, Terra! Get to the Power Plant as fast as you can! We just got word from Cyborg that the Gem of Strength may be there." Robin said in a hurry.
"Sure, we'll be right there." Beastboy said. "After all this is over, wanna go out again?" Beastboy asked Terra sweetly as he closed his communicator.
"Always!" Terra said with happiness as she summoned a boulder and hopped on. Beastboy join her and they flew off to Jump City Power Plant.
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(At Jump City Power Plant
Robin and the other Titans arrived at the Power Plant, on the look out for any suspicious activity.
"Beastboy and Terra should be here any minute. For now, let's have a look around to see if anything strange has been happening here." Robin announced as he started walking to the Power Plant's main entrance. Just as he touched the door handle, he was shocked by electricity and throw back.
"What gives?!" Robin said as Starfire helped him up. All of a sudden, an electric creature appeared in front of them, who could only be...
"Overload..." Cyborg muttered as the blob of electricity formed into a crude shape of a large body with some kind of red chip for a face.
"The Gem of Strength is mine! It mine now!" Overload growled as he started sending shock waves all over the place. The Titans easily dodged them, and headed close to attack him.
"All right Overload, we can do this the easy way or the hard way, take your choice!" Cyborg yelled as he ran close to the electric menace. Overload simply growled again and tried to hit Cyborg with a bolt of electricity, which the robotic teen dodged.
"Ok, so we are going to do this hard way I guess!" Cyborg warned as he jumped up and fired his cannon full power at Overload's face. The beam collided square in his face, and sent the electric creature speeding into the ground. However, Overload just got back up again and threw a punch at the unsuspecting Cyborg. He hit him and Cyborg got thrown into a nearby tree.
Meanwhile, Raven was already pelting Overload with magicked screws and bolts from the Power Plant's walls, which appeared to be doing little damage. Overload just swatted Raven away like a fly, and she was forced to retreat a few paces back. Starfire tried throwing lightning bolts at Overload, but obviously they were doing even less damage than Raven's magic. Overload just got annoyed more, and threw a powerful punch at Starfire. It barely missed the alien girl, but it was close enough to give her a rather strong shock.
"I did not wish to fight you, but now it seems that I must." Starfire said as she got up off the ground after Overload's shock. The Titans were starting to fatigue from fighting since they were pretty much getting nowhere. Robin had his back turned as he got up after another painful hit from Overload, and the electric creature was about to smash him into the ground from behind.
"Robin, watch out!" Starfire yelled as she saw Robin about to be squashed by Overload's incoming punch. Just as Overload was about to slam Robin into the ground, a giant boulder came rocketing and hit Overload hard. The electric creature was thrown at least a yard from where he was standing.
"Sorry we're late guys!" Terra said as she and Beastboy hopped off the summoned boulder.
"About time you guys showed up. I thought that maybe Overload or something may have attacked you on your way here." Robin said as he stood up. Overload gave yet another deafening roar and barely stood up. "How about we finish off Overload and get that gem while he's weak?" Robin said, taking out some Freeze Disks. Everyone nodded in approval and prepared to attack the electric creature.
Raven magicked some pipes from a nearby construction site, and prepared to chuck them at Overload. Starfire powered up some of her lightning bolts, and Cyborg readied his sonic cannon. Terra summoned a few large boulders, and Beastboy transformed into a bull, ready to charge. Everyone fired their projectiles at Overload's chest, which hit him head on. The transformed Beastboy charged and also collided into Overload's stomach area. The electric menace could not handle the impact, and collapsed. His electric form disappeared, leaving only his red chip face.
"Overload... overload..." were the electric creature's last words as he shut his "eyes."
"Oh yeah, we nailed him!" Beastboy exclaimed as he transformed back into his human form. "Hey, what's this?" The shape shifter picked up a sapphire gemstone near Overload's chip-type face.
"Hey, it's the Gem of Strength! We found it before Kulex and Breaker!" Cyborg said as he jumped up and made a motion.
However, as the Titans were celebrating their victory, two pairs of blood red eyes shone from the shadows of the nearly trees.
"Heh heh heh... and the Gem is soon to be ours..." one voice said, as two bodies emerged from the shadows.
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So, did you like it? Probably sucks, but I try! :) Stay tuned for more chapters coming (hopefully) soon.