And with no homework tonight, I bring you this chapter. That and maybe another before my bedtime. This one contains much dialogue, you could say it's all talk, no action... Well, there's a rising conflict if that counts as action. So R & R like a good little fan fiction lover...
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" Alright! A new high score!" Beast Boy cheered " Check it out, 26,760,000!"
" Uh huh." Raven muttered, not bothering to look up
" Hey Raven, wanna play? I'll go easy on ya!"
" No thanks." She replied, remembering the multiple times he said that before
" Pleeeeeeaaaaaaaassseeee? I'll leave you alone. I'll stop playing my music so loudly. I'll buy that book you wanted. I'll-"
" Ok, Ok! As long as you leave me alone."
" Yep." He said with crossed fingers behind his back
" Okay," He handed her a remote " You press this button to accelerate, and this is the brake, and this is-"
" I'll figure it out, it's just a game, it can't be that hard."
" How about we play best 2 out of three? By the time the first match is over, you should know what to do."
" It doesn't matter, the sooner I lose, the sooner I can get out of here."
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10 minutes later, Beast Boy is looking very frustrated...
" .....Best 10 out of 12!" He exasperated
" Okay, that's enough. I'm going to my room now."
" Wait! I was just warming up! Come back, I need to reclaim my title as champion!"
Unexpectedly, the blare of the alarm caught them off guard. Red lights flickered within the room as both panicked. Beast Boy sprang from the couch and darted over to a small device latched onto the wall. He hit a few buttons and gazed at the picture that appeared on the micro screen.
" Someone's in Grandpa's safe room! They must be after the money! Lets go!"
The duo ran out of the room, down the stairs, and through the empty hall towards an iron door which was open a crack. Beast Boy motioned Raven to stand back in case the felon had a weapon while he stood before it. He put a hand on the door and counted to three in his head and pushed it open quickly. He winced in fear of a weapon being fired at him but nothing happened. Instead, he found the babysitter sitting on the floor looking utterly confused.
" Lori? What are you doing here?" The green boy asked
" I thought this was the closet..." She said innocently " I was going to put my jacket in here but then all the alarms went off and startled me. I didn't know this was where your grandfather kept his money locked up..."
" It's okay. You didn't know the difference."
" Yeah... Sorry if I scared you." She stood up
Lori got to her feet and whipped out a mirror to ensure her perfected hair was okay. After patting down one loose hair, she smiled and walked over to the door. She just stood there for a few seconds before she turned around to speak.
" Garfield, could you come here for a minute? Your grandfather told me to keep an eye on you and I think you broke one of his rules..."
" Ummm.... Sure," He said as he walked up to her " What is it?"
" Oh, it's pretty shocking." She said
And with those words, she pulled something out of her pocket and stuck to Beast Boy's neck. The naive changeling didn't suspect a thing as he sunk to the ground unconscious. Raven jaw dropped slightly as she held back a gasp. The evil blonde smirked and pointed the taser at Raven who was safely across the room from her.
" What did you do to him?" Raven glared
" Just zapped him with this taser. And you're next by the way."
" If you can catch-"
Before she finished her statement, the tingle of electricity stung her shoulder. The electric currents ran through her body in a jolt and she quickly passed out. Her knees weakened and she was down on the ground just like Beast Boy. Raven was confused. Who zapped her if Lori was still in her sight when she was attacked? Now that was strange.
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Beast Boy's head was spinning as it swayed him awake. There was a burning sensation on his neck which caused his blackout. He was about to lift his hand to touch the burn but it ceased to move. As he came to, he realised he was tied up. He struggled to get free but it just wasn't working. Whatever he was tied to, it emitted heat, much like body heat. He looked over his shoulder and saw that he was in fact tied back to back with Raven.
" It's a good thing you woke up, kid."
He looked to see his corrupt babysitter looking down on him, a pistol firmly in her grasp. Beast Boy growled and was about to change into an animal to escape when she brought the gun's barrel to his head. The changeling had little choice but to relax and await to hear the criminal's plan.
" Don't even try to escape." She uttered " Now tell me how to get the vault open!"
" You need the combination, a password, and a retina scan of my grandfather's eye!" He smirked
" I'm not kidding around here," She cocked the gun " Now you help me get it open or else I'll shoot."
" Are you kidding? All the money in there is worth more than my life! Go ahead, you shoot me, you'll never get that vault open in time!"
" Oh? Who said I would kill you?" She gestured Raven
" .... Well, when you put it that way..."
" Good." She laughed " The girlfriend always works."
" She's not my girlfriend."
" Is that why your grand pappy hired me to make sure you both kept your hands off each other?
" But he- I don't-But... Oh never mind... No one believes me anyway..." he muttered
" Now. Tell me what the combination is!"
" ....... It's carved under his work desk up in his room."
" Good. Now stay here. If you try to escape, I'll know."
The young adult smiled and strolled out of the room. Beast Boy was left in question. Would she kill them? Would his grandfather get back in time to save them? And would she successfully get away with her crime? It was safe to say, Beast Boy would never be babysat again, if he managed to get out of the current mess. Now would be the prefect time for a plan.
" Beast Boy, we gotta get out of here."
" Raven!?" He shouted in surprise
" I've been awake the whole time. I heard everything."
" Uh..." He blushed
" I have an idea. Do you see the security cameras over there?"
" Yeah."
" Look and see where Lori is."
" She just arrived in my Grandpa's room."
" Good, I'll break the ropes, you call the police, and I'll keep on lookout."
With a quiet Azarath Metrion Zinthos, Raven summoned dark energy around the ropes. They snapped like twigs releasing the teens from their bondage. As they got to their feet and dusted themselves off, both looked at the monitor and saw their assailant was still in the old man's bedroom. Perfect. With her all the way on the third story, they could get out of the house and alert the feds of the crook. The duo promptly jogged to the door where they came to a direct halt.
" And where are you two going?"
" What the-"
" Dude, that's impossible! How-"
" Simple," Another voice called
And the hidden person came from behind their babysitter. They were dumbfounded to see an exact duplicate of Lori. Neither had a thing to say about the paranormal discovery.
" You see," She articulated " I have the ability to multiply myself, and all the clones do my bidding until I make them go back into me. And as long as your outnumbered, you don't stand a chance!"
Before the punk knew, the pistol in her hand was surrounded by dark energy. She gasped as it was pulled from her hand and was sent across the room out of her reach. Lori growled and glared at Raven as she caught the gun in the air and pointed it at her.
" I think we stand a better chance than you now." Raven smirked
" Now that was cool!" Beast Boy exclaimed
" You little brat! Give that back." Lori ordered quite calmly
" And let you tie us up and threaten to kill us again? That's not happening anytime soon." The half-Demon notified
" Well, you'll find the gun is useless without these."
Lori pulled a small box out of her pocket and dangled it before their eyes. It was a box of ammo, ammo that was a counterpart to the weapon. Raven observed the gun and pulled the revolver out to see it was empty. She barred her teeth and stuffed it in her belt for safe keeping. Now, in either to gain control, one of them had to get the other item to have access to a loaded gun. The real Lori, who looked like she would rip someone's eyes out, tightened her arms to produce 3 more clones of herself. At this point, there were nine clones and the original against a shape shifting boy and a half demon. Then came the pre-battle stare down between both sides.
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And done. Seeing how this chapter bored you with speech, in the next chapter there shall be fighting. And it shall be finished soon, maybe even posted tonight if I get enough time. So review and make me happy :) And for the people still seeking fluff n stuff, it will come into play in a few chapters. Well you can't just have them go " Hello, I love you" and start sucking each others faces off. In my fic, they only met each other at the first of the story and in two weeks became friends. Besides, in real life, you have to be friends with your boy/girlfriend to succeed. Ok.... I 'll shut up now.