Yes! Reviews! Finally, my genius has been realized! (over inflated ego talking). Seriously, I thank Odd Writer and hermioneandterras-twin16 for your kind words. I know it's a little strange, but please bear with me. So, without further to-do here is the next chappie.
Chapter 3: Flaming Fury
Raven heard the explosion from the tilt-o-whirl. She stared towards the source of the explosion and saw it was the Hall of Mirrors.
'Beastboy,' she thought.
As she flew towards the rubble, she hoped that the changeling was alright. Although Raven, on the outside despised the prankster, inwardly, she had feelings for him. She knew that under all that immaturity, Beastboy was just as lost in this world as she was. When she reached the collapsed building, Raven saw Robin, Starfire, and Cyborg digging frantically through the debris.
"Beastboy was in here when the bomb went off," Cyborg yelled as he blasted the debris with his Sonic Cannon.
"Oh, I hope friend Beastboy is okay," Starfire lamented as she carried a massive rock off the excavation site.
"Less talking, more digging," Robin screamed. Raven joined in on the digging. After about five minutes of feverish digging, a voice startled the Titans, causing them to look upward.
"Look, I've transformed the Teen Titans into the Teen Miners!" The voice belonged to the hooded teen from the cavern. He was floating in mid-air with Beastboy's body neatly tucked under his arm. The Titans stared in horror at the limp body under the teens arm. He noticed their horror-stricken faces and sneered.
"Don't worry; this simpleton is still alive, but just barely. He has a stronger spirit than I expected." He then let Beastboy fall out of his arm. The Titans looked on in dismay as the body picked up speed. Raven flew to intercept Beastboy and caught him in her arms. She gradually floated down to the ground and set him on the cold earth.
"Aww ain't that sweet?" the teen sneered again. Then, his face contorted to an ugly grimace.
"Remember this name, for you shall never be safe again. Pyro, and with that, Pyro disappeared in a flash of flames. Then, Beastboy stirred.
"Uhg," he grunted. Raven looked at the changeling.
"Beastboy!" Cyborg called out as he ran towards hi friend. Star and Robin quickly followed.
"Someone get the license plate of that truck?" he asked shakily. Raven couldn't help it; she wrapped her arms around Beastboy. The others stared. Beastboy, realizing that his air passages were constricted, began to panic. When he noticed that it was Raven, his green face blushed a reddish green.
"Raven, what are you doing?" Beastboy choked, bringing her back to reality. She quickly relinquished her grip and backed away, her face burning red.
"Nothing."
"Oww, oww oww!" Beastboy moaned.
"Hold still please," Starfire demanded as she tried to bandage his wounds. They were in the infirmary alone. Robin was off sparring in the training room, Cyborg was recharging in his room, and Raven had locked herself in her room, as usual.
"Beastboy, if you continue with the squirming, it will take longer," she sighed and he remained still. While Star was finishing, Beastboy's mind wandered. The last thing he remembered seeing before he was knocked out, he could've sworn he saw Terra standing over him. Beastboy shook his head, no, it wasn't possible. Terra was encased in solid rock, how could she be there? Starfire glanced at his face, noticing his change of facial expression.
"Something troubles you, friend?" She asked. Beastboy turned his head to face his alien friend.
"Nothing, Star. Well…it's just…" he fell silent. She stared at him. She placed a hand on his back, trying to comfort him. Beastboy retreated from Star's hand and slid off the bed. He looked back at her, a grin plastered on his face.
"I'm fine, don't worry about mw," he said in his usual goofball manner. He turned and walked out the door. Star stood where she was, looking after Beastboy with a note of concern in her emerald eyes.
"Let us hope so," she whispered.
"BANG, BANG, BANG," a fist knocked against a wooden door. The eye slot opened and a pair of angry violet eyes stared out, looking for the source of the noise. The eyes darted around and fell on a cloaked figure.
"Password," a girl's voice came from inside the building. The figure shifted his weight.
"HIVE," the figure grunted. The eyes beyond the door disappeared as the eye slot shut with a snap and the door creaked open, admitting the stranger. He walked into the building and the girl closed the door behind them. She had violet hair and pale skin. She also wore clothing that made her look like a clown
"This way," the girl directed and she illuminated her palm with a violet light, leading the way. They walked down a steep incline leading to a makeshift headquarters. They entered a large room filled with yellow light. The walls were shaped like a bee's hive, hexagonal patterns everywhere. They stopped in the middle of the room and the girl cut off her light.
"Guys! We have a new recruit," she yelled. Suddenly, a door on the opposite side of the room, two boys walked into the room. (Well, we should say a mountain of a boy and a midget walked into the room)
"What you bring us now, Jynx, another barfbrain?" The smaller boy cackled in a nasally voice. He was decked out in a green jumpsuit with a high tech backpack on his shoulders.
"Maybe they brought us some food," the mountain said.
"I don't know if he is a 'barfbrain', Gizmo, and no, we didn't bring food, Mammoth," Jynx sighed. Gizmo pressed a button on the strap of his backpack and he lifted into the air. He flew towards the stranger and flew circles around him, anyalizing him. The stranger stood silent and still. Then, Gizmo cackled again.
"Nothing impressive about this cludgehead!" He laughed in his nasally voice. Mammoth approached the stranger and pulled a punch towards his face. He caught Mammoth's fist in the face, causing him to fly across the room and crash into the wall. He crumpled under the rubble of the once smooth wall. Mammoth and Gizmo broke out into fits of laughter.
"So much for that pitsniffer!" Gizmo shrieked. Jynx looked from her friends to the pile of rubble, she sensed something from beneath it. Then, she saw the rubble shake. Actually, the whole ground began to quake. The two laughing boys stopped laughing and quivered as the ground shook. Then, the fragments of the wall exploded into flames, making the three HIVE members quake. As suddenly as the flames appeared, they disappeared. The stranger stood, unscathed, hood down revealing reddish-blonde hair. The boy wore an eye patch on his left eye while the other burned fire red. The others cowered before him. Then, the boy smiled.
"I'm looking for recruits, anyone interested?"
The three frightened teens looked at one another. Jynx and Mammoth backed away, leaving Gizmo in their dust. Gizmo, realizing his 'friends' had left him alone, he looked back at the flaming inferno. His lip quivered as he said,
"When do we start?"
Phew, now that was rough, what does Pyro plan to do with the HIVE? You'll have to see in the next chapter. As a side note, I have been running my chapters together to try and elongate the story. Hope it's okay. Please review!