Chapter Three: Daddy's Little Girl
Disclaimer: I do NOT own the Teen Titans OR Static Shock. But I do own this plot line, Jesse Roth, and a REALLY cute kitten named Sam
Raven leaned against a boulder panting heavily. She had just run through the obstacle course at level eight. So far she's only stuck to level seven but Robin had raised it without telling her
"That was a great time Rae." Beast Boy said smiling at her. She grinned back then lowered her hood letting the fabric pool behind her back
"Thank you. Come on let's go inside before Boy Wonder over there makes me do it over again." the changeling laughed and took her arm gently. They made their way into the Tower's main room then collapsed onto the sofa
"Why don't we ever have any bottled water around here?" Raven complained out loud as she levitated two glasses, filled them with ice and water and brought them over to the sofa
"What are you complaining about? All you gotta do is just wave a hand and POOF instant glass of water." Raven rolled her eyes
"Whatever." she sipped her water then set it on the coffee table and leaned into the sofa relaxing her sore and tired body
"If Robin ever does that to me again I swear I'll knock him back into last week." she grumbled. Then gentle hands started rubbing her shoulders and neck. She groaned happily and looked up at the emerald elf who had slipped back behind her
"You are wonderful." she moaned as his hands rubbed her sore spots
"I know." she rolled her eyes at him then relaxed into the massage. He smiled and moved down to her lower back. Another moan but this one sounded different
"BB." he removed his hands and the girl stood
"Sorry." he mumbled rubbing the back of his neck in embarrassment. Raven smiled and pulled him down onto the sofa next to her then leaned on his shoulder
"You can do that later tonight okay?" he smiled and breathed down her neck making her shriek and thumped him in the head with a pillow.
What the other Titans came in from training they found the two sleeping on the couch. Raven's head was leaning on Beast Boy shoulder and his was on top of her head
"He is so dead." Jinx giggled. Starfire looked at her strangely then clapped her hands softly
"Oh that is right you do not know of Beast Boy and Raven's relationship. They have been doing the 'going out'" she used her fingers to emphasize the word "for almost a year and a half now." Jinx shrugged then headed into the kitchen and rummaged around for some lunch
"Sandwiches okay with everyone?" she asked. The doors slid open causing the two sleeping Titans to jerk awake. Gear and Jesse walked in
"A sandwich would really hit the spot." Gear commented going over to help the pink haired Titan. Raven cleaned up the two glasses and replaced several pillows she and Beast Boy had thrown at each other before falling asleep
"Anyone seen V and Ter?" Cyborg asked. Everyone shrugged then Arella walked into the room from one of the adjoining hallways
"I believe they went out to get some lunch and maybe see a movie." she hummed under her breath as she pored her tea and pulled out a cinnamon bagel from one of the cabinets
"V finally worked up the courage. Sooner than I thought." Gear paused then picked up a sandwich
"Who's V?" Jesse asked speaking for the first time since entering the room. Everyone seemed to hesitate in their answer
"Well, Static's real name starts with a V so Terra and I call him that at school sometimes."
"You go to a real school?" Jesse exclaimed. Gear nodded
"Trust me it can get pretty hectic."
The Titans finished off their lunches then headed off to spend the rest of the day hanging out and messing around. Static and Terra came home then headed into the training room
"I believe they are being a bit obvious." Jesse commented as they left. Robin grunted as he tried to maneuver his racing car around Beast Boy and Cyborg's. Jesse glanced at Raven who was floating in her usual corner her lips tracing her familiar spell. The black haired girl approached her slowly
"Raven?" the empath opened one eye and looked at the girl who claimed to be her sister
"Yes?" Jesse looked at her hands and pressed her two pointer fingers together at the ends trying to find words
"I need help controlling my powers. I thought maybe you could give me a hand." Raven cocked an eyebrow then levitated herself to her feet
"Alright follow me." they headed to the doors then she called over her shoulder to the boys "Jesse and I will be in my room. Knock before you open the door." that was directed at Beast Boy since no one else dared open the dark goddess's door. He nodded then proceeded to knock both Cyborg and Robin's cars off the track and cross the finish line grinning like a fool.
Raven breathed deeply trying to hold on to what little patience she had left. Jesse's attempts at meditation weren't working. The girl couldn't empty her mind or find a center
"Why is this important anyway?" Jesse asked
"Because, it calms your mind. Being a telepath requires a clear mind and a lot of willpower."
"Why?"
"Telepathy means you move inanimate objects with your mind. Sometimes that object may not want to move or it could be really big and you have to focus in the heat of battle."
"Okay." the girl squirmed around a moment "One more time?"
"Fine. I've got nothing better to do." Jesse closed her eyes and took up the breathing pattern Raven had suggested. Her body floated softly up into the air
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos." the moment the words left her lips several pieces of paper became engulfed in silver mists and fluttered around the room. Jesse clamped her eyes shut trying to regain control. Now books flew around the room
"Enough!" Raven yelled. Everything that had been floating flew back to their original places and Jesse fell to the floor with a thump
"Why don't you just leave the words out for now? Until you get the hang of it just focus on clearing your mind of everything." Jesse nodded still shocked at her lack of control
"You know why that happened?"
"No."
"Your emotions aren't under control. You don't have to suppress them but just try to cut back. Our powers are driven by emotion. The more you feel the more energy you're going to release." Jesse nodded then closed her eyes once more. Raven sighed and rubbed her temples trying to fight the headache she felt coming on. At least she could look forward to later…
The girl who had stood with Slade on the outskirts of the city now stood alone in front of hundreds of armed androids. Her white hair was pulled into a long, thin braid that slithered down her back. A long sword hung at her hip and a shorter one was thrust into her belt. In one hand she gripped her skin tight blue mask. It had silver eyes holes that allowed her to see but other couldn't tell the color of her eyes
"Rose. It is time." a voice drawled in her ear. The girl smirked and pulled the mask onto her face. She raised one hand then dropped it. The robots disappeared using technology Slade had created for this very crucial mission. The girl pressed a button on her wrist and she too disappeared.
A little girl bounced her ball around Jump City Park laughing with her friends. She hurried towards the playground but screamed as she saw hundreds of robots appear on the equipment. Each one aimed some kind of glowing gun at her. She screamed again in fear. But suddenly she felt something grab her shirt and lift her out of the way
"Tell your boss we'd like a word with him." the girl heard a voice growl. The girl looked up and was surprised to see a large green pterodactyl holding onto her shoulder. It dipped down and set her on the ground then turned into a green teenager
"Get out of here!" he yelled. The girl obeyed and scampered away leaving the Titans to deal with the androids
"Hello Bird Boy." a female voice giggled. The girl flipped into view and struck the black haired boy on the head with a bo staff. Robin jerked aside to avoid the lethal blow
"Darn missed." she grumbled before resting the staff across her shoulders and wrapping her arms over it "All well. I'll get him on the next one."
"Who are you?" Starfire demanded her eyes lit up with green energy. Starbolts lit up her hands
"Name's Rose." she moved elegantly into a fighting position "Rose Wilson." with that she attacked
"Titans Go!" Robin yelled grabbing Starfire's hand as she swooped down to pull him out of danger. Raven threw one hand out at the girl letting a bolt of dark energy fly from her fingers. It struck her dead on and sent her into a group of robots. She sat up wiping blood from her mouth
"Daddy wasn't joking when he said be careful of you." everyone's mouths dropped instantly
"Daddy?" they all said in union. The girl simply smirked and continued to attack. Beast Boy was thrown backwards and landed on the bridge of the jungle gym next to Static who was above him floating on his disk
"This ain't cool." he muttered dodging lasers from the robots
"Can't you just take em all over?" Beast Boy yelled morphing into a tiger and ripping several apart
"Too much electricity going through me at one time." Static responded.
Raven watched as Starfire flew past her like a bullet her hands charged with starbolts. She threw several at the girl before pulling up out of striking range
"Humph looks like we'll have to stop those pesky attacks." the girl threw down what looked like a bomb. Robin yelled something but Raven didn't hear it. A force field erupted from the disk pushing everyone but Raven, Jesse and Jinx out of its area
"Well, well, well. It seems we have another demon on the team." Rose mumbled watching Jinx with masked eyes. The girl's pink eyes narrowed but she stood still as Rose charged. Then at the last moment she spun around letting her hex bolts create a wave around her. Rose was thrown back but caught by Raven then plowed into the ground
"Deactivated the force field." she demanded her eyes glowing white. Rose smirked and pressed a button on her wrist. There was a loud beeping and an explosion threw the three girls away from Rose and out of the force field
"Daddy said you'd be hard to beat. I guess I have more training to do. Come on boys let's ride." she pressed another button and she and the robots who had been firing lasers at the Titans disappeared.