Chapter 3: Mall Rats? Naw, we're mall FISH!
Cyborg and Beastboy watched Robin speed off on the R-cycle, with Raven sitting behind him, screaming and laughing hysterically.
"Dude," he said after a moment. "Isn't that considered 'driving under the influence'? As in, driving under the influence of Jinx's spell?"
"Yeah, we need to follow them. The fish are off to the mall, and we must protect the city. It's our duty." Beastboy said unhappily.
So they followed the "fish" Raven and Robin in the T-mobile. Cyborg's "baby" the car that Raven helped him rebuild.
AT THE MALL
Raven looked with wide eyes at the inside of the mall. Overwhelmed by all of the sights and sounds, she promptly sat down, right in the middle of the walkway. She gazed at the shops around her, her mouth hanging open and her bright orange dress(author: shudders) bunched around her legs.
"My RaeRae fishy mate has fallen to the floor!" Robin sang. He took a deep breath and continued at the top of his lungs, "Overwhelmed by all the sights, smells, sounds and MORE!" He was singing to the tune of "Simple Gifts." Only, sometimes the rhythm didn't match, so he had to stretch out words, and put two words in one note of the song.
Glass starting shattering, and people were screaming in the background, clutching their ears.
"I will protect my fishy mate until the end of time!" he continued, oblivious to the agony of shoppers around him. "I think that her bright orange dress is absolutely SUBLIME!"
He took a bow to his absent audience. The entire mall had emptied, because they didn't want to hear him sing so obnoxiously. He grinned, not really noticing or caring that no one had heard him sing except Raven.
She smiled happily and said, "That was a lovely song! Come on! Let's go find a guitar to accompany your beautiful voice!"
By that time, most of the shoppers had returned, seeing that he was done singing. So, there were people to witness the horrible events that subsequently occured.
You see, Raven had never had a chance to truly enjoy a mall before, so normal things like elevators, excalators, and fountains were completely new to her.
"Robin, oh fishy mate! Look at this! What IS it!" Raven half-sang.
"Uh...that's an elevator," Robin said. It seemed that the effects of Jinx's spell were finally wearing off. For him, anyway. Raven's already magic-filled body had amplified the spell, so while he regained sanity, she slipped farther and farther away...
"OOHHH! An ell-uh-vader. Or is it Ella Vader? Is that Darth Vader's mother?" Raven asked, puzzled. Then she gasped. "OH! Is it Darth Vader's GIRLFRIEND?" She giggled insanely.
"No, it's an e-l-e-v-a-t-o-r," Robin explained. "It's like...a box that you can go inside and it takes you up and down."
"SHOW ME HOW IT WORKS!" Raven screamed. The people nearby backed away.
"I'm not sure it's a good idea..." Robin started to say. Then he muttered, "I hope she doesn't find out about the escalators. THAT would be disasterous."
"What's an escalator?" Raven asked, wide-eyed. "It sounds like some mideival torture device. Please explain, fishy mate!"
"Dang! She heard me. Uh, an escalator is like a stairway that moves on its own," Robin explained.
"Let's go find one, my dear fishy mate!" Raven said, and grabbed his hand, pulling him along behind her and singing Robin's song.
She walked by the candy stand and didn't so much as glance at it. Robin sighed in relief, and listened as she sang. "...Overwhelmed by all the sights, sounds, smells, and more..."
The "fish" finally arrived at the escalator near the center of the mall, and Raven gazed at it in fascination. There were two; one going up, the other going down. Raven marched right around to the other side, where there were two escalators that led to where they were standing.
"No, Raven! This is the wrong side! If you go on, you'll be going the wrong way!" Robin shouted desperately.
Raven did a few cartwheels and hopped onto the escalator. She was standing on the one coming down from above, and she had to climb quickly so she wouldn't be led right back down again.
"Come on, Robin!" she shouted. He followed reluctantly. When she got to the top, she immediatly ran the wrong way down another escalator. Then they were back on the floor on which they began. This time Raven went to the correct escalator, the one that moved upward to the floor above.
About a quarter of the way up, Raven got an idea.
"Robin, this ride is too slow and predictable. I'll just use a little magic to make it more fun," she said, and grinned wickedly.
Robin's face paled. "No, please, Raven. There are other people here. They could get hurt." 'And I feel like I'm gonna be sick,' Robin thought to himself.
Raven clucked her tongue and shook her head. "Losen up, Robby-poo! Azarath Metrion Zinthos!"
Black magic engulfed the escalator, and scraping shrieking metal could be heard. Then the magic faded away.
"There, now it's perfect!" Raven said, clapping her hands together.
'But what exactly did she do?' Robin wondered.
He was soon to find out.