Ch. #3
A Day of Training
I've never seen the episode when Terra did her training thing. So please bare with me here.
A few days later, Will's hibernation sickness had completely worn off, and he was ready for any test that the Titans had to offer to him. When he got dressed the morning of his session, he felt that he was ready, but at the same time he was a little nervous. So, he went up to the top of the tower to meditate. He just needed to clear his head of all thoughts.
"Has anyone seen Will this morning? He's usually down around this time to get his daily nutrition." Star said about a minute later in the living room, "I've looked everywhere for him." "Are you sure you checked everywhere?" Robin asked. "Yes!" Star said, "I've looked in his room, I checked the gym, I even checked the bathrooms and showers." She blushed a little after saying this. "Have you checked the roof?" asked Raven from the couch where she was reading her usual book. "No" said Starfire, "Why would he be up there?" "He's been up there every morning since he got here." Raven answered not looking up from her book. Before she finished, Star was already racing out of the room yelling, "Thank you Raven!"
After Star had taken the elevator to the top of the tower, she walked out to see Will standing on the edge of the balcony, facing the ocean. She was just about to turn away when she heard him say "Please, don't go." He said still facing the ocean. "I do not wish to disturb you." she said "Your presence is soothing." he said opening his eyes. "Star, since the day I got here, I have not been able to see my friends, but today all that has changed I work up this morning and was able to see things as clear as I could ever remember. But I have yet to look upon the faces of my new friends." he said turning around to look at her for the first time. "Damn you fine." he said. Then realizing what just came out of his mouth, he blushed profusely and turned back towards the sea muttering to himself about thinking before speaking.
Star blushing slightly and giggling, walked up to Will and put her hand onto his right shoulder, running it up and down the length of his arm. Will looked at her still blushing, "Come Will," she said "breakfast is being served downstairs. "Thank you Star." he said, and walking next to each other they took the elevator downstairs to the kitchen.
"You know what I don't get." said BB downstairs about two minutes after Starfire hade dashed out of the kitchen. "What?" said Cyborg. "How Will can get up to the top of the tower everyday without killing himself. I mean he is blind after all." "Yah, BB but don't forget he is only temporally blind." said Cyborg. "Do you really want to know?" Will asked walking into the room with Starfire next to him. "How?" said Robin feeling his temper start to rise. "The Force guides me." Will said. "You said that you would give us a demonstration of 'the force', when you weren't blind any more; but, seeing that you are looking directly at all of us when we are talking to you, how about giving it to us now." said Robin still pissed off. "As you wish." said Will.
And, with a wave of his hand, the curtains shut. With a wave of his other hand he shut Raven's book, this surprised her for she wasn't paying that much attention, in tern causing her to look up. "Hey dude, Raven's powers allow her to lift up stuff as well." BB said. "They can?" Will asked inquisitively. "Sort of." Raven said a little embarrassed. "Yah, just don't get her mad, it's not a pretty sight." BB said elbowing Raven lightly in the shoulder "Okay, I believe you." Will said looking from Raven to BB. "Hey, let's go down to the beach for a training session." Robin said, getting up and walking towards the door. "I'm up for it." said Will getting up with the rest of the Titans and heading to the door.
"Hay Will!" yelled BB running to catch up with Will. "What is it Beast Boy?" Will said looking at his green friend. "Everyone when they meet me for the first time always makes a comment about the fact that I'm green." he says as they exit the tower on to a path that led to the beach. "Well where I come from, being green is a very common thing. I mean, my master's master was green." Will said smiling at BB. "Cool." BB said smiling back at Will with a toothy grin.
Once the Titans and Will got to the beach, Robin went over to the control panel and activated the course, which caused a platform to rise out of the sand. "Cyborg, you go first." said Robin from the top of the platform. "Got it." said Cyborg.
After Cyborg and the others had had their turn, it was time for Will to prove his worth. He stepped up to the starting place and waited for the countdown. "Alright Will ten second count down begins now, good luck." Robin said from the control deck. The others cheered their good lucks to as he drew the silver cylindrical object from his belt and flicked the switch from OFF to ON. As the blue blade ignited into life, the Titans mouths dropped and their eye's bugged out.
The starting signal sounded and Will took off across the beach. Two turrets popped out of the sand about 20 feet in front of him; firing lasers at a high rate of fire at him. He deflected the blasts easily with his light saber and, slashing at them, decapitated them.
Then great falling doors flew up out of the sand. As Will ran towards these doors, all the Titans saw of Will going threw was sand flying into the air; and Will on the other side of the last door as the first door dropped. 'Final stretch' Will thinks as he neared the end of the course. Then several turrets activated inside of the rocks that they were positioned in and opened up ejecting disks at a high rate of fire.
Will charged these turrets and with a spinning attack, destroyed the disks. He then used a Force-assisted jump, leaping twenty feet over the turrets, landing on the other side of the finish line. The Titans cheered (except Robin who still was pissed off) when Will turned off his light saber and walked towards them. "Congratulations Will!" said Starfire hugging him. "Um… thank." said Will, blushing and scratching the back of his head. Star giggled at his embarrassment just because she had hugged him.
"Good job Will." said Robin shaking Will's hand. Will could here the bitterness in Robin's voice but could not figure out why it was there. Raven congratulated Will then walked away saying "He is so oblivious." in a quiet voice.
About a day later the Titans called Will down from his room to the living room to give him the results of his test. When he got down to the hall that led to the living room, he was surprised to see only Robin standing in front of the door that led to the living room. As Will got closer to Robin, Robin held out his hand as if to give him something; Will put his hand under Robins palm up with an inquisitive look on his face. Robin then dropped a T-com into Will's hand. "Welcome to the team Will." he said motioning to Will to follow him.
When they entered the living room they found it bedecked in celebration for Will's success. "Congratulations Will!" yelled Star as she flew up to him wrapping her arms around him in a firm embrace. "Thanks Star." He said hugging her back. Robin skunked back into the shadows, he really detested Will.