Hey everyone, I'm sorry I haven't updated forever. But now I have, and that means you get to give me more reviews! Before we get this started, I have chosen my two people. And the winners are….. Teen Titan's fan 101 and XxHaterOfFlamezxX! Everyone else, you guys were honestly very close, it was a hard decision to make.
These two people stood out because they both seemed very interested in my story and even contacted me! Also looking at hater (that's what I'm going to call her for short), well one we've talked the most and I've also read her stories, even helped her with idea's and stuff. It seems that people flame her quite a lot, she has such potential and I want to help her, so maybe experience with this story will help her!
I chose Teen Titan's Fan 101, well 1, hater thought that they would be good together, and I agree! 2, their writing styles are similar and again I have also assisted her with a story! It's coming along very well actually I would advise you to check it out! I also think she would benefit from this experience.
EVERYONE ELSE: Just because I have not selected you doesn't mean that I don't want your help. I STILL WANT YOUR IDEAS! These two that I have selected will be like my beta readers, their going to help me if I have writers block and help me construct the story in a more appealing way! So you're just as important to me! So if you have an idea don't hesitate to drop a suggestion in your review! I WISH I COULD HAVE CHOSEN ALL OF YOU!
AND THE ANSWER YOU ALL WANTED TO GET…MY DOGS NAME IS GRAYSON!(Has to do with Teen Titans, and it shows, IM OBSESSED WITH ROBIN)
And this chapter is dedicated to XxHaterOfFlamezxX, because she gave me the idea!
Chapter 18. Explanations of the past.
Recap:
After the last of the debris fell away and the smoke cleared, Robin walked into Star's room, the red head was huddled over something crumpled and bloody. Robin ran to her side to see what the thing was, as he gazed over the figure, the color of his face drained leaving him chalk white, his eyes (mask) wide with shock. He fell to his knees and stroked the face of the bloody woman. "Mother" he whispered in a hoarse voice.
"I thought you were dead" he said to her, she opened her eyes.
"Richard? Am I in heaven?" she asked him. A tear rolled down Robin's cheek.
"Hardly mom, this is more like a purgatory." He whispered to her as he took her hand in his own.
"I thought you were dead" Robin whispered hoarsely, he looked as if he had seen a ghost, which he currently truly believed he was.
"That wasn't us you saw die Richard" Mrs. Grayson said sadly, "Those were our alternative cast" she looked her son dead in the eye. "I nearly died when found out that you had supposedly 'died'" His mother stated matter-of-factly, "but when we found out that that wasn't you in the performance, I started looking for you" Tears welled in her eyes. "I'm glad to see that you're alive…and I don't think well would be the right word to use, I'm so sorry for all of this" she cried taking Robin's hand and pressing her lips to his palm.
"This is truly touching" a voice sick enough to make anyone's hair curl rang throughout the silence. All eyes turned to see Slade, directly behind him was Raven, Beast Boy and Cyborg, eyes radiating a bright orange. "I need to go make some more of the meth" Slade stated, "Raven, Beast Boy, Cyborg, I want you to watch them" the villain demanded.
"Yes master" all three answered in unison. Slade departed, leaving the three titans standing guard.
"Friend Raven, please, it is I Starfire, your friend, you must do the 'snapping out' of this trance" Starfire pleaded, looking at her friend with big desperate eyes.
"Beast Boy, Cyborg, come on guy's, don't let the stuff manipulate you, fight it, it's all willpower, you can shake it, please" Robin begged. The three titans turned their heads and looked at each other, and nodded simultaneously.
"Is the coast clear?" Beast Boy whispered very quietly. The other two nodded.
"I think so" Raven replied back just as quietly. The three other titans grinned and blinked. Robin, Starfire and Mrs. Grayson all looked at each other with a very confused look.
"Take your contacts out Titans" Cyborg said, laughing at the looks on his other. The trio rubbed their eyes and peeled a bright orange film from their eyes.
"Dude that stuff was starting to sting" Beast Boy said quietly. The teenagers quickly ditched their contact lenses and set to work on freeing their comrades.
"How did you do it?" Robin asked still shocked. He rubbed his eyes to make sure this was real and he wasn't hallucinating.
"Easy while you two were in the hospital wing, Slade came to us and threatened to kill you if we didn't obey him, he's a typical villain, he wanted us to either surrender or work for him so that he could once again take over the city and eventually the world" Cyborg said as he busied himself with the wires that controlled the electric bars. Both Robin and Starfire had to crack smiles at this, only the Titans would stay 'cheery' during a time like this.
"Oh" Both Starfire and Robin said together.
"But how did you avoid the intake of 'the meth?'" Starfire questioned as she shakily, got to her feet.
"It really wasn't that hard, Cyborg and I came up with a formula that was identical to Crystal Meth and reads the same on scanners. We saw Slade coming to the tower on our security system so I used my powers and switched the real meth with our concoction. It was really a simple plan, we also made it so that our eyes would also turn orange when we took the stuff, but the new formula we made wasn't good for our bodies so once the stuff wore off we just switched to contacts" Raven said pointing to the flimsy sheets of tinted lenses.
Beast Boy stood boy a pout on his face and his arms crossed "Man, how come I never get to do any of the cool complex stuff?" He pouted like a small child.
"Cuz grass stain, your always mess something up or make it into a joke" Cyborg said while he clipped various colored wires.
"Ooooooo, what's that one do?" Beast Boy asked pointing to a very bright orange wire; he couldn't help himself he reached his hand out to touch it. Cyborg's eyes widened in horror.
"BB, NO DON'T TOUCH THAT WIRE" he said with force in his voice. But it was too late; Beast Boy had already reached the wire and yanked it. The electric bars turned a bright red and then shut off. "ROBIN, STARFIRE, MRS. GRAYSON, YOU HAVE FIVE SECONDS TO GET OUT OF THERE BEFORE THE BARS RECHARGE" Cyborg called to them.
Robin leapt to his feet and helped his mother up, with Starfire's assistance, the trio Rushed as quickly as their injuries would allow, Mrs. Grayson ushered the two young teenagers through the door.
"Hurry, only two seconds left" Cyborg said, Mrs. Grayson being the most injured was having trouble getting through the door, she wasn't able to maneuver fluidly through the bars. Just as she had gotten all but her foot from the door way the electricity started to flow again. Her pant leg brushed against the bar, the electricity followed the fibers up and found their way to her body, the five teens stood wide eyed, frozen to the spot as the woman was electrocuted. A few moments later she fell to the floor lifeless.
"NO MOM" Robin yelled. The woman opened her eyes one last time and smiled faintly at her son. "Richard, please, let me see your face, all of your face one last time" The woman asked faintly. Robin nodded and kneeled down to his mother's level. His hands traveled to the edge of his mask, with a slight pull, it came off. The team gasped.
"You're half blind?" Raven asked Robin, he nodded and allowed his mothers hand to trace the shape of his face. After a few more seconds her petite hand fell limply to her side.
Starfire bent down and pressed a finger to the side of the woman's neck. She felt no pulse, Starfire's emerald eyes lowered and tears began to well. Cyborg ran his scanners over her body and shook his head.
"I'm sorry Robin" He said. Robin collapsed by his mother's body, he buried his head in her breast to try and find some sign of her heart.
She can't be dead he thought to himself desperately. He was so close to having her back, and then he lost her, again. Tears again welled in his eyes, he would check her again later; he wasn't willing to admit she was gone. After re-adorning his mask, he scooped her body up bridal style and turned to face the group.
"Okay team, lets get my mom to a safe place so that she can re-gain consciousness" He said, confidence in his voice. The other's shook their heads but agreed to take the body to a safe place. "Then, we get rid of Slade. Once and for all" he added, his masked eyes narrowing.
Okay hope that was worth the long wait! Sorry about that. R&R!
-PhoenixOnFire!