This chapter is for you, Bbfan4evah! Thanks for the review – I was actually motivated to write another chapter before camp!

Thanks to Sasori Katana, too. 'snatitneet' is just 'teen titans' backwards. It was the first thing that popped into my head, so . . .yeah. lol

I don't own Teen Titans.

Chapter 3: Ally?
Everyone was cheering and having a good time at the air show outside the city. As stunt pilots sent their planes into dives, spirals, and loops, the gathered crowd applauded and gasped. Suddenly a violent wind tore through the sky, sending the airplanes into chaos. The pilots struggled not to collide or careen into the people on the ground. The same thought flashed in everyone's head: What was going on?

As if in answer to their silent questions, a middle-aged man dressed in blue and white called sarcastically from overhead, "Good people! I do beg your pardon for this most inconvenient interruption." He paused for a burst of villainous laughter. "But I'm afraid the entire sky now belongs to me. All events taking place in the air are hereby cancelled."

His triumphant sneer disappeared as he was tackled to the ground. Furious, O one threw Starfire off of him and stood up. Behind him, Robin threw a disk. It activated, and O one's legs were trapped in a block of ice. Cyborg stepped up, firing his sonic cannon, but the villain dodged it by bending over backwards until his back was flat against the ground. With a powerful kick of his legs, O one shattered the ice and sent Cyborg flying.

While his attention was elsewhere, Raven sent various pieces of recording equipment sailing at O one. Her adversary saw the movement and summoned up a tornado. The cameras and other equipment flew back at Raven, who had no time to react. O one, invisible within the whirlwind, created a lethal barrier of spinning tools, cameras, chairs, and airplane parts. He sent some of them hurtling at the Titans. Beast Boy became a tyrannosaurus rex, and was able to withstand the airborne objects. Slowly, he made his way to the tornado and swung his tail to attack.

Without warning, O one flung himself out of the cyclone. The force of the impact tossed Beast Boy across the wide field, now emptying of spectators. Beast Boy rolled for several yards, taking on his normal shape. When he at last came to a stop, he was unconscious.

Starfire hefted Cyborg, and flew him towards O one, releasing him a few feet away. Cyborg slammed into him, and the two wrestled on the ground. Robin joined the fray, blocking O one's escape and landing a few punches. The two Titans backed away as they heard "Azarath Metrion Zinthos" behind them. Raven sent a wave of pure energy at O one. He skidded down a runway, throwing his arms up to try and protect himself from the starbolts Starfire threw at him.

O one mustered a gale strong enough to knock all the Teen Titans off their feet. Starfire and Raven tried to fly against the wind, but were swept backward into a nearby garage. Cyborg planted his feet – with no effect. He tumbled in a different direction from the girls, and barely managed to seize a pole. Robin threw a birdarang attached to a strong rope so it wrapped around one of the grounded planes.

Lightning began to crackle across the sky. A bolt or two struck the ground near Robin. Suddenly a golden eagle streaked past him, expertly soaring against the wind. It rammed O one hard enough to break his control of the weather. The Titans dropped to the ground as the eagle continued to combat O one. The bird seized the villain's shoulders and lifted him off the ground. Lifting him high into the sky, the eagle dropped O one, who barely managed to stop his plummet and fly up once again before he would have hit the ground.

He turned to leave, but shouted over his shoulder, "This isn't over!"

The gold eagle dropped to the ground, morphing into a teenage boy. He had short blonde hair and dark eyes. He was dressed entirely in gold: a tight-fitting tank top, pants, and boots. He was only a few inches shorter than Cyborg, and very muscular. Starfire and Raven nearly fainted from delight.

"I'm Eagle," the mysterious teen said in an unusually deep voice. The girls sighed in pleasure.

"Robin. This is Cyborg, Starfire, and Raven." Robin pointed to each team member. "Uh, thanks."

"No problem," Eagle interrupted.

"Hey, where's Beast Boy?" Cyborg said, suddenly realizing his absence.

Robin looked around. "I don't know," he said. "He got hit pretty hard during that battle, but I'm sure he's fine. He's probably around here somewhere." He turned back to Eagle. "How did you know we needed help?"

"It's sort of like a sixth sense I have," Eagle replied. "I know when the bad guys are winning." He shrugged, then turned to Raven and Starfire. "So, ladies . . ."

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Beast Boy sat up, groaned, and shook his throbbing head. He looked around, and saw the rest of the team walking away with a blonde boy. They weren't far away, but apparently they weren't even thinking about him. He stood up, a little too quickly, and fell back down. He waited for the wave of dizziness to pass, then rose more slowly. Everyone had disappeared. Beast Boy shifted into a hawk to fly back towards Titan Tower.

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". . .And that's how I came to the city."

"Wow," Raven and Starfire breathed in unison as Eagle finished his story.

Even Robin was impressed. "Sounds like you're used to danger by now."

Eagle shrugged. "Yeah, I guess."

"Hey, why don't you come to our place for dinner?" Cyborg suggested.

"I don't know," Eagle began. "I wouldn't want to impose . . ."

"We'd love to have you," Robin assured him. The girls looked hopeful.

"Well, if you insist." Eagle smiled. "I suppose I don't have anything better to do."

Starfire clapped her hands gleefully. "I shall make a traditional Tamaranian Snierff Cake!" She took Eagle's hand and pulled him along.

The five teens turned a corner. Beast Boy, who had been running after them, stopped and sighed. He once again became a hawk and darted home.

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Eagle shook his head to refuse another helping of meatloaf. "That was delicious!" he complimented. "But I need to save room for Starfire's cake."

Starfire stood and practically skipped to the oven. She pulled out something that actually looked like a cake. It was pale yellow in color and roughly round. Starfire snatched a bowl from the fridge and dumped the contents on the cake. A multicolored, sparkly gel oozed slowly down and clung to the cake.

"Is frosting supposed to be that many colors?" Robin asked carefully.

Starfire cut the cake and set a large piece in front of Eagle. He picked up a fork and cautiously took a tiny bite. He chewed thoughtfully for a moment and swallowed.

"This is absolutely fantastic!" Eagle exclaimed. "What's in it?"

"You don't want to know," Raven replied.

Just then Beast Boy threw open the door. He stopped short when he saw everyone gathered around the table.

Robin was the first to catch sight of him. "Beast Boy!" he cried.

"What are you doing?" Beast Boy yelled. "Is that meatloaf!"

"I was wondering when you'd get back," Cyborg said.

"Wondering!" Beast Boy fumed. "Why didn't you look for me? I could have been hurt!"

"What, can't you take care of yourself?" Eagle teased. Starfire and Raven giggled.

"Who's this?"

"That's Eagle. He helped us stop O one." Robin looked confused.

"That's great. Thanks. Now good-bye." Beast Boy shoved Eagle towards the door.

"Beast Boy!" Robin admonished. "He doesn't have anywhere to go. He's going to be staying the night."

"I really shouldn't," Eagle argued. "I ate dinner, but I can't ask anymore of you."

"No," Cyborg said, glaring at Beast Boy. "It's really nothing. You should stay."

"And where, exactly, is he going to sleep?"

"If you really think I should stay, I'm fine on the couch." Eagle turned, setting his plate and silverware in the sink, and stretched out on the couch.

Robin glared at Beast Boy. "What's with you today?" he demanded.

"What's with me! What's with you? You care more about some stranger than me!"

"Lies!" Starfire cried.

"Then why did you leave me for him?"

"You make it sound like he's replacing you," Robin said. Beast Boy turned and walked to the elevator. "Where are you going?"

"Out. Don't wait up." Beast Boy stomped into the elevator and, at the bottom, out of the Tower. He became an eagle, realized what it was, and became a sparrow instead. He flew off under the first stars. His thoughts were a blur of hatred and confusion. He couldn't figure out why that Eagle guy made him so angry. No – he wouldn't figure out why. Not now. All he knew was that he was mad and he didn't want anything to do with Eagle. Beast Boy kept flying, not knowing where he was going, but knowing he didn't want to stop. The moon was low in the west by the time he settled down in an old building. He had no clue where he was, but he didn't care. All that mattered was that it was nowhere near Titan Tower and Eagle.

So, did you like it? A little action, a fistful of argument. . . that's always fun. Looks like I managed to finish another chapter before camp after all. Hope you like it, Bbfan4evah! And everyone else, too! I'll try and get another chapter up a day or two after I get back. But for now, au revoir, adios, auf wiedersehen, and review!