"Okay...so I have to do what now?" Marlis asked, looking at the large obstacle course.
"All you gotta do is make through the course. You can try to make record time but you don't have to. Just show us what you've got," Cyborg explained. Marlis gulped before looking at the Titans. They were all smiling at her with enough confidence to light up a cave. "Do not worry Marlis. You will be victorious!" Starfire said with a nod. With a soft sigh, Marlis shrugged.
"I hope so," she muttered before taking flight.
"Don't forget, astronauts grow in space!" Beast Boy called out. The other titans looked at Beast Boy curiously. "What?" he asked as the others just shook their heads.
"Okay, get ready Marlis. In three, two one!" Robin called out as the course started up. The robotic fire arms were on their target before you could say "Loopy."
As they fired at Marlis, flames engulfed her cold hands. Dodging them she sent large balls of fire thier way, making them explode easily. Wimpering as a large snow covered rock hit her from the back, Marlis dove towards the ground. Manuervering away from more rocks she turned onto her back and shot flames at the fire arms; as she turned around she fell to the ground as a something hit her head on. It grew silent and dark for a second or so before Marlis opened her eyes and jumped back up. Folding her wings back she cracked her neck. She was growing a bit angry and as she felt the side of her mouth she could feel the warm wetness of blood, her blood.
Quickly, Marlis dodged another of the fire arms' bullet...things (Okay, so I don't know what they are, give me a break!), she twisted her wrists and watched the flames seemed to leak from her hands and take out about five of the fire arms and five of the boulders. As she took flight once again she made sure to fly low and watch every direction. As she neared the finish, a large metal slab came seemingling out of nowhere, almsot taking her head off. Marlis seemed to squeak before trying to fly over it, only to be hit numerous times by the fire arms. Returning to the ground, Marlis closed her eyes and held her arms infront of her; the Titans watched as flames reached from her hands, twisting over each other and then being "absorbed" into the metal. "What's she doin'?" Beast Boy asked.
"She's blowing it up...from the inside out," Robin said. After a minute or so the slab was a shade of crimson and it exploded. Marlis was panting a bit as she took flight once again. As fast as she could she flew towards the end and was met there by the titans. They cheered for her and she almost fell to the ground, landing on her feet.
"Well..how long..did that take?"she panted.
"Ten minutes. Not bad for somebody who hasn't had a lot of practice," Cyborg said while ruffling her hair. "Well, let's get out of the cold." While the titans ran towards thier house, Marlis wrapped her wings around her and slowly began to walk. Seeing her fall behind, Raven walked over to her. "Are you okay? Usually you're as bubbly as Starfire," she said in her usual monotone voice. With a soft smile, Marlis tried to explain.
"I've never blown something up like that before. I got a little angry since I was so close to being done and something kept getting in my way. It took a lot out of me." Raven nodded. "I know how you feel. A long time ago, I had tried to convince myself that I wasn't afriad over a stupid movie Beast Boy had rented. But when confronted by my fear, I had to literally destroy it which took a lot of my energy," she explained. Marlis smiled a bit. Yesterday, Raven hadn't been as talkative as Starfire and the only time she had talked a lot was when she had told Marlis about Terra. Maybe they were becoming friends.
Sorry This is so short, I'll try to make the next one longer!