Been checking up on my reviews and you're right folks, there isn't enough Cy screen time. Sorry big guy! (Cyborg chases me around the room with a frying pan). Just to calm you down, it's not that I hate him or something, it's just that there are only two characters Cy can fall in love with: Bumblebee and Jinx and since they are both in the third season, which I haven't watched yet, I don't know the way they act. I'll make a new char for ol' metal skin. Don't worry Cy, you will not be neglected!
Disclaimer: Oh man, do I really have to write one? I'm too tired now, just make up something funny about me not owning the Teen Titans okay? Oh and I do own Demo-Lisa!
Chapter Four: A Blast From The Past
Another twist of the wrench, and another, and another "That's it, it's locked in nice and tight, now for the windows" thought the mechanical man, he took a yellow cloth and sprayed the T-car's windows with cleaning fluid, wiping it off seconds later.
"Why am I doing this? I know that my baby is in tip-top shape. Maybe I should stop and do something else" he walked around the white and blue car, making sure everything is okay
"Maybe I need a tune-up" he thought and pressed some buttons on his arm
"All systems at 100 activity dawg" announced a computerized voice.
"Great" he sighed and sat down on an empty crate. A few minutes later he jumped up as if he has been electrocuted and with a smile turned on his communicator
"Yo B, whacha doing? Need help with something?" no response "B you there?" no response, the video screen shows black "B come in!" a pale hand reached for the round object and then Cyborg's screen turned static
"Funny, I don't remember BB being so…pale? Wait a sec, pale means Raven, what on earth is Raven doing with BB's…The little devil" he smirked "Guess that rules out BB and Rae, might as well try Robin and Star" he thought aloud
"Robin, YO Robin, come in!" he screamed at his arm, in response his video screen showed a part of Starfire's boot and he apparently heard a part of a conversation
"…But what were your motives for singing the song of the up of a word by the band of corn while bathing?"(A/N: it sounds the same)
"I don't know Starfire; it's just something I like to do when I take a shower, I don't need a motive to do it, and besides, how did you recognize the song? I thought you dislike earth music"
"I do, but while jogging with friend Raven the day before yesterday, she played that song numerous times, she appears to be very fond of it. And tell me friend Robin, are you in the line of health?"
"Of course I am Star, why are you asking?"
"I am curious because when I observed your bodily proportions, your Zingelforg seemed a tad shorter than the average length of a Zingelforg for a man at your age"
There was silence for a few moments in which Cyborg tried to understand what the young Tamaranian was talking about
"I was cold Starfire! On earth those kind of things tend to shrink when exposed to cold! And besides, it's not the size that matters, it how you…" the video screen was now viewing Robin's angry face "Do you mind?! I'm trying to run a conversation here!" he screamed, the video screen went static.
"Great" he sighed "Just great, now what am I supposed to do?" he searched the room and then it hit him "Duh!" he said while smacking his forehead "Time to go cruising!"
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"So…whacha wonna do now?" asked Beast Boy, his eyes fixed on Raven, who was sitting in front of him, his arm around her waist
"Mmm…I don't know…maybe go up to the roof or something?" replied Raven
"As you wish" he replied. Both of them got out of the bed and started walking towards the roof-exit. The small black door opened, flushing their eyes with the vision of the sun high up in the blue skies, their ears with sounds of waves, crashing against the rocks and the sound of seagulls squawking and their noses with the smell of the sea.
"Wow…it beautiful up here Rae" said the changeling
"I know, I like to come up here a lot when I want to meditate" she replied
"Okay, so now wha-?" Raven pulled his arm and dragged him towards the ledge, forcing him to sit down; she sat as well, next to him
"Wh-" she put a finger to his lips "Just look and listen" she whispered. There was silence in which both the shape shifter and the demon girl just looked at the horizon, fascinated by the vision lying ahead. Beast Boy looked aside, at Raven, she just sat there, looking at the sea, her face had a calm expression on it, but not a cold calmness, it was a warm, deep calmness, derived from happiness. Her purple hair blew in the gentle breeze, blowing her smell into the boy's clogged nose; nevertheless, he could smell it, the smell of jasmine. Raven stretched her body and lied on the hard concrete roof, Beast Boy did the same
"Dreams" he said
"Huh?" she replied
"Dreams, do you have them?" he asked
"No"
"Why?"
"Because all I have is nightmares, night in and night out" she said in a somewhat soft somewhat sad tone
"What are they about?" an expression of a worried man, afraid for the sake of his loved one was on his face
"It's complicated; I don't think I can explain them"
"Oh" said the boy and lowered his head "It's about that red guy right?" he shot blindly
"What red guy?" Raven didn't understand at the first moment, but seconds later, his words began to sink in
"Ya'know, the guy you me and Cy fought in your head, what was his name?" he snapped his fingers several times, trying to remember
"Trigon" she replied coldly "My father"
"Yeah, are they about him?"
"Yes, they are"
"I don't get it! You beat that guy right? I mean, he turned into that red you and-"
"Hatred" she interrupted him
"What?"
"Hatred, the red four eyed me is Hatred"
"Oh, anyway, you beat him, then why do you keep having nightmares?"
"For the same reason Robin keeps on training in his anti-Slade simulator, the same reason Starfire always asks the Centaury prison wardens about Blackfire. We're afraid that they'll come back"
"Hey, no matter if that Trigon guy comes back, I'll be there to help you whoop his butt back to wherever he came from" he pecked her cheek and placed his arm over her shoulder
"Let's go inside" she said "I'm getting cold"
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The T-car rode smoothly on the roads of Jump City, inside it, Cyborg just kept his eyes on the road, a gloomy expression on his face. He was lost in his thoughts when an irritating "Beep" sound shot him back to reality, on his dashboard, a red indicator noted him that it was raining
"Raining?" he asked aloud "But a second ago it was-" he looked out of the window and noticed the grey skies, shelling the streets, people, buildings and cars of Jump City with drops of water.
"That is so not good for my baby, I just cleaned her!" he shouted at the windshield. His eyes shifted from the road to a nearby bus station, where a lone girl stood in the rain, which by now turned into a real storm in just a few seconds. The car drove to halt in front of her, the window was lowered and Cyborg's head peered out
"Need a ride?" he asked in the sweetest tone his vocal cords managed to generate. The girl hesitated for a second and seemed a little intimidated by his offer
"Oh c'mon, I'm a Teen Titan! Its not like I'm a mad kidnapping monster!" he said. The girl drew a half-smile and walked towards his car, the left door opened and she got in
"Where're ya headin' sugar?" she asked while sitting in her chair
"Wherever you want, I've been driving circles for over half an hour so going to a particular place would do me real good about now"
"Can ya drop me at the bank, there's a slight financial matter I need to take care of" she explained
"Sure, but first, buckle up and by the way, what's your name?" asked the mechanical teen
"Lis…I mean, Amanda" the girl lowered her head
"Alright then Amanda, to the bank, full steam ahead!" he said and stepped on the small gas pedal, the car jumped forward and kept on at a steady speed. The bank was a little far away, so while driving, Cyborg looked at the girl sitting next to him, she was an African-American, about 20 was his guess, long silky brown hair slid on her shoulders, she had lips full, a little nose and black sunglasses which covered her eyes. Cyborg looked at the girl's clothing, a long, reflective black jacket covered her body and to her legs, two knee-high black boots. The girl looked somewhat disturbed and looked out of the window with a thoughtful expression.
"Here we are" he said, waking the girl from her trance
"Thanks "she mumbled and left the car in a haste. Cyborg sighed at his misfortune and was about to drive away when the sound of a gunshot went through his ears
"Amanda!" screamed a voice in his head; he left the car and burst through the automatic glass doors. Inside, were six men, armed with small submachine-guns, they all wore black clothes and had sock-hats for masks. One of them stood facing Cyborg, the barrel of his gun still smoking and in front of him stood Amanda, both her hands grabbing her stomach and an expression of sheer shock and pain on her face
"Amanda! No!" he screamed and ran towards her, but to his surprise, she raised again, standing tall
"That. Was. My. Best. Jacket!" she exclaimed and threw the garment aside, the look that was revealed to Cyborg's eyes made him almost faint, black metal covered the girl's stomach and chest, her forearms also replaced with it, from her waist down she was completely metallic, the black color of the metal was reflecting the light from the bulbs above and it gave her a silvery look. The robber stood there in absolute shock for a few moments and was taken by his instincts, he pointed his weapon at her and opened fire, the submachine-gun roared as fire and hot led were spewed from its barrel, ricocheting off the girl's chest "Click, click" the man looked at the small weapon with confusion
"Out of ammo sugar? Well here, I'll lend you some" she said with a grin, two small slots opened, one at her left forearm and one at her right, five small black pieces were held out by five small robotic arms and were assembled into two MP-5 machine guns at her opened hands, she took aim and fired, blasting the robber to the back of the counter with one blast of ammunition. The remaining five took cover behind the same counter and opened fire at her, their guns rattling with every single bullet shot out. Amanda stepped back and the robotic arms were again visible, disassembling the guns and retracting the parts to her forearms. Another slot in her right thigh slid open, revealing a large six-shooter like gun; she took it out and aimed
"A little C4, knocking at your door" she said before pulling the trigger, a single projectile was shot out and exploded behind the counter, the robbers screamed and then, silence.
"Amanda? Is…is that you?" asked Cyborg while walking up to her
"Name's not Amanda sugar, it's Demo-Lisa"
"Lisa? As in, Lisa Valentine?"
"The very one"
Cyborg stood still for a few moments, staring at space, he remembered Lisa Valentine, he remembered her well. Two years ago, when he, Victor Stone, not Cyborg, not yet, had the accident, he was hospitalized considered dead, irreversible damage has been caused to his body, but his brain was still intact so his father, the famous Doctor Arthur Stone, decided to try out an experimental procedure on his own son, replacing 89 percent of his body with cybernetic implants, thus creating Cyborg, the half man-half machine. But Cyborg wasn't the only one who had undergone that surgery, another subject was tested, but not for medical issues, that subject, Lisa Valentine was for strict military interest. Lisa Valentine was a Navy SEAL, one of the best there were. She volunteered to have parts of her body replaced with cybernetic weapon systems, creating the perfect soldier. She and Cyborg were friends; they shared the same phantom pains of the body, trying to adjust to having only half of its former self, during the rehabilitation time, he and Lisa got bonded, not romantically, but as friends, best friends.
"But…I thought you were at the SEALs, in some top notch mission or something"
"Nah, they broke off the unit, it was too expensive for their taste to keep me with my own squad, so I had two options: turn to scrap metal or turn into a desk jockey, I picked the third option and hi-tailed outta there"
"And what are you doing these days?"
"Keepin' it real Vic, keepin' it real"
"And where do you live?"
"Near the power plant, I just need a jolt once in a while to recharge my system and I'm A OK"
A spark lit up in Cyborg's eyes
"Why won't you come to live with us? At Titans tower?"
"I don't know, I mean, I'm not a TEEN after all. What if your friends won't let me in?"
"Trust me, they will, so will you come? Please, please, please, please, please…"
"Alright, I will, but not because I want to, it's because I can't stand seeing a grown man cry"
"R…ight, let's go!"
The two walked calmly out of the bank and started driving towards Titans tower. A few minutes later, two police squad cars arrived at the scene and the policemen started investigating the citizens present.
Author notes:
Thanks for opening my eyes for the lack of Cy in this story, I really needed it. Ol' Cyborg got a whole lot of screen time in this story and so did Beast Boy and Raven
Starfire: But what about me and my entangled relationship with friend Robin? we got several lines in this chapter whereas friends Cyborg, Beast Boy and Raven held most of the story, do you not like me and Robin friend RavenOnline? (sniffles)
Robin: Great, you made her cry! (extends Bo-staff and leaps ahead)
Me: SECURITY!
(Red-X and the care-bears arrive, dragging Robin and Starfire away)
Red-X: You won't have to worry about these two anymore
Me: thanks Red, I owe you one
Red-X: really? Can you get me in your next chapter?
Me: Sure, but you'll have to share with Robin, Starfire, Cyborg and Lisa
Red-X: 'Kay, laters! (Teleports away)
Buh-Bye dudes!
Until the next chappie