Just for the record CrazyDeafGirl, I haven't seen "Bethroned", I haven't seen any episode of the third season, save "X"
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Chapter six: "This Is Only A Test"
--INTIALIZING TRAINING SIMULATOR, PLEASE INSERT YOUR NAME—
--WELCOME ROBIN, PLEASE SELECT YOUR OPPONENT…--
--LOADING RED-X, PLEASE WAIT…--
--RED X LOADED, PLEASE SELECT DIFFICULTY—
EASY(1)
MEDIUM(2)
HARD(3)
BRUTAL(4)
CHARECTERISTIC(5)
--PLEASE SELECT ARENA--
--LOADING TITANS TOWER, PLEASE STAND BY…--
--ENABLE AUDIO TAUNTS (Y/N)?--
--ENABLE VISUAL TAUNTS (Y/N)?--
--COMMENCING SIMULATION--
A blinding white flash forced Robin to close his eyes "I hate this part" he thought. When he opened then, he stood in the center corridor of Titans Tower, but it wasn't as usual, fires broke at random locations and parts of the walls have been shattered to debris on the burnt red carpet. Electric wires were dangling from the ceiling, giving occasional electric surges that caused sparks to fly towards all directions. Robin kept walking, ducking under fallen beams and ventilation pipes. On his way he met Raven, she was lying on the ground, cape and hood torn, and many X shaped bruises on her arms and face, her right arm was broken and she groaned in pain
"He was in my room" she whispered so silently that Robin could barely hear "No one goes in my room" she gave one last cough and tilted her head aside, finally giving in to her pains, she fainted. Robin kept marching towards the exit and got to the living room, where he saw Beast Boy, on his knees, gasping for air and in front of him, Red-X stood, his hands on his waist in a mocking position
"What? Is that all you got BB? I expected more of you" he taunted
"Don't…you…call…me…BB!" he got up, his limbs dangling like a puppet's and charged, morphing into a rhino. Red-X leaped aside and fired off a series of X's, they all hit the rhino's broad side, delivering a massive electric current. Beast Boy turned human again, and fainted.
"Four down, one to go" hissed Red-X and charged at Robin, who in response leaped into the air, twisting into a powerful roundhouse kick that hit the black remains of Red-X's teleported figure, Robin landed, barely avoiding a punch to the back of his head and delivered a low sweep kick that swiped Red-X off his feet. The criminal flipped to his hands and used them to jump high into the air, coming down with a tremendous dive kick. Robin caught Red-X's leg with both his hands and sent him flying towards the big screen T.V with a powerful push, Red-X teleported again and Robin felt the painful imprint of Red-X's right leg on his back. He rolled into a cartwheel, throwing two flash-bangs at the surprised Red-X, the explosion blinded Red-X and he regained his sight just in time to see Robin's legs crash into his face, blasting him towards the door
"Not Bad kid, not bad" teased the vigilante and threw a barrage of razor sharp X's at Robin, who extended his Bo-staff and knocked each and every one of them out of their course, when he hit the last one, a loud explosion sent him crashing at the large table which broke down, sending small shards of glass into The Boy Wonder's back. Under his mask, Red-X smirked and prepared to send another series of attack at Robin
"Armed, Beep, Beep, Beep" said a voice under Red-X's feet, he looked down and his eyes widened with painful understanding. He stood on one of Robin's mine-discs
"Great" he muttered before the entire floor was consumed by the sudden burst of fire, sending it crashing to the floor below. Red-X got up and dusted himself from the debris when a powerful kick was sent towards his ribs. The steel tip of Robin's shoe crashed through the criminal's ribs, sending him spinning towards one of the generators, knocking his head on one of them. Robin charged into a pounce and slammed his Bo-staff against the cold structure of the generator. He heard the sound of a soft landing behind him and turned around
"C'mon kid, X marks the spot" said Red-X while pointing at his chest. Without hesitation, Robin charged ahead, his Bo-staff ready for battle and with a battle cry, leaped towards the criminal. Red-X teleported and sent a volley of explosive X's at Robin, who used his staff as a jumping pole and leaped above the lethal salvo, pouncing at Red-X with a powerful kick to the chest
"There, I hit it, now what do I get?" mocked Robin
"A face load of these!" Red-X threw an endless stream of punches towards Robin's face, which Robin swiftly blocked with his hands. The Boy wonder reached to his utility belt and with a single move, blocked one of Red-X's punches with a blue disc, turning his hand into solid ice and breaking it with a punch of his own. Red-X gave a scream riddled with pain collapsed to his knees
"Better not mess with us again, or you'll lose your other han-" A sharp pain went through Robin's neck, disabling him from talking. Robin's fingers reached and felt the foreign object jabbed into his throat, an X shaped object. The Boy Wonder collapsed to the floor and in his last seconds alive, he saw Red-X barely managing to get on his feet, giving Robin's lifeless body a sharp salute with his other hand, the one which is still there, and teleporting away.
--SIMULATION TERMINATED, YOU HAVE LOST ROBIN—
"Tactical analysis" said the computer's voice "A great leader once said: Never ignore a wounded enemy, for the snake's head can strike even when detached from its body"
"Great" muttered the Boy Wonder as he left the training simulator "Just great"
Starfire's face dropped as soon as she saw Robin's expression when he left the training room
"I see your attempt to 'take down' the Red-X was in vain, correct?" she asked
"Worse, not only that I didn't take him down, he killed me" Robin's face sulked and he started pacing back to the training room
"Where are you going Robin? It is late and judging by the look of you, you require sleep"
"I'm going to get a cup of coffee and try again"
"But it is late and-"
"Go to bed Starfire, I'll go to sleep, after I'll beat him"
"But-"
"After I'll beat him"
Starfire admitted defeat and headed towards the living room
"Where are you going?"
"I am required to sleep in the living room due to friend Raven's illness, remember?"
"Oh, right" said The Boy Wonder, shutting the door behind him
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Beast Boy's eyes opened, he looked up and saw Lisa's arm, held towards him. To her left stood Cyborg, his arms crossed across his chest. The shape shifter grabbed her hand and she pulled him up. Standing on his feet, Beast Boy inspected Lisa, top to bottom
"So…you're like, a chick version of Cy right?" he asked with curiosity
"I guess I am sugar" she answered "And you would be…"
"Beast Boy" he answered, sticking out his chest, smiling cockily
"Right…" she replied "Anyway, I'll take that you're the jokester around here right?"
"As truly as true can get"
"Lisa Valentine, pleased to meet you" she shook Beast Boy's hand, and as soon as their hands came in contact, Beast Boy flew a great distance back. Lisa giggled and pointed at her palm, from which electrical surges were still being emitted, giving in a glowing blue color. Beast Boy got up and shook his head, trying to make those blue spots to disappear from his eyes
"That was cunning, underhanded, sneaky and all around mean, you have a great future with us here, especially at breakfast" he said and padded Lisa's back. In response, she giggled, revealing two rows of pearly white teeth
"Don't be so sure sugar, I mean, Robin still haven't allowed me to crash in here"
"You're worried about Robin? He's the least of your concerns. If anything, it's Raven you should be worried about; she has a little problem with outsiders, seeing the last one was…" he lowered his head and Cyborg put his hand on the changeling's shoulder
"You're still not over her huh man?"
"Guess not, I mean, I stopped having those nightmares and I, I mean I don't cry at nights anymore but…I dunno man, I really cared about her ya'know?"
"Yeah, I know what you mean B, that Terra girl fooled all of us"
"But I…ah drop it" Beast Boy waved the topic off with hand. They heard a loud brushing noise and turned towards the living room, where they saw Starfire dragging a huge pink bag. She realized they were looking at her and dropped the sack.
"Uh…Star?" asked Cyborg while pointing at the sack
"Friends, these are a few of my fuzzy bears that dwell in my room. I have been able to salvage them prior to friend Robin's quarantine"
"A few huh?" asked Lisa while stepping towards Starfire, amazed by the size of the sack
"And who, if I may ask, are you?" asked the young Tamaranian with intrest
"She's Lisa Star, don't worry, she's okay" replied Cyborg
"Yeah, nice to mee-" Lisa was caught by Starfire's infamous bone crushing hug
"A new friend joins the team! Tell me friend Lisa, how old are you, where did you live, what's your favorite color, what's your favorite BlingBarg and do you want to become my friend?"
"No…oxygen…can't…breathe" was Lisa's reply. Starfire let go, allowing Lisa to take a breath "Uh…okay…let me see…twony-two (A/N: Twenty-two), near the old nuclear power station, black, what on earth is a BlingBarg and…sure, I'll be your friend, why not?"
"Splendid!" screamed Starfire and dragged Lisa towards the couch "Let us then sit on the sofa and watch the amazing performances of the actors who perform on the Television while I explain to you what a BlingBarg is"
"Told ya you'll fit in here perfectly" said Cyborg and as a reply, got a loud yawn from Beast Boy
"Dude, what time is it?" he asked, looking tired
"Um…eleven thirty" came the android's reply
"Well I'm turning in, night folks!" he said and walked back towards the quarantined corridor, sliding the large plastic layers as he walked between them.
"Yeah, that's a good idea B, guess I'll hit the hay about now too" said Cyborg, he started walking towards the garage when he suddenly stopped and turned around
"You sure you'll be okay here Lis?"
"Sure I will" she answered. In the background Starfire's voice said "A BlingBarg is a creature with skin as soft as the one covering the surface of your underarm friend Lisa, I shall see if it resembles yours" a second later, Lisa squealed "Starfire cut it out! That tickles!" Cyborg Smiled to himself and shut the door leading to the garage
-
Outside Jump City's maximum security prison 11:36 P.M
The prison compound was a large multi-storied building with barred windows and searchlights at every corner, about half a mile from the building, Red-X lied in a puddle of brown mud, using his cape to cover his suit from the rain and scouting on the prison using a large pair of binoculars. The rain splashed against his cape and lightning lit up the dark skies
"Do you understand your job Red-X?" crossed a voice through Red-X's left ear
"Of course I do" replied his mocking tone "But why do I have to free-"
"Don't ask any questions, just follow your orders!" roared Slade's voice
"Slade, you are taking this whole mission impossible thing WAY too seriously" replied Red-X's voice
"Do you want me to deliver my end of the deal or not?" said Slade, his words took immediate affect as Red-X was now silenced
"Five minutes is all I need, X out"
He teleported inside the prison's basement and made his way up. The only obstructions in his way were two guards, checking the condition of the prisoners before lights-out. He threw a smoke grenade towards them and the last memory they had of his attack was the whirling black of his cape, followed by a sharp pain to the head.
"Cell block A, cell number 1096" he said to himself as he walked past cells in which were cheering prisoners. The criminal placed an explosive charge on the cell's bars and took a few steps back; the charge went off, destroying the lock. Red-X walked in and was welcomed by Kitten and Fang's wondering stares
"Are you and spider-teen over here Kitten and Fang?" he asked, they both nodded "Well, gratz, you just received a get out of jail free card kids, enjoy your freedom" Red-X teleported away, leaving the two characters with each other's wondering stare and the sirens as company.
-
Lightning flashed in the rainy skies, flushing Raven's room with white light for a second, the thunder that followed snapped Raven from her sleep. She rose up, covered in cold sweat and scanned the room with her eyes, everything was in place and the room was dead silent, except Raven's heart, which was racing in her chest.
"Another nightmare Raven, relax, it wasn't real" she thought. The half-demon curled in her blanket and closed her eyes, trying to regain her sleeping condition. The moment her eyes closed she heard a strange noise, similar to the one two swords that crash against each other make and a voice whispered from the shadows "Raven". She woke up, fully alert now "Who's there?" she asked. "Raven" whispered the voice again, this time; Raven could tell where it was coming from, the closet. The half-demon walked slowly towards the closet. "Raven" it whispered again, this time a bit louder, she opened the doors and looked inside "What do you want?" she demanded
"Your life!" screamed the voice. Two boney green arms reached from within the closet and grabbed Raven's shoulders, pulling her in with a single swipe, the closet doors slammed shut and all that could be heard was Raven's terrified scream.
"No!" screamed Raven, she woke up soaked with cold sweat, her heart racing. She looked at her room, dead quiet, just like before, the rain drops tapping on her window.
"These nightmares are turning scarier from night to night" she whispered to herself, getting up from her bed, she felt the coldness of the floor and walked out of her room, heading towards the kitchen. Raven filled herself a glass of water and walked back to the corridor, not before turning off the T.V that sleeping Starfire and Lisa were watching, Raven took a few seconds looking at Lisa, examining her face "Cyborg knew what he was doing when he brought her here" she thought and resumed her course towards her room. While in the corridor, she noticed a light coming from one of the doors, Beast Boy's. Raven was about to enter her room when she looked again at the light from Beast Boy's room
"I wonder if he'll be upset if I…oh get a grip Raven, you were just having a nightmare, than on the other hand, it'll be easier to sleep knowing he's…there" Raven took one more look at her room and walked towards Beast Boy's room. Stepping in, she noticed the boy was already sleeping in his bottom bunk, one of the Game-Station's controllers was in his right hand which dangled freely from the bedside, he was lying on his back, his mouth open and his tongue outside. The sight of him made Raven draw a small smile, she climbed to the top bunk and phased down, lying next to him, already covered with the blanket
"Good night" she whispered, kissed his cheek and put her left arm across his chest, closing her eyes and allowing herself to fall into a deep sleep
"Please girls, not everyone at once" said Beast Boy in his sleep "I'm a one woman's man, I got my Raven…my dear sweet…Raven"
Author's Note:
Hey, some action in this chappie! Betcha didn't see that one coming huh? I tried to make equal screen time for every pairing, but…I kinda blew it with Raven and BB. If (and when) you review, please also include the action sequence between Robin and Red-X in your review, I tried to make it an action packed scene, please tell me if I succeeded and tell me what do I have to improve. And if you'll have enough patience, please also discuss the fluff, I want to know if I created good fluff scenes, again, tell me what I have to improve in my fluff scenes okay? THANKS!
Until next time, have a complimentary sandwich
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