Ugh! Why am I so late starting? Maybe because of school...or because the season finale of Code: Lyoko is coming soon. Dunno.

That's me newest obsession. Code Lyoko. Another seven fics to add to my (trash)bin of doom. But it's good. A bit shaky at spots, but good. Season 2 really improved it, it actually had somewhat of a plot (In season 1, with a few exceptions, it kinda had a set premise, with only XANA's method of attack changed). And I have offically become obsessed with Jeremie. He belongs with Aelita, of course, but, in the immortal words of ZnakDoom, he is 'cute like a widdle twout'.

Okay, rant over. Story now. Now, we actually progress the plot instead of having mindless fluff! YAY! Or boo, dependinatin on you...and the reintroduction of Susan! I've changed the character a bit since we last saw her...oh, and a special guest star! Guess who...

Okay, no PG-13 . Apparently, lots of you no like Terra much. I'm neutral about her, as said before, she's cool, but shouldn't be a permanent member of our original five. This is why I'm a bit unsteady about new Titans-Teen Titans Unlimited, anyone?

Chapter 14: Genesis

that morning, 9:00

Due to their subconsious states in the last chapter, Beast Boy remembered nothing about the kiss, and Raven remembered nothing of her dreams (good thing, too. The one with the peanut butter was pretty creepy). They barely remembered how important today was supposed to be. They just needed caffineated drinks.

Lots, and lots of it. Coffee for BB, tea for Raven. They came downstairs at the same time, heavy-lidded, messy-haired, not noticing each other. Raven got her herbal tea, almost spilling the excessive sugar she sneaked into it to make it stomachable, burning herself and not noticing, and not taking out the bag. Beast Boy prepared his coffee, forgeting to put in a filter, pouring his first attempt into the sink, and spillingchilipowderin his second attempt. Together, they poured their drinks into cups, nearly missing, and took a drink at the same time.

"Bleh! This tastes like...paper?"

"AUUUGH! DUDE! WATER! NOW!"

Raven calmly pulled the teabag out, as Beast Boy ran across the kitchen, knocking stuff down, and finally grabbing the hose and chugging water at top speed. As his mouth cooled off, and Raven glanced at him indifferently, they both remembered something very important.

"It's today!"

"DUDE! THE SURPRISE THANGER!"

They both ran to the elevator. They had some people to wake up.

9:30

It took a half hour, and a few fistfights, but everyone was awake.

Danny (remember him?) stumbled in front of the TV, hair askew, obviously not wanting to be awake. But there was a determination in those eyes. He had a job to do. "Okay...that took a lot longer than an hour." He shot a look at Raven, who didn't return it.

"Anyway, Beast Boy..." He cleared his throat. "We know why you're upset, and we have the answer."

Beast Boy, who had fallen asleep on Sam's shoulder (as she slowly inched away), snapped awake. "Eh? Something about hours or something..."

Cyborg's already pretty narrow eyes narrowed some more. "Like Danny said...after about...maybe ten minutes of talking, we've been able to trace the approxomate location of Terra's ghost..."

Suddenly, as though actually awakened, his eyes snapped open. He gasped. "You...what?" he said in a small voice.

"Yeah," Tucker said, rubbing his eyes. "She's in this place called the Ghost Zone, where...people go when they die, I guess...and she's in this other place, the Ghost Jail."

"She deserved it," Raven mumbled under her breath, then realized that she had said that aloud. "Ahem...yeah. Continue."

Sam nodded. "Danny ran into her in our world a few weeks ago. She was moaning your name. And Tucker's been having these wierd dreams. That's how we knew where she was...though we can't be definite, it being dreams and all..." She sighed. "Being dreams and all..." She looked up at Danny, smiling. He didn't return it. He wasn't even looking at her. He was focused on the task at hand. This was good and all...and yet...

Sam slapped herself in the face. No. This was that green kid's time. They had to help him.

Speaking of Beast Boy, he was now in a sort of happy awe, staring at Danny like he was his savior. "Thank...you," he whispered.

"I just have one question," Timmy said, finally making himself noticed. "How did this Tara person get to your world, Danny? Isn't she confined here?"

"Yeah, she-of course!" Anyone there could've sworn that a lightbulb had gone on over Danny's head. "The Ghost Zone! It's a connecter between all the worlds! One you don't need the phone booth to get to! It all works!" He smiled.

"But," Robin said, holding up a finger, "How do we get to this...Ghost Zone? You said that we go through a portal...and we don't exactly have one in our basement..."

"Yeah..." Sam smiled. "But I know someone who does. Hey, Danny, do you still have that thingy we can use to contact Susan?"

"Uh...yeah...why?"

"Eh...what?"

"We want to go back to our world," Sam said. "And we're taking the others with us."

Even through the tiny, holographic screen, our heroes could see the surprise on Susan's face. "You're giving up the mission? You can't give up the mission! The Elders're gonna kill me if I goof up! Again..."

"Who're the Elders?" Sam raised an eyebrow.

"Jerks. Supposed to make sure I do my job correctly, being...who I am and all. Never mind. Anyway...AGAIN!"

Danny sighed. "Susan, no matter how much we wish we could, we're not giving up the mission! Whatever it is...speaking of which, what is it?"

"We're still not that sure...but there have been reports of...odd theft. Toothpaste and the like."

"Mmm. Anyway...we just want acess to the Fenton Portal. We have an emergency situation in the Ghost Zone."

"Yeah, emergency situation. I heard everything. Bring Terra back? Do you know how mad that's going to make our readers?"

Everyone stared at the screen blankly.

"Eee...yeah." Her eyes narrowed. "Tell ya what. I'll have a beam set up by tomorrow at six am, you get back at ten pm, still on scheduele, I get my coffee, everybody wins. Except the readers. Nah, I can see how this'll play out."

"Eh, yeah, Susan? You're wierding us out." Robin sighed. "Just get the job done."

"Kay, but first, I got somewhere to go. Bye guys! Be safe! Don't let the Cosmos bite!" She cut the connection. Turning around, Danny could see that Cosmo was eagerly chomping on Starfire's arm. ("Please, is this normal winged human behavior?")

He smiled at Beast Boy. "She's coming."

He nodded, then jumped up and hugged Danny with a death grip. "TAAAANKKK YOOO I FORGET YER NAME! YEAAA!"

"Meh, whatever." He blushed. It felt good to do good.

The place where Susan is

Susan shut the communication line. "Glad that's over." She walked over to a computer and punched in a number or two. A beam shot out of a little hole in the back of the computer.

"That should get to them in time," she said to nobody in particular. "Okay, time for my day off."

She punched in a few other numbers on another computer. An identical beam shot from the computer and hit her...

She came out in what looked like a bedroom. It had a small, plain-looking bed in one corner, with a picture of Albert Einstein over it. There was a desk with a computer on it. The computer was on, with a matrix-y background.

"Hmm...now all I have to do is wait for Jeremie to get back from class." She got her arms ready for glomping...

Lucky Su-Su. She gets to glomp Jeremie:)

-SP