Titans Together
By CrazyDeafGirl
Summary: This is a collection of one-shots concerning different possible futures and/or alternative universes.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans or the title ("Titans together" was the motto of the New Teen Titans, year 1980) but I do own the contents of this collection.
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Soar Free
Sighing, the young man massaged his temples as the other boys argued.
"Dude! You totally cheated!"
"Yo, you draft!.? I didn't cheat!"
"Then how come you suddenly got ahead by two levels!.?"
"It's called a secret code, not cheatin'!"
"Shut up." The words were not screamed yet the fighting teenagers stopped, staring at the boy who said those words. "Just shut up. You want to bring the cops here? They'll question us, and there's the chance they might find out about them." Glaring at them, the boy relaxed when the two hung their heads.
"Sorry…" The small green boy said, and the second one, a huge cyborg, added,
"Yeah… sorry, Robbie…" Sighing, Robbie commanded,
"Beast Boy, Cyborg, it's time to go back. Starfire and Raven must be worried by now." With this, the trio took off, Beast Boy whispering,
"Did something crawled into Robin's tights and died? 'Cause he's sure acting like that." Cyborg sniggered but quickly stopped at a glare from Robin. He snapped,
"Be sure to keep them hidden." The duo nodded, following Robin to the subway. After paying for the ticket and taking their places, Robin sighed. "I know it bothers you guys, but we have to hide them. I'm sorry." Nobody answered.
Nothing but silence filled the air as the subway rumbled on, running smoothly. Reaching their stop, the boys got off, all looking sad and weary. Robin, glancing at Cyborg, said,
"They're starting to show. Pull down the coat." At his words, Cyborg nodded as he pulled down on the overcoat, the hem touching the floor. Going out to the piers, Beast Boy asked,
"How's we're gonna get to the big T? Boat? Platform? Tunnel?" Robin didn't respond but turned towards a staircase set in the middle of the pier. "Ah. Platform then." Following him downstairs, the trio stepped on a platform large enough for a party of ten, floating on the water.
The large T-shaped platform moved atop the water, heading straight for the huge tower. Coming to a rest besides a small pier, they got off, walking through the sandy shore and up the grassy path to the tower which loomed up high, reflecting the light of the bright sun.
Stopping besides the door, Cyborg punched in the code and a panel opened, which Cyborg ran his hand over. Stepping back, they waited as the enormous door opened, showing the long red rug leading up to the staircase, surrounded by soft red chairs.
They had barely gone halfway across the room when a girl swooped in, slamming into the boys and hugging them, happily saying,
"Ah, you are back! I have been most worried when the hand of the clock passed the number three and you have not yet came home." Prying himself free of the deadly hug, Robin cleared his throat as he answered,
"Sorry about that, Starfire. We lost count of time and-" Stopping abruptly, a dark scowl grew on his face as he got a clear view of the alien girl. "Starfire, you're supposed to hide them!" His voice growing more and more angry by each word, ended the sentence in a small shout.
Finally letting go of a purple Cyborg and a blue Beast Boy, Starfire allowed a small frown to form as she responded, "And why? On my planet, there is no reason to be ashamed of them. I never had a need to hide them until I came here, where you forced me to hide them. I very much prefer the way of my people, with no need to hide them."
Robin narrowed his eyes as he snapped, "Why can't you hide them all the time like Raven? For crying out, we never see Raven's! But we can always see yours! Listen to me, if you want to stay, you have to hide them." Ending the sentence in a venomous tone, Robin darkly stared at Starfire who turned to the silent girl standing not too far away.
"And yet you allowed Beast Boy and Cyborg, and at times, even yourself, to show them. Why cannot I? Indeed, you are most mistaken in comparing Raven to I. I take back my previous words. Raven is the one who is ashamed of them, and you Earthlings hide them out of fear. But I shall not hide them!" Taking off like a rocket, Starfire shot off to her room at the top floor, passing the silent girl.
"What!.?" Robin snapped, glaring angrily at Raven. The cloaked girl said nothing as she turned around, silently going upstairs, no doubt to her room. Cyborg, still slightly purplish in the face, choked out,
"Ugh… Star's got quite a grip…" With this, he stared walking to the stairs, pulling off the overcoat. A blue-faced Beast Boy nodded before adding,
"Dude… gotta… loosen up… need… air…" Rubbing his throat, the small boy shook his overcoat off, stumbling upstairs. Sighing, Robin pulled his overcoat off, and hung up the others' along with his. Taking off, he frowned.
Back in the bay, people lolled around on the beach, relaxing. Children ran around, splashing in the water. A teenage girl laughed as her brother pushed her friend, but then got knocked back by the coming wave. Laughter dying off, she gasped when she saw it.
Picking it up, her eyes widened as she looked at it closer. "Wow…" Softly whispering, her breath caught in her throat. The feather, as long as her forearm, shone a blinding gold in the sun's light. Holding her free hand above it, she managed to shade it, and gasped yet again. The long feather was such a beautiful gold.
Lifting her head, the girl blinked when she saw four more feathers floating on the water. Grasping them, she held them together, peering at them. The strange, metallic one is longer than the golden one, shining as well. The pale green feather, the shortest, ruffled in the soft breeze. The pure white one, slightly larger than the green one, drooped, wet. But it was the last feather, along with the gold one, that caught her attention. Slightly smaller than the gold one, the black feather did not move or shine. It's almost as if it absorbed the sunlight and trapping them, refusing to free the light.
Feeling stares on her, the girl threw the five feathers high into the sky, leaving them to soar free.
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Um… what's the "they" were Robin talking about? If you have any idea, please share them with me! (begs on her knees) Please!
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