Chapter Eight
"Stay away from me." Light Storm demanded in a slow voice.
"What are you going to do? You're soaked, you're powers are of no-" Aqualad started but was cut off by a large, intense orange-ish shield surrounding Light Storm. Her eyes resembled the same color.
"What's going on?" Speedy asked Aqualad, expecting to get an answer.
"I don't know!" Aqualad yelled at him.
"So you expect Beast Boy, Starfire and I to go to Hawaii and save her so-called-family? How can we trust her? She's working for Slade!" Cyborg shouted raising his hands and arms and waving them around.
"Look, I don't think she would have told us all this if she was working for Slade of her own free will. Slade is forcing her to do this, we owe her a chance, and after all she did give us the antidote for Beast Boy and gave us the code to bring you back online." Raven told him in her usual monotone.
"We should hurry; I wish to save Robin as quickly as possible!" Starfire said softly.
"What is with you and Robin?" Beast Boy flat out asked her.
Everyone looked over at Starfire, wondering the same thing. Starfire got nervous and looked at them, thinking of what she could say to change topics.
"Please, let us just-"She started.
Raven gave Beast Boy a deadly glare and elbowed his arm. He didn't budge though because to him, Starfire needed to let the cat out of the bag.
"Answer the question." Beast Boy demanded, which surprised both Cyborg and Raven. Bumble Bee just stayed quiet as she eyed Cyborg.
Starfire looked away. She didn't want anyone to know about her true feelings towards Robin. She sighed as she looked back up at them, but quickly lowered her eyes.
"I think I'm in, as you say, in-" she paused. Everyone looked at her with wide eyes. "-love with Robin." Starfire looked up and gave a weak, sheepish smile.
"No wonder why you've been acting so weird lately." Raven said in a dull voice.
Starfire glanced at them with a serious face.
"Please do not tell him!" she pleaded and begged.
"Star, we won't tell him. Promise." Cyborg said as he put his hand on her shoulder.
Raven interrupted there little bonding moment with a loud sigh. Cyborg took his hand off her shoulder and took a few steps backwards. Raven Stepped forward and handed Cyborg the copy of the CD that she had burned.
"Take this so you can find Light Storm's home. Good luck, and try to get back as soon as you can. Oh and please don't get caught. I think it would be best if you take the--"
"T-Ship." Cyborg finished.
"Right." Raven smirked a little.
"Titan's GO!" Cyborg gestured to Starfire and Beast Boy.
"Good luck Sparky." Bumble Bee whispered.
Aqualad and Speedy just stood in front of Light Storm, trying to figure out what was happening. Aqualad tried throwing water at her, but was unsuccessful do to the fact that the water just evaporated. Speedy tried to hit it with his electric arrows, but the shield absorbed it.
Finally, after a long time of standing there dumbfounded Aqualad turned to Speedy, "We need to get out of here before she decides to attack again." Speedy nodded and they ran back towards the tower.
What is happening to me! Light Storm thought to herself. I can't stop! She tried standing up, but she soon after hit the ground and doubled-over in pain. Something was going on, something powerful, but she didn't know what it was and she didn't know how to stop it.
"What is going on up there?" Slade asked in her ear.
Light Storm couldn't answer, she felt like she was out of breath.
Aggravated, Slade asked again, but again he got no answer. Instead he got a bunch of static.
The ear pieces fell out and disintegrated as they hit the shield. Slade was furious when the Screen popped up that said 'Lost Communication'.
Speedy and Aqualad got to the top of the Tower in record time. They ran into the main room and told Raven, Bumble Bee, Mas and Menos what happened. Mas and Menos made a comment that no one understood.
"What do you think is happening?" Speedy asked Raven.
"I'm not sure." Raven replied.
"Are we there yet?" Beast Boy asked Cyborg, getting ready to mess with buttons and levers that do certain things that he was unaware of.
"No!" Cyborg shouted, "and don't mess with anything!" he added.
"I wish to hurry to Beast Boy, but we must be patient." Starfire said, lowering her voice.
How could I have let this happen? Light Storm asked herself. She was in the same position only minutes before. Slade, something in her mind said bitterly. Slade is the reason all this badness is happening! Something deep within her woke up and forced her to levitate a few inches above the ground, she stood up and the orange shield surrounding her moved around her to form an oval that surrounded her. It felt like she wasn't in control anymore, but she knew better. Even though her powers were still new to her, she knew that she was in control, but it wasn't her. No, it was her emotions. Slade had forced her to fight, forced her to do bad things and he was the one to pay. She moved forward, as she did her orange glowing shield zapped everything that was electrical. Stop lights, iPods, CD players, TVs, everything it came in contact with. Her strikes never hit cars, people or animals, only electric things. Every where she went lights went out, power disappeared.
Moments later the Titans got calls of blackouts on every street Light Storm encountered. In minutes the Titans were right in front of Light Storm.
"Stop it right there!" Bumble Bee shouted, but to no avail. Light Storm continued forward.
Raven tried to stop her with multiple attacks, but all ended up with the same results . . . nothing could stop her. Speedy tried all kinds of arrows, but some just disintegrated and others she absorbed there electricity. Bumble Bee tried her bee stings, but Light Storm just absorbed them. Her shield was growing brighter and brighter with every zap and every electrical device she came in contact with.
"Nothings working." Speedy turned to Raven.
"She's getting more and more powerful. We can't stop her. All we can do is follow her." Raven started walking after her. The other Titans followed.
Mas and Menos stayed close to each other, Aqualad walked along side of Speedy and Bumble Bee. Raven was the leader of the group.
How did I become the leader? Raven asked herself.