-Everything Evil-

1: Out of Place

The perturbing little light on Cyborg's right arm signaled that his batteries were running low and that he should heave his feet towards his room to prepare to recharge himself. He sluggishly walked to his computer and fired up the machine, producing many 'beeps' and 'boops' in the process. With a few strokes from his fingers onto the keyboard, he drew up a cable and connected it to his forearm. The electrical waves coursed through the cable and into the artificial parts of his anatomy. The feeling left him to bathe in the moment of relaxation, a nice reward for disposing one of the Titan's common adversaries. Just as he was soaking in the soothingness of the atmosphere, he heard a knock or two from his door. Only slightly annoyed by the disturbance, he decided to see who was there.

"Y'all can come in." Cyborg answered, sounding mellow but heard. A few seconds later the door slid open and in walked the boy wonder himself with a noticeable smile.

"Hey Cy, you did great out there taking down Plasmus. You did it before any of us could." Robin said contently.

Taking out all that built up stress on that slime ass probably was a good idea…

Cyborg chuckled, rubbing his head bashfully. "Aw, it was nothin' man, really. Just don't expect anything less from the strongest guy here in this side of Jump City!"

Robin laughed in response. "Heh, well any way dinner is going to be ready in a half hour, so just take time to relax."

That's what I was trying to do until you came…

"Yeah, alright. Give me a holler when dinner is done." Robin nodded and turned on his heel out of Cyborg's room.

The door slid shut, giving Cyborg the opportunity to lightly sigh in to himself. He laid back down, which soothed his sore muscles and made him feel quite comfortable. His clock read 4:52 P.M.; the red digits stared blankly back at Cyborg's tiring gaze. He failed to keep his eyes open any longer, and his eyelids then set like the afternoon sun.

It only seemed a few moments had passed when he woke up abruptly to the sound of his phone ringing in the now darkened corners of his room. Safely detaching the cable from himself, he went about his room in search of the misplaced object. Every repetitive ring was followed by one of Cyborg's profaned remarks, whose words only seemed to be scolding him for mislaying the phone in the first place.

"Ah! Why am I always losing stuff like this, shit."

His nerves twitched with agitation and he began to search the room more violently, tossing many things around and about the floor. Among the mess he created, Cyborg finally spotted the device underneath various mechanical and medical manuals. He threw the hefty books aside, but to much of his dismay, the phone had already stopped ringing. Cyborg grumbled at this, balling up his fist and then plunging it into the floor. He brought himself up to his feet and then checked the caller ID to see who was trying to reach him. He scrolled down the menu and found her name across the screen.

Karren…

Cyborg hastily dialed Bumble Bee's number, eagerly waiting to hear voice. Her phone rang for some time, but to his pleasure, her sweet voice answered him.

"Hello?"

"Wha'sup, Bee," Cyborg's voice was filled with joy. "Were you tryin' to call me a few seconds ago?"

"Vic'! Yeah, I did and I called earlier too. I was wondering if you and I could do somethin' this evening, but…"

Cyborg was left hanging off the cliff of her words. "But? But what?" There was a slight pause, and then he heard her giggle on the other side.

"Well, don't you think it's a bit late to do anything?"

"Of course not, it's only..." Then, Cyborg turned his head towards his clock, taking a good glance.

"… 10:48!" Cyborg's anger began to rise again. "I was asleep for that long?"

"So, you were asleep. I sort of figured that was the case." Bumble Bee sighed.

Robin, you were supposed to wake me up. Thanks a lot, bastard.

"Vic'? You there honey?"

Cyborg snapped out of his angry thoughts and then quickly returned to the conversation with Bumble Bee.

"Yeah, I'm sorry. I just didn't realize what time it was. If you don't mind, would ya like to do somethin' tomorrow?

"Alright, just make sure you're awake by then."

Cyborg chuckled lightly. "Heh, I will. I'll see you then."

With that, they both said their loving goodbyes and then after, Cyborg placed the digital phone back on its recharger, where it is suppose to be. The bionic man walked out of his room and into the hall way, in hopes to find somebody awake so that he could wring out an explanation on why nobody woke him up for supper. But everything in the tower was pitch black, giving him the hint that probably everybody was asleep.

Suddenly when Cyborg calmly strolled in the direction to the main room, he saw a figure lingering among the shadows further up the hall. With no sign of extreme caution, Cyborg walked just a bit faster to where he thought he saw the figure. He stopped then, finding nobody in sight. He looked around and to his surprise; he found himself in front Raven's room. Cyborg shrugged and thought nothing of it. He walked to the end of the hall and the door slide open, welcoming him to the main room of the tower.

As he came closer to the couch, he become aware of a faint light that illuminated a small area around one end. Cyborg came nearer and peered over the couch to find Beast Boy playing his GSP (Game Station Portable).

"Hey BB, what're you doin' up so late?"

Cyborg's sudden appearance startled the changeling, almost falling off the end of the couch.

"Ah, Cyborg! You made me lose, and I almost defeated the super-mega-awesome-monkey overlord too!"

Cyborg expressed amusement at the sight of his green little friend's disappointment.

"You know BB, y'all didn't wake me up for dinner. What was up with that?" His voice had a hint of demand in it.

Beast Boy scratched his head. "Yeah, about that, when you fell asleep, Overload was causing some trouble when it broke out from its containment. I asked Robin if I should wake you but he said you needed your rest. He said he's sorry if you missed dinner. But Starfire did save your plate in the fridge when we got back."

I know you're the leader, but don't you ever make my own decisions for me again…

"I see. I gotta thank Star later." Cyborg masked his furious thoughts with a fake humble tone. Of course, Beast Boy was too preoccupied with his game to see through it.

Cyborg then walked over to the fridge and searched its contents. He found a plate childishly wrapped in plastic food wrap that had scribbled onto it 'Cyborg'. Stretching a small smile on his face, he undid the plastic wrap and started eating away. About half way through his meal, the alarm sounded and Cyborg couldn't have been more irritated.

Beast Boy jolted up from where he laid on the couch as the doors slid open to greet Starfire and Raven to the main room. Cyborg dropped his plate on the kitchen counter and raced towards the mainframe to view the circumstances of the alert. A few minutes later, Robin emerged from the ominous hallway looking a bit ruffled than usual.

"Cyborg, what's our status?" The boy wonder said while slightly adjusting his utility belt.

The bionic man's eyes ran across the screen. "It looks like its Overload again, killed off some police officers and is making its way to the outskirts of Jump City towards a few suburban neighborhoods."

"Titans, we have to put him in his place for good! Let's go!" Robin commanded his friends.

They all dashed off except for Cyborg who slowly lingered behind them all.

Robin looked back and spotted Cyborg keeping distance away from the team.

"Cyborg, c'mon, we can't waste any time!"

Cyborg just stared narrow eyed back at Robin, casting an unfriendly glare at him unusual for him to do. Robin picked up on the tension between them, and felt uncomfortable.

"Look, Cy, if this is about dinner-" Robin was then cut off by Cyborg's sharp words.

"Nah, BB already told me."

"Well, we can chat later but we have to hurry or else Overload will reach innocent people's homes, c'mon!"

With that said, Robin flung his cap and hurried off with rest of the Titans. Cyborg had to put his issues aside and put his priorities as a hero first. He rushed to his friends.

I not dumb like every body else, I can see through you bird boy. I'm onto you.

A/n: As you all can see, Cyborg is trying to hide this anger inside of him. He knows that Robin is involved in a relationship with one of the others. Normally he would let is pass because he is currently with Bumble Bee but he can see that it is affecting the team, that it is affecting him. And it is going to keep affecting him, causing Cyborg to become something that he isn't; you'll see what I mean. I'm only shooting for 3or 4 chapters. Also, this story will lead up to my 'yet to be written story' called "Demise of the Titans". The name says it all folks. Any way, hopefully this first chapter didn't suck, but I'll let you, the reader, to be the judge of that.

-ThyCrimsonPirate