Chapter Four

Disclaimer: Same as last time. Don't own em. Never will.

(Caves just outside of Jump City)

Gar sighed as he felt the wind blow through his hair. One leg dangled off the side of a cliff while the other was tucked up into his chest. His cloak lay beside him, folded neatly.

His long pointed ears twitched as the gravel crunched behind him. He turned slightly and saw Jason walking over to him

"Hey." he said quietly. Gar turned back to the sight of the bay and the distant Titans Tower

"I thought you guys were finding a cave we could all stay in."

"We were. Jessica found a perfect one. But after we found it I was wandering around and I saw this statue of a girl. I was wondering if you knew who it was." Gar nodded

"Terra. About two years ago she met up with the Titans. But they found out that she couldn't control her powers so she ran away. A madman named Slade found her and tricked her into betraying the Titans over to him. She tried to kill… them but… Beast Boy convinced her to stop and turn against Slade. She stopped a volcano she triggered but got turned to stone."

"I thought you were Beast Boy." Jason replied trying to make light of what Gar had just told him. The changeling shrugged

"I was. But I've changed. I'm not a happy go lucky kid who acts like an idiot all the time." Jason sat down and looked sideways at Gar

"So… why are we all the way out here? Why not some where in the city?" Gar looked across the wide stretch of earth

"Because, 1) if I'm even seen in Jump City there will be police crawling all over the place 2) no one will be hurt if your guys' powers get out of control and 3) there's plenty of earth for you to practice with around here." Jason nodded slowly but couldn't help feel that there was more to the story that Gar wasn't telling him.

Across the bay and near the city a sudden cloud of smoke rose from some explosion. Gar half stood then sat back down. It wouldn't do to risk his cover just now

"Hey! Gar, Jason! You guys gonna help us or what?" Jessica's voice yelled from somewhere below them. The two teens got to their feet and made their way down the rocky slope with extreme caution. One misstep and you'd fall about five hundred feet before smashing into a large collection of boulders.

Jessica was standing at the end of the slope with her hands on her hips. Jason jumped the last few feet landing lightly on his feet and starting for the caves with Jessica chasing after him

"Show off!" she yelled. Gar smirked and cast one longing look back at the far away Titans Tower before disappearing into the cave.

(Next Day)

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Sweat beaded on Jason's forehead as he lifted and threw several large boulders at some crude targets Gar had painted on the canyon wall. They fell about five yards short

"Aw man!" the boy groaned. Gar said nothing from his position with the other two. Conrad (who I will now refer to as X or Red-X) and Jessica were waiting their turns for target practice

"Come on Jason you can do it!" Jessica cheered. The rocks glowed yellow once more and lifted into the air. Jason tried to throw them again but they still fell short

"Maybe you should try something a little smaller." Gar suggested. Jason wiped the sweat out of his eyes and shook his head

"No, this is what you gave me and I'm gonna do it! Ha!" yellow powers circled around the boy's gloved hands and he made a violent thrusting movement with his hands. The boulders lifted into the air accordingly and smashed into the brightly painted wall. Small pebbles fell from the top of the wall and there was a soft scream as the chasm wall shuddered from the impact. But from the way the other two congratulated Jason with enthusiasm only Gar had heard it. He frowned and looked at the three teenager who were still praising Jason

"You guys can take a quick break. Meet back here in half an hour." he said briskly. The three nodded and took off to the cave where they were staying.

Gar took off his cloak and folded it carefully. Then he took the form of an eagle and with a flap of his wings, was soaring up to the top of the wall. His mind was calculating who might be out here. It was dangerous unless you had source of protection. Wild animals roamed the caves and were dangerous to a normal person.

Gar reached the top of the cliff then turned back to normal. He got a glimpse of a girl with long brown hair and cat like yellow eyes before he felt his strength suddenly leave him. He groaned and fell backwards down the cliff. The last thing he saw was the girl pass out and he felt something catch him in midair.

"Gar! Come on! Wake up!" a voice murmured. Someone else said something and the voices stopped. A hand touched his chest and instantly his body coursed with energy. He sat up hopefully. But it was not Raven who was standing beside him. It was the girl he had seen. Her cat like eyes bored into his own greens ones

"What happened?" he demanded. From behind the girl X pulled off his mask and wiped the sweat off his face. The mask was hot and it was almost ninety degrees outside making it about eighty-five inside the cave system. Jason and Jessica came over as well looking worried but relived to see that he was alright

"X's scanners on his suit suddenly went nuts about some electric surge. So we ran out to tell you but then we saw you falling. Jason made a ledge out of the wall to grab you before you hit the ground. Then he and X scaled the wall and found her." Jessica said jerking a thumb towards the girl who's face was impassive

"She was passed out on the rocks and we couldn't figure out what happened. So X tried to pick her up but his suit went crazy again so Jason had to get her."

Gar lifted himself halfway off the floor and rubbed his head. Then he looked at the girl critically, she returned the gaze but it was spacey as if she didn't really see him

"Who are you?" the girl's voice was deadpan and it reminded him almost of Raven

"Robyn."

"What did you do to me? I remember… flying up the wall and then I was too weak to stand." a small smirk crossed the girl's face

"I drained you." all four of the other teenagers stared at her with anime question marks above their heads. Gar frowned

"Drained me? Like stole my energy?" the girl nodded and her eyebrows drew together slightly as if she was studying him

"You scared me. How often do you see a person suddenly appear over the edge of a cliff?" Gar chuckled slightly and stood all the way. His head spun but a quick shake fixed that problem

"So, do you mind telling me why you haven't commented on the fact that I'm green yet?" he asked jokingly. To his surprise Robyn's face turned angry

"I'm blind." she hissed through her teeth. Gar's wristwatch started smoking and X's belt started beeping furiously. Robyn's face turned impassive again but her unseeing eyes held hate

"I'm sorry, I didn't know." the teenager snorted and flipped her blonde hair over one shoulder

"Ya, so is everyone else." then Jessica spoke up

"But if you're blind how'd you see Gar?" the yellow eyes found her and her lips curled into a sneer

"I can see electrical auroras. Everything contains electricity so my powers create sort of a picture for me to 'see.'" all four of the Outsiders looked at each other

"You have powers?" Jason asked breaking the silence. Robyn clamped her hands over her mouth and started for the entrance of the cave but Gar changed into a cheetah and blocked the path

"Wow, calm down." he said turning back to normal "You're among friends trust me. All four of us, well except for X, have powers." Robyn's brows knit together once more

"What do you mean?" her eyes darted from Gar, then to Jason, then to Jessica, then to X, then repeated the pattern a few times waiting for Gar to answer

"Well for instance, Jessica can throw fire from her hands. Jason can control earth, X's got a suit and he knows some martial arts. I'm green and can turn into animals."

"How do I know I can trust you?" Gar just smiled and moved to unblock the way for her to leave. She looked at the entrance then back at him

"How do we know we can trust you?" Robyn's eyes held confusion and slight irritation "Look, you can go but if you want to come and find us. You can stay with us if you'd like."

Robyn cast a glance around the cave then looked at Gar with a serious expression. He smiled slightly hoping she could see it with her way of seeing

"I'll think about it." she started to leave then turned around "And don't worry about me finding my way back here. Yours is an aurora I can not forget." she said pointing at X.

With that she was gone. Gar watched as she leapt from rock to rock, nimble and as sure as a mountain goat. Jason walked over and stood next to him

"She's kinda strange." he commented. Gar shrugged and smirked down at the shorter boy

"Ya… but so are you."

Jason nodded missing the insult in the comment. He was staring after the girl.

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(that night)

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Gar yawned and walked into the enveloping darkness of the cave. He was dead tired after taking a quick run around the area

"Gar?" a voice from the darkness whispered. Gar's vision quickly altered and he made out X's form standing nearby. He held a finger to his lips and pointed outside. Gar nodded.

Soon the two were outside sitting on a ledge talking. Since X was seventeen he was closest in age to Gar but the changeling could tell he was still very insecure about himself

"I was wondering… are we going to… maybe fight with the Titans? I mean, the crime rate has really gone up. They're getting called out like everyday." Gar sighed heavily

"I'd really like to X but I can't. Robin would have me in jail faster you could blink. I would like to but I don't see how we can."

"Well I do." Gar gave his friend a confused look. X smiled and pressed a button on his belt. Instantly he disappeared and reappeared on Gar's opposite side in an instant

"We can wear these. Then once we're done fighting, presto! We're invisible and we can get out of there before the Titans can arrest you, or me for that matter."

"It's a good idea but where are you going to get the parts? We don't exactly live at the mechanics store and we can't steal it." X waved a hand

"There's a friend of mine on the other side of town who owes me some favors. He specializes in mechanical stuff. I'll go down there tomorrow and ask him for the parts."

It took an hour but finally Gar was convinced of the idea. The next day X would head into town while the others went to look for a better cave to stay in where they could see what was happening in the city.

X soon headed back inside while Gar stayed outside. He pulled a pad of paper from the folds of his cloak and leaned back to write in the moonlight.

(Thank you to the Halfa Wannabe she gave me the idea for Robyn! Thak you so much!