DiScLaImEr: I do not own any character in Teen Titans, nor do I own THE Teen Titans. I wish I did, though.... WHERE ARE THE NEW EPISODES, DARNIT?! The only character I do own is the child called "Windy." Confused? Read on...
"That's it! Dr. Light, you're going down!" Robin, the boy wonder and leader of the Teen Titans, reached into one of his many pouches and drew out his miniaturized staff. He extended his staff while crouched in a martial arts position. His staff cracked as he brought it back. He raised one hand, flicked the fingers back to him, as if to say, "Come get me!"
"Tell me," Dr. Light droned, "can robins fly fast?" He grabbed a diskette and threw it at Robin. The incendiary exploded and a brilliant flash of a pale green light surrounded Robin. He tried to shield his eyes, but the flash was too fast for him.
"Ack! Can't see!" He wildly swung his staff to ward off any physical attack from Dr. Light. Dr. Light grabbed an orb from his pouch this time. He threw it at Robin, but a green starbolt destroyed it quickly.
"Cease your attack on my friend, and return the human paper currency at once!" The high-pitched voice came from the alien of the team, Starfire. She held another starbolt in her hand, as if she meant to reaffirm his surrender.
"You are only a cloud on my bright day of victory!" Dr. Light ran to her and threw yet another device, which landed underneath her. It crackled and whirred. Suddenly, the top opened and a strong field of light captured her. He cackled, but stopped when a Tyrannosaurus Rex appeared in front of him. It roared deafeningly then bared its teeth.
"A lizard is no threat when it's blind as a platypus under water!" Another burst of light emanated from him. The Rex shrieked and morphed back into Beast Boy, the changeling. He had a dizzying gaze in his eyes.
"I'm okay!" Beast Boy said before falling down. Dr. Light laughed.
"Watch it, Lightweight, things are about to get heavy!" came a cry from the cybernetic man on the team, Cyborg. He swung a light post at Dr. Light, yet Dr. Light ducked. Cyborg swung again and again, pushing his opponent back. Dr. Light bumped into a brick wall of the bank and grinned. Cyborg swung the light post with more gusto than the past swings, but Dr. Light jumped out of the way. The post shattered and the brick wall crumbled. Cyborg stared in disbelief.
"Awww, man. I thought I had him!" Cyborg complained. "I guess it's time to bring out the heavier artillery!" His right arm transformed into his energy cannon and aimed it at his foe.
"Stand still, you jumpin'-" He stopped in mid-sentence and fired. The beam went straight through Dr. Light, who then flickered and dimmed. With a confused look on his face, Cyborg walked to where Dr. Light was standing. There was a broken contraption lying on its side. He picked it up.
"Wait a minute. This looks like one of Gizmo's [1] .... Oh, shoot!" Realizing where Dr. Light was hiding, he turned around, but it was too late.
"Cyborg, behind you!" shouted the telekinetic goth, Raven. She was already restrained by one of Dr. Light's devices. Cyborg felt a shock as his back armor opened. In his vision, everything started to fade to black as he was shutting down. Smirking, Dr. Light picked up several bags of money and walked away. He approached his vehicle, humming, when he suddenly tripped. A piece of cord, weighted with spheres at each end, wrapped around his legs.
"I don't think so." Robin said while standing regally, with his arms crossed and cape billowing in the wind. Dr. Light let out a little groan and was later taken to prison. After freeing Starfire and Raven, awakening Beast Boy, and restarting Cyborg, Robin and his team returned to their home, tired.
"I wish to never experience that again," Starfire said, rubbing her temples.
"You said it," Cyborg said, with Beast Boy nodding his head. Robin smiled. He was glad that they captured Dr. Light without too great a cost.
"I'm heading up to my room," Robin announced. "You guys should get some rest. You deserve it."
After readying themselves for slumber and bidding each other a pleasant night, they separated, heading to their own room.
Robin could barely sleep that night, tossing and turning in bed. He rolled over to see what time it was. The red-lighted numbers on the face of the clock showed that it was two-thirty in the morning. He let out a small groan. He hoped that it was late morning.
I don't know what it is, but there's something off...he thought to himself while he stared at the ceiling. He sighed and hopped out of bed. Maybe a little walk around the Tower will help. He opened his door as quietly as possible, but a loud whoosh! sound emanated from the door. He winced, uttering something. Tip-toeing down the stairs, he headed for the kitchen. Although tempted with the thought of enjoying a nice game of "Ninja Fury," he did not want to disturb the rest of his housemates.
Upon entering the kitchen, he clapped twice. The sound of his clapping was muffled due to the gloved hands. The lights turned on, and the whirring of the refrigerator the only noise heard.
"Argh!" He shut his eyes tightly, the sudden lighting blinding him. He opened them again and blinked a few times. He staggered over to the sink, filled with dirty dishes piled REALLY high, and grabbed a cup. After washing a cup out, he filled it with water and chugged it down.
"Robin?" a voice said quite suddenly. Robin jumped, nearly dropping his glass, and dropkicking the intruder. He turned around.
"Oh, Starfire! It's you! What are you doing up this early in the morning?"
"I heard you creeping around, and I thought that you were a 'convicted fellow', I suppose you would say?"
"A bad guy?"
"Yes! Exactly! Are you all right? It is... not like you to be up this late," Starfire said, quite concerned.
"I just couldn't sleep. It's nothing to worry about, Star."
"If you would like me to, I could sing a Tamaranian lullaby. It always helped me to fall asleep." Starfire inhaled deeply, opened her mouth and-. Robin's hand clamped over her mouth. He heard it before, and.... Well, it kept the listeners awake rather than lulling them to sleep.
"That's okay, Starfire, but thank you."
They ambled over to the couch and sat down. Robin yawned.
"Robin, do you hear that?"
"Hear what?
"It sounds like...a blorg beetle."
"What?"
"Here." She pointed to the front door. The walked over to the door and opened it with great caution. Looking straight ahead, Robin saw no one.
"Look down, Robin."
He did, and saw a bundle of sheets in a basket, with a loud wailing coming from underneath it. Starfire pulled back the sheets and saw...
"X'hal!"
"A baby?!"
[1] In the original Teen Titans, Gizmo and Dr. Light were two of the "Fearsome Five" (the others were Mammoth, Psimon, and Shimmer). Together, they almost defeated the original Titans.
I know, I know, I did use a few quotes from "Nevermore," and I apologize if someone did not like it, but...Please, please, PLEASE review! And go ahead.....flame me with your fiery rage if need be....Thanks!