Tenshi: Eight, eight, the burning eight, between Monday and Sunday lays a day so dark…
Bob: That's it, no more Tank Girl for you.
Tenshi: AWWW! I like Tank Girl!
Bob: Fine, you like it – doesn't mean you have to quote things from it.
Tenshi: Sheesh, I was just excited that we made it to chapter 8… you're so mean. Anywho – can you believe all the reviews?
Bob: Yeah, I think that was the most we have ever gotten on one chapter before.
Tenshi: Things are looking up! Let's review the reviews!
Bob: Don't you mean respond?
Tenshi: Eh, whatever… (REVIEW REPLIES – SKIP TO STORY IF YOUR NOT INTERESTED – THERE IS A LOT THIS TIME!)
World of Nightmares – I start with you because yes, I am a horrible horrible person… You did PM me about last chapter – I am ashamed that I forgot to put you on… forgive me? As I have said before I am always open to new ideas… especially when my brain putters out… like its doing right now – writing chapter ten and drawing a blank – I mean, I have a plan – but still… You are a very loyal reviewer – you are worth – thanks for the continuing support! Much love!
dark girl – Hmm… stupid funny – we can do stupid funny – but thanks for the positive feedback – we have been known to go a bit random from time to time but its nice to hear that we're actually getting a plot going. Thanks much.
Teen Titans Geek – hehehe – I saw your name and got scared – I was like 'oh no – busted'. Lol. Very misleading – we likes. I thought you were going to tell me how very very wrong we got some aspect of titan life or something. That Oreo thing's got to suck… Doritos I can live with but no one messes with the OREO'S OF DOOM! Er – right. Thanks though – for the support. Hope to keep you amused.
Calamol – NOOOOOO! Not the song of DOOM! You wouldn't be that evil – would you? Eh – ok, probably. Thanks for the review though, glad to know we got you laughing… we try. And we try to update every two days… hopefully we can keep that up – so far, so good. Thanks again!
Django X – It's you again… hehe – makes us happy… we're not complaining. Barbie's – er – right – I have a confession – I don't 'play' with Barbie's, but I do collect them, there, I said it. But, to balance out that evil 'girliness' I also collect comics and sharp pointy objects – that makes it ok right? Right? Oh no, MI Mode Mikaila – to bad she isn't an action figure – you could just pop her head off when she got annoying… uh – probably shouldn't have pointed that out to you… Thanks for the continuing readage… readage? WT… ok, nevermind lol – thanks though.
Dark-Anime-Gurl – Your wait is over! For update we have! Yay! Sorry about the crying though – I hate it when that happens, and then every few seconds you bust out laughing again because you get this little visual in your head… yeah – many detentions were caused by that… good time, good times… thanks for the support :) we like to cause people pain – er – we mean happiness… riggght.
mistique-serenity – Eep! Kill me? No no no, kill Bob. I blame everything on him. Or better yet we will send you your own lobster! We try to update every two days, and so far we haven't missed a deadline – so yay! Hmm, now that I think about it though, the stalking thing sounds kinda cool… er – right. Thanks for the support – no one really says what they 'like' about the story so now that we know your fav part we will have to try to work more stuff like that in. thanks again.
Chantily Lace – Terrible day? Ouch. I had one of those a few days ago… then I kicked Bob and felt better. You should invest in a muse so that you too can abuse a figment of your imagination and feel better any time. Glad we were able to help though, and thanks for the review!
elizabeth – HEY BOB! I think we made a loyal reviewer out of Elizabeth! Yay – we like loyal reviewers lol – no pressure (j/k). Yeah, I had a friend like that – it sucks when you have to lick your food to get them off your back, or rather, your plate. Thanks again for the support!
XxHunter the One and OnlyxX – Back are you? Good – we like it when people come back! In fact, we're not letting you leave! Bwahahaha-cough-choke… Riiight – shouldn't do that again. So happy to know I'm not alone anymore – sniff – it was dark here… thanks for the support! We loves you! And enjoy your stay in 'INSANITY LAND'!
Overactive Mind – Wow, you are demanding aren't you? That's ok, we loves you. I think I have hit a new 'high' with your idea about throwing in Control Freak – I have a plan – well, for two chapters anyways lol. Oh, tried the caffeine on Bob, turns out he's allergic… very messy – there was spewing – but it wasn't the good kind… so nasty… So now I'm just giving him meds and he's been very – umm – interesting… Thanks for the continuing support… I will promise at least three more chapters… but I'm not sure where I'm going with this thing… there was a plot – now I must find it again… 'Oh plot – where are you boy?'
Shadow in the Rain – Uh, thanks :) – we appreciate the support!
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Breaking Point
By TenshiJaki
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"Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo." – H.G. Wells
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Raven was staring at the support beams for her 'new' room. Cyborg had actually gotten a lot done Thursday afternoon and now here it was, one in the morning on Friday and Raven was contemplating her next move. She still didn't have a room yet; Cyborg had re-poured the concrete for the floors and had gotten the wall supports up but that was all. Until her room was hers again, and the others got the hint to never, ever, mess with it again, she still had work to do.
Speaking of which, Raven stood up and proceeded towards the guest room. She had a cape to make before morning and some final touches to do before the others got up.
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Morning broke over the tower the same as always. The sun shone through the windows, birds were chirping outside, a piercing scream echoed down the halls, the smell of bacon… er… wait a minute. Upon farther inspection it would appear all was not normal.
Robin, who had been in the kitchen, jerked at the noise. Before he could investigate however the source of said noise rushed in… minus an arm.
Cyborg was in a state of panic. First his toothbrush, which he was will to overlook, but now his arm? "She took my fricken arm!"
Robin looked at the clearly fuming man, knowing who he was referring to with out asking, "Alright, breathe Cy, it wasn't necessarily Raven."
"Are you kidding me?"
"No, I mean why would she take your arm?"
Cyborg just laughed, though it didn't sound amused at all, "Does the term 'crazy' not mean the same thing to you that it does to me? That girl doesn't need any method to her madness."
Robin couldn't really argue with that. "You have a point. Just relax and have some breakfast, we will get your arm back when she comes down."
Cyborg just mumbled to himself, "Yeah, if she hasn't done anything irreversible to it yet…"
Over the next twenty minutes Starfire and Beastboy had joined them, both slightly amused about Cyborgs predicament. They could both relate however, both were beginning to suspect that Raven had something to do with their missing items as well. Beastboy couldn't keep a pair of socks to save his life and Starfire was beginning to think that her hair would never get untangled.
Raven had yet to come in however, which was really starting to worry the others. They knew of the many capabilities of Cyborgs arm and couldn't even begin to imagine what Raven could possibly be doing with it. Just as they were about to get up and go look for the dark haired girl she walked in.
Wearing a bright pink cape.
That read: 'Magnificent One', in shiny gold lettering on the back. Tiny print was also visible which, if one looked hard enough, read: 'Goddess of all things loving and fluffy'.
The others simply stared. Not only was she wearing a bright pink cape, which read: 'Magnificent One', but she was also caring Silkie and something… 'else'. This 'else' looked a little like Silkie, in the fact that it was fleshy toned and bulbous, with large eyes and a big grin, but it also didn't look like Silkie in the fact that said eyes and grin where clearly drawn on to the fabric that made up the 'else'. Else also had a bright pink bow on top of its 'head', which Silkie did not have, though now that Star thought about it…
And though clearly fake, Else was still moving. It little head was able to move from side to side and its little front legs were wiggling in what appeared to be delight. Even the little antennas were waving around. All in all it was very creepy.
Raven just ignored the others, carrying in the two creatures, each one in the crook of one of her arms, and setting them up in the baby chair Star had on hand for Silkie. It was Cyborg who first noticed what was wrong with 'Else'.
"IS THAT MY ARM!"
Raven just looked at him coolly, "No, this is Belle, she is Silkie's girlfriend."
Cyborg just waved his remaining arm around, not noticing when he knocked Beastboy face first into the bowl of oatmeal he had been eating. "Raven, I can see the end of my arm sticking out the bottom of that – that thing! Give me my arm back right now!"
Raven merely looked at him and shrugged. "You're going to have to take it up with Silkie. I think he might have a problem with you taking his little friend away."
Now, we will go inside the mind of an overly large maggot – because truly, that is what Silkie is. No matter how cute and adorable he may be, when you get down to the basics he is a maggot. Maggot. (Apparently we can't get over the whole 'cute' maggot thing.) Right, so now, we will explore the mind of said maggot for a minute, to see his take on things.
Silkie was happy. Well, in all honesty he is normally happy, having the memory span of only two minutes can do that to a guy. Today however he was even happier. Now most people would assume that this was because he finally gotten a friend like him, but this was not the case. Silkie was no dumbie, ok, so he wasn't exactly a genius either but he could tell one of his own kind from an arm any day.
He knew that this 'else', who the dark one was calling Belle, was not like him, in fact, he was bright enough to even know that Belle was in fact the metal ones arm, but that is exactly what made him happy. Oh how he had been longing for some alone time with that arm. Something about all the smooth metal and flashy blue lights… Yeah, Silkie was a happy maggot, a very happy one indeed. (1)
Back to the bi-pedals:
Cyborg was trying to get his arm back. He suppressed a shudder as Silkie rubbed up against it and let out a little purr. He wasn't even sure he wanted it back now. Who knew what else the little guy had been doing with it. But get it back he would, he would not submit his arm to that kind of – degradation. Just as he started wrestling his arm away from their resident maggot (here we go with 'maggot' again) the 'Villain Alarm' sounded.
Robin just groaned and proceeded to bang his head on the table. If one listened carefully they could hear a faint "Why me, why me, why me?" coming from him. "Cyborg, plug in and see what's going on." Robin didn't even bother trying his computer this time. Apparently, contrary to popular belief, he can learn.
Cyborg had finally managed to rip his arm away from Silkie, though he was only holding it with his index finger and thumb, as though he was afraid he might catch something from it. Glaring in disgust at both Raven and the little maggot, he proceeded to plug into the system and see what was going on. "Man, I'm going to have to sterilize this thing now, so nasty. Location: Movie Theater, Villain: Two guesses and the first don't count."
The others just rolled their eyes; they really didn't need two guesses. The only villain they knew who was lame enough to attack a movie theater was Control Freak. Robin, Cyborg, Beastboy and Star all had the same thought. 'Great. Just what we need, someone who is almost as crazy as Raven.' They then all shared a group shudder at the thought of the two meeting.
TBC...
1 – I think I'm going to go vomit now… shudder.
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Tenshi: That cliff hanger was for you 'Overactive Mind'. The only thing missing now is fluff… its coming – patience.
Bob: Yeah, contrary to how Tenshi behaves, and her complete lack of a social life-
Tenshi: BOB!
Bob: She really is a fluff master – so much fluff in fact that she is taking her skills to third-world countries and making blankets. You can tell by reading any of her other stories… you could just choke on the fluff.
Tenshi: I'm going to a third world country?
Bob: Looks that way.
Tenshi: I wish you would choke on the fluff Bob, save me some trouble…
Bob: This chapter is short Tenshi.
Tenshi: No it's not – in fact it has more words in this one than some of the others – it's just 'condensed'…
Bob: Like orange juice?
Tenshi: sigh. Yes Bob, like orange juice.
Bob: I like orange juice…
Tenshi: o.o;;;
AN: You all should be very happy that I'm dedicated to this story - I could not get this chapter to upload, I must have tried like 50 times, ff was not working with me today - I had to export the last chapter, then paste this chapter on top of it, rename it - and well, there you have it. I was not going to miss my deadline! stupid doc manager - and I looked all over for the 'support' system, couldnt find nothing... no email, no 'ticket' system - nothing... 'go to support if you have this problem' - yeah - well that would be nice if that actually did something.