Chapter seven
The next morning, Geo-Force got up and went down to the kitchen. As he walked down the stairs, the smell of breakfast cooking filled his nose. "Mmm, something smells good..."
When he got to the Kitchen, the other Titans were already there. "Morning, dude! Sit down and have some waffles I'm making!"
The prince nodded, and sat down beside Robin.
"Hey Geo, how are you this morning?" The Titan's leader asked Bryon, taking a sip of his orange juice.
"Fine, thank you. I had a wonderful night's sleep!"The prince replied.
"Then why don't you join me in the training room after Breakfast for a sparring match, no powers?"
Geo took a bite of his waffle, then smiled. "It would be my pleasure!"
A short time later, Geo and Robin squared off in the Training room, both armed with wooden fighting poles. "So, you're a Prince? We had no idea Terra was a princess." Robin swung his pole, and Bryon dodged.
"Yes, Terra and I are the Royal children of King Victor Markov. Our father ordered a scientist to give us powers, in order to protect our homeland." The prince swung his at robin, who blocked the blow.
"Why was Terra wandering in the desert?" Robin thrust his pole at Bryon, who parried the attack.
"Our father exiled her when she could control her powers." Robin caught Geo with a low swing, which knocked the prince off his feet.
"Sounds kinda like a harsh thing to do." He reached a hand down to help Bryon up.
"My father did some... questionable things in his last years. Decisions he later came to regret." Robin helped the prince back to his feet, then shook hands with him.
"Good sparring match, Geo. Come back to train anytime."
Bryon finished the sparring session, and walked back to the living area. Cyborg and Beast Boy were playing video games.
"dude, I am SO going beat you!" BB said triumphantly.
"That's what you think, man! I'm walkin' away with the highest score!" Cy retorted.
Just then, Cy spotted the prince coming into the room. "Hey Geo! Why don't you come over and join us, man!"
Bryon though for a moment, then replied. "Ok, why not?"
He sat down, and the two other Titans showed him how to work the controls. "So this is what you Americans call a video game, I've heard of them."
At first, Cy and BB's scores skyrocketed past Bryon's, but the prince slowly caught up. By the time they finished, Geo's score had outdone both of theirs.
"Dude, I cant believe we just got totally toasted by a newbie!" BB wailed.
"Tell me about it!" Cy groaned in agreement. "You sure you never played videogames before, Geo?"
Not long after, Geo went off towards Raven's room. The prince set a bouquet of Violets and a dark , depressing Markovian romance poem at Raven's doorstep. He knocked, and then flew away.
"Hello?" Raven answered the door, in her usual raspy tone. She saw the flowers and the poem, and reached down to pick them up.
As she read the depressing and deeply Romantic poem Geo had written about her, Raven's cheeks began to turn pink. The Dark angel's strong emotions caused a crystal goblet behind her to explode. Raven Blushed a deep red, and quickly made her way back into her room.
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A few hours later, the prince was downstairs, reading a book, when an alarm went off. Robin ran into the room.
"Titans, trouble! The Hive is attacking he Mayor's office!" Beast Boy jumped to his feet.
"C'mon, what're we watin' for, let's get going!" Geo followed the Titans out of the Tower, towards city hall.
When they arrived, downtown jump city was in chaos. Mammoth, Jinx and Gizmo were Terrorizing innocent civilians, and causing massive damage.
"That's right, run away, ya losers!" Gizmo laughed as Mammoth threw a car at some fleeing bystanders. This was all that was needed to spur the team into action.
"Titans, Go!" Robin yelled, and they all charged in.
"Oh great, the Teen dorks!" Hit a button, and three Titan-seeking Rockets launched into the Air.
Robin, Cyborg, and Beast Boy took on the Three villains on the Ground, while Raven, Geo, and Starfire dealt with the three missiles in the air.
One of the Rockets tailed after Starfire at top speed. She flew through the maze of buildings, trying to lose the Missile.
"No more following me, please!" She fired a few starbolts, then dove out of the way as the missile collided with the with the wall of a building.
The second rocket sped after Raven, who dove out of the way. "Azerath, Metrion, Zinthos!" Her spell caused the rocket to spiral out of control, and explode in midair.
The third Missile tore after Geo, who flew away from it, Bryon used his Gravity power to slow the missile down a bit, Giving him a small lead. When he was a safe enough distance away, The prince fired a mighty lava blast at it, destroying the Rocket in a fiery explosion.
One the Ground, Beast boy morphed into a Gorilla, and lunged at Mammoth. Avoiding several of the Big brute's punches, BB hit Mammoth with a tremendous blow, sending him flying back into a wall, unconscious.
Gizmo's pack sprouted four large Robo-arms, which he attacked Cyobrg with. Cy out of the way. "Sorry man, try again!"
Cyborg and Gizmo continued to duke it out, until Cy's Sonic blaster caused Gizmo's pack to short out. "Grrrr, no fair, ya stupid hunk of tin!"
Jinx launched Hex bolt after Hex bolt at Robin, who kept jumping out of the way. "You can't dodge forever, boy wonder!" Jinx spat.
"No, but I don't need to." Robin replied, throwing a Birdarang with a rope attached at her feet.
The rope wrapped itself around her legs, and brought Jinx down. She struggled against the Ropes. "Hey, no fair! Let me go!"
As the authorities arrived to take the Hive kids away, Robin complimented Geo. "Not bad for your first mission with the Team, I think your sister would have been proud."
The prince didn't know if that comment made him feel better or worse.
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That evening, Geo found himself inside a nearby volcano. It was where the Titans had confronted Slade, in their final battle to save Bryon's Sister. In the center of the room stood Terra, frozen in stone.
She had given her life for her friends. As Geo stared silently up at the statue, He suddenly heard someone else in he cavern.
"Dude, I thought I might find you here." The prince nodded in response, but said nothing.
After a few minutes of silence BB spoke up again. "She and I were really close, Geo. When she ran off...it broke my heart." Beast Boy struggled to go on. "We tried so hard to get her back, I never gave up on her."
After a few more moments of Silence, Geo spoke up."My Sister had a rough life, after our mother died. Getting her powers was a horrible experience for her. What happened afterward was even worse."
He looked at BB, trying to smile. "I'm glad she had someone special, before the end." After a few more moments of silence, Bryon asked. "Do you miss her?"
"Yeah, each and every day." BB Replied.
The prince nodded. "So do I."
When they got back to the Tower, Geo locked himself away in his room, he began speaking into a communicator. "I have earned the Titan's friendship and trust, just as my sister had."
"Excellent" The voice on the other end replied. "And They suspect nothing?"
Geo shook his head. "Not even Robin, that letter convinced them all."
The voice grew more sinister over the communicator. "Very well, continue to observe the situation. Report back to me as soon as anything develops."
Geo shut the communicator off, and began to wonder if he was doing the right thing.
