Hallo all (again)!
Guessat? Vinnie the Geek, one of my favorite reviewers, is back! Gleeeeeee! Happiness is abounding! Cookies for ALL!
And as for mine speaking style cookies bribe, both Semine (Seh-Meen) and Vinnie (Guess, idjits) win! I was consciously copying Tonius from Charby The Vampirate (google it, mine minions!), but Tony learned English from mob bosses (don't ask).
On withs de show nows.
"So…. Where are we going?" Beast Boy's question cut through the silence around the Titans.
"Wherever Trigon keeps prisoners."
"And that would be…"
Rhea shrugged. "I have no idea. I just wanted to get you guys here."
"It startles me that Beast Boy spotted a hole in your plan. I need to raise you better in the future," Raven smirked before tripping on uneven tiling. "Ow."
"Watch your step." Robin turned around and started walking backwards to watch Raven's glower.
"Thanks, Blunder. Take a step to the right."
Robin obliged. "Why-Oof. Pillars hurt."
"You deserve it."
Starfire looked around, sniffing the air slightly. "Halt, friends, for I think I smell something."
"And that would be, what, more stone corridors and mold?" But Beast Boy still stopped.
Starfire began fingering the air, as if feeling for a snag in fabric. "No, something… Useful." The tip of one of her fingers disappeared. "Spectacular! Glee and Joy for us!" Starfire quieted when she noticed the glares. She gradually fit her whole arm into non-existence. "If we are lucky, we may be able to traverse the citadel with more ease."
"Star, you need to explain this. Because right now, it's looking like a cheaper plot device than my arm was last chapter. And we can't have that," Cyborg warned. "The whole world may disintegrate if another disregard to physics is made on that scale."
"It is quite simple, Cyborg." And she launched into a long explanation that boiled down to: In the Space-Time continuum, there are snags. Spots where threads of either space or time have been plucked out. In some places, the space has been plucked, so that a person can travel for an hour and still be in the same spot (these are common outside of schools and workplaces). And in others, threads of time have been severed, so that one can, in an instant, move across great spaces.
And the truly funny thing about Tamoranians is that they can sense said snags. It explains how they can move across galaxies in mere moments.
"Where do you think it leads?" Beast Boy looked at the patch of air three feet to the left of the actual snag.
"I suppose there's only one way to find out." Rhea turned to Cyborg. "Go. Find out what's in there. We'll be out here, cowering in fear. If it's dangerous, holler. If it's deadly, scream out some dramatic secret."
"Not gonna happen. Why don't you go first?" Seeing Rhea's look, he turned to Starfire, and both he and Rhea said, "Go ahead, Star!", pushing her into the snag. Starfire grabbed onto Rhea and Cyborg, who in turn grabbed onto Beast Boy, Raven, and Robin.
"Friends? I do not think that us getting into a dog like pile in unfamiliar territory was our wisest decision. And I wish for whoever's foot is in the pit of my arm to move their offending appendage."
"Sorry, Star," Rhea muttered.
From across the dark room, someone said, "If you guys are who you think you are, then Rhea is so grounded when her parents find out."
Gasping noises emitted from somewhere around the top of the pile of limbs. "That explains the steel cell. How have things been going for you?" Rhea responded, ignoring the wiggling of Beast Boy and Starfire.
"Could be better. But I suppose they're going to get better. Out of curiosity, why did you bring them back from that particular age? We weren't at our personal best."
"Are you complaining?"
"Not at all. And Robin, could you move your arm a bit? I want to see who's below you."
When Robin had moved his arm enough, Beast Boy leaped out of the pile, landing face first on the ground in front of the prisoner. "Is that you?"
Terra smiled. "Who did you think it was?"
Yep. That was meh special little chappie, devoted to both plot advancement and showing off my mad fangirl science skills. I figured out that explanation all on my own and tailored it to fit the show. (In several episodes, Star travels to other planets, which is impossible, since they aren't in our solar system and therefore light years away)
As another note: See how this update was less than six months after the last one? If you want to keep that up, review. Seriously. I suddenly got bunches of reviews, which made me happy, which made me write. So, the moral of this tale: Reviews make the update-y.
And Spring is here! Joy and Glee for all! (like twinkies, only not)
Also, as a last note of joy: I'm a published author now. A magazine asked me to write an article for them, and I'll get paid! Not that much, but hey, it's a start! I'm a professional geek!
Taa!
This is Kali; sleep deprived and out.
