Woot! Chapter….. (what chapter is this?) oh yeah, 5. Anyway, I'm kinda making this up as I go along, which is dangerous, but I seem to be managing ok. In this chapter, we're going to meet our mystery girl! Yay! I know some people have been looking forward to that a little. And I do seem to recall promising some RobxStar fluff, so I suppose I'll try to fit that in there, but no promises, I think this one is gonna be mostly fighting….Here goes….
Raven and Beast Boy ran into the common room. As Starfire, Robin, and Cyborg joined them, they all stared with mouths agape at the sight before them. Terra, in her apprentice uniform-thingy, was at the center of the room and behind her were a hundred or more Slade robots. Cyborg just babbled.
"How did – what the – HOW DID YOU GET ALL THOSE DAMN ROBOTS PAST MY SECURITY SYSTEM!" he yelled.
Terra smirked at them. "Titans, I have an announcement. Slade, he and I are buddies again. And you guys…..are enemies to me." The Titans just stared. Finally, Robin spoke.
"I knew it! I knew I shouldn't have trusted you. We forgave you for everything you did, let you live in our home and you still teamed up with that good-for-nothing villain. Why? What did we do to you!" He was yelling at this point, more angry with himself for making such a huge mistake then he was with Terra. Before anyone could say anything more, Beast Boy surprisingly piped up.
"Teen Titans, go!" he shouted with an authority he had never unleashed before. Everyone attacked on cue and Terra moved to the back of the room to control her army from the rear. Beast Boy turned into a sparrow and flew over to her.
"Only cowards stand back and let robots fight for them, Terra. Come here and fight me!" She lazily tossed a boulder at him and he dodged it cleanly with little effort. She threw another and he changed into a large gorilla and caught it. He heaved it back at her. She destroyed it before it reached her and little pieces of rock went flying everywhere.
While they were fighting, the rest of the Titans were trying to rid their home of the unwanted machines. Robin threw little exploding disks at one cluster of robots while Starfire pummeled another group with star bolts too numerous too count. Cyborg was blasting his cannon angrily at the intruders. He didn't like it when anyone passed his security system. Terra had probably watched him punch in the code one night and committed it to memory. Meanwhile, Raven used her black magic to destroy robots from the inside. She had discovered a specific wire in them that, when torn out, initiated the self destruct sequence. Robots were exploding left and right, seemingly on their own, when really it was her, popping out those little wires. There weren't a huge amount of robots, at least, nothing the Titans couldn't handle and soon the room was littered with little bits of metal and wires. All eyes were now on Terra and Beast Boy. The changeling had turned into a tiger and was slashing at the blonde girl with all his might. She hopped on a boulder and crashed out the window, flying into the city.
The Teen Titans pursued the girl they once trusted into their beloved city. They caught up with her by and old abandoned warehouse. She was surrounded by a lot more robots then she had been in the tower. As the Titans prepared themselves for battle, a new voice was heard.
"You will not harm them. I won't let you."
Terra looked around. Who was so bold as to challenge her? Her master would not be pleased were someone else to interfere. A girl with jet-black hair that was tied into a single braid, approached. Taking one look at the girl, Terra burst out laughing. This skinny little chick was THREATENING her? Yeah right.
"You won't let me, huh? You and what army?" The girl smiled timidly.
"I don't need any army." She walked over to Beast Boy and handed him a black shoulder bag.
"Would you hold this for a moment please?" He looked at her and noticed her eyes. They were a brilliant emerald color. He gasped, realizing that THIS was the girl from the pizza place. She was going to fight Terra? Before he could protest, she dropped the bag into his hands and walked slowly toward Terra. The blonde girl, still laughing, flung a boulder in the girls' direction. She dodged it with ease. Deciding to end this quickly, she sent a barrage of large stones at the girl. The all stopped in midair. The strange girl had her eyes closed, but not tightly, just closed. The rocks were suddenly each surrounded by what looked like red electricity and they all flew back toward Terra at amazing speed. She barely had time to destroy them before they hit her.
Terra glared. "Ok, now I'm mad." But before she could say anymore, she found she was being lifted off the ground by an unseen force. The girl stuck her arm straight out in front of her and closed her fist. Terra felt an invisible hand close tightly around her throat. She clawed at what wasn't there, desperately trying to get free. Just before she was about to pass out, the girl released her. Terra gasped for air. Pulling back the army, she retreated into the warehouse.
The Titans stared at the girl. She had just beaten Terra in less than 30 seconds. She walked over to Beast Boy and smiled generously, taking her bag from him.
"Thank you," she said quietly.
Robin approached her. "I think we should be thanking you. How did you do that?" She merely smiled.
"It's a bit of a long story."
Starfire butted in. "Oh I love stories!" the Tamaranian squealed happily. She clapped her hands. "Please, accompany us to our home. We wish very much to hear you story," she said eagerly. The girl looked surprised.
"Really?"
"Oh, of course!" Starfire exclaimed.
Back at the tower, Raven managed to clear the common room of robot parts with a sweep of her magic. They six teens sat down. Before the girl could start her story, Robin piped up.
"I'm sorry; we've been sort of rude. We're –"
"– the Teen Titans," she finished for him, "I know. I know a lot about you." She smiled at him. All eyes were now on the mysterious stranger as she began her tale.
"Well, I come from a planet very far from here. It's called Elendel. Perhaps you've heard of it?" she said, turning to Raven.
Raven nodded. "I've read about Elendel. It's a planet of great warriors."
The girl glared coldly. "Great warriors, yes, but they are not a great people. You see…." She stalled for a minute. Raven sensed pain in the girls' memory.
"You don't have to continue if you don't want to." The girl shook her head.
"No, I'm fine. Anyway, I am their princess. I am the sole heir to Elendels' crown. The kingdom is destined to be mine. I left because I cannot command a people that I hate."
Starfire looked confused. "Why do you hate them?" she asked.
"Because they hate me. Elendellians are much like humans; and they have no extraordinary talents. I was born with the gift of a very powerful mind. I'm telepathic, telekinetic, you name it, I can do it….just by thinking about it. The red energy you saw was what is called life energy. It comes from me. When I was little, I thought that I could help my planet with my power. I thought I could do well for the people. But they shunned me…..I've never had a real friend in my life. Everyone on my planet knows me….they know me as a freak and an outsider. Kindness is not something I'm accustomed to. I was supposed to take over the throne on my fifteenth birthday. That was almost a year ago. I was afraid that if I had the power to control the planet, I would use that power for evil. Out of anger, out of hate for the people that I was supposed to love. I can't love people that have treated me like dirt all my life. So I came here. Most people just ignore me, so I ignore them. I read Terra's mind when you first reunited with her, after the fight with Mad Mod. I knew her plan, but frankly, I didn't care. Until, that is, Beast Boy asked me to join you in the pizza place." She paused and smiled at the green boy. "No one has ever been nice to me in my entire life. You're the first. Thank you. And I'm glad that I could help with Terra. I really didn't want her to hurt such kind people."
She stopped, obviously finished with her tale. The Titans were at a loss for words. The girl smiled and stood up.
"Well, I hope my story interested you. Thank you for your kindness, but I really can't intrude on your hospitality any longer. It's getting late and I'm quite tired." She wasn't lying either; she looked like she could fall asleep any minute. She headed for the door but Cyborg blocked her path.
"You're not intruding, "he said, "And where are you gonna go anyway? You got a place to stay?"
She looked at her feet. "Well, no…," she admitted, "but it's alright; the forest is nice…"
The Titans just stared at her.
"THE FOREST!" they all said in unison.
"Unacceptable!" Starfire cried. "You will stay with us." The girl looked taken aback.
"Stay….with you? You'd…..you'd let me do that?" She seemed to be in shock.
"Of course you can stay with us," Robin replied, "but it's getting late. We should all turn in. Beast Boy, why don't you show her to Terras' old room? She can stay there." The Titans left the common room, all heading to their respective bedrooms. Beast Boy bowed to the girl. "M'lady…" he said, as he led her out the door like a perfect gentleman.
As they walked down the hall, Beast Boy got a better look at the visitor. She had long black hair, tied simply into a braid, as before mentioned, and fabulous green eyes. She was wearing a long sleeved, dark red shirt with a plain black short sleeved shirt over top of it. The black shirt had three cuts going diagonally through the center, as though some animal had slashed through it, exposing the red underneath. Her plain black pants were too long for her and partially overlapped her big, black boots. As he examined her, he realized something. "Hey, you didn't tell us your name," he said, "You do have a name, dontcha?"
She lowered her head. "Yes, I have a name."
He waited for a little while. "Well, are ya gonna tell me?" he asked.
"Cleopatra."
"What?"
"That's my name. Well, actually, my name is something in Old Elendellian and very difficult to pronounce. Roughly translated, it's Cleopatra."
"Oh." Beast Boy smiled. "I like that. It's a bit long though. How about Cleo?"
She grimaced.
Beast Boy laughed. "You don't like Cleo? Ok, maybe we can change it a bit. How about Chloe?" At this she smiled.
"I like that."
As the reached the door to Terras' old room, she burst into tears and fell against Beast Boy. He looked terrified.
"What's wrong!"
"I – I'm so overwhelmed. I've never had a friend, therefore I've n – never had a nickname," she sobbed into his chest. Gently, he put his arms around her.
"Don't cry. We're friends now, ok?" She pulled away and managed a smile through her remaining tears.
"Ok."
"Now, get some rest."
She went into the room and shut the door. Beast Boy started toward his own room, but was stopped in the middle of the hallway by Raven. Her room was relatively close to Terras' and she had seen the whole thing.
"That was really nice. What you did for her, I mean."
Beast Boy grinned. "Just part of my charm."
Raven cracked a small smile.
"Whoa! You just smiled!"
"Yeah, so what?"
"So, you never smile."
"Now that you mention it, you're right. I don't really smile, do I?"
"No. But you should do it more often. It's really pretty."
With that, he walked past Raven and went to his room. Raven lifted her hood to hide her cheeks which were quickly turning a rosy shade of red and headed to her own room.
YAY! Ok, that was a cool chapter to write. Seriously, it was fun. Sorry it was so long though, for those of you with little patience. I love Chloe, she is one of my own creation and her outfit is fashioned after one of my own (though my mother would have a heart attack if I actually put slashes through my shirt). What you saw there, between Chloe and BB, that is NOT FLUFF. They are just going to be good friends, and I think I'm going to make it so that Beast Boy is the only one who knows her full name, don't know why, but that's how it's gonna be. Now, what you saw between Raven and BB that IS fluff. Just making sure everyone knows. It's a bit confusing cuz Beast Boy's such a nice guy, it's easily mistaken for fluff. But you knew that. Cuz my readers are highly intelligent people. And I love them. Yay! Ok then, bye for now!
(P.S. If anyone cares, this one has 2,034 words in it. Without my authors notes. The longest yet. Yes, I know, I said that about the last one, but I hadn't written this one then, now had I? No, no I hadn't. Ok, later.)
