Jubilee Hall
By: TTFAN
Disclaimer: I don't own any of them.
In a dark room a man was sitting in a chair. He had on some sort of armor and several weapons attached to it.
"The boy knows too much…he must be eliminated." The man said.
"Such a waste of intelligence not to mention he was my star pupil… How shall it be done master?"
The Cafeteria
"Come on Rob, you know you want to." Gar said shoving a plate of tofu in front of his face.
"Beast boy… it is 7:30. I'm tired and I really don't need this." Robin groaned. Monday and he already missed the weekend.
"Just one bite" Gar said.
"It's disgusting, gross, and tastes like nothing at all." Robin said shoving the plate away.
"Hey you said you got us into that mess and if there was someway to make it up. Just eat it." Gar said.
"No."
"Please?"
"Not happening."
"Hello friends!" A cheery voice said interrupting their argument.
"Uh…hey Kory" Robin said feeling nervous.
'Why the heck do I feel like I'm going to wet myself, I've talked to girls before. This one shouldn't be any different, right?' Robin asked himself.
"Hey Rob you feeling ok?" Vic asked noticing Robin was twitching a bit.
"Do you wish to consume the break of the fast with Friend Raven, Terra and I?" Kory asked.
"Sure why not?" Robin asked smirking. If there was anything he loved it was annoying those two. They walked over to the table were Terra was opening a can of Pepsi.
"What are they doing here?" Raven asked in a monotone.
"I asked them to consume the break-fast with us." Kory replied as Raven and Terra groaned…this wasn't going to end well.
"You're drinking soda in the morning?" Robin asked Terra who was gulping it down, she placed the can down.
BURP
"Yup, then again why are you here, don't you have some innocent kid to bother?" Terra asked.
"They all ran away, losers…" Robin said pulling a chair and taking a seat as Gar and Vic did the same. No one talked and no one looked at one another, except Gar who was staring at Terra, whom was poking at her pancake with a fork.
"What?" She asked him.
"Nothing" Gar replied, no one spoke after that.
"Oh glorious we are getting along, yes?" Kory asked as the glass of silence shattered. There were several grumbles and people glaring at each other.
"Victor." A voice said causing people to look toward the left. There was a man some where in his early sixties. He had grey hair and a white robe.
"…Hello Mr. Blood can I help you?" Vic asked cocking an eyebrow.
"Please call me Brother Blood." He said.
"Freakin' gay hippie" Robin muttered.
"What was that Mr. Grayson?" Mr. Blood asked.
"Nothing sir" Robin replied 'innocently'.
"As I was saying Victor, I wanted to congratulate you on your project. It was most… exquisite." Mr. Blood said.
"Uh…thanks, I guess but I couldn't have done it if it wasn't for Rob and BB." Vic said.
"Oh but you formed the plans for it. By the way can you put this in the storage room, I still have a few errands to run." Mr. Blood said handing him a large box.
"No prob." Vic said taking the box as Mr. Blood left.
"I don't like that guy…seems nice…too nice." Raven said as Vic got up and headed towards the storage room.
"Way freaky dude…Vic's his favorite and that's kind of weird since those three are the ones who suck up to him." Gar said pointing another table. The table consisted of a midget, a tall person who was a bit bulky with muscle but looked like an idiot, and a pale girl with pink hair.
"Who are those people?" Kory asked.
"Mikron O'Jeneus, Baran Flinders, and don't know her name." Robin said pointing to the individuals.
"There otherwise known as science geek, all brawn but no brain, and freaky goth kid." Gar said as Raven glared.
"Gizmo, Mammoth and Jinx…least that's what they call themselves…best if you say away from them. They mean business." Terra said as Jinx tripped a kid who fell into an exploding pie with a stink bomb in it Gizmo placed, and to make matters worse, Mammoth gave that kid a wedgie.
"They are quite…malicious." Kory said.
"Tell me about it. How'd you think I got my green hair?" Gar asked.
The Hallway
"Now let's see…storage room…here." Vic said opening the door, behind it was two rooms. One said storage and the other said OPEN. Vic placing the box down, he tried turning the knob to the storage room. It wouldn't budge.
"Damn it, forgot to ask Blood for the keys." Vic said looking at the other door, tempted to open it.
"Come on Stone, get yourself together. Who knows what's behind that door? It's probably locked anyway…" Vic said taking his hand away from the knob. Despite his words, curiosity got the better of him. He placed his hand on the knob again and turned it, surprised to find it open. He clicked on the light switch.
"Man this looks like a complete replica of dad's office." Vic said looking around. His father worked at Star Labs and this room was filled with technology, chemicals, beakers and some strange, yet familiar machine. The metal was shaped like a large ark, with many cables in the back, linked to what looked like a super computer. It even had the STAR LABS logo on printed on the side.
"…I think pops was saying he was working on some long-range inter-dimensional study and observation project…this looks exactly like it but he said Star Labs didn't finish it yet. Now why the heck would it be here?" Vic asked studying the controls trying to remember what his father told him. Of course being the athletic teen that he was he wasn't interested in science, ironic since his parents were experts in that field.
After getting a good look he turned around and walked towards the exit. Just as he was about an inch away from the door, it slammed shut. Victor desperately tried to open the door to find it locked…it was a set up. Even worse…the inter-dimensional machine turned on…
The Cafeteria
"What's taking him so long?" Gar asked. He was bored, the others had nothing to talk about and Raven excluded herself, beginning to meditate. For a second or two Gar thought he saw her floating, he shrugged it off.
'After all people don't float up into the air, right? Unless you're Superman…yeah he's cool.' Gar mused.
"Perhaps he forgot where the room of storage was?" Kory asked.
"No…Vic knows this place like the back of his hand…though he can't seem to find his middle finger." Robin said as Kory gasped.
"He cut off…his finger?" Kory asked.
"No Kory, I think he means he can't find the center connecting all the rooms, like how the main hall's connected to a missing room that me and Rae can't seem to get on our blueprint. A missing piece of a puzzle… I've checked all the websites…but it seemed to never exist at all. Oh yeah and Dick…give me back my blueprints." Terra said.
"Who's going to make me?" Robin asked as Terra kicked him where it hurt, the blueprints fell out of his pocket, she took them.
"I can be mean when I have to be." She said as he doubled over.
"The Control Room" Raven gasped snapping out of her meditation stance.
"What?" Robin squeaked since he was still in pain.
"That's where they're all connected to and the storage rooms located near the-"
"Oh shit…but Vic wouldn't go in there right?" Robin said his pain disappearing as a look of concern swept over his face. It was followed by a blood curling scream. Kory never thought she could hear something that terrifying out of a horror movie but this was real, oh so very real.
"Guess I spoke too soon." Robin said as the five of them rushed towards the exit of the cafeteria only to be blocked by guards.
"There's been another security breech. No one comes in, no one gets out." The guard said.
"My friend's out there." Robin said trying to push past him. There were just too many guards. Terra looked at a chunk of tofu left on the table.
'The warden's going to kill me…but they need help…I'm so sorry Slade…' Terra thought picking up the plate.
"…FOOD FIGHT!" She yelled slamming the plate of tofu into the guards face as he screamed.
"AHHHH IT BURNS!"
Within seconds everyone started throwing food at the guards.
"But it's soy protein." Gar said as Terra grabbed him by the collar of his shirt dragging him out of the cafeteria.
"It just had to be the tofu didn't it?" Gar asked running as Terra shrugged, smiling. That smile made him melt and he completely forgot about that incident. Robin kicked a door down that concealed two rooms. Raven tried opening the storage room door but it was locked, while Robin tried the other door and nearly lost his breakfast from what he saw.
"Victor? Holy shit" Raven said surprising everyone, she said that. Victor Stone's body looked mangled. Parts of his body looked ripped off, twisted in spots that weren't supposed to be, some even bruised. The blood caused his clothing to stick to his skin.
"Vic…dude can you hear me?" Gar asked on the brink of tears.
"B-Beast boy…I got a chance to turn off the m-machine and send it b-back. I-it was an ambush." Vic stuttered from the lack of energy.
"Save your strength Friend. We shall find help." Kory said about to burst into tears she never seen such a sight. Robin ran over to the phone and dialed a number.
"Silas... Yes, I know I'm an idiotic delinquent… Wait NO DON"T HANG UP… That's not important now. Vic's almost dead."
"WHAT! WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY BOY?" The voice boomed over the telephone even the others could hear it as Robin held the phone away from his ear.
"He's hurt badly. He needs your help…bring those spare cybernetic parts. Go through the entrance and down the stairs on the left." Robin said he hung up. He placed the phone on the receiver and looked back at his friend. He hade to live…he just had to.
Silas Stone rushed over to Jump City Juvenile Hall as fast as he could, nearly running over everyone or everything with his car. It hit a fire hydrant but he was there. He had to save his son. Sure they never agreed on anything, Victor's love of sports and his love of science. He couldn't help it if Star Labs needed him 24/7. It was only now that he realized Victor needed him more. If he had been there for himhis sonwouldn't have hung out with the wrong crowd. He wouldn't be in Juvenile Hall in the first place.
"It's my fault…oh Elinore, please forgive me. I never meant for this to happen to our son." Silas said remembering he made an oath to his wife before her death, to never let anything or anyonehurt their child. He ran out of his broken car, he could worry about that later. He pulled a large brief case out of the trunk. He pushed pass the guards after showing them his ID, he ran towards the infirmary. There lied the distorted body of his son, hooked to an IV.
"It's too late Mr. Stone. I'm sorry." Slade Wilson said as Silas pushed past him.
"Shut up and hand me those tools." Silas said grabbing a blowtorch out of his briefcase with one thought running through his head.
'I won't lose you. Not now, not ever…'
3:45 P.M.
"I can't believe they all gave homework." Robin said grimly.
"But is it not to educate our minds?" Kory asked.
"Yeah but it doesn't mean we like doing it." Terra replied.
"Dude, who was that dude with the briefcase?" Gar asked.
"The only one who can save Victor." Robin said as the door open and out walked a tired man. Silas Stone was thirty nine years old but when he came out of that room, he worn out expression made him look ten years older.
"…How is he?" Robin asked afraid of the answer at the same time. Silas smiled weakly.
"He'll live." He said then frowned.
"…Just a lot differently" He added. They all went into the infirmary all shocked at what they saw. Victor Stone was nearly covered in metallic parts. The left half of his face was made of metal, his eye now a red color. Most of his arms and legs were now made of metal.
"Oww…my head." Victor said moving his metallic hand to his forehead.
"Friend Victor, you are well yes?" Kory asked not surprised of his transformation, even if she was, she was doing a good job hiding it.
"Dad, what are you doing here?" Vic asked.
"You were- I- Ask your friends. Now if you kids will excuse me I need a talk with the warden." Silas said exiting the room and walking towards the Warden's Office.
"You're not really that close to him aren't you?" Raven asked.
"I wanted to be an athlete, maybe join the Olympics one day. He always wanted me to fulfill his dream, pass on the family traditionand become a scientist. He used me as a test subject once, boosted my IQ to a 170." Vic said.
"Doesn't seem to have any bad side effects" Raven said as more silence followed.
"Why's everyone looking at me like that?" Vic asked as Terra started finding something amusing about the floor. Gar rubbed his arm, hoping he didn't have to tell him. Kory opened her mouth a few times as if trying to speak then closed it. Only Raven and Robin were the only ones holding a stern expression. Victor looked at his hands and the rest of his body in horror.
"I'm…a freak some kind of monster... I'm just another one of his stupid experiments." Vic said clenching his fists.
"He saved your life." Terra said.
"I'd rather die." Vic replied as Robin walked over to unplug a security camera and rewire it, just incase.
"What was the last thing you remember?" Raven asked.
"Some kind of vortex and then this blob thing came out and attacked me." Vic said.
"Well…if it makes you feel any better you're really shining today." Gar said with two thumbs up.
"Not now Beast boy." Robin said.
"Dude I was just trying to-"
"Gar…not now." Terra said softly.
"Blood" Raven said.
"Yeah I know it's still in my clothes and all-"
"Not that...Brother Blood." Raven said cutting him off.
"Him? Come on Rae you got to be kidding me." Vic said.
"He set you up, when you think about it, it is pretty obvious." Robin said.
"Question is, why?" Gar added.
"Perhaps you were the closest one to figuring out the blueprints without outside help." Kory said.
"And you probably know more about this place then any of us, after all you did come here first." Robin added.
"They're picking us down one by one." Raven said.
"We're going to need a plan." Terra said.
"I suggest we gather a group of trained gerbils and revolution." Gar said as everyone just stared at him.
"Form an underground rebellion force and plan a sneak attack." Raven said.
"The rebellion force will attract too much attention." Robin said.
"Got any other ideas Boy Blunder?" Raven asked.
"…We could limit this rebellion force and cause a riot." Robin said.
"But what's to stop them from preventing it. A sneak attack seems better. We could unplug all the circuits in the control room and-"
"It's still too risky, it'll get us all killed." Robin said interrupting Raven. They argued for a while both flinging rational counter attacks, while Terra, Gar, Kory and Vic watched.
"Enough! We'll each think of a plan then vote." Raven said.
"We'd you become a democrat?" Robin asked.
"When'd you get a brain?" Raven asked smirking.
"Shut it…we'll start with Vic-"
"No…Not Victor… call me Cyborg."
A.N. I was looking through some of my past chapters and I forgot one thing... Thanks for all the reviews people, I'm really flattered and pretty glad people aren't pairing biased. Just so you know all the names Silas, Baran and Mikron, were all the names of the comic book characters. Oh yeah, yesterday's episode 'Go', kicked MAJOR ARSE…sorry just had to get that out of my system.