Teen Titans – Side Stories and After – Snippets; Foxes Upon Foxes and Magical Girls Galore

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Dancing Fever: Part One - For your Amusement

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Getting away from the older arc's side story, we'll take a break and go slowly backwards - care to dance? Well, it won't be such a bad deal once the Titans relive a rather scream filled night –

At the junior prom!

Or, a Carnival. Was going to warn you -this writer is all over the place!

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Kitten was cross. Very, and her lovely Fang had been shoved into a solitary cube at Jump's Maximum-security prison with her dumb father!

He'd been way too annoying. As if she'd ever become a lame - o like him. (Noted, you talk to teens and no one sounds like this unless you get lucky. Any who! ~ )

Then again, she was in juvy. And the nicer kind for being on such "good" behavior.

That Titan Robin, had made her really angry! Ah, but that alien princess on his arm?

She was going down.

But how to have her revenge against the teen who had dumped her? Kitten was loyal to the riches she'd been brought up with because of her mutant daddy.

The villainous youth thought and thought over her circumstances, until she had to lean back into her cot and groan, "This is so hard! How am I supposed to get back at that nasty little Robin and his super annoying " girlfriend ?" She spat out the word.

"I should be the one! ME

"Keep it down, would ya!?"

That, was it! She rose and took to whoever had ordered that one liner in her direction.

Kitten growled and rose from her bed; her orange jumpsuit was way too big and she'd just tried to get some of her own peace and quiet, to plot her diabolical revenge scheme against the loser Titan's leader!

"You are…"

Ah!

As he put his face up to the bars, she filched.

"Scar – face?" She sneered. X had gone around the cells to get a kick out of his temporary freedoms. So, no. And not Captain Hook, either. Mind the name calling.

Idiot!

"Red, X. Actually. You're Kitten, right –

"I'm what I say I am." She sniffed. "But what are you doing in the women's block? Being a snooping thief for you is getting to be too boring of a job?"

She raised a brow and sneered. A plan had started to form by way of his one, ghoulish mask.

X scratched his cheek as he cleared his throat to relinquish his guard a bit. Not entirely. "I'm looking for someone, maybe you might have –

"I'll give you the answers want, if I can. Sure!" She did her best angel eyes impression as X seemed to humor her. Was he really acting? It was pretty good.

"Really? Wow! And all the other ladies here said you were –

"I. Was??" Kitten's hands seemed to grow claws on them.

Uh oh. X stepped back as her fighting side had come out.

"I am a threat!" She shouted to the man behind the bars. "I want to pummel those Titans and I want YOU to help me do it! Then, maaaybe, I might just be generous enough and tell you what you want to know. Sound fun?"

X's eyes narrowed. A way to help a kooky villain's daughter to get revenge on the patron heroes of Jump City…And to find his missing person…

"Sure. Soo, what's the plan –

"Wa…. wait! You're going to…." Kitten frowned and thought while pursing her lips. "Are you tying to trick me with that nice guy act, cause if you are –

"Do you want my help or not?" X crossed his arms, seeing Kitten perk up at the question.

She smiled and didn't seem to act as before, kind of…scary…with a curved smile on her pink lips. This little ne're do well was more than met the eye.

"Just get us both out of jail and I'll tell you all about it, M'kay?"

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She still felt like X would drop her flat onto her face. Being a carry - on wasn't peachy!

"Stop the criminals! They're attempting an –

"Should we call in the Titans??"

X knocked his hand shot into the guard who had spoken up about the Teen heroes. That hunk of junk weapon in the guard's hand combusted as X took to his re – stolen belt and had the two villains off into the night, together.

X held Kitten bridal style as he got back to catching his breath. Soon she'd ask him to –

" Af !" That, was Fast! A hug around his neck had the thief taken off guard.

" AAahh! We did it!" Kitten leaped for joy. "X, you are such a cool guy! But we still have more work to do!" She left her cheery disposition aside to come back into her role as Killer Moth's own flesh and blood. Wringing her hands together, diabolically.

More than met the eye, huh?

"We can get down to the nitty gritty at my dad's old lab. I know the way."

"Wait, are you…. You are, partnering up with me? Right? I don't know enough about this plan to go following you around Jump without a prayer. We are still not exactly on the same page." He reminded her of what was at stake. Was he cautious or nervous OF her? X couldn't really tell.

"Don't you worry. I've got our situation, covered, Exie."

"Please don't call me that." Frowned the villain, "Or I'll let the cops find you and take you back in to solitary with me."

"Oh, really??" She sneered and pulled out a device from below her baggy sleeve.

A trigger. Shoot.

"Because I see the perfect dance partner who WON'T dump me into next THURSDAY!"

"Tuesday –

"Whatever! If you don't help me get MY revenge on Robin and his alien girlfriend, then I'll sick my daddy's pets on your lying butt until you do! How about it? Ready to double cross me anymore, thief??"

"Look! You said revenge, and that's fine. I'm not against messing with my own nemesis. Chuckles had it coming, but I'm not going to play second fiddle to some spoiled chick and her science fair project reject… or… "best in show."

"Are you sure you wouldn't want….to dance with Starfire, X? I am super sure that might get you interested in my plans because IT involves a trap. A really, really genius way to make Robin and his stupid sweetheart sing our praises. You wouldn't miss that chance to have her all to yourself? Would you?"

X's face was indecipherable behind his spooky mask. He was definitely interested in seeing if Starfire knew the Cha- cha. He'd bite, but not be bitten in the process.

"As long as we don't, I don't know…kill anyone?" He shrugged and she smiled back. Her Grinch's grin was an omen on how this would all eventually play out.

"Promise." She shook on it. "So? We should have you fitted in a super suave outfit for MY prom dance. Poor Robie - poo won't know what hit him…"

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Like a good time out for any awkward teenaged couple, Starfire and Robin had been on and off with being at odds since the "Stranded" episode fight, on another far-off - alien world. Now, it was just Robin and Starfire, no patrols yet until the communicator took them away from each other's eyes.

Star right now was scarfing down a bowl of rice at a fancy hibachi joint, downtown. Robin had asked if she'd ever had sushi, and Starfire's face had lit up like fireworks by the pier to hear such a question.

"I did not know that the consumption of raw fish was considered highly prized on your home planet. On my home planet Tameran, we are only permitted to ingest raw organ meats on the Day of Dull - Bah, or during the celebration of Winter tidings on your home planet as they say."

Robin tried to find his happy place, and to keep an eye on his wallet. At least Bruce had given him an extra raise in his allowance that would have Starfire fed for the entire evening.

Unless…. she wanted red meat or desert right after –

"More please…Oh! Robin! You have not touched you "soybean soup?"

"Eh, the miso, wasn't sitting right with me tonight." Robin lied. He had to explain later that it was actually impolite to eat so quickly and loudly in a restaurant.

Then again, Starfire was a whole different person than before. He'd made up with her through her stomach upon their return home.

~ Smooth, boy wonder. Real, smooth. ~ Robin pulled at his collar. It was a bit stuffy in here.

"So um, Star? Could you tell me about, your Dull – bah on your home planet? You sounded really interested in –

"I shall! Right after the Ceremonies of Song, we turn to the month of "Sternbrinn! In the Dull – Bah pre – ritual month which is right around the time of Sternbrinn, this is only right to prep for the coming holiday where a special fasting is allowed by all of the citizens of Tameran. At this time, it is unsafe to –

Star spoke of some customs that had Robin leaning over the table to listen, but then he noticed a problem.

A nearby waiter was pointing at the girl who was eating them out of business. Star was the one they were eyeing across the room…

"Can she eat that many rolls in one sitting??"

Robin saw this and decided that things would get messy if they stayed too long. He turned his attention back this wealth of Tameranean knowledge.

"Star? Would you like to, go out for desert instead? There isn't much on the menu for me, but I want you to feel okay tonight. Kay?"

"Oh…Am I troubling anyone enjoying their "fish that is pickled" here? I must then apologize for –

Robin motioned a hand to Star, then to the staff to brink over the check. The same nodded and set off to make room for some new patrons once the Titan couple had left the building.

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"What are you able to tolerate this late at night, Robin? It does not necessarily have to be a meal –

"Not exactly. There is a place nearby that I wanted to check out that's only here in Jump City. Beastboy said they also use vegan milk so it might be safe to have tonight without weighing us down."

"Is this "milk that is not dairy" not from –

"Ah, not from a cow. Beans, like the ones in my soup. And nuts too," Robin explained with a smile, reassuringly. "This place makes what's called –

"X?"

"Huh? No, Star." Chuckled the hero. "Snow ice –

"No! He is –

She pointed at the "fluff ice" or "snow ice" stall and there, with a cone in hand, was Red X holding onto the dripping sweet's base. He'd been there to show up for something else's pleasure; his stance had been relaxed right before he'd been spotted taking the overflowing desert cone from the cashier's hand. How…but he was armed. Robin could tell as he and Star got right into attack mode –

"Hey, whoa… wha! Starry – eyes! Chuckles? I wasn't stealing –

"Drop the cone, X! You've had enough just deserts for one evening –

"And you are…out of prison before you've been let free on "the best of behaviors!" Starfire added with her bolts ready to soar.

"I swear…Can't you heroes give us criminals any other chances to break from old habits?"

" No !" Both Titans said together in unison.

"Fine." X grumbled and handed the cone back to the cashier politely, then sped off down the boardwalk where the twists and turns of an amusement park setting had the Titans straying from their original path.

"Stop!"

Robin's words were music to his ears, as X threw the switch and the pier lit up with lights all around them. Starfire gasPped, but Robin waved for the two to not get distracted.

Or separated.

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Playing on a part two to save space! Enjoy it!