Hi alls. IIIMMMM Bbbbaaaackk. Yeah I know I thought I was dead too. Turns out I just had deployment fever. Oh well. I wish to say hello again, especially to a good reviewer and almost cyber- friend, CrazyDeafGirl. Cant forget King Cheetah for the advice. Also sorry if this story starts to really lack. Its been a while. So I cant remember for the life of me what I was doing with it. Hopefully I can get back on the ball.
Chapter 4: The Heart Never Lies
"All right guys I'm of too the movies!" Boomed the voice of Cyborg across the Rec Room.
Everyone turned to look at the machine man at the door. The changeling raised an eyebrow. The four fangs glistening in his smile.
" Alright dude, how much longer can expect us to believe you go out by yourself."
The robot-man slightly blushed. " I told you, there isn't anyone… officially. I'm just… enjoying my freedom. Yeah freedom."
He was answered with a perfect choir of "uh-huh, suuurree."
Cyborg nodded to himself almost in reverie and walked towards the door.
He was stopped short by a higher pitched voice with evident concern. " Please friend, it is known the Richard an I are an, item. Why do you hide the friend you have been with?"
Cyborg turned slowly. Already pleading forgiveness with his eyes. "Listen guys when we're ready she'll introduce herself. Until then, just trust me."
The three were shocked out of their hurt looks by a stern voice. " Like he said guys, When they are ready."
The three looked at the apparently annoyed Raven, then at each other, then at the leaving form of their friend Victor.
The tall redhead strode back to the side of her boy wonder and broke the silence. "Gar, how are things with Raven?"
The teen face turned to obvious shock. He sat deep in thought looking at Raven. Robin and Starfire simply exchanged confused glances.
The green teen simply gave Raven a large smile then turned to the two sitting across, " I really don't know."
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" It really hasn't changed." the higher pitched voice of the geomancer exclaimed.
'The others did not wish to disturb your humble abode… I wanted a sauna." Raven's attempt at humor was lost on the resurrected girl standing stunned in the room.
It was just as it had been when she… left. The walls and roof a midnight blue with stars glimmering throughout. The four-post bed was still made, with a canopy resembling a mountainous terrain and a bright sun, was still drawn closed. A layer of dust was glued to every surface. Terra turned, a tear forming in her eye.
"Why?"
Raven carefully walked in, rigid with a face of resolve. " The rest knew you would come back to us eventually. Something about friends never forgetting."
Terra grabbed the wooden chair from the desk and threw it in the middle of the room facing the curtained window. She dropped herself in it, legs splayed out and harms hanging at her side. Her head drooped, causing the hair to create a curtain to the emotions running through her face. In all she appeared like a psychopath that has lost the spark. "Raven… you're acting mean, yet I can feel the kindness in your voice. Why?"
Purple eyes stared into the back of the head of a person who obviously has lost purpose. " I am simply fullfilling services that the others though I would be best suited too. Being your doctor and your tour guide." Terra's head drooped even more. " They figured I was the least attached to you emotionally, thus I would be the most neutral. Neither overjoyed nor spiteful. Also as it stands the tower has changed much in your time away, leaving me as your only neighbor."
Terra lifted her head and turned swing her leg up so as to straddle the chair. She looked at Raven's emotionally deprived face. Her eyes quivered s she opened her mouth to speak. After a short pause she bowed her head and began to cry. " Why does it hurt so much? The pain! Why, pain?"
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Cyborg stepped out of his custom car and surveyed the theatre. He smoothly pulled a pack of breath mints form his pocket and flipped one into the air landing in his mouth. He gawked at a poster of a new release when a young short woman stepped into his now tunnel vision. He smiled in complete joy. " Hey babe! How'd you get out of the house this time?"
"I'm getting tired of sneaking out, so I just took the front door."
Cyborg simply stared confused, scratching his head. "Ooookkkkaaaayyy. SO what do you want to see?"
The girl stared at the poster they stood in front of. Well I wanted to see this but once I noticed you ogling it instead of me, I think I'm going to swear it off from us."
"NNOOOO! You can't not let me watch Bricks of Fury I I I!"
" First off Vic, I I I is the Latin number for three."
" So I failed Spanish! Gimme a break here."
" Second off, Once you see a movie where a guy goes vigilante and serves out personal justice with an assortment of cinder blocks, well you've seen them all."
"Baby, you cant! It offers 30 more bricks. THIRTY PERCENT!"
" Yeah and that gives me thirty percent more I. Own. Your. Heart." Which means were are watching something mushy."
Cyborg's face immediately went from pouty to absolute confusion. " Mushy?"
" Yeah being with you has really given me a change of heart. I want you to be happy with who I am. I also want your Titan buddies to accept who I really am."
Cyborg stared into the night sky amazed at his love for her. Also amazed at how the stars shone this bright even in the city. Then he turned his head down to his lovely woman and stared into her blue-green eyes. He loved how the stars always reflected in her eyes. Then one that shone brighter than the rest.
'Hold on, that isn't a star.'
"GET DOWN!" He yelled as he pushed her away while converting his arm into his cannon and taking aim at the roof of a nearby building. With a flash and a 'whoomf' the edge of the roof exploded.
Things quickly erupted in noise as people fled in panic, tires sqealed and horns honked in fear.
Cyborg looked back to see his love up in a martial arts ready stance. She winked at him; he smiled then lifted his arm and activated his communicator. His mouth opened, but was abruptly cutoff by a bright flash and a concussive wave.
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Raven and Terra stepped into the rec room. Raven immediately went towards the kitchen. Terra just stood at the entrance. Everything looked the same. The layout of the building had changed but not the rooms.
Starfire got on Robins lap, arms wrapped around his neck. Beastboy sat on the side of the couch relaxed.
Terra was starting to speak, but was cut off when the TV changed stations.
They all had to hold their ears as the screen emitted a load boom followed by static and a white screen. When it was over they looked up to see Cyborgs hand reach for a girl wearing a tight leather tank top. It surprised them to see her reaching back. What surprised them more was a long braided ponytail…. Pink.
The screen turned black. All stared in shock. For minutes they only stared at the black screen. Silence. Finally being broken by a green teens voice.
"Dude……………………was that…………….." "Yes it was."
They all turned their stares toward Raven, who seemed to be devoid of shock. She simply shrugged her shoulders and took a sip of her tea.
Robin seemed to snap out of it from that statement and immediately rushed towards the computer. Everyone else still stayed in shock, minus Raven who kept sipping her tea. Robin turned from the computer, a scowl on his face.
"Raven?" He said anger apparent. "You know…. and never said anything." He spoke more accusingly than questioningly. Raven simply sipped her tea.
"She led him into a trap and you knowingly with held that information that could have saved him from this." Raven simply sipped her tea again.
"Dick it's called a personal life because that's what it is Personal. He wanted it kept a secret…so I did. Besides she's changed a lot in the last two years."
"You've even talked to the enemy. How could you? He's been captured because of this, because of her."
" You know, for being trained by the worlds greatest detective, and branching out on your own. You sure are jumping to conclusions. Calm down, think things through, and you might notice something you missed." Raven simply scowled harder and stomped towards the elevator. Starfire dropped her head and walked after Robin. Beastboy looked confused, and Terra looked surprised.
The two remaining were snapped out of there states by the throaty voice speaking once again.
"Terra, grab wjat you need, you're going on your first…..as much as I hate to say it…mission."
Beastboy looked confused even more.
"What about me?"
"I'll let you judgemental types try to figure this out. I've had enough."
"Like what?" Beastboy said scratching his head.
"Just call it a woman's intuition. Terra lets go to that theatre."
With that the changeling replayed the video and pushed loop, while they entered the elevator.
