"You guys got ice cream? And you didn't invite me?" howled Cyborg when they returned to the Tower about an hour later. Beast Boy and Wren giggled.
"Sorry, it was a private party. Besides, we didn't know you'd want to come with us. We figured it was just us craving ice cream," said Beast Boy.
"Well, I'll forgive you just this once, but next time maybe you should extend the invitation?"
"Sure thing, Cyborg," chortled Wren as she and Beast Boy passed by him to get to the video game console.
"Have you ever played this one before?" asked Beast Boy, holding up a video game cover.
"Mass Mutilation Mania? Never even heard of it. Let's try it out!" said Wren, popping the disk into the console and grabbing a joystick.
"Okay, but I'm warning you, I might not be able to hold back my awesome gaming skills! I'll try to go easy on you, but…"
"I'll probably win," predicted Wren with a playful grin.
"Yeah right! You've never even played before!"
"You're right. Give me the instructions, B." Beast Boy handed her the case, and she skimmed through the instruction booklet. "Okay, let's do this."
Fifteen minutes into the game it was clear that Wren was going to win. She was up by 10 levels already, and going strong. Finally, Beast Boy's last life gave out and Wren won the game.
"Good game, B," she said, smiling. He looked at her incredulously.
"How did you do that?" he demanded.
"Beginners luck?"
"Yeah, right," he replied. She saw the crestfallen look on his face.
"More ice cream?" she asked. He brightened a little.
"Sounds good to me!"
This time they invited everyone else to come along, but only Cyborg decided to go with them.
"MMmmm, Rocky Road and Cherry Chocolate Chunk, my favorites!" he exclaimed, shoveling large spoonfuls of ice cream into his mouth.
"Don't eat so fast, Cyborg, you're going to get a—" Wren started to say, but it was too late.
"AAAGH, BRAINFREEZE!" he yelped, holding his head and grimacing in pain. Beast Boy and Wren laughed.
"She told you so!" snorted Beast Boy.
When the brainfreeze had subsided and the three of them had finished their ice cream, it was almost seven o'clock and the sun was going down.
"Oh, no…" whispered Wren.
"What?" asked Cyborg.
"It's them!" she screamed, pointing at the horizon. Huge winged creatures soared towards the city, silhouetted against the sunset. Wren collapsed in the middle of the street, sobbing hysterically.
"C'mon, B, let's get her out of here," said Cyborg, trying to lift Wren to her feet and lead her back to the Tower, but she resisted.
"N-n-nooo, you ha-have to l-leave me here!"
"What're you talking about, Wren? We have to get you home before those things find you!" said Beast Boy, grabbing her arm and yanking her to her feet.
"NO! They'll find me anyway ! I have to lead them away from the city. Tell everyone I said goodbye," she yelled back at them as she sprinted the other way down the street.
Mid-stride she let out her Siren Scream and transformed. Lifting into the air, she screamed again and shot like a rocket out of the city. Letting out identical cries, her mother and aunts followed her out to sea.
"Are we just gonna let her go?" asked Beast Boy, looking up at Cyborg with something like fear in his eyes.
"No, we're gonna get the rest of the team together and go after them!"
"Right on! Call 'em up!"
"What's up, Cyborg?" asked Robin.
"Wren's crazy family came to get her, and she's out there alone with them!"
"We're on our way!" He clicked off. Minutes later Robin, Raven, and Starfire were there at the ice cream shop.
"Did you see which way they went?" asked Starfire.
"Well, they came from the direction of the sunset—"
"That's west," interrupted Raven.
"And headed towards where the moon was coming up," said Beast Boy, giving her a glare.
"That would be east, then."
"East it is, Titans," said Robin, and they loaded up in the T-ship.