Hello, lovelies! Im back! Sorry if it took awhile, to be honest I wanted to post this chapter as soon as I posted the first one. But obviously I would need to write it first and had other things to do. Anyways, some other authors do this, so I thought I'd do it too!
Replying to Reviews!
Syedhasanasir- "Definitely has potential, would like to read more"
I'm glad to hear that! And don't worry, you will. I plan on having about 12 chapters total for this fic.
chocalate lover 2020- " This story looks good so far. But, I wonder where Cyborg wanted to send them"
Thanks, and don't worry, you'll find that out at the end once the conflicts are resolved. It's not too important to the story, but if you are curious, it'll be in the last chapter.
Guest- "This is a really cool idea! You totally nailed the characters. The introduction was awesome by the way. I don't believe there are many fanfics out there that start with Cyborg so it was a nice change"
Thank you! It means a lot to me that they were't OOC. And yeah, I loved the introduction too XD.
Eris- "Nice beginning. Funny and fascinating. But aren't it a bit much reviews which are needed for a new chapter? Hope you update soon."
Again, thank you very much. And I agree with you about the reviews. I just like feedback to keep me going, but yeah it was a bit much, even if i wanted to get started on the next chapter right away anyways. I'm not evil, I would never put a story on hiatus just because I didn't get hundreds of reviews, so don't worry. I just like knowing what people think. It helps me improve. And as for the update-well here you go!
Well, here it is! The next chapter!
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The four titans wake up to a beautiful paradise. A jungle with fruit, flowers, trees, and small bugs. They were under the shade of huge leaves, and a few crustaceans scurried by, along with some other small mammals. Robin rubbed his head, still sore from the fall.
Guess Cyborg didnt think about the landing
"Is everyone alright?" He asked, being rewarded with a few groans. Robin stretched and stood up, looking around the jungle for a needed product.
"Robin?" Starfire called out to her wandering boyfriend," What is it that you are searching for? Perhaps I may be of assistance?" She smiled.
Robin returned her the favor, before his face fell in concern, " I'm trying to find a camera. A screen. Some way to contact Cyborg. If he could supposedly see us, maybe we could see him,"
"Why can't we just use our communicators?" Beast Boy suggested, as Raven helped him up.
"There's no signal out here," Raven told him gently, but you could hear the patronization in her voice," It's a jungle, BEAST boy.A simulation jungle, at that,"she peered at the animorph, expecting him to know this.
"But if there is no signal, how are we supposed to contact friend Cyborg?" Starfire asked, worried.
"I'm sure it's fine, Star."Robin said," I'm sure Cyborg will send a verbal message any minute,"
Raven pondered Robin's words for a minute," You know, you're probably right. We may not be able to see Cyborg, but perhaps there's a microphone, an intercom, something. If we can't see him, we might be able to hear him,"she finished.
"Well, he better hurry up," Beast Boy stretched," Only five minutes here, and I already have mosquito bites," he commented dryly, obsessively scratching his arm.
Raven gave him an odd look as she peered at his full body uniform," Uh…...how?"
Beast Boy, shrugged, not thinking. "Must've crawled up my pants or something,"
Raven shuddered, not quite buying it, but not wanting to think about it either. Normally she would heal it, but didn't even know where it came from. She didn't see any mosquitoes. Then again, the little pests were always hiding," Hey Beast Boy, can I see your arm?" She asked, wanting to further examine her theory. Beast Boy hestinantly held out his forearm, in which he felt a tingling sensation. Raven rolled up his sleeves as best she could, and asked him to point to where it itches. She examined the pointed area, in the middle of his forearm, but saw nothing. No rash, no bite, no bump. She concluded it was something she couldn't see, and tried sensing the injury, but found nothing. She rolled back down his sleeves, dropped his arm, and turned back to the team, an itching Beast Boy behind her.
"What's wrong?" Robin hesitantly asked.
" There's something up with this place," she finally said,'' I'm not sure where Cyborg sent us, but wherever it is, it's making Beast Boy itch. But there is no rash. Or mark. Or bite,"
"Maybe the mark hasn't revealed itself," Robin spoke," Maybe you just can't-"
"See it?" Raven shook her head," Don't you think I didn't already think of that? And I couldn't sense anything either. It's as if the itchiness is only in his head."
"Uh….excuse me?" Beast Boy interjected, practically tearing his skin off now," Does this look like it's only in my head? I may not know a lot, Raven, but i do know one thing. An itch is an itch, and you can't make a delusion out of it," he huffed.
…
"What?"
"You know the word 'delusion' " Raven finally remarked, which earned a glare from Beast Boy.
" Ha, ha very funny. You know, you guys could help me, instead of just staring at me like I have two heads. Of course I know the word delusion. I know a lot of words- jovial, succumb, attributes, patronization, voluminous, respiratory, tyranny, ambiguous, sa-" he stopped his mini-rant to find the team in a battle-stance. He gulped," This isn't about me, is it?"
When the team didn't answer, he slowly turned his head in horror.
" Okay, please tell me that's a delusion,"
"Raven! Robin! Starfire! Beast Boy!" Cyborg tried for the umpteenth time, " CAN YOU HEAR ME?"
Realizing it was hopeless yet once again, the metallic teen slumped in his seat. He could see the titans, but couldn't hear them. He tried to get through to them, but couldn't. He could see Raven examine Beast Boy's arm who had been itching the limb. After that, the titans looked confused. He was, too. Where had they been sent?
"Maybe I should call someone," he sulked,"Well, here goes nothing"
" Hey, Sparky" Bumble Bee smirked," Finally reach to admit you lost the game last week?"
"Listen, Bee. I can't right now," Cyborg said, serious. "I need a favor, it's important,"
"What happened?"
"Just come down here. You'll have to see for yourself,"
The creature, whatever it was, had no face, aside from a pair of beady, calculating eyes. As if it was internally robot. Its head was a strange shape, like an upside-down crescent, what looked to be resting on the body of four-legged mammal, fury knees bent back, talons scraping the Earth. It seemed to neither see nor hear, but it could sense and feel. It's tail had sharp spikes, and was almost a mile long. In short?
It was a memorable, horrific sight.
" Okay, please tell me that's a delusion," Beast Boy gawked at the strange form. If there was a list of 'Top Ten Things Beast Boy doesn't want to morph into', it'd be at the top.
"What is that thing?" Raven asked. Although she backed away cautiously, firing up her powers, her tone suggested a hint of curiosity.
"Not sure," Robin narrowed his eyes, bo-staff ready in defense," But something tells me it doesn't like us,"
The leader's assumption was confirmed with a strange hiss from the creature. It sounded like any other strange-creature-in-a-simulation-hiss but it was strange due to the mere fact it had no mouth.
"TITANS GO!" Robin called out the infamous catchphrase, wasting no time to see what this peculiar beast wanted. Frankly, he didn't even want to find out.
The creature ran full force at the boy wonder, who jumped high in the air, doing a double take on its back. While the creature tried thrashing him off, Starfire had taken to the sky firing her starbolts in an attempt to salvage her boyfriend. It seemed to work and Robin was flung off it's back. Once airborne, Robin made sure to throw a few discs before he landed. Right after he threw them, the creature cautiously stepped out of the way, as if it had expected such a move. Robin blinked, stunned.
" Azarath..Metrion..Z-ah! "A strange force pulled Raven into the beady eyes of the creature, who stared her down.
The empath had no idea who she was, what she is, where she's going, and what is to become of her. All she knows is silence, darkness. As if swimming in depth. Raven was under a spell. Her human side at least, the only thing to prevent her from complete succumbness was her demonic essence. Finding strength in her muscles, she pried her eyes shut, trying to focus on something else. With a cry the creature released her, and Raven was flung into the ground, seemingly having no strength to levitate. She craned her head up to see the green Rhinoceros ready to slam into the creature again. It reverted back into Beast Boy, who glared at it.
" Dude! Leave her alone!"
This creature seemed to be both strong and calculating, so the changeling would need to use something he didn't often- his brain. Perhaps if he chose an animal with enough agility to dizzy the creature, he could get away with knocking it over. And perhaps shifting into something small he could plan a sneak attack…
Beast Boy shook his head. A stun or temporary knockout will do.
Quickly, he reverted his form into that of a T-Rex, charging with a roar at the strange animal. Instead of getting knocked over, the creature swept it's tail in front, kicking Beast Boy to the air, where he reverted back to humanoid form.
"Dude…"
Meanwhile Starfire had been having difficulties as well. She flew straight towards the creature, fist armed with starbolt. It lifted its talons, stopping her attack and flew her into the dirt, much like the others.
"Starfire!" Robin ran towards her," Are you okay?"
"I am alright,"she replied," But I am not sure we should fight it. We could be hurt here and possibly-"
"Star," Robin soothed her," Its okay. We're the Teen Titans. We've defeated worse, we can beat this. Just believe," bent down, he offered his hand to her. She did not take it.
"I do believe," the Tamaranean spoke," However, if Cyborg sent us into a simulation, then that is all it is. This creature is nothing more than an illusion. Plus, there is something off.. about it. I am not sure how i should phrase it," she pursed her lips in confusion.
"I second that," Beast Boy growled, exhausted," Used a move I never tried before, it counter attacked before I even started" he said," There is definitely something weird going on."
The animorph turned in a random direction and shouted to the skys, " Cy, this isn't funny!"
"I don't think Cyborg would joke like this," Raven said, pulling her hood down as she calmly approached them. " We were almost killed. I have a feeling this wasn't supposed to happen"
"But why is it?" Robin pressed. He grew up trained by one of the best. Being a detective was natural to him, and confusion was his greatest pet peeve. He needed answers.
Starfire looked back at the creature, calmly sitting,"Friends? Why does it not attack us?"
"Uh… do you want it to?" Beast Boy questioned, incredulous.
" I have to agree with Starfire," Raven said, "Why is it being so...calm?"
"Maybe it is because we are calm," Starfire guessed
.
'What does that mean?"Beast Boy asked, confused.
" It means this creature is defensive. It'll only attack if we do," Raven explained.
" So what now, Friend?"
"We run," the empath answered," This place seems vast, maybe we could lose it,"
" I'm not taking those chances", Robin finally spoke up," We need to get rid of it,"
"Robin, please," Starfire guided him into resting on the ground," You are sore, and i do not wish for you to battle something that is not worth it,"
" Star's right," Raven agreed," Killing it would do us no good."
" So we run?" Starfire spoke softly.
Raven nodded," We run,"
The two females got ready to take off, but Beast Boy's voice stopped them," Wait. If that thing copies us or stops whatever we do...won't it just chase us? Or stop us? It probably knows we're planning an escape," he said.
"He's right," Raven sighed, stopping in her tracks.
"Why don't we fly?" Starfire suggested," I could take Robin," she said, gesturing to her boy friend, who seemed to be intent on fighting.
"Escaping won't solve anything!" he yelled,"We need to take it down!"
Beast Boy took one look at the strangely intelligent beast. " No, thank you,"
Raven turned to Star, " I can't fly. It took away my powers,"
" Why don't I carry you?" Beast Boy said," It's be faster," he morphed into a pterodactyl, cueing for her to get on his back. She frowned, refusing the ride, before taking one look at the hypnotizing creature and decided her fate.
"I'm so glad this isn't real," she mumbled coldly as she climbed on the changeling's back.
With that, the two pairs went airborne, Robin thrashing in Starfire's strong grip.
The creature chased them, but luckily it couldn't fly.
The two Titans gawked at the screen, not believing their eyes.
"So…"Bumblebee started," How much extra training do you think this will cost ya?"
" A lot," Cyborg groaned.
" Why in God's name would you send them there anyway?' she asked.
BumbleBee came down to the garage right away. She expected problems with the T-Car if it was held at Titans Tower. She was surprised to find Cyborg in front of a screen where the others wandered. He explained to her it was a new project, a simulation device meant for training, and the occasional fun. He tried sending them somewhere simple, but ended up with this instead. And he couldn't reach them. That's when the fight began.
"For the last time," the tin can groaned," I didn't mean too. Someone or something must've happened. They were supposed to be here safe by now,"
" What do you think it is?" Bee asked," And what makes you think I can help?"
"Trust me," Cyborg said," We'll need you for this, I just need to figure out where they were sent,"
"You're the one with the sensors aren't you?" Bee shrugged," It has to be another dimension, "I've never seen anything like that. The place or the creature,"
"That isn't the weirdest part," Cyborg frowned, looking at his arm, " They took some damage from the fight. They're tired out, and Raven's powers aren't working. Just like in there…" he trailed off. If he had an organic heart it would've stopped.
"Again," Bee looked at him disapprovingly," What did you do?'
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*flies away on dorito ship*