Heya peeps, I'm back! Sorry I was gone awhile (Yes, a week is my definition of 'awhile'). I hope you enjoy this chapter as I really didn't plan it out. Like, I know the general idea for each chapter, as I have a pattern going on here, which you'll find out near the end. However, I just didn't know how to go about this one. Oh well, hope you enjoy it!
Disclaimer- Why would I own Teen Titans, I'm writing FANFICTION!
Oh right, almost forgot- it's review time!
Eris- "Awesome chapter. The creature is very mysterious. Nice that you show some of Beast Boy's hidden intelligence. What is with his itching? Some kind of allergy or mutation? Hope you update soon"
Why thank you! Yeah, there's a lot more to beastie than some think. As for the itching that will be in the chapter after this one, I promise. And here's your update!
Guest-"All I can say is "Holy crap Cy! What did you do!?" I sure hope Bee can help him figure it out. The creature you created is fascinating. It seems like it has some of the same powers as the four titans but at the same time it doesn't. I really enjoyed this chapter. I had to laugh when it came to Raven hitching a ride with BB and Cy getting interrogated by Bee."
Well I'm glad you enjoyed it. And it wasn't Cyborg, but I'm not telling you the villainous "mastermind" (you'll get the joke later) yet. And yeah, Bee will. As I told Eris, the creature itself will be explained and reappear in the chapter after this one, so hold on tight!
Derekctomlinson- "lol bumblebee smirking at her boyfriend cyborg run before raven and starfire roast you alive"
Yeah XD. And hey why not all four of them? I'm sure they'd kick his metal butt!
Anyway enjoy!
Ah, Jump City. What a beautiful, wonderful city. Home to many residents, villains, and the home too for our favorite superhero team- the Teen Titans. I wonder where they are now.
Ah yes, one is having the technological problems I see.
And the other four?
Why running for their lives, of course.
Or flying I should say.
Raven turned her head, still perched upon Beast Boy's back, to look at the creature. Fortunately, it couldn't fly, and it couldn't grow wings, so they were safe. The monster hiss and spat at them, thundering on the ground. Raven looked scared, despite the fact that there was no way it could get them. She did wonder one thing though.
"Where are we going?!" the empath strained her voice to address her teammates.
Robin huffed, seeming to have relaxed in Star's grasp, " I don't know," he sighed, then glared at the beast, " but hopefully far away from here," he said.
"But we have no destination," Starfire cried," We are headed nowhere!"
" Starfire's right," Raven realized," We'll just tire ourselves, we have to get out of here ."
Starfire tore her eyes from the empath and her friends to glance straight ahead. Nothing. Just beautiful, blue skies. Until she saw a strange wood figure seemingly hovering in mid-air, something that shouldn't be able to hover in mid-air.
"Friends?" Starfire asked," Why is there a door there?"
"Where?" Robin scanned the ground, confused as to why the alien was looking straight ahead.
Raven gasped," It's a portal, I think. Come on,"
The four zoomed towards the floating oak, which magically opened as a white light engulfed them.
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" I don't understand," the tin can shook his head," I tested it out, I checked it out. There were no bugs, nothing. It's just a simulation, nothing more. And the coordinates were right, so no, I didn't make a mistake,"
Bumble Bee seemed to raise her eyebrow for what seemed like the 100th time," You sure?" she queried.
"Positive," Cyborg pressed," I sent myself in there, exactly where I needed to be, I got out easily, and I could still hear what was happening in the tower when I set up those microphones,"
"So, you think someone's behind this," Bumble Bee said,"...but who?"
"Not sure," Cyborg turned towards the screen, where the Titans were still flying away," But I hope my little siblings are okay,"
Bumble Bee rested a hand on his shoulder," They'll be fine. They're more tough than you give them credit for, "Big Brother Titan", "she laughed at the nickname, telling Cyborg lightly that they should be fine, and the two, no, six, of them can solve this together. Cyborg just turned his metal head to the screen, where the Titans seemingly disappeared for a second. Cyborg frowned, seeing nothing but white, before the computer flashed a few times, on a different coordination. Luck of the draw, huh?
"Aw, man," Cyborg groaned, " Where did they go now?"
"As if you know where they were before," Bumble Bee lightly jokes, before she turned serious again," Look, Sparky. Wherever they are now, I'm sure it's better. At least they got away from… whatever that was," she said.
'Better' turned out to be the four tees standing in a white room, with the most difficult looking obstacle course any one had ever seen. Strange, and horrifying.
Bumble Bee turned to a baffled Cyborg just as confused as he was.
This couldn't have been a coincidence, someone was definitely behind this.
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The Titans stood in the middle of the obstacle course room, gaping like dead flash at the impossible training equipment.
"Man…" Beast boy was the first to speak," And I thought Robin's training was hard," he quipped, and the Boy Wonder glared at the lazy teen.
"This isn't training," Raven said, pulling her hood back down, " It's suicide,"
" We must get through," Starfire stated, " But I am not sure if…"
"We'll be fine," Robin smiled at the alien. Ah, Robin and his rare, calming smiled. It really did wonders for the alien, no matter what," It's just an obstacle course, we've been through worse,"
" Robin's right," Raven nodded, " It may be difficult, but it's our only way. I know I said this is suicide, but maybe as a team, this shouldn't be too hard, I'm sure of it" she said, and the T-Tower's annual couple of the year seemd to agree. It's like intense training- they beat the devil, why not this?
Beast Boy also was sure. Definitely sure about this.
Yeah, sure I'm going to get my head sliced off, he quipped to himself.
The front wasn't too bad. The beginning was easy, just a few loopholes on fire, tire jumps, and swinging from rope-made monkey bars (only Robin and Beast Boy (in monkey form) did this, the girls just flew over, as Raven got her powers back).They all landed on the ground, seemingly in the clear, when a flame geyser shot by Robin's feet, he jumped back in surprise, before getting the hang of things again. He had seen these before. Like a crocodile attack, run in random zigzags and you should be fine.
So he did, and the others followed suit, realizing the flames went too high for them to fly.
Once they got out, a wall rose in front of them firing at the Titans. Beast Boy avoided getting hit, while attempting to ram various animal heads in hopes of destroying the wall. Robin threw a few discs, but nothing happened, not even with Starfire's energy blasts. Raven tried a last resort, engulfing the ammunation wall in a horde of black energy, effectively destroying it.
The Titans couldn't celebrate for long as they were faced with a blinding snowstorm, not only that but Poppy flowers that somehow were growing were rubbing dust, mixing with snowflakes. At this rate, they'd fall asleep and freeze to death. Robin trudged through snow, managing to pull through most of the way. It was amazing what the boy could do, being only human. Starfire and Raven opted for flying upwards but the higher they went, the colder and foggier it was. Exhaustion gave way and they floated down- Raven too tired to levitate, and Starfire too dismayed to fly. You would think Beast boy would be safe with his animal blood and ever-changing DNA, but even he could barely maintain it. Nor was there any form he could turn into. Well, there might've been, but the poppy flowers had started to take a toll on him, and he couldn't shapeshift if his brain was mush. The rubbing dust, intoxicating drug sent the drug-stated green teen to the ground, barely able to move as he slowly closed his eyes, succumbing to sleep.
Raven might've been half-demon but not even she was immune to the harsh climate around her. If this was any Poppy field she might've been strong enough. But Poppies that somehow grew in the snow? That wasn't natural. She checked back at her teammates. Starfire looked whiter than usual, a dreary expression on her face. Robin was practically limping fighting to stay awake. The boy fell on his knees, hands gripping in snow as he fought himself. Raven and Starfire ran to his side.
" Robin! " Starfire gasped, fully standing in fear of putting herself in danger, Raven beside her.
"Listen, Robin," Raven said, "You can not fall asleep, we're almost-"
"Beast Boy.." Robin mumbled weakly.
"Huh?"the female titans said in unison.
" Beast Boy…" Robin said, " Fell asleep," Robin weakly jerked his head back before it fell limp in the snow, light snores escaping him.
"Robin!" Starfire gasped yet again. Despite the condition, Starfire still managed enough strength to carry Robin, so carry him she did, carrying the lulling boy in her snow-flecked arms.
Raven on the other hand ran towards Beast Boy. When she found him he was covered in snow. Dusting him off, she found his lips were almost blue, his green skin pale. Holding him tightly, she trudged back to the alien princess and the sleeping Boy Wonder, hoping to keep him alive through the contact of body heat. When she caught up with them, it seemed Starfire had a similar idea with Robin.
Finally, the girls broke free of the snow, boys still in their arms.
They were met with a total 180. A sandstorm in a desert climate, with quite hot temperatures. Even worse, blaring alarms rang through every corner. Raven couldn't stand heat like this, and just because the empath had been through a snowstorm did not mean she wanted this. Starfire could survive the heat: Tamaran was much hotter. However, neither girl could stand the blaring noises of the alarms. They were surprised to notice the boys in their arms merely stirred. Those must've been the strongest Poppy flowers! Wonder what spell was put on them…
The girls closed their eyes, raven having the luck to sense what was around her, even with her eyes closed. However, most of her concentration was absent due to the noise. Again, they pulled through, numerous blistering amongst all the Titans' skin. Luckily, they all had all warmed up back to normal.
Just when they thought they were through, the next one was a classic trap of a small stand, hungry alligators, and a set that made you wish you were a trapeze artist. Unlike the classic trick though, the Titans weren't tied up and being murdered by another hand. Or at least of what they knew. Just when it seemed like there was no escape, Starfire spotted a way out.
"Look!" she gasped as the demoness followed her gaze.
There was a hole in the roof, an easy escape. She and Raven began flying upwards, when a voice surprised them both.
"No!" Robin strained, almost fully awake now," We can make it, the hole could be a trap- we have to go through with this!"
"No, we don't," Raven said fimly, " Robin I know you're afraid of failure, but this isn't about winning. We already went through so much, and you and Beast Boy were already drugged with magical poppy seeds. The exit's right there, and I don't think it's a trap- it's too obvious! And wherever it leads us… while you can win that," not bothering to hear his response, she floated upwards, Starfire following suit.
Someone's behind this. Raven knew that much. But who? Whoever they were that had to be smart- hacking a device made by Cyborg himself, creating an online world that would torture the titans, and adding certain drugs to tire them out both mentally and physically,etc.
Raven looked towards a determined Starfire, a grumbling Robin, and a drowsy Beast Boy in her arms. They'd be fine, they were the Teen Titans. But even so, whatever or whomever was behind this…
They will pay
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And there does for the next chapperoo! Lots of detail in this, I think. Tried to make it a good length, I dunno tell me whatcha think. And if Robin's character seems a little too dramatized to you, there is actually a reason behind that that you'll find out later. As for Beast Boy's mysterious itch, that will be covered in chapter 3. As for who's behind this it's…..
Just kidding!
Anyhoo, jellybean toodaloo!
(yeah i know I'm weird)
(flies away on dorito ship)