Titans Beyond
Episode 24: Meanwhile
Author: Brruundin
Warning, I do not own the Titans or any other DC characters I may use.
So in the new city Rose and the other new Titans were adjusting to life in their new home. It wasn't a big tower like the one in Jump City, but it was a decent size apartment that they had just rented out. Mammoth and Gizmo were doing the finishing touches on unpacking while the others marveled at the new place. It was their new place and it was wonderful.
"It's good to finally have a place of our own what do you guys think?" Rose asked as the others looked around.
"It's nice. I think it will be a sweet setup for us." See-more said and Kyd Wykkyd nodded in silence.
Once the place was set up Mammoth suggested they all go order something to eat. The others beside Rose nodded. Rose didn't want to go eat because one she wasn't hungry, and two she wasn't yet comfortable going out into public with her teammates. She considered herself normal looking but wasn't too sure about them. Anytime they were out in public people would give disgusting looks and Rose didn't like it. She figured she would eventually have to get over it and deal with it but today was not that day. Rose decided to stay behind while the others went out for pizza. While she sat in her new room, she sat and waited for something to happen, anything. She wanted to go out do good but so far nothing was going on. It's so boring here, I want adventure. Rose thought to herself while she sat on her bed bored. She then looked out her tiny window out into the city. Hmm maybe I could go find something to do. She then climbs out the window and explores the city alone. It was her first time out looking for trouble on her own since she joined up with the Titans. It was an exciting feeling and she was really looking forward to it. As she ran around aimlessly wandering the city the rush of adrenaline made her feel something she hadn't felt in the longest time, joy. She knew at this point this was something she could look forward to each day. Eventually she came to a dead end, so she began to turn around. As soon as she did so she could hear a woman scream. She then headed towards the scream in a hurry. She was worried but knew this was her chance to do some good for once. When she got closer she could see a couple thugs huddled around a young woman with a baby boy. She decided this was her chance and charged towards the thugs. She took two of them towards the ground and the woman managed to get up with her baby. She was very thankful for this and shouted out thanks. Rose turned to her and nodded, and took out the last thug who was heading straight towards her. After she hit them a couple of times she took some rope from belt and tied them to each other so they couldn't escape. She then heard police sirens and that was how she knew it was her cue to leave.
When she got back her teammates had returned from pizza and wondered where she had gone off to.
"So umm Rose what have you been up to?" Gizmo asked curiously trying to inquire where his teammate had gone off to.
"I was just out and about looking for something to do, that's all. Why? Did you think I would run off or something?" Rose answered letting them know what she had done.
"I don't know it's just weird that you were gone when we got back that's all" See-more said.
"Well I'm used to going off on my own sometimes, so that may be something you have to deal with." Rose said, responding to See-more's comment.
"Well you see we're a team and we need to stick together and communicate with each other. A little notice here and there would be appreciated." Mammoth says, putting his two cents in.
"Well I guess I can try to leave a note if I'm going to be out for a bit. But you all aren't my mother so I don't think it's necessary for me to check in with you all every five seconds." Rose responded letting them how she felt about the situation.
"Yeah well okay I guess you don't have to all the time." Gizmo said.
"Alright well I'm pretty tired from this long day guys, so I'm going to get some sleep. Tomorrow we're going to start training at 9 am sharp so be ready to get going hard then!" Rose says, letting the rest of her teammates know the plan for tomorrow.
She then heads into her room and sits back on her bed. She looks around the room and focuses in on a picture of her and her father when she was a little girl. She tears up a little bit from all that has gone on with the two of them over the past several years or so. It was a hard subject for her to deal with, but she was a big girl who could handle just about anything.
So she decided to then lay on her bed and think about all that was going on in her life. Her new teammates, her fight with her father and his apparent death, the other Titans. These things were very big right now in her life and it wasn't easy to deal with at the moment. As the hours passed she found it to bother her more and more. Eventually it became too much so she decided to stop thinking about it, get up and walk outside. As she sat and waited the wind picked up and it became chilly. Eventually she decided to go back inside and wait for morning to come. It was a rough first night but more good would surely come.
A/N Decided to talk about what Rose and her group were up to, and next time we'll get a Titans East update. Be sure to read and review!
