Hey there people! Guess what?! A new chapter! And it's only been about 2-3 days since the last chapter I posted to! I must be on a role! ^_^ Here's to hoping that I continue to keep making progress at the rate I'm currently appearing to be making it (though we'd best not hold our breath, just in case). And that being said, just to remind you, in this chapter, Capricarn is sent off to jail, the Titans finally get the chance to relax and appreciate just how close it is to Valentine's Day this current year in their universe, and all of them (but particularly Cyborg) soon find themselves making a quite pleasant new friend. But even in spite of all this goodness currently going on, is there still perhaps any reason yet for anyone to be worried or likewise on guard for unpleasantness? Particularly in regard to Beast Boy? Let's find out shall we?
A/N: Again, I do not own Teen Titans or anything/where/one else DC based. Got that? Good. Now onward with the fic! And that being said, here's to hoping you read, review, and enjoy!
Chapter 2:
One Man's Joy; Another Man's Sorrow
"Well Titans, you've done it again."
"Thanks, our pleasure," said Robin, who was now in the midst of talking to one of the cops who'd arrived on the scene to pick up the still knocked out and unconscious Capricarn. Robin pointed into the still open backend of the prison transport vehicle where the saber-toothed satyr-like villain was even now out cold sitting on a bench-like extension against the back wall separating him from where the cops sat with his hands encased in specially designed restraining encasements attached to that very wall and his head hung low from his unconsciousness with a device around his neck that was clearly recognizable as an inhibitor collar. "I guess he'll be going to Jump City Prison now?"
The cop shook his head. "Originally, that was the plan." He then pointed at Capricarn himself. "But apparently, as of a couple days ago, this crook's been spoken for. He'll be shipped off to a different prison."
"On who's authority?" Robin asked.
"Mine."
The Titans all turned their heads in time to see a heavily built and very stern and imposing looking 30-40 something year old African American woman standing nearby.
Robin's eyes narrowed. "And you are?"
"Waller," said the woman. She folded her arms across her chest. "Amanda Waller."
At the sound of that name, not even his mask was enough to hide the fact that Robin's eyes had now widened. Beast Boy and Cyborg, likewise looked quite stunned upon hearing the woman's name. Even Raven looked somewhat unnerved. Starfire, however, just looked plain confused. "Oh," said Robin. He looked over at Capricarn, and then back at Waller. "I'm guessing that would mean he's going to Belle Reve?"
"Indeed."
"May I ask why?" Robin asked. "Strictly out of curiosity?" he then added to avoid potentially making himself sound as if he were insulting Waller or deliberately trying to question her authority. While this was the first time he and the other Titans had ever actually met Amanda Waller, her reputation, combined with what Batman himself had told Robin about his own experiences with the woman were enough to allow Robin to know that it would be a bad idea to mess around with her.
Waller nodded her head. "From what I hear," she pointed at Capricarn, "this creature is what you would call an 'emotional vampire', which to my understanding is a very rare breed of meta. And that being said, even now I am quite certain that there is much still left to be learned in regard to such beings in more ways than one."
The Titans looked each other in the eyes, thinking the words over. "Well yes," said Robin. "That is true."
Waller nodded her head once more. "That being said," she continued. "I am also under the impression from word on the street that this is only the 2nd being with such powers that you have encountered, and the only one of the two to have currently been subjected to traditional legal imprisonment."
Robin winced, not entirely certain what to say in response to that. How the heck the woman even knew those particular factoids were beyond him, but it was nonetheless embarrassing that she knew that much. But then he decided it was best not to lie when it came to the warden of Belle Reve. "Also true," Robin managed to groan.
"In which case," said Waller "considering how little we know of emotional vampires in general, let alone this particular one and what he may yet be capable of that he hasn't had the chance to display, it may be necessary both to experiment with him and subject him to imprisonment with extra high caution in mind. And that being said, with my prison's somewhat higher success rate at keeping its supervillain inmates contained compared to others, particularly compared to Jump City Prison, I believe that Belle Reve would be the wisest choice of location to have this creature incarcerated within." She then looked over at the still unconscious Capricarn, and then back at Robin. "And even without all that in mind, he could yet in the future prove useful for my little string of . . . community service projects."
Robin mentally tensed up upon hearing that last bit, but with major willpower managed to keep himself together. "I see," Robin managed to say. He nodded his head, his eyes closed to further demonstrate his work at being respectful. "In that case, I wish you luck with him."
"Appreciated." Waller turned her head to face the out cold prisoner once more. "He calls himself Capricarn, is that right?"
"Yes," said Robin.
"Hmm," said Waller, narrowing her eyes as if working to take an even closer look at Capricarn. "Appropriate." She turned around to face the cop standing in front of the open doors to where Capricarn was being held. "Take him away to Jump City Prison for temporary storage. I want him somewhat secure while the transfer is set up, and by the time that has happened, I want him ready for transport within the next two days at most."
"Yes mam," said the cop in a half respectful and half nervous tone of voice.
"Good." Waller nodded her head. "Carry on. Have a nice day." She walked away from the scene, slowly drawing out a phone and seemingly initiating a call.
It wasn't till the quite imposing legend was almost certainly no longer in sight or hearing range when the cop finally deemed it safe to speak to the Titans again. "Will that be all?"
Robin, jolted out of his own brief unnerved stupor from having to deal with Waller, thought to himself, and then nodded his head. "Yes sir. That will be all."
"Good to know." The cop turned his head to face the other cops standing by the open doors to where Capricarn was sitting. "You heard him boys. Shut the doors, and let's move out." His buddies complied, and they all gave their thanks and farewells, got into their vehicles, and left the area with the captured Capricarn in tow.
Several minutes later, Starfire finally broke the uncomfortable silence that had ensued. "So," she said. "We are victorious?"
"Yes Star," said Robin, a small smile coming almost instinctively onto his face at the sound of her voice. "We are indeed victorious." Then he looked back in the direction that Waller had departed, an unnerved glare coming back onto his face. "And hopefully, both A: Capricarn stays in Belle Reve, and B: we never encounter any other villains that end up getting personally spoken for by its warden."
"Join the club man," said Cyborg. He looked in the same direction the Boy Wonder was glancing in, shuddering involuntarily as he too thought about the littler encounter. "So that was the legendary Amanda Waller."
"I'll say," said Beast Boy. He shuddered as well. "Never thought I'd actually see that woman in person. Quite frankly I wish I still hadn't seen her in person."
"Join the club," said Raven. "Considering who my father is and how many other nasty super villains of similar caliber we've encountered as well as him; I didn't think she could possibly be as bad as her reputation indicates. But now, having actually met her in person and gotten an idea of what she's like and what sort of empathic feedback she gives off, I can definitely say that she's in a league of her own."
"Please," said Starfire. "Could someone explain to me as to just who this Amanda Waller person is and what's of such high importance about her?"
"Sure thing Star," said Robin. He turned to face his girlfriend. "She's the warden of Belle Reve Penitentiary in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana." He briefly turned his head to face the direction Waller had departed. "And this isn't just any jail either. Reportedly, it's one of the highest security prisons, if not the highest security prison, in America. And it's also an especially popular choice of jail for supervillains. Rumor has it, Belle Reve's got more supervillains and metahuman criminals among its inmates then Arkham Asylum and Stryker's Island combined." He looked back at Starfire. "But that's not what really makes her worth watching your back around. From what I've heard, and is widely accepted by the general population, she's got an iron will that puts most other iron wills to shame, and she's got the authority to back it up. As Snapper Carr himself once said after an interview with her he managed to survive through, 'when she wants something done, it gets done, no matter what'." He shuddered. "And he wasn't kidding either. From what I've heard, she's willing to go to some serious lengths to fulfill her objectives. And she's not above sacrificing the few for the needs of the many."
"And that's not the only thing shady about her either," said Beast Boy. The other Titans all looked at their green shape shifter friend. "What Robin hasn't yet gotten to, is just what she means by her little 'community service projects', at least assuming the rumors are true anyway." He took a deep breath, and then exhaled. "Rumor has it, she has large numbers of the supervillain inmates among her prison's repertoire join together in this group she funds and commands and send them out on missions in an effort to practically force them into reforming and doing acts of good; even going so far as to reportedly set up painful or even lethal countermeasures to try to keep some of the more dangerous inmates in line. Reportedly, this group is called the Suicide Squad, named after how it's practically suicide for any of the members to dare try to disobey or question Waller's authority. And from what I hear, plenty of investigations have been made on these, but no one's ever been able to prove a thing." He looked back in the direction that Waller had departed. "Believe me, like Robin more or less implied, no one screws around with Amanda Waller; not if they value their lives, or their reputations."
Starfire gulped, and thought to herself. "I see," she eventually managed to say, though her facial expression clearly showed that she both still didn't fully see, nor entirely wanted to completely see just what her team mates were describing about this woman.
"Well never mind all that now," said Robin, now clearly wanting to switch to a somewhat more pleasant topic of discussion. "Right now, let's just take a deep breath, relax, and truly enjoy ourselves and appreciate who good of a day we're having."
The Titans all looked up towards the sky, took deep breaths, and exhaled. After a brief bit of tense silence, they all noticeably relaxed in their posture and had varying degrees of happiness show on their faces. "And I daresay," said Robin, "that we actually in fact are having a pretty nice day if I do say so myself."
"Indeed," said Starfire. Her smile widened, and she clasped her hands together happily. "Forgive me if I'm mistaken, but I do believe the day of Valentine's will be occurring within the next four days, is that the correct?"
Robin's own smile widened without him even turning to look at the Tamaranean. "You've certainly got that right Star."
Starfire nearly squealed with delight upon hearing this, prompting Raven to raise her eyebrow. "You're certainly in a good mood," the Azarathian stated in her usual deadpan tone.
Starfire giggled. "How could I not friend?" she asked happily. "In light of the glorious holiday soon to unfold upon us?"
"Well you're acting considerably happier about it than usual," said Cyborg. "Even by your standards."
Indeed, as Starfire soon noticed not too long after hearing this last comment from Cyborg, she had, without even realizing, started hovering in circles through the sky around her friends at a level just barely above their heads. While surprised at first upon discovering this, it didn't take long for her to go back to her usual cheerful self, and she giggled with her fists raised up towards her face as if in a victory gesture. "So I am," she admitted. She lowered herself back down to the ground, her happiness not diminished in the slightest.
Beast Boy shook his head, a bemused look on his face. "Sheesh Star," said the changeling. "So what if it is Valentine's Day? We celebrate it every year. It's not like it's some seriously obscure festival that only occurs every decade or two. Heck, from the way you're acting, one could easily think that we are about to celebrate someone's wedding day!"
"Oh but I have especially good reason to be looking forward to the day of Valentine's this year," said Star. She looked over at Robin, an especially joyous look on her face. "Isn't that right Robin?"
For a brief moment, Robin was confused. But then it all clicked back together and his smile returned. "Of course," he thought to himself. Now he remembered quite well one not so little detail that gave the upcoming Valentine's Day a world of difference from the other four the Titans had celebrated together over the course of the team's existence. And now, thanks to some particularly pleasant results that had unfolded over the course of their adventures in Tokyo the previous year, this year's Valentine's Day would be the very first Valentine's Day that he and Starfire could truly appreciate and celebrate together as an official couple as opposed to just two unlucky in love team mates who just could not spit it out even in spite of the appallingly obvious sexual tension existing between them. And from Starfire's current unprecedented level of happiness in anticipation of the holiday this year, she clearly knew it to. "Yes indeed Star," Robin agreed. "Yes indeed."
Beast Boy snorted, and turned his head to briefly look behind him. "Get a room," he whispered under his breath in an unexpectedly gruff and almost bitter tone.
Raven was the only one who managed to hear Beast Boy, and she turned her head towards him with an unusually worried look on her face. Under usual circumstances, she would have made a sarcastic remark about Beast Boy's comment, not to mention about him being the one to say it. But now, Raven couldn't help but feel somewhat unnerved about Beast Boy's current behavior and apparent mood, particularly in light of some quite eerie context from not too long before Capricarn had finally been apprehended.
Then Cyborg chuckled, a devious grin on his face as he looked towards the team's power couple and shook his head side to side in amusement. "Oh yeah, that's right," said the bionic teen superhero. "This is ya'll's first Valentine's Day in which you get to be official about it." He chuckled once more. "About time to. It still feels to me as if it were only yesterday when we celebrated Valentine's Day together for the first time 4 years ago when you and Star could barely stay in the same room or other area together for more than 5 seconds without some sort of spectacular embarrassment inducing disaster occurring."
"I got no idea what you're talking about," Robin responded without even turning his head to look at Cyborg.
His second in command chuckled. "Already put all that behind you huh? Definitely not a bad idea. I certainly wouldn't want unpleasant history muddying things up for me today either if I were in your shoes."
"Enjoy it while you can Cyborg," said Robin. Now he finally deemed it necessary to turn his head to face Cyborg. "Trust me, if you ever get a girlfriend, Beast Boy and I will be more than happy to put you through the same abuse you guys put me through. Isn't that right Beast Boy?"
At this Beast Boy turned his head to look at Robin, his earlier not entirely happy look now replaced with a grin. But as Raven could tell, the grin that was currently on the face of her green team mate looked quite different from the usual kind of grin that could be found on his face. Unlike his usual familiar genuinely happy grin of joy or gloating triumph, this grin looked considerably more maliciously smug then his usual smug grins. He then chuckled. "You . . . betcha . . . Robin . . ." he responded.
"Um . . . ok then," said Cyborg, now clearly feeling a little nervous from the situation. Then he shook his head to clear his thoughts, and then his eyes widened soon after that as he remembered something else. "Oh yeah," he then said. He looked at his four friends. "That reminds me, there's someone I'd like us all to talk to right now."
The other four Titans raised their eyebrows. "And who might this person be?" Robin asked.
"Don't you worry," said a voice from somewhere behind Cyborg. "We've met before."
Cyborg turned his head, and the other Titans all worked themselves into position to take a good look behind him as well. Standing a couple feet or so down the sidewalk behind Cyborg was a person that they all had indeed both met before and knew could be trusted. The young woman smiled, her blue eyes agleam. "I can certainly say it's nice to see you guys in person again." Her smile widened, and she placed her hands in her pants pockets. "Doubly so now that I think about it; after all, I never did tell you my name when we first met each other in person last June, did I?"
All five of the Titans looked each other in the eyes, then back at the young woman, the sheepish look in their eyes giving her more than enough of an answer. "Yeah," Robin said awkwardly. "Not that that's necessarily a bad thing mind you. I mean, it wouldn't really be professional, let alone practically advisable for us to expect to try to get on a first name basis with all the civilians here in Jump City that we've saved. Plus, the job doesn't really allow for us to let you know us by any name other than our public identity . . ."
"It's Sarah by the way."
The Titans all briefly directed confused looks towards the civilian. "Come again?" Robin asked.
"My name," the young woman clarified. "It's Sarah. Sarah Simms."
For a brief moment, the Titans were all dead silent, uncertain as to how to respond. "Ok then," Robin eventually managed to say. "Well in that case, it's nice to get to know you Mrs. Simms . . ."
"Please, call me Sarah," said Sarah.
The Titans thought to themselves, and then nodded their heads in acceptance.
"Ok then, nice to get to know you Sarah," said Robin. He looked directly at the young woman, still looking somewhat confused. "But why tell us your name so willingly right now? I mean, this is only the second time we've met."
Sarah thought to herself. "Honestly, I can't really say for certain." She intertwined her fingers. "I guess it just, felt like the right thing to do. Call it an intuition I guess." She looked back up at the five teen heroes, smile back on her face. "But nonetheless, it's nice to meet you guys again as well."
Robin smiled. "I can definitely agree with you there." Starfire giggled, Raven let a small smile come on her own face from under her hood, and even Beast Boy let a small toothy grin come on his face. Cyborg, however, seemed at first to be somewhat stunned and to have his mind on something else.
Beast Boy noticed this, and his eyebrow rose in concern. "You ok Cyborg?"
"What?" Cyborg asked. Then he noticed everyone looking at him. "Oh sorry, got distracted." He cleared his throat, and then looked back at Sarah with a smile of his own on his face. "And yeah, it's definitely nice we all got to see you again today."
Sarah chuckled, brushed her left hand through her hair, and shook her head side to side. "Indeed," she agreed in a half dreamy and half sentimental tone. She then hung her head slightly. "And now that I think about it, if it's not too much to ask, there's actually something else I'd like to ask you." She looked back at Cyborg. "Particularly you."
The Titans looked each other in the eyes, considered what Sarah had said, and then Cyborg's four younger fellow founders nodded their heads, clearly willing to hear Sarah out. Upon receiving this silent acceptance and approval from his friends, Cyborg turned his head to face Sarah once more. "I'm listening," said Cyborg.
Sarah smiled again upon hearing this, took a deep breath, and then exhaled. She clasped her hands together, her fingers intertwining as she mentally prepared herself to speak. "Well . . . you see Cyborg . . . I'm sure you remember all those kids you've seen me hanging around today and last June?"
Cyborg nodded his head. "That's correct."
Sarah nodded in relief. "Well I'm sure you've noticed how they all have prosthetic limbs, and just how much those particular three you met last year seemed to idolize you so much."
Cyborg nodded once more, a small smile coming on his face as he remembered those details. "I certainly won't forget all that in a hurry."
"That's good."
Sarah took another deep breath, and exhaled once more. "You see; those three kids aren't the only kids I work with who treat you that way. In fact, every single one of the kids I work with practically worships you as their own personal hero. You could basically say that they make up the entirety of the membership of your own personal little fan club."
Cyborg mentally whistled. "Wow," he said. "Really?"
Sarah nodded. "You have no idea how much you've affected all those kids I work with." She briefly turned her head to look behind her. "Those kids . . . to them, you're not just any random hero. To them, you're a living symbol of hope, an example to look up to, virtually a God among people, among heroes even."
Sarah looked back at Cyborg and the Titans once more. "I'm sorry, I'm rambling. To make a long story short. . ." She took another deep breath, and then exhaled once more. "This Valentine's Day," she began. "I'm going to be taking the entire group on a little trip to Jump City Park and . . . well . . . I was wondering . . . if it would perhaps be possible for you to come to the park and hang out there with me and the kids that day? Granted, I know that you're often pretty busy and all, even on holidays, but Jackson, Stephanie, and Joseph have been especially hopeful in getting the chance to see you personally again after they met you and got your autograph last year, and all the other kids have wanted so badly to get the chance to have a similar experience, and I just think that all that combined with how big of a hero and idol you are to them all, well it would really make their day if you could come see them in person and . . ."
Cyborg placed his hand on Sarah's shoulder, and she stopped talking. "Say no more," Cyborg said when Sarah lifted her head to look him in the eye. "I'd be more than happy to drop by that day." He turned his head to face his fellow Titans. "Assuming that is, you guys are ok with it."
The Titans were already nodding their heads in approval. Even Beast Boy had what looked like an actually quite genuine smile on his face, and was directing a thumbs up towards his bionic buddy. "You go on ahead dude," said Beast Boy. "You've earned it man."
For a moment, Cyborg was uncertain what to say, touched by what his friends had just done for him. Then he smiled. "Thanks guys."
"You're welcome Cy," said Robin. He gave a thumbs up of his own. "This is what friends are for."
Cyborg chuckled, and turned his head to face Sarah once more. "It's a date."
Sarah couldn't have possibly looked any happier than she did upon hearing this response from Cyborg. She then hugged Cyborg. "Thank you," she said. "You have no idea how much this will mean to the kids." She pulled away from Cyborg. "This Valentine's Day, we'll be arriving at the park no later than 9:00 in the morning."
"I'll be there," said Cyborg.
Sarah nodded. "Thank you," she said once more. She turned and started walking away back towards the direction from which she'd come. As she departed, she turned her head to face the Titans one more time. "I'll see you later!"
"Right back at you," said Cyborg, his thumb raised in approval. Sarah directed one last happy smile towards Cyborg and the other Titans, then turned her head and practically stampeded away to return to where she'd been before her little talk with the Titans.
Meanwhile, Robin couldn't help but direct a half genuine smile and half smug smirk towards Cyborg. "Well Cyborg," said Robin. "Looks like I'm not the only one who's got a hot date this Valentine's Day, huh?"
Cyborg sighed, and rolled his human eye. "Come on man."
Robin placed his hand on Cyborg's shoulder. "Relax pal. I'm not gonna start on it this soon. You deserve a good month's grace period at most before Beast Boy and I get to work."
"Here, here," said Beast Boy.
Raven just rolled her eyes. "Boys," she thought to herself.
Starfire, however, seemed as if she hadn't even heard a thing that the boys had just said. "Oh how much more fantastic this day has become!" she yelled gleefully. "Cyborg has finally gotten a girlfriend of his own!"
Cyborg mentally sweat dropped, and hung his head to try to prevent his four younger team mates from seeing the very noticeable shade of red his face had just turned. "Now, now Star," he said in a quite sheepish tone. "This is just one little outing with her, and I'll be helping her chaperone Heaven knows how many little kids. She's not my girlfriend."
"Not yet," Beast Boy said dryly. Cyborg directed a deadpan glare at Beast Boy, who only directed a quite wolfish looking grin back at him, clearly unrepentant.
Starfire giggled, hovered a couple inches off the ground, and spun herself clockwise once before then saying, "Come on friends! We must work especially hard now to make sure we are all prepared for the day of Valentine's when it comes now that Cyborg also has a special friend to celebrate it with!" At that, she started zooming off into the air in the direction of the tower, practically squealing with joy.
Robin sighed happily, and shook his head side to side with a bemused, yet loving smile on his face. "Don't ever change Star," he said to himself. "Don't ever change." Then he turned his head to face his fellow Titans who hadn't yet departed. "Star is right, we should probably be heading home about now."
"You go on ahead Rob," said Cyborg. "Go ahead and catch up with your girlfriend and see if she can fly you back. We'll catch up to you later."
Robin thought to himself. "If you say so. But why?"
"I'm gonna go back to see what I can do about my car," Cyborg explained. "And I'm sure that it wouldn't be too bad for BB and Raven to stick around to see if they can take care of your R-Cycle, and perhaps give me some assistance if I need it."
Robin thought to himself once again. "In that case," he gave his three team mates a thumbs up, a smile on his face. "You go right on ahead." He turned around and started running off in the direction Starfire had flown. "Wait up Star!" he then yelled somewhat belatedly.
Cyborg shook his head side to side, mentally chuckling. "You've really got it bad Rob," he thought to himself. Then he looked back at Beast Boy and Raven. "So, shall we?"
Raven nodded her head in the affirmative.
"Sure," said Beast Boy. He abruptly turned into an Andean condor and flew off into the sky to start searching for the R-Cycle.
"Ok then," said Cyborg. He looked back at Raven. "Well I guess no time like the present, as BB certainly appears to have made clear. Wanna come with me?"
Raven looked in the direction Beast Boy was currently flying, then back at Cyborg, her mind made up. "Actually, I think I'd best go with Beast Boy."
"Very well then," said Cyborg. "You go on ahead. I'll call you guys if I need any help." He turned around and walked off, already activating his scanners to search for his beloved T-Car.
Raven sighed to herself, and looked in the direction of the green condor once more. Even in spite of how genuinely happy he'd been over several moments earlier when Sarah was present, the awfully nightmarish element she'd noticed in his aura had still been present, albeit in a considerably weaker state of existence. And now, it was just as strong, and possibly stronger, then before now that Sarah was gone. And while she was not about to mention it out loud to Cyborg, Robin, or Starfire just yet, she now couldn't help but feel quite worried now about Beast Boy's current state of mind. What none of the other Titans yet knew was that she'd managed to be present in the area where Capricarn had been knocked out and apprehended just in time to witness Beast Boy's unexpectedly managing to survive against the criminal's daring last resort move. And it wasn't until that moment when she herself had finally managed to become aware of something that she was now quite surprised she hadn't noticed any earlier than that moment. And that being said, she had a very worrisome theory about why Beast Boy had been unaffected and just what was currently going on in his regard. It was a theory that she even now hoped wasn't true. But in the event that it was true, then she knew that Beast Boy was most certainly not ok, possibly even worse than she herself suspected he hadn't dared let on. And in that event, she knew it would be very dangerous just as much to her and the other Titans as it would be to Beast Boy for her to continue to keep this matter in the dark. After all, if her theory was correct, dark was the absolute last thing anyone, particularly Beast Boy, currently needed at the moment in the event that her theory was correct.
And just like that, another chapter done! Once again, here's to hoping that you all enjoyed and that you leave plenty of feedback! (At the very least, there'd better be AT LEAST 1 review for this chapter by the time I finish the next chapter; if not, no new chapter until that requirement does get fulfilled.) And on that note, I especially hope you liked how I finally gave that 'mystery' woman first introduced in this series all the way back in Night of the Cursed a name to refer to her by (though I'm sure all of you who read the comics (Go! or the original DC comics) probably could easily recognize who she was from a mile away ^_^). And yeah, looks like Cyborg we'll be having a pretty pleasant Valentine's Day ahead of him this year if I do say so myself :). And on another note, I also hope you enjoyed that little (or perhaps not so little) cameo from Amanda Waller. As relatively short her time in this chapter was, I actually quite enjoyed writing that segment of the chapter and I hope you enjoyed reading it! ^_^ That being said, once again, I hope you enjoyed this new chapter and leave plenty of feedback. Again, hope you had fun!
Coming up Next: When the team regroups back at the tower later that day, not only does it not take long at all to see just how hard at work and in anticipation of the Holiday the majority of the main team is, but an actually quite large bit of news regarding the other branches of the team in general come to light as well. But at the same time though, Beast Boy has a small dark cloud of his own hovering around and overshadowing what little happiness he does feel about it, something that Raven most certainly is not comfortable seeing. And for that matter, just what is her little THEORY regarding Beast Boy? Find out next time, on Shadows of Love! ^_^
