Lock Up

When Cyborg left the Tower and activated his new security system, he was already being late. He abused all the gears the T-Car had to offer and even some beyond that. "I shouldn't have worked on it the whole night." Just a few minutes and no accidents that Cyborg had been aware of later he arrived at the airport.

"'Bout time you showed up!" the green changeling said. Beast Boy and Raven had been the first to arrive at the airport. He left early because he had to get something before leaving. Raven on the other hand had just decided that she would prefer waiting alone at the airport instead of looking at everyone else panicking because they might have forgotten something they didn't need in the first place.

"I'm sorry, okay? So, where are the others?" Looking around Cyborg noticed that neither Robin nor Starfire were in sight.

"Ha! Told you!" With a victorious smile Beast Boy looked at Raven. She couldn't care less. "Whatever you say…" That was all she said in reply.

Cyborg looked puzzled. "Just what did I miss?"

"I knew they wouldn't show up with you, I guess they are busy being together and all!" It seemed kinda weird, even from his own point of view, but Beast Boy had become a shipper of the Robin and Starfire pairing. Of course, he would call it a guy trying to help his friends to finally have the relationship that was bound to happen sooner or later.

"Well, good for you. But I was already late, if they don't show up any moment they won't make it."

That was indeed a problem. "You're right." Beast Boy nodded.

"You can still call them." Raven said, just to remind them that they DID have communicators.

"I am about to." Cyborg said, waiting for a response from Robin, the one he called first. Finally, he saw the face of the boy wonder. "Hey Robin, where are you?"

"I'm sorry. I kinda overslept. Not just me, but Starfire as well." Technically, this wasn't much of a problem, as the same thing happened to Cyborg himself.

But what if... "Don't tell me you're still in the tower?"

Robin sighed. "We are."

Cyborg's superior machine-brain immediately noticed the fact, that this was indeed a problem. Being aware of the others lack of a superior machine-brain he decided to inform them as well. "This is indeed a problem." he said.

"Who told?" Beast Boy responded. Maybe it was more obvious than Cyborg thought.

"So, what are we gonna do?" Cyborg asked and he himself didn't know if he was talking to BB and Raven or to Robin. Someone just had to ask this question and he felt like doing so.

"I guess you'll have to leave without us. Just send us the code, so we can at least get out and maybe follow you."

"I will send you the code, but don't get your hopes too high. That thing is longer than Pi to the last known decimal place." The scary part was – Cyborg wasn't joking.

Robin sighed again. "In that case…I'm afraid there's nothing we can do about it. We do have enough food for more than a week, so everything should be alright. You guys enjoy your vacation." With that said, Robin ended the transmission.

"I could get them out of there by using my powers." Raven stated all of a sudden.

"You probably wouldn't make it in time, this way the three of you would miss the plane." Cyborg explained.

"Also, you really think this was an accident?" BB was on to something. "I mean, out of all the people, it HAD to be Robin and Starfire? Coincidence? I don't think so. Just look at the situation, all the pieces fit! Robin! Starfire! And my hand still being stuck in this plastic ball!"

"What does your handball have to do with anything?" Cyborg didn't get it.

Not that there was anything to get. "Nothing, I just hoped Raven would finally free me if I mentioned it again."

"Didn't work. So, you were saying?" Raven said, looking at BB with a face that showed all kinds of disinterest.

"Damn." The changeling grumbled. "Anyway, I just think that it could have been a lot worse for the two of them. I'm sure Robin will enjoy this time. That is if it wasn't his plan all along! I mean, he and Starfire! All alone! For a whole week! That's way too suspicious to not mean anything. You know what I'm talking about, a little talky-talky, a litte hugy-hugy, a little kissy-kissy and BAM – A litte marry-marry!"

Raven's eyebrow was twitching. "Stop talking like an idiot or you'll have to undergo a little smacky-smacky."

Beast Boy was about to say something, but Cyborg was faster. "I'm sorry to interrupt all this discussions of young love and smacking each other, but we better get going!"