They headed into the
tower, one by one. Mandy looked all around her, seeing the amazing
tower. Starfire called her name, and told her to sit on the couch.
Mandy was smiling, and nodded. Cyborg, and beast boy came in, followd
by raven and robin. They all, accept for raven sat on the couch.
Starfire floated over to the telivision, smiling, and asked,
"Which
movie shall we watch first? the glue monster masacare? or the attack
of the glue monster?"
"Their basically the same thing
though, star" MAndy chuckled
"How do you know that?"
BB asked
"Well, i use to go to a lot of movies, back in the
day. I saw both of thoughs." She giggled.
"Mandy, why
dont you take that potato sack off? it looks uncofortable"
Cyborg pointed to her cloak.
"Would you mind if i took it
off? dont worry, i have cloths underneath" She giggled as the
others shook their heads. She took off the cloak, and under it, she
wore long baggy, holey jeans, and a small white tank top, showing off
her belly button ring.
"Dude! you got a belly-button ring?!"
BB asked pointing to it in amazement
"Didnt that hurt?"
Robin asked, leaning over to see it
"Not really.." Mandy
smiled.
"Guys, chill. its just a belly button ring"
Cyborg tried to act all cool.
"Uh- yeah, duh. belly-button
ring. thats-thats cool." Robin chuckled.
"So Mandy, what
time you gotta get out of here?" Cy asked, interested.
"Whenever
you guy kick me out" She laughed
"You parents,care not?"
Starfire asked
"nahh" She smiled, crossing her
legs.
"Thats awsome!" BB remarked
"where do you
live, Mandy?" Raven asked, peaking her eyes from behind a
book.
"oh, y'know. here and there" Mandy replied.
"You
dont live anywhere?" Cy asked.
"Well, i suppose i use to
live in gotham. but that arrangement didnt work out" Mandy
shrugged.
Raven slammed her book shut, "and why not?"
She asked, eyeing Mandy
"Well, my roommates and i fought too
much. and i didnt wanna deal wih it. plus they hated morph. and Morph
is my bestfriend. So if they can't accept him, than they can accept
me." Mandy smiled.
"mhmm.." Raven mutterd.
"Well,
what are you guys gonna do for the rest of the day?" Mandy
asked
"I planned on some training, what do you say guys?"
Robin announced
The titans all replied to it, with a strong yes.
"Can Mandy join us?"
Cy asked
"What? no-no i couldn't impose" Mandy nervously
said
"Its fine with me" Robin smiled, walking out the
door, along with the others.
Cyborg waited with Mandy and walked
out of the tower.
They all met outside the tower, infront of the
obstical course. A few of them stretched, while raven meditated, and
robin began to press buttons on the control board.
"Ever done
this before, Mandy?" Cy asked.
"No.. Never" Mandy
still looked amazed
"Well.. no worries,
its kinduh easy once you get use to it." Cyborg gave her a warm
smile.
"Cyborg, you're up! show Mandy how its all done!"
Robin yelled, waving his arm. Cyborg winked at Mandy and ran into the
starting possison. As the timer, started, Cyborg began running,
jumping over machines comming up fromt he ground. He used his sonic
cannons to destroy some of the stunt dummies, as dodged other beams
coming at him. He finished the obstecal course within a time of 1
minute and 36 seconds. The other titans cheerd him on, and he turned
back to Mandy.
"Uhm.. okay.." Mandy nervously
smiled.
"Show us what you got.. Mandy"
Raven narrowd her eyes.
"Well, I-I'll try" Mandy walked
into starting possison. The timer began, and she started to run
through. She dodged the machines, and jumped upon high rocks.
Suddenly left and right the machines started to blow up. The titans
watched in horror and amazement. Mandy was destroying the machines
with her mind. As the stunt dummies were being approched she reached
out her hand, and set them all on fire. Beast Boy screamed ludly in
excitment. She was hit with one of the fire cannons, and attacking
back she fired and ice bean at them. Approching the finish line, she
stumbled.
"Aha, ta-da?" She nervously giggled.
"WOW!"
Yelled cyborg.
"You have amazing control!" BB yelled
too.
"And so many varieties of power!" Robin
smiled
"Yeah. it was good." Raven rolled her eyes, as
Star gave Mandy a hug. They all looked at Mandys time, which was 1
minute and 23 seconds. After that, Mandy watched the other titans,
one by one completing the course. She watched and enjoyed being
around heroes. Her eyes twinkled, and gazed upon the amazing power
they all had. As the sun set, the titans decided it was time to head
in. One by one they piled in. Star, Robin, and Beastboy, all piled
onto the couch. Raven Sat down at the table, away fromt he others and
continued to read her book. Cyborg and Mandy walked into the room,
and Mandy ran up to Raven.
"Whacha doin' ReaRea?" MAndy
smiled.
Raven narrowd her eyes in agravation again, and looked up
from behind her book. "What did you call me?"
"Aha,
ReaRea?" Mandy giggled.
"Oh, ReaRea.. hmm. well, don't
ever call me that again." Raven
warned.
"Lighten up Raven, jeez." Cyborg
defended.
"Whatever" Raven looked back at her
book.
Cyborg and Mandywalked into the kitchen, and Mandy began to
open the cabbinets.
"Mandy, what are you doing?" Cyborg
asked in confusion.
"You'll see." Mandy continued.
She
pulled out a box of easy mac, some peppers, rice, and chicken. She
began to boil water, and chop up peppers. She got out a pot, and put
the rice in it, while the water boild. she threw a pice of chicken up
in the air, and used her fire powers to cook it fast. She chopped it
up, and mixed it in with the rice. She then added pepper to the
mixture, as she finished up the easy mac. She placed them all in
seperate bowls. She smiled at cyborg.
"Dinner's ready!"
She yelled.
The titans looked back at her, and shrugged. All but
Raven walked over to the table, where they all had bowls of food
awaiting them. Beastboy sneerd at the chicken, rice and pepers.
Mandy smiled and removed his bowl, replacing it with chopped up
veggies and rice.
"Enjoy" She smiled.
"What are
you? some sorta or house maid?" Raven growled.
Mandy made a
dissapointed face. She then gave a week smile, and walked out of the
room, grabbing her cloak.
"Look what ya did Raven!"
Cyborg yelled, as the others ate their dinners.
"Its for the
better." Raven looked away.
Cyborg ran after her, leaving the
other titans speachless. Cyborg found her begining to climb on morph,
preparing to leave.
"Mandy! wait! don't go!" Cyborg
yelled running towards them. Mandy looked down sadly, and shook her
head, continuing to get on morph.
"Mandy.. please don't
leave. you can stay here, and.. and maybe even, become a titan!"
Cyborg smiled. Mandy smiled back, and looked down. As she blinked, a
single tear fell.
"Cyborg, lets face it. i don't belong here.
all i wanted.. was for you guys to like me. I've heard so much about
The Teen Titans. Its true, i came looking for you guys. i was hoping
id be good enough to fit in with you. but.. my powers are unlike
yours.." Mandy looked away.
"What are you talking about?
you have powers just like the rest of us." Cyborg put his hand
on her sholder.
"No.. you see... we don't." Mandy climbd
off morph and stood in front of cyborg. She took a deep breath and
removed her left glove. She held her bare hand in front of
Cyborg.
"My powers.. are.. dangerous."
"Why do you think that?" Cyborg looked at her
hand.
"This one power, is, uncontrolable." She winced
"..okay?"
"If i were to touch you right now,
without my glove, i would suck half, or even all your life forces out
of you. only temporarily. but, with these powers.. i could kill
someone." Mandy began to cry.
"I don't want to be like
this." she continued.
"Mandy.. thats not your fault.."
Cyborg warmly said.
Mandy put her glove back on. Cyborg then
suddenly embraced her. With no warning. Mandy looked up at him, into
his brown eyes, as he looked into hers. They slowly leaned in. Almost
like in a movie.
"She's still
here?" Raven angrily said, from behind them. Mandy broke away
from Cyborgs embrace. She gave cyborg and raven both depressing
looks, and climbd on morph.
"I can't stay here. I just dont
belong here." Mandy wiped her eyes, and morph began to fly
away.
"Mandy! please, wait!" Cyborg yelled. Morph
stopped in the air. Mandy looked back at him with a distressed face.
She then looked at Raven and nodded.
"You are right Raven.
You have met me before." Mandy weakly smiled, and blew a kiss to
cyborg. Morph flew away, as they faded into the sunset.
"Maybe
she'll come back someday.." Cyborg looked down. He then looked
back at Raven angrily.
"I hope your happy!" He yelled,
then noticing Ravens expression. Her face was shocked, and
wideeyed.
"What is it?" He asked.
You
are right Raven. You have met me before.
Mandy's voice echoed in Ravens head.
"H-How did she know what
i was thinking..?" RAven and cyborg looked into the sunset. So
many mysteries remaind about Mandy. Even though she was different,
and dangerous, Cyborg couldn't help but hope, soon in the future, she
would return. For good.
