"Here we are!" Beastboy exclaimed as the six teens walked onto the pier.
"Who's doing what?" Robin asked.
"I suggest we go on the Ferris wheel!" Starfire declared. Cyborg and Batgirl exchanged a look.
"Rollercoaster!" they both exclaimed.
"But I want to play carnival games!" Beastboy said.
"What about you, Raven?" Batgirl asked.
"I'd like to see the haunted house," Raven said.
"We've got consensus on the Rollercoaster though, so we do that first," Cyborg said.
"I don't want to go on the rollercoaster!" Starfire said. "Why don't you go on the rollercoaster while we go on the Ferris wheel?"
"Okay," Robin said. "We can meet at the carnival games when we're done." Cyborg, Batgirl Beastboy and Raven started off for the rollercoaster, while Starfire happily grabbed his arm and marched off to the Ferris wheel. "Wait, I…" he trailed off as he was drug away.
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Starfire and Robin sat at the top of the Ferris wheel, Starfire leaning her head on Robin's shoulder.
"Um, Star, I…" he started, trailing off uncertainly.
"Yes?"
"Isn't the Big Dipper cool?" he asked, pointing at the constellation. She nodded, resting her head on his shoulder again. Really? Isn't the Big Dipper cool? Idiot! He sighed. He'd really rather go on the rollercoaster. It was way more exciting, and you didn't have to make small talk on a rollercoaster. I bet Babs is having way more fun than I am right now. He shook his head. But so are Cyborg and Beastboy and … well probably not Raven, but diffidently Cyborg and Beastboy. Why did Babs pop into my head first?
"Robin?" Starfire asked, looking up at him.
"What's up Star?"
"Isn't this nice?"
"Um, sure I guess…" he spluttered, not sure of how to respond. She beamed at him.
"You know, Robin, I really…" All the lights on the pier suddenly cut out and the Ferris wheel stopped moving.
"This isn't good," Robin remarked, looking around. He started to stand, but collided with the lap bar, pitching the compartment forward dangerously.
"Be careful!" Starfire exclaimed, grabbing him.
"Give me a second," he said, leaning over and fumbling with the release, finally succeeding in getting it undone. "Come on, we better go see what's going on." She nodded, reaching out and grabbing his arm, flying them both down to the ground. They reached the ground, and noticed that all the people weren't milling around anymore. They were running from something behind them, leaving the pier. Immediately Robin and Starfire rushed towards the end of the pier, looking for whoever was attacking. Suddenly the rollercoaster rushed by, the passengers screaming their heads off. Robin stopped.
The rollercoaster operated on momentum. It wouldn't stop just because the power cut. But the breaks would! BABS!
"Star, we need to stop the rollercoaster!" he yelled, reversing direction.
"Look!" Starfire pointed as Overload appeared, sparking dangerously. He was banging against the main power box. If he got into that, he'd electrocute everyone on the rides. Robin set himself. They'd have to stop him. Hopefully Babs could stop the coaster.
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Batgirl climbed into the front seat of the rollercoaster with Cyborg, Beastboy and Raven. She smiled, pulling the restraint over her head and ensuring it held her tightly in place.
"THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME!" Beastboy yelled.
"I'm so excited," Raven replied sarcastically.
"Four loopty loops, two corkscrews and it starts with a 125 foot drop!" Cyborg declared, grinning ear to ear. He almost seemed as excited as when he was talking about the t-car. They lurched forward, going down a small drop, and then starting to slowly climb up the steep incline.
"This is going to be awesome," Beastboy said. Batgirl smiled, nodding. They reached peak, and they felt the car slide off the track. They dropped down a small initial drop as the rest of the car disengaged. All the lights cut out, and they pitched forward. Oh crap. Beastboy and Cyborg were both screaming. As soon as the g-force cut enough that she managed to move, Batgirl reached for her tool kit.
"What's going on?" she heard Beastboy yell as they went into the initial loop.
"The power's down!" Cyborg replied.
"That means no breaks!" Batgirl clarified, finding her tool. They went through another loop and she nearly dropped it. As soon as the world returned to normal orientation, she started working on the locking mechanism.
"We'll stop when we get back to the initial drop," Raven said, her voice still monotone. The rest of the passengers were screaming wildly.
"But we'll encounter the other car before that," Batgirl said, still working at the mechanism. They jerked around a turn, dropping suddenly. "Ow!" she winced as she accidently stabbed her finger. Her restraint released.
"What are you doing?" asked Cyborg.
"Forming a plan," she replied. They went into a corkscrew.
"Ahhhh," she clung to the seat for dear life.
"Are you okay?" Cyborg asked, looking over, trying to see around his restraint.
"Fine," she replied shortly, surveying the situation. "Tell me when our orientation changes."
"Loop!" Beastboy yelled. She clung to her seat, dangling from the car as they flipped upside down.
"Raven, stop the cart!" Cyborg exclaimed. Raven raised her hands, and the cart turned black, but suddenly a spark came through the metal and into the restraints. Raven and Beastboy both jerked a couple times, and fell unconscious. Cyborg's head hung down, his mechanical parts going black.
Great. Batgirl was glad she wasn't wearing her restraint anymore. Quickly she leaned over the side of the cart, starting to work on its breaking mechanism. They went into another corkscrew, and she was forced to grasp the seat with both hands to keep from falling, causing her to drop her tool.
"What's going on?" Cyborg asked, having restarted himself. Batgirl pulled herself back up into her seat.
"We're in trouble." Batgirl said. The bat glue! She remembered, pulling a tube from her belt. I swear I'll never question your inventions again if this works, Bruce! They went into the final loop, and she dumped the whole tube down onto the track below. The cart flew through the rest of the turn, stopping suddenly at the bottom as the glue instantly bonded it to the track. Batgirl was thrown forward, hitting the track forcefully, managing to grab onto the rail preventing her from falling the twenty feet to the ground.
"Area you okay?" Cyborg asked. Batgirl gasped, trying to catch her breath.
"I'm fine," she replied, pulling herself back up onto the tracks.
"Whazgoingon?" Beastboy slurred, jerking himself awake. Batgirl quickly undid the restraints on the rest of the Titans.
"Ow my neck," Raven said, holding it in her hand.
"Sorry, that might be a bit of whiplash," Batgirl said, starting off down the track to the station. Cyborg, Beastboy and Raven followed quickly. As soon as they ran out of the station, Starfire flew past them.
"Star, what's…" Cyborg didn't get to finish his question as Overload raced towards them. Cyborg raised his sonic cannon, Beastboy turned himself into a t-rex, Raven raised her hands, and Batgirl pulled out her batarangs. Overload blasted at them, Cyborg raised his arms, absorbing the electricity but being thrown backwards into the rollercoaster's entrance. Beastboy swooped away as a bird, Raven melted into the ground, and Batgirl rolled out of the way.
"Look out!" Robin shouted, throwing some disks at Overload. Overload turned towards Robin, and let loose a barrage of electrical shocks. Robin dodged, landing next to Batgirl. Starfire let loose her starbolts at him, while Raven threw a food cart. Overload glared at the Titans, blasting at them. Raven surrounded them both with a shield of her dark energy. Robin pulled out a rubber ball, looking at Batgirl.
"Got it," she said, running a few yards away, pulling out some explosives. "HEY UGLY!" She chucked the explosives. Overload turned, but then changed his mind and turned back to Robin as he ran in to plant the rubber restraints. Overload wacked him, causing him to jerk with electricity and smash into the ground.
"ROBIN!" Starfire exclaimed, starting over. All the Titans changed their positions so they were defensively around Robin. Batgirl frowned, looking around. She knew they were trying to ensure Robin's safety, but all they were really doing right now was putting them all more at risk. What could you do to get rid of electricity? Ground it! She grabbed a batarang and a long piece of copper wire from her belt. She tied one end to the batarang, and the other end to a pipe running along the building. Quickly she threw the batarang into Overload. He fizzed and shrunk, finally turning back into just a little chip. Batgirl sighed, running over to Robin.
"Is he okay?" she asked. Starfire was leaning over him, shaking him slightly.
"Robin, please wake up," she requested. Batgirl hurried forward, shoving Starfire aside.
"Don't shake someone who's injured, they might have a back or head injury," she instructed, checking Robin's breathing and his pulse. Clearly Starfire had no experience with proper medical response. "He's got a pulse, and I don't see any serious injuries." She leant back, inhaling deeply. "He'll be fine." She could feel the adrenalin start to leave her body. Suddenly, she became aware of a pain in her chest. Spots flooded her vision, then everything went black as she felt herself start to fall.