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Chapter 8: Phase 2:
"Uh, I'm back guys," Raven announced slightly uncomfortable as she returned from calling the others to find Beast Boy and Argent locked in a deep kiss. "AHEM," she yelled after the couple pretended not to hear her.
"Gah come on Rae, that was no reason to yell," Beast Boy said as they turned to face the angry empath. Leaving one arm around Argent's waist as they walked over he asked, "So are the others ready?"
"Just about, Starfire and Robin are slightly behind schedule," Raven replied. Then when Beast Boy didn't make a joke about the two of them being late together she asked, "Um, aren't you going to make joke about that?"
"Why would he do that, we were doing the exact same thing," Argent answered leaning her head against the changeling's shoulders.
"Ya, but we did finish our tasks and then messed around... Gah I'm so confused," Beast Boy said torn between the desire to tease his friends and the point his girlfriend had made.
"Wow Beast Boy you've actually grown up some," Raven commented surprised when Beast Boy chose to ignore his urges and didn't make some sort of joke or immature statement.
"I guess I did, you can thank Toni and Robert for that. Meeting a great family that accepts you no matter what it has that effect on you, I mean Toni and I have something special between us and I have to watch how I act around Robert, ya never know when he might pick up one of my bad habits," Beast Boy replied. In response to the questioning looks the empath gave him he explained, "Robert is the name Toni gave Wildebeest and I guess it just stuck with him." Then with an inquisitive look he asked Argent, "So how did you come up with Robert anyways?"
"I always liked the name and when my mom started to go about how she thought he was our kid. I guess I just said the first name that came to my mind, I think he likes it," Argent replied.
"So that's the second time I've heard you two mention that run in with Argent's mother, what happened," Raven asked.
"It was pretty awkward to say the least. But the short version is this, my mom walked in and saw Gar and I asleep together on the couch, so she assumes what we were lovers and that Robert... er Wildebeest was our out of wedlock child, even though that would imply I got pregnant at eleven. This lead to her assuming that we were some sort of dysfunctional secret broke family," Argent answered looking slightly embarrassed at the memory.
"Wow, that must have really been awkward," Raven said as she tried and failed to imagine the incident. Then turning her attention back to Beast Boy she said, "Well, I am happy for you then. It seems like you've really found your place in the world."
Their conversation was cut short however by the Titans communicator going off, signaling that all the heroes were in position. "Alright everyone, operation forever and a Dday is underway," Beast Boy announced over the communication channel. "Good luck and remember that all other goals are secondary, we need get to the rendezvous if we are to have any chance of succeeding without the horde be unleashed," he continued as he morphed into a fly and flew through a hole in the manhole cover. Before lifting the cover and signaling to his counterparts that the coast was clear.
"Finally out of the sewers," Argent said happily as she flew out followed by Raven. Soon the trio found themselves leaving the darknesss of the sewers behind and entered a well-lit construction yard.
"I dunno Toni, they're pretty convenient if you know how to use them and want to avoid getting stuck in traffic," Beast Boy answered with a goofy grin.
"Don't even think about trying to get me to go through sewers when we're on dates," Argent countered as she rolled her eyes at her boyfriend's joke.
"Hello children vhat vere vou doing down there in the sewers," Madame Rouge asked as she slid down from one of the unfinished upper levels. Unlike the two Brotherhood members the Titans had previously brought down, the villainess appeared confident enough in her ability to defeat the three heroes that she did not even bother to reach for her communicator.
"What were you doing in the rafters," Beast Boy countered. Causing Madame Rouge to give him a puzzled look, while Argent rolled her eyes and Raven face palmed.
"The Brain may have been fooled, but a master of disguise can tell an imitation from the real thing. I must admit I am impressed that vou vere able to defeat the Brains monkey lackey and the old fool, so I decided to test you myself. Prepare vourselves vor a fight myvay," the villainess threatened as she launched herself to attack the three heroes.
"Dudes run," Beast Boy exclaimed unnecessarily as he morphed into a hummingbird and darted out of the way, while his counterparts took flight in separate directions, causing Madam Rouge to go crashing into the empty barrels behind them. Flying up towards one of the unfinished barrels Beast Boy morphed into an Ankylosaurus planting his legs firmly onto the floor he taunted, "Is that the best you got?"
"Vhy you," Madame Rouge hissed as she flung herself at the armored dinosaur. While she herself was unaware, the French villainess had unwittingly stepped right into the changeling's trap, launching herself at the dinosaur's clubbed tail, only to be knocked back into a barrel as the powerful tail swung and sent her flying back towards the ground. Knocking her communicator off as she rocketed back towards the ground.
"Now someone do something," Beast Boy said as he took on a gorilla form and gestured towards a large slab of wood. Then smiling slightly as Argent caught on and used a large pair of red hands to place the slab atop the barrels, he used his morph's strength to push a neatly arranged pile of steel beams off the floor. "Rae put these on top," he instructed as the pile of steel started to fall. Once the empath complied with this request, there by trapping Madame Rouge in the barrel Beast Boy continued, "Alright dudes that's another one down. That only leaves the brain of the operations. Ha ha get it "the brain"."
While Raven rolled her eyes as she pulled out her communicator to inform the others of the capture of Madame Rouge. Argent gave a halfhearted laugh before asking, "So how does this change the next part of the plan?"
"Well Madame Rouge being caught now puts us ahead of schedule. I guess now we keep going to the rendezvous and go on as planned, only minus the part where we capture her," Beast Boy replied as the trio resumed walking towards the prearranged meeting point.
"This is the part of the plan I don't understand, just how do you expect us to get into the building. Since we obviously can't just walk right in and you don't seem to remember I can teleport us in," Raven asked.
"Don't worry about it Raven, I got this all under control," Beast Boy replied.
"That's what worries me," Raven said in her usual monotone.
"Relax; Gar knows what he's doing. He was able to get us into the Wildebeest Society headquarters," Argent assured her. While Beast Boy nodded in agreement happy to have back up in arguments now.
"If you say so, I don't get why I can't just teleport us in," Raven said still unconvinced.
"Cause we needed to make sure we took our all of the Brotherhood members, and the Brain is so used to Mento's way of doing things that he thinks all of the heroes think the same way; straight forward and unimaginative. He'd expect a frontal assault and probably has like a hundred traps waiting to counter one, so we are going to out think the Brain. He'd never suspect a sneak attack so that's what we're going to do," Beast Boy explained. Then once the trio excited the construction yard and entered a parking lot he morphed into a crow and started to caw.
"Nice signal, a green crow totally inconspicuous," Raven sarcastically said.
"Give him a break, it's not his fault he's green," Argent replied slightly mad at the empath's instance of criticizing everything Beast Boy did.
"I was being sarcastic," Raven said her tone revealing no emotion.
The continuation of their argument was cut off however as a red laser pointer flashed on and off. "Told y'all I'd get him out unharmed," Cyborg boasted as he and Wildebeest came out from behind a truck.
"You ok Shorty did everything go alright," Argent asked completely ignoring the robotic teen as she went over and started to smooth the fur atop the now powered down Wildebeest's head. This caused the child to grunt in protest. When the New Zealander still insisted on checking to see if he was hurt, Wildebeest merely issued another series of grunts as he complied by powering up so that any wounds would be noticeable.
"Awe come on Toni, don't smother the poor guy. Cy was with him and he's a big kid and can handle himself can't ya Robert," Beast Boy said as he walked up to the two, seemingly unaware of the amused look on Cyborg's face. Wildebeest merely grunted in response, attempting to avoid picking a side in this argument. Upon receiving a glare from Argent the changeling continued, "I know, I was worried about him to. But everything's fine and he says he is good."
"I guess you're right, I am sorry for that Robert. It's just that... I don't want you guys to get hurt," Argent said blushing slightly as she nervously rubbed her arm while looking at the floor.
"Awe your worried about us that's cute," Beast Boy said teasingly, before he and Wildebeest exchanged a glance and wrapped Argent in an embrace. "We don't want anything to happen to you either, in fact if you guys want the three of us could retire to someplace sunny once we're finished here," he added while Wildebeest nodded and grunted in agreement.
"Ya seeing what I'm seeing Rae," Cyborg asked Raven who stood next to him. Personally the half mechanical teen found the current situation to be quiet comical, not that he would voice this feeling in front of Argent and Wildebeest. So he was content to merely stand next to the silent empath and watch as the scene unfolded, at least until he could tease the changeling in private.
"I am standing right next to you and it would be pretty hard not to notice what is happening right in front of you," Raven replied. "It's strange isn't it, Beast Boy being the one to leave the Titans first," she continued.
"Okay dudes, Star and Robin must still be running behind. But we can afford to keep waiting for them, so let's get going," Beast Boy announced as his party finished their moment and there was still no sign of the missing Titans. Then without waiting for the present Titans to respond he started lead his trio off towards the large building draped with Brotherhood banners.
"So grass stain you mind telling us how were supposed to get in," Cyborg asked as he scanned the building with his robotic eye. The building was a large rectangular metal structure with two of the Brotherhood guard's standing outside each door.
"Simple chrome dome, we are going to up and walk right in," Beast Boy replied honestly. Then in response to the dumbfounded looks on Cyborg and Raven's faces he explained, "Wildebeest here is a product of the same formula, therefore he has the same genetic codes and can blend in with the other hybrids. So I'm gonna be a tick in his fur, while he carries you "defeated" three past the guards. If they ask about you all he has to do is play a recording I made in my lyrebird morph explaining how that everything about you guys is classified and then we're in."
"That has to be the stupidest idea I've ever heard, what if the guards don't buy it or any of the other things that can go wrong does go wrong," Raven said once he had finished.
"Is it Rae, or is it so stupid that it just might work," Beast Boy asked before adding once the empath shook her head, "Well it better cause we have no other way in so let's go."
"Our hopes lay with Beast Boy's thinking... aren't we all just so lucky," Raven said sarcastically as they got into position and headed towards the Brotherhood occupied building.
AN: Sorry I know I said the fight with the Brain would be in this chapter but it started to get to long so that will be in the next update. But anyways hope you enjoy this chapter anyway.
Guest: Thanks, I know but then again it is sort of hard to write Wildebeest in sometimes I hope I've been doing okay at that.
Notyetregistered: Thanks I'm glad you liked the last update, and are interested in that idea for a future story.
Warpwind: Thanks I'm glad you like the story