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STS: story shifting

"…": speaking

'…': thoughts

FB..: flashback

Chapter 3:

"I could have sworn I didn't put that there…" Gar mumbled from the floor as he blindly searched his way through his small mechanic shop towards the garage door to let in some light.

Finally reaching the door and pulling it up, he stepped outside only to be met with other small shop owners down the street. Many had their doors and windows open to let in some light from the blackout the whole area seemed to be experiencing. Walking a little ways away from his shop towards the small convenient store across the street, Gar noticed many of the other owners and customers making their way to the store.

"What do you think?" the owner of the convenient store asked Gar as he got closer.

"Someone needs to pay their electricity bill," Gar replied back, hearing bits and pieces of some of the conversations the townspeople were having.

"This is the fourth time this month and the commissioner still hasn't been able to get anyone…"

"If this keeps up we're all going to be losing business and then there will be a reason as to why the town has blackouts!"

"It has to be faulty wiring from one of the main wires that runs through here…"

"Then why haven't any of the electricians been able to find something? If you ask me…"

Looking behind his shoulder, Gar smirked a bit from the conversations his ears were picking up around him. Shaking his head as he turned back around to face the store owner, they both quietly waited for the commissioner to stop by before he quickly made another trip to another nearby city to ask for more help.

"Who do you think he's going to get now?"

"Electricians who tell us the same thing all the others have told us."

"We've lived here for more than ten years and ever since that man got elected for commissioner, nothing has been the same!"

"We need professionals for this kind of thing if you ask me."

"'Bout time he gets here," the store owner said as he noticed a small black car making its way up the road towards the store.

Looking around once more, Gar noticed how the owners ceased their talking of the blackout and commissioner as most of them waited with anxious and worried expressions on their faces. As the commissioner's car rolled to a stop, the crowd parted a way to reveal the driver's side door opening up. Out stepped a somewhat stout middle aged man with wire-rimmed bottle-cap glasses covering up his honey brown eyes that were shaded by light brown hair that was showing signs of his aging already. A white buttoned-up collared shirt with a black tie and somewhat nicely black slacks was what he was wearing, along with a pair of run-downed black shoes. Quickly shutting the door, he began walking towards where the convenient store owner and Gar were standing with a small smile on his face.

"Good afternoon, Commissioner Bill, what brings you here today?" asked the store owner as the commissioner got closer.

"Very good news for everyone to hear, Jake," Bill said as he shook Jake's hand and turned to face Gar, still holding a small smile.

"Whatever it is you're thinking I might have done this time, I didn't," Gar said as he looked at the commissioner wearily.

"Oh, Garfield, I know you haven't done anything this time, but it's what you are going to do," the commissioner said as he looked away from Gar to face the other store owners.

"I get the feeling I'm not gonna like this," Gar said to Jake as they both turned their attention to Bill.

"Who'd you get this time, Bill? More electricians?" asked a random voice from the crowd.

"Actually, you all will be happy to know I was able to get in contact with a city about three or so hours from here earlier today," Bill said as he paused for a second to see the reaction of the people.

"You gonna keep us waitin' or what?" came a male voice that Gar was able to recognize as the husband who ran the small pub like motel the little town had.

"Jump City is where I was able to get these people and can anyone guess who resides there in Jump City?" Bill said as he continuously held that small smile on his face.

"There is no way in hell that you were able to get the Titans to come down here, Bill!" said the pub owner's wife.

"They should be arriving within the next fifteen minutes and since they have never been to our small little town before…Garfield shall be the one who will show them around seeing as how he knows more of the area than any of us," Bill said as he turned from the crowd to face a pale looking Gar.

'Oh shit…'

STS

"Welcome of Gallop City," Starfire said as she read through the small little make-shift sign.

"City…looks more like a deserted town," Cyborg said from behind the wheel, slowing down to get a better look at their surroundings.

"Did the commissioner tell you anything of where we were to meet him?" Raven asked as she noticed many of the buildings looked vacant, save for the opened doors and windows.

"He said to keep following the road until we came up to…what is that?" Nightwing said as he noticed a somewhat medium sized crowd up ahead.

"Hmm…guess this is it," Cyborg said as he slowly put the vehicle in stop before shutting off the engine and stepping out.

"I swear, if this all just turns out to be a mechanical problem someone is going to feel my ra-" Raven began but stopped short as she looked up ahead and noticed someone very familiar.

"What were you about to say, friend Raven?" Starfire asked as she floated over to her friend, noticing she was staring at something up ahead.

"…"

"Rae?" Cyborg asked as he walked around the car to see what was going on.

"Thank you for coming at such a short notice, Titans," Bill said as he quickly made his way towards them, pulling someone else with him.

"No problem," Nightwing said as he took a glance at Raven before turning to face the commissioner.

"My name is Bill Hughes and I'm the commissioner of Gallop City, welcome," Bill said as he outstretched his hand.

"Nightwing," Nightwing said as he shook the commissioner's hand.

"Well, let's get things started then shall we…allow me to introduce your tour guide of the city, Garfield Logan," Bill said as he turned behind him to grab the person behind and bring him forward.

"Beast Boy!" the other three Titans exclaimed when they saw their green-skinned friend.

"Um…it's Gar now, or Garfield Logan," Gar said as he slowly raised his head to look at his former teammates, only to notice one was didn't look all to happy to see him.

'Man…I don't think all these years were enough to get her to forgive me…' Gar thought to himself as he slowly looked anywhere but at her.

"Hey Rae, how have you been?" Gar asked, hoping for the best.

"What are you doing here?" Raven asked as she finally came out of her stupor.

"Um…funny thing really…I uh…I live here now," Gar said as he glanced at the others, waiting.

"You mean you've only been three hours away from us and you couldn't take the time out of your busy schedule to come see us?" Cyborg asked, starring at Gar not believing what he was hearing. "Did you really turn your back on all of us that day?"

"W-what...no…of course not," Gar said as he noticed the tone in Cyborg's voice wasn't as friendly as he had hoped it to be when they would meet again.

"You all know one another?" Bill asked from his spot next to Gar.

"We all knew one another," Raven said as she stepped forward and stopped right in front of Gar. "How dare you."

"Rae I jus-"

"Only my friends can call me that," Raven said as she cut off Gar before lowering her head and closing her eyes.

"…Raven…I'm sorry," Gar said, knowing that him apologizing just might not help the situation at all.

Apparently, Gar was right because instead of answering him, Raven lifted her head with anger in her eyes. Not knowing what to do, Gar just stood there, waiting for anything as did the other Titans. As a few seconds ticked away with no movement coming from anyone, including the commissioner and store owners, Raven finally came to a decision in her mind. Without warning, she quickly lifted her hand and slapped Gar hard across the face that his head turned from the impact causing everyone to gasp and stare at the couple.

"Raven!" Starfire exclaimed as she pushed past Cyborg and Nightwing to stand in front of her.

"I'll be waiting here once this mission is over," Raven said as she took a calming breath and walked away from the group.

"Beast Boy how could you?" Starfire said once Raven was out of earshot.

"…Come on…I don't want you guys to stay longer than you all have to," Gar said, ignoring Starfire's question and nodding to the commissioner to let him know he would go with the remaining Titans.

"Star's talking to you, Beast Boy," Nightwing said, narrowing his eyes at his former teammate.

"Did you all come to talk or to get a mission taken care of?" Gar said as he turned back around to face them, trying to keep his composure.

"…Fine…but this isn't finished yet," Nightwing said as he nodded to Cyborg and Starfire who quickly gained their composure as well.

"When we were running a check over the city, the computer picked up an old factory in the outskirts a little bit north of here. Since there hasn't been a history of violence here it is possible that it's just a bad main wire. Why don't we start there…unless you've got something," Cyborg said as he waited for what Gar would say.

"The electricians we've had in the past didn't know about the factory out there, so that could be why we're still having this problem. Let's get going," Gar said as he began walking in the direction that the factory was in.

"Boyfriend Nightwing?"

"Yeah, Star?" Nightwing asked holding back a bit as Cyborg nodded, quickly walking away to catch up with Gar.

"This was not the way it is supposed to be," Starfire said as she lowered her head to the ground.

"I know Star…but we have to keep going. Besides…who knows…maybe we'll be able to find out what really happened if we ask Gar once we've all calmed down a bit," Nightwing said as he put an arm around her shoulders.

"I just hope that friend Raven will be in happier spirits once we return from the factory," Starfire said as she looked up at Nightwing, giving him a small smile.

"So do I, Star…so do I," Nightwing said as the couple quickly walked off, ignoring the looks of confusion and shock the crowd was still giving them.

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