Chapter Eight: The professor
Since it was the weekend and most students slept in on the weekends, breakfast lasted until nine thirty. Starfire, Robin and Cyborg had left already, leaving the other two to change into new and unwrinkled clothes.
When the final titan had sat down and begun to eat, Robin had something to say.
"Alright everyone," he addressed the team in a low voice, "the staff here thinks that since the 'professor' hasn't showed up lately he's gone. But I think he's just been busy with school. We should patrol the grounds tonight and tomorrow night just in case." He finished stabbing moodily at his eggs.
"Glorious," Starfire slowly peeled her orange.
"Good idea Richard," Cyborg nodded. Everyone had already gotten used to their alias names. Except Beast Boy who still called Raven Rae whenever he could (or had an exit close by). "If we tried to set up a security system like back at the tower it would probably be tripped by students sneaking out. But how will we avoid getting caught after curfew?" Cy questioned.
"Victor you a superhero. I'm sure you'll think of something." Raven commented.
The teen titans patrolled around the grounds of McAdams Boarding School. It was a little after eleven, and so far nothing suspicious had happened.
Beast Boy however was using his time to let off built-up energy. First, he was a humming bird, bobbing and weaving through chain link fences. Then he was a monkey, climbing on all the flagpoles and trees. Finally when he reached the area that Raven was patrolling he transformed into a cat.
He was finding it rather difficult to spot her. Wherever she was, she wasn't moving. Beast Boy had turned into an eagle and flown as high as he could. He saw all the other but no Raven. Finally after switching from different birds for their sight and hearing abilities, he found her. She had hidden herself extremely well, and was nestled in the thick branches of an oak tree.
He transformed into a hummingbird again for it's agility and noise control but once again was not graced with the element of surprise.
"I think that humming birds got their name from the hum that their wings make," she spoke to no one in particular.
'No one in particular' huffed, and set himself down on a branch close to her.
"How do you always know?"
"Beast Boy, you not the sneakiest you know," Raven spoke to the stars.
He sighed, irritated but pleased nonetheless. He enjoyed talking to Raven without him killing the mood with his horrible jokes or her sarcastic comments. They wasted the time away pointing out different stars and constellations to each other, but after a while they ran out of stars.
The silence was broken by their communicators simultaneously going off.
They only heard eight little words but they didn't need anymore.
" We found the Professor. He's on the roof."
The Professor wasn't your everyday villain. He wasn't a thief, wasn't in it for money, didn't do it for power or even just to have fun. It was for order. Gone were the days where students were afraid of what their teachers would do to them if their homework wasn't completed. Schools used to be just for education, but now they had school dances, and colleges had frats and sororities. At the end of high school they would host proms, and danced the night away. Not any more.
The Professor thought that teachers were far to lax now. He would have things like they once were, even if it was one pupil at a time.
His costume was much like Mad Mods. With the exception that he had thick black hair, a tweed jacket, large thick tinted glasses and no cane. His weapons weren't much, if a little similar to Robins. A bo-staff that looked a lot like a lengthy ruler. A #7 as a boomerang and razor sharp numbers just for throwing around. He was cruising the roof for misbehaving students when someone spoke up behind him.
"Excuse me Professor, but I've got a math problem that I'm stuck on. It's five against one and I'm wondering who will win."
The Professor whirled around to see five teenagers in McAdams school uniforms. From left to right there was a boy in a forest green sweater, girl in a purple sweater, A boy in a red sweater, another boy in an electric blue sweater and one more girl in a dark blue sweater. The one in the middle was wearing sunglasses and was the one who had spoken up to him.
"Well if you want my opinion, I would saw one would still beat five," the professor had a deep voice, which ruled out the option that it was a woman beneath the glasses.
"Gee professor, your math skills are a little off. I think it's time you were taught a lesson."
Everyone stiffened preparing for the oncoming attack. They had all previously agreed not to say 'titans go' (much to robins dismay) while they were at McAdams. It made sense. Since they were supposed to be in discize and if someone caught what they looked like it would blow their cover. Since it was eleven thirty it was very dark. Even though they were grateful that it hid their faces, it also prevented identifying the Professor.
Suddenly Robin rolled to the side, narrowly avoiding a razor sharp five.
"Dude I hated math before but now … "
Robin pulled his bo-staff out of nowhere and launched a volley of attacks which the Professor was barely able to block. The Professor swept his foot out knocking Robin on his back. He only allowed himself a moment to smirk in triumph before he jumped out of the way of a charging ram.
"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!" He was pelted with apples from the trees below. He was trying to wipe the fresh applesauce from his glasses when he was struck by a bright blue light from behind.
"Booyah!"
"Who's there?"
Everyone froze. Someone had heard them and was franticly flashing a light in their direction. Raven quickly grabbed them all and fazed into her room. When they finally realized they were safe Robin was the first to speak "Good job Raven. We'll just have to catch him another time I guess."
"Our recent battle has wearied me. I shall retreat to my bed." Starfire stifled a yawn and headed out the door.
She was closely followed by Robin and Cyborg, but Beast Boy was staring into space, a frightened look on his face.
"Dude, Mad Mod's 'school' was bad enough, but now the numbers are out to get me!" he must have been referring to the sharp number five Robin barely missed.
"Goodnight Garfield," Raven spoke in a soothing voice pushing him out the door, "Don't let the numbers bite," she finished with a smirk
"Dude that is not funny!"
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