Afterburn: Part I

Chapter 4: Drive through Insanity

By: mrbeans

Rated: T

Sorry it took so long to update but I've been busy with homework and stuff.

El Queso de Maliscioso: I agree, I went back and ran chapter 2 through it too so that one should be better as well.

Allow me to remind all of you once more that this is NOT a Cy/Star fic!

Arc II: Repercussions

The Story of Starfire & Cyborg

The T-car blared down the highway.

"Didn't it seem weird to you that Robin got three simultaneous calls just as he was going to have to answer a question?" asked Cyborg.

"I do find this strange but has not Robin been acting odd all week?" said Starfire, equally confused.

Cy just let out a long sigh and turned his attention back to the road. They continued to drive for hours until they reached one of the oddest sights of their lives.

"I did not know that anything was capable of being so flat" said Starfire, starring out at the vast flat of Kansas.

Cyborg glanced at the GPS screen being displayed on his wrist "There's a town ten miles down the road. We should get there and then figure out where to go from there"

Starfire nodded in agreement and got back into the car. They drove into the small town passing the delapitated sign that read:

Cambell

Pop: 310

Cambell couldn't have fitted the stereotype of small town any more. It had a motel, a gas station, a cafe, and a small strip mall. It's most popular feature was the large nasalgic drive-through.

Cy drove up to the drive-through and did the most Cyborg-ish thing possible. "I'll have one of everything!" he declared to the small speaker and the disgruntled employee on the other end.

"And a cha-cha chicken sandwich" added Starfire

"And a cha-cha chicken sandwich" repeated Cy to the speaker.

"That will be six thousand nine hundred and fifty four dollars and eleven cents." said the worker.

"I'M A TEEN TITAN! THAT MUST COUNT FOR SOMETHING!" yelled Cyborg.

"Ok...superhero discount...that'll be six thousand nine hundred and fifty four dollars and ten cents"

"AAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGHHHHH" screamed Cyborg, jumping out of the car and ripping the speaker out of the ground.

He was about to take a bite when several alarms sounded and numerous black sedans appeared. People in black jumpsuits got out and drew their weapons.

"Put your hands up!" yelled one man with a megaphone

Starfire got out of the car to see what was going on "What is happening friend Cyborg?" she asked

"Ma'am" said another one of the men "We'll need you to get back in the car"

"But I must aid my friend" protested Star.

"Bring 'em in" said one with blue shoulder stripes.

Cyborg and Starfire were hit with darts and blacked out.

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Cyborg blinked in the bright light a he came to.

"Hello Cyborg" said a voice. Cy blinked again and everything came into focus. He was in a concrete room with a single stainless steel table and two chairs inside.

"Do you know why your here?" asked the interrogator in a very rhetorical way.

"I just went through a drive through" said Cyborg, still mildly drossy from before.

"Why did you attack a secure government facility? Who are you working for?"

"Who are you?" demanded Cyborg

"My name is Agent Pierce Thomson" said Pierce, whipping out a badge "I work for a part of the government called CRT"

"What's CRT?" asked Cyborg

"That's none of your concern. Now, why did you attack a secure government facility?" asked Thomson

"I don't know about any facility, i just wanted some food" said Cy.

Thomson took out a cell phone and hit a speed dial "He's not talking. Yes, right away sir." he closed the phone and looked at Cy "Come with me"

He was led into a large room.

"This is CRT headquarters" said Agent Thomson, walking briskly.

Cyborg was led to the man who appeared to be in charge.

"Hey Cy" said the man. His voice sounded familiar.

The man turned around and gave Cyborg a surprise that almost knocked him out cold again.

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Starfire awoke to the rhythmic beating of helicopter blades.

"Finally awake?" asked a man sitting in front of her. He looked like a secret service agent in a suit and sunglasses. The bulge of a hand gun on his hip.

"Who are you?" asked Starfire, quite confused "Where is my friend?"

"At a different location. My name is Agent John Wellington, I work for a governmental agency called CRT" he said

"What's that?" asked Star, unsure of whether this man was on her side or not.

"Crisis Response Team" replied Agent Wellington.

Starfire decided not to ask any more questions and sat quietly for the rest of the flight.

An hour and a half later, the chopper landed in the middle of CRT headquarters.

Star was lead out of the aircraft and down a hallway. Agent Wellington stayed behind a moment and pulled out a walkie-talkie. "The diversion worked. She thinks she's at a different installation then Cyborg."

He put away the radio and followed Star down the hall. She was led to a large office with windows overlooking what appeared to be the command center.

"The commander will be with you shortly" promised Agent Wellington in a very professional way and then left the room.

Starfire turned and looked out the window. "Where am I?" she asked no one.

I sorry, I know I left you in TWO cliffhangers. For those of you who want a visual of what CRT looks like, it's the same concrete and steel design as CTU (from 24).

If your still confused about the arcs, each arc is the focus on one of the groups (save arc 1) so arc 3 will be the final portion of this part and will be what is happening to Beast Boy and Raven right now.

Please review!

-mrbeans