Arc II: Repercussions
Chapter 6: Control Freaked Out
Rated: T
By: mrbeans
STJadeTebraa890: umm...thanks...i think...
Blueyedgirl: I intend to
El Queso de Maliscioso:
1- Thats what I was going for
2- I'm trying
3- That's good to hear
4- Ok, Ok
5- five to six, maybe seven chapters. (including this one)
Cyborg and Starfire were led down yet another hall way to a long room. A long white platform ran along the floor in the middle. Several studio lights illuminated the platform.
"That white strip is called the run way." explained Elija, pointing to the platform. "We use it for what you're about to see." He gestured to a group of men in lab coats who scrambled to their stations, twisting knobs and pushing buttons.
"It will take a second for us to build up a charge to power the machine" he continued pointing to a huge cannon like object that was aimed at the runway. A woman in a lab coat gave Elija the thumbs up and the machine started up with a low whir.
"What does this thing of noisiness do?" asked Starfire, gazing in a perplexed matter at the complex machinery.
Washington recalled the machine's complexity, and the problems that accompanied it, vividly. They had had numerous problems from the cannon doing nothing but throw people back across the room, to having people sent into alternate realities and other dimensions. Washington had been tasked to deal with the more perplexing problems like: every time the laser was fired on tuesday the circuits backfired and the computer locked down. An alarm sounded during this that could only be turned off from the computer, which had barred itself from being used.
"This is our version of the technology Control Freak used when he put himself into television." explained Elija, putting the thoughts of the still extensive list of glitches from his mind.
A man in a lab coat and tie walked up. He was young, thin and had vivid red hair.
"Ahh" said Elija "This is our lead engineer, John Schubert"
Schubert didn't shake hands, he just nodded as Elija introduced Cyborg and Starfire, twirling a jump drive on a lanyard in his hands.
"Nice USB" said Cyborg, pointing to the jump drive Schubert was holding. "How big is it?"
"256" he said
"Megabytes?"
"Gigabytes"
Cyborg looked surprised for a second but then suppressed it as if determined to not be out-teched.
"So" he said, looking around at the vast computers "nice computer you've got here. What are you running?"
"A custom designed version of Macintosh OS X running on eighty terabytes of hard disk memory at 75 ghrz.." replied Schubert
"Mine's 78" said Cyborg.
"OK!" said Elija, attempting to prevent any conflict "We have a job to do"
"Yes" said John, clearing his thought "The machine will transport you into the TV universe, from there it's up to you." he turned to Elija "Are you going with them, Agent Washington?"
"Yes" said Elija, he turned to Star "Starfire, you'll go with Agent Brown" a woman with a badge walked up to Star "to get ready. She'll give you anything you need." He turned to Cy "Cyborg, you'll come with me to the armory."
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Cyborg stood in the armory, grabbing various gadgets from steel hooks on the wall. Elija walked out of one of the changing rooms, wearing a black pants, a black shirt, and a utility belt.
"Almost ready?" he asked grabbing a sub-machine gun off the wall and checking the clip.
"Completely ready" said Cyborg, putting heat ray into one of his compartments.
"Good" said Elija, slamming the clip back into the gun and taking two hand guns and some ammo off the shelf, putting the weapons in his pocket, slipping the ammo onto his belt. He walked out the door, back to the runway.
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Starfire was waiting when they got there.
"All right people, it's show time!" yelled Elija, addressing all the scrambling technicians. He walked out onto the runway; Star and Cy followed.
There was a brilliant flash of light and they were standing in a dojo.
"Where are we?" asked Starfire, looking around at the various Japanese weapons around the room.
"A show called Ninja Invasion." said Elija
"How did you know this?" asked Starfire turning to Elija.
"It's right here" he said, pointing to the TV guide in his hand "It's very informative"
They were interrupted as several ninjas burst through the delicate paper walls of the dojo, pulling weapons off of the racks.
"Remember!" shouted Elija "They're not real so don't hold back!" He opened fire and several bullets ripped through the nearest ninja.
Starfire flew up into the air and unleashed a rain of star-blots while Cy attached the heat ray to his sonic cannon and began to vaporize near by enemies. The ninjas put up a fight, brandishing their weapons.
"LOOK OUT!" shouted Starfire and Cyborg simultaneously as a ninja with a staff leapt at Elija.
Washington whirled around and grabbed the staff, holding the ninja on the other end in mid air. "Oh yeah" he said flinging the ninja into a column and retaining the staff. "Catch!" he yelled tossing it to Cy.
Cyborg grabbed the staff like a javelin and threw it at the last ninja. It hit him and he collapsed.
"Now what do we do?" asked Cyborg rhetorically.
While Cyborg and Elija were deciding what to do, Starfire walked over to on of the unconscious ninjas and pulled a remote off one's belt.
"Friends!" she exclaimed, waving the remote above her head "I have found something!"
Cy and elija walked over.
"Push a button" said Cy.
Starfire pushed the button and the world around them fizzled and changed as they went up a channel.
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Blackout sat behind the wheel of a BMW 3 series convertible, blaring down a Los Angeles highway.
"Why are we here and what is this place?" said Control Freak from the passenger seat. He clicked his remote "And why doesn't my remote work?"
"We need to get something here, we're in a television show called 24, and your remote doesn't work because that technology doesn't exist in this universe." said Blackout coldly, never looking away from the road. He turned onto a side road. Pulled a handgun out of the center compartment. They came to a stop in front of a high rise.
"Stay here" he said and got out of the car.
"But I wanna' come!" protested Control Freak in a very childish fashion
"Fine" said Blackout "Stay close to me and don't touch anything"
He walked into the building. Blackout's trench coat whipped through the revolving door as he strode up to the security desk.
"Can I help you?" asked the guard groggily
"Yes" said Blackout pulling a large shotgun out of his coat and pointing it at the guard "You can first pull your hand away from the silent alarm and put your hands on your head." The guard obeyed "Now take us to vault 17, box 21457883"
The guard walked up to the elevator, shotgun at his back and swiped his security card to call the elevator. It came almost instantly.
"What floor?" asked the guard, obviously frightened.
Blackout rolled his eyes "Wonderful, you don't know. Floor 26 you incompetent"
The elevator came to a halt and they got out. Blackout walked the guard down the modern steel and glass hallway to a vault door at the end.
"Open it" demanded Blackout, pressing the gun a little bit harder against the guard.
The security guard punched several numbers into a keypad and the door opened.
Blackout relaxed the shotgun and pointed (his finger) at Control Freak. "Watch him" he pointed to the guard.
The guard looked at Control Freak who waved dumbly.
Blackout strode up to one of the safety deposit boxes and removed something from it. He turned to Control Freak. "We've got it"
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The world rematerialised into some sort of tool show.
"I doubt he's here" said Elija, gesturing to Starfire "lets go to the next channel"
"Wait" said Cyborg "Can't we watch just a little bit?"
"OK" said Elija, making a mildly suspicious look.
Music began to play and a portly black man in a tan apron and a tool belt walked out on stage.
"Hello" he said, his voice deep and resonating. "And welcome to ..." he trailed off as his eyes fell on Cyborg.
"Friend Cyborg" said Star "Who is he?"
Cyborg stood there slack jawed as he answered, flabbergasted, "That's my dad"
Sorry it took me so long to update! I hope you like the new chapter. As I said five more chapters left with Cyborg and Starfire then we go to BB/Rae. I have a big cliffhanger coming in two chapters so be ready.
Trivia answer: Pascal Savage
I am discontinuing trivia as no one does it.
happy reading,
-mrbeans