DISCLAIMER: No!!! I do not own the Teen Titans!!! Why else would I be on fanfiction!?!? T-T
It's actually very sad...
And this chapter was a pain to upload! Grrr! You guys can thank TheForceIsStrongWithThisOne for helping out the idiot author with her technical difficulties!
Anyways! I took a little two-week break; and now I'm back with a vengeance!!! ...I hope... Haha!
Well, on with the fanfiction!
Chapter 6: Cat Fight!
Titans Tower Commons Room...
The Titans sat in uncomfortable silence while both Rachael and Raven quietly ate their pancakes as the rest of the team fidgeted and did the same. Rachael finally had to interrupt the silence as it became utterly unbearable.
"Okay, I can't take it anymore; I never dreamed I would say this; but you are all too quiet. Normally I'd be absolutely ecstatic; but this is just not normal."
Robin nodded; thankful that he hadn't had to break the silence himself; but the team once again lapsed into silence after a short murmur of assent. He shifted in his chair; scrambling for some sort of conversation starter to alleviate the tension exuding from Raven and Rachael in dangerously palpable waves.
He suddenly had an idea.
"So, Rachael; what was I like in your dimension?"
She seemed to brighten minutely at her inclusion as part of the team, and answered with some vibrancy in her usual monotone.
"Well, you pushed us harder than you do here; and after Gar left you became very stressed and obsessive...first Slade, then Red X, and the list goes on and on. When Terra betrayed us, you really started to interrogate all of us; and everything went down-hill from there. The team almost broke up because of that; but Starfire reminded us that Gar said we were supposed to be a team, and we worked it out. Then I...had problems...with my...my f-father...and I don't know how; but...we did it. After that things got a little easier; and then the Brotherhood of Evil attacked."
Cyborg laughed;
"Yep, sounds like Robin to me!"
The rest of the teens joined him in his laughter; with the exception of their stewing leader, that is. After the laughter had died down, Starfire asked her own question,
"Please, can you tell me about myself?" Rachael nodded,
"You are exactly as I remember you; you always try to cheer everyone up and keep the peace when Robin, Cyborg and I butt heads... Which is a lot, by the way. We don't always agree on battle strategies."
Cyborg finally asked his question after waiting very patiently,
"How 'bout me?"
Rachael looked down guiltily,
"You're...almost as depressed as I am at times. Other times you act about the same as you do now. You take care of us; you teach us about mechanics; you keep your promises...You miss Gar though...We all do."
She met the green teen's awestruck gaze, her expression unreadable. Robin interrupted the moment,
"Raven, do you think you can heal Rachael now; the sooner we start working, the sooner we can help her out."
Raven shifted,
"I...think so. I just might have enough energy to heal her now."
Robin nodded,
"Do your best; but don't burn yourself out; we can take our time if we need to.
The empath mutely held out her hand, palm facing upward, to the other girl who silently placed her own lightly on the extended palm. Raven closed her eyes in concentration as her hand became alight with a pulsating azure aura; reminiscent of flowing water.
They sat in this position for about five minutes, when Raven began to clench her jaw; her hand tightening on Rachael's. Rachael yanked her hand out of Raven's grasp quickly,
"We can stop here; I'm almost fully healed. You've used so much energy on me already..."
Raven wearily leaned back onto her chair; her breathing ragged,
"Look, do you want to get home, or not?" "O-Of course I do, but-"
"Then what's the problem?"
Rachael crossed her arms stubbornly,
"What do you think the problem is?"
"Hey!" Robin loudly exclaimed as he slammed his fist down on the tabletop and the teenagers who were seated around it flinched in surprise.
"Calm down; arguing isn't going to get us anywhere. We'll try this again tomorrow. Today let's just relax, okay?"
Beast boy chuckled nervously,
"Heh, heh...You? Relax? Suuurrrre..."
The rest of the teens merely stared blankly at him,
"Huh, tough crowd."
Cyborg shook his head, then jumped out of his seat, heading for the kitchen,
"Who else wants more pancakes?"
The Titans abruptly answered him, and then broke into casual conversation. Cyborg sent beast boy a smug look that said, 'and that's how it's done.'
Cyborg had just started making the next batch of pancakes when the real trouble ensued.
The problem seemingly started when Beast boy made a bawdy remark about the female gender. Rachael's hand automatically snapped out at him; distaste at his remark momentarily blinding her until it was too late.
He ducked; narrowly avoiding her blow. The palm of her hand did not merely collide with empty air as she had expected, however. A sharp smacking sound resounded through the room as Rachael's hand made contact with skin instead of air.
Before the shocked Titans could so much as blink; a fist slammed into the side of her face. Rachael grabbed her attacker's wrist with lightening speed, and yanked her
forward; planting both feet firmly on her adversary's stomach, and quickly rolling back to throw the other girl into the couch behind her.
A loud crash echoed through the deathly silent Tower as the other teens gaped.
Rachael rolled to her feet as Raven used the sofa to regain her balance; both girls glaring menacingly. They lunged toward each other; fists encased in pulsating obsidian flames, and began to trade blows furiously.
The four remaining teens simply stared wordlessly at the two combating girls.
Beast boy blinked,
"Dude...this kinda reminds me of one of those cool fighting sequences on TV..."
Robin arched an eyebrow at him,
"You're not worried?"
Beast boy shrugged,
"The only thing I'm worried about is the damage to the Tower... Rae is tough; she'll come out okay."
Robin chuckled,
"Which one?"
"Uh..."
Cyborg suddenly guffawed maniacally.
Robin sent him an odd look.
The robotic teen explained between gasps for air and bouts of hysteria.
"...CAT...FIGHT!!!..."
The boys all looked at each other silently, then burst into laughter.
Starfire rolled her eyes at their infantile behavior,
"I suppose I must be 'taking matters into my own hands'."
She shrugged her shoulders and cracked her knuckles; taking a step toward the brawl.
Alternate Dimension…
General Immortus marched his robot army through downtown Washington D.C., watching people draw their blinds as he strode by. For some reason; he found this extremely humorous.
He chuckled to himself, but was cut short mid-laugh as his communicator rang. He opened it up quickly and efficiently. Madame Rouge's businesslike face appeared on the screen. She spoke very formally with her strong accent,
"General Immortus; the Brain wants you to head to London. After you get done there, we'll meet you in France after we visit Spain to prepare for a joint trip to Italy, Greece, and Turkey. By next week we should be on our way to Beijing..."
She chuckled slightly as he nodded seriously.
"On my way as we speak."
He hung up and promptly issued an order to his troops,
"We are redirecting the formation...Head for England."
A Small Village in Africa...
Garfield Logan reclined on his couch with his mother and father seated on either side of him; the television was on and they were intently gazing at it; suddenly the scene switched from an old western to a news report.
"We interrupt this program to bring you an important newsflash: the "Brotherhood of Evil" has launched an attack on Great Britain and Spain. Thousands of robot soldiers are attacking as we speak. The political leader urge citizens not to panic, but the countries are currently in a state of turmoil. It seems that the attack was perfectly planned to ensue while the countries are currently missing their usual superheroes-"
Gar changed the channel and took a sip of his soda. "Whatever..."
Well, well well... I bet you guys are wanting to kick AU Gar's lazy behind, huh?
Oh, and as for the attack launched on Great Britain; I couldn't let you guys get away, could I? I mean, the attack on Washington D.C. was so emotional for me to write; and I'm sorry if I can't exactly convey the same amount of emotion into the attack on Britain!
I'm not from England; so please forgive me!
Oh, and you guys absolutely HAVE to read 'Collateral Damage' by Novus Ordo Seclorum if you aren't already! Yeah, it may be really scary looking on first glance; my first reaction was 'OMG! Lookatallthosewords!' but once I started reading; it was addictive! :D
And 'The Wild Man's Journey'; awesome story to say the least; by TheForcelsStrongWithThisOne. Let me tell you; if you want a story with reeaaaally fast updates; this is the one for you!
I have to admit; I used to be really quick with my updates; but I kinda heaped too much on my plate lately; and I needed a break. So I'll go ahead and say that Novus and I aren't very quick with the updates; even though he makes up for it with length; and I...can't say much for my reliability or length of updates...but hey, I guess that's a talent that not many people have...Or maybe that's just me...
This update seemed a lot longer when I was typing it up...
Anyways,
Please review! Even if you don't have anything you really want to say! If that's the case; just put the name of your favorite fruit; your goldfish; your favorite song! Anything!
I hate to have to resort to this; but if I don't get more than five reviews; I'll consider giving Terra her memory back, letting her come back to the Tower, and giving her 'cool' new hypnotism powers so she can brainwash Beast boy into running off with her into the sunset. XD
Not really, I never really considered it; it was just my odd sense of humor acting up again...besides, that would seriously mess with my storyline! So no, I won't put Terra in there; but still review as if the happy ending of this story depended on it!
Later Days!
~Rosalind2013