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Chapter 4: When there's Trouble...
"HA! HA! HA!" live-action Starfire shouted as she threw three starbolts at Control Freak, who simply swerved to avoid the explosions.
Robin, who was being held by Starfire's other hand, tried throwing tear-gas at the villain, but when the capsule exploded in the cabin of the rocket-powered car, Control Freak simply used his car's ventilation to suck all of the air out of the car!
Beast Boy flew as close as he could, then turned into a giant octopus and grabbed onto Control Freak's car with all eight arms...only to have the panels he grabbed onto suddenly fly off!
As soon as she noticed Beast Boy lose his grip, Raven grabbed him with her powers and lifted him back into the air, where he shifted into bald-eagle form.
"Raven, why aren't you throwing things at him?"
"Because, Robin, I need the vast majority of my concentration just to match his speed."
This, you realize, is a plot device so they can extend the chase scene.
Suddenly, Control Freak's voice cut through(especially loud, as he was shouting through a megaphone): "I see you've found me, Titans! Now, let's see if you can catch me!" And with that, Control Freak used his remote to blast them with some kind of energy! Luckily, none of the beams met their target.
The chase went on for a little while like this, but then Robin's communicator rang. It was Cyborg, who had stayed behind to help out the crashed cops: "Guys, I've hitched a ride and have plotted an intercept course. Keep his attention on you, so I can take him by surprise!"
"Will do."
Mere minutes later, (it seemed a lot shorter to you, as the producers obviously cut out that part) Cyborg stood in the middle of the highway, directly in Control Freak's path! The criminal was too busy trying to blast Raven, who was having a hard time dodging, to notice him in front of his car...until the mechanical mortal grabbed the car by the front grill, and threw it off the highway! Control Freak had his seat-belt on, so he didn't get seriously hurt.
Titans and Cops alike ran up to the car, policemen shouting "GET OUT OF THE CAR! GET OUT OF THE CAR!" and Robin saying "It's over, Control Freak!" The policemen tried to grab him and pull him out, but they found "He's covered the interior with some kind of glass dome! I can't break through!"
Just then, Control Freak's loudspeaker-voice cut in again: "I came here for the ultimate prize, and I'm not leaving without it!" And inside his cockpit, he plugged his remote into a special compartment...
...and the car turned into a (really high-quality CGI) giant robot!
"Oh Great," said Beast Boy, "that's the robot that kicked Robin's butt earlier!"
"Yeah, but this time it's got all of our butts to kick!"
"TITANS, GO!"
Like a well-oiled machine, Robin's team went to work. Control Freak used the cyclone-generators on the robot's arms to blow the cops away, but Raven's energy prevented the wind from getting the Titans as well. Then, before Control Freak could fire again, Starfire and Cyborg aimed a dual sonic/starbolt barrage right at the mecha's chest. While it was recovering, Beast Boy used his T-Rex form to smash into it, knocking it over! Robin leapt over it at this point, throwing carefully-aimed disc-bombs at the rims around the cockpit dome. The blasts cracked the dome, allowing Cyborg to crack it, and pull Control Freak from the wreckage!
"BOOYAH!"
"SWEET! I didn't think they could do this in Live-action!"
The police, having recovered from the cyclone blast, joined Cyborg in restraining the villain and slapped some handcuffs on him. Starfire grabbed his remote, and was about to destroy it when a cop grabbed it out of her hands, saying "We'll need that for evidence." as he promptly put it in a sealed bag from his belt. Meanwhile, another officer was reading Control Freak his rights:
"You have the right to remain silent; Anything you say can and will be used against you-"
"I've been through this, like, a Thousand times! And furthermore, I'd like to waive that right."
Just as the cop pulled himself from the verbal blast (which drenched him in spittle), Control Freak shouted "Remote, voice-activate: 7-G.O.R.N.-7!" Suddenly, the remote vibrated, causing the officer to drop it's bag as it summoned a tall-ish robot (a live-action version of the robot from Episode 257-494)!
Lasers started blasting out of the prongs extending from the robot's head, frightening the police out of their wits. One of the lasers blasted Control Freak's handcuffs, allowing him to dive for his remote and retrieve it from it's bag. The Titans tried to grab him...
...but found themselves all encased in an energy bubble. A bubble which suddenly lifted them into the air, as their captor enunciated his intentions in a random direction (facing you!): "Although I hate to deprive you all the chance to see your heroes in action, I really have places to be. Don't worry, I'll be fighting them again soon!" And laughing maniacally, he pressed a button on his remote, and sent the energy globe (and his arch-nemeses) flying. They saw the house zooming towards them...
At this point, your attention is captured by a sudden CRASH from your attic! Your friend says "I'll go check it out; tell me what I missed." as he dashes off upstairs. As he does, you turn back to the screen, and it seems that the Titans are piled in a heap-surrounded by very familiar settings!
"Hey…that looks like your attic!" you say to the guy who lives here. Mere minutes later, though, as the Titans pull themselves up, they start talking again, forcing you to redirect your attention back to the screen.
"Cyborg, where are we?"
"Some residential area. Looks like somebody's attic."
"Can you tap into the local news feeds? See if they can find Control Freak? He's probably moved on by now."
"Workin' on it right now, Robin. Just need a little more-"
Just then, somebody burst into the attic from the lower levels; It's your friend! He stared at the Titans for a few seconds, and then, called down to some people below: "DUDES! IT'S THE TITANS!"
You not only hear it from the TV speakers, but you can hear another source of that sound, producing a strange stereo effect: "DUDES! IT'S THE TITANS!"
Suddenly on both the screen and in the TV room, your friend drags the Titans -the actual Teen Titans- right in front of you! Sheer surprise grips everyone in the room, and within seconds, you all rush forwards to greet your heroes…
…...
"OMG, RAVEN! I can't believe-"
She suddenly cuts your friend off by turning around, and chanting "Azarath Metrion Zinthos, Azarath Metrion Zinthos…" in an attempt to stop her shock from damaging any more of your friend's house.
…...
"KORIAND'R! My Favorite Tamaranian!"
"...And your name is what? Because I do not wish to have to refer to you as 'human who knows my name in Tamaranean.'"
…...
"Garfield? C'mon, check this out: What do you call a cow in an earthquake?"
"Uhhh…"
"A MILKSHAKE!"
As Beast Boy and your friend laugh, Raven takes a break from her meditation to roll her eyes at the two of them.
…...
"Aw, yeah, Cyborg, my Man! C'mon, Pound it!" your friend exclaims, extending his fist towards Cyborg.
"Uhhh…"
"What? You don't know what a fist bump is?"
"It's not that, it's just…I don't really know you that much."
"I'm your biggest fan! Does that count?"
"…"
…...
You direct your attention to Robin, walking up to him and saying "Robin!...I mean, it's really you! And not just some guy in a costume!"
Matter-of-fact as always, your hero exclaims "That's all I'll be worth if we can't find and stop Control Freak."
"Don't worry," you say, "he'll go down just like Dr. Light in the arctic."
Robin's eyes widen as you say that. "That never reached the news! How did you-"
"I saw you do it in the episode 'Kole'."
"…Let me see."
In a short while, your friend fires up a DVD player, and plays a random scene in the episode. The Titans watch intently, desperate for an answer…
"Awesome! I've never seen anyone eat more than Gnarrk!"
"GnArrk!"
The Teen Titans stand back a little, processing what they just saw. Beast Boy breaks the silence; "That's exactly how it happened! I remember!"
"Wait a sec," says Cyborg, "that's it! We're on Earth-Prime!"
"What's Earth-Prime?" asks Beast Boy.
Cyborg then pulls up a holographic representation of the known parallel earths(it looks like a bunch of planet earths lined up in a chain); "Each parallel earth has it's own unique qualities, but each has some version of another universe's inhabitants. Every one, that is, except for one:" zooming in on a particular earth, "Earth-Prime. There aren't any known versions of Dick Grayson on this earth. What's even more strange about this universe, is the fact that it's cartoons and comic books mirror what's happening on another universe exactly. We exist in this universe as fictional characters!"
Another realization strikes Robin just now; "So that's what Control Freak meant by 'breaking the Fourth Wall; travelling to the world of the people watching the Teen Titans TV show! To the world of 'Those who are watching!'"
Starfire speaks up now: "Yes, but why?"
Suddenly, you notice the TV, which has your face on it...briefly, before the scene on the screen shifts to a familiar sight: TitanCon. You remember attending the previous one, and were planning on going to this one after today. Suddenly, an explosion tears through the far wall, and when the smoke clears, you see...an evil fire-engine, and Control Freak! The screen zooms up on him as he says:
"GrEEtings, Titans Fans! The number one villain of the show, Control Freak, has arrived!"
"Starfire," Robin starts to say, "I think we're about to know why."
Suddenly, your friend shouts "Robin! I can give you a lift to TitanCon if you need it!"
"Thanks, and yes, I need it. I think we all do."
sorry about the delay, and if I got the 'Kole' quote wrong! This time, I have an excuse: I'm on a family vacation to London, and I wasn't allowed to bring my Teen Titans DVDs with me. Plus, the preparation for the trip took up the majority of my schedule.
Oh, and I forgot where I got the joke.