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Hey everyone! Sorry if this chapters a tad short, but I'm going to a family reunion so I can't really concentrate as much as I usually do.
But enough of all that, ON WITH THE STORY!
Chapter 13
Ebenezer met her eyes sadly. "His name was Aldrick. Alistor's father."
Raven sat in her bed, listening to the others breathing. Robin and Starfire were breathing steadily, but they were drowned out by Beast Boy's snoring.
How can they sleep through that? She thought to herself. Even though they were dating, they'd never slept in the same room before so she hadn't realized how much snoring her boyfriend did in his sleep. Getting up, she sent a small glare at him before putting her cape on and heading out the door.
She walked through the maze of halls until she found the exit. As she left the building, a small breeze blew by. She closed her eyes as it blew her hair back. Once it was past, she set off down the street. There wasn't a single person on the streets. All of the townsfolk were probably sleeping. The streets were lit by lanterns and candles that hung on posts and sat on windowsills. It wasn't much, but it was enough to see by. She glanced at the buildings that she passed and was unsurprised to see that each and every one of them was the same as the last.
Turning a corner, she was surprised to find what looked like a small park. There were a few small trees, but the majority of the park was covered in dark green grass. As she walked further in, Raven found a small stream leading through the middle of the park.
She stopped at the stream and closed her eyes, taking in a deep breath. She mulled over everything she'd learned. It was kind of hard to take in, but no matter what she tried, she couldn't think of a way to help Alistor. And their talk with Ebenezer didn't really help.
She was thinking of meditating to see if that would help her think, when a voice said, "Hey Rae. What are you doing out here?"
Raven turned around to find Beast Boy standing behind her, holding a blanket.
"I could ask you the same thing." Raven replied.
Beast Boy smiled sheepishly. "Well I kind of saw you leaving." He said, walking closer. "And I thought that you might get cold." He offered her the blanket, and she didn't resist him when he draped it over her shoulders.
"Thanks, Beast Boy." Raven said. She moved the blanket so it wrapped around her front and gave her boyfriend a small smile.
Beast Boy grinned. "No problem." He plopped himself on the ground and crossed his legs. "So what were you doing?" He asked again.
Raven was silent for a moment before sitting down next to him and saying, "Just finding a place to think."
Beast Boy nodded. "Is it about Alistor's dad?" He asked. Raven had told them all about what Ebenezer said, and they all took it in varying degrees of shock. Starfire gasped and Beast Boy practically fell over in surprise. The only one who didn't react was Robin. He stayed silent the entire time.
Raven nodded. "I think I know what Alistor was feeling. Ever since we met him, I've always been able to sense sadness in him. Now I know why." She looked up at the stars. "He's been living under Aldrick's shadow. Always living with the fact that no matter what he did, he'd always be seen as his father's son."
Beast Boy sat there for a moment, idly picking at grass. Then he said, "You know what Rae? I don't think it matters who his dad was. Al is Al. I don't care if his dad almost hunted all the Observers into extinction, he'd still be my friend."
Raven smiled again. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say that you said something pretty profound."
Beast Boy wiggled an eyebrow at her. "That's because I'm a profound person." Then a sudden breeze went by, causing Beast Boy to sneeze and shiver, effectively reducing his seriousness.
Raven shook her head in amusement. Scooting closer to her boyfriend, she opened the blanket and put one half over his shoulders. Beast Boy shivered again as he shared the blanket with his girlfriend. "Thanks, Rae." He said with a grin, scooting over until their sides were touching.
Raven smiled and rested her head on his shoulder. Beast Boy wrapped his free arm around her in response and rested his own head on top of hers.
Cyborg watched in horror as Punk Rocket and Johnny Rancid rigged speakers to the Titans Tower mainframe.
"You're gonna fry the circuits!" He shouted at them.
"Ah quiet down!" Punk yelled back, throwing the mic in his hand at him. It hit with a thud and landed back on the floor.
"You're gonna pay for that Punk!" Cyborg yelled angrily.
"Don't see how that's going to happen, mate." The villain replied smugly as he retrieved his mic. "Not like you can do much hanging around up there."
Cyborg was about to say something back when Johnny interrupted him. "Why don't you both shut up?" He said, irritated. "Hey Punk, I got these things hooked up." He said, pointing back at the giant speakers. They were so large, that they blocked out the windows.
"Good going, mate." Punk replied. "This is going to be one blooming party."
"Hoo boy, you got that right." Billy Numerous said as he walked through the door. "We got a hold of almost every teen villain we could find."
"It won't be much of a party if some of the other Titans showed up." Johnny scoffed. Then he smirked. "But it wouldn't be so bad if I go to knock a few heads around." He said, hitting a fist into an open hand.
"We've already taken care of that." See-More said from his spot on the couch. "Gizmo hacked into the Titan's system and now he's tracking their communicators. If one of them even comes close to the Tower, we'll know."
"What!" Cyborg shouted. "There's no way that little spit wad hacked my system!"
See-More laughed at him. "Well he did. And he used your computer to do it."
Cyborg yelled in frustration and pulled out his sonic cannon. He started swinging himself back and forth and fired, hoping to hit one of them.
The only thing he managed to hit was the floor.
"Hey, Billy!" A Billy clone shouted, running into the room.
"What is it Billy?" The human copy machine asked.
"Kitten just got here." The clone answered. "And she looks pretty mad. Maybe she broke up with Fang again."
"Hoowee!" Billy shouted. He smirked and strode to the door with confidence. "Let's go see if we can cheer her up."
Punk looked at See-More with a raised eyebrow. "Is that bloke serious?"
See-More shrugged. "What can I say? He's got a weird taste in women."
Johnny laughed. "The guy's got guts I'll give him that."
See-More shook his head in amusement until his HIVE communicator went off. Opening it, he saw Kyd give him a few hand signs before signing off. "Good news guys!" See-More cheered. "Everyone else is here now. Let's start the party!"
I know, I know. You were all expecting to see the party this chapter. But I promise that it'll be up next time!
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