Alice: New chapter!

Emily: Only one more until Haunted!

Alice: That's when everything really starts to pick up between Robin and Raven.

Emily: Anyways, here you go! Enjoy!

Alice: Also, a guest review named Banana Gun asked this question

"Is the finale going to be 'The End' or 'Things Change'?"

The finale will be "Things Change," so season 5 will be included in this series! Thanks for asking!

Emily: Now on with the story :D

Crash

Part 2

It was alarmingly easy to find Gizmo. All Cyborg had to do was some tiny hacks to find the GPS on Gizmo's laptop. Because Gizmo just downloaded an illegal video game, tracking him became that much easier. Cyborg snuck into Gizmo's "secret" lair, and he noticed the child playing the video game he just downloaded. With a smirk, Cyborg ran up from behind him and grabbed him by the back of his collar. Gizmo screamed as Cyborg lifted him up and turned him around. "Hey Giz!" Cyborg beamed.

"It's you!" Gizmo exclaimed. "The traitor!"

"Yeah I know. Tell me where Jinx is."

Gizmo gaped. "W-what?" He squeaked. "Why would I tell you anything?"

Cyborg opened his mouth to spill his undying love for Jinx, but the last logical part of his brain warned him not to. Instead he just shrugged, "Why should I tell you? Just tell me where she is, and I'll let you go."

Gizmo narrowed his eyes. "Fine! She'll kick your ass anyway!"

"Probably. Where is she?"

Gizmo sighed before revealing her location.

"So let me get this straight," Robin pinched the bridge of his nose. "Instead of wanting to talk about the Terra incident, like a mature adult, you decided to distract yourself with mindless video games? And illegally downloaded one using our tower's computers? And then accidentally plugged it into Cyborg's mainframe which gave him a virus that makes him overly emotional?"

Beast boy sheepishly grinned, "Yep."

Robin looked like he wanted to yell at him but instead took a deep breath. "Why would you think that was a good idea?"

Beast boy narrowed his eyes. "You do the same thing for training! Instead of taking about it, you just work out and punch stuff! How's that any different?"

"It's completely different!" Robin exploded causing Starfire to take a step back from him, and Raven to eye him wryly. "I have anger issues! I think we've long since established that! When you have anger issues, you have to take it out on something instead of someone! That's why I train! You're going through grief, which means you have to talk about it before it completely swallows you up!"

Beast boy flinched, his eyes tearing up. "I'm sorry."

All at once Robin's body seemed to deflate, and he sighed. "I know you are, Beast boy. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled. It's been really stressful… for all of us."

Beast boy snorted, "Want to talk about it?"

Robin smirked. "Let's find Cyborg first."

"I agree," Starfire cut in.

"Right now Cyborg is overly emotional, which means he'll probably go somewhere that means a lot to him," Robin theorized.

Beast boy tilted his head to the side. "What about back home?"

Robin frowned, "Maybe…" he mumbled before his head whipped up. "Let's split up. Go somewhere that Cyborg is emotionally attached to."

Raven frowned, about ask what he knew, but she kept quiet. If Robin wasn't willing to share what his insights were on where Cyborg would go, it meant it was a personal secret between the two. After practically ending their friendship, Raven had no right to demand to know why Robin didn't trust them, or more specifically her, with that information. She sighed and nodded her head, "Alright."

Robin didn't even look at her, "Titans, go!"

As soon as everyone split up, Robin sighed, rubbing his forehead. Now that the team was out of the way, he needed to figure out how to find Jinx. She usually spent time with Gizmo and Mammoth, but Mammoth wouldn't be easy to track. Sure, he wasn't the smartest of villains, but he barely left a trace. Unlike Gizmo, who constantly used computers…

Robin's eyes widened.

He knew where to go.

Gizmo sighed, rubbing the back of his neck. He really hoped Jinx wouldn't be angry with him for revealing her location to that traitor. Whenever he brought up Cyborg, a dark, solemn look always came to Jinx's face. He wasn't sure why his betrayal affected Jinx more than the rest of the team. Maybe it was because Jinx always considered herself really smart and hated that she was duped so easily? Either way, Gizmo could care less. He always thought Jinx was rather bossy, so maybe it was better if she got on upped.

Laughing to himself, he walked over to his television and grinned. Time to stop thinking about stupid things like the traitor and miss bossy-pants. Time to play MEGA MONKEY'S FOUR! Giggling, he was about to press play when he felt something grab at the back of his collar. "Not again!" he cried out as he was turned around and pressed against the wall.

Robin smirked, "You know, it's way too easy to find you. You should work on that."

"Good to know," Gizmo spat.

"Cyborg was here?"

"Yeah," he glared at the Teen Titans leader. "What's it to you?"

"Where's Jinx?"

Gizmo groaned, "Why do you guys want to know where Jinx is? Seriously!"

Robin shrugged, "That's for me to know, and you to never find out. Now where is she?"

Gizmo glared at him before sighing. "Fine! Fine! I'll tell you!"

He really hoped Jinx wouldn't find out it was him who revealed her location… twice.

Cyborg took a deep breath in as he stared at the large building before him. The streets were empty, thank goodness, and he just knew Jinx was probably robbing a jewelry store. She always loved beautiful things. Smiling, Cyborg took a step closer, knowing he would be with the one he loved soon enough. Before he could even take a step closer, a body suddenly slammed into his side, forcing him to fall to the ground. He groaned and looked up, seeing Robin standing above him. Cyborg narrowed his eyes and stood up, glaring at Robin. "What are you doing here?" He asked.

"Stopping you from making a mistake," Robin answered.

"She's not a mistake!"

Robin sighed, "Yes, Cyborg, she is. What do you think is going to happen? You'll go in there, confess your undying love for her, and then what?"

"We'll be together," Cyborg growled, charging at Robin with his fists raised.

Robin easily dodged the punch and kicked his back, sending Cyborg to the ground. "And how will that work exactly?" Robin titled his head to the side. "By day you'll go on dates but by night you'll fight each other? Oh yeah, sounds like a great relationship to me."

Cyborg howled and charged at him again, but Robin easily blocked each attempted hit. He managed to get a few of his own in, and it sent Cyborg flying back each time. Robin narrowed his eyes, "Cyborg," he stated in a serious voice, "I know you're emotional right now, but that's because of a virus. You have to think logically. What good will come out of that relationship? Eventually one of you will have to change sides, and I know neither of you want to."

"She has the potential to be good!" Cyborg cried out.

"Everyone has the potential to be good," Robin snapped. "And everyone has the potential to be bad. In the end, we decide! I don't think either of you are going to change that decision."

"You did!" Cyborg snapped. "You told Terra you killed someone! Last time I checked, Jinx never killed! If you can change sides, so can she!"

"Dammit Cyborg you don't know the full story!" Robin snapped, his fists clenching. "I didn't kill him because I wanted to! I took no pleasure in that! But Jinx does take pleasure in robbing people, and she likes to steal! She doesn't want to be good, and you can't convince her to be!"

"Beast boy convinced Ter—"

"TERRA'S DEAD, CYBORG!" Robin shouted. "Do you really want to compare what you have with Jinx to what Beast boy had with Terra? Because I can tell you how well that ended! Beast boy loved her, Cyborg, but it didn't make a difference in the end! Is that what you want your relationship with Jinx to be? Because I can tell you this: she's not on our side, and she never will be. Slade manipulated Terra. He found her at a vulnerable place and convinced her that being a criminal was the only way she would be loved and cared for. Jinx isn't being manipulated by anyone. Jinx is doing this of her own free will, and she enjoys it. You have to let go!"

Cyborg's mouth fell open and tears came to his eyes. "I just…" he whispered. "She's the first person to see through everything… she's…"

Robin sighed, "I get it."

"No you don't!"

"Cyborg," Robin replied stiffly, "I get it."

Cyborg's hands began to shake and he promptly dropped to his knees, tears coming to his eyes. Robin sighed and slowly approached the sobbing teenager, rubbing his back. "It's okay," he mumbled. "Cyborg, I'm so sorry."

Cyborg frowned, but before he could react, Robin slammed something into the back of his head. He moved far too quickly for Cyborg to see what exactly he used to hit him. Instead all Cyborg saw was darkness as he was knocked out.

"You know," Jinx stated from across the cafeteria table, "I've always been really good at predicting movie endings."

Cyborg blinked, tilting his head to the side. "What does that have to do with anything?"

She smiled knowingly. "I'm just saying. Everyone's always so surprised by the endings of some films, but I always manage to guess them. Have you ever seen Sixth Sense? I saw that ending coming from a mile away."

"You have?" Cyborg exclaimed. "That took me by total surprise!"

She giggled, "That's not the only one either. I'm just amazing at guessing when it comes to films. Real life though… that's another story."

"Yeah?"

"I always try to figure out what people are thinking, but they're so much more complex than a movie," she looked directly into his eyes. "It makes strategizing a plan a lot of trouble because you have to think about every angle."

"I understand that. Then it's really frustrating when some people come along and have five hundred different plans for one scenario, and every plan is perfect," Cyborg agreed, placing his flesh looking hand under his chin.

Jinx nodded in agreement, "Definitely."

"So what's the point of telling me all this? It seems a little random."

She smiled, "I'm just saying maybe we should watch a movie together, and you can see how talented I am at guessing the ending."

Cyborg blushed. "S-sure…"

"And who knows," Jinx leaned in, a playful smile on her lips, "Maybe I'm right about how this will end too."

"This?"

"You'll see. Soon, probably." Jinx winked. "It's the one thing I'm good at guessing at in real life."

"You're very strange."

"Yeah, people usually tell me that. The hair gives it away."

At that, Cyborg nearly choked on his food. Jinx burst out laughing, and Cyborg speedily joined her.

He felt almost peaceful….

"Cyborg?"

Cyborg gasped, his eyes snapping open. His eyes hurriedly scanned the room, and he saw he was in Titans Tower. He frowned, trying to remember how he got in the mechanics section of the tower from his room, but he could only remember his dream. It happened right before Jinx and Cyborg had to go to class, and at the time, Cyborg was unaware of his feelings towards her. In fact, he finally figured it out in the middle of the class they went to after that.

"Cyborg!" Beast boy exclaimed. "How are you?"

"Um… good?" He raised an eyebrow.

"Are you emotional?" Beast boy interrogated. "About to cry?"

"What?" Cyborg frowned, sitting up from the table and seeing that all the titans were there. "No, I'm not. Why—"

All of the memories flooded back at once, and he flushed. "Oh…" he stated dumbly.

The team all at once nodded.

Cyborg frowned, "Wait how did you get that virus out of me?"

"It was easy enough," Robin shrugged. "I just rebooted your system which automatically turned on virus protection. You're fine now."

"Thanks…" Cyborg sighed, rubbing his forehead. "I feel like I got really drunk, confessed to a bunch of stuff I really shouldn't have, and am sobering up now."

Robin snorted, "That's exactly what happened.

The team turned to him, raising an eyebrow. Beast boy blinked, "Wait you've…"

Robin shrugged, "Once or twice."

"What kind of drunk were you?" Beast boy asked curiously, and Robin raised an eyebrow.

"You don't want to know."

Beast boy pouted, "Angry drunk?"

"I could get angry really easily, but I'm like that sober too."

"Sad? Happy?"

"You don't want to know. Trust me."

Beast boy rolled his eyes and turned to Cyborg. "What about you?"

Starfire titled her head to the side and glanced at Raven, who was rolling her eyes. "Are we really talking about this?" Raven deadpanned. "Really?"

Robin snorted in amusement only to frown immediately afterwards. Clenching his fists, he directed his gaze at Cyborg, ensuring that he wouldn't have to look at Raven. "Cyborg, we'll need to talk about—"

"Yeah, yeah we always need to talk about something," Cyborg grumbled, stretching his arms over his head. "Mind if I get a break before our little talk though? I just sobered up from a very embarrassing experience, and I'd like to hide out for the day."

Robin sighed but nodded his head. "Fine. We'll give you your privacy."

At that, he turned and walked out of the room. Starfire and Raven glanced at each other before following his lead, leaving Cyborg and Beast boy behind. Beast boy shuffled his feet, his eyes glued to the ground. "Um… Cyborg?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm sorry. This whole thing is my fault. I just wanted a distraction, and I didn't mean for anyone to get hurt. I just wanted to play a video game," he mumbled apologetically.

Cyborg's eyes softened. "It's fine. I get the whole distraction thing. Losing someone you care about hurts."

Beast boy flinched. "Yeah," he mumbled.

Cyborg scooted over and patted the empty spot next to him. Taking the hint, Beast boy hopped up to sit next to his best friend. "You want to talk about it?"

Beast boy snorted. "Robin was saying the same thing. I don't want to talk about it because it... it'll just hurt more."

"Keeping it inside makes it hurt more," Cyborg stated.

Beast boy sighed. "I just… I always lose everyone I love, you know? This isn't the first time this has happened: Terra, the Doom Patrol, my par—… Am I just bad luck?"

"You're not bad luck," Cyborg comforted. "It's just the way life is. Bad things happen, and we have to deal with them. Sometimes it's really hard, and we want to pretend it didn't happen or blame ourselves. In the end, all this stuff that happens is just a part of life. It's not our fault, and we can't pretend that it didn't happen. It'll just make us feel worse."

Beast boy nodded, tears coming to his eyes. "Can I tell you something kind of bad?"

"Go ahead."

"Sometimes… sometimes I get really angry, you know? At everything. I don't let anyone know, and I try to keep it a secret because when I get angry, I start having these terrible thoughts. I start getting angry at Terra for betraying us and for being so easily manipulated, and part of me just starts to hate her. It makes no sense! I know she was being manipulated, and I know that she gave her life to fix that mistake. So why…?"

Cyborg stared at him for a long time before nodding. "It's alright to think that," Cyborg mumbled. "You're angry. It's a part of the grieving process."

"But—"

"You loved her, and in her final moments, you forgave her. That will mean more to her than anything in the world. By being angry at her now, it just proves how much you miss your. You're frustrated that you can't be with her anymore, and you're trying to blame it on everyone including yourself and including her. It'll pass."

Beast boy leaned his head on Cyborg's shoulder. "No, it won't. It'll just start fading out until it doesn't hurt as much, but it will never pass."

Cyborg was about to retort, but the image of his mother came to his head. "I understand."

Beast boy chuckled humorlessly.

"Yeah… we all seem to understand."

Alice: Haunted is next! I repeat Haunted is next!

Emily: It's going to be a very, very intense chapter!

Alice: And the RobRae… that's when it will start.

Emily: Thanks for reading! Happy Halloween week!

Alice: I'm so excited!