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The Q4D! Saga...
Winds of Fate: Teen Titans- The X Factor
Chapter 3- Up and At 'Em!
The living room of Titan Tower was alive with the vibrant sounds of rock organ, electric guitar, and singing. The energetic tune that blared from the surround sound speakers made sure that everyone was awake by now. Breakfast was still being prepared in the kitchen by a nervous Tenochtitlan, whom Mario had assigned to complete the task.
Cyborg had just finished scarfing down his meal and had plunked his plates in the sink eagerly, ready to 'get down with his robo-self.'
Link stood calmly, his stomach full and happy, and he watched the girl before him struggle to get Raven and Starfire's food prepared.
In the living room, Beastboy and Mario were jamming like maniacs to the music that filled their ears, singing the lyrics in first person. They were dancing in their socks, Mario on the couch and Beastboy on the table. They were wild, swinging the arms around as if they were playing invisible instruments haphazardly.
"When there's trouble you know who to callll...TEEN TITANS!!
From our tower we can see it aallll...TEEN TITANS!!
When there's evil on the attack- you can rest knowing we got your back.
And when the world is thrown out of controollll...
Teen Titans- GO!!!"
The grinned silly smiles and screamed the words loudly and proudly. Robin was leaned up against a doorway that led down one of the Tower's many halls, his arms crossed and an equally silly smile slapped upon him. He hummed along with the up-beat music calmly, but he was very excited with these newcomers to the team. Or, at least, he thought it would be best for them to be on the team...
"With our super powers we uniiiiite...TEEN TITANS!!
We never met a villain that we liiiiiked...TEEN TITANS!!
We got the bad guys on the run- we never stop 'til the job gets done.
And when the world needs heroes on patrooollll...
Teen Titans- GO!!!"
The two lunatics hopped crazily from their stands and dashed around the livingroom, trying to get the others to join in.
Robin laughed at them and shook his head, while Sonic complained that he was still eating through the eggs he chewed. Cyborg, however, chuckled and got up, attempting to play non-existant drums.
"We never know who we'll tangle with neeeexxtt...TEEN TITANS!!
All we know is that we are the beeeesssttt...TEEN TITANS!!
We'll set 'em straight and tell 'em what is right- we'll strike 'em down with all of our might.
And when we're done we'll all head back on hoooommme...
Teen Titans- GO!!!"
Off in the kitchen, Tenochtitlan was sweating with fright and worry, whimpering all the way. Her eyes flashed from orange to purple in quick succession as she tried to flip pancakes, eggs, and bacon- and doing horribly.
Link finally noticed how much trouble she was having, lost in his own thoughts, and rushed to help her out.
"Geez!! What the **** are you DOING?!" he cried out, noticing that the food was in danger of becoming un-edible.
Tenochtitlan jumped back out of his way, her eyes watering.
"I-I-I don't know!!" she cried. "It's not like I've ever COOKED before!" she defended shakily.
Link huffed and revived the situation, while Tenochtitlan realized what she had just said- how did she KNOW that? But...Now that she thought about it...She had no memories of using a stove, a frying pan, or being in a kitchen such as this...She felt confortable, yes, but at the same time, it felt very unfamiliar...
"Well, you're gonna have to learn to cook, then," Link snapped back. "Why did Mario leave you in charge?!" Link didn't sound angry, really, just annoyed that his food had almost been burnt.
"O-O-OK," Tenoch quickly stammared back.
Link sighed deeply, feeling that it was safe to calm down his arms from flipping, and turned off the stove slowly.
"Listen...Could you go and find whoever's up for food next?"
Tenoch nodded and hurried out the door, wishing to make up for her mistake.
As Link brushed back his hair in relief, he glanced at the mystical wooden staff leaned up against the wall beside the doorway and sighed at the dark blue gem on its tip.
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Her eyes burned with annoyance as she paced through the empty hallway, the noise slowly increasing in feriocity to her ears. What were they DOING...? She was not ready to commence her day...How could she meditate properly with this racket going on that could be heard throughout all reaches of Titan Tower?
"Good morning, Raven," Robin shouted with a sly smile as she paced by, her cloak on, hood and all, as if to hide herself from the morning's warm rays.
"Not quite," she murmered, not loud enough for Robin to pick up.
She steadily stepped forth, past the psychotic boys, straight to the stereo's controls, which lay near the big-screen teleivision.
She promptly reached out a small hand and pushed a red button. The roaring sounds were killed instantly, and she almost smiled with satisfaction and relief.
"Wha?!" Beastboy cried.
"Yo, Rave!" Cyborg demanded. "What're you DOIN'? We were listenin' to that!"
"Exactly," she answered cooly, walking right past them as if they were shadows. "I'm trying to clear my mind, and hearing our pointless 'theme song' is infuriating me..."
The two Titans frowned dully, while Mario simply stood there, staring at her back as she paced off. He had a thoughtful look about her, and a hint of a smile.
"Ah," he mumbled. "Figures you have one of those..."
"What's that?" Beastboy muttered.
"Ya know, a...Er...Well, one of those dull, gothic people that want to huddle up in a corner and die because the world is so mean..." He spoke as if it were nothing amazing- which, to him, it wasn't.
"Dude, I don't CARE," Beastboy snapped back. "We live here, too, and we wanna listen to some tunes."
"Majority rules!!" Cyborg declared, raising a finger.
Mario shrugged slowly, beginning to leave toward the kitchen.
"Whoa- where are YOU going?" BB wondered. "Aren't you gonna hang out here with us some more?"
Mario paused and answered carefully, "You guys do what you want. I'm going to get my OWN breakfast- I've starved."
Beastboy froze as his stomach gurgled, as if on cue.
"Yea..." he mumbled. "Come to think of it, I didn't get enough earlier..." He looked up and chased after his new friend, crying, "Dude! Wait up, man!" He promptly shifted form to that of a hawk as he glided away, leaving Cyborg to ponder what to do next. He decided to see if Robin wanted to go a round in 'Soul Calibur II,' but he quickly noticed that Robin had vanished, as well.
"Aw, MAN!" he moaned, tossing his arms. "Where da he** did everybody go?!"
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A somersaulting young man flew into the room and nimbly landed on the tile floors of the kitchen, a knee and a palm on the ground. He hopped to his feet and spun 180 to see Link sliding some food onto some plates.
"Eh?" he mumbled, surprised. "Link, where'd Tenoch go? Wasn't she supposed to be cooking?" the kid asked.
"Cooking?" Link moaned incredulously. "Is THAT what you call what she was doing?"
Mario frowned as he walked up to the stove, smelling the warm aromas sternly.
"What do you mean?" he mumbled curiously.
"Mario," Link spat out, eyeing him like he was a nut. "The girl's never COOKED before in her life...She almost burnt everything..."
Mario tossed his arms.
"So what?" he shot back casually. "How is she ever gonna learn if she doesn't try it herself?"
Link paused, and nodded slowly, seeing his point.
"Guess you're right," he murmured.
"So where'd she go?" Mario questioned suddenly, scratching his nose a little. He really needed to shave there, didn't he...?
Link huffed. "Oh, I dunno. I think I scared her off," he answered smugly. "She went to go get the others."
Mario nodded and grabbed himself a plate of food. He fumbled around a few drawers, looking for the silverware, and found it on his third try. Not bad.
As he pulled up a stool and sat at the island, he couldn't help but feel at home. This was his kind of place. Very roomy, kind of public, yet plenty of private spaces. Reminded him of the good old Academy of Magic...Hmm...Magic...Academy? The phrase sort of slipped on through his mind, but...Now that he thought about it, he couldn't quite grasp it. Oh, well.
The screech of a bird of prey rang through the halls, and moments later, the two teens were shocked to see a green hawk change shape into Beastboy, landing before the stove. His eyes were glazed over at the thought of more of those mouth-watering pancakes flooding into his jaws. A little drool dripped on the floor, and Mario chuckled.
"Whoa, whoa, buddy," he said, shaking his head. "You'll get your food."
Beastboy grinned. "I KNOW," he cheerfully answered. "I'd better," he added slyly, his eyes narrowing.
He suddenly froze, his eyes wide and sad.
"Hey! Wait, where'd that one chick go...Teekonoqu-"
"Tenochtitlan," Link grumbled with a smile.
Beastboy blushed, his emerald eyes wandering. "Right."
"She'll be back," Link answered. "Went to go get your red-head pal."
"Oh," BB nodded in relief. "Allright."
"Why do ya ask?" Mario wondered, having just swalloed some bacon.
"Oh, well, uh..." Beastboy fiddled with his hair a little nervously. "I just...We started talkin', and...-"
"Yea, she's pretty cool," Mario told him. "You should get to know her better. She can be a little melodramatic sometimes, but...Meh," the capped crusader shrugged calmly. "She's one of the nicest people I know."
Beastboy smiled at that comment, but he suddenly looked very curious and thoughtful.
"Where are you guys from, anyway?"
The two sighed and shook their heads.
"Not here," Link responded dully.
Beastboy scratched his chin roughly, baffled by the whole concept.
"Yea, Tekila...Er, Tenoch...titlan...Yea, she told me you guys might be staying with us..."
Mario nodded, gulping down some scrambled eggs.
"'Bout the size of it," he agreed. "At least, that's what Robin suggested."
The green monster was intrigued. If Robin wanted them here, then it was fine by him. After all, they all seemed cool enough. As he thought about it more, he got excited. More Titans to the team? Wow. This was big! It would totally change things...
He suddenly jumped with delight as he heard that calm, lovely tone ring through his ears. The one he was waiting to hear.
Tenochtitlan came dashing into the room, giggling along with Starfire. The two of them had beaming smiles on their faces, and were eager to eat.
Beastboy stood idly by as they both picked up some food and sat down at the island alongside Mario.
"'Mornin' there," the young man greeted cheerfully.
Starfire's eyes widened in surprise as she realized who it was. She'd known that Titan Tower had new guests, but...This one wasn't entirely a stranger! Her face turned red as those mysterious blue eyes of his captured her.
"You are the waiter that served us last night, are you not?" she inquired slowly, in a murmur. A smile crawled across her face.
Mario nodded. "Yea, that was me. Mustard and mint frosting, eh?" he gave her an odd look, but proceeded to eat his food without a second thought.
Starfire shrugged, a little embarrassed, and decided to eat some before she continued her conversation.
Beastboy had let Link fill up his plate, and was chomping it down at a steady pace, not even looking at it. He was too engulfed by this new girl, Tenoch. He couldn't hear what they were saying, he was too engrossed by her beauty. Her eyes...They were pink at the time. They were the loveliest pink he'd ever seen in a LONG time, so he thought.
Finally, his fork stabbed the plate directly, and he looked down to notice there weren't any rations left on it.
Link gave him an amused glance.
"Wow...You love eggs and bacon, don't ya?" he noticed.
Beastboy's brows furrowed and cocked as glared at the blonde boy.
"What are you TALKING about?" he grumbled. "I HATE eggs and bacon..."
Link's eyes widened, and he let out a laugh.
"Oh. Forgive me. You just ate five pounds of 'em!" He chuckled as his head shook slowly.
Beastboy's eyes darted to his plate to see the shreds of yellow and brown that remained.
"BLECH!" he cried out, tossing the plate into the sink nearby as he made a dash for the bathroom.
Link jumped in shock as the green kid came whizzing by, and sighed deeply as he picked up some bacon from what little was left and chewed on it slowly, savoring the rich flavor.
"Oh, geez...Yea, THAT was quite a mess..." came Robin, who had overheard their conversation as he entered. "That Mad Mod was a MORON...I sure as **** hope I don't have to go through anything like THAT again..." He frowned and began to grumble a little, shaking his head.
"Sounds like fun," Mario mumbled, scratching his chin.
"How is that?" Starfire questioned, puzzled. "It was not very entertaining at all..." Her brows furrowed a moment in thought when Mario snickered at her, messing with his hat's brim a bit. "Oh," she moaned. "That was your sense of...sarcasm, correct?"
"Right, Star," Robin chuckled, patting her back a little.
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"Whoa! Hey, BB!" Cyborg cried from the coach, a small device in his hand. Beastboy was slowly wandering through the room behind him, looking slightly unwell.
"Check this out, man!" the machine-man yelled, gesturing Beastboy to have a look.
The green kid decided there couldn't be much harm in it, and groggily shifted himself to lean on the sofa's back, eyeing the screen in a half-asleep manner.
"Look at the way those **** fish rip that thing to shreds, yo!" Cyborg was clearly overjoyed at watching the bloody mess before him onscreen as chunks of flesh and blood spewed out everywhere. Beastboy squinted, not sure he was seeing properly.
"Dude..." he murmured. "Since when do you watch Discovery Channel...?"
Cyborg's face froze, his eyes wide for a few seconds. He blinked, pushed a button on the remote in his hand, and asnwered quickly, "I don't..." and turned his head to see a football game.
Beastboy paused a moment, too dazed to realize what just happened, and proceeded back to the kitchen slowly.
No sooner had he left the room had Cyborg clicked his button again and cheered on the array of pirahnas.
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About a half hour had passed. Everyone in the kitchen had chatted away, everyone had eaten breakfast, except Raven, and Robin had rounded everyone up to have a meeting of sorts in the briefing room. It was incredibly large, and rested just beyond the living room. A large screen was against the wall, with a control panel to match it.
"Allright, guys," Robin announced. "Time to discuss business..."
His eyes wandered around to make sure everyone was present, and was slightly irritated to see Raven still gone.
"Gah," he groaned. "Where's Raven?"
"No idea," Beastboy shrugged.
"I thought she went to do some more of her **** meditatin'," Cyborg muttered.
"Raven!!" Starfire called out, hoping the caped crusador would hear.
Mere seconds later, she was standing behind the lot of them, only her cold face visible. Vapid, as always, she murmured, "You called...?"
"OK, good!" Robin cried out, his hands forth.
"Guys, listen up! I know this morning has been real hectic. We have some guests, new faces...We're tryin' to get to know eachother here..."
Surprsingly, they were all silent and serious.
"The reason we're here is because I have a proposal...I have hereby invited these new friends of ours to join the Titans. Now I have to ask you guys if you're allright with this...What do you say?"
Raven's eyes bugged out in shock for a moment as she scanned the group, trying to absorb these faces in that she had yet to know. How could he be so hasty in something like this?
Starfire's eyes lit up with enthusiasm, however. What more could she want than more friends?
Cyborg grinned devilishly. New groupies, huh? That meant more people to kick in video games, more people for target practice, and more people to carry the work-load!
Beastboy was overwhelmed with happiness. Two new girls...One of 'em was taken, but...The other was all his!! And he was set on trying his luck.
"Count me in on that vote!" he gleefully shouted, raising his arm giddily.
"**** yea!" Cyborg agreed.
"I concur!" Starfire cheered.
Raven had been studying everyone's faces, trying to decide how annoying they would be. Then, she met a blond-haired boy with a sharp face and sharper eyes. She felt her insides melt, which didn't happen very often. She fought to prevent her face from turning red, but to no avail. A grin even seeped over her, and she felt...kind of happy...?!?! What was going on?! Her eyes, if only for a second, became brilliantly glazed and joyful.
"Wh-why not...?" she mumbled as everyone stared at her in perplexment, struggling to maintain her dullness.
After a moment of silence, the sound of an explosion rang out. They all spun to see the large screen behind them cracked, and sparks spewed out of it crazily. This only added more to Raven's embarrassment.
[Control, control...] she told herself in thought. [You can't be like this, gotta stay calm...] Raven's powers were kept under wraps by her dullness. They were powered by emotions. If Raven got too emotional, she couldn't control herself.
As they all looked back at her, Starfire giggling, Link utterly confused, the control panel promptly ignited in flames, causing them to all cry out in surprise.
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There we go...
Yea, I know, kinda icky at the end there...
But I've been dispondent, leave me alone!
. y can't they just shut up and make fun of themselves. even 6th graders call me a weak person and so do 2nd graders. almost everyone thinks I'm the most dumbest person and some people even say I don't exist when they see me at school
Therefore, you cannot say how they think. Even I know that by now, and I know very little to those ways, methinks. You're also not 'most guys' either, so I don't see how you know all they want a girl for is sex. 
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. It says one episode tells why Slade would attack teen titans and you just said the reason.
Muhoowahahahaaaa!!! 