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.x. Waterfalls .x.

Chapter One

"Starfire, head them off!"

"They're just ahead! Robin, they've got automatic weapons!"

"Don't let them get a clear shot. Beast boy, cover the rear!"

Beast boy swooped ahead, as a bird of prey, trying to make sense of his team's shouts. He pumped his wings, trying hard to catch the altitude over the thickening forest.

Just an hour ago, they had all been riding the T-car, coming home from a visit to Titans East, laughing easily and trying to persuade Raven to sing Karaoke. But then the local transmitter screamed a report of several armed robbers escaping through the thick forest nearby having robbed a small bank in the closest town; the police force was too far away to stop them but Robin instantly grabbed the opportunity.

Don't worry world, Beast boy thought dully to himself, eyeing the dark clouds framing the horizon. Don't bother hurrying up. Your friendly neighbourhood super heroes are here to save the day. …We were almost home as well…

"Beast boy!" Robin barked back at him, Raven's powers allowing him to fly next to her while Starfire sped ahead. Cyborg was finding his way through the brush down below; a few blue bursts of light showed his impatience with the wood and showed that even he was in front of Beast boy.

"Pick it up!" Robin snapped, his voice just getting through the wind. "You're lagging!"

BB mentally shook himself and flapped like a mad thing, wishing there was more thermals to lift him ahead. Raven and Robin, who didn't have to work for speed, soon shot out of shouting range. The wind picked up and blew load and strong but by lucky chance, BB found he could ride the wind to where his friends were.

BANG!

He almost backed up in bird-like panic when the snap of gun shot cut through the wind, followed instantly by two more. Confused, he got a few seconds of altitude and spotted his friends alongside a thin, fast-flowing river, almost hidden by the trees.

The 'robbers' were in a rusty motor-boat in the middle of the river, moving fast but unsteadily; the titans were trying to catch them with out making them fall into the river to their untimely death but they were now shooting at them like maniacs with those long guns hunters favour. The two men were standing almost protectively around two huge rucksacks; it was sort of obvious where they had stashed the loot.

From his position, Beast boy easily spotted Robin on the other side of the river, getting into position to hi-jack the boat while the girls distracted them with a convincing lightshow. Feeling slightly useless, Beast boy decided to join in with the 'distraction' part of things; a speciality of his.

He built up a few more metres of altitude then;

"TSSEEERRRR!!!" He screeched, pure hawk style, diving down madly on the pair.

It seemed like a good idea at the time.

Lit in the illumination of one of Starfire's green star bolts, he fell, talons racked forward, focused on the fatter one's nose. Suddenly, the fat guy turned and, when he saw the green hawk making a mad do-or-die dive for him, waved his long-nozzled gun wildly in panic.

BANG!!

The crack of gun shot almost blinded him from such close range and the bang rebounded around his skull; the bullet had missed by a few centimetres at most, but had shot straight into the woods where Robin was. There was a startled cry from the trees.

Disorientated, Beast boy crashed straight into the boat, almost landing on the shorter guy's face.

Both men turned their attention to the mad bird and waved their guns at him; if he morphed, they would have the time to knock him out with the butt of their guns so he just dodged, trying to keep their attention as Raven quickly levitated the rucksacks up and away. Starfire had disappeared to check on Robin; go figure.

The fat one suddenly realized they had lost their precious booty, and practically roared in rage causing a slight distraction; Beast boy took it a flapped several metres into the air before morphing quickly to a bald-eagle.

Hawks were fast, but a bald-eagle was bigger and meaner.

Not a big change, but enough.

He was about to dive for them again, now strong enough to wrench those guns away before they hit something vital, when the boat passed through an arch of trees. He easily saw where they were heading before anyone else.

A waterfall.

It wasn't that the waterfall scared him; just the memories. They suddenly rose up and choked him, blurring everything. They were on a boat… going towards a waterfall… he was a bird, the only one who could escape…

He couldn't see anything; he was suddenly lost in that one image. It had all been his fault… his parents… no… he fell onto boat, forgetting how to fly and trying to bring himself back to reality.

He couldn't freak out in the middle of an attack! What was wrong with him? But he was lost in the final image of being able to fly, being forced to fly away, while his parents and their boat fell from a huge waterfall, involuntary screams ripping through the night…

Someone shouted something but he couldn't hear it.

Suddenly, everything happened very fast.

There was a blue laser burst as Cyborg appeared; it ripped into the boat and water splashed into the surviving half, dragging it down and making the robbers drop their weapons in panic. Raven lifted the robbers in her black aura where Robin, luckily unhurt by the rouge shot, handcuffed them and sent a quick rabbit punch to both of their foreheads. Starfire flew out of nowhere and grabbed Beast boy protectively, scooping his bird body out of the boat just as it crashed down the falls.

He felt himself watching it as it fell, his raptor eyes able to see it the whole way down.

Then Starfire landed on the bank and he fell to reality with a bump. Embarrassed, he fluttered out of Star's arms and morphed human as he landed.

"Are you okay, friend?" Starfire asked worriedly, her green eyes staring into his own with concern. They had probably all seen him lose it; great.

"I'm fine, Star!" He said with as much enthusiasm as he could muster. "Where are the others?"

"Just there." She pointed.

Beast boy scrambled up and saw Robin, Raven and Cyborg making their way over. Flung over Cy's back were the two robbers bound, unconscious and slightly drooling. Raven and Robin both had that no-nonsense 'What-the-hell-was-that?!' sort of look.

Out of all his friends, only Cyborg knew how his parents had died and how guilty BB still felt about it; Cy sent him a rueful smile, trying to look reassuring but failing and instead just looking sorry for him.

Beast Boy almost sighed; he didn't want his friend's pity and he didn't want to look any weaker than they were which is why he had never told them. Cyborg was exception because he was his best friend in the world and because he felt he had to tell someone; occasionally he just felt it was all too much to hide.

Maybe they'll just drop it. Beast boy thought hopefully.

"So, dudes!" BB grinned and rubbed his hands together, as though the greatest joy in his life was sending robbers to prison and finishing the paperwork for an hour after. "What town where these guys from again? If we hurry, we can still grab a pizza before we head home! I call dibs on the remote!"

Robin gave him a stony look.

Maybe not.

"What was all that about?" Robin demanded, only a hint of concern bordering his confused anger. "You could have messed everything up! You don't just attack then sit happily on the boat while it goes over the edge of a damn waterfall! You could have died if Starfire didn't-"

"Leave it, Rob." Cyborg muttered, re-placing the robbers more comfortably over his shoulders. "We've got to get home for patrol."

Robin ignored him.

Beast boy stared solidly back, as if he didn't know he almost met the same fate as his parents. Why had he freaked out so bad? Now he was away from the situation, it didn't seem so bad. Maybe all the fights were getting to him.

"It was just a slip." He said, just as much to himself as his team mates.

Robin looked sceptical but this time it was Raven who took the offensive.

"Well that slip almost got Robin shot and sent you over a waterfall."

He winced. Ouch. Trust Raven to get right to the point.

There was a few moments of silence as Beast boy's ears drooped and he looked away. Just through a gap in the mossy trees, he could see the bank of the river splashing innocently at him.

He found himself thinking of one of his earliest memories when he had helped his parents build the offending boat; they had spend a whole week on it and when they had stepped back to admire the woodwork proudly, he had spent a paint pot flying, causing huge red splashes across the side of the small vessel. Almost always good-humoured, his parents had laughed heartily, his clumsiness a running joke in the family; both of them were scientists and very careful, so the klutz in him must just be a natural talent. They had spent the rest of the day drinking lemonade and letting him go crazy on the paintwork; he and the boat ended up as matching paint-ball rainbows.

Strangely enough, instead of making him sad, these memories made him want to laugh; Robot man had once told him that humour was the best remedy to anything.

As his ears perked back up, Robin made an announcement that sent them straight back down.

"Maybe you should leave patrol for today, you know, just head home." He said, looking a bit guilty bit firm. "You shouldn't go if you don't feel your best and you're obviously not yourself at the moment, acting like that in the middle of an attack. Go home and start the paperwork; we can handle these two and the patrol."

"Go home?! Paperwork?!" He asked, horrified; couldn't he see that he was fine now? He just got a little freaked out; Beast boy gaped as Raven and Robin grabbed the rucksacks and started off, unable to grasp that they wanted to leave him at home. "But I'm fine now! I-"

"Maybe it's for the best, BB." Cyborg interrupted, sending him an apologetic look and patting his shoulder. "Hey look on the bright side; you get to miss patrol, the most boring part of the job!"

"I guess." Beast boy sighed, angry with himself as he watched Cyborg trudge off too.

Starfire hovered, biting her lip.

"Will you fly back, friend?" she asked, obviously concerned; that was Starfire for you, a big enough heart for everyone to have room.

Beast boy smiled at her and stretched, as though he hadn't just been sent home.

"Sure! I'll ride the wind. You ever do that, Dudette? Just relax and let the wind take you everywhere?"

Starfire giggled, noticing for the first time how windy it was. "On occasion." She whispered, smiling. "It must be better with wings."

Beast boy's eyes brightened and he was about to respond when they were halted by a muffled shout of "Starfire?"

"That's your cue." BB joked, now forcing some of his cheeriness. "See you later, Star!"

She turned to go, and then hovered again, as though a sudden thought stopped her. "Friend, we usually go and get pizza after patrol, yes?" She asked, smiling as BB nodded. "Shall I get you something? What would you like?"

He grinned and winked at her. "Well, since you're offering… a large vegetarian with extra mushrooms and soy cheese, please. And don't let Cyborg put salami on it again!"

She giggled again then flew off into the wood, leaving Beast Boy alone. He grinned into the darkness for a second, then flinched and turned his back on the faint sound of water behind him.

"I'm fine." He told the gloom. "In fact, I only go on patrol for the pizza and now Star's getting that for me! Forget the paperwork; I'm just going to relax." He paused. "Because I'm fine. I'm over it. I'm totally fine." He chuckled, trying a joke. "Dude, talking to yourself is the first sign of madness."

He selected his favourite bird morph and leapt into the sky, simply riding the wind away from the waterfall for several minutes before he realized he was going the wrong way. You could just forget everything when you were a thousand feet above the world with just a pillow of warm air supporting your wings. By the time he reached the empty tower, dark blue and fluffy pink was shading the sky and clouds, illuminating the evening.

.x. WaterFalls .x.

Robin's R-cycle skidded to a stop, giving him the chance to look around, bored.

"See anything?" he barked into his T-com.

"No." Came a monotone voice behind him.

He felt too weary to really be surprised that Raven had appeared beside him without a whisper of notice; he should known better really. Leaning on his R-cycle, Robin checked the time, finding they still had ten minutes left.

"Where are Cyborg and Starfire?"

She rolled her eyes, pulling her cloak closer to get free from the cold.

"Where do think? Buying all the pizza they can carry; do they ever stay the whole hour?"

"I'm not going to answer that." He replied with a smile. There was a pause while he tuned the dial of his transmitter slightly when he finally voiced something which had been bothering him; Raven was the obvious person to talk to. She always gave you a straight answer. "What do you think was wrong with Beast boy? He just seemed to randomly forget where he was. Normally, I'd just say he was being difficult but just in the middle of a battle?"

"I know." Raven sighed quietly, resisting the urge to rub her temples. "I think it was the waterfall that set him off."

"Maybe he's just scared of them?"

"Maybe. But I got the feeling he was hiding something a bit more imperative than a weird fear of waterfalls. We've faced worse than a waterfall."

Robin, who hadn't got this feeling at all, simply took her word her it and nodded, deciding to drop the subject; who knew with Beast boy? He rubbed his neck and was about to suggest one more round when Raven suddenly closed her eyes and chanted softly. He knew better than to interrupt; Raven might sense something nearby and in all honesty, Robin found himself quite bored.

"Why don't we check the museum?"

"Is someone in there?"

"Just a feeling. Take it or leave it."

As a response, Robin stuffed his helmet on and straddled his bike, speeding off into the evening; the museum was just around the corner but what was the fun of riding slow? Raven of course got there before him, and she hardly waited before he got off his trusty bike before she sent them through the wall, chanted quietly.

They found themselves in a the main hall, a high glass ceiling letting shattered pieces of light into the locked hall; there was a closed gloom around the place and a huge exhibit of the skeleton of a T-rex sent unnerving shadows across the room. Luckily Robin and Raven weren't put off by the prehistoric teeth casting sharp shadows across the floor. Or the loud and steady ticking of a huge grandfather clock. Or even that big suit of armour in the corner, a stay glint of light shining of its raised axe.

"Where now?"

"Do I have to tell you everything?"

Robin scowled and scanned the room again, noticing a tiny flash of light from a side door. Careful not to stray near any of the exhibits for fear of motion sensors, he motioned to Raven and the telepath followed him closer to the room. They had a small thought of calling for back-up but mutually decided to check it out first; a bog-standard robbery wouldn't be worth the bother.

"Ah, the past is so easy to steal from." Someone boasted from the room, not feeling the need to keep his voice quiet.

"Warp." Robin hissed; it didn't have the same effect as 'Slade', but he felt it was called for anyway. "But didn't Starfire say the last time she saw him he was-?"

"This could be before he went back to that time; he doesn't know us yet." She frowned impatiently of Robin's slightly puzzled expression. "Time travel, Robin. Work it out."

Robin nodded to show his understanding, and then peeked round the door frame, spotting Warp instantly. He was standing in the middle of the room, fully suited and standing so arrogantly, he might have just won the national lottery. He held a set golden amulets in his hand, huge jewels as big as duck eggs glinting in the semi darkness; after grinning at them greedily, he began typing something on a control panel on his wrist.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you."

He spun round and was instantly knocked off his feet by a long bench thrown at him by everyone's favourite gothic hero. Robin noticed that Warp's face wasn't as heavily lined and he wasn't as was well equipped as he was when they had last met; obviously, this one hadn't done his research beforehand, which he had in the past… in his future… Robin stopped thinking about it.

He jumped forwards, aiming for a kick to the head when a laser blasted him back into the wall. He fought a dizzy spell and quickly jumped to his feet, standing up to Warp who had recovered just as well.

"Who are you supposed to be?" Warp frowned, looking down on Robin in disapproval, taking in his mask and costume. "Some lone wannabe super hero?"

"Guess again." Raven growled from behind him, sending a large cabinet his way; he turned just in time to get a face full of it.

He flew into a glass cube, smashing it, but used a small force field to block most of the sharp, splintering debris. Furious to be caught with the same trick twice, he leapt up and shot a laser into the balcony above Raven; most of it fell with a resulting CRASH but she easily blocked it with her own spiritual force field. Robin took his opportunity and ran forward with a bird-a-rang at the ready, but Warp turned just in time and caught him with a different beam, sending him flying through the air and into Raven. They fell back, winded.

"Sorry to cut our meeting short," Warp sneered, tapping the clear disc on his chest. "But I really must go. I'll be sure to look for you in our history books."

The disc began glowing but the next second, a disc marked with a simple 'R' shot beside him and exploded, sending him hard to the floor. Raven and Robin started over to the villain then froze as they saw him. A crack was spreading from his wrist to the still-glowing disc, small blue sparks of electricity snapping across.

"What have you done?" He shrieked as a beam of shockingly bright yet strangely distorted light shot from the disc. The portal suddenly burst into life from it, more wavy and savage than they had ever seen it before. "What have you done?!"

Dust and debris flew around as the portal began to close slowly, but it wasn't going down without a fight. Warp grit his teeth as he was being forced into the portal, the beam of light pulling him in more than anything else in the room, but he grinned when he spotted the titans; they were standing firm yet were still being dragged forward as well, more and more forcefully as the portal got smaller.

"I don't know when or where you have caused my device to send us to, but you're going down with me!" He laughed maniacally, grabbing onto Raven's cloak in a desperate lunge.

That was the final thing that sent her swirling forward into the portal, eyes wide with panic; several of the windows smashed with an involuntary surge of power.

"Raven!" Robin yelled, reaching out to grab her wrist.

She jerked back, only Robin stopping her from heading straight into the portal. Warp's hand was still holding onto her cloak but she couldn't move her feet enough to kick him off. His face was still visible past the blinding light of the portal.

"Fools," He hissed. "We could be sent to any when or any where. Fools!"

The portal was at its strongest, the force of its power whipping their hair and causing a rail to go shooting into the air. Robin suddenly lost his footing and crashed forward into Raven, winding himself in the process. She let out a un-Raven-like scream as all three of them were pulled into the portal and rushed into oblivion.

The portal closed with a whoosh, and suddenly the museum was deathly silent. Several papers floated around in silence, the only noise coming from the chimes of grand clock in the main hall.

TICK TOCK.

The sound echoed around the empty hall.

TICK TOCK.

I actually did research for this, people! Can you believe it?! I had no clue about Warp so I watched a bit of his episode and concluded that he is an arrogant high-tech geek. I think I made him a bit too 'mad' but hey; the madder there are, they funnier they are to write about XD Who wants nice, normal, half-evil villains anyway? :P Unless it's Mad Mod. That dude's hilarious. BTW, this is NOT Rob/Rae. As in a lovey kinda way, Just friends. N'kay? No couples at all in this one. Maybe a few hints if you know what to look for ;D

Please review, I'm not sure about this story, so I would LOVE any reviews. Thanks for reading, if you like this, the next chapter will be up soon. Soonish. As soon as I can.

^.^ Oh and I'm sorry to anyone waiting on my other Teen Titan story, I just can't think lately O.o This story is basically me trying to unblock my mental block XD