Teen Titans Fan Fiction ❯ The Pheonix Chronicles ❯ Descent of the Pheonix ( Chapter 2 )

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The Pheonix Chronicles Chapter 2: Descent of the Pheonix

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'I wonder if I should find the others,' Raven thought.

 

'Why?' Pessimism shot back. 'You really think they'll know what to do? Do you really think they'll even believe you?'

 

'Shut up! Since when did you escape? I thought Optimism locked you away.'

 

'I Did.' said a second emotion. 'She escaped.'

 

Pessimism raspberries Optimism.

 

'Stop it you two!' They both quiet down. 'I'm going to find the others and that's that. They'll believe me and they might even have an idea or two. Besides, Robin's our leader and if nothing else, THAT means he deserves to know.'

 

Raven started down the hallway in search of the Titans. She knew that some of the other Titans were visiting. The twins were off on some weird training gig so Aqualad, Speedy and Bumble Bee had come here to visit. She had a pretty good idea where everyone was. And when Raven found them she knew that it wasn't just that she wanted to tell Robin and get his opinion, but that seeing them all there reassured her that something was still normal.

 

No one seemed to notice Raven as she silently walked up to the table where the Titans were sitting. Raven shook her head. It seemed Cy and B-Boy had managed to drag everyone into a game of their newest obsession: Texas Hold 'Em. From the first time those two had seen the game on TV they had been completely enthralled, and slowly they had spread the sickness until they had ALL been infected. Even though she hated to admit it, even Raven had played with them and found the game somewhat enjoyable.

 

Of the seven gathered around the table only four were still in for this hand: Robin, Speedy, Starfire, and Bumble Bee. And from the piles of chips arranged around the table, it looked like Starfire was winning, again. Everyone thought Starfire was going to suck at this game too, but she was proving to be pretty adept at cards.

 

Raven moved so she could see B-Bee's hand: Ace - Hearts, Jack - Spades

She looked at the flop: 8 & 10 - Spades, Queen - Diamonds

 

'A king and B-Bee might take this hand,' she thought.

 

Raven was careful not to give anything away as she watched Aqualad deal the card on Fourth Street: King - Spades

 

B-Bee had on her best poker face as she raised the pot 50K in chips. Robin considered a moment then met the 50, and raised another 10. Star just smiled brightly and met the 60, calling for the River. Speedy on the other hand sighed, shaking his head and folding. "Too rich for my blood," he muttered.

 

Aqualad turned over the River: Ace - Diamonds

B-Bee kept her poker face and raised the pot another 60. Robin was unreadable, as usual, but met the 60 and raised another 25. Star, still smiling, met the 85 and Called.

B-Bee turned over her Ace & Jack for an Ace High Straight.

Robin turned over the other two Aces for a 3 of a Kind.

Star turned over a 7 & 9 - Spades for a Straight Flush.

 

Robin just smirked with a 'should've known' look. B-Bee groaned and hung her head in disbelief as Star squealed happily and drug the pot closer so she could sort the chips into her piles.

 

"Man, I can't figure you sometimes, Star."

 

Star paused to look at B-Bee. "Who, me?"

 

"Yes, you."

 

"I don't understand, Friend Bumble Bee. What is there to 'figure'?"

 

B-Bee just shook her head. "I just can't ever read you. For example, I don't Believe you didn't fold being started with a 7 & 9! Let alone WON with it!"

 

Star shrugged. "That hand felt full of luck, so I kept it. And it was!" Star beamed brightly.

 

"And that's another thing, most people put on their best poker faces for this game. Not you, you just sit there and smile like an idiot!"

 

"Are you kidding? That IS her poker face."

 

Everyone turned to look at Raven as she made her presence known.

 

"Hi, Raven," greeted Speedy as he started to shuffle the deck. "You wanna join in?"

 

"No thanks. Actually, I was hoping to speak with Robin a moment."

 

Robin looked at her questioningly. "Is everything o.k., Raven?"

 

"Yeah, I think so...."

 

Robin arched an eyebrow. 'Raven doesn't seem right. Something's...off. Why is she down here? She said she was going to be meditating and not to disturb her. Yeah, something's Definately wrong.'

 

Speedy started dealing the cards.

 

"Let's go talk, Raven." Robin started to rise.

 

"Oh no you don't!" Cy interjected. "You know the rules. The cards are already dealt. You're either in or you fold."

 

Robin turned to look at Cy. "Cyborg, I think..."

 

"No, Robin," Raven interrupted. "It's alright."

 

He turned to look at Raven. "Are you sure? I can fold this hand."

 

Raven shook her head. "No. You play. We can talk after the game. It'll wait that long. Besides, I like watching Star kick someone else's butt besides my own."

 

That brought a round of chuckles from the group and a 'Who, me?' look from Star. Somehow the innocent look didn't make it to her eyes and, not for the first time, Raven wondered how much of her nieve act was just that, an act.

Raven watched as the hand started, but soon the butterflies in her stomach started doing loop-d-loops again. She decided to go get some tea from the kitchen.

 

"Why am I so edgy?" she asked herself as she watched her hand shake slightly while pouring the tea.

 

'Because you know something's wrong and you're trying to ignore it.' answered Truth.

 

Raven sighed. She knew she was right but didn't want to admit it. Damn Pride.

 

'Hey! Don't bring me into this! I'm not the one that told Robin to wait and talk to me later, that was Indecision!' Pride was such a touchy thing.

 

Raven just shook her head and decided to go back and watch the rest of the game. She'd get to talk to Robin soon enough. Besides, she Liked watching other people play the game. 'Never know, maybe I'll pick up a thing or two...' But on her way back into the common room something outside caught her attention and almost made her drop her drink.

 

"Um, Robin?"

 

"Yeah, Raven?" he asked without looking up from his hand.

 

"Is our meteor insurance paid up?"

 

"What?!" Robin looked up at Raven and then out the windows to see what she was staring at. And there, out over the ocean, was a large, firey meteor hurtling straight at them!

 

"Shit! Titans, let's go!"

 

"Wha..?" Cyborg looked up and noticed the firey ball headed for them. "Aww, man!" he complained. "I just fixed this place back up from the LAST time someone tried to destroy it!"

 

The Titans found themselves out on the balcony watching the 'meteor'. As it turned out, it was falling so fast that it was probably going to hit the ocean and miss Teen Tower altogether. They watched as it fell lower and lower towards the water. But as it made contact with the waves it started skipping across the surface, like some blazing pebble across a giant lake. Everyone grabbed ahold of the railing as they were rocked from the force of impact. The meteor had crashed into the island at the base of Teen Tower!

 

"Alright, Titans. We've got to get down there and assess the damage and the fire potential. If there's any threat we've got to contain it. Let's move!" Robin was already heading down the tower, leading them into another potentially dangerous situation.

 

But when they all reached the crater they got quite a shock. Instead of a rock, they found a person, a young man by the look of him, laying sprawled out unconscious. Little flames were licking across his outfit and hair, but other than a few scuffs and smudges, there didn't appear to be anything wrong with him. Even after appearantly falling out of orbit! In fact, he was still breathing...

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