Different

Chapter Nine

We entered the tower within minutes of the call. Starfire was the first to notice us, and soon Robin and Cyborg were sharing concerned glances with one another.

"Dudes!" Beast Boy exclaimed once we were within earshot. "Tell us what's going on! You can't just lead us to danger and NOT fill us in!"

"He has a point," I agreed. "We need to known what we are up against."

"Okay, now I know something is wrong with you." Cyborg scrutinized me.

His red eye scanned my entire body. He glanced down at his robotic arm, checking my vital signs and more.

"What do you mean?" I asked, starting to get even more irritated.

"Friend Raven, I advise you to take...precaution. What you are about to see may shock and disturb you."

"What are you talking about, Star?"

By this point my anxiety was out-of-this-galaxy high. None of my friends have answered any of our questions. They had successfully avoided each one.

"It must be the work of Slade..." Robin muttered over and over again.

"Robin?" Starfire hovered over to him. She embraced him, which seemed to calm him down significantly.

"Thanks, Star."

Beast Boy and I exchanged glances. Clearly he was just as uncomfortable and annoyed as I was.

We finally made it to the dorm rooms. We turned down the hall, first left, then right. It took a matter of seconds for me to know we were going to my room. Sure enough, we came to a halt in front of a metal door with my name inscribed on the front.

"I don't understand...?"

"Just look." Cyborg instructed.

I slid the door open. I gasped as the realization set in. Splashing of color zoomed from one side of the room to another. My room looked as if there was and is a rave going on, especially with Rude blasting music at full volume.

"This is definitely the work of Slade." Robin shouted over the heavy metal. "He must want to get back at you for what you father did to him. He will not go unpunish-"

"It's not Slade."

"Who else could have the fault?" Starfire questioned.

"Me."