Titans Tower
2030 hours
Hallway
Robin sidled down the hallway, coke in hand. It was Friday, aka movie night. Judging by the fact that it was Beast Boy's turn to pick the movie, Robin could almost confirm that it was a comedy. How nice, Robin happened to hate comedy. Oh, well.
Robin rolled his eyes as he heard the hysterical laughter from the living room. A genuine shame to heroes worldwide. Then Robin paused. There was one other titan bound not to be watching the movie. Grinning broadly, he tapped on Raven's door.
A slightly irritated gothic titan opened the door. "What." She said monotonously.
"Hey Rae. You free now?"
"No." she replied briskly and closed the door.
Robin tried again.
Raven opened the door, clearly annoyed. "WHAT."
"Raven can you spare me a moment?"
"Why?" she said, raising her brow quizzically.
Robin squirmed. "Well, I… I'm bored."
She smiled strangely. "Alright."
Titans Tower
2245 hours
Roof
Raven sat near the edge, her feet dangling down. Robin opened a can of beer and gulped in down in one go. "I didn't know you drank." Raven grinned.
Robin leaned back on his elbows. "I only drink when I'm nervous or when I feel like."
"So… which of the reasons would it be?"
"Nervous. And I feel like."
Robin raised her brow. "Why are you nervous?"
"Because of you."
"Me?" Raven said, her face turning red.
Robin smiled. "Yeah. Anytime you could push me down and I won't stand a paltry chance."
Raven sighed. "Oh."
"Also, you look gorgeous."
"I do?" She flushed.
"Mmm."
"I…"
Robin leaned forward, placing his hand on her cheek. Drawing her closer…
BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP
"Shit." Robin cursed. Damn whoever was making trouble. Of all times…
Raven was already heading downstairs. Curse their sense of duty.
Titans Tower
2055 hours
Living Room
"What do we have here?" Robin asked in his commanding voice.
"Bank robber." replied Cyborg. "Heading downtown. Wait, the locator stopped. Whoever that is probably taking a breather."
"Well, whoever it is better start running now then. Fast." Robin said as he ran out.
Robin scanned the area. Nothing looked out of place, apart from some panicky people. No one seemed to know what really happened. Some said they saw someone running out, but some said there was nothing, apart from a few cars overturning.
"What the hell happened?" Robin cursed. "Why if…"
"Perhaps I would be in the position to answer your queries." A clear, loud voice rang out.
Everyone's gaze turned up onto a building. There, on the roof, was a huge pile of money and gold. Taken from the bank, no doubt.
"The Teen Titans. Finally we meet. And I thought you might not come."
"Who are you?" Raven asked in a harsh tone.
"Later. No need to introduce your self, though. I know who you are, and much, much more."
Starfire floated up a little. "Please, whoever you are. Show yourself, and kindly return the money. We do not wish to hurt you."
"The money? You can take it. I'm not here to take your filthy money. I just need to… borrow something."
Something moved, and all the money and gold tumbled down. The crowd scattered as the loot fell into a glittering pile.
"That's right, run away. Don't want to be hurt by the bomb in the warehouse now, do you?" the voice taunted. It was a girl, no doubt.
The crowd gasped, and Beast Boy paled. Robin eyes narrowed into slits. "What do you want." He seethed, blood throbbing visibly at his temples. This girl could really get under his skin.
"I just want to borrow Raven for awhile." She smiled as she stepped out of the darkness.
The girl was much younger then they had expected. She was only about ten years old, and her pretty features were the picture of innocence, if not for the maliciousness that flashed in her eyes.
"Impossible." Robin muttered.
"Really?" she said, smiling a vampire smile. "Well, then you better do a body count, if you don't happen to be a casualty yourself."
Robin drew his staff. "Not a chance, lass. You are going to defuse that bomb. Now."
She laughed. "Oh? And who's gonna make me? You? What a joke."
Robin was close to exploding. Child or not, this girl was dangerous, and extremely annoying. With a yell, he lunged at her before anyone could hold him back.
To his surprise, he hit nothing but air. Robin, with all his years of training and experience, had missed her completely.
Before he could recover from his shock, the girl suddenly launched up into the air. Her boots had built-in rockets in them. Even Cyborg wouldn't have dreamt that up. With a malicious laugh, she rocketed right into the warehouse. Where the bomb was planted.
"Stop!" Raven yelled, and ran after her.
"Raven! No!" Robin shouted. "The bomb!"
But Raven could not hear him, or she did not care.
Jump City
2120 hours
Abandoned Warehouse
No matter how evil or powerful that girl was, she was but a child. And Raven would never let her die let that. She just couldn't. Throwing open the warehouse doors, she saw the girl standing next to a device which was ticking away.
"We must leave now." she said, reaching out for the girl.
But the girl looked at her and grinned. "Three."
"Two."
Raven gasped.
"One."
Jump City
2122 hours
Downtown, Warehouse Street
Robin could only look in horror as a blinding blue light flashed through the sky. When the light cleared, he looked at the warehouse. It was completely unscathed.
In a surge of hope, he rushed into the warehouse. There was not a single soul inside. The girl was gone. And so was Raven.
"No…"
