Hey everybody I've always wanted to write a Rae/RedX fic but I needed a good setup for it to take place in. Well It suddenly came to me last night so I had to write like there was no tomorrow! So here it is, my first Rae/RedX fan fiction!I hope that you all like it!
By the way, I will be finishing my Rob/Rae fic Feeble Fortitude, I just had to post this!
ENJOY…Chapter One: Trigger
"Titans, GO!" Robin exclaimed, quickly dodging a carefully released X-shaped blade. It seems Red-X had survived his seemingly suicidal jump from Dr. Chang's laboratory down to the swirling currents of the ocean. In recent weeks he had resurfaced and had been entertaining himself by robbing high dollar antiques from civilian's homes. The titans, like usual had been their every job he thought he had in the bag. Unfortunately for the titans, he did have it in the bag, because every time he had eluded the hands of justice with his newly acquired synothium belt, courtesy of a blackmailed Dr. Chang. Though it did take an advanced level of burglary, it had brought him even greater joy to see the titans so frustrated and eager to catch him.
He was in the midst of his usual rounds when the titan's, leaving the local Pizza Parlor, had stumbled onto him.
"Ha, is that the best you can do?" Red X's computer modified voice responded after evading a volley of Starbolts from Starfire. "Come on, I thought you were the Teen Titans?" He insulted as he blocked a fury of punches and kicks from Robin. Unsurprising to X, Robin seemed the most angry. X had broken a sweat just to subdue his martial art attacks, but in the end he won and sent an unconscious Robin hurtling into an empty dumpster.
The other Titans went into attack mode after they saw their leader go down.
"You shall not harm anyone ever again!" Starfire screamed as her hand glowed green. She rose her arms and sent a thick beam right at the thief. Red-X, in turn, clasped his hands together, secreting a red gelatinous goo from his wrists onto his hands. He stretched the goo by pulling his hands apart and caught Starfire's Starbolt. He was sent backwards a few feet, but soon recovered and molded the consumed Starbolt in a ball of Red jelly with a glowing green core. He jumped above the mid-air alien and threw it down on her. She screamed, but was soon silenced by a ferocious slap from the pavement, dust consumed the motionless sight.
Beastboy, meanwhile was on the ground, fighting a mob of frightened onlookers. He soon got fed up with fighting elbows and took flight as an eagle and rested on a nearby, mediocre-sized building. He leapt into action as soon as Starfire went down. He changed in a kangaroo and leapt off the building, gaining speed towards X. As easily as he had changed into a Kangaroo, he morphed into an armadillo, intending to ball up an smack him in the face. X, being the intuitive thief that he was, was fully aware of the attack. He spun around and held up his palm, shooting a tape-like adhesive shaped X from it. It directly hit Beastboy, making him do a complete 180. He changed back to his human self quickly only to be stopped by the window of the building he had stood on. The glass behind his back had cracked but not enough to break completely, leaving Beastboy unable to escape and his feet dangling dangerously high above the ground.
"Yo!" Called a voice from behind X. A beam shot from Cyborg's sonic cannon, nearly knocking X off his feet. He pressed a button on his synothium powered belt and he disappeared. He reappeared only a few moments later, fully equipped with another X blade, which he drove straight through Cyborg's back, causing his system to immediately short-circuit.
X barely had time to bask in his glory as a metal rod batted him in his back, making him fall to his knees. His hands caught him as he landed gracefully. He glanced back and saw the remaining member of the titans standing behind him.
"Well, you're the first one to actually hit me." Red X congratulated as he rose to his feet.
"Yeah, well it won't be my last!" Raven said calmly as she began to melt towards the ground. X looked around in shock, though he knew the dark titan's powers well, he had been completely caught off guard by her immediate recession. She reappeared behind the skull-masked villain and began to breath placidly, muttering her mantra in her head.
Red X, being a highly perceptive burglar, heard her gentle breath and spun around quickly seeing her eyes glowing white and ready for an attack. As a rope made out of her dark energy was about to bind him he clicked his belt immediately and teleported out of harm's way and directly behind Raven. He copied her plan of attack and quickly shot the same adhesive that he threw at Beastboy from his hands and aimed at her feet. She immediately collapsed, moaning as her head hit the dark pavement. Red X knew that she was stunned for the moment and took the opportunity to stride over to her cloak covered figure and bind her arms together. He watched as his prey shook her head and looked down at her hands. He grasped her chin with his thumb and forced her to look up at him.
"You've got spunk. I like it. But don't get any ideas about taking me away from this, okay beautiful?" He said, holding up his bag of stolen loot. He then took this moment to push her cloak off her legs. He gazed at them with masked eyes of lust. Raven followed his gaze and attempted to roll away from him. He merely laughed and rose from his kneeling position. "So much anger, how will I ever get through to you?" With one last gaze at her, Red X pushed one final button on his belt, and disappeared from the battle scene.
"Whatever triggered it came from outside the tower." Cyborg said. Though the metal-man had enough technology to solve the murder of Jimmy Hoffa, he seemed purely baffled.
"So who triggered the mask?" Beastboy asked, nursing his mucus encased nose with a tissue. Everyone merely glanced at one another as if the answers were written on their faces.
"I checked the diagnosis on the mask but, I can't find anything." Cyborg finally answered after pressing a few dials on the computer near the infirmary beds. He gave into it's unwillingness to cooperate after it responded with a negative toned beep.
"Looks like it's a closed case, for now." Raven said as the team, minus Robin, all headed to their rooms for some well deserved shut-eye.
Bright and early the next morning the kitchen was filled with the resonating sound of the clattering dishware. Starfire, Raven, Cyborg, and Beastboy, not wanting to wake their leader, had set down and ate a hearty breakfast feast, consisting of everything from sausage links to giant tofu patties.
"So what's the plan for today?" Beastboy asked, running a toothpick along the edges of his teeth. Cyborg was the first to answer.
"Well, I was hopin' we could find out some more information from that mask before Robin wakes up." He said, putting away the last of the sparkling dishes.
"Dude, we already checked everything last night." Beastboy's laziness replied.
"Not everything," Cyborg corrected, "when we all left last night I couldn't put myself to sleep, "he explained, the titan's knowing that during sleep was Cyborg's way to recharge, "I was thinking about all the tests I could run on that mask. And well, I thought of one, but…" He trailed off.
"But what?" Raven pried, eager to hear the rest of the story.
"A drug test. But I don't know if it'll work. The dust on the mask was a dormant hallucinogen. And when Robin inhaled it someone triggered it from the outside, making it active. But now that the dust fulfilled its purpose, it's most likely dormant again. And I don't know if the test can find a signal." Cyborg finished, awaiting the others the speak up.
"but we must try!" Starfire said loudly, attempting to fill the teams spirits with hope.
"Yeah, we can still try Star, but I doubt it will work." Cyborg responded as he and the team headed back up to the infirmary. When they finally arrived at the doors Cyborg stopped. "I don't think ya'll should be in here, my tech can stop the chemical from entering my system, but you guys don't have any protection." The other's gently nodded and sat outside the doors, awaiting the results.
TWO HOURS LATER…"Well, I'm finished." Cyborg replied, walking out of the infirmary.
"And…?" Beastboy asked, fidgeting with his hands.
"Surprisingly it worked, I can't explain it." Cyborg said, scratching the back of his head in utter puzzlement.
"Well that's good, right?" Raven replied, unsure of Cyborg's strange withdrawal.
"Yeah, it's good. But we still have to figure out how we're going to track it." Cyborg said with a still unsure tone.
"I do not think that we should relay this information to Robin." Starfire said immediately.
"I agree, Robin worked his heart too much, we should just let him rest." Raven said, Starfire instantly gave her a small smile of thanks.
"Yeah, but what happens when Robin wakes up? He's gonna see that we're not here." Beastboy asked.
"I'll go." Raven said suddenly, gathering aghast stares from the titans. "I'm the only one who can." Raven replied, beginning to explain.
"What do you mean?" Beastboy questioned, completely dumbfounded.
"Robin won't suspect I've gone anywhere, just tell him I'm in my room or I went to a poetry reading or something."
Cyborg and the rest began to understand. "So I guess it's good that you're always in your room." Cyborg said with a smile.
Raven smirked back. "So can you wire the results to my communicator?" She asked Cyborg, handing him her device.
"Sure..just give me a sec'…" Cyborg said, pressing buttons on his arm, "and done." He said handing the newly equipped communicator back to her. "Just so you know, if you don't respond by noon we're coming after you.
Raven began to turn when an emotional outburst from Beastboy stopped her. "So that's it! We're just letting her go all alone!" He screamed. "What if Slade is still alive and he's behind the whole thing!"
"Beastboy," Raven said, hoping her calm voice would also calm him down, "Slade was destroyed, we know that. The Slade Robin saw was nothing but an apparition, an image created by a no good coward hiding out somewhere on the other side of the city. This person wasn't even brave enough to show himself, I'm sure I can take whatever he throw's at me." She finished. She eyed the others until she was satisfied with their looks of agreement. She turned and began to head back to the main room of the tower. She was stopped by a strong arm on her shoulder.
"Raven, I wish to accompany you on your journey to find 'the trigger.'" She said oddly. Raven starred into her eyes. She knew what Starfire's heart truly ached for.
"Starfire, stay her until Robin is awake, he'll need you. "She replied simply, sending her the slightest hint of an understanding smile. Starfire returned her smile and began to walk back to her room.
Raven watched her retreating figure for a few seconds and then pulled out her communicator. "On the other side of the city!" She said in disbelief as she eyes the map. "Ugh, today is going to be a long day." She said as she resumed walking down the hallway.
"Okay this should be it." Raven said, lowering her communicator. "Why is it always some run-down warehouse!" She replied to herself as she gazed upon the half-collapsed hunk of metal. She peeling back the rust covered door and waltzed in to find a giant computer complete with a group of empty chairs. The window near the door illuminated all of the room with light, save a shadow infested corner. Raven squinted at the patch of darkness and found the outline of a man. Before she could say anything the dark figure moved and placed itself in the sunlight.
Raven's eyes spread wide open in surprise. "You!"
oh, who could it be! Okay you'd have to be an idiot if you don't know!REVIEW AND HELP ME OUT WITH IDEAS PLEASE!
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