The alarm in the tower sounded.
"Titans go!" Robin shouted.
Police were scattered all over the city, and except for them, the streets were empty, most people had taken shelter in nearby buildings.
The police stood, guns prepared to be drawn, as if they were waiting for something, and it came. Fast footsteps could be heard coming up the street, a teenage girl came running towards them, not what they had expected. Her waist long brown hair was bouncing up and down, and her brown eyes were filled with fear, she was about to run past the police when an officer grabbed her.
"Hey, kid, what are you doing?! You gotta get inside!" She let out a frustrated grunt and tried to get away, she eventually just stomped on his foot and he let out a yelp and released her.
"Hey!" He screamed at her, but he was interrupted when multiple footsteps were heard coming the way the girl had. This is what they had been waiting for.
Slade's Robot Commandos came bolting down the street, obviously not planning on dealing with the police for very long. All the officers raised their guns, trying to get a good shot as the robots attempted running past them.
"Hold your fire!" The officers looked up, Robin was on a rooftop, behind him were the rest of the Titans.
"Titans go!" He shouted again. The teens attacked the robots, one ran past the officers towards the direction the girl went. The Titans took down the bots with ease.
"One went that way." Raven calmly pointed out, and they ran after it.
It was pitch black, her own hand was being held over her mouth, her eyes squeezed shut as if she was praying. She heard footsteps walk past the alley, she opened her eyes and her breathing calmed. She was about to lift the lid of the dumpster when it lifted itself, or, rather someone else did. She met eyes with orange-masked robot, and her eyes widened in fear.
"You can run, but you can't hide." Slade's voice taunted behind the robot's mask. The robot reached to grab her and she fought by kicking and screaming in an attempt to stop it. She had been dragged out of the dumpster before a masked boy shouted something at it, then it dropped her, running towards him and four other strange looking teens. More of Slade's robots jumped down, some fighting the Titans, others went back to kidnapping the girl. She fought as best as she could, they were trying to put her in the back of a truck, she held onto the door and punched one of the robots, making it loosen its grip; she kicked it in the stomach and it released her. The robot was about to punch her when a green goat tackled it to the ground, the goat transformed into a gorilla and destroyed the robot. The gorilla then transformed into a green boy. The robot still holding her injected her with something while she was distracted by the boy and she began to grow tired, a flash of green was seen and the robot dropped her, it was then encased in a black magic and torn apart. Her eyes closed and she passed out.
Her eyes fluttered open and she sat up, a sharp pain shot through her head and she grabbed it in response.
"Good, you're awake." She jumped at his voice and turned around, scared.
"It's ok, my name is-"
"Robin" she finished for him, almost whispering to herself.
"How did you-"
"You're- sorry." She apologized for interrupting, again.
"Oh, well... Everyone knows who you are, you're the leader of the Teen Titans."
Robin gave her a small smile.
"I need to ask you a few questions."
"Ok." She responded shyly.
"Well first, what's your name?" Robin asked. He was trying to be polite but in all honesty he really didn't care to ask her her name, he was in his 'Slade Mode' and stopping Slade was all he cared about at the moment.
"Val."
"Ok, Val, can you tell me how you know Slade?"
Val tensed at the question.
"Oh, I- I don't really."
"Then why was he after you?" Robin asked in an annoyed tone.
"I'm not sure."
"Can you please try to think about it?"
"I-I..." Val was beginning to get uncomfortable.
"My father!"
"Your father?" Robin questioned.
"Yes! He-he's a scientist, he's been working on something, I'm not really sure what, he keeps it a secret, but it's supposed to be very powerful."
"Ok." Robin responded with a hint of suspicion in his voice. "Who's your father?"
"Frank Jackson."
"He's your father?" Robin sounded surprised. Val nodded in response.
"So you think Slade would used you as ransom?"
"Don't you?"
"It's definitely possible."
They stared at each other in awkward silence for a good twenty seconds before Beast Boy came into the medical bay.
"Hey, Robin, dinners' ready! Oh hey you're awake!" He said to Val.
"I'm Valer- Val."
"I'm Beast Boy." He said, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Come on, let's go get dinner." Robin being the one to interrupt the awkward silence this time.
"Kay- oh hey, Val, do you want to eat with us? Beast Boy asked.
"I don't think-" Val and Robin said at the same time.
Beast Boy, obviously not getting the hint, went over and dragged Val by the arm out of the bed.
"Come on! Everyone wants to meet you!"
Robin watched an excited BB drag a nervous Val into the kitchen, then followed.
Cyborg was setting burgers, and a veggie burger onto the table.
"Hey guys, this is Val! Val, that's Starfire, Cyborg, and Raven!" Starfire and Cyborg had on big smiles and waved, Raven just glanced up from her book. Robin walked into the kitchen and sat down at the table. Cyborg went to grab another burger, when Val stopped him.
"I'm sorry, I hope it's not an inconvenience to you, but I don't eat eat meat." She said nervously.
She felt uncomfortable when she thought everyone's eyes were on her, but she then realized they were looking behind her; Beast Boy had giant hearts for eyes and a huge smile on his face. He then snapped out of it, and hugged Val, she just stood there awkwardly.
"This ones mine." Beast Boy said, sticking out his tongue at Cyborg. Cyborg glared at Beast Boy and put the burger back.
"I think Beast Boy's in love." Raven replied sarcastically.
"I am not!- no offense-" he turned to Val.
"None... taken..." She replied with a nervous smile.
"You guys never try my food, and now someone will!" Beast Boy walked over confidently and grabbed the second veggie burger he had in case he wanted another, and handed it to Val.
Once they finished their meals everyone headed off to do their own thing; Starfire was playing with Silkie, Raven went back to her book, and Cyborg and Beast Boy went to go play video games. Robin stayed at the table, observing Val, who was sitting next to Beast Boy.
"Hey you wanna play?" Beast Boy asked Val. "We gotta third controller!" He dropped the controller in her hand and she held if awkwardly.
"What does this control?" She asked, clearly confused.
"The video game!"
"What's a video game?"
Everyone stopped and stared at Val, even Raven looking surprised at the girls confusion.
"What?..." Val asked.
"Uh-Nothing!" Beast Boy shouted. "It's just that- even Star knows what a video game is!" Cyborg hit BB upside the head, Raven style.
"Um- I mean- Cyborg and I will teach you how to play!"
"Cyborg." Robin called him over.
"What?"
"I want you to keep an eye on Val."
"You think we need to?"
"For now." He looked over at Val, Beast Boy was teaching her what each button did. "I'm not sure she's telling me the truth, just promise me you'll tell me if she does anything... strange?"
"Yeah man, sure.
And with that, Robin left the room to go obsess over finding Slade; Starfire watched him leave and gave him a small frown, and Cyborg headed back to the couch to play with BB and Val.
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