Hey guys! I decided to post this up because it's been floating around in my head for a bit and I just wanted to write it down so here is just some crazy writing while I try to figure out my next chapters for Titans Meet the Gaang and A Titan Sleepover.
Summary: What if instead of Robin a different Titan was Slade's apprentice. It's going to be like the episode "Apprentice" except with some new scenes and a different Titan. How will the Titans react to the sudden betrayal and what about Robin?
Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans ok. Stop rubbing it in!
It was a regular night all the Titans were sleeping in there rooms, except for Robin. He was working in the evidence room still trying to piece together what Slade is trying to do. He's always locked in the evidence room, any time they get back from a mission, especially if it involves Slade. The Titans have started to get used to it, that doesn't mean they don't worry about him though, and there's a certain Titan that worries the most, but we'll get to that later.
Robin had fallen asleep while reviewing his notes on Slade, in his dream he was in a rocky terrain at night. He looked around, someone was watching him, he didn't know who but he could feel it.
Suddenly he saw a flash of black run by, he turned to see "Slade!" Robin growled.
He ran after him determined to catch him and put a stop to whatever he's planning. Slade saw Robin running after him and ran faster almost as if taunting him, Slade would jump on rocky platforms and jump over ridges, but Robin was always behind him.
He jumped down from a cliff and landed with ease, Robin followed suit, Slade kept running and Robin was getting frustrated "This is getting no where fast! I need to slow him down but how?" he thought.
As he was thinking he didn't realize Slade wasn't in front of him any more, Robin was angry he looked around to see they stopped at a dead end. He looked around trying to spot Slade all he heard was his taunting voice "Dangerous behavior Robin." he commented, he emerged from behind a boulder and walked towards him.
"You must be very eager to see me, I'm flattered." Slade taunted.
Robin's eyes narrowed "I'm not hear to see you, I'm here to stop you!" he shouted.
"Hmm, but how can you stop me, when you don't even know what I'm planning?" he asked teasingly.
Robin scowled and replied "Like this!" then he charged forward trying to kick him, Slade dodged with ease, Robin then attempted a punch but Slade dodged again and he hit a boulder. He couldn't feel pain, he was too focused on stopping Slade, Robin flipped over him and tried to punch him, Slade dodged and tried to kick him, but Robin flipped out of the way.
Slade tried to punch him several times but Robin dodged with ease, adrenaline was pumping through him, he wanted to stop him, he had too, there was no way Robin would let this mad man ruin the city.
Slade tried to kick him, but Robin ducked and tried to punch him, Slade caught his fist and flipped him over. Robin turned as he flew through the air and used a boulder to propel himself at Slade, Slade dodged and Robin punched the rock again.
Every kick or punch Robin made, Slade would dodge and Robin ended up hitting the rocks and boulders that were surrounding them.
Slade managed to kick Robin in the chest causing him to fly back a few feet, Slade took this to his advantage and charged at Robin, he tried to punch him, but Robin flipped out of the way. Robin then tried to kick him again, and throw a punch, but Slade dodged and punched Robin in the chest.
Robin flew back again, he was a little out of breath but was still going strong. He threw two bird-a-rangs at Slade but he blocked them causing them to hit two more boulders. The rocks and boulders all started to collapse on one another like dominos. Dust erupted in the air and Robin couldn't tell where Slade was. His taunting voice was surrounding him as Robin tried to look for Slade.
"Excellent Robin we seem to be easily matched, and equally ruthless not surprising, you and I are very much alike." Slade taunted, Robin can hear his voice coming from behind. He was angry now "I am nothing like him, he's a mad man bent on destroying the city, I try to protect it and everyone else inside." he thought angrily.
"I am nothing like you!" he shouted as he punched Slade in the jaw, Slade fell down, and Robin was clutching his suit bringing them face to face.
"You're a criminal a psycho-path, all you care about is destruction." Robin growled.
Slade smirked "And all you care about you destroyed." he retorted back gesturing to the rock piles. Robin turned to see stone statues of all his friends, his eyes widened as he saw the crumbles of Raven, Beast Boy, and Cyborg. As he saw Starfire his heart wrenched, it hurt to see them like that, especially Starfire, and know that he caused it.
"No." Robin whispered, he turned back to Slade anger clear in his masked eyes and his tone "Who are you!" he demanded to know as he took off the mask. Robin's eyes widened as he came face to face with…himself? Slade just laughed at his shock, and Robin woke up in a cold sweat, Slade's evil laughter still ringing in his ears.
Robin turned to see that the door had opened outside the door was Cyborg a serious expression on his face.
"It's him, its Slade."
Robin growled and raced to the common room, where he saw Raven and Starfire waiting for the team, on the screen was a call from Slade. Robin pressed a few buttons and Slade's face appeared on the screen.
"Good morning Teen Titans, I hope I didn't wake you." Slade greeted.
Beast Boy walked in and yawned "Dude what are you and insomniac, who calls at five in the morning?" Beast Boy asked, Raven elbowed him in the side motioning him to stop talking.
"What do you want?" Rabin growled. The Titans were worried they knew if Slade was involved in any way on one of their missions, he tends to be…err… fierce. Starfire had her hands clasped in front of her chest and kept glancing at Robin hoping he wouldn't be as demanding and scary. She always worried about him, trying to get him out of the evidence room, or trying to help him while he works. He would shut her out practically every time and it hurt her greatly. She didn't like Slade, she hated him, he was the reason Robin was always like this, but she wouldn't grow as intense as Robin would.
"Well that's precisely, what you've been trying to find out isn't it, and in spite of all your efforts your still in the dark about my intensions." he taunted knowing what strings to pull to put Robin over the edge. "Disappointing Robin, I expected a little more from you."
Robin scowled and turned away from the screen for a slight second then turned back around and growled "Like I care what you-"
"But since you've been unable to discover my plan I suppose I'll just have to reveal it myself." he said cutting off Robin and gestured behind him. Two of his robot minions were taking off the blanket over his machine.
"I'm sure you're all familiar with the concept of a Chronoton detonator?" he asked.
"No!" Cyborg called out, knowing full well what that meant. Starfire gasped and Raven whispered "uh-oh.".
"No way." Beast Boy called out then turned to Starfire and asked "Uh what's a crouton detonator?"
"A Chronoton Detonator eradicates all chronotones within a localized area utterly destroying the temporal component of the space time continuum." she explained.
"Huh?" he asked still not getting it.
Raven sighed and summed it up for him "It stops time…permanently."
Beast Boy jaw almost hit the floor and he freaked out a bit.
"If he triggers that thing downtown it'll freeze frame the entire city." Cyborg added.
"Tell me where!" Robin demanded.
"You're a clever boy Robin, I'm sure you and your little friends can figure it out. However since I control the detonation." he continued waving the control at them tauntingly "Time is not on your side." he finished before the screen went dark.
Robin slammed his fist down on the console then turned to his team "Fan out find it, shut it down!" he hissed. He started to walk away and Starfire cringed at his tone and tried to cover her sigh.
Beast Boy and Cyborg blocked his way then Beast Boy piped up "Hey uh maybe you should stay here and coordinate the search." he suggested rubbing the back of his head nervously.
"What!" Robin shouted.
"Man when it comes to Slade, you've got issues." Cyborg told him and Beast Boy nodded.
"might be better for the team if you just sit this one out." Cyborg added.
"No…" he pushed ahead and continued talking "there's to much at stake for me too…"
"Robin.." a sweet angelic voice called to him making him stop dead in his tracks.
He turned to look at Starfire his glare softening, Starfire continued "We have not forgotten the last time you faced…"
He cut her off "I made a mistake Starfire, it won't happen again I can handle it I promise." he tried to reassure her then he turned to leave.
"Would you at least like to know where to look?" Raven called to him, he turned to see her in the computer examining the transmission they got from Slade. She had a close-up of the detonator before she added "Slade gave us more information then he realized."
The team saw a bunch of lines together it looked like a reflection, "Oh squiggly lines real informative." Beast Boy commented sarcastically. Raven rolled her eyes and enhanced the lines to make words then she flipped them over and it read "Pier 41!" Starfire exclaimed.
"The docks." Robin growled.
Beast boy gave Raven a sheepish smile and rubbed the back of his neck nervously as Raven shot him a triumphant glare. Robin then ran out the door the team exchanged worried glances but filed out of the room. The team all exchanged worried glances and then started to file out. Starfire hesitated, she didn't know if Robin would or could contain himself but she sighed and joined them soon enough.
They were at the pier in no time and Cyborg blasted the door down with his sonic cannon. Everyone jumped in Robin holding his bo-staff, Raven ready for anything, Beast Boy ready to transform, Starfire had star bolts at the ready and Cyborg still had his sonic cannon. They looked around to find no one there, "Empty? Starfire asked bewildered.
"Oh man!" Cyborg groaned.
Robin scowled "I don't believe this!' Suddenly they were surrounded by robots, Slade's robots.
"Great now what do we do?" Beast Boy asked.
"We fight." Robin declared holding his bo-staff out. "Titans GO!" he shouted. Robin attacked showing no mercy, he kicked punched, and jabbed at the robots, not stopping for a second.
Cyborg was charging at one his fists ready when Robin jumped in and kicked Cy's share of robots down. "Hey I was gonna do that." Cy whined.
Starfire was surrounded by robots she floated in the air and readied her star bolts, she smirked ready to attack when Robin jumped in and took then all down. Star dropped her star bolts in shock, then she sighed "I knew this would happen."
Beast Boy was also surrounded, the robots jumped him and he turned into a bull pushing them away, he was ready to charge when Robin jumped in taking them all down in a flash.
Raven was floating in the air her eyes glowing white, hands covered in black energy "Azarath Metrion Zin-" she was cut off by Robin jumping in her way shouting in anger as he then took down her robots. The Titans all watched as he took down robot after robot, heads and wires, chips, machinery flying everywhere. Starfire watched a bit afraid of Robin then she saw how he was beating the last robot hard with his bo-staff.
"Robin." she called out to him but he didn't hear.
"Robin!" she shouted louder and stopped his arm from beating the robot any more "You may stop now we are victorious."
Robin pulled away from her and retracted his bo-staff "Slade's got his finger in the button and we've got nothing, does that sound like a victory to you." he asked harshly. Starfire stepped back a little in fear and Cyborg put a hand on her shoulder consoling her.
They left the warehouse and Cyborg spoke up "Ok we know the Chronoton Detonator was here, now we just have to figure out where it went."
"No problem we should split up and-" he was cut off when Raven spoke up "and waste hours searching only to come up empty handed."
"Well when you say it like that." he muttered.
"Raven is right we must find some way to track the device." Starfire agreed. Robin looked around and saw a worker who spotted them and ran away.
Robin's eyes narrowed and yelled "Freeze!"
He ran after the man who ran from him, grabbed him by the shirt collar and slammed him against the wall.
"Tell me everything you know about this!" he demanded shoving Slade's insignia in the man's face.
"I-I -don't." the man stammered he couldn't form words he was too frightened.
"Answer me now!" Robin shouted slamming him against the wall again.
"I-I don't k-know anything h-honest." the man pleaded, suddenly Robin's torso was engulfed in black energy and he was pinned to the opposite wall, the man ran away and the Titans walked up to him.
"You said you could handle it." Raven scolded.
Starfire stood to the side her hands clasped in front of her "you promised." she added quietly.
Robin was released and he muttered "We're wasting time." he started to walk away.
"you know just because we are trying to catch Slade doesn't mean you have to act like him." Beast Boy called out to him.
Robin stopped dead in his tracks then turned to face Beast Boy, his voice low and threatening "Don't you ever compare me to him." he hissed.
"He's trying to destroy the city I'm trying to save it." Robin shouted.
Starfire was starting to get scared when suddenly she felt her nose tickling a bit "Aaa-choo! She sneezed as a star bolt seemed to come out of no where frying everyone.
"Bless you." Raven said to her.
Starfire sniffed and blushed in embarrassment "Forgive me I am allergic to metallic chromium, there must be a source near.. Aaa-choo!" she sneezed again.
Everyone jumped out of the way before the explosion, she sniffled again and said "Sorry." Beast Boy popped out from behind the trash can, Robin jumped down from the roof a bit concerned about Starfire, Raven came out of a black portal and Cyborg went up to Star and examined the area. "Hmm interesting." he muttered.
"Not really on my planet chromium allergies are quiet common." she explained her nose a bit stuffy.
"no the key component for a chronoton detonator is a metallic chromium core, which means-"
"Starfire can track it." Beast Boy finished for Cyborg. Starfire sniffed and they all went to searching, they ended up in the sewers when Starfire sneezed again. She sniffled "ughhh I believe it is this way." the team were a few feet behind her not wanting to get fried again.
Robin was starting to feel guilty about how he was acting, he replayed the battle again his head to see if there was any clues. All he saw were some shocked faces of his team mates and, what hurt the most, a frightened look on Starfire's face.
"Look guys about earlier." Robin began, the team turned to listen when Raven interrupted "It will have to wait." she pointed to the boat a few yards away and saw a boat with one of Slade's robots preparing to leave with the detonator. Suddenly Robin forgot all about his apology and ran ahead "Titans go!" he called out.
The minion saw them coming and started the boat, he was soon zooming down the sewer tunnels with the Titans right behind him.
"Quick we can't let him get away- Ahhh!" he shouted as a rocky hand pulled him through the wall. "Robin!" Starfire called out, the team cleared the dust and saw Robin fighting Cinderblock.
"Get the detonator! Go!" he called out to them as he was dodging another punch from Cinderblock. The team ran ahead but Starfire was hesitant she didn't want to leave Robin when Cyborg called out "Star! You heard the man let's go!"
She flew off with them when suddenly a bunch of robots attacked her out of no where. "Starfire!" Raven called out.
"Go on I can take care of these robots, you are to follow Robin's orders!" she called out to them. The team nodded and reluctantly left her there fighting some robots. She growled at them and sent a storm of star bolts there way. The robots began to break but more and more came she growled in frustration and began to fight hand to hand. She defeated the last robot when she saw something clutched in its hand. She pried open the hand to see a tracker and it showed the location of Slade's hideout. A smile appeared on her face as she flew off to the hideout. "I can sneak in and grab the controller for the detonator! Wait let me make sure my tracker is on. There now my friends can join me and we can kick the butt." she thought happily.
She snuck into Slade's lair and was watching over head from a vent, she saw him watching some monitors of the Titans trying to get to the detonator and Robin finishing up Cinderblock. Slade then pressed a button on his suit, she was curious to know what it was until electricity shot through her body and she fell to the ground.
"Ah Starfire how wonderful it is to see you." Slade greeted turning around to her.
She growled at him and prepared her star bolts when suddenly she felt chains come from the floor holding her in place. She couldn't break free the chains were reinforced steel!
"Calm down dear and watch the show." he whispered gesturing to the screens.
Robin just finished up with Cinderblock and rushed to join his team, he saw a huge hole in the wall as he ran ahead, he figured some robots might have jumped the team and they shook them off. He kept running he heard what sounded like lasers firing at them and it suddenly ceased. Fearing the worst he ran faster to see his team on the boat next to the detonator.
Raven saw him and created a platform, he stepped onto it and the platform took him to the boat. He looked around "Where's Starfire.?" he asked.
Raven's eyes widened "You didn't see her?" she exclaimed/asked.
"No why?" he asked starting to panic.
"Shhhh guys I need you to be quiet, the core is very unstable." Cyborg whispered. Robin looked to see a glowing red orb in the machine, Cyborg was just about to cut the wire when he did the red orb suddenly glowed blue and the machine shut down. Everyone sighed in relief "Ok no where's Star-" he was cut off by the machine suddenly whirling back to life.
"Well that can't be good." Beast Boy muttered.
Back in Slade's lair, Starfire was struggling to get out "Let me go!" she shouted.
"I don't think so my dear." Slade told her his hand clutching the controller.
Starfire was mad now, so she summoned her star bolts and blasted the chains off she then punched Slade in his jaw and he flew back. She picked up the controller "It is over Slade you have lost." she declared.
"On the contrary my dear, this is only the beginning." Slade told her as he walked out of the shadows.
Starfire glared at him then suddenly she felt the controller spark she looked down to see the controller breaking apart. Her eyes widened and she saw Slade standing there smirking looking smugly at her.
"Where is the real trigger?" she demanded to know.
"Trigger? There is no trigger because there is no detonator." he explained. Her eyes widened and she looked back to the screen to see her friends panicking.
Back with the Titans, Beast Boy was freaking out "Aaah! We blew it, we'll be frozen in time forever!" he shouted dramatically. The machine began to spark and smoke then it fell apart.
Beast Boy stopped freaking out and asked "uhhhh why are we not frozen in time forever?"
"Because this wasn't a Chronoton detonator it was a fake." Cyborg declared.
"What!" Robin shouted.
A ray suddenly appeared behind them and shot them all, they flew back into the water.
"ewwww!" Beast Boy whined as they resurfaced. "Ok besides the nasty taste of sewer water in my mouth I think I'm ok." he said gagging a bit.
"Diagnostic sensors say I'm just fine too." Cyborg added.
"Whatever that beam was supposed to do it didn't do it." Raven summed up.
"Good now we have to go look for Starfire and get out of here." Robin said as he swam to a ladder.
In Slade's lair Starfire was trying to hurt Slade, but he kept dodging every punch and kick she made. She growled in frustration and asked/yelled "What did you do to my friends!"
He stopped another punch and yanked her to the screen in front of her she looked up to what looked like red blood cells flowing through her friends veins. She looked up in confusion then Slade released her.
"Nanoscopic probes, the Chronoton detonator was merely the bait for a much larger trap." he explained "You see with a push of the button my probes will destroy your friends from the inside out." he finished holding the trigger his thumb hovering over them.
"Why tell me this? I am fine and I can and will stop you." she growled "My friends will never obey you and if you think Robin will you are very crazy!" she shouted at him.
"This isn't about your friends dear, it's about you." he told her.
"What?" she asked in shock.
"You see for some time now I have been looking for an apprentice and congratulations my dear I have chosen you."
"Why me?" she asked sharply.
"Before I was thinking perhaps Robin. As I saw him in battle I saw he could be a great choice, then I examined your battles to find out his weakness, that's when I discover he can't hurt you." he explained.
"What?"
"He cares for you dear and you are plenty strong, your friends care deeply for you and can not hurt you. Your power, strength, agility, determination you would be a perfect apprentice. Your team will not hurt you so you can get away with almost anything." he concluded.
"I will never join-" she stopped as he held up the button ready to press it, she gasped.
"If you join me if you swear to serve me, if you never speak to your friends again I will let them live." he explained. "But if you disobey, even the smallest request I will annihilate them dear and I'll make you watch." he threatened "So do we have a deal."
Starfire's teeth were clenched, her hands balled up in fists, her eyes almost glowing in rage, but she reluctantly nodded.
Above the surface Robin was calling Starfire through the communicator "Starfire! Star! Please pick up! Where are you? Starfire please tell us where you are!' he shouted, he was desperate, he had to find her he needed her. "What has Slade doe to her? If he hurts her I swear I'll kill him! He's not taking her away from me I need her with me, I can't live without her!" he thought.
"Why won't she answer?" he asked Cyborg.
"Her locater has been deactivated we have no way to find her." Cyborg answered.
"Not good." Beast Boy commented while Raven just frowned.
"Starfire! Please pick up! STARFIRE!" he screamed
Below in Slade's lair she heard her communicator, she hears Robin's voice, tears are forming in her eyes but she resists them. She was wearing her new uniform black thigh high boots, an orange and black miniskirt, an orange midriff top, the top right of her midriff had an S on it, Slade's insignia, she wore her neck plate but it head a black gem instead of a green one, she wore her fingerless gloves and they also had black gems. She sighed as she heard Robin's voice becoming more frantic.
She wanted nothing more then to reassure him she was fine, to ask for help, but she knew that if she did he would die. She needs him, she couldn't bare without him, she…loves him.
"I know it seems bad now but trust me you'll learn to like it." Slade told her putting a hand on her shoulder. She stood there looking down on the floor as Robin began to screech her name, tears start running down her cheeks as Slade walks away.
Well yea here's the first chapter I know it's almost like the regular episode but hey I'm not creative what so ever. So sue me (Just kidding!) anyway please review thanks guys!