Chapter One-The Curse of Five O'clock
Remembering the Past:
The Titans get a call from Slade. Robin decides that he and Slade need to...chat. But Robin gets himself in way over his head! As Slade uncovers his plan, Robin begins to realize that there is nothing he can do to stop Slade! RR, plz!
I remember that day. I remember exactly as it was, as it is-everything. Every detail has yet to leave my mind. I wish it would. I don't want to remember. I don't want to think about them. And I wish they wouldn't think about me.
I remember perfectly.
"You...wanted me?" I queried Starfire as he entered her cold and dark room. Normally, it was brightly lit. Not tonight, not this night. Tonight it was as if Raven had decorated her room. Dark and mysterious-it wasn't like Star.
Star's back was to him as the door closed. "Robin, I am...worried. I have pondered over you for days, Robin. Rarely have you left from your room, and not even to eat! We have not seen or heard from you since-" Robin intruded on her sentence. "Look, Star. I don't have time for this. I-"Starfire was the intruder this time. "Is Slade more important to you then your friends, Robin? Would you betray us for him? You have before and I have come to believe that you would-" "I have work to do!" I yelled over her, her eyes watering with disconsolation. I turned, not wanting eye contact with her grief, and began to walk out, me cape clicking behind me.
"Robin, I-" this time she cut herself off, daring herself to continue her sentence. She decided otherwise on speaking. I paused at the door, as if about to say something in return. I drew a breath inward to speak, then let out in a sigh of anger, frustration, and sorrow. I then continued out the door.
As I walked to my door my door that led what I describe as a dark dimension that I had entitled my room, the Titan Alarm sounded. I then heard a voice...a familiar voice...a voice that at the very sound, you thought "Death has come for me." "Slade," I whispered to myself, not even blinking nor wincing. "Hello, again, young titans. I hoped I haven't called at a bad time. Where is Robin?" He anticipated, a tone of sarcastic curiosity in his voice. "I'm right here, Slade," I said from behind the main room door, "what do you want?" I questioned as the door opened to show me.
"Hello, Robin. I have not seen you crime fighting for a while. How are you coming on figuring me out? Let me guess Robin. You are-" Slade was apparently not allowed to finish the statement because he was interrupted by myself. "Let's skip the intros and get straight to business. What are you planning, Slade?" I uttered, making my way through the other five to the screen that displayed Slade. I was expecting an answer, but that isn't what I got. "I don't know, Robin. Perhaps you should come down here and we could chat," Slade endured strength in his voice, his eye narrowing at the words that came from his hidden mouth.
"I'll be there in a heartbeat," I replied, turning as the transmission ended. I was walking for the door to go to Slade, but was stopped by Raven. "You're not going, Robin," she denied him from Slade. "Yeah, Robin. If there is one thing I have learned in the five months I have been a titan, it's you have 'issues' when it comes to Slade. Maybe Raven is right. Maybe you should-"Terra stopped, daring herself to continue on what she wanted to say. I, however, tugged my cape away not heeding them. Despite their advice, I left on the R-Cycle.
When I arrived at Slade's factory, I cautiously slid off the R-Cycle and put his hand on his pole. I would be ready to strike at any given moment at any given time. I slowly opened the door this time (niobe: last time he blew it up :D heh heh) "All right, Slade! I wanna know what you are planning, and I wanna know now!" I clamored, trying to control the nervous shake in my voice. Slade however didn't flinch. "Robin. It has been a while. What am I planning? You should have figured it out by now, Robin. Disappointed, Robin. I expected better of my apprentice." Slade said, never turning. I felt my face twist into a curious look. "What have you done to them?!"
I pulled out my pole, ready to strike Slade at any moment. I was hoping he would take it as a threat. He didn't "Nothing." Slade's eye narrowed and his voice intensified as he added, "yet. Once the clock strikes five this morning, the alarm will sound for a downtown bank robbery. There they will be probed." I searched for his com-link to warn them, but I found nothing. "Looking for this Robin?" Slade raised my Titan Com-Link as my digital watch ticked five.
author's note:
this did NOT come out how I wanted, but I think this is WAAAY better. I hope you were glued, but I am positive you will be jammed to the computer screen for Chapter 2!
Niobe