The Titans stumbled into their command center, devastated by the events that had sent them from powerful heroes to defeated citizens. The pain emanating from their new wounds was nothing compared to the thought that they were defeated so easily by some new villain. Beast Boy walked over to the couch and slammed right down. He crossed his arms over his eyes "I can't believe that just happened" he groaned
"Well it did" Raven replied in her usual deadpan.
"I didn't even have time to touch the guy. He's so fast" Cyborg shook his head in disapproval.
"Friends we must not fret for soon we will be the ones victorious." Starfire raised her fist to the air showing a triumphant glow in her words.
Robin shifted against the kitchen counter. "So we'll start the search for him now, and we'll take him down." After his burst of leadership, Robin paused and looked at his fellow Titans. None of them were fix to start a search at the moment. Raven and Cyborg were barely standing from their wounds, Beast Boy was fast asleep on the couch. Even Starfire who tried to stay positive looked weary and tired. Robin sighed and forced a small grin to his face. He then raised his head and spoke "You know what, get some sleep, we'll work on getting him tomorrow."
"Now that does seem like a plan Rob" Cyborg nodded in agreement while throwing a sleeping Beast Boy over his shoulder. Raven wished good night to her teammates and floated along-side Cyborg as they walked down the hall.
Starfire waited for the room to empty before turning to Robin.
"Star, you should get to sleep" It wasn't a second after that Starfire crashed into Robin giving him a tight hug. "Star!" Robin began to groan, she was much stronger than she knew.
"Good night Robin" Starfire squeaked before giving Robin a quick peck on the cheek.
Robin allowed his jaw to grow in sure shock. "Uhm" Robin tried to fumble for words.
A giggle then passed her lips before she flew out of the room.
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Robin had retired to his room after the events concerning Starfire. He was still adjusting to this new affection that has started to grow in between Starfire and him. The Titans adventures in Tokyo resulted in a new relationship between the boy wonder and the crimson princess. The whole feelings part of it had proved hard on Robin. The courageous leader was always characterized as being distant and safe to say a bit obsessive with capturing criminals. Although it seemed that facing all his enemies combined would still not be not as bad as Robin trying to show emotion to Starfire. Robin wanted to focus on Starfire but it would have to wait. This new villain that massacred the Titans is the main priority now..
Robin's room had not changed since the days when he founded the Titans. His walls covered with clippings from newspapers from all over the globe. Crumbled scraps of paper engulfed the face of his desk.
Robin threw a ball of crunched clue behind him and slammed his fists on his desk. "Where did this guy come from?!" he clenched his teeth in anger.
Robin shot up when he heard a soft knock at the door. Moving quickly Robin made his way to the door. As he opened it, Raven emerged from the dark of the hall.
"Raven? Whats wrong" Robin asked as he opened the door more.
"I need to talk to you." Raven removed her hood and stared back at Robin
"Sure whats going on?"
"It's about who we faced before" Raven moved past Robin and walked into his room.
"Come right in" Robin grumbled before closing the door. "So what about him?" he asked
"I don't know, I sensed something when I faced him, something dark"
"I've looked through all the sources I have, I can't find anything about this guy. It's like he just showed up out of no where"
"He might have"
Robin looked at Raven with a deep confused expression.
"I can't pinpoint my mind on it, but something dark surrounds him"
"Whatever it is, we'll find it" Robin placed a hand on Raven's shoulder "You should go get some sleep"
Raven gestured in agreement and made her way to the door. When she opened the door she became face to face with the image of Starfire in front of her. Raven raised an eyebrow seeing Starfire
"Oh silly me this is not my room, excuse me" Starfire l and walked away, all while she tried to hide her now bright red cheeks.
Raven paused and looked back to Robin who appeared to be having an anxiety attack. "Expecting anyone?" Raven asked while she grew a small smirk.
"Uhh no, nope. Can't say I was" Robin looked around to avoid making any eye contact with the glaring enchantress.
Raven began to walk down hall and stopped when she reached her door. She turned back to see Robin opening his door again to embrace a quick-moving Starfire, the two then disappeared into the confusion of Robin's room. "That didn't take too long" Raven whispered to herself before diving into the warmth of her room.
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The tower started the day by being woken awake by the sounds and smells of breakfast being formed. Cyborg inhaled deeply over his stove, his creation of meat topped with meat with an egg center wafted through the immediate area of the kitchen. "Breakfast time!" Cyborg yelled when he started to plate the hearty meat consumed meal.
"Hey did you forget about me" Beast boy moaned and huffed towards the kitchen counter.
"No here's your stank milk" Cyborg passed a carton of soy milk and cereal to the string-bean.
"It's not stank, it's good" Beast Boy said after pouring himself a large bowl of his favorite cereal.
"Whatever man" Cyborg pushed Beast Boy to the side and began to eat his breakfast.
After hearing Cyborg's powerful cry Robin stumbled into the common room with a new smile on his face. "Morning" He spoke before pouring himself his morning coffee.
"Since when do you smile in the morning?" Cyborg quizzed Robin, his mouth filled with food.
"Yeah you're usually all grr in the morning" Beast Boy replied by imitating a Robin like Frankenstein.
Robin looked away and walked towards the center of the room "No reason" he said with a grin before setting himself on the couch.
Starfire fluttered out of her room with a larger than average smile on her face. She began singing a tune before walking down the hall. Before reaching the common room Starfire soon found Raven who was also on her way down. "Hello Raven isn't it a most glorious morning" She exclaimed
"Guess you had a good night sleep" Raven said raising her eyebrow and grin at the same pace.
"Yes a most enjoyable sleep" She giggled
"Right" Raven kept her grin and made her way into the common room with Starfire right behind.
After a heart stopping breakfast, the Titans crowed around their monitor to talk about the issue at hand. "I was up trying to figure out where this" Robin paused searching for the right words "Thing is coming from. So far nothing has shown us where it came from, but a little while ago I had received a call from the museum. Apparently all the gems that were taken last night were found early this morning." Robin picked up a remote and began to flip through images on the screen. "The bags containing the gems were found on the roof of the southwest area of the museum The gems were discovered scattered along the roof and near the ground level of the exhibit entrance. No note, nothing. The gems had a multitude of marks and scratching on them."
"So what he just wanted to roll around with them for a while?" Beast Boy asked
As a response Raven smacked him in the back of the head.
"Anyway!" Robin returned the attention to back to his presentation. "The museum will be placing the gems in their vault for the time being. For now we should do whatever we can to find out more about this thing. I will be heading out-of-town on a new lead I have. Cyborg and Beast Boy I want the two of you to check around the industrial park to see if you can find any clues. Raven and Starfire I want the two of you to check around and inside the museum for any traces of this thing."
Starfire raised her hand and spoke in eagerness "I can not go with you?" She asked fidgeting in her seat
"Uh no. Ok Titans, move out!"
The Titans broke into their respective teams for the start of their search.
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After the fight with the Titans, the figure moved to the roof of the museum to look over his bounty. Emptying both bags on the black roof, the figure watched all the jewels scatter around, glaring at them individuality. The far off streetlights begin reflecting off the gemstones as they twirl against the protective covering of the museum roof. Suddenly a look of panic overtakes the figure's dark face.
He begins to pick up varying jewels, before quickly throwing it away from him. "No! No!" The figure screams. He begins to kick and throw all the jewels off the roof. "Where are they?!" He yells before flying into the night sky again, leaving his spoils scattered on the roof and to the ground where they hit.
