In the land of light the team stood in Ravens bedroom. The storm outside had quelled leaving behind only a misting rain. Still hours before the sun would send away the darkness of night. A Beastboy pacing, accompanied by three others, all dressed in their pajamas. The tallest stood pushing buttons on his mechanical arm, with a worried expression on his face. He was half machine, blues and whites illuminated half his body, showing circuits and shinning gears through a type of metal. His human skin was a dark tan, with large muscles and grey eyes. His waist down was full metal, as was his chest and both forearms with blue caps on his chest. The blue machinery covered a fourth of his face and his left eye was replaced with a red mechanics. The real and machine eye, moved rapidly across the screen tilted up from his arm. A girl stood in the background with concern written across her lovely features. Her skin was tanned with an orange hue, and red waist long hair, with bangs that hung just above her eyebrows and two longer strands that touched her shoulders. A pink fluffy robe was tied tightly around her body, she was tall but shorter then her mechanical team mate. Her bright emerald eyes shone with worry, and lack of sleep. Looking around the room was another occupant of the tower. He wore black sweatpants, and a grey hoodie. A black mask covered part of his face, and concealed the color of his eyes. His black hair was unruly he ran a hand through it for the hundredth time that night as he spoke.
"We all heard her scream so we know she was here."
The girl with the orange hair stepped forward. "Friend Robin it is not a question of whether she was here, it's where Friend Raven has gone."
Beastboy turned staring at his friend who worked quickly at the computer in his arm. "Starfire is right. Cyborg can't you trace her communicator?"
Robin tossed something to Beastboy from across the room. "That would help if she actually had it with her."
Beastboy looked at the yellow and black circle lying in his hand, letting out a low growl he threw it at Ravens bed. Starfire moved next to Beastboy and placed her hand on his shoulder, and turned to Robin.
"What do we do now?"
An alarm went off in the tower and red lights began to illuminate the dark room. The Titans ran from the room, down the corridor and to the common room. A large screen looked over a even larger space; a half circle couch sat facing it behind a coffee table. In the back corner of the room was a large kitchen still littered with the dishes from that night's dinner. It had been Raven's night to do the dishes but she had not come to dinner. The screen glowed to life, there had been an explosion in a factory at the edge of town. Robin gave orders, and they all rushed to get dressed. Robin's uniform was green pants with matching gloves, a red shirt with an R over his left breast and a dark black cape with heavy black boots. Starfire wore a purple miniskirt with thigh high purple boots, gloves and top that left her shoulders bare but covered her neck. All lined with silver and a matching arm cuff. Green stones that matched her eyes were laid in the fabric on her gloves that left her fingers exposed, as well as in the neck piece on her shirt. Beast boy wore a black body suit with a purple stripe down his torso, which left his head uncovered and grey gloves over his hands. Cyborg waited in the garage in the bottom level of the tower, and revved the engine on the T-car. It shinned the same blue as cyborg's own metal, and had the same fire power. Within moments the team was in the car headed for down town Jump City.
Half of the decomposing warehouse was in flames the light rain picking at it bit by bit. Like most of down town Jump City it hadn't been touched in years, falling into disarray as the town hoped the area would just disappear on its own. It had become a breeding ground for low lives, and gangs. Standing among the wreckage, surrounded by the ash and smoke, was a figure dressed in black from head to toe, except for a white mask with a red X just above his right eye, and matching xs on his gloves as well as chest. He had a silver brief case in his left hand. Robin stood in front of his team mates and gave the signal to attack.
"Titans Go!"
Cyborg shot of a beam toward Red X while Starfire circled around behind him, her eyes and hands glowing emerald green. Throwing disks of emerald fire, combining with the sonic boom of Cyborg's cannon, Red X dodged the attacks jumping off crates and the still standing walls. He threw one of the many xs that lay in his arsenal and it landed on Cyborg's arm causing it to short circuit, knocking Cyborg out of commission. Beastboy changed into a gorilla and ran at Red X head on. Red X threw something at him that beeped and sent Beastboy spinning back colliding with Starfire in the sky. Robin opened his staff and went for a frontal approach.
"Isn't this area a little low class for you Red X, I thought you only worked with diamonds now a days." Robin smirked as he brought his staff down on Red X he deflected with a staff of his own. Striking back and forth like a swordsmen competition in mid-evil England. Robin let out a sound of rage as he swung at his opponent's feet hoping to knock him off guard. Red X jumped landing a kick to Robin's abdomen.
"You fight with a lot pent up anger Kid, not still mad about the suit are you?"
Robin jumped back to his feet exchanging hand to hand blows with Red X. Using one of his rubber xs Red X sent Robin flying into a wall, and attached him to it. "Isn't your team missing someone?" Red X looked around with a face of indifference. "The purple girl with the hood." Red X smirked "Not dead I hope five against one proved a much more entertaining fight." Red X grabbed the case that had been tossed away in the skirmish with Robin, and reached for a button on his belt. A loud growl was heard, a large green tiger came barreling at Red X. Claws and teeth bared, he stepped to the side throwing another X hitting the animal in the torso, just as it landed atop him. The X grew in size wrapping around the tiger, immobilizing it. Red X fell on his back with the weight and pushed the tiger off with his feet. The tiger landed on the ground a few feet away, switching to a fly, a bird, a T-Rex and then back to Beastboy. The rubber remained firmly attached, pinning his arms to his torso. Jumping back to the standing position, and dusting himself off Red X gave a salute to the Titans as he pressed the button disappearing just as a green barrage of fury made contact with where he had just been standing.
Starfire and Cyborg set about the task of freeing their teammates. Beastboy sat with his legs crossed on the ground picking red rubber from his uniform, and hair as Cyborg and Robin shifted through the wreckage. Starfire flew slightly above the rubble hoping to cover more ground. Cyborg pressed buttons on his arm, now recovered from the shock to his systems. Starfire stopped a few feet away from the center of the rubble, now just smoldering ash, and cinder the rain having quelled the flame.
"Friend Cyborg what did the Red X desire in this place?" Cyborg responded not looking up from the screen embedded in his arm.
"All the records show that the factory was abandoned, with literally nothing inside."
Robin ran a hand through his hair. "Well there must have been something there."
The sun had begun to raise filling to city with the soft amber light of dawn, the orange and pinks bringing the blackness of the sky back to its pleasant blue chasing away what remained of the nights storm. The Titans gave up their search and headed back to the Tower, hoping to find out more information of the intentions of Red X and the contents of his case.
The voices continued to taunt. "We're coming for you." Over and over again, the twisted song played over and over. The shadows moved, and danced a wicked dance around Raven. Her cloak still keeping her from moving, and then it began to burn. Raven screamed as what felt like tongs of fire scrolled across her flesh ripping at her skin. Tears streaked across her face as her eyes glowed pure white and the room was flushed with light. Her screams were replaced with that of others. Then the pain stopped.