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Chapter 2: Bad Timing

Red X sped through the city. It was dusk and soon the guard shifts would change at the museum of science and history. They were promoting a new exhibit, Modern Warfare. This meant that the museum held weaponry galore, ready to be taken by Red X and sold to the highest bidder; collectors, villains, and even some dumb teenage boys would all want to get their paws on these things. It was going to be an easy job, one Red X had been planning for weeks. He was very excited about the potential payoff.

Red X found an alleyway in which to store his vehicle and put his Red X outfit on over his disguise. That's what he considered normal clothes nowadays, a disguise hiding his true nature from the rest of the world. He hated wearing normal clothes, but he couldn't just ride through the city in his Red-X costume, as that would be sure to draw attention to him. He took a quick scan of his new dressing room before putting his costume on over his clothes.

"Hey!" Red X heard someone yell from farther back in the alley. "This is my turf!"

A man had crawled out of a box in the back. One that Red X had assumed was empty. Red X smacked himself for being so careless. He hid behind a dumpster. He looked amateurish, half in costume, half out. He had been so anxious about the plan once he reached the museum, that he had grown careless when it came to the necessary steps beforehand. This would cost him. He put on his mask quickly. The man passed by the dumpster and Red X jumped out behind him, kicking him in the back. The man fell forward and Red X delivered a few more swift blows to the head before the man fell unconscious. Red X made sure he was unconscious. He then dragged the man back to his box. He quickly put on the top half of his suit and climbed up to the roof of the building. He had taken the man out quickly but now he was running late and time was precious. He dashed across the rooftops heading towards the museum when he heard a whoosh of air nearby. That sound meant someone was flying. Red X hit the ground. What had alerted the Titans to his presence? Had the museum hired them? Today was not his day. Suddenly he heard the familiar jingle of Starfire's blasts of energy. They must be fighting someone else, he thought. He got up quietly and went to investigate. If Titans were nearby, they would get to the scene to quickly and he wouldn't be able to hide the more valuable pieces in areas he could get to later should he need to run. Red X peeked over the side of the building and saw Starfire, alone, shooting at a trashcan in an alleyway.

"Hm," Red X said aloud, confused slightly by the sight. Today certainly wasn't his day. Even if Starfire was alone she probably had the communicator. He couldn't get the weaponry tonight. All was not lost however, he thought to himself. After all, as he watched Starfire crumple to the ground, he realized this could work out in his favor. Other plans were crossing his mind as he descended from the rooftop, quietly landing behind her.

"Pretty girls like you shouldn't ever have a reason to cry." Red X said, smirking although Starfire couldn't see it. She jumped up and fired two blasts at Red X, who dodged, easily. He had been expecting that kind of welcome, but Starfire pulled back and looked at him, sadly.

"Robin?" Starfire asked.

Red X rolled his eyes behind his mask. "Not today, sweetheart." Starfire suddenly realized what a mistake she'd made and jumped up, firing bolts at the criminal.

"Woah!" Red X jumped back, dodging her hits again expertly. He shot a sticky X at her, causing one arm to stick to her side. Starfire fell to the ground, reaching for her communicator.

"Hey now!" Red X said grabbing the communicator from her. Her free hand began charging bolts again and her eyes turned green. Quickly, Red X pocketed the communicator and grabbed her free hand, kneeling and pressing it to where his lips would be if he weren't wearing a mask. Starfire was taken aback by his gesture and for a moment she stopped trying to hurt him.

"What are you doing?" Starfire asked confused. "Why are you in the city? What do you want?"

Red X smiled at her, although she didn't know it. "I could ask you the same thing, cutie."

Starfire furrowed her alien eyebrows at him, "Why do you call me cutie?" She frowned.

"Because I think you're cute." Red X said, winking, a gesture Starfire could witness. Her eyes became green again.

"I haven't done anything wrong yet!" Red X tried to reason. "I'm not causing trouble, I'm just chilling out in my suit."

Starfire was not amused. "You have plans to cause trouble! You have attacked me and I am unable to contact my friends or fly away!"

"I just don't want you to leave," Red X joked. "We get to spend so very little time together."

"Why do you wish to spend time with me?" Starfire questioned, frustrated. "I am a Titan and you are a criminal. We are enemies."

"We don't need to be." Red X lifted Starfire's chin to face him and brushed her hair back behind her ear. Her eyes turned green again and Red X jumped back before eyes beams blasted where his head had been.

"I can help you get unstuck." He suggested. Starfire used her free hand to get up and stood.

"Hmph" She said, flipping her hair back and walking away. "I would rather walk home then get help from you. With or without a communicator."

Red X sighed, he reached into his pocket and threw the communicator at Starfire's feet. When she turned to see what he had thrown, Red X was gone. Starfire looked up, but he wasn't climbing up the walls. He had just disappeared.

"We don't need to be enemies," A voice whispered in her ear. She turned around again, concerned but no one was there.

She had to figure out a way to get her arm unstuck before she got back to the tower. The other Titans would never believe what just happened to her.