092. Christmas
Slade hung a lone bulb on his nearly bare Christmas tree. It was another lonely holiday season in his secret base. Robin had escaped his clutches long ago. Terra was a piece of pewter now, so she gave him no company. For Christ's sake, even Wintergreen was on vacation to the Bahamas! No wonder a villain couldn't find a scrap holiday cheer anymore.
The bulb he hung made the whole tree lean over to the left. Slade leaned over with it, trying to picture it standing straight, with full needles, glittering lights and abundant decorations. But even his genius mind couldn't see past the naked branches and tinker toys that he dared to call "ornaments".
It looked to him to be another Christmas alone, so the mastermind sat in his armchair and turned on his old record player. It chimed out a grainy recording of "I'll Be Home for Christmas" as Slade lifted his glass of eggnog and toasted himself to his approaching victory over those pesky Teen Titans.