Sorry that I didn't update sooner but without further ado... oh and I don't own Teen Titans btw.
They soon arrived at the warehouse. There two guards stationed by the door had already been taken down. Raven felt for their radial pulses and found them while Robin kept guard. Raven stood and glanced at Robin who met her gaze. As they looked at each other, they knew what they had to do. Raven pulled up her hood and opened a portal for them into the warehouse. Robin got a nauseated look on his face. He had traveled via portal before but had never done a good job of keeping the contents of his stomach well… in.
Raven hid a smirk and but gave him an urgent look. If Red X had needed to take down the guards down hand to hand, then he was probably out of Xenothium for the suit. This meant that if they could catch him while he still hadn't gotten his hands on it then they had a good chance of taking him down without a problem. But if he got a hold of the substance then he would more than likely get away and cause who knows what kind of trouble.
Robin swallowed and took Raven's hand in a firm grip. They stepped through the portal together. Inside it felt like your body and your soul were torn apart but you could still feel both. It was a strange feeling that couldn't really be described. As they exited the two were slowly put back together. Robin stumbled out and tried to regain his footing in the room that was violently spinning in his vision. Raven smirked but grabbed his elbow to help the green-faced Boy Wonder get his footing.
They heard the sound you get when an error message pops up.
"Damn how I hate that little noise!" they heard Red X say followed by some pounding noises. Robin had regained his footing by then and was already stealthily creeping towards the door that the noise had come out of. They made it inside the room. Red X had his back to the door and he couldn't see them. The monitor kept on making that annoying sound and X kept pounding on the monitor that demanded the correct password to lower the force field that surrounded the Xenothium.
Red X suddenly cocked his head to the side and let out a chuckle.
"You were always good on your feet Boy Blunder." Red X said turning to face them, "but never good enough!"
Robin and Raven went on the defense as Red X charged them. Robin took out his bo staff and defended against the rapid succession of attacks X was dealing.
Raven chanted "AZARATH METRION ZINTHOS" and picked up some chunks of pipes and hurled them directly at Red X who expertly dogged all of them even with no power in his suit. Now that Raven thought about it, it was uncanny how his moves were so much like Robin's. A piece of broken pipe being hurled at her brought her mind back to the fight. She barely dogged the projectile and levitated a bit lower. Red X saw his opportunity and took a hold of her cloak and brought her crashing down onto the floor. She pushed him off as Robin came up from behind him and dealt quick jabs with his bo staff, a few catching X off guard.
Red X recovered quickly and soon begun delivering his own blows and dodging Robin's. A roundhouse kick caught Robin off guard and sent him plummeting to the ground. X took a hold of Robin's head and held him in a headlock. Robin made gagging sounds as he was desperately trying to get oxygen into his lungs.
Raven came up from behind Red X and used her elbow to hit him on the head. Red broke his chokehold on Robin and stumbled back surprised by the force behind that blow.
"Where are the rest of your little friends? Were they too scared of me?" Red X taunted.
Raven just clenched her fists and begun to fight him. Red X had no trouble keeping up and matched her blow for blow.
"Too bad… I was really hoping to see that red head again." Red said feigning a frown but abruptly turning into a smile, "You'll just have to do."
Red X smiled fiercely as Raven increased her speed and momentum as she dealt more punches and kicks, hopelessly trying to distract him until Robin came to. She was barely keeping up. He shifted his footing and threw a kick to her midsection. She was sent flying to the opposite end of the room and he started to walk back to the monitors.
"Now then where was I?" he asked to no one in particular, "Ah yes, hacking into this stupid computer."
Raven tried to get up but her vision was blurred and started to violently spin. She wondered if this was how Robin felt when she was teleporting with him. She groaned and fought last night's dinner down. She held her head and felt an ooze dripping sown from her eyebrow. The dark liquid stained her hands as she touched the raw wound.
Robin had gotten up and was silently making his way to her. 'Are you ok?' he asked through their bond.
'Fine… just go after him before…' they saw as the force field slowly settled down and lay the Xenothium in the open. Red X took it without hesitation and begun to walk out when Robin suddenly leaped up on his feet and tackled him. They both stumbled down. Red took Robin and threw him off while picking up the precious vial and running out. Robin cast a glance on Raven but she waved him out.
Robin ran after X and caught up to him as he was busy filling up his suit with the substance. Robin came up from behind and clutched X's mask and yanked as hard as he could. It came off. The room filled with tension and the world stood still.
"You shouldn't have done that Grayson." He said with a dangerous tone in his voice. Not exactly threatening but more of warning.
"How do you know my name!?" Robin questioned.
"Cause you know mine." Red X said slowly turning to face Robin.
Robin let out a little gasp and stumbled back a few paces. This couldn't be happening.
"Jason!?" Robin exclaimed. He was dead. Robin had been there for his funeral. "But… the Joker… you're not supposed to be alive!?"
Robin could only stand there in shock as Red - no – Jason took the mask and opened up a portal for himself using the newly powered up suit.
"Nice to see you too Dick." He said with a cocky smirk and stepped through the portal disappearing into the shadows.
Robin could only stand there staring into the now empty place in front of him. His mind was racing to find an explanation of what had just happened.
" …. Robin… Robin!" Raven had picked herself up and stumbled to where she heard the voices coming from, now came to a halt noticing that Robin was out of it. She reached out and touched his shoulder. The Boy wonder jumped on contact. He was alone which could only mean that Red X had gotten away.
"Sorry…" he said a bit distraught. "I just… I…"
He shook his head and gave her an 'I'll talk to you later about it' look. She looked concerned but decided not to push it. There were very few things that could phase Robin much less make him have that look on his face. She wondered what he could have seen or perhaps heard.
Their communicators rung and only Raven answered noticing that Robin was still not completely with her.
"Hey Rae the reinforcements are heeere!" Beast Boy said in his annoying voice.
Raven just rolled her eyes.
"You're too late." She stated in her monotone voice. "X is gone…"
"Oh… Sorry about that its just that… well you see…" he then gave a sob story about how he could never find his uniform in the morning and on and on. Raven stopped listening and just shut her communicator off.
"We should get back to the tower." She told Robin in a soft tone.
"Yeah… yeah okay." He said a bit distracted.
Cyborg had parked his car outside the warehouse. The rest of the team was waiting for them outside.
"Oh boyfriend Robin! You are unharmed!" Starfire exclaimed rushing to hug Robin.
Robin ignored her, walking over to his R-cycle, and put his helmet on. He climbed on his new R-cycle and sped off.
Starfire cast a questioning glance on Raven but she just shrugged and flew off. She was about as confused as they all were and did not feel like answering any questions that they had. Especially not any of Starfire's annoying questions.
They all made their way back to the tower. Raven kept glancing down at Robin to make sure that he didn't kill himself while driving distractedly. Thankfully he had only had a few close calls but always swerved himself out of the way.
As soon as they made it back, Robin shut himself in his room. The rest of the team was in the living room. Cyborg and BB were playing videogames, Starfire entertained herself with playing with Silkie, and Raven made herself some spaghetti since she had not had any breakfast (after a quick trip to the infirmary upon Cyborg's insistence).
"Looks like Robin's taken your job of shut himself up in his room" Beast Boy said instantly regretting it as Raven snapped back making eye contact and opened up a portal below him that lead to the garbage can outside.
Cyborg blinked twice. He thought about asking Raven 'what was her deal' or 'what is bothering Robin', but decided against doing so. Mainly because he didn't want to end up like the green changeling… Wherever he was this time.
"Shall I not go talk to boyfriend Robin?" Starfire asked completely oblivious to what had just taken place.
Neither Cyborg nor Raven said anything.
"I say you just wait for him to cool down Star." Cyborg said after a long pause.
"Is he suffering from a cold or any of the sicknesses that you earthlings are so prone to and running a fever?" asked Starfire.
Cyborg and Raven did a mental face palm. How could she be so naïve?
"Umm… no Star that just means that you shouldn't bother him for a while." Cyborg said.
"Is boyfriend Robin upset because we did not catch the Red X?" Starfire asked to no one in particular.
Both Raven and Cyborg just shrugged.
"Did he tell you anything Raven." Starfire questioned for what seemed like the millionth time. A small vein pulsed at Raven's temple.
"No." She stated curtly.
If she knew what was wrong with Robin they wouldn't be having this conversation now would they?
The doors slid open revealing an extremely dirty and angry Beast Boy. A greasy banana peel was resting on his head and green fumes seemed to be comically rising from his skin.
"NOT cool dudes! NOT COOL!" he exclaimed indignantly while throwing his fists in the air.
Cyborg started to laugh and said "Hey BB! You have a little something on your face." As the banana peel slowly slid down his face. And then he resumed laughing at the changeling's misfortune.
Beast Boy simply glared at all of them and huffed indignantly as he stormed out… Hopefully to the showers.
The space was now silent except for the occasional giggle that escaped Cyborg when he thought back to the changeling.
"I believe that I should go talk to Robin." Starfire said with a determined look on her face. "It is my duty as his friend who is a girl."
She then proceeded to float out of the room towards Robin's.
Cyborg and Raven both wondered how many words the alien cold get out of Robin.
Hello there lovely people. I did warn you that I didn't have a regular update schedule so yeah.
Thank you to all the people who faved and followed.
And to all the people who are just being mean and don't like my pairing all I have to say is this: "bah humbug..." (I love that book) if you couldn't see that between Robin and Raven, you are just so blind.
Anyway sorry that I didn't update sooner and I hope that you enjoyed it.