Teen Titans Fan Fiction

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THE FORGOTTEN

Chapter 2 - A Bad Omen

The time on the computer showed 7:45. Combat practice was scheduled to start at 8:00 on the dot. The combat practice gave the Teen Titans a way to stay in peak fighting condition, so their abilities never went to waste. Raven and Cyborg walked into the main living room dragging Beast Boy in by his legs. He was still asleep, and drool was running down his mouth. Cyborg dropped his foot and walked over towards the kitchen. Pressing a small button on the counter, it opened, revealing several pans with hot food for breakfast. Cyborg got a plate from the cupboard and served himself some eggs, bacon, biscuits, and gravy. The smell of breakfast was always another great reason to be awake at this time of the day. Cyborg walked over to the table and began indulging himself.

Raven had opted for just some fruit and hot tea. She didn't like a big meal before training, and stood as she sipped a new herbal remedy. Both of them turned their heads towards the living quarters as they heard loud banging noises coming the living quarters.

BANG BANG!!!

Raven and Cyborg gave each other a stare and shook their heads as they heard Starfire's voice booming, "Robin, it is I, your friend Starfire! Why do you wish to stay in your room of darkness?"

"She's still looking for him?" Raven asked, and Cyborg only nodded as he slurped up some gravy. They continued in silence as they heard Starfire in various parts of the tower: the weight room, the basement, and back to his room. This was normal behavior in the tower before combat practice, and it was something everyone seemed to be used to.

"Even so..." Cyborg started. He had finished his meal and set his plates in the sink before continuing, "It's not like Robin to be out so late. Usually he's back by now..." Cyborg checked his forearm for the time, it read 7:55.

Raven looked over at the sleeping Beast Boy. Using her powers, she lifted him high up into the air before letting gravity take over. He landed hard on his head, which finally woke him up. As he yawned and stretched out, she finally responded, "Of the five of us, Robin's the one you least have to worry about. He's probably out running right now and lost track of time..."

Beast Boy, hearing all of this, looked towards the large window that oversaw Jump City. The rain was still coming down hard, as thunder and lightning continued to clash. "Robin's out there? Dude always did like taking training to the extreme..." Beast Boy had to duck as the sofa swung by his head. He looked over to find that Starfire had picked up the couch again. She stared at a small collection of dust for a few seconds before making eye contact with Beast Boy, "Have you perhaps seen Robin since I spoke you last?"

"Easy, Star. I'm sure Robin's fine. Since he's going to be late for combat training, I say he has to clean bathrooms this week!" Beast Boy gave a wide smile, and Cyborg nodded. Bathroom duty was never pleasant, and it was a job nobody in the tower enjoyed.

"We should head out to the ground floor. Even if it's in the rain, we still gotta practice..." Cyborg announced as both he and Raven started towards the elevator doors. Beast Boy turned around and started running over to join them. Starfire took a step towards them, looked back outside as the thunder boomed, and then joined her friends as the elevator headed down.

Meanwhile, in the downtown district of Jump City...

Slade had a clear view of Titan's Tower from where he was standing. Bringing binoculars to his left eye, he saw the door open as all four Titan's became soaked in the rain. He felt a presence behind him and brought the binoculars down. "Status report."

"My lord, 37 commandos and one squad of stealth fighters have ceased to function from the battle with Robin. That still leaves 213 commandos and nine more squads of stealth fighters to deal with the rest. Plus, the five of us still await further orders..." A shadowy figure holding a mace answered him as he bowed to one knee.

"Excellent..." Slade's left eye narrowed a bit.

"My lord, if I may, why not crush the rest now? We could easily do so with just the five of us..." The warrior asked.

"A good warrior knows when to attack and when to sheath his sword. The Titans are currently in combat practice. We shall strike when they least expect it, and after they've all had time to worry about their leader. Both their mental and physical states will be weakened. We shall crush them all on this day..." Slade responded in a very cocky tone.

The warrior bent his head down in acknowledgment and backed off to join his fellow comrades. Slade continued to soak in the prospect of the Titans' demise as the rain dripped onto his mask. Just behind him, someone had started coughing several times.

"You're finally awake..." Slade stated without turning his head. From behind him, a tied up Robin was shaking his head. He looked all around him before responding.

"Why am I still-" Robin started to ask, but Slade finished his train of thought.

"Alive? About that, I'm currently researching something grand, and you need to be alive for that. Nothing more, nothing less..." When Slade finished speaking, he bent down so Robin could see him face-to-face. Robin's hair was completely drenched, his clothes were soaked and as he sneezed once, he thought he may have a cold. With some difficulty, Robin turned so he could see the five warriors he never had seen before.

"Magnificent, aren't they? They're part of an ancient order out in the deepest mountains of Asia. Each weapon has unique powers, and the users are first rate as well, but you already know that..." Slade began explaining who his mystery guests were. They had never appeared part of Slade's army before, but their skills were very impressive.

"Whatever your planning, Slade, my friends will stop you!" Robin shouted from his position, but cursed as the five warriors behind him laughed hysterically at his statement.

"I don't mind telling you this time, Robin." Slade bent down further so only Robin could hear him whisper. Robin's eyes widened and he desperately tried to free himself.

"If you so much as lay a finger on her, I swear you won't even have time to think about regretting it!" Robin shouted back in utter defiance.

"You're missing the bigger picture. Disappointing, Robin, I expected better of you..." Slade stood up and turned his back to him again, so he could observe the Titans' practice. He waited several long moments before continuing, "Aren't you at least curious as to why I told you my plan?"

Robin's eyes widened again. He hadn't thought of that. Why was Slade telling him everything he was going to do? It didn't make any sense. Slade loved to toy with people's minds, make them think things are there when they're really not.

"It's because you won't remember this, your parents, your life, or even your friends. One of the powers of the mystical weapons is to cause memory loss. By the time you remember everything, it will all be too late. I'm looking forward to that day..." Slade turned around and nodded at one of his new warriors.

The warrior with a mace stepped forward and raised it up into the sky. Lightning darted across the sky to illuminate his image. For the first time, Robin got a good look at him. His eyes widened again as he saw who it was. His image was the last thing he saw as the mace clobbered the top of his skull, and everything went pitch black once again.

An hour and a half later...

The storm was still rampaging violently in the skies above Jump City. The rest of the Titan's had continued on with practice without Robin and had proceeded onward. They all had time to shower after finishing up and now were relaxing. Beast Boy and Cyborg were involved in a video game, and Raven was reading a book at the kitchen table. Cyborg claimed victory as it read PLAYER 1 WINS as Starfire emerged from the living quarters.

"Ooooo...I can not find Robin anywhere!" Starfire sighed and hung her head.

Beast Boy challenged Cyborg once more as Raven set down her book. "Have you tried using the communicator?" She asked as she turned her attention to Starfire. Raven knew the process all too well. Starfire would first ask Cyborg, then Beast Boy, then her. It was a predictable pattern of which she was tired of going through.

"I have, but he does not answer..." Starfire held out her own communicator to show her as she answered.

Cyborg set his controller down as he finished stomping Beast Boy again. He stood up and watched as Starfire had her head sunk. He walked over to the computer desk and keyed in a few commands at the terminal. "Robin's locater signal, it's still active, but it's..."

Starfire looked over as he was hesitating. Cyborg's voice continued, "It's right here in Titan's Tower! It's in his room!" Cyborg stood up and started walking over to the living quarters. Starfire was right behind him, and Raven, having the situation peak her interest somewhat, also followed. They all came up to Robin's room, and Cyborg knocked on it a couple times. The door fell off its hinges and fell to the ground, kicking up lots of papers and dust on the floor.

"Whoops. Hey, sorry about that, Robin!" Cyborg shouted out into the room but there was nobody there. One of his shoulders opened up to reveal a flashlight, and it illuminated as he turned his body. All across Robin's walls were newspaper clippings about Slade, they showed a perfect time line since his arrival in Jump City. Cyborg held up his forearm and walked over to the desk. "His locater signal is coming from right here..." Cyborg looked up to find Robin's communicator laying there on the desk. He picked it up and started thinking to himself. After a moment of silence, he turned and addressed the other two, "Even if Robin's communicator was here, he'd have checked in by now. It's almost 10, something's definitely up."

"Robin couldn't even contact us if something went wrong. We need to hurry before it's too late." Raven finished up and Cyborg nodded in agreeance. They both looked at Starfire, who was now even more concerned and both gave an apologetic stare before turning back towards the main room. All of a sudden, the alarm started to go off, but it stopped just moments after it had started. Cyborg ran over to the wall and started keying in several commands.

"That's odd. If something triggers the perimeter alarm, it should keep going until I turn it off. It shouldn't turn off by itself..." Cyborg keyed in a few more commands, but then the screen went blank. "Unless someone just deactivated our outer alarm system..." All three Titan's heard a loud crashing noise coming from the living room, and Beast Boy shouted loudly as it came through. As fast as they could, all three Titan's headed back to see what was going on.

As Raven, Cyborg, and Starfire each head back to find Beast Boy, Slade seems to have made his move. With Robin already captured and taken out of the picture, will any of them make it out alive?

Next Time: Chapter 3 - Desperation

A vicious battle takes place within Titan's Tower, as Slade launches an all out assault on the team. Starfire receives an unexpected surprise, as she comes face to face with the five new warriors. You won't wanna miss it!

A/N: Thanks to all the reviewers. Sorry it took so long to get this one done, things have been kinda hectic around. Hopefully it'll get better. As always, thanks for reading up to this point. Any feedback is most welcome, so if you feel like telling me how I did, go ahead and write a review. I'll see you all next time!