A/N: Well, here I am again! 1000 apologies for the long time it took me to update, but I swear I had to work all week! Please, forgive me!!! … Well, anyways, I've seen Sweeney Todd, the movie yesterday, so I got some new ideas, so hopefully I'll get the next chapter done by Friday! And now, on with the show!

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The Fall

Four teen superheroes stood in the common room of their tower, their eyes fixed on the huge TV screen in front of them. Each of them watched in silence as they saw seemingly endless columns of robots marching down one of the streets of Jump City. All the surveillance cameras in the city were broadcasting the same images. It was like an invasion in a sci-fi movie, except that this was real. People were fleeing, abandoning their homes and their belongings, desperately trying to escape the wave of merciless machines. Few groups tried to resist, like the local policemen, but they were quickly overrun. There wasn't even looting in the city. One might think, that during such a crisis people, criminals would go, grab whatever they could their hands on and run away with it. But no this time. It was more like chaotic evacuation, everyone for himself.

"We should do something!" Cyborg broke the silence without taking his eyes off the screen. Everyone in the room had the same feeling, but this was far beyond their abilities and they knew it. He waited for some reaction, but as his friends continued to gaze at the horrific scenes in the city he turned around and walked out of the room. He couldn't just stand there and do nothing, but watch his home being taken over by Slade's minions. Starfire looked at the remaining two Titans besides her and a few moments later also flew out the door, intending to speak with Cyborg. She didn't really know what she was going to talk to him about, but she felt like she had to try.

As she left the green changeling sat down on the couch. It felt somewhat uncomfortable, but he tried to ignore the feeling. His eyes wandered off the screen and trailed off to look at the empath standing next to him.

"Raven?" He asked her with a weak voice. The girl turned her head and noticed him sitting, so she sat down as well.

"What is it?"She asked, but to the boy's surprise without any sarcasm or annoyance in her voice.

"Uh…are you…okay?" He asked carefully. Raven looked at him with a puzzled look in her eyes, unsure if this was going to be some lame attempt to make her smile. But all she could see in his eyes was concern.

"Yeah, I'm fine," she replied after a few seconds as she turned to watch the screen again. But she could still feel the boy looking at her.

"Are you sure? I'm just asking, because you seem…different…somehow." Raven looked down and closed her eyes. Of course Beast Boy couldn't see that, because of the heavy blue hood covering her head.

"I'm fine, Beast Boy. Just tired."

"Oh. Well, if you say so." The shapeshifter knew it wasn't a good idea to try and force Raven into a conversation in these stressful times. Yet, it still worried him as he observed her. Usually she seemed to be fearless and cold, as if she lived in her own world, shut off and annoyed by the reality. But now, it seemed like her spirit had been broken.

"And you?" Came a sudden question from the pale Titan. Beast Boy shook his head a bit, dismissing his previous thoughts, surprised that Raven would ask him something like that.

"Yeah, I'm doing pretty well too. I mean, you know, considering our situation and all," He said with a fake smile on his face. He kind of waited for some response from Raven, but she didn't even do as much as nod, sitting motionlessly next to him, head hanging low. The smile from Beast Boy's face faded rather quickly and a heavy sadness filled his heart as he prepared to tell the truth.

"Well, OK, maybe I am worried a bit. Worried about the others, and you Raven" he peeked over at the girl sitting next to him, but she didn't despond, so he continued. "I never thought Terra would do this. She'd betrayed us, but taking part in this...this destruction and slaughter...it's just too much!" he said as he looked at the screen. There were several fires shown throughout the city and the streets seemed to be getting empty, except for a few unlucky fellows who didn't manage to escape earlier. Unable to watch it, he turned off the TV and the room got filled with silence.

"So…you couldn't find Robin?" He asked the empathy. Raven shook her head a bit.

"There was nothing, except for his emblem. Nothing of interest anyway," she explained. Raven noticed that Beast Boy seemed puzzled by this. "Well, I've found his staff broken and also his motorcycle lying on the ground. Didn't seem like he'd bothered parking it,"

"But where could Robin…"

"Look, I've already told you he wasn't there!" Raven didn't let Beast Boy finish his question, bursting out with more anger than she wanted him to know about. As the green Titan crawled a bit away from her, probably scared by her sudden outburst Raven sighed. "I know it's hard, but we must face the truth. I've looked for him everywhere. His communicator's signal is nowhere to be found, he wasn't at any of the places Plasmus, Cinderblock and Overload had attacked and I can't sense that he'd be alive. It seems that Terra managed to defeat us. Slade has won."

An uncomfortable silence settled once again between them as they wondered what are they going to do. They were the Teen Titans after all. It was their duty to protect the city and its inhabitants. But as hundreds of robots marched into the city, commanded by a madman who had made one of their former teammates betray all their secrets and kill their leader, they couldn't help but feel completely helpless. This time it was serious. Deadly serious.

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"Sector 4 clear. Light resistance encountered and subdued. Moving on to Sector 7," the girl said, seemingly to herself as she walked down the empty street of the city. In fact, she was reporting her situation to her master using the neural interface that bound her to him. Although their thoughts were separate, their senses were almost as one, at least on her master's side. At first it didn't really bothered her. After all, it was a small price to pay for the power and control he had granted her. She was glad that she had him by her side whenever she was in need of help in battle. He was the best when it came to fighting. But now, with the Titans gone, she felt weird having him listen to everything she said. Still, her objectives were clear and as always she intended to carry them out.

"Good, Terra. You're doing well so far," came a cold reply.

"And how is the other kid doing?"

"Robin? Oh, don't worry about him. He is doing his job, just as you are doing yours. Everything is going according to plan and soon our victory over this city will be complete," Slade answered. He couldn't not notice Terra referring to Robin as the 'new kid'. Indeed, he found it rather amusing, seeing as his apprentices rivaled for his attention. After all, rivalry was the only way he could ensure that they both were in top condition all the time and that they would do whatever he ordered them. Of course he already knew which one of them was going to become his true apprentice. Doubt might have clouded his decision before, but this chance to compare them both was what he needed. Not that the other one didn't have what it took to be Slade's apprentice, but one of them would become obsolete in time. And that time would be soon. With this thought Slade switched the channels of the communicator.

"Robin, report," he spoke, his voice devoid of any emotions.

"Robin here. The power lines are cut. Communication on all frequencies is jammed and our forces have finally managed to block all ways in and out of the city. The city is sealed off and there is no way anyone could let the outside world know what's going on," a masked teen spoke into his communicator, his black hair fixed in a weird spiky fashion, probably by using lots of hair gel. He peeked out from behind the corner of the building, checking if there was anyone around who could hear him. As there was no one he continued his report. "The Police Chief, The Mayor and General Campbell are eliminated," he finished.

"Any problems?" Slade asked with icy curiosity.

"A few armed civilians and some of the remaining security forces. They were dealt with appropriately,"

"Well done, Robin. Continue with the next phase!"

"Already on my way," Robin replied as he ran into the building and proceeded towards the roof.

Meanwhile back in his cave Slade smiled with satisfaction. Of course his face was hidden by behind the mask, but he just enjoyed when a plan was going exactly as it should've. And to think it took him so little effort. Getting Terra to join him, infiltrating the Titans, betraying them and finally defeating them…he didn't really have to do anything. Teaching Terra how to control powers wasn't that much of a feat either. Once she'd learned to keep a focused mind in battle she was able to unlock her true potential by herself. Of course he realized that there were some lucky coincidences that had helped him to get where he was now, like Robin's defeat by Terra, which was mostly because Robin had already fought Cinderblock in the quarry before, while Terra didn't really have to fight anyone except for Raven. After that came a simple command, Robin was brought to him and he Slade could finally do what he was best at…manipulating.

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"Friend Cyborg, may I be of some assistance in your endeavor?" the redheaded girl asked with a worried look in her eyes. Cyborg was furiously typing on the terminal in the tower's basement, trying to reinitiate the security systems. He didn't seem to have noticed the alien girl's question and so Starfire walked a bit closer.

"Please, do not put your emotions in a drinking apparatus. It is not healthy,"

Now this brought Cyborg back into reality, as it took him almost ten seconds to figure out what had the Tamaranian girl asked him.

"Thanks Star, but there's nothing to talk about. Besides, I've got to set the turrets around the tower right, so that if Slade's robots tried to get here they'd greeted with open arms!"

"I understand," Starfire said, putting her hand on Cyborg's metallic shoulder. "But still, I can see that your mind is troubled and since we are a team I thought we should share these feelings, so that we might face the dangers in front of us."

The half-robot teen just sighed as he stopped typing.

"Yeah, I know. But this is just…so unreal. Slade's loose, the whole city's getting thrashed, Robin's nowhere to be found…" he stopped as he imagined just how much that hurt Starfire. Of all the Titans she was the closest to Robin. He was her anchor, her guide in an alien world. "It started like a normal day, you know? A quick shopping in the morning, stopping on the road to buy the newest albums of our favourite bands, and then on the way back…Terra."

"I share your pain friend. You have lost your baby car," Starfire was referring to the T-car that Terra destroyed. But Cyborg just smiled weakly.

"That's no big deal. I mean, if that was the only thing we lost I…" Cyborg wanted to continue, but somehow he just couldn't. He wasn't even sure what was he going to say next. He felt like saying something that might lift the mood, but he realized that no matter what he said, the fact of the matter was, that in just two days they were defeated twice by Terrra and their entire city was taken over by the cruelest enemy they'd known.

"I shall leave you to your duties than. Please join us when you are finished!" Starfire said before flying out the door. Cyborg watched as her form disappeared behind the corner. After that he just stood there in one place, a blank stare on his face. He was desperate to find some way to unmake everything that'd happened. But there was no way to do that and he knew the agonizing truth. The Titans were all but finished. His clenched his fists as anger flooded his mind.

"GODDAMMIT!!!" He yelled and punched into the wall, leaving a large hole in it. His anger somewhat weaker he looked around the room. The security grid had been already set a long time ago. There was no point in standing down here anymore.

And so, with heavy steps, he walked towards the elevator.

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A/N: End of chapter. Reviews, opinions please… :)