Alice: New chapter!
Emily: School's been crazy, so I won't be able to update as often as I would like. I'm sorry about that.
Alice: But I will update as often as I can!
Emily: Also, I've received two guest reviews asking questions about my story. I can't reply to you individually because you are a guest, but I can answer them here! Below are the two guest reviews with the questions! So if you reviewed as a guest with a question, here are your answers!
Guest reiew: I really doubt Starfire and Raven would be star struck by members of the Justice League. They didn't grow up idolize get them to care. One is a warrior princess and the other is one of the most dangerous beings ever. Though I loved this chapter I have questions.
1. How long have the Titans been together? (I estimate 2 years)
2. Have all the events happened yet for the Teen Titans in the series? (I hope so)
3. How old are the other Titans?
4. Wasn't Speedy in Titans? No Red Arrow in this story?
5. Kid Flash also is a Titan. One of the other differences between Young Justice and Titans is that there are over 30 Titans including honorary members. Will we see any and is this KF's status as a Titan is ever mentioned?
Sorry I ask so many questions. I'm just super in love with story idea that I want to know everything about it.
My reply: Ask as many questions as you would like, and I'm glad you like my story! As for the first part of your review, Raven's idealism of the Justice League will be explained in further chapters (basically that line was foreshadowing something, so I'm super happy you picked up on it!). As for Starfire, many of the Justice League members are aliens, so I think multiple alien races would be aware of the Justice League (and admire them like Starfire does) especially since they do have missions in space. As for your questions, here are the answers:
The titans have been together for around two years! Nice estimation!
All of the events in the Teen Titans have happened except for the movie and the RobStar romance. A lot of the events in the Teen Titans won't be talked about though. For the most part, season 1 and season 4 are talked about in detail while all other events are just mentioned.
Robin, Raven, and Starfire are currently 18. Cyborg is 19, and Beast boy is 17.
Speedy is a part of the Teen Titans. Red Arrow does play a part in this story although he won't be focused on that much.
Kid Flash's future will also be discussed and talked about later on as well. I don't want to give too much away, but the fate of the Young Justice group and how that affects the Teen Titans will be revealed!
I hope that answers all your questions!
Guest Reivew: when will chapter four be out and is this actually going to be a Raven and Robin fanfic or is it going to be just friendship between hem
My reply: Chapter 4 is out right now, and you're currently reading it :) There will be a romance between Robin and Raven! It's going to be a slow build, but it will happen! This is a RobRae story! It's just very a very plot heavy story, and the romance will come in bits and pieces (unlike my other story "With You"). As things become more intense in the story, more of the relationship and romance will be fleshed out. I hope that answers your question!
Batman and Robin Reunited
Robin merely stared at Batman at first. After the initial, one-word greeting, it was becoming increasingly obvious to everyone in the room that Robin was not happy to see his mentor. His body was becoming tenser, and his hands were slightly shaking. Batman frowned at his behavior but said nothing. Instead he watched his protégé, who was just staring at him without saying a word. Rob frowned and glanced between the two, wondering what exactly was going on.
Suddenly Robin took in a deep breath, effectively calming himself, before turning to the members of his team. "As I was saying," he continued as though nothing happened, "I've seen the structure of these crimes before. They're exactly like—"
"The crime structures on the 248K case?" Batman interrupted him, his eyes focusing on the papers Robin was holding.
Robin stiffened and answered without even looking at him, "Along with cases 253B, 267E, and 251G. As I was saying, these crimes all have similar structures, and they match—"
"They all have organized crime structures with a large group exporting and transporting multiple materials but with no known leader. You have a theory on who the leader is?" Batman interrupted once again, taking a step closer to Robin, who subconsciously took a step back as a result. Superman shifted slightly at the tension and glanced at Wonder Woman, who appeared shock by Robin's behavior. Everyone in the room, except for the Teen Titans, had expressions of shock and disbelief.
"Yes," Robin stated through gritted teeth, still addressing his team. "I've dealt a criminal who uses these same tactics. I think it's—"
"You've confronted a criminal with these tactics?" Batman continued questioning Robin. "Not 'your team' and not 'you and me.' Just you?"
"For God's sake, will you let me finish?" Robin snapped, whipping his head towards his former mentor and outright glaring at him.
The room became much more tense after that. The younger Rob's jaw nearly dropped at the absolute rude behavior his older self was exhibiting towards their father figure. While Batman and Rob had fights in the past, he never outright snapped at him like that. The last time he was that cold and indifferent to Batman was the first few months Rob lived with him, but their relationship has developed since then! At least, Rob thought it had…
Batman pursed his lips together but gave a stiff nod of his head. Robin scoffed and turned back to his team, "Anyway," his voice held much more anger than before. "I think Slade's the one who's doing this."
The Teen Titans gasped as a result while the Justice League and their protégés just appeared confused. "Are you sure?" Raven clarified.
Robin nodded, "I'm positive."
"No way…" Beast boy whispered.
"Slade?" Superman mumbled to Wonder Woman.
Robin sighed before looking directly at Rob, who tilted his head to the side in confusion. "Rob, have you noticed anything strange lately? Strange crimes in Gotham that seem to be specific to using your skills to solve them?"
"All of the crimes in Gotham need my skills to solve them," Rob replied cheekily.
"Be serious!" Robin and Batman ordered at the same time, which caused Robin to freeze as a result. Rob blinked in surprise, frowning at the two. They spoke at the same time in the same tone… that rarely happened with Rob and Batman. In fact, it never happened. Although now that he thought about it, he realized it made sense. Robin was…
"Look," Robin sighed, rubbing his forehead. "Are there any crimes without a specific leader, or even with a specific leader, that seemed to be very focused on you instead of Batman?"
Rob shook his head. "Not that I've noticed. Why would the crimes be focused on me? Who is this Slade guy?"
Robin snorted as if Rob said something funny. Instead of replying to Rob's question, Robin just walked back to the couch and sat down, spreading the files over the coffee table. He started reading over them and mumbled to himself about how there was "no way."
Wonder Woman frowned at his behavior and turned to his mentor, "Batman," she stated stiffly.
He didn't bother replying to her. He didn't even look at her actually. Instead he kept his eyes on Robin and asked, "Robin, who is Slade?"
Robin paused in his reading, but he didn't tear his eyes away from it. He sighed and said, "He's a criminal that my team has dealt with in the past… or the future, I guess. He's an incredibly smart master manipulator with psychopathic tendencies. He's been the only criminal that has been able to constantly undermine us, which makes dealing with him incredibly frustrating."
The Titans all glanced at each other, frowning at Robin's blatant lie. Well, it wasn't exactly a lie. He just decided to leave out that Slade was utterly obsessed with Robin. Raven briefly wondered if that was because Robin didn't want Batman coddling him or if it was to protect him from the truth. Either way, Raven wondered how long Robin would be able to keep that specific information from Batman especially considering the suspicious questions Robin asked Rob.
"Psychopathic tendencies? You don't think he's an actual psychopath?" Cyborg asked, hoping to distract Batman from asking any questions about Slade. He wasn't sure Robin would react well to Batman, a man he practically hates, asking about Slade, a man he was obsessed with and also hated.
"No, he cares too much to be a psychopath," Robin replied as he read through the files. Before anyone in the room could ask him what he meant by "cares too much," he turned to M'gann, who jumped in surprised when his attention was focused on her. "Do you have any highlighters? Pens? Pencils?"
"Y-yes?" M'gann stammered.
"Mind bringing them here?" Robin asked politely. After she nodded, M'gann quickly flew away to grant his request. Robin then turned to Superboy, who was about to follow his girlfriend out of the room. "Do you have any extra office space?"
Superboy furrowed his eyebrows. "No."
Robin frowned. "Really? None?"
"Does this look like an office building?" Superboy snapped, and Robin held out his hands in defense.
"Calm down there Supey," he smirked. "I was just asking."
Superboy scoffed but didn't reply. Just as he did, M'gann came rushing back with a handful of writing utensils and highlighters. Robin smiled and thanked her, taking them from her hands before taking going back to his notes.
Wally bit the inside of his cheek at the silence and turned to the Teen Titans, "So I'm guessing you guys are staying here tonight? Since you don't have anywhere else to go?"
The Titans glanced at each other before Cyborg nodded, "I guess so," he sighed.
"Awesome!" Wally beamed. "I guess we can show you to your rooms!"
Raven raised an eyebrow, "You have extra rooms but not an office space?"
"Some people have to live here, but no one has to work here. All of the old offices are now storage space," Artemis commented, crossing her arms at them. "Even then, we only have two spare rooms."
"I suppose Raven and I shall share a room then!" Starfire perked up, beaming at the other girl.
Raven narrowed her eyes. "Great…" she grumbled.
Cyborg snickered at Raven's misfortunes before turning to Robin, "Hear that? We're sharing a room."
M'gann nodded and smiled at the older version of her teammate. "Would you like us to show you to your rooms?"
"Yes please!" Starfire clapped her hands together. She twirled around to face Robin, who was still sitting on the couch looking over the files. "Robin, M'gann is showing us the rooms!"
"I know where the rooms are," Robin rejected her offer. "I still need to look through these files and see what Slade's planning."
Starfire frowned in disappointment but nodded her head. She turned to the other team and grinned. "Shall we start?"
As the two teams filtered out of the room to start the tour, the four members of the Justice League and Robin lingered behind. Batman was still staring at Robin as though trying to figure him out while the other three members remained a few feet away. Wonder Woman scowled at the scene before her. Superman knew she was about to make a comment and quickly spoke before she could, "So Robin," Superman put on his best smile. "You really like to do research now, don't you?"
Robin frowned and turned around to face Superman. "Do you mind?" he asked, gesturing to his work. "I need to figure this out. If it really is Slade who's doing this, then the team might be in danger."
Superman flinched at the rude remark and glanced at Batman, who was still intensely staring at Robin.
"A-alright then," Superman politely smiled. "I guess I'll… I'll ask you later?"
Robin hummed in response but didn't bother actually answering. Wonder Woman was about to speak up, but Martian Manhunter put a hand on her shoulder. Her head whipped towards him with an intense look, but he merely shook his head, signaling this was not the right time. She sighed and nodded her head. With that, the three Justice League members looked at Batman, who turned to them for the first time and gave them a gesture to leave the room.
Wonder Woman once again scowled at him before walking out with the other two members at her side.
Batman sighed and turned to Robin again, "Robin," he mumbled, and Robin froze.
"What part of 'I have to do this research' do you not understand?" Robin hissed at him.
Batman didn't react to Robin's rude behavior. "I have extra office space back at home," he offered. "You can use that."
"No."
Batman frowned, "No?"
Robin narrowed his eyes. "No, I'm staying here with my team."
Batman clenched his fists, about to comment on Robin's attitude towards him when the two young teams walked back into the room, unaware of what just happened. "Those rooms are really tiny," Beast boy loudly complained. "How are Robin, Cyborg, and me going to fit in it? That's not fair!"
"Well those rooms are meant for one person," Artemis smirked. "Not three."
"I am sorry," Aqualad apologized. "But it is all we have."
Rob smirked. "Guess you three will just have to figure it out."
Cyborg and Beast boy mockingly glared at Rob, who stuck out his tongue in response. Raven rolled her eyes and mumbled, "Men," under her breath.
Starfire giggled, latching onto her arm. "At least we are not like that, yes?"
"Don't touch me."
Rob snickered. That's when he noticed Batman and Robin from the corner of his eye. Turning towards his mentor, he smiled and walked towards him. "Ready to go?"
Batman nodded and turned back to Robin. "Are you sure you would not like to come back with us?" He asked again although he didn't expect the answer to change.
"I'm fine here," Robin emotionlessly stated.
Rob expected that response, but he still looked upset with it. "Alright," he shrugged, trying to play it off. He turned to the team and smiled, "I'll see you guys tomorrow then."
"Bye Rob!" Wally obnoxiously waved.
Rob snorted before walking out of the cave with Batman at his side. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced back and saw Robin still focused on the files. He didn't expect his older self to part with them any time soon. It nagged at Rob how he sat though. His back was hunched over, and he had the papers close to his eyes, which were narrowed as they scanned the contents of the files. It was just like…
He shook his head. It was only day one with the team from the future, so he didn't really know Robin. Maybe the leader will prove in the upcoming days that he was nothing like Rob expected he was…
He really hoped so.
Alice: Thanks for reading!
Emily: Enjoy your week! Happy October!
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