So, I'm typing this literally right after watching Justice League vs Teen Titans and if you want to watch it go the Facebook page (Justice League? More like Superman and his bitches) the whole movie is there. A word of warning if you are a BBRae shipper like how I proudly am than prepare to have many cringes and 'Oh God' moments. Raven and Robin are the main characters, Raven trying to stop Trigon from conquering Earth and Robin (Damien Wayne) learning how to be part of a team. Because of this, they have some kind of pairing going and it's absolutely horrid in my opinion. The whole movie NOT INCLUDING the RobRae pairing is very good. Now with that off my chest, let's get on with the story.
Let me get one thing straight, Mesa City in Utah does NOT exist. If you knew that, good for you because I sure as hell didn't. However, there is a place in Arizona called Mesa and it is legit as hell so what I did was take that Mesa City in Arizona and put it in Utah for the sake of this story.
It had been while since Gar had been in the US. Next up, the notorious Adonis the ruthless muscle of the Fiendish Five. What he lacked in brains, he definitely made up for in bronze. Turns out, he wasn't always that way. He grew up as the runt of the litter, the neighborhood weakling, and was always picked on by the larger kids. The only he could turn to were usually found on the big screen. It was there that he spotted his first gangster and he knew instantly that's what he wanted to be. He spent the rest of his youth working real hard to get there, fueled by his dreams of great power and even greater respect. With enough perspiration, he realized that dream. He'd become a hard boiled, street brawling, tough as nails gangster with a taste for guns, ensuring that he never be picked on or pushed around ever again. So, he's hold up in Mesa City, huh? Garfield's always wanted to go to that thriving American boom town.
Garfield finished reading off the file on Adonis to his friends, along with his thought at the end. The gang were currently headed to Mesa City after landing in Salt Lake City. Due to the major influence Adonis had on Mesa City it was not possible to get a flight directly to it. They had much more time to finish the mission than before. They had slept a lot during their 10 hour flight and they were wide awake, ready for action. So, it was the lonely narrow concrete road in the middle of the desert the three were driving down.
"I just can't understand!" Dick said in a rant while observing a picture of Adonis. The man had the hugest muscles he had ever seen. "There is no way he got like this naturally! He must have used steroids or some other kind of drug or some sort of technology or something! He practically uses his arms to stand, those skinny legs cannot hold his weight. Not to mention those guns also."
Garfield sighed from the passenger seat. "Dick, are you the one fighting him? No, so please chill out."
Victor chimed in. "Rich, instead of staring at Adonis you should probably figure out a way how Gar is gonna beat him. Your cane isn't going to do anything to him, buddy." Victor was the largest of the Titan Gang and their target was much bigger than he was.
"I know." Garfield held his head in his hands. "I'm going to be trampled." He could already picture Adonis as a one man stampede that consisted of rhinos, bulls, elephants and any other large and deadly animals that had the power of tanks.
"It's going to be worse than trampled." Dick added. "Don't worry Gar, I'll think of something, I always do."
"We know you do Rich, it's why we love you so much." The driver said to the genius.
"And we can count on you to get us out of there if things go south." The thief said to the driver.
"And we know you'll complete the mission without raising alarms." The genius said to the thief.
"I love you guys." They said in unison before laughing at themselves.
A little later the ride to Mesa City fell into silence not an awkward one though. The silence allowed the three friends to think over their situation. Despite the confidence they had in each other and in themselves and despite their successful mission against Gizmo, the fear was still there. Garfield was scared that if he was caught it would not only result his death but the deaths of his friends he wouldn't blame them if they left him behind if it were too late. Even deeper than his friends albeit not by far, he knew he would never get to see Raven again and she wouldn't see him either. No more going back and forth with each other, no more hair raising chases, and no more of that little feeling he got when he saw or thought of her. He couldn't do that to her.
Richard feared that his intellectual mind would fail him when needed it the most. He feared the calculations he made would be wrong even though they've been correct so far. He feared that he wouldn't know what to do if something were to happen to his friends. It was especially crucial this time, he needed to find a way for Garfield to take down Adonis and if he couldn't before it was too late…that was what he feared the most.
Victor was afraid his skills as a driver wouldn't be as good if he was put under pressure. This was a fear that had been with him ever since the gang was formed. Whether it be a race against time or a chase from the cops to get his buddies to safety. There was always that little feeling that told him he was going to crash and burn his team at the turn of the next corner. His tires would be shot out and result with van flipping over or crashing into a wall at full speed.
But, because of the strong connection the friends had with each other these fears were always kept at bay. Garfield came from a long line of master thieves, all his ancestors had lived long enough to tell their tale. Richard had the mind of 5 hackers along with 5 university professors adding up to 10x the intelligence of the average person. If there was one thing Victor knew better than Dick, it was cars. He knew them inside out and knew even better how to handle one. It was these things that got them through the first time and it will continue to do so for future jobs.
(Gate of Mesa City)
It was sunup when the gang arrived right outside of Mesa City. The sky consisted of many colors purple, pink, orange, and a couple others. The landscape surrounding the city was more than capable of competing with the sky for admiration. But, the beauty of nature was not what the gang was looking at instead they were staring at a large gate that been boarded shut, there was another 'keep out & stay out' sign which was completely ignored like the last sign. Above the gate were neon letters that spelled out the city's name. At the sides of the gate were large wooden playing cards which indicated the major gambling the city was influenced in. There was a pipe going over the gate and Garfield knew how he was going to get in. He turned to his friends. "I can get inside the city from here. You guys are going to have to find another way in."
"You going to be okay on your own in there?" Victor beat Dick in asking the question.
Garfield grinned and waved his hand. "I'm the world's greatest thief, ain't nothing going to happen to me. I still be in contact with the van. Tell me when you guys get inside." Garfield grabbed his cane and hopped out the van. He climbed up the pipe and stood on a platform above the gate. Despite the many things said about Mesa City being loud and busy just like how Gar said it was, even before Adonis's influence, the place was completely deserted of any human life. A giant unmanned crane and there was also a short waterfall that fell into a small pond that had many pieces of debris floating in it. There were broken down cars that been striped completely only its body was left behind. The same thing could be said for some trailers that Garfield was able to see. He finally brought out his binocuccom to show Richard.
"Hey Gar! I thought you said Mesa City was going to be loud and busy. This looks more a like a ghost town." Dick said from his little window.
"Something's happened. Where is everyone?" Garfield was 100% bewildered by the lack of life.
"I don't know, but it's starting to creep me out. What do you say we take off?" He tried to persuade his friend which, of course, was to no avail.
"And miss all the fun?" Gar grinned. "Besides, I wanna try out the ninja spire jump. Seems like a good place for it. Can you read me the instructions again?"
Richard looked down and pushed up his glasses. He held a piece of paper that Garfield could only see the top of. "To landeth safely upon diminutive points, leapeth lively and imagineth oneself as lighteth as a feather."
"So, I just jump and pretend to be a feather to land on narrow spots."
"That's a rough translation." Dick looked away from the screen a second before looking back to Garfield. "I think Vic found a way into the city, we'll let you know when we found a safe house."
"Roger that." Gar put his binocuccom away and leaped onto a lamp post, landing on the tip of it with a slight wobble before balancing himself, he still had a lot of practice to go. He repeated this action another three times before he got onto what he believed to be the path. He hooked onto a hanging tire to swing over a gap too large to jump. There was wooden fence that was too tall for him to see over, he went to open the door but it was opened by a muscular thug carrying a 2x4. They both stared eye-wide at each other for a second before they charged each other. The thug took a strong swing at Garfield, Gar felt the wind over his head as he ducked under the attack. He poked the thug's throat with his cane which forced him into a coughing fit before he was knocked into unconscious by the thief, he quickly looted him before continuing.
He used the crane to swing across another gap and landed on top of a broken down car that was half way off the edge. Unfortunately, he landed on the side that was over the edge and the car began to lean down to the water because of his added weight. Garfield scrambled to get to the other side before the car fell into the water. Mid-fall, Garfield pushed himself off the rear bumper grabbed the edge of the broken street with his free hand right before he heard the water splash. He looked over his shoulder and watched the car sink to the bottom of the pond. He threw his cane onto the street and hauled himself up, he took a few minutes to take a breather before continuing. Garfield, not knowing how to swim, didn't want to think of what would've happened if he fell with the car.
There was broken down trailer that was being used as a makeshift bridge. At the bottom of the trailer were yellow lasers that flashed a couple times before appearing on the other side of the trailer and repeating the process. Gar took out his binocuccom to show Richard. "Dude, what's with those flashing lights?"
"The latest of high-tech security – electronic floor sensors. Step on them and you're a goner." Dick, keeping it honest like always.
"Nice touch."
"There safe to walk on while flashing but it also means they're about to switch to a different sector."
"So, there also must be a security device linked to the lasers right?"
"Precisely. You're catching up with me, Gar. Though, I wouldn't destroy the device to shut them off."
"But, it's effective." Victor said.
Garfield grinned, feeling both pride from Dick's comment and agreement from Vic. "Better watch it Rich or I'm gonna be the new brains of the team."
"Imprecisely," he said simply before going dark. Gar put away his binocuccom and studied the lasers' pattern before continuing. When he got it, he went forward and with ease he avoided the floor lasers, jumping when he deemed appropriate. Too bad there was no makeshift trailer bridge on the other side, it was as if a large section of the road just disappeared. There was another thug wearing an orange jumpsuit and carrying a chain with a metal ball at the end of it. Garfield tried to sneak behind him but sadly he heard the sharp sound of a stick breaking. Looking down, he saw two halves that was once a single stick lay between his foot. When Gar looked back up, he saw a metal ball coming toward him. Luckily, his reflexes were faster, ducking under the ball he dashed straight for the thug once it safely passed over his head. The thug, presumably a former prisoner, was coming back around for a second wing too bad for him though, Garfield had struck him with his cane before the ball could fully come around. Taking the thug's money and destroying the security device, Garfield surveyed his surroundings to find a way across.
To his left, there were a pile of boulders that he used as stairs. At the top of that, there was telephone pole that was connected to a large flat boulder. He climbed up the pole and used the lamps to jump his way across. The boulder wobbled when he stepped foot on it and Garfield was quick to get off on the other side. Continuing down the road, he was met with a giant machine that seemed to be some sort of presser. At the front, two pistons would come down with a flat plates attached to the bottom of them and press down with a force onto the ground, the same could describe at the back of the machine, the middle was a safe haven.
After he passed that, he saw two other thugs also with 2x4s. For some reason, Garfield's cockiness was beginning to show. He leaned on his cane and whistled to the guards. "Hey, uh, you guys know about another guy named Adonis? Huge, roided out, dumb as a sack of bricks. Know where can I find him?"
"Oh yeah," one of the thugs said with a slight southern accent and pointed at the tallest building with his 2x4. "The boss's usually up in his penthouse at the top of that-"Garfield watched the other thug and presumably smarter thug hit the back of his friend's head.
"Ya idiot! He's tryin' to take out the boss! Get 'im!" The two thugs charged at Garfield with their 2x4s at the ready. Garfield dived into Old Sally Logan's roll, his cane tucked into his stomach and his body in the shape of a ball. He couldn't see but somehow he felt like he knew where he was going. He felt both ends of is cane hit – what he assumed to be – the knees of the two thugs and heard them hit the ground. He untucked himself and looked behind at the downed men. The smarter thug was the first up, he took a swing at Gar. Garfield sidestepped and with all the force behind his hand, slapped the thug across his face. More for insult than injury. Garfield could see the rage explode in the man's eyes along with a red hand print on his cheek. Gar stood there with a cocky grin while the thug, blinded by rage, pulled back his arm to deliver a well-deserved blow to the thief. He couldn't see but the dumber thug was charging at him from behind. Too bad that Garfield ducked at just the right time for both thugs to whack each other's heads, knocking each other out. With that little situation finally over, Garfield gave his latest info to Dick before continuing his progression.
He passed through another pressing machine and was met with another makeshift trailer bridge. It was balanced by the broken end of the road and had lasers like the last one. These lasers though, were different. They were coming from the ceiling and alternating side to side. He went through with no problem and entered a large pipe-like tunnel with the same floor lasers. It looked like the giant gas tanks that are used to refill gas stations. After that a similar tunnel without a floor was next but there was just enough floating debris for Garfield to get across.
He entered another trailer, this one had both floor and ceiling lasers. The thief stood back for a quick study of the glowing line's patterns before he finally made it though. He jumped out a climbed up a pipe that took him up to the other end of the broken road. There was a large metal seal that was blocking, what Gar assumed, to be the only known entrance into Mesa City. On a hunch, he pulled on the handle only to find out that the door was unlocked. Garfield might've taken out the only smart thug in Mesa.
It took quite a bit of struggle of pushing and pulling which resulted in the soreness of his muscles. Oh, how he wished for Vic to be there with him. But, nonetheless his efforts proved not to be futile and successfully opened the seal into Mesa City.
(Somewhere in Mesa City)
Being a cop in a city that was run by gangsters didn't particularly sound like a good time. But, being a police officer, her and her teammates, were expected to protect and serve. It was hard to do that though when you see a thug with a huge gun walking down the street like it was nothing. It was also the reason why Raven and her friends had to land in the nearby city of Beaver. Also, finding a place to stay in the city was in complete vein.
A city ran by thugs meant that there wasn't a lot of room for proper city care. The streets were filthy with paper, cans, bottles, dirt, tires, along with the occasional empty shell of a car. If it was this bad in the streets, Raven didn't want to know how it looked on the inside of the buildings. Where were they be able to set up shop? As luck would have it, they had found a spot when they first arrived in the most unusual place of a gang-infested city. The Mesa City local police department which had been completely abandoned before their arrival. It was the perfect place for them, all the weapons were gone though but the backup generator was working and just enough computers that had not been stolen.
The five cops were currently lounging about since going out unless it was for undercover business was out of the question. The couple, Wally and Jenn, were watching a movie on a computer, it was Roy's turn to watch the city through the hidden cameras they placed, and Raven and Karen were talking to Kori and Komi through a video chat.
"Your mission was a success, was it not?" Kori asked with her unique accent.
"Tell us all the juicy details." Komi asked with a glint in her eye.
Raven was leaning her head on her hand. "There's not much 'juicy details' I can give you. When we got there our primary target had taken out our secondary target. There wasn't much we were able to do."
"All we were able to do was lock that creep up." Karen added.
Komi went off screen and came back with a newspaper. She thrust the front page to the camera, she pointed her slender finger to a blurry picture. "Is this the guy?"
Karen couldn't answer for she was laughing too hard at the headline and Raven had her head down due to embarrassment. "Yes, that's him." Raven said with frustration evident in her voice.
Komi tossed the paper away. "What's with him doing your jobs for you?"
"Yes," Kori said. "If he is the criminal than why does he partake in the acts of law enforcement?"
Raven and Karen exchanged a glance with each other. They both loved the Anders sisters to death but it wasn't their place to tell them Garfield's story. Yes, Raven had told INTERPOL but that was because they were cops just like her and police officers were supposed to know everything about a criminal. Maybe in time they will find out in their own ways but for now they didn't need to know Garfield's motive for fighting the Fiendish Five.
"Sorry girls but that information is classified." Raven was grateful that Karen ended the silence that began around them.
"And very personal." Raven added softly.
Komi didn't hide her disappointment at being left out but Kori was more understandable. "We understand friends." Suddenly, the computer that Roy was sitting at began beeping loudly which got the attention of everyone including the sisters.
"We'll need to continue this conversation another time." Raven said to them. The two police officers exchanged goodbyes with the two sisters before ending the video chat. "What's going on Roy?" Raven and Karen along with Wally and Jenn surround the beeping computer.
"The motion sensor just went off." Roy answered. "Someone just entered the city."
"Could it be them?" Jenn asked.
"It has to be, nothing has triggered the sensor since we arrived here." Raven said before going into leader mode. "Wally, Jenn, and Karen you three get into your undercover clothes and take the car and cruise for the Titan van. Tail them, don't engage unless they spot you. Roy, you and I are going to take the rooftops. If Garfield isn't with his friends than that's where he'll be, take the east and south of the city and I'll take the north and west. Grab the things Kori made for you and head out. We'll meet back here in a few hours." With the orders given, the five cops/friends separated into their respected objectives. Raven had butterflies in her stomach yet she told herself it was because she had finally got some action ever since she got to Mesa not because she was excited to see Garfield again. That would be ridiculous.
(Back with Garfield)
Coming out from the tunnel, Garfield surveyed his surroundings. It was just as bad on the inside than the outside. There weren't any thugs around so he deemed it safe to continue down the path. His eyes were drawn to a tall building with the name 'ADONIS' with big neon green letters at the top. In the distance, there was large balloon that could've been worthy of those New York parades. It could've been if the balloon wasn't of Adonis. Seriously, was this guy's ego bigger than that balloon? Garfield took out his binocuccom to show Richard.
"Gee, I wonder where Adonis is." Garfield said sarcastically.
"Well, this Adonis certainly isn't shy. Okay, we know where he is thanks to that baddie, but how are we supposed to get inside that casino?"
Garfield moved his binocuccom to car that had three chains tied to a light pole by three locks. There must have been a brick taped to the pedal because the wheels seemed to be spinning at top speed but they were going nowhere. The car was pointed directly at the boarded front doors of the casino. "Oh, I can think of something. Are you and Vic in the city yet?"
"We are, we're looking for a place to hide the van. Though, Vic's stomach has been growling so I don't know how long it's going to take us to find a hiding spot."
Garfield chuckled, "Alright but be careful this place has thugs everywhere and there well-armed." He said as he eyed a guard wearing a long trench coat and cigar in his mouth. What really stood out about him was the M16 he had in his hands. "Dick, can you use those marker things? I need to find three keys." Garfield reached down to his leg-pouch and felt the paper of dollar bills and cold metal of coins. He also felt the familiar shape of a key, he thanked his ancestor Karin Logan for her unique magical technique. "Make that two keys."
"On it, be careful out there Gar."
"Will do," Garfield looked to the skies for the markers. There was one relatively close to him and the other was farther away. Maybe the guys could get the other key while he's doing the close one? It would save time, right? "Hey Dick, can you and Vic work on trying to get the other key? I got one close to me but it would save time for us to do it at the same time."
(Vic and Dick)
"We aren't as good on the field as you are, Gar."Richard said slowly. "But, you're right it would save us loads of time so Vic and I are on it."
"Thanks bro," he smiled. "After this mission, lunch is on me. You can tell Vic I said that. If you need me I'll be on the rooftops. "
"I wouldn't know where else to find you." Dick looked through the window shield from his new position in the front seat. He could see a giant hotdog with arms and legs. Based from the map on his laptop, there also happened to be one of the holographic markers in that area. "Well, we'll both get what we want," he said to Victor.
"You wanted a nacho cheese with sliced peppers and onion dip with bits of potato chips hotdogs too?"
Richard mustered up the strength not gag in front of his friend. "No and I'm honestly concerned with your choice of foods, Victor."
"Hey, I'm a big guy and big guys need big food." He reasoned.
"There's a key that Gar needs to get to Adonis at the hotdog joint. We can get some hotdogs after we get the key."
"Sounds like a plan!" Vic pushed down on the pedal and sped down the somewhat empty street, much to Richard's dismay. Yet, if he were given the option to have a different driver he wouldn't take it. They neared the hotdog joint and saw four other vehicles in the parking lot. Victor, despite being the largest member of the Titan Gang, was hesitant on entering the joint that had no doubt gangsters inside. "Er … you can do the talking, Rich."
"Um … yeah …" Dick swallowed. "Yeah … I can do the talking. Just stand there and look big." That was all that Richard was able to come up with to reassure the situation. Step by step, the two friends slowly made their way to the hotdog joint. Upon entering they saw six gangsters sitting at a long table playing a poker game. Once the door closed shut, the six thugs turned their eyes to the foreign pair.
"You boys lost?" One of them said in a Hispanic accent.
"No, were just looking for something to eat," Victor blurted out. Whatever happened to letting Dick doing the talking?
"You should probably stop looking, fat boy." Another thug said before they all burst into laughter.
"¡Oye! Mira su carro! Un carro de payaso para un par de payasos!" A whole new fit of laughter fell upon on the thugs after one of them noticed the Titan van. Neither Vic nor Dick understood Spanish but Rich did hear "car" and judging by the laughing. He concluded that they were making fun of the team van, perhaps he can make use of this. So, he said:
"It's better than what you got." Immediately, that laughter ceased and the Hispanic thug was looking back at them with horrified eyes. Slowly, he got up and pulled out a switch blade which he clicked the blade out. It also had a key hanging off the end of the handle. It may have seemed that Richard's eyes widened at the knife but really it was at the key.
"What did you say, cuatro ojos?" The thug, now speaking English, said.
"Your 'car' ", Dick used air quotes, "couldn't stand against ours in a race." Dick was talking with a new found confidence. He could feel that Vic wasn't so sure about it though.
"You got a big mouth for a hombre pequeño. Mi carro would stomp yours."
"You mean the one that you stole?" He raised a brow. The thug pointed his knife at Dick.
"You better watch it, cuatro ojos. You're lucky I'm in a good mood."
"You can be in a better mood if you win a race."
The thug laughed again. "Mi carro frente a su carro? You won't even be able to see me."
"You're right, you wouldn't be able to see me." For a moment the gangster had thought he won but that was quickly put to an end. "Because, you would be too far behind for me to see you behind me."
"Oye hombre, cierre a este tipo, una patada en el culo en una carrera." One of his friends said to him sadly though Dick couldn't understand.
"I thought thugs were supposed to be tough. Prove it, beat me in a race."
"¡Multa!" He stabbed the table with his knife and it stayed up. "Winner gets what?"
"If you win then you can have our ride." To the side of him, Victor tensed up. It was his baby on the line after all. But, Richard had the upmost confidence in his friend. "Along with all the money we currently have on us. If I and my friend here win then we get that key and the money you all have."
The thug picked his knife and looked at the key hanging off it. He looked to his friends and back at Dick. "Fine, one time around the city and back here. You better not lose cuatro ojos or me and my friends will have a new snack." Dick didn't break his eyesight at the threat. Once outside, the two parties got into their respected vehicles. It was finally when Victor spoke his mind.
"Are you crazy Dick!? You put my baby on the line! We don't know our way around this city!" Victor yelled at his friend.
"Relax Vic." He said while pushing numerous buttons on the dashboard. "I have complete faith in you." A racing video game HUD came on the windshield. It had arrows pointing the way, a mini map of the road on the bottom right corner, a place indicator at the top left, and even a speed indicator at the bottom left. Vic was stunned at what he was seeing.
"When did you put this in?" He asked.
"It's always been here, we just never needed to use it until now. Don't worry Vic, you have this in the bag. We'll beat them and come back for our hotdogs." Victor nodded, he tightened his grip on the wheel and revved the engine. One of the thugs stood in between the two vehicles and counted from three to one on his fingers.
3…
2…
1…
"GO!"
(Back with Garfield)
"Thanks bro," he smiled. "After this mission, lunch is on me. You can tell Vic I said that. If you need me I'll be on the rooftops."
"I wouldn't know where else to find you." Garfield put away his binocuccom and climbed up a pipe to a rooftop. He began his way toward the closest holographic marker. He jumped from roof to roof and slid on wires with the help of his cane, at some point he heard the screech of tires but put it out of mind thinking that it was just some thugs having a drag race. Victor would love being a part of that. He reached the building that held the key and whacked away at the door knob to get inside. He made his way down a flight of steps until he finally saw a door.
The room he walked in seemed to be some sort of office. To one side, there was a long window that showed countless slot machines, many different table games, and a large wheel with lots of different prizes on it. He was in a casino yes but not the casino he needed. He moved to another smaller window opened the shades to let some light into the dark room. He began rummaging through the desk until he found the key under a stack of papers. He put his hand to his ear and inform his buddies of his achievement.
He opened the window to a fire escape when the sound of engines caught his attention. Looking down the street, he saw the Titan van screeching down the street. It drove past him and turned a corner, not long after another car came screaming down the road. Garfield stood there trying to grab the concept of what just happened. Was the tire screeching Vic and Dick racing against a gangster? That would explain it but why were they racing? The key maybe? He would have to ask them when given the chance to.
He climbed up the ladder and ninja spire jumped onto a flag pole. From the flag pole, he leaped and grabbed onto a pipe of a different building. Reaching the roof, he threw himself off the edge and fell a few ways before grabbing another pipe and climbed up that one. What he saw next, he couldn't figure out if it was bad or good but he certainly didn't care which one it was. On another building that was slightly taller than the one he was on stood the pale beauty he's known for years, Inspector Roth.
"Well, well, well look who just walked into my crosshairs, Garfield Logan. I never got to thank you for what you did back in Wales but I could've handle it myself." Raven said as she eyed the thief, she knew he was going to take off at any moment and she was ready for it.
"I'm happy to see you too," Garfield smiled at her which bothered her greatly. "You got the credit, judging by that headline. It's about time you showed up too, Ms. Roth. I was getting worried about you, thought you took a wrong turn somewhere back in Paris." He crossed his arms with his cane in hand.
"The only person who's made a wrong turn is you, Garfield. I recommend you surrender before I paralyze you."
"You look kinda tense. A little dinner, a little dancing and I think I can really help you out." Garfield flashed her with his charming smile but Raven didn't let it waver her even if she blushed a bit.
"That sounds like a nice time as long you mind dining in jail."
"I would but I hear the service is lousy." Garfield moved into position to make a run for it and Raven saw it as her que to engage.
"Once I catch you, you'll know for sure!" With that she finally fired her pistol, the flash of light followed by the electronic torpedo. He ducked and Garfield the sting of sparks as it flew over his head. He ran to the edge of the roof and leaped off it and on to another. Raven did the same thing, moving rooftop to rooftop and continued her barrage of attacks but was only able to hit an unlucky satellite antenna. There was an old dirty mattress that he used to bounce off to get to the next building. He barely made it and grabbed hold of the ledge.
Raven had a clear shot of him, a second was all she needed and a second was what she got. But, before she took her shot she realized that if he were to be hit in his current predicament, he would fall to his death. She wanted him behind bars not in a grave. So, she waited until he was safely back on the roof before continuing her attack.
"You had your chance there!" Gar yelled as he ninja spire jumped his way onto a casino sign. From that he leaped onto another rooftop. From there, he made his way down via fire escape and leaped onto another rooftop. Raven wasn't far behind.
"Too easy!" She lied before firing another shot, it would have hit him but he threw himself into a roll. He then jumped and grabbed onto a pipe that broke under the sudden extra weight. It fell to the side of the building it was still attached to. Raven jumped and free fell onto a chimney, she shot at him but thankfully he dodged the shot by pushing his feet off the building. She realized that Garfield was in the same predicament from earlier. She growled and made her way back up.
Garfield climbed up the pipe, he was seriously confused as to why Raven ceased her fire. But, that didn't mean he didn't like it. Once he was up on the roof however he saw no way to get on to another, Raven noticed this too. She leaped from her rooftop and landed on the one with Garfield, she smirked as she held her pistol up to him. "Surrender now and I won't have to shoot you." He backed up until he felt himself right on the edge, he looked down to the street below and then back to Raven.
Suddenly, the cocky, fun-loving, handsome thief that Raven has come to know took on a more serious persona as he looked at her. "Do you know why I'm doing this, Raven?" The question had caught her off guard and she was tempted to lower it as well but fought against it, this was some sort of trick it had to be. She swallowed before answering.
"I do."
"Then you know we're actually on the same side. There's a group of murders on the loose and it's your job to put them in jail. I'm just helping you find the people that killed my parents."
"You're still a thief, Garfield. You've stolen high-prized art from museums, international treasures, and resisted arrest countless times. You've even stolen from me before!" The growth in her voice her voice didn't sway Garfield.
"I'm not a killer though," He said softly. "Please Raven, let me give the justice the Fiendish Five deserve and I'll turn myself in at the end."
"I know you're not but we both know that's a lie," She took a careful step towards him and her voice grew softer. "Look Garfield, I promise you that I will find the people who did these awful things to you. I can get them on trial and you can give your testimony. I can get you and your friends into a good prison. All you need to do is turn yourself in."
"As good as that sounds, I can't do that. This is something personal."
"Don't make me have to shoot you, Garfield."
"Don't worry, Raven," He flashed her his bright smile that she hated loving. "I'm sure one day you'll hit your target." He said before he back flipped off the edge. Raven gasped and ran to the edge but she saw him land perfectly on a lamppost and then down onto the street where his friends were waiting.
"I'm going to hunt you down, Logan! You can't run forever!" She yelled right before he got into the van and took off. She let out a frustrated groan, all the seriousness was a trick after all but the sincerity in his voice still made her question it. She took out her radio to call in her own friends. "This is Raven, status report."
"I got nothing here." Came Roy's voice.
"Same here, what about you?" Wally said after.
"Nothing," She sighed. "Head back to base, we're done out here."
(The Titan Gang)
Garfield laid his head on the front seat, that rooftop tango with Inspector Roth left him panting. Even if they met on better grounds, the result most likely would have been the same. And yet, he was happy that he finally got to talk to her again. "So guys," He said after he caught his breath. "How's your day going?" Richard crumbled up a hotdog stray and threw out the window before answering.
"It's going pretty well." He turned and showed Gar the key. "Because of Victor's driving, we got our hands on the key and this." Dick grabbed a bag of money and also showed it to Garfield.
"So, you guys were racing. How the hell did that happen?"
"We were going to a hotdog joint for a quick snack and these gangsters started talking crap 'bout us. Then, dick here shut them up and he put my baby on the line."
Garfield looked at Richard with a shock expression. "You did that?"
"I had complete faith that Victor would win the race. He's our getaway driver for a reason." Richard said as he pushed up his glasses.
"I am so proud of you two," Garfield said as he wrapped his arms around his friend's shoulders. "Here," He grabbed the bag of money and put it into Dick's hands. "You guys earned this."
"What about you, Gar?" Victor asked. "What have you done so far?"
Garfield sighed and laid back on the bed of the van. "I had pretty nice encounter with Inspector Roth."
"She's in the city?!" Victor cried.
"There's no surprise there but we can't let her stop us from our mission."
Raven was a very attractive woman – in Garfield's opinion – but Dick was right. He wasn't going to let her distract him and that took true skill. But, no amount of skill was going to be enough to take down Adonis and if Dick has already come up with a plan, he has yet to voice it. Albeit, he wouldn't blame him. Adonis could easily kick the biggest member of the Titan Gang's ass and that's saying something. So, upon arriving back at the boarded casino he was just a bit nervous on taking on a roided-out brute. He spoke before departing from the van. "Alright guys, I won't be long."
He slammed the doors shut and made his way to the chained up car. He took out the three keys, two of which he found the other his friends earned much to his amazement. He inserted a key into the first lock with no the problem and the chain dropped to the ground. The second and third chain were similar stories and the once bound car was now surging forward and crashed through the wooden boards along with the front. It continued on, destroying tables and a few slot machines until it crashed into a wall where it finally came to rest.
Garfield walked into the messy and – to his surprise – empty casino. Yeah, it used to boarded up not too long ago but it was still Adonis's lair and he assumed there would be henchmen in it. Nonetheless, it was empty save for the many gambling games. At the end of the very large room stood a single elevator which Garfield headed for immediately. He pressed the button with an arrow pointing up on it and patiently waited for the elevator to respond to his request.
As he waited there, he contemplated the day's events. He was dropped off in front of the entrance to Mesa City, since it was boarded-up his friends couldn't go through. Actually, now that he thinks about, they could have just drove through but … well it would still be fun but it wouldn't last long. There also certain parts down that path that a van couldn't go through. And at some point along the way, Vic and Dick managed to get themselves into a race which they came out on top in. God, how he would of loved to be a part of that. Next time, he promised himself.
Then there's the rooftop tango he had with Inspector Roth that was at the same time during the race. The strangest part of that fun little dance was that she had a 100% chance guarantee of having a shot on him when he was hanging off that edge and yet …. she didn't take it. If there was one thing he truly knew about her, it was that she was an opportunist for her job required it. It also happened when he was climbing up that broken pipe, she had her chance and didn't take it. Though she said it was because it was too easy, she's been chasing him for years and though the catch would have been easy she would have finally caught her longtime target.
Another strange part was there conversation before he escaped from her. He was being serous when he said that he would turn himself in at the end but to be fair he would have escaped not too long after anyways. Then there's the sincerity in her own voice which surprised him greatly. He's always assumed that if she were ever to catch him, she would throw him and his friends into the worst prison a court judge could give them. But, when she spoke of putting them into a good prison along with a promise of justice for the Fiendish Five, it really made him rethink his belief of her. He's always thought that she hated his guts after all she was a cop and he was a thief. Their relationship was a constant game of cat and mouth and that's how it was always going to be but these feelings inside him told him otherwise, a guy could dream right?
Sadly, he wasn't able to answer that question because a dinging sound had pulled him from his thoughts. He looked up and saw the arrow above the steel elevator doors light up, soon after the doors themselves opened. He stepped in and pressed the button that had "PH" on it, standing for penthouse. Garfield put his hand to his ear. "Please tell me you have a plan, Dick!" He said franticly.
"I'm working on it!" Richard said just as panicked, Garfield could hear the sound of ferocious typing. Garfield felt the elevator slow down and then come to a stop. The elevator dinged, signaling that it had made it to the requested floor and the doors opened, at the same time, Gar heard Richard yell; "I'm in!"
(Raven)
Raven had managed to get herself down from the rooftop Garfield had abandoned her on. She was now inside her own van with her own friends/team. They had pick up Roy while on their way to her and now the five cops were heading back to their hideout. Presumably, to pack up and head to their next destination. Raven wanted nothing to do with this place. "So, why the call off?" Roy broke the silence.
Raven sighed, "I asked you all for your reports and each of you came back with nothing. So, I just decided that we should head back." If that answered had any room left for extra bullshit, it wouldn't have any. Of course, it wasn't long before her team figured out why she really called of the patrol.
"That's such a load of bullshit." Wally spoke the truth. "A certain thief had gotten away from her is what really happened."
"Wally!" Jenn snapped at her boyfriend.
"It doesn't matter, Jenn." Raven sighed again, this one having more frustration behind it than the last. "No matter how fast I run, no matter how good my aim is, no matter how strong I am, no matter when or where we are, no matter if I catch him! Garfield always gets away from me! He can be in the middle of the damn street and he would be gone before I can even get close! I hate him!" Did she really? She told herself she did but her mind and her heart told her different things.
"Well, let's see if that statement is true." The redhead cop said before he stopped the car and pointed at the Titan van that was parked. They witnessed as their primary target drive a car through the front doors of a casino before running inside.
"What the hell is going on?" Karen asked what everyone else was thinking.
"A score is about to be settled, that's what happening." Roy said. "Should we go in and bust him?"
"No," Raven answered. "We'll let Garfield do what he needs to do and when he's finished we can get him."
"Thought you said you hated him?" Jenn said.
"I do," Every time she said that, it sounded more and more like she was lying to herself. "But, it will save us lots of time if he were to take out Adonis for us. It probably won't even take long."
"And what about his friends?" This time it was Karen.
"He'll need their help to fight Adonis. Once Garfield comes back out then we'll bust them. Jenn, Karen, when he comes out I want you two to head for the casino to keep an eye on Adonis."
(Garfield)
Garfield ran into large and naturally lit room that was lined with mirrors around the wall. In the room stood 9 what looked to be crystal spikes sitting on short pedestals with one large pillar in the center. At the end of the room was the very man that murdered Garfield's mother. Sitting on a very luxurious chair, which can almost be considered as a throne, was Adonis. He was still as big as he remembered him to be, he even still had his thick handlebar mustache.
All day Adonis had been hearing all about some guy inside his city. His boys had been telling him how he was quicker than the eye could see and just as strong as him. How he was in front of them one second and he was gone the next. And yet, what he saw in front of him was a stick holding another stick.
"Who the hell are you?"
Garfield felt the rage inside him flare up. This man, this monster stormed his home, killed his mother, partook in the killing of his father, and stole something sacred from his family. The least he could do for the young thief was to fucking recognize him. But, recognition was the least of his problems. What was a problem however was that Dick has yet to give a plan of action of any sort. "I'm the guy who's going to put you in your place."
"What? You're the big mysterious dude, running around cracking skulls my boys have been yapping about?" Adonis let out an obnoxious laugh that was filled with humor. "You're the monkey wrench in my operation? You're just some scrawny kid with a stick … wait a second … I've seen that stick before." Adonis jogged his memory to find where he had seen said stick.
"Gar! I think I might have a plan for taking down Adonis!" Richard said suddenly into his ear but he showed no sign of it. But, he was more than happy to finally something from the brains of the team.
"Maybe when my father knocked your block off with it. And I'm going to do the same exact thing to you again."
"Your father?" Adonis's memory finally caught up with him and leaned back in his chair. "Wow, you're a Logan? You know, that Thingus Loganimagoocus had a lot of pretty pictures but way too many words."
"So, you don't mind just handing it over."
"The mirrors in the room are made from die electric material." Alas, if only Garfield knew what that meant. Yet, Dick being the smart one he knew Garfield didn't understand his words. "It means the mirrors can absorb and reflect heat and you can use those diamond pillars to conduct it."
"What are you kidding? You break into my place, steal my stuff, trash the joint. I feel transgressed and violated." Adonis stood up and pulled from his pocket a vial of green liquid. He popped off the cork and poured the strange liquid into his mouth. He threw the vial onto the ground where it shattered and Garfield saw the already huge muscles of Adonis grow bigger in size even his skinny legs grew a little but not by much. The veins in his arms and face glowed a bright green and so did his eyes. From his back, he pulled two tommy guns and shot a few rounds into the ceiling. "LET'S ROCK!"
Garfield moved behind the diamond pillar as bullets whizzed past him. In his ear, he could hear Dick hurriedly try to explain his plan while Vic was shouting in the background. "Point all the mirrors at the pillars and then point the last one at Adonis!" Safe behind the strongest material on Earth, Garfield did a quick look around the room. He quickly counted eight mirrors and the last on was right in front of Adonis's chair.
Adonis advanced forward, his tommy guns ceased their fire. It seemed with all those muscles there was still some brains left to not waste his ammo. He charged at Gar and even though the thief was safe behind the pillar of diamond, it was still enough to make him take step back. Adonis lunged to the side, his tommy at the ready and fired. Garfield went on pure instinct and dived to the side, landing as a ball and rolling away. The reign of bullets followed him, he made his way to a smaller pillar which had a mirror behind. He quickly repositioned it, the beam of sunlight reflecting off the mirror was now going through the diamond pillar and onto the large one in the middle of the room. "Hey! Don't touch my stuff!" Adonis yelled in rage. Garfield dived to the ground again but the crime lord wasn't going to have that.
As fast as his chicken legs would carry him, Adonis quickly got in the way of the thief's path and punt kicked Garfield across the room. His back hit a diamond-hard pillar, his cane clattered to the ground. And just for a second, the world around him went black. But, Garfield knew that he was in a very dangerous situation and needed his vision at this moment more than ever. So when he reopened his eyes, he saw Adonis with his tommy guns pointed directly at him. "Say goodnight, ya damn rat." There was a bang, a gasp of breath that was held, the world went dark again but there was never a bullet.
Garfield slowly opened a single eye to take a peek as to why he wasn't dead yet. He saw Adonis still standing there his tommys still pointed at him, the flash of light produced by the guns was still there as well. At first, Garfield thought that time had stopped but a second bang put an end to that. It was then that Garfield was able to figure it out. The technique his ancestor, Dev Loganida, had created that can slow down time was in full affect. How he managed to use was still a mystery though.
With time very much on his side, Garfield used it to take a second to gather his bearings and suppress the pain in his back and head. He slowly made his way back onto his feet, cane in hand once again. Although he was much faster than the world around him, Garfield was still greatly affected by the ancient thief technique. Another problem was that he didn't know how long it was going to last or what he was doing to make it last. He noticed that he was still holding his breath. Maybe it was that in certain situations? He didn't read much on it.
He tried to use this advantage as much as he can. He made his way to the next mirror, slowly but surely he turned the mirror to the face the diamond pillar. There came a point where he needed his breath and so before he did he hid behind a pillar and gasped for breath. Just like in a movie, the world returned to its normal speed. The roar of the tommy guns grew loud again but ceased their fire. "Quit yer hiding and fight me jus' like daddy did!" Adonis laughed.
Garfield's grip on the cane tightened significantly. He quickly turned the mirror that was behind the pillar. He then grabbed a small potted plant and with great precision flung at the unsuspecting Adonis. The plant broke upon impact on Adonis's bald head giving the unprotected flesh multiple cuts along with the dirt and open wounds, it would later give room for infection. But all of that did nothing to weaken the hulking brute, if anything it only made angrier.
"YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT YA DAMN RAT!"
"I'm sure I've stolen enough money to pay but I'm still not going to." Adonis turned and fired blindly in Garfield's direction. He held his down as the bullets flew past him. Through the roar of the guns, Garfield heard Dick talk into his ear.
"Gar! If you get the chance, whack him on the head! It won't knock him out but it'll stun him."
The flow of bullets ceased and Garfield felt the ground shaking. He peeked out, only to see Adonis on collision course straight for him. The 300+ pounder crashed into the diamond pillar, which resulted in the pillar tilting to the other side, where Garfield was. Upon seeing this, Garfield gave a surprised gasp and again it had caused the world to go into slow motion again. He pushed the pillar back into place and made his way to another. He just thought up of a new idea to bring down Adonis.
Garfield let out his breath and the world resumed normal once again. The brute stumbled back and held his head as he tried to blink away the stars he was seeing. "Hey Adonis," the bald man shot Garfield a dirty look "you shouldn't skip leg day because your legs are as skinny as me." Garfield could swear he could see smoke bursting through Adonis's ears. Apparently, 'the Adonis' didn't like being insulted.
The hulking man charged at the scrawny thief but time slowed before a collision could occur. With a simple step to the right, Garfield was safely out of harm's way. The same couldn't be said for Adonis though. Time sped back up and Adonis ran right into the diamond pillar, toppling it over with no effort. He saw more stars and stumbled eventually falling to one knee.
Garfield took this opportunity to sneak to the central pillar. He continued his insults to kindle the raging fire inside Adonis. "You know Adonis, judging by all the steroids you seem to use. I bet that your balls are about the same size as marbles, wouldn't you agree?"
That had hit a little too close to home for Adonis. The insult fueled the raging brute and he made a mad dash for Garfield. But, blinded by rage, he did not realize that thief was on the opposite side of the pillar. Gar could see the pillar shake slightly but it Adonis who fell to the ground. Blood poured from his forehead and every time Adonis tried to move it would cause his new migraine to hurt more.
Garfield's grin threatened to split his face as he walked over to the fallen criminal. It was a perfect example of David and Goliath. He could hear Richard and Victor cheering. Gar leaned on his cane as he stared down on Adonis. Finally, the brute spoke. "Dis is impossible! A little pipsqueak like you, beating a big strong bruiser like me? It ain't right! You want all of that stupid picture book, you gonna have to go down to Haiti and cross paths with Mz. Circe. And believe me, you don't wanna be you."
"Trust me, big guy. If I can take down the strongest member of the Fiendish Five than this Mz. Circe bitch won't be a problem." With one final blow to the head, Adonis was down. Two down and three to go, Gar told himself. He walked over to Adonis's safe that he used as table for when he was sitting in his chair. There was no way in hell that he would be able to remember the combination on his own. He surely should have it on him.
He went back to the fallen villain and emptied his pockets. He found a very thick wallet which he happily pocketed himself. He also found a folded paper with the combination "3-3-8". He moved back to the safe and input the combo. He pulled the handle and door swung open, revealing stacks of bills and a few ancient looking pages. He stuffed the bills into his bag and carefully placed the pages into a smaller compartment. "Before you say anything, I'll admit, that new idea of yours was better than mine."
"You better watch your role in this gang, Dick. There's a new brains in town" Garfield said as he hopped into the elevator.
"I would've thought of it if I wasn't panicking."
"Oh I know, but I still thought of it first."
"You guys can argue later, right now we need to get the hell outta Mesa City." Garfield heard Victor say. He was right, Adonis could wake up at any moment or Raven and her team could move in on them. Finally, Garfield walked through the casino doors and climbed into the back of the van. The gang exchanged high fives. None of them saw the two cops run into the building.
A few yards in front of them a car exploded from nowhere, surprising the gang. The three friends stared at the burning wreckage when a cry made Vic and Dick groan but Garfield let out a small chuckle. "LOGAN!"
"She never quits does she? Get us outta here, Vic!" Victor stepped down on the pedal and Garfield was thrown to the back of the van. The eight tires screeched down the road as four tires tried to get away from the other four. Victor turned a corner and the van would've flipped if Gar weren't thrown to the other side to rebalance it.
Raven followed suit, she stuck her arm out the window and fired her shock pistol. Unable to aim, she fired three shots hoping one would hit the getaway van. One hit a light post, causing the electricity to dance across the metal pole. Another hit a piece of paper that flew into the air due to the wind the Titan van was generating. The last flew past the van resulting in a scream from Victor.
"Roy! The tires!" Raven yelled but he got the idea before she completely voiced it. He stuck out his upper body with his boy and a single arrow at the ready. He drew the arrow back and slowly breathed out to focus on the tire of the Titan van.
Back in the van, Garfield looked through back window. He could see one of the redhead cops he remembered from Wales shoot an arrow at the van, presumably at the tire. It was enough for Garfield to give a surprised gasp which slowed the world down just like before. He went to the back of the van and opened the doors. He held onto the handle and leaned all the way forward, using his cane to push the arrow out of its path to the tire. He made it back to the passenger seat and made time go back to its normal pace.
Roy expected to hear the loud pop of the tire but it never came. He squinted his eyes and could see the tire was still in tiptop shape but his aim was perfect, it's always perfect. Why didn't it hit? The thieves took another turn and Raven yelled at Roy again. "I told you take out the tires!"
"I did! I don't know what happened!"
"Raven the road!" Wally yelled. Raven turned her eyes away from Roy and back on to the road. They headed straight for a building and Raven quickly stepped on the brake also the turning the wheel. Sadly she turned to the opposite direction of the thieves. She looked into the rearview mirror only to see her targets speeding away. She let her head drop onto the steering wheel clearly frustrated that Garfield had got away yet again. "Let's just head back and check up on Jenn and Karen." Wally said.
"Whatever" Was all that Raven said as they headed back to the casino.
(The Titan Gang)
Gar was looking out the window to see if they were still being chased. He watched as the cop van almost hit a building but to his relief it turned before it could.
"Is she still on our tail, Gar?!" Victor franticly yelled, his foot was still pushing the pedal down.
"No, it's too late for her to catch up with us now."
Victor sighed in relief as he slowed down. "Wow Gar, Inspector Roth is really crazy for you."
Garfield moved over to be closer to his friends, he rested his arms on the leather seat. "What can I say? I'm crazy for her too."
"Well, hopefully you're not crazy enough to turn yourself in just to see her." Richard reopened his laptop to Adonis's penthouse. He saw two cops with their weapons pointed to the fallen kingpin who had two handcuffs on his wrists.
Garfield pulled off his mask and rubbed his eyes. "No promises."
"Good thing you got out of there quick, Gar. There's two cops restraining Adonis." Garfield looked at the computer screen and recognized the two other female cops.
"Oh yeah, I remember them from Wales. They must've came here with Raven."
Victor joined in. "That big dumb idiot is the cop's problem now. Did you get any new pages, Grass-stain?"
"Sure did!" Garfield said excitedly as he took out the long lost Thievius Loganius pages.
"Well, it's going to be a long trip back home so let's started on our studying." Dick took two pages and began to study the ancient texts. The first showed Rob McLogan's explosive hat technique, he used this to incapacitate enemies too big for him to fight by using gas that shot out of his hat. Next was B.F. Logan's speed up time move, perfect for those long stake outs and trips.
"That sounds pretty handy right about now, Gar. Mind using it?" Victor asked.
"I would if I knew how." He was getting a hand at slowing down time but speeding up was something he didn't know yet. Third was Suzanne Logan's water safety notes. It explained how she was able to hold her breath for a much longer period of time than normal. Great for Garfield if he ever fell into water, it would give him enough time to try and get out. Fourth was Sir Andrew Logan's thief replica, the instructions told in detail how to make the replica and use it efficiently. The last page of the Thievius Loganius contained an entry from Garfield's gun slinging ancestor, "Tennessee Kid" Logan. His specialty was the rail walk and rail slide. Moves perfected through a lifetime of theft in the old west.
Getting out of town proved to be more challenging than getting in for the Titan Gang as if the last half hour didn't prove that. Having just missed them, Inspector Roth went for the next best thing and dragged that canine steroid case off to jail. That was the end of Adonis's gambling empire and Mesa City citizens soon returned home. Upon returning to Salt Lake City, the gang decided to do a bit of sightseeing. Especially at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, the gang were returning home with a few new decorations for their lovely hideout which they got "for free". But before they could fly back to Paris they picked up a copy of the newspaper.
It showed a picture of Raven with her arms crossed and foot on top of Adonis head. The dark skinned officer and the one with pink hair had their feet on Adonis arms. The two redhead cops were carrying one of his guns that required both men to hold up. The headline was "HOT STUFF WITH BADGE HITS THE JACKPOT!" the subheading was "It's the Big House for the Big Boss of Mesa City". Another picture showed Garfield back flipping off a building with Raven watching. It was taken right after he and the Inspector were having their little conversation. Do to Garfield moving in the picture, his form came out blurry and his face wasn't recognizable. The heading for that was "Inspector Fox too late to catch mysterious thief."
Garfield tore off the front page and the handed the discarded papers to Richard. He pickpocketed the front page, eager to put it on his wall along with the front page of Raven holding Gizmo. Home couldn't sound so much sweeter.
…So I started this chapter on April 3rd… how many months has it been…? 3? I'm so sorry for making you all wait so long. But, it's finally here so that's something to be happy about. It's also the longest one yet with 11, 527 words not including the author notes at the beginning and end of this chapter. And now that's summer and now that I have officially graduated from high school as the class of 2016. I have much time before I start college.
There is a lot that I don't like about this chapter but you have been waiting too long for me to go and change anything. Also, the third villain has finally been revealed! Circe! A wonder woman villain who was on Justice League if you're interested and is also the first villain of this story to not be in Teen Titans.
One more thing, in the last chapter I forgot to add something to the ending. I'm updating that one if you wanna go check it out, it's only three paragraphs but I do believe it's good for the story.
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