Finally a new chapter up, sorry it took so long, but I finally have a week off from college so I have more time to do homework, so I have had time to do this.
Slade finally has his piece in this, his reasons are given for doing certain things...
Pieces off the chess board are moving and soon the real action will begin.
Discliamer: Unfortunatly I do not own Teen Titans but any OC's are mine!
The place was a wreck. The smoking remains of broken vehicles littered the area, dumped or thrown into position from the fight, Robin guessed, between his missing teammates and the unknown enemy.
He and Raven were frantically trying to find their friends beneath the scattered rubble while Cyborg was desperately trying to contact them on their communicators.
"Come on BB! Starfire! Pick up!" Cyborg yelled at his arm, mimicking the frustration and worry Starfire once shown when trying call a missing Robin after the fight with Cinderblock. "Where are you?!"
Robin stepped over a large pile of jagged cement blocks that looked like it had come from a building to the right of him, if the giant hole in the side of it was any clue. He scanned the area in front of him, his keen eyes searching for any suspicion to what his friends had faced and where the hell they took off too.
A groan somewhere behind him caused him to swiftly turn around and watch as the side of the cement pile he just walked over burst open and a groggy Starfire stumbled out of it. Her hair was strewn all over her face and her usually well kept uniform was torn in several places. Her dazed green eyes settled upon him and Robin rushed over and caught her just before she stumbled forward and fell.
"Guys over here!"
Cyborg and Raven were immediately by his side as soon as they heard his frantic yell, and relief even showed on Raven's face at the sight at a bruised, but alive Starfire.
Robin gently lowered the red head into a sitting position onto the ground while Raven crouched next to her side, concentration evident on her face as black energy swirled beneath her fingertips healing Starfire's wounds. The girl smiled in contempt at the relief of pain the violet haired teen was giving her and she sighed in relief and thanked her immediately, though lacking her normal cheerfulness.
"Star." Robin said carefully as Cyborg helped her up, making sure that she could here him properly and so that her green eyes locked with his. "What happened?"
"And where's Beastboy?" The half robot added, after looking around and not seeing his green friend anywhere.
Starfire's bright eyes dimmed and she looked down on the ground. "I'm afraid I do not know where our friend is." She paused and looked up at the confused faces around her. "I believe he was taken."
"You mean kidnapped." Raven interpreted and Cyborg swore under his breath.
"Who?" Robin growled angrily, the thought that any criminal dared to kidnap one of his friends made his blood boil. "What did they look like?"
Starfire cocked her head to the side as if she was trying to remember. "There were two of them, both female." Her eyes narrowed in concentration. "But I couldn't make out any detail as they were both wearing long black cloaks."
Robin's blood froze, and his heart skipped a beat. "Black?"
Starfire nodded, not noticing Robin's distress. "Yes, and hoods over their heads so I could not see their faces." Her eyes once again drifted to the floor and Robin realized it was in shame. "I'm afraid that I underestimated their skill. They managed to overpower us with strange weapons and knock Beastboy out before I had time to assist him." Her eyes blazed with anger. "But I will not fail again! We will find friend Beastboy and do the kicking of the lower regions!"
The teens smiled briefly and but Robin turned away in worry as Cyborg corrected Starfire.
"Do you believe that these people are from the same group that have been causing you trouble." Raven's monotone voice drifted over the teens and Robin turned to see his teammates looking over expectantly, though Raven's face was creased with worry.
"I don't believe it." Robin said with conviction. "I know it."
Red X
He kept as silent as his training allowed him too, sticking to the darker areas of the small plane, where all the shadows melted into one and even the contrasting white of his suit could not be seen. Casual conversations leaked into his corner, and he was quickly becoming frustrated when none of the passengers talked about anything important.
Beastboy was locked up in a small cage, on the other side of the plane, surrounded by this blue glowing bubble, it sometimes sparked with white energy, the light dancing of it like lightening; and Red had a sneaking suspicion that if he touched it he would be nastily shocked.
"How long until we reach our destination." It was entirely annoying that none of the guards actually specified where the destination was.
One of the black cloaked females stretched lazily from her sitting position at the front of the plane, the guards eyes drifted involuntary to her curved shape and Red X tried not to snort from his corner.
"Ten minutes." The other female snapped angrily as she watched her sister getting undeserved attention. Bianca turned and smiled sweetly at Elsa, knowing that getting the guards attention would get on her nerves.
"Come on Elsa, did you see how easily we defeated those two super powered brats." She waved a lazy arm towards the cage. "And look at the prize we got. We are sure to be rewarded for capturing one of the heir's friends."
Elsa looked concerned for a moment, watching the sleeping teen warily before relaxing. "Yes you are right Bianca." Red X prided himself in already having this much information. "Our Master will be most pleased."
Any comment that Bianca was going to make was cut off when Beastboy began to stir and groan. Everyone watched as he sat up slowly and placed a hand against his head. "Aaww man. Did anyone get the license plate of the bus that hit me?" When no one answered Beastboy looked up confused and quickly took in the situation he was in. His eyes widened, and then he scowled angrily, quickly getting in a crouched position. Warily making sure he didn't touch the glowing bubble. Red X had to give the boy some credit for realizing that touching it wouldn't be a good idea.
"Where am I? Who are you? And what do you want with me?"
Bianca smiled sweetly, her head coming down at a tilt and she regarded the green boy as if he was some piece of unknown entity.
It was Elsa who answered the questions. "You are currently on your way to one of our American bases, so you don't have to worry about being taken out of the country." She paused and watched the hero's face relax slightly. "You don't need to know our names yet but soon we will become known to everyone on this planet, though I'm afraid you might be dead before that happens." Beastboy's green skin paled to a sickly colour. "However it is not you we want. You are merely bait for someone much more important."
"So you just sit tight like a good little doggy and we won't be forced to hurt you." Bianca leaned back in her chair and watched him intently. "Try changing, I want to see what happens."
Beastboy didn't move. Red X could see his mind trying to process the information and how much danger he was in. The Titan's eyes traveled to look at their outfits and stayed there. "Black cloaks…" He mumbled under his breath Red X had to strain to here it. "You're after Robin!" He cried in indignation as Beastboy put all of the clues together.
"Clever boy." Bianca whispered, her praise was anything but friendly. A deadly smile then formed on her face. "After all of this is over and his power becomes ours I might decide keep you as a pet."
"I'm nobody's pet." Beastboy growled dangerously then changed into a tiger to prove his point.
He roared in pain as the bubble suddenly flared to life, reacting to the teen's power and forcing the Titan to change back into his human form.
Bianca laughed cruelly watching eagerly as Beastboy recovered. "You sweet child, you are just too cute."
Red X looked at Beastboy in pity and realized with horror that everyone in this damned cult seemed to be pedophiles. It was Brother Blood all over again.
Unknown
Everything was going according to plan as he watched an unwilling Titan being shipped off the plane and looked at the computerized map that showed Robin's location.
He had deliberately left a tip to where they were located so that the Titan leader would find the base and walk straight into his trap.
The League still had no idea to what he was planning. He knew they had been keeping tabs on him since he had gotten out of prison, Batman especially, and victory would taste even sweeter on his tongue as Batman's own sidekick was taken under his control.
He watched the video feed that showed the fight scene between them and his super powered comrades. It was a small confrontation that he knew his allies would end up loosing. But after tonight he would free them and give them the pleasure of watching the league members being destroyed one by one. He smiled in sadistic delight at the promise of revenge.
He never saw the white, black and red clad figure emerging from the plane and disappearing into a suitable hiding place within his base.
Slade
He wasn't surprised at the location that the man had chosen as his base.
It was hidden well within the vast nothingness of desert and hard rock. The base was camouflaged as a series of rock formations, a common sight within this landscape. It left a lot of room for growth and the power explosion that he was sure was going to happen wouldn't attract attention as the only thing it would destroy would be shrubs.
He could admit to himself that it angered him that the man even dared to touch something that he had laid a claim to.
It was known throughout the villain community that Robin belonged to him, no one objected and no one dared to try.
He knew what he wanted from Robin, a desire for improvement, to use that potential that was as plain as day to make him into the warrior he knew was there. It was such a disgrace otherwise and even if Robin never joined his side he hated the fact that such talent would go to waste.
So instead of trying to force Robin into learning from him he did it without Robin realizing it. Sending out villains that Robin would be forced to improve on certain aspects of his game to beat. Improving his mind with puzzles and cryptic clues that never led back to himself, and all without ever showing his face.
Perhaps he did have an attraction to the boy like Red X had suggested. The teen was good looking enough and there was a dark lust of desire that was always there when he watched the Titan fight.
But that was as far as it went. It wasn't love, or just a sexual lust. But an odd feeling of protection when the boy got in over his head and jealousy when other people stepped too close to what was his.
But would he act upon it? Not now, not after what happened only a night or so ago. Perhaps when he was older, when the rage of father Bat wouldn't rain down of their heads because he wasn't old enough or too naïve to know what he was getting into.
He wanted full cooperation. He had known love once, which ended in three children and a lost eye. He was no rapist. He would never be.
When he finally claimed his bird it would be when it was the right time for the both of them and there would be no regrets.
If Red X was still around then, he knew he wouldn't mind sharing.
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