One Year Ago.
Carter Roulet pulled the mask over his face, Time to test this suit out... he thought. Roulet switched the suit on, and the X's grew bright crimson red. "No, manual..." Roulet's static like voice sounded, "Good, rules are overrated." He clenched his fist in and out, and the X blades popped out of the top of his knuckles, "Fuck yeah..." he smirked beneath his mask.
"All right, quit showing off," Marla chuckled, "Just stay focused X."
"Doing my best," Roulet smirked, "How much did you say this bank was packing?"
"About Fifty-Million." Marla whistled, "I know Jared is stoked on it."
"Jared is sitting outside, with an M4, and my pack of cigarette's," Roulet said, slamming his fist into the brick wall, the X blades slicing through as he scaled up the building. "He's getting his share...fuck..."
"What's wrong?" Marla asked.
"You seriously think, we don't catch scum like you?" Robin chuckled, him and the four other titans stood behind him on the roof top.
"Yeah, I'm gonna be late," Roulet sighed, cracking his neck, "Ladies first." he placed his right foot in front of his left foot, and his right hand barely above his left.
Robin swung his fist at him, Roulet placed his right foot in front of him, and brought his right elbow into the back of Robin's head. Starfire chucked bolts at him, flashes of green exploded in front of him.
Roulet swung his hand towards Starfire, and a giant X swung towards her.
"Eep!" Starfire ducked, the X sliced the side of her stomach.
"That was cool!" Roulet smirked, and felt Cyborg pick him up by his cape.
"Fun's over punk." he said, lifting him off the floor.
Roulet flipped up, and slapped an X on Cyborgs back.
"EMP's?" Roulet said aloud, watching Cyborg shut down, "Sick!"
"Marla, this suit is fucking amazing!" Roulet laughed, blocking Beast Boy's gorilla like fists, and kicking him dead center in the chest.
"Well, after what we went through to get it, and after me and Jared almost dying from trying it out, I'd expect it to be." Marla laughed, "Are you fighting the Titans?" she asked exasperated.
"More like, talking down the Titans." he laughed, sweeping Raven's feet from under her.
"Well, we'll call it quits! Just...don't go to Jail again..." Marla sighed.
"Marla, sweetheart, I'll be careful..." Roulet chuckled, running towards the edge of the building, "Fuck you, you fucking assholes!" Roulet jumped off the roof, and flipped off the Titans, he chucked a random grenade to the floor. Please be something that floats... he prayed, and a small jump house like device unfolded and filled with air, Roulet landed on it hard, his shoulder made a crack.
"Shit!" he yelled, feeling his shoulder dislocate, and relocate.
"Where are you?" Jared asked, cocking his M4.
"I'm in the front..." Roulet grunted, standing up.
"Not so fast!" Robin yelled, throwing a birderang at Roulet, clipping his calf, blood trickled down his leg.
"Dammit!" he yelled, dropping to his knee.
"Fucking, Roulet..." Jared said, running up to him, Jared was like his father, he was thirty-three, ex-villain, ex-Marine, and had taken Roulet in when no one else did. "Get up." Jared smirked, helping him up.
"My fucking leg..." Roulet grit his teeth.
"Why aren't you healing up?" Jared asked.
"The damn thing is stuck in my calf..." he muttered painfully.
"I think the birderang is stuck in your calf." Jared grunted.
"You don't say?" Roulet sneered sarcastically.
"Marla, bring the truck around to the front, Roulet's hurt..." Jared said, walking Roulet forward.
"You got it." Marla said, starting up the truck, and slamming on the gas.
"Jared, we gotta go...I can't go back to jail man..." Roulet said.
Jared grit his teeth, "I know..."
"Get in!" Marla yelled, reversing the truck in front of them.
Jared lifted Roulet and tossed him into the truck, then slapped the truck twice.
"Don't forget to visit me." Jared winked at Roulet.
"Jared, what the fuck bro?" Roulet said, trying to stand up, Jared slammed the stock of his rifle into him.
"Stay down, and get the hell out of here...now!" Jared yelled, "My sons not going back to jail. Take care of Marla."
"Dad, what the fuck?" Marla yelled.
"Get the hell out of here!" Jared yelled again, walking towards the Titans, his hands raised. "Take me!" he said.
Roulet watched as the Titans cuffed Jared, the only father he felt he ever had.
Present Day.
The door broke down, and Roulet kept his gun to his head.
"Roulet..." Robin said slowly, "Relax..."
"No Robin," Roulet smiled, "You relax..." he placed the gun on his nightstand. The remembrance of what Jared had gave him, stopped him from death yet again.
Robin sighed, "What's going on?"
"With all due respect," Roulet breathed, "none of your fucking business."
Robin licked his lips, "Everybody out..."
The Titans disbanded from Roulet's room, Robin stayed behind.
Roulet stared at the 'Hero' he despised the word.
Robin rubbed his forehead, "You're just a guy who wants to help us out right?"
Roulet nodded, his tattoo's showed through his tank-top. "That's right."
Robin nodded, and in one motion grabbed Roulet's gun, and aimed it at him, Roulet slid the top of his gun off, dismantling it, and slammed his palm into Robin's wrists, knocking the gun up, he sidestepped Robins leg, and grabbed the bottom of his gun, assembling it together again, and aiming at Robin's head.
Robin raised his hands, "So, how the hell does a 'kid' know moves like that?" Robin asked, his face serious.
Roulet cocked his gun, and placed it in his jeans, "We all have our secrets...don't we...Dick?"
Robin's face changed, "How do you-"
"I have my ways." Roulet said, holstering his gun, "Now, I think you should leave..."
Robin said nothing, "How old are you Roulet?" Robin asked.
"Why?" Roulet asked.
"Just curious." Robin shrugged.
"Eighteen." Roulet sighed.
Robin nodded, "That means you still answer to me on the age thing...got it?"
"Your age?" Roulet asked.
"Nineteen." Robin answered, "Didn't you already know?" Robin asked, crossing his arms.
"Wanted to see if you'd lie." Roulet smirked.
Robin chuckled, as he walked towards the door.
"Hey Dick," Roulet called to him, as Robin left the room.
"What?" he looked at him.
"Don't fuck with me..." Roulet stared at Robin, no emotion.
Robin left the room, and Roulet laid down in his bed...the memory of Jared burnt into his mind forever...
Morning.
"Titans," Robin said, pacing around the living room, "We've assembled, we have a few months, we'll be training, we'll be ready, and we will not, let Slade win."
The Titans cheered.
"Get acquainted with Jump City tower, and we'll assemble in the following weeks, making sure we're ready, testing the boundaries of our skills."
A titans hand shot up, it was Kid Flashes.
"Yeah, Flash?" Robin asked.
"You heard about the Titans that have died recently?" He said, his voice angry.
"I have...including Speedy." Robin sighed.
The Titans stayed silent.
"We'll find him...and we'll make him pay...we'll have him rot in a jail cell, with nothing." Robin said, "But right now...the world needs us, and we will stand together." Robin encouraged.
The Titans started clapping.
Starfire flew over to where Robin was standing and took her hand in his. The Titans were united, and nothing could stop them, they were one giant chain...but weak link, can break the chain of anything. It's what killers did best.
Roulet stared at the ceiling of his room, the spinning fan seemed to hypnotize the tired assassin, his mind was on nothing, actually that's a lie, his mind was on Raven...had she chose Aqualad, or someone else, he would've killed them...but Beast Boy was his buddy, his friend, and in the end, the better man won, Roulet was nowhere near the better man, he wasn't a Hero, he would kill...Heroes didn't kill...did they?
Roulet stood up, and flexed his hands, feeling pain course through them, as he often did, the effects of the Red X suit had caused a cancerous affect on his body. But it had also enhanced his abilities, so it was a love-hate relationship.
The knock at the door, caused his hand to instinctively go to his pistol.
"Oh," he said, placing his hand in his pocket seeing Beast Boy, "Hey Garfield."
Beast Boy looked at him oddly, "How did you know-"
"Lucky guess?" Roulet chuckled.
"Very lucky." Beast Boy coughed, "Listen," he said, pulling up the chair from Roulet's desk, "I hope there's no hard feelings, about...ya know, me and Raven."
Roulet shook his head, "Not at all."
"I mean, we're still cool right?" Beast Boy asked.
"Fuck yeah man." Roulet chuckled, pounding Beast Boy's fist with his, "And I can still kick your ass in Gears." he winked.
"Like hell you can!" Beast Boy laughed, "Versus mode, right now!"
"I'm down." Roulet laughed, pulling his longsleeve over his scarred, and tattooed body.
"Then what are we waiting for?" Beast Boy said, "Let's go."
"How do you feel about Terra?" Roulet asked, as they exited his room, Cyborg passing them. "Oh, hey Cy." Roulet said, "Think you can fix my door?"
Cyborg glanced at his door, "Easy." he chuckled.
"Cool," Roulet said, pulling out his wallet, "Here's fifty-bucks, and if you can put a code lock on it, and any other cool shit, I'll pay you another hundred."
"Damn!" Cyborg whistled, "Consider it done."
"Sick."
"Where the hell did you get so much money?" Beast Boy said, his eyes wide.
Roulet's eyes wandered, Fuck, fuck, fuck...they can't know, you kill people for money!
"I uhhh..." Roulet stammered.
Roulet felt his cell phone ring, "Oh, shit, hang on, I gotta take this," Roulet said, "I'll meet you in your room though, bring popcorn or some shit."
"You got it." Beast Boy snickered.
"Hello?" Roulet answered his phone, but it was not that, that was ringing, "The fuck?"
He felt in his pants, and realized it was his Titans Communicator, he always forgot about this thing.
"Hello?" he answered it.
"Hey.." Terra's voice said, low, almost secretive.
"Terra?" Roulet said sounding surprised, "Hey, what's uh, what's up?"
"I just wanted to see...ya know, if you were okay." Terra sighed.
"I'm fine." Roulet replied quickly, he considered suicidal decent, he considered killing okay, and he considered tomatoes a fruit, so you can see why he'd reply with, 'Fine.'
Terra was quite, "You don't have to bullshit with me..." she said, almost sounding like she cared, Roulet knew, Roulet was in the loop, trust no one, and you never get hurt.
"Who says I am?" Roulet asked, propping himself up against the wall.
"I do...I get what it's like...to hurt." Terra said.
"Raven, understands too." Roulet retorted, "But explaining, me, explaining what I am...you wouldn't understand that..."
Terra stood quiet, "Just don't do anything stupid..."
Roulet smiled to himself, "No, promises."
Terra chuckled, "If, you ever wanna talk I'm-"
"Here, I've heard it all before." Roulet cut her off.
"Well, this isn't bullshit, not everybody's been Slade's apprentice." Terra said, feeling the pain she carried pool inside her.
"I know..." Roulet said, remembering the times he took hits from Slade, although he was never his legitimate apprentice, he had worked for Slade numerous times. He had even been offered to kill Slade, on numerous occasions, he refused for one reason...the pay.
"I gotta go." Roulet said, feeling himself want to talk to her more.
"Oh, okay...well, you know text me, or something." Terra said.
"Sure." Roulet replied.
"Okay, see ya." Terra sighed.
"Yeah, later." Roulet said, hanging up.
"That was so stupid..." Terra slapped her palm to her forehead, "He just got OUT of a relationship...stupid." Terra laid flat on her back, staring at her ceiling. She thought about Roulet, she thought about Dr. Williams, and how she had helped her on that day she had sprained her ankle at school, how she was able immediately tell that Terra had powers. How she promised to keep it a secret. Terra didn't understand...it was all a cover up. But then again, so was her going to school in the first place. She felt inner war with herself, she was happy to be back with the Titans, but she hated it at the same time. She despised Slade, so preventing him from getting what he wanted, was what she would gladly help with. But this would turn into a war...fast. And people died in wars...
"Terra," Starfire knocked on her door, "Raven and I, are going to the mall, would you wish to join us?" Starfire asked, her eyes beaming.
"Ugh..." Raven groaned.
Terra smiled, "Sure." she shrugged, "I'm not doing anything better." Terra followed the girls out of the room, happy to be with friends, she'd have other times to ponder life...right now, she would just enjoy it before the world turned to hell...and she knew it would be soon.
"Man that shit don't count." Beast Boy said, his mouth opened, "You were hella screen looking."
"Screen looking my ass!" Roulet laughed, "I shot you in the face shit-for-brains."
"Cool it dick-cheese." Beast Boy scowled, "Best two out of three."
"You know it!" Roulet smirked, taking a swig of his Red Bull.
Later that night.
Roulet stripped himself of his clothes, the Red X suit underneath them, he wasn't going out for a kill tonight...he had no one paying him to, but he was going out. He decided to not wear his Red X suit, so he removed that. His tattoo's were something he took pride in, he had done them all himself, being ambidextrous had it's advantages.
"Roulet." a voice said in the dark, Roulet clicked the hammer down on his gun, and aimed at the spot he thought he heard the voice.
"Who's there?" Roulet asked.
"You don't recognize me?" the woman said, "It's me...Marla."
Roulet's eye twitched, "No...no, you're dead...Williams killed you..."
"Oh no Roulet..." Marla said, walking towards him, "I'm alive..I'm in here." she touched his chest, and Roulet shivered.
"Kiss me, Carter..." Marla said, and touched her lips to his.
The knock at the door, caused Roulet to flinch again, the guy was always on edge. Marla was gone, nobody was there, nobody was in his room, it was only him...the hallucinations were getting worse...and that was not good...not at all.
Roulet didn't answer to the knocks, instead, he opened his window, and stepped out, getting some air, trying to clear his mind...but not only was he on edge, and not only was he very unstable, he was ready to kill, he had a gun, he had the will, and he had a way...the only thing missing? Was someone behind the scenes paying...but that was easy to come by...
(A/N) Hey dudes, and lady dudes, hope you peoples are enjoying the updates, sorry for the slow pace of updating, I've been helping some other people out with stories, and also wondering if people would like to feature Roulet in their stories (questions about this, PM me.) Anyways, please review, really makes my day. And be honest, tell me if this story sucks, or tell me you're absolutely in love with it. (A guy can dream.) It means a lot getting feedback. Anyways, thanks for reading!
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