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Disclaimer: I do not own teen titans or it's characters. They are owned by DC Entertainment. I also don't own Danny phantom he is owned by Butch Hartman.

Status Vote for vlads lady: Pamela (Poison Ivy) Isley=3, Vixen=2,Cheetah=1,Black Canary=1.

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Questions & Answers

tempe flare: Most ponies ship Raven and Cyborg, do you think you could have Jinx pair up with him in this? Makes sense if you're leaving Wally out of this story.

Alpha: I haven't really made a hard decision yet. I'm stuck between Raven/Danny/Jinx route and cyborg X jinx. What does everyone think?

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Chapter 10: The Apprentice part 1

In the operations center. It is just before daybreak. The Titans are gathered before the window/screen, which shows Slade's face. He is in some sort of industrial area.

" Good morning, Teen Titans.I do hope I didn't wake you." greeted Slade with a monotone. Beastboy and Cujo are both half asleep.

"What are you, an insomniac?[beastboy yawns] Who calls at five in the morning-" sats beastboy being cut off because Raven elbowed him in the side.

"What do you want?" demanded Robin sternly.

" Well, that's precisely what you've been trying to find out, isn't it? And in spite of all your efforts, you're still in the dark about my , Robin. I expected a little more from you." said Slade.

"Like I care what you-" said Robin being cut off.

" But since you've been unable to discover my plan, I suppose I'll just have to reveal it myself." said Slade. The screen Pans away from him and onto two of his commando robots which are standing next to a large object covered with a tarp.

"I'm sure you're all familiar with the concept of a chronoton detonator." said tarp is pulled away. Underneath it is an egg-like piece of machinery with red lights set into its surface. The top of the device telescopes up toward the ceiling.

"No!" cries, gasps in shock.

"Uh-oh." said Raven nearly whispering.

"No way! [he turns to Starfire slightly]Um, what's a crouton detonator?" asked confused Beast Boy

"I know chemistry, ghost tech, and dimensional travel. This is out of my field of expertise." added Danny unashamed at not knowing.

"It eradicates all chronotons within a localized area, utterly destroying the temporal component of the space-time continuum." explained Starfire. Danny seemed to understand. His reaction was strange. He looked like he was about to burst out laughing.

"Hmm?" replied Beast Boy still looking confused.

"It stops time. Permanently." said cries out and faints. Danny loses his composure and starts laughing hysterically. This draws confused looks from everyone including Slade.

"Man, I knew you were a big box of fruitloops but… but.. Hahaha" started Danny before he broke down and started laughing again.

"Phantom take this seriously! If he triggers that thing downtown, it'll freeze-frame the entire city." scowled cyborg. Danny's laughter died down to chuckles, then to giggles.

"Tell me where!" demanded Robin.

"You're a clever boy, Robin. I'm sure you and your little friends can figure it , since I control the detonation, time is not on your side. " said Slade. The screen fills with static, and Robin slams a first down on the computer keyboard with a frustrated grunt. Now the window has cleared. The rest of the team turns to the still giggling Danny.

"Ok dude seriously. What's so funny?" asked Beast Boy. Danny composed himself.

"Really? you guys forgot. It's only been like.. 2 weeks." said Danny. upon seeing the teams confused looks Danny sighs and holds up two fingers.

" Apprentice to the master of time, and time medallions that make one immune to time manipulation." said Danny dropping each finger in turn.

"So you were laughing because even if slade makes the time bomb goes off and stops time you or this clockwork guy can fix it?" asked beastboy getting a giant grin from Danny.

"That is glorious. But friend phantom where did you get that parchment?" asked Starfire pointing to his off hand.

"What the ?" replied Danny. It was a scroll with the telltale green glow of a ghostly object. The scroll was sealed with purple wax imprinted on the wax was a CW. Danny opened and read the scroll.

Hello Daniel

I wish to remind you that you still have two weeks before you are allowed free use of your chronokinesis, and no I will not "Fix it".

"Oh come on." said Danny disheartened.

"There's more." said Raven taking the scroll.

Worry not everything is as it should be. However here is some advice for the near future. Not everything is what it appears, believe in your bonds, and recall a battle between blood fought on a field of iron.

Good luck my young apprentice.

Sincerely

CW

"What does that mean?" asked Raven.

"I'm not sure. But it's a good idea to take it to heart. Clockwork literally knows everything." stated Danny rereading the scroll with a pondering expression trying to make sense of the advice.

"I won't bet the city on that. Fan out! Find it! Shut it down!" said Robin storming toward the door, but Beast Boy and Cyborg block his path.

"Hey, uh, maybe you should stay here and coordinate the search." said Beast Boy tugging at his collar.

"What?" said Robin aggressively

"Man, when it comes to Slade, you've got issues." said Cyborg crossing his arms.

"Cyborg has a point, Robin, it may be better if you sit this one out." said Danny quickly before returning to thinking.

" 's too much at stake for me too-" said Robin stops at her mention of his name.

" Robin...We have not forgotten the last time you faced- " began Starfire.

" I made a mistake, Starfire. It won't happen again. I can handle it. I promise." said Robin cutting off. He started for the door again.

"Would you at least like to know where to look?" said Raven from her seat at the main computer Cujo sitting right next to her. On the monitor is a freeze frame from Slade's message. The rest of the Titans gather around her.

"Slade gave us more information than he realized." said Raven. She zooms in on a patch of the image. a small blurry image on the metal surface stands out.

"Here, in this reflection." continued Raven.

"Is that what I think it is?" asked Danny a smirk on his face.

"Ooh, squiggly lines. Way informative." commented Beast Boy. Raven begins typing again refining the image until it clearly reads "PIER 41." in backwards text. Raven then flips the words the right way around.

"Pier Forty-One! " exclaimed Starfire.

"The docks!Titans Go!" said Robin stepping closer to the screen. Raven glared at beastboy, who grins and chuckles nervously at having been shown up.

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closer to sunup we find ourselves at one of the warehouses on the waterfront. Robin runs to the doors, followed by Beast Boy-as a cheetah, returning to human form. The rest of the group stack up around the door. Cyborg whips out his sonic cannon and lets it doors are blasted away, and Robin dashes in with his fighting staff in hand. He extends it to as the others follow him, ready to slug it interior is empty-no detonator, no Slade, no commandos, no nothing.

"Empty?" said Starfire dishearted.

"Oh, man!" cried Cyborg.

" I don't believe this!" said Robin frustrated. Slade's robotic strongmen show up out of nowhere, standing on the overhead beams as well as all over the floor. A few even move to block the exit.

" Great. Now what do we do?" asked Beast Boy.

"We fight. Titans! Go!" ordered Robin with grim determination before giving his battlecry. The Titans do as ordered and leap into action. Robin moves so fast that he almost seems to be everywhere at once, knocking out one robot after another before they have time to react. A couple backup before Cyborg's headlong dash; he gets ready to deliver a real haymaker, but Robin moves in first and dispatches them.

"Hey! I was gonna do that!" whined Cyborg. Danny was surrounded by five of Slade's bots.

"I've been meaning to try this one out." said Danny gripped the Stopwatch with both hands. The staff changes a giant green cog forming on one end, the clock grow massive. The shaft went lax letting the heavyweights hang. Danny now wields a meteor hammer with clock and gear shaped weight. As he prepared to strike out with them robin jump kicks one bot into another and throws a pair of bird-a ranges into two bots destroying them. Robin the whips around and uses his bow staff too quickly dispatch the remaining bots before he charged away.

"Oh come on!" cried Danny.

In another part of the warehouse, Starfire skids backward a bit and is quickly surrounded by Slade's robots. She warms up her starbolts and rises into the air to fire upon the Robin zips in and wipes out all of them before leaving. She stares confused as he leaves. Not far from away Beast Boy is hemmed in by the enemy which immediately dogpiled him. He turns into a bull and bucks them snorts in preparation to charge-but once again, the Boy Wonder leaps into the fray and puts them all down for the count. Up in the rafters, raven and Cujo float next to each other. Several robots stand on the rafters around them. Cujo gives a deep growl as raven begins to cast a spell.

"Azarath Metrion Zin-" said Raven. She has no chance to finish the spell. Robin is there in a flash and proceeds to beat the components out of the commandos. She just looks around, slightly bewildered, and sees him leap across the warehouse to engage another group. Cujo simple pats with his tongue out. Robin jumps onto a fallen robot whose head is already partially smashed in. Robin starts bashing the robot's skull with his staff over & over & over again.

"Uh, Robin? I think you got him." said Cyborg.

"Yes, please. You may stop now." said Starfire. Robin doesn't stop so she steps forward and grabs his hands snapping him out of his rage.

"We are victorious." said Starfire in a quiet voice. Robin stands up.

" Slade's got his finger on the button, and we've got nothing! Does that sound like a victory to you?" said Robin retracting his staff. Robin stalks away, leaving the others staring after him.

"No problem. We should split up and-"begins Beast Boy.

"-waste hours searching only to come up empty-handed?" interjects Raven.

"Well, when you say it like that-" said Beast Boy.

"Raven is right. We must find some way to track the device." said Starfire cutting off beast boy. Robin cocks an eyebrow when he hears the sound of echoing footsteps. He turns to see a man is walking between two of the warehouses.

"Freeze!" yells Robin. The man bolts away and Robin gives chase throwing a birdarang which embeds itself in the pavement in front of him. Robin catches up to him and grabs the man by his overalls. Robin throws him against the wall and holds up a small crest with Slade's S insignia on it.

"Tell me everything you know about this!" yelled frightened man can only stutter and mumble inarticulately.

"Answer me! Now!" demanded Robin shoving the man into the wall, harder.

" I've never seen it before! I don't know anything! Honest!" cries the man scared out of his wits. As he says this, Raven's powers spread over Robin's torso. He is then slung across to the wall of the opposite warehouse and pinned to it. she maintains her spell, as the other titans approach him.

"You can leave sorry for the trouble." apologized for Danny to the man. The man gave a nod and ran away.

"You said you could handle it." scolded Raven as she releases him.

"You promised." said Starfire. Robin slides down the wall.

"We're wasting time." said Robin striding off.

" You know, just 'because we're trying to catch Slade doesn't mean you have to act like him!" said Beast Boy calling after him.

"[Robin whirls around] Don't you ever compare me to him! [He walks back.] He's trying to destroy the city. I'm trying to save it!" said Robin.

"Then quit acting like a raging bull, cool your head, and get it on straight, or do you need to be benched." said Danny not liking Robin's attitude. The two glared at each other, robins best bat glare went against Danny's glowing green. This staring match comes to a Sudden halt when Starfire sneezes violently, a starbolt shoots from her nose causing a the glare clears out, all of the other titans are stunned and smoking from the blast.

" Gesundheit." said Raven. Danny and Robin both let out a puff of black smoke from their respective mouths.

"Forgive me. I am allergic to metallic chromium. There must be a source near-" started Starfire who was flushed, sniffling, and sounded like she had hay gets ready to sneeze again everyone ducks for cover. She lets out another destructive sneeze when the smoke clears she is standing alone.

"Sorry." apologized Starfire sniffing. The rest titans slowly come back. Beast Boy from behind a trash can, Robin rappelling down from the warehouse roof, Raven passing through the wall. Danny and Cujo rise up from the ground nearby is the only one to simply walk up; he looks down at his forearm.

"Interesting." said Cyborg looking at a graph readout on his forearm panel. Starfire wipes her nose again.

"Not really. On my world, chromium allergies are quite common." explained Starfire sniffling groaning.

" No. The key component of a chronoton detonator is a metallic chromium core, which means-" started Cyborg closing the panel.

"-Starfire can track it!" finished Beast Boy. The team all look at Starfire.

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Inside the of a sewer unloads another high-powered sneeze, slogging through the water and wiping her nose with a groan.

"I believe it is this way." said Starfire congested. The others, who have thrown up their arms to protect themselves from the blast. After a moment, they move out with Robin bringing up the rear.

"Look, guys, uh-about earlier." began Robin wanting to apologize. The group stops.

"It'll have to wait." said Raven in monotone. Raven points ahead at a small speedboat in the tunnel, with the detonator loaded in the back. A commando guarding the rig catches sight of the group.

"Titans! Go!" commanded Boy becomes a hawk as they charge. Danny Starfire and raven fly at the boat. While the others charge on robot moves to the instrument panel and hits the throttle, speeding off down the tunnel.

" Quick! We can't let him get away!" yelled Robin.A section of the wall smashes out next to him, and a large stone hand reaches through and drags him away.

"Robin!" cried out Starfire. The team moves to the hole. They see Robin engaged in battle with Cinderblock.

"Get the detonator! Go! " yelled Robin. The team quickly continue their pursuit of the detonator. All except Starfire who is still watching.

" Star! You heard the man!" said Cyborg from over his shoulder. Reluctantly, Starfire sets off after them. The speedboat is moving as fast as it can do taking sharp turns in order to shake its pursuers. Danny and Cujo are quickly catching up to the boat thanks to their speed. Starfire, carrying Cyborg, are flying just behind, Raven and Beast Boy are right behind her. The Slade bot presses one of a row of buttons on the control panel.

"Defense mode activated." says a Computer. Two lasers on the stern open up with a barrage of shots that forces everyone to swerve back and forth. The chase moves around a junction; Starfire keeps dodging the shots.

" I will not be having an attitude from a boat!" said Cyborg, breaking out his sonic returns fire with his sonic cannon. one shot from the boat sends Beast Boy tumbling for a moment. He rights himself and falls in behind Raven.

"Cyborg I'll hit him low! " yells Danny firing a ghost ray at the boat making it doge right into cyborg blast. Which destroys one of the lasers. As their combined fire takes out the other laser,

the commando at the helm opens up the throttle and zooms ahead-but Cujo has already caught up to the boat and is on deck. The commando punches buttons furiously activating the autopilot, just before Cujo proceeds to bite the Slade bot in half. Starfire gradually pulls even to hold Cyborg over the deck.

"Thanks for the lift!" said, Cyborg, as Starfire dropped him. Once his feet hit the deck, he is running toward the controls the wheel is turning itself. Cyborg seizes it and tries to steer manually, but only succeeds in tearing the wheel out. Starfire lands on the deck as he stares popeyed at it. Now he hammers several buttons.

"Invalid code." stated Computer. The speedboat begins to swerve back and forth, giving the now yelling Titans cyborg and Starfire quite a ride. While Cujo enjoys the wind like if it was a Sunday drive.

"How does one halt this vehicle?" questioned Starfire yelling under Cyborg's yells of panic. Cyborg grabs the computer panel and ripped it out of the dashboard entirely. The speedboat emerges into a large open chamber and slows to a stop. Starfire smiles placidly at cyborg, while Cujo looks mildly disappointed. Cyborg regards the ruined hardware for a moment before tossing it over his shoulder. Raven, Danny, and Beast Boy land on the deck. The green hawk returns to human form.

" Please tell me that's not how you're planning to stop the detonator." monotoned Raven. Surprised, cyborg blushes a bit.

"Uh…" said Cyborg.

"You do know how to stop it, don't you?" asked Beast Boy.

" How hard could it be?" said Cyborg.

"Well just in case.[ Danny digs through his utility belt] here you should wear these." said Danny pulling out two-time medallions handing one to cyborg and Raven respectively. They put the medallions on.

"Hey! What about us?! Why do they get them?" complained beast boy.

"Sorry guy's I only have the two spares and they get them because if time stops Raven's knowledge on magic and cyborg tech could help fix it," said Danny explaining his reasoning. Though he did not mention any more personal reasons for part of his decisions. Beastboy scrutinizes Danny for a moment then shrugs.

"Makes sense." said beast boy. Cyborg walked over to the device and Kneeled next to it, he reaches a hand toward the surface and is startled when the housing telescopes upward as it did earlier. He falls backward with a grunt. "I may be a little in over my head." thought cyborg as the gravity of the situation began to sink in.

"Ooh." said Cyborg.

"Whatever we're gonna do, we should do it before Slade decides to trigger this thing." commented Raven. Cyborg begins disassembling the housing. He has Danny assist by phasing some pieces. Eventually, cyborg removes a panel revealing a rotating, glowing red sphere.

"The chromium unstable. No sudden moves." whispers reaches toward the machinery. But Starfire gets ready to sneeze and this throws everyone into a panic. Raven creates a shield around the Starfire's head. The shield it holds, but just barely, and her hair is blown wildly out of place. Starfire sniffles after the shield are taken down.

" Please continue." said Starfire shakes her hair back into place and grins widely with an embarrassed little holds up his forearm, which now shows a panel with a circuit diagram of the device.

" all we have to do is decouple the-" said Cyborg extending his forefinger which is now a tiny acetylene torch. He uses the torch to sever a cable running to the core. The core begins to beep and rotate very quickly.

"Well, that doesn't sound good." said Beast Boy. The detonator core is still beeping and spinning like mad. Beast Boy's teeth are chattering a mile a minute. Danny is sweating nervously. The two girls stare over Cyborg's shoulders.

"Moment of truth, Y'all. Everybody ready?" whispered Cyborg holding up finger torch

"I can't watch!" exclaimed Beast Boy covering his eyes with his hands. But he leaves gaps in his fingers giving him a clear field of vision. Cyborg takes his flame across a couple of cables and the core stops its activity entirely. The red glow fades from the ball. Beast Boy, Cyborg, Danny and Raven sigh loudly in relief. Starfire smiles in joy. Their moment is short-lived, as a loud, urgent alarm goes off. The core starts to spin and glow again, and red light spreads from it along the remaining cables. Beast Boy screams shrilly.

" We blew it! We'll be frozen in time forever!" cried Beast Boy. Danny grabs hold of his friends and turns them all intangible out of reflex. The machine gives a steady drone, and the device shorts out and crumbles into a pile of junk. Beast Boy is ready to have a fit but stops when the device crumbled.

"Um...why are we not frozen in time forever?" questioned Beast Boy confused. Raven coughs drawing Danny's attention. He realizes that he is holding onto raven's shoulder with one hand on one end of his in proto group hug and cyborg in his other hand. Beast Boy and Starfire are smushed in between. He releases them, which drops his intangibility. He stretches the back of his neck embarrassed as he mouths a sorry.

"Because this wasn't a chronoton detonator. It was a fake!" yelled Cyborg answering beast boy's question. Behind them, near the front of the boat, a weapon pops out. The weapon sweeps back and forth, strafing all five Titans and Cujo. The blasts knocking them all overboard. One by one, they break the surface of the water. They looked no worse for wear from the assault. Beast Boy shakes off the water like a dog and gives a cry of revulsion.

"So aside from the nasty taste of sewer water in my mouth, I think I'm okay." said Beast Boy. Danny checks over Cujo looking for any injuries.

" Cujo and I are good." said Danny.

"Diagnostic sensors say I'm just fine." says Cyborg checking his forearm panel. before knocking water out of his ears.

"Whatever that beam was supposed to do, it didn't do it." said Raven.

"Then...we are victorious?" asked Starfire tentatively. In Slade's hideout, a screen shows six readouts of the vital signs. Two of those five screens show ectoplasm flowing through green blood vessels. The probe count on Cujo rapidly started to fall he'd be probe free soon. The probe count on Danny's was falling at about half of the rate Cujos was. On a street in Jump City. night has blanketed the city. The rest of the Titans are far down the block.

"Robin?" askes Starfire speaking into her communicator. Cyborg is helping Beast Boy up from a manhole.

"Robin? Robin, please respond! Why does he not answer?" question Starfire concern and worry written on her face.

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