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Chapter 10 of Nightingale
Raven - Assassins and Mercenaries
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos...Azarath Metrion Zinthos...Azarath Metrion Zinthos...Azarath Metrion Zin-"
"WHAT THE HELL?!" I stumbled backwards at the sudden yell, falling out of my meditation. Moments later, something was thrown at the wall.
"WHAT DID HE DO THAT FOR?! HE WANTED SO BADLY TO AVENGE SARAH'S MURDER, AND THEN HE HOLDS HER?! WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT ABOUT?!" Alissa yelled loudly. This was followed by a door slamming, and a lot of swear words slowly going down in volume. Then, the yelling ceased completely.
What was that about? I definitely couldn't go back to my meditation after that, so I stood up, and walked over to my black laptop. My fingers hit the keys one after another, typing three letters "A-C-E" and then "H-E-R-O-E-S" and finally "G-O-T-H-A-M".
Searching...Searching...Searching...
No Matches Found
I had searched for her on the internet, since about the day she came. Since I had caught her stitching something, announcing that she was a hero, and having a very dark aura.
I just didn't understand why Robin wouldn't believe the cold facts. Why he would defend her like that... If she's actually a villain, he's going to be sorry he let her stay here so long.
I just hope that he knows what he's talking about.
So, for the time being, I'll have to investigate by myself.
...
I make my tea, at six thirty, and watch Starfire and Robin leave for their date. I then go back to my room, and pull out a mystery book I've wanted to read. I lay on my bed, and start from page one.
A while later, 10:01 to be precise, the alarm goes off, and I quickly let my marker hold the page as I speed to the main room.
"What's going on?" Alissa asks, her voice sounding tense. I stay silent, searching her aura. It's swirling around fast, but it's still as dark as normal.
"It's Slade." Cyborg says. I then notice that Robin and Starfire are not in the room.
"Are they still on their date?" Beast Boy curiously asks.
"Ya, I'll give Robin the coördinates." A few moments later, Cyborg's talking to Robin on his communicator.
"Of course, tonight of all nights." I hear him mumble. "I'll meet you guys there."
"How do you want us to team up?" Cyborg asks.
"Me and Star, You and Beast Boy, and Raven and Ace." I can hear the slow way he says Ace's name, as if wishing to avoid the same tension that happened the last time he paired us up. I can also hear Ace breathing slowly inwards through her teeth, getting ready to contradict him.
"Robin-"
"Ace, I think we should be put together," everyone turns to me, in surprise, "We hardly know each other. And they keep saying we have something in common. So.." I drift off. There's a cold silence, and then she breaks it with a nod.
"Ya...It's cool with me." She says, half-meaning it.
"Alright then, Titans Go!" We all race off in different directions, Ace keeping up with my speedy flying. We get to the garage, and she quickly starts her motorcycle. I keep up with her, as we go through the underwater tunnel leading to the mainland.
...
We walk up to the warehouse, seeing everyone already there.
"Alright Titans, this is the plan," Robin starts, "We go in two's, and enter from all sides. Keep in contact. Alright?" Everyone nodded, "TITANS GO!"
We all race off, just like he said, and surround the warehouse. All at once, we break in. There's no sound, or light coming from inside. It's very suspicious.
Nightingale takes the lead as we walk through the large room. There are boxes and crates all around us. She stops to check a few, wondering if there's anything important inside. Her fingers lightly brush the top of one.
I take this moment to examine her aura. It's between dark grey and black. This means she's anxious and tense, maybe a bit tired. I watch her face, and see the same feelings there. She looks very tired.
All of a sudden, there's a loud movement in the corner of the room. We both jump up, to see a large piece of machinery starting up. It turns in a circle, and every time it goes down, it clanks loudly. The door we came in through is slammed shut.
It's a trap!
"Hello Raven." A sharp voice is heard from the other side of the room.
"Slade."
Nightingale - Assassins and Mercenaries
"Slade." Raven says, hate prominent in her voice. I watch as a tall, built man dressed in armor comes out of a dark shadow at the other end of the room. My eyes open even more at his mask. I hate to admit it, but he's slightly intimidating. However, I stand my ground. Suddenly, a dozen sladebots start surrounding us from all sides, ready to attack.
"This should be fun." I mutter, cracking my knuckles. A second later, the robots attack. Raven starts chanting, and the boxes slowly rise. She's not as fast as the oncoming swarm of sladebots. One tackles her, and more head for me.
I charge at them, slashing and fighting my way through. Slade just stands at the far end, watching me with a lone eye. It's so unnerving. Piece after piece of metal flies through the air, as I impressively destroy everything in sight. I rip apart the last one, and breathe in deeply.
He looks at me with a bored expression, from what I can see in his eye. Then, just as he came, he turns and starts walking away.
What the hell? I just fought all those robots by myself, and he doesn't think I'm worth his time? Is that it?!
My anger boils upwards, and all at once, I let out an angry yell, and charge at him, my knife ready.
He doesn't turn until I'm close to him, and then I find myself flying backwards. I flip in midair, and land on my feet. My eyes are wide, and so I charge again. I go in for a slash to his head, but he dodges, and goes for a punch to my jaw. I catch it, and send him back. He doesn't go through the air like I did, but slides back a foot. Smirking, I go in for a kick, but he catches it, and flips me over. I land on my back a few yards away. He charges for me, ready to kick. I throw myself out of the way just in time.
I scramble to get up, and a punch connects with my face. I wince, and wipe off the blood on my lip. I run to him, aiming a punch at his chest. It connects, and I go in for another one. He catches it, and then locks my arm in a pain hold.
I wince, and try to pull out of it, but I just make it more painful. He pushes harder on the joint, and I try to hold in my scream, out of pride. My knife falls out of my hand, and clatters on the floor.
He puts even more pressure on it, and right before I scream, he pushes me away. Taking the knife from the floor, he checks it over.
Turning, I can see the smirk in his eye, and I try not to hold my arm. I clench my hand into a fist, and catch my breath quietly.
He's better than I thought he would be. But maybe..Maybe I should have caught up on sleep last night. I'm probably really tired..
"I'm sure you can do better than this." He strides to the right, and my eyes follow him. This is meant to make me more angry, I'm sure, but I won't succumb to his taunts.
"You're greatly under estimating me, you know." I say, lifting my chin. The eye squints at me. There's a pause.
"Perhaps, I over estimated you," Another pause, "N."
Despite my great efforts, I small gasp escapes my mouth.
How the hell did he figure it out?!
I look over at Raven out of the corner of my eye. She's far away, and knocked out. She didn't hear anything. I turn back to Slade, and glare right at that single eye.
"How do you know?" I ask, with a scowl.
"I have my ways." He states, and turns to leave.
"All titans, retreat back to the Tower!"I hear Robin's voice coming from Raven's communicator. Looking back at it, I weigh my options.
I take a step towards the door, when I hear Slade's voice from behind me, "Don't you want to know?" I turn back to face him.
I grit my teeth, hesitating, and then walk towards the dark passage way, leaving behind Robin's voice yelling, "Raven?! Ace?! Are you there?"
