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Its master was coming.
It could feel it. His energy that sparked off hope for the power contained in the sword was drawing ever nearer. In the darkness that surrounded it new light began to grow, flexing, shifting and constantly changing as it ached for its master's presence.
So it called.
Bursts of tantalising and addictive energy, adding to the need its master already had. Beckoning, calling, screaming for him to come. To take and grasp what was rightfully his.
It new that whatever fate had install for its master they would be united tonight and in that undeniable truth it grew exited and its screams became more frantic. Come…come…come…come.
It was time.
Time was invaluable, priceless, ever changing but always staying the same.
It never stops, slows or increases.
It was always there. It was there at the beginning and will be there until the very end.
Yet, at that very moment, Robin new that time was not on his side. And what a powerful enemy he had against him.
The Titan's pursuers, the very people that had ordered his rape, the ones who had turned these last two days into hell had given him until one hour before midnight to arrive at the base and be there to collect Beastboy.
If not…then Beastboy wouldn't be alive to see the next day.
Robin growled in frustration and tightened his grip on the handles of his bike, revving the engine and putting on an extra ounce of speed. And watched as Cyborg matched his pace in the T-Car beside him.
Both Raven and Starfire were in the car, sitting along the backseats as Raven slowly mended the red head's injuries. Making sure she didn't use up too much of her power as she knew she would need it for the up coming battle.
Raven was going tear the one responsible for this to shreds herself. She had never felt so much rage.
Starfire was in a similar state. Her eyes a more piercing green then they had ever been, pride and her duty as a warrior rattled angrily at the lose she had suffered. She would get Beastboy back and show the enemy that making her angry was a mistake.
Cyborg seemed the only level headed teen of the group.
He knew something was bugging Robin. Ever since he had come back that night something had changed, shifted, bent or even broken. Cyborg had seen it in his stance, heard it in his voice and read it from his actions. He didn't know what it was but it was big enough to make their leader lie to them and cause this change in behaviour.
Cyborg glanced in his mirror to see Raven still treating Starfire. Whatever had happened he knew that Raven knew, and it had made her angry. Angry enough so that her judgement was clouded and her normal emotionless face was filled with emotion. Hate, vicious, killing hate. It made Cyborg uncomfortable and even more determined to find out what had happened.
He activated the comm. gear linked to Robin's helmet. "Robin are you going to tell me what happened or am I going to have to find out for myself." Silence. He sighed tiredly and tried again. "Robin. This is important, whatever happened is obviously linked to this case and if we're going to get BB back I need to know all the facts and what these guys are capable of."
He looked out his window and saw Robin driving ahead as if he couldn't hear the half robot driving next to him. He noticed that Raven had been distracted by the conversation and he knew that she was listening.
Cyborg stopped the growl that was forming in his throat. "Fine. I get it. You don't trust me. That's cool, just don't come crawling back to me when this thing blows up and bites you in the ass."
He waited to see if Robin was going to reply, when it appeared that he wasn't and Cyborg began to contemplate that there might be something wrong with the comm. he heard Robin's tired voice.
"Look, Cy I…" Then he yelled in pain.
It startled Cyborg so much that the car swerved dangerously and in reaction he slammed his foot on the breaks. Stopping he jumped out of car just at the same time Raven did to see their leader writhing in pain on the floor.
The bike was lying on its side, undamaged, most likely because Robin somehow managed to stop safely. His helmet was resting a few metres away, thrown there in hast, and Robin was crouched low to the ground, hands gripping his head as he growled and moaned in obvious agony.
"Robin!" All three teens called out at the same time and raced to their leader's side, worry etched into all of their faces.
Robin had never felt so much pain.
The headache that had been simmering at the back of his mind for the past few hours had suddenly exploded outwards, filling his head with agonizing pain, cutting off his conversation with Cyborg and forcing him to make an emergency stop through the hazy cloud of throbbing in his mind.
He didn't know what caused it and he was vaguely aware that someone above him was calling his name and he felt Raven's comforting presence brush against his mind. He could tell she was trying to get in, to fight off whatever was causing this and before he could let her in something pushed her out and new thoughts that were not his filled his head.
Come…come…
The thought of the plan that they had come up with after hours of trying to find where this base was, perfectly researched and thought out using satellite images where wiped from his mind.
Come…come…
He never thought to come from the west, as the lighting and position of rocks would allow a better ambush. The plan to attack by surprise drifted away, and he was aware that he had moved and was running to his bike, faster than he had ever moved before.
Come…come…
He was already moving, the R-Cycle being pushed to its limits as he raced it across the desert at speeds he would normally never dare to try.
Come…come…come.
He was coming.
Cyborg swore and pushed the T-Car to the max, fearing that they were never going to catch up with Robin.
He and Robin had worked on the bike themselves, allowing maximum speeds while using light strong metals for the body work. The whole bike was one big engine, designed for combat and high velocity.
The bike was lighter than Cyborg's T-Car and at this moment a lot faster. Robin, if he was of sound mind, wouldn't be going at these speeds as his human reflexes wouldn't be able to keep up. Yet, now he was, and some outer influence that had thrown Raven out of Robin's mind was preventing him from crashing.
Cyborg was a good driver, and his car was something special, but he knew he that Robin was going to get to the base a lot quicker than they could and Cyborg was sure that all of their planning had already been thrown out of the window.
The half robot growled, put on an extra burst of speed and hoped that they were going to get out of this intact.
While Raven and Starfire sat in the back each feeling a sense of forbidding of what was to come.
Red X
He had been waiting for a couple of hours now for Slade to show up.
During that time he had managed to get a good look around the base, without getting caught, and was slightly impressed. Though the whole Gothic theme that they had going reminded him much too strongly of Raven's room.
The whole base was centred around a large stone chamber that had seriously freaked Red out, though he wouldn't admit it, and the whole thing was covered in red, almost glowing, markings.
They strongly reminded X of the markings that had been present on that dragon he had pilfered off of Robin. The whole thing looked like it was ready for some sort of ritual and it wouldn't have surprised Red if it was.
And guess who the star guest was.
Red snorted and shifted into a more comfortable position looking out over the whole room. He was standing on an old balcony, high in a corner hidden nicely by shadows that was linked to a forgotten storage room. He was lucky he had come across it.
"I see you've found a perfect spot for an ambush."
Red X jumped and turned around, eyes wide as he took in Slade's relaxed form leaning against the old doorframe.
The teen's eyes narrowed; embarrassed that he had been startled and scoffed, crossing his arms against his chest. "Took you long enough."
Slade chuckled darkly. "It takes time to come up with a flawless plan dear boy." He stepped forward and nodded towards the floor below, beckoning Red to look. "I had to make some preparations."
Red blinked and followed Deathstroke's line of gaze and he smiled darkly once he noticed two of Slade's robots stealthily hiding in the corner.
"How many of them do you have?" He asked as the teen continued to scan the floor looking out for anymore lurking figures.
"Enough."
Red X suppressed his urge to snort and turned back towards the mercenary. He noticed that his weaponry was fully stocked and that none of his armour had been compensated.
He looked like the assassin he was.
"How long until the Titans arrive?"
Slade spared a glance at him. "About half an hour. Robin before the rest of them."
Red X cocked his head in confusion, he thought that the Titans would come charging in together.
"He was much more far ahead than his friends on that bike of his. Going at speeds that even I would find difficult at handling."
Red noted that Slade didn't seemed too pleased by that fact, neither did X.
Before Red could comment though, the mercenary turned towards him. "Instead of waiting here I want you to go and do something useful."
Red bit his tongue from preventing the nasty comment that wanted to spring up from his throat.
"Go and find Beastboy and release him. Whatever plans this man has for Robin I will not let them be completed."
"Then why don't you just go and kill him?"
Slade narrowed his eye and was reminded how naïve this teenager still was.
"Because my dear boy, the man still has information that I need to recover, and the only way that I will be able to obtain it is to wait. Like Robin you lack patience to see the game play out."
Red X muttered angrily under his breath while Slade stood amused listening to the thief make his way out, content that he was obeying the order.
Red X was still seething as he made his way to where they were keeping the green titan. He nearly walked straight into the room before he realised that the two sisters from the plane were guarding the teen. He cursed his luck and slipped into the room, hugging the wall and keeping to the shadows.
"My dear Sister, isn't he simply adorable?" Bianca asked, flicking her fiery red hair back and staring with intense brown eyes at her sister. Her eyes narrowed dangerously when she didn't get an answer. "Stop working and come play."
Elsa threw her pen down furiously onto the desk that she had been sitting at. "Be quiet dear Sister. I have to finish these calculations for our Master before Robin arrives."
Bianca blinked at the scathing tone. "What is it?" She pouted. "Am I annoying you?"
While the two loving family members began bickering the thief stole his chance and stealthily made his way over to the sulking teen sitting within the confines of the blue bubble.
"Psst. Kid."
With wide eyes Beastboy turned to stare at his saviour.
"Red X! What the heck are you doing here?!"
Red scowled. "Keep it down." He glanced at the sisters and praised his luck that Beastboy's shriek had been drowned out by their own shouting. "We don't want to get caught."
The teen nodded eagerly and watched with great appreciation as X began to disable the containment shield.
"You are always acting so immature! Why can't you get a grip on yourself?!"
"And you're such a workaholic! Practically kissing our Master's feet!"
"Why you idiotic carrot head!"
"What! Well at least I'm not an ass licker!"
The bubble finally crackled one last time and disappeared.
As soon as Beastboy was free he morphed into a giant gorilla and with one huge swing of his green fist he flung Bianca across the room knocking her out.
Before Elsa could even shriek in surprise Red X had hit her across the head and watched as she crumpled to the floor.
"I've been itching to do that for hours now." Beastboy said in glee, cracking his knuckles playfully after he changed back.
Red just rolled his eyes and beckoned the teen to follow him. "Come on, we have to get to a place where they can't find us."
BB nodded and practically skipped over to where his rescuer was, happy to be finally out of that bubble. He stopped by the older teen's side and grabbed his arm to prevent X from going forward. The thief jolted in surprise but cut off his scathing remark after seeing the serious look on Beastboy's face.
"What they said about Robin." His voice suddenly filled with sorrow. "About what that Master of theirs ordered Rancid to do, is it true?"
Red X stared at the boy beside him, taking in his posture and reading his face carefully, taking his time before he answered. "Yes."
Robin
The closer he got the stronger the urge grew.
Night had fallen long ago and the full moon stood proudly within the night sky, surrounded by sparkling stars, shining brightly without being obscured by any cloud cover.
The night was chilly, but in his state of mind Robin didn't notice the shivers racking up and down his body nor the Goosebumps along his exposed skin. All he knew was the unbridled joy that filled his mind.
He was here.
Yes. A voice that he didn't recognise filled his head; its soothing quality hid its manipulative glee. Come Richard, come.
It was time.
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