Protecting Kitty
Chapter 13: Sad Meeting Goes Bad
(Twenty Minutes Later at the T-Tower)
Robin was awakened by his communicator. He had fallen asleep over plans he was looking over that might help them stop the hybrids. Everything about those hybrids was driving the team to the edge. It wouldn't be long before they went over it. Those hybrids needed to be stopped now. The only problem was that now seemed even more impossible than later. And later wasn't even looking that hot in the first place.
"Hello," Robin said drowsily as he answered his communicator.
"Robin they've gotten Kitty," Kid Flash said urgently.
Robin dropped the communicator, which broke. After a few seconds of immobile shock he ran out to tell the others.
Robin urgently rapped on Starfire's bedroom door first.
"Come on Starfire open up!" Robin shouted.
"What's going on?" a voice asked and Robin turned around to see Cyborg.
"Kitty's been captured and I need everyone to come and talk to me now," Robin told him.
"They caught her?" Cyborg asked in disbelief and Robin nodded, "Starfire's on the roof and Beast Boy's sleeping on the couch in front of the television," he informed Robin.
"Why is Starfire on the roof?" Robin asked curiously.
"Said she needed to clear her head," Cyborg responded, "this hybrid group has everyone on edge."
"Yeah," Robin agreed, "well go get her and bring her to where Beast Boy is," he said and hurried off to wake up Beast Boy.
Robin found Beast Boy asleep on the couch just like he was usually found asleep in his bed. Half of his body hung off the couch and the blanket on him was twisted all over the place just like Beast Boy. Papers littered the floor and Robin was surprised to find that when he leaned in closer to wake the changeling that a pen was hanging off his half opened hand. Robin raised an eyebrow and started to shake Beast Boy gently.
"Wake up Beast Boy," Robin said firmly and soon started to shake his teammate even harder, "Beast Boy wake up!" he finally exploded and slapped Beast Boy hard across the face.
"What!" Beast Boy screamed and jumped out of his sleep knocking Robin over, "oww," he said and his hand went to his slightly reddening face, "did you…" he started to say but stopped, "did you just slap me dude?" he asked now looking down at Robin who was still on the ground.
"He was trying to do the act of waking you up," Starfire explained as she and Cyborg entered the room, "which has always been an uneasy task for all of us," she added.
"Yeah but I don't usually end up with a stinging face," Beast Boy pointed out.
"Well it's an emergency," Robin said and rose to his feet, "unfortunately Kitty has been captured by the hybrids," he announced.
There was a dead silence. Starfire and Beast Boy's face registered immediate shock and disbelief while Cyborg's own just looked sad and defeated.
Suddenly Starfire started to shake her head in denial.
"But she is with the resourceful bad man Slade," Starfire pointed out, "she cannot be captured for Slade is almost impossible to get caught," she added.
"That's just it," Cyborg spoke up, "Slade's nearly impossible to capture," he said, "not Kitty," he concluded.
"But Kid Flash…" Starfire started again.
"Contacted me," Robin told her, "oh crap I need to get back to him and I broke my co…"
"Use mine," Beast Boy said and held out his own to Robin.
Robin noticed that Beast Boy's hand was shaking.
"Um, thank you," Robin said choosing not to press the issue and took the communicator from Beast Boy, "I hope that we can get some good news," he told everyone.
"Good News," Beast Boy said but his voice sounded empty and hopeless.
"We'll save her man," Cyborg said and rested a hand on Beast Boy's shoulder, "I have no idea how," he admitted, "but we'll save her," he admitted.
"Kid Flash?" Robin asked loudly when he finally got through to the teen superhero, "where are you?"
"I'm still at Slade's hideout," Kid Flash told Robin, "I can't leave," he added.
"Why not?" Robin asked him.
"Hybrids are still crawling around," Kid Flash responded, "and the only reason that I'm able to contact you is because Beauty let me go," he told Robin.
"Why would she do that?" Robin asked in confusion.
"Something about if someone didn't contact you about Kitty's kidnapping that you'd assume when you didn't hear from her that it was Slade's doing," Kid Flash said.
"She's baiting us," Robin said angrily, "she already knows that we're trying to save Raven within the time limit and now she wants to add the pressure by letting us know that Kitty's now in danger too."
"She might not be," Kid Flash said suddenly.
"What?' Robin demanded.
"I told them that she was pregnant," Kid Flash told Robin, "now it seems that they're reconsidering killing her," he said.
"But why?" Robin asked still confused, "if they hate humans why would they spare Kitty just because she's…" he inquired but stopped, "they want her to give birth to the babies!" he cried suddenly.
"Babies," the other Titans in Robin's presence cried incredulously.
"I think she's pregnant with like six," Kid Flash informed Robin.
"Wow," Robin said, "that's plenty."
"Plenty what?" Beast Boy asked in a cracked voice.
Robin simply put a finger over his lips and signalled for Beast Boy to wait.
"Beast Boy's extra worried isn't he?" Kid Flash asked.
"Yeah," Robin admitted, "he was with her a lot before she went to stay with Slade."
"She told me about that," Kid Flash said, "I think she might have a crush on him?" he whispered.
"What?" Robin asked incredulously, "Kitty has a cr…" he started to say but caught himself just in time, "I mean um well, that's her business," he decided to say instead.
"I'm guessing that you don't approve," Kid Flash said.
"Well," Robin said slowly, "it's not my place or business," he admitted, "but no, I don't."
"What if he feels the same way about her?" Kid Flash asked him.
Robin's face became very taut.
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it," Robin said coldly, "for the time being our focus is the get both Kitty and Raven away from those hybrids," he told Kid Flash.
"Yeah I heard about that," Kid Flash said, "I'm really sorry."
"Not as sorry as those hybrids are going to be," Robin said frankly, "they've carried on their reign of terror long enough."
"Well I wish you good luck with that one," Kid Flash told him, "but be careful," he said seriously, "while it seems that Kitty's safe, Beauty told me that they're no guarantees," he informed Robin.
"And they just might kill her after the babies are born," Robin added.
"Kill her!" Beast Boy cried and jumped to his feet, "wait, they know that she's pregnant?"
"I'll talk to you and the others in a moment Beast Boy," Robin said warningly, "thank you for informing me about all this Kid Flash," he said, "keep safe."
"I'll do my best," Kid Flash responded, "goodbye," he said and hung up.
Robin closed the communicator and turned to glare at Beast Boy.
"Why can't you just try and keep a level head like everyone else?" Robin demanded angrily, "I asked you wait before that outburst just now," he said, "do you see the others acting like that?"
"Hey, Hey Robin," Cyborg said disapprovingly, "he's just extra worried about her that's all."
"Yes he was the greatest of worriness," Starfire said.
"Well he needs to calm down," Robin said firmly, "now if everyone will keep quiet and listen then I'll tell everyone what Kid Flash told me over the communicator," he told them.
Beast Boy sat back down and looked up at Robin angrily.
"Fine," Robin said, "Kid Flash has informed me that the hideout has been overrun by hybrids and that discovery of Kitty's pregnancy has made the hybrids hesitant about killing her," he summed up, "also Beauty allowed Kid Flash to elude capture," he added.
"Why?" Starfire asked.
"I think she did it so he could call and give us this info so we'd have even more pressure placed upon us," Robin told her, "they already know that we must be working ourselves ragged trying to find a way to save Raven within the given time limit," he reminded them.
"That would make sense," Cyborg agreed.
"What are we going to do to save her?" Beast Boy asked.
Robin looked at Beast Boy almost darkly.
"Beast Boy," Robin said slowly, "I hope you know who we're saving."
At first there was a moment of silence. Then Cyborg spoke.
"Robin that's just not cool man," Cyborg told him, "now's not the time to bring this up."
"Bring what on the up?" Starfire asked since she was completely out of it.
"That I shouldn't have feelings for Kitty because she has a criminal record for being a villain," Beast Boy said darkly as he glared at Robin.
"The feelings of what kind?" Starfire asked still confused.
"The love kind Starfire," Beast Boy told her.
After a moment of thought Starfire realized.
"That is absolutely….not allowed!" Starfire shouted.
"Excuse me?" Beast Boy demanded angrily, "since when do you or Robin have dominion over my love life!" he shouted.
"Love life!" Robin exploded, "what love life?" he demanded, "what girl on this planet loves you Beast Boy!" he shouted, "seriously, tell me."
"Kitty," Beast Boy said and stormed out the room.
Robin was now panting angrily.
"This is wrong," Starfire said.
"No," Cyborg said suddenly and the other two Titans looked at him, "you are," he told them and walked out.
Starfire and Robin watched him walk out.
"This is bad, yes?" Starfire asked Robin.
"Yes it is bad Starfire," Robin told her, "yes it is."
Chapter 13 Completed.
Reggae: I hope you've enjoyed this chapter. I've decided to try and update other fics since the new chapter for my fic 'Rugrats No More' was totally lost last night when the diskette I had it on stopped working out of the blue. I mean it worked up to yesterday morning and suddenly in the evening when I'm ready to upload it the diskette DIES on me. I usually save my stuff on the computer too but I was just so busy that I didn't. Now I'm praying to God and preparing to have to do the whole chapter over. Trust me, I'm beyond pissed. But enough about me and my crappy ass diskette. Thank you Mad Mauser for all your reviews and I hope that Blonde Shadow Cat will return (as with my other past reviewers). I am grateful for all reviews and thank you for supporting this story so far. Remember to review and again I hope that you've enjoyed this chapter. And yes I know the chapter's title is lame, forgive me.