Woooo yeah! I finally finished Chapter Twenty Five, and you all know what that means! CHAPTER UPDATE! YEAH! I'm sorry I made you guys wait so long!
I've been working as a lifeguard and I can't really type there...plus I got more summer HW to do...ugh... and I've been dragging my feet to make this the most awesome chapter yet!
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Sparrow-DawnUNITE: :D haha imma glad I made you laugh, I love writing my a/n! :D :D thanks for all the compliments, and written, it's pwned...no O's in there. OOOH Robin's on top! GIMME! XD Thanks for the review, and you're gonna love this chapter!
TheLittleDuelist: :D thanks, and who doesn't love him? Thanks for reviewing!
xxellabearxx: Whaaa? The chapter wasn't that short! Was it? It was over 1, 000 words! 13 was shorter than that! ...maybe it was because of lack of action...idk...this chapter is DEFINITELY not short! Thanks for the review!
Sadie Aurora Night: :D hahaha I'm glad you like em! Because I like writing them! hahahaha me too, friend, me too. Thanks for reviewing!
Nightingale: Yup Yup Yup! OMG FRED FREDBURGER! HAHA! :D :D hmmmm mayyybeh you can come in...I mean...Slade's gonna be all scared and all of DaddyBats after the end of this chapter anyway, so he might actually want the Pikachu song! XD XD jus wait and seeee! Thanks for reviewing!
Glimare: Meh, I know. I just felt like writing it. it's fun to sing really really off key, even if it doesnt fit with Jingle Bells. You should try it sometime. *flinches* okkkkyyyyy, but you're maybe gonna either like this chappy or flip a table...soo...imma run away now...
BlueStrawberryIII: HAHA it IS too late for that! :D okay. But just this last chapter, I promise! Because it's gonna be SLADE WHO'S HURTIN MWAHAHA! :D :D I know...but you gotta admit, it's fun to sing. Thanks for the review!
Jay'sWings: :D :D Yeah! *blushes* :D I'm sooooo glad you love it Jay, and you're gonna REALLY LOVE this chapter! :D :D Thanks so much for reviewing as usual!
OKAY! Since we're all done with THAT! Time to read and review everybody!
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Chapter Twenty-Five
"NYAAGHH!" Robin let out a screeching yell and dropped to his knees. His head was pounding, sweat was rolling down his face, and nothing made any sense to him. The Titans' hard and determined expressions melted at the sight of their distraught leader. One single word of hate etched itself into all of their minds, and came out of their mouths, simultaneously.
"SLADE!" they yelled, turning towards the villain who had caused all of this chaos, who was now making his way towards Robin.
"Oh no, you don't!" Raven seethed, lifting Slade up around the midsection and pinning him against the wall with all her force. Slade chuckled.
"You think this can stop me from speaking to my apprentice? You forget, girl, who I am and what your precious Robin had told you before!" Raven's eyes widened.
"Robin, stop," Slade's voice hissed silkily in Robin's mind. Dick Grayson and the evil Robin were fighting in the pile of broken glass and were not fazed in the slightest by Slade's intervention.
"They're ALIVE!" Dick shouted, wrestling Robin to the ground. "ALIVE AND HERE!"
"No! They can't be! What if Batman made robots to trick me into going with him?" Robin kicked in reply to the tackle. "I mean, for crying out loud, he has kryptonite in his sock drawer! Talk about untrustworthy!" Dick growled and pinned his evil counterpart.
"Bruce doesn't even know we say 'Titans, GO!' so if he made robots, how come Cyborg shouted it?"
"Lucky guess! That's a pretty obvious catch phrase!"
"For me! Not for Cy!"
"ROBIN!" Slade's voice boomed, irritated at both the counterparts, who now acknowledged the villain. A figure of Slade formed in Robin's mind and laid his hands on both Dick and the evil Robin's head forcefully, making them fall unconscious. "Things are getting out of hand. It's time I take over."
"Heh." Robin let go of his head and stood up to face the Titans, grinning grotesquely. "I don't think you've seen my newest trick, Titans!" Slade's voice mocked out of Robin's lips, disgusting and horrifying the teens. They had heard from the Dark Knight about what had happened, but seeing it in person was a completely different thing. Beast Boy, who was next to Batman helping him up, dropped his jaw but quickly picked it back up and glared harshly at Slade.
"You EVIL TWISTED MONSTER!" the changeling yelled venomously, to the surprise of the other Titans. "Controlling Terra wasn't ENOUGH for you was it? You had to try out your new controls on ROBIN too! WHEN WILL YOU JUST STAY DEAD?" Beast Boy roared, transforming into a gorilla and charging at the still-held-by-Raven Slade, but was deflected by Robin and kicked in the stomach. Beast Boy leaped backwards and changed back into a human, still hurt that his leader is now truly fighting him against his will. "Robin…dude…I don't wanna hurt you!"
"Neither do we," Cyborg and Raven chimed in.
"But we are only fighting half of Robin, the other half Slade," Starfire commented, eyes glowing green. "If we must fight our friend, it is for his own good, and he as well knows it, somewhere inside of him." The others nodded, and Batman stood.
"Let me handle Slade. He can't possibly fight me and control Robin perfectly at the same time."
"But-"
"Slade is way powerful, man!"
"We had to fight him together to win! How will you beat him alone?"
"Because, he has the wrath of the Bat coming to him. Nobody messes with anyone in my family and gets away with it! The moment that bastard laid eyes on my son, he was asking for a death wish, and I'm gonna give it to him!" The Titans warily looked at each other, and then nodded, right as Robin charged at them, and Batman ran at Slade as Raven released him.
"Don't you know you can't win without your precious leader?" Robin snarked in Slade's mocking tone as he began punching Cyborg and Beast Boy. Starfire rose up, hands glowing green, and centered herself behind Robin. She lifted up her fist to strike, but at the last second, Robin moved to the side, dodging, making her hit Cyborg instead.
"Azarath Metrion ZINTHOS!" Raven yelled, throwing large chunks of rock at Robin. He grinned grotesquely and managed to dodge them all.
"Can't hit me!" he teased in Slade's silky hiss. But before he could react, he was tackled from behind by Starfire, her eyes glowing green, and her alien strength pinning his front down to the ground.
Meanwhile, Slade himself was attempting to hold his own against the Dark Knight. Batman hadn't uttered a single word after speaking to the Titans, which made Slade very restless.
"What's wrong, you pesky rodent?" Slade barked out into the dim light. "Cat got your tongue?" His answer was a swift kick to the back and another punch to the gut. Slade stumbled blindly, his vision tainted with red, and he growled. Batman stepped out into the open, and he glowered at the masked villain. Slade charged, yelling in fury.
"ROBIN!" Starfire yelled at the back of her friend's head. "ROBIN! I know you are inside somewhere!" Robin struggled but it was to no avail under her alien strength. She flipped him over to his front and stared him in the eyes. His now cloudy, pupil-less blue eyes. "Robin, please! Fight Slade!" Robin struggled and then gazed confusedly on the Tameranean.
"Starfire…" He whispered in his own voice, eyes narrowed to see through the fog in his vision. Starfire gave a hopeful and relieved smile…but...
"Aaaaah!"
Robin's voice had been overshadowed by the sickly evil grin and he made a jab to her chest with a blade concealed in his glove, but she dodged out of reflex, and he only managed to pierce her left shoulder. The others stood shocked at the sight of Starfire, her uniform stained with blood, and Robin with a grin, whose miniature blade was covered in her blood.
A shockwave coursed through Robin's mind, awakening Dick and Robin. Both turned on Slade and looked out through their eyes to see Starfire.
"No…" they both whimpered. "No! I couldn't have…no..." Slade's eye widened as both entities came rushing at him, their faces lit up in fury. "NO!"
The grin on Robin's face vanished, and was replaced by pure and utter horror. The pupils returned to his eyes and tears rolled down his face.
"STARFIRE! NO!" Robin yelled, collapsing onto his hands and knees. "Starfire! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Starfire grimaced in her pain but softened at her leader's apology. "You're alive…" he whispered. "You're alive…and I could have killed you!" Starfire placed her right hand on his face and stroked it.
"Robin," she soothed, truly relieved to hear his voice again. "I should be the one apologizing. I should have never left you alone, never have let you believe I was dead. I too am sorry." He looked up at her face, into her bright green eyes. She placed her other hand gingerly on his other cheek. "But now we are together again." She pulled his face in and kissed him passionately. The others joined the two and crouched down to their level. Robin urgently turned to Raven, one eye squinting in concentration.
"Raven," he coughed. "You have to help me…get him out of my head! His control is still there, I don't know how much I can hold him off alone." Raven nodded seriously and then meditated. A black energy raven escaped the empath's body and entered Robin's.
Dick and Robin were wrestling Slade now, as Raven entered Robin's mind. With a double hit, the two knocked Slade backwards. They looked at each other, and with a deep breath, Dick Grayson and Robin rejoined together to return Robin the Boy Teen Wonder, traffic light uniform, rounded domino mask and all! Raven gave a small smile, but then turned to Slade who was recovering.
"Azarath Metrion ZINTHOS!" she chanted, encasing Slade in a dark bubble.
Slade, pinned to the wall by Batman, choked out in fury.
"No! I still have my trump card to play!" he spat as he pressed a small button on his wrist.
[program: TERMINATE]
A huge wave of cold darkness exploded from the distance and began spreading everywhere the eye could see. Slade laughed maniacally as he disappeared into the black. Raven grabbed Robin's hand and the two tried to escape the black, but it was pulling Robin in like a super strong magnet.
"RAVEN!" he cried as his hand slipped away from hers.
"Robin!"
Raven opened her eyes to see the Titans crowded around an unconscious Robin, whose pulse was fluttering ever so slowly. Batman punched Slade in the gut, then ran over to check on his son. Robin's skin felt chilled but still had some life and warmth. The Titans did not dare speak a word as Batman stood and faced Slade once again, silent emotions of unspeakable rage dripping off of his pulsing muscles.
"You're going to wish you were in hell."
*laughs maniacally* MWAHAHAHAHAHA!
...*mumbles* I did not kill Robin I did not kill Robin I did not kill Robin, he's still ALIVE FOOLS! :D
DaddyBats is in rage mode. Like...he was mad before. now. He's. TOTALLY. FREAKIN. OVER-THE-TOP. PISSED.
HAHA BE AFRAID SLADE~! ooh, that rhymes!
Slade: *facepalm*
Me: Ohh I almost forgot! HEY NIGHTINGALE! *summons Nightingale*
Nightingale: *grins*
Me: So, you got that Pikachu song?
Nightingale: YUP! *strangles earphones on Slade and turns music player up to EXTREMELY LOUD*
Me: Want some watermelon? *holds out bowl of watermelon slices while Slade is writing*
Nightingale: Don' mind if I do!
*Me and Nightingale sit back and watch Slade suffer*
Me: *turns to Batman* Don' worry, I'll give him over to you in...about 10 hours XD
Batman: *says nothing but turns away*
ookay then!
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