~ROBYN~
There is good and there is evil. The line between them is clear.
There is also not far, in the middle, and too far. That's how I rank how bad a villain is. For example, Dr. Light would be in the middle, since she's not a major threat, though she still needs to be dealt with. Slade, on the other hand, would be too far. Or should I say way too far. I don't think I need... or want to explain why.
However, sometimes there are things they do that I can't exactly chart. Things that may scar me forever, break my heart, or be something so stupid that even Draven finds it funny. This story is an example of one of those things.
It all started on a normal Saturday morning. I got up early as usual, thanks to my assisting alarm clock. I brushed my hair and dusted off my clothes, then went to the kitchen. As usual, Beast Babe was sleeping in, Cybornetta was combat training, and Sunfire and Draven were playing one of those stupid video games.
I paid no notice to the boys as I opened the fridge. I pulled out some food and switched the oven on to make a nutritious breakfast. I strongly believe it's very important to have a good breakfast every morning. Especially if you're a hero like myself.
I was covering my ham slice in butter when I heard a familiar sound coming from the boys' video game. That's when I realized they weren't playing video games anymore. Someone was calling the tower. I rushed over to the screen, standing between the boys. I answered the call with suspicion. The screen turned pitch black.
"I want you, Robyn, no one else, alone." a voice from the screen sternly commanded. Draven, with a raised brow, left the room, Sunfire following.
"Who are you?" I asked, adding a bit of menace to my tone.
"Ah... someone very familiar to you, Robyn." they replied, raising their voice. I suddenly realized it was a girl's voice. The screen began to light up. I could see a human figure forming. But not just any human figure.
Pink X.
I gasped. "Pink X?! It... can't be!"
She laughed. "Do I look invisible to you, Robyn? Now, before you get into all of your pesky questions, I have to tell you my plans. I mean, I know that's not very villain-like, but I'm not such a bad girl once you get to know me."
I scowled. "Tell me who you are first! How did you get into the tower? Why-"
Pink X held up a hand. "No questions. I reveal what I choose to reveal. Like myself. Do you think I wear a mask just to look hot? No. Anyway, I'll tell you my plan. One word: Xenothium."
I gulped. Of course, the suit was powered by that stuff! How could I forget? I glared fiercely at Pink X.
"Hm, I guess that look means yes," Pink X snorted. "Anyway, I'm planning to find some Xenothium, as you can tell. If you can get to my Xenothium source before me, I'll tell ya everything about me - the answers to all of your questions, in other words. If not? Well... I win. Oh, and you can only bring Sunfire along. Have fun... and hurry up!" Her face vanished from the screen. Adrenaline pumped through my veins. This was not going to end well. Now I needed to explain the situation to Sunfire..
~T.P.P.O.V~
Pink X chortled to herself as she smashed her way into a blazing blue laboratory. Like a shadow, she hopped right over the unaware guards whom were protectively holding guns. A vast, metal door with a padlock had caught her eye. She edged towards it, holding out her hand. Then, with a swift flick of her hand, she launched a liquidy pink X at the lock. It fizzed, then cracked open.
With a simple leap, Pink X entered the glowing white room. Her target was in the middle - a metal case full of Xenothium. She swerved her head left and right, but there was no sign of anyone else. Smirking, she reached out for the case. However, a birdarang suddenly hit her hand. She fell back. She folded her arms across her chest. Robyn and Sunfire entered the room.
"Ah. For a moment I thought you two wouldn't be coming," Pink X grinned. Robyn and Sunfire continued to glare at her. Pink X smirked and reached for the Xenothium box. She clasped it in two fingers and held it near her head. "Perfect."
"You can't take that! We got here in time." Robyn ordered, pointing a finger. Pink X chuckled.
"Hm, did I really say that? I got here before you. I'm holding the source. I win," her eyebrow twitched. "Unless you can take all of the Xenothium from me!" She ran off. Robyn and Sunfire furiously pounded after her.
Eventually the heroes caught up to Pink X. They stood in front of her, preparing to attack.
"Surrender. Now." Robyn growled through gritted teeth.
"Okay," Pink X said, surprisingly calm. She placed a time bomb on the Xenothium, then chucked it behind her head. "Tick tick!"
Robyn raced over to grab it. Sunfire was about to help her, but he was suddenly hit over the head by Pink X. The villain grabbed his body and dragged him away before Robyn could turn around. By the time the Girl Wonder had managed to destroy the time bomb, everyone had already left. She just stood there, completely stunned.
Sunfire didn't notice he was tied up until his green eyes flickered open. His arms and legs were firmly cuffed onto a metal board you would see in an operating theater. There was nothing but darkness and a single light shining down on him like you would see in an interrogation. He tried to break out using his strength and sunbolts.
"Don't bother," a female voice said sweetly, followed by footsteps. "It blocks all forms of power."
"Who are you?!" Sunfire angrily demanded. "And why have you tied me up?"
"You don't recognize me, cutie?" someone trotted into the room. It was none other than Pink X herself, her long, pink hair swaying. Sunfire gasped.
"It is you!" he cried. Then he snared. "Release me!"
"Hm... no." Pink X smirked. Sunfire growled. She walked towards him and held out her hand, grabbing his chin. Sunfire grumbled, knowing that he couldn't smack her away.
"What do you plan to do with me?" he growled as she stared into his eyes.
"Not something that should hurt you. If you succumb, that is." Pink X replied, tapping her fingers together.
"What are you saying?" Sunfire bitterly questioned. Pink X took a few dramatic steps back.
"What do I mean? I mean what I mean, cutie," she answered, folding her arms. "But if you want your pesky questions answered, I suppose I had better answer them. Firstly, you won't be leaving here anytime soon. In fact, you're stuck here forever."
"What?!" Sunfire spat in fury and horror. "No! You will not keep me here!" His eyes glowed green as he struggled to escape.
Pink X held up a hand. "That's not even the bad part. Don't worry, I'm not going to kill you or anything. But," she began to approach Sunfire with a sickening grin. "There is a theft here. The theft of a kiss." Suddenly, she leaned forward and kissed Sunfire straight on the lips.
"SUNFIRE!" Robyn yelled, racing through the laboratory. But there was no sign of her alien friend. She almost ripped apart walls searching for Sunfire. But she still couldn't find him. She dialed her team at Titans Tower.
"She's a tear in my heart!" Beast Babe loudly sung, dancing on the floor, holding a remote for some kind of dance game in Ops. She spotted Robyn. "Seriously, Robyn? I was just about to beat my high score!"
"I don't care about your stupid high score! Get the team in here now!" Robyn fiercely ordered, scowling. Beast Babe sighed and yelled for the rest of the team to come to Ops.
"What's up, Robyn?" Cybornetta asked with a raised brow. Draven nodded in agreement, while Beast Babe complained about her game being interrupted.
"Sunfire's been captured by Pink X." Robyn explained firmly.
Beast Babe snorted. "Come on Robyn, Pink X is so season one. Besides, you are Pink X," Then she gasped. "Wait a second..." Her stare become furious. "You're messing around with this Pink X business again, aren't you?"
"Guys, this is serious." Robyn growled through clenched teeth.
"Hm..." Cybornetta tapped her chin. "That's what you'd say on a mission like this. Spill the beans, Robyn. Why are you pretending to be Pink X again?"
Robyn groaned. "Guys, I am not Pink X again!" she sighed in indignation, then explained the Pink X call and Xenothium story. The Titans eyed each other.
"Hate to say it Robyn, but I still kinda don't believe you." Cybornetta said. Robyn clenched her fists.
"Fine," Robyn growled. "If you're not going to help, I'll find Sunfire on my own." Her image vanished from the screen and returned to Beast Babe's dancing game, which had a paused screen.
"We need to go after her," Cybornetta sighed, getting to her feet. "I'm starting to get a vibe that she's serious."
Sunfire, his face heating up with rage, managed to swerve his head and burn Pink X's forehead with his vibrant green eyes.
"Didn't that feel good, Sunny?" the villain chuckled, giggling.
"RELEASE ME!" Sunfire boomed, raising his voice to an extreme level.
"Never," Pink X tapped her fingers together. "Unless you agree to date me."
"No! You will not get away with this! My friends will stop you!" Sunfire harshly protested, spit flying everywhere.
Pink X groaned. "Please. Your friends have no clue where you are. And before you start with the 'Oh, I've got my communicator' crap, I disabled it so they can't find you," She took a step towards Sunfire. "You're stuck here with me. Forever."
"No!" Sunfire shouted, struggling again.
"Aww, look at you, Sunny," Pink X blew him a kiss. "I can see why certain people fancy you. What a shame certain people won't be able to reach you anymore," Sunfire growled and struggled even more. "Don't try that, sweet pea. You handsome thing. You must-"
"I do not wish to hear any more of your compliments!" Sunfire yelled. Pink X circled him like a cat. Then the alien took a deep breath in. His expression softened. "If you release me, promise to never harm my friends or myself again, and tell me your identity... then maybe you can become my friend. I do enjoy making new ones."
"Hmm," Pink X thought. "No. Friends isn't good enough, darling. However, I will take in part of the deal. I'll let you go and you can go back to your friends and I won't harm 'em. But instead of us being friends... we become... lovers."
Sunfire gasped. "But why do you wish to be... boyfriend and girlfriend, I believe it is?"
Pink X chuckled lightly. "My reasons are my own. But let's just say it's a little revenge for somebody."
Sunfire took a deep breath. "So... what will happen if I refuse your request?"
Pink X's laugh became more of an evil kind. "Well, you'll be stuck here for eternity. Just you and me. And no one will ever find you... cutie." She kissed his cheek. Sunfire's face flushed bright red from anger and embarrassment. Pink X grinned. "I can tell you're interested."
"RELEASE ME!" Sunfire screamed, his rage building up even more than ever.
"In your petty dreams, sugar lump," Pink X said, caressing his cheek. "You're mine now. Revenge is so sweet."
"But whom do you seek vengeance upon?" Sunfire asked, raising his brow.
"Xenothium might give you a clue, but I'm not giving any names." Pink X replied, trotting around in the darkness. Xenothium... Sunfire made connections in his head. According to Robyn, the suit needed Xenothium to power it. Xenothium... Pink X was stealing Xenothium and almost got away with it until..
Robyn stopped her. Robyn. This was about Robyn!
"Robyn! You are seeking revenge on Robyn!" Sunfire cried with surprise.
"You're smarter than I thought," Pink X commented with sauciness. "Or did I reveal too much? Turns out key words say more than I thought, sweetie. And so, I am having my revenge. However, Robyn is never getting you back - neither your team."
"No!" Sunfire boomed back. Pink X leaned in for another kiss.
Robyn, riding on her R-cycle, searched Jump City, trying to find the missing alien. She found people trying to sell her a ticket to some pointless concert, a group of skateboarding kids, but no Sunfire. But she did find her team.
"What are you guys doing here? I thought you didn't believe me!" Robyn said. The T-car drove next to the R-cycle. Cybornetta had her window rolled down while her hands were gripped on the steering wheel.
"We don't... kind of," she replied. "But whatever's going on, we wanna help you with it."
Robyn couldn't help but smile. "Thanks guys." She paused. "How are we going to find him, though? I think Pink X disabled his communicator, so his tracker is broken."
Cybornetta grinned. "There's more than one way to skin a cat, Robyn."
"EWW! Don't tell me that!" Beast Babe groaned from the backseat, trying not to barf. Draven inched away from her. Cybornetta rolled her eyes.
"Give me that Xenothium," she said, eyeing Robyn. "And we'll see if DNA traces can help us."
Sunfire bared his teeth as Pink X continued to blow him kisses. What did she think she was doing? Sunfire didn't know, but it was making him very unhappy.
"Release me!" he commanded again, clenching his fists.
"No, sweet pea. Not until you love me." Pink X ordered slyly, while stroking his chin.
"No! I will never love you! You must free me!" Sunfire snarled, his eyes brighter than ever. Pink X chortled.
"Never, honey. If we are to be together forever, then no." she said tenderly, brushing out her long pink hair.
"I don't think 'forever' is the correct term." somebody said. It definitely wasn't Sunfire.
"More like five seconds." Black magic exploded Sunfire's cuffs, freeing him. He gasped. He suddenly felt the blood rush to his hands and legs again. His sunbolts felt strong again. He lifted into the air.
Pink X scowled. "Curses." she muttered. The Teen Titans entered the dark room. Cybornetta flickered the lights on, revealing some sort of hidden bunker. Beast Babe gaped at the furious Pink X.
"So... you're really real after all..." she observed with a nod.
"We find the antagonist and that's the first thing you say?" Draven groaned, shaking his head.
"Hilarious, really," Pink X scoffed. "I don't know how you found me, but there's no way you're going to catch me!" She suddenly turned away from the team and started sprinting at full throttle.
"Titans, GO!" Robyn commanded. She led her team after the villain. Pink X, with her few ounces of power left, chucked a few slimy Xs at the teenagers.
"Begone, you pesky kids." she hissed as she leaped over wooden crates. Cybornetta used her cannon to try and shoot her, but the villain dodged swiftly. Sunfire, who was the most enraged, shot some vast and powerful sunbolts at her. They exploded a lot of the crates, but did not touch the villain. Draven, with his black magic, made clawed, demonic hands to try and grab the bad girl. Pink X chucked pink goop onto the hands. She did the same to the approaching green tiger, making her very upset about her 'ruined perfect hairdo'.
The only one left was Robyn, who had her staff equipped. The teenage girl charged after the baddie, aiming birdarangs. Pink X, avoiding all of those, climbed into a vent. Sunfire, however, shot another massive bolt at the vent, causing it to be decimated. Pink X fell out.
"You stupid little kids don't know what you're messing with." she grumbled. The Titans gathered around her.
"You don't what - scratch that, who you're messing with either." Robyn growled. Pink X clenched her fists and tapped a button on her belt. She disappeared like a static screen before anyone could say anything.
"And... she's out." Cybornetta sighed, shaking her head.
"But she'll be back." Robyn pointed out, biting her lip.
"Oh dear..." Sunfire sighed in indignation and fear.
"But we'll take her down." Robyn patted the boy's shoulder. None of them noticed Pink X hiding behind a stack of crates. She didn't have enough power to teleport far away, so she was still in the building.
"We'll see about that..." she muttered as she silently slipped away.