Teen TItans Song Fiction: Against All Odds

OKAY, FIRST OF ALL, I AM SO SO SO SO SO SORRY I DIDN'T UPDATE YESTERDAY. I FINISHED THIS CHAPTER YESTERDAY BUT FANFICTION WAS SH*TT*NG ME AND I COULDN'T UPLOAD IT SAYING ABOUT CONNECTION TIMEOUT CRAP. SO TODAY I'LL BE POSTING TWO CHAPTERS, AGAIN I AM SO SO SO SO SORRY.

Anyways . . .

Whaddaya think about the chapter title? I think I gave a way too much XD

Again, to everyone who reviewed or read this story thank you so so so so much for your support and everything!

Diclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans, DC Comic based stuff, and songs that I will use.

Warning: Mild Language

Woohoo - MaestroLucario :D

Chapter 25: X Marks the Spot

September 6, 2010; Monday; 9:45 p.m.

Wayne Manor

Richard wanted to call Kori because he needed help in Trig. But he was a hundred percent sure that she was asleep.

Batman didn't make him do nightly patrols. Not yet, since he was recovering from his injury. So, Richard just sat in his room doing his homework.

He couldn't stop thinking about her. Kori. How she was so generous to take him in and take care of his injury. She was sweet and caring and gentle . . . and the list could go on and on . . . Yes, Kori was an unbelievable girl. She was smart, beautiful, playful, friendly, and, all in all, badass.

He became tired and decided to go to his bed and sleep. He changed into his pajamas and slipped under the sheets, dreaming about Kori . . .

September 7, 2010; Tuesday; 8:00 a.m.

Gotham High School

Ring!

Kori sat in her seat beside Richard, feeling a lot happier and more refreshed than yesterday. She wore bright colors today, a beige skirt that ended above her knees, a light blue collar shirt, and dark blue flats. Her hair was tied up into a ponytail and her green eyes were upbeat and cheerful

"Good morning, Richard," she greeted him with a smile.

Now that's the Kori I know. "So, I see you got your rest. It's good to have you back," Richard grinned.

"Mhm," she nodded her head in approval.

The rest of her day passed with no incident. Except for a couple of run-ins with Kitten, some glares from Babs, and stares from Xavier.

She ignored them and she felt happy with her friends. But there was a little parcel inside her that worries about Robin.

The second week of school has ended and Rachel invited her on Saturday to go to her favorite bookstore.

"They have lots of science-fiction books there, since you told me they were your favorite," she proposed. Rachel had never taken any of her friends to her bookstore since Gar screamed like a child when he saw shelves loaded of comic books, Karen's loud squeal when she saw tons of fashion magazines, Vic's yelp when he saw the hundreds of meat cookbooks, and Richard's cry of awe when he saw magnanimous amounts of car and motorcycle magazines. She had gotten embarrassed and told them to go to the bookstore without her.

"Sure, Rachel," Kori smiled at her offer. "I need to get some books anyways, sounds fun."

"Great," Rachel answered with a small smile. "I'll see you there tomorrow, okay?"

Kori nodded her head. She said goodbye to her friends and hopped on to Richard's bike. She took the helmet from his hands, thanking him, and then wrapping her arms around his stomach.

As she wrapped them, she felt him wince and stiffen. Kori swiftly drew back both of her hands and asked worriedly, "Are you okay? Did I hurt you?"

Shit. "I-it's nothing, Kori," Ricahrd assured her. "I was in the gym yesterday and fell from the treadmill."

"Maybe I should just take the bus?" she suggested as she started to get off the bike.

Richard gently touched her shoulder and pulled her back to his bike. "No, no. I'm fine." He really wanted to take Kori home.

"Okay," she said with uncertainty and wrapped her arms again. This time he didn't flinch. But she felt him resisting the urge to.

After a couple of minutes, they arrived at Kori's place. She hugged him and thanked him as usual. But she didn't kiss his cheek.

Richard walked back to his bike, a little disappointed that she didn't kiss her cheek. Probably because it was just a friendly gesture. He sighed sadly and heard his communicator ring.

"What is it, Bats?" he asked as he started driving back to the manor.

"There's this new guy I want you to figure out. Calls himself Red X. I need you to find out more about him and what he wants. Last night, he tried to steal the thermo blaster from the Wayne Enterprises building at the West side of the city. Saw his face in one of the security cams."

"Red X, huh?" Richard mumbled. "'Kay, I'm heading back to the manor. I'll be there in a few."

8:00 p.m.

Robin had been waiting for 4 hours at the Wayne Enterprises building at the West side of Gotham. This Red X guy was unsuccessful at stealing the thermo blaster, which means he'll come back again.

Robin sighed impatiently as he sat on the big letter 'A' on the word Wayne.

Suddenly, a shuriken style red 'x' flew to him. Robin quickly used his grappling hook to dodge it and landed with a quiet 'thud' on the ground.

On the ledge he saw him.

Red X.

He had a skull like mask with an imperfect red x on his forehead. He had a black cape and gray gloves that also have the red x patched on the back of his glove.

"Get out of the way . . . kid," Red X said as he threw a red disk at him that spray red, sticky liquid.

Robin neatly dodged it and threw a freeze disk of his own.

Red X pressed a button on his belt and disappeared within a second and ended up on top of the giant 'A.'

Robin gritted his teeth and turned around to find him standing on top of the letter with his arms crossed. He could tell that there was a smirk behind his mask.

"What do you want?" Robin demanded as he readied his bo-staff.

"The thermo blaster, kid. Just stay back and the little birdie won't get hurt," he answered back cockily which made Robin get pissed off.

Robin charged at him and swung his staff, while Red X was blocking them and trying to sweep him off his feet. The two were in a fighting dance for minutes.

Until Red X growled and jumped to another roof, "My boss says to get it another time." He threw another X shuriken at him, which landed near Robin's left ear. "X marks the spot, kid. I'll be seeing you around." Red X pressed the button on his belt again and disappeared.

Robin gritted his teeth and pulled out the X from the wall.

He drove to the cave with his R-Cycle and angrily pushed the buttons to initiate the password. As soon as he got in, he saw Batman sitting the desk with a bunch of monitors in front of him.

Robin went up to him and slammed the red x on the table.

Batman turned around and asked, "Did you get anything?"

"Only a little. He's after the thermo blaster and he has a boss. I have no idea who his boss is, but we will find out," Robin clenched his fist.

Batman nodded to his information, "Anything else?"

"He can sort of teleport when he pushes the button on his belt. And I bet . . ." he didn't finish his sentence.

"What?" Batman said, asking for him to continue.

"I bet he's using Xenothium," he stated blandly.

Batman looked at him with surprise for one second and then took the x from the table and did an element scan. "You're right, he's using Xenothium."

"Not only for teleportation, but it's to power his suit," Robin ran his fingers through his hair. "This could be a big problem, Batman. He's dangerous, the thing that's driving his suit is dangerous."

"I know. That's why we need to find out more about this guy and who he's working with. I'll tell the building to double the security on the thermo blaster, but I doubt he'll come back tonight after what just happened."

"Better to be safe than sorry," Robin added.

Batman nodded, "Good work. Get some rest, I'll try to find something new from this guy."

"'Kay, night."

As he headed upstairs to his room, he couldn't help but think that this Red X character reminded him of someone. Someone he didn't like. Someone he despises. He lay down on his bed, looking at the ceiling thinking about it. But he came up with nothing. Richard shook his head and ignored that thought as he fell to sleep.

MWUAHAHAHA, he's baaaack :D Ooh, I love it! Seems like Robin's got a little rival :D Anyways, I'll update later this afternoon, I just need to proof read the next chapter. Review! - MaestroLucario :D