9.
"Hmmm?" Beast boy opened his eyes. "Where are we?" In a circle, Robin, Beast boy, Cyborg, Raven, and Starfire sat with their arms and legs tied together. Around them stood their captors, each with a fiendish grin dawning across their face. Cyborg's eyes followed a cloud as it floated right in front of his face. "Umm just where are we?" He said whimpering. Beast boy struggled against the ropes that bound him. "It is useless to waist so much energy." A spine numbing voice came from the terrace opposite them. "Those ropes are so tight that transforming into any other creature would snap your spinal cord." From the darkness the figure of Slade emerged. In his hand he held a button. "Slade." Robin's eyes narrowed at the sight of their evilest enemy.
"Where the heck are we?" Beast boy blurted out without thinking. Slade didn't appear to be phased by his outburst. "A special surprise I had built just for you." He mused as Starfire let out a small shriek. "We are." He continued "Two thousand feet in the air atop a giant jet plane." Slade let out a shrewd little laugh. "Courtesy of my past self, and a small mechanical genius." He raised his hand and pointed to a bruised and bandaged Gizmo who was not snickering in his own glory.
"You Titans have been nothing but trouble from the very beginning. For a while I had enjoyed toying with you and your obnoxious team spirit." Slade's gaze settled on each face of the Titan's, coming to a rest on Robin. "However the game grew tiresome, so I devised the ultimate way to destroy you." Slade turned his chair so that his back was facing the Titans. Suddenly Beast boy got an idea, and immediately began to whisper it to Robin.
"Even now when everything is down you still attempt to defy me." Slade laughed as he began to rock back and forth in his chair, the team staring in shock. "No matter." Slade waved his hand at them. "When you escape it will be to late." He turned his chair slightly around so they could just make out his outline. "In an hour, you will miss your meeting with the rest of the team, and history will be rewritten." Starfire gasped "Our past beings!" she whispered, Beast boy's eyes opened wide. Slade's gaze was now focused upon Star and Beast boy. "Isn't it funny how you risked so much to come and save your friends, only to be the reason why you never meet them." He rose from his chair and crossed his arms. "When the appropriate time has passed, I will kill you all." He turned and moved to Cinderblock to speak to him.
Meanwhile, Raven had nearly freed herself and Beast boy. As her eyes continued to glow, black lights surrounded Robin as his ropes magically began to untie themselves. "Hey what about me?" Cyborg asked, struggling really hard to break the rope. "Shhh!" Robin scolded, coming over to untie him.
"Nearly finished I see." Slade had now returned his attention to the team. His cronies moving in closer, Jinx and Mammoth were grinning wildly. "Now team!" Robin shouted, as the Titans leapt into action. Cinderblock jumped from the terrace, which Slade was seated on to join the fight. Beast boy, who had transformed into a great lion, jumped at Slade. The villain was too fast, and sent the cat hurtling into the ground. "Fool, you do not have the type of power for this." The lion rose from the ground and began to growl. "You had almost foiled my plans, but you don't understand that you cannot win. You're team is dead." The cat, which was now in attack position, roared at Slade "Let's see how strong you are." Just before Beast boy leapt at Slade, Robin ad jumped in front and was now blocking his way. "Beast boy stop!" Robin screamed, holding up his hand. "This is my battle, you're not strong enough." Beast boy nodded his head. "The team needs you're help. We can't do it alone." Once again the cat nodded as it turned to face the team. Robin turned to Slade.
"You are a very bad person!" Starfire screamed as she flung a green bolt at Jinx who car wheeled out of the way. "Sue me." Jinx laughed as she flung a purple bolt in return. Star now flew up into the air and began to hurl energy bolts and Jinx. She in return created a large purple shield and began to block the attack. "You're going to mess up my manicure!" Jinx screamed, creating a gigantic energy bolt. "I hope you brought you four leaf clover, because I'm predicting some bad luck for you!" Just as she was bout to throw the energy ball, a blue laser beam hit her dead in the stomach, catapulting her into the air. "Must be my lucky day!" Cyborg laughed helping Starfire down from the air.
"Azarath.Metrion.Zinthos!" Raven shouted as she fired black bolts of energy at the attacking Mammoth and Gizmo. Gizmo snickered and his backpack fired tow rockets at Raven. She managed to divert one, however the other sent her flipping into the air. Suddenly a green eagle grabbed her by her shoulders and gently returned her to the ground. "Are you ok?" Beast boy asked, helping her up. Raven pushed Beast boy out of the way are Mammoth charged him, who now, unable to stop, crashed head first into one of the wings of the plane. "Next question." She asked, fixing her robe. "Its time to play bowling for midget!" Beast boy snorted, transforming into an armadillo then curling into a ball. Raven cast her charm as black and white lights surrounded the ball and sent it hurtling towards Gizmo. "Ow!" Gizmo screamed as the ball continually bounced off his head. "Cut it out!" He hollered. "As you wish." Raven said sending the rolled up Beast boy crashing into Gizmo, knocking him out. "Strike!" Beast boy shouted.
"Umm, hate to break up the celebration but we could use some of the help over here!" Cyborg bellowed as he and Star attempted to blast the charging Cinderblock. Raven flew over and joined the two, blasting the attacker with her powers as well. With each blast, Cinderblock was pushed to the edge of the plane. He flailed his arms madly in an attempt to regain balance. Beast boy walked up to him, whistling w/ his hands behind his back. As carefully as he could, he lifted his hand to his mouth and blew on Cinderblock. The added force sent Cinderblock over the edge, plummeting to the ground below. Beast boy turned to the unhappy faces of the team. "What, the man is made of solid rock, you telling me he wont last a few thousand feet."
Up on the terrace, Slade and Robin were engaged in a major battle. "Give it up." Slade laughed blocking Robin's attacks. "You were no match for me in the future, and you are no match for me now." Robin leapt into the air and threw a bird-a-rang, which Slade caught and hurled back. "In a few minuets history will be rewritten, and you can do nothing about it." Robin punched Slade in the stomach, whom in return, flipped the Titan to the ground. "You're team is finished." Slade continued to instigate grabbing Robin by the collar and lifting him into the air. "You're friends will die soon, but I shall spare you the pain of watching, all the good you Titans will do will be lost." Robin looked at his friends struggling hard to fight together. "No!" Robin screamed, freeing himself and kicking Slade into the ground. "We are the Teen Titan's and nothing will beat us!" He punched Slade and sent him hurtling to the edge of the plane. Robin walked over and stood looking down at his nemesis. "Face it, you lost."
"Robin!" Beast boy shouted as the others walked towards him. He was bleeding a little from his nose, but other then that he was ok. "Are you ok?" Starfire asked, running over to hug him. Slade looked at his handheld device that lay on the floor a few feet away. He reached and pushed the button. Suddenly the engine to the plane exploded, sending Robin and Slade flying over the edge of the plane. "Robin!" Beast boy shouted, he and the team running to the edge. "I'm over here," Robin shouted hanging from the edge of the plane. "Are you alright?" Starfire called to him, "That's a stupid question." Raven scoffed. Cyborg bent down to pull his friend up. "I'm fine." Robin said, fixing his suit. "I couldn't save Slade though." Robin looked sadly off the edge of the plane. "Serves him right." Beast boy snickered as Cyborg elbowed him.
"I'd hate to break up this love fest." Raven interrupted, "But if we don't leave soon we're not going to live long enough to be any team." Cyborg's eyes opened wide. "That's not good." The two girls lifted Cyborg, as Beast boy transformed into a pterodactyl with Robin on his back. "It's time to celebrate!" Cyborg said, clapping his hands as the girls struggled to hold on to him. "We must hold off on the mark of celebration for a while." Starfire interrupted, gasping in-between words as she struggled to hold on to Cyborg. "We still have one more event we must attend." She smiled at the pterodactyl, who winked back.