Later that night, the door to Robin's room slowly slid open. Robin peeked
his head out and looked left to right. The hall was dark and empty. He
stepped out and began to creep down the hallway.
It didn't surprise him his door wasn't locked - Slade had told him he was free to go anywhere in the hideout, as long as he didn't try to escape. That would mean death to his friends.
That was fine. He didn't want to leave the hideout - not just yet, anyway.
Not wanting anyone to know he was up and about, and used all his stealth skills to dodge the security cameras and bots as he made his way through the hideout. He finally came to the computer room.
It was quiet, save for the hum of machinery and Robin's soft breathing. He padded over to the computer, staring down at the many keys on the console. He wasn't Cyborg, but he knew a thing or two about computers, and with a little luck, he might be able to disable the robots in the other Titans so he could attack Slade without fear. He would have to be very careful, though.
He rested his hands on the console and pressed a key.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
An incredible electric shock shot up Robin's arms and through his body. For one agonizing second, he froze; his mouth and eyes open in total pain. He fell back and landed on the cold floor, gasping and blowing on his hands.
A pair of boots appeared at his head. He glanced up to see Slade.
"Oh, I forgot to mention," Slade said coolly, "I've wired the computers to let off a nasty electrical shock if the sensors realize it's you at the keyboard. Bad boy," he tsked.
Robin just stared up at him, too shocked to speak.
"Try that again, and your friends WILL die." He began to walk away, "If you go to the medical bay, the bots there will bandage your hands. We don't want you to be a bang up job on your first day of training, now do we?"
~
It was a sad scene at the Titans Tower the next day. Cyborg and Beast Boy were playing video games, but not really playing. Raven was reading a book, but not really reading. Starfire was watching TV, but not really watching. Until she flipped to the news.
"Today on the news: A NEW VILLAIN IN TOWN!?"
Starfire gasped, "Oh my goodness, look!"
The other Titans looked up from what they were doing - or rather, NOT doing - and gathered around the TV.
"Last night, some highly expensive and DANGEROUS chemicals were stolen by a young boy in a mask and power suit. Both the Teen Titans and the police tried to take him down, but he managed to escape without a trace."
On the screen they were showing a dark figure running on the rooftops. Though it was hard to tell, the Titans could see that it was definitely Robin.
"Oh dear," murmured Starfire.
~
"Come look at this, boy," Slade said as Robin came into the computer room suited up, "you're famous already."
'Oh God,' Robin thought as he walked up to the TV Slade was pointing to.
"This mysterious boy, who has not yet been identified, has been nicknamed 'Icarus'."
~
"Icarus?" Cyborg exploded, "what the heck does that mean!?"
"Greek myth," Raven said, "boy make wings out of feathers and wax, flies too high, wings melt, he crashes into the ocean and dies."
"People can fly with just feathers and wax?" Beast Boy asked, astonished.
"No, dummy, that's why it's called a MYTH."
Starfire sighed, "At least they do not know it is Robin. Think of what that would do to his reputation!"
"I don't know," Cyborg began, "maybe we should tell the cops it's him."
"WHAT!?" Beast Boy cried, "No way! What kind of friends would we be then?"
"HelLO? He fired at us! And stole stuff!"
"Yeah, but -"
"There must be SOME reason!" Starfire cried, "Robin is good and noble! He must have a good reason to do such things!"
"Everyone has a dark side," Raven said, "maybe Robin has finally tapped into his."
"Exactly!" Cyborg agreed. When the others looked at him strangely, he said defensively, "What? It's fine for Raven to say it, but I can't?"
"I am sorry," Starfire sighed, "but I hope you are both wrong."
"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!?" Beast Boy shouted suddenly. He pointed at Cyborg accusingly, "I think you're just trying to make it out like Robin HAS gone bad, so you can kick him off the team!"
"WHAT! That's ridiculous! I'm just trying to be logical, unlike you! You're not the only one who cares about him, you know!"
"You sure aren't acting like it!"
"Please stop fighting!" Starfire cried, tearing up.
"You know what, Star? Just shut up!"
"Don't tell her to shut up, you shut up!"
"BOTH of you shut up," Raven snapped. "I'm going to meditate."
"Oh sure, try to hide from the problem why don't you!"
"I am NOT hiding!"
And before you knew it, the three of them were fighting and arguing. Starfire flew up into the air, trying to distance herself from the angry bunch.
"Please, my friends, we must not fight!" Starfire said desperately, "We are all worried about Robin, and we -"
It was useless. Starfire sighed and shook her head, not knowing what to do. Usually Robin could harness the others' rampant emotions and get to some compromise, but seeing as he WASN'T here, it wasn't surprising that things were quickly descending into chaos. They weren't really mad at each other, though: the fact that the groups' most straight-laced and controlled member had betrayed them, in a sense, abandoned them, they were lashing out at each other in anger and confusion.
Starfire straightened. "Fine, be like that! I shall go look for Robin myself and get to the bottom of this!"
She turned around and soared out of the Tower, blocking out the sounds of anger resonating through it. Hot tears slowly streamed down her face in the cold air as she wondered what in the blazes she was going to do now.
'I still believe in you, Robin,' she thought, 'please, let me help you.'
- - (Wow. That was intense. I need to lie down now. *LOL* Uh, sorry if the Icarus thing is kinda weird, I just thought it would be cool.
Desufnoc ~ Thanks! But I hope my fic ISN'T like the actual episode, cause then I'll feel bad for giving the ep away! I'm sure it'll be better - and anyway, I'm still not sure how I'm gonna get Rob out of this.
Robin: WHAT!? The only reason I agreed to do this fic is because you said you'd get me out!
Don't freak out, I will! I have a, um, vague idea anyway
Robin: Oh my God.
Slade: Mwahahaha!
Robin: Just shut up! *sob* Why do you hate me!?
I don't! Listen, I SWEAR I'll think of something and you can beat up Slade and all will be right in the world!
Slade: I don't like how that sounds.
Good. :P Anyway, I think the SPECIAL GUEST will appear next chapter!
Starfire: What is this "special guest"?
You'll see. You're going to meet him first!
Cyborg: "Him"!? Aw man, I was hoping it was Christina Agulerra!
Riiiiiight. Anyway, please review! ^_^
It didn't surprise him his door wasn't locked - Slade had told him he was free to go anywhere in the hideout, as long as he didn't try to escape. That would mean death to his friends.
That was fine. He didn't want to leave the hideout - not just yet, anyway.
Not wanting anyone to know he was up and about, and used all his stealth skills to dodge the security cameras and bots as he made his way through the hideout. He finally came to the computer room.
It was quiet, save for the hum of machinery and Robin's soft breathing. He padded over to the computer, staring down at the many keys on the console. He wasn't Cyborg, but he knew a thing or two about computers, and with a little luck, he might be able to disable the robots in the other Titans so he could attack Slade without fear. He would have to be very careful, though.
He rested his hands on the console and pressed a key.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
An incredible electric shock shot up Robin's arms and through his body. For one agonizing second, he froze; his mouth and eyes open in total pain. He fell back and landed on the cold floor, gasping and blowing on his hands.
A pair of boots appeared at his head. He glanced up to see Slade.
"Oh, I forgot to mention," Slade said coolly, "I've wired the computers to let off a nasty electrical shock if the sensors realize it's you at the keyboard. Bad boy," he tsked.
Robin just stared up at him, too shocked to speak.
"Try that again, and your friends WILL die." He began to walk away, "If you go to the medical bay, the bots there will bandage your hands. We don't want you to be a bang up job on your first day of training, now do we?"
~
It was a sad scene at the Titans Tower the next day. Cyborg and Beast Boy were playing video games, but not really playing. Raven was reading a book, but not really reading. Starfire was watching TV, but not really watching. Until she flipped to the news.
"Today on the news: A NEW VILLAIN IN TOWN!?"
Starfire gasped, "Oh my goodness, look!"
The other Titans looked up from what they were doing - or rather, NOT doing - and gathered around the TV.
"Last night, some highly expensive and DANGEROUS chemicals were stolen by a young boy in a mask and power suit. Both the Teen Titans and the police tried to take him down, but he managed to escape without a trace."
On the screen they were showing a dark figure running on the rooftops. Though it was hard to tell, the Titans could see that it was definitely Robin.
"Oh dear," murmured Starfire.
~
"Come look at this, boy," Slade said as Robin came into the computer room suited up, "you're famous already."
'Oh God,' Robin thought as he walked up to the TV Slade was pointing to.
"This mysterious boy, who has not yet been identified, has been nicknamed 'Icarus'."
~
"Icarus?" Cyborg exploded, "what the heck does that mean!?"
"Greek myth," Raven said, "boy make wings out of feathers and wax, flies too high, wings melt, he crashes into the ocean and dies."
"People can fly with just feathers and wax?" Beast Boy asked, astonished.
"No, dummy, that's why it's called a MYTH."
Starfire sighed, "At least they do not know it is Robin. Think of what that would do to his reputation!"
"I don't know," Cyborg began, "maybe we should tell the cops it's him."
"WHAT!?" Beast Boy cried, "No way! What kind of friends would we be then?"
"HelLO? He fired at us! And stole stuff!"
"Yeah, but -"
"There must be SOME reason!" Starfire cried, "Robin is good and noble! He must have a good reason to do such things!"
"Everyone has a dark side," Raven said, "maybe Robin has finally tapped into his."
"Exactly!" Cyborg agreed. When the others looked at him strangely, he said defensively, "What? It's fine for Raven to say it, but I can't?"
"I am sorry," Starfire sighed, "but I hope you are both wrong."
"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!?" Beast Boy shouted suddenly. He pointed at Cyborg accusingly, "I think you're just trying to make it out like Robin HAS gone bad, so you can kick him off the team!"
"WHAT! That's ridiculous! I'm just trying to be logical, unlike you! You're not the only one who cares about him, you know!"
"You sure aren't acting like it!"
"Please stop fighting!" Starfire cried, tearing up.
"You know what, Star? Just shut up!"
"Don't tell her to shut up, you shut up!"
"BOTH of you shut up," Raven snapped. "I'm going to meditate."
"Oh sure, try to hide from the problem why don't you!"
"I am NOT hiding!"
And before you knew it, the three of them were fighting and arguing. Starfire flew up into the air, trying to distance herself from the angry bunch.
"Please, my friends, we must not fight!" Starfire said desperately, "We are all worried about Robin, and we -"
It was useless. Starfire sighed and shook her head, not knowing what to do. Usually Robin could harness the others' rampant emotions and get to some compromise, but seeing as he WASN'T here, it wasn't surprising that things were quickly descending into chaos. They weren't really mad at each other, though: the fact that the groups' most straight-laced and controlled member had betrayed them, in a sense, abandoned them, they were lashing out at each other in anger and confusion.
Starfire straightened. "Fine, be like that! I shall go look for Robin myself and get to the bottom of this!"
She turned around and soared out of the Tower, blocking out the sounds of anger resonating through it. Hot tears slowly streamed down her face in the cold air as she wondered what in the blazes she was going to do now.
'I still believe in you, Robin,' she thought, 'please, let me help you.'
- - (Wow. That was intense. I need to lie down now. *LOL* Uh, sorry if the Icarus thing is kinda weird, I just thought it would be cool.
Desufnoc ~ Thanks! But I hope my fic ISN'T like the actual episode, cause then I'll feel bad for giving the ep away! I'm sure it'll be better - and anyway, I'm still not sure how I'm gonna get Rob out of this.
Robin: WHAT!? The only reason I agreed to do this fic is because you said you'd get me out!
Don't freak out, I will! I have a, um, vague idea anyway
Robin: Oh my God.
Slade: Mwahahaha!
Robin: Just shut up! *sob* Why do you hate me!?
I don't! Listen, I SWEAR I'll think of something and you can beat up Slade and all will be right in the world!
Slade: I don't like how that sounds.
Good. :P Anyway, I think the SPECIAL GUEST will appear next chapter!
Starfire: What is this "special guest"?
You'll see. You're going to meet him first!
Cyborg: "Him"!? Aw man, I was hoping it was Christina Agulerra!
Riiiiiight. Anyway, please review! ^_^