Hey guys! I am so happy with all the emails I got. I didn't expect so many
emails. It took me all morning to read your requests. I feel so loved! *
Starts to cry* I have thought about it and I have decided to mix up some of
your ideas since they sounded so good. I also got a lot of inspiration from
the teen titan's "Apprentice" episodes as well. I have a story plot now and
it should be finished by Halloween.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans so that you know or some of the
quotes at the bottom, just my character Blaze. But if I did I'd be stinking
rich right about now shouldn't I?
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Contents
Prologue/ A Harmless Girl
A Flaming Battle
A New Beginning and A Titan
Mysterious Plans
A Night Out
What Is Love
A Secret Is Revealed
An Outcast
The Final Battle
The Flame That Could Not Be Put Out
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Setting: The City
Time: 9:00 A.M. ************************************************************************
Ring! RING! RRIINNGG! An alarm clock could be heard in a certain apartment in a busy city. A young girl woke up barely remembering last night's events. Had she really become a titan? There was only one way to find out. She decided to take a walk when she heard a beeping melody in her pocket. It was one of the titan's communicators. A big smile grew on her face. It had not been a dream at all. She had friends now, something she hadn't had in a long time. The beeping noise interrupted her thoughts. She answered it and Cyborg's familiar voice could be heard. " Hey new girl! We need you at the town bank! There's a robbery and it's a big shootout! * CRASH* Aww man! Get here as fast as you can!" His last words could be heard as static took over. Blaze quickly stuck the device in her pocket as she took flight and scanned the city. She could see smoke in the eastern side of the city. She could hear gun shots as she landed several streets away. She found Cyborg behind some cars that appeared to be upside down.
"About time you got here!" Cyborg's voice could be heard above the racket. "What's the situation and where's all the other titans?" She asked while looking around. "They're inside the bank handling it badly. I have reason to believe they have hostages in there and the titans are trying to make a deal with them." He quickly answered while trying to hold back the cars that seemed to be providing a shield against some bullets. "And what exactly are you doing out here?" Blaze asked while blasting a car and giving away the robbers hiding place. "Robin told me to stay out here and not let them get away." He muttered while using his sonic cannon and blasting another car. "I'm going in there. They might need help." Blaze yelled as she flew in the broken glass doors of the bank.
The bank was enormous. They weren't even shooting in the lobby. She could hear yells and gunfire in the vaults in the back. She ran through the hallway and got pulled back by someone. It was someone very short and she escaped his grasp easily. It was Beast Boy. "Sorry Blaze, thought you were one of those gun people." BB said with a sweat drop on his forehead. "It's alright. Where's Robin, Raven, and Star?" She asked in a very serious tone. " I don't know. One minute they were in front of me chasing after someone and then I lost them at a turn back there." He said while pointing back at the end of the hallway. "That's not that hard to imagine, it's like a maze in here." Blaze said while continuing to walk down the hallway with BB. " But it is very quiet in here for a big gun fight. I could definitely hear all the commotion as I entered the bank at the lobby, but now that I go toward the noise it gets fainter. I can barely hear anything at all." She said while leaning toward the wall.
Both of them could hear several people running toward them. BB turned into a bull and got ready to charge. Blaze's hands started to get hot and flames started to form. The lights went off and whoever it was bumped into them. Blaze's fireballs started glow and revealed the people to be the rest of the titans. "Blaze! We are glad you have come to help us. Do you by any chance know where we can locate the exit to this building?" Starfire asked while giving Blaze a hug. Blaze wriggled herself from Starfire's grasp and shook her head with a frown. "I am afraid I haven't Starfire, In fact BB and I have been trying to find an exit or something like that in the past 20 minutes." Blaze explained.
"Well we just lost the crooks and they still have hostages." Robin said while taking out a flashlight. " We are certain they went down this way." He said inspecting the floor.
"Are you two sure you didn't see anyone?" Raven asked BB. " No. Unless you count that weird box that had a timer and flashy light thingys." BB stared as he took a minute to understand why the others were hanging there with their mouths open. "Ooh, you mean that thing is a .BOMB!" Beast Boy quickly led them down the hallway where he saw the device and they found it at a corner. It had only 2 min. left and there was no buttons on it. "We have to shut down but how?" Robin ordered while looking for some controls on it.
"It must be controlled by remote." Blaze cut in. "We have to find the men who programmed it and shut it down."
"If we can barley find our way through this place then how do you expect us to find five people with two hostages and in their hands a remote that could blow us up any minute they wish." Raven said with little breath.
"We don't find them, they come to us." Starfire said as she pointed to a crushed map of the building that labeled the way to the high security vaults. "I didn't see that they stole the valuables yet so if we go to the vaults and heads them off and steal the remote, then we will be victorious!" Starfire squealed with delight. Sometimes the titans were amazed at Starfire's genius.
"If they're as lost as we are then we might still have a chance! But let's not take any chances. Let's get to that vault." Robin shouted as he pointed the titans up the hall. Robin led them through the hallways until they came to a door that only admitted personnel. They could hear voices nearing and muffled screams. "Remember titans this is a hostage situation, so no sudden moves." Robin reminded them. The crooks stopped in their tracks as they saw the teens standing there in front of them. They showed their hostages to be two young girls about their age that were struggling to break free. Blaze started to get enraged by this. 'How can they treat two girls like that. I will not stand for this' After that last thought she charged at them with her hands emitting embers. She punched the one back that was holding the two girls leaving the other four titans evenly matched. The guy she had punched dropped the remote and Blaze grabbed it. She threw it to Robin who quickly deactivated the bomb in BB's hand. The girls ran down the hallway sprinting as fast as they could. Robin finally yelled "TITANS! GO!" The men took their guns out and began firing. Robin covered himself and Starfire in his cape and blocked the bullets. Raven used her dark energy and froze them in mid air. BB changed into a monkey and swung his way out of shot range. Blaze melted the man's gun and knocked him out with one punch. Robin took out his Bo staff and knocked the gun out of his opponent's hands. He also knocked him out with punches. Starfire took a starbolt and knocked the thief off his feet and his gun flew several feet away. Raven made the man's gun explode and she pinned him against the wall. Beast Boy had the last in a bear hug. Literally. Robin collected the guns and gave them to Raven while he took the man BB had and held him against he wall. "What were you after and who sent you?" Robin held him tighter with every word. "I.We.. were going to steal the laser.but..it ..wasn't our idea." The man trembled. "Who sent you then?" Robin said with little belief in the man's words. "Slade did I swear" The man said with fright in his eyes. Robin dropped him immediately. He took out a rope and tied them up silently. He didn't say a word as they found their way out. Starfire could see a look in his eyes that she didn't like at all. It was a cold look, one filled with hatred and frustration. She stopped staring as they stepped out into the daylight and heard the crowd cheering. Cyborg was feeling very smug indeed.
"Hey dawgs! What took you so long in there?" He said while throwing the crooks in the police's van. "I had to take care of these thugs all by myself. They all shook like chickens when they saw the hostages run yelling their heads off. They must've thought their friends were defeated. Then they let their guard down and let's just say they had the greatest 'BANG' of their lives" Cyborg added with a sly grin.
BB gave him a high five while Raven and Blaze helped the officers with the scene. Starfire was still worried about Robin. His back was turned and his fists were clenched. "Robin? Are you alright?" Starfire asked timidly. "Hmm. What? Ooh yea Starfire I'm fine. Just fine." Robin sighed. "That is wonderful because you looked a little tense." Starfire's worries went down but not all.
In his mind Robin was not just fine. He was still stumped by Slade. His last encounter with Slade had been with Thunder and Lightning creating a huge monster trying to destroy the city on Slade's command. Apart from that Robin had no clue to what Slade was planning and that frustrated him. Then a thought occurred. "Hey titans! What about wrapping it up and a quick meeting at the tower?" He shouted over the alarms. The titans wrapped it up and left for the tower.
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Setting: Titans Tower
Time: 6:00 P.M.
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BB quickly started to cook dinner. He was starving since they hadn't had any lunch. "Who wants tofu and soda for dinner?" BB said with a smile. "Tofu again! I think not little man." Cyborg raced to the kitchen where he started to take out a packet of burgers. "Yo dude, we don't need those burgers. I already have some out." BB retorted. "And do those burgers have any meat in them?" Cyborg asked coolly. "Of course they don't! They're tofu burgers!" BB cried out. "Then we ain't eating that." Cyborg crossed his arms. Raven just took the phone and dialed the pizzeria. "If you two are planning to fight all night then you do that while I actually eat something." Raven muttered as she ordered some boxes.
Meanwhile Starfire was asking Blaze about the great and interesting wonders of 'commercials'. "It's just pauses between shows to advertise products or events." Blaze happily explained. "Hey Blaze!" Robin called out. "Do you by any chance happen to have any leads on Slade?" Robin blurted out. Starfire and Blaze were not expecting this. "Well since you've been after him and all I thought you might hive some tiny leads?" Robin said while ignoring their bewildered expressions. "Well I don't know but I did see some connection between him and this kingpin in Salliby City. It didn't seem likely so I didn't investigate. Why do you ask?" Blaze finished and looked at Robin suspiciously. "Well you know just digging around trying to see if I can find something. So do you know anything about his plans?" Robin asked hopefully. "Robin! Just yesterday you told me you were going to take a rest from investigating Slade. You were up all night last week and you got me worried!" Starfire scolded. "All right! I'll just do a little bit of digging on that kingpin and then I'll give it a rest." Robin finally gave in and walked out.
"You care so much about him don't you Starfire?" Blaze asked. "Well he is my best friend and helps me in so many ways. It's just that ever since that last incident with Slade, nothing is the same anymore. He shuts himself in his room and all he does is research. I worry about him." Starfire was on the brink of tears. She quickly brushed them away when Robin busts in with a stack of papers in his hands and shouted "I found a lead on Slade in Salliby City. I'm heading out there immediately. Sorry for informing you in such short notice but I'll be leaving as soon as I can!" Robin said while heading for the elevator door.
"Oh no you don't!" Blaze pulled him back by his cape. "You're not going anywhere." Blaze said as she calmly held him back. "But I have to go find out if he's connected to Slade!" Robin struggled as he tried to wriggle himself from Blaze's grasp. "You can't leave Robin. Not until we agree something." She added as she flung onto the couch. "Robin she is right. You cannot depart without deciding on something." Starfire entreated. Robin reluctantly gave in and sat down. "Ok. So why can't I leave?" Robin muttered. " You can't leave because first of all you're the leader and the rest of the Titans need you. Second because we don't know how long you'll be gone and you know this investigation could take months. The team won't stand strong. Third and last reason, you could be leaving for no reason! What kind of idiot leaves just like that for another strange town and expects a dangerous guy to walk up to them and say 'Hey I know Slade! Go ahead and arrest me!' only an idiot would do that. We barely know anything about him or if he really is connected with Slade!" Raven lectured.
"Fine I won't leave, but somebody has to investigate just in case!" Robin would continue to argue. "Fine then I'll go." Blaze stepped forward. "You guys really don't need me and I've handled this guy before and know my way around most of the city." She added. "Great! Leave as soon as you can. Here's all the information you'll need. About how long will you be gone?" Robin couldn't hold back his eagerness. "I'd say about a week." Blaze estimated. " A WEEK!" all the Titans asked in unison. "Well then again that's not even enough time to read out the info!" Blaze joked. "I promise I'll be back before you notice. Don't worry Starfire I'll be careful." She noted as Starfire put on a worried face. "Well wish me luck!" Blaze finally said as she stepped into the elevator and headed to collect her things. She made arrangements and would be staying at the same hotel that the kingpin was last seen. She was all set. She would leave tonight.
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It took Blaze two days to finally catch up to the kingpin and his cronies. She battled all night until she finally cornered him and brought him to justice. At the interrogation it turned out the lead was a dead end. The kingpin had known Slade but hadn't made contact with him in four years. She was still pleased not to come back empty handed. Meanwhile.
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Blaze had left yesterday on a lead that could reveal something about Slade. Robin had forgotten about his promise to Starfire and still stayed up all night researching Slade. He would replay the fight between him and Slade in his mind. He thought of himself as a failure. Just then the alarm went off. Someone had broken into the Weapons Lab at the coast. There was only one villain on his mind right now, Slade.
*Note* the following is the episode 'Masks' so if I leave anything out then you know what happens right* I don't own the next part or the quotes* So just for the people that didn't watch the episode, I'll tell it briefly*
Robin hung upside down waiting for Slade to make his way into the vault and steal the microchip. He hung there disappointed as a servant of Slade showed up instead. "Tell Slade if he wants this, he can come get it himself!" he yelled as he kicked him. The robot took the chip and ran into a room with many passages he slid underneath a vent below him. Just then the Titans arrived and split up. Robin went under the vent. He chased the bad guy. The robot blasted the entrance to the separate tunnel and blasted a door. He was about to leave when he saw Starfire flying in front of him. "Please, I ask you to stop running and." Star didn't get to finish as the robot blasted her and powered up the rockets in his feet. Robin got out and used his rope thingy to hold on to Starfire and Slade's henchmen at the same time. When they landed on the shore, Robin questioned the robot and found that Slade left a message. Robin became even more obsessed in catching Slade that he would now ignore Starfire. Then a new villain named Red X shows up and steals the two microchips. As he escapes he fights with BB, Raven, Cyborg, and Starfire. Robin claims to be investigating a Slade lead on the other side of town. Red X mysteriously knows how to take each of them down and defeats them. That night Red X offers a partnership with Slade and he tells Red X to prove himself. At the Tower the Titans get a message from Robin that he needs help with defeating Red X. When they arrive they see them running and Red X defeats 'Robin'. They fight at the subway station and Red X ends up saving BB's life. The Titans back at the Tower try to investigate where Red X is going to hit next and start to realize Robin is no help anymore. Starfire goes to his room to find Robin missing and accidentally sets off a hologram projector of Robin just like the one that battled Red X. She finds out Robin is Red X. Red X steals the last chip and offers it to Slade if he tells him his plans. Slade finds out Red X is Robin and takes the chips anyway. The Titans bust in and stop Robin. Then he reveals himself and goes after Slade. They jump across rooftops and do battle. Robin finally wins but finds out Slade is a robot too. Back at the tower everyone yells at him. Starfire just makes this statement. "You and Slade are similar. Slade did not trust you and you did not trust us." Robin is haunted by those words. *Episode Ends*
*Another Note* I just reviewed the episode not steal it ok. My story though continues while Starfire makes that statement.* ok so here goes*
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Everyone is sitting on the couch with their faces all glum. Starfire is in Robin's room. They expect she's yelling at him like they had. Just then Blaze appears at the door looking very, very tired. "I will kill him! I knew that was a dead end!" Blaze marched up to the fridge and grabbed a soda. "What are you guys so gloomy about. Your TV but not really watching it." Blaze thought that was impossible. "Out leader turned Benedict Robin on us dude." BB simply muttered. "What? Why would Robin do that and uh Beast Boy." "Yea" " Don't EVER call me dude!" Blaze went back to the topic. 'Where's Star?" Blaze wondered. "She's in Robin's room yelling at him." Cyborg declared changing the channel every five seconds. Just then Starfire appeared at the entranceand noticed Blaze. "Welcome back Blaze! How was your mission?" Starfire had tears on her cheeks which meant she was crying a minute ago. "Dead end" Blaze said. "Starfire would you be kinder than these two fools and tell me what happened?" Blaze muttered while pointing at Cyborg and BB. "Alright Blaze" Starfire sat down next to her.
After hearing what happened Blaze stood up and headed for Robin's room. "Hey BB, make sure the fire extinguisher is working ok." Cyborg joked over to BB who actually listened to him. Blaze knocked on his door and got no answer. She opened it and stepped in. Robin noticed it was her and jumped. "So you've to yell at me too?" Robin asked in a voice that was barely higher than a whisper. "If I was mad, I wouldn't have knocked, I wouldn't have blasted my way in." Blaze said with a smile. "But I am disappointed Robin. I thought you could handle Slade." Blaze said with her smile disappearing. "Slade is something you don't want to obsess about Robin. It nearly destroyed me. My anger and hate for him almost destroyed me. Don't let him destroy you Robin. He has a way to make you feel so much hate that you as you try to run to him and demonstrate how much you really hate him, you end up trampling whom you love." Blaze left him to those words. As she appeared at the living room door, BB was surprised not to see her steaming. "I must go home now. Call me if I am needed." She then left. "If she's a Titan then why doesn't she sleep here?" BB just noticed. "She needs time Beast Boy." Raven stated and then went to her room.
The Titans were a little off in their crime fighting after that incident but eventually came around. Blaze was still always there for them when they needed her. She still refused to live at the Tower because of their lack of tidiness. The Titans gladly invited her to a carnival next week. They were surprised at how she and Starfire had grown so close. With next week nearing they could hardly wait. Will it be fun in the sun or one stroke from death?
************************************************************************ Hey I hope I didn't bore you with the little 'mask' description but it was for the people that missed it. I will update the next chapter as soon as I can. Please review! Remember: I do not own the mask episode or the quotes!
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Contents
Prologue/ A Harmless Girl
A Flaming Battle
A New Beginning and A Titan
Mysterious Plans
A Night Out
What Is Love
A Secret Is Revealed
An Outcast
The Final Battle
The Flame That Could Not Be Put Out
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Setting: The City
Time: 9:00 A.M. ************************************************************************
Ring! RING! RRIINNGG! An alarm clock could be heard in a certain apartment in a busy city. A young girl woke up barely remembering last night's events. Had she really become a titan? There was only one way to find out. She decided to take a walk when she heard a beeping melody in her pocket. It was one of the titan's communicators. A big smile grew on her face. It had not been a dream at all. She had friends now, something she hadn't had in a long time. The beeping noise interrupted her thoughts. She answered it and Cyborg's familiar voice could be heard. " Hey new girl! We need you at the town bank! There's a robbery and it's a big shootout! * CRASH* Aww man! Get here as fast as you can!" His last words could be heard as static took over. Blaze quickly stuck the device in her pocket as she took flight and scanned the city. She could see smoke in the eastern side of the city. She could hear gun shots as she landed several streets away. She found Cyborg behind some cars that appeared to be upside down.
"About time you got here!" Cyborg's voice could be heard above the racket. "What's the situation and where's all the other titans?" She asked while looking around. "They're inside the bank handling it badly. I have reason to believe they have hostages in there and the titans are trying to make a deal with them." He quickly answered while trying to hold back the cars that seemed to be providing a shield against some bullets. "And what exactly are you doing out here?" Blaze asked while blasting a car and giving away the robbers hiding place. "Robin told me to stay out here and not let them get away." He muttered while using his sonic cannon and blasting another car. "I'm going in there. They might need help." Blaze yelled as she flew in the broken glass doors of the bank.
The bank was enormous. They weren't even shooting in the lobby. She could hear yells and gunfire in the vaults in the back. She ran through the hallway and got pulled back by someone. It was someone very short and she escaped his grasp easily. It was Beast Boy. "Sorry Blaze, thought you were one of those gun people." BB said with a sweat drop on his forehead. "It's alright. Where's Robin, Raven, and Star?" She asked in a very serious tone. " I don't know. One minute they were in front of me chasing after someone and then I lost them at a turn back there." He said while pointing back at the end of the hallway. "That's not that hard to imagine, it's like a maze in here." Blaze said while continuing to walk down the hallway with BB. " But it is very quiet in here for a big gun fight. I could definitely hear all the commotion as I entered the bank at the lobby, but now that I go toward the noise it gets fainter. I can barely hear anything at all." She said while leaning toward the wall.
Both of them could hear several people running toward them. BB turned into a bull and got ready to charge. Blaze's hands started to get hot and flames started to form. The lights went off and whoever it was bumped into them. Blaze's fireballs started glow and revealed the people to be the rest of the titans. "Blaze! We are glad you have come to help us. Do you by any chance know where we can locate the exit to this building?" Starfire asked while giving Blaze a hug. Blaze wriggled herself from Starfire's grasp and shook her head with a frown. "I am afraid I haven't Starfire, In fact BB and I have been trying to find an exit or something like that in the past 20 minutes." Blaze explained.
"Well we just lost the crooks and they still have hostages." Robin said while taking out a flashlight. " We are certain they went down this way." He said inspecting the floor.
"Are you two sure you didn't see anyone?" Raven asked BB. " No. Unless you count that weird box that had a timer and flashy light thingys." BB stared as he took a minute to understand why the others were hanging there with their mouths open. "Ooh, you mean that thing is a .BOMB!" Beast Boy quickly led them down the hallway where he saw the device and they found it at a corner. It had only 2 min. left and there was no buttons on it. "We have to shut down but how?" Robin ordered while looking for some controls on it.
"It must be controlled by remote." Blaze cut in. "We have to find the men who programmed it and shut it down."
"If we can barley find our way through this place then how do you expect us to find five people with two hostages and in their hands a remote that could blow us up any minute they wish." Raven said with little breath.
"We don't find them, they come to us." Starfire said as she pointed to a crushed map of the building that labeled the way to the high security vaults. "I didn't see that they stole the valuables yet so if we go to the vaults and heads them off and steal the remote, then we will be victorious!" Starfire squealed with delight. Sometimes the titans were amazed at Starfire's genius.
"If they're as lost as we are then we might still have a chance! But let's not take any chances. Let's get to that vault." Robin shouted as he pointed the titans up the hall. Robin led them through the hallways until they came to a door that only admitted personnel. They could hear voices nearing and muffled screams. "Remember titans this is a hostage situation, so no sudden moves." Robin reminded them. The crooks stopped in their tracks as they saw the teens standing there in front of them. They showed their hostages to be two young girls about their age that were struggling to break free. Blaze started to get enraged by this. 'How can they treat two girls like that. I will not stand for this' After that last thought she charged at them with her hands emitting embers. She punched the one back that was holding the two girls leaving the other four titans evenly matched. The guy she had punched dropped the remote and Blaze grabbed it. She threw it to Robin who quickly deactivated the bomb in BB's hand. The girls ran down the hallway sprinting as fast as they could. Robin finally yelled "TITANS! GO!" The men took their guns out and began firing. Robin covered himself and Starfire in his cape and blocked the bullets. Raven used her dark energy and froze them in mid air. BB changed into a monkey and swung his way out of shot range. Blaze melted the man's gun and knocked him out with one punch. Robin took out his Bo staff and knocked the gun out of his opponent's hands. He also knocked him out with punches. Starfire took a starbolt and knocked the thief off his feet and his gun flew several feet away. Raven made the man's gun explode and she pinned him against the wall. Beast Boy had the last in a bear hug. Literally. Robin collected the guns and gave them to Raven while he took the man BB had and held him against he wall. "What were you after and who sent you?" Robin held him tighter with every word. "I.We.. were going to steal the laser.but..it ..wasn't our idea." The man trembled. "Who sent you then?" Robin said with little belief in the man's words. "Slade did I swear" The man said with fright in his eyes. Robin dropped him immediately. He took out a rope and tied them up silently. He didn't say a word as they found their way out. Starfire could see a look in his eyes that she didn't like at all. It was a cold look, one filled with hatred and frustration. She stopped staring as they stepped out into the daylight and heard the crowd cheering. Cyborg was feeling very smug indeed.
"Hey dawgs! What took you so long in there?" He said while throwing the crooks in the police's van. "I had to take care of these thugs all by myself. They all shook like chickens when they saw the hostages run yelling their heads off. They must've thought their friends were defeated. Then they let their guard down and let's just say they had the greatest 'BANG' of their lives" Cyborg added with a sly grin.
BB gave him a high five while Raven and Blaze helped the officers with the scene. Starfire was still worried about Robin. His back was turned and his fists were clenched. "Robin? Are you alright?" Starfire asked timidly. "Hmm. What? Ooh yea Starfire I'm fine. Just fine." Robin sighed. "That is wonderful because you looked a little tense." Starfire's worries went down but not all.
In his mind Robin was not just fine. He was still stumped by Slade. His last encounter with Slade had been with Thunder and Lightning creating a huge monster trying to destroy the city on Slade's command. Apart from that Robin had no clue to what Slade was planning and that frustrated him. Then a thought occurred. "Hey titans! What about wrapping it up and a quick meeting at the tower?" He shouted over the alarms. The titans wrapped it up and left for the tower.
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Setting: Titans Tower
Time: 6:00 P.M.
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BB quickly started to cook dinner. He was starving since they hadn't had any lunch. "Who wants tofu and soda for dinner?" BB said with a smile. "Tofu again! I think not little man." Cyborg raced to the kitchen where he started to take out a packet of burgers. "Yo dude, we don't need those burgers. I already have some out." BB retorted. "And do those burgers have any meat in them?" Cyborg asked coolly. "Of course they don't! They're tofu burgers!" BB cried out. "Then we ain't eating that." Cyborg crossed his arms. Raven just took the phone and dialed the pizzeria. "If you two are planning to fight all night then you do that while I actually eat something." Raven muttered as she ordered some boxes.
Meanwhile Starfire was asking Blaze about the great and interesting wonders of 'commercials'. "It's just pauses between shows to advertise products or events." Blaze happily explained. "Hey Blaze!" Robin called out. "Do you by any chance happen to have any leads on Slade?" Robin blurted out. Starfire and Blaze were not expecting this. "Well since you've been after him and all I thought you might hive some tiny leads?" Robin said while ignoring their bewildered expressions. "Well I don't know but I did see some connection between him and this kingpin in Salliby City. It didn't seem likely so I didn't investigate. Why do you ask?" Blaze finished and looked at Robin suspiciously. "Well you know just digging around trying to see if I can find something. So do you know anything about his plans?" Robin asked hopefully. "Robin! Just yesterday you told me you were going to take a rest from investigating Slade. You were up all night last week and you got me worried!" Starfire scolded. "All right! I'll just do a little bit of digging on that kingpin and then I'll give it a rest." Robin finally gave in and walked out.
"You care so much about him don't you Starfire?" Blaze asked. "Well he is my best friend and helps me in so many ways. It's just that ever since that last incident with Slade, nothing is the same anymore. He shuts himself in his room and all he does is research. I worry about him." Starfire was on the brink of tears. She quickly brushed them away when Robin busts in with a stack of papers in his hands and shouted "I found a lead on Slade in Salliby City. I'm heading out there immediately. Sorry for informing you in such short notice but I'll be leaving as soon as I can!" Robin said while heading for the elevator door.
"Oh no you don't!" Blaze pulled him back by his cape. "You're not going anywhere." Blaze said as she calmly held him back. "But I have to go find out if he's connected to Slade!" Robin struggled as he tried to wriggle himself from Blaze's grasp. "You can't leave Robin. Not until we agree something." She added as she flung onto the couch. "Robin she is right. You cannot depart without deciding on something." Starfire entreated. Robin reluctantly gave in and sat down. "Ok. So why can't I leave?" Robin muttered. " You can't leave because first of all you're the leader and the rest of the Titans need you. Second because we don't know how long you'll be gone and you know this investigation could take months. The team won't stand strong. Third and last reason, you could be leaving for no reason! What kind of idiot leaves just like that for another strange town and expects a dangerous guy to walk up to them and say 'Hey I know Slade! Go ahead and arrest me!' only an idiot would do that. We barely know anything about him or if he really is connected with Slade!" Raven lectured.
"Fine I won't leave, but somebody has to investigate just in case!" Robin would continue to argue. "Fine then I'll go." Blaze stepped forward. "You guys really don't need me and I've handled this guy before and know my way around most of the city." She added. "Great! Leave as soon as you can. Here's all the information you'll need. About how long will you be gone?" Robin couldn't hold back his eagerness. "I'd say about a week." Blaze estimated. " A WEEK!" all the Titans asked in unison. "Well then again that's not even enough time to read out the info!" Blaze joked. "I promise I'll be back before you notice. Don't worry Starfire I'll be careful." She noted as Starfire put on a worried face. "Well wish me luck!" Blaze finally said as she stepped into the elevator and headed to collect her things. She made arrangements and would be staying at the same hotel that the kingpin was last seen. She was all set. She would leave tonight.
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It took Blaze two days to finally catch up to the kingpin and his cronies. She battled all night until she finally cornered him and brought him to justice. At the interrogation it turned out the lead was a dead end. The kingpin had known Slade but hadn't made contact with him in four years. She was still pleased not to come back empty handed. Meanwhile.
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Blaze had left yesterday on a lead that could reveal something about Slade. Robin had forgotten about his promise to Starfire and still stayed up all night researching Slade. He would replay the fight between him and Slade in his mind. He thought of himself as a failure. Just then the alarm went off. Someone had broken into the Weapons Lab at the coast. There was only one villain on his mind right now, Slade.
*Note* the following is the episode 'Masks' so if I leave anything out then you know what happens right* I don't own the next part or the quotes* So just for the people that didn't watch the episode, I'll tell it briefly*
Robin hung upside down waiting for Slade to make his way into the vault and steal the microchip. He hung there disappointed as a servant of Slade showed up instead. "Tell Slade if he wants this, he can come get it himself!" he yelled as he kicked him. The robot took the chip and ran into a room with many passages he slid underneath a vent below him. Just then the Titans arrived and split up. Robin went under the vent. He chased the bad guy. The robot blasted the entrance to the separate tunnel and blasted a door. He was about to leave when he saw Starfire flying in front of him. "Please, I ask you to stop running and." Star didn't get to finish as the robot blasted her and powered up the rockets in his feet. Robin got out and used his rope thingy to hold on to Starfire and Slade's henchmen at the same time. When they landed on the shore, Robin questioned the robot and found that Slade left a message. Robin became even more obsessed in catching Slade that he would now ignore Starfire. Then a new villain named Red X shows up and steals the two microchips. As he escapes he fights with BB, Raven, Cyborg, and Starfire. Robin claims to be investigating a Slade lead on the other side of town. Red X mysteriously knows how to take each of them down and defeats them. That night Red X offers a partnership with Slade and he tells Red X to prove himself. At the Tower the Titans get a message from Robin that he needs help with defeating Red X. When they arrive they see them running and Red X defeats 'Robin'. They fight at the subway station and Red X ends up saving BB's life. The Titans back at the Tower try to investigate where Red X is going to hit next and start to realize Robin is no help anymore. Starfire goes to his room to find Robin missing and accidentally sets off a hologram projector of Robin just like the one that battled Red X. She finds out Robin is Red X. Red X steals the last chip and offers it to Slade if he tells him his plans. Slade finds out Red X is Robin and takes the chips anyway. The Titans bust in and stop Robin. Then he reveals himself and goes after Slade. They jump across rooftops and do battle. Robin finally wins but finds out Slade is a robot too. Back at the tower everyone yells at him. Starfire just makes this statement. "You and Slade are similar. Slade did not trust you and you did not trust us." Robin is haunted by those words. *Episode Ends*
*Another Note* I just reviewed the episode not steal it ok. My story though continues while Starfire makes that statement.* ok so here goes*
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Everyone is sitting on the couch with their faces all glum. Starfire is in Robin's room. They expect she's yelling at him like they had. Just then Blaze appears at the door looking very, very tired. "I will kill him! I knew that was a dead end!" Blaze marched up to the fridge and grabbed a soda. "What are you guys so gloomy about. Your TV but not really watching it." Blaze thought that was impossible. "Out leader turned Benedict Robin on us dude." BB simply muttered. "What? Why would Robin do that and uh Beast Boy." "Yea" " Don't EVER call me dude!" Blaze went back to the topic. 'Where's Star?" Blaze wondered. "She's in Robin's room yelling at him." Cyborg declared changing the channel every five seconds. Just then Starfire appeared at the entranceand noticed Blaze. "Welcome back Blaze! How was your mission?" Starfire had tears on her cheeks which meant she was crying a minute ago. "Dead end" Blaze said. "Starfire would you be kinder than these two fools and tell me what happened?" Blaze muttered while pointing at Cyborg and BB. "Alright Blaze" Starfire sat down next to her.
After hearing what happened Blaze stood up and headed for Robin's room. "Hey BB, make sure the fire extinguisher is working ok." Cyborg joked over to BB who actually listened to him. Blaze knocked on his door and got no answer. She opened it and stepped in. Robin noticed it was her and jumped. "So you've to yell at me too?" Robin asked in a voice that was barely higher than a whisper. "If I was mad, I wouldn't have knocked, I wouldn't have blasted my way in." Blaze said with a smile. "But I am disappointed Robin. I thought you could handle Slade." Blaze said with her smile disappearing. "Slade is something you don't want to obsess about Robin. It nearly destroyed me. My anger and hate for him almost destroyed me. Don't let him destroy you Robin. He has a way to make you feel so much hate that you as you try to run to him and demonstrate how much you really hate him, you end up trampling whom you love." Blaze left him to those words. As she appeared at the living room door, BB was surprised not to see her steaming. "I must go home now. Call me if I am needed." She then left. "If she's a Titan then why doesn't she sleep here?" BB just noticed. "She needs time Beast Boy." Raven stated and then went to her room.
The Titans were a little off in their crime fighting after that incident but eventually came around. Blaze was still always there for them when they needed her. She still refused to live at the Tower because of their lack of tidiness. The Titans gladly invited her to a carnival next week. They were surprised at how she and Starfire had grown so close. With next week nearing they could hardly wait. Will it be fun in the sun or one stroke from death?
************************************************************************ Hey I hope I didn't bore you with the little 'mask' description but it was for the people that missed it. I will update the next chapter as soon as I can. Please review! Remember: I do not own the mask episode or the quotes!