Author's (pretty long) note: Hey everyone --- thanks for the reviews. I
really appreciate it. Haha, here are some replies to the comments people
made:
Shadw – Thank you! I'll be sure to update =) this is the 2nd chapter Zackery Faelan – Thanks so much! I only saw the first part of "The Apprentice" but I have a pretty good idea of what happens in the 2nd part because I read it online. Yeah, I gotta admit Slade is one heck of a smart villan...man he's good. Haha. Thanks for reviewing! Ersomething – hehe, thanks for reviewing that story...I still remember you were the only one who reviewed mine that one time. Keep workin on Deep Blue! Tabris Macbeth – The scary moments will be later on in the story, I wrote this at like 1 in the morning because I had insomnia and felt too lazy to add scary moments, lol. And YES, Robin is doing some martial arts thing...you know, if you've watched the show before he does lots of that haha.
Thank you all for reviewing =)
Next theme song for Chapter 2 – Linkin Park – Somewhere I belong
With all of that said, I will continue. Haha. Chapter 2 is really long.
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Chapter 2 Part 1 – Memories
Robin sat alone in the dark, cold room Slade had put him in. The tearing wallpaper, the dripping pipes and the chilling darkness set off an unwelcome feeling already. He had been told he had to follow Slade's commands exactly, or else not only would his friends explode, but he would be put to a terrible death also.
Robin sighed and rubbed the metal plate that had been installed on the side of his left shoulder. It felt cold. Just like this place. "God, why does this have to happen to me?" He asked into the thin air. "Of all people."
The memories of last night started to flash back.
9:00 PM – TITANS TOWER
"Slade..."
"Robin, didn't we go through this before?" Beast Boy asked while eating a chunk of Tofu and playing a video game at the same time. "Man, stop being obsessed with 'Slade's Identity' or whatever."
"You almost got us all killed last time, 'Red X'." Cyborg snorted.
"Even if you did save my life." Beast Boy added, not helping.
Robin could feel the blood boiling just from the memories that were being stirred up.
"Guys, this is important to me." He said. "I have to know who Slade really is...I have to."
"Why?" Raven asked in the corner, looking up from her book.
"I..." He was interrupted with the sound of his beeper blaring loudly. "Titans, go!" He shouted. Immediately everyone was out the door and scouting the town.
"There!" Starfire cried. Below Slade's endless helpers were terrorizing the city in every direction.
The minute Robin's foot touched the ground a hand clasped his mouth shut and pulled him into the distance. "MMMMPHH!" Robin screamed in a muffled voice and fought, but the hands would not let go.
His friends weren't paying attention. They were too distracted.
"Ha!" Starfire's green jolts flew out of her arms rapidly, clearing off a few of them.
"Azerath...Metrion...ZINTHOS!" Raven's powerful words screamed, thrusting Slade's group into the air and hurling them far away from the city.
Cyborg's might robotic powers were probably the most powerful with their leader missing. He punched and fought with such force that he was leaving several of Slade's workers aching on the ground in a matter of minutes.
BB morphed into several different animals, roaring in one moment and howling another.
"It's no use!" Raven shouted from a high. "There are too many of them!"
As Raven and Starfire landed on the ground, they stood back to back with Beast Boy and Cyborg. "Stay back!" Cyborg shouted angrily as the group circled around them.
Taking out machinery, the Slade groupies started to attack wildly. With bullet shots bursting in the air, the remaining Teen Titans group started to scream in horror and pain. The hurt was enormous.
Meanwhile, Robin was in a solitude room tied to a chair with a giant TV screen in front of him. He watched in terror as his friends were turned into mince meat.
"Don't hurt them anymore!" Robin cried desperately. One of the Slade worker's powerful fists jammed into Starfire's stomach, causing her to fly back and crash into a building, creating rough cracks in the brick wall. Another caged up Beast Boy, so no matter what animal he turned into he couldn't break through.
A man with a dark hat silenced Raven, tying her up in a mummy wrap. Cyborg tried to beat the men with his hands and fists, but there were too many of them. They swarmed him like ants swarming a rotten apple. "Can't...breathe..." Cyborg said as he slowly sank into the pile of attacking men.
"Let them go NOW!" Robin commanded. "Let them -" Robin felt something cut the rope that tied him around the chair...but in the process they his back, too. He winced as he fell to the floor, the ropes loosening around him.
"Have you ever heard of the word 'please'?" Slade's smooth voice was heard throughout the strange room.
Approaching, Slade walked slowly towards Robin. "Your friends are at risk...again. And it's all your fault."
"No!" Robin screamed as he tried to get up. He ended up on his hands and knees, gasping for breath. The pain was too much. He grinded his teeth together.
Slade laughed. "Robin." He held his hand out. "Join my side again. Together we can be successful."
"Never." Robin said through clenched teeth.
"See this?" Slade held up a button. My men each were made sure that one of THESE was installed into your friends' skin." He held up a tiny, almost microscopic piece of what looked like a mechanical chip. "Once I press this button, your friends will explode into pieces...and you will be forced to watch."
Robin's eyes widened as he saw Slade's finger get closer and closer to the shiny red button. "No..." He whispered. "No!" As if a miracle happened, he got up and started to fight Slade. Trying to grab helplessly at his mask, Robin fought with all of his remaining strength.
"Hiya!!!!!!!!!" Robin lurched toward Slade with a brute force, punching him hard. But Slade caught his punch and hit him back with a powerful blow. Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Robin was worn out. He had lost the battle.
"So, do we have a deal?" Slade held out his hand...
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Everything went back to normal. His vision was over. Robin buried his face into his hands. "Everything's so wrong..."
"Robin."
Robin looked up.
"Robin...Report to my office 215." An unfamiliar voice was calling from the speaker phone that hovered above him.
Robin groaned as he got up. As he entered the fancy office, A man in a heavy metal suit was standing up. "Robin, ah yes, sit down."
Robin sat.
"I am Darren, one of Slade's top workers and managers. Robin, you are not to go on missions alone." Darren reported, seriously. "So I have to assign you to work with another. It was Slade's command."
"Great." Is what went through Robin's already stressed out mind.
"JD." Darren called out, beaming. "Come in."
"JD..." Robin murmured. "Probably some annoying jerk kid..."
The two doors slid open and in stepped a kid in a completely complicated outfit. JD wore a heavy white jacket with the sleeves rolled up to the elbows with two black stripes going down the side. The pants were still white, but had an interesting symmetrical design on the bottom in black. A helmet was on his head, so Robin couldn't see his face.
"Nice to meet you." A muffled voice called behind the helmet. He held out his hand. Robin shook it reluctantly. His hand was rougher than sandpaper.
"JD...don't be rude. Take off your helmet." Darren commanded. "Reveal yourself." He smiled a small smile that made Robin wince.
As JD took off his helmet and Robin's eyes widened...
"This has got to be a mistake..." He whispered.
Shadw – Thank you! I'll be sure to update =) this is the 2nd chapter Zackery Faelan – Thanks so much! I only saw the first part of "The Apprentice" but I have a pretty good idea of what happens in the 2nd part because I read it online. Yeah, I gotta admit Slade is one heck of a smart villan...man he's good. Haha. Thanks for reviewing! Ersomething – hehe, thanks for reviewing that story...I still remember you were the only one who reviewed mine that one time. Keep workin on Deep Blue! Tabris Macbeth – The scary moments will be later on in the story, I wrote this at like 1 in the morning because I had insomnia and felt too lazy to add scary moments, lol. And YES, Robin is doing some martial arts thing...you know, if you've watched the show before he does lots of that haha.
Thank you all for reviewing =)
Next theme song for Chapter 2 – Linkin Park – Somewhere I belong
With all of that said, I will continue. Haha. Chapter 2 is really long.
~ ~ ~
Chapter 2 Part 1 – Memories
Robin sat alone in the dark, cold room Slade had put him in. The tearing wallpaper, the dripping pipes and the chilling darkness set off an unwelcome feeling already. He had been told he had to follow Slade's commands exactly, or else not only would his friends explode, but he would be put to a terrible death also.
Robin sighed and rubbed the metal plate that had been installed on the side of his left shoulder. It felt cold. Just like this place. "God, why does this have to happen to me?" He asked into the thin air. "Of all people."
The memories of last night started to flash back.
9:00 PM – TITANS TOWER
"Slade..."
"Robin, didn't we go through this before?" Beast Boy asked while eating a chunk of Tofu and playing a video game at the same time. "Man, stop being obsessed with 'Slade's Identity' or whatever."
"You almost got us all killed last time, 'Red X'." Cyborg snorted.
"Even if you did save my life." Beast Boy added, not helping.
Robin could feel the blood boiling just from the memories that were being stirred up.
"Guys, this is important to me." He said. "I have to know who Slade really is...I have to."
"Why?" Raven asked in the corner, looking up from her book.
"I..." He was interrupted with the sound of his beeper blaring loudly. "Titans, go!" He shouted. Immediately everyone was out the door and scouting the town.
"There!" Starfire cried. Below Slade's endless helpers were terrorizing the city in every direction.
The minute Robin's foot touched the ground a hand clasped his mouth shut and pulled him into the distance. "MMMMPHH!" Robin screamed in a muffled voice and fought, but the hands would not let go.
His friends weren't paying attention. They were too distracted.
"Ha!" Starfire's green jolts flew out of her arms rapidly, clearing off a few of them.
"Azerath...Metrion...ZINTHOS!" Raven's powerful words screamed, thrusting Slade's group into the air and hurling them far away from the city.
Cyborg's might robotic powers were probably the most powerful with their leader missing. He punched and fought with such force that he was leaving several of Slade's workers aching on the ground in a matter of minutes.
BB morphed into several different animals, roaring in one moment and howling another.
"It's no use!" Raven shouted from a high. "There are too many of them!"
As Raven and Starfire landed on the ground, they stood back to back with Beast Boy and Cyborg. "Stay back!" Cyborg shouted angrily as the group circled around them.
Taking out machinery, the Slade groupies started to attack wildly. With bullet shots bursting in the air, the remaining Teen Titans group started to scream in horror and pain. The hurt was enormous.
Meanwhile, Robin was in a solitude room tied to a chair with a giant TV screen in front of him. He watched in terror as his friends were turned into mince meat.
"Don't hurt them anymore!" Robin cried desperately. One of the Slade worker's powerful fists jammed into Starfire's stomach, causing her to fly back and crash into a building, creating rough cracks in the brick wall. Another caged up Beast Boy, so no matter what animal he turned into he couldn't break through.
A man with a dark hat silenced Raven, tying her up in a mummy wrap. Cyborg tried to beat the men with his hands and fists, but there were too many of them. They swarmed him like ants swarming a rotten apple. "Can't...breathe..." Cyborg said as he slowly sank into the pile of attacking men.
"Let them go NOW!" Robin commanded. "Let them -" Robin felt something cut the rope that tied him around the chair...but in the process they his back, too. He winced as he fell to the floor, the ropes loosening around him.
"Have you ever heard of the word 'please'?" Slade's smooth voice was heard throughout the strange room.
Approaching, Slade walked slowly towards Robin. "Your friends are at risk...again. And it's all your fault."
"No!" Robin screamed as he tried to get up. He ended up on his hands and knees, gasping for breath. The pain was too much. He grinded his teeth together.
Slade laughed. "Robin." He held his hand out. "Join my side again. Together we can be successful."
"Never." Robin said through clenched teeth.
"See this?" Slade held up a button. My men each were made sure that one of THESE was installed into your friends' skin." He held up a tiny, almost microscopic piece of what looked like a mechanical chip. "Once I press this button, your friends will explode into pieces...and you will be forced to watch."
Robin's eyes widened as he saw Slade's finger get closer and closer to the shiny red button. "No..." He whispered. "No!" As if a miracle happened, he got up and started to fight Slade. Trying to grab helplessly at his mask, Robin fought with all of his remaining strength.
"Hiya!!!!!!!!!" Robin lurched toward Slade with a brute force, punching him hard. But Slade caught his punch and hit him back with a powerful blow. Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Robin was worn out. He had lost the battle.
"So, do we have a deal?" Slade held out his hand...
~ ~ ~
Everything went back to normal. His vision was over. Robin buried his face into his hands. "Everything's so wrong..."
"Robin."
Robin looked up.
"Robin...Report to my office 215." An unfamiliar voice was calling from the speaker phone that hovered above him.
Robin groaned as he got up. As he entered the fancy office, A man in a heavy metal suit was standing up. "Robin, ah yes, sit down."
Robin sat.
"I am Darren, one of Slade's top workers and managers. Robin, you are not to go on missions alone." Darren reported, seriously. "So I have to assign you to work with another. It was Slade's command."
"Great." Is what went through Robin's already stressed out mind.
"JD." Darren called out, beaming. "Come in."
"JD..." Robin murmured. "Probably some annoying jerk kid..."
The two doors slid open and in stepped a kid in a completely complicated outfit. JD wore a heavy white jacket with the sleeves rolled up to the elbows with two black stripes going down the side. The pants were still white, but had an interesting symmetrical design on the bottom in black. A helmet was on his head, so Robin couldn't see his face.
"Nice to meet you." A muffled voice called behind the helmet. He held out his hand. Robin shook it reluctantly. His hand was rougher than sandpaper.
"JD...don't be rude. Take off your helmet." Darren commanded. "Reveal yourself." He smiled a small smile that made Robin wince.
As JD took off his helmet and Robin's eyes widened...
"This has got to be a mistake..." He whispered.