I haven't written for this story in such a long time, so I have given
myself a small portion of time to write this. Be warned, many twists shall
appear in this chapter (However the next one will be more shocking,
MWUHAAHAHAHAHAAAAA) Well, I've run out of ideas to put here, so you may
skip this and begin to read my friend!
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Robin stood alone in the hallway, realizes more by the minute. The Protector could not be wrong, it was if he knew everything. Yet Robin knew nothing of him. So many questions buzzed around in his head that were temporarily ceased.
Starfire: Robin? Starfire had got up and was wrapped inside a blanket.
Robin: Hey Star. Wait, weren't you just sleeping.
Starfire: I had awoken at the sound of you and the others conversing deafeningly outside the room.
Robin: Sorry Star, I didn't want them to wake you.
Starfire: It is alright Robin, I am happy to be awake.
Robin: Ok, well, I'm going to eat something before tofu and meat will be forced down my throat. You wanna come?
Starfire: I shall arrive shortly, I have a few matters to attend to first.
Robin: Ok then, I'll see you later. Robin gives Starfire a soft kiss and walks off to the kitchen. Starfire couldn't help but smile as she saw her Boy Wonder walk off. She went back into Robin's room, closed the door, and began putting her clothes back on.
The rest of the day was pretty abnormal. For some reason, Beast Boy had not yet satisfied his revenge on Robin, so no minute was safe for him. Stink bombs, more tofu pies, everything at Beast Boy's disposal barraged Robin. Eventually Raven stopped him, and the rest of the day went on, every minute of it boring. It was just another day where nobody needed help, nobody needed saving, and worst of all, nobody could think of anything. The Titan's were all sitting around the tower, staring into some wall, trying to imagine something, but always drawing up a blank. However, the Protector was completely different. Although he was rarely seen that day, the Titan's knew he continued to walk around inside the tower, but why was still a mystery. Finally one Titan had enough sitting around and decided to find the Protector.
Robin: What the hell is he doing? Robin traced the tower and saw the Protector now standing on the rooftop. He decided to go up and ask what he was doing.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Roof Top *~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The Protector was standing on the roof, gazing at the sea when Robin arrived.
Robin: What are you doing?
Protector: Looking out into the ocean.
Robin: Why? What's so amazing about it?
Protector: In the future this is all dried up. There is no water here; there isn't even an ocean. Slade's Son destroyed the world's oceans.
Robin: Why?
Protector: Well, the bulk of his army is mainly robots, which don't require food. Such as fish. So Slade's Son destroyed the oceans, and not only permanently damaging the eco-system, but also cutting off a tremendous amount of the world's food supply.
Robin: "Well, that sucks." Robin began to realize why the Protector was staring at the sea. He must have never seen such an enormous body of water in his life. "By the way, why do you call him Slade's Son?"
Protector: Because his name is too vile to speak.
Robin: Right............ It was at that moment the alarm rang throughout the tower. Robin quickly dashed off to see what the problem was, leaving the Protector alone.
Protector: Please say no.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Living Room *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Robin and the others arrived to see Raven typing something.
Robin: So, what is it?
Raven: Some nuclear factory is being blown up. I already sent the message we'll be there soon.
Cyborg: Then let's go. Everybody in the T-Car.
The Titan's left the tower, surprised to see the Protector running beside them.
Beast Boy: Dude, he's running at what, 80 miles per hour?
Robin: He's starting to freak me out again.
Starfire: Agreed, he is quite mysterious. I hope we may understand more about him after we have become victorious.
Raven: Let's just hope he doesn't kill anybody.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Nuclear Factory *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
When the Titan's burst into the factory, they didn't see too much out of the ordinary. Sure there was fire everywhere, and sure workers were running, screaming their heads off, but one key element was missing.
Beast Boy: Uh...Where's the bad guy?
Protector: I have an extremely bad feeling today.
Starfire: May I inquire why?
Protector: Not sure, but something's not right here.
Raven: Well, other than the fact there's no explanation for this fire, I think everything's fine here.
Cyborg: My scanners aren't picking up anything. There are only a few workers still getting out of here.
Protector: Robin, I suggest you walk ten paces forward and duck.
Robin: Sure, but why?
Protector: You'll find out soon enough. As Robin obeyed the strange task, the Protector whipped out a mini-cannon on one arm and a blade on the other. HE then turned to face the wall behind Robin.
Beast Boy: So...Why'd you make Robin do what he just did? Suddenly the wall exploded, shards of metal went flying directly where Robin was standing. Apparently they flew right over him while we was crouching down.
Protector: That's why. Behind the wall, all the Titan's saw was fire.
Cyborg: What caused that?
Protector: Someone placed a bomb on the wall. They then punched it, setting it off at the angle to kill Robin if he hadn't moved.
Starfire: What do you speak of?
Voice: He speaks of the way I was hoping to kill your boyfriend here. The Titan's saw on the roof was someone standing upside down. He looked similar to the Protector with all the gadgets, but there were still many differences.
Protector: When you said an even playing field, I thought it would be some huge field of flowers you would enjoy destroying, but no, you pick some burning factory.
Man: Aye.
Robin: Is that him?
Protector: Yep, that's the hunter.
Hunter: Correct! Bingo! Is that your final answer? Hasta la vista!
Beast Boy: Where did Hasta la vista come from?
Hunter: That came from the movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Raven: How original...
Hunter: "Why thank you." The hunter 'jumped' from the roof and landed some 10 yards in front of the Titan's. "Now, I have a job to do, so if you could all scrunch together, that would make this a whole lot easier.
Cyborg: You have to be kidding me. You actually think you can win?
Hunter: Actually, that's exactly what I think. For your correct answer, you get to go first. With no alert, the hunter sped off at light speed toward Cyborg and delivered a punch to his stomach. It didn't kill him, but that one punch dented and smashed through the outer robotic layer.
Robin: Cyborg!!!
Hunter: Sorry, no time to mourn, even though he's not dead yet. I still have to take the rest of you out. The hunter performed the same action to each of the remaining Titan's, and all but one of them were knocked out.
Protector: See Robin, this is what that extreme beating you received from me was for! Then the Protector showed a new secret. He used the same speed to deliver a punch directly at the Hunter's face.
Hunter: Normally that would hurt, but amazingly I found painkillers before I attacked this factory. Then the hunter began repairing his jawbone.
Robin: *cough* You mean he can fix *cough* bones as well as you? *cough*
Protector: Well, I think you should know he's a lot stronger than I will ever be, so don't hope too much I can win this.
Hunter: He's right. I am stronger. And that's all that will matter. And with that, the two men began using every weapon at each other. Guns, swords, fists, you name it. Also add light speed movement and you can imagine what if was like. Robin was stunned at the surprising power of the two men. He couldn't keep up with them. They were flying across the factory, running on the walls, it was chaos. Occasionally he saw one of them smashing into a wall or the floor, but they would quickly get up and continue their battle. Then for a minute or so, he heard nothing. No gun fire, no yelps of pain, nothing
Robin: What the hell? Where are they? Then a gigantic hole appeared in the roof as the two combatants came crashing down. And this time nobody was getting up. Robin tried to stand up, but the extreme pain in his stomach was keeping him down. He got an idea and used his Bo-Staff as a crutch, limping toward the crater in the floor. He was stopped when somebody grabbed him from behind and spun him around.
Protector: Hey.
Robin: Holy shit! Are you ok? Robin was horrified to see the Protector battered and bruised. That was actually an understatement. Robin noticed that most of the bones were broken, skin looked as though it was about to rip off, and sparks flew from damaged machinery.
Protector: Actually, I'm on the verge of dying. The only thing keeping me up and alive is this robotic chassis. The Protector still managed a smile, even though he was about to die.
Robin: The Hunter, is he...?
Protector: "Nope, he's slowly walking toward here. Before I toss you, I just have one thing." The Protector pushed a button on his armor, resulting in a small white box popping out. "Here. This was ordered to be given to you by Starwing and Nightfire." The Protector then tossed Robin aside by about 50 feet to stare down the Protector.
Hunter: Your body is crushed. One hit and you're dead.
Protector: Same for you.
Hunter: Too bad for you my machinery is more advanced.
Protector: Maybe, but that's not how this is going to end.
Hunter: Then may you clarify how it will?
Protector: Like this. The Protector pressed a few buttons on his arm's machinery and then his armor began to glow.
Hunter: You're not serious, are you? The Protector then seemed to give the Hunter a hug.
Protector: It's a good day to die. And with that an explosion erupted from the armor, engulfing the two in flames. Robin watched in horror to see what the Protector had done. He sacrificed himself for Starfire and him. He gave his life for the two of them.
Robin: It's my fault. It's all my fault. Robin was overcome with guilt that he did not bear see what was left from the explosion. Eventually with watery eyes he looked, and what he saw didn't please him one bit. The Protector was gone, but the Hunter was still laying there, all the machinery ripped off, but alive.
Hunter: Fool *cough sputter* He killed *cough sputter* himself, but wasted *cough sputter* it. Robin recovered his Bo-Staff and walked up to the Hunter.
Robin: How are you still alive?
Hunter: *cough sputter* Well, what's it *cough sputter* matter? I'll *cough sputter* still kill you all.
Robin: SHUT UP!!! Robin began pulverizing the Hunter. When he finished, the bones were reduced to dust. Meanwhile, the other Titan's began waking up.
Hunter: So *cough sputter* maybe not me. *cough sputter* Maybe I wont *cough sputter* kill you, but *cough sputter* Slade's Son will.
Robin: Why don't you call him by name?
Hunter: *cough sputter* His name is *cough sputter* too sacred *cough sputter* to speak. And it wont *cough sputter* matter. He'll Kill You All!!! *cough sputter*
Robin: "Shut up..." Robin reached into his belt and pulled out a small gray ball. "shut up..." Robin clicked a button and a small beeping emitted from the ball. Robin then dropped the ball right into the Hunter's mouth. Slowly, he turned and began walking away.
Hunter: No...cnt rech mout... The Hunter tried his hardest but his hands wouldn't move. Robin ignored his muffled voice and continued to walk.
Beast Boy: Dude...you're not...
Cyborg: Man, you can't...
Raven: No, don't...
Starfire: Robin...? Robin ignored all of his friends and persisted walking. Every part of his body was saying "turn back, save him." But he just wouldn't. Soon the beeping grew faster and faster, and then it stopped.
As the smoke cleared, nobody dared look at what was left. It was then Robin fell down and began crying.
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Well, I think that's a good place to stop. How fun it shall be. I bet NONE of you know what is in the small little white box. MWUHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!! I bet none of you will expect what will happen next. During the next chapter you may be able to guess the ending, but don't hope about it. Anyway, I would appreciate if you were to click the "Submit Review" button. It would be so nice. If you wish you may guess what is in the box (if you have any idea) and if you are correct by some twist of fate, I shall inform you. Hasta la vista!
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Robin stood alone in the hallway, realizes more by the minute. The Protector could not be wrong, it was if he knew everything. Yet Robin knew nothing of him. So many questions buzzed around in his head that were temporarily ceased.
Starfire: Robin? Starfire had got up and was wrapped inside a blanket.
Robin: Hey Star. Wait, weren't you just sleeping.
Starfire: I had awoken at the sound of you and the others conversing deafeningly outside the room.
Robin: Sorry Star, I didn't want them to wake you.
Starfire: It is alright Robin, I am happy to be awake.
Robin: Ok, well, I'm going to eat something before tofu and meat will be forced down my throat. You wanna come?
Starfire: I shall arrive shortly, I have a few matters to attend to first.
Robin: Ok then, I'll see you later. Robin gives Starfire a soft kiss and walks off to the kitchen. Starfire couldn't help but smile as she saw her Boy Wonder walk off. She went back into Robin's room, closed the door, and began putting her clothes back on.
The rest of the day was pretty abnormal. For some reason, Beast Boy had not yet satisfied his revenge on Robin, so no minute was safe for him. Stink bombs, more tofu pies, everything at Beast Boy's disposal barraged Robin. Eventually Raven stopped him, and the rest of the day went on, every minute of it boring. It was just another day where nobody needed help, nobody needed saving, and worst of all, nobody could think of anything. The Titan's were all sitting around the tower, staring into some wall, trying to imagine something, but always drawing up a blank. However, the Protector was completely different. Although he was rarely seen that day, the Titan's knew he continued to walk around inside the tower, but why was still a mystery. Finally one Titan had enough sitting around and decided to find the Protector.
Robin: What the hell is he doing? Robin traced the tower and saw the Protector now standing on the rooftop. He decided to go up and ask what he was doing.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Roof Top *~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The Protector was standing on the roof, gazing at the sea when Robin arrived.
Robin: What are you doing?
Protector: Looking out into the ocean.
Robin: Why? What's so amazing about it?
Protector: In the future this is all dried up. There is no water here; there isn't even an ocean. Slade's Son destroyed the world's oceans.
Robin: Why?
Protector: Well, the bulk of his army is mainly robots, which don't require food. Such as fish. So Slade's Son destroyed the oceans, and not only permanently damaging the eco-system, but also cutting off a tremendous amount of the world's food supply.
Robin: "Well, that sucks." Robin began to realize why the Protector was staring at the sea. He must have never seen such an enormous body of water in his life. "By the way, why do you call him Slade's Son?"
Protector: Because his name is too vile to speak.
Robin: Right............ It was at that moment the alarm rang throughout the tower. Robin quickly dashed off to see what the problem was, leaving the Protector alone.
Protector: Please say no.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Living Room *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Robin and the others arrived to see Raven typing something.
Robin: So, what is it?
Raven: Some nuclear factory is being blown up. I already sent the message we'll be there soon.
Cyborg: Then let's go. Everybody in the T-Car.
The Titan's left the tower, surprised to see the Protector running beside them.
Beast Boy: Dude, he's running at what, 80 miles per hour?
Robin: He's starting to freak me out again.
Starfire: Agreed, he is quite mysterious. I hope we may understand more about him after we have become victorious.
Raven: Let's just hope he doesn't kill anybody.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Nuclear Factory *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
When the Titan's burst into the factory, they didn't see too much out of the ordinary. Sure there was fire everywhere, and sure workers were running, screaming their heads off, but one key element was missing.
Beast Boy: Uh...Where's the bad guy?
Protector: I have an extremely bad feeling today.
Starfire: May I inquire why?
Protector: Not sure, but something's not right here.
Raven: Well, other than the fact there's no explanation for this fire, I think everything's fine here.
Cyborg: My scanners aren't picking up anything. There are only a few workers still getting out of here.
Protector: Robin, I suggest you walk ten paces forward and duck.
Robin: Sure, but why?
Protector: You'll find out soon enough. As Robin obeyed the strange task, the Protector whipped out a mini-cannon on one arm and a blade on the other. HE then turned to face the wall behind Robin.
Beast Boy: So...Why'd you make Robin do what he just did? Suddenly the wall exploded, shards of metal went flying directly where Robin was standing. Apparently they flew right over him while we was crouching down.
Protector: That's why. Behind the wall, all the Titan's saw was fire.
Cyborg: What caused that?
Protector: Someone placed a bomb on the wall. They then punched it, setting it off at the angle to kill Robin if he hadn't moved.
Starfire: What do you speak of?
Voice: He speaks of the way I was hoping to kill your boyfriend here. The Titan's saw on the roof was someone standing upside down. He looked similar to the Protector with all the gadgets, but there were still many differences.
Protector: When you said an even playing field, I thought it would be some huge field of flowers you would enjoy destroying, but no, you pick some burning factory.
Man: Aye.
Robin: Is that him?
Protector: Yep, that's the hunter.
Hunter: Correct! Bingo! Is that your final answer? Hasta la vista!
Beast Boy: Where did Hasta la vista come from?
Hunter: That came from the movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Raven: How original...
Hunter: "Why thank you." The hunter 'jumped' from the roof and landed some 10 yards in front of the Titan's. "Now, I have a job to do, so if you could all scrunch together, that would make this a whole lot easier.
Cyborg: You have to be kidding me. You actually think you can win?
Hunter: Actually, that's exactly what I think. For your correct answer, you get to go first. With no alert, the hunter sped off at light speed toward Cyborg and delivered a punch to his stomach. It didn't kill him, but that one punch dented and smashed through the outer robotic layer.
Robin: Cyborg!!!
Hunter: Sorry, no time to mourn, even though he's not dead yet. I still have to take the rest of you out. The hunter performed the same action to each of the remaining Titan's, and all but one of them were knocked out.
Protector: See Robin, this is what that extreme beating you received from me was for! Then the Protector showed a new secret. He used the same speed to deliver a punch directly at the Hunter's face.
Hunter: Normally that would hurt, but amazingly I found painkillers before I attacked this factory. Then the hunter began repairing his jawbone.
Robin: *cough* You mean he can fix *cough* bones as well as you? *cough*
Protector: Well, I think you should know he's a lot stronger than I will ever be, so don't hope too much I can win this.
Hunter: He's right. I am stronger. And that's all that will matter. And with that, the two men began using every weapon at each other. Guns, swords, fists, you name it. Also add light speed movement and you can imagine what if was like. Robin was stunned at the surprising power of the two men. He couldn't keep up with them. They were flying across the factory, running on the walls, it was chaos. Occasionally he saw one of them smashing into a wall or the floor, but they would quickly get up and continue their battle. Then for a minute or so, he heard nothing. No gun fire, no yelps of pain, nothing
Robin: What the hell? Where are they? Then a gigantic hole appeared in the roof as the two combatants came crashing down. And this time nobody was getting up. Robin tried to stand up, but the extreme pain in his stomach was keeping him down. He got an idea and used his Bo-Staff as a crutch, limping toward the crater in the floor. He was stopped when somebody grabbed him from behind and spun him around.
Protector: Hey.
Robin: Holy shit! Are you ok? Robin was horrified to see the Protector battered and bruised. That was actually an understatement. Robin noticed that most of the bones were broken, skin looked as though it was about to rip off, and sparks flew from damaged machinery.
Protector: Actually, I'm on the verge of dying. The only thing keeping me up and alive is this robotic chassis. The Protector still managed a smile, even though he was about to die.
Robin: The Hunter, is he...?
Protector: "Nope, he's slowly walking toward here. Before I toss you, I just have one thing." The Protector pushed a button on his armor, resulting in a small white box popping out. "Here. This was ordered to be given to you by Starwing and Nightfire." The Protector then tossed Robin aside by about 50 feet to stare down the Protector.
Hunter: Your body is crushed. One hit and you're dead.
Protector: Same for you.
Hunter: Too bad for you my machinery is more advanced.
Protector: Maybe, but that's not how this is going to end.
Hunter: Then may you clarify how it will?
Protector: Like this. The Protector pressed a few buttons on his arm's machinery and then his armor began to glow.
Hunter: You're not serious, are you? The Protector then seemed to give the Hunter a hug.
Protector: It's a good day to die. And with that an explosion erupted from the armor, engulfing the two in flames. Robin watched in horror to see what the Protector had done. He sacrificed himself for Starfire and him. He gave his life for the two of them.
Robin: It's my fault. It's all my fault. Robin was overcome with guilt that he did not bear see what was left from the explosion. Eventually with watery eyes he looked, and what he saw didn't please him one bit. The Protector was gone, but the Hunter was still laying there, all the machinery ripped off, but alive.
Hunter: Fool *cough sputter* He killed *cough sputter* himself, but wasted *cough sputter* it. Robin recovered his Bo-Staff and walked up to the Hunter.
Robin: How are you still alive?
Hunter: *cough sputter* Well, what's it *cough sputter* matter? I'll *cough sputter* still kill you all.
Robin: SHUT UP!!! Robin began pulverizing the Hunter. When he finished, the bones were reduced to dust. Meanwhile, the other Titan's began waking up.
Hunter: So *cough sputter* maybe not me. *cough sputter* Maybe I wont *cough sputter* kill you, but *cough sputter* Slade's Son will.
Robin: Why don't you call him by name?
Hunter: *cough sputter* His name is *cough sputter* too sacred *cough sputter* to speak. And it wont *cough sputter* matter. He'll Kill You All!!! *cough sputter*
Robin: "Shut up..." Robin reached into his belt and pulled out a small gray ball. "shut up..." Robin clicked a button and a small beeping emitted from the ball. Robin then dropped the ball right into the Hunter's mouth. Slowly, he turned and began walking away.
Hunter: No...cnt rech mout... The Hunter tried his hardest but his hands wouldn't move. Robin ignored his muffled voice and continued to walk.
Beast Boy: Dude...you're not...
Cyborg: Man, you can't...
Raven: No, don't...
Starfire: Robin...? Robin ignored all of his friends and persisted walking. Every part of his body was saying "turn back, save him." But he just wouldn't. Soon the beeping grew faster and faster, and then it stopped.
As the smoke cleared, nobody dared look at what was left. It was then Robin fell down and began crying.
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Well, I think that's a good place to stop. How fun it shall be. I bet NONE of you know what is in the small little white box. MWUHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!! I bet none of you will expect what will happen next. During the next chapter you may be able to guess the ending, but don't hope about it. Anyway, I would appreciate if you were to click the "Submit Review" button. It would be so nice. If you wish you may guess what is in the box (if you have any idea) and if you are correct by some twist of fate, I shall inform you. Hasta la vista!