When they reached Japan, they were greeted by a group of men that
looked almost exactly like Tovar. They didn't (or couldn't) speak either.
Tovar told Starfire that this had been set up by Cyras, that these men were
to be trusted.
As they left the port, the men surrounded the Titans, apparently to defend them. Now that they were closer, the Titans could see that each of the men were armed with solid wooden staffs. Unobtrusively, Robin began to inch his hand closer to his own weapons.
They quickly found an inn, where half of the men spread out to defend the doors. The other half went inside, and, after checking them, guided the Titans to their rooms. Tovar stayed outside with the other men.
"Dude, what was up with that?" Beast Boy asked. He had been getting freaked out by all of the things that were going on.
"And who are we supposed to meet here?" Raven asked. She was standing very close to Beast Boy, a fact that all of the others had noticed. In fact, since the incident on the boat, she had barely gone farther than a couple feet from him.
"I think that they are expecting an event of significance to occur soon," Starfire said. Indeed, this would explain the men being armed, and guarding them.
"I think we're about to find out who we're gonna meet," Cyborg said from the window. The rest rushed over to look out. Sure enough, they could see another group of men approaching through the dark alley, surrounding a figure.
"Who is it? I can't tell," Robin said, looking.
The group of men spoke to the others, and then the figure stepped inside the inn. They could hear him coming upstairs. The feet stopped outside the door for a moment, then slid open.
None of them could believe who was facing them now.
It was Slade.
As they left the port, the men surrounded the Titans, apparently to defend them. Now that they were closer, the Titans could see that each of the men were armed with solid wooden staffs. Unobtrusively, Robin began to inch his hand closer to his own weapons.
They quickly found an inn, where half of the men spread out to defend the doors. The other half went inside, and, after checking them, guided the Titans to their rooms. Tovar stayed outside with the other men.
"Dude, what was up with that?" Beast Boy asked. He had been getting freaked out by all of the things that were going on.
"And who are we supposed to meet here?" Raven asked. She was standing very close to Beast Boy, a fact that all of the others had noticed. In fact, since the incident on the boat, she had barely gone farther than a couple feet from him.
"I think that they are expecting an event of significance to occur soon," Starfire said. Indeed, this would explain the men being armed, and guarding them.
"I think we're about to find out who we're gonna meet," Cyborg said from the window. The rest rushed over to look out. Sure enough, they could see another group of men approaching through the dark alley, surrounding a figure.
"Who is it? I can't tell," Robin said, looking.
The group of men spoke to the others, and then the figure stepped inside the inn. They could hear him coming upstairs. The feet stopped outside the door for a moment, then slid open.
None of them could believe who was facing them now.
It was Slade.