[Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titians! Now onto why your really here….]
"Has anyone seen Raven?" It was a little past breakfast. Everyone had eaten peacefully. Well as peacefully as fights between tofu and eggs get. I still had not seen Raven since last night.
I was kind of worried. Maybe she hated me after last night? I mean her powers acting up because of me? She did say she was going to stay away. Something still nagged at me.
"Talk to friend Raven I did this morning!" Star had become extra happy today. This morning she had already tried to get us to eat her 'pudding of happiness'. I had a feeling of foredoom, it probably had something to do with the shy looks she had been giving me all day. Just when I thought I had been lucky she had given up on me.
"Where is she now?"
"I did see her last on the roof," She floated over closer, her eyes gleaming a light emerald. It was time to get away from Star.
"Uhh thanks Star," I gave a quick smile before dashing up the stairs. Maybe Raven had decided to go for some extra meditation this morning? I'd just take a quick peek at the roof to calm my busy conscious and then be gone. Maybe she wouldn't notice I was there.
There was always the possibility I could get hit with a roof item of course. I made a memo to watch my surroundings. I climbed to the top of the stairs. Taking a breath of air I quietly opened the door just peeking out.
Vacant.
Letting out a sigh I slid the door all the way open and stepped onto the roof. That was odd. I had already listened in on her room earlier. No sound of meditation or reading or anything came from her room. No one saw her leave either.
I looked around the roof area. It looked trashed almost. I clicked on the communicator on my waist. It beeped as it paged the Titans downstairs.
"What's up Robin?" Cyborg answered looking distracted. Him and Beast Boy had already started their video games.
"Can you grab Star and get up here?"
"Uh sure man be right there," There was a Game Over sound followed by a loud chorus of 'Boo-ya' and Beast Boy mumbling as the communicator clicked off.
It wasn't long before the clicking of the stairs was heard. Cyborg and a floating Starfire emerged onto the roof.
"Star did it look like this earlier today?" I directed to the Tamaranian girl. She looked around and quickly shook her head.
"Oh no, no, no." She looked around again worried.
"You think someone may have gotten Raven?" Cyborg asked now moving around to look at a few broken things.
"Only a hunch," I walked out further onto the roof. I got another weird feeling. Almost like I was being watched. I looked up from the floor. Neither of the two were looking my way. The sun was already midway up and glared down on us.
Something shiny on the edge of the roof blinded me a second. I moved over to it my metal boots clinking, it was a wonder sometimes how I snuck up on people.
"Guy's," I urged. My mouth dropped as I picked up the object. The other two came to look over my shoulder. I held a round pin like thing, colored black and gold. It had Slade's emblem on it.
My fist clenched and my other hand still holding the object squeezed it tightly. I could hear Cyborg contact Beast Boy to get up here. I could feel an odd fury wipe through me. Before I could break the object I forcefully dropped it.
Shadowing my face I tore from the roof. I don't think I could honestly answer any of my comrade's oncoming questions. Like why suddenly Slade and Jinx's messages made sense. Like why I cared so much, or why this all bother me so much. Or why I was so irked that Raven would be avoiding me.
Or why her of all people had to be kidnapped.
Everything had just suddenly clicked. Like finding that stupid lost puzzle piece that had been in your hand all along. I rushed down the stairs. My thoughts were rushing at such a speed they blinded me to everything around me.
I tripped a few times but didn't let it stop me. My boots hit hard even on the carpeted floor. I headed for the training room. If I didn't burn off this fury I would surely let it control me.
Slade had something planned. He wanted me to loose control. He wanted me to go rushing in to save her. I wasn't going to play his game.
I flung myself at a punching bag. Over and over I hit at it. I could think of nothing but her chained. Chained and baited by Slade. Thinking that way only increased my adrenalin. I threw kick and punch one after another. Imagining every time it was Slade.
He had really outdone himself this time. Him and that Jinx. I unclenched my jaw. It was already sore, I hadn't realized I was gritting my teeth.
I spent almost two hours ebbing my anger away. Shadows had begun to spring out of objects because of the suns setting way. I made my way out of the training room. My fists had turned red and started to throb, my legs were already pulled painful. I headed for the living room.
Hopefully the other Titan's had made some headway. All we needed was to find his hideout. I couldn't live with the notion of leaving Raven there for the night. It wasn't an option.
"Have we got anything?" I took the stairs more slowly. Everyone looked up.
"Robin, man where ya been?" Beat Boy had transformed out of a cat and greeted me.
"We're close Robin. There only a few more places we need to get reports on. Then we'll know where he is. But I still need to know why he kidnapped Raven, any ideas?"
"It's going to be another trap obviously." I answered casually trying to get out of the truth. Plus I really wanted to get some food for my now mumbling stomach.
"But it could have been any of us, why her?" Cyborg stared at me. There was the bait.
"Because he knows it's my weakness." I looked down at my boots. My cape whipped boredly against the near air-conditioned vents.
"Then that means-" Beat Boy started. Cyborg had quickly jumped in placing an arm over the changeling's mouth.
"Yes, and we can get into that later." Cyborg added stressing a look at Starfire. She looked just a lot confused.
"Riiight," The green boy smiled my way. I shot Cyborg a 'thank you' look and vanished into the kitchen.
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"Ok team, we all have to be careful. There's no telling what Slade has set up for us. Jinx might be in there as well so stay focused." I looked at the three before me. It was a sad silence that there were three before me and not four.
"Make sure you watch your own advice," Cyborg added stepping forward with his cannon to bust out the wall. It had taken little time to find the place. After all it was newly rented and taking in large amounts of power.
The easier to find the more dangerous it was.
There was the loud sound signaling the wall had been blown out all the way through. We all crept in. It was complete darkness entering. The only light came from the hole we had just made.
Star made sure she stuck close to me. Cyborg clicked on his light. Maybe if it weren't such an important mission I would have requested Star to move a little away. Now wasn't the time for idle thoughts.
In the distance there was a slight noise of chants chinking.
"Yo anyone here?" Beat Boy called out. He had turned into cat and curled itself around our feet.
Tentatively we made out way into the darkness. There were more chain movements. I motioned to the others to move that way. Getting closer a desperate mumbling came to us.
Immediately I felt like running to it. I knew it was Raven.
"Friend Raven?" Stars voice wobbled. I should have guessed she was skirmish in the dark.
A low mumble stared from the opposite direction of the chains. It got louder. All of us stood ridged and faced the voice that had now become a sinister laughter. I grabbed out my Bo staff readying it.
Suddenly lights flashed from behind us. I took a quick look. There were a wall of televisions that had turned on. We all backed up towards the light.
"Come out Slade," I stepped out a little further from the group.
"Very well Robin," A define Slade dissolved out of the darkness across the room. His grin was very apparent. "Right about on time you all are. Are you ready to see what I have in store for you this time?"
I glared. I could feel the rest of the titans keeping their eyes glued to him.
"Where's Raven?" I demanded, stepping forward.
"My dear boy she's right there," His hand moved to gesture to our right. A light came on clearing the darkness from the wall. The chains rattled more. This time there was a person attached.
Raven was shackled there. She wore a calm expression. But her eyes watched me. Shackles had pinned her arms above her and her legs to the floor to where she had to sit. There was a secure bond across her mouth to prevent her from speaking her words.
I could see a redness burned into her skin around the chains. Looking as if she had tugged too much to get them off. I wanted to run to her. I wanted nothing more than to splice her bonds off.
A few things stuck me to where I was standing. First there was Slade, probably waiting with a sick pleasure for me to run over. The second was Raven. Her face was the same as always, but her eyes looked at me differently. Pleading me to stay where I was.
"Now I'm willing to fight fair, but fighting Robin is all that concerns me." His evil grin grew wider as he pressed a button on his arm. In a second my friends were gone, vanished from behind me.
"This is a fight to end it," His voices taunted at me.
[So how was that? This was actually an enjoyable chapter to write. Review and let me know what you think! If Robin's thoughts seems a little confusing, it shall be explained later.
And I took advice and went over it again for errors! Wow I didn't notice there were so many. You all should have spoken up earlier. XD so it should have been an easier read!]
-Dragonslayer527