Seeing Red
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Chapter 6: Warm up
No moon was present that night, so no light from it shown on the city. This allowed darkness to cover the area like a blanket. Lights dotted the city's streets and buildings, allowing a haven from the darkness. But, that wasn't in the case of the museum. While the lights dotted the outside, the inside was darkened. The displays remained motionless, sheets of glass separating the outside world from the precious artifacts. The only light that would shine on these cases were from the flashlights of the guards that patrolled the corridors. For some reason, no lights were here. In fact, the entire building remained quiet.
Just then, A figure opened the sky window above the entrance. He dropped a rope down to the floor at slid down. However, this person wasn't their top steal. He was there to get some answers. He was no other then Speedy. His bag of arrows held firmly against his back. His bow grasped firmly in his hand. He had received a call on his T-communicator on a robbery in progress at the museum and assistance was needed. It took him a decent amount of time to get here, but he was obliged to help the team, being a member and a good friend of Robin.
Though it was pitch black, he kept his senses on high alert. Even though he got no feeling of danger, he still kept his senses open. He walked forward, but heard his footstep in something, like a puddle. He knelt on the ground and felt around for the puddle. He then came upon a cylinder object, which he knew was a flashlight. As his other hand was on the flashlight, his other hand came upon the puddle. His mind then started to race with shock, because what he thought was water was warmer and thicker. Hopping it wasn't what he thought it was, he turned on the flashlight. He looked with wide eyes at the scene that lay in front of him. The puddle was blood, as he feared, that was coming from a stream that produced from two guards' slit throats. He then noticed an item glinting in the light. He picked it up, showing a knife that was red, from both its color and blood. Speedy knew who used it, from stories he had heard from Robin many times. "Red X." he muttered under his breath.
Just then, he heard footsteps run down the hall near him. He ran after the person, using the flashlight to help him look through the darkened hallways. His senses, while hard to use in the dark, were still kept open to any other noises he might hear that could mean an ambush. He then stopped at a large door at the end of the hall. The footsteps had stopped, but he had a feeling that this was where the robber was. He dropped the flashlight, armed his bow, and entered the room.
The door closed behind him as stood there. 'Should have brought the flashlight.' He thought to himself with regret. Just then, the lights turned on. The room was some kind of Egyptian exhibit. This was made clear by the sarcophaguses, jewels, and statues. The light illuminated off of their cases, lighting the room even further. Speedy looked around, waiting for an attack. "Looking for me?" A voice asked from above the room. Speedy looked up to see Red X, his hand gripping a piece of the doomed ceiling that was jetting out. "I can tell by you're face you know me," X said with glee," I always enjoy popularity." "A criminals reputation is of shame, not of glory." Speedy said, his bow aimed directly at X. "Well then. Let's see if your aim is as good as you say so."
Speedy then fired one of his arrows at X, the projectile screaming through the air. X jumped to the side, avoiding the arrow and the explosion that followed it. Pieces of the ceiling came off; crushing some of the cases that lay bellow it. Speedy fired two more, one after the other. But, X jumped away from them. He then looked down at Speedy and said with a cheerful laugh," Not so good with your aim. At this rate, I'll be accused of robbery and you'll get accused of property damage." "I'll show you good aim." Speedy said. He then armed another arrow, this one producing a punching bag at the end. He fired it, this time the arrow hitting its mark. X fell to the ground, but recovered at the last minute, firing a grappling hook onto the ceiling, allowing him to hang there and then jump to the ground with ease. Seedy then loaded another arrow and fired, this one expanding out into a net. X countered by throwing one of his throwing knifes. The weapon cut through the net with ease and headed at Speedy. He moved to the side to avoid it, but it sliced through the top of his bow as it fell to the ground. "My bow!" Speedy yelled in shock. But the, he screamed in pain. While he was distracted, two more knifes were thrown, these cutting through his knees, slicing off the parts of the legs underneath it from the upper body. His body fell as his cut off body parts flailed for a while, then fell limp. Blood poured from the stumps as he crawled across the floor. "I always have to get my hands dirty." X said as he moved towards a display of a person in an Anubis mask and holding a staff with a large orb on the top. He broke the glass and grabbed the staff in his hand. He walked over to Speedy as he said," Batter up!" He then raised it over his head. As Speedy said in a weak voice," P-please. Don-n't. What a-are you aft-ter." He then coughed up some blood that hit X's shoes. X replied," people like you have stood in my way. Of her. It has always been about her. And always will be. But, I'm also doing it for another reason. I need a little warm up. I'm soon ready to take down the big one. For now, see you in the afterlife." He then brought down the staff in a hard swing. The ball at the end impacted at the head. The arms shot up then feel top the ground as the body lead still.
"That was a waste of time," X said, but I always need to get ready. Now, time for an important lesson." He walked over to a table and smashed the glass case on top of it. He removed a headband with a green gem in the middle. He put it in his suit and patted the bulge where it was. "Always buy a souvenir when you go to a museum." "Sorry to say, but you're not getting on today." An voice said behind him. He turned to see the Titans there, minus Robin. They looked at the body of Speedy as BB yelled," You bastard!" He then turned into a gorilla and uttered a grunt that had rage in it. "I see Robin isn't with you," he said," it's a good thing I sent that false distress signal to him. So, he'll be out for a while. While I would enjoy betting each of you to a pulp, I have other matters to attend to." He then produced a small sphere like object and threw it the ground. A smoke echoed from it and filled the room. The team walked around in confusion as the smoke blinded them. Just then, X appeared behind Starfire and whispered in her ear," In time, my love, you will see I am doing this for my love." She froze as she heard this, then turned around, Star bolts ready to fire, but he wasn't there. The smoke then cleared, reveling the team, the body, the ruins of the exhibit, but no Red X.
What is Red X doing? Find out in Chapter 7!