Oh, my god... I am SOO SORRY! I know you don't want to hear any excuses, so I'll just hold 'em back. I know you're all going to totally trash me in your reviews for taking so freaking long, and you have reason. Please don't be too harsh, a lot has been going on, which as I have already said, I'm not going to explain because you don't want to hear it. So here's the next chapter. I hope it's sufficient.

Disclaimer: I will never, ever, own Teen Titans.

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"Alright, this is it." Cyborg's voice quivered slightly as he looked at the desolate metal building before him.

'This is it. This is our only chance to save Robin,' Cyborg thought. He gulped. 'Oh man I hope this thing works,' he thought, referring to the machine which he had just taken out of the T-car and placed before him on the rough sidewalk outside of Chaos's lair. "This is our only chance to save him guys! You screw this up, and it's all over!"

"Let's just hope that stupid contraption of yours works," Beast Boy said with a glare. He was still ruffled from the incident earlier involving Raven and Cyborg and a certain machine, so he was not feeling very positively towards Cyborg.

"Beast Boy, don't..." Raven warned. Beast Boy turned and looked into her large purple eyes and he could see the truth in them. They had to work together now; if they didn't then they had no chance at saving Robin. Beast Boy turned and looked at Cyborg's face, and he could see the same look in the big metal man's eyes.

The tension between the Titans slowly faded away. Starfire stood nervously and then broke the silence, "Shall we not go now?"

Cyborg nodded, and then glanced at Beast Boy out of the corner of his eye. The green boy smiled slightly and walked towards the house. Cyborg, relived, lifted the machine onto his shoulder and followed.

The four Titans crunched across the green grass, Raven checking to make sure there were no cameras on them.

Cyborg placed his "baby" down beside the house and pressed all the buttons in preparation for its task. "Ya'll ready?"

"More than ever, man," Beast Boy said grinning devilishly at his best friend.

"Then let's bust some wall open!" Cyborg placed the machine beside the sleek metal wall and pressed the button.

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"What was that?!" Chaos stood paralyzed in place as she felt the entire building around her shake and tremble like and earthquake had just occurred (which was impossible since New York has never had an earthquake in recorded history).

"What the...!" Robin shouted as the entire metal vent vibrated around him. He was shaking rapidly, bouncing up and down and hitting the metal walls... hard. Robin lost his breath as he found himself falling through the air! The metal grate had fallen out of the pipe and so had he. Robin quickly grabbed the edge of the opening before it was out of reach.

'What's happening?' Robin thought as he felt his grip slipping from the moving metal. He flung his other arm up into the vent so his entire arm rested on the inside of the pipe. And then, just as suddenly as it began, the tremor ended.

Chaos stood still in shock. Seconds later, all of her monitor screens went black and then each was engulfed by blurry lines and fuzzy sounds. She stared in horror at the disaster that was evolving before her eyes.

Robin hung in the same position trying not to move as to not draw attention to himself and his predicament. His feet dangled in the air and he was now cursing the two large metal blocks that dangled from then threatening to pull him down to the floor below. He held his breath. 'The Titans. That was the Titans.'

"The Titans!! The TITANS!" Silver and Cold screamed as loud as they could. Their footsteps could be heard echoing in the halls approaching Chaos and her now useless control room. They had both fallen out of the air vent during the explosion and ended up landing at the end of a hall with four angry teens standing just at the other end.

Chaos stood frozen, her eyes wide. She still could not comprehend what was happening.

"THE TITANS! CHAOS, THE TITANS!" The voices were growing louder now as well as the distinct sounds of explosions and a distant lion's roar.

Chaos snapped back into reality. "YOU IDIOTS!" She screeched as she heard them running down the hall that led to her current position. "YOU'RE LEADING THEM RIGHT TO ME!"

Silver and Cold mentally kicked themselves. In their fear of being face to face with all four titans without Chaos there to aid them, they had not been thinking logically. They knew it was too late now to turn back; Chaos had already made her position known by her voice so they might as well just go to her and hope she can somehow hold their attackers back.

They scrambled into the room and ran to the wall opposite the door. As soon as they had turned around and were facing the door, preparing for the fight, the Titans arrived in the doorway.

"Where's Robin!" Cyborg shouted, aiming his sonic cannon directly at Chaos. Starfire stood with starbolts ready in her hands and her eyes glowing. Raven stood, ready for the pending incident. Beast Boy stood, leaning forward slightly, prepared to turn into any animal which would suit him and his friends in battle.

Robin saw his team in the room below him and in his excitement and relief, he slightly shifted his weight on his arm. The piece of the vent that had been supporting his weight cracked and fell towards the room below. Robin yelped as he fell along with it.

Chaos looked up just in time to see the boy wonder falling... right on top of her! She also saw the sharp piece of metal that had broken from the vent and quickly grabbed it with her mind as Robin landed heavily on top of her.

"ROBIN!" Starfire screamed in relief and shock. She hadn't expected him to fall from the ceiling. She began to advance towards the boy but then froze.

"Don't... move..." Chaos warned. Starfire's eyes grew wide in fear.

"No... NO!"

Chaos had Robin in her arms, holding the piece of metal lightly against his neck. "You come any closer and this will go through one side and come out the other!"

Robin gulped and felt the metal slightly slice into his neck from the upward movement. A thin layer of blood slowly flowed from the thin wound.

"ROBIN!" Starfire's mouth dropped open and her hand immediately flew upwards to cover it.

"Don't do anything you'll regret Chaos," Raven said calmly as her eyes darkened and glowed.

Chaos's eyes filled with fear at the sight of Raven. Raven was the only titan who actually, well, scared her. "Don't try anything, you witch! You try to take this blade from me and I'll just summon another one to do its job."

Raven did not respond, but she kept her eyes firmly locked on Chaos.

"You wouldn't," Beast Boy told the crazed girl, "You love him. There's no way you could kill him."

"Who says I still love him," Chaos said to Beast Boy, a twinkle in her eye. "I really find him a bore and much more trouble than he's worth. But..." She turned her eyes to Starfire, and smiled warmly. "If I can't have him, no one can."

Robin's eyes grew large in fear. Starfire's eyes met his, and even though he could not speak for fear of being cut, the message was sent across.

Tears began to flow from Starfire's large terrified eyes as she looked at her love at the mercy of her enemy whom had already made up her mind about his fate. Raven, Beast Boy, and Cyborg also had shocked and helpless looks on their faces. What could they do?

Chaos smiled at the reaction she had achieved. "But before he goes, I might as well get some use out of him for all the trouble he's put me through." She bent her head towards his so their faces were just inches apart. She turned to see the expression on Starfire's face and smiled in satisfaction. Her lips slowly and softly closed in on the boy in her arms.

Robin's mind was racing with emotions. Terror, confusion, and dizziness were just a few. He felt like he was going to pass out any second. Chaos had actually been kissing him for a few seconds before he even realized what was happening. Robin's mind suddenly exploded with thoughts of Starfire. What was she going to think! He had had enough.

Robin rolled backwards and down onto his back, down and away from the piece of metal. His lips were free from their attacker as he completely rolled over, feet over head. He flung himself over Chaos's weapon and barely landed on his feet, staggering back a few steps with his ground fall. Chaos scrambled to her feet in shock and fear.

Robin reached up a hand and placed it on his bleeding neck. The look he gave Chaos made her just want to crumble to the ground and never rise again. She slowly backed towards the wall where Silver and Cold stood watching all that was happening.

Starfire ran to Robin's side and hugged him, the tears still streaming from her eyes. The rest of the Titans stepped forward until Chaos was trapped against the wall. Her eyes grew wet with held back tears but no one was feeling any sympathy for her.

"No... don't..." She said weakly, holding up a hand to shield her face from view of the Titans.

"Give us one good reason why we shouldn't," Robin asked, one arm around the alien girl who was clinging to his shoulder.

"Because you can't... no one can..." Chaos said, moving her hand away from her face and gazing off into space.

"Can't what?" Raven asked feeling a bit odd by Chaos's words.

"YOU CAN'T!" Chaos screamed and stood totally erect on her feet. Her eyes glowed blue and her cape flew up behind her as her power radiated out. The entire block of the floor below her flew up with her, carrying her up towards the ceiling, which had split apart to allow her passage.

"STOP HER!" Robin yelled in the confusion. Cyborg jumped forward and landed heavily on Silver to prevent his escape, while Beast Boy did the same to Cold. Raven quickly covered the brothers in her magic to keep them in place though she glanced hungrily at the escaping Chaos.

Robin shielded Starfire with his cape to protect her from falling pieces of metal from the ceiling. Raven quickly covered herself, Cyborg, and Beast Boy in a protective bubble.

When the chaos ended, all the Titans glanced up at the hole in the ceiling which was just that. A hole. Nothing more. No one else.

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That's it!!! I hope you like it! I'm thinking I'll have one chapter after this one, like something to sum it all up.

I have some other fics planned to write as soon as I finish this one. Hopefully they'll be a little more timely than this fic was.

No review answering today.

Final advice for today.... If you are writing a fan fic, update regularly so you are not attacked on the streets by angry mobs of fans and readers who now hate your guts.

Until next time!

WhiteTigerClaws