The Assassin
Chapter 3
After the two teens were out of earshot Alecto began testing the strength of his leather bonds, there were one on each wrist, one across his middle, and a metal clamp around his feet. The assassin started working the muscles in his arm, twisting, and flexing. Soon the point of a thin razor began poking out of his skin. He flexed more and the razor pushed out of his arm and into his palm, underneath the leather restraint. Using the razor he cut the two wrists, and belt restraints. The metal clamp was secured in the middle by a large padlock. Using the file edge on the back of the razor Alecto cut half way through the loop part of the padlock before wearing through the file. He then took the lock in his hand and ripped it off the table.
The assassin stood up and walked around the room, it was typical for its type a small white washed medical center. However the technology level of the equipment was amazing, these teens had machines top notch hospitals didn't have. In the corner was a locked cage with everything from blood to the odd green liquid inside, it appeared the titans were able to deal with just about every medical situation possible.
After recovering his shirt and jacket from a clothing cabinet Alecto walked to the door, surprised to find it open as he proceeded into the dark hallway outside. Below him he heard the sounds of a TV and the shrill sound of a girl screaming, "They're watching TV" he thought, "and they left the door open". They seemed to have left him an open invitation, so he decided to take it. Alecto walked down the hallway toward the sound of the TV. After a while he reached some stairs but before he could go down the girl in the dark cloak appeared in front of him, "what are you doing", she said "Cyborg told us the sedatives and my powers would keep you down for at least three hours". "Cyborg was wrong" he responded. She flipped back her hood and looked at him strait in the eyes, "what are you". "I am" he responded, smiling, but my name is Alecto. I take it from the way you materialized out of the floor and knocked me out that you are Raven. "Yes", she said looking down, and I'm sorry I knocked you out, I didn't know who you where, I saw the body and just". That's fine the assassin responded, we're working together now, and it'll be nice to have someone to keep we on my toes, or on my back". Raven let out a small laugh before realizing what she was doing and flipping her hood back up, quickly saying "I have your equipment, after we get that you can come watch a movie with us, I think Robin has some questions for you."
The two turned away from the stairs and walked up a steep flight of stairs to a long hallway. They turned right and walked until the reached the last room. "While you are here you can use this room", Raven said. "Welcome to Titan Tower. With that she turned in a swishing of cloak and disappeared through the floor.
Laughing to himself the assassin walked into his room. "She is one of great power", he thought to himself, "I'm glad I'm on her side". On the bed lay his equipment with a note on top, "this can be your room for as long as you wish, there are clean street clothes in the drawers, welcome". Smiling he began to put his equipment back on. First he put on his belt; on it was a holster with multiple quick load clip holders and many compartments. Picking up a .50 desert eagle with a white pearl grip he put it in his waist holster. Alecto then put on a shoulder harness slipping the second desert eagle into the holster beneath his armpit. He then picked up a sawed off, pump action, 10 gauge shotgun with a pistol grip and no stock. Seeing that it was unloaded he reached into a long compartment on his belt and pulled out a tub with 8 buck shot shells lined up end to end. He placed the open end of the tube to the receiver of the shotgun and pressed a spring release button sending the shells into the magazine of the shotgun. He hung the shotgun diagonally on his back off the shoulder holsters. He placed a knife in each boot and two long industrial strength needles in each sleeve. He hid a garrote wire in his hair and one full garrote secured around his waist. Finally he picked up the short sword off the bed and hung it next to the shotgun.
He put his long black duster back on and walked downstairs, as soon as he reached the foot of the stairs a green blur seemed to have latched its self around his waist, "My name is Starfire are you to be our new friend"? She asked excitedly, "sure" he said, a moment passed before Alecto choked, "you know starfire friends a great, but do you know what's bad"? "What" she asked, in a matter of fact tone Alecto replied, "Broken ribs", as soon as she realized what he said she let go, giggling. The last member of the team was a large tiger sitting on the couch starring at him, "I take it from the green fur and the absence of a dead carcass on the ground that you are no normal house cat" Alecto said. The tiger suddenly changed back to a small green boy, the same who had punched through the wall. "You would be right" it said, smiling, my name is Beast Boy, and we're the Teen Titans.
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