Hi! And now, the moment you've all been waiting for! No, it's not the cure for cancer. IT'S MUCH BETTER! That's right! It's Robin's Test!
Disclaimer: If I owned the Teen Titans, do you think I could draw a little better than this? *holds up mutated drawing of Beastboy*
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Chapter 15: Robin's Test
The next day, when Shadow got to the next test field, she was amazed. She was pretty sure this wasn't here yesterday. She was standing to the entrance of the biggest maze she had ever seen, including the one that led to Fixit's Lab.
"Ready?" said a voice from behind her. She turned around to see Robin, looking at Shadow expectantly.
"Um, yah, sure." She said nervously, looking back at the humungous maze. She wasn't so sure she was tough enough to be a Teen Titan anymore. She felt a hand on her shoulder, and looked back. It was Robin.
He smiled. "Don't worry." He said sincerely, "I positive that you'll be able to do it."
Show took a deep breath and smiled. "Thanks." She said. "I feel a lot better." And she meant it too.
About 5 minutes later, Shadow was at the start of the maze.
"Okay Shadow," said Robin over an intercom, "This isn't a timed maze, so don't rush, okay?"
Shadow braced herself, ready for the task ahead. 5-4-3-2-1-START.
Shadow half walked, half ran into the maze. She put her hand to the wall at her right, testing it to see if it she would be able to go through it. No such luck. But instead of taking her hand away, she kept it there, and kept running, moving along with where the wall was leading.
The Titans were watching her from a platform above.
"Why is she keeping one hand against the wall?" asked Beastboy. "Is she leaning on it for support or something?"
"I'll have to go with 'or something,' Beastboy," Said Raven. "She's keeping one hand on the wall to her right so no matter what, she wont get lost in the maze."
"That's pretty clever." Robin said to himself, supremely impressed. He pressed a button on the computer in front of him, and then types something into the keyboard. Moments later, Jinx was unleashed into the maze.
"Um, how did you get Jinx to be in your maze?" Cyborg asked surprised.
"I promised her she could have one of my spare belts, considering how much she likes them." Robin responded, not taking his eyes off Shadow, who was beginning to run closer to where Jinx was standing, fluffing her pink hair. Predicting what Cyborg would say next, he continued. "I took the weapons out and placed a microscopic tracking device in there in case we ever need to know where she is."
"Yah, but Jinx?" Asked Cyborg, looking back at the maze. Shadow was now caught in an epic battle with Jinx.
"You may have beaten all thier other tests," hissed Jinx, "But now, your luck has just run out!"
This comment made Shadow mad. She attacked with her leg at full force. "I didn't get past the other tests based on luck," she said, Jinx catching her foot and slamming her against the wall. "It was talent and hard work." She got back up and took a rope out of her belt, (which she was only using for Robin's Test) and tied it so it was like a lasso. She started to spin it up in the air.
"Of course you did," Jinx snarled as shadow threw the lasso but missed. Shadow quickly tugged it back, ducking to miss one of Jinx's blasts. Jinx jumped up to her and stopped by Shadow's ear, making her stop dead still. "Oh, and by the way," Jinx whispered menacingly, "Say hi to your daddy for me."
This comment got Shadow moving again. As Jinx hopped and twirled away, Shadow threw the lasso again, this time capturing Jinx around the ankles. Shadow finished tying her up and left her struggling while she went on to the rest of the maze, trying as hard as she could not to cry.
It went pretty much the same way all the way through, a robot or bad guy would appear, and Shadow would send it tumbling to the ground.
When she could finally see the door, she was so relieved, she didn't realize the large box over head that was about to fall on her until it was too late. She was trapped inside the box. Shadow tried to force her way through. She couldn't!
Stupid Titanium Sulfrite! She thought frustrated. She kept forcing. Stupid life-changing chemicals! Stupid dad! She stopped trying to force herself through the box. This was the first time she had thought about 'the day' in 3 whole years. She wanted to cry, but held it in. She had to think of a way out of there.
Back up on the platform, the Titans were wondering what shadow was doing.
"What is she doing?" asked Starfire "With her powers she should be able to go through the walls with ease!"
"She can't" said Robin simply. "The box is made of Titanium Sulfrite."
"So?" asked Beastboy. "It could be made of rubber and I would still be confused."
Raven rolled her eyes. "When she first came to auditions, Shadow told us she could go through any solid object except Titanium Sulfrite."
"Oh," Said Beastboy. After a moment of silence, Beastboy spoke up again. "What kind of person tells you that kind of stuff?"
Back in the box, Shadow was trying every gadget she had in her temporary belt to get out. Nothing was working. She slid down the side of the box to the floor. She closed her eyes. Sitting there on the floor reminded her of that night with her father.
"No." Shadow said aloud, getting back up to her feet. "I will not give up. No matter how hard you want me to." She closed her eyes and thought hard. 4 walls and a ceiling made of Titanium Sulfrite were keeping her from her goal. Wait, she thought, The walls and ceiling are made of Titanium Sulfrite, but not the floor. She went through the floor and came up across the finish line, beaming like she had just won the Olympics.
The Titans met her down at the exit of the maze.
"You passed the test." Said Robin, a smile set on his face. He pulled a Titans communicator out of his pocket and held it out for Shadow to take. "It looks like you're part of the team now."
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Mwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!! I just looooove torturing you guys with cliffhangers! Keep on reading for new chapters and please keep reviewing! Thanks! Buh-bye! New chapter should be up by Wednesday!