Authors Note: Hey, I just decided that instead of writing a sequel I would just carry on. So think of this as a continuation of Out in the Open. Enjoy...................
Chapter 5
Written In Stone
It stood out like a car's headlights on at night. They didn't know what it was, who it was from. They knew what it meant, but no one wanted to say. "It must be some sort of joke," Beast Boy said, his gaze still on the words written in stone. "I do not think it is funny," Starfire stated. She was right, the words inscripted into the cold stone were not funny. If it was some sort of joke it would be okay but if not, the events that would happen afterwards would not be good. "Maybe whoever wrote this is just trying to freak you out, Robin," Cyborg said, "Well, it's not working," Robin lied as he stared at the words,
Rest in Peace Robin
For I am coming
"I do not understand," Starfire said, "Is this some kind of Earth joke that I have not heard of?" "No Star, it's not,"Cyborg told her. "Who is coming, and what do they want?" Starfire asked. No one replied, no one knew how to awnser her. How were they supposed to tell her that someone wanted to kill Robin? "The question is," Raven said, "Who put it here and why?" Everybody looked at the ground, names coming to their heads as fast as lightning bolts. "Maybe it was Gizmo," Cyborg said, "Nah, it was probably Killer Moth," Beast Boy said. "I'll bet anything it was Slade," Robin said, "But Slade is your father," Starfire said innocently. "He could of been lying to me, Star. Anyway, now that I think about it, I don't think Slade would do this sort of thing." Robin told her, "Let's go home."
Robin woke up to the sound of footsteps pacing outside his room in the hallway. Rubbing his eyes he cautiously opened his door to find Starfire. "Star, what are you doing?" He asked her, "I am sorry for waking you," Star told him, "I'm just afraid that this 'Stone Writer' will come and write another horrible message," Robin smiled and the worried look on Star's face disappeared, "Thanks Star, but I think you should get some sleep."
The next morning Robin woke up to the sickening smell of waffles and tofu, as he usually did. He went to the kitchen to do his usual morning routine of sorting out the problems but strangely enough it was quiet, too quiet. Cyborg and Beast Boy were playing cards while Raven was sitting on the couch, "What's wrong?" Robin asked his unusally quiet friends, "Well, we googled 'Messages in Stone' and we found this," Beast Boy said as he handed Robin a peice of paper, "His name is Crypt and he always does this to his victim's before killing them," Beast Boy told him, "He must be very confident if he warns his victims before attacking them," Robin thought out loud. He looked around the room and spotted Starfire in the corner looking very upset, "What's wrong? We deal with criminals every day," Robin said, "He never fails," Cyborg told him. Robin stared at his friend not knowing what he was talking about, "Crypt, he never fails. He's killed so many people Robin. Then he disappears before anyone can catch him," "Robin," Starfire muttered as she buried her head in her hands, "It's all right," Robin told her. Starfire looked up at him, her eyes were tear stained and he had never seen her this afraid before. Starfire turned away from him, she did not know who Crypt was but she didn't want to find out. What if he took Robin away from her, away from the titans. She did not want Robin's life stolen from him or from her. "How long do we have to prepare?" Robin asked, "Two days, three, a week at the most. He never comes at a specific time," Robin looked at the ground, "Who has he killed?" "Rich business people mostly. He must have a lot of grudges," Cyborg told him, "Why me. I'm too young to own any businesses," Robin asked. Cyborg thought for awhile, "I don't know but when he kil...I mean attacks certain people he has reasons. He doesn't do it for fun and he doesn't do other people's dirty work for them," "Why haven't I ever heard of this guy before?" Robin asked, "He likes to keep quiet. No one's really seen him before," Beast Boy told him, "Then how come he has his own web site?" Robin asked, "Well it says here that the person who made his web site is a journalist from the Jump City Review named Colin James," Starfire cringed but luckily nobody saw, "Well, lets go and find this guy. He obviously knows more about Crypt then we do,"