I know I shouldn't be writing this. It's about ten thirty p.m. on a Thursday night as I start off this authors note. I have about an hour or so of homework to do still, but will leave it for later. I promised myself that I would update this today. Luckily, I took a two hour nap on accident earlier, so I'll be up for a while. To warn you, not much more it gonna happen this chapter. This is where the surface of the plot will be scratched. It's gonna be a long two thousand or so word chapter of nothing, but I hope that you still enjoy. Do review, won't you?

I do not own Teen Titans.

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Chapter 2: Terror Strikes

All Titans View's

The rather unexpected arrival of Robin was greeted with an awkward silence. But as soon as he yelled, the party began. Beast Boy and Aqualad let out a loud yell that overpowered the music, and Cyborg quickly cranked the volume up. Several of the members began to dance. Others stood there talking to one another. Wildebeest, as expected, was stuffing his ace full of food. He was really one hungry hero, and Raven quickly hid some food away where he wouldn't find it. They were feeding a dozen people after all.

Robin walked over to the table, and began to spread pizza boxes around on it. There were a dozen pizzas, which may have seemed like to much to most people, but Wildebeest and Cyborg could eat two pizzas on their own. Better to be safe than sorry. Robin tossed down some plates onto the table and walked to to join Speedy, who was looking rather depressed. Robin clamped a hand down on his shoulder and brought him away from the others.

"Looks like you got a lot on your mind, care to share?" He asked his double. Speedy glanced at him. "It's a long story," Speedy told him. Robin leaned back against the counter and grabbed a slice of pizza. He took a bite and swallowed quickly. "I've got the time," Robin said. Speedy let out a deep breath. If Robin truly was anything like him, he wouldn't be one to give up on a friend's problems. He inhaled quickly, and let it all out just as fast.

"It's about Brother Blood. I've been helping Aqualad and Bumblebee try and track him down, and he's been giving us some trouble. The H.I.V.E. members have been ambushing us on every patrol. Blood himself attacked me just the other day. His powers are growing with every minute that passes. Which reminds me... Hasn't Slade been seen around here recently?" Speedy asked. Robin dropped his pizza. The very mention of Slade was enough to piss Robin off as of late.

"Supposedly he has. He's been sighted downtown lately. Every time we show up, he's long gone. We think someone's been tipping him off," Robin said. Speedy's eyes widened as he stared at the Boy Wonder. "You don't think that a Titan is doing it, do you?" Speedy asked. Robin took a moment before answering. "You know, I wouldn't be surprised. It could be you for alls I know," He said. Speedy stared at him in horror, but then Robin laughed. "Don't worry about it. Slade's always been crafty. I'm sure he has his own ways of escaping without using any of us," Robin said. "In fact, I think him and Red-X might be together on this one. I'm not sure though," He added. Then he walked off to join the party.

"So you guys can't make storms?" HotSpot asked. He was having a very confusing conversation with Thunder and Lightning. The two brothers were getting annoyed of him. "We can," Lightning said for the third time. "Then why can't you stop it? I mean, look outside! It's the worse I've seen in years," HotSpot said. "We did not do this one. We can't control them all. This must have been done by a more powerful being, as this is more severe than I have ever seen," Thunder answered. "Uh-huh... So have you-" "Thunder! Come over here!" Beast Boy yelled. Thunder and Lightning rushed off, glad to be rescued from the confused hero.

In the opposite corner of the room, Cyborg and Bumblebee stood talking together. Cyborg was next to the stereo, so he could switch the song quickly. At the moment, he was standing there, feeling just as awkward as Bumblebee did. It was fairly obvious that they had a thing for each other. Bumblebee's wings kept flapping uncontrollably which, unknown to anyone but herself, was a sign that she has happy. Sort of luck when a puppy wags its tail, but not quite. She turned to face Cyborg, finally deciding to talk.

"So Sparky, how's it been hanging?" She asked him casually. Cyborg's hand slipped off the table that he had been leaning on. "Uh- Me?" He said stupidly. Bumblebee laughed at how cute he looked when he was unsure of what was going on. Smiling at him, she give him a poke in his metal stomach. "Yeah you. You see anybody else around?" She asked. Cyborg looked around the room at the other people. "Yeah, I kinda do," He answered. Now it was her turn to feel stupid. The two of them began to laugh at once.

"I guess we both sort of screwed up there," She said to him. Cyborg nodded, placing a hand behind his head. "Then we're even," He said. Bumblebee flashed him a smile and slowly placed her hand down on his. Cyborg's head snapped down to his hand as she gripped it. He began to feel even more out of place. 'But why? She did it...' He realized and smiled. She started to pull him along. "Let's dance," She said to him as she dragged him onto the dance floor, where they began to dance in the middle of everyone.

Beast Boy and Aqualad had started up a game on the large Tv, and Robin and Speedy quickly joined them. They had loaded up the original Halo, and had a free for all. Starfire stood behind them with Thunder and Lightning, all of them marveling at the sight of the game. None of them seemed to understand how such images could be projected. "Amazing!" Lightning screeched as a plasma grenade emitted a bright blue light on the screen. "That was so cheap! Screen looker!" Beast Boy yelled at Aqualad. "It's part of the game, get over it!" Aqualad shot back. Behind them, Raven was watching with a displeased look on her face.

She was really not enjoying the party. Why should she? Social outings were not her type of thing. There wasn't any particular reason that she was there. No matter where she went, the loud sound of the stereo would reach her. On top of that, she couldn't leave the tower. The storm outside was terrible. Lightning was shooting off, the winds looked bad, and the rain was pouring harder than she had ever seen it. A lot like the night where she had lost her powers. She smiled at the remembrance. As embarrassed as she felt back then, it was really quite a thrill to know that she was able to take down the team without even knowing it. She turned around, her smile fading as she met the familiar odor of wet fur.

"What?" She asked Wildebeest. He grunted in reply. She looked around. He probably wanted food. It was no doubt the only thing he was interested in. He probably became a hero so the city would feed him... "What do you want?" She asked him. In reply, Wildebeest picked Raven up with one hand, and set her aside. She couldn't believe that he had done that. "I see how it is, you wanted more food. Save some for us!" She said. Raven turned around at a loud noise. Cheers were going off. Speedy had won the Halo game. Robin began to laugh as he rubbed it in Beast Boy's and Aqualad's face. They turned it off quickly.

Starfire watched in joy as Robin and Speedy cheered. Robin did not seem to mind that Speedy had won. She watched as her crush gave him a handshake. "You like him, don't you?" A voice to her left said. She turned to stare at HotSpot, his bright orange color shocking her. "He is my best friend," She answered. She wiped an arm across her forehead. HotSpot gave off a certain heat the made her uneasy. "I don't believe that we've met. I'm HotSpot," He said. Starfire nodded for a hello, then turned back to watch Robin.

The group was loud. Even someone outside in the storm might have been able to hear them. Everyone, except Raven seemed to be enjoying themselves. No one seemed to be paying much attention to the group as a whole. The each had their attention on themselves or another person. It would definitely be something that they would regret later. Of course, they wouldn't realize that until it was far too late.

Outside, the storm was picking up. The waters were raging, waves crashing up onto the land of Titans tower. The city streets were empty. No one would dare brave this storm. The temperature was slowly dropping, so anyone that was stuck outside was going to have a rough night. The Titans had no idea, but all over the city, news reports were mentioning power outages. The people had been warned to stay inside as well. The storm wouldn't end until morning...

000

The inside of the tower was warm. Too warm. They didn't like it. But that wouldn't matter soon. Everyone was at the party. They observed everybody one by one. They silently watched their habits. How they acted. They made mental notes on who was more likely to venture off alone, who was the most likely to keep somebody with them. All of them did not need to die, really just the one. But the hard part would be finding which one was responsible. What if it was more than one? "Then I suppose a lot of people will be dying," They said.

The person walked away, checking rooms. They were looking for a weapon. Something sharp. They opened a door to a small storage room. They began to dig through the boxes. 'Here is one' They thought. They had found a weapon box. It was exactly what they had been looking for. Weapons you wouldn't expect heroes to have... Knives, axes, rusted metal poles. Things in the tower that had become useless. "Until now," They said out loud.

They took out an ax, then pocketed a small knife. They kept the metal pole out and against the wall, for later use. They opened the door and looked up and down the hall way, then sprinted down it as quick as they could. They silently went though another door, looking around the room. A computer room. They turned on a computer and sat down. It was locked. They began to quickly hack their way through the lock, and found that the computer was already on a screen. The security codes. "Shut down?" They said the words on the screen. They hit the letter Y quickly. Security was shut down. "Generator," They read out loud. They typed deactivate and hit return, typing the letter Y as it popped up again. No security cameras, no back up generator if the power went out. "Perfect," They said as they gripped the ax. They exited the computer just in time, the power went out seconds later.

They shot up in the chair and felt around. The guided themselves along the table and to the door. The opened it quickly and ran down the hall. They had mapped out the way in their head. They quickly reached the door that would to the party. There were voices going off. Loud ones. Sounded like people were panicking. They couldn't tell who was talking at all. Silently prying the door open, they walked in. It was time for the horror to begin...

000

No one had any idea what the hell was going on. The power had suddenly gone off. The generator didn't kick in for some reason. Everyone had panicked after that. No one bothered to go and activate the emergency lights. Then they all heard it at once. A swish. A loud noise. Then an even louder thump on the ground. The next sound heard was several quick footsteps. Suddenly, a green light went through the room. Starfire had activated her powers. "What in the hell..." Cyborg said slowly. There, in the middle of the floor, was Wildebeest. There was an ax in his head. He was dead.

"Wildebeest?" Beast Boy asked. Speedy slowly approached the body and placed his hands on the neck. No pulse. No breathing. Just nothing. He jumped back. Blood was seeping from Wildebeest's head slowly, and it had got onto his shoe. "He's dead," Speedy said simply. The group went into a commotion. "What do you mean dead? Who killed him?" Aqualad said in a panicked voice. There was a general murmur at this.

Everyone turned to look at Robin. He didn't say a thing. "Any clues as to what the hell is going on here Rob?" Cyborg asked him. The Boy Wonder snapped out of a trance. He tore his eyes away from the lifeless corpse of Wildebeest and shook his head. "That's it! Who did it? Who killed Wildebeest?" HotSpot asked urgently. His hands turned into long blades of flame as he backed away from the others. Everyone stared at him in shock.

"You need to calm down boy," Bumblebee said. He stared at her in disbelief. "Well excuse me if I'm a little paranoid here! If you didn't notice, one of our friends just died!" HotSpot yelled at her. "I know! But I'm not accusing any of us as the killer. Did it occur to you that there's possibly someone in here who doesn't belong? You can't tell me that you didn't hear those footsteps moving away after what must have been Wildebeest falling to the ground. Plus, that door is open, anyone could have gotten through!" She exclaimed and pointed towards the door that lead to the halls.

Everyone stared in shock at the doors. "Those were definitely not open before the power outage," Raven said next to the door. She stepped away from the dark entrance of it. Suddenly, a dim white light lit up the room. Starfire turned off her starbolts and stared at Cyborg, who was at the security center on the wall. "Emergency lights. The generator is offline and so is our security. Anyone could have done it," He said. This sent everyone into another frenzy.

HotSpot once again freaked out, quickly rushing towards the doors. He stopped before he reached them and turned back. "I don't know about all of you, but I'm out of here. I'd rather take my chances in the rain. I don't care if I'm made of fire!" He said. HotSpot turned around and ran straight into Robin, who shoved him down onto the ground. The Boy Wonder took out a bird-a-rang and held it up threateningly. "No one is going anywhere," He said menacingly.

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Damn I had to draw that out at the end. Originally, the line "He was dead" was going to be the end. But it was about five paragraphs shorter than I really wanted it. So I drew it out to a point that I think was a fairly good place to stop it. Anyone have a guess to the killer? Anyone actually know. I didn't actually give any hints to it, but you can still guess. I'm glad I finished this, and just a tad over midnight. Not too bad. Now to do hours worth of homework. Hurray for school! Review please...

Next Chapter: The Titans are now stuck in the tower, and decide to venture off on their own. But then another body shows up. Who will be the next victim? Better yet, who is the killer?

"I'm a little more than useless..."

-SinFire