I had been trying to hold back, but I finally gave in. I planned on keeping the plot a secret to Tawreh, but she finally got me to cave. I just couldn't resist telling her the plot. When I told her the ending, her reaction was much like I expected. In fact, once this story ends, which will be around chapter ten, you are all probably gonna feel weird. It may confuse you. You may find it stupid. I thought that it was fairly creative on my part. Why am I even talking about the ending? We aren't even halfway through the story. Has anyone figured a thing out yet? I finally set myself on a killer for sure, or is it killers? Oh, you'll find out. Carry on...

I do not own Teen Titans.

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Chapter 4: Double Murder

All Titans View's

Everyone stared at Aqualad in horror. He was still on the floor, a blank expression on his face. No one had any words of comfort for him. They were all thinking the same thing though. Did he kill HotSpot? Aqualad seemed genuinely shocked at finding the uniform, but that didn't necessarily mean that he didn't kill him. Cyborg rushed past Aqualad and into Beast Boy's room. He came back out a moment later, a grim look on his face. He pointed toward the direction of the bathroom.

"Tub full of water in there. They must have pushed him in," Cyborg said. The Titans looked down at the wet uniform on the ground. Speedy bent down in front of Aqualad. He looked concerned. "What happened?" Speedy asked Aqualad. The teen looked up at his friend, showing the first signs that he noticed anyone was around him. Gradually, his fearful look turned into a stony gaze. He stood up slowly, wiping some water off of his hands.

"I heard footseps earlier. Had to separate from Beast Boy. Got lost on the look out. Then I heard HotSpot scream. Saw someone running away. Then I found his uniform in the water, and I knew that he was dead," Aqualad told them. There was a moment as everyone glanced around at one another in the room. Then there was a rather awkward silence before Raven broke it with a cough. The others turned to look at the goth girl.

"Did you see who it was?" She asked him. Aqualad laughed. "If I saw who it was, don't you think I would have told you by now?" He asked. She stared at him with narrowed eyes before looking away. Robin stepped forward. "Did you see anything distinguishing? Hair? Size?" He asked. Aqualad's face lit up at those questions. "I didn't see anything like hair. But they weren't too big. Someone closer to my size," He answered. Robin looked at Cyborg and Thunder. It seemed that they were off the hook. If it was a Titan that is...

"I have a question," Lightning said. They all turned to look at him. "Can anyone here vouge for their partner? I know that Thunder and I were together the whole time," He said. The group began to speak quickly, pointing fingers at who they were with. The talking stopped as Starfire cleared her throat. "Robin and I were separated at one point. I saw someone running," She said. "Same with me and Raven. We split up to search," Speedy added. Beast Boy and Aqualad didn't say anything, as the group knew their story. Robin turned to Cyborg. "What about you?" He asked. Cyborg looked over at Bumblebee.

"Actually... Bee and I were together the whole time. We went to the mainframe computer, and found it trashed. No hope of turning the power or security on from it. Whoever did it was still there though, and they attacked us," He answered. Robin looked at Bumblebee. "This all true" He asked. She nodded. "Yeah. We were about to go make Cyborg a battery pack when this all happened," Bumblebee added. Robin let out a deep breath. "So six of us are under suspicion. Of course, it probably isn't even a Titan," He trailed off.

Aqualad cast a nervous glance at Speedy. "It could be Brother Blood. Doesn't he have something against you Cyborg?" He asked. The half human nodded. "Yeah. I owe him a couple of hideouts lets just say," He answered. "He mentioned you in our last battle. Said he would be comeing for you soon," Speedy said. Cyborg looked surprised by this, and turned to look at Bumblebee again. "You coulda warned me!" He said. A commotion quickly started at this. Robin quited everyone down as soon as it started though. "People! We forget that we have two people dead and Aqualad was found with a victims uniform!" He said. Aqualad glared at him.

"I found him like that! And out of everyone here, I'd say I'm one of the people with a lesser motive. I believe you're the one who's paranoid of Slade all the time! How do we know you haven't just snapped?" Aqualad shot back. Robin let something out between a growl and a scream. He pointed a finger at Speedy. "We could say the same about him and Brother Blood!" Speedy held up his hands in defense. "What about your team Robin? You haven't accused any of them. I think it was Beast Boy who turned into that creature a couple weeks back. Maybe his killer instinct it kicking in!" Speedy yelled. Now it was Beast Boy's turn to be angry.

"Hey, don't look at me. Uh- I'm not the one who's half demon!" He said randomly. The team shifted focus over to Raven, who looked at Beast Boy shocked. "Don't even talk about my origins!" She yelled, her hands gloing with black energy. Everyone began to argue at once. Even Starfire was beginning to grow angry. Speedy and Aqualad slipped away unnoticed. "We're getting out of here. We can figure this one out on our own," Speedy said. Aqualad gave a nod and turned to walk away.

"They are escaping!" Thunder yelled. The others turned to see Speedy and Aqualad at the end of the hall. "Get him!" Cyborg yelled. Speedy reacted in a flash. He took out and arrow and fired at the ground, the explosion sending debris into the air. Then he took off around the corner with Aqualad. A fight broke out with the remainder of the group. Robin randomly striking people, Cyborg blasting, Bumblebee stinging. Raven quickly teleported through the floor. Beast Boy turned into a fly and flew for it. Next to run were Thunder and Lightning. Robin and Cyborg stood in the middle of the hall, both ready to strike. Bumblebee came walking back. "Starfire ran for it..." She said. She stopped in front of Robin.

"You know I didn't do anything Robin," Cyborg said. The Boy Wonder's glare lightened for a moment. "Maybe not, but you can't be trusted," He said. Cyborg stared at his friend with a sad look. Their team as falling apart. "You with us?" He asked. Robin pondered for a moment. "Just... get out of my sight," He said slowly. Robin lowered his hand as Cyborg turned his arm back into his normal hand. Then he alked away with Bumblebee, casting one last glance at Robin alone in the hallway.

Raven's View

She had managed to shift herself through the walls and into her room. Raven looked around at the creepy surroundings. It would be an ideal place to hide. No one ever went in her room. No one would probably go in there now. She tossed herself down onto her bed, thinking of Beast Boy's words. How dare he bring up her heritage. It's not like she chose to be like this. She would have chosen being one hundred percent human over this any day of the week. And to think that she had tried to help him.

But it did begin to worry her. Her rage side was growing powerful once again. The betrayal by Malchior still weighed down on her. Was it possible that she had killed and didn't even remember? The few times that rage had taken her over were horrible. Her memory was often hazy afterwards. What if she had attacked her own team, and then blocked it out? She shuddered. It was truly a horrible thought. She continued to wonder about it. The idea was a strong possibility.

Raven changed her thoughts. Something wasn't right, she could sense it. Someone in the tower, one of her friends, knew something. She could tell. Her powers had been developing as of late. She was beginning to get broken thoughts of the others in her head. She could sense something almost evil in one of them. If she could just touch one of them... It didn't always work though. "I hate these powers sometimes," She said out loud. Suddenly, Raven fell to the ground. She clutched at her head painfully.

She could sense it. The killer. They were preparing to strike again. They were thinking of it right now. Was it a member though? Or someone from outside? She couldn't tell. The thoughts seemed to grow louder the longer she sat there. She didn't dare move as one thought came clearly through her head. 'Time to die' She heard. Raven jumped. They had to be close by. The killer's thoughts almost sounded like someone had said it right next to her. Raven listened for footsteps. She didn't hear any. Maybe her powers were getting stronger again...

She had to get out there. She had to go and find someone. They were going to strike again, and she as the only one he knew it. But who were they going for? Raven tried to think of who was a possible target. 'Anyone could be next' She realized. Raven started to exit her room when she thought of it. What is it wasn't the killer's thoughts? What if they were hers? They seemed so clear. "I will not let hatred rule," She said out loud. Raven finally went out her door, praying that she was in full control. She didn't want to be a killer.

Lightning's View

They cautiously looked around the next corner. "Clear," Thunder said. Then they both turned the corner. The brothers had stumbled away from the brief battle and ran for it. How far they ended up running they aren't sure. Alls they knows is that they ended up in corridor, out of breath and feeling a sense of depression. The team had fallen apart. Accusations were thrown left and right. Thunder and him seemed to be the only ones that were completely sane.

"I warned you," Lightning said. Thunder gave him a questioning glance. "Did I not say that a storm this severe was a sign?" He added. Thunder let out a long sigh. Before the party, they has debated cancelling. They were not supposed to come down from their respective place in the sky. Not often at least. And when the storm started, they knew that it was bad news. Any storm that wasn't made by them could not be good.

"You did warn me brother, and I am sorry or not listening," Thunder replied. They ended up at a door, which Lightning cautiously walked through as his brother held it open. The room was clear. It was a smaller room, with one large window in it. Other than that, the room had nothing. No equipment, no bed, no food. Nothing but empty space. Thunder closed the door behind him. "This looks like a good place to stay at," Lightning said as he walked to the window. Thunder nodded.

The storm was still raging. In the distance, Lightning could see trees in the distance saying back and forth. The wind was threating to knock the smaller ones over. A flash of lightning went off and he smiled at that. He turned to his brother as a clap of thunder went off. He grinned widely. Then he turned to the door. It was sliding open slowly, and he felt his grin fade as a figure stepped through it. He stared, open mouthed, at the person who had to be the killer.

In the dim light, it was hard to see them. He could see that they were wearing all black, and that they had a mask on. The person was thin, and of a decent height. Nothing that could really tell them who it was. Lightning tapped his brother on the arm, and Thunder turned around to face the killer, looking shocked. The killer raised his hands, and Lightning could see a weapon in each. A machete and... he couldn't see the other one in the dark. The killer stepped forward.

"Stay back brother!" Lightning yelled. He raised his arms above his head, drawing his electrical energy into a ball. The killer stopped in their place, looking up at the large deadly ball of energy. Lightning took a step forward and threw it down. It curved up before it touched the floor. The killer reacted quickly, swinging the machete. It hit the ball directly, and it shot back towards Lightning. 'Not possible!' Lightning managed to think before it connected with his stomach, a small explosion going off. He fell to the ground.

Lightning heard Thunder let out a yell and saw him charge. His vision was blurred. An unbelievable amount of pain was coursing through his body. He stared down at his abdomen. Normally he would have screamed, but the shock kept him from doing soon. There was a gaping hole in his stomach. Blood had dripped down onto the lower half of his body. He could see bits of himself on the floor next to him. He weakly sat himself up, clenching his teeth together as he tried to stand. He couldn't.

Thunder had attacked the killer, and attempted blow after blow. The murderer eluded him with ease. On the last strike, Thunder clapped his hands together. A booming noise went off as a burst of blue energy erupted from his hands. The killer was sent flying back wards. They smashed into the wall. Quickly, the killer ran through the door, which closed behind him. "I have to stop him!" Thunder said to his fallen brother.

"No..." Lightning managed to say. The pain was growing worse. He looked up and saw Thunder run out the door, but he returned a moment later. "They are gone," He said simply. Lightning let out a sigh of relief. "Look out!" He yelled suddenly. Someone had dropped from the ceiling. The killer was hanging upside down. Thunder had no time to move as the killer drove the machete in the back of his head. Thunder took one more step, his eyes widening. Slowly, he fell, the sound of his body hitting the ground was covered up by the storm outside.

Lightning turned around, trying to crawl for the window. If he could just get to it... The killer was quickly in front of him. The kicked him in the face, hard. Lightning let out a strangled cry as he landed next to his brother's body. "Don't," He managed. The killer shook their head as they raised their other hand. A hammer was in it. They raised their arm high and brought it down upon Lightning's face. The pain was excruciating. He managed to open one eye, blood covering his other one. He looked just in time to see the hammer come crashing down again. This time it finished him off for good.

The killer continued to pound on Lightning's head. Smashing it until it resembled nothing that anyone had over seen before. They admired their handy words. Five minutes... two bodies. They smiled. Things were going smoothly. They cast one last glance at what used to be Lightning's face, now only a mess of blood. The bright hair he once had was darkened by the red. They dropped the hammer on the floor and left.

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I think that would be pretty painful. Gaping hole in your stomach, kick to the face, a few hammer blows to the head. Ouch. I'll ask again. Anyone know who the killer is? You've got plenty of choices. Anyone think that it's Raven? I'm not saying that it isn't but... it could be. Of course, for alls you know, the killer is Larry the Titan. Damn that little Robin clone was annoying. What a twist that would be though... Anyways, I need to get to bed. Review if you wish to, because that would be nice.

Next Chapter: Cyborg and Bumblebee head to the basement to fix the generator, but find that it is missing. But they find something that shouldn't be there. Why exactly is there a stranger's body in their basement?

"I'm heading for a breakdown"

-SinFire