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Chapter 10: Fight For Survival
Cyborg's View
"Another fuckin' explosion, what is going on here?" Cyborg growled angrily. He had just heard yet another boom go off somewhere in the tower. But he wasn't even going to bother checking this time. It sounded too far off. He couldn't even tell where it came from. Above, he knew that much. But how far? He had no idea. If the killer had gotten another one of them, Cyborg figured that they would be coming for him soon. He would just have to wait and see.
Cyborg slowly lowered himself back into the metal chair that was under him. He let out a deep breath, calming himself. He had gone into his room after leaving Raven, looking at old pictures and what not. It was hard for him to think that he would never see Starfire's smile again, but he would always have the pictures. 'No one else will get to see your smile if you don't make it out of here' He realized. Well then, he would just have to find a way to live long enough until the storm died down.
He sat there for the longest time, his thoughts wandering around inside of his head. Who was the killer? What did they want? Where the hell did that generator go? He wanted to go and look for it, but he was too busy thinking about the biggest question on his mind. How had somebody got past his security on the computer? When the power went out, the backup power should have gone on, but it didn't. Someone had disabled it. That meant that someone had hacked his computer system. But how? That took skill…
"Beast Boy," He whispered. The stupid changeling had been messing around, downloading music and games from the internet. The moron must have given their computer system a dozen virus's… but ones strong enough to mess with the defense Cyborg had put on the computer? 'Probably' He thought. When Cyborg had caught Beast Boy messing around with the main computer last week, he decided to report it to Robin, as he could put an end to some of the green teen's privileges. Robin told Cyborg he would put an end to it, and it seemed to stop. But then again… hadn't he seen Beast Boy on the computer just before the party. Something was wrong here.
"Beast Boy infects the system enough so that even he can get past my codes, then he shuts off the backup power, and security. Then he kills- Wait! What am I doing?" Cyborg let out in a yell. Was he really just thinking that his best friend had done all this? Beast Boy could be unstable at times, he had been through a lot. But he was no killer. Cyborg sighed. He knew that anyone was a suspect, and Beast Boy was at the top of the list. As much as he didn't want to believe it, his best friend could very well of finally gone crazy. 'Bound to happen sometime' Cyborg thought.
He stood up and moved for the door. Opening it, Cyborg walked through quietly. There was one thing that he was very curious about. That damn generator. Besides the computer hacking problem, the whereabouts of the generator had been driving him nuts. Cyborg looped around the back route, sliding down the railing to go a floor lower. He reached the basement stairs quickly, gulping as he took a step down into the darkness. He had to do this, fearful or not.
It really wasn't as bad as he thought. The emergency lights that they had installed lit up the room dimly. It gave off a kind of purple light. Cyborg looked around, eying the spot where the generator was supposed to be. 'Main power… Generator power… Backup power… All out' He counted in his head. All three power supplies were gone. If he could find that generator, and hook it up, they would be golden. He began to search every corner of the room.
Cyborg crept over to where they had found the teenage boy's body. The freezer door was slightly ajar, and that struck him as odd. He opened it a crack staring inside. Nothing but food in there. He looked on the ground in front of him, and noticed a dark stain on the floor. Blood? Cyborg took a closer look. Oh yeah, it was blood, and it looked to have been there a little bit. Well, that guy was frozen solid… he could have been here for a while. Cyborg shuddered, then closed the door. He didn't like the idea of a body being inside the tower without his knowledge.
Cyborg leaned against the wall. Where could it be? Hell it could be outside. The generator wasn't exactly heavy, anyone could have moved it out there. They could have opened the main doors, tossed it out… Pretty much every Titan had the strength to do it. Cyborg turned around, then angrily punched the wall. This was so frustrating. Why the hell would anyone want to kill them? His thoughts shifted to Brother Blood, who had the ability of mind control. What if he…? It was a possibility. Cyborg looked up to the ceiling, eyes shut. "What do you want from us?!" He yelled. He opened his eyes, then felt his mouth drop open.
"How the hell did it get up there?" He said, suddenly laughing. There was the generator, up near the ceiling. It was resting on a steel girder. He laughed loudly. Someone had been pretty smart to move it all the way up there. Cyborg realized that he was running out of power, but they needed this generator. With lights and security back on… the killer would be doomed. Cyborg raised his arm, then propelled it up. It wrapped itself around the girder, and he zipped upwards. Cyborg balanced himself, almost falling, then grabbed onto the generator. 'Now to hook it up' He thought happily. Then he looked down. "This might take a while," He said as he looked at the height he as up. Cyborg positioned the generator comfortably, then began to work his way down.
?'s View
They had seen Speedy die. They had watched it. Raven was there, but she was long gone now. Probably off to tell someone what had just happened. He vaguely wondered if she had sensed him watching her, because he had been doing it lately. All the while, he was looking out for Speedy, but it was Raven that was the true threat. Her new ability to sense people's feelings were very useful. And if she touched someone, she could get their thoughts. If she read their mind… Raven would have to die.
This little mission of theirs had without a doubt been a success thus far. Of course, things were not over. Their master plan was not done. It wouldn't be complete until everyone on this team was dead. They were a threat to his new life. Once the Titans were dead and gone, things would be just right for him. Their task was within their reach now, and soon it would be over. 'Unless that storm dies' He thought. If the Titans were able to leave the tower, complications would begin. But that would not happen. He wouldn't allow it. He had worked too hard for this…
He stopped as he passed by Cyborg's door. It was open. He walked in, looking around for the half human. "Cyborg?" He called out. No, he wasn't there. The room looked a little messy. Boxes and frames lying around the room. Picking up an item from the floor, they saw a picture of the team on the ground. He looked at himself, frowning at how happy he looked. Back then, everything seemed perfect. But new feelings had arisen, and they had to be dealt with. 'All in due time' He thought.
Cyborg's chair was out, and he took a seat in it. He thought of the past few weeks. He had trained so much. Training had been a big part of all the Titans life, but now it was more than usual, especially for him. Ever since Terra's betrayal, he had worked to be better. If anything like that happened again, he had wanted to be ready. If one girl was able to take down their entire team, they clearly needed some training. But they had brought her down in the end. Well, she had brought down herself, butt hat was besides the point.
They looked up, shocked. The lights had blinked on for a second. The main computer was broken, so backup power was disabled. That meant- "The generator!" Someone had found where they hid it. 'Cyborg' He thought. His friend had no doubt been looking around for it. He stood up, running out of the room, and towards the main one. They would have to head for the basement, or Cyborg would get it started. 'Then he'll go for the security, and then we're-' "Watch it!" He yelled, his thought process interrupted. He had fallen to the ground. "I'm sorry," said the dry voice of the person who had knocked him over. He looked up and saw Raven, looking sad. He got up slowly, careful to keep his mind clear. "It's fine…" He said slowly. Time to act like he cared.
"What's wrong, Raven?" He asked. The half demon girl looked up at him, then raised her head. She sighed. "Speedy is dead. He saw who the killer was, but he got him," She said. He was smiling on the inside. He knew that the archer was dead. He knew it all too well. "Did he tell you who it was?" He asked. Raven shook her head. "No, the killer got him first," She answered. This time, he really smiled, but it faded quickly. "Lets move," He said, grabbing onto her hand. She let go quickly.
He kept on moving though, only turning around when he didn't hear her following. "Raven?" He asked. She had her hands up on her head, and she was twitching. He stared at her blankly. She let out a yelp, falling backwards and landing roughly on the ground. He walked forward cautiously, looking around for a weapon. There was one on Raven. He took it off of her, then backed away. He hadn't realized it until now, but he had touched her. Unless he was mistaken, she had just read his mind. Raven slowly got up from her spot on the ground.
"You- you planned this! You wanted us dead!" She yelled, anger in her voice. He smiled widely, there was no point hiding it now. "Don't blame me, I'm not the one who caused this," He said. Raven gave him a cold glare. "Yes you did, this was all your idea," She said. His smile faded, and he turned serious. True, it was his idea, but in no way was it necessarily his fault. He then walked forward, holding the blade and ready to stab. Raven crawled back, quickly stumbling up so she could stand.
"Stay back., don't make me hurt you," She said. He stopped, for just a moment. "You know too much," He said quietly. He rushed forward, stabbing. Raven put up a wall of black energy, the shield stopping the blade. He stabbed again, and the shield almost gave away. Raven stumbled back from the force, falling the to the ground, the shield still up. He stabbed another time, the energy shield made a loud noise, and like it was glass, it cracked. He stabbed one more time, the force taking away Raven's remaining energy as the shield went down, and the blade went into her stomach. He looked into her eyes, those big beautiful eyes, and they glared at his face. He shoved her back, and Raven slid off the blade. Her breathing slowed, and he knew she would die. She didn't have the energy to heal. He then left the room, dropping the blade as he did. He had to go find Cyborg.
All Titans View's
He had briefly gotten the generator to work earlier, but it had failed almost right away. Now he was close. It had been messed up a little, parts missing or damaged. Luckily, Cyborg was a tech expert, and he knew what he was doing. Right now, he was working on adding the last part to the generator. It was only a matter of moments before they had their power up and running again.
"And… there we go!" He said, smiling. The lights shot on around him, and he squinted his human eye. How he loved technology… Cyborg waited a few moments to see if the power would give out, but it didn't. He let out a chuckle, then ran up the stairs. Now he had to activate the security from one of the computer's. Alls he needed to do was log on to his or Robin's name, as they only had access to the power system now, and he had it. Cyborg ran all the way up to the main room, running straight through it. But then he stopped, turning slowly and staring at what was on the floor.
"Raven?" He asked. She was lying on her back, blood around her. Her eyes were closed, and her chest wasn't moving. "Oh god, she's-" "Dead." Cyborg turned around, and saw somebody standing behind him. It was Beast Boy. He was holding a blade in his hand, and it was covered in blood. "I see you fixed the power… good," He said. Cyborg looked over at him nervously. "What did you do?" He asked. Beast Boy stared at him. "I didn't do anything! I just found her a minute ago, then the power went on, and I heard you, so I came back!" He claimed. Cyborg eyed him suspiciously. "Then why do you have a weapon covered in fresh blood?" He asked.. Beast boy looked at the knife as if he had just seen it for the first time, then dropped it. "I found it, honestly!" He yelled. "Don't listen to him!"
The two teens turned to look at another entrance to the room, where Robin was standing. The Boy Wonder was carrying a sharp metal pole. He walked in between Cyborg and Beast Boy, pointing at the changeling. "He did it Cyborg, you know he did," Robin said. The green teen stared at him in shock. "What? You really think I could kill all these people?" He asked. Robin laughed. "Any one of us is capable of murder, and we both know that you've always been a little off," He said. "So have you!" Beast Boy yelled. Robin shrugged, then walked to stand next to Beast Boy. Cyborg inched his way closer.
"Neither of you move. It has to be one of you, it just has to be," Cyborg said. "What about Speedy?" Beast Boy asked. "He's dead too. I found him in the halls with an arrow in his chest," Robin answered. The three of them exchanged nervous looks before Robin pointed to Raven, and then to the weapon on the ground. "He has the weapon, and she's dead, what more do you need! And you yourself said he's been messing with our computers! He's been destroying your security system the entire time!" Robin exclaimed. Cyborg sighed, then turned to Beast Boy. "I'm sorry BB, he's right," He said, then punched the changeling in the face. "Sorry, man. I- Ah!" Cyborg let out a scream as something tore through his body. He fell to the ground, staring at a metal pole. It had torn straight through his metallic chest.
"I guess that I lied," Robin said. Cyborg looked up at his leader, who wasn't smiling, wasn't laughing. He was just standing there, not showing any emotion. "Robin? What- why?" Cyborg managed. Robin drew a hand up to his chin for a moment, then scratched his head. "I think you know why," He answered. Cyborg stared at him blankly. "No, I don't, man! Why?" He asked. For a second, Robin looking confused, but he gained back his calm look a moment later. "I bet he taught you to act like that," He said. "Who?" Cyborg asked immediately. Robin grabbed the metal pole in Cyborg's chest, pushing it further. "Who? Slade! S-L-A-D-E! Slade!" Robin yelled. The half human was once again left wondering.
"Rob, I don't know what you're thinking, but I'm not working for Slade," He said. "Yes you are, you all are. He was gone for so long, and then he shows up. Every time I try to catch him, he's long gone, and you know why…? Because someone was tipping him off! When did he get to you? When did he get to all of you?" Robin asked. He was truly crazy, that much was clear to Cyborg. "You really think that we're all working for Slade?" He asked. "Eh… not all of you," He answered, casting a glance down at Beast Boy. "You don't even have evidence to go on!" Cyborg yelled. Robin nodded his head. "Oh yes I do," He insisted. He walked over to a computer, tapping it.
"You've been messing with the computer's haven't you Cyborg? I've been tracking your emails. You've been sending some to an address I've never heard of. Is it Slade's?" Robin asked. Cyborg shook his head. "No… I haven't even sent any emails!" He managed. Robin didn't take any notice that he had talked. "You've been leading this entire team against me. You made them avoid me, made them plan against me… you turned them evil! Well, I guess Slade did that, but you're his number one minion!" Robin yelled. Cyborg couldn't believe this, The Boy Wonder actually thought that Slade had recruited an entire team of heroes to work against him. Cyborg let a laugh slip out, and Robin glared. "You think this is funny? Well, how about now?" Robin took out his bo staff, and raised it above his head. Cyborg closed his eyes.
"No!" Beast Boy yelled, flying out of no where. He tackled Robin to the ground, the two rolling away from Cyborg. Beast Boy got up first, grabbing a knife off the floor and standing up. Robin spit on the floor, grasping his bo staff and facing Beast Boy. "Beast Boy, what are you doing?" He asked. The changeling gave Robin a cold look, stepping forward a little. "Stopping you from finishing off our team!" He yelled, then dove at Robin.
Robin knocked the knife out of Beast Boy's hand before he was hit. The collision knocked his staff away, and the two wrestled around, punching and kicking. Beast Boy turned into a gorilla, pinning Robin to the floor. "I trusted you! You were going to be spared!" Robin yelled. He kicked Beast Boy in the chest, knocking the changeling across the room. He got up slowly. "Spare me? You were going to kill me too!" Beast Boy said. "No, we were in this together. You and me!" Robin said back. Cyborg watched. Did Beast Boy really have something to do with this, or was it more of Robin's insane ramblings?
The two had begun to fight again, and Beast Boy was doing surprisingly well, dodging Robin's moves and landing some solid hits. "Traitor!" Beast Boy yelled. "Look who's talking!" Robin yelled back. Traitor? How could Beast Boy be a traitor? Questions spin through Cyborg's head as he struggled to get enough energy to wrench the pole out of him. He looked back up quickly though, as Beast Boy was sent sailing overhead. Robin had hit him pretty good. "I'll get back to you. I just have to kill my partner in crime…" Robin said to Cyborg. Maybe Beast Boy really did have something to do with this.
Robin advanced towards Beast Boy, who had landed on the stairs. The Boy Wonder took a knife from his belt, walking forward. "You had me fooled, Beast Boy. You should have waited to show that you were against me as well," He said. The changeling slid away, bumping down the stairs and searching for a weapon. There. Robin's bo staff. It must have rolled down there somehow. Beast Boy crawled by, trying to not look suspicious. He grabbed on to the pole with one hand, staring up at Robin. The Boy Wonder raised the knife, and Beast Boy struck. He smashed the pole into his stomach. Robin doubled over, and Beast Boy hit him again, this time in the face. Robin fell over, letting out a ground as he dropped the knife. Beast Boy let out a deep breath. "Gotcha," He said.
The changeling got up, kicking the pole out of Robin's reach. He looked up the stairs, wondering if Cyborg was alright. He metal body had probably saved him. Beast Boy took a step up, when a hand shot out and grabbed his ankle. He fell to the ground roughly, his chin colliding with a stair and dazing him. Robin, the killer, turned him over, then kneeled over him, knife raised high above him. "This is what you get for betraying me," He said as he brought the knife down.
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Alright, chapter done. Couple comments by me. I don't think that this was my best chapter, though I do believe it was decent. Some stuff may not make sense to you, at least not right now. Trust me, the answers come next chapter. Robin killed everyone because he thought they were working for Slade. Before you see that as an unrealistic stretch, just take a look at the episode 'Haunted' in which he threatened to take anyone down who got in his way of Slade. I think that's pretty realistic when you consider that he said that. However… the real shock is next chapter. You might have hated this chapter, with the death of Raven and the killer being Robin. Well, you're really going to hate the next chapter then. Even so, please review… thanks.
Next Chapter: The battle concludes, and the two remaining Titans reflect. But one of them holds a terrible secret. Which of the Titans holds the true answers about what happened in the night?
"The worst vice… is advice"
-SinFire