Hey there. Now I'm going to be completely honest with all of you. Some of you noticed it, but Tawreh was the first to point it out. Raven and Taen did take the T-Car to Praysair city with them. I didn't realize it in my haste to right a quick chapter. Naturally, I was mildly embarrassed to have made such a mistake, but then I got to thinking. It's Cyborg, half human half robot obsessed with cars. He was bound to have made another T-Car that wasn't completely destroyed. So there you have it, Cyborg clearly made another car for the Titans to use. There will be a huge shock in this chapter. Many of you will not like it. But have no worries, things change. Read on! Don't forget to leave me a review though.

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Chapter 4: A Titan Falls

All Titans View's

'This is so not good' Beast Boy thought. He was glaring at the sight in front of him, the enemies inching their way closer towards him and Cyborg. There was going to be no easy way out of this. Considering that Overload had taken four of them earlier that day, it seemed near impossible that the two of them could take on four opponents. But they had to try.

"Go!" Cyborg yelled. Beast Boy saw him launch forward, smashing Cinderblock in the chest and sending him reeling into a wall. Beast Boy snapped out of his trance, changing into a triceratops and charging at Overload. He quickly jumped out of the way, and Beast Boy whirled around, taking aim at a new target. He slammed through Plasmus with ease, heading for Slade. But Slade easily jumped over Beast Boy, landing safely away from him.

Meanwhile, Cyborg and Cinderblock were duking it out. Cinderblock had an easy advantage in strength, but his speed was a factor. Cyborg dodged his punches simply, then threw his arm, in cannon form, straight into the rock monster's chest. He fired a blast a close range, sending Cinderblock straight out the window and down below. Beast Boy continued his fight against Plasmus, relieved to see that Cyborg was free to help him. The half human ran over and began to fight Overload.

"Not bad Titans. It's too bad we couldn't have been allies," Slade called from across the room. Beast Boy shot a glance at him. Bad choice. Plasmus used the moment to fire a blob of himself at him, sending Beast Boy into the Tv. It crashed down on top of him, causing Beast Boy to change back into his human form. He quickly changed into a gorilla, pounding his chest and throwing himself at Plasmus to continue his fight.

Slade watched from the corner, arms crossed and glaring. The two Titans were surprisingly holding their own. It almost made him feel bad to know that he would have to kill them eventually. "Almost," Slade growled, smiling cruelly at the thought of a world without the Titans. He turned his attention back to the battle, where the half human and the changeling were beginning to fatigue.

Cyborg's luck with Overload was beginning to change. His blasts were having no effect on him, and the punches he was throwing were becoming weaker. He was tiring out quickly. Overload's next shot went high, and Cyborg went down for an uppercut. "Ah!" He yelled as someone knocked him to the ground. He turned to see Slade behind him, a bo staff in his hand. Cyborg got up quickly, only to be grabbed from behind. Overload squeezed Cyborg and let off a volt of electricity. Cyborg fell to the ground in pain, and then slowly passed out.

"Cy!" Beast Boy yelled. He began to run towards his friend when he was knocked down harshly. He looked up to see Cinderblock towering over him. "What'd you do? Climb the damn building?" Beast Boy yelled as he rolled out of the way from Cinderblock's crushing foot. Plasmus reached down and scooped him up, the goop he was made of encasing Beast Boy. "Let me go!" He yelled. Slade strode up to him.

"He won't let you go, because he listens to me. Now tell me, what did you do with the Stek metal?" Slade asked. Beast Boy glared. 'He knows' He thought to himself. "I don't know what you're talking about," He said, spitting at Slade. For a moment, Slade's visible eye looked surprised, but his gaze quickly turned back to hate as he backhanded Beast Boy across the face. "You confiscated some of it, do not lie. No matter, I will find it!" Slade yelled angrily. He then raised his staff and smashed Beast Boy in the head, knocking the changeling unconscious.

Slade turned to his henchmen. "Cinderblock, Plasmus, go into the basement level and find any of the Stek metal that you can," He ordered. A grunt and a screech were the replies, and Plasmus threw the knocked out Beast Boy to the floor. Slade then turned to Overload. "You stay with me. He is coming," Slade said. "Yes," Overload replied. Slade walked to the shattered window, staring down into the city. He could see people walking around, even in the dark. He wondered which one was Robin...

Robin's View

They stood on the beach together, Robin feeling happier than he could ever remember. Looking up at the stars, he smiled at them. They were shining brightly over his head. then he turned to his right, where there was a different kind of star watching him. "Hey Star," Robin said to her. "Yes Robin?" Starfire replied. He placed a gloved finger on her face, removing an eye lash that was under her eye. "Make a wish," He said. Starfire looked up thoughtfully, then stared at the eye lash on Robin's finger. She blew it off quickly. "What'd you wish for?" He asked her. "If I told you that, it would not come true," Starfire answered. Robin smiled, then pulled Starfire into a tight hug.

He held her closely, lightly swaying on the spot. He didn't want this night to end. It had been amazing. Robin had never felt so close to Starfire, and was beginning to wonder if Starfire could be "the one". Marriage was never on his mind until he went out with her. Being Batman's sidekick during his time had showed him that a lot of relationships may fail. Bruce never did have the best of luck with the ladies...

"What are you thinking about?" Starfire asked him. Shaking marriage out of his head, Robin hastily answered, "Um- I'm thinking about how beautiful you are." It sounded like it was a lie, but Starfire smiled and tightened her grip around him. He silently thanked the gods for her trusting personality. "We had better get back to the tower," Robin said to her. He raised his communicator to his mouth and said, "Cyborg. We're coming back, be ready." There was no answer, so Robin just assumed that he was busy. "Let's just walk around a bit," He said as he released her.

Time was flying. It seemed like it had been just a few moments ago that him and Starfire were kissing in that movie theater. But that had been quite some time earlier. The night was still young though. There patrol of the city didn't come until around ten at night, and it wasn't even past nine. Robin looked up to the tower in the distance. He could see no evidence of activity inside of the tower. No lights on even. It worried him slightly. It was a bit early for Beast Boy to be asleep.

"Something troubles you?" A naive his at his side said. Robin turned to see Starfire with a worried look on her face. He smiled quickly, trying to hide his nerves. "Not really. It's probably nothing," He said. Robin let out a deep breath as he saw Starfire's face light up. "I am glad to be with you," She said. Robin stared at her, wondering even more about the possibility of this being more than just a simple boyfriend and girlfriend relationship. "Me too Star... Me too," He said under his breath.

Gripping her hand, Robin led her along the beach slowly. They stopped near a wall, which separated the beach from the road above. He sat himself down in the sand. "I wish to walk in the water. Join me?" Starfire said. Robin shook his head. "I'll be watching," He said. Starfire slipped off her boots, tossing them down to the sand. Robin moved them away from the tide that was coming in, then settled himself to watch Starfire.

'She truly is beautiful' He thought as he stared. Starfire ran back and forth with the tide, screaming gleefully. Robin laughed at the sight. She really was like a child at certain times. Not that it was a bad thing. Being such a serious person, Robin was glad to be with someone that could actually loosen him up on the occasion. He smiled widely at her as she returned, plopping herself down on the spot next to him.

"That was enjoyable. You must join me next time," Starfire said to him. "I will," Robin replied. He watched her in silence, wiping sand off her her toes, trying to dry herself off. Everything she did made him feel good. How could anyone on this Earth be that good? 'Well... She isn't exactly from here' He realized. Robin smiled even more. He was having the best time of his life.

Robin reluctantly stood up. "We should get back. I wanna stock up some weapons for our patrol later," He said. Starfire nodded, slipping on her boots quickly. Robin extended his hand, which Starfire gladly took and raised herself up. "How 'bout a lift?" Robin asked Starfire. "Of course!" She said happily, wrapping her arms around Robin and taking off quickly towards Titans tower. Robin stared at it suspiciously. The light was on now...

They hit the ground, walking through the main doors and towards the elevator. The power was on alright, but what about the security? "Cyborg must've shut it off..." He muttered. They reached the elevator, the two of them stepping in together. It slowly went towards the top. Robin looked at Starfire, who looked back. He had to do it now. Her green eyes had mesmerized him.

"Listen Starfire, there's something I have to ask you," He started off. Starfire turned to face him completely, and he let out deep breath. "I've had a really great time these past few months and it's all been because of you-" He continued as the doors opened. "Oh Robin!" Starfire said. He smiled widely. "I know but let me finish," He said. "No! Look!" She said, grabbing his face and turning his attention towards the living room.

It was wrecked. The couch and table overturned, the Tv destroyed. All of the windows had been shattered. He could see the still form of Cyborg on the ground. Beast Boy was lying on the counter, also not moving. "Beast Boy! Cyborg!" Starfire and Robin yelled in unison. They rushed through the doors, but only got a few feet. A bright white arm shot out, grabbing Starfire and pulling her aside. "Star!" Robin yelled, turning towards her. He let out a cry as someone dropped from above, their boots smashing into his chest. Robin fell back wards, landing on shattered glass. He got up slowly.

"Slade!" He growled. Robin's Nemesis stared him in the eye. "Glad to see you Robin. I've been waiting," Slade said menacingly. "What have you done!?" Robin yelled angrily. Slade and him paced in a circle, keeping themselves at a distance from each other. "I've merely made an attack on your friends. I think the green one may be dead. I had to take him down again just before you got here," Slade answered. Robin looked over at Beast Boy, searching for signs of life. He wasn't sure...

"Weren't you aware that something like this would happen?" Slade asked him. Robin gaped at him. What was that supposed to mean? How could he have known? In the back round, Robin could see Starfire holding her own against Overload. For the moment at least. "I had suspicions, but I didn't think you'd take the direct approach like this!" Robin yelled. He kicked a large piece of rubble into the air, which Slade knocked away.

"I'd have thought Raven would have said something," Slade said. 'Raven?' He questioned. "How would she have known?" Robin asked. Slade narrowed his eye once again. "My... apprentice and I have been visiting her dreams," He answered. Robin continued to circle the area, forming questions and plans in his head. "Taen told us that your powers would have been gone by now," He said. Slade took a moment to answer. "That is true. My powers from Sinister are gone. But that doesn't mean that I didn't figure out a way to make them permanent first! Well, at least not for me. My apprentice has them now," Slade said. "And at this moment he's in Praysair city, probably destroying your other worthless friends," He added.

"No!" Robin yelled. He jumped forward, kicking high. Slade stumbled back as the blow hit him in the chin, but quickly recovered as Robin tried another shot. Robin jumped up, punching. Slade ducked, and elbowed Robin in the stomach. The Boy Wonder rolled over on the ground, barely moving out of the way as Slade brought down his foot, a thundering crash going off as it hit the floor.

"You've gotten better," Slade noted as he brushed himself off. "And you've gone soft," Robin said. Slade narrowed his eyes again, taking out his bo staff and extending it. Robin did the same with his own. Slade took one step forward, and Robin threw out a flash disk. Slade quickly knocked it aside, the blinding light going towards Robin himself. He backed up, blinded, and quickly felt several blows to the chest. His vision returned slowly as he stumbled back, Slade standing in front of him. "Bye," Slade said. Robin tumbled off the edge of the tower windows.

Slade slowly walked forward, seeing if Robin was truly gone. Before he could react, someone had flung themselves up, kicking forward. Slade raised his bo staff in defense, but Robin kicked right through it, the staff snapping in half as Slade was pounded in the chest. Robin ran forward, his next punch sending Slade across the ground. He pounced, staff first, and pressed it into Slade's throat. "Give me one good reason I shouldn't finish you for good!" Robin yelled. In response, Slade looked over to his left. Robin looked up, and froze.

Starfire was there, but she was in the arms of Overload. The electrical monster looked ready to throw her outside, and let her face the fatal plummet below. Slade slid himself away from Robin, standing in front of Starfire. "Now Robin, you could have finished me off. When will your learn that it takes sacrifices to be the best?" Slade said cruelly. "These gloves I am wearing, they are new. Formed from the metal Stek. I have studied it immensely as of late. It is not of this world, and that gives it amazing effects. For example, I was able... to form these," Slade said.

He showed Robin the gloves. In front of the Boy Wonder's eyes, the fingers seemed to lengthen, the tips turning sharper. "It's almost as if they are alive. I can change them in metal cords, knives, virtually anything metal. Robin stared in shock as Slade pressed two fingers together, the tips lengthening into one large point. He brought it up to Starfire's neck, pressing it against her. A thin trickle of blood went down the barely conscious girl's body.

"What do you want from us?" He asked. Slade lowered his hand, and Robin could tell that he was glad to see how this was going. "I want what I've always wanted. A partnership with you. Whether we are allies or you are my apprentice, I want us to be working together. Both terrific at strategy, martial arts, demolitions... We could be unstoppable!" Slade declared. Robin stared at him, then at Starfire. He had to do it. "Fine..." He whispered. "Good..." Slade said. Overload threw Starfire towards Robin, and he caught her.

"It's gonna be ok," Robin said, caressing Starfire's hair lightly. It happened in a flash. Slade rushed forward, the blades from his glove shining brightly as the went for Starfire's back. Robin threw her aside quickly. The blades plunged into his stomach deeply. He coughed, blood spitting out. Slade's eye had widened, but then narrowed again as he twisted his fingers. Robin groaned as he removes his hand, then fell to the ground, clutching his stomach. Slade stared down at him. "You... Goodbye Robin. Wherever you go, I hope you enjoy watching your little friends... die just like you," Slade growled. He kicked Robin aside, the Boy Wonder landing next to Starfire.

He tried to sit up, but fell back down painfully. Slade and Overload leaped out of the window. Robin crawled over to Starfire, grabbing onto her hand. The pain was unbearable. He would either die or pass out soon. Starfire slowly got up. "Robin!" She yelled. She held his head in her hand. "I'm sorry..." He whispered. Robin tried to keep his eyes open, but the darkness was taking him. Finally, his eyes shut, but he swore that he could still hear Starfire... "I'll get you back," She whispered kindly as he heard no more.

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Um... Angry? I'm sure anyone who is a Robin fan did not like that. I thought it was a nice touch. Now before you hate me for killing him, you should know me better. Would I really kill off the leader of the Titans with no chance of him coming back? I mean, it's like a fourth into the story, and that last line from Starfire should have given you hope. But yeah... So you read it, and now you review it. Please!

Next Chapter: In Praysair, Raven and Taen receive an urgent call from Cyborg. They begin to go back, but are finally confronted by the Slade's mysterious apprentice with the connection to Taen. Will Raven and Taen be able to escape safely?

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