Deliver us from Evil

Sorry about the delays. I had some problems at school. But, I'm done with them and I have a new chapter for you. Enjoy.

Chapter 13: Fighting a Mirror

The same. That was what he thought of himself. The same as who he was modeled after. Everything about him was the same. His body, his mind, and his memories were all the same as the original. Oh, the memories he had gotten. He loved them. Yet, they were never his. They never happened to him. The happiness, sadness, anger, joy, and love was only felt by the original and not by him. He envied having his own memories. He wanted those, but would never have them. He was a clone, and would remain one.

But, he could get his own identity. Some time after his creation, he had became aware of a dark side of the hero. A side the original had blocked away. A side that was so dangerous, so unmerciful, he could not contend with what could happen if it got lose again. That was perfect. He stole the equipment the original had locked away and became this evil. He fought the original, his allies, and even done some things that would be considered wrong. Of course, he had his own personality. He had become his own person. He was independent. And, finally, he had his own experiences…

"And her we are," Beast Boy stated," what could be behind Door #5?" The team had finally gotten to the next door after what seemed almost forever of traversing the ship's corridors. In fact, it had only been an hour. "Who knows? Who cares? The only thing is we have to finish this off quickly and stop Slade." Robin said as he headed for the door. "What a minute," Specter said," before you go barreling in, you better think this over." "What do you mean?" Robin asked. "Think for a minute. Every door we went through had someone behind it who had a grudge with us." Raven said. "Yes, you are correct," Starfire said as she held up her hand," Let us see. First there was Blood Dragon, then there was Brother Blood, then Trigon, and most recently, Blackfire." She counted them off of her fingers: "So that means that either Beast Boy or Robin could encounter."

"It could be Terra. I'll handle her." Beast Boy said. "She may be preparing for the missile strike. It is most likely that it is Robin's turn." "So what?" Robin asked, "I can take down whatever lies behind that door." "Be careful though. Who knows what might be on the other side." Raven stated. "Just think for a minute Robin. Who could possibly be behind that door?" Starfire asked. Robin started to let the thoughts swim around in his head. He then said," There's Professor Chang." "No," Beast Boy said," he died a year ago from a heart attack." "He could have been cloned," Robin stated," but really, other then his tech, he isn't much of a threat physically. Then you have Slade." "Slade's monitoring this whole thing. He'd be too busy to try and settle your differences." Specter said. "Well, there could be…" Robin began, but was cut off as the door in front of them opened with a huge lurching sound. "Looks like we're going to find out." Robin finished. With his sentence done, the team journeyed into the new, mysterious room.

This time around, the room had taken on something of a very different taste. While the others had been either a room containing something recognizable, this one was incredibly unrecognizable. Frankly, it was the same thing the Titans encountered on a regular basis. The room resembled a warehouse; the one's with grey walls, pointed roof, and steel support beams. The room contained nothing, not even a single empty cardboard box or scrap of paper. Hanging lights gave off illumination of the entire room. "Looks like Slade finally ran out of ideas." Beast Boy stated. "It's now safe to say we can actually change villain possibilities from five to two hundred possibilities." Raven remarked. "How about I just safe you the trouble?" a voice then called out from the darkness. A figure then jumped from one of the upper steel beams and leapt to the floor. At first, he was covered in the darkness above the lights. But, as he landed a few feet in front of the Titans, they could finally get a look at him. His entire clothing was black, along with a tattered cape that was on his back. His mask was also black, but had a white skull in the front. He wore a belt that was grey and had a red x in the center. "Feels good to see everyone again." The figure then said. "Same here, Red X" Robin replied.

"How long has it been? About three years?" he asked. "That's right," Robin began," after that, you left town." "Really. And to think I should have been in better touch." X said. "We were better without your presence." Starfire stated. "So you say," X stated," but I heard some info from Slade that you had a little run in with another version with me. Or should I say, Robin got bored with playing hero." Robin didn't reply, but clutched his hands into tight fists. "That's right, isn't it? Made a comeback and went on a killing spree. I never killed someone. Tried, but didn't succeed. I always wondered what it's like to kill someone. You should really tell me about it, Robin?" "Are you here to fight me or to preach to me?" Robin coldly asked. "Very well," X stated, "I guess staling you for the fireworks isn't working." "You bet." Robin said as he walked closer to Red X. he then got into a fighting stance as he said," Who wants to start." "Ladies first." X remarked.

Robin charged at X right then. HE shot a quick jab right at X, but the villain managed to dodge it. Robin then shot in another jab, but X quickly dodged this blow. Robin then brought his leg up for a kick, but X grabbed his foot. He the said," Now, now, Robin. It appears as though age as slowed you down. But it's been better for me." He then tossed Robin in front of him. Robin recovered from this and then launched himself off the ground at X. he then sent out a fury of punches and kicks right at X. X, however, easily dodged these blows with incredible speed. Robin then sent in one finally punch, but X then strangely disappeared in front of him. "This is pathetic," X said, now being behind Robin. "I was expecting more strategy from you. Now its time for me to show my style."

Robin turned just in time to block a punch from X. X then retaliated with another swing to Robin's stomach. Robin caught this blow, but was knocked off his guard with a blow to the face. Robin then ducked under a high kick that X had sent at him and tried to hit him with a low kick. X jumped into the air and successfully got Robin in the right in the head with another kick of his own. As Robin moved backwards slightly due to the force of the blow, X got him with a punch right into Robin's jaw. He then got Robin with another punch to his chest. Robin staggered back a few feet, holding the area where X had most recently got him.

X then walked right in from of him. He looked down at the hunched over Robin and asked," Is that all?" "I never run out of tricks." Robin replied. Just then, Robin shot up his head quickly. The top part of his head got X right in the jaw. X held his chin as the part of mask around it changed from black to red. "You bastard!" he yelled. Robin rubbed his head as he replied, "Like they say, 'use your head.'" Robin then quickly moved in and delivered an uppercut to X's stomach. X then dropped to the ground on his knees as Robin quickly took out one of his throwing weapons and held the blade part up to X's neck. "Looks as though you are going to end my life." "Just making sure you don't try anything stupid," Robin said," I just have to know one thing?" "And what would that be?" X asked. "I always wondered who you were. Its time to finally find out. Let's see who the new Red X is." Robin then grabbed the flap of X's mask and pulled it off his face.

Robin through the mask to the ground and looked into the face of Red X. Of course, now he wished he hadn't. For the face now staring back at him, the face behind the mask, was his own. Everything about it was exactly like his own. Skin color, head shaper, and hair were all the4 same. The only difference was the eyes. This area around the eyes had no strip, so they could be easily seen. Except, these eyes were entirely black. "What is going on here?" Beast boy asked. "Surprised, aren't you?" X asked Robin as he looked up at him. Robin eyes were wide in shock, made irrelevant by his mask strip, but his grip never went off the bladed weapon he held to X's neck. "Well, long story short, Slade made a clone of you and I got lose, got some X tech, and had a party. I would like to go into more detail, but the leader is going to execute me. Get it over with." He then looked in surprise as Robin lifted the blade from X's neck and holstered it. X got up and asked," What is the purpose of that?" "I did that as repayment from the time when you helped me fight Chang/ Now we're even," Robin then laughed: "Besides, if your like me, then you want to see how far your opponent's ability can go." X laughed and said," Very well. Though I do have my own personality, thank you very much." The two then got into fighting stances as Robin said," Let's see who's the better man."

Meanwhile, the two fighters' were being watched. And the spectator's were not happy. "What is he doing!" Slade asked out loud as he slammed his fist down on his wheelchair's armrest. "I can never get anyone to finish the job." "Appears as though you made a slight mix-up when you created that thing." Terra stated. "It seems so," Slade began," so I better get this over with." He then turned his head to the shadows and said," I hope you will get this over with quicker then the other one is." "Don't worry," a deep voice called out," I can get rid of those two and the others in a flash. Then you can unleash your hell onto the Earth." "That is what I always like to hear from my help." Slade said.

Who is this new fighter? Find out in Chapter 14!