Disclaimer: I don't own anything of Teen Titans.
PS: This chapter took me foever to update. Its like a week late because this site has problems with accepting writing progams. Also, it had problems displaying my chapter correctly. ( That pissed me off the most. ) Sorry for taking so long, but it wasn't my fault.
Robin moans with pain as he slowly regains consciousness. He opens his eyes and finds himself lying on hard dirt. As he struggles to his feet, pain rushing over him from the bruises running all over his body. His muscles ach and are sore. 'What happened?' Then memories from his previous battle filled his mind. 'Damn Rath! I swear, I'll kill him for what he's done.' He sighs deeply. He said to himself, "But first, I need to get back to my own time and location. I never wanted to use my space time distortion bomb, but I had no choice." Robin then put on a thinking expression. "How the hell am I supposed to get back." Robin sighed again with a discouraging look on his face. He looked around himself and saw he was in a forest. The bright sun pierced the tree tops in the humid air as Robin began walking in any direction to escape the green covered area. He winced from pain as he pulled out his communicator. "It doesn't seem to work here." he said to himself, putting it away. He walked for a few minutes before halting in his tracks. Out of nowhere appeared a ninja dressed in a dark, green color. In his right hand was a four foot sword. His eyes narrowed as he stared at Robin. "I don't want to fight." stated Robin in a clear confident voice. "Whomever trespasses our Sacred Land is slayed" replied the ninja in a threatening tone. He gripped his sword. Suddenly four more ninjas appeared surrounding Robin. Robin became concerned for his life. He was in no condition to fight.
"Listen, maybe we can talk about this. I'm lost and…" he was interrupted as they all charged in to attack. Robin jumped onto a tree branch to avoid their assault. As he landed, his right arm was sliced by a six sided ninja star. Blood spilled out from the wound as Robin ignored the pain and reached for his Bo staff. He successfully blocked the other incoming ninja stars and jumped to another branch. The green covered humans too jumped into the air landing on a tree branch. Again Robin was surrounded. He quickly took out bird wings and threw them at the branches they were standing on. They all jumped back and Robin made a run for it. He jumped to higher branches and swiftly left the fight. After about ten seconds, he took a quick glance back and saw nothing. He struggled with his retreat trying to ignore his badly hurt body.
"You can not escape!" said a voice, suddenly appearing before Robin. The ninja dashed toward Robin attempting to slash him in two. Robin barely evaded the attack as he almost lost his balance. The others appeared and took their turn at Robin. He blocked a few strikes, but was cut in both legs and his left cheek. Dark red liquid ran down his thrashed uniform as pain rushed through his sore and aching body. He lost his footing and fell from the tree top. Robin managed to hang on to a branch, but could not find the strength to pull himself up. He swung down to a nearby tree limb and almost fell again. He stood their resting his body against the trees trunk as the ninjas took their place around Robin. "It's over, intruder." said the leader of the group in a deep voice, who was standing directly in front of him.'No, it can't be.' He thought. He could slowly feel rage consume him. "I refuse…TO DIE!" He felt a sudden burst of energy, pulled out his Bo staff, and dashed toward the lead ninja. "I'VE DONE…NOTHING…TO YOU!" he exclaimed interrupting himself with his attempted attacks. He landed a few hard blows with his Bo staff, not allowing his opponent to counter. Robin threw a bird wing and followed it up with up punch to the stomach. He turned around and evaded the others' attack, countering with his Bo staff. He struck two on the back of the head, knocking them unconscious, and struck the other two in the stomach knocking the air out of them. All that was left was the leader of the ninjas. Robin moved through the trees as he tried to attack. The ninja evaded his blows with ease as Robin began to move slower. "WHY… WHY DO…YOU WANT ME DEAD?" exclaimed Robin breathing hard and losing energy fast. His pain slowly came back as his fatigued body began to lose consciousness. He stopped his rampage, holding his bruised side. Robin struggled to keep his eyes half open. "Why…?" was the last thing he said before losing consciousness as he fell backwards off the tree branch.
Robin stirred in a bed as he slowly awakened. He sat up and looked around. He was in a small
empty room. The wall was made out of hard mud bricks and the floor, solid dirt. The air felt mildly humid. 'It appears I'm underground.' Robin slowly stood up and noticed how he felt. "No pain, no cuts, just perfectly fine. But how?" he said to himself with a puzzling look on his face. He then took notice of his clothes. On him was a white karate outfit (looks exactly like Robin's outfit in "Quest" episode two of season four.) He was bear footed, but still had on his mask. "My weapons! Huh, figures." he looked out the door and saw no one in the hallways. There was lighting on the dirt like ceiling. 'What should I do. I could look for my stuff and leave, or find the master of this place.' He walked through the maze like halls which seemed to never ended. His stomach growled after a long while of getting nowhere. "Gotta get something to eat." he said in a low voice holding his gut with both hands. He wondered on for a few more minutes before being spotted by someone.
"Finally, I have located you." said a familiar voice.
"Do I…know you?" replied Robin as he turned to face the person.
"You are the warrior my group fought yesterday. Come, you must be starving." said the leader of the ninja leading the way. He was dressed like Robin only he had a sword tied around his waist. He had blue eyes with black hair spiked downward slightly passing his eyes. He was slender, but very muscular with light tanish skin. He stood at 5 feet 11 inches.
"Wait just a second. First you try to kill me, and now you want to give me food. What hell is wrong with you?" said a perplexed Robin.
"Watch your tongue, young warrior." he said sharply. "At first appearance, I believed you were an enemy, sent to locate our base. I'm here defending my home. The home to the last of my people." The ninja looked at the floor in sadness. "I realized during our battle, you were not an enemy, but a wonderer, lost in our territory. Sorry about the misunderstanding. Come, shall we discuss this further during a meal?"
"SORRY? I almost died!" answered Robin. He sighed and then said, "Sure, whatever." He walked beside him and said, "So, what's your name?"
"They call me Zythin, but my enemies know me as 'Death Bringer'." replied Zythin, proud of his title. "What are you called, young warrior?"
"I'm Robin." They entered a room with a table in the middle, covered with meat, fruits, and vegetables. The only thing to drink, though, was water. Robin took his seat and stuffed his face. He swallowed quickly and said, "This stuff's great." He then resumed to stuff his face.
"There is no need to rush Robin. I wouldn't want you to die on me, now would I." he said giving out a small laugh. Robin looked at him for a few seconds with an angry stare before going back to eating. Time went by as they ate and soon enough they were done. "That was refreshing."
"Sure was." stated Robin with a filled belly. He stood up and began to clean up when Zythin spoke up.
"There's no need to clean. That's someone else's duty." he walked up to the wall and pressed a green button. He turned around and saw Robin's confused expression and explained. "Someone is suppose to enter here and tidy up our mess."
"Is this person…a slave?" asked Robin with a hint of anger in his voice. He never liked the idea of people being enslaved.
"Don't jump to conclusions Robin. It is merely a duty bestowed upon us by The Master. He sees every ones true desires and greatest strengths. The Master gives us few choices to choose from. Once the individual chooses, that is their duty for the rest of their lives. No one has ever complained about his or her assignment. On the contrary, everyone here is content with what they do. There is more to it, but I wish not to bore you."
Robin listened intently and then responded, "I won't be bored, all this sounds fascinating, but. I would like to meet 'The Master' if you don't mind."
Zythin put on a serious face. "One must be worthy to lay eyes upon, The Master. Normally one would be required to pass a test, but seeing how you defeated my team, you should be more then worthy. You see, every warrior of our people must undergo the same test. Those who pass are granted the duty of 'defender.' It is a difficult, vigorous test. Come, I'll take you to The Master now." Robin follows as Zythin leads the way.
"What! You mean he isn't busy with an important task of some kind?" Robin asked.
"Not exactly. Ever since our last battle, which resulted in devastating defeat, The Master has been strategically finding a way to counter." explained Zythin. "But until then, he's only concerned with our defenses. However, it is difficult improving something when it is the best it can be. No enemy has ever came within 50 mile radius of this base and survived. It's been like this for centuries." They turned a corner and continued walking.
'I wonder who this enemy is? Oh well it doesn't matter. I'm not planning on staying here long anyway. But there's still one thing that puzzles me.' Robin thought to himself. He then questioned him, "Hey Zythin, how exactly am I all healed with out a trace of even a scratch?"
"It's an ability everyone one of our people has. We have the power to cure and heal completely. Watch." Zythin took out his blade slowly sliced his left hand. Blood sprang forward as some drops fill onto the ground. Robin stared in silence. Then suddenly faint white light became vivid. Slowly the wound on his hand vanished and was completely restored. "This is how you were healed. The only downfall is it takes quite a bit of time for more serious injuries. It took about an hour for my team to fully restore you. Though I did notice you had prior injuries before our battle. What happened?"
The thought of Rath popped up in Robin's mind as he said, "I'd rather not talk about it."
"As you wish." They stopped in front of a nicely decorated door. "Here The Master lies." he opened it and they slowly walked in the dark misty room. The Master stood up and walked up to Robin, as if to get a better look. His long, gray hair stopped at the back of his knees along with a long gray beard. His skin was pale white with many wrinkles and was as tall as Robin. His eyes would never open, it seemed he could sense everything around him with a good picture in his head. In his left hand was a staff, brown in color. He wore a completely black garment.
"So, you are the young warrior I have heard so much about lately." spoke The Master in a greeting tone. "Robin is it?"
Robin was astonished. "How did you…?"
"I read your mind." interrupted The Master. His attention then turned to Zythin. "Your presence is no longer needed here. You may depart."
"As you wish Master." he said loyally. Zythin left.
The Master's attention returned to Robin, "You don't belong here. We must return you to your time."
"You know how?" Robin said with happiness rushing through his body.
"Yes. There is a Sacred Orb, with power beyond your imagination. Only I possess the ability to control this power." The Master turns his back to Robin. "But there is a slight problem. This orb rests not in this location, but in the enemies most powerful fortress. Long ago, it was stolen from us. For centuries they have tried to access it's power. I've sent many warriors to return this orb to me, but none return alive."
"Just tell me where their base is located and I'll get it." said a determined Robin with serious eyes.
"Young one, don't be naïve. Have you not heard what I have said." stated The Master in a harsh tone.
"I heard you clearly." responded Robin. "This is my only chance to return home. I have to take it. I have no other choice."
"You do understand that entering an enemy base so heavily guarded alone is suicide?" replied The Master surprised with Robin's determination and persistence.
Robin gave out a small laugh. "Don't worry, I'm not planning on dieing."
The Master faced Robin once again. "Very well. But you will not depart alone. I wish for you to be accompanied by our strongest warrior." he closed his eyes and telepathically contacted Zythin.
Zythin again entered the dark, misty room and said, "Yes Master?"
"I have a mission for you. You are to aid Robin in his quest of retrieving the Sacred Orb."
"But Master, that would be asking for death. Many have attempted and failed. How are we to succeed against such numerous enemies?" questioned a shocked Zythin.
"I am aware of this. But I have faith in you two. You both are strong willed and have a hidden power that dwells deep within your souls. I'm confident in your abilities. I believe you will succeed where many others have failed. Will you not accept this mission?"
Zythin remained silent for a few moments. He then spoke strongly and clear. "I accept."
A smile appeared on The Master's face. "Good. You may begin right away." He turned to Robin. "Here are your weapons and uniform. I have fully repaired your things." he said as he held out his right hand, a dark light revealed itself and when it slowly faded away, Robin's things appeared.
"Thank you." said Robin, gently grabbing his stuff.
The Master's attention turned to Zythin. "I believe you know the exact location of their base. I trust you will take Robin their and return. May we meet again when your mission comes to an end. You are all dismissed." The Master returned to his seat as Robin and Zythin exited the Room.
"Care to elaborate on what's going on." stated Zythin with curiosity as he walked through the hallway.
Robin sighed and spoke. "Alright, here's the truth." he explained everything to him. Why he was there, about Rath, his friends, everything. "That's why I have to find the Sacred Orb. It's my only chance to get back."
"I see. Then it will be an honor helping you." replied Zythin. He then motioned his hand to an empty room. "You may change here. I shall return shortly, prepared to leave."
Robin entered and changed in a few minutes. He stood there with a taunting silence. 'Starfire' he thought. 'Cyborg, Raven, Beast Boy. I swear I'll get you all back. I have too.' Robin clenched his fists in anger. "I'll kill you Rath." he said to himself. He calmed himself down and took a deep breath. A knock came from the door.
"Robin, are you ready?" asked Zythin.
"Yeah, lets go." answered Robin opening the door. He looked at Zythin for a quick second. He wore a pure black ninja out fit that only revealed his blue eyes. Though some of his spiked black hair fell down across his eyes. On his hands were leather gloves and his feet, stealth shoes. A sword was tied to his waist and there was a small black bag that strapped to his left shoulder. Robin looked away and followed Zythin down the hallway. As they walked Zythin handed Robin a small black bag, much like his own, which was meant to carry anything valuable to help them on their journey. Upon exiting the base, the morning sunlight blinded them temporarily. After a short walk, Zythin took to the trees and Robin followed. "How long until we reach their base." questioned Robin.
"Six days at the most. But I know a shorter path, however, it is crawling with danger." replied Zythin swiftly moving through the trees.
A smirk appeared on Robin's face as he spoke with confidence, "We can handle it."
"This way then." he said moving north. "This shorter path should cut our time in two. By tomorrow's night fall we should be arriving at an enemy fortress. They are guarding the quickest path to our destination."
"Sounds good to me." remarked Robin. After a few hours of traveling in silence they came across an enemy group, there were seven of them. They wore thick armor and a helmet that covered their face. In their hands were swords similar to Zythin's. Zythin stopped and took out his sword as he put aside his bag on a branch.
"Robin, prepare to kill." Whispered Zythin as he knelt down on a tree branch.
"What!" Robin said in a loud whisper. He didn't like the idea of killing others. In fact, he's never killed anyone. Zythin didn't respond. A few seconds later Zythin moved in for the kill. He landed with his sword slicing off an enemy's head. Blood gushed out as he stood there, stared down by the others. Robin could here them scream "It's the Death Bringer." "Don't be cowards, attack!" Robin joined the fight as he saw them charge at Zythin. He took out his Bo staff and struck one of them in the leg. He easily dodged their attacks before countering with a kick in the face. He blocked a few more blows and then when on the offensive. He grabbed one and flung him hard into a tree. Knocking him unconscious. Robin then jumped behind one and did a sleeper hold, knocking him unconscious as well. When he looked for Zythin, he saw him cut off someone's arm. Zythin then sliced the rest of his enemy's body before moving to another and doing the same. He added more blood to his already saturated sword. Robin watched in terror and shock as he watched Zythin cut open his victims with blood flying everywhere. Zythin stood up and turned to Robin after finishing off the last one.
"What's wrong." asked Zythin enjoying what he just did. Robin remained silent with his mouth wide open. Suddenly, one of the enemies Robin knocked out came to, and coughed. With quick reflexes, Zythin pulled out several ninja stars and threw them at him. They were all direct hits. One got him in the eye, another in the throat, and the last in his chest. Robin watched the blood run down the enemy's face as he met his quick end. Zythin then walked up to the last surviving vessel. He raised his sword into the air and brought it down, piercing through the now dead body's heart. "That proved to be no challenge at all. How pathetic."
Robin didn't question Zythin's action, he already knew what his response would be. He pulled himself together and said "All this traveling has me a bit tired. How about we take a ten minute rest."
"Good idea." he replied. "Follow me, there is an oasis not too far from here." They grabbed their bags and about 15 minutes later, they arrived. The oasis was small, but served it's purpose well. The water was clean and there were different types of fruits in the palm trees. The gentle breeze blew across as the sun was in it's highest point in the bright sky. Not much was said during their short stay. They both preferred to enjoy the serene area and eat the fruits. When they were ready to leave, Zythin stood up and turned to Robin. "Let us continue our journey, we have much to travel."
"Alright, lets go." Before leaving, they filled their bags with fruits. After about an hour, they exited the forest and entered a large meadow. One could see miles and miles away into the distance with the tall green grass swaying at the mercy of the wind. Despite their clear long road ahead of them, they continued to move at top speed. As Robin ran though the meadow, he looked back and could see the forest slowly vanish into the distant mist. In every direction he looked, were the same tall green grass in a mist in the background. After several more hours of traveling they once again rested. Robin and Zythin cleared a small portion of grass to sit on the ground. Robin broke the silence. "Hey Zythin, how much further until we reach the first fortress.
Zythin looked up at the sun and remained quiet for several seconds. "By tomorrow's nightfall, we will have arrived. But before this day is done, we must have traveled past the desert. Only then will we be able to sleep." Zythin took out some fruits out of his bag and ate slowly. Robin did the same. Five minutes later, they resumed their journey. Another hour passes as they finally enter the desert. Just like the meadow, one could see the desert go on for miles. Robin and Zythin slowly began to sweat under the scorching sun and the high humidity. They slowed their pace to avoid heat stress. The land was barren, and devoid of life. Their was nothing but the golden sand everywhere. As hours past, the deadly sun lost it's intensity and the desert cooled down, allowing them to once again pick up the speed. "We should be approaching the other side in an hour or so. Let us continue to move on until then." Though Robin did not respond he was pleased with this news. He was exhausted from all the traveling and a good nights sleep would do him good.
The sky darkened to a dark blue with multiple clouds as the two arrived to the deserts end. A crescent moon illuminated the darkness around them as they now searched for a place to rest. The two found a huge tree with large branches after a short look around. "Tomorrow, we shall travel across the mountain, so do make sure to receive much rest tonight." said Zythin as he made himself comfortable on a branch.
"You don't have to worry about me, I'll be just fine." said Robin as he jumped to the top of the tree. 'Wow! that's some mountain. Its going to take all day to just get past it.' He yawned as he looked up into the sky covered with millions of sparkling crystal lights. Robin ate an apple from his bag and fell asleep sitting on a branch with his back against the tree trunk. He closed his eyes and began to think of Starfire. 'I wonder how she's doing. I really miss her… isn't Raven with her.' A memory of Starfire and Raven struggling to get free of the warp hole came to his mind. 'I should have killed Slade when I had the chance. Then non of this would ever have occurred.' he sighed again. 'It's all in the past now. I have to move on and find them. I know for a fact Cyborg and Beast Boy are fine, though.' Then a thought came to him. 'Shouldn't Raven be able to use her powers to open her own warp hole. Yeah she can. That's how we got Cyborg back from the past. ( from forth episode of season four, Cyborg the Barbarian) But it may take her while since she was beaten up. And besides that takes a lot out of her. I can't allow myself to rely on her. I must do what I can to help the other's.' Robin slowly fell into a deep sleep as he dreamt of his friends.
"Robin awaken, it is time to continue our journey." said Zythin urgently.
Robin woke up to his words as he felt this small pain in his back from sleeping in his uncomfortable position. "It's time already?" he said stretching after a yawn.
Robin's eyes slowly adjusted to the light of the mourning sun as Zythin responded, "Yes, we must begin to cross the mountain early if we are to come across the fortress by nightfall."
With his stomach growling, Robin said, "Let's eat first." Robin pulled out a banana and realized that it had lost it's freshness. In fact, all the fruits have gone rotten. Robin was disappointed, but not surprised.
"Do not worry. I have brought with me two of my people's Sacred Fruit. Once eaten, it shall allow you to go without food and water for 16 hours. The Sacred Fruit is extremely rare, growing only south from where my home is during two weeks of the year. And best of all, for some reason the Sacred Fruit maintains it's vigor forever." Zythin pulled out a small round object the size of a golf ball. Strangely, it shined a bright golden color. He handed one to Robin and ate the other one in his bag. Zythin saw Robin's uncertain look, so he took the initiative as he went ahead and ate his first.
"Well, here goes nothing." said Robin as he shoved it in his mouth, slowly chewing on it. Robin's eyes widened with the flavor of the Sacred Fruit. It was sweet and a bit sour, it was cold with some warmth, it was juicy with hint of bitterness. He had never in his life tasted such a strange combination of tastes. The overall flavor was enjoyable at first, but soon became a disgusting after taste. After swallowing, Robin began to try to spit out the awful taste from his mouth. Then suddenly, he felt absolutely normal. He felt no pain of fatigue what's so over. He was not stronger, but had recovered his full strength completely, though the displeasing taste remained.
Zythin laughed a little at Robin's reaction as he said, "As you can see, it's effects are immediate. Although it is not that bad as time passes, you shall adept to it's flavor. Unfortunately until then, you shall have to endure the awful taste." Zythin jumped off the tree and Robin followed.
"I suppose it's worth eating if it supplies you with energy for that long." Robin remarked trying his hardest to ignore the great discomfort within his mouth. As they ran to their next destination, the terrain took a dark gray, rough form. It became rocky and steeper. Soon enough they were not running, but climbing vertically. If someone should slip and fall, it would mean instant death on impact. As they ascended higher and higher, the air became thin making hard to breath. Fortunately, this did not slow them down thanks to the Sacred Fruit. After many hours of climbing, the sloop slowly leveled off once again. They carefully ran across the mountain top with an abundance of energy as the sun began to set in front of them. The cloudless sky was tinted orange with slight shades yellow. The wind blew strongly in their direction, picking up small dust particles. The setting sun reminded Robin of his time with Starfire on top of Titans Tower. He enjoyed this memory as he ran with a small smile on his face. Then he remembered his other friends, Beast Boy, Raven, Cyborg. 'I really miss you guys. I promise I'll get you back.' he thought to himself. Then a horrifying thought came to his mind. 'Rath! Isn't he somewhere around here. If he was sucked in by my space time distortion bomb, then he should be somewhere around here. Why hadn't I realized that sooner. If Rath is still roaming around here, then why hasn't he shown up.' he thought with a perplexed look on his face. 'Maybe, he somehow escaped my bomb. But how, that's impossible. My bomb had the power of a black hole. Though it can only remain stable for about thirty seconds. Hmm…' He tried thinking of what could have happened to him. 'Perhaps he was knocked unconscious, therefore separating them back into their original form. But where could they be…' he thought for a long time. As the sloop began to descend, and so did the sun. Traveling down the mountain proved to be a difficult task with the fading sunlight, but nothing either two couldn't handle. A few hours later, they finally arrived at the fortress, which blocked the pass to their main destination. It was now very dark with no moon in the sky, which worked to their advantage. Though unfortunately, the effects of the Sacred Fruit have worn off completely. Zythin and Robin kept a good distance from the fortress, to avoid being spotted.
"Listen well Robin, we shall first kill the guards at the front gate. Then we shall…" he began to say before being interrupted.
"What the hell is up with you and killing. Why don't we just sneak passed the damn Fortress without being noticed. Then we won't have to worry about killing anyone and we will save a hell-a-of-a lot of energy, not mentioning OUR LIVES." he said enraged.
"Have you no honor as a warrior. Why do you act cowardly, face your enemies with courage and dignity." Zythin shot back.
Robin growled in frustration with the pointless argument. "First of all, I'm not being a coward, it's called being smart. Second, I do have honor being a warrior, but I'm no idiot going into battle with such insane odds. And third, theirs no courage in dying. Besides we're suppose to retrieve the Sacred Orb. Now tell me, how the fuck are we going to do that if we're dead, huh!"
"Though as foul as your words are, you speak the truth." Zythin stated convinced by Robin's reasoning. "For now I shall follow your commands."
More then satisfied with his response he said, "Alright. Is it possible for us to just go around their fortress?"
"No. The fortress was built to allow only one route. A wall was built up to the mountains side to prevent anyone from going around. The only way to avoid passing through their fortress directly, is by traveling around the mountain itself."
Robin put on a thinking face after listening to Zythin. "Fine. I guess we'll just have to enter directly. But first we'll have to take out their power supply so if we're caught they won't be able to call for reinforcements. Do you have any idea where that would be located in their base?"
"Unfortunately no. However, I do know how to obtain such information." answered Zythin with a sly grin on his face (though you couldn't really see it)
"I think I have a good idea of what your planning." Robin responded
"Good. That shall save us time from my explanation." Zythin said slowly moving to the fortress's gate with Robin following closely. They crouched down and waited for a while. Just then, one of the two guards entered the fortress and left the other alone. It appeared his shift was over, leaving Zythin and Robin a great opportunity to capture the other. They split up, Robin went left and Zythin went right. Robin purposely made a low sound, kicking a small rock. The guard turned to the noise only to have his mouth held shout by Zythin. Zythin and Robin retreated to their previous location with the guard stripped of his weapons. Zythin let go as Robin began the interrogation.
Robin got straight to the point, "Where are power supplies for this Fortress?"
Frightened but stubborn, the guard spoke hastily, "I know not of what you speak of."
His reply angered Robin, he grabbed the guards armor with his left hand and struck him down with his right, "You do not want to test my patience. I want to know now!"
Holding his ground bleeding nose, the guard spoke, "I speak the truth, I know not their location."
Zythin cut in front of Robin, who was going to strike again with more power. "Please, allow me." Zythin pulled out his long blade as he came up behind the guard and placed it at the guards throat. "You will speak if you value your life."
With the cold hard blade ready to end his life, the guard spoke nervously, "th-th there are two power supplies. One is in at the center of the fortress's bottom floor. The other is in the leader's room on the top floor. Please don't kill me…"
"Thanks for the information fool." he said in en sinister voice. "Now allow me to show why they call me the Death Bringer." Before the guard could react, Zythin sliced off his head with great pleasure. Robin stared at him with shocked eyes not believing what just happened.
"Why?" was all Robin could say to him
Zythin walked away from the puddle of blood streaming out of both the head and the lifeless body as he faced Robin. "He had to die. Or he might have reported our presence here.""We could have just knocked him unconscious and tied him up." Robin argued back.
"And allow someone to find him." Zythin said angrily. "We had no other choice. It was his death or ours."
As Robin saw Zythin put away his bloody sword, he wondered if he was on the right side of this war he knew nothing about. 'Even if I am on the wrong side, I don't have much of a choice. One thing is for sure, I have to get that orb. And I won't be able to do it alone. It's not like I can convince them in giving the orb to a complete stranger, anyway.' Robin sighed. "Aright then, let's go deactivate those power supplies." The two slowly approached the fortress and climbed the wall. Upon reaching the top, they kneeled down and took a good look around. Robin then gave commands, "Zythin I want you to take out the one on the top floor. I'll handle the other one. Once our task are completed, we will rendezvous 3 miles north from this base."
"Understood." stated Zythin clearly.
"Good. Remember we're not trying to attract attention. Do your thing and get out. Now go." Robin said as they split up. Robin walked slowly against wall avoiding the moving spots of light. Robin sled past two soldiers and ran silently to a building entrance. He picked the lock and went inside. The bright lights made it impossible for Robin to sneak around unnoticed and what made it worse, he could here someone approaching. Robin looked around him nervously. He felt air coming from above as he looked up. 'Of course' he thought to himself. Robin quickly undid the bolts keeping the steel grid up and jumped into the ventilation system. Robin lay down quietly as the foot steps faded away. He then crawled forward thinking where exactly was the entrance to the center room. After about tweny minutes, he looked through a steel grid below him and saw a soldier guarding a door. The door read Main Power Generator. 'Wow! How obvious. Now if only I can lure him away.' Robin began to think for a few seconds. 'That's it!' He moved down to the previous steel grid and unscrewed one bolt. Then he threw it down against the floor. He saw heard the soldier say, "Who there?" and rush to investigate. Robin then rushed quietly back and undid the bolts. He laid the steel grid beside him, jumped down, and entered the Main Power Generator room. He closed the door behind him and said triumphantly, "That was easy. Now to deactivate the power and get hell out of here." he hacked the computer and attempted to shut down the power. After about five minutes, he succeeded and all the lights went out. All was dark for several seconds before emergency lights went on. Now a dim red light shined form the ceiling as Robin said with a smile, "My work here is done. Time to go meet up with Zythin." Robin slowly opened the door and saw that no one was around. Then suddenly, he heard commotion from above. "Damn it. Must be Zythin screwing things up. I'll have to hurry and take out the back up power myself. Robin ran through the corridors at lightning speed. Surprisingly, their were no soldiers or guards on this floor. "They must all be after Zythin." he said to himself. He came across the stairs and quickly ascended them. Upon reaching the Roof, he saw a large number of soldiers surrounding a room. Then suddenly the emergency lights went out. A few seconds later Robin saw Zythin fighting his way through the soldiers. Robin was about to help out when Zythin jumped over all of them and landed next to Robin. "Come on, let's get the hell out of here!" Robin said urgently.
"I never run from a battle." Zythin said confidently taking his fighting stance and awaiting the soldiers who were quickly approaching them.
Robin couldn't believe what he just heard. "WHAT! FUCK YOU THEN!" Robin turned around and was about to run when he saw more soldiers approaching. They were surrounded, making it impossible for them to escape. "DAMN IT! Fine we'll do it your way. We going to kill every last son of bitch here."
Zythin laughed out loud, "With pleasure." He gripped his sword and dashed forward. He cut one in two as he dodged several blows. He countered with a swing of his sword, slicing three at once. Zythin then jumped high into air launched many ninja stars, each one striking an enemy's head, causing instant death. As soon as he landed, Zythin went on a full frontal assault. He ran passed soldiers at lightning speed, slicing them in two. Dodging several blows, his counter would always be fatal. He thrusted his sword in an enemy's chest, took it out, and cut off another's head. Zythin amused himself with the blood dripping from his sword and the red stains on his uniform. He craved for more and more, as he slashed soldiers with utmost ease. No soldier proved to a challenge, though there were many. Soon enough his fatigue was catching up to him, though that didn't stop his desire for more crimson liquid.
Robin stood there allowing the enemies to make the first strike. He countered with a kick in the chest and picked up an enemies sword. With the sword now in his position, he was ready to kill. 'I don't want to do this but I have no other choice. I can't escape and I'll die if I don't kill first.' he said in his mind convincing himself it was okay to take the lives of these foes. And with that finally set straight, he dashed forward slaying his first victim. He hated it, but nevertheless, he had to go on. Robin blocked a few blows, then jumped into the air, bringing his sword down on a head. He swung backwards slicing even more enemies in two. Though it was easy they were numerous. Robin continued to attack, every blow meaning death to another life. Death after death he continued to kill with hatred of himself as he did so. He ran through enemies with his sword, as he searched for his next target. Robin jumped again into the air, throwing smoke bombs everywhere and as soon as he landed he took out the closest one to him. Though it was a good idea the enemies didn't seem effected. Robin shrugged it off and went for another kill, this time slicing off his victims head. Blood gushed out, some landing on Robin face and his uniform. This small event made Robin feel even more hatred at himself, but he continued to take more lives. After a long while of combat, he began to get tired. He moved back trying to think of a plan of action. He came back to back with Zythin, both breathing heavily. "What should we do, there's too many of them?" Robin asked quickly as the enemies came slowly closer. Throughout the entire fight they were surrounded not being able to run off."We need to destroy them all at once. How, I do not know?" Zythin said thinking.
At that instant, an idea struck Robin. "The Main Power Generator! Zythin follow me!" Robin looked for the staircase, lucky for him the soldiers hadn't blocked it yet. He dashed for it with his mini flash light and zipped through it to the bottom floor with Zythin closely behind. Their were several soldiers in their way, the two quickly made pieces of them, literally. As soon as Robin reached the room, he said, "Zythin hold back the soldiers. I'm blowing this thing up."
"Make haste Robin." exclaimed Zythin as he did his best to hold off the numerous enemies.
He turned on the computer, also turning on the lights in the hall ways, and tried to activate the self-destruct sequence. A few minutes later, what seemed an eternity to Robin, he said "I got it!"
The big computer screen blinked red and said, "Warning, self-destruct sequence activated. Repeat, Warning, self-destruct sequence activated. Three minutes until total annihilation."
Robin then yelled at Zythin, "Let's go!" Zythin followed Robin as the two ran as fast as they could. All the soldiers stopped attacking and ran for their lives in a huge scramble to escape. They cut down enemies in the way as they moved toward the exit.
On the intercom, they heard, "One minute until total annihilation." Robin and Zythin finally reached the back door and ran toward the fortress wall, which was some distance away. The two could then here the final countdown, "10, 9 , 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3..." They jumped the tall wall and continued running. "1..." KABOOM! A huge explosion was underway. The Fortress scattered into the air in millions of pieces as fire scorched the remains. Thick dark, smoke rose into the clear sky. The fortress was now no more.
"You think that got them all?" asked Robin taking a seat on the rough ground.
"I am sure of it. No soul could have survived that explosion." he said as he sat down in front of Robin.
After a few moments of silence, Robin questioned him. "What the hell happened back there? How did they catch you?"
Zythin took off his cloth like head ornament, revealing his face and dark black hair, and said smiling, "Right before I murdered their leader, he managed to alert others nearby. And well, you know the rest from there."
Robin knew the rest alright. 'If it wasn't for Zythin's obsession of killing, I wouldn't have had to do what I did, take away hundreds of lives.'
"Robin, you have great skill as a warrior. And your fast thinking has saved our lives. For this I thank you." said Zythin in a serious tone. Robin remained silent with anger dwelling inside.
He rose and said in monotone, "Let's go find a place to sleep." After a short search, they found an empty cave. Robin laid down on the hard ground and tried to fall asleep. He wanted to forget what happened today, but memories of his assignations came one after another, blood in the air and on him. 'I had no choice. It was them or me. I couldn't run, there were too many of them. They had us surrounded. There's was nothing as I could have done.' he thought to himself trying to feel okay about what he did. After a long while he fell into a silent slumber.
The next day, early in the mourning, he woke up with a growling stomach. He held his stomach and looked for his small black bag. "It's gone! I must have lost it during yesterday's fight." He looked at Zythin with his bag missing as well. "I guess that makes the two of us." Robin got up and stretched, feeling a bit sore from yesterday's events. He yawned and looked outside. His eyes slowly adjusted to the light of the bright sun. Looking at what was left of the fortress, he was quickly reminded of his actions the previous day. Robin pushed aside his emotions and focused at his main objective. Returning to The Master with The Sacred Orb. 'Today we should be arriving at the enemies main fortress. That's if they are enemies, even so, I have to get my hands on that orb.'
"I see you are ready to continue. Shall we?" said Zythin leading the way. "The Main Fortress is not to far from here. But before reaching our destination, there should be a pond mid way. We shall have to hold out until then." About six hours later of alternately walking and running, they reached the pond. "At last, we have arrived." It was big with berry bushes surrounding it.
"It's about fucking time!" As soon as Robin saw the pond, he jumped in the water with his clothes on. It was could but very refreshing. Zythin mimicked as the two washed away stains of blood from their skin, hair, and uniform. Ten minutes later, they got out and allowed the warm air to cool them down. Robin then rushed to the bushes and plucked out red, blue, and purple berries. He shoved them into his mouth and ate with great delight. He then spotted grapes and ate them as well.
"Robin, why do you hurry? The food is not going anywhere." Zythin said crouching down and began eating. Robin didn't Respond. He was concentrated on the food in front of him. When they both finished they laid back on the soft grass and enjoyed the moment. Few minutes later, Robin got up and ripped off his cape. He used it as a pouch to put in the berries and grapes.
"Good idea." Zythin took off his head cloth, which covered his entire head except his eyes, and filled it up with food. They tied their stuff and left toward the Main Fortress. On their way there, they took a ten minute break after three hours and ate the berries and grapes they had brought along with them. That filled them up and they continued on their journey. Several hours passed before they finally arrived at the Main Fortress. It was huge, three times bigger then the last one with a lot more guards than before. And it would be hard to sneak around with the sun still out.
"Finally. We're here." Robin sighed in relief "Alright. And this time, DON'T FUCK UP! We need to find out where exactly they keep the Sacred Orb. Any ideas…?"
"Well, we could take the same approach as we did last time."
"No! I don't want to kill anyone." Robin yelled. They thought for several minutes. 'I wish Raven were here. She could easily read their minds and be in and out in no time with the Sacred Orb. I wonder how she's doing. His thoughts were interrupted by Zythin.
"I think I know where it is, The Master once told me it's whereabouts within the enemy's Main Fortress. I recall his words saying 'the center of it all is where it lies.' I believe he meant the center of the fortress on the middle floor."
"Good. Now all we have to do is get it. And I know how?" he said looking at the two guards standing at the gate. They were wearing dark blue pants with black armor on the upper body. Their helmets were also black, covering most of the head. Blue boots is what they wore on their feet. "We'll sneak in as one of them." They approached the guards from the far side and slowly closed in, walking closely to the wall. They struck at the same time, knocking the guards out cold. "Good. Now grab a body and follow me." Robin returned to their original spot behind a large bush and began to strip the guard of his clothes. He changed and so did Zythin. Lucky for them, the clothes fit on quite well. Robin placed his uniform next to the guard and said, "Alright, the rest should be easy."
"I must say, Robin, you are a sly one." Zythin said following Robin back to the front gate.
Robin opened the Front gate and was approached by a soldier who said, "It's my turn already."
Robin disguised his voice and said, "Yes. It's amazing how time flies isn't." Robin slowly walked away with Zythin following. Robin whispered to him. "It worked. Just try to blend in and everything should be fine." Zythin nodded and continued to walk in the wide open. They soon arrived at the building and entered. They both sighed in relief.
"Now to locate The Sacred Orb and leave this uncomfortable place." said Zythin. They ascended several floors and walked through many corridors, only to find nothing. "Where could it be?"
Robin saw a soldier and put a grin on his face as he said, "Why don't we just stop and ask for directions." He slowly approached the soldier and asked him in a professional tone, "I have been ordered by our supreme ruler to question our fellow comrades about the location of the Sacred Orb. He said it is mandatory for each soldier to know it's whereabouts in case of an emergency. So I ask of you now, where is the location of the Sacred Orb so I may confirm your response?"
The soldier answered nervously, "Uh, um…from where I'm standing, it's down the hall, up the stairs on the fifth floor, and 15th doors down to your right."
"Hmm…" Robin said pretending to think. "It appears your response is…correct! Thank you for giving up some of your valuable time to discuss this with us. I'll make sure to let the Supreme Ruler know you passed his secret test. Farewell for now." Robin went down the hall and into the staircase.
"I can not believe that worked. Robin how did you know he was right?" he questioned curiously.
"I didn't. I was hoping that what he said was correct. I guess we'll find out when we get there." replied Robin, proud of his how slick he is. Few minutes later they approached the 15th door on their right. It was heavily locked and had no label on it. "I'm guessing this is it." Robin quickly broke the locks and entered the Room, closing the door behind them.
"Robin, there it is! The Sacred Orb." Zythin said astonished by it's appearance. It was as big as a basketball, shining a bright white light with a mystical aura around it. It was situated on top of a pedestal.
"How the hell are we suppose to sneak that thing out of here!" asked Robin with a worried look.
"Good question. I have not a clue." said Zythin, also worried about their new problem. Minutes went by as they thought of a plan, but nothing came to mind. Robin growled in frustration.
"Let's just wrap it up with something and get the hell out of here." said an impatient Robin, as he laid his hands upon it's solid, warm surface.
"Are you insane. One of them are bound to stop and questioned us about what we're carrying." Zythin said with eyes wide open.
"I know. We'll just make something up on the spot. I just don't feel like being here anymore." Robin walked over to a thick black cloth lying in the corner of the room. "How fortunate for us." Robin wrapped it up and tied a strong not. "Here, you carry it. Just try and act normal."
"How does one act normal WITH A LARGE ROUND OBJECT IN ONE'S HANDS!" he quietly yelled at Robin.
"Hey, calm down. I have a feeling this is going turn out alright. Don't worry about it." he said calmly. They left the room and 20 minutes later exited the building. They walked toward the front gate in the wide open. "We're almost there, just a little bit longer and…" They were stopped by a soldier.
"May I ask what you carry there?" Responded a Soldier.
They looked at each other in a nervous panic, but Zythin managed to say, "It is our launch."
The Soldier looked at him with a strange look, "What? They have already begun serving food? Why am I always the last one to know." The soldier ran off somewhere.
"I swear, these people will believe anything you tell them. Let's just hurry and get out of here." Robin said with his nervousness quickly fading away. They approached the gate. He opened it and saw the soldier form before. "Hey, it's our turn now."
"What? Already?" he said surprised.
Robin then responded cleverly, "You must have dozed off because it's been like two hours. But if you want to do my job for me, be my guest."
"You have got to be kidding me. I hate this job. You can take over." The soldier left, leaving Robin and Zythin alone guarding the gate.
"That was way too easy." Robin stated.
"I'm not complaining." remarked Zythin who was now laughing a little. They walked to the bushes where the real guards laid, who were still unconscious. They changed into their uniforms and left the guards with their clothes beside them.
"Now that that's done with, let's head back and see what The Master has in stored for us." Stated Robin with happiness.
That had to be my longest chapter yet, hope you enjoyed it. This chapter was about Robin. My next will probably be about Raven and Starfire after they were sucked in by the warp hole. Don't forget to review. Remember any type of comment is okay. I just want to know if anyone is actually reading my story. I'm sure there are many of those who just read with out reviewing, I would know, I used to be one of them. Anyhow, a review is very important and so, please review my story.