(Oh and before anyone says so I'm aware of the similarity to the Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney version) so don't bother pointing that out. Hehehe)
Later down in the sewer, Starfire and Raven had reached where their signal was coming from. Starfire picked up Robin's communicator signal. "Why is Robin without this?"
"He must've dropped it." Said Raven, she reached into her belt and pulled out her communicator. "Cyborg?"
"Yeah?" came Cyborg's voice. He sounded a little concerned.
"We've found Robin's communicator, in the least likely of all places." She turned her head a little. "The sewer."
"Hmm, Beast Boy and I still tracing our signal. But…" Cyborg paused, looking uneasy.
"What?" asked Raven.
"Nothing." Cyborg then signed off. Raven just shrugged and removed her hood.
"Let's go." She said, Starfire began to follow her down the long dark hallway in the sewer.
"Why would Robin come down here?" asked Starfire, sounding concerned.
"I don't know." Said Raven. "But let's hope he's ok."
Meanwhile, Greg and several other men watch the girls walk down the hallway. "Who are these girls?" asked one his men.
"I don't know. They could be spies of Slade." Said Greg. Greg watched through his binoculars and saw the redheaded girl pull out the insignia of Slade. "What? Well that proves it they're working for Slade."
"Starfire? Why are you carrying around that thing?" asked Raven.
"Oh." Starfire said. "I forget I had this."
"What did they say?" asked one of Greg's men.
"I couldn't hear." Responded Greg, "but it doesn't matter. Get some ropes ready, they will be hanged."
Meanwhile, Cyborg and Beast Boy were inside the T-Car. "OK, the signal is getting closer. In fact it's right here…" Cyborg stopped the car. Beast Boy stepped out as well.
"Uh, dude are you sure this is right?" asked Beast Boy.
"Well according to my signal, it's here." Both Cyborg and Beast Boy looked around, then suddenly Cyborg noticed electricity emitting from the ground. "Look out!" he yelled he pushed Beast Boy out of the way. Then he jumped out of the way. "What the hell…?" he let out, suddenly a being of electricity jumped forth from the ground, it was none other than Overload.
Meanwhile back in the sewers, Starfire raised her hand to create some more light, but was surprised when nothing happened. "Something wrong?" asked Raven.
"Yes. I cannot…" started Starfire, then she jumped into the air, only to fall right back down. "My powers are gone!" Her face contorted in shock as she came to this realization. Raven let out a surprised look and tried to summon her powers, but like Starfire nothing happened.
"As are mine!" she said. Both Starfire and Raven looked at each other shocked.
"We have some real trouble on our hands here, Raven." Said Starfire, sounding scared.
"Speaking of trouble. We should've run into some by now."
"What do you mean?" asked Starfire, curiously.
"A guard, or a booby trap maybe?" Suddenly all the lights went out, Raven sighed, "Or maybe an ambush." She said. Suddenly men from all the sides appear as the lights went back on, before Starfire and Raven could even react, they were knelling on the floor with their wrists bound behind them with rope.
"Well, what have we here men?"
"Like you said, there's no denying they're spies."
"But we're not-" started both girls. But before they could finish their sentences, a white cloth went over Starfire's mouth, gagging her. Immediately, Raven was also gagged. "MMMPPPPHHHH!" they both let out.
"Don't interrupt me." Said Greg, as more rope went around the girls' waists, completely immobilizing their arms. "Don't try to play dumb, we saw Slade's symbol on you. (Raven gave Starfire an angry look.) You're very cleaver, you've found our hideaway. But unfortunately, you won't live to inform Slade."
"MMMPPPPHHHH!" screamed both Starfire and Raven, desperately shaking their heads. But without their powers, they could not break free. They were stood up and their thighs and ankles were bound, they were then thrown up into the air, only to land on top of their captor's shoulders, they struggled and struggled, but without their powers they were not strong enough to break free. Eventually, the girls were led to what looked like a city, Starfire and Raven looked desperately for any sign of Robin, he was their only hope of escaping now. The women and children watched as these two girls were brought in. Starfire and Raven were placed on balcony with two ropes hanging down from it. Starfire and Raven watched with horror in their eyes as the ropes was placed around their neck. "MMPPHHH!" they shouted, as the one called Greg took center stage.
"Ladies and gentlemen, what we have here is two spies, I've seen them with Slade's symbol. So what say you? Death or Life?" Starfire and Raven were shocked when the men AND women all shouted: "Death!" Meanwhile, Robin stepped out of his hut that he was sleeping in.
"Oh man, what's going on?" he asked himself, he took notice of what was happening. "Oh no…" was all he could say when he saw Starfire and Raven, bound and gagged and about to be hung.
"Any last words?" asked Greg, as he prepared to hit the switch.
Starfire and Raven responded as best they could. "MMMPPPHHH!" Starfire's shouts sounding more scared and Raven's shouts sounding angrier.
"That's what they all say." Starfire gave a bit of a shocked look, while Raven showed off an angry look. Greg prepared to pull the switch. When a yell came from the audience.
"STOP!" yelled the Boy Wonder as he emerged from the crowd. The crowd murmured at this.
A muffled "Robin!" came from both Starfire and Raven as Robin came onto the platform.
"These girls aren't spies for Slade, they're Teen Titans like me." He said, smiling. Greg gave a bit of shocked look, and then smiled.
"Why didn't they say so?" he asked, half laughing. Robin removed the gags from Starfire and Raven's mouths to which they responded.
"We did say so!"
Robin untied Raven first, and then untied Starfire, who removed the rope from their necks themselves. Starfire and Raven then looked at Robin, they smiled and both gave him a hug. "Geez, I didn't know you two were that worried about me." He said.
"Well Robin, we did not know what had happened to you." Said Starfire, as she loosened her grip.
"What are you doing down here?" asked Raven. Robin smiled.
"Follow me." He said. Starfire and Raven did as they were told.
"These people are awfully paranoid." Said Raven.
"Sorry about that. I guess it's from being down here for so long." Said Robin. Starfire looked at Robin and smiled as she asked.
"Please, tell them I will forgive them for their hasty act. So will Raven. Right?" she said as she turned to Raven, Raven just looked at her weirdly.
"Yeah… of course I will." She said, with a bit of sarcasm in her voice.
Robin led the girls into the room that Derek had showed him earlier, he pulled out the box with Slade's costume. "This is why I didn't come home last night." He said as he took out Slade's mask. Starfire and Raven gave a bit of a shocked look at the mask.
"You mean to tell me Slade was down here at some point?" asked Raven.
"Yes, and I'm guessing that it happened after I broke out of being his apprentice." He said.
"But Robin," started Starfire. "What does this have to do with finding out if Slade is still alive?"
Robin shook his head. "I don't know Star. But I had to be sure." Robin let out a look of puzzlement. Then reached into the mask.
"Robin?" asked Starfire. Robin pulled out a disc.
"What's this?" he asked, half to himself, half to the girls.
"Must've been something Slade put in." said Raven.
"Let's see what it plays." Said Robin.
