"What's the matter Robin?" Slade said on Robin's communicator. "I thought you'd be happy to see me, after all this time! It's been quite a while hasn't it?"

Blackfire was off screen; Slade didn't know she was there with Robin. Slade could only see Robin's face and couldn't see he had changed into his apprentice outfit.

"I knew you'd come back Slade." Robin finally said. "I'm not so surprised by it."

"I had a feeling you wouldn't." Slade said. "I didn't except you to be as surprised as your friends."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Robin then asked.

But then stopped and remembered, Slade was talking to him through Cyborg's communicator. "Don't you know? You knew me better than anyone! You were the only one on the team that would ever stay up late at night, watching, waiting, for that one moment when I'd suddenly jump out of nowhere, and strike, and take down the city! No one else wanted to believe I just might still be out here!" he said.

Robin tried not to tempt Slade. "Hmmph, your right!" Robin said. "And I doubt they'll believe me when I tell them about this!"

"Oh Robin," Slade said sadistically. "You don't have to!"

Then suddenly Slade moved the screen on the communicator over. Robin looked in shock and horror as he saw Starfire, BeastBoy, Cyborg, and Raven, all chained and bound up against the wall in dark blue energy chains! The chains that went around there wrists and ankles would send a shock and them with the push of a button as means of torture. There were some needles attached to the chains that went in their bodies slightly that would also torture them and cut them off from use of their powers!

But even more shocking, there standing right next to them, was Terra!

"You know one thing I always found amusing about them all, was they always seemed to listen to you, no matter what you say or do!" Slade said amusingly!

"Robin looked through the screen at Terra in shock! "Hey Robin!" she then called out. "Miss me?"

Then Blackfire suddenly jumped at the sound of her voice. That was here, she thought. That bitch she wanted to just get her hands on and…. But then she stopped and tried to cool herself as she couldn't let them know she was there.

"Hhmmph! Impressive!" Robin said trying to keep his act.

"What's the matter?" Slade then said. "I thought you'd be rather surprised to see your old friend Terra again! Not to mention your friends in bondage at my mercy!" he said sadistically.

"Like I said," Robin went on. "It's not that suprising."

"Cause this is normally the part where you yell what am I planning and where am I." Slade said. But then he stopped for a moment. "You perhaps…… you're just pretending!"

"Does it really matter?" Robin said. "I thought you wanted me this whole time!" Then Robin showed Slade what he was wearing. Slade looked in surprise to see Robin dressed up as his apprentice again.

"Well," Slade said. "You're smarter than I thought!"

"Where are they?" Robin finally said wanting to know where Slade was hiding know.

"Now Robin!" Slade said evilly. "I think you know how to find me!"

And finally Slade shut off the communicator.

Robin and Blackfire looked at each other. They were still in surprise at what just prevailed. Then Blackfire just smiled. Robin smiled a bit also. "Come on. Let's go." He said.

Meanwhile back in the cave, Terra walked up to BeastBoy and Raven. They looked up at her as they remained captive. "Don't worry!" Terra said sadistically. "It'll all be over soon!"

Then BeastBoy looked at her "But…..how did….. you….. I thought you……Terra, why are you……" as he was saying this Terra began to have a confused look in her face for a second, but before BeastBoy could finish Terra hit a button on her arm and the energy chains shocked BeastBoy as he jumped back and forth. "Why?" Terra said. "Because I can!"

Then Slade, who was still controlling Terra and what she said, had Terra walk over to her. "That's right my dear!" he said. Terra was in front of him as he held her chin up to him. "Everything is working out perfectly!" he said sadistically.

For a moment Terra began to bring a worried look in her eyes, but then it was consumed.

"So what do we do next?" Terra asked.

"We simply wait, for Robin to come find us." Slade said. "Then when he comes, we'll be ready! Soon, everything we need will all be here!" he said evilly.

Later, Blackfire flew the city with Robin in her arm as he told her where all to go exactly. Robin had a determined look on his face, but Blackfire was still unsure.

"I don't know about this." Blackfire said to her.

"We have no other choice." Robin said.

"I know, but this just isn't right. Slade knows we're coming after him." she said.

"No, he thinks I'm going after him," Robin said. "and that I'm gonna join him as his apprentice again. He doesn't have to know you're here."

"But what if he does?" Blackfire said.

"It won't matter." Robin said. "He may know we're coming for him, but he doesn't know what we're planning."

"Then how do we know what he's planning?" she asked.

"Think about it;" Robin said. "all Slade wants is for everyone to join forces with him so he can take down the city and the rest of the planet! That's why he didn't try to capture me, because he wants to force me to join him!"

"No," Blackfire said. "He wants me to join him. I think he's getting us to walk into a trap."

"Don't worry about it." Robin told her. Then Blackfire was silent as she tried to trust him and they flew on.

It was only a few moments later. Robin walk out of the woods to the metal power plant; the one where apparently Cyborg and the rest of the Titans disappeared to, and where Slade was supposed to be. Robin was alone. He walked into the place like a lamb to slaughter almost. Maybe he was walking into a trap he thought like Blackfire suggested. No, it couldn't. Whether or not Slade was really here, Robin did know if Slade wanted to try and destroy him he would've done that when he had the chance. Either he would find Slade, or Slade would find him.

Robin walked in, with all his weapons and dressed to join Slade. He looked around. He walked around the place with his T-communicator to find clues.

He found a basement. He went down and found himself walking through a bunch of underground tunnels. He went down deeper and deeper.

The he found it: the big open area and room in the cave. The computers were all there. Whether or not they were Slade's or the metal plants tech, he was there. He just looked around for a while.

"So…." A voice came from the darkness. "Do tell me, what made you decide to come back, Robin?"

Finally Robin looked up and saw Slade walk out from on top of a ledge.

"Slade" Robin said as he looked up to him. "I missed you." He said. "I really did!"

"Is that so?" Slade said. "I feel honored."

"I always knew you would come back." Robin began to say. "Do you know how long I would stay up at night trying to find you? Even though everyone else thought you were gone for good?" "I can only imagine." Slade answered. "I thought I wanted to take you down for good!" Robin said. "But realized: like Starfire once told me how I was exactly like you. I realized that the others could never understand me, and no matter how hard I tried to get them to, they would always ignore me and blow me off! But now you're back. And here we are again."

Slade looked down at him. "Indeed." He said. "Here we are again. And to think, this time I don't have to try and force you into joining me. You're finally ready to join all by yourself, and become what you were destined to be!"

Then suddenly Terra came out. She walked out of the darkness from behind Robin and walked up to with that smile on her face. "Welcome to our family Robin."

Slade came down to them. "So tell me" Robin said. "how did you do it?"

"You mean, how did I bring back Terra?" Slade said. "It really wasn't that hard."

"No" Robin stopped him. "How did you manage to take down and capture all my friends at once?"

"Oh that. That was actually much easier. Just luring them like fish into a trap just to find you and Blackfire with out them suspecting a thing about us." Slade told him. "It's funny how we did it."

"And then so what did you decide to do with them?" Robin then asked.

"Robin" Slade said. "Does it really matter to you? Know that you're one of us?" "Just wanted to know." Robin said. "You don't think it really matters to me know do you?" "Maybe." Slade said getting a bit suspicious. "Maybe not! What if I didn't do anything to them? What if I did? It wouldn't bother at all know would it? Maybe they're all just gone for good?"

"Or maybe" a voice from no where came. "You just picked the wrong night to play with us!"

And then a giant violet starbolt came flying from behind Slade. But to her amazement, Slade leaped over it without even looking and jumped towards her. Blackfire looked in shock as he fell right in front of her and turned around a punched her in the chin! Blackfire fell back but Slade grabbed her and tossed her down and she went sliding on the ground. Terra looked at her and made the ground explode underneath Blackfire as she went flying up and crashing down.

"Blackfire." Robin went over to her and lifted her up.

"Don't you see what I'm trying to do here?" Slade shouted angrily.

Terra stood by his side on the opposite end while Robin and Blackfire stood by each other. "Just look at us all!" Slade said. "Together: me, Terra, Robin, and Blackfire! Think of the possibilities you two! We'll be unstoppable with our combined strength! And you'll all be able to leave your lives of pain and misery from the ones around you behind!"

"Don't tempt me!" Blackfire growled at Slade.

Slade looked down onto her with an angry look. "What's the matter my dear? I'm right here waiting!"

Then finally she had it as she fired another starbolt at them ready to take them down!

"Blackfire! NO!" Robin yelled.

TO BE CONTINUED

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