Chapter 4
"Uh, what did you mean when you said that you helped equip the Tower?" Cyborg asked as he leaned back in his seat. The flyer that Batman had seated all of them comfortably, and they were all a little surprised that Batman would have the aerial version of a minivan.
"Well, you certainly can't believe that Robin built the place all on his own and then had the funds to equip it with the best and latest technology, can you?" Batman said as he handled the wheel and glanced at the instruments on the panel in front of him.
"I suppose not," Starfire said, looking out the window. "Are we almost there?"
"Almost," Batman said, putting on a pair of strange glasses and hitting a button. To the teenagers' surprise, the windows suddenly blacked out, obscuring the view.
"Uh, what happened?" Beast Boy asked, slightly worried.
"I do have a secret identity, you know," Batman said. "And it's easier to protect the lot of you if you know as little about me as possible."
"And knowing how to find the Batcave again would count, right?" Raven asked, not upset.
"Precisely."
No one said anything as Batman continued flying, but finally Beast Boy's curiosity drove him to ask how Batman could see out if all of the windows were blacked. For an answer, Batman simply pointed to his glasses and Beast Boy was quiet. Batman looked alternately at the windshield and at a small screen on the panel in front of him, and when a small tone sounded Batman turned off the blacking effect and listened to the teens' gasps of surprise.
"Wondrous!" Starfire exclaimed as they landed. "This is where you live?"
"Part of the time," Batman said as the door opened and the gangplank went down.
"Eh, looks like Robin's room," Cyborg said as they all headed out into the cave and he took in all the high tech gadgets and memorabilia. "Except that he didn't have bats flying around up near the ceiling."
All of the Titans looked up, and Starfire's eyes became very big.
"Don't let them scare you, they're not dangerous," Batman said, heading over to the large Batcomputer. He hit a few switches and the teens could hear programs running. A single vertical line appeared on the screen, glowing blue.
"Uh, what's that?" Beast Boy asked, pointing at it as Batman minimized the screen. It now took up only a corner of the screen.
"It's a sensor line," Batman explained as he set up other programs that would monitor transportation depots and agencies. "It will tell us if there are any vehicles flying around that haven't registered a flight plan."
"Cool," Cyborg said, gazing at the tiny line as if willing it to do something. "What can we do?"
"I read the file, but I really know very little about Slade. I need you to tell me about him," Batman said, leading them over to a small sitting area. "Everything that you know about him I need to know."
"Robin's the one who knows the most about him," Raven said quietly. "Whenever I'm near Slade, I don't want to probe to deeply into his mind."
"Woah, he creeps Raven out," Beast Boy said in shock.
"That should give you an idea of how creepy he is," Raven said, shaking her head. "I don't like him, and I don't want to be near him."
"Anything else?" Batman asked.
The Titans put their heads together, trying to remember all they could about Slade.
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"Uh, what did you mean when you said that you helped equip the Tower?" Cyborg asked as he leaned back in his seat. The flyer that Batman had seated all of them comfortably, and they were all a little surprised that Batman would have the aerial version of a minivan.
"Well, you certainly can't believe that Robin built the place all on his own and then had the funds to equip it with the best and latest technology, can you?" Batman said as he handled the wheel and glanced at the instruments on the panel in front of him.
"I suppose not," Starfire said, looking out the window. "Are we almost there?"
"Almost," Batman said, putting on a pair of strange glasses and hitting a button. To the teenagers' surprise, the windows suddenly blacked out, obscuring the view.
"Uh, what happened?" Beast Boy asked, slightly worried.
"I do have a secret identity, you know," Batman said. "And it's easier to protect the lot of you if you know as little about me as possible."
"And knowing how to find the Batcave again would count, right?" Raven asked, not upset.
"Precisely."
No one said anything as Batman continued flying, but finally Beast Boy's curiosity drove him to ask how Batman could see out if all of the windows were blacked. For an answer, Batman simply pointed to his glasses and Beast Boy was quiet. Batman looked alternately at the windshield and at a small screen on the panel in front of him, and when a small tone sounded Batman turned off the blacking effect and listened to the teens' gasps of surprise.
"Wondrous!" Starfire exclaimed as they landed. "This is where you live?"
"Part of the time," Batman said as the door opened and the gangplank went down.
"Eh, looks like Robin's room," Cyborg said as they all headed out into the cave and he took in all the high tech gadgets and memorabilia. "Except that he didn't have bats flying around up near the ceiling."
All of the Titans looked up, and Starfire's eyes became very big.
"Don't let them scare you, they're not dangerous," Batman said, heading over to the large Batcomputer. He hit a few switches and the teens could hear programs running. A single vertical line appeared on the screen, glowing blue.
"Uh, what's that?" Beast Boy asked, pointing at it as Batman minimized the screen. It now took up only a corner of the screen.
"It's a sensor line," Batman explained as he set up other programs that would monitor transportation depots and agencies. "It will tell us if there are any vehicles flying around that haven't registered a flight plan."
"Cool," Cyborg said, gazing at the tiny line as if willing it to do something. "What can we do?"
"I read the file, but I really know very little about Slade. I need you to tell me about him," Batman said, leading them over to a small sitting area. "Everything that you know about him I need to know."
"Robin's the one who knows the most about him," Raven said quietly. "Whenever I'm near Slade, I don't want to probe to deeply into his mind."
"Woah, he creeps Raven out," Beast Boy said in shock.
"That should give you an idea of how creepy he is," Raven said, shaking her head. "I don't like him, and I don't want to be near him."
"Anything else?" Batman asked.
The Titans put their heads together, trying to remember all they could about Slade.
To everyone who reviewed: MMMMMMWAAA! A great big kiss for you all!
