Violet stared up at Slade, unfazed by the fact that this man was able to control Robin, The Boy Wonder. Violet grinned, "You never broke Robin, he resisted you to the end. Just as I will."

Slade nodded, "I expected no less from the daughter of Robert Parr." Violet's eyes snapped onto Slade's mask, hoping for him to tell her she was dreaming, "Yes child, I know who you are, and I know who your family is as well. If you wish for them to survive you will do what I say, when I say, how I say." Violet nodded.

Robin sat on the lounge in the Main Room of Titans Tower sunken in depression. Violet was gone, the building had been searched to the foundations and deeper. Nothing had been found, nothing except the Razor S showing Slade had at least caused the fire. Standing Robin reached up and pulled his mask off, revealing the haunted eyes of Richard.

Richard stared around the room, in the corner fiddling with his arm sat Cyborg, making some sort of adjustment to his arm. Over in the kitchen stood Starfire and Beast Boy, cooking without the usual flurry they usually had. And over in the far corner, on her own sat Raven, elbows resting on knees, hands covering her face. Looking back to the TV Richard saw Ghost in the heat of battle fighting alongside numerous opponents. As the picture faded the anchorwoman from the news spoke, telling all those listening that Ghost had disappeared and until further notice, was presumed dead. Clicking off the TV Richard once again became Robin and left the Tower.

The Third Apprentice stood in a Gym, lifting weights while her master observed. Lifting the weight for the last time that day Violet placed the weight back on the floor and turned to face her master, "Training complete Master, what would you wish of me?" Slade stared down at his Apprentice then turned and walked out silently.

Slade grinned behind his mask, Violet had been too easy to bend to his will. It was not because she had some plan to escape but because of the girls she had rescued from the building, three minutes of torture and she had been ready to do whatever he wanted.

Violet sat emotionless as Slade handcuffed her to her cot. He did this every night because of her powers. Violet had no doubt that Slade would come back later that night, as he had every night since she became an Apprentice. Once Slade left Violet broke down and once more cried herself to sleep.

Robin stood attacking the punching bag in the gym, everything in the Tower reminded him of Violet, even this bag, which she had never touched, Robin remembered how the Titans would come down to the Gym and train every morning, Once she had finished her training Violet would spend hours watching Robin from the side lines, never tiring from watching him beat a leather bag. Sighing Robin stepped back and spun, delivering a huge roundhouse kick, sending the bag flying across the room with the chain holding it snapped. Just as he was about to try and hang it back up, the Alarms went off.

Violet sighed and snap kicked a man in the face then dropped into a roll to avoid his partners cover fire before springing up and spinning kicking him in the gut. Maintaining control Violet made sure the men were unconscious then turned invisible.

Robin and the Titans arrived at the scene to find guards scattered and out cold. Sighing Robin turned to the Titans, "Raven, Cyborg with me, Beast Boy, Star, you two stay here and look after these guys." With that the Titans split and set about their tasks.

Violet lifted her hood up and covered her face, invisibility would be useless inside this room, the item Slade wanted wasn't able to go invisible if she did. Grabbing the strange item (Slade never told her what it was) Violet turned and began to run, knowing that the titans would be on her tail within a matter of minutes.

Robin, Cyborg and Raven rushed down the corridors, past unconscious guards and technicians, then into the vault. It was empty. Robin looked around and punched his palm, "Damn it we're too late!"

Violet landed soundlessly in Slade's lair, "I was successful Master." Violet hardly pays attention as Slade walks up behind her and puts his hands on her shoulders, "Good Child, you have one hour in the gym then it is time for rest." Violet nodded and walked away.

Slade looked down at his hands, he could still feel the heat coming off Violet in the cold metal. Turning he placed the S2Battery on his bench and began work on his next creation.

Robin stood on the roof of the Tower looking out over the city, he couldn't see it but he knew Slade's newest lackey was out there committing some crime. Turning he went back inside to bed.

Violet sat on her bed, Emily and Maria asleep already, Slade had let the girls live as long as Violet obeyed his every order. Looking down she patted the girls on the head and smiled as Emily mumbled in her sleep. Thinking back to that though her smile fell and se fought not to break down and cry.

Richard looked at the photos he had collected, in one night of the titans being civilians he and Cyborg had taken almost 300 photos, as well as Cyborg making several movies using his Red Eye. Pulling one of the DVD's Cyborg had burnt he placed it in his Laptop and watched it begin. Eight hours later when the Titans woke up, Richard was still sitting at his desk watching movies from that fateful night.

Violet blocked, dodged, rolled, punched, and then repeated it all over again with Slade watching her the whole time. Since she hadn't lasted two minutes in their first sparring session Slade had decided to take Violet's training on himself, pushing her for hours on end in the gym.

Block, dodge, roll, punch. Again, block, dodge, roll, punch. Faster, blockdodgerollpunch. Violet raised her arm to block another imaginary attack only to find that was blocking a very real flying kick from Slade. Knowing what he wanted Violet dodged his next attack, rolled under the third getting under his defense then shot up and punched him square in the face, almost breaking her knuckles on his mask. Gripping her bruised hand Violet forgot all about the fight and was amazed when Slade took her hand in his, rubbing her fingers making sure nothing was broken. Looking into his face Violet was amazed to see that she had smashed half his mask away, revealing a bright blue eye and short wavy brown hair. Looking in his eye Violet was shocked to see that any hate or anger that should have been thee was not instead all they held was concern. Concern for her and concern for her well-being.

Slade was amazed at the feelings he was showing for this girl, if either of his previous Apprentices had done what she had he would have just beaten them for showing weakness, but this girl was different, something about her made him feel very protective of her at times.

Robin stared at the computer analyzing this new criminal; all people could say was that they were positive this new villain was female and Slade's apprentice. Robin looked up as the Tower alarms went off, signaling that the new Apprentice was out there committing some crime for Slade.

Violet sobbed as the Titans chased her, none of them had seen her face yet and for that she was thankful. Just as she was about to reach a small enclosure of trees the one person she wanted to see least of all dropped down in front of her.

Robin marched forward towards Slade's latest Apprentice, "Ok whoever you are, lower your hood so I can see your face." Seeing the Apprentice hesitate Robin stepped forward and tugged it off revealing…"Jinx?"

Violet looked up at Slade trembling, last night fresh in her mind, "Dear child why do you tremble when your master comes to help you?" Violet regained control and together the two of them turned to face the oncoming Titans, "Master where is Robin?"

"Robin is dealing with your student, if she passes this test then she will join your rank as my Fourth Apprentice." Violet nodded and lifted a mask similar to Slade's up her face, incase her hood was removed during the upcoming fight.

Jinx smiled her Cheshire cat grin at Robin as she pounced, launching her hex bolts as she jumped. Robin grinned whipped out his staff and blocked the hex ten cracked it over Jinx's shoulder. Jinx fell to the ground as her collarbone broke from the strike. Jinx looked up at Robin and hissed, "Before you kill me, got any messages for your dead teammate?" Robin looked down at her and screamed in fury as he swung his staff down in a killing blow. Which never connected. Robin looked in shock at where moments ago Jinx had crouched, taunting him with words of Violet.

Violet and Slade stood in a tree holding Jinx between them taking care not to hurt her more than she already was. Despite being on opposite sides Jinx and Violet had become quite good friends. Violet also suffered from the teacher's weird desire to protect students.

Robin looked at the impact crater his staff had left and tried to move, tried to return to the other Titans and see if they needed help. Finally regaining control of his body Robin ran off unaware that the love of his life was standing just in front of him.

Robin arrived at the scene he left the Titans at to find all four of his companions picking themselves up off the ground. "Titans! What happened?" Cyborg looked up, a sour look on his face, "Slade happened, him and that blasted apprentice of his." Robin frowned, "That's impossible, I was tailing an Apprentice when Slade rescued her." Cyborg and Robin looked at each other before Cyborg sighed, "I don't know how you fought that guy during your days as an Apprentice, that chic with him hardly did anything he took on four of us and creamed us.

Violet sat behind Jinx rubbing salve into her back while Slade bandaged her shoulder and checked her any other possible injuries. Both girls knew that Slade could be as gentle as a silk nightgown if he wanted or as rough as sandpaper on open wounds.

Jinx and Violet sat in their shared bedroom watching as the two younger girls slept peacefully. Emily and Maria had accepted that they were hostages used for bargaining and knew that Violet would never do anything to let Slade hurt them. Violet sighed and looked at Jinx who had her arm in a sling, "Jinx why do you do this?"

Oooooh Cliffhanger again! Goddamn I'm an evil man!