Title: Four Corners
Summary: (AU) Ch. 11- Slade has Robin, Raven has Starfire, and BB thinks he has Terra...But has she really given up her ways a hunter? Has Slade known the truth all along? (Slash)
Disclaimer: Same as I have said in previous chapters.
Author's Notes: Um...Ya know, one of these days I'm probably going to go back and edit this. -.-' Anyway I'd like to apologize for the lack of updating. School and whatnot has been demanding as of late. Thanks so much for the reviews and I would also like to apologize for how bloody confusing this story is. This chapter will pretty much sum up what's going on. Just to warn you...To be blunt, I really suck at writing fight scenes. So...if this is rushed, I'm sorry. (sigh)
WARNINGS: Hmm...Language, slash, violence, blood, and character death. You'll have to wait to see who though. :P
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Raven sat upon her bed, a leather bound novel forgotten beside her. Her eyes were focused on nothing and she found herself longing to meditate, but memories of the last few weeks were haunting her. She couldn't concentrate on anything...her powers, her meditation, reading, nothing. She had been Slade's apprentice for so long now and she knew that something like this would happen. Slade had been interested in Robin since day one. She should have seen this coming...But what would the point have been? Part of her wished she could have warned Robin about what Slade wanted of him and yet, deep down, she knew it wouldn't have mattered. Slade always got what he wanted and he wanted the Boy Wonder more than anything in the entire world.
She silently replied everything in her mind...Terra came to Jump City and they battled. Terra must've met Slade during some time that week she arrived and decided to put aside her grudge against Raven, at least for the time being. Then she disguised herself as a Teen Titans' groupie named Tanya in order to get close to one of the Titans to gain their trust. Slade could have easily enough ordered Raven to let Terra become a Titan and put aside her grievance with her, but Slade knew the girl didn't work that way. She would take his recruiting of Terra as a betrayal and for awhile she did, not that she showed that it actually hurt her. So Tanya met Beastboy and the two became fast friends and more. It didn't take Raven long to figure out what was going on after Terra joined the Titans. The girl and Slade had made a deal, but Raven had no clue as to what that deal was. Slade promised her something and it couldn't have been Beastboy because Terra had even met him before she met the masked man.
Slade eventually got his hands on Robin. She wasn't sure about what went on between the two that night, but she guessed Robin made him mad and Slade marked him. He later returned Robin to the Titans and the Boy Wonder was very confused. Raven knew he wondered why Slade wanted him and what he intended to do to him.
And to top everything off Jinx was murdered by Blackfire and Kitten of all people. How on Earth did they know each other to begin with? They had to be working for someone. They just had to be. But who?
Raven suddenly heard noises. She climbed to her feet and stepped into the hallway to see what the commotion was all about.
Her feet led her to the scene of Robin ranting and pacing. A comical sight, really, but she was also concerned.
"Dude, stop pacing!" Beastboy groaned. "You're making me dizzy!"
Robin stopped sharply and glared at him. "KITTEN, Beastboy, KITTEN!"
Oh yes...that was right. Kitten was rather infatuated with Robin. She would probably offer more than once to spare his life.
"Friend Robin, please sit!" Starfire insisted.
"KITTEN!!"
"No, I am Starfire!"
Rolling her eyes Raven left the room and walked back down to hall towards her own. She stopped when she saw Terra leaning against her door with a less than amused look on her face.
"What?"
"I told Slade."
"About?"
"Blackfire and Kitten. He's not happy, but not really worried either. He'd never let anything happen to us or Robin, and he honestly doesn't care about what happens to the others."
"That I knew," Raven muttered. "But that isn't why you're here."
"You know what the plan is don't you? Check this out...we're to baby-sit Robin, take out Blackfire and Kitten, and then Slade won't tell me anything else. Did he tell you anything?"
"No."
"He's hiding something."
"He's always hiding something."
Terra frowned and began to walk away.
"I'm worried, Raven. You...you haven't had any visions or anything?"
"I never have visions concerning Slade."
"Oh. Because of his powers?"
"He blocks his mind. I can't read his thoughts, either."
"I guess he really is always hiding something, huh?"
"I told he was."
Raven glanced back at her before entering her room.
"Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why are you working for Slade? Why have stopped trying to kill me? Why are you a Titan?" Raven narrowed her eyes. "What's in it for you?"
"Control."
"That's all?"
"Isn't that enough?" Terra looked away. "You've seen what I've down to those cities...I destroyed all of them. I've probably killed more innocent people than demons. I needed control. Slade gave it to me."
"Why did he recruit you to begin with?"
"My powers. He wants Robin to always be protected and he doesn't trust the others."
Raven opened her mouth to reply, but stopped when an alarm sounded in her ears.
"Let's go," she said, taking off down the hall.
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"What's going on?' Terra asked.
"It's...it's Blackfire and Kitten," Beastboy said slowly. "They're here."
"WHAT?!" Terra's eyes widened.
"Titans, be careful," Robin said quietly. "They're in the tower somewhere. They've still got a fair amount of the element of surprise left and we need to be on our---AGH!"
A bolt of energy knocked Robin into a wall and he groaned. "So much for the element of surprise."
"Oooh, sorry Robby-Poo!" Kitten grinned sadistically as she swaggered into view.
"YOU!" Robin paled and dove behind Cyborg, a hand ready to reach for a bird-a-rang.
"Look, little lady..." Cyborg said dangerously. "We don't want trouble."
"Funny, that's just what we want!" Blackfire came out of no where and kicked Cyborg hard. He fell back and Robin sprang forward, a kick heading straight for her midsection. A fist slammed into his stomache and he winced, whipping out a bird-a-rang and flinging it at the girl. It barely grazed her cheek before imbedding itself into a wall.
"Mmm, that hurt...I should repay the favor!"
She was about to launch a volley of star bolts, but a green bolt hit her off guard. Starfire lunged at her and Blackfire easily threw her off. Raven growled and flew into the air, using her powers to throw a couch at the black haired alien.
Kitten clucked her tongue and strapped a metal band to her wrist. It emitted crackling light and a bolt of lightning licked at the air. "That wasn't very nice. If I weren't a lady I'd have to teach you some manners."
"Teach away," Raven hissed.
Who would have guessed that two girls would be enough to take on the Teen Titans. Whatever device Kitten was using helped immensely and Blackfire always had been powerful. In mere moments it seemed the Titans had scattered. Raven, Beastboy, and Terra somehow ended up in the basement fighting Kitten and the others were on the roof. How they ended up like this, Raven wasn't sure. All she was concerned about was getting Kitten out of their basement, out of their tower, off their island, and out of their life.
"Who are you working for?" Raven demanded.
"Wouldn't you like to know?"
Electricity shot towards her and Raven ducked out of the way.
"I think we all would."
A green rhino charged at Kitten and she used her strange weapon to attack. Beastboy fell into a few boxes and shook his head to rid himself of the stars dancing before his eyes.
"Owie."
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Starfire ducked and aimed a star bolt at her sister. It was met by another bolt and both fused out and vanished.
"You're not going to beat me, little sister," Blackfire snapped. "I always was the better fighter!"
The black haired alien somehow managed to fend off all three Titans attacking her. She endlessly threw star bolts, punches, and kicks, only missing now and then. She had gotten stronger since last they met and that was a bad thing. Very bad. Kitten they could handle...But Blackfire was a another story and she would not be easy to defeat. The fact that Cyborg was missing one of his arms and Starfire was lying in a pile of rumble proved it. Robin grabbed an exploding disk and hurled it at her.
A booted foot kicked it away and it exploded beside Robin. His eyes widened in shock as the blast began forcing him over the edge of the tower. Starfire couldn't reach him on time. She had just come to her senses and realized what happened. Cyborg had been quickly attempting to repair his arm. There was no one to save him.
Or...so he thought.
A flash of black swooped passed Blackfire and Robin felt strong arms embrace him before he toppled over the edge of the tower. He was pulled to his feet and he stared up at his rescuer...Slade. Go figure.
"That's twice I've save you from falling off a building," Slade said with vague smugness.
"I..."
"Thank me later, Robin."
Slade turned to face Blackfire. She was already long gone.
'Coward,' he thought.
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A swift kick to the side of Kitten's head knocked her to the ground and Raven pinned her in place with her foot. Her eyes were ablaze with fury and she didn't really care that her foot was cutting of the other girl's oxygen.
"Who...are...you...working...for?" Raven seethed.
The blonde rasped something out and Raven eased up on her foot.
"I said..."
"Kitten, get out of there now." It was Blackfire.
Kitten smirked and a jolt went through Raven's body. She cried out and stumbled back.
"Gotta run!" Kitten sneered.
"HOLD IT!" Terra ran at her.
Time froze and it seemed Kitten reached into the holster at her side in slow motion. She pulled out a silver laser gun, small in size. A narrow beam of pink light came towards Terra and her eyes widened in pain and surprise when it pierced her stomache. Blood seemed to slowly ooze from the wound and suddenly time returned to it's normal pace and blood erupted into Terra's mouth.
"No, TERRA!" Beastboy cried.
Kitten fled the basement and stopped in the hall when she nearly crashed into Slade.
"Step aside!" Kitten demanded.
"Such a waste of human life," Slade said calmly as a gloved hand extended and gripped her neck. "Never make me mad."
And without a second thought, he snapped her neck.
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A/N: Told ya it'd be rushed. :P Probably has a bunch of typos, too. Oh crap! I gotta got to bed. I hate school. Well, I don't know when I'll update. I'm lucky I finished this chapter. So...See ya next time!