Renegade

Chapter 2:

The following morning was a repeat of the last night for the city. At 10 a.m., nobody was in peril, and there was no immediate threat that the Titans needed to handle. The Super-hero teen team was assembled around the kitchen eating their breakfasts. Robin was eating scrambled eggs with bacon, Cyborg was having chicken and waffles, Raven was having a simple drink of herbal tea, Beast boy was eating tofu with some toast, and Starfire...was eating... something, the Titans weren't sure. It looked like some sort of jelly chicken or buttered weasel they weren't sure. All they really knew was that if she offered some, they would definitely turn it down.

"Do you guys remember when we fought Dr. Light last night?" asked Robin; he was going to try to see if the others knew the dark figure.

"DO I! I'm still googly eyed because of the blinding thingy!" shouted Beast Boy.

"Actually," added Raven, "that was when I hit you last night."

"Oh yea- HEY! What was with you last night? I was just trying to help!" said the green Titan.

"Well, I see I wasn't the only one who didn't get enough sleep last night," Raven retorted.

"That's not nice! I-"

"Beast Boy, Raven stop it! Now, as I was saying..." Robin took a bite of his eggs and then started again "Did any of you notice anything strange?"

"Not really, I was kinda too focused on the battle. Speaking of which, Beast Boy you do remember the butt whooping I gave you last night, don't you?"

"Yes, I do okay! First Raven, now you, what is this National Annoy Beast Boy Day?"

"Actually," said Cy with a smart voice, "National Annoy Beast Boy Day is on the fourth; today is National Bug Beast Boy Day."

"GUYS!" Robin said again. He was getting really annoyed that every time he tried to solve something an argument arose. "Now, to the point. I noticed a mysterious looking man, someone who didn't run. He seemed preoccupied, and he was way too suspicious to not be up to something."

"Now that you mention it, Yeah I know who you're talking about. He had a trench coat on right?" said Cyborg.

"Yeah, that's the one!" said Robin.

Starfire however didn't share the sentiments of Cyborg. "I am distressed to admit, but I know not of this man. Is he a friend or a foe?"

"That's what I'm trying to figure out, but I'm kinda leaning toward foe." replied Robin.

"I didn't see him, but last night I felt the presence of two energies. It was strange though, the energy seemed to emit from the people themselves, not from another source, such as magic." Raven said.

"Maybe they were carrying a cellular generator," suggested Cyborg.

"A what?" asked a confused Beast Boy.

The others either didn't listen or didn't care.

"I doubt it," said Robin. "Something like that would carry enough radiation to send your sensors into a frenzy whether you were asleep or not. Anyway, could you tell me more about these 'energies'? I'm curious on whether or not there's a connection."

"The first one I felt was the strongest I discovered it when I intercepted a message he was sending. The more I think about it the more I believe it was directed toward the second. It was less powerful. Both had their guard up to any kind of probing, but the second did put his guard down for a moment. Apparently, he is a teenager about our age and has 'someone' chasing after him for leaving some type of 'organization'. He seems to be able to use his energy to accelerate his physical power as well as make it cardinal to make force fields and waves. That's all I can gather so far," said Raven.

"How powerful is the second?" asked Robin.

"It's hard to tell, but if I could say…they echo my own," admitted Raven.

"Okay, so we got a really powerful cryptic, scary energy dude who can talk to people's minds and another dude who is as powerful as Raven and being chased by some other dudes. THIS CANNOT BE GOOD!"

"Perhaps this second power can become our friend?" asked Starfire.

"Maybe, Star, but we still don't know what they're doing here, much less if they're friendly. But I'd be willing to bet that the dark figure me and Cy saw might have something to do with this first energy. He was saying something about finding a renegade or something, and if I could guess, I'd say that this dark figure is looking for the young man," said Robin

"So what are we going to do about it?" asked Cyborg.

"We can't do anything now; just wait. We don't even have enough information to have a lead," said Robin.

"Well, I hope our wait's not long," said Cyborg.

Ark didn't get any sleep that night; he was too worried that someone (Vincent) might find him. He was used to sleepless nights spent looking out for himself. It was, after all, what he had been doing for the last 2 years. What a roll irony gave him. He left this mysterious organization to avoid becoming a killer. In return, he led a new life of killing in self-defense. He was also used to the terms Vagabond, Deserter and Renegade. He preferred them to what he would have been: a butcher, murderer, killer. His thoughts were all over that night, deliberating whether to run or stay. Jump City was the safest place he could have gone, and they still found him. There was only one better place, Titans Tower. Should he risk others lives just to make him safe? Sure the Titans were competent, but his adversaries were more so and much more numerous than the Titans. His conversation with himself soon turned from what would be safe to…would they be safe. He looked through his mind. Two professors of differing philosophies could not debate as he. After a long time, he made a decision; he would go to the Titans.