Chapter 5: Just One Person To Call
Disclaimer: I don't own anything recognizable, not the cities, not the Titans, not Batman or Superman ok I think you get the idea.
A/N I know you can hurt me later for not updating soon enough.
Arrendi
Robin walked briskly towards the sick bay. The Titans had put the sly thief in there as that was one of the most secure rooms in the tower. This simple girl had been a pain to get a hold of after she had robbed the Gothem City Bank of four million dollars worth of jewels and cash. Robin had to smile that was a pretty big accomplishment for a girl who was obviously not adapt at crime. Silently robin slid his id card threw the lock and entered the five digit code that allowed him to pass threw. Raven looked up from her book gave a brief nod and left the Boy Wonder to question the girl. The girl turned her endless chocolate eyes towards Robin, the look of sheer dismay was almost gratifying for him.
"So you actually thought that you could pull off a robbery like that?" Robin asked in a cocky all knowing tone of voice.
"No. I didn't commit a robbery." answered the girl in a voice that suggested she clearly wanted to be somewhere else, but then again who wouldn't want to be in her situation.
"Allow me to lay down the facts for you." continued Robin leaning against a clean white wall in a casual manner. The girl even though she was no longer restrained stayed seated where she had been put.
"At exactly eleven am you entered Gothem City Bank dressed as a normal twenty something punk about to deposit money. You approached the tellers counter but instead of asking for money like a normal costumer you went behind the tellers counter. Upon being asked to return to the costumer side you pulled out a gun and shot four people. After doing so you proceeded to walk into the safe; directly through all doors and security measures in place. Knowing that the front would now be swamped with police and security you exited out of the back of the safe and disappeared into the busy Gothem sidewalks just in time for the noon lunch rush." Robin stated laying out the facts as had been recorded by the video cameras in the bank.
"Great story but there is one small problem, at eleven o clock this morning I was in the girls bathroom at school hiding from some girl that wanted to beat me up." responded the girl in an even tone. Robin's fierce gaze connected with her determined gaze.
"The police identified you and your grandmother confirmed that you skipped classes all the time."
"My grandmother doesn't know anything about me." the girl whispered suddenly very quiet "No one in this god forsaken area does."
"Currently your looking at four charges of first degree murder and felony theft." Robin said standing directly in front of her " And those are just the ones from Gothem City."
The girl suddenly stood up and glared at Robin "Why don't you get it? I have been framed or is that too difficult for you to understand!"
"You also have no proof. The bank and the bus company do." Robin answered in a no nonsense tone of voice.
"Let me get in touch with one person and I'll answer every question you have, but until I do, I won't say a word."
"No."
"Fine." said the girl and she sat down in the chair with a small flip of her shoulder length gold brown hair.
"How did you walk threw the safe?" questioned Robin still slightly flustered at the girls temperament. His question was met with silence.
"Answer me or I'll just send you to prison without a blink." he threatened yet again the girl refused to respond. Instead she sat in stony silence looking out the lone window in the room. Robin was on an already short fuse after being chastised by Batman and this girl's stubbornness was not helping.
"What was your motive?" he asked this time his voice was more deadly and filled with anger. The silence of the room only fueled Robin's anger, after a few more minutes of it he stormed out of the room.
In the hall Robin slammed his fist against the wall and cursed loudly. The door across the hall swished open and revealed Raven holding a cup of tea. As always Raven's face showed no reaction to finding her team leader punching the wall in frustration and anger. In silence Raven slid past Robin ad entered into the medical room only to find a somewhat similar sight. The girl was repeatedly kicking the wall desperately trying to relieve some frustration but only succeeding in frustrating herself more as her foot refused to stay solid and continuously slid threw the wall.
"Why would a teenager rob a bank?" raven asked in her monotonous tone of voice. The girl stopped trying to kick the wall and turned to face Raven.
" I don't know." she answered simply. Raven stared at the girl for a few seconds before speaking again.
"There's a telephone right there call who you want to."
A single eyebrow rose on the girls face, but she didn't argue instead she found the phone and dialed a long distance number. Raven watched carefully and noted that the girl seemed desperate for the other person to pick up. After several attempts at the same number the girl tried a different number and this time got a response.
"Clark I need help!" she said in almost a whine. Silence fallowed in which time the girl nodded and grimaced once or twice.
"No I don't think I can wait four days for you to get out here! I am being charged with murder and theft and a lot of other stuff I didn't do! Well ok I did get on the wrong bus but I paid for a ticket to Metropolis I swear!"
A few more seconds of silence and some small fidgeting movements on the part of the girl filled the gap while the other person spoke.
"I'm in Jump City. The police were all over the place and I'm scared Clark, I don't know what's going on."
Raven's attention was focused more after hearing Clark and Metropolis in the same conversation. It was possible that this girl who was being accused of theft and murder knew Clark Kent, better known to the Titans as Superman. After a quick good bye the girl now extremely pale, hung up the phone and turned to raven.
"I'm supposed to tell you that Clark Kent wants to speak with Robin. He also says I should call Bruce Wayne and explain the situation." sniffed the girl. Raven could feel the distress radiating off the girl as if she was six inches away from her instead of the ten feet that was actually between them. Raven gave a brief nod and opened the door.
"Fallow me."