"So this is your back door?" Terra and Robin stood in front of a power substation that sat on the mainland, across the bay the tower could be seen, its lighted exterior acting like a beacon in the night.
"Not much but it works." Robin punched in a combination on the keypad and the lock on the chain link fence clicked open. After sealing the gate behind themselves the two hurried over to the door where Robin reinputed his code, then they were in.
"Did you have to choose such an open place for the secret entrance."
"No choice, power and water are the only things that travel that tunnel besides the heavily monitored road bed." Robin popped open a grating inside the small substation interior. "Come on. I'll lead."
"You do know the way, right?"
"Well I only used this route once, but there's only two ways to go. We'll figure it out."
Terra simply gave him a mock groan.
"Robin?" They had been walking down the service corridor of the tunnel for about four minutes now.
"Yeah?"
"What happened when you were with Slade?"
"I don't want to talk about it."
"Robin we've shared everything else, mind and body. Why won't you tell me?"
"What was your time with Slade like?" Robin spat.
Silence. Terra simply looked hurt. Robin looked back at her and sighed.
"I'm… I'm sorry, I just, I'll tell you someday just not now."
They walked in silence for a few more minutes before Terra spoke up.
"Slade trained me. Taught me to control my powers, but it was weird. Some days he was kind, seemed to really care, loving almost." Terra paused as Robin had stopped and looked hat her strangely. "Yet other days he was cold, brutal and seemed to only care about how strong I was. I don't understand him at all I felt like I owed him for everything but at the same time was afraid of him."
Terra didn't speak after that and Robin was silent for the rest of their journey.
As Robin finished entering his hidden override codes her turned to Terra.
"This will put us in the sub-garage. The T-sub and T-spacer are stored here."
"Security?"
"Should be nothing but passive recording cameras, no one will be watching them this late."
"But they will know we were here?"
"Only if they take time to review the tapes. No motion sensors until we reach the base of the tower."
The two silently traveled across the hanger floor darting between crates to minimize their camera time. Minutes ticked by and they worked their way up into the basement.
"Some of the stuff we need is here, but all the Red X stuff is in a vault upstairs."
"Why do you want the Red X stuff?"
"If we are to take on Slade we'll need more power."
"You have me."
"I'm glad, but you haven't seen Slade's new tricks yet."
"Alright be careful."
"I will. Can you get the contents of lot 47I?" Robin pointed to a section of the warehouse like basement."
"Can do." Terra squeezed his hand and then she was off. Robin watched her disappear between rows of creates and sighed, the faster they left the better. The memories were coming back and Robin feared they would never be welcome here again.
After bypassing the motion detectors Robin was in, there were no sensors in the living area of the tower; at least they weren't turned on at night.
The lower common room was empty, but Robin hadn't expected anyone. Still to be on the safe side he took the stairs. His room was as he had left it so long ago. There were signs that the room had been searched but they had put everything back. Robin took the supplies he needed from his closet as well as a change of street clothes that he hardly ever wore. Of course this was the easy part, the safe were Robin had placed the utility belt he made for Red X was another two floors higher and unlike the living section all the security systems were up twenty four seven. The upper common room was also empty; moonlight over the water illuminated the room and at the same time gave it an unearthly glow. The safe in the back of the titan's 'museum' was still the way he'd left it. If he was luck his code would still work, and if he was unlucky. Well the machine would only accept two wrong tries before locking up for a day.
The box Robin had wanted was full of additional field equipment, food and an extra fully stocked utility belt. Did Robin have hidden caches everywhere? Terra sat the box by their exit and waited, and waited. Robin had told her it would only take him two minutes, now five had passed. Still this gave her time to do something that she needed to do. Old scores had yet to be settled and debts were still owed.