A/N: Hey everyone!! Episode 4 (Chapter 10) is updated!! YAY!! This suspense thing is so much fun!!

AntimatterManticore: Yea, sorry to disappoint... you're dead wrong (lol, all blunt)... and you'll find out what Beast Boy was gonna tell Raven in this chapter!!

CherubTenshi: Unfortunately it has to end and soon!! Not too soon, but soon... and I think I only put Ali in the story so Cyborg wouldn't be all loner... I think...

v son sayion: Yes! Run-on sentences are the shiznit!!

MirandaOtto: A hug will do, thank you!!

anonymous: When I thought of it, I really didn't think much about it. It wasn't until I was typing it I was like, "WOW!! HARRY POTTER!! I'M OBSESSED!!"

Anywho, on with the story!!

Behind the Mask

Episode 4.

The three remaining Titans gathered in the living room. "Robin give ya'll a call, too?" Cyborg asked.

"Uh, we are part of the team..." Raven shrugged.

"So where were you guys when Robin called?" The curious humanoid grinned.

"Making out in the gym..." Beast Boy winked at Raven, who blushed ferociously. Before Cyborg could respond, Raven grabbed hold of her walkie-talkie and called the Boy Wonder. "Robin, come in! Do you copy?"

"I'm right here." He said from behind them.

"How'd it go?" Cyborg asked.

"It's worse than I thought." Robin answered. "Adam Isle is not who we think he is."

"So he is Slade?" Beast Boy gulped.

"No."

"So he's not Slade?" Raven asked.

"Right. We were on the right track with the Tony McCormick lead. Long story short, Adam Isle is McCormick's twin brother, Kevin, and there's evidence supporting this."

"But what about his name?" Beast Boy asked. "Are you saying Raven did the spell wrong, 'cause I'd totally buy that..." Raven glared at the changeling.

"In a way, the spell worked: Adam Isle was definitely an anagram, and when confronted, he swears he never wanted that name! It was suggested by 'a friend' that he met when he moved to Jump City."

"And who would that be?"

"James Fuentes, Isle's coworker, set him up to pose as Slade as we went on our wild goose chase. Fuentes is probably also co-working with Slade, no doubt. He didn't come into work today." Robin pulled out the tape recorder Beast Boy used to record his and Terra's conversation at the jail and pressed the play button.

'"It's not my plan! It's my dad's!!" Terra's voice came from the recorder.

'"What do you mean?" Beast Boy asked.

'"It all started yesterday. I overheard my father on the phone with someone. I don't know who, but he did say one thing: that he was never planning on making the Teen Titans reality show! I think it was all a set-up, and that Adam was gonna give the tapes to Slade!"

'"I don't think you're in any position to be making those assumptions." The changeling remarked.

'"Fine, but those were my dad's exact words."'

Robin stopped the recorder. "Terra lied." The Titans nodded. "So she and Fuentes are in on it together, working for Slade." Cyborg thought aloud. Robin paced the floor. "For all we know, Cyborg, Fuentes could be Slade!"

"It's possible, but I don't think Slade would lay his identity on the line." Raven thought aloud.

"So is that why you called?" Beast Boy asked.

"That, and Mayor Moore called a search for a missing person at the police station today. He asked if we'd meet him there in half an hour."

"Who's the missing person?" Raven asked.

Starfire was curled up in a corner of her cell. She was growing weaker by the hour; her skin color was paler and her once vibrant emerald eyes were now lifeless. 'Robin! I know you will come and rescue me!' Starfire heard footsteps. It was Terra, and she was carrying someone else over her shoulders. Terra opened the cell. Starfire got up and planned to escape. "Say hello to your new cellmate!" Starfire was about to run out of the cell, but Terra threw the limp body at the Tamaranian and shut the cell door. Starfire caught the African American girl. "Ali!" Starfire said, now recognizing the girl. She laid her down on the ground and sat beside her. "Please awaken!! We are in danger!!" The girl's eyes fluttered open.

"Starfire?"

The alien girl smiled weakly. "Ali! You are unharmed!"

"What happened? I was at the mall and I... I don't remember..."

"Slade and Terra have taken us prisoner!"

"You mean that skinny little blonde chick from the dinner party??" Ali said, standing up. "Aww, it's on now!!" Starfire stood up with her, but leaned against the wall for support. Ali continued. "So can't you, I dunno, blast these bars with your beams?" Starfire looked down. "Unfortunately for the time being, I am powerless. Slade has stripped me from my powers. I am sorry."

"But the other Titans! They know we're missing! They'll find us!" Ali reassured her.

"Yes," Said a cold voice in the shadows. "By now, the Titans know you two are missing." Slade was now visible to the two girls. "And eventually, they will find you. But how they'll find you... you two may not even be alive when they do."

Robin was riding on his motorcycle to the police station. "Raven! Where are you?"

"We're three blocks away from the police station." The goth's voice replied from Robin's earpiece. Robin's eyes went wide. "I'm only six blocks away! How'd ya'll pass me up?"

"Cyborg's driving is how!" Beast Boy's voice came from the earpiece. "He's, like, riding in both lanes!" In the T-Car, Raven and Beast Boy were huddled in the backseat, Beast Boy shielding the top of his head with Raven's cloak. "Gotta get to the police station...!" Cyborg muttered as he increased in speed and passed up five cars.

Thomas Moore sat in the commissioner's office of the police station. "Mayor Moore?" Robin said as he knocked on the door. The mayor got up and cried, "Thank goodness! You made it! It's Ali... she's missing!"

"When did you last see her?" Cyborg asked.

"I dropped her off at the mall." Mayor Moore replied.

Beast Boy crossed his arms. "You didn't happen to see any haunted houses nearby, did you?"

Raven elbowed Beast Boy's rib and reassured the mayor. "Don't worry. We'll find Ali." There came another knock at the door. A policewoman opened the door a little. "Mayor, you'll need to sign some paperwork." Mayor Moore got up from his seat and before leaving, looked back at the Titans. "Please, Titans! Please find her! She's all I have left..." and he followed the policewoman out.

"Okay... no pressure..." Beast Boy gulped. Cyborg was about to leave the office when Robin grabbed his shoulder. "I gotta find her, Rob."

"I know, Cyborg. I know what you're feeling." Robin sighed, feeling his heart sink to his stomach. 'Starfire...' Cyborg placed his hand on Robin's shoulder. "We'll find Star and Ali together."

Now it was Beast Boy's turn to almost leave the office. "Where are you going?" Raven asked. "I'm going to see Terra." Beast Boy replied. Now it was Raven's heart that was sinking.

Beast Boy walked out of the office and walked towards the entrance to the jail. A guard stopped him. "And where do you think you're going?"

"I'm here to see an inmate. Terra Isle."

"You just missed her, buddy." The guard replied as he devoured half a donut in one bite.

"What? Did she escape or something??" Beast Boy asked, his eyes wide.

The guard chuckled. "Some guy bailed her out. James... something-or-another..."

"James Fuentes?" Beast Boy asked.

"That's the guy! Now if you'll excuse me. I've got paperwork to attend to." The guard walked to his desk.

"Robin! How is this gonna work? We've got two people missing!" Raven asked.

"Make that three!" Replied the changeling as he reentered the office.

"What are you talking about?" Cyborg asked.

"Terra's gone too."

The Titan's eyes went wide. "So Terra escaped?" Robin asked. "No," Raven replied. "I'm sure the authorities would have notified us sooner."

"Raven's right. She didn't break out." Beast Boy replied. "She was bailed out by none other than her accomplice Mr. Fuentes."

"So all four of them are missing." Cyborg thought aloud. "So where do we search?"

Slade watched irritably as Terra juggled little pebbles in midair with her powers. "Terra, make yourself useful! Guard the cell. Starfire may be weakened, but Ali won't go down easily." Terra stomped to where he two girls where being held captive. Slade put his hands behind his back and walked towards the chess set, where there had been more moves than before. "Everything is falling into place." He said satisfied. "I am pleased at the end result, and it could not have been possible if it wasn't for you."

Suddenly, another figure came out of the shadows. It was James Fuentes. "I have kept my part of the deal and you have kept yours. It was a pleasure doing business with you."

"Of course, you're a veteran at this sort of wheeling and dealing, aren't you, Fuentes?"

"That I am." Fuentes replied, now moving a black chess piece. "With your help, I was able to steal the tapes unsuspectingly and ruin Kevin McCormick's flourishing career in the process."

"And by stealing the tapes and giving them to me, I was able to ruin the Titans." Slade remarked, moving a white chess piece. "Satisfied?"

"Not really, no." Fuentes said, his back now facing Slade's.

"We can't have it all, can we?"

"If Tony McCormick could, then so can I."

The Titans headed back home later that afternoon. Robin went up to his room and looked over the information Batman gave him that night on the roof. 'There's no information on Fuentes in here. Isle said he met him here in Jump City... whoa!!'

Robin had somehow overlooked these newspaper articles. It read:

'It is rumored Tony McCormick, the proprietor of McCormick Enterprises, has been having more than just a business relationship with one of the board members of his company. McCormick and board member Marcela Sanchez-Fuentes were seen in the public eye acting more than business partners would. Reporters instantly noticed her missing wedding ring on the hand that relentlessly held McCormick's. There are other rumors speculating Sanchez-Fuentes' is pregnant with McCormick's child...'

'This is a newspaper?' Thought Robin. 'Sounds more like a tabloid! Is Marcela James' wife?' He read another article.

'Marcela Sanchez-Fuentes was shot and killed last night at about three in the morning. The killer remains unidentified, but police suspect jealous husband and board member of McCormick Enterprises James Fuentes, and business tycoon and owner of McCormick Enterprises Tony McCormick... investigators believed Fuentes was jealous of McCormick's relationship with his wife, but the evidence points to McCormick, who's gun was found at the scene of the crime, making him our prime suspect...'

'Now it's starting to sound like a storyline to a soap opera...' Robin said, rolling his eyes. He suddenly shook his head. 'Not that I watch soap operas...' He crossed his arms, letting the pieces fall into place. "Marcela Sanchez-Fuentes." Robin whispered. "You cheated on your husband. Now your husband wants revenge on your lover's brother."

Raven sat on the bed in the changeling's room, which looked more like a bomb went off. Minus duplicate Beast Boy outfits, comic books, and old tofu on the floor, the rug would have been a hunter green. Raven felt herself sitting on something. She put her hand underneath her and grabbed... boxer shorts?? Raven went red and threw them across the room. She heard footsteps coming closer to the room.

"Hey Raven, sorry 'bout the mess."

'So am I,' Raven was tempted to say, but instead nodded. "It's okay." There was a momentary lull when Raven decided to speak once again. "So, um, your sheets. It's a nice tan color."

"I wouldn't sit there if I were you," Beast Boy said sheepishly. "I haven't changed 'em in a while. They should be white." Raven's eyes bugged out of her head and she quickly stood up. "So, uh, you called me over here for a reason?" She asked.

Beast Boy nodded. "I wanted to apologize."

"For what?"

"For being a jerk to you. You were right. I should have listened to everything you were telling me." He said, approaching her. "I mean, Starfire and Ali wouldn't be missing if it wasn't for my brilliant scheme to make a few quick bucks. I am a traitor, and I'm no better than Terra."

For a moment, Beast Boy thought Raven was looking at him, seeing him not just as an annoying teammate that tells corny jokes but seeing him as a real person and taking him seriously. And Raven smiled at him. Was he delirious? She wasn't gonna give him sarcastic back-talk? This was really freaky...

"A-And anyway," He continued. "I just hoped things between us are okay... but I mean, if you're not okay, then it's okay... but you know you being okay is okay too..." Before he knew it, Raven's hand grabbed his. "I forgive you." She replied. Beast Boy's hand shifted and entwined his with hers. "Okay!" He grinned.

It was five in the afternoon, and employees were going home. Adam Isle packed up his things in his briefcase and almost left the building when he forgot some paperwork. He made his way to the fourteenth floor and as he opened the door muttered to himself, "This has not been my day!"

"And it's just about to get worse." Said a voice from inside the dark office.

"Who's there?"

"It's your best friend, Adam." The voice replied, a dark figure now drawing the curtains from the window so the sun's setting rays could illuminate the office.

"James?" Isle squinted his eyes from the sunlight, trying to see his face. "Why are you here?" He asked suspiciously.

"Why are you?" Fuentes returned the question. "Trying to run from the past?"

"I don't understand." Isle said.

"You never will."

"You befriended me, and then you set me up to pose as Slade! Why?"

Fuentes huffed and paced the floor. "It's unfortunate you and Tony share the same DNA! It's even worse that you look and talk like him." Fuentes replied. "To tell you the truth, none of this would have happened had it not been for your thief of a brother! Tony always wanted things that were never his to take! Marcela belonged to me. And your greedy brother took her away! She was all I had! Do you know how badly I wanted to die when I found out the baby wasn't mine??" Fuentes lunged at Isle, grabbing the collar of his shirt. "And Tony would've been a great dad, too, had it not been for Marcela's sudden demise! Why'd he kill her?? Why??"

"He didn't kill her! He wasn't the greatest businessman, but he wasn't a murderer!! Even if he did kill her, she was probably grateful for him putting her out of her misery, living with a psychotic like you!"

"Wrong answer!!" Fuentes said, now punching him in the gut. Isle fell on his side, gasping for air. "Your brother killed my wife, impregnated with his own child! Now that's psychotic!!"

Isle swept the floor with his right leg, tripping Fuentes. Isle got up, holding his ribs with one hand, ripping off his mask and wig with another. "You would know first hand, wouldn't you, Fuentes! You killed her and you know it. In fact, everyone else does! Everyone knew you were jealous of my brother who would soon be fathering a child of your wife, so you killed Marcela using my brother's gun, making it seem like he did it!"

Fuentes got back up. "LIAR!!"

"If you couldn't have Marcela, no one could!"

"SHUT UP!!" Fuentes pulled out a gun. Isle stood still. "So what if I did? I would've killed him, too, had it not been for the leukemia. Your brother was a fool for leaving you the company when he died! Everyone was against it! We hired someone to have you killed before you had the chance to follow in your brother's footsteps. We didn't want you destroying another happy family the way Tony destroyed mine!" Fuentes paced the floor, his gun still aimed at Isle's head.

"I knew you staged your death, so I followed you to Jump City. You know what they say: If you want something done right do it yourself, until another lunatic comes along with a good deal."

"Nobody ever says that..." Isle muttered.

"SHUT UP!!" Fuentes said, hitting him over the head with his gun. Isle fell to his knees, blood spilling from the back of his head. "With your help, I sold Slade the Teen Titans on a silver platter while your potential summer project went down the drain!" Fuentes grabbed Isle's ebony hair and pulled him to his feet. Fuentes threw him against a wall and pushed the gun to Isle's temple. "But of course, that wasn't enough! I want you to perish for your brother's sins!" Fuentes was about to pull the trigger. "Say hi to Tony for me when you go to hell!"

A gunshot filled the fourteenth floor.

Isle's eyes went wide. He looked at his hand, which held the gun that shot Fuentes in the abdomen. "After you!!" Isle growled. Fuentes clutched his wound and felt the blood spill over his hand. Fuentes dropped the gun that was at Isle's head and fell backward. Isle put the gun in his jacket and turned to the front door of his office. "Okay, you can come out now."

Robin came out of hiding with Beast Boy's video camera. He had recorded everything on film. The Boy Wonder smiled. "I think Arkham Asylum will have a field day with this one, don't you think?"

A/N: WAAHOO!! I'm almost done!! YAY!!

Well after the tenth chapter, I finally know how I'm going to end this!! I'm so excited!! Aren't you excited for me?? Anywho, will the Titans find Starfire and Ali before it's too late?? Will Beast Boy and Raven EVER get together in this stupid story?? Find out next time!!

And yes, Arkham Asylum is in Gotham, for those who were wondering...

Please read and review!!

-kiki