Evil: The Other Side

by Blair Lebeau, SocialButterfli

Summary:

Starfire has always been sweet and innocent. But when Slade realizes her power, he brainwashes her to become his next apprentice and the Titans can only watch as she embraces the other side. Is it possible that Starfire has become truly evil? RobStar

Disclaimer:

You'd think that if I owned Teen Titans, I would have told you by now. But I don't. Still. Damn.

Quote:

"Yeah, I know, I'm awesome." –Beast Boy

Part Three: Evil

Chapter Eleven

"Let me get this straight," Beast Boy said as Cyborg started up the T-Car. "Last time I saw the Jewel of Charta, Blackfire had it, but then Starfire crushed it. And now, the Jump City Precious Gems Museum somehow picked up the remnants and put it back together?"

"That's what the report said," Raven replied, putting on her seatbelt. With how fast Cyborg liked to go in his baby, you'd have to be crazy not to wear one.

"But then I don't get it. Shouldn't Starfire be after it?"

"Be grateful she's not," Cyborg shot back. "Let's just not talk about it anymore." Robin knew that everyone was tiptoeing about the whole Starfire being evil thing because of him, and normally he would have yelled at them for it, but he was almost grateful for the protection. Every time someone mentioned Starfire's name, it was like they were stabbing him in the heart.

"Fine," Beast Boy sulked. "But just who is this Deathstroke guy anyway?"

"That's what we're going to find out," Robin said, pounding his fist into his open palm. He had gotten that sick feeling in his stomach when Raven reported that it was the Jewel of Charta that was in danger, but all dread had left him when she relayed that it was a strange new robot called Deathstroke and not Starfire that was after the powerful gem. Now he was just angry. And he couldn't wait to take his anger out on the thieving robot.

The only problem was, Raven was harboring a secret. She had been reasonably reluctant to remind the Titans that robots don't work of their own accord. Someone has to build them and control them. Why the Titans hadn't picked up on this, she didn't know. She didn't necessarily expect Beast Boy to realize something like that, what with his IQ being virtually nonexistant, and she knew that Robin was more preoccupied with other things, such as, say, the girl he loved being evil, but she had expected Cyborg, being half robot himself, to recognize that fact. And though it was an important point that she knew she should mention, Raven couldn't bring herself to tell her teammates. They would have a harder time going into battle if they knew there was the possibility that Starfire was behind it after all.

Besides, there was always the slight chance that she and Slade had absolutely nothing to do with the theft of the Jewel of Charta.

Or not.

Cyborg pulled up in front of the Jump City Precious Gems Museum and put the car into park. Robin was the first to jump out, eager to save the world. After he had been unable to save Starfire from Slade, he had been feeling relatively worthless, and his fragile ego couldn't take too much of that. He needed to redeem himself, and saving the Jewel of Charta was his best option at the moment. Not to mention that a new mission provided welcome distraction from Starfire's absence. Then again, without her firepower, it could also be a reminder . . .

The Titans rushed in to find two security guards were lying on the floor, unconscious, and a large, metallic robot smashing the security control panel. All the red lines that would trigger alarms and the glass casings protecting the valuable jewels instantly disappeared, leaving the way clear to steal them. The large robot moved towards the main attraction: the Jewel of Charta.

"Titans, go!" Robin called out, allowing himself a moment to revel in the feeling of leadership. "Whatever you do, make sure it doesn't touch that jewel. You saw what it did to Blackfire. It made her invincible." The robot, Deathstroke, seemed to take no notice of the super heroes that were rushing at him. His goal was focused: retrieve the Jewel of Charta. Until the Titans actually attacked him, they weren't a distraction. But if they got in his way of stealing the powerful gem, they were going down.

Cyborg fired the first shot, but it bounced off the shiny metal of the robot. Deathstroke turned around, revealing a sonic cannon of his own, only much bigger and more powerful. Cyborg, technologically obsessed as he was, realized the power of the cannon and yelled at everyone to get down. The Titans didn't question him; they hit the ground and Raven provided a force field around them. The blast reverberated off the walls of the force field and even though it didn't hit them the Titans could almost feel the blow. They realized just how dangerous this Deathstroke was, and how hard it was going to be to defeat him, especially because they were missing a particularly powerful and important member of their team.

"We can take him," Beast Boy said determinedly as the robot fired shot after shot at them. It seemed to know that its power would soon weaken Raven's force field. Already it was starting to waver.

"I hope so," Raven replied. "Because I can't hold out much longer."

"Man, do you see how much harm that thing is doing with only a couple shots?" Cyborg protested. "I don't mean to be a downer, but we can't take that. It's about ten times more powerful than I am, and I don't admit that easily. And from the looks of it, it's just gonna keep firing until we're toast. And none of that tofu stuff either."

"First off, moron, there is no such thing as tofu toast!" Beast Boy replied, huffish. "Second, if we all hit him at once, he doesn't stand a chance. He's got one blaster thingy. There are four of us. How does he plan on shooting all of us at once if we come at him from different places, especially if we're kicking his ass in the process?" The Titans looked at each other, skeptical on actually listening to a plan that was thought up by Beast Boy. But they didn't have any better ideas, so with a nod from Robin, they agreed that on the count of three, Raven would release the force field and the Titans would spread out and attack Deathstroke on all sides with everything they had.

"One, two, three!" Robin cried, and the black force field faded away. The Titans dodged Deathstroke's last blow and ran at him. The robot was confused; it wasn't sure which Titan was its priority. So it attacked Cyborg, because he was the first to approach. As Cy was knocked backwards, Raven used her powers to hold its sonic cannon in a vicelike grip, rendering it useless as Beast Boy in tiger-form clawed at its metal exterior and Robin kicked and beat it with his Bo staff. Deathstroke flailed its arms helplessly, and knocked Beast Boy into Raven, breaking her concentration. With his sonic cannon free, he aimed it at Robin, the only one still attacking. Robin threw a fog disk in the robot's face, making it miss, and made his escape. Meanwhile, a recovered Cyborg made final shot from his sonic cannon at where he figured its battery power was. The blow brought the large robot to its knees, lifeless. Deathstroke collapsed in a heap, and Beast Boy smiled widely and began to rub it in his friends' faces that his plan worked and led them to victory.

"Who's the smart one now?" he said, getting in Raven's face, which was starting to redden.

"Ah, I'd watch it, man," Cyborg warned. Robin glanced over to the unconscious security guards and the destroyed security panel.

"We need to get an ambulance here for those men, and fix that control panel so the Jewel of Charta, as well as all the other precious stones, are secure again," he directed. At his words, as if summoned, the security guards began to shudder. One sat up, holding his head.

"What happened?" he groaned. His eyes landed on the busted control panel. "Shit! Alex, look at the . . ." The security guard looked at the wide eyes of his partner, Alex. He followed his frightened gaze, which led to the Titans.

"T-t-Tim. . ." Alex stammered. "Look . . ." Tim's jaw dropped.

"The Teen Titans!" Tim gasped. He and Alex both scrambled to their feet and began to back away, carefully. "Don't hurt us, okay? Please, take whatever you want, just don't hurt us!" The Titans were shocked. What were they talking about?

"Tim, run!" Alex shouted. "They're villains now! They're not going to negotiate!" With that, Alex took off, Tim following close behind. The Titans continued to stare, completely floored. What ever could have made those security guards think that they were the bad guys?

The answer was obvious to Raven. They had seen Starfire. They had recognized her as one of the Teen Titans, she had unleashed Deathstroke on them or done it herself (Raven hoped it was the former) and so they believed that now the Teen Titans had turned evil.

This meant Raven's original fear was right. Slade was behind this. Which meant that Starfire was somewhere in the building.

"That was . . . weird," Beast Boy said after a pause.

"When this Deathstroke guy hit them, it must've messed up their brains or something," Cyborg guessed. "Speaking of which, what are we gonna do with this guy?" he asked, indicating the fallen robot.

"We'll get him taken care of," Robin said, pulling out his telecom. "I'll make the call. Someone should make sure that the Jewel of Charta is safe." Cyborg nodded.

"I'll do it," he volunteered, heading for the gem. As he began to walk, Beast Boy noticed him favoring his left leg.

"You okay, dude?" he asked.

"Yeah, it's cool. I just landed wrong when that Deathstroke guy shot me back. But we got him, thanks to your plan, which strangely worked out." Beast Boy grinned widely.

"Yeah, I know, I'm awesome. But I was surprised how easily he went down, he was tough." Cyborg shrugged.

"I'm just glad it wasn't Starfire."

"Are you saying that you would not be pleased to see me?" Cyborg froze, as did the rest of the Titans as Starfire's voice rang out through the empty room. "This is hurtful news, as I am beyond elation. I have missed you, Titans."

Dun dun dun dun! Suspense! So I managed to get one last update in before I leave tomorrow, yay! I'm in a good mood because I just passed my learner's permit test, but they gave me a driver's license instead because the lady screwed up and typed my birthdate in as 9/5/1889 which means that I'm 115 years old. It's the funniest thing ever, but I have to return it and get it fixed or else I'll be arrested for having a fake ID or something. Which is totally unfair because it's their fault. Sigh. I want to keep it!

Anyways, all that aside, I've had a few people ask so I'll address the issue of Starfire's new outfit. I know I haven't described what it looks like yet but that's because I'm waiting until the Titans see it so I can portray their reactions to it at the same time. Plot reasons, people, just trust me that I wouldn't leave something so important out. The outfit is described in Chapter 12, which is up next, so look for it there!

I have to leave in ten minutes to fix my permit so I have to cut this short, so moving on to reviewers.

JulesFire: They never give BB enough credit so I decided to show that he is capable of being more than a nonsensical moron, lol. Father-daughter team of pure evil, I love it! Thanks so much for everything you said, it made me happy! And don't even get me started on "good" and "well" . . . when I was in 5th grade I wrote a poem about it. I'm not even kidding. Don't ask.

Nightbolts101: Aww, thanks, I love when people tell others about my stuff!

lil lanie121: You didn't get annoying, I thought it was a good idea. lol And I'm glad this fic is a dream come true, that's definitely a compliment!

xox.Annie Potter.xox: Wow I really don't think I'm that original, but I appreciate that! And if you think I'm wasting my time writing fanfiction and I should write a book instead, I guess I could just forget about this and do that . . . hah, kidding, I'd never leave you guys hanging. Plus I love the feedback!

jjangel9325232: What! Of course you're important! Don't ever think otherwise, I absolutely adore all my reviewers, including you! The reason why I don't respond to you is that I never have very much time when I update, so I only write back to those who asked me a question or need a response. lol I have so many reviewers it would be practically impossible to respond to all of them! But if you ever have any questions or comments that you need me to respond to, then I definitely will. You're definitely important, and don't you forget it!

Riles: If you kill me, then how can I update? Wow, who do I sound like? YOU! I update if you update. Deal. And no I'm not going to Florida, I'm going to Ocean City because that's waaay closer. And I hate you for going away to camp. I better come back to an update on TLT or I'll be vewwy, vewwy angry and it will not turn out well for you. All that aside, I really appreciate you saying that I can get to people's emotions with my writing. That is like the sweetest compliment ever. Thank you!

darklight989: Nonstop entertainment. Although I do feel bad for that random person . . .

lil' LIK Star: Yeah, I've been told it is Part 2 where they fight their evil counterparts, and of course we're going to have to wait to see that even longer . . . I don't wanna wait anymore!

TTHPfan: Mother Mae Eye was a little creepy, so you didn't miss out on too much. Just some massive weirdness that will leave you thinking "wtf much?" Was Bewitched any good?

dragonofraven: Aww, it's okay, it's easy to get confused. And your outfit question was explained above. Sorry I made you wait for so long! And I love hearing feedback about Starfire especially since she's so difficult to write evil. So thank you!

And I'm outta here, this took way longer than I expected and I have to get this whole license thing figured out . . . Aww, I'm going to miss it. I look forward to all your reviews when I return on July 7th, so press that button and make me happy!

Blair