Answers to Reviews:

Tamurl- I did answer your questions in a review, but if you didn't get it, the answers were all basically yes to the questions. Except the first two of course, but I'm just going to make you read the review for that (lol)

Queen-of-Azarath- You shouldn't say never, Queen-of-Azarath. I admit I once had a boy in England (before I moved...) that would most likely do that and much more if he could. Of course, I was young then and never got into the dating thing. Six years later and I still haven't got into it (can't really blame me, most boys in my school now are either morons or jerks. Or both)

darkaurora333- I'll buy you a new calendar at the next holiday, it seems like you need a new one ;) I'm not all into Star/Rob, but they're amazingly easy to write with. Thank you for the cookie, it tasted really good :D Isn't it amazing that your 'curse' didn't happen? But I can almost gaurantee you that your curse may come into effect this week after this update. Genealogy Fair is coming up this week, and I need to finish preparing. I'm not even going to mention my exams, you would already know that. Well, thank you for reading my story! I'm going to read your fanfiction after this, you have been warned (Muhahahahhahahahahhaha...haha...ha...)

CrazyDeafGirl- I must admit I had a lot of fun writing that part of chapter 4, it is definitely my favorite so far. Don't worry about the reviews too much, I have to say the same thing happens to me all the time. I was really surprised when this story got a lot of reviews when I thought the others would get more. Shows what I know. : Nice update on your story, and I ask you to continue. Please don't quit it, I'm really enjoying it and it's one of the only stories I've been looking for lately :D I don't know about romance that much... I know there is romance in my story but I don't care for it that much. But it is fun to write reactions :D Wow, I think I'll never start the chapter if I keep talking to you, (I could go on forever, it's that easy) so I'm going to end this now, and until YOUR next update, I depart. Well, almost. lol

And now on to the chapter! This chapter may be very confusing/stupid/both or whatever, but oh well, it works for now :)

Chapter 5: An Unexpected Surprise

"Titans, Go!" Robin shouted, running in a zig zag pattern towards Johnny Rancid. Johnny threw a whiplash chain at the boy wonder, thrusting Robin backwards. Starfire flew up from behind Johnny and delivered a perfect volley of starbolts, each hitting their mark. He groaned in pain, and got back up. With unusual speed he threw a crowbar at her, and being unsuspecting, got hit hard in the face with the metal weapon. Rancid had definitely gone rogue biker style, as his weapons were all what a gangster would own. Cyborg rode on Beast Boy as they charged him, sonic cannon on the ready. Rancid hid something behind his back, and when Beast Boy got close enough, delivered a hard blow with a bat which caused Beast Boy to fall and make Cyborg fall off his perch.

"Ahh... Where's the other bird? She's not a wimp like you guys are." Rancid mocked, laughing hard on his pile of rubble. He noted the titan's silence, and for once, his face showed concern. "You're not telling me..." Starfire stood up, cradling her arm.

"Yes." She stated simply. Johnny looked shocked, then anger crossed his face.

"I'm gonna kill that guy!" He yelled, and raced off into the dark alleyways which provided protection to those not wanting to be seen. The others walked over to Star, confusion crossing their faces.

"What was that about?" Cyborg asked, his mouth hanging loosely.

"He seemed... depressed that Friend Raven was 'gone'." Starfire noted.

"Johnny seemed to have liked Raven... Dudes, that's kinda scary." Beast Boy almost whimpered.

"Yes, but I think he knows the killer too. Titans, Follow him!" Robin commanded, rushing after the supposed-to-be villain. The others followed.

Raven sat, reading silently. The magician that had died had just suddenly revived himself. This book was starting to sound hauntingly familiar... She tossed it down and sighed, listening to the soft tick of a nearby clock. She turned her sharp gaze onto it, looking at the digits within. She began to worry for the titans, as it had already been three hours since they went to tackle Johnny. Remembering their last fight it only took a few minutes. However she knew that they knew what they were doing, and dropped the subject and started to read once more. Weird, this magician's birthday was April 20th...

For what seemed like forever, the titans finally spotted Johnny stopping in front of some walled up door. He crunched his hand into a fist, and with metal rings pounded through the wood and broke down the door. He growled and disappeared into the darkness.

"Must we still lock the Johnny up?" Starfire questioned, not knowing what the answer was going to be.

"Truthfully, I don't know anymore." Robin replied. He waved his hand for his comrades to follow and was enshrouded in the darkness. They heard Johnny's footsteps, so Starfire had no need to shine her starbolts down upon the cold gloomy pavement floor. They heard his rasp breathing, and stopped to listen.

"You went after Raven? Raven!?! I thought we had a deal that you would stop." Rancid shouted, his hands crunching into fists once more.

"Ah, I never said I would end, my dear friend. I wasn't the one who killed her." A cold voice answered. The voice seemed so familiar but none of the titans could grasp his name...

"What?" came the confused reply.

"Indeed. I made George do it. He had no choice in the matter, and soon, neither will you." The voice said.

"..." Johnny's face demanded an explanation, so the mysterious man began to inform the troubled gangster.

"I planted a solitary probe that can not be detected by radio wave sensors. It does all that I tell it to. George has been my most loyal servant for years. And I'm going to make sure you are his successor." And the voice came to a sudden halt. The titans rushed in, expecting to be two men in the room. There was, however, only Johnny in the room. His outline could be seen from an unknown light coming from above. Starfire sensed the next action just before it happened, and thrust herself towards Johnny. The sudden impact winded Johnny, but that was better in a long run. A needle stabbed the ground where Johnny once stood. All stared at it silently. The door behind them slammed shut, soon to be locked forever. There was no way out.

Johnny got up and was surprised to see Starfire floating beside him, glad to have done something right today. For a minute he found himself marveling her features, but quickly snapped himself out of it. She was a Teen Titan. She was supposed to be his enemy forever. But, he had a feeling that his assumption was wrong...

"How do we get out?" Beast Boy panicked, knowing there was most likely more needles than just the one. Robin tried to contact Raven using his communicator, but all lines were jammed. They stood in despair, knowing that soon they were going to be mindless zombies, killing at will. They may even kill Raven... The thought lingered in their minds like a child not willing to let go. Laser rays began to shine, all pointing at the group's chests. As one thousands of beams shot out, about to consume and annihilate their prey. At the last moment a large black shield enveloped the group, taking all the blasts. The bubble assumed the form of a raven, and gave a mighty caw before sinking into the ground, with the group in its mist.

When they could finally see something again, it was the Main Room of the tower. Johnny tensed, thinking that his sentence would most likely be another twenty years of jail. He had gotten out plenty of times before, but just the thought of having to be in that rotten cell chilled his bones. None of the titans seemed moved to take him to prison, as nothing was said about it. They were all staring at something, and he turned around to look. His eyes widened in surprise.

There sat Raven, wheezing terribly. Her cloak slipped and revealed a large white strap supporting her stomach, wrapped all the way around her body. Her eyes gave them a look of relief, and fainted. Beast Boy immediately rushed to her side, picking her up and taking her to the infirmary. Johnny just gaped at the scene. The man told him that she was dead, having been shot by George in some random girl's house. She wasn't. Raven had somehow survived. He admired her, and almost forgot he was the bad guy.

"She never died after all. Wow." Johnny randomly spoke. The remaining titans just nodded at him, each with concern on their faces.

"You must never let this word out until we get the man who did this." Robin ordered, his voice calm. Robin felt awfully weird talking to Johnny Rancid (of all people) when they were on a bad foot with each other.

"Poor George. If only he knew..." Rancid murmured, after agreeing with the boy wonder. Cyborg looked at him.

"What was that?" Cyborg demanded, walking towards Johnny.

"Clatie and Sarah, his wife and only daughter? Well..." Johnny hesitated, "they're not dead."

To Be Continued...

Author's Note: I don't even know why I have Johnny in my story. I hate that guy, he bothers me so much. Oh well, he is the type of gangster man, so I guess it worked fine. I'm going to be very busy this week, so the next update may not be until Friday or the weekend. Genealogy Fair is coming up this week, and I need to finish preparing. I'm not even going to mention my exams, you should already know that. Sorry in advance, but I'm one of those people that really care for their grades.

I got a 4.0 first quarter! Woohoo! Anyways... I hope you liked the chapter, even if it was short, stupid, blah blah blah, and as usual, it's time for you to review! Muahhahahahhahahahhaha...