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As requested this chapter is a little bit longer than the last one
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TITAN'S TOWER
LATE AT NIGHT
Guardian had left on his patrol and Fireteen was watching her favorite show on TV, a drama. Robin strangely liked the show too but tonight he wasn't watching it. He was walking with Darkness to her room.
Darkness led the way, but her nervousness was bothering Robin. "Why is she so jumpy and embarrassed about this? What could this possibly be about?" Robin thought, a little scared at what his close friend had found.
Darkness opened her room door, lead Robin to the closet, opened it, and pointed to the fabric on the ground. Darkness actually had some tears in her eyes as she turned away; almost ashamed of what was on the floor. Robin, puzzled at first, picked up the fabric, studied it, before the realization struck. "Is this Aunt Raven's old uni-/" he asked before being cut off.
"Yes it is, it is my mother's old uniform," Darkness answered quickly, her voice shaking.
"Why is it ripped like this?" Robin asked.
"I don't know damn it, I don't know, that's why I brought you here to help me figure this out," Darkness almost yelled at Robin.
"Alright, could this have been from battle?" Robin asked.
"No, I checked the battles they fought, none of them were like this, none of them had uniforms ripped like this one," Darkness said quietly as she now faced the piece of fabric in Robin's hands.
"Could this have been from your mother and dad, you know," Robin said hesitantly.
"No, my father and mother are too tender and gentle with each other, and besides, they only began doing, you know, after they left the Titans. Although they married very young, they promised to only begin the physical aspects of marriage when they were ready," Darkness explained to Robin slowly.
"Then I guess the only thing to do is to take this to the infirmary and check the finger prints on it," Robin said to Darkness.
"But who knows how many people have touched this, I mean we touched it," Darkness said.
"Don't you know how good technology is in this Tower? We can check whose fingerprints were imprinted from the huge database of people on the computer, and we can tell how strong of a grip they had on the fabric and even if they had a grip on it. We can figure out who ripped this in only half an hour, but you know it may be just nothing just an accident," Robin said.
"Hopefully my mother accidentally ripped her uniform from the front, hopefully," Darkness said darkly with sarcasm. She had a feeling she wasn't going to like what she found out from the results.
"Let's go," Robin said as he led the way to the infirmary.
They entered the large room with hospital beds and machines which could make medical miracles. They walked past the main room and entered a smaller room. The room had several machines hooked up all around it; Robin walked up to a small box shaped one. He looked into Darkness's eyes and asked quietly, "Are you ready?"
After several moments, Darkness said, "Yes I am."
Robin put the fabric in the middle and moved to a table with a computer. He sat down and began typing. "This machine is linked to the computer, from here I can search where to look for prints and stuff like that," Robin explained to Darkness who slowly followed.
"How long will this take?" Darkness asked.
Robin sat back for a second, thought a little and then said, "Probably forty five minutes to an hour."
"You said it would just take half an hour earlier," Darkness questioned.
"Yes, but we are looking for a specific area on this fabric and for prints which maybe fifteen to twenty years old," Robin said, "Its not that easy," he added.
"Just get it done," Darkness said as she left Robin to his work. She left the infirmary and stared at the city from the window. "To think this used to be the most beautiful city in the world," Darkness thought as she stared at the huge, ugly industrial plants, the smoke and the huge buildings. She was trying to pass time and not think about what the computer would find.
EAST SIDE
JUMP CITY
"Now I am going to ask you once again, what is your relationship with Guardian?" the Specialist asked Julie. Two of his thugs were holding her from the arms so she faced one of the most feared torturers and murderers in Jump City. The Specialist was middle age now; he wore a black leather jacket, black boots, and blue denim jeans. He was bald and had a black goatee. His two thugs wore the same thing except one had long, blond hair with no facial hair while the other had a black beard and short cut hair.
"He just saved me and provided food for me so I didn't get in trouble again," Julie cried out weakly.
"Well, that food didn't get you out of trouble, it put you in deeper trouble," Specialist said as he slapped her hard in the face.
"Please stop this," Julie said weakly as she tried to sink to the ground.
"Would you rather have me do the torturing or do you want Shawn and Bill to play with you again?" Specialist replied with a sinister grin.
Julie looked at the two people holding her in fear, she didn't want them on top of her, abusing her again, nor did she want this man beating her. "Why are you still beating and assaulting me! I have told you everything!" Julie cried out.
"I know, but its fun to play with you," the long haired one known as Bill said with a sick grin on his face.
"I guess I should be dealing with you then," Specialist said as he pulled out his gun and pointed it at Julie's belly.
"No, I have a child!" Julie cried out.
"Honey, I don't give a damn," Specialist said still pointing the gun.
"LET HER GO!" came a roar from the rooftop as Guardian glided down into the alley.
"Or else what?" Specialist taunted, not being daunted or even surprised by Guardian's appearance. This was what he was waiting for.
"Or else I kill your two friends," Guardian said as he lifted both hands, aimed at Bill and Shawn, electric balls were being formed.
"Shut up and watch her die already," Specialist said as he pulled the trigger.
Shawn and Bill let go of Julie after the bullet entered the belly, the two thugs ran to there boss. Guardian, in shock, walked up to the body and fell to his knees. "They planned this to happen, they knew all along, they weren't mugging her, they were killing her to get to me. No wonder I couldn't enter from behind or any other place, it was blocked so I entered for front row seats to her death,"he thought bitterly at how stupid he had been for not seeing this coming. He lifted her head and put it to his chest as he slowly began to sob for the life he felt responsible for. He also looked at her hair and clothes, the way it was wrinkled, her hair looked like it had been pulled, Guardian looked at Bill and Shawn. "Those bastards assaulted her! Attacked her dignity and honor," Guardian thought as hate and anger flowed through him. Julie turned her head weakly and slowly, flinching from the pain, as she began to form words. "Don't say anything, save your strength, let me first deal with them then I will take you to the Tower, the infirmary should take care of you, just hold tight," he said gently to her as he softly laid her head on the ground.
"Pull off your mask so I can finish the job, then you can join your little whore in heaven," Specialist said, sounding irritated that it was taking so long for Guardian to go through the ritual Street Justice went through before his death.
"I don't intend to die tonight," Guardian said. Before Specialist could shoot, electricity shot the gun out of his hands.
"Don't worry boss, we will deal with him," Shawn said as he and Bill pulled out their own guns to deal with Guardian. Guardian had never felt so much power flowing through him.
"I am not going to leave you to the police, to American justice, justice where you will spend several years in jail and then go free! I am going to put you through tribal justice and hear are your crimes, assault, murder, taking a woman's dignity and honor! What do you plead?" Guardian screamed as he began to glow from all the electricity around him.
"Not guilty, besides, you don't even have a jury or judge or even an executioner," Bill said as he and Shawn unloaded on Guardian. They watched in shock as the bullets bounced away, not damaging the enraged hero. "What the hell?" Bill whispered.
"I am the jury, I am the judge, and I sentence you to death!" Guardian said as he shot the electricity at the two men. When the electric storm ended, only two black skeletons remained of Bill and Shawn.
"I surrender," Specialist said as he got to his knees begging for Guardian to spare him.
"I am sure you do, you want to cops to come, to take you away, to jail. You will spend at most five years before Hartwell gets you out, but I am not an American, I am a tribesman, a warrior, and my creed is justice. And the only justice is to kill the murderer, an eye for an eye," Darkness said as he approached the now frightened man.
"I beg you, please!" Specialist, now weeping like a child cried out.
"Is that not what Julie said to you before you shot her, isn't that what Street Justice's fiancé said when you did the same thing to her? Well as I said, an eye for an eye," Guardian said as he began punching Specialist.
"I might spare you if you tell me who spotted her and told Hartwell," Guardian said as he smacked Specialist in the cheek.
"Boss Isaac! Boss Isaac! Now spare me! You said you would!" Specialist cried hysterically.
"I lied," Guardian said as he hit the man again.
Guardian pounded Specialist to the ground; Guardian didn't stop until Specialist was dead. One couldn't recognize the body it was so badly beaten. After the mess, Guardian rushed back to her body after washing the blood off his suit with the rain that was now pouring.
"Guardian?" she said weakly.
"Yes?" he replied as he held her hand.
"I am not going to make it," she said quietly.
"Yes you will, let's go," Guardian said as he began to slowly pick her up.
"No stop," Julie said, Guardian complied.
"Why?" Guardian asked, wanting to do something to save her life.
"I know I won't make it but I have to save someone whose life is much more important than my own. I told you I had a three month old baby sister, I lied, Mary is my daughter. You see I was in love but we made a mistake and I didn't want to ruin him because he has such high hopes. He had a future, and he vowed he would find me and marry me when he got a job, when he went through school he said he would find me and marry me, but he never knew about Mary, I just left him saying my mother wouldn't let me see him anymore," Julie said in a weak voice. The dying girl also smiled as she reflected.
"Who is the father?" Guardian asked.
"It doesn't matter, get Mary out of the house and take care of her, make sure she is well taken care of. I want you to be the baby's father," Julie said.
"I will do it," Guardian croaked as the tears began to fall again.
"Take care of Mary, take care of her, she is going to do great things, her life will mean something, wish I had some time to tell you about the father," Julie continued weakly.
"Alright I will raise Mary, and I promise to you I will find the father, save your voice and relax," Guardian stammered as the tears flowed and he stared at the dying young mother in front of him.
Suddenly, Julie jerked in pain and cried out, "Hold me darling just a little while!" she was on her last breath.
Guardian held her head against his chest until she finally died. Guardian gave her a small kiss in the forehead and laid her gently on the ground.
"Jesus Christ! What the hell happened here?" a cop said as he entered the alley.
"This young girl was assaulted and murdered by these three men, the beaten one is known as the Specialist but then again you probably knew that already," Guardian said bitterly.
"What does that mean?" the cop asked a little confused.
"Don't play stupid with me you bastard! It just happens this street is sealed when she walks by huh, just happens you show up after the killing and fireworks have stopped. I heard her screaming for blocks and now you say you showed up too late!" Guardian yelled at the cop.
"Sir, I am going to ask you to calm down," another cop said. Five cops had now entered the alley.
"Those bastards took her dignity away, her honor and you just waited, my God Hartwell runs this town like a dictator!" Guardian yelled.
"Sir, we understand what happened was tragic, but killing them the way you did was unjustified," the lead officer said approaching Guardian.
Guardian grabbed the cop by the collar and pushed him against the wall, "Killing them was wrong you say? Should I have waited for you to show up? Honestly you know they would have spent a year or two behind bars and then be released and then another innocent girl would have been attacked!" Guardian said as he let go of the cop and turned away from them.
"Sir, I am going to have to ask you to come with me for questioning if it's alright with you," the lead officer said. Guardian heard five guns cock in the ready.
"So you can kill me, sorry no," Guardian said, before any of Hartwell's corrupt officers could shoot Guardian was in the sky and long gone. He flew as tears continued to flow and when he reached the top of the apartment he had been scaling, he fell to his knees and gave an animal like roar as he began crying again.
TITAN'S TOWER
"Guardian is in trouble," Darkness said out of nowhere, her and Robin were waiting for the results in the hallway outside the infirmary. They were staring outside the window.
"What?" Robin asked, surprised by the random statement.
"I sense deep anguish and anger, my God, I have never felt so much hate in a man before," Darkness said louder as her eyes widened.
"Where is he?" Robin said jumping up from his chair.
"I don't know, he is flying all over the city, looking for something," Darkness said.
"Let me get Fireteen, then we can go get him and find out what has happened," Robin said as he began rushing down the hallway.
"What is going on Guardian?" Darkness thought to herself as she slowly got up and followed Robin to the main room.
BOSS ISAAC'S HEADQUARTERS
Boss Isaac was sitting in his chair, in his spacious office checking his mail when he heard the explosion. It came from the front; Isaac picked up his phone and asked, "What the hell is going on?"
"Sir! Guardian is in the building, he is beating his way through to your office-," the voice was cut off and then all that could be heard was static.
"Damn, better get out of here," Isaac thought as he began walking through a back door in his office which was there for emergencies. He opened the door when suddenly his hand was hit with an electric charge.
"Where do you think your going?" Guardian asked.
"What did I do to you?" Isaac asked in anger at why he of all the bosses was being attacked.
"You know why, you told Hartwell about Julie and Hartwell ordered her death!" Guardian growled at the cowering man before him.
"I-I didn't know he would kill her!" Isaac lied.
"Don't lie to me bastard, you were on the look out for me, I should kill you right now," Guardian said as he punched the man.
"Why?" Isaac asked.
"For murder, but I know an even worse punishment for you," Guardian said as he picked up the framed picture of Isaac's family.
"You wouldn't hurt my wife and kids!" Isaac said as he stared at the lunatic in front of him.
"I don't kill the innocent, the punishment will be the look your wife gives you when she finds out you were part of the murder of a fourteen year old girl," Guardian explained.
"How are you going to do that?" Isaac asked, as he smiled inside. "He is going to let me live and besides he can't prove shit," Isaac thought.
"I will get the evidence; I will take you and your entire gang down! I will clean up the North Side slums with the Teen Titans," Guardian said as he hit Isaac right in the gut before flying away from the badly damaged apartment building that was once Isaac's headquarters.
HARTWELL'S OFFICE
"Yes, what is it," Hartwell said irritated that the chief of police was interrupting him while he looked through some documents.
"Specialist and his two buddies are dead," the chief said hesitantly.
"Damn, is the girl dead?" Hartwell asked anger in his voice as he looked up from his work.
"Yes, then he fried the two boys and then beat him to death," the chief explained.
"Beaten to death? With what?" Hartwell asked.
"With his fists," the chief answered.
"Wow, he has lost it hasn't he? Luckily your boys were there to shoot him right?" Hartwell asked.
Now the chief became very nervous, "Uh, he got away," he said quietly.
"He got away from five police officers?" Hartwell said, not hiding his disgust.
"Yes sir," the chief responded.
"Where is the man now," Hartwell asked, glaring at his police chief.
"He was reported in the North Side slums, he has trashed Isaac's entire operation," the chief explained.
"How many did he kill?" Hartwell asked.
"None, he hasn't killed anyone aside from the Specialist and those two thugs, he did beat up a lot of Isaac's boys and Isaac himself," the chief explained.
"Where is he now?" Hartwell asked again.
"We don't know," the chief admitted.
"If I were you, I would resign tomorrow and get the hell out of my city, or else you can expect to die in the line of duty within the next forty eight hours," Hartwell said coldly.
The chief ran out of the office. Hartwell lifted his phone and said, "Make sure the chief gets caught in a shoot out," and then hung up the phone. "These kids are tougher than I thought, shit, why did I get that guy, out of all of them worked up," Hartwell thought as he lit himself a cigar.
NORTH SIDE SLUMS
Guardian landed in front of the door of Julie's apartment, he sighed. "How do I tell her mother this, how do I get the baby out," he thought as he slowly opened the door to the dark apartment.
Wow, that was one of the most emotional chapters I have ever written, now the next chapter will pretty much be Guardian investigating Julie and the other Titans reacting to the events that happened in this chapter
The next few chapters will be very interesting to those who want to see this Jump City from the street level
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