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Some questions I think people want answered: Darkness is struggling to come to terms with her mothers past, and past spells along with the bond are having an effect on her, which is why her dreams are so violent and graphic. I did also make a mistake, thanks to the reviewer who told me, and I am glad I continue to keep my A average. I am also happy my story is inspiring to some writers, and if any want me to read there work, just ask. I am also glad people are piecing together this story, even though they haven't read earlier fics. Hold yourselves together, some of you I know are dying because you want to know what happened but it will be answered very soon.
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MAIN ROOM TITANS TOWER
Robin sat down facing the TV with the other three Titans. Fireteen had a big smile on her face as she put the video disk Starfire had sent her and Guardian sat on a couch with a small smirk on his face. It had been a very interesting conversation he and Fireteen had with Starfire who had called to ask about Robin. Robin was very nervous, not knowing what his mother had sent, Darkness, just sat quietly, trying to act normal and act like she really wanted to be in the room embarrassing Robin. Fireteen sat next to Robin and pushed the play button.
VIDEO
In the video was a baby, Robin, Batman was recording while Starfire walked in with a very big smile on her face. She faced the camera and said, "Hello future viewers of this video! I am now going to give my first child a bath! She said with a smile, and then she proceeded to lick Robin clean. In the Titans room everyone watched very creped out, even Batman, at the time Darkwing, found it strange and after several moments stopped recording to explain something to his wife.
The next scene shown was a few years latter, Robin was a toddler and Beast Boy was holding his hand and was pointing to the camera with a big smile. "Tell Uncle Cyborg what you said?" Beast Boy said with a snicker.
Robin looked to the camera and spoke a language none of the other Titans knew and on the tape Cyborg's laughter could be heard.
"BB, you serious? He knows Tamaranian?" Cyborg's voice boomed.
"Yeah, I heard when I walked by, Tim says Star's just been speaking to him in that language so he is fluent with it, doesn't he sound so funny!" Beast Boy said with a grin. Suddenly, his grin vanished and he said, "Cy stop recording, Tim is right behind yo-" then it was cut off.
The next scene was again Robin as a toddler, in the air was Starfire and Raven, near Raven was another toddler, Darkness. "Come up my baby boy!" Star said with a huge grin as she opened her arms while in the air to the baby.
"MAMA!" the baby Robin screamed as he flew to his mother. The Titans watched in shock as in the upcoming tapes Robin showed other powers that he never mentioned before.
AFTER THE VIDEO
The Titans were all laughing, it had been humorous but they also had a lot of questions. "You can fly?" Fireteen asked.
"I used to have all my mother's powers," Robin grumbled.
"Why don't you anymore?" Guardian asked.
"He forgot the feelings, Robin isn't as emotional as he used to be," Darkness explained for him.
"What feeling do you need to fly?" Fireteen asked.
"The joy of flight," Robin answered.
After several minutes of silence, Fireteen spoke again, "Follow me guys," she said as she led the way to the rooftop.
When they got there Robin was about to say why when Fireteen pushed him off the Tower.
Robin screamed as he fell off, although he was falling to his death he was actually finding the experience exhilarating. Still the fear of death out weighed his enjoyment of the wind against his face. "Why the hell did she throw me off! Why isn't anyone saving me or trying to? Damned it, this makes no sense at all! I can't die like this!" these thoughts were also in his head. Only two more stories to go.
Before he fell he suddenly stopped falling, Darkness was holding his feel and smiled at him. "Don't worry, we aren't trying to kill you, enjoy yourself, we will make sure you don't hit the ground," she said to him, reassuring the shocked Titan.
Guardian flew down and was waiting to catch Robin again; Darkness brought him back up and dropped him again.
After three more drops Robin actually began flying. When he finally began flying he screamed out in joy and said, "Look guys! I am flying! No Robin has ever flown before!" he screamed as he flew in another circle around the Tower.
All the other Titans gave each other fives and clapped as Robin flew another lap around the Tower. "Good work Fireteen," Darkness said as she gave her a hug. Darkness knew Robin always wanted to make his mother proud but he never could figure out how to get his Tamaranian powers back. Until that day. "Sure he cant smash through metal, or shoot out starbolts, but at least he can fly, at least he can fly, his mother would be proud," Darkness thought.
WAREHOUSE C-5
DOCKS
"Are we ready for the Titans?" Jinx asked her technical chief.
"Yes ma'am," the chief responded as he pushed a button on his control panel.
The two of them, along with the 44 heavily armed gangsters and the four other HIVE members watched as in a matter of seconds the entire building was covered with an indestructible metal.
"No one can come in," Jinx said.
"No one gets out," the chief finished the motto they had come up with.
"Now, all we need to do is to get the sheep for slaughter in here," she said out loud.
One of the guards spoke up, "Don't worry, I will get them in," Phil said with a smirk.
"Good, good," was all Jinx said as she smiled back.
YOUTH ANTI-HARTWELL LEAGUE
NORTH SIDE
"Why did you call me at this time?" Guardian asked in mock anger. He was actually excited, Jim had called at three in the morning, very excited saying he had the information that could bury Hartwell. Guardian, in disguise, rushed over immediately to find out what, he had awoken the Titans telling them to be ready. Jim had mentioned there wasn't much time. Guardian was now sitting across from Jim, sounding groggy and looking upset at being awoken so early.
"Hartwell has a huge drug deal going on in Warehouse C-5, the Docks, if you can tell your sources quickly the Titans might catch them red handed and Hartwell's dirty hands will be all over the crime scene," Jim quickly said with excitement, the adrenaline was flowing in him.
"How did you get this information?" Guardian asked.
"Phil found out from his sources," Jim responded.
"Is he dependable?" Guardian asked.
"He played poker with us; he is my right hand man. I would bet my sister's life as well as my own on his loyalty," Jim said with confidence.
"Alright, I will go tell my sources, if your right, well, then your boys will finally run this part of town," Guardian observed.
"Yep, and make sure we clean it up and set things straight!" Jim responded, he really wanted the Titans to win and secure his spot as the leader of the North Side slums.
"Sure you will," Guardian said as he left the room. He really doubted much would change if Jim took over the North Side. "How many leaders in history have promised to make things right? To improve their peoples lives? How many of those leaders became the oppressors they struggled so hard to get rid of? Too many, too many," Guardian thought as he rode to the Tower.
WAREHOUSE C-5
DOCKS
The Titans arrived stealthily. They were all on the roof watching through the window, not being seen from the twelve men inside the warehouse next to two trucks. The trucks were full of crates, and one of the men carried two metal briefcases. "Those crates must be the drugs," whispered Robin. The other three Titans nodded silently in agreement.
"How should we do this?" Darkness asked.
"Guardian, can you take the power out?" Robin asked.
"No, this place runs on a generator, I would have to be next to it to overpower it," Guardian said. Robin grunted, then felt bad, it wasn't Guardian's fault that Robin would have to make the most difficult decision thus far as the leader: to go in full force or wait for the trucks to leave and then attack. The first option would risk team members lives, but would be far more successful at getting Hartwell than grabbing a truck. Grabbing a truck would just stop some drugs and arrest some drug dealers but it wouldn't get Hartwell. Robin looked at his team mates, who had a grim, determined look on their faces, now full of confidence he said, "Let's go in full force."
The three members nodded and on Robin's signal they smashed through the glass and landed on the walkways that crisscrossed the huge roof of the warehouse and connected the two sections on opposite sides of the huge main room. The warehouse really was huge, under the walkways was the floor area, a huge space and also in the warehouse were five garages which at the moment were closed.
The men on the ground reacted instantly, pulling out guns, at the same time the sound of a machine was heard and the Titans watched in horror as they were locked in by some metal material.
"It's a trap! Fireteen! Guardian! GET US OUT!" Robin ordered as he saw from one of the section a group of men entered the walkway armed with a very advanced looking rifles. Fireteen and Guardian shot there powers at the metal, having no effect at all.
"Damn it! The suits can take only so much, so try not to get shot, damn it! Make a shield Darkness!" Robin screamed as the men began shooting at the Titans. The shield blocked most of the bullets but one of them skimmed Robin's shoulder, who was at the edge of the shield. Robin grunted and fell down, hard on the steel walkway. Darkness kept the shield up while Fireteen made a fire shield, attempting to melt the bullets before they could reach. However, bullets continued to bounce of the shield.
Robin rose up, Guardian helping him and Robin held his shoulder, which was bleeding. Robin looked baffled. "What's wrong Robin?" Guardian asked his hurt leader.
"The suit? It didn't take the bullet at all, the bullet pierced it completely," Robin said to Guardian. "Guys! The suits can't take any of these bullets; no one can risk getting shot! I repeat, protect yourselves at all costs!" Robin told. The girls nodded saying they heard him. "Fireteen, come down with me, lets deal with the gunmen down there, Darkness, Guardian, deal with these boys up here," Robin ordered.
Fireteen and Robin jumped and dived down to the lower floor and went so fast they caught the five gunmen off guard and smashed into them. The shocked men didn't react in time as they were quickly subdued, Fireteen and Robin noticed how well prepared these men were with there armor and weapons. Before they could search the men more, a garage opened and five rocket launcher tooting gunmen stepped out and fired there load. "Melt the rockets!" Robin ordered.
Fireteen unloaded and looked at Robin wide eyed, "I can't melt them! My fire has no effect! Let's go!" She cried, however, they had been flying after she said "can't."
They flew, the rockets following, Robin through some heat disks at another garage and the missiles turned course and hit the door. The exhausted teens landed, but realizing the five men were reloading unloaded one last attack. They flew as fast as they could, Fireteen shooting out her fire and Robin getting out his staff. When they reached the men were about to fire there next round but Fireteen's flames reached them and they were thrown back, however, the flames didn't stop them and Robin had to physically subdue them with his staff.
Robin looked up before suddenly losing control of his legs, he fell over. Fireteen heard the thud and turned only to have Rocket, as his name implies, the human rocket ram hard into her back sending her on the floor next to Robin's whose legs were frozen.
"Hello Titans, ready for your deaths?" Jinx asked as her, and the two new HIVE members walked towards the badly weakened Titans.
GUARDIN/DARKNESS WALKWAYS
After Robin and Fireteen jumped, Darkness and Guardian were by themselves with more gunmen unloading there rifles on them. "We can't just take the hits," Darkness grunted as the bullets continued to hammer away.
"Alright, let's fly forward, get them behind the shield and let me deal with them," Guardian quickly ordered.
"Alright," Darkness muttered, it was the only feasible plan.
Darkness flew forward, the shield still guarding her and Guardian; she flew through five shocked gunmen who quickly found themselves behind the shield and a man in black. Guardian moved fast, he knew if he hesitated or slowed, one of those gunmen could easily gun down Darkness who was making her shield. Guardian using lightning fast moves knocked out three of the men, then tried to electrocute the two other men. One of them was hit in the face and quickly fell unconscious, the other was hit in the chest and didn't react to Guardians dismay and aimed his rifle at Darkness, with a second to spare Guardian rammed the man sending him over the railing and to the ground below.
Darkness did it five more times and finally the gunmen seemed to all be subdued, Darkness sat down after the last man fell and sighed, "God, I don't think I could have kept that shield up for much longer," she said to Guardian. Guardian nodded, not responding and looked over the railing.
"ROBIN AND FIRETEEN ARE IN TROUBLE!" Guardian cried as he was about to fly down, Darkness was also beginning to fly when a huge hand smashed into Guardian, sending him against the wall like a used toy. Before Darkness could react, she felt electricity flow through her body as she too fell down. Gizmo and Mammoth grinned like cats as they too walked up to finish the job.
ROBIN/FIRETEEN
FLOOR LEVEL
Robin felt warmth and opened his eyes to see Fireteen, still on the ground but her hand was lifted. She had melted the ice holding Robin's leg. Robin quickly got up and a clearly upset Jinx looked at Rocket who flew straight at Robin, Robin, the son of Tim Drake, the only man who dogged Starfire charging at full force. Rocket didn't stand a chance, Robin jumped high, pushed down a little on his helmet, sending Rocket headfirst into the ground, knocking him out instantly.
"Shit," the ice princess said as she shot her ice powers to freeze Robin. Fireteen unloaded her own fire powers, took out the ice and melted her hands. She looked down in shock and collapsed from the shock. It would take her months to fix her hands which were now frozen; she fainted because of the overwhelming sensation of nothing where her hands were supposed to be.
Now Jinx was ticked she charged forward with her hex powers, knocking Robin down and sending Fireteen against the wall, before Robin could launch his own attack he felt pain in his arm. He had been shot in the arm and he fell down clutching his left arm. Fireteen, aiming her fire carefully took out the seven new gunmen by burning there faces. Jinx was charging Robin and before she could get close enough to snap his neck, as she intended to, she was shoved back as Fireteen shot her against the wall. Jinx grunted and began to slowly come up. Fireteen was going for another attack when she felt pain in her leg and arms, three bullets had skimmed her and one bullet was in her thigh. She turned to the new gunmen, dealt with them, and flew towards Jinx in pain, as Jinx pulled herself together; they were going to have a showdown.
GUARDIAN/DARKNESS
UPPER LEVEL
Guardian got up quickly and dealt with the stupid Mammoth easily. Mammoth again charged but this time was shocked in the face and Guardian then proceeded to pound the blind brute till he lost consciousness. Then he turned in to see Gizmo electrocuting Darkness to death. Realizing he had to interfere now, he used his own powers, reversing the powers he reversed the flow and Gizmo was electrocuted to the point that he fell down next to his big buddy. Guardian ran to Darkness and helped the girl up. "Let's go, Robin is down and there seems to be more guards sneaking up on them," Guardian said as he leaned over the railing. He turned to see Darkness running in pain straight at him. "What's wrong Darkness?" he asked puzzled.
"No," she croaked.
"What?" Guardian asked, he around at where her eyes were and was stunned to see a gunman, on the ground, with a pistol aimed at him. Guardian couldn't do anything except accept his fate, so he closed his eyes.
Darkness rushed forward, with her shield, the gunman, barely awake, pulled the trigger. The bullet pierced the shield, just like Jinx said it would, and Darkness felt pain in her stomach and she put her hand down there. She lifted it, her eyes becoming blury, she saw blood. The bullet had entered her stomach, in pain she turned and clutched to the railing. Strugling to remain awake, "Is this how it ends? Me not knowing my past? Me dying a heroes death? Is that my life, a glorified death? I don't want to die, I want to at least know the truth before I die," she thought as she struggled to hold on to the railing, vision becoming blurier and she felt some blood in her mouth.
"NO! Not her, not another girl, especially not her!" Guardian screamed in his head as he electrocuted the man until he was no longer a threat. Guardian then rushed to Darkness and laid her down gently on his lap and began crying. She had taken one in the stomach, just like Julie.
"The shield didn't work," she moaned in pain. Her large, lusious violet eyes had tears as she stared at Guardian with fear, fear for an uncertain faith.
"Quiet now, I will save you, you cannot die!" Guardian said as he looked at the metal wall and a plan began forming.
WATCHTOWER
Beast Boy was in the main room when he heard the dishes crash to the floor, he ran in and saw Raven on the ground. "RAVEN!" he screamed. He rushed to her and she opened her eyes in shock, with tears.
"She is hurt, she may be dying, we must get to Earth," she said quickly. Beast Boy looked at her in shock, his wife's violet eyes were full of tears and uncertainty, something he had never seen before. He nodded to her and together they rushed to there daughter.
Will Guardian get out in time? Will Fireteen save Robin? Will Darkness live? Will Raven's secrets come out? All these questions will be answered soon enough
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