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DARKNESS/GUARDIAN

WALKWAYS

"Robin, Darkness has been shot! I repeat Darkness is shot!" Guardian called in his headset.

"What? Shot? Where?" Robin's voice came back.

"The stomach, we have to get out of here now, she seems to be trying to heal herself but if we don't get her out of here fast she is going to die!" Guardian called.

"We are coming, try to get an opening!" Robin called as he looked at Fireteen and Jinx who were both blasting each other and both were bleeding from their own wounds. Robin had several bullets skim him, Guardian too had several close calls, Fireteen had a bullet in her thigh, while Darkness had the most serious wound.

"Alright," Guardian said as he stared at the wall. Desperately trying to find a way out, he looked down to see Darkness's eyes slowly begin closing. "Hold on, hold on please," Guardian said as he laid her down and began trying to find a way out.

ROBIN/FIRETEEN

LOWER LEVEL

"Darkness is hit! We have to get out of here!" Robin yelled to Fireteen who had just smashed Jinx against the wall.

"Is she hurt?" she yelled as she beat off an attack by Jinx.

"Yes, we have to get her out now!" Robin yelled above the defining noise of fire smashing with hexes.

"Alright!" Fireteen said as she shot a wire holding a crate above Jinx, the crate fell and Jinx was taken out. Fireteen then turned to Robin and the two of them flew to there friends.

WALKWAYS

Robin and Fireteen arrived in shock; Guardian was busily trying to open the window while Darkness lay bleeding on the ground, her eyes still struggling to stay open.

Fireteen quickly rushed to help Guardian while Robin held Darkness's face to his chest and wept. "Why you, damn it why you!" he cried. "I shouldn't have gone in, it's all my fault, how do I explain this to Aunt Raven? How do I explain this to Uncle Beast Boy? How do I explain this to my family?" Robin thought as he held his closest friend.

Guardian cried out, "Shoot right on this wire!" she did and the metal plate fell off. Guardian was sweating heavily, he was exhausted and drained. "Get her out of here Robin, to the infirmary, I need to rest a little," Guardian said calmly as he sat down.

Robin picked up Darkness and flew straight to the Tower. He arrived with Fireteen and they rushed to the infirmary hooking her up to the machines and the robot doctors began performing emergency surgery, trying to revive the girl, who shut her eyes halfway home.

Guardian stumbled in the infirmary several hours latter to see Robin pacing outside and Fireteen nervously shaking her leg while sitting in a chair outside the infirmary.

"Where were you?" Robin asked when he turned and saw him, his voice emotionless.

"I had to walk, I was too exhausted, how is she?" he asked.

"The robot doctor says there is a ten percent chance, the only reason he says she even has a chance is because of her powers, they say she should be dead by now," Robin explained softly.

"Can we see her?" Guardian asked.

"Soon, very soon," Robin said looking at the clock.

"Are you guys healed?" Guardian asked.

"They took my bullet out," Fireteen said with a small smile, her leg which wasn't shaking had a large bandage on it.

"My cuts got treatment, the second room will treat you," Robin added as he pointed to the door next to the emergency room.

Guardian was on his way when the door to the infirmary area swung open unexpectedly as Beast Boy and Raven entered the room. Their arrival shocked the three teens in the room.

"Aunty, Uncle?" Robin said bewildered, he didn't feel ready to explain the situation.

"Where is she?" Raven asked. Robin pointed to the emergency room, without asking for more information she rushed into the emergency room. The door closing behind her. Beast Boy faced the boy he considered his nephew.

"Dude, what happened?" Beast Boy asked Robin.

Robin looked pained and sad at the same time, "I made a mistake, I decided to attack in the open and the result was we were trapped, we barely escaped with our lives and Christine took a bullet in the stomach," Robin summed up, his voice broke and he collapsed on his Uncle's chest crying. "I am so sorry I failed you guys, I am so sorry," he said between gasps as he cried.

"Take it easy man, take it easy, I know it wasn't your fault, mistakes happen, you didn't fail, you did what you thought was best for the team, you know how strong Christine is? You know she will pull through right?" Beast Boy comforted the shattered, broken boy in front of him.

Guardian entered the room and he too broke down at the sight and made his own confession, "I am so sorry, it was all my fault, I should have been paying more attention, that bullet was meant for me, for my stupidity but she took it. I keep asking myself why the hell she took that bullet!" Guardian screamed as Fireteen stood up, along with Robin and Beast Boy, the four of them began hugging and comforting each other in the hallway. Letting out their fears and guilt, trying to overcome the shock.

FIVE HOURS LATTER

Raven entered the room five hours latter, none of the Titans or Beast Boy had slept, both had been passing time their own way. "She has a forty percent chance to live," Raven said softly. "I put all my powers, but that is the best medicine and magic can do for her," she continued. Beast Boy gave her a hug and held her close.

"Is there anything we can do?" Beast Boy asked.

"Yes, each one of you Titans talk to her for awhile, inspire her to pull through, give her strength, that is the only chance she has," Raven said quietly to the assembled heroes who nodded grimly.

ROBIN
DARKNESS

Robin pulled up a chair next to the sleeping girl and sat down, put his hands to his face and began talking to her. "I am sorry I failed as a leader, I am sorry I didn't see it was a trap, I am sorry for leading you to get shot. I know you, we lived together, we learned together, I know you will pull through; you have too, if you don't, then the city dies with you, and my hopes as a hero will also. Please pull through and tell me everything will be okay," Robin pleaded to the silent, sleeping girl. He held her hand for several minutes, the cold, soft hands, then he got up, kissed her forehead, and then left the room. He had said what he wanted to say.

GUARDIAN

DARKNESS

Guardian entered the room barely able to hold himself together. Although her eyes weren't open, Raven assured him she was listening to her surroundings, with that said Raven closed the door leaving Guardian with Darkness. Guardian went to the bed and sat down on the chair next to hit. He whispered, "I am so sorry Darkness, so sorry for what I have done, so sorry for not talking to you, showing you a cold shoulder, so sorry. I keep asking myself why you took that bullet for me. It's not like I deserved being saved? Out of all the Titans you and I have the worst relationship yet you sacrificed yourself for me? I cannot believe we thought we were so wise but today we learned we are not. I will find out who did this and I will avenge you. When you come out of this, you have to, I don't know how I will live if you don't, when you come out of this and heal yourself we will start over our relationship," Guardian said to the sleeping Darkness, looking so calm and peaceful. Guardian kissed her hand softly, held back the tears and walked out of the room slowly, giving her one last look before leaving.

FIRETEEN

DARKNESS

Fireteen entered the room next, Darkness was actually getting slightly better with these pep talks, she had opened her eyes and could say a word or two, but still her survival rate was very slim. Fireteen was lead in after Beast Boy and Raven finished talking to their daughter, they closed the door quietly as Fireteen took the chair and sat.

"Darkness? You have to get out of this; you are doing so well, you have to. Robin is kicking himself and Guardian hasn't been this cold in a long time, your parents are also struggling out there, we need you to pull through," Fireteen explained.

Darkness turned her head slightly and whispered, "What is heaven like?" her voice barely audible.

Tears were in Fireteen's eyes and she held Darkness's hand and told her, "Heaven isn't a place where you go when you die. Heaven really is that moment in life when he touches you and you truly feel life, when you feel love," Fireteen wiped some tears as she reflected, "Come back; heaven isn't that place where you go when you die. Live for the moment, live for the next moment, live by every word you hear, use it as strength and live for this moment and for the next and for the next," Fireteen pleaded. As the tears fell she left the room.

INFIRMARY HALLWAY

Fireteen left the emergency room, wiping the tears away, Raven confronted her. "Come here," Raven said softly, her raspy voice sounding soothing, she held her arms out. Fireteen fell into her arms and began crying even more. "Let it out," Raven said as she hugged the weeping girl, "She will be okay," Raven told Fireteen.

Down the hall, an angered Guardian put his mask out and went to the window to leave the Tower. "Where are you going?" Beast Boy asked.

"I am going to deal with the man who led us to the trap," Guardian growled as he continued going.

"I know that look; it is the look of revenge, of hatred, and of no mercy, make sure you don't anything you will regret latter on in life. I know several people who made that mistake," Beast Boy gave Guardian his words of wisdom. Robin was in a corner, crying.

"I won't do anything I will regret, but I won't promise no one will die tonight," Guardian said as he flew out the window.

Beast Boy shook his head in sadness, "If only these kids knew how much you take when you take a life," Beast Boy said as he walked to comfort Robin who was still kicking himself.

Robin looked at Beast Boy, "Please come now, I think I am falling, hold me now, please, just hold me," Robin said and buried his face in Beast Boy's chest.

HARTWELL'S OFFICE

"So close, so DAMN CLOSE!" Hartwell screamed as pushed the screen which had the video of the fight on it away.

"If that Guardian hadn't broken out they would have died for sure," Jinx observed, she was the only one in the room with Hartwell. Everyone else was too scared to accompany her.

"True, true, but damn how are we going to trap them like this again?" Hartwell said.

"Maybe you wont have to, did you see their faces, their shock, their fear, one of them got shot and might be dead, their just kids and now that they have faced death I doubt they will face it again," Jinx observed.

"You very well may be right, look at Robin's face when he saw his precious bitch gunned down," Hartwell said rewinding the tape.

Jinx smiled too at the image, "My team, if they comeback can probably deal with them," Jinx observed.

"Yeah, just need to make some adjustments, get some gunmen and then you can take them on," Hartwell observed. "At least it wasn't a failure, we won, we have their blood all over the place… wait, that's it!" Hartwell said grinning like a cat.

"What?" Jinx asked, not getting it.

"DNA! We have their DNA! We can found out all about them now, quickly; get this to the lab, tell that bastard Phil to get the blood!" Hartwell screamed.

Jinx picked up her com and called Phil.

JIM'S APARTMENT

Jim had just said goodbye to Phil who had gotten a call and had to leave. As Jim went upstairs the power went out. "What the hell?" Jim thought.

"Jim! Is the power out?" Jim's sister called from upstairs.

"Yeah, just turn on a cand-" he never finished because the power came back on and Guardian had shoved him hard up the stairwell.

"Hello Jim," Guardian said very darkly.

"Guardian? What the hell was that for?" Jim said in shock that a Teen Titan was attacking him.

"I don't know? Maybe for getting my team trapped and getting when of my members shot, possibly fatally," Guardian explained.

"A trap? Phil said it was a drug bust! I didn't know it was a trap!" Jim pleaded. His sister had entered the hallway, frozen at the scene in front of her.

"My source told me you bet your sister's and your own life on his trust, so we took it, and guess what, Phil did betray us and you," Guardian said as he punched Jim so hard he spit blood.

"I didn't know!" Jim begged.

"Let him go!" Jim's sister looked at him.

Guardian shot Jim's sister a look, although he was wearing a mask made her shiver and scared her stiff, something in his eyes was just wrong. "So, you want to get it first? He bet your life? So I guess you should die with him!" Guardian growled as he began approaching her slowly and menacingly.

"We had nothing to do with it, Phil just left, if you run you might get him!" Jim called out.

Jim's sister noticed Guardian's eyes twitch, then widen in surprise as if waking from a trance. He looked at Jim, then Jim's sister and said, "Damn it, I am so sorry, I am just falling apart," he said as he rushed out the door.

STREET

NORTH SIDE SLUMS

Phil lifted his coat as rain began pouring; he was on his way to the warehouse. The streetlight suddenly went out and before Phil could think twice about it Guardian was on top of him.

"Where the hell do you thing you're going?" Guardian growled to the man who had nearly led the Titans to their deaths.

"What are you doing?" Phil cried out in pain.

"I know you set the trap, I know you work for Hartwell, tell me his scheme and I swear I will spare you," Guardian said to Phil.

"Alright, alright, Jinx just called me, she said that Hartwell wanted blood samples to find your identities and find your families," Phil confessed very fast.

"Thank you, but I didn't promise your enemies wouldn't get you," Guardian said as he flew straight to the warehouse.

"What the hell did he mean by that?" Phil said out loud as he turned to call Jinx and tell her what was happening.

Suddenly a gunshot was heard and Phil clutched his chest as he crumpled to the ground, never seeing the man who shot him. A figure walked under the streetlight, and Jim lit a cigarette and said sadly, "Never should have betrayed me old friend, you almost cost my sister her life," Jim then walked away in the dark night.

WAREHOUSE C-5

NORTH SIDE SLUMS

Guardian flew in and quickly grabbed the oil containers and spilt oil all over the warehouse, on all the blood. Three other men were at the scene but Guardian threw them outside, after making sure they had no samples, then he lit a match and dropped it. Warehouse C-5 burned that night, at least the inside, the metal skeleton was still there but all the evidence of the battle burned with it.

Guardian then flew to the Tower.

TITANS TOWER

Guardian arrived to see a rejuvenated Robin, Beast Boy and Fireteen, "SHE MADE IT!" Beast Boy cried out with joy.

"YES!" Guardian yelled with unsuppressed joy as he joined the group hugs and kisses. "Can we see her?" he asked excitedly.

"Yeah, but first her mother and her have some things to discuss," Beast Boy said seriously. Guardian just nodded and wondered what confessions were being made inside the room while they celebrated.

RAVEN
DARKNESS

"Christine, I will answer all your questions, I can't keep things from you anymore, you have to know the truth," Raven told her daughter as she stroked her hair.

"All I thought about was how much I wanted to know before I die, that's all I thought about," Christine said while looking at her mother.

"Ask me all your questions," Raven asked.

"What happened between you and Dick Grayson all those years ago in the Tower?" Christine asked, staring at her mother.

Raven turned away, looked outside the small window, tears forming in her eyes, she turned to her daughter and began her confessions…

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