Too Much Red

by Pakkrat

Raven finds herself torn between RedX and Robin. That is not the worst part, Slade wants her, villains need her, and one demon aside from dad wants her to suffer! The world is sometimes too much, but who knew it has Too Much Red? Sequel is up and ready!

2. Chapter 2: Explosive Kindness

Too Much Red

By: Pakkrat

Chapter 2: Explosive Kindness

Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans or DC comics. Original characters will be for the fun of things. Also, I have the silly idea to give professional actors voices to the characters, you will see what I mean later, I do not own any of their vocal talents so enjoy!

The Titans returned to the tower, gathered having breakfast silently. Robin munched with irritation, as Beast Boy mindlessly devoured his grain cereal. Cyborg had bacon strips flopping half out of his jaws while Starfire idly slurped mustard. Raven, she did not only eat she admired the necklace on her neck. Robin slammed his fist on the table, "Can you take that thing off?"

Raven gave Robin a glare, "Does it bother you that much?"

"Yes!" Robin snapped out pointing his fork on her necklace, "You know who that came from!"

Raven stood up to float away with her breakfast, "I don't need this aggravation."

Robin watched fuming, heat steaming from his back as the others were stuck in a stare. Starfire had her lips on the straw for her mustard, Cyborg had a slither of bacon falling off his chin, and Beast Boy had a spoonful of cereal at his jaw but wide open not going to chew. Robin grumbled to the others, "Is something wrong?"

The three others shook their heads and said nothing was wrong. Robin stood up leaving to his quarters. Starfire leaned to her two friends, "Does this not seem troubling to you as well?"

Beast Boy nodded, "Yeah, I mean Raven and Robin are on the verge of murdering each other."

Cyborg grabbed his bacon from the table, and ate it. "Hey, Robin has a problem with Red X like we all do. It's a normal thing really." Cyborg tried to snatch some other strips of bacon from Robin's plate saying "Raven is in danger and Robin deep down is just worried about her. Who knows what Red X is up to?"

Starfire smiled, "Yes, friend Robin is merely showing his concern."

Cyborg shrugged, "Either that or the fact they both are so stuck in their ways they are going to finally smash heads."

There is another pause in movement, the three titans look uneasily down the halls. Raven had already gone to her room to have a knock on the door. Raven knew instantly it was Mr. Leader himself, "What is it Robin?"

Robin spoke through the door less angry, "What exactly made you take the necklace? I mean, you do know who it came from."

Raven opened the door a crack, she looked out at Robin, "I felt like it." She went to close the door but Robin pried his foot in, "Get out!" She started slamming the button to close the door repeatedly on Robin's foot. He grimaced but kept his foot in the way; Raven sadly let out a sigh and opened the door coming into the hall. "Why do you have to pry so much?"

"It's what I do." Said Robin defiantly, "I'm the leader and I have to know everything in the team."

Raven rolled her eyes as that was just a stupid excuse. "I don't need this right now Robin."

Robin grabbed Raven's wrist, she instantly grabbed his vest at the scruff. Robin snarled out, "What is your involvement with Red X! I want to know!"

Raven came back just as aggressive, "There is no involvement! Why can't you understand that?"

"He gave you a necklace worth 500 dollars Raven!" Robin let go of her so she did the same, "People don't just do things like that for no reason. Is he your boyfriend or something?"

Raven was enraged enough to cause the lights above to blow, "I don't even know him!"

Robin was going to say more when Cyborg screamed out, "Robin! We got a call!"

Robin turned down the hall, "Who is it?"

Cyborg looked down saying, "They just said that they needed to talk to you."

Robin looked at the others at the end of the hall; this was not the way to take care of this. Robin sighed in slight frustration adding, "I just want to know you're not letting him play with your heart. You know we are here if you need us."

Robin made his way to the main room. Raven closed the door following behind. She was worried, what he said about playing with her heart reminded her of Malchior. She looked up to the screen which had a familiar fellow on it. Robin smiled saying, "How long has it been?"

The Batman smiled through the screen, a video phone. "Long enough. I see you are still doing the team hero thing."

Robin shrugged, "Hey, we all can't be loners like you."

Batman became serious, "Robin, I need to tell you something." He was about to say more but the screen fizzled, Batman's connection disappeared. Robin was stunned, "Batman!" he tried to retrieve the signal but it was gone. Robin turned to Cyborg, "What happened?"

Cyborg shrugged, "I don't know. Anything could have happened to the signal."

"Maybe he went through a tunnel?" Beast Boy said mindlessly even if it was in his own home. Robin thought for a moment, than he turned to the others, "This is bad, he sounded like he had something he wanted to tell me about. We may need to keep our eyes open."

Batman looked at his screen angrily, "What happened?"

Batman's butler came over frowning slightly; Alfred wore a nice suit with a slightly bald top of gray hair. "Sir, it seems the connection was lost."

Batman narrowed his eyes, "How can that be Alfred? I have the most highly advanced machinery on the face of the earth."

Alfred paused, and looked onto the screen, "I believe that is the answer."

Batman looked to see the screen was black, but a small digitized man walked out on the bottom left of the screen. The man stopped at the center in his digital white laboratory coat, with thick glasses, and one large bend of black hair on his head to wave his finger at Batman. Batman did not recognize the figure as Heretic, perhaps one of Heretic's hired hands. The small man created a speech bubble reading, "Naughty Batty, Our crimes are for the kids!"

Batman saw an input spot. He typed on his keyboard, "Who are you?"

The digitized fat man seemed to twirl, winking his eye as he turned back around, "I am Mr. Bata-Boom! You must have heard of me before!"

Batman knew the name, a mad bomber who saw the "mighty explosive" as divine. "Yes, so what is it you want?"

Mr. Bata-Boom jumped in joy with a sound of springs, "Oh nothing much, just keep you out of my boss's hair!"

Batman saw the screen turn on with images at the corners, showing Arkham Asylum walls. The walls had blinking objects on them, Batman jumped in horror realizing what was happening. The small fat man pulled out a device, furled his brows twice in a mock, than pushed the button screaming "Bata-Boom!"

The four screens showed multiple explosions, letting the walls crumble out and allowing men to peer out from the opened Asylum. One such man was a pale skinned fiend, called The Joker. He peeped out and smiled wider than before, "Well color me pink and call me Slappy! This here is a break-out!"

Several objects were falling from the sky, The Joker gleamed wickedly grabbing for one of the parachuted items while nurses entered. The Joker turned and frowned, "Aw, you want to give me a shot?" The Joker turns with a Tommie-gun grinning, "I have one for you this time!" He cackled letting a spray of ammo out on the nurses who luckily got out of the way. The Joker turned to see air-cushions expanding for prisoners to escape. The Joker jumps out to bounce to the ground, "Tally-ho! Gotham awaits!"

The Batman ran to his Batmobile, "Alfred! Where is my-,"

"In the seat next to you sir." Says Alfred in hot pursuit after Batman to the Batmobile. "I am guessing there will be no need for dinner tonight?"

Batman sighed, "Sorry Alfred, I have to try and round up at least a few of them now."

Alfred nodded, "I expected that sir. I did take precaution and packed several sandwiches in your glove compartment, along with a thermos of hot coffee."

Batman smiled as he was in his car buckling up, "Thanks Alfred. It might be a long day today. I hate actually going out in the daytime."

Alfred nodded, "Yes sir I know." Alfred seemed worried, "Should I try to warn Master Dick?"

Batman though for a moment, "I don't think we can. If we do they would only interrupt again. We just have to hope," Batman revved the engine, "He can take care of himself." He pulled out leaving Alfred to nod, "Yes sir, as you wish."

Robin paced the floor, annoyed now that Batman wanted to tell him something over the fact a member of his team could be fraternizing with his enemy. Robin quickly walked to the gym in thought to find it occupied. Raven was inside; with her hood on the ground she punched and kicked madly at a dummy. Robin frowned seeing the picture of him on the dummy. Raven huffed in her attacks, "Stupid Robin!" She landed a right jab, "Acting so tough!" she kicked the dummy hard in the side, "Thinks I'm just," She landed a frontal kick, "Some stupid girl!" Raven completed with an aerial round-house kick before landing and just standing there for a while. She grabbed the necklace and breathed heavily as she gripped it, "I can do… whatever I want to… I'm strong enough… to take care of myself!"

Robin gave her a look, he hated this idea. "Raven!" Raven turned shocked he was there, "You have a problem with me?"

Raven narrowed her eyes, "Yes I do!" She turned to him still venting in anger, her eyes were growing red before she subsided the emotion to ready a stance. "You have a problem with me?"

Robin scrunched his nose up, "Take a guess!" he readied into a stance as well. The two stood there for several moments, neither attacked first. Raven sighed now not feeling angry she let her arms down, "I don't want to fight you."

Robin seemed slightly relieved, "Good, so why the dummy?"

"Which one?" mused Raven removing the picture of Robin from the dummy. Robin gave her a glare and Raven rolled her eyes, "I was irritated you treat me and the others like we can't think for ourselves."

Robin crossed his arms, "I just try to keep things under control. Not really am I trying to control you all." Robin realized she fought being controlled by Trigon, "I guess sometimes I expect things to be easier. I'm not always right."

Raven gave him a false look of horror, "Who are you? Where is Robin?" Robin looked puzzled before smiling, "Oh quit it! I just mean, I know I can be too serious with the villains." Robin thought on Red X, "Especially ones that I created, to me Red X is me, a mistake I need to make up for."

Raven shrugged before wrapping herself in the cloak, "Maybe you don't need to make up for it you just have to accept it."

Robin watched her leave; he glared his eyes in anger "I still have to watch her she may do something she'll regret later."

Sometime in the evening, the alarm goes off. The titans gather and Robin asks "Who is it?"

Cyborg looks at the screens, "Whoa, he's some kind of bomber! He's blowing up cars left and right!"

Robin nodded to run with the titans, "Titans GO!"

In the city, on the rooftop of one apartment building a fat man hops from one edge of the building to another with a slight wobble. His fat body fits inside a white scientific trench coat. He wears thick goggles that are green in color to tint his eyes from large bursts of light. The man has black latex gloves which pull all the way back to his elbows. His hair was a black strand held tightly over his head like an S on its back. The rest is shaved bald except for a patch across the back of his skull as fuzz. The man waddles across the edge, looking at a watch he wore on his right wrist he taps his one foot angrily. The trench had a neck that came over the man's mouth so as he would leave out an irritated sigh it would show through small movements in the neck of the jacket. The man now turned over the side and pushed a button causing a vehicle on the ground below to explode; simple car bombs angered this fellow as he grew past them years ago. They make a nice boom, but not enough the lights he pleasured in seeing.

Something struck next to the man; he turned to see the five heroes here. He moved his goggles to see clearly, his small beady eyes blinked in trying to dignify the Titans. (Voice: Jason Alexander as George Castanza of Seinfeld) Mr. Bata-Boom cocked his arm in triumph, "You sure did take a long time. I almost decided to shoot off the whole finale without you!"

Robin pulled out his bow staff, "You really have some nerve coming to our town and blowing up property of innocent people!"

Bata-Boom chuckled, "Hey! I just do what comes naturally!" Bata-Boom jumped off of the side railing and trailed besides the railing with his arms behind his back. "You ever experiment with things as a kid?"

Robin blinked, "Yes."

Bata-Boom nodded, "Good, good. You ever try to hard-boil an egg in the microwave?"

Cyborg grinned, "I did that once!" he frowned as he remembered, "It didn't go so well."

"Well that's what you think!" Bata-Boom twirled on his heels waving his finger at Cyborg, "Tsk, tsk, you missed the best part! The boiling may not have happened, but wasn't the end result even more interesting?"

Cyborg blinked, "It blew up."

"Exactly!" Said Bata-Boom bending at his waist forcing his opinion out, "Was that not more entertaining? The fact you planned the egg to boil but instead it exploded! Where as you had the perfectly smooth and quite boring egg after it exploded the thing was everywhere, which is much more entertaining. What did you do afterwards; did you eat it or perhaps wash it off?"

Cyborg thought for a moment, "I think I ate mine." The titans look him oddly, Cyborg smiled, "Hey it still worked!"

"That's right!" Mr. Bata-Boom chuckled, "The egg was still consumable but much more entertaining to see and find. That was where I began my obsession with explosives; they make the everyday simple things more entertaining!"

Robin rolled his staff in his hands, "We don't care what twisted fancy you have for explosives! We only have one plan and that's for you to go to jail!"

Mr. Bata-Boom pulled out a set of Castanets and a sombrero with red dangling balls on the brim. "You mean like a vacation, Olay!"

Raven sighed, "This guy is mentally ill. He has to be taken down quick."

"Oh really? They say the only one insane is the one who thinks he's truly sane!" Bata-Boom clicked his Castanets to then point them on the Titans, a spray of miniature missiles filed out at them and so they dodged. Bata-Boom grabbed his hat and tossed it in the air. The small red orbs began falling and they popped at the feet of the Titans making them all hop around the sparks. Bata-Boom started shaking his rump at the titans, "Boom-Chico-Boom!"

Robin screamed out as he ran swinging his staff. The fat man steeped back from the attacks and surprised everyone as he dodged Robin and his speed. Bata-Boom grabbed the end of Robin's staff and chuckled as he was running away, but his glove still held on tightly. Robin held up the glove in dumbfounded idiocy realizing the glove was a fake hand with a blinking stub. "Ah!" Robin tossed his staff to have the glove hand explode. Robin turned to Bata-Boom who waved with his real gloved hand.

Starfire flew tossing her bolts, Bata-Boom leapt about as the bolts sparked off under his feet. Robin was readying his birdarangs and Bata-Boom turned to make a full run. Beast Boy ran in front of Bata-Boom changing to a bull and charging. Bata-Boom stopped skidding on his heels, turning to the star bolts and birdarangs Bata-Boom clicked his heels to make them create skates that he than used to fly past the many obstacles. Beast Boy roared as he was smashed by bolts and birdarangs. Beast Boy was in his human form as the smoke from Starfire disappeared, having welts where the birdarangs bounced off his bare skin. Robin stormed after the fat man more angry at his escape.

Cyborg raised his arm firing, but Bata-Boom swerved past each burst to slap his rear at Cyborg. Cyborg in a fit of rage fired after Bata-Boom who swerved out of the jump kick from behind, Robin noticed too soon he had been tricked into the kick so that Cyborg would blast him. Cyborg cringed as Robin was hit full force on the nose by the blast which vaulted him back. Cyborg sweat a little saying "Sorry my bad!"

"Hey it wasn't that bad!" said Bata-Boom laying on Cyborg with his elbow. "He flew pretty well for a kid pretending to be a bird."

Cyborg growled as he swung at the fat man, Bata-Boom ducked and tagged Cyborg on the shoulder making him twirl and falter over. Cyborg jumped up and readied his gun arm and saw the blinking light on his shoulder, "Oh man…" the explosive went tossing Cyborg off of the building wailing as he plummeted to the road below.

Bata-Boom saw Raven now channeling her powers; she flung an antenna at Bata-Boom as the building he chose was an apartment building. Bata-Boom rolled off from the antenna with his skates as it swerved after him. Bata-Boom laughed while Raven tried each time to swat the fat man with little success. Bata-Boom was hit in his skates from Starfire with her green bolts, Bata-Boom skid off his feet and rolled striking the railing and breaking through it at the side of the building. Bata-Boom wailed as he flailed his arms and legs in mid air off of the building. Bata-Boom leapt grabbing the building side to slowly pull himself back up. Cyborg used his boosters to fly up and grab Bata-Boom by his one foot. Cyborg twirled him in the air and tossed him to Raven who grinned as she swatted Bata-Boom back over to Beast Boy who was awake. Beast Boy turned to his dinosaur form with the armored back, spiked pads, and a bone tail with an end he used like a hammer smashing Bata-Boom like a tennis ball to the ground.

Bata-Boom rolled on the ground for several moments before he was able to stand up. Bata-Boom held his head, slightly tipsy his goggles showed the swirls of dizziness, "Whew that was intense."

"Give up?" Bata-Boom looked up and saw the Titans gathered together again. He fell to his knees putting up his arms, "I give in! Take me to jail!"

Robin narrowed his eyes as he readied his cuffs, whispering to the others, "Be careful. He may still be up to something."

On cue Bata-Boom hopped from his knees screaming, "I almost forgot!" He pulled from his trench a gray switch with a red button that had a sizzling bomb on it, "The grand finale!"

After pushing the button the Titans gasped in horror, they stood still; the wind blew making a slight breeze over the villain's trench and the Titans. Bata-Boom's brows rose in confusion, "What the? Where is my big boom?"

The mechanical voice caught all the titans off guard, Raven especially as she looked up in shock to the spectral figure, "Oh, I took care of those."

The Titans and Bata-Boom looked onto Red X, his cape flapping in the same wind as he stood arms crossed over his chest on the entrance hub from the apartments to the roof. He than dropped several wires all red saying, "You really need to work on hiding your bombs better. The supports were one thing but placing them in potted plants?"

Raven looked at Red X in some major surprise; he was not really supposed to be here let alone helping them. Red X noticed Raven and slyly slunk his eyes as her cape was opened by the wind, "You actually are wearing it. I'm glad to see that."

Raven blushed, the Titans all were looking between the two intently. Robin giving more scrupulous looks at this attention. Bata-Boom did a bow, "Well I can see when I'm beat." He began to run but Red X tossed one of his Red X disks catching the villain in a trip. Bata-Boom rolled to than sprawl out on his back; he clacked his heels on the roof screaming, "Oh! What did you do?"

Red X blinked, "Uh," he sweat for a moment as Bata-Boom grabbed his grumbling stomach, "I just tripped him."

Bata-Boom moaned, than he stood on his knees begging to be arrested. His stomach grumbled more loudly. Red X saw Robin making with his cuffs but interrupted, "Hold on!" Robin turned in a snarl as Red X jumped down and made a run next to him.

Raven was wondering now why Red X would be doing this. Helping them, trying to stop a criminal with not a thing she knew had to do with him. Was Red X trying to convince her he was a good guy, or that he was trying to be? Or maybe he wanted to impress her which in a way he did by stopping the explosives which it never came to them the building had been set. People were inside; if Red X had not stopped him who knows how many lives could have been lost.

Red X pulled out cuffs of his own, Robin raised a brow to this odd change in character, "He's up to something, can't you see it on his face?" Robin turned and honestly no, Bata-Boom was hunched over on his stomach crying in pain. "I know you don't like me but let me cuff him."

Robin gave a slight stare, "How do I know you're not going to attack together? That this isn't your plan and is why you are messing with Raven's head?"

Red X rolled his eyes, "I promise…" he realized Robin wouldn't take that with their pasts. "I guess you can't can you?"

Robin glared still as Red X walked past him. Red X went slowly to cuff Bata-Boom. Bata-Boom raised his hands but a slight flash of devious glee went across the goggles as he reached forward and grabbed Red X's wrists. "Gagh!" Red X tried to pry his hands but it was too late. The Titans made a move but Red X yelled "Stay back!" Bata-Boom seemed delighted as his goggles started a short count down. Red X twitched as it was a dummy. "Bata-BOOM!" the dummy exploded tossing Red X back screaming in full force damage of a mighty explosion. Red X was tossed into the hub entrance on the roof, and peeled off with several scratches in the suit along with many cuts. His face had been unaffected thanks to the mask; it had a small crack but nothing as serious as facial scarring. Some metal fragment from the robotic dummy did get lodged in his right shoulder, he held it from pain. Robin looked with a dumb look of shock that could have been him. His look turned to anger as Raven flew over to Red X.

Red X looked up at Raven and gave a salute, "I was right, it was a trick."

Red X was bleeding pretty badly. She had to remove the metal first as it allowed for too much bleeding. Raven reached for it and said, "Hold on." She grabbed with one hand and held onto his arm with the other. Red X grabbed her one hand catching her off guard; he looked ahead concentrating off of the pain as he gripped her hand. Raven was flushed in embarrassment before pulling out the fragment. Red X screamed in pain while she began healing the wound quickly. She stopped the bleeding, but now his other wounds were trouble not to mention possible internal injury. Robin grabbed her shoulder screaming "What are you doing?"

Raven gave him a stare of surprise, "What does it look like! I'm trying to save his life!"

Cyborg yelled, "Both of you just chill!" He used his scanners to check the injuries, "Man this is bad." Cyborg looked up saying "I need to take him to the tower, we have the kind of equipment he needs right now."

Robin smirked, "So that's it! You planned this to get into the tower! Your trying to steal the belt aren't you?"

Raven looked at him in disbelief, "Are you telling me you believe he actually nearly killed himself for the belt?"

Robin laughed, "Why not? He's desperate enough!"

Cyborg grabbed Red X screaming "Hey Robin knock it off!" the two looked at Cyborg who had a stern look on Robin, "No matter what you say a life is a life, we have to help him!"

Robin seemed ashamed, he let his personal feelings get involved in this. "Yeah okay." He nodded saying, "Cyborg, take Red X to the lab and help him but don't let him out of your sight."

Cyborg snorted, "I doubt he has much choice right now."

Robin turned to the others as Cyborg took Red X to the T-Car, "We'll go see if we can find Bata-Boom he may be close seeing as how he likes to see the explosions." Robin went to find the mad bomber as he screamed, "Raven!" Raven turned in a scowl, "I'm sorry I…"

Raven flew off not listening to him. Robin gave a hurt face before shooting his grappling hook.

Starfire was landing with Beast Boy who was a hulk after some searching. "I do not see this Bata-Boom person anymore. Perhaps he escaped."

Beast Boy turned to his human form next to her, crouched on his feet and hand he asked, "You think Robin went a little too far? I mean accusing the guy of trying to kill himself for a belt is whacked."

Starfire seemed resistant to speak, "I am not sure what to think at the moment. We do not know the Red X so it is possible."

Beast Boy stood up giving her a 'You serious' look. "I know one thing; if that was a trick it was one doozy!"

Starfire heard her communicator; it was Robin, "I haven't seen anything about Bata-Boom have any of you?"

Starfire shook her head, "Beast Boy and I did not."

Robin seemed angry, "Great, just my luck. Raven locked her connection from me. Can you hail her?"

Starfire turned to Beast Boy, "Trying now friend Robin."

Beast Boy tried to hail Raven, no response. "That's funny, my connection isn't locked." He seemed worried, "You think she may be hurt?"

Robin clenched his teeth, 'What is going on here! The whole team is breaking apart! It's his entire fault; he was planning this from the beginning!' Robin slammed his fist into a wall as he was on the side of a large tower, "Keep searching, something is bound to come up!"

Bata-Boom was at a payphone, He screamed into the phone, "What? You want me to do WHAT!" he listened, "I can't believe this!" Bata-Boom shook his head in his palm. "This is lunacy! I'm actually saying this is insane, ME!" he paced with the phone saying, "This whole deal is wacky to say the least. First some crazy Batman/Grim reaper look alike pops up and dismantles my bombs. Now you want me to actually…" Bata-Boom looked up to the hooded figure looking him down, her eyes of four glowing red in anger, "I'll have to call you back."

The phone was ripped from its post as Bata-Boom dropped it and began running. He made no space really before blackened tentacles went to wrap his body. Raven growled lowly and seemed to hiss, her anger got the better of her again. Bata-Boom turned screaming "Eat this you freak!" and opened his trench, he had tons of launchers and missiles inside that began streaming off at her. Raven smirked, in her demonic tones she said, "Is that all human?"

The missiles and rockets stopped advancing, and turned to dust that filtered into the air. Bata-Boom's right brow twitched as her tentacles flew out to grab him and raise him into the air. He screamed while the tentacles wrapped his neck, arms and chest, and legs all together. Raven's upper lip twitched with her hateful snarl, "You tried to kill him!"

"Who?" that was a mistake as Raven tightened the tentacle on his neck "Oh, the X guy I forgot sorry, sorry!"

"Sorry!" Raven tightened all the tentacles, "Sorry now for him and all those others you were going to kill?"

Bata-Boom felt nervous, "Hey, look here! I'm out of ammo and all my explosives are gone! I just used them on you a second ago! Take me to jail; it's what you do right?"

Raven smirked, the tentacles tightened again. "Is it? Is letting men like you, who would kill again and again really what I should do?"

Bata-Boom coughed, "He's not… dead. The X… guy… is alive."

Raven felt her emotions getting too powerful, she channeled her emotions slowly saying, "I should not kill you." The eyes seemed to sparkle, "That doesn't mean we don't want to!" Raven turned her head, "No! We are not killers!" The eyes sparkled, "They are! We should treat them the same as they treat us!"

Bata-Boom seemed confused, was she actually fighting with herself, "People think… I'm crazy…"

Raven slowly stopped the tentacles; lowering Bata-Boom to the ground her larger form slowly became slender. Raven closed her four eyes, took a deep breath, and opened them to have two lavender eyes gain. Bata-Boom seemed relieved until Raven slammed the phone booth into his head, making him fall unconscious. Raven wrapped him in metal signs grabbing at her communicator. She knew it would be out of commission as she was lost in her emotions. "Robin?" Robin seemed shocked as he grabbed his communicator, "Raven?"

Raven looked at the unconscious Bata-Boom, "I got him." She heard him shuffle uneasily, "He's fine. I knocked him out and wrapped him in metal. Get the police here immediately."

Robin smiled, "Great job Ra-." She closed the connection and locked him out; Robin seemed stunned she would do that. He grabbed his head "I have to stop pissing her off."

The police were carrying Bata-Boom away in a wagon. They searched him; he had no more explosives or devices. He was left with his goggles because years of exposing his eyes to extreme lights caused him to become blinded by any form of light now. It was his only way of living. Starfire hugged Raven who gave a semi-acceptance to the embrace, "Well done friend Raven, you have done very well."

Beast Boy was smirking, "I have to admit, he's nice and wrapped up for us."

Robin was looking on across the street, not sure if he should go near her. Raven looked over to him and glared, she still was mad at him? Robin sighed before heading to the tower. Raven stopped glaring and floated home with Starfire and Beast Boy who cheered her on.

Bata-Boom was left with his trench now that he had no gadgets or explosives and since they had to find a jumpsuit that would fit him. He walked into the prison for villains and viewed the crop. The couch had a TV; on it was a fat man in the orange jumpsuit flipping channels on the small wall mounted television. Next to him was a blue skinned man with a mustache and beard with brown eyes. The fat man with the remote had orange hair, a sloped forehead, and brown eyes as well. The fat man laughed, "I've seen every one of these channels, shows, heck even commercials at home."

The blue skinned man snapped out, "Than let us try and find something Control Freak!"

Control Freak narrowed his eyes, "What was that, my name or an insult?"

"Both!" said the blue man sticking out his tongue. Control Freak snapped back, "Well excuse me," he flicked the blue man's long nose, "Mumbo Jumbo!"

Mumbo growled as he stood up, "Why you! This nose is perfectly fine!"

"You're right with that melon of a head!" Control Freak was laughing while Mumbo clenched his fists. Bata-Boom looked around more, finding in the corner sat a blonde haired man, his one leg crossed on his other's knee, and he seemed to look at the new comer questioningly with blue eyes. A blonde haired girl ran over with her long flowing hair, and a large flowing mouth to the bigger man, "Daddy! They won't give me the remote!"

The man kept looking at Bata-Boom, he had a suspicion he was… "DADDY!" screamed the girl nearly deafening her father, "They won't give me the remote!"

The man stood up and walked to the two slapping each other, they turned up and smiled innocently as he gave a scowl, Mumbo said innocently, "Hey Killer Moth! How's it sticking?"

Control Freak blinked, "Sticking?"

"Like a cocoon you idiot!" said Mumbo in a glare before Killer Moth grabbed the two and held them in the air. He shook them and his daughter smiled innocently as he tossed them aside after dropping the remote. Killer Moth grabbed the remote and gave it to his daughter, his scowl now turned to utter joy as he said "Here you go Kitten!"

Kitten smiled as she flipped the channel to some cartoon on ponies that save the world with hugs and kisses. The other villains groan, they had to deal with this every time. Bata-Boom chuckled, "I still can't see why I had to get caught to scout these convicts."

Raven, Robin, Starfire, and Beast Boy were outside the med lab. Cyborg was inside making sure Red X was safe enough to leave alone. Robin was leaning on a wall tapping his foot. Raven meditating as her outburst earlier forced her to now try and control her negative emotions again. Beast Boy was trailing as a lion on the floor as Starfire sat in a chair twiddling her thumbs. Time was passing slowly and Cyborg had been working on Red X for what seemed like days not just some hours. Night had fallen; it was time for dinner now. Robin tapped his foot harder, breaking Raven's concentration. "Could you stop that?"

Robin turned to her, she had an annoyed stare. Robin glared at her now thumping his foot. Raven stood up saying, "I was not asking I was telling you stop that!"

Robin launched off of the wall, "I'm the leader! I say what happens here understand?"

Starfire looked in tears, "This is not proper! You should not fight!"

"Yeah," Beast Boy meant it as a joke, "Unless we can sell tickets!"

Robin scoffed at this, "You mean people would actually pay to see me toss her around like a rag-doll?"

Raven laughed, "You have to be dreaming, most likely from a pummeling I gave you!"

Robin was really sick of it, every time he turned around Raven was doing something to endanger his team. First she accepted a gift from their enemy, secondly closed communications to lead them to the conclusion she was hurt. Robin grits his teeth watching her long stare on him. Cyborg opened the door to the team, they all turned to him and he smiled, "He's stable. I suggest we keep a vigil on him for a while."

Robin nodded, "Just incase he tries anything."

Cyborg blinked, "No, more like in case he has any health problems from the injuries."

Raven let out a small pant of frustration at Robin and his continued accusations. "Can't you let it drop?"

Robin gave her a look, "Listen! He is Red X! Am I the only one that remembers what that means?"

The other three looked at each other, it was true he was Red X, he was a thief. Cyborg gave Robin a reassuring look, "Robin he can't barely move right now, I had to sedate him for the exam. He's out of it for right now." He grabbed Robin's shoulder saying, "Leave it go he can't do anything right now so let's get some food and decide what to do with him."

Robin looked at Cyborg, he lowered his head, "Okay, It's just I don't want anyone to get hurt by him because of me."

Raven looked sort of surprised with that. Robin and the others left, she looked into the med lab to see Red X lying on a table with his suit still on. She heard footsteps, there was Cyborg smiling at her, "Do you like him Rae?"

Raven blushed, "No, why would you think that?"

"Well you keep blushing when you think directly about him." Cyborg wrapped her shoulders with his one arm, "That and you really seemed concerned on his well being earlier."

Raven looked up at Cyborg; he was the big brother of the Titans. No one gave him real credit for his greatest role. Cyborg often laughed with them, cried with them, and screamed with them as needed. He often had Raven help him with the T-Car because it was fun for them to hang out like that. She would talk about things that seemed idle, and he would work on his car having her hand over a tool or part off and on when needed. Raven smiled at him saying, "Thank you for not making a big fuss over it."

Cyborg shrugged, "Hey, I had my thing with a villain." Cyborg showed Raven a picture of Jinx, the pink haired, pink eyed and black wearing girl he liked. "Robin hates it too saying it's a danger to the team, but he also knows I wouldn't like her if there wasn't something good in there. He also knows that about Red X, we all do since he did save us from Chang when he could have stolen some Xinothium without fighting, and now with him taking the brunt from a bomb."

"So why does he act so stupid about it?" Raven seemed angry, "He treats Red X like he was…"

"Say it," Cyborg had a stone cold look, "Slade." Slade was their ultimate enemy, evil and sadistic Slade embodied the darkest villain they met. Slade would do anything to not only destroy the Titans but also break them down to pieces. "Red X was created to get close to Slade; Robin designed him to be the perfect fighter for us. When Robin sees that mask, he sees his near fatal mistake with Slade." Cyborg sighed letting her go, "Robin sees his other half, a half he fears a lot and we all know deep down Robin has had to deal with it for a long time. Like you Raven, Robin has a past that just causes him so much pain he can't take it when it's given a face. That face, either Slade or Red X, is still the face of his darker past."

Raven looked at Cyborg somewhat understanding what he meant. "I see." Raven gave a sinister grin, "I'm still going to think he's a jerk."

Cyborg grinned with a wink, "I know, I think he knows too."

Cyborg and Raven took their seats at the table. Robin was poking his food which was some tofu meat substitutes, Cyborg growled, "You mean it's Beast Boy's turn to make dinner?"

Beast Boy growled, "Hey! I'm the only one that can make something last second!"

Cyborg rolled his eyes adding, "No duh, only good food takes time for taste!"

The two were in a heated debate as Starfire drank more of her mustard. Robin looked at Raven uneasily. She made eye contact and he went back to his food poking. "Robin." Robin looked up blinking as Raven spoke to him telepathically "You know you're a jerk right?" He frowned to that statement but she smiled finishing, "You're our jerk so it evens out."

Robin seemed to smile, he answered as she was reading his mind, "So you're not angry? I mean for everything that has happened?"

"Oh I'm angry." She said with small irritation, "I just know you do worry about us. I'll keep my eyes open just in case Red X is trying anything. You just try not to over react."

Robin nodded accepting that, "Sure thing, you mean a lot to the team."

Raven rolled her eyes, "I know." Raven looked at her food and began to eat. Robin began eating his food, looking at Raven he narrowed his eyes, "I have to make sure nothing happens."

Note: Wondering what is with the new villain, he's not the only one who we'll be seeing. The idea to use the actor voice came to me as Seinfeld was on, his voice for some reason struck me as the out-of-control voice Bata-Boom would have. Now I hunt for other OC voices, maybe just Heretic will get a celebrity voice after this! It seems people are interested in him, I feel kind of bad leaving him out still. Next Chapter, Heretic will be revealed. For those of you wondering, I do like Beast BoyXRaven RobinXStarfire more but when you get an idea, flow with it! If you wish to see some good BBXRae, RobXStar check out my other stories (that have longer chapters than these) "Teen Titans: A Feudal Fairytale?" It is a crossover in the Teen Titans section though you really don't need to know the characters; I describe them just like the ones here! If you can, also read my pal Shekron Kaizer and his story "The Joker" which has good action, twisting plots, and of course, my favorite Gotham villain The Joker! It is part of his mini-series event!

Now, some responses!

Mysti-eyed: Thanks for the review, glad you liked the pairing!

Inu-Chan: You reviewed! Aw, thank you! Glad you like Heretic, I took a lot of time thinking him up; he fits well with the main plot of the story… oops!

Lilmisschaos: So the Bar Scene bothered you? I was going for a club that also doubled as a bar. Must have got lost in my description… Doh!

Faith-Catherine: The chapter was long! I was trying to make a short chapter! Pooh! Most my other stories have chapters 20+ pages long in word! Either way, glad you liked.

Desert-tiger: H-E-R-E-T-I-C spells disaster? My English teacher never said that… just kidding! Glad you liked Heretic; you can see he has some BAD plans in store.

RavenOnline: Me likes too! This has been very fun to write and plot out. Since I have some time off I hope to get more done soon!