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!

6. Chapter 6: Speak Says

Too Much Red

By: Pakkrat

Chapter 6: Speak Says

Disclaimer: First, to all who may have helped in reviewing Shekron Kaizar and his story, thank you. Mainly, I like his story for a deep look into what most simply pass off as fanfiction, and in my respect for his work I sort of (cough) whored (cough) myself for a little while. The story is insightful, do read it if you can. Second, we know I don't own Teen Titans, I own… Bata-Boom, Heretic, Quadro, Speak, Rage, and a partridge in a pear tree… uh, no actually the last thing I don't own. Oh, I don't own Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker, and Ozzy Osbourne! Who make appearances in an irregular way, also something cool! Shekron used my Penname character in his story; I am very interested in seeing how well he captures my evil side… This chapter has two rewarding parts… Red X/ Rae action! Also, the look into Speak No-Evil… he is not a good thing.

Cyborg, Starfire, and Beast Boy look in horror as Robin is dancing… yes dancing madly to the beat of some music on television. The team has never… ever known Robin to be so… happy. Cyborg whispers to Beast Boy "You have any of that garlic bro?" Beast Boy does not answer, "Beast…" Cyborg turns and pales as Beast Boy is in a virus suit shielding him from the others, "I passed that stage," Beast Boy grins, "He's infected by a pod person!"

Robin smiles back sweeping up Starfire and swinging her in full motion, "Come on, can't a guy just decide he's happy with his life and enjoy the things in it?"

Cyborg sweats, "Sure, but not if that guy is you."

Robin ignores them tossing Starfire back as she twirls on her heels like a top; she stops as Cyborg grabs her and her eyes are dazed "Robin… that was most pleasurable."

Robin grins, "That was nothing! Tomorrow we are headed to the park!"

"The park?" Beast Boy blinks, "What is so great at the park?"

Robin shrugs, "I don't know. I just have this wish to go to the park…" he thinks for a moment, "Hey, we have six players! We can play a real game of football!"

Starfire floats over to Robin who turns off the TV. "But Robin, there are only five of us Teen Titans."

Robin wraps his arm around her neck, "Yeah, but Red X makes six!" the three get super freaked out, "He'll make a great player I bet!"

Starfire pulls away charging her hands with energy, Cyborg has his cannon primed, and Beast Boy turns to a lion, "He's a clone!" they all scream in unison but Robin simply shakes his head. Robin walks off to his room yawning, "That spell with Raven really tired me out." He stretches on his way down the hall "We'll talk about this in the morning…" he sees the sun has been rising, "Er… later at most."

Cyborg smiles undoing his gun, "I get it! That spell Raven did must have got him on some happy vibe. Talk about cool."

Beast Boy who is looking through the cabinets for "Pod Killer" not "Weed Killer" pops his head out, "You sure he's not a pod person?"

Starfire smiles, "Yes, he is Robin." She floats down watching Robin stop at his door to turn and smile at her, making her blush "He is our Robin."

The titans make their ways to their rooms. When all was clear the med lab opens and Red X quickly heads to the bathroom. He opens the door and closes it, and then he undoes his cape looking around he sees a sink. Red X strips to the bare essentials, mask and boxers. He puts these things into the sink which he then starts to wash with some shampoo to clean them. Sad, he was in the room before smelling an odor, he realized, it was him. Red X looks to the bath and stops the sink water. He gets in and closes the glass. Flipping the boxers over the rungs of the glass he grabs a towel off the wall, he reads the name "Beast Boy…" he feels gum on it and cringes, "Nope…" he tosses it onto the floor outside and reaches for another, "Robin… oh yeah." Red X puts this one on the rungs with his boxers.

Red X now turns on the shower and lathers up, he reaches the point of the injury on his shoulder and winces, and he begins cleaning it more and more to make sure it was infection free. "Bata-Boom…"

Red X remembers the roof where he faced the fat man the first time, only a blasted android. The other thing was causing him to smirk, Raven helping him. That girl actually let him hold her hand for comfort in the fact she was helping. It may not seem so much, but to a natural loner that was the world. Accepting him, that was a miracle. Red X shakes his head, he was getting soft. He was a thief, he had to remember why he was here… to have Raven… that sounded so dirty. "I just… want her to…" he was not sure what he truly wanted. Did he want love, or maybe comfort? Red X was a confused man now, lost in his own world. Red X grabs his mask and washes it off; using the shampoo though it was not a great cleaner for his clothing. He suds up the mask and cleaned it fast before quickly doing his face. Red X looks at his mask and tries to think of a way to dry it. When he turns off the water he quickly dries in the bath before then putting back on his boxers and the towel over his shoulders. He comes out, looking around he sees the medicine cabinet in the mirror… "Robin, you wouldn't." he opens it up and smiles as he grabs a strip mask "You would…"

Red X now takes the clothes and drains them in the sink. Some time would be needed to get them dry. He wonders if the titans have a laundry room. Red X leaves, stepping on the cold floor with his bare feet he cringes, "Man, can't they get some freaking carpeting or something?"

Red X looks around so many doors if he goes down the wrong one who knows where he may end up. He sees himself opening up to Starfire, she screams and an enraged army of Titans come charging him. However, he then sees a moment where he opens up on Raven… and she's… "Ah!" he jumps in a blush, "Whoah… bad brain… bad." He playfully scolds his brain with his finger. Red X walks off to the med lab where as he opened it Cyborg stood smiling. "Cyborg?"

"You want me to take care of those?" Cyborg smiles as he points to the damp clothes. Red X nods, "I would appreciate it."

Cyborg grabs the clothes and chuckles, "Hey, you know what you remind me of?" Red X looks curiously with the mask contorting with his one brow raised, "The time we all dressed up as Robin, and it was awesome."

Red X sees Cyborg hand over a picture of all the titans, even Silkie the pet in Robin outfits. Red X sees Raven in the outfit and smiles with a blush, "She's kind of cute in that."

Cyborg raises a brow as he is grinning, "Oh she is eh?" Red X coughs before giving back the picture, "Thanks, I didn't want you to drool all over it anyway." Red X laughs at the statement before lying back on the bed. Cyborg leaves to the dryer and Red X leaves out a sigh, "I need to get out of here."

……Gotham City……

In this city crime is not only a career, but a form of living. One man knows this better than any other. This one is The Penguin. Once a great mastermind in crime he now shows face as a competent reformed criminal. Sadly, that is far from the truth. Owner of the "Iceberg Lounge" Oswald Cobblepot is actually a new age criminal holding his secret criminal dealing under the plain sight of Gotham. They always did say if you want to hide something, put it right under people's noses. Oswald wears at all times a fine suit, the symbol of the "Gentlemen's Bird" a penguin is a black tux like apparel though with his round build it is more similar to a penguin than most men. His nose long like a beak, his hat donning a top hat. His right eye is under a one-piece monocle with his beady eyes glimmering curiously at some commotion in his club. In his left hand, as he sits at his favorite seat in his extravagant club next to a live exhibit of penguins he holds an umbrella to the side of his chair while in his right hand he holds a glass of red wine. Cobblepot says with slight annoyance yet upper-class attitude, "I should have known it was him."

The Batman enters with Oswald's men following quickly. Batman knew they were not going to do anything; they were bouncers and had more important matter to attend to in this place. They did however know Batman and Penguin were rivals, so to keep face they followed till the boss ushered them off. Penguin smirks, knowing not a thing has happened to link him to any crime lately he asks "Have you been doing well Batman?"

Batman slams his fists down, "I want information. You are going to give it to me!"

The Penguin chuckles, "Oh, come now Batman. Sit down for after all," he swishes his wine, "I am a gentlemen first, a businessman second…" Batman adds "And a criminal always."

Oswald sighs, "How dull of you Batman, absolutely dull." Oswald offers a drink of wine, "Not while I'm on duty."

"Duty?" Penguin snaps out in jest, "Duty is it? Tell me, what is it that makes you so "honorable" so "admirable"?" Penguin sips his wine and smirks knowing the next words would get a good reaction "How is Robin with his duty? Alive and well… we can all hope." Batman growls lowly and so Penguin offers the drink again "Drink with me, I will give you information if it is mine to give."

Batman sits, he does not drink. "I want to know about Heretic. Did you know anything about him?"

"I left Arkham long before he came. Remember, I am a reformed criminal." Batman gives a cold stare, "What, my doctors all agreed I was not insane, merely a misunderstood fellow pleading for acceptance from a cruel and harsh world!"

Batman motions his fingers rubbing together, "The world's smallest violin Oswald…"

The Penguin smiles, "Well, I can not say anything about Heretic, but what about The Joker?"

Batman seems to skip a beat, "Joker? What do you know?"

"Well," Oswald grabs from his tux an envelope and goes to give it to Batman but spills the glass for Batman over and onto Batman's lap. "Oh, pardon me!" Batman jumps up seeing the stain on his clothes, "You really should think of leather or something, less embarrassing stains." Penguin hands over the envelope, "This is a recent… shipment of mine taken off the rails. A train, one that I believe Joker would take interest in."

Batman opens the envelope, he finds a train photo inside and the grill on its front looks much like a giant smile, he reads a report, "The Bicuspid? Why didn't you just call it "Joker-Tram"?"

Oswald shrugs, "I did not know he would steal my train. As for what he plans to do with it, I am not certain." Penguin sits down finishing his wine, "Please, that is all I have to say to you today Batman, leave me will you?"

Batman looks at the photo; this did seem the style of the Joker. Also, since he has not been in town for some days he must be getting ready for something seriously insidious. "Oswald, I don't know what you planned for this train." Batman gives a leer, "I have an idea, but that does not matter. You have any more information on Joker send it to the police; I'll get it in time."

Batman leaves, Oswald smiles as he grabs a second bottle of wine from under his table. He would not dare drink from the bottle he poured for Batman… the one, reading "Prince of Fools Wines"…

……The Hangar, Heretic's Room……

Heretic looks through several papers as Bata-Boom was in the main hangar. Heretic finds not a single lead, but he is not angry. Heretic was calm, patient, and perhaps those qualities are what make him so much worse than other criminals. He sat in wait for years, waiting for certain elements, certain pieces to fall exactly into place for his plans. Now that everything was right, he waits for the next piece of a puzzle to be set and found. Heretic hears commotion outside; he ushers out the Evil Eye to see what Bata-Boom was doing. Heretic "trusted" Bata-Boom in a way, but trust is very taxable when a partner you are with has no respect for you. Bata-Boom has been repairing Quadro, more durable metal casing and some new additions the metal monster had no outer appearance changes. Bata-Boom chuckles, "When we meet those kids again, Bata-Boom!"

Chang rubs his hands together as he leaves the eye of Osiris basking in the sunlight, "Good news!" he points to the eye as it now glows with sun energy, "I found that the stones inside the eye actually have absorbed the sunlight, and when focused through the central core of the eye it makes a beam of light. This beam seems to have strong regenerative properties, behold!"

Bata-Boom waddles over to see, Chang shows Bata-Boom a dead rat he found in the compound, to this Alpha and Omega hiss noticing it was one they bit but did not eat. Sometimes, they liked to leave their food for later. Chang now grabs a magnet, and shows how a metal piece is in the eye formation blocking the chamber glowing with light, from the amplifying lenses of the eye. Once removed the energy bursts out like a beam striking the rat and making its body quickly begin healing. The poison seemed gone, and the rat fine. The rat jumps off of the table and begins scurrying to a hole when one of the serpents flashes by snatching it into the shadows inches from the hole. Chang pales, "Where are those snakes coming from?"

Bata-Boom did not let on they were special; if he did Heretic may not be pleased. "Probably live here, who knows?" Bata-Boom grabs the orb as it now resumed energizing in power, "Oh baby, you are going to make me a happy man!"

Speak now stands, leaving a snort from his nose he walks off and away from them. He heads to the large hangar doors; Bata-Boom raises a brow, "What are you doing?"

Speak turns raising his shoulders, faking an innocent smile Bata-Boom sighs saying "Don't get caught, I don't want to have to break you out of lock-down twice."

Speak moans, but merely in play as he exits the hangar for a walk.

……Titan Tower……

The time comes and the titans all wake up. Red X is dressed fully and has been actually invited to the main room. Robin sits with several plates of pancakes, waffles, toast, eggs, cereal, and some other assortments. The others all look in awe, "Robin?" was asked by all of them.

Robin gleams with joy, "Don't you all worry! I decided to cook this morning!" he sits down and motions his fork playfully "After all, we can't go saving the day on empty stomachs now can we?"

Red X watches everyone sit down to eat, Red X goes to grab a plate and leave to the Med Lab but Robin says "What are you doing? Sit down with us!"

Red X has a large exclamation and question mark over his head, "What?" he turns on Robin, "You… want me to sit with you?"

Robin smiles, "Sure! It will be interesting."

Red X chuckles, sitting down he rolls up his mask to his nose. Red X eats several pieces and smiles, "Not bad, not bad at all."

Cyborg nods, "Yeah, this is pretty good!"

Starfire hugs herself exclaiming "A culinary masterpiece friend Robin."

Beast Boy smirks, "Blueberry waffles, moy magnifico!"

Raven breaks the good moods saying, "You used too much salt." Robin blinks at her, "The eggs, there's too much salt." She was testing something actually, she had a suspicion Robin was masking his pain. Robin surprises her as he smiles, "Oh well, better luck next time."

Raven smirks, "Yeah, too bad all you have is bad luck."

Robin furls his brows, "Tough talk from a Goth."

The two give smiles as their friends start chuckling from playful banter. After a little eating, the teenage heroes get into a talk about how bogged things have been with Bata-Boom and all his schemes. Robin thinks it is time for some relaxation, so he proposes a day at the park. That sounds innocent enough, so they leave to do so. They did not know of a trench coated figure in the parks, his long golden braid flapping in the winds. Speak sits on a bench and smiles, some how his senses could feel and smell something wants him here.

……Gotham City……

Batman was in his batcave, at the computer he went through possible reasons Joker would want a train… oh for the love of god that was obvious, evil! Batman grabs a mug reading "#1 Batman" that Alfred bought him, talk about a strange buy. Batman smiles as he hears Alfred come down stairs, "Sir, I have a call for you." Batman turns, "Police Commissioner Gordon has called on the, special line sir."

Batman nods, "Thank you Alfred." He turns flipping a switch, the Commissioner has waved gray hair, a trimmed mustache, and glasses. His face old from years of fighting crime and being face to face with monsters. Gordon has a serious tone of order and yet respect and understanding, "Batman, I have some things you needed." Batman nods, "First is the information on the death of Dr. Anthony. Results show that it was not suicide that caused his death but instead another fatality." Batman is intrigued, "We found he had a strange poison in his system, and some bite marks on his left ankle. It would seem someone had him bitten by a snake if not two." Batman nods, so this way Heretic could make it look like a suicide, and if they find the chemicals of Scarecrow… that clever son of a… "There's more, it seems…" Batman saw Gordon's face contort slightly, a grim look he sighs, Batman answers "Joker." The years together in fighting crime, they sometimes read the clues of who was at the crime today.

Gordon nods, "Yes, it is him. He sent us a video with, "To Whom It May Concern (Fatman)" on the label. He wants you to see it first and probably only. I'll play it for you if you like."

Batman nods, "Thank you Commissioner, you may want to leave the room."

Gordon nods, "When it comes to that scum…" Gordon feels a twist in his stomach, "I wish I never took this damn job."

Gordon plays the tape for Batman. Batman watches as the screen shows a card with black marker reading, "A Joker Presentation!" and a female voice, the female co-horde of The Joker, reads the cards. The next card is read, "How to Kill a Wonder Burd". The Joker is heard whispering, "You spelled Bird wrong its B-I-R-D not B-U-R-D!"

The reader of the cards goes, "Oops!" then she pulls it down and marker squeaks to scratch out the U and show and I now. The screen fizzles and then shows a small puppet stage, the backdrop a cardboard and poorly colored courtroom. There were two puppet, both were sock puppets meant to represent certain people. In the witness box is a Batman puppet, the lawyer was a Joker puppet. The Joker speaking in his Joker puppet yells, "You sir! Are a terrible and heinous liar! A terrible and horrific monster!"

The Joker speaks through the Batman puppet "I never did anything wrong! I just did what I believed was right for the people of Gotham City!"

There is nothing now, Batman blinks as for several moments nothing happens until the stage shakes, and the female voice screams "Ow! You kicked me!"

The Joker speaks lowly, "Your lines…"

The female voice eeps, "Uh…" she raises two people puppets in the jury box, "Yeah!" the puppets disappear and the woman asks "Did I do good pudding?"

The Joker sighs, "Yes, hon… you did great. Now the next part!"

The female voice jumps, she moves up a Robin puppet, "I object!" she says in a fake Robin voice, "I was made into a freak of nature thanks to him! He killed me!"

The female voice moves to the people puppets, "Boo!" and "Hiss!" now occur. The Batman puppet snaps "How dare you! I made you into what you are! I ought to kill you… with a fish!" the Batman puppet grabs a giant fish from under the stage, but before he could swing there is some scampering sounds and then laughter, The Joker screams, "Harley… you got some splaining to do!"

The female voice, Harley Quinn chuckles, "Uh… I forgot to lock the hyenas up… again."

The puppet show stand is smashed into by two large hyenas. The Joker pulls out from the theater, "I should have gotten cats!" he laughs as he pushes a remote to turn off the camera. Batman is blinking, was that it? The camera turns back on and in the background Batman sees the two hyenas tugging the giant fish between them and the woman, Harley Quinn. Harley has a red and black tight uniform having card symbols on the thighs. Her two bell jester hood fits over her hair, her blue eyes beam out from her strip mask and white paint on her face. The Joker stands smiling to Batman in front of the remains of the puppet box, "Well Bat-Breath, we had to cancel our show early. Technical difficulties and all that jazz." Harley screams as the hyenas drag her off screen by the fish. The Joker crosses his arms, "You must be asking, what the heck was that anyway? Just some pre-scheme fun for you and me." The Joker grabs a swivel chair and sits in it, crossing his legs he leans on the back with one arm. "You know Bats, you and I are an extremely difficult breed. True, we have many who wish to say they are as great as you and I but in all honesty, you're Supermen, Flashes, Green Lanterns, and Wonder Women have nothing on you and myself!" The Joker twirls in laughter before stopping to the camera, Harley is dragged behind screen across the floor the other way screaming, "Moving on, without the powers we still duke it out. Continued challenge of greater man made good and evil. You see, we are realistic. Anyone can become a Batman, and anyone can become a Joker… well, not as genuinely great as we, but close enough to fathom." The Joker stops his ranting, shaking his head he says "Hold on, I had a point somewhere in this video."

Harley screams on the way through, "Their out of control!" she wails as the Joker jumps out of his seat pointing his finger in exclamation, "Well! Now I remember!" The Joker holds up a yellow canister with "Smilex" on it, "I have a train I stole from fish-breath filled with these containers. It is set to leave an abandoned station and then on a certain track it will derail, spreading my Smilex gas through a largely populated area!" Batman gags, the monster was actually up to something twisted again, "Now I know how you love to play hero, so I'll be waiting for you to try and stop the train. If you win, and stop my train before it derails I'll let you cuff me." The Joker cackles, "However, fail to stop my plan and not only do I get the pleasure of spreading this smile," he waves his hands over his grin, "across the lands of Gotham, but you have to sit back at home for a couple of days without any power to stop me! It will be like pulling out the teeth!" The Joker begins laughing madly as Harley storms over with the fish. She slaps it into the Joker's lap and he blinks at it. Then he hears the hyenas and screams " No!" then he pushes a button turning off his camera.

Batman grabs his chin into his hand, not even a clue as to where to find the train. "Wait…" Batman thinks back, "The teeth? Why not just pulling out teeth, instead the teeth." Batman thinks, and smiles, "What is the average number of teeth in a human mouth?" Batman asks his computer.

The computer shows the data, an average adult human has 32 teeth in total. Batman nods, and checks the computer for the railroads in Gotham. Simple enough, an old railway called T-32, or Teeth-32 from the Joker view was under repair, they had been taken down previously. Batman nods, he knew where the Joker was headed, and it shows the only path he could take to get to this broken down railroad. Batman jumps up from his computer and yells, "Alfred! I'm heading out!"

Alfred nods as he smiles, "I put some hot tea in the thermos this time, I was hoping it would soothe you should you get riled up." Alfred notices a smile and gasps, "Why master Bruce, you're still human!" Batman/Bruce turns shaking his head, "Alfred, behave once will you?"

Alfred raises his hands in defense, "Don't I always master Bruce?"

……Jump City Park……

The Teen Titans drive up to the park in the T-Car. Robin jumps out with a football trying to find a good location to play. He sees the area they once played at together on their day off, "Guys! Let's play over here!"

Robin turns to frown as the titans are moving off into the park, "What are you doing? We were supposed to have a game of football!"

Cyborg smirks, "Sorry Robin, but I think it's too early for sports…" he blinks, "Whoa, did I actually say that?"

Robin seems upset to the answer, "Come on, it will be fun!"

Raven is floating off with a book, "Not in my opinion. Besides, Cyborg is right with the whole early for sports theory."

Robin sighs as now Beast Boy sees two nice looking girls walk by, "Yeah, the scenery around here begs to be admired." He runs off in a puff of smoke in the "hunt" his beast blood craves. Red X feeling his injuries sits at a table, "Me to, I'm kind of tired Robin."

Robin seems depressed until Starfire gives a smile, "I will play with you in a game of the Feet Ball friend Robin."

Robin smiles at her gesture, "Thanks, but that would not seem much like fun. Maybe a little later we can all play."

Starfire nods, "I see, then let us instead spend the day viewing the scenery as was Beast Boy."

Robin raises a brow, "Um…" he looks over to Beast Boy who makes a thumb up to the two girls before they scream at him flinging him into a tree, "Maybe we should just take a walk around the pond here."

Robin and Starfire walk off, Cyborg who is checking his cars oil smirks, "Those two… I always hoped they got together." Cyborg then has a shadow loom over him, Cyborg blinks and smiles "Oh hi, my name is Cyborg." Cyborg gives out a hand in gesture so the brown trenched, blonde braided haired man, Speak nods and smiles to shake back. Cyborg watches as he leaves, "Hey, aren't you going to tell me your name?"

Speak turns and shrugs, and then he walks off. Cyborg frowns, "Not very talkative is he?" Cyborg goes back to messing with his car not knowing he just shook hands with a cold blooded killer.

Raven reads in silence, her book was one of her adventure stories, one about the hero who races to the highest tower to face the evil wizard to save a woman he loved… some really dull crap but it had its moments. Raven notices a stare, she looks up seeing Red X had looked at her for a while until he turns away, not wanting to gain attention. Raven worries, he seems perhaps upset. Raven thinks on recent events, maybe that instance where she touched Robin's hands for that spell worried him, or even that trip into Robin's head. Raven then realized she did not even talk to him at all this morning at breakfast, but she did talk to Robin. Would Red X take that personally? Would he feel… intimidated by Robin? Raven then hears a crackle, a whoosh, and then ashes falling on her head. Raven looks up seeing the burnt leaves, "Oops."

Raven hears laughter, Red X is laughing at her outburst. She blushes and digs her nose into her book hiding her embarrassment. Raven then looks over the brim to see him eyeing her again which to this both shies away, turning slight red in embarrassment. Red X grabs his hand, wrapped around it was a pink ribbon. Red X closes his eyes, seeing the girl's face… and the explosion. 'Why… why would he kill a child? Why not someone else or someone that at least lived their life some?' Red X faces his face to the sky, seeing the bright blue sky relaxes him for some moments, 'I don't understand… why some people can be so evil.' Red X then remembers the talk with Raven before, when in the club. She mentioned how there are many monsters, and yes just criminals. Bata-Boom was not a criminal; he was one of the monsters that were worse. He did things not to live, or survive. He did it for a sick and twisted pleasure. Monsters… they were real monsters. Red X looks over at Raven; she sits with her face hidden in the book her legs sprawled out as she lays her back on the tree. Red X follows her legs noticing their sleek pale skin. The pale color adds to the question, 'Silky smooth?' and he begins to question what it would be like to caress her leg… just once to know how smooth her skin really was. Red X felt though if he did it would be a royal uproar, she would probably even kill him for that. Red X then gets that question… 'What if… what if she didn't get angry, if she didn't tell her friends? What if she… kind of liked it to?' Red X strokes his chin, it was really risky. He likes her, he knew that obviously. She seems to like him as she has sent the signs. The question is how much could she like him?

Beast Boy has a pamphlet, he is now talking to a girl with her hair in a ponytail and it is brown. She wears a blue sweater, "You see becoming a Teen Titan is very rewarding!" The girl gives a look as Beast Boy continues his pitch. "We save people, get statues and dedications in our names! The best part, the cool super powers." Beast Boy puts the paper down on the table she sat at where she eyes the paper, "Of course it is a club, you need to be close to an existing member. You could be a brother, sister, … girlfriend of a certain green heart throb." He grins at her seductively, furrowing his brows twice to make her smile at him, "You see where I'm going wi…" his mouth is stuffed shut with the papers, and the girl walks off angrily. He spits out the papers giving a fake grin, "Yeah… I understand!" he mumbles "Too Much Responsibility for some people."

Beast Boy sits down at the table, sighing as he strikes out again today. Beast Boy was a caring guy, loving and sweet he deserves to find a girl. He knows only one he truly gave his heart to… he sighs, "Oh Terra… I'm sorry." Beast Boy remembers the loner Titan, Terra. A lovely girl really, most dislike her for the fact she betrays them. Terra had a hard life, very unforgiving. Beast Boy knew that life, alone and afraid as people fear and despise what you are. He had always looked different; it was hard as a kid with that. Terra may have looked human but her powers were too great for her. When she thought Beast Boy, someone who finally was willing to help her betrayed her trust in that secret, to finally have a home, Terra was lost to the one man who knew how to get her… to twist her weak mind to something cruel… and harsh. Beast Boy snarls his face, gripping his hand into a fist he growls "Slade…"

Slade, the villain of all villains to the Titans. He was merciless, cruel, and vindictive. He twisted Terra's wish to be accepted and to have control over the power for his needs. Slade tricked her into hurting the people that really loved her, not someone that faked on his own behalf. He was a villain, if not a sheer beast. No, that gave him credit like Beast Boy, he was a monster. Beast Boy lets his fist go; even if he wants to believe Slade was responsible he always returns to he could have helped her sooner. He could have tried to help her… he did love her. Beast Boy sighs, no reason to feel angry. He was Beast Boy, and Beast Boy had to do his duty as a good guy. Beast Boy hops up and smiles, "Ladies, here I come!"

Beast Boy runs bumping into someone and falling back on his bottom. Beast Boy looks up and blinks, Speak was there the whole time. Beast Boy smiles saying, "Uh… sorry bout that."

Speak smiles lightly as he tips his head to Beast Boy. Beast Boy runs off not aware… he had just crossed paths with a heartless murderer.

……The Hangar, Heretic's Room……

Heretic reads through more articles, many on the big game in the stadium this week. Heretic seems less interested in these games as Bata-Boom who came in for a visit was. Bata-Boom saw it as a good thing, much the money craving he found for men. Speaking of men, he had hired some of Chang's old flunkies and they waited for word on any plans. Chang was right; money can buy men all over the place. Bata-Boom picks up another paper, one he bought for himself, "Heh, Bigfoot bastard child of Michael Jackson." Bata-Boom taps his chin, "You know, I noticed a resemblance a while back."

Heretic rolls his eyes, trash news on fake stories of the supernatural. Heretic eyes the paper slightly seeing the main article, "Stone ghost protects remains from death!" Heretic narrows his eyes, "What is this?" he grabs the paper making Bata-Boom hop off the table he sat on and waddle behind Heretic who opened to the article.

Heretic reads aloud, "Some time now, an old abandoned mine was re-opened. However, in these mines we find there is a long dead remnant from possibly a cave-in years ago. Worse yet, his spirit have formed with the rocks leaving a large golem protecting his remains. The tunnels span far under the city, some even lay under the stadium our cities team will be playing at tonight."

Bata-Boom chuckles, "Really? That sounds like an idea forming. We could use those tunnels to get to the stadium… or even better!"

Heretic lays down the paper, and he pitches his head back in great laughter startling Bata-Boom, "It is him! It is actually him! I found him!" Heretic jumps up in unexpected joy "So that was why I could not find the remains where they once were. That brute… he took them to a secluded area for protection. Talk about loyalty…" Heretic laughs menacingly to the air as Bata-Boom looks worriedly, "He's lost it…" he holds up a fuzzy ape head, a Chewbacca PEZ dispenser that he pulls the head back as he growls "Mrengh…" like its voice.

……Gotham City……

Batman looks around; he hears a locomotive tearing down the tracks. He looks to see the smiling grill, and in the driver's seat, The Joker smiles and waves in a striped engineer hat, "Hey Bat-Breath! Where you been hiding?"

The Joker toots the horn twice before driving away laughing. Batman growls lowly as he begins following with the Batmobile, which now changes its tires to train wheels, to speed up to the back of the train. The Joker chuckles as Batman is trying to board the back, he hears a ringing and the Joker answers, "Mmmm-yes?"

The Joker grins wider than usual, "You don't say!" The Joker chuckles quickly seeing Batman making his way on the roof of the train, "You couldn't have picked better timing! He's actually coming at me now! I can finish it all when he gets here!" The Batman is seen falling over the side as two large clown goons start fighting with him, "Well… depending on if he gets here… eh-heh!"

……Jump City Park……

Starfire looks at Robin in a smile, he walks at her side admiring the scenery, and it was a nice park. Starfire shyly lowers her head and reaches out her hand to grab Robin's but she then turns away blushing, and biting her lower lip. At times, Starfire felt Robin had an attraction to her. Ah yes, the wedding day of her world, the dance at the prom, and of course when he came to save the titans he held Starfire close in needed saving. Robin does not show that side well, but he was a kind heart. "You have been… very joyous lately." Starfire smiles to him now calming her urge to hug him lovingly. Robin turns and smiles "Yeah, I'm finally starting to get over certain old issues. I may even actually start to be me again."

Starfire shakes her head, "No Robin, you were always you. You merely…" she grips her one wrist, "At times you forgot you were Robin."

Robin sees how uneasily she rubbed her wrist, he felt like he had been kicked in the gut. "Starfire, I'm sorry about the way I hurt you." He grabs her wrist and massages it lightly, "I hope you can forgive me."

Starfire is blushing, she gleams at him saying "Oh yes Robin, I do fully forgive you!" Robin walks off and Starfire smiles, then a puff of smoke appears at her left shoulder, the black helmet and mask was of… oddly enough Darth Vader? Her recent love of the "Science-Fiction" with Beast Boy has warped her conscience to take these faces as her conscience. Darth speaks, "He has come to the Dark Side…"

Starfire glares at Vader, 'No, he has not. Robin is a good person.'

Vader chuckles, "No… he is part of the…" a softball hits his head, "Ow!" Vader turns in a glare, "Feel the wrath of," he creates a red lightsabre, "The Dark Side!"

Vader flies off after a man playing baseball, Starfire grimaces until Luke Skywalker with his blonde hair pops up, "Sorry I'm late, damn astral traffic." He sighs, "Seems Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck rear-ended each other over South Africa." Luke smiles, "Robin is not a bad person, he truly loves you Starfire!"

Starfire smiles, 'Yes, he has given me signs of his caring for me.'

Vader returns with a baseball caps saying "We're # 1" "Taught that little…" Vader sees Luke, "Luke… I am your father!"

Luke rolls his eyes, "I know dad."

"Ah!" Vader chuckles, "You did not know… I am also… your brother!"

Luke gasps, "Noooooo!" Luke floats off to cry as Vader snickers, "What a cry-baby." Vader turns to Starfire "You know he does not truly care for you, he instead has a thing for the Dark Side…" Vader looks at Raven, "A.K.A. that chick."

Starfire narrows her eyes, 'That is silly, why would Robin like her?'

Vader laughs, "She is temptation, a shapely beauty… of…" Vader looks at Raven and his lightsabre turns back on, "Whoops!"

Luke returns, "Hey! I just realized that can't be right!" Vader nods, "That is because… I was actually… your grandfather!"

Luke screams, "Noooooo… wait a second… you were younger than mom!"

Vader blinks, "Oh… well actually I just wanted you to cry like a baby." Vader chuckles, "Little brat."

Luke begins sniffling, "Why don't you love me?"

"I died because of you!" Vader says fuming. Luke and Vader get in a fight until Starfire asks, "Um, what of my problem with Robin?"

Robin turns, "You need something Star?" he is watching some geese as she stood behind him. She sweats saying, "Oh… nothing!"

Vader chuckles, "You almost got caught!"

Luke sniffles, "You are mean!"

"I'm the apprentice to freaking darkness!" Vader says, then Ozzy Osbourne poofs in screaming, "Sharon!" Vader shudders, "No Ozzy, we didn't need you."

Ozzy nods, "Oh… have-you-seen-my-kids-cause-the-little-bastards-stole-my…" he starts murmuring as he floats off, Vader cringes, "That guy freaks me…" Ozzy screams "Sharon!" and Vader snaps "There can be only one!" he floats off with his lightsabre as Luke sniffles, "He's always treated me like a kid…" Luke rubs his face into Starfire, "Hold me…"

Starfire gives an agitated look, 'Vader says that Robin may have a thing for Raven, does that bode true?"

Luke stops whining and pops up, "Uh which one is she?"

Starfire points to Raven who is off some distance away. Luke's lightsabre turns on, "Gothic chick! Woo-Hoo!"

Vader returns with a headband on reading, "Rock-Legend!" "Oh, someone looked at Raven!"

Starfire narrows her eyes, 'You are both idiots! I am going back to seeing Blossom and Buttercup for my consciences!' she floats off to catch Robin. Vader removes his headband saying, "What a whinny broad."

"Yeah." Luke laughs, "She reminds me of Leah."

Vader suddenly has a beep in his wrist. "What the?" he gasps, "Beast Boy is in a conundrum on whether to buy a soda this early in the day!"

Luke gasps, "Oh no! We have to hurry!" Vader snarls, "What do you mean we?" he pokes Luke in the eye with his lightsabre making Luke scream in pain. Vader screams chasing to Beast Boy, "Fall to the Dark Side! Succumb to the refreshing tastes of Pepsi!"

Luke screams in tears, "First of all, that was child abuse! Secondly, that stuff will give you cavities!"

(For all who are wondering, it came to me after reading a crossover of Teen Titans/Star Wars in "Tales Of Gotham City" that maybe Starfire who loves Science Fiction might use these two as her "Good Side" "Bad Side", it just turned into this funny skit I had to do.)

Starfire floats up to Robin, "Robin," he turns smiling, "You and friend Raven are friends, are you not?"

Robin nods, "Yes, we are really good friends Starfire." Starfire blinks, really good friends? "At times…" Robin smiles on the water, "I see Raven as the only person that can understand me. This whole world, no one knows how harsh it can be but her at times."

Starfire seems sad, "I… I understand." There is a pause as a man seems to stand looking at the two. Robin looks at the man who looks at Starfire with a small smile, "Can I help you?" asks Robin aggressively. The man smiles on Robin with a small show of his teeth, as if recognizing Robin from some sense. Robin does not know the man, "I was talking to you!" Robin seems more agitated, the look, it was not… natural. The man turns and walks away, Robin does not know why but he must not let the man get away. "Come back here!"

Robin grabs the mans shoulder, and the man surprises both as he launches his foot back and strikes Robin kicking him far out into the middle of the pond. Robin swims to the surface gasping as his ribs had been nearly crushed. Starfire is horrified, and turns to scream at the man but he was closely up to her. His trench blowing open and around her slightly, Speak glares his shinning eyes on hers. Starfire has stopped in her tracks by the stare, and this small grin now curved across his lips. Speak slowly takes her chin into his index and thumb, her powers acting she floats and he raises her into the air. Speak moves his lips near hers, and pant a breath on her lips making her cheeks blush, and lips quiver. Robin screams out, "Starfire!"

Starfire jolts awake, "Robin!" she flies after Robin and Speak smiles as he puts his hands in his pockets. Robin has some idea he was just in the presence of a relentless fighter, Starfire felt she was under the influence of a tempting seducer.

……Gotham City, The Joker's Train……

The Joker hears Batman jump down into the engine, "Batman! So good to see you drop in!" The Joker grips a giant wrench and swings it but Batman dodges and lands a punch. The Joker cackles as he would, the fun now begins! Batman begins thrusting punches, some connect, some miss. The Joker did the same, acting in a boxing stance he thrusts jabs and blocks to tag with the Batman. Batman lands one strong punch that nearly pitches the Joker out of the engine, Batman turns to see the train was nearing the tracks! Batman grabs the brakes and pulls them, bringing the train to a stop. Joker sighs, raising his hands for cuffs he says, "Okay, you win. Like I said you stop the train and I'll let you cuff me!"

Batman narrows his eyes, he cuffs Joker not noticing this caused the flower to shoot off, Batman gags as the flower sprays his face with a liquid. Batman begins trying to clean his face but realizes it was not the acid Joker always uses. Joker sighs, "Looks like the wrong flower!" but he chuckles, "Oh… now I remember!"

Batman feels funny, dizzy, "What did you… do?"

The Joker laughs, "Oh Batman! You are such a fool!" The Joker smirks as he rubs his gloved nails on his chest, "That from the King of Fools, that is a serious accusation." Batman falls on his knees, his body sweating profusely, "You see Bat-brain! Heretic and I had a little run in at Arkham." Batman looks up, his sight glazes over, "He told me he was going to organize a jail-break and wanted my help with a nice little plan! He wants my help to play with little Blunder Boy of yours!" The Joker begins to cackle on his heels, Batman falls on his back feeling a heat all over his body. "That feeling," Joker crouches on his knees, "You have been invaded by a powerful poison, in separate pieces it causes minor loss of skills, not death." The Joker whispers "We don't want you dead; we want you to just keep out of our way." The Joker hops up now in exclamation, "The ultimate prank on you, because you never noticed how everything you did was planned so you would be here like this!"

Joker grabs Batman by the cape, dragging him he continues, "You see, the poison has been siphoned out so in small doses it caused your system to slowly become weaker and weaker until the last dose was administered." The Joker drops Batman coldly, "The first bit was that banana, I even tried to give you a hint from my "obsession" on knowing who let us out… of course you didn't think straight what with Robin and all." The Joker lists more as he grips Batman by the scruff to put them face to face, "Secondly, Two-Face was supposed to toss his serpent coin to you… he unfortunately let his hatred of you cloud his judgment. Scarecrow had to retrieve it and use it when he injected the third bit with an injection of his fear serum." Joker chuckles, "The forth part was tricky, I had Penguin pour some tainted wine on you when you went to visit, you always check the scum when you need to know about scum eh Bats?" Batman conjures a snarl; Joker tosses Batman off of the train saying "Finally, the last bit was in this flower. Leaving you, helpless, beaten," The Joker smiles as he says lowly, "and worrying how long till Robin's eyes flicker with the light of this grin… one… last… time." The Joker begins screaming in laughter as he pulls another lever, this blows off the main body of the train and the front end shows as an actual car! The Joker variation of a door less, hoodless vehicle starts driving off as Joker laughs madly to the sky. Batman feels very ill, his body down to the last bit of strength he pushes a button on his utility belt.

The Batmobile pulls over so Batman can crawl in barely. Batman moans as he pulls himself in and pushes a button on the dash with his heel. Batman is gasping for air, he wheezes out with a tear, "Robin…"

……Jump City Park……

Raven sat reading her book, the shadow looms over her and she looks up startled. Raven then blushes seeing Red X, "Oh… hi." She tries to read again, but he grabs the book and tilts it down. She looks up inquiring why he did that, he asks her, "Could you walk with me?"

Raven nods, he may wish to talk about something. She follows him around the tree, and then he stops. Raven raises a brow, "You call that a walk?"

Red X tugs at his masks edge, doubt has caused him to leave the ideas. However, he started to wonder if the first part of his plan was so bad? What if he just kissed her, see where that leads! Hey, she may even kiss back! Red X turns to Raven, she has the tree to her back, and she looks slightly worried, Red X coughs, "Um… Raven…" he panics she gives him an interested look, "Uh…" Red X could not believe, all the times he has tried to get a girl, and actually has gotten through some stupid relationships with really annoying women this one was making him so worried. This one, Raven, was special. She meant something to him… oh crap… he might even be in… Red X pulls up his mask to his nose, and pins her to the tree not forcefully like a push, but as he had leaned into her body, gripping her face in his hands, and then kissing her… like he never kissed a woman before.

Raven's eyes grew as huge as hubcaps. The pond which Starfire was fishing Robin from now blew like a geyser, tossing the two to the shore. Cyborg's car suddenly starts and drives over him. The soda machine Beast Boy purchased a Pepsi from starts firing cans, one stray can hits Vader making him scream "The Rebels are attacking!" as Luke smiles intently. Raven stands with these eyes for a moment, before they become something else. Raven calms, and actually with the shock gone and her emotions no longer in the mix she falls into the kiss and how Red X rubs into her. His right hand has moved to the back of her head cradling her into this embrace by the base of the skull. His left hand wraps her midsection, hugging her into his pitching head. He moves his head to alter the kiss; he tastes this brilliant taste from her lips. Red X grins as she then moans, a slight exhausted moan of pleasure, as this was not only her first but best kiss ever… oh, that seems not very fair. Well, kisses past this one would have a long way to go to make up from his taste. Red X feels her hands now, her left on his shoulder, her right at his waist she tries to pull him in more to this sensation. Red X shifts his left hand down from her waist, and feels her leg. His glove he took off in the passion he smirks, her legs were more smooth than silk, a tender feel he never expected. He inhales from his nostrils, catching her scent he feels excited. Raven moves her left hand onto his cheek, kind of directing his attention to the kiss again, making sure she was able to get every bit of pleasure she could by it. Raven's eyes are lucid, she has never felt so… "God… please don't!" Raven's eyes pop, as that was a woman's voice. "I… I never did anything to you man!" a man now seems to panic in her mind. Raven speaks as she pulls out from the kiss "Stop…"

Red X stops, and breathes excitedly. He was never that serious in a kiss before. Raven pushes Red X out of the way, "Stop it!" Raven hears many more screams, pleadings, hollers of horror as she grabs her ears and presses hard on them. Red X is scared, he fears he may have caused this, "Raven!" he grabs her, grabbing her by the shoulders he asks "What's wrong?"

Raven closes her eyes; she sees faces, faces of fear, terror, disgust, all so many matching every scream. Raven then hears nothing, they stop. The images stop. Raven opens her eyes, tears had streamed down them. Red X looks worriedly, "I'm sorry… I didn't know that."

Raven grabs his mouth in her hand, "No… that wasn't you." Raven is helped up by Red X to stand; she looks around, and sees a man in a brown trench coat, his blonde hair blowing as his back was to the two. Raven narrows her eyes, "That was him."

Speak turns in a small grin, oh how many he has seen. Men, women, children, they all fall to him. He was a horrible man, but an excellent murderer. Starfire, Robin, Beast Boy, and Cyborg all come to Raven. Beast Boy jumps seeing Speak, "That's the dude who I bumped into!"

Cyborg nods, "He was checking me out while I worked on the T-Car."

Robin narrows his eyes, "He was watching Starfire, and did something to her after he kicked me into a pond!"

Speak slants his eyes to the Titans, a grin still on his face his hands are held behind his back. Red X feels distaste for this man, in how he ruined a moment between him and Raven. Speak also has a distaste for Red X, the man who ruined his brothers plans. The communicators go off though; the Titans look and see they have to leave for an emergency. Robin snarls, "I don't know who you are. You do anything, I mean anything illegal, and you are mine!"

Speak turns around, and begins to strut away. He stops, and turns to a half face stare at Starfire… He smiles, and tips his head to her before leaving. They all now understand they had a run in with… Speak No-Evil

Note: Well, with Mother's day I did not know if I would get this done. This was not an easy tid-bit to do. Speak was never meant to have any great amazing story, so I thought, maybe another chapter showing what that character really was could be done. Not to mention, some grade-A lip action for Red X and Raven! Woo-Hoo! I think I liked that more than the villain-collective! That, and that Star Wars bit! Might use it again later!

LostInside: Thanks for the tip, this was more Red-X action, no?

RavenXbb: No Terra… hm, what about Kitten? The idea crossed my mind… it would be VERY unexpected. Even if he likes Terra, he may not get anyone in the end, just be a hapless romancer of the ladies!

Desert-tiger: Thanks for seeing my point, if you can read "The Rage" as the first chapter is up. The rating is M, may go down if people think the blood stuff is not so bad.

Tigerlilly1234: I now put some Star/Rob stuff in… just in case people say "Red/Rae! All the way!" Of course, I like the two together… tee-hee. Oh, what the heck? Was that an idea for Pakkrat in this story… or Shekron's story? Me… confused… eek!

Shekron Kaizar: Well, Heretic wants something special… and no it is not the death of Robin. Things will make sense, he is very evil as was my plan. Chang was found to use the Eye of Osiris, they now found the target… it may make sense to some who they want to bring back. Keep up the great work on TeenTitans VS Fanfiction, thanks for putting Pakkrat in there, it was really cool!

Darkofthenight: Sorry I did not get Sunday, it was mother's day! My mom, I cooked her a meal and stuff… took too much time. No excuses, Sunday next week! A great chapter for you all!

Evilsangle: Thanks for the idea, may do the T-East couple thing… hm… Also, thanks for helping my pal Shekron with reviews!

Jason: I try to update ASAP. Glad you like the stuff so far.

Connie: We will have to see, if most feel Rob/Rae I may make them together (cough) fat chance! (cough). Red/Rae (Woo-Hoo!) then we may have them together. I am pretty sure things will work out just fine.

Lessa-13-2004: Glad you like so far, sorry about not saying thank-you before. I missed your review since it was in chapter one… eh-heh.