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!

9. Chapter 9: White Roses

Too Much Red

By: Pakkrat

Chapter 9: White Roses

Disclaimer: Read previous ones, no funny disclaimer stuff today! This chapter is THE longest, and will take a LOT of time to read but man, is it worth it! Thanks for the comments on that scene I re wrote it for this one, making the idea of a divorce between Starfire/Robin in the future. Like I said, this is mainly an idea for a sequel and may take time and patience. Either way today is the biggest scene and so it has music. "No Way to Say" by Ayumi Hamasaki. Very nice song and it fits in with the scene later on. We have the following… a titan dies! (Gasp) kind of… (Uh…) Some one sleeps with Raven! (Big Gasp!) Not just in the same bed but you know! (Really Big Gasps) also so much more, by far my favorite chapter in the story is this one! The ideas are swimming, things are heating up, and the triangle is slowly breaking down… People, I give you White Roses… Please Review after this one it is important to me. EvilSangle, get some sleep don't drain yourself reading so early it will make me feel bad! Thank you though for enjoying this story so much. Everyone, please enjoy!

……Heretic's Hangar……

Joker has his nose bandaged; his smile is a sort of frown "Things could have gone smoother." Joker seems very displeased. Harley sniffles as she tries to bandage Joker's wounds, "Poor Pudding."

Heretic strolls past Joker, making the clown hop away from Harley and after Heretic. "What you doing?" Joker said it in a childish sort of fashion, he found Heretic's overly moody nature a real kick to try and break. He met the loony in the loony-bin at a meal session. Heretic was sitting all lonesome, so Joker figured he could get some kicks out of playing the serpent lover for some tricks. The second Joker laid eyes with Heretic though; he saw the turning gears of a madman, simply biding time till a needed plan. Joker likes that in a lackey, thinking for greater plots was needed. Joker also thought of Heretic as a lackey, somebody he tagged along with till he found it more interesting to leave. "Come on," Joker runs in front of Heretic, "You can let your old pal in on it!"

Heretic looks to Joker then to the path he makes around him, "I am becoming taxed with patience." Joker trails Heretic's side, "The fact is baby-bird still refuses to admit his destiny. I let out the suit, and he merely put it back! The little brat," Heretic stops clenching his fists, his voice seems to hiss, "Putsssss it back!" Joker grins noticing this little change in attitude and voice, "So, is scales getting you under the weather?"

Heretic narrows his eyes, slowly letting his fists fall to his back he continues marching, "No. Apep is merely displeased with the matters. For his goal a challenger must come to being. I know it has to be Nightwing since he was my destined nemesis. That will be the challenger Apep will find worthy of him and therefore I will be rewarded by his power."

"Or so he says!" Joker pushes his palm on Heretic's chest, "You know, history repeats itself my friend." Heretic looks onto Joker who is smiling more than usual, "What I mean is, Apep has had others like you right? What makes you think they weren't promised power? If so, why did they lose and you believe you will win?"

Heretic narrows his eyes, "I planned this to a minute speculation. I have had more strive than all those others." Heretic narrows his eyes to Slade who is sitting on the floor in a sort of leg crossed meditative state, "I still feel Trigon, Slade has not severed his ties completely."

"Pardon?" Joker raises a brow, Heretic turns to his original path and heads to his room, "No matter. I will not be overtaken by that demon."

Heretic leaves Joker devilishly sees a nice chance… to get more so his chance. "Time to see what options this clown has on the final act!" Joker laughs to himself as he skips over to Slade. He lays an elbow on the wall and stands looking over Slade who opened his eye to only narrow it at the clown, "I do not like jokes, Joker, so leave me be."

"Now hold on!" Joker grins with a slight malicious tone, he bends at the knees to Slade's side and creeps his hand onto Slade's shoulder, "I may be a jokester however I never make jokes with business. You have to have questioned these little deals lately. The fact Heretic had you give Robin an outfit that will make him stronger I mean not the greatest plan I ever heard of."

Slade glares his eye to where Heretic had left "I have no real idea why Heretic would give Robin a chance to be stronger. Still, I don't see any reason to question his plans."

"I agree!" Joker hops on his crouched legs onto the opposite side of Slade "The question lies not in his plans, but his reasoning. Let's say," Joker whispers to Slade, "He's not exactly here to kill the bird, as rather just a contest of strength. Would that not seem a little problematic to us?"

Slade glances to the ground, "A challenge? What kind of challenge?"

Joker has not clue, still he had his hunches "I can't say kid. Still if we put all our faith into that Heretic guy it's like putting your eggs in a hen house with a domesticated snake. You know on one hand," Joker lays his right hand in front of Slade, "You own the snake, tamed her, and still she plays well enough. The second hand," Joker puts his left in front of himself, "A snake has the natural affliction to kill and eat like in the wild. You can tame anything, but make it go against nature?"

Slade turns to Joker's face, "So what do you propose maybe an alliance under this alliance?"

"No, no!" Joker shakes his head and hands then he gleams wickedly, "A countermeasure should this alliance and plan fail! Heretic has some great power, but so far we are no closer to destroying the teen titans than ever before! If we ignore that fact," Joker slaps Slade on the back, "We ignore the simplest fact this alliance has caused no real damage." Joker bends up onto his feet, "You see where I am going right? This demon Apep may be strong, but he's not that dependable. The stories say as I read he always lost his battles. Why is that? The idea came to me; he does not seek a victory like us."

Slade closes his eye chuckling, "I see, you need me incase the time comes you need to go against Heretic." Slade stands, the serpent emblem on his forehead has shifted to the S emblem, "I'll tell you what, I'll have a word with a friend of mine and if I feel your alliance is in my interest I'll consider it."

Joker nods with his grin, "Of course, a smart man you are Slade." Joker grips his long barreled gun with a silencer end, "Unfortunately!" Joker points the gun and fires, a Skree sound is heard as Evil Eye is shot and destroyed in flames, "Heretic," Joker is shoving the gun into his vest breast after blowing on it. "I can't say the same for him anymore. He seems to be letting this whole power hungry obsession of his get in the way of the big picture. Not like you and me, we know what we want."

Slade gleams on Joker with his eye, "Raven as my apprentice." Joker gleams his smile with cruel brows, "And Robin's head on a platter." Joker holds a low cackle, not wishing to gain attentions while Slade chuckles in with the clown. An alliance under the alliance, perhaps darker than the original one held now flourishes.

Bata-Boom sits with his thumbs twirling together as he waits on Chang who is working on a computer. Speak is smoking his cigarettes, as Quadro has gone through another upgrade. The recent battles aloud the droid to gain information on every fighter except Robin who it did not fight yet. Bata-Boom sighs deeply, "How long is this going to take Chang?"

Chang narrows his eyes to Bata-Boom, "Have you ever hacked into government files before? That, and then search through medical files for a specific genetic code? I do not think so!" Chang looks at the screen and smiles, "Well, looks like we have a match!"

Bata-Boom hops up, "Really?" he looks at the screen and chuckles, "So that's it? Where should we find him?"

Chang frowns, "I could tell you…" he screams "If you only get your head out of my face!"

Bata-Boom moves back and Chang starts working again. Speak puffs his cig before narrowing his eyes with a snort, Bata-Boom turns and chuckles, "Sure, when we know you can go."

Speak smiles; he is sort of interested in this plan by Bata-Boom. Bata-Boom starts to rub his chin; 'Still,' he thinks to himself 'Even if I get the place where do I get the chance? Heretic keeps making his plans known to me when he uses them. If I don't get him to do something so I can do this…' Bata-Boom's goggles gleam, "Oh… I know what to do. Bata-Boom!"

……Titans Tower, Med Lab……

Red X lies with Raven in his arms. She fell a sleep but he was still lying with her. Red looks at the window, seeing a bird fly off past it he sighs deeply. Love, he was in love. The years of fighting, scratching, and gnawing to find something in this world finally was going to come to an end. He was going to be able to be happy. Red X feels something at his waist; he reaches into a pocket in his belt and sees his beeper? The thing was vibrating, he checks the number, "Rasco? What does he want?"

Red X gets out of the bed and takes out his phone from another pocket. Red X looks to Raven as he waits for the dial tone. He sighs, she sleeps so peacefully now. After that attack and everything he wondered how hurt she really was, physically and yes mentally. How can a man like this Slade guy hurt someone so much not just with fists but with their words? Slade has a sort of… atmosphere about him? That seems right he has a strong ability to take a weakness and fully exploit it to such a rate your own soul is nearly thrashed before your eyes. Red felt this in the three occurrences he met Slade. Similar to his run in with the mad man last night.

……Titans Tower, Earlier……

Red X bolts through the blast shield by a strong explosive charge, he rams his shoulder into a door, "Raven!" he screams so high that the corridors chime with his voice. Red X stupors to the table, seeing a steaming mug on the floor his eyes slink, "She must be okay." Red X stands not noticing a shadow loom over his back in a delighted stare. Red X feels a chill up his back; he turns to be greeted with a strong right jab to the face.

Slade strolls playfully towards Red X, "Nice job getting here so soon from that tome of Terra. Very admirable the devotion you have to that girl." Slade playfully taps Red X on the side of the face, "Way to go slugger, you really must think you care about her!"

Red X pulls his legs back and kicks off to his feet. He rams his fist into Slade's palm screaming "I love her!"

"Love?" Slade gives a wide eyed stare before putting up his other hand and firing a large blast of flame into Red X, "Love is a foolish notion if you ask me. Take the romances of history, all never in love so much the lust of a person for beauty and power. Romeo and Juliet, for example!" Slade sticks up his index finger, "The story is supposedly a story of true romance, yet all honesty it is a lustful piece. The young boy ignores all in hopes of seducing a girl. There in he is consumed with the idea of having this girl's body he is consumed to the point of false marriage, murder, and then suicide." Slade lays his hands upon his tailbone, "The idea of love is contrived by man's need to say I am more, when in all honesty man is so much less." Slade turns on Red X with a cold stare, "You are only using the girl like many others have and will. You need the companionship of someone that needs to be loved. A case of false love never meant for so much. You are a man of absolute weakness, and absolutely pathetic in that aspect." Red X is stunned on the ground, his one arm under his chest he pushes up and looks onto Slade hatefully, "You hate me? Good, because I'm not very fond of you either. Raven is mine," Slade slams his foot into the side of Red X's head, then stomps it with his words at times "She is my apprentice! My chosen woman! I will have her powers some how, some day! I will kill any who stand in my way or endanger my plans to make her heart as black and dark as my own!" Slade lets off and slowly kneels down laying his arms on his knees they hang as Red X moans slightly, "If you stand in my way, I will burn you down like you were nothing, because you are nothing!" Slade grabs Red X by the scruff and tosses him across the room for several strong flings. Red X slams into the ground winded.

Slade chuckles and turns to leave, "You're afraid…" Red X says in his words rashly, Slade narrows his eye away from Red X, "Afraid… how strong… her emotions… flare… when she's… in real love…"

Slade glares onto Red X, "I guess you need to be taught a valuable lesson," Slade storms at Red X who is lying on the ground, "In being quiet!"

……Titans Tower, Present……

Red X sighs, he should have fought harder. Red X had no super powers, some fighting skill yes but not enough for a fighter like Slade. Slade was fast, talented, and all above a ruthless sadist. The phone now is picked up, the bartender, Rasco is cleaning a glass and talking through his shoulder, "Hey, where you been Rob? I thought you would talk to me sooner!"

Red X coughs, "Well… I was just you know…" Red X smiles under his mask, hearing a good friend can do that, "So what did you need Rasco?"

Rasco chuckles, "Nothing really I got some mail for you and figured you may want it. Seems it was from the medical division and has something to do with your old pal Brad. Also, I wanted to congratulate you."

Red X blinks, "On what?"

Rasco smirks as he moves the paper on his countertop showing Red X with the titans, mainly next to Raven, "On finding the one, she is the one isn't she?"

Red X blushes, "Oh, you found out? I think…" Red X looks at Raven who is sleeping soundly, "Yeah she is the one I think."

Rasco chuckles, "Okay, you get here for me and we'll talk some. I'm kind of interested in finding out more about this girl anyway."

Red X nods, and turns off the phone. He sighs as he pets Raven's hair, "Damn… I don't want to leave her." He shakes his head, "I have to see Rasco he is a good friend of mine." Red X takes his way to the hangar, "I won't even be that long probably."

Red X walks out past Cyborg's room, he hears the voices of Speedy, Aqualad, Mas, and Menos all together. Red then hears Starfire in the main television room. She was trying to write something. Red X passes her over and makes to the hangar where he sees the R-cycle. He sits on it and checks the gauge, "Full."

"Yeah, now it is!" Red turns to see Robin looking him down sorely, "You could at least fill it up on the way you know." Robin has a sort of smirk now, "Add the fact you took my favorite mask, used my favorite shampoo, and then ruined my towel I probably shouldn't let you leave. Still, I think you leaving is a good idea."

"I'll be back."

"I know I just figure if you leave you may find more clues." Robin sighs, "I can't believe how weak I am I want to help but I can't even find their plans like you."

Red X shakes his head, "Kid, you need to forget it. You have a good place to live, people who love you, and a strong will. If you didn't take things so serious you might be stronger than you think."

Red X drove off, Robin frowns his training with the great master of martial arts revolved at his sense of power, yet not the seriousness of his duty. Sure he should have some seriousness to his life but the grand master even said he was way too serious about his duties. Until he could find a way to "Stride on the waters, he would always sink and drown." Were the words of the grand master as he left. What it meant he did not understand, supposedly that was his last trial and final answer. Robin goes upstairs, and figures maybe he should reflect on his life a little.

……Killer Moth's Place……

Killer Moth reads an article in the news, he is frowning, "I can't believe this." His right brow twitches as he holds up the news with a picture of the villains and titans on the same sides fighting the Boomers from the stadium. "We are not good guys! We are to be feared and hated!"

Kitten sighs, not so pleased either, "I know, but these things happen daddy." She grins, "At least we had a good time!"

Killer Moth looks at Kitten who is staring at him oblivious to how he did not have a good time. Mammoth yawns as he smiles to Kitten, "Hey gorgeous, how is it going?"

Kitten smirks, "Pretty good, handsome!" she giggles to her father's ears twitching "Huh?" he looks at the two staring at each other. Killer Moth grips the paper tighter and raises it over his vein popping face, "Life… evil…"

Jinx sits at the table playing with a plate of food. She worried over Cyborg, 'He's okay… but those guys are seriously bad news. I wonder if I should try to help him?'

Gizmo sits opposite of her working on a device; "Crud-sniffing, toad-eating…" his device keeps shooting springs though he didn't want it to. Jinx looks lamely to Gizmo and asks "You think being a villain is not a good idea?"

Gizmo blinks through his goggles, "Well, it's not the greatest still we should try to remember it's what we do best. You have a better idea?"

Jinx sighs, "No…" Gizmo narrows his eyes and smirks, "Want to be a Teen Titan?"

Jinx jams a fork into the table, "Watch it. The very idea is disgusting." Gizmo grins as he fixes his device, "Sure, except spending all your time with your metal dreamboat." To this Jinx narrows her eyes and flings a hex destroying the device, Gizmo narrows his eyes, "I hate you…"

Jinx grins, "Thanks it makes it all worth while."

Gizmo tosses the device to the side, he shrugs, "I can't tell you what to do Jinx. The whole crime thing is falling dry. Sure a couple heists but the fact is we get stuck in jail then loose out on how to get out some real money." Gizmo hops to the ground, "You do what you think you should. Though…" Gizmo looks at her deathly serious, "If you go good and we don't I won't hold back in a fight."

Jinx nods, "I know…" she sighs, Gizmo now brightens a smile, "Hey, want to go use my super catapult from the roof! I have some spoiled eggs and cheese to shoot at people!"

Jinx smiles and agrees. Killer Moth looks over and narrows his eyes at Jinx, 'She's going to do something stupid… maybe…' Kitten now giggles as she starts flirting with the flexing Mammoth, Killer Moth snarls lowly, "Maybe I should concentrate on the real problem, an idiot son-in-law!"

……Heretic's Hangar……

Bata-Boom called the villains together; he had explained a plan of his. The plan was not half bad, more so devised around brawn over brains. The goons hired by Chang would be separated into two, one with Speak the other with the other villains. This plan would use Slade's old drones some still held in his old headquarters also. After Slade turns them on and frees his two old associates Plasmus and Overload the rest of the plan would take place. Heretic did not like it and wanted to say no but how could he? He was not the boss, so when Bata-Boom told the others he knew it was not something he could say no to without letting on his real position. After the meeting, Heretic ushered Bata-Boom to his hangar. Heretic snarls out, "Did I give you permission for this?"

Bata-Boom shrugs, as he had his legs crossed on the end of a table, "Maybe not, but still I like it." Heretic narrows his eyes, "I am the boss right? They say it; you say it so it must be true!"

Heretic raises his hand, his power lifts up Bata-boom by the neck who now struggles to kick free of an invisible force. "You listen here! I have plans for baby-bird! If you ruin them I will destroy you!"

Bata-Boom is dropped; he gasps for air and snaps out after a while, "You have no clue! It is in your plan! You want Robin to wear that suit? I can get that done!" Bata-Boom tugs his collar straight, "You see all this torment and suffering works for so long but not until it has been drilled too far. Robin only has more strive not to do what you want! You need to make him have no choice, he has to wear the suit and then he'll be done." Bata-Boom chuckles, "That's it he has no real choice in my plan. He either does what we want, and puts on that suit to save the stupid friends he has, or he lets it all burn away with his hate for you. That is why my plan is flawless, yours just too time consuming."

Heretic turns away; the fat man had a point. "I think I will let this plan come together. If it works," Heretic chuckles, "I may find it is my time for the final heretical stand of power." Bata-Boom raises a brow, "Uh yeah… right."

……Titan Tower……

Beast Boy is in his room he sits smiling at the stone statue of Terra. He still could not believe how he got her in his room, how she was here and with him. Beast Boy walks over to her and hugs the statue, "Oh Terra I'm glad you are okay now." Beast Boy sighs deeply before leaving his room. There he is bumped into by Speedy and Aqualad "Guys?"

Speedy and Aqualad share sly glances, Speedy asks "So who were you talking to?"

Beast Boy shrugs, "Terra."

"Oh," Aqualad wraps his arm around Beast Boy, "You only were talking? You didn't do anything else did you?"

Beast Boy looks at the two oddly, "Dude, she's made of stone! I wouldn't do anything to a girl who couldn't say no or something!"

The two boys start ragging on the lovesick Beast Boy until their grabbed by the ears and tugged off, Bumble Bee tosses the two down the corridor, "You losers don't know how to treat a girl! Get out of here and see Cyborg or something!"

Aqualad turns from the corner, "We were just kidding around!"

Speedy pouts, "Yeah, we knew he didn't do anything to her."

They leave and Bumble Bee taps Beast Boy on the shoulder, "Let me just say it is really sweet the way you care about Terra. Not many guys are as loyal as you."

Beast Boy grins uneasily, "Hey, I do like the dog thing."

Bumble Bee has Beast Boy turn to a dog that she giggles and pets the ears of. Beast Boy kicks his leg as she did that. Bumble Bee asks "You want to come and watch a movie with me?"

Beast Boy blinks then turns human, "What kind of movie?" Bumble Bee shrugs her shoulders, "Nothing special, I saw Star Wars Episode III a day or so ago so…"

Beast Boy looks at Bumble Bee happily, "Too cool! I loved that one! The one part with the Emperor and Yoda was so cool!"

Bumble Bee gets teary eyed, "Oh, that scene where Vader learned about his love."

Beast Boy nods with some tears, "Oh man I thought that was so mean! Did you see how Vader reacts?"

The two get all tearful and hug; this caused some blushing and then speedily breaking apart. Bumble Bee asks, "You still want to see a movie?" to which Beast Boy smiles and says "Yeah!"

Speedy and Aqualad are at Cyborg's room, he has a table with some cards dealt out. Mas y Menos are playing as a team while the others play single. Cyborg smiles, "Okay, who's going now?"

Speedy grins, "Me big guy…" Speedy and Cyborg give glares, "Got… any twos?"

Cyborg smiles, "Go fish!"

"Argh!" Speedy slams his head on the table, "I should have asked Aqualad!"

Aqualad shakes slightly, "I don't want to play this… I mean, do you know what image I get every time I say that phrase?"

Speedy grins, "Hey, GO FISH!"

Aqualad grabs his ears, "Stop it!"

Cyborg sighs, "For crying out… how about something else? We can say Go Titans!"

Mas smiles, "Si!" Menos jumps up with his fist, "Go Titans!"

Cyborg frowns, "Only when it is your turn Menos. Menos blushes as he holds the cards at his face, "Ah, no problema amigo Cyborg."

Aqualad smirks, "Dude, I just thought back to Beast Boy." Speedy laughs, "Yeah, falling for a villain what an idiot." Cyborg glares over his cards, "You know how bad those kinds of relationship can be."

Speedy chuckles, "Yeah, though if it was that one chick! You know the one with the pink hair and black clothes."

Aqualad nods, "Yeah, Jinx is kind of cool but she is a bit of a pain."

The two are laughing until they turn to the game; Cyborg has his eyes flaring and his skin burning red. Mas y Menos grin, "Estupido…"

The noise outside this room is of screams as something happens inside. Starfire blinks at the door as she holds her envelope in her hands. "I wonder what it is that has happened." Starfire floats down the halls to Robin's door. She blushes as she knocks on the door leaving the letter at the door. After that she floats off to the corner quickly and waits to see Robin pop his head out and look around. She smiles as he goes into his room again with the letter he found. Starfire sighs as she floats to her own room, "Now to prepare for this evening."

Robin holds the envelope and sighs, "Not even worth reading." He looks at the opened envelope from Heretic. It told of his destiny, the supposed nemesis. If Robin did not do his part Heretic promised he would strike at his friends. Robin has no idea why he was resilient in wearing the outfit but he was going with the feeling. Robin lays his hands on the new envelope and reads it. Robin looks wide eyed; "Wow…" he sits straight up, "I… I can't believe this."

Raven slowly stirs in the med lab. She feels around behind her and sees Red X was gone, "Where is Red?" she sits up and sighs knowing he must have left. She looks at the door uneasily, last time she was in a dream. Raven opens the door and grins as she is not in a dream. Raven goes towards the bathroom and looks in the mirror. Not often did she look at the mirror and herself. Raven knew she was nice looking, though she figured not as much as Starfire. Raven never knew someone would think she was so beautiful to the extent they loved her. Raven takes a brush and works on her hair, straightening it out. She sees herself and smiles until… the bathroom disappears in the mirror, "No…"

"It's been a while," says a deep and aggressive voice. "Daughter." Raven turns as she stands on a floating rock of volcanic stone. Below this stone platform was a lava pit spewing up in small streams of fire. Raven is not staring at the brewing fires, but she sees the large stone throne with skull arm holders with two red skinned hands drumming angrily at her. The red skinned body was sitting in this brown throne which Raven narrows her eyes on. Huge, muscular, the figure is in a long sash of fire designs, and anklets with spikes. The long white like hairs fall around his shoulders, his four eyes of gold shine brightly with his rage but the face is hidden in shadow from his downcast look onto the smaller figure his daughter. Trigon growls lowly to himself as Raven stands defiantly to him. "Hold yourself girl! I am god here! This is my domain!"

"Why did you bring me here?" she screams, Trigon roars and the force flaps Raven's cape and hair back while she bears against the pushing breathe. "Insolent child! Do not speak out unless I give you permission!"

Raven smirks, "You can't hurt me I'm not actually here. I can't be hurt like this."

"Perhaps," Trigon seems to grin his right fang like tusk, "I still have a way to deal with you if needed."

Raven gives a glare as she feels the stone unbalance from something landing with her. Raven turns and snarls, "Slade…"

Slade is crouched, "Seems we are meeting a lot lately. Must be fate, don't you agree?"

Raven rises her hands in defense "Must be a bad twist."

Slade chuckles, "Oh how I agree… for you!" Slade is about to storm forward as Trigon coughs; Slade narrows his eye and holds back. "Yes master."

Raven turns to Trigon, "What do you want with me?"

Trigon smirks again, "I merely wished to inform you of two things. First, Apophis."

Raven gives a glare as Slade stands next to her; he opens his right hand and shows an orb of fire that shows Heretic looking out at her, "This man is not a man completely. His body is mixed with a powerful shadow beast called Apep, or Apophis the serpent of Egyptian lore that supposedly swallowed the sun for power. Ra and Bastet were the only ones who could defeat the serpent to ensure the arrival of the sun. He is crafty, and dangerous. I can not seem to understand his methods for Robin so if you find a way to defeat him I suggest you do so."

Raven gives a questioning look to Slade, "Why are you telling me this?"

Slade turns to Raven dispersing the fires, "Because I wanted to." Slade chuckles, "Maybe you'll learn to appreciate me more."

Raven turns her face to Trigon as she looks at Slade disgusted, "No I don't think so." Raven looks to Trigon, "What was the second thing?"

Trigon snarls lowly, "I wanted you to understand how you are mine. Recently your outbursts show me all your recent feelings. Though I have difficulty affecting you after the prophecy was…" Trigon glares angrily to the pools of lava, "Derailed…" Trigon looks in a snarl at Raven. "As I was saying, you are still mine! Never forget who bore you child!"

Raven gives her own icy stare, "I won't… my mother bore me."

"I was as much an importance if any!" Trigon roars over the land making the lava ripple up, "You would not have the extent of power you have today if not for me wretched girl! If you insist on pushing against my will for this Red X I will destroy him!"

Raven gives a look, "You're scared?" Trigon looks wide eyes, "I see it! You are scared! What is it? What is happening with him that scares you?"

Slade grabs Raven and twirls her on her heels, Raven looks wide eyed as someone was kissing her! She pushes off and falls to the side grabbing her lips in horror. Slade re-attaches his mask, "Come now, I am much more skilled than those others."

Raven looks at Slade with disgust, "I hate you!" Slade chuckles to her lowly, "My dear Raven hate is only a stronger version of love. Could you not see that?" Raven stands up and backs up to the edge debating if dying in the lava was so bad compared to being kissed by Slade again, "Raven!" She looks up to Slade, "I see the simple question in your soul. If the memories of me were not so harsh maybe that could have been enjoyable!"

Raven rolls her eyes, "Okay, I'm jumping for it!" she leaps off for the lava but merely smacks into the enamel plating of the floor. Slade is looking through the mirror, "Let's put it this way. At least I am here, while Red X ran off on you." He now disappears. Raven jumps up asking, "Slade? What did you mean he ran off?" She looks but he is gone, Raven holds her shoulders, Red X promised he would be with her. "He… he couldn't have left me could he?"

Starfire stands at the roof of the tower. Robin slowly trails behind her so she turns with a blank look. Robin looks at her, his look of slight confusion from what he read. Robin is holding the letter in his hands, "Starfire?" he realizes the beauty of the sun setting behind her in an orange and red mixing colors in the horizon.

Starfire smiles at him, "Robin I meant what I have written." She crosses her arms into her lap as she floats over to him. "The way your blue eyes remind me of the ethereal seas of planet Memborlor that I at times find myself swimming in them. Lost in the reflective handsome purity in them. Along to the suite ash of Volcanis Plemborgef that resides in your perfectly groomed hairs. You are important to me, only I can see the greatness truly in you and word it so well." Starfire moves her foot's tip into the roof nervously, "Does that seem some what embarrassing or foolish?" Starfire feels a breeze as Robin stands, her hair moves with the wind as Robin's hair does the same. They stand in equal silence and inquiry, what do they do now?

……Rasco's Place……

Red X comes into the club silently; he now wears a normal outfit of black leather jacket, black torn jeans, and a black T. His cap was black with a white brim. The thing that bothered Red X was the fact it was silent, the place normally has business now. It was sunset, why did Rasco close so early? Red shrugs it off, probably the simple fact he wants to talk alone. Red enters the club, a car door opens across the way and a man with long blonde hair and in a brown trench smiles.

Red X sees his pal Rasco sitting at the bar, he looks up and smiles half. "Hey Robert. I have some bad news and really bad news."

Robert looks up, the cap downcasts his eyes in the shadow of his brim. "What's the bad news?" he sits down having Rasco pour them both drinks of Red Xtreme, which worried Robert since he never does that. Rasco grabs a folder handing it to Robert now showing the contents of a report on the autopsy of Brad Delvine, Ex-Officer. "The leading cause of death was thought as a heart failure. Problem was, the heart exploded."

Robert narrows his eyes, "Explosion? Could it have been the fat man?"

Rasco nods, "I read about him. Seems nano-probes caused the incident with Brad." Robert lowers his head why does this have to be happening? "What was the really bad news?"

Rasco holds up a shotgun from under his bar, "We have… company." Robert looks back and sees the three science goons running in but they run back as Rasco fires his shotgun into their direction. Robert swings over the counter screaming "I knew you'd get me in trouble!"

Robert grins, "Of course. We need to get to the roof!" the two make a dash to a door leading to the roof. They run through the second floor where Rasco is leading. The second level leads to a room that leads to four rooms. Rasco opens a door which leads to a set of stairs. Before he can get through goons break in through the windows with assault rifles, they fire at the two until Robert grabs two X disks and toss them to have them pop on the men's faces making them fall unconscious. Robert turns to Rasco and gasps as his friend leans on the wall holding his side. "You okay?"

Rasco wraps his arm around Robert's neck, "Yeah… just a small bullet." His sarcasm was not as relaxing as Raven's. Robert walks with Rasco into the next level where they find the beer and wine collected in cases. Rasco narrows his eyes, "Hey, burn the beers!" Robert blinks, "Burn it I'm insured. This way we get them off our backs."

Robert nods and chuckles, "You better not whine later." He grabs a disk and flings it to cause a barrel to burst in flame and burn to the whole area. Robert walks Rasco and smiles, "Hey you know what! Whine and wine! That joke was funny!"

Rasco raises a brow, Robert blushes, "Oh something a green kid told me…"

Rasco stands slumped slightly as Robert goes to open the shutter to the roof, "You seem happier Robert must be that girl."

Robert blushes, and he then turns smiling while he pushes the switch, "Yeah she is something."

Rasco smiles as the door is open, "Come on the roof is just ahead."

They go up some stairs to a door. They open it to exit on the roof. Standing on the roof was a certain blue eyed man with two daggers flipping in his hands. "You!" Robert narrows his eyes to Speak, Robert lets go of Rasco and holds up his arms for fighting. Speak narrows his eyes and pulls the knife back to toss it. Robert dodges on his heels as Speak glares slyly. He bolts out with the second dagger glowering in his stab, Robert barely has a chance to turn and see the blade coming onto his back.

……Titans Tower……

Robin looks at Starfire and smiles, "Starfire no one ever has said something like that before." He walks towards her slowly, but then he quickly runs to grab his staff weapon and smash its end into a shadow behind her. Starfire turns gasping, there she sees three black clothed ninja like figures with orange circles on their faces, they were Slade's robot soldiers she asks "Slade has attacked us?"

Robin growls lowly, "Looks like it." He grabs his communicator, "Titans! Trouble is outside the tower!"

Starfire shoots her starbolts into the three bots making them explode. Two other robots, these the more elite robots with oval heads and single red eyes and clamping three fingered claw hands rise into the roof with booster feet. Robin rams the staff into the droids slamming them off of the roof, he sees the ships anchoring and then opening up their ends to let out large mobs of droids and goons. Robin slowly looks over the field, "This looks really bad."

Cyborg runs out from the door with the others. Raven teleports next to Cyborg. Cyborg asks with a look of worry, "What should we do? Their every where!"

Robin looks to the titans, "Speedy, Raven, Starfire, Bumble Bee, and Cyborg will use their long range to fight here on the roof. The others should try to use their melee in the main entrance."

Cyborg nods but then grins, "Hey Rob! I have a better plan!" he whispers to Robin who looks and smiles, "Okay Cyborg you go do that and we'll work on the ground. Titans Go!"

On the beaches Joker stands with a puffed chest looking like a general with a helmet and general jacket. Joker strikes a wand in his hands, shades on his face gleam with the lit cigar in his mouth. "Men! The beaches have been breached! The next step is to take the beachhead before us!" Joker has swung the staff out at the tower, "I want you to take Normandy Take her like never before!"

A goon raises his hand, "Didn't they already take Normandy in a war?"

Joker lowers the shades, "I ate being corrected." The goon raises a brow to this and the two hyenas strike him. Joker cackles to himself lowly as a stray arrow pops his left chest pectoral, "Oh… pooh." Joker pops his other chest and shakes off the outfit "Looks like we have to run, drop that snack it will ruin your dinner!"

The hyenas drop the tattered goon and await orders, Joker grins as he raises a cork-gun, "Gentlemen, start your engines!" he gleams his wide grin, "Get Ready! GO!" he points the cork-gun out and fires having the cork pop off and make the cork explode on the roof. Raven wraps herself in her shield hiding from the dust. Raven looks over stretching out to see. "Joker is leading this? Why in the heck would he do something like that and not Slade?"

Slade is now walking out beside Joker, he looks up and his mind stretches to her, 'I'm leading my own little team… dearest.'

Three large forms stomp behind Slade, Raven narrows her eyes as Plasmus, Cinderblock, and Overload are standing with Slade. Slade jumps on Cinderblock and flings out an open palm, "Full stampede! I want the main gates down yesterday!"

The three brutes roar and then storm off Joker waves to Slade, "Good luck old bean!"

Slade turns back with the emblem of Trigon, "I need no luck clown!"

Joker grins as he turns to his truck on a boat, "Whatever just remember Robin is mine!"

Chang drives in on a four legged tank, stomping down to Joker he smiles with two large cannons on the sides, "Well Joker Bata-Boom has made his way to the back. Heretic also has his place."

Joker grins, "Good, absolutely great twist of events! Let's get some teenagers!" Joker leaps into his truck and laughs as he revs the engines. Starfire is tossing her bolts blowing up droids until a large tail wraps her body, Raven turns and channels her energy but she can not grip the tail. Quadro is scaling over the wall clicking while on its head was perched Bata-Boom. Bata-Boom chuckles, "Hello kids! If you have not noticed I've improved Quadro from all your precious little encounters. He's invincible now! Bata-Boom!" Bata-Boom clicks his heels in a leap as Starfire is tossed screaming, the Quadro hisses with its one hand coming down on her. A sudden loud crashing sound is heard and Quadro's hand is gripped by a large five fingered hand, Cyborg is heard saying "You get away from her you…"

Cyborg has his T-Car in a robot form. The hood half bent over the body now making a pectoral look. The head was a machine copy of Cyborg completely mimicking his features. The two arms were block like muscles with block like hands. The legs were like the arms yet the feet were rounded half ovals sticking from the larger leg block bottoms. Cyborg finishes as he pulls back a large fist, "Witch!"

Bata-Boom narrows his brows, "I hated Aliens…" Cyborg plows his fist into Quadro making it stumble back off of the tower. Cyborg grins but then panics as the tail wraps his leg dragging his T-Car off with it. Starfire screams "Cyborg!"

Speedy screams, "Ripley… err, I mean Cyborg!"

Raven turns to the battle and channels her powers causing two large bits of rubble to slam together into some droids. "Don't worry over that! We need to get them!"

The others turn to see the three beasts storming in at the doors. Raven realizes Slade was not there, "Where did he go?" She feels a chill; she looks up and sees a large twirling fireball coming in on them. The others notice and dodge as the tower now starts to catch flame from this ball. Raven backs away into a ring of fire that spreads high and flings cinders all around. Raven looks across the orange flames and blackened shadows on the ground, "Slade…" she feels someone behind her so she turns up seeing Slade looking onto her, "Ask, and you shall receive."

Starfire flies over the fire ring and asks, "Raven?" she sees Slade so she lands with her bolts, "I will not let you harm my friend!" Slade rolls his eye, "Why does there always have to be some idiot in my way?" Slade does a kick to Starfire's face making her slash into the ground making a trail from the force in the ground. Raven floats over and helps Starfire. Slade chuckles, his stance ready he speaks playfully, "I guess it is inevitable." he storms out with his hands crinkled like claws ready for a strike as the two girls charged their hands with energy.

The main gate came breaking in and the large purple blob beast with multiple green slime eyes stomps in. Plasmus was followed by Overload who was a gigantic electrical body with a single red circuit board head. These two turn back to the beeping sound and dodge the Joker in his truck, "Coming through!" he screams. The two giants watch the Joker drive past then roar as he backs over them smashing Plasmus and popping Overload. Joker screams as he bends over the side, "Coming through!" a large screaming green dinosaur runs after the Joker truck.

Joker turns the wheel fast to have the truck turn around. Beast Boy chases after not noticing the large smile on Joker's face, "That kid is taking the dinosaur thing too serious, what with going extinct and all!" he begins cackling to himself.

The heroes in the main hall are fighting like wild, Robin is pushing off a robot with the tip of his staff and then leap kicks it in the head flinging it into a small group of elite droids. Robin pulls his staff back to narrow his eyes, "Heretic?" he turns around seeing the form of Heretic swinging his serpent staff in one hand like a propeller. "Baby-bird, I see you have ignored my words and kept from grabbing the suit!"

Robin runs out making a swing which Heretic easily blocked, "I would never believe you!"

Heretic chuckles, "You do not need to believe me! Only know that today one of your friends will die! All because you did not do as you were told!"

Robin narrows his eyes as he breaks off and makes a swing on the end of his staff, "Don't lie! You can't hurt them!" Heretic dodges back and vaults onto the snake staff like a pogo stick, "Really? Raven and Starfire are facing Slade on the roof! Cyborg faces Quadro and Bata-Boom! Beast Boy has run out into the mobs chasing Joker and his trap! They are all doomed!" Heretic leaps off the ground with the staff, "You could have prevented this," Heretic then swings the staff over his head vertically, "If you only used the blasted suit!" he strikes down snapping Robin's staff. Heretic swings his staff under his arm "You still have a chance to save the ones important to you! Become my nemesis! Become, the Nightwing!"

Robin looks to the stairs, his heart is speeding fast. Though he wants to believe they will be safe, they will all pull through, he questions the fact Heretic was standing here with this sure about himself attitude so if he didn't do something… "Curse you!" Robin runs to his room hoping there was still some time. Heretic sighs happily, "About time the brat got on the right gear."

……Rasco's Place, Rooftop……

Robert/Red X falls over; he looks to see Rasco has pushed Red out of the way and struggles with Speak. Speak flips his other wrist and slashes with his opposite dagger. Rasco stumbles back gripping his chest; Speak now twists the blade to toss it into Rasco's chest. Red jumps up grabbing the larger friend he asks "What the hell were you thinking?"

Rasco chuckles, "Thinking is Too Much Distraction! I always told you, move in the moment not the thought."

Red narrows his eyes on Speak who looks at his prey angrily, "What are you so upset about? You should be pleased with yourself!" Rasco shifts himself up on a wall, "Kid, get out of here! I don't think he's upset about this but because of that!" Rasco points towards the tower, Red looks and gags at the sight of an orange aura around it like an immense fire.

Speak smirks at the tower, he then pulls out a small T.V. which he turns on, "Bata-Boom!" the Bata-Boom is on the screen, "Well hello there Robert Xavier!" he begins to chuckle, "Yes I know your full name! I know that and OH so much more." Robert grinds his teeth, "I know about your little life on the streets, I read everything on you!" Bata-Boom shakes his head, "I can't believe some of the things I learned especially how you and I are really linked together pal." He chuckles slightly "Well you can get that later, I have to get back to blowing up your friends here!" he pans his camera to Cyborg in his robotic car, "Too bad Rasco had to find out about Brad huh? My… the timing was so uncanny!" he now laughs as he turns off the screen. It flips on, "Oh yeah! I almost forgot! I found you out by that fight last time. Chang was waiting for when you bled a little, remember your shoulder opening up? I had him scoop up your blood and trail it through medical records. Smart thing eh? See you later kid!" the screen turns off. Speak grins with his dagger until the screen turns on, "Speak! No killing him! I want him alive!" Speak snorts to toss the TV. "I mean it!" he trails off in his scream as Speak readies his daggers. Red narrows his eyes and reaches for his belt grabbing three disks, "Come on you little punk! I have your number!"

Speak runs out to strike as the disks are tossed, Speak leaps off his one foot and twirls in the air, two disks pass him but the third is ricocheted from the daggers crossed over his chest. Red has a twitch, looks like the guy was not going to be easy. Red rolls under the right dagger slash then Red turns in his roll to sweep Speak back off his feet. Speak as he falls twirls his dagger and stabs down in his fall. Red is barely able to move his leg out from that plunged dagger. The two now pull apart, Red glares down Speak-no-evil who shares the same stare. Speak then turns his left eye back, he sees Rasco raising the shotgun so he turns and tosses his one dagger again, Rasco is barely able to pull off a shot as the dagger strikes his heart deep and fast. Speak's eyes bulge, his chest has several spots the buckshot hit him. Speak turns now as Red is screaming in a lunged strike, an X in his knuckles held by two ends, the others pointing under and in front of his palm. Speak has his one dagger still in hand, he bounces off the end and grins as Red falls to the side. Red looks up and points with his second hand an X held slightly differently, this one has the two ends with his fingers laced in holes in the metal like a brass knuckle with the pointed end out towards Speak. Speak pulls back, Red smirks, "It's not a knife!" he pushes on his palm, the end under his hand pushes down releasing a spring that fires the pointed end out! Speak's left eye bulges as a pointed red end jolts straight for it…

Speak grabs his eye, blood spurts from under his hands. He falters back and off the rooftop unable to scream but the ferocity in his other eye screams his hatred in this moment. Speak slams into a dumpster, reeling in filth he kicks the sides of the container denting it with his rage boiling over and over. Red looks to Rasco, he has tears in his eyes, "You're okay, right?"

Rasco smirks; his lip has a small dribble of blood, "Yeah… just fine." Rasco looks over Red's shoulder to the tower, "Get going kid. You ain't got much time she might need you bad."

Red nods, he wipes away his tears and tries to pick up Rasco. Rasco grabs Red and gives him a look, "Kid… I'm fine. Go on and go now, I'd only slow you down."

Red seems ashamed, but agrees and jumps off the roof onto the bike. He revs off, his next stop was the tower he reaches into the back of the cycle and grips his mask. Rasco sits on the roof; he smirks as the fire was starting to really burn, "Wish… I really had insurance." Rasco closes his eyes, "He… was whining over wine… he-he." Rasco lets his chin fall a little and the roof starts to collapse, Rasco along with it though he was not there.

Speak rolls out of the dumpster, his body aches and quivers slightly. He looks up to the goons eyeing him so Speak narrows his eye at them, they sheepishly help him out of the alley. Red X has his mask on; he puts the cap over it and then looks at his hand. He still holds the one spike from Speak, "Bata-Boom found me with my blood; I'll do the same with him." Red holds the spike tightly, "He's going to pay, him and his blonde haired friend!"

……Titans Tower, Boat at the shore……

Peter, the newscaster straightens his tie, "So how is it going? I mean with the kids?" he blinks, "We're on?" He turns to the camera, "We have it here live! Some mad collective of villains have made a full attack on Titans Tower. The police are not acting, as it is thought casualties may be in the many for their inexperienced men. The Titans are fighting these men and robots, seeming to be a collection of Slade fighters and some unknown henchmen. Though most of the titans are doing well, one at the moment is doing very poorly! This one," the scene turns to Cyborg in his T-Car suit, the right arm ripped off and Quadro crushes it in his larger arms easily, "Is fighting a loosing battle with who witnesses believe is that fiend Bata-Boom."

……Killer Moth's Place……

Jinx is holding a pillow to her chest tightly; she looks away fearfully as this broadcast occurs. Killer Moth turns to her and snarls his lips, 'What is she going to do? Ignore this?' Killer Moth stands up, "Well? What do you want to do? Stay here or go help him?"

Jinx looks confused, "I…" she grips the pillow harder, "I don't know…"

Killer Moth grips his face in his gloved hands, "Kids I hate them so much!" he screams "You like that idiot titan! Go on and help him! Then, next week we rob a bank and kick his butt around! How hard is that?"

Jinx looks slightly confused more, "Uh… okay?"

Killer Moth nods, "Hell yes it is!" he is gripped by his daughter in a hug, "What the!"

Kitten smiles, "Oh it's so cute! She's going to the rescue of her boyfriend!" she glares to the T.V. "Even if he is a looser Teen Titan."

Gizmo grins, "Hey, I'll fly you there okay?" Jinx looks at Gizmo surprised, "You are… you know…" he narrows his eyes, "My friend." He almost vomits from the niceness in his voice, "Ergh, let's go before I regret it."

Jinx wipes a tear, "Thanks. Okay, let's go!" she grabs the two back spider legs of Gizmo's pack and he flies off out the window. Mammoth blinks, "So she has a thing for Cyborg?" Killer Moth narrows his eyes and bonks the kid on the head, "Idiot!"

Kitten gasps as she hugs Mammoth, "Oh, Mammy-Whammy! Are you okay?"

Killer Moth falls into his seat, "What did I ever do to deserve this?" he shifts his eyes, "Except the whole crimes against nature… super-bugs and all that."

……Titans Tower……

Star and Raven push against with their beams, Star with her green beam and Raven with her black beam, a strong surging flame stream from the dual hands of Slade. He sighs, "Come on! Is this all you can do?" his emblem on his forehead grows brightly, a mix of Trigon and Apophis. The fire doubles over and the two girls are pushed back and towards the fire wall. Starfire feels the heat, "Raven! What can we do?"

Raven looks at Slade with her body taxing on the defending attack, "Well… how would I know?"

Slade chuckles before he turns, "Robin?" he leaps up and dodges a steel pole that strikes the roof stone and cracks it, "No not Robin, Nightwing!" Slade twirls and then lands in a crouched position, "So that's what you look like? Not really all that extravagant if you ask me."

Nightwing stands, the frame of Robin in the suit was as always but more expressed. His muscles tightly fitted in this black outfit with a blue wing like streak over the upper chest Nightwing twirls his staff and smiles, "Whatever you say Slade." Nightwing had a mask like Robin's yet with more defined points at the edges. Robin had not touched his hair, still spiked he resembles Robin yet it was not Robin. Starfire of all could tell with her face of awe seeing Robin now like this. Raven looks at Robin with some joy; she could see his face making a strong look of defiance to Slade. Slade readies into a stance, "Well, Robin, Nightwing, whoever you are I hope you are able to give me some challenge!"

Robin grins, "Oh I will!" the two charges, Slade creating a pole of flames. Robin roars as he swings his staff knocking away the one Slade held. Slade looks horrified as Robin now leaps around in a kick and launches Slade straight off of the roof. Robin turns to Raven, "Raven take and find Cyborg! Starfire stay and help us as you can! I'm going for Beast Boy, he's too far out."

Robin leaps off of the roof, gripping his grappling hook he fires it on the tower wall and swings down the sides to make a direct charge into the masses. Raven turns to fly off but a large pillar of flames comes up, on it rides Slade, "Kid must be kidding himself," Slade glares on Raven evilly, "If he thinks that would stop me." He fires a strong ball of flame into Raven slamming her into a ventilation tube that then collapses on her. Slade narrows his eyes on Starfire, "You know we never get to talk do we?"

Starfire makes into a stance, "I do not wish to talk with you. You are an evil man."

Slade rolls his eyes, "My how ingenious, no wonder why Robin likes Raven if all he has to choose from is you or her."

Starfire feels ill, "Pardon?" Slade gives his stare to her, making a small stroll he says "Robin is not so simple minded as you. Take the fact he is strong, vibrant, and oh don't forget tortured he and Raven make a reasonable couple." He lays his hand on her shoulder, she looks up with her eyes shaking, "You and him, it is a couple made for little boys and girls, the popular jock to the popular beauty. No one understands it is so much more exciting if the jock goes with a dark girl, underappreciated and so much the same. You have a happy life and style, Robin sadness and torment. You know my words are true," Starfire swings off his hand, her face in tears; "He can not love you because he is beyond it."

Starfire scoffs, a smile in her tears, "You do not understand him. I love him! I will not accept such words!" she shakes her head, tears shine from the flames of red and orange around her, "I can not accept a lie like yours! Robin is strong enough to decide for himself and if he understands my heart he will see the love! Until then I will fight and be with him as he needs me!"

Slade glares on Starfire, "He will never see you there. He will ignore you like a little child in his way."

Starfire grins more, "If that is how it will be. I will still love him as is in my heart to do so."

Slade closes his eye, "I hate people like you. Always so damn foolish!" he backhands her off of the tower, "Die! Die and let his heart bleed tears of crimson!" he forges two flames from his hands and slices a corner of the roof. The roof begins to fall and Starfire turns up only to scream as she is pinned under the large mass of debris, "Let this be my gift to you Nightwing! The death, of your wretched love!"

The debris crashes, Nightwing turns back in the middle of the field. He sees Starfire's necklace shining under the rubble, "… Starfire?" his eyes grow, "Starfire!" he charges back at her, was it pointless? Was he unable to protect his friends even with the help of this suit?

Beast Boy stomps after Joker, Joker turns his truck on the side, "Sorry kid!" he screams pulling out a bazooka, "Time to Split like the dinos!" he fires at the shocked dino, to have it blink with a giant pie in its face. Beast Boy turns to his human form seeing the Joker hold his ribs in laughter, "Split! Get it! A banana pie, like a banana split!" Joker drops his bazooka removing a tear, "I'm HOE-rible!" Joker narrows his eyes, "Speaking of hoes, how is your little paper-weight girlfriend?"

Beast Boy gives an angry expression, "You have some nerve! I am going to get you for that!"

Joker sighs, "Now, now! I'm just pulling your chain!" he pulls a chain at this point, a large explosion goes off behind Joker and a giant egg like object shoots over his head making his hair flap a little. Joker narrows his eyes, "Oops, looks like I laid a rotten one! Guess the finishing gag should be a killer!" Joker falls back in laughter, "Someone, please stop me!"

Beast Boy looks back to Joker, "Oh I will!" he is then stomped on by a giant mechanical bird foot, Beast Boy screams. He looks to see a giant chicken body, and wings made of metal. Riding in the head which looks like a giant grinning chicken with the head feathers combed back like the Joker, was Harley with her evil grin, "Sorry kid, time for you to learn the pecking order around here!" she pushes a lever and the Joken-Bot begins bobbing its beak down after Beast Boy who turns to a duck to fly out of the way. Joker grabs a hunting rifle and aims, having a flannel hat and jacket he spits into a spittoon, "Well dere be an innocent cloud-humpin bird! Em gonna blow er head off, and smack-dab er on me wall!" he fires the exploding rounds missing the bird with several shots. Joker throws the gun down and snarls, "I hate duck hunting anyway!" Joker pulls out his large barreled pistol and fires, he clips the duck making it spiral down, "Weee-doggie! Go get em!" he turns to the hyenas, they giggle as the two storm out after the duck. "Oops! Forgot, their trained to eat, not retrieve." He glares wickedly, "Live and learn… I suppose!" he cackles to himself at his wicked humor.

The hyenas stop as they are struck by small bursts of energy; they whimper and hide under the truck. Joker growls, "Not her again!" Bumble Bee flies in front of Joker's nose, "You think I'm not ready for you?" he flips out a flyswatter then strikes but she dodges it so he hits himself in the face, Joker narrows his eyes through the swatter, "Oh… pooh…" he flings it down and grabs a can spraying madly until he hears coughing. Bumble Bee falls on the ground turning to her normal size. Joker grins, "See! Never mess with a man with a can of Raid!"

Joker whirls a large mallet over his head, "Down came the mallet! To smash the Bumble Bee out! AH-Heh-Heh-Heh!" Bumble Bee was looking up half dazed but smiling, Joker gives a raised brow, "What's so funny?" he is now raising into the air, Joker turns and grins innocently to the giant gorilla, "Oh, hello B.B.!"

Beast Boy snorts as he tosses the Joker into the hood of his truck in a backwards toss. The Joker yells as his hood bends in from the primal toss. Beast Boy looks to Bumble Bee and grins with his teeth. Then his head is grabbed in the beak of the Joken-Bot, Beast Boy grabs its mouth and tries to pry his head out. Harley grins, "Like a barrel of monkeys!" she giggles until she has a little white gloved hand in her face, "Hola!" Harley blinks, "Who-Huh?"

"No!" Menos grins, "Ho-La! Hola, como estas?"

Harley screams, "What do you think you're…" she is now spinning in her swivel control chair when Mas grabs Menos and the two run around her. They stop but Harley still spins. Mas sighs, "Ah, moy bien! Y tu?"

Menos smiles nicely, "Muy, muy bien! Gracias!"

"Des nada mi hermano!"

Mas y Menos now twirl around again as Harley had stopped to raise her hand. Mas y Menos look to the control panel, Mas grins, pulling a lever releases Beast Boy who turns to human allowing a bashful Bumble Bee grab him. Menos looks star eyed at one button, "Ooh… qu'e hace esto bot'on haga?"

Harley stops spinning as the inquisitive Menos pushes the button, she twitches her eyes, "Aw… pudding." Her seat flares up and she is ejected out of the chicken. The two twins smirk devilishly as they exit next to the other titans, "Ta-dah!" they scream as the chicken bot joker, or Joken-bot falls in on its knees and falls to the sides with a large cloud of dust. Beast Boy smirks, "Not bad! Not bad at all!"

Bumble Bee grins and nods, "Yeah, you did really well out here too Beast Boy."

Beast Boy blushes, rubbing the back of his head he says "Hey I am a good guy right?"

Joker is pulling himself into the truck, "I hate when everything goes the good guys way!" he smiles to Chang who is firing his cannons at the tower, "Yo! Crab-boy! Get your butt over here!"

Chang blinks and scuttles over to the truck, "What is it? Can't you see I'm trying to collapse the tower?"

Joker nods, "Yes, but we have some problematic situations over here!" he pushes Chang's head to the titans gathered near the Joken-bot, "See what I mean?"

Chang gleams evilly, "Oh, I see!" he scuttles in front of the truck charging his cannons now having the Joker hop onto the crab tank himself, "Time for people to see the power of Chang!"

Beast Boy twitches his eyes, "Dude, this guy is persistent." He grins for a moment, "Now I see why Batman can't get him!"

Bumble Bee turns and readies her stingers, "Come on, and let's show them what we can do!"

Mas and Menos nod, smacking their fists together they scream "Teen Titans! GO!" the four begin a charge, Chang grimaces, "Uh… this is not good!"

Joker narrows his eyes, "Just start blasting!" he grips a metal card from his sleeve, "I'm not letting myself get beat by some kids!" he tosses them out as Chang maneuvers the tank backwards and fires his cannons.

Cyborg screams as the T-Car is smacked in full force blows, he stammers to his feet, "Okay, no more Mr. Nice-guy!" Cyborg opens his left arm in the car as a cannon, "Booya!" he fires the sonic cannon and Quadro is struck hard enough to make it falter a little. Bata-Boom laughs, "Kid! I already upgraded his armor for that! You can't win!" he jumps up and clicks his heels. Cyborg runs out landing a punch with his large robot hand "Screw you!"

"The only one screwed," Quadro rips off the second suit arm, making Cyborg scream as the wires and metal break, "Is you boy!" Quadro then backhands Cyborg onto the ground. Quadro leaps up then onto Cyborg's legs, snapping the machine legs off, Cyborg snarls up at the monster, "Okay, one last shot!" he pushes a button and the hood opens, a strong sonic blast fires from the chest and into the head of Quadro making it rear up and making Bata-Boom fall off. Cyborg grins as he pushes a button on his suit ejecting him out, "That was really close!"

Something shoots his back, he falls into the ground. Quadro lowers its little arm and hisses, "Bata-Boom!" screams Bata-Boom for his creation, "Okay, bring him to me!"

Quadro launches out its tail to grip the leg of Cyborg. Quadro twirls Cyborg into the air then grabs Cyborg's arms with its two large arms; Quadro grips Cyborg's legs with its smaller arms. Bata-Boom chuckles, "Well, this certainly looks promising!" Quadro grips Cyborg's waist with its long tail. Cyborg narrows his eyes, "Let me go you fat little…" his eyes show excruciating pain after Bata-Boom snaps his fingers, Quadro has ripped off the right arm of Cyborg.

Killer Moth looks some how stunned, the broadcaster returns with the image, "They're showing this on T.V. What the heck are they thinking?"

Mammoth is eating popcorn, "Ratings!"

Kitten is also eating his popcorn, "Yeah, what is going to happen?"

Bata-Boom laughs to himself, "Oh, the face you made was priceless!" he snaps his fingers, Cyborg reels up in pain again as his left arm is torn off, "Oh! Now that one was even better than before!"

Cyborg growls lowly, "I'll get you tubby!" Bata-Boom stops his laughter, he looks blankly at Cyborg, "You know, I hate when people make fun of my weight." He snaps his two hands, "Bata-Boom!" Quadro rips the legs, Cyborg screams louder than before from this. Bata-Boom chuckles grabbing his stomach, "Oh my… wonderful! Hey let's see what face he makes when we finish the job!" Quadro grips Cyborg's head; Cyborg gives a snarling face to Bata-Boom when Gizmo and Jinx land, Jinx screams "Don't do it!"

Bata-Boom turns over to her, "Why not?"

"I…" Jinx looks at Cyborg who sees her, "I love him!"

Kitten and Mammoth look teary eyed; "Oh…" they sniffle. Killer Moth narrows his eyes to them, "It's not a soap opera."

Bata-Boom nods, "How sweet." He gleams his goggles at Cyborg, "I have to do it now! Bata-Boom!" Quadro yanks, Jinx grabs her mouth, and Cyborg screams loudly for a moment… then stops. Quadro tosses the head to Jinx; she looks down at her feet with tears, "Oops!" Bata-Boom giggles, "Guess I broke him!"

Kitten and Mammoth are in awe/gasp mode. Killer Moth glares at the screen even he didn't know Bata-Boom was this uncaring.

Jinx kneels down and holds Cyborg's head, "No… I loved him…" she shakes her head as she hugs his, "I loved him! That meant something!"

"Not really." Bata-Boom snaps his fingers and Quadro grips Bata-Boom with its tail and raises him onto its head, "It meant nothing to me! I personally don't get the whole love thing, it's kind of boring."

Jinx looks up, her eyes filled with hate and disgust. She lowers the head and charges her hands with a large amount of Hex energy, "You…" she raises her hands, "You monster!" she fires; Quadro is blasted and raised in a small arch before landing back down on its feet. Bata-Boom sighs, "I upgraded him from your little deal in the stadium. Even your magic won't hurt this new boy!" Bata-Boom stomps his foot, "He's invincible!" then he blinks as there is a creaking sound, Quadro's right arms fall off, Quadro peers over as the left ones do the same. Bata-Boom screams as the entire droid falls in on itself with him on it. Now his bottom on the wreckage which was his most prized bodyguard Bata-Boom stands to brush himself off, "Guess I didn't plan on so much energy."

Jinx looks at Bata-Boom, her eyes glowing with a pink energy, "You're next!" she charges her hands together but her body is blasted by a blackened mist. Heretic lands next to Bata-Boom, "Well done Bata-Boom. I truly do approve of your plan!"

Bata-Boom chuckles, "Hey, it's the least I could do!"

Heretic narrows his eyes to the distance, "Is that who I think it is?" a shadow blasts by them on a cycle, Bata-Boom nods saying "He took long enough."

Red X speeds to a halt at the wall, he looks up it, now in his whole outfit he looks around seeing Robin. "Robin?" he didn't recognize him in the Nightwing outfit. Red X jumps off and runs over helping with the rubble, "You okay?"

Robin looks up snapping "Where were you?"

Red X gives an aggressive look, "Loosing a friend!" Robin looks up sort of surprised, "Look I am here now so who's trapped?"

Starfire blasts off some rocks, she weakly crawls up from the rocks in the center of the ruble. Red X and Robin jump over to her. Robin smiles, "Starfire!" he grabs her in a hug which she was slightly surprised by. "You're okay."

Starfire nods, "Yes, yes I am."

Red X looks to the roof, "Is Raven there?" Robin looks over and nods, "Okay, good." He grips a rope with an X end but it barely even makes partway. "Oh…" Red X grabs his face, "For crying out…" he feels something at his waist, he turns seeing Robin hand him the grappling hook, "Hurry up and save her!" Robin smiles, "I need to watch after Starfire."

Red X nods, "Thanks kid." He shoots off the hook, and as he ascends he yells, "Oh, I forgot to fill the tank!"

Robin's eye twitches, "Figures…"

Slade bears his heel into Raven's throat as she lay on her back. "Things have been odd lately haven't they?"

Raven glares at Slade with no emotion, not at the current as her mind wondered off the fight and to Red X, where was he? Slade seems to sense her mind is uneasy so he shifts his foot under her and kicks her on up so he can grip her shoulders. "My dear, this whole Red X thing has you confused doesn't it?" Raven looks to the ground sheepishly, "Ah I thought so. Raven, may I be honest with you?"

"You know the meaning of 'honest' Slade?" Raven gives a sarcastic quip to Slade who merely chuckles, "Yes I do my dear. Red X ran away, he left because he finally came to terms this is not his life. He's been injured, tortured, and almost killed over another person. He's a petty criminal, he has no place here. While he runs away, I stay here." Raven looks to her feet, noticing the flames rise from her own emotions of doubt in Red X not being with her as she needs him Slade revels in this, "I will be with you always! I will have nothing more than to have you at my side. When you go into the shadows I will be that torch," he holds his right hand out causing his palm light in flame, "Which will guide you always to the world here. You do not need love; you need a sense of purpose. I will give you purpose, as my apprentice."

"Geez! What are you a vacuum salesman?" Raven brightens up as Red X is tossing the grappling hook to the side. Slade closes his eye, "When will I get a freaking break?"

"Right now!" Raven yells pulling away and launching her right hand as a fist. Red X applauds the punch as Slade stumbles back gripping his face. Red X jumps off the railing and runs to Raven embracing her in a hug, "Sorry I left… I had a friend who needed me."

Raven is not worried, she digs her face in his chest, "I understand." Slade stands with irritation, three of his bots scuttle to his side, "So you came! Great, now we can obliterate you all in one move!"

Robin holds the injured Starfire in his arms, seeing several elite drones; he narrows his eyes gripping the staff at his side. He feels something shift, Starfire stands on her own feet smiling, "Friend… I am fine." She looks to the drones with her hands energized "Let us take this battle finally!"

More of the drones circle around, Robin grins, "If you say so Starfire!" he runs out and leaps off swinging his staff vertically crushing one drone's body in. He lands to vault over this drone and land his feet into another, from atop this one he swings horizontally ripping through three others frontal plates. As one had turned on Robin Starfire grips it from behind, raises over her head in a scream then tosses it into two others making them explode. The two heroes smile until a large band circles them with blasters aimed, Robin gives a worried stare, "Starfire… I love you."

Starfire looks at him bashfully, "As I you…"

Speedy fires a spray of five arrows on two drones; Aqualad launches strong currents of water from the seas at others bashing them together. They forced their ways to Cyborg only to find his… remains. "What now?" Speedy asks as he grabs several more arrows. Aqualad looks around, "Um… I don't know!"

An elite drone jumps up to be blasted by a pink crescent that slices it in two. Jinx stands with her hands glowing pink, her eyes in tears she snarls "We make sure they look ten times worse then him!"

Gizmo not too thrilled in the fight looks to the city; he grinds his left molars as he debates on escaping… "Ah… I hate this." He pulls down his goggles and forges out his four spider legs twirling them like a set of propellers in a jump towards some droids, "I mean I really hate this!"

Bumble Bee smirks as Beast Boy rips off the final leg of the crab tank, Chang and Joker look at each other fearfully, "Looks like this clown is going down!"

Beast Boy turns to human, "Well? Where's the big punch line Joker?"

Joker looks towards behind the children and grins, "Oh… you'll see." The four look back, and pale as Mas y Menos moan, "Grande problema…"

A small force of droids and drones stomp out with blasters, the brunt of Slade's robots finally on the field. Red X looks over the area behind him, Raven feels uneasy until she hears Red X laughing. Slade narrows his eye, "Are you loosing it? I have an army, an actual mass of robots perched on this island for simply put ending the titans! Why in the hell are you laughing?"

"Tell me, Red X pulls out three disks; their tips blink with strange lights, "Are these boys electrically powered?" Red X tosses the disks across the sky in three directions from the tower. Slade closes his eye realizing what happened, "E.M.P.B." he murmurs as the three disks blow and an Electro Magnetic Pulse is surged across the island. All the droids and drones shut down after spazzing in place. The goons who had been hired panic, their electrical weapons incapable of working. Worse yet, Overload short circuits and Plasmus sigh to lick the circuit board up in a retreat. Slade shakes his head, "That was ingenious… yet pointless. I will be back!" he runs past Red X and Raven screaming "I'll never be beaten this easily again!"

Slade leaps off the tower onto Cinderblock, the two run off to the distance where Heretic has his staff raised high. Bata-Boom turns to see Jinx running at him, "Aw, little girl going to go cry!" he disappears into the mists with Joker and Chang, both a little bruised. The hyenas cackle as they escape with Harley dragged from her parachute. Heretic is last; he narrows his eyes to Robin. The tower was burning; no one was hurt by what he knew. Aqualad smiles as he says "I can take care of the fire!" he channels a large spring of water to flush into the tower, Robin nods in thanks while the other titans slowly return scanning over the wreckage. The tower was a mess, holes and parts missing, drones standing in mid attack with their bodies stuck, broken glass from earlier but still it did not add to the scenery. Robin sighs as he sits on the couch, only to have it collapse on him. "Great…" Speedy comes in slowly, "Robin… I'm sorry." He hands the right arm of Cyborg, "I think Bata-Boom did it."

Starfire gasps as she sees the arm and Beast Boy stammers back falling over a broken chair. Raven enters, seeing the arm her powers instantly act smashing the only chair not broken to many bits Red X grips her shoulder hoping to calm her she turns into his chest, as Cyborg was the only one she truly trusted of all like a brother. Robin looks confused, "What? It's only a machine!" he rubs his temples, "What the heck am I going to do?"

Starfire is very heart struck by this, "How could you say such a thing? Cyborg was not only a machine! He was our family, our friend, our…" Cyborg grins next to her, "Your Number 1 mechanic with his own stunt double!" he laughs as the others are startled he is un harmed. It seems after the H.I.V.E. incident Cyborg learned Beast Boy wanted to make a new Cyborg Double, so to help keep Beast Boy from messing up his tools he built one into the new T-Car. Starfire happily hugs Cyborg, "Oh, how marvelous! I am happy that all that was harmed was a duplicate and the T-Car."

Cyborg nods, "That's right just a duplicate…" his eyes bulge, "Aw man! My car! My CAR!"

Red X wanders off to the computer lab, he has to know more on that blonde haired guy, "Okay, I have a DNA sample, now to figure out who he is and maybe that fat prick too!" Red X uses the machines in the lab still working, one a DNA analyzer then the only computer still online. He checks the DNA and finds a match; he reads it, "…." He closes his eyes tightly then rubs them; he reads it again, "…." He looks at the information, seeing a family history he grimaces. "…." He is not able to speak, as was the shock the true identity of Speak-No-Evil had on him, also, the clues now explaining the horrible truth behind him, Bata-Boom, and a painful haunting memory… in his soul.

Raven was making her way to her room as she saw Red X leave the computer lab. She was surprised he was coming from there but doubly surprised when he nearly falls over only barely able to push his one arm on the wall "Red X!" she floats over, "Are you alright?"

He looks up to her through the mask, his eyes showing sadness in the curves of his eyes, "I… I need to talk to you alone."

She nods and holds him up over her shoulder. Something hit him badly, not a physical blow as something internally. Raven took him to her room, one of the few rooms unaffected by the flames. Raven tries to open her door but the electricity was dead, she narrows her eyes and chants, the door pulls open in a black aura so they enter before it is closed. Raven flings out her hand, several candles along the walls and room light, she sees Red X in the dim light… without his mask! "Red X?"

Red X stuns Raven with his face, thin brows and surprisingly his eyes are a green/blue mix almost a gray haze that was inhumanely handsome. The right eye has a small crescent like scar at the crest. Red X has his eyes with tears while he speaks, "The stuff that has happened has really stacked up on me. First I find out Brad was killed by Bata-Boom, then Rasco my only other friend is killed by some blonde freak." Raven narrows her eyes, Brad was the name of the friend of the man from the club and Rasco was the name of the club… she widely eyes Red X as she sits next to him her legs on each other, "You're the guy from the club! The one who talked to me…" she smiles sweetly, "I see why I could trust you."

Red X looks at her and grins, "Yes, it was little old me, nobody special just a stranger." Raven lowers her head that was exactly what he said before. "You would figure nothing worse could happen, it was over now! I mean I lost not only my old friend but my last friend. Then I found out the truth of who the blonde haired killer and Bata-Boom were." Red X chuckles, Raven feels concerned with his voice. He now grips his face, "It was Tommy! Damn it, that killer is Tommy Boomarus, the son of Batallion Boomarus! Their freaking father and son, my only friend left is a killer who works for the monster I hate. What kind of twist is this?"

Raven creeps her left hand onto Red X's shoulder, "I can't say that I know. This sounds terrible but I'm… here."

Red X sighs deeply to grab her hand, a smile on his face he says "I know, that's why I love you." He sits up, "I'm here for you and you are here for me. You need me for anything Raven I will be there."

Raven looks at her feet, "Red X, what is your name?" Red X looks up and blushes, he forgot that he never told her, "Robert Alderon Xavier sorry I never told you sooner."

Raven nods then puts herself on his lap, Red blinks, "I know what I want! For as long as I could remember I was told by my father what he wants, then Robin says he wants for the team. Now Slade comes up and says what he wants again." Raven shakes her head "I'm sick of it, waiting for everyone to tell me what they want like Malchior to use me and toss me away. You don't ask me for anything really, you sort of just are here. I realize… I want you."

Red X turns slightly red as she pushes him onto the bed, "Uh, what exactly are you planning?"

Raven has cradled him underneath her, she undoes her hood and positions her arms around Robert's head, "You'll understand sooner or later. Till then I will just take it slow."

(Play "No Way To Say" if you have it, if not, we'll still have a good couple of scenes.)

Red X grabs her arms, she is sort of surprised. He looks at her seriously, "I… I want to know you really want this." He narrows his eyes, "I don't want you to regret something like this… I want to know you're doing this because it is your wish." Raven smirks her cocky grin, "When I thought I loved Malchior I had a power, I was free of the pain my own father showed me. His influence was gone." Raven lays her head at the base of Red X's neck "I was happy but not completely. If I do this, I think I can find myself happy. I've wanted that for a long time, so please if we love each other then there is nothing to fear, right?" Red X looks at her hair, petting it he sighs, "I love you." She smiles up at him, "I love you too."

Robin slowly stands on the roof seeing Starfire sitting alone, he strolls over and lays a hand on her shoulder, "We'll rebuild." He sees her look up and smiles, "We always do… a lot actually." Starfire looks back to the clouds, she gasps as it seems… the tower is rising! Robin feels her fall in his arms, she looks up at his eyes though hidden she sees them. Robin is flush with color as she hangs in his arms; he grins then motions her up. The tower and the island are rising up and strange white flowers bloom all across the ground. White Roses, yes white roses are blooming all over the tower and island as it slowly rotates in the air.

Raven and Red X are under the covers, she whimpers slightly and he looks at her. Red X leans into her face and kisses her lips to calm her. Raven moves into this kiss and spies with her eyes the black roses he brought to her, they now glow white with energy, and she smiles in the kiss knowing she was happy.

Jinx grips the head of Cyborg, tears falling on her face and his top. She feels so much pain, he was gone. Gizmo shifts uneasily then he looks over and smirks. Cyborg looks at the back of Jinx who stood and hugged the copy. He coughs slightly; Jinx turns and drops the head, her eyes tremble as she sees a vision of joy. Cyborg blushes as he sort of digs his toe into the ground, "Sorry… it was a double and…" he is cut off as she leaps up wrapping her arms around his neck, dragging the larger, bigger guy into her kiss. Tears stream her face not in pain but joy, her love meant something… it really did! Gizmo looks on as Cyborg wraps his arms around her shoulder blades and forces her into his own kiss. Gizmo twitches, and slowly pulls his goggles down, "Dude… this is sickening." He grabs his stomach, "I think I'm going to Ralf." He then notices the white rose petals twirling around Cyborg and Jinx slowly into the air, he looks to see the island is rotating around and now the walls to the tower… are rebuilding?

Red X lands his right hand outside the covers; he grips the sheets tightly for a moment unsure if this was right… he was thinking of the irregular situation they were in. He blinks as he feels something wriggle into his hand, Red X looks at his hand and smiles as a pale hand has squeezed his. The fingers now lacing together Red X looks to Raven under his face, she smiles at him and he kisses her more passionately bobbing his head back and forth with love filled pecks.

A hole of flame burns, sitting in his throne Trigon narrows his four golden eyes at the sheets turning, "… figures." He snorts through his nostrils, "I hate kids." Trigon waves his hand over the portal and it disperses. "I'll make her pay for this. That little witch!" he flings a ball of fire that explodes a large platform of rock.

Red X has been rolled under Raven; she has her arms straight as she has them pinned around Red's head. Her face tenses, she whines a small bit and Red X grabs her under the sheets, "Are you okay?" Raven becomes more flushed in her face, "Yes just…" she nods, "I love you." Red X grins, "You say that a lot." She nods, "I mean it, this time I really mean it." She leans into him and starts to kiss his lips again, this time she uses her tongue to explore his mouth, finding he has an interesting taste.

Bumble Bee is looking out the window with Beast boy. A white rose petal falls on her wound and it heals, she is blinking at this. Beast Boy has the same thing happen to him. The two look at each other and blush, "Um," Bumble Bee smiles at Beast Boy, "We never really watched a movie."

Beast Boy shrugs looking as the clouds are moving with the island, flower petals swirling in the winds he chuckles, "Hey, this is a better movie than what's in theaters." The flowers are now glowing; a spectacle of light and magic seems to flow about the tower. Bumble Bee nods and blushes as she feels a hand in hers… "Um…" she looks down and sees the gray gloved hand of Beast Boy. She looks at his face; he has a smile and glance which she returns as they watch the flowers dance again.

Raven jumps up and arches her back, "It feels so…" she closes her eyes before arching back down slowly, she smiled on Red X before seeing the face of Slade scowling her. She shakes her head and looks again, Red X looks at her as he pushes up to her face. Raven falls onto Red X making him lay on top of her again, "I can feel something is different! Can you feel it?"

Red X nods, a blush on his cheeks, "Yes but what is it?"

Raven cups her chin into his shoulder hugging herself to him tightly, "My heart… it's blooming." She looks over to the white roses on her tabletop now blooming widely, their petals glowing strong enough to illuminate the room and for a first, there was not a single shadow in this dark room.

Mas y Menos awe at the windows reforming, Aqualad keeps splashing his eyes with water as the metal melds itself back. Speedy has removed his mask to see fully the stones roll over the tower walls and reform to their previous places. On the roof, Robin holds Starfire's arms by the forearm, she is doing the same. They look into each other's eyes Robin then pulls Starfire into himself. Starfire blushes as he grips her lips with his, she leans down into the kiss and sighs slightly. The white rose petals swirl about them and illuminate brightly the area. Stones roll past the two kissing titans as the tower rebuilds, yet they hardly noticed with their kiss.

Raven feels a surge, her head pitches back and her eyes glow bright white. Her soul self, a giant white raven flies out from her eyes and through the roof opening its wings widely before dissipating back into Raven. She lies back on the bed and so does Red X falling at her side. They pant heavily, and Raven rolls over to face Red X, "I feel… different."

Red X is smiling, "Me too." He grips the back of her head and puts her forehead to his, "I think I know why people fall in love." He pecks her lips with a kiss, "They complete each other."

Raven nods as she hugs her arm around his waist to be close to him, she curls her head under his saying, "That's what it is, feeling complete."

Red X chuckles, "Yeah, love. That is exactly how it feels."

(If you listened to music, you can stop now… man, that was… interesting… will I have to make this an M rating now? Oh boy… I hope not.)

The tower and island land into the ocean and everything looks calm. Cyborg grins as Jinx parts slowly fluttering her eyes at his, "I love you," she says before kicking off in a somersault, "But I'll still kick your butt!" she grabs Gizmo who is already primed to fly out. The two disappear and Cyborg just shakes his head smiling, 'That girl is so weird… oh man I love her.'

Robin parts from Starfire positioning her to lay her back to his chest. Robin smiles as she lays her head to the side of his shoulder, "It's so nice to be here with you Robin."

Robin opens his mouth about to say his name was 'Nightwing' but he just grins saying, "Yeah, it sure is Starfire. Just to be with you."

……Heretic's Hangar……

The villains celebrate their victory, as they saw it as a victory. Bata-Boom heals Speak's injuries with bandages and the Eye Of Osiris. This healed the lost eye. Joker and Slade take time to talk, and plan how to finish the titans. Chang with his goons danced and drank. Harley was playing with her hounds. Cinderblock and Plasmus try to figure a way to bring back up Overload. Heretic however, he sits in a chair and drums his fingers. He smiles under his mask, and says, "It's just like I planned." Heretic chuckles, "Their all playing the roles so well. Tomorrow, the venom will course their veins and win or lose; the teen titans will succumb to the poisons of Apep's venom."

Note: OH MY GAWD! This is the freaking longest chapter yet! I can't believe I wrote it all! I'm actually quite proud! Please, how does everyone feel about the twists in this chapter? Some things will be revealed in the next one, we have… 3 chapters to go? That's it? NO MORE! I may continue with the next story and instead of Nightwing/Raven cheating, I may put Nightwing has gone through a divorce with Starfire, and he is starting to secretly feel for Raven who is there for him. This way there is no cheating, but still a conflict that rises with our titans. Now, responses!

Jason: Just checking, a friend of mine was named Jason and his last name was something around Corneli so I called him that, though I believe his name was not actually that.

EvilSangle: Wow, that's a reader for you! Thank you for reading as you did, very kind of you. Please do not stay up so late, read in intervals as this baby was a long chapter. Hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I did!

Tigerlilly1234: Well, Red X is not something I can say I know will play out. He may turn out differently than what is written so far, however we will see!

Az: I agree, I do not enjoy the cheating angle because it may be controversial, but not nearly as entertaining as some others. My Robin/Starfire divorce Robin/Raven secret lust seems more entertaining because it won't have to lead to some odd occurrences.

ThisWolfLovesNoOne: Oh, so that is what happens? I saw a majority of the cast being killed so I guess I always knew that was the end. Yes that is a story idea, I am still in the process of working out some kinks.

RavenXBB: Well, she saw his face now! I think things will make more sense after today's preview of the possible future!

Kittykat: Appreciato!

Desert-Tiger: Thank you, I will keep seeing what people feel about the story. The votes are being tallied, they are going to be used to decide something more important in the story.

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(Okay, a rewrite of the last preview and a few other bios!)

…The Crystal ball shows some other kind of future… maybe… I'm still trying to see if this scene is not totally lame…

Raven is in a black dress, she is taller, slender, and very attractive. She is 35; she walks the room towards the bathroom. Her dress shimmers, wearing two purple earrings she walks with black high-heels. Raven also has a beautiful necklace, her most prized gift. A man steps up to her as they are alone; she looks him in his eyes hidden by shades. He wears a denim jean jacket. A black T-Shirt under this. His pants are blue denim jeans similar to his jacket. His hair is black, and straight to the sides. He wears brown faded boots, "Raven…" he speaks softly, this was Robin at one time but only at one time. "I haven't seen you for a while."

Raven shrugs, "No, not really. So how is Starfire?"

Robin grabs the back of his head, shifting his hairs he sneaks out a "We're divorced." Which Raven gives the old "How come?" question? Robin rolls his eyes, it just happened. The years went on, she became a powerful figure to relations between Earth and Tameran and he needed more. "Well it's not important. I have Nova; she lives with me as her mother believes it is more appropriate she lives on Earth the world she herself loves."

Raven gives a small smile, "It figures. Starfire always acts that way." Robin nods "So how are you doing?"

Raven looks uneasily to the scene, "I… I'm sort of dealing with it."

Robin nods, "I know. It has been a 17 years since… the nemesis."

Raven turns, "I know, look at these people." She gives a distasteful smile to the exhibiters in the museum. She came for the fact her son wanted to see her glory days, When the Titans faced the most heinous criminal collective ever. In one display, the mask of Heretic, another remains of Slade (If he is killed) held in tight air sealed glass. Another spot, the actual outfit Robin once wore as Robin, not who he is now, the dark avenger of Blood haven… Nightwing. "They act like it is some trip of fancy and dreams. They don't know what a nightmare it was for us."

Robin feels the pain in her; he knew how much she hurt. "Raven…" he lays his hands on her shoulders. "That is how the world is. We do what we must no matter how bad times become."

Raven looks up over her shoulder, he is smiling on her. "I almost forgot how good a leader you were boy wonder."

(Not that different, I feel it has something in it. The idea the two have to help build the new titans means that they both work together causing trouble in the tension. Also, Starfire wishes to rekindle the love she shared with Robin so a divorce would seem pretty cool for that. I'm going to leave it there! If you have any comments, send them on out.)