Disclaimer: Let me list the many things I do not own in this chapter: Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, Beast Boy, Raven, Anything Related To Teen Titans, Subway, Hot Topic, Umbrellas, Cars, The T-Car, Bumble Bee, Aqualad, Speedy, Mas y Menos, Darkfire/Ryand'r, Fifth Third Bank, Fifth Third Field, the Mudhens, Baseball In General, or Simple Plan. I suppose that I own Saffire, since I made her up, but since she's technically under the classification of Anything Related To Teen Titans, I don't think she does. Okay. That is all.

Dedication: To my dear Sirius and James. (They know who they are.)

Rory: Hi all! Glad to see you back! This is chapter five of Thicker Than Water, in case you can't read the title. This is going to be one of the more…interesting chapters.

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In a dark room somewhere in the depths of Jump City, a man sat, waiting for the right moment to press the Button. He had to wait for the clock to slowly…tick…to…ten…

Nine fifty-seven. Nine fifty-eight. Nine fifty-nine.

Ten.

Cackling, he pressed the shiny red button of the device. "Oh, Titans," he said softly. "Here is your due."

"BEAST BOY!"

The entire population of Titans Tower was standing outside the small green kid's room, waiting for some sort of explanation. Bumble Bee had found her stingers bent. Cyborg's tool set had bird dung in the gears. Raven's books had teeth marks, and Starfire's food cache was eaten, and not by her. Robin and Speedy had one mask left because the others were chewed up, and Aqualad was missing his fish sticks. Mas y Menos were jabbering about something indiscernible, and Darkfire was the only one not out for BB's life. Cyborg tried again. "Beast Boy, we know you're in there, and we know it's your stupid animals that messed with our stuff!"

"Animals aren't stupid," he yelled back through the metal door.

Robin shook his head. "Fine," he growled. "Beast Boy, you have to come out. We know you like to sleep until eleven, but is it really so hard to get up an hour early?"

"Dude, you're tryin' to kill me!"

"No, really?" Raven asked, eyes glowing white.

They were on the verge of massacring the poor guy when the alarm started beeping.

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEE –

Then it stopped.

They looked at each other. "What on Earth – " Bumble Bee began, only to be cut off by a loud crash.

"NO! I just repaired those windows yesterday!" Cyborg moaned. The troupe rushed to the living room, where the huge window had been busted in.

A set of ninja robots stood in the broken glass. They were black, with orange ovals where the eyes and nose were supposed to be. A white S was slashed on a badge over their "hearts."

Slade.

"Titans, GO!" Robin yelled.

They sprang into action. Whirling and twisting, Robin disabled several with some decent kicks, while Raven used one to crash into the others. Bumble Bee and Cyborg worked quickly, covering each other's blind spots and Speedy pierced three with one shot.

One of the robots was slowly advancing on Saffire, who backed away, unsure of what it could do to her. Furiously, she lashed out and crushed one's "head."

Finally, Starfire blasted through one that was about to crush Robin when another leapt on her back, dragging her down to the ground and pressing a thin knife to her throat. The others made a move to help her, but Darkfire slammed his hand down on its back before anyone could get closer.

It seemed as though the hand did nothing, but the robot stopped, and, as it seemed, so did time. Slowly, the metal began to hiss and steam, and vapors raised around his hand. The boy's eyes were glowing red, a bright scarlet, the same color as Raven's eyes when she became a demon. "You will not hurt my sister," he said slowly and forcefully, pressing harder into its "skin." Then, he jerked back, tearing the insides of the robot out. It sparked and flashed, then died before them.

Everyone just stared at him. He breathed slowly, eyes gradually returning to the crystal-like ruby. "Are you all right?" he asked Starfire, unaware of the eyes of the other Titans on him.

She was rubbing her neck, and a thin trickle of something dark ran down her wrist. "I am fine," she said defensively. "I have done this for a long time, Darkfire. I would have done it myself."

He nodded, then noticed the slick green wetness on her arm. "You're bleeding," he said, concerned.

Starfire turned away and walked towards Robin. "I am fine."

The others moved away, taking her to the Medical Room. Darkfire stared sadly at the ground. "Ko, Kori, vwerg sna komo," he whispered. No, Star, you are not.

Rory: Bergh. Toooooooo short. To make it up to you, the next one will be really long. And soon. So don't forget to come back! While you wait, why don't you…review?